| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jacob Kelley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Foluke Abdullah (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Chapman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joshua Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Forsythe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Johnny Hake (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Hankins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Isaac (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kent Bowen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 19:43 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 19:28 | C. Connecticut State | Johnny Hake splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 19:01 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald can't throw it down | 30-35 |
| 18:59 | C. Connecticut State | Kent Bowen grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 18:42 | C. Connecticut State | Johnny Hake is hacked by Jacob Kelley - foul #2 on Jacob Kelley, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 18:32 | C. Connecticut State | Kent Bowen misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-35 |
| 18:30 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Ford grabs the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 18:17 | C. Connecticut State | Johnny Hake splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Samuel Forsythe - foul #2 on Samuel Forsythe, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| 18:17 | C. Connecticut State | Johnny Hake misses the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 18:17 | C. Connecticut State | Johnny Hake makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 18:15 | Tennessee | Jacob Kelley is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 30-36 |
| 17:48 | C. Connecticut State | Richard Hankins clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 17:47 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 17:29 | Tennessee | Jacob Kelley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Ford - foul #3 on Robert Ford, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Beasley (PF), Joseph Sakamoto (C) Joshua Fitzgerald, Samuel Forsythe | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Christopher Avant (C) Robert Ford | |
| 17:29 | Tennessee | Jacob Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 17:29 | Tennessee | Jacob Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 17:13 | C. Connecticut State | Richard Hankins comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 31-36 |
| 17:11 | Tennessee | Andrew Beasley snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 17:05 | Tennessee | Jacob Kelley misses the fadeaway from the left side | 31-36 |
| 17:03 | C. Connecticut State | Kent Bowen snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 16:49 | C. Connecticut State | Kent Bowen misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-36 |
| 16:48 | C. Connecticut State | David Isaac grabs the offensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 16:31 | C. Connecticut State | Kent Bowen's pass is intercepted by Andrew Beasley | 31-36 |
| 16:04 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-36 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Joseph Sakamoto grabs the offensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 15:46 | Tennessee | Jacob Kelley misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 15:45 | Tennessee | Andrew Beasley hits the follow up shot | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jacob Kelley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Foluke Abdullah (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Chapman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andrew Beasley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Sakamoto (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Johnny Hake (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Hankins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Isaac (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kent Bowen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Avant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | C. Connecticut State | Johnny Hake misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-36 |
| 15:33 | C. Connecticut State | Christopher Avant pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 15:17 | C. Connecticut State | Christopher Avant misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 15:15 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jacob Kelley | 33-36 |
| 15:05 | Tennessee | Joseph Sakamoto's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Hankins | 33-36 |
| 15:04 | C. Connecticut State | The rebound goes to Kent Bowen | 33-36 |
| 14:44 | C. Connecticut State | Christopher Avant hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Hankins | 33-38 |
| 14:20 | Tennessee | Joseph Sakamoto can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Hankins - foul #1 on Richard Hankins, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver (PG), Harold Rokisky (SG), Rory Yates (SF), Joshua Fitzgerald (PF) Jacob Kelley, Foluke Abdullah, Robert Chapman, Andrew Beasley | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Barnhill (PG), Donald Patrick (SG), Thomas Liu (SF), William Walker (PF), Robert Ford (C) Johnny Hake, Richard Hankins, David Isaac, Kent Bowen, Christopher Avant | |
| 14:20 | Tennessee | Joseph Sakamoto misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 14:20 | Tennessee | Joseph Sakamoto makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 14:12 | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Liu comes up short on the runner in the paint | 34-38 |
| 14:10 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Rory Yates | 34-38 |
| 14:06 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Joshua Fitzgerald | 37-38 |
| 13:56 | C. Connecticut State | Donald Patrick misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 13:54 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 13:47 | Tennessee | Joseph Sakamoto can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 37-38 |
| 13:46 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald gets the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 13:34 | Tennessee | William Walker denies the turnaround by Joshua Fitzgerald | 37-38 |
| 13:33 | C. Connecticut State | William Walker pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 13:20 | C. Connecticut State | Donald Patrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe (C) Joseph Sakamoto | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| 13:13 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 37-38 |
| 13:12 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Ford pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 12:47 | C. Connecticut State | Donald Patrick misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Harold Rokisky - foul #2 on Harold Rokisky, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Johnny Hake (PG), Kent Bowen (PF) Thomas Barnhill, William Walker | |
| 12:47 | C. Connecticut State | Donald Patrick misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 12:47 | C. Connecticut State | Donald Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee | Johnny Hake is called for the reach on Rory Yates - foul #1 on Johnny Hake, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Richard Hankins (SG) Donald Patrick | |
| 12:24 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald is hacked by Thomas Liu - foul #2 on Thomas Liu, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| 12:09 | Tennessee | Harold Rokisky is hacked by Robert Ford - foul #4 on Robert Ford, team foul #5 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | David Isaac (SF), Christopher Avant (C) Thomas Liu, Robert Ford | |
| 11:46 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Joshua Fitzgerald | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Wilbur Driver (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Rokisky (fresh) SF - Rory Yates (fresh) PF - Joshua Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Forsythe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Johnny Hake (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Hankins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Isaac (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kent Bowen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Avant (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | C. Connecticut State | Kent Bowen can't finish the uncontested layup but he's fouled by Joshua Fitzgerald - foul #2 on Joshua Fitzgerald, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Chapman (SF), Andrew Beasley (PF) Rory Yates, Joshua Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| 11:21 | C. Connecticut State | Kent Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 11:21 | C. Connecticut State | Kent Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee | Andrew Beasley is hacked by Kent Bowen - foul #2 on Kent Bowen, team foul #6 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jacob Kelley (PG), Foluke Abdullah (SG), Joseph Sakamoto (C) Wilbur Driver, Harold Rokisky, Samuel Forsythe | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | William Walker (C) Kent Bowen | |
| 10:35 | Tennessee | William Walker is called for the reach on Foluke Abdullah - foul #3 on William Walker, team foul #7 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Barnhill (PG) Johnny Hake | |
| 10:35 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 10:35 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 10:35 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Sakamoto | 40-41 |
| 10:20 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah comes up short on the floater from the right side | 40-41 |
| 10:18 | C. Connecticut State | Christopher Avant grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 10:05 | C. Connecticut State | David Isaac misses the turnaround near the basket | 40-41 |
| 10:04 | Tennessee | Joseph Sakamoto snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee | Christopher Avant picks off the pass by Robert Chapman | 40-41 |
| 09:34 | C. Connecticut State | David Isaac can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jacob Kelley - foul #3 on Jacob Kelley, team foul #5 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Rory Yates (SF), Joshua Fitzgerald (PF), Samuel Forsythe (C) Robert Chapman, Andrew Beasley, Joseph Sakamoto | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Johnny Hake (PG), Kent Bowen (PF) Richard Hankins, Christopher Avant | |
| 09:34 | C. Connecticut State | David Isaac makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 09:34 | C. Connecticut State | David Isaac makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 09:18 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Liu (SF) David Isaac | |
| 09:01 | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Liu banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Barnhill and he's fouled by Foluke Abdullah - foul #1 on Foluke Abdullah, team foul #6 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver (PG), Harold Rokisky (SG) Jacob Kelley, Foluke Abdullah | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| 09:01 | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Liu misses the free throw | 40-45 |
| 09:01 | C. Connecticut State | Kent Bowen grabs the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 08:47 | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Barnhill comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 08:45 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 08:30 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald misses the dunk | 40-45 |
| 08:29 | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Barnhill grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 08:18 | C. Connecticut State | Johnny Hake's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Harold Rokisky | 40-45 |
| 08:06 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald is hacked by Johnny Hake - foul #2 on Johnny Hake, team foul #8 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Chapman (SF), Joseph Sakamoto (C) Rory Yates, Samuel Forsythe | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Richard Hankins (SG), Christopher Avant (C) Thomas Barnhill, William Walker | |
| 08:06 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 08:06 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 08:06 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 07:47 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-45 |
| 07:45 | C. Connecticut State | Christopher Avant gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Wilbur Driver (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Rokisky (fresh) SF - Robert Chapman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joshua Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Sakamoto (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Johnny Hake (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Hankins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Liu (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kent Bowen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Avant (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:35 | C. Connecticut State | Johnny Hake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jacob Kelley (PG), Foluke Abdullah (SG), Andrew Beasley (PF) Wilbur Driver, Harold Rokisky, Joshua Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | David Isaac (SF), Robert Ford (C) Thomas Liu, Christopher Avant | |
| 07:16 | Tennessee | Joseph Sakamoto knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 07:04 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Ford comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Andrew Beasley - foul #2 on Andrew Beasley, team foul #7 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Barnhill (PG) Johnny Hake | |
| 07:04 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Ford misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 07:04 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee | Andrew Beasley pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 06:42 | Tennessee | Jacob Kelley comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 43-45 |
| 06:41 | C. Connecticut State | Richard Hankins pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 06:29 | C. Connecticut State | David Isaac's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Sakamoto | 43-45 |
| 06:27 | C. Connecticut State | David Isaac gets the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 06:16 | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Barnhill misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-45 |
| 06:14 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Joseph Sakamoto | 43-45 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee | Richard Hankins steps in front of the Andrew Beasley pass | 43-45 |
| 06:05 | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Barnhill lays it up and in set up by Richard Hankins | 43-47 |
| 05:44 | Tennessee | Joseph Sakamoto knocks in the runner in the paint | 45-47 |
| 05:40 | C. Connecticut State | Richard Hankins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 05:38 | Tennessee | Andrew Beasley snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 05:32 | Tennessee | Jacob Kelley connects on the floater from the left side | 47-47 |
| 05:13 | C. Connecticut State | David Isaac lays it up and in and he's hacked by Joseph Sakamoto - foul #1 on Joseph Sakamoto, team foul #8 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver (PG), Harold Rokisky (SG), Rory Yates (SF), Joshua Fitzgerald (PF), Samuel Forsythe (C) Jacob Kelley, Foluke Abdullah, Robert Chapman, Andrew Beasley, Joseph Sakamoto | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Johnny Hake (PG), Thomas Liu (SG), Christopher Avant (PF), William Walker (C) Thomas Barnhill, Richard Hankins, Kent Bowen, Robert Ford | |
| 05:13 | C. Connecticut State | David Isaac makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee | Harold Rokisky hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-50 |
| 04:58 | C. Connecticut State | Christopher Avant gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 04:39 | C. Connecticut State | Johnny Hake works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Isaac | 47-53 |
| 04:17 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald double dribbles | 47-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Richard Hankins (SG) David Isaac | |
| 04:08 | C. Connecticut State | William Walker misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Rory Yates - foul #2 on Rory Yates, team foul #9 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Kent Bowen (PF) Christopher Avant | |
| 04:08 | C. Connecticut State | William Walker misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 04:08 | C. Connecticut State | William Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 03:51 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver buries a 3 from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 03:34 | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Liu is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Johnny Hake | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Wilbur Driver (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Rokisky (fresh) SF - Rory Yates (fresh) PF - Joshua Fitzgerald (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Samuel Forsythe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Johnny Hake (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Hankins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Liu (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kent Bowen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - William Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 02:54 | C. Connecticut State | Johnny Hake splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 02:53 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Joshua Fitzgerald | 53-56 |
| 02:53 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jacob Kelley (PG), Foluke Abdullah (SG), Robert Chapman (SF) Wilbur Driver, Harold Rokisky, Rory Yates | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | David Isaac (SF), Robert Ford (C) Thomas Liu, William Walker | |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 02:17 | C. Connecticut State | Johnny Hake is fouled on the floor by Samuel Forsythe - foul #3 on Samuel Forsythe, team foul #10 | 56-56 |
| 02:17 | C. Connecticut State | Johnny Hake misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 02:17 | C. Connecticut State | Johnny Hake makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Chapman | 58-57 |
| 01:54 | C. Connecticut State | Jacob Kelley is called for the reach on Johnny Hake in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jacob Kelley, team foul #11 | 58-57 |
| 01:54 | C. Connecticut State | Johnny Hake makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 01:54 | C. Connecticut State | Johnny Hake makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 01:44 | Tennessee | Jacob Kelley loses the ball out of bounds | 58-59 |
| 01:32 | C. Connecticut State | Kent Bowen is alone and throws it down on a great pass from Richard Hankins | 58-61 |
| 01:15 | Tennessee | Kent Bowen picks off the pass by Joshua Fitzgerald | 58-61 |
| 01:00 | C. Connecticut State | David Isaac comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah gets the rebound | 58-61 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald misses long on a floater from the left side | 58-61 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe tips it in | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | C. Connecticut State | Richard Hankins loses the dribble to Jacob Kelley | 60-61 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | Jacob Kelley scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Robert Chapman | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:13 | C. Connecticut State | Johnny Hake loses the dribble to Jacob Kelley in the backcourt | 62-61 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | Jacob Kelley dunks the ball | 64-61 |
| 00:05 | C. Connecticut State | Richard Hankins misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 00:04 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Ford snags the offensive board | 64-61 |
| 00:02 | C. Connecticut State | Richard Hankins knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-64 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jacob Kelley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Foluke Abdullah (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert Chapman (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Joshua Fitzgerald (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Samuel Forsythe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Johnny Hake (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Hankins (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Isaac (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kent Bowen (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | C. Connecticut State | Kent Bowen wins the tip | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:44 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Ford misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 04:43 | C. Connecticut State | Kent Bowen grabs the offensive board | 64-64 |
| 04:25 | C. Connecticut State | Joshua Fitzgerald blocks the jumper by Richard Hankins | 64-64 |
| 04:24 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| 04:05 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald scores on a floater from the right side | 66-64 |
| 04:01 | C. Connecticut State | Johnny Hake hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 04:00 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Ford tips it back up and in | 66-66 |
| 03:42 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-66 |
| 03:40 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe grabs the offensive board | 66-66 |
| 03:28 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kent Bowen - foul #3 on Kent Bowen, team foul #9 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Sakamoto (C) Samuel Forsythe | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| 03:28 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:28 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:16 | C. Connecticut State | Richard Hankins is fouled on the floor by Foluke Abdullah - foul #2 on Foluke Abdullah, team foul #12 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Beasley (PF) Joshua Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Christopher Avant (C) Robert Ford | |
| 03:16 | C. Connecticut State | Richard Hankins misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:16 | C. Connecticut State | Richard Hankins makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | Joseph Sakamoto hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 68-67 |
| 02:52 | C. Connecticut State | David Isaac grabs the board | 68-67 |
| 02:44 | C. Connecticut State | Richard Hankins's pass is intercepted by Andrew Beasley | 68-67 |
| 02:44 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald (PF), Samuel Forsythe (C) Andrew Beasley, Joseph Sakamoto | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Robert Ford (C) Christopher Avant | |
| 02:27 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald lays it in and the foul's on Kent Bowen - foul #4 on Kent Bowen, team foul #10 | 70-67 |
| 02:27 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald makes the free throw | 71-67 |
| 02:16 | C. Connecticut State | Johnny Hake jams it on a great pass from Kent Bowen | 71-69 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald banks in the layup set up by Jacob Kelley | 73-69 |
| 01:51 | C. Connecticut State | Richard Hankins travels with the ball | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:26 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Kent Bowen - foul #5 on Kent Bowen, team foul #11 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Christopher Avant (PF) Kent Bowen | |
| 01:26 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:05 | C. Connecticut State | Robert Ford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 75-69 |
| 01:04 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe snags the defensive board | 75-69 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee | Jacob Kelley misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Johnny Hake - foul #3 on Johnny Hake, team foul #12 | 75-69 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee | Jacob Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee | Jacob Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jacob Kelley (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Foluke Abdullah (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert Chapman (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Joshua Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Forsythe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Johnny Hake (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Hankins (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Isaac (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Avant (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Ford (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:55 | C. Connecticut State | Johnny Hake loses the dribble to Jacob Kelley in the backcourt | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Jacob Kelley is hacked by Richard Hankins - foul #2 on Richard Hankins, team foul #13 | 77-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Rokisky (SG) Foluke Abdullah | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Jacob Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Jacob Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:50 | C. Connecticut State | David Isaac can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 78-69 |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Joshua Fitzgerald | 78-69 |
| 00:47 | Tennessee | Richard Hankins is called for the reach on Joshua Fitzgerald in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Hankins, team foul #14 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah (SG) Jacob Kelley | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| 00:47 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:47 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:40 | C. Connecticut State | Richard Hankins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 80-69 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe snags the defensive board | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald is fouled on the floor by Christopher Avant - foul #2 on Christopher Avant, team foul #15 | 80-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jacob Kelley (PG) Harold Rokisky | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Barnhill (PG), Donald Patrick (SG), Thomas Liu (SF), William Walker (C) Johnny Hake, Richard Hankins, David Isaac, Robert Ford | |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald misses the 1st free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 81-69 |
| 00:10 | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Liu makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Barnhill | 81-71 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Jacob Kelley runs out the clock | 81-71 |