| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fresh) SG - Sammy Donahue (fresh) SF - Andrew Reavis (fresh) PF - Christopher Slane (fresh) C - Daniel Bridger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Michael Kirksey (fresh) SG - Michael Washburn (fresh) SF - William Kramer (fresh) PF - Cecil Glidewell (fresh) C - John Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Bridger | 3-0 |
| 19:43 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Washburn misses the 3 from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:42 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Tennessee | James Stewart makes the driving attempt from close range and the foul's on William Kramer - foul #1 on William Kramer, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 19:25 | Tennessee | James Stewart misses the free throw | 5-0 |
| 19:25 | Cal Poly SLO | John Williams grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 18:57 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Washburn is fouled on the floor by Daniel Bridger - foul #1 on Daniel Bridger, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:50 | Cal Poly SLO | Daniel Bridger picks off the pass by William Kramer | 5-0 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee | James Stewart clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 18:35 | Cal Poly SLO | Cecil Glidewell grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 18:31 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Washburn hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Michael Kirksey | 5-3 |
| 18:11 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| 18:11 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 18:11 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger makes the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:44 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Kirksey drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Washburn | 7-6 |
| 17:24 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-6 |
| 17:23 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis tips it back up and in | 9-6 |
| 17:10 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Washburn is hacked by Sammy Donahue - foul #1 on Sammy Donahue, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Larry Johnson (PF) Cecil Glidewell | |
| 16:57 | Cal Poly SLO | William Kramer connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Kirksey | 9-8 |
| 16:37 | Tennessee | Michael Kirksey steps in front of the Christopher Slane pass | 9-8 |
| 16:14 | Cal Poly SLO | William Kramer misses the floater from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 16:12 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 15:55 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Michael Washburn - foul #1 on Michael Washburn, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Kevin Shumpert (PG), Michael Ash (SG), Robert Tucker (SF), Cecil Glidewell (PF) Michael Kirksey, Michael Washburn, William Kramer, John Williams | |
| 15:55 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:55 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane misses the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:55 | Cal Poly SLO | Larry Johnson gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sammy Donahue (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Reavis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Slane (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Daniel Bridger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Kevin Shumpert (fresh) SG - Michael Ash (fresh) SF - Robert Tucker (fresh) PF - Cecil Glidewell (fresh) C - Larry Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Tucker misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 15:42 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 15:21 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue is fouled on the floor by Michael Ash - foul #1 on Michael Ash, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Bradford (C) Daniel Bridger | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 15:05 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue makes the fadeaway from the left side | 12-8 |
| 14:37 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Tucker scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Johnson | 12-11 |
| 14:24 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue misses the 3 from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 14:23 | Tennessee | Michael Bradford grabs the offensive board | 12-11 |
| 14:14 | Tennessee | James Stewart is fouled on the floor by Kevin Shumpert - foul #1 on Kevin Shumpert, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG), Donald Gordy (SG), Daniel Bridger (C) James Stewart, Sammy Donahue, Michael Bradford | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Kirksey (PG), Michael Washburn (SG), William Kramer (SF), George Johnston (PF), John Williams (C) Kevin Shumpert, Michael Ash, Robert Tucker, Cecil Glidewell, Larry Johnson | |
| 13:58 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis clanks a jumper from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 13:57 | Cal Poly SLO | William Kramer grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 13:30 | Cal Poly SLO | William Kramer misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Daniel Bridger - foul #2 on Daniel Bridger, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar (PF), Michael Bradford (C) Christopher Slane, Daniel Bridger | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 13:30 | Cal Poly SLO | William Kramer misses the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:30 | Cal Poly SLO | William Kramer makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by William Kramer - foul #2 on William Kramer, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG) Felix Collazo | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Tucker (SF) William Kramer | |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:02 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Kirksey is hacked by Michael Bradford - foul #1 on Michael Bradford, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla (SF) Andrew Reavis | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 12:35 | Cal Poly SLO | Habimana Aujla steps in front of the George Johnston pass | 14-12 |
| 12:27 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by James Stewart | 16-12 |
| 12:11 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Bradford steals it from Michael Washburn | 16-12 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar makes the shot near the basket | 18-12 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Gordy (fresh) SF - Habimana Aujla (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Dunbar (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Bradford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Michael Kirksey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Washburn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Johnston (fresh) C - John Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Cal Poly SLO | George Johnston makes the jumper from the right block set up by Michael Kirksey and he's fouled by Richard Dunbar - foul #1 on Richard Dunbar, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG), Andrew Reavis (SF), Christopher Slane (PF) Donald Gordy, Habimana Aujla, Richard Dunbar | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Kevin Shumpert (PG), Michael Ash (SG), Cecil Glidewell (PF) Michael Kirksey, Michael Washburn, John Williams | |
| 11:41 | Cal Poly SLO | George Johnston makes the free throw | 18-15 |
| 11:22 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Sammy Donahue | 21-15 |
| 10:58 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Ash drills a fadeaway from the left block | 21-17 |
| 10:41 | Tennessee | Michael Bradford is denied on a layup by Cecil Glidewell | 21-17 |
| 10:40 | Cal Poly SLO | George Johnston gets the rebound | 21-17 |
| 10:21 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Ash buries a turnaround from close range set up by Cecil Glidewell and he's hacked by Michael Bradford - foul #2 on Michael Bradford, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG), Harold Thomas (C) James Stewart, Michael Bradford | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Washburn (SG), Larry Johnson (C) Kevin Shumpert, George Johnston | |
| 10:21 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Ash makes the free throw | 21-20 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 09:51 | Cal Poly SLO | Larry Johnson gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 09:46 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Tucker misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 09:45 | Cal Poly SLO | Larry Johnson tips it home | 21-22 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Felix Collazo | 24-22 |
| 09:12 | Cal Poly SLO | Cecil Glidewell misses the lay-in | 24-22 |
| 09:11 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 08:51 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas misses short on a floater from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue snags the offensive board | 24-22 |
| 08:28 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane double dribbles | 24-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG), Donald Gordy (SG), Habimana Aujla (SF) Felix Collazo, Sammy Donahue, Andrew Reavis | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Kirksey (PG), John Cornwall (SF), John Williams (C) Michael Washburn, Robert Tucker, Cecil Glidewell | |
| 08:11 | Cal Poly SLO | John Cornwall hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Johnson | 24-25 |
| 07:52 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane is whistled for traveling | 24-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Washburn (SG), George Johnston (PF) Michael Ash, Larry Johnson | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Gordy (fresh) SF - Habimana Aujla (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Slane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Harold Thomas (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Michael Kirksey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Washburn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cornwall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Williams (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Washburn blows the layup but the foul's on James Stewart - foul #1 on James Stewart, team foul #7 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis (SF), Richard Dunbar (PF) Habimana Aujla, Christopher Slane | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 07:37 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Washburn misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 07:37 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Washburn misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 07:37 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 07:13 | Tennessee | James Stewart misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 07:11 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis can't tip it in | 24-25 |
| 07:10 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar hits the follow up shot | 26-25 |
| 06:58 | Cal Poly SLO | Richard Dunbar swats the short shot by Michael Washburn | 26-25 |
| 06:57 | Cal Poly SLO | John Cornwall can't tip it in | 26-25 |
| 06:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Washburn pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 06:48 | Cal Poly SLO | John Cornwall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-25 |
| 06:46 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 06:40 | Tennessee | James Stewart makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 06:21 | Cal Poly SLO | James Stewart takes the ball from John Cornwall | 29-25 |
| 06:01 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis hits a fadeaway from close range set up by James Stewart and he's hacked by George Johnston - foul #1 on George Johnston, team foul #7 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG), Sammy Donahue (SG), Christopher Slane (PF), Daniel Bridger (C) James Stewart, Donald Gordy, Richard Dunbar, Harold Thomas | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Ash (SG), Robert Tucker (SF), Cecil Glidewell (PF) Michael Washburn, John Cornwall, George Johnston | |
| 06:01 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis makes the free throw | 32-25 |
| 05:42 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Kirksey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 05:41 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 05:38 | Tennessee | Michael Kirksey takes the ball from Felix Collazo in the backcourt | 32-25 |
| 05:37 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Tucker can't throw it down | 32-25 |
| 05:36 | Cal Poly SLO | John Williams tips it home | 32-27 |
| 05:15 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane can't finish the layup | 32-27 |
| 05:13 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis gets the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 05:06 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Slane | 34-27 |
| 04:49 | Cal Poly SLO | Cecil Glidewell knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 34-29 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-29 |
| 04:30 | Cal Poly SLO | John Williams gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 04:09 | Cal Poly SLO | Cecil Glidewell knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Michael Ash | 34-31 |
| 03:57 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 03:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Cecil Glidewell pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 03:30 | Cal Poly SLO | Cecil Glidewell is called for traveling | 34-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG), Donald Gordy (SG), Habimana Aujla (SF) Felix Collazo, Sammy Donahue, Andrew Reavis | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Washburn (SG), William Kramer (SF), Larry Johnson (PF), George Johnston (C) Michael Kirksey, Robert Tucker, Cecil Glidewell, John Williams | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Gordy (fresh) SF - Habimana Aujla (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Slane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Bridger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Michael Ash (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Washburn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Kramer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Tennessee | James Stewart clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 34-31 |
| 03:09 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to William Kramer | 34-31 |
| 03:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Ash is hacked by James Stewart in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Stewart, team foul #8 | 34-31 |
| 03:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Ash makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 03:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Ash makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Habimana Aujla | 36-33 |
| 02:23 | Cal Poly SLO | William Kramer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG), Richard Dunbar (PF) Donald Gordy, Christopher Slane | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Kevin Shumpert (PG) Michael Ash | |
| 02:05 | Tennessee | James Stewart can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar snags the offensive board | 36-33 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Sammy Donahue | 38-33 |
| 01:38 | Cal Poly SLO | George Johnston misses the shot from the free throw line | 38-33 |
| 01:36 | Tennessee | James Stewart grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 01:12 | Tennessee | Kevin Shumpert steps in front of the James Stewart pass | 38-33 |
| 01:05 | Cal Poly SLO | The jump hook by Larry Johnson is blocked by Richard Dunbar | 38-33 |
| 01:04 | Tennessee | James Stewart gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Sammy Donahue, team foul #9 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Gordy (SG), Andrew Reavis (SF), Christopher Slane (PF) Sammy Donahue, Habimana Aujla, Richard Dunbar | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Kirksey (PG), Cecil Glidewell (PF), John Williams (C) Kevin Shumpert, Larry Johnson, George Johnston | |
| 00:45 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Washburn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Stewart | 40-33 |
| 00:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Washburn can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 40-33 |
| 00:01 | Cal Poly SLO | John Williams tips it back up and in | 40-35 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 40-35 |