| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fresh) SG - Sammy Donahue (fresh) SF - Andrew Reavis (fresh) PF - Christopher Slane (fresh) C - Daniel Bridger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) SG - Allen Ruckman (fresh) SF - Robert Salberg (fresh) PF - Luther Ellington (fresh) C - John Zemaitis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern | John Zemaitis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Southern | Robert Salberg misses long on a floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Andrew Reavis | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Southern | The rebound goes to Luther Ellington | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Southern | Robert Salberg misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Andrew Reavis | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | Southern | Allen Ruckman is hacked by Christopher Slane - foul #1 on Christopher Slane, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:39 | Southern | Michael Smith makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 3-2 |
| 18:29 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 3-2 |
| 18:27 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane tips it in | 5-2 |
| 18:18 | Southern | Michael Smith misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Sammy Donahue - foul #1 on Sammy Donahue, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 18:18 | Southern | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:18 | Southern | Michael Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Zemaitis - foul #1 on John Zemaitis, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 18:00 | Southern | Allen Ruckman is whistled for a carry | 7-4 |
| 17:44 | Tennessee | James Stewart connects on the turnaround from close range | 9-4 |
| 17:35 | Southern | John Zemaitis misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 9-4 |
| 17:34 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Daniel Bridger | 9-4 |
| 17:21 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue misses the 3 from the left corner | 9-4 |
| 17:19 | Southern | Michael Smith snags the defensive board | 9-4 |
| 17:14 | Southern | Robert Salberg connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Allen Ruckman | 9-7 |
| 17:03 | Tennessee | James Stewart misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-7 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger grabs the offensive board | 9-7 |
| 16:57 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 9-7 |
| 16:56 | Southern | The rebound goes to John Zemaitis | 9-7 |
| 16:39 | Southern | Sammy Donahue takes the ball from Allen Ruckman | 9-7 |
| 16:24 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger's floater is tipped away by John Zemaitis | 9-7 |
| 16:23 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Slane | 9-7 |
| 16:18 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Zemaitis - foul #2 on John Zemaitis, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Southern | Charlie Brooks (PG), Anthony Williams (SG), Harry Benton (SF), Richard Stevens (PF), John Wiggs (C) Michael Smith, Allen Ruckman, Robert Salberg, Luther Ellington, John Zemaitis | |
| 16:18 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 16:18 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 15:55 | Southern | Harry Benton comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 11-7 |
| 15:54 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Andrew Reavis | 11-7 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sammy Donahue (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andrew Reavis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Slane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Bridger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Charlie Brooks (fresh) SG - Anthony Williams (fresh) SF - Harry Benton (fresh) PF - Richard Stevens (fresh) C - John Wiggs (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis lays it up and in on a great pass from James Stewart | 13-7 |
| 15:40 | Southern | Anthony Williams is fouled on the floor by Christopher Slane - foul #2 on Christopher Slane, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar (PF) Christopher Slane | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 15:28 | Southern | Richard Stevens misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-7 |
| 15:26 | Southern | Richard Stevens grabs the offensive board | 13-7 |
| 15:01 | Southern | Anthony Williams misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 13-7 |
| 15:00 | Tennessee | James Stewart pulls down the rebound | 13-7 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-7 |
| 14:53 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Bridger | 13-7 |
| 14:41 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue double dribbles | 13-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Gordy (SG), Michael Bradford (C) Sammy Donahue, Daniel Bridger | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 14:23 | Southern | Donald Gordy steals the ball from Harry Benton | 13-7 |
| 14:20 | Tennessee | James Stewart hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Gordy | 15-7 |
| 14:13 | Southern | Richard Stevens misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Michael Bradford - foul #1 on Michael Bradford, team foul #4 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG) James Stewart | |
| Subs | Southern | Allen Ruckman (SG), Luther Ellington (PF) Charlie Brooks, John Wiggs | |
| 14:13 | Southern | Richard Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 15-7 |
| 14:13 | Southern | Richard Stevens misses the 2nd free throw | 15-7 |
| 14:13 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar grabs the defensive rebound | 15-7 |
| 14:08 | Tennessee | Anthony Williams takes the ball from Richard Dunbar | 15-7 |
| 14:04 | Southern | Luther Ellington connects on the runner from the right block set up by Allen Ruckman and he's hacked by Richard Dunbar - foul #1 on Richard Dunbar, team foul #5 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Southern | Robert Salberg (SF), Tony Christiansen (C) Harry Benton, Richard Stevens | |
| 14:04 | Southern | Luther Ellington makes the free throw | 15-10 |
| 13:37 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo lays it up and in set up by Donald Gordy | 17-10 |
| 13:16 | Southern | Luther Ellington knocks in the shot from close range set up by Anthony Williams | 17-12 |
| 13:01 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis is hacked by Luther Ellington - foul #1 on Luther Ellington, team foul #3 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG), Sammy Donahue (SG), Habimana Aujla (SF), Allen Wilken (PF), Daniel Bridger (C) Felix Collazo, Donald Gordy, Andrew Reavis, Richard Dunbar, Michael Bradford | |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Smith (PG), John Wiggs (C) Anthony Williams, Tony Christiansen | |
| 12:44 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger travels with the ball | 17-12 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Southern | Harry Benton (SF), Tony Christiansen (C) Robert Salberg, Luther Ellington | |
| 12:17 | Southern | Michael Smith makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Allen Ruckman | 17-14 |
| 11:59 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Stewart | 20-14 |
| 11:44 | Southern | Allen Ruckman is hacked by Allen Wilken - foul #1 on Allen Wilken, team foul #6 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis (SF) Habimana Aujla | |
| Subs | Southern | Robert Salberg (SF), Luther Ellington (PF), Richard Stevens (C) Allen Ruckman, John Wiggs, Tony Christiansen | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sammy Donahue (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Andrew Reavis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Wilken (fresh) C - Daniel Bridger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Harry Benton (fresh) SF - Robert Salberg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Luther Ellington (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Stevens (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Southern | Andrew Reavis is called for the reach on Robert Salberg - foul #1 on Andrew Reavis, team foul #7 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Bradford (C) Daniel Bridger | |
| Subs | Southern | Anthony Williams (SG) Harry Benton | |
| 11:32 | Southern | Robert Salberg misses the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 11:32 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Allen Wilken | 20-14 |
| 11:23 | Tennessee | Richard Stevens blocks the jumper by Sammy Donahue | 20-14 |
| 11:21 | Southern | Michael Smith gets the rebound | 20-14 |
| 11:17 | Southern | Robert Salberg misses long on a jumper from the left side | 20-14 |
| 11:15 | Southern | Luther Ellington hits the follow up shot | 20-16 |
| 10:58 | Tennessee | Michael Bradford comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-16 |
| 10:56 | Southern | The rebound goes to Luther Ellington | 20-16 |
| 10:50 | Southern | Anthony Williams hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-19 |
| 10:35 | Tennessee | Michael Bradford misses the lay-in | 20-19 |
| 10:33 | Southern | Luther Ellington grabs the board | 20-19 |
| 10:28 | Southern | Michael Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-19 |
| 10:26 | Southern | Luther Ellington tips it home | 20-21 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee | Luther Ellington steals it from Andrew Reavis | 20-21 |
| 10:12 | Southern | Luther Ellington misses short on a jumper in the paint | 20-21 |
| 10:11 | Tennessee | Michael Bradford snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 09:57 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-21 |
| 09:56 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis grabs the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 09:40 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis is hacked by Robert Salberg - foul #1 on Robert Salberg, team foul #4 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG), Donald Gordy (SG), Richard Dunbar (PF), Daniel Bridger (C) James Stewart, Sammy Donahue, Allen Wilken, Michael Bradford | |
| Subs | Southern | Charlie Brooks (PG), Allen Ruckman (SG), Harry Benton (SF), John Wiggs (PF), Tony Christiansen (C) Michael Smith, Anthony Williams, Robert Salberg, Luther Ellington, Richard Stevens | |
| 09:24 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Felix Collazo and he's fouled by Harry Benton - foul #1 on Harry Benton, team foul #5 | 22-21 |
| 09:24 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis makes the free throw | 23-21 |
| 08:55 | Southern | Harry Benton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 23-21 |
| 08:53 | Southern | Allen Ruckman snags the offensive board | 23-21 |
| 08:43 | Southern | Allen Ruckman drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 08:30 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Felix Collazo | 26-24 |
| 08:03 | Southern | John Wiggs misses the driving attempt in the lane | 26-24 |
| 08:01 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 07:50 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Felix Collazo | 29-24 |
| 07:34 | Southern | John Wiggs comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 29-24 |
| 07:33 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger grabs the board | 29-24 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Felix Collazo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Gordy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Reavis (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Dunbar (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Bridger (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Charlie Brooks (fresh) SG - Allen Ruckman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harry Benton (fresh) PF - John Wiggs (fresh) C - Tony Christiansen (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis's floater is tipped away by John Wiggs | 29-24 |
| 07:18 | Southern | The rebound goes to John Wiggs | 29-24 |
| 07:12 | Southern | Richard Dunbar steals it from John Wiggs | 29-24 |
| 07:10 | Tennessee | Allen Ruckman steps in front of the Felix Collazo pass in the backcourt | 29-24 |
| 06:56 | Southern | Allen Ruckman drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 06:42 | Tennessee | Allen Ruckman steps in front of the Richard Dunbar pass | 29-27 |
| 06:29 | Southern | Allen Ruckman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-27 |
| 06:27 | Southern | Harry Benton tips it back up and in | 29-29 |
| 06:17 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Felix Collazo | 31-29 |
| 06:01 | Southern | Tony Christiansen scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Allen Ruckman and the foul's on Richard Dunbar - foul #2 on Richard Dunbar, team foul #8 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG), Sammy Donahue (SG), Habimana Aujla (SF), Allen Wilken (PF), Michael Bradford (C) Felix Collazo, Donald Gordy, Andrew Reavis, Richard Dunbar, Daniel Bridger | |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Smith (PG), Anthony Williams (SG), Robert Salberg (SF), Luther Ellington (PF) Charlie Brooks, Allen Ruckman, Harry Benton, John Wiggs | |
| 06:01 | Southern | Tony Christiansen makes the free throw | 31-32 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 05:50 | Southern | Michael Smith gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 05:45 | Southern | Robert Salberg comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 05:43 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Michael Bradford | 31-32 |
| 05:37 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from James Stewart | 33-32 |
| 05:19 | Southern | Michael Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Southern | Richard Stevens (C) Tony Christiansen | |
| 05:05 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue hits the follow up shot | 35-32 |
| 04:58 | Southern | Robert Salberg loses the dribble to Sammy Donahue | 35-32 |
| 04:42 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla clanks a turnaround in the lane | 35-32 |
| 04:41 | Southern | Robert Salberg grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 04:37 | Southern | Michael Smith comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 35-32 |
| 04:35 | Tennessee | James Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 04:27 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 04:26 | Southern | Luther Ellington pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 04:22 | Southern | Michael Smith misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 04:20 | Tennessee | Michael Bradford snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 04:07 | Tennessee | James Stewart knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Sammy Donahue | 38-32 |
| 03:55 | Southern | Luther Ellington comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 38-32 |
| 03:54 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to James Stewart | 38-32 |
| 03:40 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla is whistled for traveling | 38-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Gordy (SG), Christopher Slane (PF), Harold Thomas (C) Sammy Donahue, Allen Wilken, Michael Bradford | |
| Subs | Southern | Charlie Brooks (PG), Allen Ruckman (SG), Harry Benton (SF), John Zemaitis (C) Michael Smith, Anthony Williams, Robert Salberg, Luther Ellington | |
| 03:26 | Southern | Allen Ruckman drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Harry Benton | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Gordy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Habimana Aujla (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Slane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Charlie Brooks (fresh) SG - Allen Ruckman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harry Benton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Stevens (fairly fresh) C - John Zemaitis (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Tennessee | John Zemaitis is called for the reach on Harold Thomas - foul #3 on John Zemaitis, team foul #6 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis (SF), Daniel Bridger (C) Habimana Aujla, Harold Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern | Luther Ellington (PF), John Wiggs (C) Richard Stevens, John Zemaitis | |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Gordy | 40-34 |
| 02:51 | Southern | Luther Ellington knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by John Wiggs and the foul's on Andrew Reavis - foul #2 on Andrew Reavis, team foul #9 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG) James Stewart | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 02:51 | Southern | Luther Ellington makes the free throw | 40-37 |
| 02:41 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger's fadeaway is rejected by John Wiggs | 40-37 |
| 02:39 | Southern | Luther Ellington pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 02:20 | Southern | Luther Ellington misses the easy layup | 40-37 |
| 02:18 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 01:57 | Southern | Allen Ruckman gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 01:35 | Southern | Luther Ellington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG), Sammy Donahue (SG), Michael Bradford (C) Felix Collazo, Donald Gordy, Daniel Bridger | |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Smith (PG), Robert Salberg (SF), Richard Stevens (PF) Charlie Brooks, Harry Benton, Luther Ellington | |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | James Stewart hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Christopher Slane | 43-37 |
| 00:59 | Southern | John Wiggs comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Bradford - foul #2 on Michael Bradford, team foul #10 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla (SF) Andrew Reavis | |
| Subs | Southern | Anthony Williams (SG) Allen Ruckman | |
| 00:59 | Southern | John Wiggs misses the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 00:59 | Southern | John Wiggs misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Michael Bradford | 43-37 |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Stevens - foul #1 on Richard Stevens, team foul #7 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Southern | Tony Christiansen (C) John Wiggs | |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane misses the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | Michael Bradford snags the offensive board | 44-37 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue loses the dribble to Robert Salberg | 44-37 |
| 00:19 | Southern | James Stewart takes the ball from Michael Smith | 44-37 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | James Stewart misses the easy layup | 44-37 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla grabs the offensive board | 44-37 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 00:01 | Southern | Richard Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 00:00 | Southern | Richard Stevens misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 44-37 |