| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Santos Contreras (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edgar Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Corey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Christensen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Fausto Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alton Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera inbounds the ball | 18-35 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Tennessee | Alton Parker can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Jon Christensen - foul #1 on Jon Christensen, team foul #1 | 18-35 |
| 19:43 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 1st free throw | 18-36 |
| 19:43 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 18-37 |
| 19:23 | Florida State | Donald Ross can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-37 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee | Alton Parker grabs the board | 18-37 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Fausto Russo | 18-39 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:01 | Florida State | Donald Ross misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 18-39 |
| 18:59 | Florida State | Jon Christensen tips it back up and in | 20-39 |
| 18:39 | Tennessee | Donald Ross steals the ball from Alton Parker | 20-39 |
| 18:34 | Florida State | Edgar Marshall lays it in on a nice dish by Donald Ross | 22-39 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Eric Corey - foul #3 on Eric Corey, team foul #2 | 22-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | Frank Boone (PF) Eric Corey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:10 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses the 1st free throw | 22-39 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 22-40 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 17:56 | Florida State | Edgar Marshall can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Fausto Russo - foul #2 on Fausto Russo, team foul #1 | 22-40 |
| 17:56 | Florida State | Edgar Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 23-40 |
| 17:56 | Florida State | Edgar Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 17:33 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses the floater from the left block | 24-40 |
| 17:31 | Florida State | Frank Boone grabs the defensive rebound | 24-40 |
| 17:16 | Florida State | Donald Ross misses the fadeaway from the left side | 24-40 |
| 17:14 | Florida State | Jon Christensen tips it in | 26-40 |
| 17:01 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-40 |
| 17:00 | Tennessee | Alton Parker tips it home | 26-42 |
| 16:44 | Florida State | Santos Contreras hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 26-42 |
| 16:42 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo snags the defensive board | 26-42 |
| 16:28 | Tennessee | Santos Contreras is called for the reach on Leroy Carpenter - foul #3 on Santos Contreras, team foul #3 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dustin Kruse (PG) Santos Contreras | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (PG), Robert Powell (C) Otis Hughes, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 16:15 | Tennessee | Alton Parker drills a jumper near the basket | 26-44 |
| 15:53 | Florida State | Fausto Russo is called for the reach on Edgar Marshall - foul #3 on Fausto Russo, team foul #2 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | Santos Contreras (PG), Eric Corey (PF) Dustin Kruse, Frank Boone | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG) Larry Dreher | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Santos Contreras (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Edgar Marshall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Ross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Eric Corey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jon Christensen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Fausto Russo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Powell (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Florida State | Randall Mosquera steals the ball from Donald Ross | 26-44 |
| 15:23 | Tennessee | Alton Parker loses the ball out of bounds | 26-44 |
| 14:59 | Florida State | Jon Christensen knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-44 |
| 14:47 | Tennessee | Alton Parker is hacked by Eric Corey - foul #4 on Eric Corey, team foul #4 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | Frank Boone (PF) Eric Corey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter (C) Robert Powell | |
| 14:27 | Tennessee | Alton Parker clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-44 |
| 14:25 | Florida State | Edgar Marshall grabs the board | 29-44 |
| 14:19 | Florida State | Donald Ross lays it in and he's fouled by Randall Mosquera - foul #1 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #3 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG) Fausto Russo | |
| 14:19 | Florida State | Donald Ross makes the free throw | 32-44 |
| 13:52 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Alton Parker | 32-46 |
| 13:41 | Florida State | Donald Ross misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-46 |
| 13:39 | Florida State | Jon Christensen grabs the offensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 13:20 | Florida State | Edgar Marshall misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 32-46 |
| 13:19 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 13:14 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Joseph Yeager, team foul #4 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Clingman (PF) Donald Ross | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (SG), Fausto Russo (SF), William Weissman (PF), Robert Powell (C) Joseph Yeager, Randall Mosquera, Alton Parker, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 12:48 | Florida State | Jon Christensen connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Edgar Marshall | 35-46 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Otis Hughes | 35-49 |
| 12:22 | Florida State | Edgar Marshall is hacked by Otis Hughes - foul #1 on Otis Hughes, team foul #5 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Ross (SF), Arthur Ashmore (C) Michael Clingman, Jon Christensen | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Trinh (PF) Otis Hughes | |
| 12:02 | Florida State | Santos Contreras hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-49 |
| 12:01 | Florida State | Frank Boone tips it back up and in | 37-49 |
| 11:41 | Tennessee | David Trinh is hacked by Edgar Marshall - foul #2 on Edgar Marshall, team foul #5 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dustin Kruse (PG), David Gill (SG) Santos Contreras, Edgar Marshall | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SF), Alton Parker (PF), Leroy Carpenter (C) William Weissman, David Trinh, Robert Powell | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dustin Kruse (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Gill (fresh) SF - Donald Ross (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Frank Boone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Ashmore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Larry Dreher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fausto Russo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Tennessee | David Gill is called for the reach on Fausto Russo - foul #1 on David Gill, team foul #6 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Trinh (SG) Fausto Russo | |
| 11:10 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on David Gill - foul #2 on David Gill, team foul #7 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jon Christensen (C) Arthur Ashmore | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 11:10 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 11:10 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 10:50 | Florida State | Dustin Kruse hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Donald Ross | 39-51 |
| 10:25 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-51 |
| 10:24 | Florida State | Frank Boone gets the rebound | 39-51 |
| 10:20 | Florida State | Jon Christensen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-51 |
| 10:18 | Florida State | Frank Boone tips it home | 41-51 |
| 10:02 | Tennessee | Alton Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-51 |
| 10:01 | Florida State | Jon Christensen pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 09:40 | Florida State | Randall Mosquera swats the shot by David Gill | 41-51 |
| 09:39 | Tennessee | Alton Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 09:22 | Tennessee | Larry Dreher connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Leroy Carpenter | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 09:07 | Florida State | Donald Ross buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jon Christensen | 44-53 |
| 08:45 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera is hacked by Donald Ross - foul #1 on Donald Ross, team foul #8 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | Santos Contreras (PG), Edgar Marshall (SG), Michael Clingman (PF), Arthur Ashmore (C) Dustin Kruse, David Gill, Donald Ross, Jon Christensen | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), Fausto Russo (SG), William Weissman (PF), Robert Powell (C) Larry Dreher, David Trinh, Alton Parker, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 08:45 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 08:45 | Florida State | Arthur Ashmore grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 08:22 | Florida State | Santos Contreras connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 08:00 | Tennessee | William Weissman is hacked by Frank Boone - foul #3 on Frank Boone, team foul #9 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | Eric Corey (PF) Frank Boone | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (SG) Randall Mosquera | |
| 08:00 | Tennessee | William Weissman misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 08:00 | Florida State | Eric Corey snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 07:37 | Florida State | Santos Contreras misses the shot from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 07:36 | Florida State | Arthur Ashmore grabs the offensive board | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Santos Contreras (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Edgar Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Clingman (fresh) PF - Eric Corey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Arthur Ashmore (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Fausto Russo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Weissman (fresh) C - Robert Powell (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Florida State | Arthur Ashmore knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Santos Contreras | 49-53 |
| 06:59 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo misses the lay-in | 49-53 |
| 06:57 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Eric Corey | 49-53 |
| 06:38 | Florida State | Edgar Marshall double dribbles | 49-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | Frank Boone (SF), Jon Christensen (C) Michael Clingman, Arthur Ashmore | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alton Parker (PF), Leroy Carpenter (C) William Weissman, Robert Powell | |
| 06:16 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Otis Hughes | 49-55 |
| 05:47 | Florida State | Eric Corey is called for traveling | 49-55 |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Ross (SF) Frank Boone | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SF) Otis Hughes | |
| 05:37 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 49-55 |
| 05:36 | Florida State | Edgar Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 05:16 | Florida State | The jump hook by Donald Ross is blocked by Randall Mosquera | 49-55 |
| 05:15 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 04:49 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 49-57 |
| 04:28 | Florida State | Edgar Marshall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-57 |
| 04:26 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Leroy Carpenter | 49-57 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 49-57 |
| 04:08 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo hits the follow up shot | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:55 | Florida State | Joseph Yeager takes the ball from Donald Ross | 49-59 |
| 03:51 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager hits the finger roll | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Florida State | Eric Corey hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Donald Ross | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Tennessee | Alton Parker drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-64 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Santos Contreras (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edgar Marshall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Ross (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Eric Corey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Jon Christensen (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Fausto Russo (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. PF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 8 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Florida State | Jon Christensen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 51-64 |
| 03:10 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera grabs the board | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | Alton Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-64 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dustin Kruse (PG), David Gill (SG), Frank Boone (SF), Michael Clingman (PF), Arthur Ashmore (C) Santos Contreras, Edgar Marshall, Donald Ross, Eric Corey, Jon Christensen | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), William Weissman (SF), David Trinh (PF), Robert Powell (C) Fausto Russo, Randall Mosquera, Alton Parker, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 02:37 | Florida State | David Gill misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-64 |
| 02:36 | Florida State | Arthur Ashmore tips it home | 53-64 |
| 02:36 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-64 |
| Subs | Florida State | Edgar Marshall (SG), Donald Ross (SF), Eric Corey (PF), Jon Christensen (C) David Gill, Frank Boone, Michael Clingman, Arthur Ashmore | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SF), Alton Parker (PF) William Weissman, David Trinh | |
| 02:24 | Tennessee | Alton Parker comes up short on the floater from the right side | 53-64 |
| 02:23 | Tennessee | Alton Parker tips it back up and in | 53-66 |
| 02:14 | Florida State | Jon Christensen loses the dribble to Alton Parker | 53-66 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera is hacked by Jon Christensen - foul #2 on Jon Christensen, team foul #10 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Florida State | David Gill (SG), Frank Boone (SF), Michael Clingman (PF), Arthur Ashmore (C) Edgar Marshall, Donald Ross, Eric Corey, Jon Christensen | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter (C) Robert Powell | |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:25 | Florida State | Michael Clingman is whistled for traveling | 53-67 |
| 01:05 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera lays it up and in set up by Joseph Yeager and the foul's on Frank Boone - foul #4 on Frank Boone, team foul #11 | 53-69 |
| 01:05 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the free throw | 53-70 |
| 00:56 | Florida State | Dustin Kruse misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Otis Hughes - foul #2 on Otis Hughes, team foul #6 | 53-70 |
| 00:56 | Florida State | Dustin Kruse makes the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 00:56 | Florida State | Dustin Kruse makes the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 55-70 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera grabs the offensive board | 55-70 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes runs out the clock | 55-70 |