| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Phillip Holland (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregory Poe (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Delbert Brozowski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Forrest (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Ayers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Snider (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronny Mosley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerry Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Delbert Brozowski inbounds the ball | 41-32 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Cornell | Victor Ayers buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Delbert Brozowski | 43-32 |
| 19:44 | Tennessee | Gregory Poe steps in front of the Steven Snider pass in the backcourt | 43-32 |
| 19:42 | Cornell | Gregory Poe hits the finger roll | 45-32 |
| 19:40 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley is hacked by Gregory Poe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Poe, team foul #1 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Cornell | Kizza Diop (SG) Gregory Poe | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 19:17 | Tennessee | David Taylor comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 45-32 |
| 19:15 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams gets the offensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 18:54 | Tennessee | Steven Snider throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-32 |
| 18:38 | Cornell | Jerry Knight is called for the reach on Kizza Diop - foul #3 on Jerry Knight, team foul #1 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Tynes (SF) Jerry Knight | |
| 18:12 | Cornell | Ronny Mosley takes the ball from Kizza Diop | 45-32 |
| 18:09 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley banks in the layup | 45-34 |
| 17:54 | Cornell | James Forrest misses short on a shot from the right block | 45-34 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | Steven Snider is fouled in the backcourt by Kizza Diop - foul #2 on Kizza Diop, team foul #2 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | John Shankle (PG), Jack Miller (SG), James Greczkowski (SF), John Olivieri (PF), Jared Young (C) Phillip Holland, Kizza Diop, Delbert Brozowski, James Forrest, Victor Ayers | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:30 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway in the lane | 45-34 |
| 17:28 | Cornell | John Shankle snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| 17:11 | Cornell | James Greczkowski connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Shankle | 48-34 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:00 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams scores on a runner from close range set up by Steven Snider | 48-36 |
| 16:46 | Cornell | John Shankle can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 16:44 | Cornell | James Greczkowski tips it but misses | 48-36 |
| 16:43 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to David Taylor | 48-36 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:41 | Tennessee | Steven Snider throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-36 |
| Subs | Cornell | Kizza Diop (SG) Jared Young | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:22 | Cornell | Kizza Diop loses the ball out of bounds | 48-36 |
| Subs | Cornell | Delbert Brozowski (SF), James Forrest (PF) Jack Miller, James Greczkowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Steven Snider misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-36 |
| 16:00 | Cornell | John Shankle snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - John Shankle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kizza Diop (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Delbert Brozowski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Forrest (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Olivieri (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Snider (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronny Mosley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Tynes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerry Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Cornell | Kizza Diop scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-36 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:33 | Tennessee | John Shankle is called for the reach on Steven Snider in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Shankle, team foul #3 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Cornell | Phillip Holland (PG), Gregory Poe (SG), Victor Ayers (C) John Shankle, Kizza Diop, John Olivieri | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Knight (SF), Craig Hitchens (PF) Steven Snider, David Taylor | |
| 15:25 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 51-36 |
| 15:24 | Cornell | Victor Ayers gets the rebound | 51-36 |
| 15:12 | Cornell | Craig Hitchens swats the layup by Gregory Poe | 51-36 |
| 15:11 | Cornell | Delbert Brozowski grabs the offensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 14:56 | Cornell | Ronny Mosley takes the ball from Gregory Poe | 51-36 |
| 14:53 | Tennessee | William Tynes lays it up and in on a great pass from Ronny Mosley | 51-38 |
| 14:30 | Cornell | Victor Ayers can't finish the layup | 51-38 |
| 14:29 | Cornell | Victor Ayers grabs the offensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 14:10 | Cornell | Phillip Holland misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 14:09 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams snags the defensive board | 51-38 |
| 13:52 | Tennessee | Gregory Poe is called for the reach on Ronny Mosley - foul #4 on Gregory Poe, team foul #4 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Cornell | John Shankle (PG), Kizza Diop (SG), James Greczkowski (SF), John Olivieri (PF), Jared Young (C) Phillip Holland, Gregory Poe, Delbert Brozowski, James Forrest, Victor Ayers | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Snider (PG), Christopher Yates (SG), David Taylor (PF) William Tynes, Ronny Mosley, Craig Hitchens | |
| 13:36 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams blows the layup | 51-38 |
| 13:35 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams tips it home | 51-40 |
| 13:11 | Cornell | John Olivieri scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Jared Young and he's hacked by David Taylor - foul #2 on David Taylor, team foul #2 | 53-40 |
| 13:11 | Cornell | John Olivieri makes the free throw | 54-40 |
| 12:53 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams lays it in uncontested | 54-42 |
| 12:36 | Cornell | Kizza Diop blows the layup but the foul's on Jerry Knight - foul #4 on Jerry Knight, team foul #3 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | Dema Stryjewski (PG), Jack Miller (SF), Victor Ayers (C) John Shankle, John Olivieri, Jared Young | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Page (PG), William Tynes (SF) Steven Snider, Jerry Knight | |
| 12:36 | Cornell | Kizza Diop misses the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 12:36 | Cornell | Kizza Diop makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 12:14 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Fred Page | 55-44 |
| 12:04 | Cornell | James Greczkowski drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Kizza Diop | 57-44 |
| 11:50 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates misses the wide open driving attempt from the baseline | 57-44 |
| 11:49 | Cornell | Victor Ayers pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Dema Stryjewski (fresh) SG - Kizza Diop (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jack Miller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Greczkowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Ayers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Fred Page (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Christopher Yates (fairly fresh) SF - William Tynes (tiring) 5 pts. PF - David Taylor (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerry Williams (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Cornell | Jack Miller hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Dema Stryjewski | 60-44 |
| 11:08 | Tennessee | William Tynes clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-44 |
| 11:06 | Cornell | Dema Stryjewski grabs the board | 60-44 |
| 10:47 | Cornell | Jack Miller connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Dema Stryjewski | 63-44 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:29 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Jerry Williams is denied by James Greczkowski | 63-44 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams tips it but misses | 63-44 |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams tips it home | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:11 | Cornell | James Greczkowski knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Kizza Diop | 65-46 |
| 10:07 | Tennessee | William Tynes is whistled for a carry | 65-46 |
| Subs | Cornell | Phillip Holland (PG), Delbert Brozowski (SF), James Forrest (PF), John Olivieri (C) Dema Stryjewski, Jack Miller, James Greczkowski, Victor Ayers | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Snider (PG), Ed Krone (SG), Ronny Mosley (SF), Craig Hitchens (C) Fred Page, Christopher Yates, William Tynes, Jerry Williams | |
| 09:44 | Cornell | John Olivieri misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Craig Hitchens - foul #2 on Craig Hitchens, team foul #4 | 65-46 |
| 09:44 | Cornell | John Olivieri makes the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 09:44 | Cornell | John Olivieri misses the 2nd free throw | 66-46 |
| 09:44 | Tennessee | David Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 66-46 |
| 09:25 | Tennessee | David Taylor misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-46 |
| 09:24 | Tennessee | Ed Krone tips it in | 66-48 |
| 09:08 | Cornell | Kizza Diop can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-48 |
| 09:07 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens grabs the board | 66-48 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee | Ed Krone is fouled in the backcourt by Delbert Brozowski - foul #1 on Delbert Brozowski, team foul #5 | 66-48 |
| 08:43 | Tennessee | Steven Snider hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ed Krone | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:20 | Cornell | James Forrest comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-51 |
| 08:18 | Cornell | John Olivieri gets the offensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 07:55 | Cornell | Delbert Brozowski is fouled on the floor by Ronny Mosley - foul #1 on Ronny Mosley, team foul #5 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Cornell | John Shankle (PG), Gregory Poe (SG), Jared Young (C) Phillip Holland, Kizza Diop, John Olivieri | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Page (PG), Jerry Knight (SF), Jerry Williams (C) Steven Snider, Ed Krone, David Taylor | |
| 07:44 | Cornell | Delbert Brozowski hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-51 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - John Shankle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Poe (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Delbert Brozowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Forrest (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jared Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Fred Page (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Ronny Mosley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Craig Hitchens (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerry Williams (tiring) 17 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 69-51 |
| 07:24 | Cornell | Jared Young pulls down the rebound | 69-51 |
| 06:55 | Cornell | Gregory Poe can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 69-51 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 69-51 |
| 06:50 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jared Young - foul #1 on Jared Young, team foul #6 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jack Miller (SF), James Greczkowski (PF) Delbert Brozowski, James Forrest | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Snider (PG), David Taylor (PF) Fred Page, Craig Hitchens | |
| 06:50 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 06:50 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 06:33 | Cornell | John Shankle is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on John Shankle, team foul #7 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Cornell | John Olivieri (PF), Victor Ayers (C) Gregory Poe, Jared Young | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Yates (SG) Ronny Mosley | |
| 06:29 | Tennessee | John Shankle steals the ball from Jerry Williams in the backcourt | 69-53 |
| 06:18 | Cornell | Jack Miller misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 69-53 |
| 06:16 | Cornell | John Shankle pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-53 |
| 05:58 | Cornell | Jerry Williams steals it from James Greczkowski | 69-53 |
| 05:41 | Tennessee | James Greczkowski steps in front of the David Taylor pass | 69-53 |
| 05:29 | Cornell | James Greczkowski misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-53 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates grabs the board | 69-53 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams's fadeaway is rejected by John Olivieri | 69-53 |
| 05:15 | Cornell | The rebound goes to John Shankle | 69-53 |
| 04:47 | Cornell | James Greczkowski misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-53 |
| 04:45 | Cornell | John Olivieri tips it but misses | 69-53 |
| 04:44 | Cornell | James Greczkowski tips it back up and in | 71-53 |
| 04:24 | Tennessee | Steven Snider connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Yates | 71-55 |
| 04:12 | Cornell | Jack Miller loses the dribble to Jerry Williams | 71-55 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | Steven Snider misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-55 |
| 03:56 | Cornell | John Olivieri snags the defensive board | 71-55 |
| 03:56 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-55 |
| Subs | Cornell | Phillip Holland (PG), Gregory Poe (SG), Delbert Brozowski (SF), James Forrest (PF), Jared Young (C) John Shankle, Jack Miller, James Greczkowski, John Olivieri, Victor Ayers | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Tynes (PG), Ronny Mosley (SG), Craig Hitchens (PF) Steven Snider, Christopher Yates, David Taylor | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Cornell | Phillip Holland loses the ball out of bounds | 71-55 |
| Subs | Cornell | Dema Stryjewski (PG), Kizza Diop (SG), James Greczkowski (SF), John Olivieri (C) Phillip Holland, Gregory Poe, Delbert Brozowski, James Forrest | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Page (PG), Ed Krone (SG) Ronny Mosley, Jerry Williams | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Dema Stryjewski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kizza Diop (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Greczkowski (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jared Young (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Olivieri (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Fred Page (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Ed Krone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Tynes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Craig Hitchens (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerry Knight (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Tennessee | Fred Page loses the dribble to Dema Stryjewski in the backcourt | 71-55 |
| 03:23 | Cornell | Dema Stryjewski blows the layup | 71-55 |
| 03:22 | Cornell | Jared Young snags the offensive board | 71-55 |
| 02:57 | Cornell | Kizza Diop comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-55 |
| 02:56 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens grabs the defensive rebound | 71-55 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | William Tynes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-55 |
| 02:51 | Cornell | Kizza Diop gets the rebound | 71-55 |
| 02:28 | Cornell | Jared Young misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-55 |
| 02:27 | Tennessee | Ed Krone pulls down the rebound | 71-55 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Dema Stryjewski - foul #1 on Dema Stryjewski, team foul #8 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Cornell | John Shankle (PG) Jared Young | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:14 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight misses the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| 01:45 | Cornell | John Olivieri hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 71-56 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Craig Hitchens | 71-56 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee | William Tynes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-56 |
| 01:23 | Cornell | The rebound goes to John Olivieri | 71-56 |
| 00:59 | Cornell | Dema Stryjewski connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by John Shankle | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight misses short on a floater from the left side | 73-56 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | William Tynes tips it back up and in | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Cornell | James Greczkowski hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dema Stryjewski | 75-58 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | William Tynes misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-58 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens gets the offensive rebound | 75-58 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens hits a jumper from the right block set up by Fred Page and he's fouled by John Olivieri - foul #1 on John Olivieri, team foul #9 | 75-60 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jared Young (C) Dema Stryjewski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Yates (SG), Jerry Williams (C) Ed Krone, Jerry Knight | |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens makes the free throw | 75-61 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | John Shankle runs out the clock | 75-61 |