| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Norman Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Arellano (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mohamed Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Lafond (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Douglas Webb (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Patrick Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Foluke Abdullah (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neil Venable (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronald Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh inbounds the ball | 23-32 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:57 | Tennessee | Alan Arellano picks off the pass by Patrick Johnson in the backcourt | 23-32 |
| 19:56 | Kansas State | Alan Arellano dunks the ball | 25-32 |
| 19:30 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah is called for traveling | 25-32 |
| 19:04 | Kansas State | Douglas Webb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-32 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Patrick Johnson | 25-34 |
| 18:34 | Kansas State | Norman Rice works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Patrick Johnson - foul #1 on Patrick Johnson, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| 18:34 | Kansas State | Norman Rice makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 18:34 | Kansas State | Norman Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 18:12 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-34 |
| 18:11 | Kansas State | Douglas Webb grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 17:59 | Kansas State | A charge is called on Mohamed Wilson - foul #2 on Mohamed Wilson, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Eldridge McClain (SF) Mohamed Wilson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:39 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee misses the dunk but he's fouled by Alan Arellano - foul #2 on Alan Arellano, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Andrew Nourse (SG) Alan Arellano | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:39 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 17:39 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 17:32 | Kansas State | Norman Rice works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Johnson | 30-38 |
| 16:51 | Kansas State | Andrew Nourse misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-38 |
| 16:49 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Neil Venable | 30-40 |
| 16:11 | Kansas State | Douglas Webb scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Norman Rice | 33-40 |
| 15:54 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson is hacked by Eldridge McClain - foul #1 on Eldridge McClain, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Alan Arellano (SG), Mohamed Wilson (SF), Patrick Smiley (PF), Floyd Reese (C) Norman Rice, Eldridge McClain, Stephen Lafond, Douglas Webb | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Andrew Nourse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Arellano (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mohamed Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Patrick Smiley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Reese (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Patrick Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Foluke Abdullah (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Marsh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Neil Venable (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronald Lee (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh is fouled on the floor by Mohamed Wilson - foul #3 on Mohamed Wilson, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| 15:14 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Patrick Johnson and he's hacked by Floyd Reese - foul #4 on Floyd Reese, team foul #5 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Stephen Lafond (PF) Floyd Reese | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:14 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah makes the free throw | 33-43 |
| 15:12 | Kansas State | Patrick Johnson takes the ball from Andrew Nourse in the backcourt | 33-43 |
| 15:11 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh banks in the layup on a nice dish by Patrick Johnson | 33-45 |
| 14:55 | Kansas State | Andrew Nourse hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Neil Venable - foul #3 on Neil Venable, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| 14:55 | Kansas State | Andrew Nourse misses the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 14:55 | Kansas State | Andrew Nourse makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 14:29 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Foluke Abdullah | 34-48 |
| 14:19 | Kansas State | Andrew Nourse can't connect on a floater near the basket | 34-48 |
| 14:18 | Kansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Lafond | 34-48 |
| 14:13 | Kansas State | Alan Arellano can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 34-48 |
| 14:12 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 13:47 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Foluke Abdullah | 34-51 |
| 13:32 | Kansas State | Andrew Nourse clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-51 |
| 13:31 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah grabs the defensive rebound | 34-51 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah banks in the layup set up by Patrick Johnson | 34-53 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:47 | Kansas State | Patrick Smiley misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-53 |
| 12:45 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Foluke Abdullah | 34-53 |
| 12:31 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Andrew Nourse - foul #2 on Andrew Nourse, team foul #6 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Norman Rice (PG), Roy Summerville (SF), Eldridge McClain (PF), Douglas Webb (C) Andrew Nourse, Mohamed Wilson, Stephen Lafond, Patrick Smiley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Chapman (PG), Larry Rhodes (SF), Samuel Forsythe (PF), Tyrone Evans (C) Patrick Johnson, Kevin Marsh, Neil Venable, Ronald Lee | |
| 12:31 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah misses the 1st free throw | 34-53 |
| 12:31 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 34-54 |
| 12:18 | Kansas State | Norman Rice shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tyrone Evans - foul #1 on Tyrone Evans, team foul #3 | 34-54 |
| 12:18 | Kansas State | Norman Rice makes the 1st free throw | 35-54 |
| 12:18 | Kansas State | Norman Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| 12:18 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe grabs the board | 35-54 |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | Larry Rhodes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-54 |
| 11:43 | Kansas State | Eldridge McClain misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Tyrone Evans - foul #2 on Tyrone Evans, team foul #4 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Stephen Lafond (PF) Alan Arellano | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 11:43 | Kansas State | Eldridge McClain makes the 1st free throw | 36-54 |
| 11:43 | Kansas State | Eldridge McClain makes the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Norman Rice (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eldridge McClain (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roy Summerville (fresh) PF - Stephen Lafond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Douglas Webb (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Foluke Abdullah (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Larry Rhodes (fresh) PF - Samuel Forsythe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyrone Evans (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Chapman | 37-57 |
| 11:06 | Kansas State | Eldridge McClain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-57 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh (SF) Larry Rhodes | |
| 10:46 | Tennessee | Douglas Webb takes the ball from Tyrone Evans | 37-57 |
| 10:26 | Kansas State | Eldridge McClain is open and buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Norman Rice out of the doubleteam | 39-57 |
| 10:13 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Foluke Abdullah | 39-60 |
| 09:59 | Kansas State | Eldridge McClain is called for a charge - foul #2 on Eldridge McClain, team foul #7 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Ervin (PG), Andrew Nourse (SG), Joseph Celaya (SF), Patrick Smiley (C) Norman Rice, Eldridge McClain, Roy Summerville, Douglas Webb | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson (PG), Neil Venable (PF), Ronald Lee (C) Robert Chapman, Samuel Forsythe, Tyrone Evans | |
| 09:41 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee is hacked by Andrew Nourse - foul #3 on Andrew Nourse, team foul #8 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Chapman (SG) Foluke Abdullah | |
| 09:41 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee makes the 1st free throw | 39-61 |
| 09:41 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 39-61 |
| 09:41 | Kansas State | Stephen Lafond gets the rebound | 39-61 |
| 09:22 | Kansas State | Patrick Smiley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-61 |
| 09:20 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh pulls down the rebound | 39-61 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee can't connect on a shot from close range | 39-61 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee tips it in | 39-63 |
| 08:37 | Kansas State | Joseph Celaya hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-63 |
| 08:35 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee grabs the board | 39-63 |
| 08:09 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Patrick Johnson, team foul #5 | 39-63 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Norman Rice (PG), Mohamed Wilson (SF), Douglas Webb (C) John Ervin, Joseph Celaya, Patrick Smiley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah (SG), Larry Rhodes (SF), Samuel Forsythe (PF) Patrick Johnson, Kevin Marsh, Neil Venable | |
| 07:46 | Kansas State | Norman Rice is fouled on the floor by Samuel Forsythe - foul #1 on Samuel Forsythe, team foul #6 | 39-63 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Alan Arellano (SG), Floyd Reese (C) Andrew Nourse, Stephen Lafond | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tyrone Evans (C) Ronald Lee | |
| 07:37 | Kansas State | Mohamed Wilson hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 39-63 |
| 07:35 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah snags the defensive board | 39-63 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Norman Rice (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alan Arellano (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mohamed Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Webb (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Reese (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Chapman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Foluke Abdullah (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SF - Larry Rhodes (fresh) PF - Samuel Forsythe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyrone Evans (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Larry Rhodes | 39-65 |
| 07:14 | Kansas State | Norman Rice clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-65 |
| 07:13 | Tennessee | Tyrone Evans gets the rebound | 39-65 |
| 06:56 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tyrone Evans | 39-67 |
| 06:30 | Kansas State | Alan Arellano loses the dribble to Robert Chapman | 39-67 |
| 06:26 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman hits the finger roll | 39-69 |
| 06:11 | Kansas State | Alan Arellano knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Norman Rice | 41-69 |
| 05:47 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Norman Rice - foul #2 on Norman Rice, team foul #9 | 41-69 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Roy Summerville (PG), Andrew Nourse (SG), Eldridge McClain (SF), Patrick Smiley (C) Norman Rice, Alan Arellano, Mohamed Wilson, Floyd Reese | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh (SF), Neil Venable (PF), Ronald Lee (C) Larry Rhodes, Samuel Forsythe, Tyrone Evans | |
| 05:47 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 41-70 |
| 05:47 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-71 |
| 05:32 | Kansas State | Patrick Smiley misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-71 |
| 05:31 | Kansas State | Eldridge McClain grabs the offensive rebound | 41-71 |
| 05:15 | Kansas State | Foluke Abdullah picks off the pass by Eldridge McClain | 41-71 |
| 05:11 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Foluke Abdullah | 41-73 |
| 05:01 | Kansas State | Douglas Webb misses long on a shot from the right side | 41-73 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh grabs the board | 41-73 |
| 04:32 | Tennessee | Patrick Smiley is called for the reach on Kevin Marsh - foul #1 on Patrick Smiley, team foul #10 | 41-73 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Joseph Celaya (SF) Douglas Webb | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson (PG) Robert Chapman | |
| 04:32 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 41-74 |
| 04:32 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 41-75 |
| 04:25 | Kansas State | Joseph Celaya comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-75 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson pulls down the rebound | 41-75 |
| 04:06 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee is fouled on the floor by Patrick Smiley - foul #2 on Patrick Smiley, team foul #11 | 41-75 |
| 04:06 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee makes the 1st free throw | 41-76 |
| 04:06 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 41-76 |
| 04:06 | Kansas State | Eldridge McClain snags the defensive board | 41-76 |
| 03:46 | Kansas State | Andrew Nourse drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-76 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Tennessee | Eldridge McClain steals the ball from Kevin Marsh | 43-76 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Roy Summerville (fresh) SG - Andrew Nourse (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Celaya (fresh) PF - Eldridge McClain (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Smiley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Patrick Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Foluke Abdullah (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Marsh (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Neil Venable (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Lee (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Kansas State | Patrick Smiley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-76 |
| 03:03 | Kansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Summerville | 43-76 |
| 02:53 | Kansas State | Joseph Celaya comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 43-76 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah grabs the defensive rebound | 43-76 |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Foluke Abdullah | 43-79 |
| 02:15 | Kansas State | Patrick Smiley is called for a charge - foul #3 on Patrick Smiley, team foul #12 | 43-79 |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Ervin (PG), Douglas Webb (PF) Roy Summerville, Eldridge McClain | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Chapman (SG), Larry Rhodes (SF), Samuel Forsythe (PF), Tyrone Evans (C) Foluke Abdullah, Kevin Marsh, Neil Venable, Ronald Lee | |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-82 |
| 01:33 | Kansas State | Patrick Smiley can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 43-82 |
| 01:32 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe grabs the board | 43-82 |
| 01:11 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Tyrone Evans | 43-84 |
| 00:56 | Kansas State | Patrick Smiley misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-84 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-84 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 43-86 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Kansas State | John Ervin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 43-86 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert Chapman | 43-86 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson runs out the clock | 43-86 |