| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Angulo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Dingman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) PF - Arthur Shelton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Cales (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Frank Bryan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clyde Esposito (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Labadie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Norbert Dickinson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Charlie Cosenza (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales is fouled on the floor by Charlie Cosenza - foul #3 on Charlie Cosenza, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Milton Walker (C) Charlie Cosenza | |
| 19:34 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Robert Angulo | 37-31 |
| 19:11 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Arthur Shelton - foul #1 on Arthur Shelton, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| 19:11 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 19:11 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 18:55 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Milton Walker - foul #1 on Milton Walker, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| 18:55 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 18:55 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 18:39 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-35 |
| 18:18 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales blows the layup but he's hacked by Milton Walker - foul #2 on Milton Walker, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| 18:18 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 18:18 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales misses the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 18:18 | Tennessee | Milton Walker grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Bryan, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Hahn (SG) Frank Bryan | |
| 18:08 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards loses the ball out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arron Gatewood (PF) Norbert Dickinson | |
| 17:50 | Tennessee | Arthur Shelton blocks the short jumper by Milton Walker | 40-35 |
| 17:48 | Tennessee | Milton Walker tips it home | 40-37 |
| 17:29 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 17:27 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards grabs the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 17:09 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 40-37 |
| 17:07 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Arron Gatewood | 40-37 |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 16:52 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 16:48 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman is fouled on the floor by Donald Hahn - foul #1 on Donald Hahn, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll (PG), Michael McCarty (SG), Michael Schneider (SF), Richard Cottrill (PF), Benjamin Davies (C) Robert Angulo, Lawrence Dingman, Jay Edwards, Arthur Shelton, Thomas Cales | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Yong Meng (PG), Jon Johnson (SF), Norbert Dickinson (PF) Clyde Esposito, Robert Labadie, Milton Walker | |
| 16:39 | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 16:38 | Tennessee | Arron Gatewood gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:34 | Tennessee | Jon Johnson scores on a jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Michael Schneider - foul #1 on Michael Schneider, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| 16:34 | Tennessee | Jon Johnson makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 16:20 | Northern Iowa | Jon Johnson steals it from Richard Cottrill | 40-40 |
| 16:17 | Tennessee | Donald Hahn hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jon Johnson | 40-42 |
| 15:59 | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-42 |
| 15:58 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll tips it home | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brandon Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael McCarty (fresh) SF - Michael Schneider (fresh) PF - Richard Cottrill (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Davies (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Yong Meng (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Hahn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jon Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Norbert Dickinson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Arron Gatewood (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Tennessee | Michael Schneider is called for the reach on Yong Meng - foul #2 on Michael Schneider, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales (C) Benjamin Davies | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Bryan (PG), Clyde Esposito (SG), Charlie Cosenza (PF), Milton Walker (C) Yong Meng, Donald Hahn, Norbert Dickinson, Arron Gatewood | |
| 15:31 | Tennessee | Jon Johnson loses the dribble to Brandon Carroll | 42-42 |
| 15:27 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll lays it in | 44-42 |
| 15:13 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza tips it home | 44-44 |
| 15:05 | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty is called for traveling | 44-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Jay Edwards (SF), Arthur Shelton (PF) Michael McCarty, Michael Schneider, Richard Cottrill | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Labadie (SF) Jon Johnson | |
| 14:46 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan connects on the 3 from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 14:28 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 14:27 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton grabs the offensive board | 44-47 |
| 14:08 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales connects on the floater from the baseline | 46-47 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Clyde Esposito | 46-49 |
| 13:38 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-49 |
| 13:37 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales grabs the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 13:26 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 46-49 |
| 13:25 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards grabs the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 13:07 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 13:06 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Milton Walker | 46-49 |
| 13:02 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 12:45 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll is fouled on the floor by Frank Bryan - foul #4 on Frank Bryan, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty (PG), Lawrence Dingman (SG), Michael Schneider (SF), Richard Cottrill (PF), Benjamin Davies (C) Robert Angulo, Brandon Carroll, Jay Edwards, Arthur Shelton, Thomas Cales | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Yong Meng (PG), Donald Hahn (SG), Jon Johnson (SF), Norbert Dickinson (PF), Arron Gatewood (C) Frank Bryan, Clyde Esposito, Robert Labadie, Charlie Cosenza, Milton Walker | |
| 12:24 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman is hacked by Jon Johnson - foul #1 on Jon Johnson, team foul #7 | 46-49 |
| 12:24 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 12:24 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 12:02 | Tennessee | Jon Johnson misses the jumper from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 12:00 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Schneider | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Michael McCarty (fresh) SG - Lawrence Dingman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Schneider (fresh) PF - Richard Cottrill (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Davies (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Yong Meng (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Hahn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jon Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Norbert Dickinson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Arron Gatewood (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Davies drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Michael McCarty | 50-49 |
| 11:29 | Tennessee | Donald Hahn is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Davies - foul #1 on Benjamin Davies, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Thomas Cales (C) Michael McCarty, Benjamin Davies | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza (C) Arron Gatewood | |
| 11:04 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Cales - foul #1 on Thomas Cales, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards (SF) Richard Cottrill | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Labadie (SF) Jon Johnson | |
| 11:04 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 11:04 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 11:04 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 10:45 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Robert Angulo | 52-50 |
| 10:19 | Tennessee | Donald Hahn misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 10:17 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Schneider | 52-50 |
| 09:57 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman travels with the ball | 52-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll (PG), Michael McCarty (SG), Arthur Shelton (PF) Robert Angulo, Lawrence Dingman, Michael Schneider | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito (PG), Jon Johnson (SF), Arron Gatewood (PF), Milton Walker (C) Yong Meng, Donald Hahn, Norbert Dickinson, Charlie Cosenza | |
| 09:40 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 52-50 |
| 09:39 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 09:34 | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-50 |
| 09:33 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales tips it but misses | 52-50 |
| 09:32 | Tennessee | Arron Gatewood grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 09:22 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito is fouled on the floor by Brandon Carroll - foul #1 on Brandon Carroll, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill (SF), Benjamin Davies (C) Jay Edwards, Thomas Cales | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Hahn (SG) Robert Labadie | |
| 09:01 | Tennessee | The jumper by Clyde Esposito is denied by Arthur Shelton | 52-50 |
| 08:59 | Tennessee | Arron Gatewood pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 08:48 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Davies gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 08:25 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-50 |
| 08:23 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 08:03 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Lawrence Dingman (SG), Jay Edwards (SF), Thomas Cales (C) Brandon Carroll, Michael McCarty, Richard Cottrill, Benjamin Davies | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Yong Meng (PG), Robert Labadie (SF), Charlie Cosenza (PF) Donald Hahn, Jon Johnson, Arron Gatewood | |
| 07:46 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Milton Walker - foul #3 on Milton Walker, team foul #8 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Bryan (PG) Yong Meng | |
| 07:46 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 07:46 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Angulo (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lawrence Dingman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Arthur Shelton (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Cales (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Frank Bryan (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Clyde Esposito (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Labadie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charlie Cosenza (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Milton Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Tennessee | Robert Angulo is called for the reach on Frank Bryan - foul #1 on Robert Angulo, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider (PF) Arthur Shelton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson (PF) Milton Walker | |
| 07:17 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 07:17 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 07:17 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 06:55 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Angulo | 57-51 |
| 06:26 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 06:25 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 06:09 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider is hacked by Robert Labadie - foul #1 on Robert Labadie, team foul #9 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll (SG), Richard Cottrill (PF) Lawrence Dingman, Jay Edwards | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jon Johnson (SF) Robert Labadie | |
| 06:09 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 06:09 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 05:50 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson travels with the ball | 59-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton (PF), Benjamin Davies (C) Richard Cottrill, Thomas Cales | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Milton Walker (C) Norbert Dickinson | |
| 05:41 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 05:40 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Benjamin Davies | 59-51 |
| 05:23 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo hits a fadeaway from the left side | 61-51 |
| 05:04 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-51 |
| 05:03 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider grabs the board | 61-51 |
| 04:57 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Angulo | 63-51 |
| 04:40 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan misses long on a floater from the left side | 63-51 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza tips it back up and in | 63-53 |
| 04:23 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 04:22 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza grabs the board | 63-53 |
| 04:06 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan is fouled on the floor by Brandon Carroll - foul #2 on Brandon Carroll, team foul #8 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman (SG), Jay Edwards (SF), Richard Cottrill (PF), Thomas Cales (C) Robert Angulo, Michael Schneider, Arthur Shelton, Benjamin Davies | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Hahn (SG), Robert Labadie (SF), Norbert Dickinson (PF) Clyde Esposito, Jon Johnson, Charlie Cosenza | |
| 04:06 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 04:06 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 04:06 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Cales | 63-54 |
| 03:41 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 03:39 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brandon Carroll (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Lawrence Dingman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Cottrill (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Cales (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Frank Bryan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Donald Hahn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Labadie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Norbert Dickinson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Milton Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-54 |
| 03:22 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Labadie | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales buries a shot near the basket set up by Lawrence Dingman | 65-57 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Arthur Shelton (PF) Brandon Carroll, Richard Cottrill | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Yong Meng (PG), Charlie Cosenza (C) Frank Bryan, Milton Walker | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson is hacked by Arthur Shelton - foul #2 on Arthur Shelton, team foul #9 | 65-57 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 02:21 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton snags the defensive board | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales blows the layup | 65-58 |
| 02:00 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson pulls down the rebound | 65-58 |
| 02:00 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Bryan (PG), Clyde Esposito (SG) Yong Meng, Donald Hahn | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:44 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie misses the lay-in but the foul's on Arthur Shelton - foul #3 on Arthur Shelton, team foul #10 | 65-58 |
| 01:44 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 01:44 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 01:44 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton snags the defensive board | 65-59 |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-59 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 01:16 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Frank Bryan | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:00 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman misses the runner from close range | 65-62 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:45 | Tennessee | Jay Edwards takes the ball from Clyde Esposito | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-62 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo is hacked by Frank Bryan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Frank Bryan, team foul #10 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll (SG), Richard Cottrill (PF) Lawrence Dingman, Arthur Shelton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Hahn (SG) Frank Bryan | |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson is fouled on the floor by Richard Cottrill - foul #1 on Richard Cottrill, team foul #11 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman (SG), Arthur Shelton (PF) Brandon Carroll, Richard Cottrill | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales is fouled in the backcourt by Clyde Esposito - foul #3 on Clyde Esposito, team foul #11 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll (SG), Richard Cottrill (PF) Lawrence Dingman, Arthur Shelton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie clanks a halfcourt shot | 71-64 |