| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Dail (fresh) SG - David Swinson (fresh) SF - Edward Bogle (fresh) PF - James Murphy (fresh) C - Albert Griffing (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Clarence Birdwell (fresh) SG - James Feely (fresh) SF - Robert Bynum (fresh) PF - Patrick Walton (fresh) C - Robert Durst (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Tennessee | James Murphy misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Patrick Walton - foul #1 on Patrick Walton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Tennessee | James Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Tennessee | James Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:14 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 1-0 |
| 19:12 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton grabs the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:58 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee | David Swinson snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:38 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail misses short on a shot from the right side | 1-0 |
| 18:36 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Patrick Walton | 1-0 |
| 18:19 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Murphy - foul #1 on James Murphy, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 18:19 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton misses the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:19 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 1-1 |
| 17:52 | Tennessee | James Murphy comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 1-1 |
| 17:51 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton gets the rebound | 1-1 |
| 17:47 | Louisiana Tech | James Murphy blocks the short jumper by Clarence Birdwell | 1-1 |
| 17:45 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum tips it home | 1-3 |
| 17:29 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail connects on the shot from the left wing and he's hacked by James Feely - foul #1 on James Feely, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor (PG), Ronald Frost (SG), Robert Bowman (SF), Jim Lin (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Clarence Birdwell, James Feely, Robert Bynum, Patrick Walton, Robert Durst | |
| 17:29 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail makes the free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:06 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman makes the shot from the right side set up by Ronald Frost | 4-5 |
| 16:56 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail is whistled for a carry | 4-5 |
| 16:32 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Swinson - foul #1 on David Swinson, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Bryan (SG), Kenneth Smith (SF) David Swinson, Edward Bogle | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 16:32 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:32 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:32 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to James Murphy | 4-5 |
| 16:16 | Tennessee | James Murphy throws it down on a great pass from Stephen Dail | 6-5 |
| 15:56 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor buries a fadeaway from the right block | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Dail (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Bryan (fresh) SF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) PF - James Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Albert Griffing (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Frost (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jim Lin (fresh) C - Brian Ryan (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Tennessee | James Murphy can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Jerome Taylor - foul #1 on Jerome Taylor, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Williams (SG), Charlie Cosenza (C) Stephen Dail, Albert Griffing | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell (PG), John Paden (SG), Patrick Walton (PF) Jerome Taylor, Ronald Frost, Jim Lin | |
| 15:41 | Tennessee | James Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:41 | Tennessee | James Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:27 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman can't finish the layup | 8-7 |
| 15:26 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to James Murphy | 8-7 |
| 15:10 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 14:59 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton comes up short on the floater from the right block | 11-7 |
| 14:58 | Tennessee | James Murphy snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Swinson (SG), Edward Bogle (SF) John Williams, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Feely (SG), Robert Bynum (SF), Robert Durst (C) John Paden, Robert Bowman, Brian Ryan | |
| 14:34 | Louisiana Tech | David Swinson is called for the reach on James Feely - foul #2 on David Swinson, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Williams (SG), Albert Griffing (C) David Swinson, Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor (PG), Jim Lin (PF) Clarence Birdwell, Patrick Walton | |
| 14:23 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Bryan is called for the reach on Jim Lin - foul #1 on Frank Bryan, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell (PG), Patrick Walton (PF) Jerome Taylor, Jim Lin | |
| 14:07 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum connects on the jump hook from the right block | 11-9 |
| 13:45 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Dail (PG) Frank Bryan | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor (PG), Ronald Frost (SG), Robert Bowman (SF), Jim Lin (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Clarence Birdwell, James Feely, Robert Bynum, Patrick Walton, Robert Durst | |
| 13:32 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-9 |
| 13:30 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:17 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 11-9 |
| 13:15 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:55 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Jerome Taylor - foul #2 on Jerome Taylor, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith (SF), James Murphy (PF) Edward Bogle, Charlie Cosenza | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell (PG), James Feely (SG), Robert Bynum (SF), Patrick Walton (PF), Robert Durst (C) Jerome Taylor, Ronald Frost, Robert Bowman, Jim Lin, Brian Ryan | |
| 12:55 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail misses the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:55 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:40 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum scores on a jumper in the lane | 12-11 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee | James Murphy makes the shot in the paint | 14-11 |
| 12:02 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst misses short on a floater near the basket | 14-11 |
| 12:01 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst grabs the offensive board | 14-11 |
| 11:51 | Louisiana Tech | Albert Griffing steals the ball from Patrick Walton | 14-11 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Dail (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Williams (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Griffing (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Clarence Birdwell (fresh) SG - James Feely (fresh) SF - Robert Bynum (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Patrick Walton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Durst (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-11 |
| 11:33 | Tennessee | James Murphy misses the tip | 14-11 |
| 11:32 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Durst | 14-11 |
| 11:21 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Antonio Bartlett (PG), Frank Bryan (SG), Edward Bogle (SF), George Collins (PF) Stephen Dail, John Williams, Kenneth Smith, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Paden (SG), Jim Lin (PF), Brian Ryan (C) James Feely, Patrick Walton, Robert Durst | |
| 11:21 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:21 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee | Robert Bynum is called for the reach on Frank Bryan - foul #1 on Robert Bynum, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza (C) Albert Griffing | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman (SF), Patrick Walton (PF) Robert Bynum, Jim Lin | |
| 10:41 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 10:39 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 10:18 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton blows the layup but he's hacked by George Collins - foul #1 on George Collins, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Feely (SG), Robert Durst (C) John Paden, Brian Ryan | |
| 10:18 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:18 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:04 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Dail (PG), Kenneth Smith (SF), James Murphy (PF) Antonio Bartlett, Edward Bogle, George Collins | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (SG), Jim Lin (PF) James Feely, Patrick Walton | |
| 09:44 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jim Lin | 14-18 |
| 09:21 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Bryan | 17-18 |
| 09:02 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Albert Griffing (C) Charlie Cosenza | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Feely (SG), Robert Bynum (SF), Patrick Walton (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Ronald Frost, Robert Bowman, Jim Lin, Robert Durst | |
| 08:39 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 17-18 |
| 08:38 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 08:28 | Louisiana Tech | The jump hook by Robert Bynum is blocked by James Murphy | 17-18 |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing grabs the board | 17-18 |
| 08:01 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Smith | 20-18 |
| 07:36 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-18 |
| 07:35 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan misses the tip | 20-18 |
| 07:33 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Dail (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Bryan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Murphy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Albert Griffing (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Clarence Birdwell (fairly fresh) SG - James Feely (fresh) SF - Robert Bynum (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Walton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Ryan (fresh) | |
| 07:11 | Tennessee | James Murphy loses the dribble to Patrick Walton | 20-18 |
| 06:44 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-21 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing is fouled on the floor by Brian Ryan - foul #1 on Brian Ryan, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Antonio Bartlett (PG), John Williams (SG), Edward Bogle (SF), George Collins (PF), Charlie Cosenza (C) Stephen Dail, Frank Bryan, Kenneth Smith, James Murphy, Albert Griffing | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (SG), Robert Bowman (SF), Jim Lin (PF), Robert Durst (C) James Feely, Robert Bynum, Patrick Walton, Brian Ryan | |
| 06:16 | Tennessee | Edward Bogle misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 06:14 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Clarence Birdwell | 20-21 |
| 05:56 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Bogle is called for the reach on Jim Lin - foul #1 on Edward Bogle, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Paden (SG), Patrick Walton (PF) Clarence Birdwell, Ronald Frost | |
| 05:56 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:56 | Tennessee | Edward Bogle grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | Robert Bowman steals the ball from Antonio Bartlett | 20-21 |
| 05:24 | Louisiana Tech | John Paden can't finish the layup | 20-21 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee | Edward Bogle gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 05:13 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza's floater is knocked away by Patrick Walton | 20-21 |
| 05:11 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza can't tip it in | 20-21 |
| 05:10 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 04:53 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin is whistled for a carry | 20-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Albert Griffing (C) George Collins | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell (PG), James Feely (SG), Robert Bynum (SF) John Paden, Robert Bowman, Patrick Walton | |
| 04:31 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Feely - foul #2 on James Feely, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (SG), Robert Bowman (SF), Patrick Walton (PF) James Feely, Robert Bynum, Jim Lin | |
| 04:31 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:15 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton misses the jump hook from close range | 22-21 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-21 |
| 03:59 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Clarence Birdwell | 22-21 |
| 03:42 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Frost | 22-23 |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Patrick Walton - foul #2 on Patrick Walton, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Dail (PG), David Swinson (SG), George Collins (SF) Antonio Bartlett, John Williams, Edward Bogle | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor (PG), James Feely (SG), Robert Bynum (SF), Jim Lin (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Clarence Birdwell, Ronald Frost, Robert Bowman, Patrick Walton, Robert Durst | |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 03:13 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Dail (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Swinson (fresh) SF - George Collins (fresh) PF - Charlie Cosenza (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Griffing (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Feely (fresh) SF - Robert Bynum (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Lin (fresh) C - Brian Ryan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 23-23 |
| 02:58 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan hits the follow up shot | 23-25 |
| 02:38 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-25 |
| 02:36 | Tennessee | David Swinson snags the offensive board | 23-25 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 23-25 |
| 02:21 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 02:08 | Louisiana Tech | Albert Griffing steals the ball from Robert Bynum | 23-25 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail is hacked by James Feely - foul #3 on James Feely, team foul #9 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith (SF), James Murphy (PF), Frank Bryan (C) George Collins, Charlie Cosenza, Albert Griffing | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Paden (SG), Robert Bowman (SF), Patrick Walton (PF), Robert Durst (C) James Feely, Robert Bynum, Jim Lin, Brian Ryan | |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 01:50 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Durst | 24-25 |
| 01:41 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 01:40 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Bowman | 24-25 |
| 01:23 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by John Paden and he's fouled by James Murphy - foul #2 on James Murphy, team foul #8 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum (SF) Robert Bowman | |
| 01:23 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton misses the free throw | 24-27 |
| 01:23 | Tennessee | David Swinson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 01:03 | Tennessee | Robert Bynum takes the ball from Kenneth Smith | 24-27 |
| 00:41 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-29 |
| 00:33 | Tennessee | Jerome Taylor picks off the pass by Stephen Dail | 24-29 |
| 00:13 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from John Paden | 24-31 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Frank Bryan | 26-31 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton lays it in | 26-33 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 26-33 |