| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Nye (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Kraker (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Johns (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marko Frankowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Nagle (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Charles Collins (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Mark Garling (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Damico (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jackie Black (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Cross (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Edward Johns inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Tennessee | Mark Nye makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-34 |
| 19:22 | San Diego State | Charles Collins is called for traveling | 36-34 |
| 18:58 | Tennessee | Marko Frankowski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jackie Black - foul #3 on Jackie Black, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dennis Scott (PF) Jackie Black | |
| 18:58 | Tennessee | Marko Frankowski makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 18:58 | Tennessee | Marko Frankowski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 18:37 | San Diego State | Dennis Scott drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Damico | 38-36 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee | Marko Frankowski drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Mark Nye | 41-36 |
| 18:01 | San Diego State | Charles Collins drills a jumpshot from the right side | 41-38 |
| 17:44 | Tennessee | Marko Frankowski clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 17:42 | San Diego State | Michael Cross grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 17:23 | San Diego State | Mark Garling misses the 3 from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 17:22 | San Diego State | Michael Cross misses the tip | 41-38 |
| 17:20 | Tennessee | Marko Frankowski snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 17:00 | Tennessee | Marko Frankowski hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Richard Kraker | 43-38 |
| 16:43 | San Diego State | Mark Garling can't finish the layup | 43-38 |
| 16:41 | Tennessee | Mark Nye snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 16:29 | Tennessee | Richard Kraker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 16:27 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Dennis Scott | 43-38 |
| 16:13 | San Diego State | William Damico can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 16:12 | Tennessee | Mark Nye gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 15:53 | Tennessee | Mark Nye is hacked by Charles Collins - foul #3 on Charles Collins, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kyle Lefebre (PG), John Adams (SF), Robert Quan (C) Mark Nye, Edward Johns, Ronald Nagle | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ronald Stark (SF), Jackie Black (PF), Andrew Frasure (C) William Damico, Dennis Scott, Michael Cross | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Kyle Lefebre (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Kraker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marko Frankowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Robert Quan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Charles Collins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - Mark Garling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Stark (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jackie Black (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Frasure (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Tennessee | Mark Garling steals the ball from Kyle Lefebre | 43-38 |
| 15:36 | San Diego State | Jackie Black hits the finger roll set up by Mark Garling | 43-40 |
| 15:08 | Tennessee | Richard Kraker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 15:06 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to John Adams | 43-40 |
| 14:47 | Tennessee | John Adams's layup is rejected by Andrew Frasure | 43-40 |
| 14:45 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 14:32 | San Diego State | Andrew Frasure scores on a runner from close range | 43-42 |
| 14:12 | Tennessee | Richard Kraker knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Kyle Lefebre | 45-42 |
| 14:02 | San Diego State | Charles Collins misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 14:00 | Tennessee | Robert Quan grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 13:46 | Tennessee | Richard Kraker drills a driving attempt from the right block | 47-42 |
| 13:30 | San Diego State | Jackie Black comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 13:29 | San Diego State | Andrew Frasure gets the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 13:16 | San Diego State | Andrew Frasure is fouled on the floor by Robert Quan - foul #3 on Robert Quan, team foul #1 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Nye (PG), Edward Sanders (C) Kyle Lefebre, Marko Frankowski | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson (PG), John Dominy (SG), Dennis Scott (SF), David New (C) Charles Collins, Mark Garling, Ronald Stark, Andrew Frasure | |
| 13:07 | San Diego State | Jackie Black can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 47-42 |
| 13:05 | Tennessee | John Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 12:40 | Tennessee | Richard Kraker clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Robert Quan grabs the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 12:20 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders's layup is rejected by Dennis Scott | 47-42 |
| 12:19 | San Diego State | David New gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 12:01 | San Diego State | John Dominy is fouled on the floor by Robert Quan - foul #4 on Robert Quan, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Johns (SF), Ronald Nagle (C) Richard Kraker, Robert Quan | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Damico (SF) David New | |
| 11:46 | San Diego State | Edward Johns is called for the reach on John Dominy - foul #2 on Edward Johns, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Michael Cross (C) John Dominy | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Nye (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Johns (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Nagle (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Joseph Stephenson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Damico (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jackie Black (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Cross (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:38 | San Diego State | Michael Cross knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by William Damico | 47-44 |
| 11:27 | Tennessee | Ronald Nagle is hacked by William Damico - foul #2 on William Damico, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mark Garling (SG) Dennis Scott | |
| 11:09 | Tennessee | Mark Nye misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-44 |
| 11:07 | Tennessee | Ronald Nagle grabs the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 11:01 | Tennessee | John Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kyle Lefebre (PG), Richard Kraker (SG), David Morgan (PF) Mark Nye, John Adams, Edward Sanders | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Charles Collins (PG) Joseph Stephenson | |
| 10:54 | San Diego State | William Damico is hacked by Edward Johns - foul #3 on Edward Johns, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| 10:40 | San Diego State | Jackie Black jams it set up by William Damico | 47-46 |
| 10:16 | Tennessee | Richard Kraker misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Mark Garling - foul #2 on Mark Garling, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Marko Frankowski (PF) Ronald Nagle | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dennis Scott (SF), Andrew Frasure (C) William Damico, Michael Cross | |
| 10:16 | Tennessee | Richard Kraker makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 10:16 | Tennessee | Richard Kraker makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 09:54 | San Diego State | Mark Garling loses the dribble to Edward Johns | 49-46 |
| 09:44 | Tennessee | David Morgan can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 09:43 | Tennessee | Marko Frankowski can't tip it in | 49-46 |
| 09:42 | San Diego State | Dennis Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 09:34 | San Diego State | Jackie Black drills a jumper in the paint and the foul's on Kyle Lefebre - foul #1 on Kyle Lefebre, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Nye (PG), John Adams (SF), Edward Sanders (C) Kyle Lefebre, Edward Johns, David Morgan | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Dominy (SG) Mark Garling | |
| 09:34 | San Diego State | Jackie Black makes the free throw | 49-49 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee | Richard Kraker loses the dribble to Charles Collins | 49-49 |
| 09:10 | San Diego State | Dennis Scott's pass is intercepted by Richard Kraker | 49-49 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | Richard Kraker jams it | 51-49 |
| 08:51 | San Diego State | Charles Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee | Marko Frankowski gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 08:37 | Tennessee | Richard Kraker clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 08:35 | San Diego State | Dennis Scott snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 08:17 | San Diego State | Dennis Scott buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by John Dominy | 51-51 |
| 07:56 | Tennessee | Richard Kraker is hacked by John Dominy - foul #1 on John Dominy, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kyle Lefebre (SG), Edward Johns (SF), Robert Quan (PF), Ronald Nagle (C) Richard Kraker, John Adams, Marko Frankowski, Edward Sanders | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson (PG), Mark Garling (SG), William Damico (SF), David New (PF), Michael Cross (C) Charles Collins, John Dominy, Dennis Scott, Jackie Black, Andrew Frasure | |
| 07:45 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Ronald Nagle is blocked by David New | 51-51 |
| 07:43 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Michael Cross | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Nye (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Lefebre (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Johns (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Quan (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Ronald Nagle (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Joseph Stephenson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Garling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Damico (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - David New (fresh) 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Michael Cross (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:26 | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson misses long on a floater from the right side | 51-51 |
| 07:24 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Cross | 51-51 |
| 07:14 | San Diego State | Mark Garling makes the 3 from straight away set up by Michael Cross out of the doubleteam | 51-54 |
| 06:56 | Tennessee | Michael Cross denies the turnaround by Ronald Nagle | 51-54 |
| 06:55 | Tennessee | Mark Nye can't tip it in | 51-54 |
| 06:54 | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 06:48 | San Diego State | Mark Garling makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Cross | 51-56 |
| 06:24 | Tennessee | Ronald Nagle's floater is tipped away by Michael Cross | 51-56 |
| 06:23 | San Diego State | David New grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 06:17 | San Diego State | Mark Garling comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kyle Lefebre - foul #2 on Kyle Lefebre, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Kraker (SG), John Adams (SF), Edward Sanders (C) Kyle Lefebre, Edward Johns, Ronald Nagle | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dennis Scott (PF), Andrew Frasure (C) David New, Michael Cross | |
| 06:17 | San Diego State | Mark Garling makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 06:17 | San Diego State | Mark Garling misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 06:17 | San Diego State | Andrew Frasure grabs the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 06:07 | San Diego State | Andrew Frasure drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Garling | 51-59 |
| 06:05 | Tennessee | Joseph Stephenson steps in front of the Mark Nye pass in the backcourt | 51-59 |
| 06:04 | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson hits the finger roll | 51-61 |
| 05:52 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Andrew Frasure - foul #2 on Andrew Frasure, team foul #6 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Charles Collins (PG), Ronald Stark (SF) Joseph Stephenson, William Damico | |
| 05:52 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 05:52 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 05:52 | San Diego State | Andrew Frasure grabs the board | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:49 | San Diego State | Charles Collins is hacked by Mark Nye in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Nye, team foul #7 | 52-61 |
| 05:49 | San Diego State | Charles Collins makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 05:49 | San Diego State | Charles Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee | Dennis Scott picks off the pass by John Adams | 52-63 |
| 05:15 | San Diego State | Charles Collins misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 52-63 |
| 05:13 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Scott | 52-63 |
| 05:00 | San Diego State | Charles Collins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-63 |
| 04:59 | San Diego State | Andrew Frasure pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 04:47 | San Diego State | John Adams is called for the reach on Mark Garling - foul #3 on John Adams, team foul #8 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kyle Lefebre (PG), Edward Johns (SF), Marko Frankowski (PF), Ronald Nagle (C) Mark Nye, John Adams, Robert Quan, Edward Sanders | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson (PG), William Damico (SF), Jackie Black (PF), Michael Cross (C) Charles Collins, Ronald Stark, Dennis Scott, Andrew Frasure | |
| 04:47 | San Diego State | Mark Garling makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 04:47 | San Diego State | Mark Garling misses the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee | Ronald Nagle grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:32 | Tennessee | Ronald Nagle misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-64 |
| 04:31 | San Diego State | Mark Garling pulls down the rebound | 52-64 |
| 04:15 | San Diego State | William Damico's fadeaway is rejected by Kyle Lefebre | 52-64 |
| 04:14 | Tennessee | Marko Frankowski grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 04:08 | Tennessee | Marko Frankowski can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 52-64 |
| 04:07 | San Diego State | Michael Cross snags the defensive board | 52-64 |
| 03:54 | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson is hacked by Kyle Lefebre - foul #3 on Kyle Lefebre, team foul #9 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Nye (PG), Robert Quan (C) Kyle Lefebre, Ronald Nagle | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Dominy (SG), Ronald Stark (SF), David New (C) Mark Garling, William Damico, Michael Cross | |
| 03:54 | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 03:54 | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 03:54 | Tennessee | Marko Frankowski pulls down the rebound | 52-65 |
| 03:37 | Tennessee | Marko Frankowski comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 52-65 |
| 03:35 | Tennessee | Robert Quan snags the offensive board | 52-65 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Nye (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Kraker (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Marko Frankowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Robert Quan (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Joseph Stephenson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Dominy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Stark (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jackie Black (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David New (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:18 | Tennessee | Richard Kraker is denied on a layup by David New | 52-65 |
| 03:16 | San Diego State | Jackie Black pulls down the rebound | 52-65 |
| 03:14 | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson travels in the backcourt | 52-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Adams (SG), Edward Sanders (SF), David Morgan (C) Mark Nye, Edward Johns, Marko Frankowski | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Charles Collins (PG), Dennis Scott (SF) Joseph Stephenson, Ronald Stark | |
| 03:01 | Tennessee | Richard Kraker hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Morgan | 54-65 |
| 02:58 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kyle Lefebre (PG), Marko Frankowski (PF), Ronald Nagle (C) Edward Sanders, Robert Quan, David Morgan | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Damico (SG), Michael Cross (C) John Dominy, David New | |
| 02:51 | San Diego State | Jackie Black hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-67 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Marko Frankowski loses the dribble to William Damico | 54-67 |
| 02:26 | San Diego State | Michael Cross misses badly on a floater from the right side | 54-67 |
| 02:24 | San Diego State | Michael Cross tips it back up and in | 54-69 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | John Adams drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kyle Lefebre | 57-69 |
| 01:58 | San Diego State | Michael Cross hits the finger roll set up by William Damico | 57-71 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | Richard Kraker hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Collins - foul #4 on Charles Collins, team foul #7 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Nye (PG), Edward Johns (SF) Kyle Lefebre, John Adams | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson (PG), John Dominy (SG), David New (PF), Andrew Frasure (C) Charles Collins, William Damico, Jackie Black, Michael Cross | |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | Richard Kraker makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | Richard Kraker makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:27 | San Diego State | Dennis Scott hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 59-71 |
| 01:26 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to David New | 59-71 |
| 00:59 | San Diego State | Andrew Frasure misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Edward Johns - foul #4 on Edward Johns, team foul #10 | 59-71 |
| 00:59 | San Diego State | Andrew Frasure makes the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 00:59 | San Diego State | Andrew Frasure misses the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee | Ronald Nagle pulls down the rebound | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Ronald Nagle connects on the fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by David New - foul #1 on David New, team foul #8 | 61-72 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Ronald Nagle misses the free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:54 | San Diego State | David New gets the rebound | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | San Diego State | Dennis Scott can't finish the layup | 61-72 |
| 00:26 | San Diego State | Dennis Scott tips it back up and in | 61-74 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | The jumper by Marko Frankowski is denied by David New | 61-74 |
| 00:18 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Dennis Scott | 61-74 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson runs out the clock | 61-74 |