| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Dail (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Clyde Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Labadie (fresh) PF - Charlie Cosenza (fresh) 3 reb. C - Milton Walker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Bronson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Melvin Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis Raglin (fresh) 7 pts. C - Brian Warren (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie inbounds the ball | 25-39 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Charlie Cosenza | 28-39 |
| 19:02 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin drills a jumper in the paint | 28-41 |
| 18:38 | Tennessee | Travis Raglin steals the ball from Clyde Esposito | 28-41 |
| 18:13 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Bronson | 28-43 |
| 17:56 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-43 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza misses the tip | 28-43 |
| 17:53 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Brian Warren | 28-43 |
| 17:27 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Clyde Esposito - foul #1 on Clyde Esposito, team foul #1 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman (SF) Melvin Austin | |
| 17:27 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren misses the free throw | 28-45 |
| 17:27 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Milton Walker | 28-45 |
| 17:12 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-45 |
| 17:11 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin gets the rebound | 28-45 |
| 16:45 | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 28-45 |
| 16:44 | Tennessee | Milton Walker gets the rebound | 28-45 |
| 16:15 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-45 |
| 15:46 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren can't finish the layup | 31-45 |
| 15:45 | Tennessee | Milton Walker grabs the board | 31-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Dail (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Clyde Esposito (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Labadie (fairly fresh) PF - Charlie Cosenza (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Milton Walker (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Bronson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Barnes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Stroman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Travis Raglin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Warren (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:31 | Tennessee | Milton Walker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 31-45 |
| 15:29 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes snags the defensive board | 31-45 |
| 15:23 | Southern Cal | John Bronson can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-45 |
| 15:21 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren grabs the offensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 15:04 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes's pass is intercepted by Clyde Esposito | 31-45 |
| 14:42 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Bronson - foul #1 on John Bronson, team foul #1 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Bryan (SG), William Brashears (SF), Norbert Dickinson (PF), David Horn (C) Clyde Esposito, Robert Labadie, Charlie Cosenza, Milton Walker | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Russell Hedrick (SG), Melvin Austin (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Kyle Burke (C) John Bronson, Ronald Barnes, Joseph Stroman, Travis Raglin, Brian Warren | |
| 14:42 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 14:42 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 14:18 | Southern Cal | Stephen Dail is called for the reach on Melvin Austin - foul #2 on Stephen Dail, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Yong Meng (SG) Stephen Dail | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 13:55 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-45 |
| 13:53 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 13:32 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-45 |
| 13:31 | Tennessee | William Brashears pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 13:08 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Yong Meng | 36-45 |
| 12:40 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke misses badly on a floater from the right side | 36-45 |
| 12:39 | Tennessee | David Horn grabs the defensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 12:28 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-45 |
| 12:27 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 12:04 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke knocks in the floater from the baseline | 36-47 |
| 11:50 | Tennessee | Kendall Forte takes the ball from Norbert Dickinson | 36-47 |
| 11:36 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Dail (PG), Clyde Esposito (SG), Robert Labadie (SF), Charlie Cosenza (PF), Milton Walker (C) Frank Bryan, Yong Meng, William Brashears, Norbert Dickinson, David Horn | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Bronson (PG), Ronald Barnes (SG), Joseph Stroman (SF), Travis Raglin (PF), Brian Warren (C) Kendall Forte, Russell Hedrick, Melvin Austin, Dikembe Akiyama, Kyle Burke | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Dail (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Clyde Esposito (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Labadie (fresh) PF - Charlie Cosenza (fresh) 4 reb. C - Milton Walker (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Bronson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Stroman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Travis Raglin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Warren (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:26 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza is hacked by Travis Raglin - foul #1 on Travis Raglin, team foul #2 | 36-47 |
| 11:11 | Tennessee | Joseph Stroman is called for the reach on Milton Walker - foul #1 on Joseph Stroman, team foul #3 | 36-47 |
| 10:55 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 10:54 | Tennessee | Milton Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 10:42 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza misses long on a shot from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 10:41 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin snags the defensive board | 36-47 |
| 10:33 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Travis Raglin, team foul #4 | 36-47 |
| 10:11 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Clyde Esposito | 39-47 |
| 09:46 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-47 |
| 09:45 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin misses the tip | 39-47 |
| 09:44 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Milton Walker | 39-47 |
| 09:23 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 09:21 | Tennessee | Milton Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito misses the 3 from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 09:00 | Tennessee | Milton Walker tips it back up and in | 41-47 |
| 08:31 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Barnes | 41-49 |
| 08:09 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-49 |
| 08:07 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 08:03 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 08:01 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Barnes | 41-49 |
| 07:40 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin blows the layup | 41-49 |
| 07:39 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 07:29 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charlie Cosenza | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Dail (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SG - Clyde Esposito (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Labadie (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charlie Cosenza (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Milton Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Bronson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Barnes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Stroman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Travis Raglin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Warren (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:14 | Southern Cal | Stephen Dail picks off the pass by Joseph Stroman | 44-49 |
| 07:10 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail is fouled on the floor by John Bronson - foul #2 on John Bronson, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Bryan (PG), Yong Meng (SG), William Brashears (SF), Norbert Dickinson (PF), David Horn (C) Stephen Dail, Clyde Esposito, Robert Labadie, Charlie Cosenza, Milton Walker | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Russell Hedrick (SG), Melvin Austin (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Kyle Burke (C) John Bronson, Ronald Barnes, Joseph Stroman, Travis Raglin, Brian Warren | |
| 06:54 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan is called for traveling | 44-49 |
| 06:51 | Southern Cal | Frank Bryan steals the ball from Kendall Forte in the backcourt | 44-49 |
| 06:50 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan can't throw it down | 44-49 |
| 06:48 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 06:22 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Melvin Austin | 44-52 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee | David Horn misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Kyle Burke - foul #2 on Kyle Burke, team foul #6 | 44-52 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee | David Horn misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee | David Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 05:43 | Southern Cal | David Horn is called for the reach on Russell Hedrick - foul #2 on David Horn, team foul #3 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin (PF), Brian Warren (C) Dikembe Akiyama, Kyle Burke | |
| 05:28 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick is whistled for traveling | 45-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Bronson (PG) Kendall Forte | |
| 05:15 | Tennessee | Travis Raglin blocks the jumper by Norbert Dickinson | 45-52 |
| 05:14 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Travis Raglin | 45-52 |
| 04:52 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from John Bronson | 45-54 |
| 04:32 | Tennessee | Yong Meng's fadeaway is rejected by John Bronson | 45-54 |
| 04:31 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 04:12 | Southern Cal | Yong Meng takes the ball from Brian Warren | 45-54 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-54 |
| 03:41 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 03:21 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Russell Hedrick | 45-56 |
| 03:21 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Dail (PG), Clyde Esposito (SG), Robert Labadie (SF), Charlie Cosenza (PF), Milton Walker (C) Frank Bryan, Yong Meng, William Brashears, Norbert Dickinson, David Horn | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (SG), Joseph Stroman (SF) Russell Hedrick, Melvin Austin | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Dail (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Clyde Esposito (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Labadie (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charlie Cosenza (fresh) 4 reb. C - Milton Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Bronson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Stroman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Travis Raglin (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Warren (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 45-56 |
| 03:07 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 03:03 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-56 |
| 03:01 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie grabs the defensive rebound | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:44 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail misses the shot from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza snags the offensive board | 45-56 |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | John Bronson steals it from Stephen Dail | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:08 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes hits a 3 from straight away set up by John Bronson | 45-59 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-59 |
| 02:01 | Southern Cal | John Bronson grabs the board | 45-59 |
| 01:55 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren is hacked by Clyde Esposito - foul #2 on Clyde Esposito, team foul #4 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Bryan (PG), Yong Meng (SG), William Brashears (SF), David Horn (PF) Stephen Dail, Clyde Esposito, Robert Labadie, Charlie Cosenza | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Russell Hedrick (SG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Kyle Burke (C) John Bronson, Ronald Barnes, Travis Raglin, Brian Warren | |
| 01:31 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-59 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee | David Horn pulls down the rebound | 45-59 |
| 01:21 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan hits a 3 from the right wing | 48-59 |
| 00:59 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 00:57 | Tennessee | Yong Meng pulls down the rebound | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Russell Hedrick is called for the reach on Yong Meng - foul #1 on Russell Hedrick, team foul #7 | 48-59 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Yong Meng misses the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:51 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke travels with the ball | 48-59 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan misses the floater from the free throw line | 48-59 |
| 00:22 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick snags the defensive board | 48-59 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte runs out the clock | 48-59 |