| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harry Tovar (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Zachary Frey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Burr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Coyer (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Billy Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alejandro Diaz (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Cohrs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Claude Bush (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Corey Gomer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs inbounds the ball | 41-38 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs is hacked by Zachary Frey - foul #3 on Zachary Frey, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephan Clark (SF) Zachary Frey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Sak (C) Corey Gomer | |
| 19:28 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 41-38 |
| 19:27 | Tennessee | William Burr pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ruben Scriven | 44-38 |
| 18:58 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee | William Burr gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 18:48 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 18:47 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 18:29 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 18:15 | Tennessee | William Burr clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Sak - foul #1 on Robert Sak, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins (SF), Robert Childress (PF), Corey Gomer (C) Paul Cohrs, Claude Bush, Robert Sak | |
| 18:15 | Tennessee | William Burr makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 18:15 | Tennessee | William Burr makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 17:52 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 17:27 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ruben Scriven | 49-42 |
| 17:08 | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 49-42 |
| 17:06 | Tennessee | David Coyer gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 16:50 | Tennessee | Michael Hankins steals the ball from Harry Tovar | 49-42 |
| 16:25 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Alejandro Diaz | 49-44 |
| 16:11 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar travels with the ball | 49-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark McKee (PG), Philip Cuthbertson (SF) Ruben Scriven, Stephan Clark | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin (PG), Paul Cohrs (SF), Claude Bush (PF), Robert Sak (C) Billy Nelson, Michael Hankins, Robert Childress, Corey Gomer | |
| 16:04 | UC Irvine | Harry Tovar steals it from Alejandro Diaz | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark McKee (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harry Tovar (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Philip Cuthbertson (fresh) PF - William Burr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Coyer (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Michael Breslin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alejandro Diaz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Cohrs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Claude Bush (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Sak (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Tennessee | Claude Bush denies the turnaround by William Burr | 49-44 |
| 15:41 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 15:17 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs banks in the layup set up by Michael Breslin | 49-46 |
| 15:00 | Tennessee | William Burr hits a shot in the lane | 51-46 |
| 14:46 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-46 |
| 14:44 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 14:31 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 14:30 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 14:13 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 13:54 | Tennessee | William Burr scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Philip Cuthbertson | 53-49 |
| 13:28 | UC Irvine | The jumper by Alejandro Diaz is denied by David Coyer | 53-49 |
| 13:27 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Harry Tovar | 53-49 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 13:03 | Tennessee | Mark McKee hits the follow up shot | 55-49 |
| 12:43 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz makes the contested 3 from the right corner | 55-52 |
| 12:31 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar is fouled on the floor by Alejandro Diaz - foul #1 on Alejandro Diaz, team foul #2 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Michael Willis (SG), Zachary Frey (SF), Nelson Williams (C) Mark McKee, Harry Tovar, Philip Cuthbertson, David Coyer | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson (PG), Michael Hankins (SG), Robert Childress (PF), Corey Gomer (C) Michael Breslin, Alejandro Diaz, Claude Bush, Robert Sak | |
| 12:21 | Tennessee | Michael Hankins is called for the reach on Michael Willis - foul #1 on Michael Hankins, team foul #3 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz (SG), Claude Bush (PF) Paul Cohrs, Robert Childress | |
| 12:01 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ruben Scriven | 58-52 |
| 11:42 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman (PF) William Burr | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs (SF), Robert Childress (PF) Alejandro Diaz, Claude Bush | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael Willis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zachary Frey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Lowman (fresh) C - Nelson Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Billy Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hankins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Paul Cohrs (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Childress (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Corey Gomer (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Hankins - foul #2 on Michael Hankins, team foul #4 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Claude Bush (PF) Robert Childress | |
| 11:25 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 11:25 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 11:25 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 11:09 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush loses the dribble to Jeffrey Lowman | 59-52 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 10:49 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 10:45 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs comes up short on the shot from the right side | 59-52 |
| 10:43 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 10:36 | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 10:34 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Lowman | 59-52 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee | Michael Willis misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner but the foul's on Claude Bush - foul #2 on Claude Bush, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Burr (PF) Jeffrey Lowman | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz (SG), Robert Childress (PF) Paul Cohrs, Claude Bush | |
| 10:28 | Tennessee | Michael Willis misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee | Michael Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee | Michael Willis makes the 3rd free throw | 60-52 |
| 10:11 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins connects on the floater from the left side set up by Robert Childress | 60-54 |
| 09:51 | Tennessee | William Burr misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-54 |
| 09:50 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Corey Gomer | 60-54 |
| 09:44 | UC Irvine | Robert Childress misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 60-54 |
| 09:43 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz grabs the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 09:32 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert Childress | 60-56 |
| 09:16 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark McKee (PG), Harry Tovar (SG), Stephan Clark (SF), David Coyer (C) Ruben Scriven, Michael Willis, Zachary Frey, Nelson Williams | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs (SF), Claude Bush (PF), Robert Sak (C) Michael Hankins, Robert Childress, Corey Gomer | |
| 09:02 | UC Irvine | William Burr picks off the pass by Robert Sak | 60-56 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephan Clark | 63-56 |
| 08:29 | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson is fouled on the floor by Mark McKee - foul #1 on Mark McKee, team foul #2 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman (PF) William Burr | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin (PG), Corey Gomer (C) Billy Nelson, Robert Sak | |
| 08:10 | UC Irvine | Jeffrey Lowman is called for the reach on Claude Bush - foul #1 on Jeffrey Lowman, team foul #3 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG) Mark McKee | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson (PG), Robert Sak (C) Michael Breslin, Corey Gomer | |
| 07:53 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 63-56 |
| 07:51 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 07:33 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman loses the ball out of bounds | 63-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Burr (PF), Nelson Williams (C) Jeffrey Lowman, David Coyer | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin (PG), Michael Hankins (SF), Corey Gomer (C) Billy Nelson, Paul Cohrs, Robert Sak | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Harry Tovar (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephan Clark (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Burr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Nelson Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Michael Breslin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alejandro Diaz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hankins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Claude Bush (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Corey Gomer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer loses the ball out of bounds | 63-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs (SF) Alejandro Diaz | |
| 07:05 | Tennessee | Paul Cohrs steals the ball from Stephan Clark | 63-56 |
| 07:00 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Cohrs | 63-58 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 06:48 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses the tip | 63-58 |
| 06:47 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 06:28 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 63-58 |
| 06:27 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer grabs the offensive board | 63-58 |
| 06:14 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 06:13 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 05:53 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Michael Breslin and he's fouled by Nelson Williams - foul #2 on Nelson Williams, team foul #4 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark McKee (PG), Zachary Frey (SF), David Coyer (C) Ruben Scriven, Stephan Clark, Nelson Williams | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson (PG), Alejandro Diaz (SG), Robert Childress (PF), Robert Sak (C) Michael Breslin, Paul Cohrs, Claude Bush, Corey Gomer | |
| 05:53 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins makes the free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:31 | Tennessee | Mark McKee knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Harry Tovar | 66-61 |
| 05:13 | UC Irvine | David Coyer picks off the pass by Robert Sak | 66-61 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee | Mark McKee clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-61 |
| 04:52 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey grabs the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 04:43 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey is hacked by Alejandro Diaz - foul #2 on Alejandro Diaz, team foul #6 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Michael Willis (SG), Jeffrey Lowman (PF) Mark McKee, Harry Tovar, William Burr | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs (SF), Claude Bush (PF), Corey Gomer (C) Michael Hankins, Robert Childress, Robert Sak | |
| 04:32 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-61 |
| 04:30 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 04:10 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs loses the dribble to Zachary Frey | 66-61 |
| 03:48 | Tennessee | David Coyer misses long on a runner near the basket | 66-61 |
| 03:47 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 03:29 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven is fouled on the floor by Claude Bush - foul #3 on Claude Bush, team foul #7 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harry Tovar (SG), Stephan Clark (SF), Nelson Williams (C) Michael Willis, Zachary Frey, David Coyer | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin (PG), Michael Hankins (SF), Robert Sak (C) Billy Nelson, Paul Cohrs, Corey Gomer | |
| 03:29 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 03:29 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Harry Tovar (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stephan Clark (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Lowman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nelson Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Michael Breslin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alejandro Diaz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hankins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Claude Bush (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Sak (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:15 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 68-61 |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 03:03 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 03:02 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak snags the defensive board | 68-61 |
| 02:58 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin is hacked by Nelson Williams - foul #3 on Nelson Williams, team foul #5 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Burr (PF) Jeffrey Lowman | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs (SF) Claude Bush | |
| 02:48 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins is called for a charge - foul #3 on Michael Hankins, team foul #8 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Childress (PF), Corey Gomer (C) Michael Hankins, Robert Sak | |
| 02:44 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Zachary Frey (SF), David Coyer (C) Stephan Clark, Nelson Williams | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson (PG), Robert Sak (C) Michael Breslin, Corey Gomer | |
| 02:29 | Tennessee | William Burr misses the jumper from the left block | 68-61 |
| 02:28 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz grabs the board | 68-61 |
| 02:11 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak can't connect on a shot from the right block | 68-61 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Sak - foul #2 on Robert Sak, team foul #9 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Claude Bush (PF), Corey Gomer (C) Robert Childress, Robert Sak | |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 01:52 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer snags the defensive board | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:38 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs loses the dribble to William Burr | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:19 | Tennessee | William Burr misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Corey Gomer - foul #3 on Corey Gomer, team foul #10 | 69-61 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee | William Burr misses the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee | William Burr makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:03 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-61 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey grabs the defensive rebound | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar is hacked by Alejandro Diaz - foul #3 on Alejandro Diaz, team foul #11 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Cuthbertson (SF) Zachary Frey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:53 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer grabs the board | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:48 | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-61 |
| 00:47 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush snags the offensive board | 70-61 |
| 00:45 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-61 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | William Burr gets the rebound | 70-61 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Billy Nelson is called for the reach on William Burr in the backcourt - foul #3 on Billy Nelson, team foul #12 | 70-61 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | William Burr misses the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | William Burr makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:36 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush makes the jumper from the left side | 71-63 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar is fouled in the backcourt by Alejandro Diaz - foul #4 on Alejandro Diaz, team foul #13 | 71-63 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:30 | UC Irvine | The jump hook by Paul Cohrs is blocked by Philip Cuthbertson | 73-63 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | David Coyer grabs the defensive rebound | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven runs out the clock | 73-63 |