| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Frank Bryan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clyde Esposito (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Labadie (fresh) PF - Norbert Dickinson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Charlie Cosenza (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Anthony Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Knights (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Ikeda (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Munz (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Minor (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie inbounds the ball | 40-38 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Charlie Cosenza | 43-38 |
| 19:27 | Virginia Tech | Norbert Dickinson blocks the jumper by Jerry Knights | 43-38 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 19:11 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza is hacked by Ronnie Ikeda - foul #1 on Ronnie Ikeda, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Anthony Daniels - foul #1 on Anthony Daniels, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 18:56 | Virginia Tech | Brian Minor gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 18:36 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Knights misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 18:35 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 18:21 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie double dribbles | 44-38 |
| 18:08 | Virginia Tech | Ronnie Ikeda misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 18:07 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz misses the tip | 44-38 |
| 18:06 | Virginia Tech | Brian Minor tips it home | 44-40 |
| 18:02 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 18:00 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 17:44 | Virginia Tech | Brian Minor makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Munz | 44-42 |
| 17:30 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Clyde Esposito | 47-42 |
| 17:25 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Knights scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Anthony Daniels | 47-45 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-45 |
| 17:17 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie snags the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 17:06 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-45 |
| 17:05 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 16:48 | Virginia Tech | Ronnie Ikeda connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 16:26 | Tennessee | Jerry Knights picks off the pass by Clyde Esposito | 47-48 |
| 16:10 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Knights works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 16:08 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 15:55 | Tennessee | Thomas Munz takes the ball from Charlie Cosenza | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Frank Bryan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clyde Esposito (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Labadie (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norbert Dickinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Charlie Cosenza (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Anthony Daniels (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Knights (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Ikeda (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Munz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Brian Minor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Virginia Tech | Robert Labadie is called for the reach on Ronnie Ikeda - foul #1 on Robert Labadie, team foul #1 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Yong Meng (PG), Donald Hahn (SG), Jon Johnson (SF), Arron Gatewood (PF), Milton Walker (C) Frank Bryan, Clyde Esposito, Robert Labadie, Norbert Dickinson, Charlie Cosenza | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Stehle (PG), George Carrasco (SG), Daniel Thomas (C) Anthony Daniels, Jerry Knights, Thomas Munz | |
| 15:22 | Virginia Tech | Ronnie Ikeda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Patrick White (PF) Brian Minor | |
| 15:03 | Tennessee | Jon Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 15:02 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Thomas gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 14:43 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jerry Knights (SG) Ronnie Ikeda | |
| 14:20 | Tennessee | Donald Hahn misses the fadeaway from the right side | 47-48 |
| 14:19 | Virginia Tech | George Carrasco gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 14:01 | Virginia Tech | Patrick White buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Stehle | 47-50 |
| 13:43 | Tennessee | Jon Johnson is called for traveling | 47-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz (PF) Patrick White | |
| 13:34 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Thomas clanks a shot from the left side | 47-50 |
| 13:33 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Thomas | 47-50 |
| 13:14 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Knights can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 47-50 |
| 13:12 | Tennessee | Milton Walker grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 12:47 | Tennessee | Milton Walker is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 47-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Bryan (PG), Clyde Esposito (SG), Robert Labadie (SF), Norbert Dickinson (PF), Charlie Cosenza (C) Yong Meng, Donald Hahn, Jon Johnson, Arron Gatewood, Milton Walker | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Anthony Daniels (PG), Ronnie Ikeda (SF), Brian Minor (C) Jeffrey Stehle, George Carrasco, Daniel Thomas | |
| 12:30 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz can't finish the layup | 47-50 |
| 12:29 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Daniels gets the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 12:21 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz misses the dunk | 47-50 |
| 12:19 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz tips it back up and in | 47-52 |
| 12:02 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie loses the ball out of bounds | 47-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | George Carrasco (SG) Jerry Knights | |
| 11:52 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from George Carrasco | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Frank Bryan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clyde Esposito (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Labadie (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norbert Dickinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Charlie Cosenza (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Anthony Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Carrasco (fresh) 6 ast. SF - Ronnie Ikeda (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Munz (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Brian Minor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-54 |
| 11:31 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza tips it home | 49-54 |
| 11:09 | Virginia Tech | George Carrasco is fouled on the floor by Clyde Esposito - foul #2 on Clyde Esposito, team foul #2 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jon Johnson (SF), Milton Walker (C) Robert Labadie, Norbert Dickinson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Daniel Thomas (C) Brian Minor | |
| 10:56 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Thomas buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Munz | 49-56 |
| 10:38 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-56 |
| 10:37 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 10:17 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Daniels misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 10:16 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 10:11 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 10:09 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Thomas gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 09:49 | Virginia Tech | Ronnie Ikeda knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by George Carrasco | 49-58 |
| 09:30 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-58 |
| 09:10 | Virginia Tech | Ronnie Ikeda is whistled for a carry | 52-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Yong Meng (PG), Donald Hahn (SG), Robert Labadie (SF), Arron Gatewood (PF) Frank Bryan, Clyde Esposito, Jon Johnson, Charlie Cosenza | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Stehle (PG), Jerry Knights (SG), Brian Minor (PF), Leonard Schulze (C) Anthony Daniels, George Carrasco, Thomas Munz, Daniel Thomas | |
| 08:50 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jeffrey Stehle - foul #1 on Jeffrey Stehle, team foul #3 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson (PF) Milton Walker | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 08:50 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 08:50 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie misses the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 08:50 | Virginia Tech | Leonard Schulze grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 08:38 | Virginia Tech | Leonard Schulze banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Jerry Knights out of a doubleteam | 53-60 |
| 08:22 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-60 |
| 08:20 | Virginia Tech | Brian Minor gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| 08:03 | Virginia Tech | Brian Minor scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Leonard Schulze | 53-62 |
| 07:41 | Tennessee | Yong Meng throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito (PG), Milton Walker (C) Yong Meng, Norbert Dickinson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Anthony Daniels (PG), George Carrasco (SF), Thomas Munz (PF), Daniel Thomas (C) Jeffrey Stehle, Ronnie Ikeda, Brian Minor, Leonard Schulze | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clyde Esposito (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Hahn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Labadie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arron Gatewood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Milton Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Anthony Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Knights (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Carrasco (fresh) 7 ast. PF - Thomas Munz (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. C - Daniel Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from George Carrasco | 53-64 |
| 07:22 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 53-64 |
| 07:21 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Thomas snags the defensive board | 53-64 |
| 07:09 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Thomas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-64 |
| 07:07 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 07:01 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 53-64 |
| 06:59 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 06:41 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Arron Gatewood - foul #2 on Arron Gatewood, team foul #3 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Bryan (PG), Jon Johnson (SF), Charlie Cosenza (PF) Donald Hahn, Robert Labadie, Arron Gatewood | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 06:41 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 06:41 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz misses the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 06:41 | Tennessee | Milton Walker gets the rebound | 53-65 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jon Johnson | 56-65 |
| 06:05 | Virginia Tech | Frank Bryan is called for the reach on Anthony Daniels - foul #3 on Frank Bryan, team foul #4 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson (PF) Milton Walker | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Stehle (PG) Anthony Daniels | |
| 05:53 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Knights drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Munz | 56-68 |
| 05:49 | Tennessee | Jon Johnson is fouled on the floor by George Carrasco - foul #3 on George Carrasco, team foul #4 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ronnie Ikeda (SF), Brian Minor (PF) George Carrasco, Thomas Munz | |
| 05:31 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson connects on the open runner from close range and the foul's on Brian Minor - foul #1 on Brian Minor, team foul #5 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Labadie (SF) Jon Johnson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Leonard Schulze (C) Daniel Thomas | |
| 05:31 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson misses the free throw | 58-68 |
| 05:31 | Virginia Tech | Leonard Schulze grabs the board | 58-68 |
| 05:10 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Knights is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jerry Knights, team foul #6 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Hahn (SG), Arron Gatewood (PF) Clyde Esposito, Norbert Dickinson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Anthony Daniels (PG) Jeffrey Stehle | |
| 04:54 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan clanks a 3 from straight away | 58-68 |
| 04:52 | Tennessee | Arron Gatewood tips it home | 60-68 |
| 04:23 | Virginia Tech | Ronnie Ikeda clanks a 3 from the left wing | 60-68 |
| 04:22 | Tennessee | Donald Hahn snags the defensive board | 60-68 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza comes up short on the floater from the right block | 60-68 |
| 03:56 | Tennessee | Arron Gatewood snags the offensive board | 60-68 |
| 03:40 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie's fadeaway is rejected by Leonard Schulze | 60-68 |
| 03:38 | Virginia Tech | Brian Minor gets the rebound | 60-68 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Frank Bryan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Hahn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Labadie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arron Gatewood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charlie Cosenza (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Anthony Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Knights (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronnie Ikeda (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Brian Minor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard Schulze (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito (SG), Norbert Dickinson (PF) Donald Hahn, Arron Gatewood | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | George Carrasco (SG), Thomas Munz (PF), Daniel Thomas (C) Jerry Knights, Brian Minor, Leonard Schulze | |
| 03:22 | Virginia Tech | George Carrasco is hacked by Frank Bryan - foul #4 on Frank Bryan, team foul #5 | 60-68 |
| 03:05 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Daniels shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by George Carrasco | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:57 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson clanks a floater in the paint | 60-71 |
| 02:55 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Thomas grabs the board | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:51 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Daniels connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Ikeda | 60-74 |
| 02:45 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie is open and buries a floater in the paint | 62-74 |
| 02:31 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Daniels splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-74 |
| 02:29 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito gets the rebound | 62-74 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson misses the easy layup | 62-74 |
| 02:09 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Thomas grabs the board | 62-74 |
| 01:50 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Munz knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by George Carrasco | 62-76 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:32 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan connects on the 3 from the right wing | 65-76 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:12 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Thomas drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Carrasco and he's fouled by Charlie Cosenza - foul #1 on Charlie Cosenza, team foul #6 | 65-78 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Yong Meng (PG), Donald Hahn (SG), Jon Johnson (SF), Arron Gatewood (PF), Milton Walker (C) Frank Bryan, Clyde Esposito, Robert Labadie, Norbert Dickinson, Charlie Cosenza | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jerry Knights (SG) George Carrasco | |
| 01:12 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Thomas makes the free throw | 65-79 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee | Jon Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-79 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee | Milton Walker tips it but misses | 65-79 |
| 00:56 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Knights gets the rebound | 65-79 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:31 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Thomas blows the dunk | 65-79 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Arron Gatewood gets the rebound | 65-79 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Jon Johnson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 65-79 |
| 00:23 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 65-79 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Daniels runs out the clock | 65-79 |