| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Hickman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bradley Byrd (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Chapman (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Pollitt (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jacob McGuire (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Perry Zbinden (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Daniel Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Fleming (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Cope (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd inbounds the ball | 37-28 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | David Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 19:32 | Tennessee | Henry Hickman misses the tip | 37-28 |
| 19:30 | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman gets the offensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 19:24 | Tennessee | Daniel Brooks steps in front of the Bradley Byrd pass | 37-28 |
| 19:12 | Montana State | Daniel Chapman is called for the reach on Daniel Brooks - foul #2 on Daniel Chapman, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Tobias (PG), William Poole (SF), Gary Alam (PF), John Pollard (C) Jacob McGuire, Daniel Brooks, Paul Fleming, Larry Cope | |
| 18:53 | Montana State | Robert Tobias scores on a shot from the right block | 37-30 |
| 18:32 | Tennessee | David Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 18:31 | Montana State | Gary Alam snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 18:14 | Montana State | Perry Zbinden misses the 3 from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 18:12 | Montana State | Perry Zbinden snags the offensive board | 37-30 |
| 18:04 | Montana State | William Poole misses the easy layup | 37-30 |
| 18:03 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Daniel Chapman | 37-30 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee | Henry Hickman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jacob McGuire (PG), Rolando Hayse (SG), Daniel Brooks (SF), Paul Fleming (PF), Harvey Schafer (C) Robert Tobias, Perry Zbinden, William Poole, Gary Alam, John Pollard | |
| 17:46 | Montana State | Jacob McGuire hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 17:44 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 17:28 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd is called for traveling | 37-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Perry Zbinden (SG), William Poole (SF) Rolando Hayse, Daniel Brooks | |
| 17:07 | Montana State | Perry Zbinden loses the dribble to Daniel Chapman | 37-30 |
| 16:52 | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Hickman | 40-30 |
| 16:32 | Montana State | Paul Fleming travels with the ball | 40-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney (SG), Jeremy Culler (PF), Bradley Milliman (C) David Smith, Daniel Chapman, William Pollitt | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Tobias (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Daniel Brooks (SF), John Pollard (PF), Larry Cope (C) Jacob McGuire, Perry Zbinden, William Poole, Paul Fleming, Harvey Schafer | |
| 16:21 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Christopher Chesney | 42-30 |
| 16:07 | Montana State | John Pollard comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-30 |
| 16:05 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jeremy Culler | 42-30 |
| 15:43 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Chesney | 44-30 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Hickman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Chesney (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bradley Byrd (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeremy Culler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Milliman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Tobias (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Daniel Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Pollard (fresh) C - Larry Cope (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Montana State | Robert Tobias scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 14:59 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler misses long on a 3 from straight away | 44-33 |
| 14:58 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Robert Brown | 44-33 |
| 14:40 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-33 |
| 14:38 | Tennessee | Bradley Milliman snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney is fouled on the floor by Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Smith (SG), Daniel Chapman (PF), William Pollitt (C) Henry Hickman, Bradley Byrd, Jeremy Culler | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jacob McGuire (PG), Perry Zbinden (SG), William Poole (SF), Paul Fleming (PF), Harvey Schafer (C) Robert Tobias, Robert Brown, Daniel Brooks, John Pollard, Larry Cope | |
| 14:05 | Tennessee | David Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 14:04 | Montana State | William Poole grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 13:59 | Montana State | William Poole is called for traveling | 44-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Kardos (PG) Bradley Milliman | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Pollard (C) Harvey Schafer | |
| 13:30 | Tennessee | Jacob McGuire steals the ball from William Pollitt | 44-33 |
| 13:06 | Montana State | Jacob McGuire makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-36 |
| 12:57 | Tennessee | Robert Kardos hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 12:55 | Tennessee | David Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 12:41 | Tennessee | Perry Zbinden steals it from David Smith | 44-36 |
| 12:14 | Montana State | Perry Zbinden clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 12:13 | Tennessee | William Pollitt gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 11:44 | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman clanks a shot from the right side | 44-36 |
| 11:43 | Tennessee | David Smith misses the tip | 44-36 |
| 11:42 | Montana State | John Pollard snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Kardos (fresh) SG - David Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Christopher Chesney (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Daniel Chapman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - William Pollitt (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jacob McGuire (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Perry Zbinden (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Poole (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Fleming (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Pollard (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:14 | Montana State | Robert Kardos steals it from Perry Zbinden | 44-36 |
| 11:11 | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney throws it down on a great pass from Robert Kardos | 46-36 |
| 11:06 | Montana State | William Pollitt blocks the jumper by William Poole | 46-36 |
| 11:05 | Tennessee | William Pollitt grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 10:49 | Tennessee | Paul Fleming is called for the reach on Robert Kardos - foul #1 on Paul Fleming, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Hickman (PG), Kyle Mitchell (SG), Bradley Byrd (SF), Jeremy Culler (PF), Bradley Milliman (C) Robert Kardos, David Smith, Christopher Chesney, Daniel Chapman, William Pollitt | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Tobias (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Daniel Brooks (SF), Gary Alam (PF), Harvey Schafer (C) Jacob McGuire, Perry Zbinden, William Poole, Paul Fleming, John Pollard | |
| 10:30 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 10:29 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Daniel Brooks | 46-36 |
| 10:13 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks clanks a floater near the basket | 46-36 |
| 10:11 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Bradley Milliman | 46-36 |
| 09:50 | Tennessee | Kyle Mitchell clanks a 3 from the left corner | 46-36 |
| 09:49 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd tips it home | 48-36 |
| 09:31 | Montana State | Gary Alam scores on a floater from close range | 48-38 |
| 09:08 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 09:06 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Gary Alam | 48-38 |
| 08:49 | Montana State | Robert Tobias's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Smith (SG), Daniel Chapman (PF), William Pollitt (C) Kyle Mitchell, Jeremy Culler, Bradley Milliman | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jacob McGuire (PG), Perry Zbinden (SG), Paul Fleming (PF), Larry Cope (C) Robert Tobias, Robert Brown, Gary Alam, Harvey Schafer | |
| 08:28 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 48-38 |
| 08:26 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Daniel Brooks | 48-38 |
| 08:10 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Perry Zbinden | 48-41 |
| 07:53 | Tennessee | William Pollitt can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Perry Zbinden - foul #2 on Perry Zbinden, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Pollard (PF) Paul Fleming | |
| 07:53 | Tennessee | William Pollitt misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 07:53 | Tennessee | William Pollitt misses the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 07:53 | Montana State | The rebound goes to John Pollard | 48-41 |
| 07:36 | Montana State | Daniel Chapman steps in front of the Perry Zbinden pass | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Hickman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bradley Byrd (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Pollitt (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jacob McGuire (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Perry Zbinden (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Brooks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Pollard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Cope (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Tennessee | Henry Hickman double dribbles in the backcourt | 48-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Brown (SG) Perry Zbinden | |
| 07:21 | Montana State | John Pollard can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 07:20 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee | John Pollard swats the short shot by William Pollitt | 48-41 |
| 07:03 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 06:45 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 48-41 |
| 06:43 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 06:28 | Tennessee | William Pollitt makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 06:21 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-41 |
| 06:20 | Tennessee | William Pollitt snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 06:02 | Tennessee | William Pollitt lays it up and in on a nice dish by Henry Hickman | 52-41 |
| 05:33 | Montana State | Jacob McGuire hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-41 |
| 05:31 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by David Smith | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:20 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Jacob McGuire | 54-43 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee | William Pollitt drills a jumper from the right block | 56-43 |
| 04:44 | Montana State | Jacob McGuire double dribbles | 56-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Kardos (PG), Kyle Mitchell (SG), Christopher Chesney (SF), Jeremy Culler (PF), Bradley Milliman (C) Henry Hickman, David Smith, Bradley Byrd, Daniel Chapman, William Pollitt | |
| Subs | Montana State | Rolando Hayse (PG), Perry Zbinden (SG), William Poole (SF), Paul Fleming (PF), Harvey Schafer (C) Jacob McGuire, Robert Brown, Daniel Brooks, John Pollard, Larry Cope | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:17 | Tennessee | Bradley Milliman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Harvey Schafer - foul #1 on Harvey Schafer, team foul #4 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Tobias (PG) Rolando Hayse | |
| 04:17 | Tennessee | Bradley Milliman misses the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 04:17 | Tennessee | Bradley Milliman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 03:57 | Montana State | Robert Tobias drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Tennessee | Perry Zbinden blocks the jumper by Robert Kardos | 57-45 |
| 03:33 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler hits the follow up shot | 59-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Kardos (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kyle Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Chesney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bradley Milliman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Culler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Tobias (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Perry Zbinden (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Poole (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Fleming (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Harvey Schafer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Montana State | Perry Zbinden connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-48 |
| 03:02 | Tennessee | Robert Kardos misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Paul Fleming - foul #2 on Paul Fleming, team foul #5 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Smith (SG), Bradley Byrd (SF), William Pollitt (C) Kyle Mitchell, Christopher Chesney, Bradley Milliman | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jacob McGuire (PG), John Pollard (PF), Larry Cope (C) Robert Tobias, Paul Fleming, Harvey Schafer | |
| 03:02 | Tennessee | Robert Kardos misses the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 03:02 | Tennessee | Robert Kardos makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 02:42 | Montana State | Perry Zbinden clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's fouled by Jeremy Culler - foul #2 on Jeremy Culler, team foul #2 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jared Moon (SG), Christopher Chesney (SF), Wilbur South (C) David Smith, Bradley Byrd, William Pollitt | |
| Subs | Montana State | Rolando Hayse (PG), Gary Alam (C) Jacob McGuire, Larry Cope | |
| 02:42 | Montana State | Perry Zbinden misses the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 02:42 | Montana State | Perry Zbinden misses the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 02:42 | Montana State | Perry Zbinden makes the 3rd free throw | 60-49 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee | Jared Moon loses the ball out of bounds | 60-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kyle Mitchell (SG), Bradley Milliman (SF) Robert Kardos, Jared Moon | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Brown (SG), Harvey Schafer (C) Perry Zbinden, Gary Alam | |
| 01:53 | Montana State | John Pollard knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Rolando Hayse | 60-51 |
| 01:53 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Hickman (PG), David Smith (SG), Bradley Byrd (SF), Daniel Chapman (PF), William Pollitt (C) Christopher Chesney, Kyle Mitchell, Bradley Milliman, Jeremy Culler, Wilbur South | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jacob McGuire (PG), Perry Zbinden (SG), Daniel Brooks (SF), Paul Fleming (PF), Larry Cope (C) Rolando Hayse, Robert Brown, William Poole, John Pollard, Harvey Schafer | |
| 01:24 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 01:22 | Montana State | Larry Cope grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 01:05 | Montana State | Bradley Byrd steps in front of the Paul Fleming pass | 60-51 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee | David Smith jams it on a nice dish by Bradley Byrd | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks is hacked by Bradley Byrd - foul #1 on Bradley Byrd, team foul #3 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Kardos (PG), Kyle Mitchell (SG), Christopher Chesney (SF), Jeremy Culler (PF), Bradley Milliman (C) Henry Hickman, David Smith, Bradley Byrd, Daniel Chapman, William Pollitt | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Tobias (PG), Robert Brown (SG), William Poole (SF), John Pollard (PF), Harvey Schafer (C) Jacob McGuire, Perry Zbinden, Daniel Brooks, Paul Fleming, Larry Cope | |
| 00:53 | Montana State | John Pollard scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by William Poole | 62-53 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Hickman (PG), David Smith (SG), Bradley Byrd (SF), Daniel Chapman (PF), William Pollitt (C) Robert Kardos, Kyle Mitchell, Christopher Chesney, Jeremy Culler, Bradley Milliman | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jacob McGuire (PG), Perry Zbinden (SG), Daniel Brooks (SF), Paul Fleming (PF), Larry Cope (C) Robert Tobias, Robert Brown, William Poole, John Pollard, Harvey Schafer | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Tennessee | Jacob McGuire is called for the reach on David Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jacob McGuire, team foul #6 | 62-53 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | David Smith is hacked by Jacob McGuire - foul #3 on Jacob McGuire, team foul #7 | 62-53 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:43 | Montana State | Daniel Brooks can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-53 |
| 00:42 | Montana State | Larry Cope snags the offensive board | 64-53 |
| 00:39 | Montana State | William Pollitt blocks the short jumper by Larry Cope | 64-53 |
| 00:37 | Montana State | Perry Zbinden snags the offensive board | 64-53 |
| 00:35 | Montana State | Henry Hickman steals the ball from Perry Zbinden | 64-53 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | Henry Hickman can't finish the layup | 64-53 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd can't tip it in | 64-53 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman grabs the offensive rebound | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Henry Hickman runs out the clock | 64-53 |