| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Wilken (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Wesley (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Habimana Aujla (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Boston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Thomas Vincent (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gilbert Hoover (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Chester Yeates (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Theobald (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Alejandre (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates inbounds the ball | 39-42 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Sam Houston State | Brian Theobald scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kenneth Alejandre | 39-45 |
| 19:35 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla connects on the open jump hook from the baseline | 41-45 |
| 19:26 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Thomas Vincent | 41-47 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee | James Stewart can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 19:07 | Sam Houston State | Gilbert Hoover pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 19:03 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 19:02 | Tennessee | James Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 18:59 | Tennessee | Kenneth Alejandre picks off the pass by Allen Wilken in the backcourt | 41-47 |
| 18:39 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent buries a 3 from the right corner | 41-50 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee | Chester Yeates is called for the reach on James Stewart in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chester Yeates, team foul #1 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Drew Pettry (PG), Lionel Schneider (SG), Joseph Mumaw (PF) Thomas Vincent, Gilbert Hoover, Brian Theobald | |
| 18:23 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Lionel Schneider - foul #2 on Lionel Schneider, team foul #2 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (PG) Robert Wesley | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Charles Britt (PF), Michael Gorenberg (C) Chester Yeates, Kenneth Alejandre | |
| 18:23 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 18:23 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 18:07 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Mumaw can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 18:05 | Sam Houston State | Michael Gorenberg can't tip it in | 43-50 |
| 18:04 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee | James Stewart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 43-50 |
| 17:58 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Mumaw grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 17:41 | Sam Houston State | Drew Pettry makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Gorenberg | 43-52 |
| 17:23 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Stewart | 46-52 |
| 17:00 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Mumaw loses the dribble to James Stewart | 46-52 |
| 16:56 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla lays it in on a great pass from James Stewart | 48-52 |
| 16:39 | Sam Houston State | Michael Gorenberg is fouled on the floor by Gregory Hidalgo - foul #2 on Gregory Hidalgo, team foul #1 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Wesley (SF), Harold Thomas (C) Allen Wilken, Donald Boston | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent (PG), Gilbert Hoover (SG), Chester Yeates (SF), Brian Theobald (PF), Kenneth Alejandre (C) Drew Pettry, Lionel Schneider, Joseph Mumaw, Charles Britt, Michael Gorenberg | |
| 16:22 | Sam Houston State | Brian Theobald can't finish the layup | 48-52 |
| 16:21 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent tips it in | 48-54 |
| 16:01 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Thomas Vincent - foul #3 on Thomas Vincent, team foul #3 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clarence McGuffin (PG) Thomas Vincent | |
| 16:01 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 16:01 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gregory Hidalgo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Wesley (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Habimana Aujla (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Clarence McGuffin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gilbert Hoover (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Chester Yeates (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Theobald (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Kenneth Alejandre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:41 | Sam Houston State | Clarence McGuffin is hacked by Gregory Hidalgo - foul #3 on Gregory Hidalgo, team foul #2 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (SG), George Osterberger (C) Gregory Hidalgo, Habimana Aujla | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent (PG) Clarence McGuffin | |
| 15:18 | Sam Houston State | Brian Theobald misses the easy layup | 49-54 |
| 15:17 | Sam Houston State | Brian Theobald snags the offensive board | 49-54 |
| 14:59 | Sam Houston State | Felix Collazo steals the ball from Chester Yeates | 49-54 |
| 14:40 | Tennessee | James Stewart can't finish the layup | 49-54 |
| 14:38 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Alejandre grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 14:26 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent clanks a shot from the right side | 49-54 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 14:18 | Tennessee | Gilbert Hoover picks off the pass by James Stewart | 49-54 |
| 14:00 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Alejandre lays it in on a nice dish by Gilbert Hoover | 49-56 |
| 13:56 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Theobald - foul #2 on Brian Theobald, team foul #4 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (PG), Habimana Aujla (PF), Donald Boston (C) James Stewart, Harold Thomas, George Osterberger | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Drew Pettry (PG), Lionel Schneider (SG), Joseph Mumaw (SF), Charles Britt (PF), Michael Gorenberg (C) Thomas Vincent, Gilbert Hoover, Chester Yeates, Brian Theobald, Kenneth Alejandre | |
| 13:40 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo double dribbles | 49-56 |
| 13:23 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider scores on a floater in the lane | 49-58 |
| 12:58 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla's pass is intercepted by Drew Pettry | 49-58 |
| 12:43 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Felix Collazo - foul #4 on Felix Collazo, team foul #3 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG), Allen Wilken (SG) Gregory Hidalgo, Felix Collazo | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clarence McGuffin (SG), Fred Texeira (SF) Joseph Mumaw, Charles Britt | |
| 12:43 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 12:43 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 12:31 | Tennessee | James Stewart misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-59 |
| 12:29 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 12:20 | Sam Houston State | Drew Pettry misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-59 |
| 12:19 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 12:09 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken is fouled on the floor by Clarence McGuffin - foul #1 on Clarence McGuffin, team foul #5 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent (PG), Chester Yeates (SF), Brian Theobald (PF), Kenneth Alejandre (C) Drew Pettry, Fred Texeira, Lionel Schneider, Michael Gorenberg | |
| 11:57 | Tennessee | James Stewart buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Donald Boston and he's fouled by Thomas Vincent - foul #4 on Thomas Vincent, team foul #6 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gilbert Hoover (SG) Thomas Vincent | |
| 11:57 | Tennessee | James Stewart makes the free throw | 52-59 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allen Wilken (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Wesley (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Habimana Aujla (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Boston (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Clarence McGuffin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gilbert Hoover (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chester Yeates (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Theobald (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Alejandre (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:55 | Sam Houston State | Clarence McGuffin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-59 |
| 11:39 | Tennessee | James Stewart scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Habimana Aujla | 55-59 |
| 11:23 | Sam Houston State | Allen Wilken is called for the reach on Gilbert Hoover - foul #1 on Allen Wilken, team foul #4 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (PG), George Osterberger (C) Robert Wesley, Donald Boston | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joseph Mumaw (PF) Brian Theobald | |
| 11:06 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Mumaw misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 11:05 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Mumaw gets the offensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 10:49 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-62 |
| 10:47 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence McGuffin - foul #2 on Clarence McGuffin, team foul #7 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Wesley (SF) Allen Wilken | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Drew Pettry (PG), Fred Texeira (SF), Michael Gorenberg (C) Clarence McGuffin, Chester Yeates, Kenneth Alejandre | |
| 10:47 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 10:47 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 10:47 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Mumaw snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| 10:42 | Sam Houston State | Gilbert Hoover scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Drew Pettry | 56-65 |
| 10:21 | Tennessee | Joseph Mumaw is called for the reach on George Osterberger - foul #1 on Joseph Mumaw, team foul #8 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Charles Britt (PF) Joseph Mumaw | |
| 10:21 | Tennessee | George Osterberger makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 10:21 | Tennessee | George Osterberger misses the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 10:21 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla snags the offensive board | 57-65 |
| 10:06 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-65 |
| 10:05 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Gilbert Hoover | 57-65 |
| 09:47 | Sam Houston State | Gilbert Hoover is hacked by George Osterberger - foul #1 on George Osterberger, team foul #5 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Allen Wilken (SF), Harold Thomas (C) Robert Wesley, George Osterberger | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider (PF), Kenneth Alejandre (C) Charles Britt, Michael Gorenberg | |
| 09:33 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider clanks a 3 from the right corner | 57-65 |
| 09:32 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Alejandre grabs the offensive board | 57-65 |
| 09:08 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Alejandre knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Drew Pettry | 57-67 |
| 08:48 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Harold Thomas | 59-67 |
| 08:30 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider is hacked by Gregory Hidalgo - foul #4 on Gregory Hidalgo, team foul #6 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Wesley (SF), Donald Boston (C) Gregory Hidalgo, Harold Thomas | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clarence McGuffin (PG), Chester Yeates (SF), Joseph Mumaw (PF), Michael Gorenberg (C) Drew Pettry, Gilbert Hoover, Fred Texeira, Kenneth Alejandre | |
| 08:20 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Allen Wilken - foul #2 on Allen Wilken, team foul #7 | 59-67 |
| 08:20 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 08:20 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider misses the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 08:20 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla grabs the board | 59-68 |
| 08:01 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla is hacked by Joseph Mumaw - foul #2 on Joseph Mumaw, team foul #9 | 59-68 |
| 08:01 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 08:01 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 07:48 | Sam Houston State | Michael Gorenberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-68 |
| 07:47 | Tennessee | James Stewart pulls down the rebound | 61-68 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (tired) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allen Wilken (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Wesley (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Habimana Aujla (tired) 17 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Boston (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Clarence McGuffin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lionel Schneider (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Chester Yeates (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Mumaw (fresh) 6 reb. C - Michael Gorenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 61-68 |
| 07:26 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Mumaw grabs the board | 61-68 |
| 07:18 | Sam Houston State | Clarence McGuffin loses the dribble to James Stewart | 61-68 |
| 07:16 | Tennessee | James Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (PG), Felix Collazo (SG), George Osterberger (C) James Stewart, Allen Wilken, Donald Boston | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent (PG), Charles Britt (PF), Kenneth Alejandre (C) Lionel Schneider, Joseph Mumaw, Michael Gorenberg | |
| 07:05 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Alejandre loses the dribble to George Osterberger | 61-68 |
| 06:50 | Tennessee | George Osterberger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gilbert Hoover (SG) Clarence McGuffin | |
| 06:35 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Alejandre loses the dribble to Robert Wesley | 61-68 |
| 06:30 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo slams it home on a great pass from Robert Wesley | 63-68 |
| 06:16 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Alejandre misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-68 |
| 06:14 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent gets the offensive rebound | 63-68 |
| 06:09 | Sam Houston State | Gilbert Hoover can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-68 |
| 06:07 | Tennessee | George Osterberger grabs the board | 63-68 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Gregory Hidalgo and he's hacked by Charles Britt - foul #2 on Charles Britt, team foul #10 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Allen Wilken (SF), Harold Thomas (PF), Donald Boston (C) Robert Wesley, Habimana Aujla, George Osterberger | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Drew Pettry (SG), Fred Texeira (SF), Joseph Mumaw (PF), Michael Gorenberg (C) Gilbert Hoover, Chester Yeates, Charles Britt, Kenneth Alejandre | |
| 05:46 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo makes the free throw | 66-68 |
| 05:29 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Mumaw's pass is intercepted by Felix Collazo | 66-68 |
| 05:13 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gregory Hidalgo | 68-68 |
| 04:57 | Sam Houston State | Drew Pettry's pass is intercepted by Donald Boston | 68-68 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gregory Hidalgo | 71-68 |
| 04:14 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent drills a shot from the right wing set up by Joseph Mumaw | 71-70 |
| 04:10 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo loses the dribble to Drew Pettry in the backcourt | 71-70 |
| 04:03 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Drew Pettry | 71-73 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Mumaw - foul #3 on Joseph Mumaw, team foul #11 | 71-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG), Habimana Aujla (PF) Gregory Hidalgo, Harold Thomas | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clarence McGuffin (PG), Lionel Schneider (SG), Chester Yeates (SF), Brian Theobald (PF), Charles Britt (C) Thomas Vincent, Drew Pettry, Fred Texeira, Joseph Mumaw, Michael Gorenberg | |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken misses the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 03:43 | Sam Houston State | Charles Britt grabs the defensive rebound | 72-73 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Felix Collazo (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 stl. 4 pf. SF - Allen Wilken (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Habimana Aujla (tiring) 17 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Boston (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Clarence McGuffin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lionel Schneider (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Chester Yeates (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Theobald (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Britt (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:32 | Sam Houston State | Charles Britt's pass is intercepted by Felix Collazo | 72-73 |
| 03:17 | Tennessee | James Stewart buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Allen Wilken | 74-73 |
| 02:58 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 74-73 |
| 02:56 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla gets the rebound | 74-73 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | James Stewart is hacked by Lionel Schneider in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lionel Schneider, team foul #12 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Wesley (SF), George Osterberger (C) Allen Wilken, Donald Boston | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gilbert Hoover (SG), Kenneth Alejandre (C) Lionel Schneider, Charles Britt | |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | James Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | James Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 02:40 | Sam Houston State | Brian Theobald buries a shot from the left block | 76-75 |
| 02:38 | Tennessee | Gilbert Hoover is called for the reach on James Stewart in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gilbert Hoover, team foul #13 | 76-75 |
| 02:38 | Tennessee | James Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 02:38 | Tennessee | James Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 02:17 | Sam Houston State | George Osterberger blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Chester Yeates | 78-75 |
| 02:15 | Tennessee | James Stewart grabs the board | 78-75 |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo is fouled in the backcourt by Gilbert Hoover - foul #3 on Gilbert Hoover, team foul #14 | 78-75 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Thomas (C) George Osterberger | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent (PG) Clarence McGuffin | |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 01:47 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent's pass is intercepted by Felix Collazo | 80-75 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo's pass is intercepted by Gilbert Hoover in the backcourt | 80-75 |
| 01:33 | Sam Houston State | Brian Theobald comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 80-75 |
| 01:31 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Chester Yeates | 80-75 |
| 01:15 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Vincent | 80-78 |
| 01:15 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-78 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Boston (C) Harold Thomas | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | James Stewart misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Brian Theobald - foul #3 on Brian Theobald, team foul #15 | 80-78 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | James Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | James Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| 01:01 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Alejandre | 80-78 |
| 00:36 | Sam Houston State | Brian Theobald is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Brian Theobald, team foul #16 | 80-78 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo is fouled in the backcourt by Gilbert Hoover - foul #4 on Gilbert Hoover, team foul #17 | 80-78 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo makes the 1st free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo makes the 2nd free throw | 82-78 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Sam Houston State | Gilbert Hoover misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 82-78 |
| 00:29 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Alejandre | 82-78 |
| 00:27 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Habimana Aujla - foul #3 on Habimana Aujla, team foul #8 | 82-78 |
| 00:27 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:27 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent misses the 2nd free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert Wesley | 82-78 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Thomas Vincent is called for the reach on Robert Wesley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Vincent, team foul #18 | 82-78 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Drew Pettry (PG) Thomas Vincent | |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley makes the 1st free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley misses the 2nd free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:26 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Alejandre grabs the defensive rebound | 83-78 |
| 00:20 | Sam Houston State | Gilbert Hoover misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 83-78 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | Donald Boston snags the defensive board | 83-78 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Donald Boston is hacked by Drew Pettry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Drew Pettry, team foul #19 | 83-78 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Donald Boston makes the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Donald Boston makes the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:13 | Sam Houston State | Drew Pettry drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Gilbert Hoover | 85-81 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-81 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Donald Boston is hacked by Drew Pettry in the backcourt - foul #4 on Drew Pettry, team foul #20 | 85-81 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Donald Boston makes the 1st free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Donald Boston misses the 2nd free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:10 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Alejandre | 86-81 |
| 00:04 | Sam Houston State | Drew Pettry misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 86-81 |
| 00:03 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates snags the offensive board | 86-81 |
| 00:01 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 86-81 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Donald Boston grabs the board | 86-81 |