| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) SG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) SF - Antoine Lancaster (fresh) PF - Charles Simpson (fresh) C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fresh) SG - Stephan Clark (fresh) SF - Harry Tovar (fresh) PF - William Morin (fresh) C - William Burr (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | William Morin pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Stephan Clark | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark slams it home on a great pass from William Morin | 0-4 |
| 18:39 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-4 |
| 18:38 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle gets the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:31 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle clanks a 3 from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | William Morin grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 18:21 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:20 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:15 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Glenn Tejada out of a doubleteam | 3-4 |
| 18:04 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:03 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:58 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to William Burr | 3-4 |
| 17:50 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Harry Tovar | 3-6 |
| 17:38 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-6 |
| 17:37 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 17:33 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven is hacked by Dikembe Orji in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Orji, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee (SF) Antoine Lancaster | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:26 | Tennessee | William Burr is whistled for traveling | 3-6 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Hauer (PF), Charles Williams (C) Charles Simpson, Ernest Doyle | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:58 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Hauer | 6-6 |
| 16:39 | Tennessee | William Morin connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Stephan Clark | 6-8 |
| 16:23 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 6-8 |
| 16:22 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee | Glenn Tejada picks off the pass by William Morin | 6-8 |
| 16:01 | Western Illinois | Ruben Scriven steps in front of the John Hauer pass | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Glenn Tejada (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Lee (fresh) PF - John Hauer (fresh) C - Charles Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fairly fresh) SG - Stephan Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Tovar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Morin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Burr (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven drills a runner from the baseline | 6-10 |
| 15:28 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada is fouled on the floor by Stephan Clark - foul #1 on Stephan Clark, team foul #1 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Michael Becker (SG), Antoine Lancaster (SF), Charles Simpson (PF), Ernest Doyle (C) Dikembe Orji, Glenn Tejada, Samuel Lee, John Hauer, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willis (PG), Ernie Gross (SG) Ruben Scriven, Stephan Clark | |
| 15:22 | Western Illinois | William Morin is called for the reach on Charles Simpson - foul #1 on William Morin, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| 14:59 | Western Illinois | Charles Simpson misses the driving attempt from the left block | 6-10 |
| 14:58 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to William Burr | 6-10 |
| 14:47 | Tennessee | William Burr misses the easy layup | 6-10 |
| 14:46 | Tennessee | William Burr gets the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee | Michael Becker is called for the reach on Harry Tovar - foul #1 on Michael Becker, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee (SG) Michael Becker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:19 | Tennessee | Michael Willis is hacked by Samuel Collins - foul #1 on Samuel Collins, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Cuthbertson (SF) Harry Tovar | |
| 14:14 | Tennessee | William Burr misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Ernest Doyle - foul #1 on Ernest Doyle, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| 14:14 | Tennessee | William Burr makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 14:14 | Tennessee | William Burr misses the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 14:14 | Western Illinois | Charles Simpson pulls down the rebound | 6-11 |
| 14:01 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Simpson | 9-11 |
| 13:45 | Tennessee | William Burr hits a floater in the paint | 9-13 |
| 13:29 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle loses the dribble to Michael Willis | 9-13 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee | Michael Willis slams it home | 9-15 |
| 13:02 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Ernest Doyle | 11-15 |
| 12:50 | Tennessee | Philip Cuthbertson misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Antoine Lancaster - foul #1 on Antoine Lancaster, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Glenn Tejada (SG), Michael Becker (SF), John Hauer (PF), Charles Williams (C) Samuel Collins, Samuel Lee, Antoine Lancaster, Charles Simpson, Ernest Doyle | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Stephan Clark (SG), Robert Hymowitz (C) Michael Willis, Ernie Gross, William Burr | |
| 12:50 | Tennessee | Philip Cuthbertson misses the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:50 | Tennessee | Philip Cuthbertson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 12:37 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 11-16 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee | William Morin grabs the board | 11-16 |
| 12:31 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Ruben Scriven | 11-18 |
| 12:13 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji drills a jumper from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 11:56 | Tennessee | Philip Cuthbertson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-20 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Becker (fresh) PF - John Hauer (fresh) C - Charles Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephan Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Cuthbertson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Morin (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hymowitz (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Western Illinois | Michael Becker misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 13-20 |
| 11:38 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark snags the defensive board | 13-20 |
| 11:26 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-20 |
| 11:25 | Western Illinois | Michael Becker grabs the defensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 11:05 | Western Illinois | Charles Williams lays it up and in on a great pass from John Hauer | 15-20 |
| 10:48 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz clanks a driving attempt from close range | 15-20 |
| 10:47 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz can't tip it in | 15-20 |
| 10:46 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 10:26 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 15-20 |
| 10:24 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada tips it in | 17-20 |
| 10:15 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark is hacked by Glenn Tejada - foul #1 on Glenn Tejada, team foul #6 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Antoine Lancaster (SF), Charles Simpson (PF), Ernest Doyle (C) Dikembe Orji, Michael Becker, John Hauer, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willis (PG), Ernie Gross (SG), Harry Tovar (SF), William Burr (C) Ruben Scriven, Stephan Clark, Philip Cuthbertson, William Morin | |
| 10:03 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross misses the dunk attempt | 17-20 |
| 10:01 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz can't tip it in | 17-20 |
| 10:00 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 09:54 | Western Illinois | Harry Tovar steals the ball from Antoine Lancaster | 17-20 |
| 09:51 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross slams it home on a nice dish by Harry Tovar | 17-22 |
| 09:32 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-22 |
| 09:30 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross snags the defensive board | 17-22 |
| 09:25 | Tennessee | Glenn Tejada is called for the reach on Ernie Gross - foul #2 on Glenn Tejada, team foul #7 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG) Glenn Tejada | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephan Clark (SG) Michael Willis | |
| 09:25 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross misses the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 09:25 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle grabs the board | 17-22 |
| 09:06 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Samuel Collins, team foul #8 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee (SG) Samuel Collins | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG) Ernie Gross | |
| 08:55 | Tennessee | William Burr knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Stephan Clark | 17-24 |
| 08:35 | Western Illinois | William Burr picks off the pass by Antoine Lancaster | 17-24 |
| 08:23 | Tennessee | William Burr comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 17-24 |
| 08:22 | Tennessee | William Burr snags the offensive board | 17-24 |
| 08:01 | Tennessee | William Burr hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Hymowitz | 17-26 |
| 07:45 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee clanks a 3 from straight away | 17-26 |
| 07:44 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz pulls down the rebound | 17-26 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Samuel Lee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Antoine Lancaster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Simpson (fairly fresh) C - Ernest Doyle (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephan Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harry Tovar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Hymowitz (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - William Burr (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Tennessee | William Burr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-26 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Becker (SG), John Hauer (PF), Charles Williams (C) Antoine Lancaster, Charles Simpson, Ernest Doyle | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willis (SG), William Morin (PF) Stephan Clark, William Burr | |
| 07:20 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-26 |
| 07:19 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert Hymowitz | 17-26 |
| 07:10 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Hymowitz | 17-29 |
| 06:49 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-29 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Simpson (PF) Samuel Lee | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ernie Gross (SG), Nelson Williams (C) Ruben Scriven, Robert Hymowitz | |
| 06:30 | Tennessee | William Morin comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 17-29 |
| 06:29 | Western Illinois | Charles Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 17-29 |
| 06:22 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji travels with the ball | 17-29 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle (C) Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephan Clark (SG) Ernie Gross | |
| 06:03 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Hauer - foul #1 on John Hauer, team foul #9 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Burr (C) Nelson Williams | |
| 06:03 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark makes the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 06:03 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 17-30 |
| 06:03 | Tennessee | William Morin snags the offensive board | 17-30 |
| 05:40 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Orji - foul #2 on Dikembe Orji, team foul #10 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee (PG), Antoine Lancaster (SF) Dikembe Orji, John Hauer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG) Michael Willis | |
| 05:40 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar makes the 1st free throw | 17-31 |
| 05:40 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar makes the 2nd free throw | 17-32 |
| 05:24 | Western Illinois | Michael Becker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-32 |
| 05:22 | Tennessee | William Burr snags the defensive board | 17-32 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-35 |
| 04:57 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-35 |
| 04:56 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster hits the follow up shot | 19-35 |
| 04:42 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar is whistled for a carry | 19-35 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Williams (C) Ernest Doyle | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Cuthbertson (SF), Robert Hymowitz (PF), Nelson Williams (C) Harry Tovar, William Morin, William Burr | |
| 04:24 | Western Illinois | Michael Becker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-35 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Hauer (PF) Charles Simpson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willis (SG) Stephan Clark | |
| 04:09 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ruben Scriven and he's fouled by John Hauer - foul #2 on John Hauer, team foul #11 | 19-37 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Simpson (PF) John Hauer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ernie Gross (SG) Ruben Scriven | |
| 04:09 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz makes the free throw | 19-38 |
| 03:44 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-38 |
| 03:42 | Western Illinois | Charles Williams tips it in | 21-38 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Samuel Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Becker (fairly fresh) SF - Antoine Lancaster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Simpson (fairly fresh) C - Charles Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Willis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ernie Gross (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Philip Cuthbertson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Hymowitz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Nelson Williams (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Tennessee | Michael Willis drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Philip Cuthbertson | 21-40 |
| 03:12 | Western Illinois | Michael Becker hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Antoine Lancaster | 23-40 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee | Nelson Williams misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Becker - foul #2 on Michael Becker, team foul #12 | 23-40 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Glenn Tejada (SG), John Hauer (PF), Ernest Doyle (C) Samuel Lee, Michael Becker, Charles Simpson, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Stephan Clark (SG), William Burr (C) Michael Willis, Ernie Gross, Robert Hymowitz | |
| 02:57 | Tennessee | Nelson Williams makes the 1st free throw | 23-41 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee | Nelson Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 23-42 |
| 02:43 | Western Illinois | Ruben Scriven is called for the reach on Dikembe Orji - foul #1 on Ruben Scriven, team foul #3 | 23-42 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harry Tovar (SF), William Morin (PF) Philip Cuthbertson, Nelson Williams | |
| 02:30 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Glenn Tejada and he's fouled by William Morin - foul #2 on William Morin, team foul #4 | 25-42 |
| 02:30 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster makes the free throw | 26-42 |
| 02:28 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven loses the dribble to Dikembe Orji in the backcourt | 26-42 |
| 02:12 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 26-42 |
| 02:10 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle hits the follow up shot | 28-42 |
| 01:59 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Morin | 28-44 |
| 01:52 | Western Illinois | Stephan Clark is called for the reach on Glenn Tejada - foul #2 on Stephan Clark, team foul #5 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Simpson (PF) Antoine Lancaster | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:35 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 28-44 |
| 01:34 | Tennessee | William Burr pulls down the rebound | 28-44 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Glenn Tejada - foul #3 on Glenn Tejada, team foul #13 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (SG) Glenn Tejada | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Cuthbertson (SF) Harry Tovar | |
| 01:29 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven misses the 1st free throw | 28-44 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven misses the 2nd free throw | 28-44 |
| 01:29 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle gets the rebound | 28-44 |
| 01:06 | Western Illinois | The jump hook by Charles Simpson is blocked by Philip Cuthbertson | 28-44 |
| 01:05 | Tennessee | William Morin gets the rebound | 28-44 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee (SF) Charles Simpson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willis (PG), Robert Hymowitz (C) Ruben Scriven, William Burr | |
| 00:43 | Western Illinois | John Hauer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Stephan Clark - foul #3 on Stephan Clark, team foul #6 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ernie Gross (SG) Stephan Clark | |
| 00:43 | Western Illinois | John Hauer makes the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 00:43 | Western Illinois | John Hauer misses the 2nd free throw | 29-44 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz snags the defensive board | 29-44 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | William Morin clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Ernest Doyle - foul #2 on Ernest Doyle, team foul #14 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Simpson (PF), Charles Williams (C) John Hauer, Ernest Doyle | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | William Morin misses the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | William Morin misses the 2nd free throw | 29-44 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Philip Cuthbertson grabs the offensive rebound | 29-44 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross scores on a jump hook from close range | 29-46 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee misses short on a fullcourt shot | 29-46 |