| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark McKee (fresh) SG - Nickolas Harrison (fresh) SF - Zachary Frey (fresh) PF - Charles Gregory (fresh) C - David Coyer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Carmelo Jun (fresh) SG - Douglas Kash (fresh) SF - Joseph Carr (fresh) PF - Joseph Maguire (fresh) C - Lenard Meyers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Lenard Meyers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Southern Cal | Lenard Meyers misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Tennessee | Mark McKee comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Joseph Maguire | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Southern Cal | Joseph Carr comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Southern Cal | Joseph Carr knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Carmelo Jun | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Tennessee | Mark McKee's pass is intercepted by Lenard Meyers | 0-2 |
| 17:56 | Southern Cal | Douglas Kash's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jason Noble (PG), Alan Judd (SF), James Richardson (PF), Jerome Abad (C) Carmelo Jun, Joseph Carr, Joseph Maguire, Lenard Meyers | |
| 17:41 | Tennessee | Douglas Kash picks off the pass by Nickolas Harrison | 0-2 |
| 17:15 | Southern Cal | James Richardson drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-4 |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 16:36 | Southern Cal | Alan Judd can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Zachary Frey - foul #1 on Zachary Frey, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Carmelo Jun (PG), Albert Neal (PF), Lenard Meyers (C) Douglas Kash, James Richardson, Jerome Abad | |
| 16:36 | Southern Cal | Alan Judd makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:36 | Southern Cal | Alan Judd misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:36 | Tennessee | David Coyer gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:07 | Tennessee | Mark McKee misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-5 |
| 16:05 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey tips it in | 5-5 |
| 15:48 | Southern Cal | Albert Neal loses the dribble to Zachary Frey | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark McKee (fairly fresh) SG - Nickolas Harrison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Zachary Frey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Gregory (fairly fresh) C - David Coyer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Carmelo Jun (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Noble (fresh) SF - Alan Judd (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Albert Neal (fresh) C - Lenard Meyers (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Tennessee | Lenard Meyers swats the layup by Charles Gregory | 5-5 |
| 15:37 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey gets the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:28 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Nickolas Harrison | 8-5 |
| 15:01 | Southern Cal | Carmelo Jun hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 14:42 | Tennessee | Mark McKee is hacked by Carmelo Jun - foul #1 on Carmelo Jun, team foul #1 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Gingerich (PG), Edwin Konen (SF) Mark McKee, Zachary Frey | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Douglas Kash (SG), Joseph Carr (SF), Joseph Maguire (PF), Jerome Abad (C) Carmelo Jun, Alan Judd, Albert Neal, Lenard Meyers | |
| 14:31 | Tennessee | David Coyer hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Nickolas Harrison and he's fouled by Joseph Maguire - foul #1 on Joseph Maguire, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| 14:31 | Tennessee | David Coyer makes the free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:12 | Southern Cal | Joseph Carr is hacked by Edwin Konen - foul #1 on Edwin Konen, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Richardson (C) Jerome Abad | |
| 13:53 | Southern Cal | James Richardson misses the floater from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 13:51 | Tennessee | David Coyer snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| 13:45 | Tennessee | Jason Noble is called for the reach on Richard Gingerich - foul #1 on Jason Noble, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jerome Abad (C) James Richardson | |
| 13:34 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-8 |
| 13:33 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Jerome Abad | 11-8 |
| 13:17 | Southern Cal | Charles Gregory denies the turnaround by Douglas Kash | 11-8 |
| 13:15 | Tennessee | Edwin Konen grabs the board | 11-8 |
| 13:10 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Gingerich | 14-8 |
| 12:43 | Southern Cal | Charles Gregory picks off the pass by Douglas Kash | 14-8 |
| 12:34 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory is fouled on the floor by Joseph Maguire - foul #2 on Joseph Maguire, team foul #4 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark McKee (PG), Robert Shea (SG), Zachary Frey (SF) Richard Gingerich, Nickolas Harrison, Edwin Konen | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Carmelo Jun (PG), Alan Judd (SF), James Richardson (PF), Lenard Meyers (C) Douglas Kash, Joseph Carr, Joseph Maguire, Jerome Abad | |
| 12:27 | Tennessee | Carmelo Jun steps in front of the Mark McKee pass | 14-8 |
| 12:04 | Southern Cal | Jason Noble buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Lenard Meyers and he's hacked by Robert Shea - foul #1 on Robert Shea, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman (PF) Charles Gregory | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Carr (SF) Alan Judd | |
| 12:04 | Southern Cal | Jason Noble misses the free throw | 14-10 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee | David Coyer grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 11:46 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-10 |
| 11:44 | Southern Cal | James Richardson pulls down the rebound | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark McKee (fresh) SG - Robert Shea (fresh) SF - Zachary Frey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Lowman (fresh) C - David Coyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Carmelo Jun (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Noble (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Carr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lenard Meyers (fresh) | |
| 11:15 | Southern Cal | Lenard Meyers knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 14-12 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 10:58 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Jason Noble | 14-12 |
| 10:37 | Southern Cal | Lenard Meyers comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 10:35 | Southern Cal | James Richardson misses the tip | 14-12 |
| 10:33 | Southern Cal | Lenard Meyers tips it home | 14-14 |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | David Coyer misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Lenard Meyers - foul #1 on Lenard Meyers, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison (SG), Charles Gregory (PF) Robert Shea, Jeffrey Lowman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Douglas Kash (SG), Alan Judd (SF), Albert Neal (PF), Jerome Abad (C) Carmelo Jun, Joseph Carr, James Richardson, Lenard Meyers | |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | David Coyer misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | David Coyer makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:10 | Southern Cal | Douglas Kash misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-14 |
| 10:08 | Tennessee | David Coyer snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory is open but misses the lay-in | 15-14 |
| 09:50 | Tennessee | Mark McKee snags the offensive board | 15-14 |
| 09:39 | Tennessee | Albert Neal is called for the reach on Zachary Frey - foul #1 on Albert Neal, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Gingerich (PG), Edwin Konen (SF), Jeffrey Lowman (C) Mark McKee, Zachary Frey, David Coyer | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lenard Meyers (C) Jerome Abad | |
| 09:34 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 15-14 |
| 09:32 | Southern Cal | Alan Judd grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 09:15 | Southern Cal | Lenard Meyers connects on the fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Jeffrey Lowman - foul #1 on Jeffrey Lowman, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Carmelo Jun (PG) Jason Noble | |
| 09:15 | Southern Cal | Lenard Meyers makes the free throw | 15-17 |
| 08:57 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison comes up short on the floater from the left side | 15-17 |
| 08:56 | Tennessee | Richard Gingerich misses the tip | 15-17 |
| 08:55 | Southern Cal | Lenard Meyers pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 08:32 | Southern Cal | Lenard Meyers comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edwin Konen - foul #2 on Edwin Konen, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark McKee (PG), Zachary Frey (SF) Richard Gingerich, Edwin Konen | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jason Noble (PG), Joseph Carr (SF), James Richardson (PF) Carmelo Jun, Alan Judd, Albert Neal | |
| 08:32 | Southern Cal | Lenard Meyers misses the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 08:32 | Southern Cal | Lenard Meyers makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 08:20 | Tennessee | Mark McKee is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Nickolas Harrison | 18-18 |
| 07:58 | Southern Cal | Charles Gregory is called for the reach on Douglas Kash - foul #1 on Charles Gregory, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Albert Neal (PF), Jerome Abad (C) James Richardson, Lenard Meyers | |
| 07:33 | Southern Cal | Douglas Kash makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jason Noble | 18-20 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark McKee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nickolas Harrison (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Zachary Frey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Gregory (fairly fresh) C - Jeffrey Lowman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Jason Noble (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Kash (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Carr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Neal (fresh) C - Jerome Abad (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Mark McKee | 20-20 |
| 07:08 | Southern Cal | Jerome Abad is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jerome Abad, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Shea (SG), David Coyer (C) Nickolas Harrison, Charles Gregory | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Carmelo Jun (PG), Alan Judd (SF), James Richardson (PF), Lenard Meyers (C) Douglas Kash, Joseph Carr, Albert Neal, Jerome Abad | |
| 06:53 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Alan Judd - foul #1 on Alan Judd, team foul #8 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Douglas Kash (SG) Jason Noble | |
| 06:53 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey misses the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:53 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey misses the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:53 | Southern Cal | Lenard Meyers grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 06:37 | Southern Cal | James Richardson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Gingerich (PG), Victor Nolan (PF) Mark McKee, Jeffrey Lowman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jason Noble (SG), Joseph Carr (SF), Albert Neal (PF), Jerome Abad (C) Douglas Kash, Alan Judd, James Richardson, Lenard Meyers | |
| 06:28 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-20 |
| 06:27 | Southern Cal | Jerome Abad grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 06:22 | Southern Cal | Joseph Carr misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 20-20 |
| 06:20 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Noble | 20-20 |
| 06:00 | Southern Cal | Robert Shea steals it from Joseph Carr | 20-20 |
| 05:44 | Tennessee | David Coyer is wide open but clanks a shot from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 05:42 | Tennessee | Victor Nolan snags the offensive board | 20-20 |
| 05:37 | Tennessee | David Coyer can't throw it down | 20-20 |
| 05:36 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Joseph Carr | 20-20 |
| 05:07 | Southern Cal | Joseph Carr misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 05:05 | Tennessee | Victor Nolan gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 04:56 | Tennessee | Richard Gingerich makes the wide open floater from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Zachary Frey and he's hacked by Albert Neal - foul #2 on Albert Neal, team foul #9 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison (SG), Charles Gregory (PF) Robert Shea, Victor Nolan | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Douglas Kash (SG), Alan Judd (SF), James Richardson (PF), Lenard Meyers (C) Carmelo Jun, Joseph Carr, Albert Neal, Jerome Abad | |
| 04:56 | Tennessee | Richard Gingerich makes the free throw | 23-20 |
| 04:38 | Southern Cal | Zachary Frey is called for the reach on Alan Judd - foul #2 on Zachary Frey, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark McKee (PG), Edwin Konen (SF) Richard Gingerich, Zachary Frey | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 04:38 | Southern Cal | Alan Judd makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 04:38 | Southern Cal | Alan Judd makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:22 | Tennessee | James Richardson picks off the pass by David Coyer | 23-22 |
| 03:57 | Southern Cal | Nickolas Harrison is called for the reach on Jason Noble - foul #1 on Nickolas Harrison, team foul #8 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman (C) David Coyer | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Maguire (PF) James Richardson | |
| 03:57 | Southern Cal | Jason Noble misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 03:57 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 03:49 | Tennessee | Mark McKee scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-22 |
| 03:26 | Southern Cal | The jumper by Jason Noble is denied by Nickolas Harrison | 26-22 |
| 03:25 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman grabs the board | 26-22 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark McKee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nickolas Harrison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edwin Konen (fresh) PF - Charles Gregory (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Lowman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Jason Noble (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Kash (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alan Judd (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Maguire (fresh) C - Lenard Meyers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Tennessee | Edwin Konen is hacked by Alan Judd - foul #2 on Alan Judd, team foul #10 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Coyer (C) Jeffrey Lowman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Carmelo Jun (PG), Joseph Carr (SF) Jason Noble, Alan Judd | |
| 03:10 | Tennessee | Edwin Konen misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 03:10 | Tennessee | Edwin Konen makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 02:49 | Southern Cal | Joseph Maguire's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-22 |
| 02:37 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Joseph Maguire - foul #3 on Joseph Maguire, team foul #11 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Shea (SG), Zachary Frey (SF) Nickolas Harrison, Edwin Konen | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Alan Judd (SF), James Richardson (PF) Joseph Carr, Joseph Maguire | |
| 02:37 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory makes the free throw | 30-22 |
| 02:23 | Southern Cal | Zachary Frey steals it from Carmelo Jun | 30-22 |
| 02:19 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Zachary Frey | 32-22 |
| 01:53 | Southern Cal | James Richardson comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 32-22 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Mark McKee snags the defensive board | 32-22 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | David Coyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Gingerich (PG), Jeffrey Lowman (PF) Mark McKee, Charles Gregory | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jason Noble (PG), Joseph Carr (SF), Albert Neal (PF), Jerome Abad (C) Carmelo Jun, Alan Judd, James Richardson, Lenard Meyers | |
| 01:20 | Southern Cal | Albert Neal misses the lay-in | 32-22 |
| 01:18 | Tennessee | David Coyer grabs the defensive rebound | 32-22 |
| 01:07 | Tennessee | David Coyer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Gingerich | 34-22 |
| 00:53 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Lowman blocks the jumper by Jason Noble | 34-22 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert Shea | 34-22 |
| 00:45 | Tennessee | David Coyer misses the lay-in | 34-22 |
| 00:44 | Southern Cal | Joseph Carr snags the defensive board | 34-22 |
| 00:25 | Southern Cal | The pull-up jumper by Joseph Carr is blocked by Jeffrey Lowman | 34-22 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to David Coyer | 34-22 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-22 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman tips it home | 36-22 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Joseph Carr comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 36-22 |