| Lineup | Denver | PG - Gilbert Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stanley Willey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Millard Haislip (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Hafford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Fay (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay clanks a floater from the free throw line | 28-28 |
| 19:48 | Denver | Paul Smith grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 19:42 | Denver | Gilbert Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-28 |
| 19:40 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Henry Hafford | 28-28 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford is fouled on the floor by Steven Johnson - foul #1 on Steven Johnson, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee | Steve Warner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay tips it home | 28-30 |
| 18:50 | Denver | Steven Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-30 |
| 18:48 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 18:21 | Tennessee | Donald Smith double dribbles | 28-30 |
| 18:07 | Denver | Paul Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 28-30 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Donald Smith | 28-30 |
| 18:02 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford is hacked by Stanley Willey - foul #1 on Stanley Willey, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| 17:50 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay lays it up and in on a great pass from Millard Haislip | 28-32 |
| 17:22 | Denver | Paul Smith misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Smith - foul #1 on Donald Smith, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Stolberg (PF) Donald Smith | |
| 17:22 | Denver | Paul Smith makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 17:22 | Denver | Paul Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 16:57 | Tennessee | Steve Warner misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Gilbert Johnson - foul #3 on Gilbert Johnson, team foul #3 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Crocker (PG), Corey Korn (SF), Raymond Spiegel (PF), Jeffrey Casey (C) Gilbert Johnson, Paul Smith, Stanley Willey, Paul Reynolds | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Croom (SG), Philip McGraw (SF), Matthew Espiritu (C) Millard Haislip, Henry Hafford, Christopher Fay | |
| 16:57 | Tennessee | Steve Warner misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 16:57 | Tennessee | Steve Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 16:39 | Denver | Corey Korn is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Corey Korn, team foul #4 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Denver | Willard Brown (SF) Steven Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tom Preston (SG) Steve Warner | |
| 16:21 | Tennessee | James Croom comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 30-33 |
| 16:19 | Denver | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Casey | 30-33 |
| 16:13 | Denver | Willard Brown banks in the layup | 32-33 |
| 15:46 | Tennessee | Tom Preston buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Stolberg | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Andrew Crocker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Korn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willard Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Spiegel (fresh) C - Jeffrey Casey (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Croom (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tom Preston (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Philip McGraw (fresh) PF - William Stolberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Espiritu (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey's pass is intercepted by Matthew Espiritu | 32-35 |
| 15:17 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 15:15 | Tennessee | William Stolberg hits the follow up shot | 32-37 |
| 14:52 | Denver | Raymond Spiegel misses the 3 from straight away | 32-37 |
| 14:51 | Denver | Willard Brown tips it back up and in | 34-37 |
| 14:29 | Tennessee | William Stolberg double dribbles | 34-37 |
| Subs | Denver | Gilbert Johnson (PG), Steven Johnson (SG), Paul Smith (SF), Stanley Willey (PF), Paul Reynolds (C) Andrew Crocker, Corey Korn, Willard Brown, Raymond Spiegel, Jeffrey Casey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG), Millard Haislip (SG), Henry Hafford (SF), Donald Smith (PF), Christopher Fay (C) James Croom, Tom Preston, Philip McGraw, William Stolberg, Matthew Espiritu | |
| 14:16 | Denver | Steven Johnson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Millard Haislip - foul #2 on Millard Haislip, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| 14:16 | Denver | Steven Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 14:16 | Denver | Steven Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 14:16 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 13:56 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford is hacked by Paul Reynolds - foul #2 on Paul Reynolds, team foul #5 | 35-37 |
| 13:34 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Millard Haislip | 35-39 |
| 13:19 | Denver | Donald Smith swats the layup by Paul Reynolds | 35-39 |
| 13:17 | Tennessee | Donald Smith snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 12:51 | Tennessee | Paul Reynolds swats the layup by Christopher Fay | 35-39 |
| 12:49 | Denver | Steven Johnson snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 12:43 | Denver | Stanley Willey drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Reynolds | 37-39 |
| 12:20 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Paul Reynolds - foul #3 on Paul Reynolds, team foul #6 | 37-39 |
| 12:20 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 12:20 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 12:05 | Denver | Paul Smith misses the dunk | 37-41 |
| 12:03 | Denver | Stanley Willey hits the follow up shot | 39-41 |
| 11:46 | Tennessee | Steve Warner loses the dribble to Gilbert Johnson | 39-41 |
| 11:41 | Denver | Steven Johnson banks in the layup on a great pass from Gilbert Johnson | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Gilbert Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Willey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Millard Haislip (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Hafford (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Christopher Fay (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Tennessee | Steven Johnson picks off the pass by Christopher Fay | 41-41 |
| 10:59 | Denver | Stanley Willey misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 10:58 | Denver | Paul Reynolds grabs the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 10:39 | Denver | Steve Warner takes the ball from Paul Smith | 41-41 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee | Steve Warner banks in the layup | 41-43 |
| 10:23 | Denver | Steven Johnson is hacked by Christopher Fay - foul #1 on Christopher Fay, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Crocker (PG), Corey Korn (SG), Willard Brown (SF), Jeffrey Casey (PF), Charlie Horton (C) Gilbert Johnson, Steven Johnson, Paul Smith, Stanley Willey, Paul Reynolds | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Croom (PG), Tom Preston (SG), Philip McGraw (SF), William Stolberg (PF), Matthew Espiritu (C) Steve Warner, Millard Haislip, Henry Hafford, Donald Smith, Christopher Fay | |
| 10:11 | Denver | James Croom steals it from Willard Brown | 41-43 |
| 10:08 | Tennessee | James Croom lays it up and in | 41-45 |
| 10:00 | Denver | Charlie Horton can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Matthew Espiritu - foul #1 on Matthew Espiritu, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| 10:00 | Denver | Charlie Horton makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 10:00 | Denver | Charlie Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 09:38 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-45 |
| 09:23 | Denver | The jump hook by Andrew Crocker is blocked by William Stolberg | 43-45 |
| 09:21 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Philip McGraw | 43-45 |
| 09:03 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Casey | 43-45 |
| 08:48 | Denver | Corey Korn misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 08:47 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 08:26 | Tennessee | Tom Preston is fouled on the floor by Charlie Horton - foul #4 on Charlie Horton, team foul #7 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Gilbert Johnson (PG), Steven Johnson (SG), Paul Smith (SF), Stanley Willey (PF), Paul Reynolds (C) Andrew Crocker, Corey Korn, Willard Brown, Jeffrey Casey, Charlie Horton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Millard Haislip (SG), Henry Hafford (SF), Christopher Fay (C) James Croom, Philip McGraw, Matthew Espiritu | |
| 08:26 | Tennessee | Tom Preston makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 08:26 | Tennessee | Tom Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 08:12 | Denver | Stanley Willey is whistled for a carry | 43-47 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG), Donald Smith (PF) Tom Preston, William Stolberg | |
| 08:10 | Tennessee | Gilbert Johnson is called for the reach on Steve Warner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gilbert Johnson, team foul #8 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Crocker (PG) Gilbert Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 08:10 | Tennessee | Steve Warner makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 08:10 | Tennessee | Steve Warner misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 08:10 | Denver | Paul Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 07:54 | Denver | Paul Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 07:35 | Tennessee | Steve Warner is whistled for traveling | 46-48 |
| Subs | Denver | Gilbert Johnson (PG) Andrew Crocker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Gilbert Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steven Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanley Willey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Millard Haislip (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Hafford (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Christopher Fay (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Denver | Paul Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Fay | 46-48 |
| 07:22 | Tennessee | Donald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 06:57 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Steve Warner | 46-51 |
| 06:44 | Denver | Millard Haislip is called for the reach on Steven Johnson - foul #3 on Millard Haislip, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Crocker (SF), Jeffrey Casey (C) Paul Smith, Paul Reynolds | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip McGraw (SF) Henry Hafford | |
| 06:33 | Denver | Andrew Crocker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Stolberg (PF) Donald Smith | |
| 06:13 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay misses the fadeaway in the paint | 46-51 |
| 06:12 | Tennessee | William Stolberg gets the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 06:03 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Casey steps in front of the Christopher Fay pass | 46-51 |
| 05:48 | Denver | Gilbert Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-51 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 05:40 | Tennessee | William Stolberg slams it home and he's fouled by Stanley Willey - foul #2 on Stanley Willey, team foul #9 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Corey Korn (SF), Paul Reynolds (C) Steven Johnson, Stanley Willey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Croom (PG), Tom Preston (SG), Henry Hafford (SF), Matthew Espiritu (C) Steve Warner, Millard Haislip, Philip McGraw, Christopher Fay | |
| 05:40 | Tennessee | William Stolberg misses the free throw | 46-53 |
| 05:40 | Denver | Paul Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 05:18 | Denver | Andrew Crocker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 46-53 |
| 05:16 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to William Stolberg | 46-53 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee | James Croom is hacked by Gilbert Johnson - foul #5 on Gilbert Johnson, team foul #10 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Paul Smith (SF) Gilbert Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Smith (PF) William Stolberg | |
| 04:48 | Tennessee | James Croom makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee | James Croom makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 04:33 | Denver | Tom Preston takes the ball from Jeffrey Casey | 46-55 |
| 04:12 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Casey swats the layup by Matthew Espiritu | 46-55 |
| 04:11 | Tennessee | Donald Smith grabs the offensive board | 46-55 |
| 03:47 | Tennessee | Donald Smith's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Casey | 46-55 |
| 03:45 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey grabs the board | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Denver | Andrew Crocker misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Smith - foul #2 on Donald Smith, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Johnson (SG), Stanley Willey (PF), Charlie Horton (C) Corey Korn, Jeffrey Casey, Paul Reynolds | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG), Millard Haislip (SG), Philip McGraw (SF), Christopher Fay (C) James Croom, Tom Preston, Henry Hafford, Matthew Espiritu | |
| 03:40 | Denver | Andrew Crocker makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 03:40 | Denver | Andrew Crocker makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 03:23 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 03:21 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay tips it back up and in | 48-57 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Andrew Crocker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanley Willey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charlie Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Millard Haislip (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Philip McGraw (fresh) PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. C - Christopher Fay (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Denver | Paul Smith lays it in | 50-57 |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | Donald Smith drills a runner from close range set up by Steve Warner and the foul's on Stanley Willey - foul #3 on Stanley Willey, team foul #11 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Corey Korn (PG) Andrew Crocker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | Donald Smith makes the free throw | 50-60 |
| 02:46 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Paul Reynolds (C) Charlie Horton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Hafford (SF) Philip McGraw | |
| 02:26 | Denver | Paul Smith buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:11 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Millard Haislip and he's fouled by Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #12 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Crocker (PG), Willard Brown (SF), Jeffrey Casey (PF), Charlie Horton (C) Steven Johnson, Paul Smith, Stanley Willey, Paul Reynolds | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:11 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay makes the free throw | 52-63 |
| 02:02 | Denver | Andrew Crocker's pass is intercepted by Millard Haislip | 52-63 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee | Steve Warner lays it up and in on a nice dish by Millard Haislip | 52-65 |
| 01:42 | Denver | Willard Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-65 |
| 01:41 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay snags the defensive board | 52-65 |
| 01:18 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Steve Warner and he's fouled by Charlie Horton - foul #5 on Charlie Horton, team foul #13 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Denver | Raymond Spiegel (PF) Charlie Horton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:18 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay makes the free throw | 52-68 |
| 01:00 | Denver | Corey Korn connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Andrew Crocker | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | Steve Warner misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-68 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | Donald Smith grabs the offensive board | 55-68 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay scores on a turnaround near the basket | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Denver | Steve Warner picks off the pass by Andrew Crocker in the backcourt | 55-70 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Steve Warner runs out the clock | 55-70 |