| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jose Flores (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Gibbons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Miladen Stachowski (fresh) PF - Kenneth Barrett (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Felton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Joshua Melvin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Houghton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Zener (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - David Stern (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Jackson State | Ronald Houghton inbounds the ball | 35-45 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Jackson State | David Stern lays it up and in and the foul's on William Felton - foul #1 on William Felton, team foul #1 | 35-47 |
| 19:53 | Jackson State | David Stern misses the free throw | 35-47 |
| 19:53 | Tennessee | William Felton pulls down the rebound | 35-47 |
| 19:29 | Tennessee | Ronald Houghton is called for the reach on Miladen Stachowski - foul #1 on Ronald Houghton, team foul #1 | 35-47 |
| 19:15 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett misses badly on a floater from the right side | 35-47 |
| 19:13 | Jackson State | George Jones pulls down the rebound | 35-47 |
| 19:07 | Jackson State | Kenneth Barrett picks off the pass by James Zener | 35-47 |
| 19:00 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett blows the layup but the foul's on George Jones - foul #3 on George Jones, team foul #2 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | William Cummings (SG) George Jones | |
| 19:00 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 19:00 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 19:00 | Jackson State | James Zener grabs the defensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 18:47 | Jackson State | Ronald Houghton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 36-47 |
| 18:45 | Jackson State | David Stern gets the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 18:30 | Jackson State | Ronald Houghton misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 36-47 |
| 18:28 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett snags the defensive board | 36-47 |
| 18:22 | Tennessee | Jose Flores knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Miladen Stachowski | 38-47 |
| 17:53 | Jackson State | Ronald Houghton scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from James Zener | 38-49 |
| 17:43 | Tennessee | Jose Flores connects on the jumper from the right block and the foul's on Joshua Melvin - foul #2 on Joshua Melvin, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Doner (C) William Felton | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Curtis Kelly (PF) James Zener | |
| 17:43 | Tennessee | Jose Flores makes the free throw | 41-49 |
| 17:33 | Jackson State | Ronald Houghton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich (SG) Miladen Stachowski | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 17:12 | Tennessee | Jose Flores makes the turnaround in the paint set up by John Doner | 43-49 |
| 17:01 | Jackson State | William Cummings hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 17:00 | Jackson State | Curtis Kelly grabs the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 16:53 | Jackson State | William Cummings misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dustin Aldrich - foul #1 on Dustin Aldrich, team foul #2 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Scott Wright (PF) John Doner | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Marvin Davis (PG), Gary Farris (SF), James Zener (PF) Joshua Melvin, Ronald Houghton, David Stern | |
| 16:53 | Jackson State | William Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 16:53 | Jackson State | William Cummings misses the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kenneth Barrett | 43-50 |
| 16:45 | Tennessee | Jose Flores misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 16:44 | Tennessee | Jose Flores snags the offensive board | 43-50 |
| 16:38 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett clanks a floater from close range | 43-50 |
| 16:37 | Tennessee | Scott Wright gets the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 16:26 | Tennessee | Jose Flores's floater is tipped away by James Zener | 43-50 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Jose Flores tips it back up and in | 45-50 |
| 16:15 | Jackson State | Marvin Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 45-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski (SF), William Felton (C) Dustin Aldrich, Scott Wright | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Bernie Tabb (PG) William Cummings | |
| 16:04 | Tennessee | Jose Flores hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 45-50 |
| 16:02 | Jackson State | Curtis Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jose Flores (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Gibbons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Miladen Stachowski (fresh) PF - Kenneth Barrett (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Felton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Bernie Tabb (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marvin Davis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Gary Farris (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Zener (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:55 | Jackson State | Gary Farris is fouled on the floor by William Felton - foul #2 on William Felton, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Brandon Saladino (PG), George Jones (SG) Bernie Tabb, James Zener | |
| 15:41 | Jackson State | Marvin Davis can't connect on a runner in the paint | 45-50 |
| 15:40 | Tennessee | William Felton snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 15:35 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Michael Gibbons | 47-50 |
| 15:18 | Jackson State | Curtis Kelly misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Kenneth Barrett - foul #4 on Kenneth Barrett, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Ronald Houghton (SF), David Stern (C) Marvin Davis, Gary Farris | |
| 15:18 | Jackson State | Curtis Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 15:18 | Jackson State | Curtis Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 15:01 | Tennessee | Jose Flores misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Brandon Saladino - foul #4 on Brandon Saladino, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Joshua Melvin (PG), William Cummings (PF) Brandon Saladino, Curtis Kelly | |
| 15:01 | Tennessee | Jose Flores misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 15:01 | Tennessee | Jose Flores makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 14:35 | Jackson State | David Stern can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 48-52 |
| 14:34 | Tennessee | Michael Gibbons snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 14:29 | Tennessee | William Felton is hacked by David Stern - foul #2 on David Stern, team foul #5 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich (SG), John Doner (C) Miladen Stachowski, William Felton | |
| Subs | Jackson State | James Zener (PF) William Cummings | |
| 14:16 | Tennessee | Jose Flores buries a floater from the right side set up by Dustin Aldrich | 50-52 |
| 14:05 | Jackson State | James Zener can't connect on a runner from the left block | 50-52 |
| 14:03 | Jackson State | David Stern pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 13:43 | Jackson State | David Stern misses the easy layup | 50-52 |
| 13:42 | Tennessee | Jose Flores pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 13:22 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich is called for 5 seconds | 50-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Felton (C) John Doner | |
| Subs | Jackson State | William Cummings (SG) George Jones | |
| 13:02 | Jackson State | Ronald Houghton hits a shot from the right wing and the foul's on Dustin Aldrich - foul #2 on Dustin Aldrich, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski (SF) Dustin Aldrich | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Curtis Kelly (C) David Stern | |
| 13:02 | Jackson State | Ronald Houghton makes the free throw | 50-55 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 50-55 |
| 12:52 | Jackson State | James Zener gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 12:46 | Jackson State | Curtis Kelly hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joshua Melvin | 50-57 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by James Zener - foul #3 on James Zener, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Marvin Davis (SF), Gary Farris (C) Ronald Houghton, James Zener | |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 12:14 | Jackson State | William Felton blocks the jumper by William Cummings | 52-57 |
| 12:13 | Tennessee | William Felton grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett misses the lay-in | 52-57 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee | William Felton tips it in | 54-57 |
| 11:48 | Jackson State | Jose Flores is called for the reach on Joshua Melvin - foul #4 on Jose Flores, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Doner (C) William Felton | |
| Subs | Jackson State | George Jones (SG), David Stern (C) Joshua Melvin, Gary Farris | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jose Flores (tiring) 25 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Gibbons (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Miladen Stachowski (fresh) PF - Kenneth Barrett (tiring) 21 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - John Doner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Marvin Davis (fresh) 1 pts. SG - George Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Cummings (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Curtis Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - David Stern (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Jackson State | William Cummings clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 11:33 | Jackson State | David Stern pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 11:14 | Jackson State | William Cummings comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 54-57 |
| 11:13 | Jackson State | William Cummings pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 11:02 | Jackson State | Jose Flores takes the ball from William Cummings | 54-57 |
| 10:47 | Tennessee | William Cummings is called for the reach on Miladen Stachowski - foul #1 on William Cummings, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Joshua Melvin (PG), Ronald Houghton (SF), James Zener (PF) Marvin Davis, William Cummings, Curtis Kelly | |
| 10:47 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 10:47 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 10:23 | Jackson State | Joshua Melvin hits a floater from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 10:09 | Tennessee | Ronald Houghton takes the ball from Jose Flores | 56-59 |
| 09:51 | Jackson State | Joshua Melvin can't finish the layup | 56-59 |
| 09:49 | Tennessee | Jose Flores gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 09:38 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett loses the dribble to James Zener | 56-59 |
| 09:17 | Jackson State | James Zener's floater is tipped away by John Doner | 56-59 |
| 09:15 | Jackson State | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Melvin | 56-59 |
| 09:01 | Jackson State | David Stern loses the ball out of bounds | 56-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich (SG), William Felton (C) Miladen Stachowski, John Doner | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Marvin Davis (PG), William Cummings (SG), Curtis Kelly (PF), Gary Farris (C) Joshua Melvin, George Jones, James Zener, David Stern | |
| 08:46 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett loses the dribble to William Cummings | 56-59 |
| 08:31 | Jackson State | Michael Gibbons is called for the reach on Ronald Houghton - foul #3 on Michael Gibbons, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| 08:31 | Jackson State | Ronald Houghton misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 08:31 | Jackson State | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Farris | 56-59 |
| 08:16 | Jackson State | Gary Farris misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-59 |
| 08:14 | Jackson State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Houghton | 56-59 |
| 08:04 | Jackson State | Marvin Davis knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by William Cummings | 56-61 |
| 07:44 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Kenneth Barrett is blocked by Gary Farris | 56-61 |
| 07:43 | Tennessee | Michael Gibbons pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-61 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jose Flores (tiring) 25 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dustin Aldrich (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Gibbons (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Barrett (tired) 21 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - William Felton (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Marvin Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Cummings (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ronald Houghton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Curtis Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Farris (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Tennessee | Jose Flores clanks a jumper from the right side | 56-61 |
| 07:31 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett tips it home | 58-61 |
| 07:15 | Jackson State | William Cummings buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Gary Farris | 58-64 |
| 06:59 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Jose Flores | 60-64 |
| 06:41 | Jackson State | Curtis Kelly misses the fadeaway from the right block | 60-64 |
| 06:39 | Jackson State | Curtis Kelly misses the tip | 60-64 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee | Gary Farris denies the turnaround by Kenneth Barrett | 60-64 |
| 06:14 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Ronald Houghton | 60-64 |
| 05:53 | Jackson State | Gary Farris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski (SF), John Doner (C) Dustin Aldrich, William Felton | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Brandon Saladino (PG), George Jones (SG), James Zener (PF), David Stern (C) Marvin Davis, William Cummings, Curtis Kelly, Gary Farris | |
| 05:40 | Tennessee | The jumper by Jose Flores is denied by Ronald Houghton | 60-64 |
| 05:38 | Jackson State | James Zener pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| 05:18 | Jackson State | Ronald Houghton blows the layup | 60-64 |
| 05:17 | Jackson State | James Zener hits the follow up shot | 60-66 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Felton (C) John Doner | |
| Subs | Jackson State | William Cummings (SF) Ronald Houghton | |
| 05:02 | Tennessee | Jose Flores misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Brandon Saladino - foul #5 on Brandon Saladino, team foul #8 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Joshua Melvin (PG) Brandon Saladino | |
| 05:02 | Tennessee | Jose Flores misses the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 05:02 | Tennessee | Jose Flores makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 04:41 | Jackson State | William Cummings buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Joshua Melvin | 61-68 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett's floater is tipped away by David Stern | 61-68 |
| 04:21 | Jackson State | David Stern pulls down the rebound | 61-68 |
| 04:05 | Jackson State | James Zener hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 61-68 |
| 04:03 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kenneth Barrett | 61-68 |
| 03:46 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by James Zener - foul #4 on James Zener, team foul #9 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Ronald Houghton (SF) William Cummings | |
| 03:46 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 03:46 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 03:46 | Jackson State | Ronald Houghton grabs the defensive rebound | 62-68 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jose Flores (tiring) 26 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Gibbons (very tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Miladen Stachowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Barrett (tired) 26 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - William Felton (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Joshua Melvin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Houghton (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Zener (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - David Stern (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Jackson State | David Stern misses badly on a floater from close range | 62-68 |
| 03:25 | Tennessee | William Felton grabs the board | 62-68 |
| 03:11 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett hits a floater from close range | 64-68 |
| 02:46 | Jackson State | David Stern clanks a shot from the left block | 64-68 |
| 02:45 | Tennessee | William Felton gets the rebound | 64-68 |
| 02:45 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-68 |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-68 |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | William Felton hits the follow up shot | 66-68 |
| 02:11 | Jackson State | Michael Gibbons is called for the reach on Joshua Melvin - foul #4 on Michael Gibbons, team foul #8 | 66-68 |
| 02:11 | Jackson State | Joshua Melvin misses the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee | William Felton gets the rebound | 66-68 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on George Jones - foul #4 on George Jones, team foul #10 | 66-68 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:38 | Jackson State | Jose Flores picks off the pass by Joshua Melvin | 68-68 |
| 01:16 | Tennessee | David Stern blocks the short jumper by Jose Flores | 68-68 |
| 01:14 | Jackson State | David Stern grabs the board | 68-68 |
| 00:59 | Jackson State | Ronald Houghton lays it up and in | 68-70 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Jose Flores | 70-70 |
| 00:33 | Jackson State | James Zener hits a jump hook near the basket | 70-72 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski is hacked by George Jones - foul #5 on George Jones, team foul #11 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | William Cummings (SG) George Jones | |
| 00:25 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Jackson State | Jackson State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| 00:00 | Jackson State | William Cummings is hacked by Miladen Stachowski - foul #1 on Miladen Stachowski, team foul #9 | 72-72 |
| 00:00 | Jackson State | William Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:00 | Jackson State | William Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |