| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Otis Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Weissman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Manuel Spradling (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Randy Logan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Albert Strawn (fresh) SF - Walter Laplant (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Marks (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Don (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Walter Laplant inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Central Michigan | William Weissman takes the ball from Norman Marks | 27-37 |
| 19:31 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes can't connect on a runner in the lane | 27-37 |
| 19:30 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 19:07 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks misses long on a shot from the right block | 27-37 |
| 19:06 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 18:48 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jonathan Leach | 29-37 |
| 18:39 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-37 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes is fouled on the floor by Walter Laplant - foul #3 on Walter Laplant, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons (PG) Walter Laplant | |
| 18:06 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 18:05 | Tennessee | William Weissman tips it back up and in | 31-37 |
| 17:52 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Johnny Don is denied by William Weissman | 31-37 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | William Weissman grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 17:44 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes misses the floater from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 17:42 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Johnny Don | 31-37 |
| 17:38 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Otis Hughes - foul #1 on Otis Hughes, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski (SG), David Trinh (PF), Dustin Larrabee (C) Jonathan Leach, William Weissman, Manuel Spradling | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson (SG), Jason Oakley (C) Albert Strawn, Johnny Don | |
| 17:38 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 17:38 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 17:10 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 31-39 |
| 17:09 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 17:04 | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Randy Logan | 31-42 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the 3 from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 16:46 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 16:39 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-42 |
| 16:38 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 16:23 | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons clanks a 3 from the right corner | 31-42 |
| 16:21 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks tips it in | 31-44 |
| 16:05 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Yeager | 33-44 |
| 15:59 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-47 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Orcholski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Otis Hughes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - David Trinh (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Larrabee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Tim Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randy Logan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Norman Marks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Jason Oakley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 33-47 |
| 15:37 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski snags the offensive board | 33-47 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee | David Trinh knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Yeager | 35-47 |
| 15:03 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Jason Oakley is denied by Dustin Larrabee | 35-47 |
| 15:01 | Tennessee | David Trinh grabs the board | 35-47 |
| 14:39 | Tennessee | David Trinh buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Yeager | 38-47 |
| 14:24 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley makes the jumper from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 14:00 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Randy Logan - foul #1 on Randy Logan, team foul #2 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG), Paul Reading (PF), Manuel Spradling (C) Joseph Yeager, David Trinh, Dustin Larrabee | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (PG), Albert Strawn (SG), Walter Laplant (SF), Peter Owens (PF), Johnny Don (C) Tim Simmons, Carl Henderson, Randy Logan, Norman Marks, Jason Oakley | |
| 14:00 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 14:00 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 14:00 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Johnny Don | 39-49 |
| 13:34 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (PG) Otis Hughes | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:23 | Tennessee | Paul Reading is hacked by Albert Strawn - foul #1 on Albert Strawn, team foul #3 | 39-49 |
| 13:12 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Patrick Orcholski and he's hacked by Johnny Don - foul #2 on Johnny Don, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| 13:12 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach misses the free throw | 41-49 |
| 13:12 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Reading | 41-49 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee | Devon Graham hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Patrick Orcholski | 43-49 |
| 12:47 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Peter Owens is blocked by Paul Reading | 43-49 |
| 12:45 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don can't tip it in | 43-49 |
| 12:43 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jonathan Leach | 43-49 |
| 12:39 | Tennessee | Kerry Honeycutt steps in front of the Devon Graham pass in the backcourt | 43-49 |
| 12:36 | Central Michigan | Walter Laplant banks in the layup set up by Kerry Honeycutt | 43-51 |
| 12:16 | Tennessee | Walter Laplant takes the ball from Devon Graham | 43-51 |
| 11:57 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 43-51 |
| 11:55 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach grabs the board | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Devon Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Leach (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Patrick Orcholski (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Reading (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Manuel Spradling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Albert Strawn (fresh) SF - Walter Laplant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Owens (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Don (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 43-51 |
| 11:39 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling tips it back up and in | 45-51 |
| 11:22 | Central Michigan | Walter Laplant can't finish the layup | 45-51 |
| 11:21 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 10:56 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach is hacked by Johnny Don - foul #3 on Johnny Don, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Otis Hughes (SF), William Weissman (C) Devon Graham, Patrick Orcholski, Manuel Spradling | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons (PG), Carl Henderson (SG), Randy Logan (SF), Norman Marks (PF), Jason Oakley (C) Kerry Honeycutt, Albert Strawn, Walter Laplant, Peter Owens, Johnny Don | |
| 10:38 | Tennessee | Jason Oakley is called for the reach on Paul Reading - foul #1 on Jason Oakley, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Trinh (SG) Jonathan Leach | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | David Trinh can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-51 |
| 10:25 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 10:15 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left block | 45-51 |
| 10:14 | Tennessee | William Weissman pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 10:00 | Tennessee | David Trinh misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 09:59 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 09:54 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 45-51 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee | David Trinh gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 09:36 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes loses the ball out of bounds | 45-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (PG), Albert Strawn (SG), Peter Owens (PF) Tim Simmons, Carl Henderson, Norman Marks | |
| 09:07 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 45-51 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 08:59 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager buries a jumper from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 08:36 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 08:35 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt snags the offensive board | 47-51 |
| 08:12 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 08:10 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley can't tip it in | 47-51 |
| 08:09 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens tips it in | 47-53 |
| 07:54 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Paul Reading and he's hacked by Peter Owens - foul #1 on Peter Owens, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski (SG), Dustin Larrabee (PF), Manuel Spradling (C) David Trinh, Paul Reading, William Weissman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons (PG), Carl Henderson (SG), Walter Laplant (SF), Johnny Don (C) Kerry Honeycutt, Albert Strawn, Randy Logan, Jason Oakley | |
| 07:54 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the free throw | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Otis Hughes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Dustin Larrabee (fresh) C - Manuel Spradling (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Tim Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Laplant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Owens (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Don (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:40 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dustin Larrabee - foul #1 on Dustin Larrabee, team foul #2 | 50-53 |
| 07:40 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 07:40 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 07:13 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-55 |
| 07:12 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 07:01 | Central Michigan | Joseph Yeager takes the ball from Peter Owens | 50-55 |
| 06:38 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-55 |
| 06:36 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Spradling | 50-55 |
| 06:20 | Tennessee | Walter Laplant takes the ball from Joseph Yeager | 50-55 |
| 06:17 | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons misses the easy layup | 50-55 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes misses long on a jumper from the left side | 50-55 |
| 06:06 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 06:00 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG), Paul Reading (PF) Patrick Orcholski, Dustin Larrabee | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (PG), Albert Strawn (SG), Randy Logan (SF), Norman Marks (PF) Tim Simmons, Carl Henderson, Walter Laplant, Peter Owens | |
| 05:44 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-55 |
| 05:36 | Tennessee | Randy Logan steals the ball from Paul Reading | 50-55 |
| 05:33 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn banks in the layup set up by Randy Logan | 50-57 |
| 05:14 | Tennessee | Paul Reading buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 04:55 | Central Michigan | Paul Reading picks off the pass by Johnny Don out of a doubleteam | 53-57 |
| 04:36 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Paul Reading | 55-57 |
| 04:23 | Central Michigan | Otis Hughes picks off the pass by Randy Logan | 55-57 |
| 04:20 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager slams it home on a great pass from Otis Hughes | 57-57 |
| 03:56 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Albert Strawn | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (tiring) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Leach (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Otis Hughes (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Manuel Spradling (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Albert Strawn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Logan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Norman Marks (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Johnny Don (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:42 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-59 |
| 03:41 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 03:17 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 03:16 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 02:55 | Tennessee | Paul Reading is hacked by Kerry Honeycutt - foul #4 on Kerry Honeycutt, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (PG), Patrick Orcholski (SG), David Trinh (SF), William Weissman (C) Joseph Yeager, Jonathan Leach, Otis Hughes, Manuel Spradling | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tim Simmons (PG), Carl Henderson (SG), Walter Laplant (SF), Peter Owens (PF), Jason Oakley (C) Kerry Honeycutt, Albert Strawn, Randy Logan, Norman Marks, Johnny Don | |
| 02:55 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 02:55 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 02:53 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (PG), Albert Strawn (SG), Randy Logan (SF) Tim Simmons, Carl Henderson, Walter Laplant | |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Kerry Honeycutt | 59-61 |
| 02:29 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Jonathan Leach (SG), Otis Hughes (SF) Devon Graham, Patrick Orcholski, David Trinh | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Norman Marks (PF) Peter Owens | |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Norman Marks - foul #3 on Norman Marks, team foul #9 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling (C) William Weissman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Johnny Don (C) Jason Oakley | |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 01:59 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-61 |
| 01:49 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jonathan Leach | 63-61 |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-61 |
| 01:31 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 01:08 | Tennessee | Paul Reading buries a fadeaway from the right block | 65-61 |
| 00:53 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt knocks in the floater from the baseline | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-63 |
| 00:28 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right block | 65-63 |
| 00:17 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn hits the follow up shot | 65-65 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Johnny Don swats the short shot by Joseph Yeager | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - Otis Hughes (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Manuel Spradling (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Albert Strawn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Logan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Norman Marks (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Johnny Don (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling wins the tip | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:47 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager is fouled on the floor by Albert Strawn - foul #2 on Albert Strawn, team foul #10 | 65-65 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 04:30 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-65 |
| 04:28 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager gets the rebound | 67-65 |
| 04:12 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Manuel Spradling is denied by Norman Marks | 67-65 |
| 04:11 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes hits the follow up shot | 69-65 |
| 04:04 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-65 |
| 04:03 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks tips it home | 69-67 |
| 03:39 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes makes the fadeaway from the left side | 71-67 |
| 03:35 | Central Michigan | Manuel Spradling steals the ball from Albert Strawn | 71-67 |
| 03:22 | Tennessee | Paul Reading is hacked by Johnny Don - foul #4 on Johnny Don, team foul #11 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski (SG), William Weissman (C) Jonathan Leach, Manuel Spradling | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley (C) Johnny Don | |
| 03:22 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 03:22 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 03:00 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Albert Strawn | 73-70 |
| 03:00 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes is fouled on the floor by Kerry Honeycutt - foul #5 on Kerry Honeycutt, team foul #12 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling (C) William Weissman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walter Laplant (SF), Johnny Don (C) Kerry Honeycutt, Jason Oakley | |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 02:23 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Randy Logan | 75-72 |
| 02:07 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski is called for traveling | 75-72 |
| 01:51 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don can't connect on a runner from the left block | 75-72 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling snags the defensive board | 75-72 |
| 01:28 | Tennessee | Norman Marks steps in front of the Manuel Spradling pass | 75-72 |
| 01:12 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Yeager - foul #1 on Joseph Yeager, team foul #3 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG) Patrick Orcholski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 01:12 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 01:12 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:56 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager is hacked by Randy Logan - foul #2 on Randy Logan, team foul #13 | 75-74 |
| 00:56 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:56 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (tiring) 24 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - Otis Hughes (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Paul Reading (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Manuel Spradling (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Randy Logan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Strawn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Laplant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Norman Marks (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Johnny Don (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 00:40 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 79-77 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 79-79 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-79 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 79-79 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - Otis Hughes (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Manuel Spradling (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Randy Logan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Strawn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Laplant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Norman Marks (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Johnny Don (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling wins the tip | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 79-79 |
| 04:32 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks snags the defensive board | 79-79 |
| 04:11 | Central Michigan | Walter Laplant loses the dribble to Paul Reading | 79-79 |
| 04:04 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 81-79 |
| 03:38 | Central Michigan | Paul Reading is called for the reach on Walter Laplant - foul #4 on Paul Reading, team foul #4 | 81-79 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Weissman (C) Manuel Spradling | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley (C) Johnny Don | |
| 03:27 | Central Michigan | Walter Laplant is hacked by Paul Reading - foul #5 on Paul Reading, team foul #5 | 81-79 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee (C) Paul Reading | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 03:12 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks's floater is knocked away by Otis Hughes | 81-79 |
| 03:11 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley gets the offensive rebound | 81-79 |
| 02:52 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 81-79 |
| 02:51 | Central Michigan | Jason Oakley grabs the offensive rebound | 81-79 |
| 02:51 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-79 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling (C) Dustin Larrabee | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Johnny Don (C) Jason Oakley | |
| 02:41 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right wing | 81-79 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | William Weissman gets the rebound | 81-79 |
| 02:19 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes's fadeaway is rejected by Norman Marks | 81-79 |
| 02:18 | Central Michigan | Walter Laplant pulls down the rebound | 81-79 |
| 02:10 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Walter Laplant | 81-82 |
| 01:48 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Randy Logan - foul #3 on Randy Logan, team foul #14 | 81-82 |
| 01:48 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the 1st free throw | 81-82 |
| 01:48 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 82-82 |
| 01:28 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 82-82 |
| 01:27 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Manuel Spradling | 82-82 |
| 01:20 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by William Weissman | 84-82 |
| 01:05 | Central Michigan | Johnny Don drills a shot from just outside the lane | 84-84 |
| 00:47 | Tennessee | Albert Strawn takes the ball from Joseph Yeager | 84-84 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 31 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Leach (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - Otis Hughes (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Weissman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Spradling (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Randy Logan (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Albert Strawn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Laplant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Norman Marks (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Johnny Don (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 84-84 |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Albert Strawn hits the follow up shot | 84-86 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Walter Laplant - foul #4 on Walter Laplant, team foul #15 | 84-86 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 84-86 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 85-86 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Leach is called for the reach on Johnny Don in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathan Leach, team foul #6 | 85-86 |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Walter Laplant is hacked by Otis Hughes - foul #2 on Otis Hughes, team foul #7 | 85-86 |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Walter Laplant misses the 1st free throw | 85-86 |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks gets the offensive rebound | 85-86 |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks is hacked by William Weissman - foul #3 on William Weissman, team foul #8 | 85-86 |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | Norman Marks misses the 1st free throw | 85-86 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling gets the rebound | 85-86 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Randy Logan - foul #4 on Randy Logan, team foul #16 | 85-86 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 86-86 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 87-86 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 87-86 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Randy Logan misses long on a halfcourt shot | 87-86 |