| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Wallace Bellard (fresh) SG - Brian Laforce (fresh) SF - Lee Ridge (fresh) PF - Luke Oakes (fresh) C - Michael Durham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - George Gilmore (fresh) SG - Mark Stephens (fresh) SF - Jerry Knight (fresh) PF - Gregory Gibbons (fresh) C - Craig Hitchens (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:53 | Tennessee | Michael Durham steals it from Mark Stephens | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Monmouth | Lee Ridge hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Monmouth | Lee Ridge tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Tennessee | George Gilmore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Luke Oakes | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Monmouth | Michael Durham misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee | Brian Laforce steps in front of the Craig Hitchens pass | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Monmouth | Luke Oakes hits a 3 from straight away set up by Wallace Bellard | 5-0 |
| 18:24 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by George Gilmore | 5-3 |
| 17:55 | Monmouth | Lee Ridge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-3 |
| 17:43 | Tennessee | George Gilmore can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Durham - foul #1 on Michael Durham, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 17:43 | Tennessee | George Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:43 | Tennessee | George Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:40 | Monmouth | Wallace Bellard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Matthew Carlson (SF) Lee Ridge | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:20 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-5 |
| 17:19 | Monmouth | Brian Laforce grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:13 | Monmouth | Luke Oakes scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Brian Laforce | 7-5 |
| 17:04 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-5 |
| 17:03 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens tips it home | 7-7 |
| 16:39 | Monmouth | Matthew Carlson double dribbles | 7-7 |
| Subs | Monmouth | James Morris (PG), Victor Cherry (SG), Domingo Rivera (SF), David Skoog (C) Wallace Bellard, Brian Laforce, Luke Oakes, Michael Durham | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:27 | Tennessee | David Skoog is called for the reach on Craig Hitchens - foul #1 on David Skoog, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Lee Ridge (SF) Domingo Rivera | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:03 | Tennessee | George Gilmore is fouled on the floor by Victor Cherry - foul #1 on Victor Cherry, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| 15:49 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-7 |
| 15:47 | Monmouth | Victor Cherry pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - James Morris (fresh) SG - Victor Cherry (fresh) SF - Lee Ridge (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Carlson (fresh) C - David Skoog (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - George Gilmore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Stephens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Knight (fairly fresh) PF - Gregory Gibbons (fairly fresh) C - Craig Hitchens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Monmouth | James Morris misses the shot from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 15:42 | Tennessee | George Gilmore pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 15:17 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons tips it back up and in | 7-9 |
| 15:01 | Monmouth | Victor Cherry clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 14:59 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Gregory Gibbons | 7-9 |
| 14:32 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons slams it home and the foul's on Matthew Carlson - foul #1 on Matthew Carlson, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Wallace Bellard (PG), Brian Laforce (SG), Domingo Rivera (SF), Luke Oakes (PF), Michael Durham (C) James Morris, Victor Cherry, Lee Ridge, Matthew Carlson, David Skoog | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Yates (SG), Arthur Lees (C) Mark Stephens, Craig Hitchens | |
| 14:32 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons makes the free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:15 | Monmouth | Luke Oakes knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-12 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee | George Gilmore scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Yates | 9-14 |
| 13:51 | Monmouth | Wallace Bellard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jerry Knight - foul #1 on Jerry Knight, team foul #1 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica (SG), Ed Krone (SF), Bruce Herrington (C) George Gilmore, Jerry Knight, Gregory Gibbons | |
| 13:51 | Monmouth | Wallace Bellard makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:51 | Monmouth | Wallace Bellard misses the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:51 | Monmouth | Luke Oakes grabs the offensive board | 10-14 |
| 13:44 | Monmouth | Bruce Herrington swats the layup by Luke Oakes | 10-14 |
| 13:42 | Monmouth | Domingo Rivera pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 13:26 | Monmouth | Luke Oakes misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Arthur Lees - foul #1 on Arthur Lees, team foul #2 | 10-14 |
| 13:26 | Monmouth | Luke Oakes makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:26 | Monmouth | Luke Oakes misses the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 13:06 | Tennessee | Brian Laforce picks off the pass by Ed Krone | 11-14 |
| 13:03 | Monmouth | Brian Laforce lays it in | 13-14 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-14 |
| 12:33 | Monmouth | Luke Oakes snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 12:14 | Monmouth | The jump hook by Brian Laforce is blocked by Arthur Lees | 13-14 |
| 12:13 | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 12:00 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Wallace Bellard - foul #1 on Wallace Bellard, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Lee Ridge (SF), Matthew Carlson (PF) Domingo Rivera, Luke Oakes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Stephens (SG), Jerry Knight (SF), Gregory Gibbons (PF), Craig Hitchens (C) Antonio Mojica, Ed Krone, Arthur Lees, Bruce Herrington | |
| 12:00 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 12:00 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates misses the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 12:00 | Monmouth | Matthew Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 11:31 | Monmouth | Gregory Gibbons steals the ball from Brian Laforce | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Wallace Bellard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Laforce (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lee Ridge (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Carlson (fresh) C - Michael Durham (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Christopher Yates (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Stephens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Knight (fairly fresh) PF - Gregory Gibbons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Hitchens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Tennessee | Michael Durham swats the layup by Jerry Knight | 13-15 |
| 11:08 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates tips it home | 13-17 |
| 10:55 | Monmouth | Michael Durham misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-17 |
| 10:53 | Monmouth | Matthew Carlson pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 10:42 | Monmouth | Matthew Carlson misses the 3 from straight away | 13-17 |
| 10:40 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Craig Hitchens, team foul #3 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Monmouth | James Morris (PG), Victor Cherry (SG), Domingo Rivera (SF), Luke Oakes (PF), David Skoog (C) Wallace Bellard, Brian Laforce, Lee Ridge, Matthew Carlson, Michael Durham | |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Gilmore (PG) Christopher Yates | |
| 09:50 | Monmouth | James Morris comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-17 |
| 09:48 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight grabs the board | 13-17 |
| 09:36 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons blows the layup | 13-17 |
| 09:34 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Stephens | 13-17 |
| 09:24 | Tennessee | George Gilmore can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-17 |
| 09:22 | Monmouth | Luke Oakes grabs the board | 13-17 |
| 09:05 | Monmouth | David Skoog is fouled on the floor by Jerry Knight - foul #2 on Jerry Knight, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica (SG), Ed Krone (SF), Arthur Lees (PF), Bruce Herrington (C) Mark Stephens, Jerry Knight, Gregory Gibbons, Craig Hitchens | |
| 08:47 | Monmouth | Victor Cherry connects on the turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Antonio Mojica - foul #1 on Antonio Mojica, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Brian Laforce (SG), Lee Ridge (SF) James Morris, Domingo Rivera | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Yates (SG) Antonio Mojica | |
| 08:47 | Monmouth | Victor Cherry makes the free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:29 | Tennessee | George Gilmore makes the jump hook in the lane | 16-19 |
| 08:18 | Monmouth | Brian Laforce misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 16-19 |
| 08:16 | Monmouth | Luke Oakes misses the tip | 16-19 |
| 08:15 | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee | George Gilmore is hacked by Victor Cherry - foul #2 on Victor Cherry, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Wallace Bellard (PG), Matthew Carlson (PF), Michael Durham (C) Victor Cherry, Luke Oakes, David Skoog | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons (PF) Bruce Herrington | |
| 07:46 | Tennessee | Ed Krone is hacked by Wallace Bellard - foul #2 on Wallace Bellard, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Monmouth | James Morris (PG) Wallace Bellard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 07:46 | Tennessee | Ed Krone misses the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:46 | Monmouth | Matthew Carlson grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 07:30 | Monmouth | James Morris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 07:28 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - James Morris (fresh) SG - Brian Laforce (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lee Ridge (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Carlson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Durham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - George Gilmore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Yates (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ed Krone (fresh) PF - Gregory Gibbons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Lees (fresh) | |
| 07:09 | Tennessee | Ed Krone knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Gilmore | 16-21 |
| 06:46 | Monmouth | George Gilmore is called for the reach on Matthew Carlson - foul #1 on George Gilmore, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Monmouth | David Skoog (PF) Lee Ridge | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Stephens (SG), Craig Hitchens (C) Ed Krone, Arthur Lees | |
| 06:36 | Monmouth | James Morris makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-21 |
| 06:18 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Mark Stephens | 19-24 |
| 06:01 | Monmouth | George Gilmore steps in front of the James Morris pass | 19-24 |
| 05:49 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Stephens | 19-27 |
| 05:35 | Monmouth | James Morris comes up short on the floater from the left side | 19-27 |
| 05:33 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens gets the rebound | 19-27 |
| 05:14 | Tennessee | David Skoog is called for the reach on George Gilmore - foul #2 on David Skoog, team foul #8 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Sean Bullock (PG), Domingo Rivera (SF), Luke Oakes (PF) Brian Laforce, Matthew Carlson, David Skoog | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ed Krone (SF), Arthur Lees (PF) Christopher Yates, Gregory Gibbons | |
| 05:14 | Tennessee | George Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 05:14 | Tennessee | George Gilmore misses the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 05:14 | Monmouth | Michael Durham snags the defensive board | 19-28 |
| 04:57 | Monmouth | Sean Bullock misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by George Gilmore - foul #2 on George Gilmore, team foul #7 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Lee Ridge (SF) Domingo Rivera | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica (PG) George Gilmore | |
| 04:57 | Monmouth | Sean Bullock misses the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 04:57 | Monmouth | Sean Bullock misses the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees gets the rebound | 19-28 |
| 04:42 | Tennessee | Ed Krone drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Sean Bullock - foul #1 on Sean Bullock, team foul #9 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Domingo Rivera (SG) James Morris | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Preuss (PG) Mark Stephens | |
| 04:42 | Tennessee | Ed Krone misses the free throw | 19-30 |
| 04:42 | Monmouth | Luke Oakes pulls down the rebound | 19-30 |
| 04:19 | Monmouth | Lee Ridge clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-30 |
| 04:17 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens grabs the board | 19-30 |
| 04:10 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Preuss and the foul's on Domingo Rivera - foul #1 on Domingo Rivera, team foul #10 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington (C) Craig Hitchens | |
| 04:10 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees makes the free throw | 19-33 |
| 03:47 | Monmouth | Bruce Herrington denies the turnaround by Sean Bullock | 19-33 |
| 03:45 | Monmouth | Michael Durham snags the offensive board | 19-33 |
| 03:38 | Monmouth | Sean Bullock is whistled for a carry | 19-33 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Wallace Bellard (PG), Brian Laforce (SG), David Skoog (C) Sean Bullock, Lee Ridge, Michael Durham | |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Gilmore (PG), Christopher Yates (SG), Jerry Knight (SF), Gregory Gibbons (PF) Robert Preuss, Antonio Mojica, Ed Krone, Bruce Herrington | |
| 03:24 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Christopher Yates | 19-35 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Wallace Bellard (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Laforce (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Domingo Rivera (fresh) PF - Luke Oakes (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - David Skoog (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - George Gilmore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Yates (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Knight (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Gibbons (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Lees (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Monmouth | George Gilmore is called for the reach on Wallace Bellard - foul #3 on George Gilmore, team foul #8 | 19-35 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Matthew Carlson (SF) Domingo Rivera | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Stephens (SG), Craig Hitchens (C) George Gilmore, Arthur Lees | |
| 03:10 | Monmouth | Wallace Bellard misses the 1st free throw | 19-35 |
| 03:10 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons snags the defensive board | 19-35 |
| 02:53 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Knight | 19-38 |
| 02:39 | Monmouth | Luke Oakes banks in the layup | 21-38 |
| 02:26 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens throws it down on a great pass from Mark Stephens | 21-40 |
| 02:06 | Monmouth | Christopher Yates steals the ball from Brian Laforce | 21-40 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Luke Oakes - foul #1 on Luke Oakes, team foul #11 | 21-40 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Lee Ridge (SF), Victor Cherry (C) Matthew Carlson, Luke Oakes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:58 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight makes the 1st free throw | 21-41 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 21-42 |
| 01:43 | Monmouth | Wallace Bellard clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-42 |
| 01:42 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens snags the defensive board | 21-42 |
| 01:15 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-42 |
| 01:14 | Monmouth | Lee Ridge pulls down the rebound | 21-42 |
| 01:10 | Monmouth | Wallace Bellard scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Laforce | 24-42 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Stephens | 24-44 |
| 00:27 | Monmouth | Wallace Bellard is hacked by Mark Stephens - foul #1 on Mark Stephens, team foul #9 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Monmouth | James Morris (SG), Matthew Carlson (SF), Luke Oakes (PF), Michael Durham (C) Brian Laforce, Lee Ridge, David Skoog, Victor Cherry | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica (PG), Ed Krone (SG), Arthur Lees (PF), Bruce Herrington (C) Christopher Yates, Mark Stephens, Gregory Gibbons, Craig Hitchens | |
| 00:27 | Monmouth | Wallace Bellard misses the 1st free throw | 24-44 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees pulls down the rebound | 24-44 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 24-44 |
| 00:03 | Monmouth | Matthew Carlson grabs the board | 24-44 |
| 00:00 | Monmouth | Matthew Carlson clanks a halfcourt shot | 24-44 |