| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Glenn Gibson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donnie Scharfenberg (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Martin Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Deboer (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jerry Amar (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SG - Allen Wilken (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Wesley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Habimana Aujla (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Donald Boston (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Tennessee | Donald Boston hits the finger roll on a great pass from Habimana Aujla | 29-38 |
| 19:37 | Belmont | Jerry Amar misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Donald Boston - foul #2 on Donald Boston, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| 19:37 | Belmont | Jerry Amar makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 19:37 | Belmont | Jerry Amar misses the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 19:37 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Habimana Aujla | 30-38 |
| 19:25 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Habimana Aujla is blocked by John Deboer | 30-38 |
| 19:24 | Tennessee | James Stewart tips it in | 30-40 |
| 19:00 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Wesley - foul #2 on Robert Wesley, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| 19:00 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 19:00 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 19:00 | Tennessee | Donald Boston grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee | James Stewart is fouled on the floor by Glenn Gibson - foul #3 on Glenn Gibson, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Linneman (PG) Glenn Gibson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:47 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 31-40 |
| 18:45 | Belmont | Martin Brown pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 18:26 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Amar | 34-40 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley misses the jumper from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 18:14 | Belmont | Walter Linneman gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 18:07 | Belmont | Walter Linneman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Walter Linneman, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by James Stewart | 34-42 |
| 17:36 | Belmont | Walter Linneman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 17:35 | Belmont | Martin Brown hits the follow up shot | 36-42 |
| 17:20 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Eggleston (SG), Matthew Burke (PF), Lawrence Ngo (C) Donnie Scharfenberg, John Deboer, Jerry Amar | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (PG), Richard Dunbar (PF) Allen Wilken, Robert Wesley | |
| 17:02 | Belmont | Richard Dunbar picks off the pass by Walter Linneman | 36-42 |
| 16:45 | Tennessee | James Stewart misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Eggleston - foul #2 on David Eggleston, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kermit Hampton (C) Martin Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:45 | Tennessee | James Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 16:45 | Tennessee | James Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 16:24 | Belmont | Matthew Burke is whistled for traveling | 36-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg (SG), John Deboer (PF) David Eggleston, Kermit Hampton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:12 | Tennessee | James Stewart comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 16:11 | Belmont | Matthew Burke grabs the board | 36-44 |
| 15:52 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Walter Linneman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donnie Scharfenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Ngo (fresh) PF - John Deboer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. C - Matthew Burke (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gregory Hidalgo (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Habimana Aujla (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Dunbar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Boston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Tennessee | Donald Boston is hacked by Matthew Burke - foul #2 on Matthew Burke, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Gibson (PG), Martin Brown (SF), Jerry Amar (C) Walter Linneman, Lawrence Ngo, Matthew Burke | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (SG), Robert Wesley (SF) Gregory Hidalgo, Richard Dunbar | |
| 15:22 | Tennessee | James Stewart is fouled on the floor by Donnie Scharfenberg - foul #2 on Donnie Scharfenberg, team foul #5 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Thomas (C) Donald Boston | |
| 15:04 | Tennessee | Martin Brown is called for the reach on James Stewart - foul #3 on Martin Brown, team foul #6 | 38-44 |
| 14:45 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla blows the layup | 38-44 |
| 14:44 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo tips it back up and in | 38-46 |
| 14:38 | Belmont | Felix Collazo is called for the reach on Glenn Gibson - foul #4 on Felix Collazo, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Linneman (SG), Matthew Burke (PF) Donnie Scharfenberg, John Deboer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Allen Wilken (SG) Felix Collazo | |
| 14:16 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Walter Linneman | 41-46 |
| 14:03 | Tennessee | James Stewart blows the dunk | 41-46 |
| 14:02 | Belmont | Matthew Burke pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 13:39 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Martin Brown | 44-46 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee | James Stewart slams it home on a nice dish by Habimana Aujla | 44-48 |
| 13:06 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 12:42 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Stewart | 44-50 |
| 12:24 | Belmont | Walter Linneman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 12:23 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 12:13 | Tennessee | Martin Brown steals it from Allen Wilken | 44-50 |
| 11:59 | Belmont | Matthew Burke misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-50 |
| 11:57 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 11:52 | Tennessee | James Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Eggleston (PG), Donnie Scharfenberg (SG), Lawrence Ngo (SF), John Deboer (PF), Kermit Hampton (C) Glenn Gibson, Walter Linneman, Martin Brown, Matthew Burke, Jerry Amar | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (PG), Richard Dunbar (PF), Donald Boston (C) Allen Wilken, Habimana Aujla, Harold Thomas | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Eggleston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donnie Scharfenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Ngo (fresh) PF - John Deboer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. C - Kermit Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gregory Hidalgo (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Stewart (tiring) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Wesley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Richard Dunbar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Boston (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Belmont | David Eggleston can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-50 |
| 11:35 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Donald Boston | 44-50 |
| 11:30 | Tennessee | James Stewart misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 11:28 | Tennessee | Donald Boston tips it back up and in | 44-52 |
| 11:05 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton misses short on a floater from the right side | 44-52 |
| 11:04 | Belmont | John Deboer hits the follow up shot | 46-52 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee | James Stewart buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Gregory Hidalgo | 46-54 |
| 10:54 | Belmont | David Eggleston misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 10:52 | Belmont | John Deboer misses the tip | 46-54 |
| 10:51 | Tennessee | James Stewart gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| 10:30 | Tennessee | Donald Boston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-54 |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Gibson (PG) David Eggleston | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Allen Wilken (SG), Habimana Aujla (SF) James Stewart, Robert Wesley | |
| 10:10 | Belmont | John Deboer drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Glenn Gibson | 48-54 |
| 10:03 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-54 |
| 10:02 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 09:52 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-54 |
| 09:51 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 09:38 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla hits a turnaround from close range set up by Allen Wilken | 48-56 |
| 09:26 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-56 |
| 09:25 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 09:12 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 48-56 |
| 09:10 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar grabs the offensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken lays it up and in on a great pass from Gregory Hidalgo and he's fouled by Lawrence Ngo - foul #3 on Lawrence Ngo, team foul #7 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Linneman (SG), Martin Brown (SF), Matthew Burke (PF), Jerry Amar (C) Donnie Scharfenberg, Lawrence Ngo, John Deboer, Kermit Hampton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Wesley (SF), Harold Thomas (PF), George Osterberger (C) Habimana Aujla, Richard Dunbar, Donald Boston | |
| 09:02 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken misses the free throw | 48-58 |
| 09:02 | Belmont | Martin Brown pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 08:42 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson is hacked by Gregory Hidalgo - foul #1 on Gregory Hidalgo, team foul #4 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Eggleston (SG) Glenn Gibson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG) Gregory Hidalgo | |
| 08:30 | Belmont | Walter Linneman is hacked by Allen Wilken - foul #1 on Allen Wilken, team foul #5 | 48-58 |
| 08:13 | Belmont | Walter Linneman misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on James Stewart - foul #3 on James Stewart, team foul #6 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (PG), Habimana Aujla (PF) Allen Wilken, George Osterberger | |
| 08:13 | Belmont | Walter Linneman makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 08:13 | Belmont | Walter Linneman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 07:59 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 50-58 |
| 07:57 | Belmont | Jerry Amar grabs the board | 50-58 |
| 07:39 | Belmont | Matthew Burke hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Jerry Amar | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Walter Linneman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Eggleston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Burke (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Jerry Amar (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gregory Hidalgo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Wesley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Habimana Aujla (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Harold Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-58 |
| 07:30 | Belmont | David Eggleston grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 07:19 | Belmont | Matthew Burke misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-58 |
| 07:18 | Belmont | Jerry Amar tips it back up and in | 54-58 |
| 07:01 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas lays it up and in set up by James Stewart | 54-60 |
| 06:57 | Belmont | Martin Brown scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by David Eggleston | 56-60 |
| 06:53 | Tennessee | Martin Brown swats the dunk try by James Stewart | 56-60 |
| 06:51 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 06:36 | Tennessee | James Stewart clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 56-60 |
| 06:35 | Belmont | Matthew Burke pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 06:20 | Belmont | David Eggleston can't connect on a floater from the right side | 56-60 |
| 06:19 | Tennessee | James Stewart gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 06:07 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 56-60 |
| 06:05 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley grabs the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 05:52 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Martin Brown - foul #4 on Martin Brown, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Gibson (PG), Donnie Scharfenberg (SG), Lawrence Ngo (SF), John Deboer (PF), Kermit Hampton (C) Walter Linneman, David Eggleston, Martin Brown, Matthew Burke, Jerry Amar | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (SG), Richard Dunbar (PF), Donald Boston (C) Gregory Hidalgo, Habimana Aujla, Harold Thomas | |
| 05:52 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:52 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:52 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| 05:42 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg clanks a floater from the free throw line | 56-61 |
| 05:40 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo tips it home | 58-61 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee | Donald Boston hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Wesley | 58-63 |
| 05:10 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-63 |
| 05:09 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar snags the defensive board | 58-63 |
| 05:04 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-63 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee | Donald Boston tips it home | 58-65 |
| 04:43 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-65 |
| 04:42 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar pulls down the rebound | 58-65 |
| 04:37 | Tennessee | James Stewart scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-67 |
| 04:20 | Belmont | Richard Dunbar picks off the pass by Kermit Hampton | 58-67 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Wesley | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:04 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-70 |
| 04:03 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Donald Boston | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-70 |
| 03:42 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar snags the offensive board | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar misses long on a floater from the left wing | 58-70 |
| 03:11 | Belmont | John Deboer pulls down the rebound | 58-70 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Glenn Gibson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donnie Scharfenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Ngo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Deboer (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kermit Hampton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (tiring) 24 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Felix Collazo (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Wesley (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Dunbar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Boston (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:58 | Belmont | John Deboer misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Donald Boston - foul #3 on Donald Boston, team foul #7 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Linneman (PG), David Eggleston (SG), Martin Brown (SF), Jerry Amar (C) Glenn Gibson, Donnie Scharfenberg, Lawrence Ngo, Kermit Hampton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (PG), Allen Wilken (SF), Habimana Aujla (PF), George Osterberger (C) James Stewart, Robert Wesley, Richard Dunbar, Donald Boston | |
| 02:58 | Belmont | John Deboer misses the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 02:58 | Belmont | John Deboer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 02:38 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Walter Linneman - foul #3 on Walter Linneman, team foul #9 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Burke (PF) John Deboer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:38 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla makes the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 02:38 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla makes the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| 02:24 | Belmont | Gregory Hidalgo picks off the pass by Jerry Amar | 59-72 |
| 02:00 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo is fouled on the floor by Walter Linneman - foul #4 on Walter Linneman, team foul #10 | 59-72 |
| Subs | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo (SF), Kermit Hampton (C) Martin Brown, Jerry Amar | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Wesley (SF), Richard Dunbar (PF), Harold Thomas (C) Felix Collazo, Habimana Aujla, George Osterberger | |
| 02:00 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo misses the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 02:00 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| 01:57 | Belmont | Walter Linneman is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #5 on Walter Linneman, team foul #11 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Belmont | Edgar Robinson (SG) Walter Linneman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:35 | Tennessee | Lawrence Ngo is called for the reach on Robert Wesley - foul #4 on Lawrence Ngo, team foul #12 | 59-73 |
| 01:35 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley misses the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 01:35 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| 01:26 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-74 |
| 01:07 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar is whistled for a carry | 59-74 |
| 00:53 | Belmont | David Eggleston connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lawrence Ngo and he's hacked by Richard Dunbar - foul #1 on Richard Dunbar, team foul #8 | 61-74 |
| 00:53 | Belmont | David Eggleston makes the free throw | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-74 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-74 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo runs out the clock | 62-74 |