| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Mark Hamon (fresh) SG - Vernon Sims (fresh) SF - William Keller (fresh) PF - Daniel Lisle (fresh) C - Luciano Conti (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Horne (fresh) SG - Mark Elsass (fresh) SF - Don Espitia (fresh) PF - Cory Hershnowitz (fresh) C - Allan Rio (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Seton Hall | Luciano Conti wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Seton Hall | Luciano Conti loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Tennessee | Allan Rio grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Tennessee | Don Espitia banks in the layup on a great pass from Allan Rio and he's fouled by Mark Hamon - foul #1 on Mark Hamon, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Tennessee | Don Espitia misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Seton Hall | Luciano Conti grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Seton Hall | Don Espitia swats the shot by Vernon Sims | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee | Cory Hershnowitz gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | Tennessee | James Horne misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Mark Hamon - foul #2 on Mark Hamon, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dennis Graham (PG) Mark Hamon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:32 | Tennessee | James Horne makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:32 | Tennessee | James Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:12 | Seton Hall | Luciano Conti misses long on a floater from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 17:49 | Tennessee | Cory Hershnowitz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Daniel Lisle - foul #1 on Daniel Lisle, team foul #3 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Sewell (SF), Kent Lutz (PF), Scot Haynes (C) William Keller, Daniel Lisle, Luciano Conti | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Cole (SG), Walter Ahlers (SF), Daniel Gilchrist (PF), Anthony Harvey (C) James Horne, Mark Elsass, Don Espitia, Allan Rio | |
| 17:49 | Tennessee | Cory Hershnowitz makes the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:49 | Tennessee | Cory Hershnowitz misses the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:49 | Seton Hall | Scot Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:35 | Seton Hall | Vernon Sims drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 17:14 | Tennessee | Cory Hershnowitz splits the doubleteam and buries a shot in the lane | 3-7 |
| 17:10 | Seton Hall | Robert Sewell is hacked by Walter Ahlers - foul #1 on Walter Ahlers, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Keller (SG), Daniel Lisle (PF) Vernon Sims, Kent Lutz | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Horne (PG), Mark Elsass (SG), Allan Rio (C) Cory Hershnowitz, Willie Cole, Anthony Harvey | |
| 17:05 | Seton Hall | William Keller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 17:03 | Tennessee | James Horne pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:58 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Horne | 3-10 |
| 16:37 | Seton Hall | William Keller buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Sewell | 5-10 |
| 16:20 | Tennessee | Allan Rio hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 5-10 |
| 16:18 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Robert Sewell | 5-10 |
| 16:12 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lisle lays it up and in | 7-10 |
| 16:04 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass is fouled on the floor by Daniel Lisle - foul #2 on Daniel Lisle, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Vernon Sims (PG), Kent Lutz (PF) Dennis Graham, Daniel Lisle | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Don Espitia (SF), Cory Hershnowitz (PF) Walter Ahlers, Allan Rio | |
| 15:56 | Tennessee | James Horne is fouled on the floor by Vernon Sims - foul #1 on Vernon Sims, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Luciano Conti (C) Scot Haynes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Cole (PG) James Horne | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Vernon Sims (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Keller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Sewell (fresh) PF - Kent Lutz (fresh) C - Luciano Conti (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Willie Cole (fresh) SG - Mark Elsass (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Don Espitia (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cory Hershnowitz (fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Gilchrist (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Tennessee | Don Espitia misses the lay-in | 7-10 |
| 15:43 | Seton Hall | Luciano Conti grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 15:25 | Seton Hall | William Keller is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on William Keller, team foul #6 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Juan Martin (SF), Scot Haynes (C) Kent Lutz, Luciano Conti | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Horne (PG), Allan Rio (C) Willie Cole, Mark Elsass | |
| 15:01 | Tennessee | Allan Rio splits the doubleteam and buries a runner from the baseline set up by Cory Hershnowitz and the foul's on William Keller - foul #2 on William Keller, team foul #7 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dennis Graham (PG), Kent Lutz (PF) William Keller, Juan Martin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Elsass (SG) Daniel Gilchrist | |
| 15:01 | Tennessee | Allan Rio makes the free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:48 | Seton Hall | Scot Haynes clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 14:47 | Tennessee | Don Espitia grabs the board | 7-13 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee | Robert Sewell steals it from Don Espitia | 7-13 |
| 14:12 | Seton Hall | Dennis Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-13 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Mark Hamon (PG), Juan Martin (SF), Luciano Conti (C) Dennis Graham, Kent Lutz, Scot Haynes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Gilchrist (PF) Cory Hershnowitz | |
| 13:53 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 13:52 | Seton Hall | Mark Hamon snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 13:35 | Seton Hall | Vernon Sims knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Horne | 9-16 |
| 13:07 | Seton Hall | Robert Sewell loses the dribble to Daniel Gilchrist | 9-16 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-16 |
| 12:52 | Tennessee | Daniel Gilchrist gets the offensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 12:40 | Tennessee | Daniel Gilchrist misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-16 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Don Espitia tips it back up and in | 9-18 |
| 12:17 | Seton Hall | Mark Hamon misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 9-18 |
| 12:16 | Seton Hall | The offensive rebound goes to Luciano Conti | 9-18 |
| 12:11 | Seton Hall | Luciano Conti hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-18 |
| 12:09 | Seton Hall | Vernon Sims hits the follow up shot | 11-18 |
| 11:43 | Tennessee | Robert Sewell blocks the jumper by Mark Elsass | 11-18 |
| 11:42 | Seton Hall | Luciano Conti snags the defensive board | 11-18 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Mark Hamon (fairly fresh) SG - Vernon Sims (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Juan Martin (fresh) PF - Robert Sewell (fairly fresh) C - Luciano Conti (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Horne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Elsass (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Don Espitia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Gilchrist (fairly fresh) C - Allan Rio (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Seton Hall | Daniel Gilchrist picks off the pass by Juan Martin | 11-18 |
| 11:20 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Mark Hamon - foul #3 on Mark Hamon, team foul #8 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dennis Graham (PG), Kent Lutz (PF), Scot Haynes (C) Mark Hamon, Robert Sewell, Luciano Conti | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Cole (PG), Walter Ahlers (SF), Cory Hershnowitz (PF), Anthony Harvey (C) James Horne, Don Espitia, Daniel Gilchrist, Allan Rio | |
| 11:20 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass misses the free throw | 11-20 |
| 11:20 | Seton Hall | Kent Lutz snags the defensive board | 11-20 |
| 11:11 | Seton Hall | Scot Haynes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-20 |
| 11:09 | Seton Hall | Juan Martin tips it back up and in | 13-20 |
| 10:54 | Tennessee | Anthony Harvey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-20 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Horne (PG), Allan Rio (PF) Mark Elsass, Walter Ahlers | |
| 10:37 | Seton Hall | Scot Haynes drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 10:20 | Tennessee | Willie Cole comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dennis Graham - foul #1 on Dennis Graham, team foul #9 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Sewell (PF) Kent Lutz | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Elsass (SG), Don Espitia (SF) James Horne, Allan Rio | |
| 10:20 | Tennessee | Willie Cole makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 10:20 | Tennessee | Willie Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 10:11 | Seton Hall | Scot Haynes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-22 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Keller (SG), Kent Lutz (PF) Vernon Sims, Juan Martin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Horne (PG), Allan Rio (C) Willie Cole, Anthony Harvey | |
| 10:02 | Tennessee | James Horne misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Dennis Graham - foul #2 on Dennis Graham, team foul #10 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Vernon Sims (PG), Juan Martin (SF) Dennis Graham, Kent Lutz | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Harvey (C) Allan Rio | |
| 10:02 | Tennessee | James Horne makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 10:02 | Tennessee | James Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 09:45 | Seton Hall | Robert Sewell is hacked by Anthony Harvey - foul #1 on Anthony Harvey, team foul #2 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Kent Lutz (PF) Juan Martin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Gilchrist (PF), Allan Rio (C) Don Espitia, Anthony Harvey | |
| 09:40 | Seton Hall | The jump hook by Scot Haynes is blocked by Allan Rio | 15-24 |
| 09:38 | Tennessee | Allan Rio pulls down the rebound | 15-24 |
| 09:21 | Tennessee | Cory Hershnowitz is whistled for traveling | 15-24 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Juan Martin (SF), Luciano Conti (C) Kent Lutz, Scot Haynes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Don Espitia (SF) Daniel Gilchrist | |
| 09:05 | Seton Hall | William Keller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 15-24 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee | Don Espitia snags the defensive board | 15-24 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee | Cory Hershnowitz is denied on a layup by Luciano Conti | 15-24 |
| 08:47 | Seton Hall | Luciano Conti snags the defensive board | 15-24 |
| 08:41 | Seton Hall | Vernon Sims hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-24 |
| 08:40 | Seton Hall | The offensive rebound goes to Juan Martin | 15-24 |
| 08:30 | Seton Hall | Robert Sewell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-24 |
| 08:29 | Tennessee | Allan Rio snags the defensive board | 15-24 |
| 08:13 | Tennessee | James Horne hits a floater from the left block set up by Mark Elsass | 15-26 |
| 08:06 | Seton Hall | William Keller drills a floater from the left side set up by Luciano Conti | 17-26 |
| 07:53 | Tennessee | Robert Sewell steps in front of the Allan Rio pass | 17-26 |
| 07:38 | Seton Hall | Cory Hershnowitz picks off the pass by Vernon Sims | 17-26 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Vernon Sims (tiring) 7 pts. SG - William Keller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Juan Martin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Sewell (tiring) 2 stl. C - Luciano Conti (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Horne (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Elsass (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Espitia (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cory Hershnowitz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Allan Rio (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Don Espitia is denied by Robert Sewell | 17-26 |
| 07:16 | Tennessee | Cory Hershnowitz tips it home | 17-28 |
| 06:57 | Seton Hall | Vernon Sims evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-28 |
| 06:55 | Seton Hall | Juan Martin snags the offensive board | 17-28 |
| 06:45 | Seton Hall | Robert Sewell misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 17-28 |
| 06:44 | Tennessee | Allan Rio grabs the defensive rebound | 17-28 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee | Allan Rio hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 17-28 |
| 06:30 | Seton Hall | Luciano Conti pulls down the rebound | 17-28 |
| 06:23 | Seton Hall | Don Espitia picks off the pass by Juan Martin | 17-28 |
| 06:17 | Tennessee | Don Espitia scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Elsass | 17-30 |
| 05:58 | Seton Hall | Robert Sewell can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 17-30 |
| 05:56 | Seton Hall | William Keller snags the offensive board | 17-30 |
| 05:44 | Seton Hall | Vernon Sims works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Keller | 20-30 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-30 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee | Don Espitia gets the offensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee | Cory Hershnowitz drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Don Espitia and he's hacked by Robert Sewell - foul #1 on Robert Sewell, team foul #11 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Mark Hamon (PG), Kent Lutz (PF), Scot Haynes (C) Vernon Sims, Juan Martin, Luciano Conti | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Cole (SG), Walter Ahlers (SF), Daniel Gilchrist (PF), Anthony Harvey (C) James Horne, Mark Elsass, Don Espitia, Allan Rio | |
| 05:01 | Tennessee | Cory Hershnowitz makes the free throw | 20-33 |
| 04:52 | Seton Hall | Mark Hamon comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 20-33 |
| 04:50 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Daniel Gilchrist | 20-33 |
| 04:37 | Tennessee | Daniel Gilchrist is by himself and knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Willie Cole | 20-35 |
| 04:30 | Seton Hall | William Keller scores on a 3 from straight away | 23-35 |
| 04:14 | Tennessee | Cory Hershnowitz knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Willie Cole | 23-37 |
| 03:56 | Seton Hall | Robert Sewell clanks a 3 from the right corner | 23-37 |
| 03:54 | Seton Hall | Kent Lutz misses the tip | 23-37 |
| 03:53 | Seton Hall | Scot Haynes gets the offensive rebound | 23-37 |
| 03:39 | Seton Hall | William Keller misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Willie Cole - foul #1 on Willie Cole, team foul #3 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dennis Graham (PG), Daniel Lisle (PF) Mark Hamon, Kent Lutz | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Horne (PG), Mark Elsass (SG), Allan Rio (C) Willie Cole, Walter Ahlers, Anthony Harvey | |
| 03:39 | Seton Hall | William Keller makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 03:39 | Seton Hall | William Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Dennis Graham (fresh) SG - William Keller (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Robert Sewell (tired) 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Lisle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scot Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Horne (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Elsass (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cory Hershnowitz (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Gilchrist (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Allan Rio (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Tennessee | Daniel Gilchrist throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-37 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Vernon Sims (SG) Robert Sewell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 03:21 | Seton Hall | Dennis Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-37 |
| 03:05 | Tennessee | Allan Rio makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by James Horne | 25-39 |
| 02:53 | Seton Hall | William Keller misses short on a floater from the left side | 25-39 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass gets the rebound | 25-39 |
| 02:36 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 25-39 |
| 02:34 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lisle snags the defensive board | 25-39 |
| 02:23 | Seton Hall | William Keller misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-39 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | Allan Rio snags the defensive board | 25-39 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-39 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Sewell (SF) Vernon Sims | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Don Espitia (SF) Allan Rio | |
| 02:01 | Tennessee | Daniel Gilchrist lays it in on a great pass from James Horne | 25-41 |
| 01:49 | Seton Hall | The short jumper by Robert Sewell is denied by Daniel Gilchrist | 25-41 |
| 01:48 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Daniel Gilchrist | 25-41 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Don Espitia can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Sewell - foul #2 on Robert Sewell, team foul #12 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Juan Martin (SF), Luciano Conti (C) Robert Sewell, Scot Haynes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Allan Rio (C) Daniel Gilchrist | |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Don Espitia makes the 1st free throw | 25-42 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Don Espitia makes the 2nd free throw | 25-43 |
| 01:10 | Seton Hall | Luciano Conti clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-43 |
| 01:08 | Tennessee | Cory Hershnowitz pulls down the rebound | 25-43 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | Cory Hershnowitz makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Elsass | 25-45 |
| 00:40 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lisle hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 25-45 |
| 00:39 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass grabs the board | 25-45 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Cory Hershnowitz misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-45 |
| 00:26 | Seton Hall | William Keller grabs the board | 25-45 |
| 00:03 | Seton Hall | William Keller can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 25-45 |
| 00:02 | Seton Hall | Luciano Conti misses the tip | 25-45 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | James Horne gets the rebound | 25-45 |