| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fresh) SG - Harry Tovar (fresh) SF - Zachary Frey (fresh) PF - William Burr (fresh) C - David Coyer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell is fouled on the floor by Zachary Frey - foul #1 on Zachary Frey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Russell McAllister | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Scriven steals it from Russell McAllister | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | Tennessee | Russell McAllister steals the ball from Ruben Scriven | 0-0 |
| 18:03 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister is denied on a layup by William Burr | 0-0 |
| 18:02 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Harry Tovar | 0-0 |
| 17:38 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 17:37 | Tennessee | William Burr hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 17:14 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee | William Burr gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:07 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Dowdell - foul #1 on Nicholas Dowdell, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), James Carino (SG), Dan Saunders (PF), James Miller (C) John Murphy, Douglas Terry, Russell McAllister, Fred Oglesby | |
| 16:55 | Tennessee | William Burr is denied on a layup by Dan Saunders | 2-0 |
| 16:53 | Sam Houston State | James Miller pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:47 | Sam Houston State | James Carino drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Palmieri | 2-2 |
| 16:35 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar comes up short on the shot from the left side | 2-2 |
| 16:33 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:11 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 16:10 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 15:59 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven misses long on a jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 15:58 | Tennessee | William Burr tips it but misses | 2-2 |
| 15:57 | Tennessee | William Burr tips it back up and in | 4-2 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fresh) SG - Harry Tovar (fresh) SF - Zachary Frey (fairly fresh) PF - William Burr (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Coyer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Carino (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) PF - Dan Saunders (fresh) C - James Miller (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses the floater from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 15:41 | Sam Houston State | James Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 15:23 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri can't connect on a shot from the right side | 4-2 |
| 15:21 | Tennessee | David Coyer pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 15:03 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 15:01 | Tennessee | William Burr hits the follow up shot | 6-2 |
| 14:44 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders is hacked by David Coyer - foul #1 on David Coyer, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark McKee (PG), Stephan Clark (SF) Ruben Scriven, Zachary Frey | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Russell McAllister (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) Shawn Palmieri, James Carino, Nicholas Dowdell, James Miller | |
| 14:27 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy misses long on a shot from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 14:25 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Dan Saunders | 6-2 |
| 14:02 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 6-2 |
| 14:00 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to David Coyer | 6-2 |
| 13:43 | Tennessee | William Burr comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Murphy - foul #1 on John Murphy, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Douglas Terry, Russell McAllister | |
| 13:43 | Tennessee | William Burr makes the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 13:43 | Tennessee | William Burr misses the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 13:43 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 13:14 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-2 |
| 13:13 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar snags the defensive board | 7-2 |
| 12:48 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Shawn Palmieri - foul #1 on Shawn Palmieri, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG) Mark McKee | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Russell McAllister (SF), James Miller (PF) Shawn Palmieri, Nicholas Dowdell, Dan Saunders | |
| 12:48 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar makes the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 12:48 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar makes the 2nd free throw | 9-2 |
| 12:26 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry buries a floater from just outside the lane | 9-4 |
| 12:05 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Zachary Frey (SF), Nelson Williams (C) Stephan Clark, David Coyer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Dan Saunders (C) Douglas Terry, Russell McAllister, Fred Oglesby | |
| 11:39 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fresh) SG - Harry Tovar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Zachary Frey (fresh) PF - William Burr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Nelson Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) SG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Miller (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dan Saunders (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Shawn Palmieri - foul #2 on Shawn Palmieri, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willis (SG) Harry Tovar | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Russell McAllister (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Shawn Palmieri, James Miller, Dan Saunders | |
| 11:13 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven misses the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 11:13 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 11:06 | Sam Houston State | Michael Willis picks off the pass by John Murphy in the backcourt | 10-7 |
| 11:04 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Willis | 12-7 |
| 10:39 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on John Murphy, team foul #5 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Coyer (C) Nelson Williams | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Miller (PF) John Murphy | |
| 10:19 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Coyer | 15-7 |
| 09:51 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby makes the jump hook from the right block and the foul's on David Coyer - foul #2 on David Coyer, team foul #3 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harry Tovar (SG), Stephan Clark (SF), Jeffrey Lowman (PF), Nelson Williams (C) Michael Willis, Zachary Frey, William Burr, David Coyer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders (PF) James Miller | |
| 09:51 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby makes the free throw | 15-10 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven can't finish the layup | 15-10 |
| 09:35 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister pulls down the rebound | 15-10 |
| 09:08 | Sam Houston State | Nelson Williams takes the ball from Nicholas Dowdell after a doubleteam | 15-10 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee | Fred Oglesby swats the dunk try by Harry Tovar | 15-10 |
| 08:47 | Tennessee | Nelson Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 08:31 | Tennessee | The jumper by Ruben Scriven is denied by Dan Saunders | 15-10 |
| 08:30 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 08:01 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Nicholas Dowdell | 15-13 |
| 07:45 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Ruben Scriven | 18-13 |
| 07:30 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders misses the jumper from close range | 18-13 |
| 07:28 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman gets the rebound | 18-13 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Tovar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephan Clark (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Lowman (fresh) C - Nelson Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nicholas Dowdell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Douglas Terry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Russell McAllister (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dan Saunders (tiring) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Fred Oglesby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-13 |
| 07:11 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Dan Saunders | 18-13 |
| 06:52 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-13 |
| 06:51 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 06:30 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Lowman swats the shot by Dan Saunders | 18-13 |
| 06:29 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 06:09 | Tennessee | Nicholas Dowdell is called for the reach on Harry Tovar - foul #2 on Nicholas Dowdell, team foul #6 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark McKee (PG), Michael Willis (SG), Zachary Frey (SF), William Burr (PF) Ruben Scriven, Harry Tovar, Stephan Clark, Jeffrey Lowman | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), James Carino (SG), James Miller (PF), Robert Walton (C) Nicholas Dowdell, Douglas Terry, Dan Saunders, Fred Oglesby | |
| 05:48 | Tennessee | Mark McKee is hacked by James Miller - foul #1 on James Miller, team foul #7 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SF) Russell McAllister | |
| 05:48 | Tennessee | Mark McKee misses the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 05:48 | Sam Houston State | James Carino snags the defensive board | 18-13 |
| 05:28 | Sam Houston State | James Miller clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Mark McKee - foul #1 on Mark McKee, team foul #4 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby (C) Douglas Terry | |
| 05:28 | Sam Houston State | James Miller makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 05:28 | Sam Houston State | James Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 05:14 | Tennessee | Michael Willis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-15 |
| 05:12 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to James Miller | 18-15 |
| 05:06 | Sam Houston State | Mark McKee picks off the pass by Robert Walton | 18-15 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee | William Burr misses the floater from the left block | 18-15 |
| 04:45 | Tennessee | Michael Willis can't tip it in | 18-15 |
| 04:44 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Fred Oglesby | 18-15 |
| 04:15 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 18-15 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee | Nelson Williams gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 04:07 | Tennessee | William Burr is hacked by Robert Walton - foul #1 on Robert Walton, team foul #8 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harry Tovar (SG), Jeffrey Lowman (C) Michael Willis, Nelson Williams | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Russell McAllister (SF) James Carino, Fred Oglesby | |
| 04:07 | Tennessee | William Burr makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 04:07 | Tennessee | William Burr misses the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 04:07 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton gets the rebound | 19-15 |
| 03:45 | Sam Houston State | The jump hook by Robert Walton is blocked by William Burr | 19-15 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey gets the rebound | 19-15 |
| 03:29 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-15 |
| 03:28 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey hits the follow up shot | 21-15 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark McKee (fresh) SG - Harry Tovar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Zachary Frey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Burr (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Lowman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) SG - Douglas Terry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Russell McAllister (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Walton (fresh) | |
| 03:04 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Stephan Clark (SF), David Coyer (C) Mark McKee, Zachary Frey, Jeffrey Lowman | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Dan Saunders (PF) Douglas Terry, Russell McAllister, Robert Walton | |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | David Coyer loses the ball out of bounds | 21-15 |
| 02:20 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy is fouled on the floor by Ruben Scriven - foul #1 on Ruben Scriven, team foul #5 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby (C) Dan Saunders | |
| 01:58 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-18 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | David Coyer drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Harry Tovar | 23-18 |
| 01:23 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-18 |
| 01:22 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell tips it back up and in | 23-20 |
| 01:05 | Tennessee | David Coyer connects on the turnaround from close range | 25-20 |
| 00:43 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | James Miller blocks the jumper by Stephan Clark | 25-22 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | William Burr tips it home | 27-22 |
| 00:03 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Shawn Palmieri | 27-24 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark knocks in the halfcourt shot | 30-24 |