| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bradley Eggleston (fresh) SG - Patrick Lyon (fresh) SF - Robert Watson (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Davis (fresh) C - George Hammond (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Herman Simms (fresh) SG - Kenneth Ayon (fresh) SF - Duane Fulton (fresh) PF - Michael Barbour (fresh) C - Paul Whitmore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Michael Barbour wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Fresno State | Duane Fulton loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon's layup is rejected by Paul Whitmore | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Fresno State | Herman Simms pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Fresno State | Bradley Eggleston is called for the reach on Herman Simms - foul #1 on Bradley Eggleston, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Fresno State | Herman Simms hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Duane Fulton | 0-3 |
| 18:43 | Tennessee | George Hammond's dunk attempt is rejected by Michael Barbour | 0-3 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis grabs the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:21 | Tennessee | Herman Simms steps in front of the Bradley Eggleston pass | 0-3 |
| 18:04 | Fresno State | Bradley Eggleston is called for the reach on Herman Simms - foul #2 on Bradley Eggleston, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ivan Droski (PG) Bradley Eggleston | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 17:46 | Fresno State | Herman Simms buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-6 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ivan Droski and the foul's on Michael Barbour - foul #1 on Michael Barbour, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | James Minner (PF), Brenton Picou (C) Michael Barbour, Paul Whitmore | |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon makes the free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:55 | Fresno State | Duane Fulton clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 3-6 |
| 16:53 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to Brenton Picou | 3-6 |
| 16:35 | Fresno State | Herman Simms is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ivan Droski - foul #1 on Ivan Droski, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Dennis Rushing (SG) Kenneth Ayon | |
| 16:35 | Fresno State | Herman Simms misses the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:35 | Fresno State | Herman Simms makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 3-7 |
| 16:12 | Tennessee | Robert Watson pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 15:50 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 3-7 |
| 15:48 | Fresno State | Duane Fulton pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ivan Droski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Lyon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Watson (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Davis (fresh) C - George Hammond (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Herman Simms (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Dennis Rushing (fresh) SF - Duane Fulton (fairly fresh) PF - James Minner (fresh) C - Brenton Picou (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Fresno State | Brenton Picou comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-7 |
| 15:40 | Tennessee | George Hammond gets the rebound | 3-7 |
| 15:35 | Tennessee | Herman Simms steals it from Ivan Droski in the backcourt | 3-7 |
| 15:24 | Fresno State | Herman Simms loses the dribble to Patrick Lyon | 3-7 |
| 14:56 | Tennessee | Ivan Droski misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 3-7 |
| 14:55 | Fresno State | Brenton Picou grabs the board | 3-7 |
| 14:49 | Fresno State | Herman Simms misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ivan Droski - foul #2 on Ivan Droski, team foul #4 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Milan Russo (PG), Gregorio Russo (SF), Gustavo Lopez (C) Ivan Droski, Robert Watson, George Hammond | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Kenneth Ayon (SG), Michael Barbour (PF), Paul Whitmore (C) Duane Fulton, James Minner, Brenton Picou | |
| 14:49 | Fresno State | Herman Simms makes the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 14:49 | Fresno State | Herman Simms misses the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 14:49 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 14:24 | Tennessee | Gustavo Lopez throws it down | 5-8 |
| 14:07 | Fresno State | Kenneth Ayon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-8 |
| 14:06 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to Herman Simms | 5-8 |
| 13:55 | Fresno State | Michael Barbour is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Davis - foul #1 on Nathaniel Davis, team foul #5 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Watson (SF), Keneth Hoss (C) Gregorio Russo, Nathaniel Davis | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ralph Davis (PG) Herman Simms | |
| 13:38 | Fresno State | Dennis Rushing misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Milan Russo - foul #1 on Milan Russo, team foul #6 | 5-8 |
| 13:38 | Fresno State | Dennis Rushing misses the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 13:38 | Fresno State | Dennis Rushing makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 13:10 | Tennessee | Robert Watson is hacked by Dennis Rushing - foul #1 on Dennis Rushing, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Hammond (C) Keneth Hoss | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Duane Fulton (SF) Dennis Rushing | |
| 12:55 | Tennessee | Robert Watson scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Milan Russo | 7-9 |
| 12:36 | Fresno State | Kenneth Ayon is fouled on the floor by Patrick Lyon - foul #1 on Patrick Lyon, team foul #7 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis (PF) Gustavo Lopez | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 12:36 | Fresno State | Kenneth Ayon makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 12:36 | Fresno State | Kenneth Ayon makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 12:13 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon double dribbles | 7-11 |
| 11:58 | Fresno State | Ralph Davis buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Paul Whitmore | 7-14 |
| 11:38 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Ralph Davis - foul #1 on Ralph Davis, team foul #3 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregorio Russo (SF) Robert Watson | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Herman Simms (PG), Dennis Rushing (SG), James Minner (PF), Brenton Picou (C) Ralph Davis, Kenneth Ayon, Michael Barbour, Paul Whitmore | |
| 11:38 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 11:38 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Patrick Lyon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Milan Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregorio Russo (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Hammond (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Herman Simms (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Rushing (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Duane Fulton (fresh) PF - James Minner (fresh) C - Brenton Picou (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Fresno State | Herman Simms is called for traveling in the backcourt | 9-14 |
| 11:20 | Tennessee | Duane Fulton steps in front of the Gregorio Russo pass | 9-14 |
| 11:17 | Fresno State | Herman Simms lays it in on a great pass from Duane Fulton | 9-16 |
| 10:53 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-16 |
| 10:51 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to George Hammond | 9-16 |
| 10:30 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Milan Russo | 11-16 |
| 10:04 | Fresno State | Duane Fulton is fouled on the floor by Gregorio Russo - foul #1 on Gregorio Russo, team foul #8 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Watson (SF), Gustavo Lopez (C) Gregorio Russo, George Hammond | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Kenneth Ayon (SG), Michael Barbour (PF), Paul Whitmore (C) Dennis Rushing, James Minner, Brenton Picou | |
| 10:04 | Fresno State | Duane Fulton makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 10:04 | Fresno State | Duane Fulton makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 10:02 | Tennessee | Herman Simms picks off the pass by Patrick Lyon in the backcourt | 11-18 |
| 09:51 | Fresno State | Herman Simms double dribbles | 11-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Keneth Hoss (C) Nathaniel Davis | |
| Subs | Fresno State | James Minner (SF) Duane Fulton | |
| 09:27 | Tennessee | Robert Watson misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by James Minner - foul #1 on James Minner, team foul #4 | 11-18 |
| 09:27 | Tennessee | Robert Watson makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 09:27 | Tennessee | Robert Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 09:27 | Fresno State | Michael Barbour gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 09:09 | Fresno State | Michael Barbour's fadeaway is rejected by Keneth Hoss | 12-18 |
| 09:07 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to Herman Simms | 12-18 |
| 08:54 | Fresno State | Paul Whitmore misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-18 |
| 08:53 | Tennessee | Robert Watson snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| 08:26 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 12-18 |
| 08:24 | Fresno State | Michael Barbour gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 08:04 | Fresno State | Keneth Hoss swats the layup by Herman Simms | 12-18 |
| 08:03 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert Watson | 12-18 |
| 07:41 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis (PF), George Hammond (C) Gustavo Lopez, Keneth Hoss | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ralph Davis (PG), Duane Fulton (SF), Brenton Picou (PF), Dennis Rushing (C) Herman Simms, James Minner, Michael Barbour, Paul Whitmore | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Patrick Lyon (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Milan Russo (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Robert Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathaniel Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Hammond (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Ralph Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Ayon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Duane Fulton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brenton Picou (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Rushing (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Fresno State | Ralph Davis hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Duane Fulton | 12-20 |
| 06:51 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 12-20 |
| 06:50 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Brenton Picou | 12-20 |
| 06:46 | Fresno State | Robert Watson steals it from Kenneth Ayon | 12-20 |
| 06:43 | Tennessee | Milan Russo lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Watson | 14-20 |
| 06:26 | Fresno State | Nathaniel Davis is called for the reach on Ralph Davis - foul #2 on Nathaniel Davis, team foul #9 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston (PG), Ivan Droski (SG), Gregorio Russo (SF) Patrick Lyon, Milan Russo, Robert Watson | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Michael Barbour (PF) Kenneth Ayon | |
| 06:26 | Fresno State | Ralph Davis misses the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 06:26 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis grabs the board | 14-20 |
| 06:00 | Tennessee | Brenton Picou steals the ball from Bradley Eggleston | 14-20 |
| 05:55 | Fresno State | Duane Fulton misses short on a floater from the left side | 14-20 |
| 05:54 | Tennessee | Ivan Droski grabs the defensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 05:50 | Tennessee | Gregorio Russo misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Barbour - foul #2 on Michael Barbour, team foul #5 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gustavo Lopez (C) George Hammond | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Herman Simms (PG), James Minner (PF), Paul Whitmore (C) Ralph Davis, Michael Barbour, Brenton Picou | |
| 05:50 | Tennessee | Gregorio Russo makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 05:50 | Tennessee | Gregorio Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 05:32 | Fresno State | Herman Simms is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 16-20 |
| 05:30 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Gregorio Russo | 16-20 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | Gustavo Lopez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 16-20 |
| 05:05 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Dennis Rushing | 16-20 |
| 05:00 | Fresno State | Herman Simms evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left side | 16-20 |
| 04:58 | Tennessee | Gregorio Russo snags the defensive board | 16-20 |
| 04:29 | Tennessee | Gustavo Lopez is whistled for a carry | 16-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Watson (SF), George Hammond (C) Gregorio Russo, Gustavo Lopez | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Kenneth Ayon (SG) Dennis Rushing | |
| 04:12 | Fresno State | Bradley Eggleston picks off the pass by Herman Simms | 16-20 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston banks in the layup | 18-20 |
| 03:54 | Fresno State | Paul Whitmore can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Ivan Droski - foul #3 on Ivan Droski, team foul #10 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon (SG), Gustavo Lopez (PF) Ivan Droski, Nathaniel Davis | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Michael Barbour (PF) Duane Fulton | |
| 03:54 | Fresno State | Paul Whitmore misses the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 03:54 | Fresno State | Paul Whitmore makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 03:34 | Tennessee | Robert Watson banks in the layup set up by Patrick Lyon and he's hacked by James Minner - foul #2 on James Minner, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Kyle Simpson (SF), Brenton Picou (C) James Minner, Paul Whitmore | |
| 03:34 | Tennessee | Robert Watson makes the free throw | 21-21 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bradley Eggleston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Patrick Lyon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gustavo Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Hammond (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Herman Simms (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Ayon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kyle Simpson (fresh) PF - Michael Barbour (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brenton Picou (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Fresno State | Brenton Picou hits the finger roll set up by Kenneth Ayon | 21-23 |
| 02:58 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 02:56 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Michael Barbour | 21-23 |
| 02:51 | Fresno State | Patrick Lyon is called for the reach on Kenneth Ayon - foul #2 on Patrick Lyon, team foul #11 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis (PF) George Hammond | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ralph Davis (PG), Duane Fulton (SF) Herman Simms, Kyle Simpson | |
| 02:51 | Fresno State | Kenneth Ayon makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 02:51 | Fresno State | Kenneth Ayon misses the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 02:51 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Gustavo Lopez | 21-24 |
| 02:25 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 02:23 | Fresno State | Duane Fulton pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 02:17 | Fresno State | Kenneth Ayon is hacked by Nathaniel Davis - foul #3 on Nathaniel Davis, team foul #12 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Keneth Hoss (PF), George Hammond (C) Nathaniel Davis, Gustavo Lopez | |
| Subs | Fresno State | James Minner (C) Brenton Picou | |
| 02:17 | Fresno State | Kenneth Ayon makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 02:17 | Fresno State | Kenneth Ayon makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 01:48 | Tennessee | Robert Watson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Watson, team foul #13 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Milan Russo (SG) Patrick Lyon | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Herman Simms (PG), Dennis Rushing (SG), Paul Whitmore (C) Ralph Davis, Kenneth Ayon, James Minner | |
| 01:32 | Fresno State | Michael Barbour drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Herman Simms | 21-28 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Robert Watson scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Milan Russo | 23-28 |
| 01:00 | Fresno State | Herman Simms splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Whitmore | 23-30 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | Robert Watson clanks a turnaround from close range | 23-30 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Milan Russo pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Milan Russo clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dennis Rushing - foul #2 on Dennis Rushing, team foul #7 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregorio Russo (SF), Gustavo Lopez (PF) Robert Watson, George Hammond | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Kenneth Ayon (SG), James Minner (PF) Duane Fulton, Michael Barbour | |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Milan Russo makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Milan Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 00:04 | Fresno State | Herman Simms evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Dennis Rushing | 25-32 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 25-32 |