| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fresh) SG - Henry Hafford (fresh) SF - Philip McGraw (fresh) PF - Donald Smith (fresh) C - Matthew Espiritu (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Tom Mason (fresh) SG - Ralph Martins (fresh) SF - Mark Hart (fresh) PF - Keith Witzel (fresh) C - Gary Higgins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lipscomb | Lipscomb is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Tennessee | Tom Mason steals it from Steve Warner | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Lipscomb | Keith Witzel is fouled on the floor by Donald Smith - foul #1 on Donald Smith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Lipscomb | Mark Hart misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw blows the dunk | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Lipscomb | Mark Hart grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Lipscomb | Matthew Espiritu takes the ball from Ralph Martins | 0-0 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw is fouled on the floor by Keith Witzel - foul #1 on Keith Witzel, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 17:49 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 17:36 | Lipscomb | Philip McGraw is called for the reach on Tom Mason - foul #1 on Philip McGraw, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 17:16 | Lipscomb | Tom Mason splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 17:14 | Lipscomb | Mark Hart tips it in | 0-2 |
| 16:56 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu drills a shot from the left wing set up by Steve Warner | 2-2 |
| 16:33 | Lipscomb | Steve Warner steals it from Gary Higgins | 2-2 |
| 16:29 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford slams it home set up by Steve Warner | 4-2 |
| 16:10 | Lipscomb | Mark Hart makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 15:51 | Tennessee | Gary Higgins swats the shot by Steve Warner | 4-5 |
| 15:49 | Lipscomb | Mark Hart pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Henry Hafford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Philip McGraw (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Smith (fairly fresh) C - Matthew Espiritu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Tom Mason (fresh) SG - Ralph Martins (fresh) SF - Mark Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Witzel (fresh) C - Gary Higgins (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Lipscomb | Ralph Martins comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-5 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee | Steve Warner pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 14:59 | Tennessee | Steve Warner misses the lay-in | 4-5 |
| 14:58 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu gets the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 14:44 | Tennessee | Steve Warner misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Tom Mason - foul #1 on Tom Mason, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tom Preston (SG), James Croom (SF), Melvin Shoe (PF), Thomas Wilbert (C) Henry Hafford, Philip McGraw, Donald Smith, Matthew Espiritu | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Ronald Williamson (SG), Daniel Monn (SF), Samuel Dillon (C) Ralph Martins, Mark Hart, Gary Higgins | |
| 14:44 | Tennessee | Steve Warner misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 14:44 | Tennessee | Steve Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 14:20 | Lipscomb | Samuel Dillon clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 14:18 | Lipscomb | Ronald Williamson hits the follow up shot | 5-7 |
| 14:00 | Tennessee | James Croom misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Samuel Dillon - foul #1 on Samuel Dillon, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll (PG) Steve Warner | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Fredrick McKune (PF) Keith Witzel | |
| 14:00 | Tennessee | James Croom makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:00 | Tennessee | James Croom makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 13:43 | Lipscomb | Fredrick McKune misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 13:42 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:38 | Tennessee | Tom Preston buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Lawrence Carroll | 9-7 |
| 13:26 | Lipscomb | Tom Mason is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Carroll as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Lawrence Carroll, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Mark Hart (SF) Daniel Monn | |
| 13:11 | Lipscomb | Ronald Williamson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-7 |
| 13:09 | Tennessee | Melvin Shoe gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 12:48 | Tennessee | Tom Preston loses the dribble to Mark Hart | 9-7 |
| 12:36 | Lipscomb | Tom Mason misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 9-7 |
| 12:34 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 12:29 | Tennessee | Tom Preston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-7 |
| 12:28 | Lipscomb | Mark Hart pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 12:17 | Lipscomb | Mark Hart misses long on a 3 from straight away | 9-7 |
| 12:15 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 11:59 | Tennessee | Melvin Shoe is denied on a layup by Fredrick McKune | 9-7 |
| 11:57 | Lipscomb | Mark Hart grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 11:42 | Lipscomb | Fredrick McKune can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-7 |
| 11:41 | Lipscomb | Fredrick McKune grabs the offensive rebound | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Lawrence Carroll (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tom Preston (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Croom (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Melvin Shoe (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Wilbert (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Tom Mason (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Hart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fredrick McKune (fresh) C - Samuel Dillon (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Lipscomb | Lawrence Carroll takes the ball from Mark Hart | 9-7 |
| 11:06 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Tom Preston and he's fouled by Tom Mason - foul #2 on Tom Mason, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Hafford (SG), Philip McGraw (SF), Donald Smith (PF), Matthew Espiritu (C) Tom Preston, James Croom, Melvin Shoe, Thomas Wilbert | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Jeremiah Hillyer (PG), Ralph Martins (SG), Daniel Monn (SF), Keith Witzel (PF), Gary Higgins (C) Tom Mason, Ronald Williamson, Mark Hart, Fredrick McKune, Samuel Dillon | |
| 11:06 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll misses the free throw | 11-7 |
| 11:06 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu gets the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 10:56 | Tennessee | Gary Higgins denies the turnaround by Henry Hafford | 11-7 |
| 10:54 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw hits the follow up shot | 13-7 |
| 10:39 | Lipscomb | Jeremiah Hillyer misses the 3 from the left corner | 13-7 |
| 10:38 | Lipscomb | Ralph Martins hits the follow up shot | 13-9 |
| 10:25 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford drills a floater from the left side | 15-9 |
| 09:59 | Lipscomb | Ralph Martins can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donald Smith - foul #2 on Donald Smith, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG), Melvin Shoe (PF) Lawrence Carroll, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Ronald Williamson (PG) Jeremiah Hillyer | |
| 09:59 | Lipscomb | Ralph Martins misses the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 09:59 | Lipscomb | Ralph Martins makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 09:38 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-10 |
| 09:21 | Lipscomb | Daniel Monn clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-10 |
| 09:19 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Steve Warner | 15-10 |
| 09:00 | Tennessee | Melvin Shoe hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 15-10 |
| 08:59 | Tennessee | Steve Warner pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee | Steve Warner drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Melvin Shoe and the foul's on Ronald Williamson - foul #1 on Ronald Williamson, team foul #5 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert (PF) Melvin Shoe | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Mark Hart (SF) Daniel Monn | |
| 08:46 | Tennessee | Steve Warner misses the free throw | 17-10 |
| 08:46 | Lipscomb | Gary Higgins grabs the board | 17-10 |
| 08:33 | Lipscomb | Ronald Williamson misses short on a shot from the right wing | 17-10 |
| 08:32 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Henry Hafford | 17-10 |
| 08:12 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 17-10 |
| 08:10 | Lipscomb | Keith Witzel grabs the board | 17-10 |
| 07:42 | Lipscomb | Henry Hafford steals the ball from Keith Witzel | 17-10 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Hafford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Philip McGraw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Wilbert (fresh) C - Matthew Espiritu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Ronald Williamson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ralph Martins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Keith Witzel (fresh) C - Gary Higgins (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gary Higgins - foul #1 on Gary Higgins, team foul #6 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Croom (SF), Melvin Shoe (PF) Philip McGraw, Thomas Wilbert | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Jeremiah Hillyer (PG), Daniel Monn (SG), Fredrick McKune (PF), Samuel Dillon (C) Ronald Williamson, Ralph Martins, Keith Witzel, Gary Higgins | |
| 07:27 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford misses the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 07:27 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford makes the 2nd free throw | 18-10 |
| 07:06 | Lipscomb | Melvin Shoe is called for the reach on Daniel Monn - foul #1 on Melvin Shoe, team foul #5 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll (PG), Tom Preston (SG) Steve Warner, Henry Hafford | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | | |
| 06:57 | Lipscomb | Mark Hart makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-13 |
| 06:36 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Smith (PF) Matthew Espiritu | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | | |
| 06:23 | Lipscomb | Jeremiah Hillyer is fouled on the floor by Melvin Shoe - foul #2 on Melvin Shoe, team foul #6 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Keith Witzel (PF) Fredrick McKune | |
| 06:09 | Lipscomb | Jeremiah Hillyer misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-13 |
| 06:07 | Tennessee | Donald Smith snags the defensive board | 18-13 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee | Donald Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 18-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG), Philip McGraw (SF), Thomas Wilbert (C) Lawrence Carroll, James Croom, Melvin Shoe | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Ronald Williamson (PG) Mark Hart | |
| 05:25 | Lipscomb | Jeremiah Hillyer makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 18-16 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | Steve Warner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 05:06 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert grabs the offensive board | 18-16 |
| 04:56 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 18-16 |
| 04:54 | Lipscomb | Keith Witzel grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 04:49 | Lipscomb | Jeremiah Hillyer misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 18-16 |
| 04:48 | Lipscomb | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Monn | 18-16 |
| 04:37 | Lipscomb | Keith Witzel drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-19 |
| 04:21 | Tennessee | Tom Preston lays it in on a great pass from Steve Warner and he's fouled by Daniel Monn - foul #1 on Daniel Monn, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Croom (SF) Philip McGraw | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Ralph Martins (SG), Mark Hart (SF), Fredrick McKune (PF), Gary Higgins (C) Jeremiah Hillyer, Daniel Monn, Keith Witzel, Samuel Dillon | |
| 04:21 | Tennessee | Tom Preston makes the free throw | 21-19 |
| 04:06 | Lipscomb | Fredrick McKune hits the finger roll set up by Ronald Williamson and he's fouled by Donald Smith - foul #3 on Donald Smith, team foul #7 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Hafford (SG), Melvin Shoe (PF), Matthew Espiritu (C) Tom Preston, Donald Smith, Thomas Wilbert | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | | |
| 04:06 | Lipscomb | Fredrick McKune makes the free throw | 21-22 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | Steve Warner scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from James Croom | 23-22 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Hafford (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Croom (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Melvin Shoe (fresh) C - Matthew Espiritu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Ronald Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Martins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Hart (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fredrick McKune (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gary Higgins (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Lipscomb | The short jumper by Gary Higgins is denied by Melvin Shoe | 23-22 |
| 03:23 | Lipscomb | Fredrick McKune misses the tip | 23-22 |
| 03:21 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to James Croom | 23-22 |
| 03:16 | Tennessee | James Croom misses the turnaround in the lane | 23-22 |
| 03:14 | Tennessee | Melvin Shoe misses the tip | 23-22 |
| 03:13 | Lipscomb | Mark Hart pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 02:55 | Lipscomb | Ralph Martins misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 23-22 |
| 02:53 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to James Croom | 23-22 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee | Ronald Williamson is called for the reach on Steve Warner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Williamson, team foul #8 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip McGraw (SF) James Croom | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Tom Mason (PG), Daniel Monn (SF), Keith Witzel (PF) Ronald Williamson, Mark Hart, Fredrick McKune | |
| 02:50 | Tennessee | Steve Warner makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee | Steve Warner misses the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 02:50 | Lipscomb | The rebound goes to Keith Witzel | 24-22 |
| 02:29 | Lipscomb | Melvin Shoe steps in front of the Gary Higgins pass | 24-22 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Henry Hafford | 26-22 |
| 01:56 | Lipscomb | Daniel Monn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-22 |
| 01:55 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu grabs the board | 26-22 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | Ralph Martins is called for the reach on Henry Hafford - foul #1 on Ralph Martins, team foul #9 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Croom (PG), Thomas Wilbert (C) Steve Warner, Matthew Espiritu | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Jeremiah Hillyer (SG), Mark Hart (SF), Samuel Dillon (C) Ralph Martins, Daniel Monn, Gary Higgins | |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford misses the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 01:38 | Lipscomb | The rebound goes to Keith Witzel | 27-22 |
| 01:20 | Lipscomb | James Croom picks off the pass by Tom Mason out of a doubleteam | 27-22 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | James Croom blows the layup | 27-22 |
| 01:15 | Lipscomb | Jeremiah Hillyer grabs the board | 27-22 |
| 01:02 | Lipscomb | Jeremiah Hillyer is hacked by Henry Hafford - foul #1 on Henry Hafford, team foul #8 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tom Preston (SG) Henry Hafford | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | | |
| 01:02 | Lipscomb | Jeremiah Hillyer misses the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee | Melvin Shoe grabs the board | 27-22 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 27-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll (PG), Matthew Espiritu (C) Philip McGraw, Melvin Shoe | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Ronald Williamson (SG) Jeremiah Hillyer | |
| 00:23 | Lipscomb | Ronald Williamson's pass is intercepted by Thomas Wilbert | 27-22 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | James Croom loses the dribble to Keith Witzel | 27-22 |
| 00:00 | Lipscomb | Keith Witzel misses long on a fullcourt shot | 27-22 |