| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bradley Eggleston (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Patrick Lyon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathaniel Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - George Hammond (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Timmy King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Byrum (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Quinn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jay Buch (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Cleveland State | David Byrum drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Timmy King | 31-30 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 19:03 | Tennessee | George Hammond misses the tip | 31-30 |
| 19:02 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 18:38 | Cleveland State | Bradley Eggleston picks off the pass by Jay Buch | 31-30 |
| 18:12 | Tennessee | George Hammond is called for traveling | 31-30 |
| 17:57 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Watson - foul #1 on Robert Watson, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 17:57 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 17:57 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 17:39 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-31 |
| 17:38 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:21 | Tennessee | Robert Watson banks in the layup on a great pass from Nathaniel Davis | 33-31 |
| 16:59 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Kevin Simmons | 33-33 |
| 16:33 | Tennessee | George Hammond misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-33 |
| 16:32 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 16:16 | Cleveland State | David Byrum comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 16:14 | Cleveland State | Jay Buch can't tip it in | 33-33 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to George Hammond | 33-33 |
| 16:08 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Willie Quinn - foul #3 on Willie Quinn, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ivan Droski (PG), Gregorio Russo (SF), Gustavo Lopez (PF), Keneth Hoss (C) Bradley Eggleston, Robert Watson, Nathaniel Davis, George Hammond | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Lopresti (PG), Jamel Simmons (SG), Lawrence Messing (SF), Douglas Mah (PF), Robert Morning (C) Timmy King, David Byrum, Willie Quinn, Jay Buch, Kevin Simmons | |
| 16:08 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon makes the free throw | 36-33 |
| 15:52 | Cleveland State | Jamel Simmons clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Patrick Lyon - foul #1 on Patrick Lyon, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Milan Russo (SG) Patrick Lyon | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 15:52 | Cleveland State | Jamel Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 15:52 | Cleveland State | Jamel Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ivan Droski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milan Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregorio Russo (fresh) PF - Gustavo Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Keneth Hoss (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Lopresti (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jamel Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Messing (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Mah (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Morning (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Tennessee | Gregorio Russo clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 15:33 | Cleveland State | Robert Morning pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 15:16 | Cleveland State | Jamel Simmons knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Lopresti | 36-38 |
| 14:50 | Tennessee | Gustavo Lopez scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Ivan Droski | 38-38 |
| 14:26 | Cleveland State | Gregorio Russo swats the layup by Douglas Mah | 38-38 |
| 14:24 | Cleveland State | Lawrence Messing tips it in | 38-40 |
| 13:55 | Tennessee | Gustavo Lopez travels with the ball | 38-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston (PG), Patrick Lyon (SG), Robert Watson (SF), Nathaniel Davis (PF), George Hammond (C) Ivan Droski, Milan Russo, Gregorio Russo, Gustavo Lopez, Keneth Hoss | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timmy King (PG), David Byrum (SG), Willie Quinn (SF), Jay Buch (PF), Kevin Simmons (C) John Lopresti, Jamel Simmons, Lawrence Messing, Douglas Mah, Robert Morning | |
| 13:38 | Cleveland State | Robert Watson blocks the jumper by Willie Quinn | 38-40 |
| 13:36 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Davis | 38-40 |
| 13:09 | Tennessee | Robert Watson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Bradley Eggleston | 40-40 |
| 12:55 | Cleveland State | Jay Buch double dribbles | 40-40 |
| 12:33 | Tennessee | Robert Watson can't finish the layup | 40-40 |
| 12:31 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Watson | 40-40 |
| 12:11 | Tennessee | Robert Watson can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 40-40 |
| 12:10 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 11:51 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons loses the dribble to Patrick Lyon | 40-40 |
| 11:47 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon hits the finger roll | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bradley Eggleston (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Patrick Lyon (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Watson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Nathaniel Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - George Hammond (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Timmy King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Byrum (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Quinn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jay Buch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Cleveland State | Timmy King hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 11:23 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 11:17 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by George Hammond | 44-40 |
| 11:03 | Cleveland State | Timmy King misses the jumper from the left side | 44-40 |
| 11:01 | Tennessee | George Hammond pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 10:53 | Tennessee | George Hammond misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 10:52 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 10:28 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn is hacked by George Hammond - foul #1 on George Hammond, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ivan Droski (PG), Milan Russo (SG), Gregorio Russo (SF), Gustavo Lopez (C) Bradley Eggleston, Patrick Lyon, Robert Watson, George Hammond | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Lopresti (PG), Jamel Simmons (SG), Douglas Mah (PF) Timmy King, David Byrum, Jay Buch | |
| 10:15 | Cleveland State | John Lopresti misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 10:14 | Tennessee | Gustavo Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 09:58 | Tennessee | Ivan Droski scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 46-40 |
| 09:45 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Ivan Droski - foul #1 on Ivan Droski, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Keneth Hoss (C) Nathaniel Davis | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Morning (C) Kevin Simmons | |
| 09:45 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:45 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 09:41 | Tennessee | Jamel Simmons picks off the pass by Ivan Droski in the backcourt | 46-42 |
| 09:29 | Cleveland State | Milan Russo is called for the reach on Robert Morning - foul #1 on Milan Russo, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon (SG), Robert Watson (SF) Milan Russo, Gregorio Russo | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timmy King (PG), Lawrence Messing (SF), Jay Buch (PF) John Lopresti, Willie Quinn, Robert Morning | |
| 09:19 | Cleveland State | Keneth Hoss is called for the reach on Lawrence Messing - foul #1 on Keneth Hoss, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Byrum (SG) Lawrence Messing | |
| 09:05 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah is whistled for traveling | 46-42 |
| 08:41 | Tennessee | Robert Watson is hacked by Timmy King - foul #3 on Timmy King, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis (PF) Keneth Hoss | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn (SF), Kevin Simmons (C) Jamel Simmons, Douglas Mah | |
| 08:17 | Tennessee | Gustavo Lopez clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by David Byrum - foul #2 on David Byrum, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| 08:17 | Tennessee | Gustavo Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 08:17 | Tennessee | Gustavo Lopez misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 08:17 | Cleveland State | David Byrum pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 08:06 | Cleveland State | Timmy King knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Simmons | 47-44 |
| 07:38 | Tennessee | Timmy King steals the ball from Robert Watson | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ivan Droski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Lyon (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Watson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Nathaniel Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Gustavo Lopez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Timmy King (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Byrum (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Quinn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jay Buch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Cleveland State | David Byrum is hacked by Patrick Lyon - foul #2 on Patrick Lyon, team foul #7 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston (PG), Milan Russo (SG), Gregorio Russo (SF), George Hammond (C) Ivan Droski, Patrick Lyon, Robert Watson, Gustavo Lopez | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Lopresti (PG), Douglas Mah (PF) Timmy King, Jay Buch | |
| 07:13 | Cleveland State | David Byrum makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 07:13 | Cleveland State | David Byrum makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 06:53 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 47-46 |
| 06:51 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 06:27 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-46 |
| 06:25 | Tennessee | Gregorio Russo snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 06:21 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 47-46 |
| 06:19 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Eggleston | 47-46 |
| 05:58 | Tennessee | John Lopresti steps in front of the George Hammond pass | 47-46 |
| 05:43 | Cleveland State | David Byrum comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 47-46 |
| 05:41 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah gets the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 05:27 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on George Hammond - foul #2 on George Hammond, team foul #8 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ivan Droski (PG), Patrick Lyon (SG), Robert Watson (SF), Keneth Hoss (PF) Bradley Eggleston, Milan Russo, Gregorio Russo, Nathaniel Davis | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timmy King (PG), Jamel Simmons (SG), Lawrence Messing (SF), Jay Buch (PF) John Lopresti, David Byrum, Willie Quinn, Douglas Mah | |
| 05:27 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 05:27 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 05:08 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 05:07 | Cleveland State | Jay Buch gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 04:49 | Cleveland State | A charge is called on Jamel Simmons - foul #1 on Jamel Simmons, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gustavo Lopez (PF) Keneth Hoss | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah (C) Kevin Simmons | |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by Jay Buch - foul #3 on Jay Buch, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Keneth Hoss (C) George Hammond | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 04:34 | Cleveland State | Jay Buch snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 04:16 | Cleveland State | Jay Buch is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Jay Buch, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston (PG) Ivan Droski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn (SF) Lawrence Messing | |
| 03:57 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Gustavo Lopez | 51-48 |
| 03:37 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Timmy King | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bradley Eggleston (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Lyon (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Watson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Gustavo Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Keneth Hoss (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Timmy King (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jamel Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Willie Quinn (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jay Buch (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Douglas Mah (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Tennessee | Robert Watson misses the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Willie Quinn - foul #4 on Willie Quinn, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis (PF), George Hammond (C) Gustavo Lopez, Keneth Hoss | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Byrum (SG) Jamel Simmons | |
| 03:19 | Tennessee | Robert Watson makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 03:19 | Tennessee | Robert Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 03:19 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 02:59 | Cleveland State | Timmy King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 02:58 | Tennessee | George Hammond pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 02:29 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston's floater is tipped away by Jay Buch | 52-51 |
| 02:28 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon tips it in | 54-51 |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | Jay Buch buries a jumper in the lane | 54-53 |
| 01:48 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Bradley Eggleston | 56-53 |
| 01:20 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-53 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 00:56 | Tennessee | George Hammond blows the layup | 56-53 |
| 00:55 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 00:49 | Cleveland State | David Byrum travels with the ball | 56-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons (C) Douglas Mah | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Robert Watson | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Cleveland State | Robert Watson is called for the reach on Willie Quinn - foul #2 on Robert Watson, team foul #9 | 58-53 |
| 00:19 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:19 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon is hacked by Timmy King in the backcourt - foul #4 on Timmy King, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ivan Droski (PG), Milan Russo (SF), Gustavo Lopez (PF) Bradley Eggleston, Robert Watson, Nathaniel Davis | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:17 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 00:13 | Cleveland State | David Byrum misses long on a 3 from straight away | 59-55 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | George Hammond grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | Milan Russo is fouled in the backcourt by David Byrum - foul #3 on David Byrum, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | Milan Russo makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | Milan Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:02 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Timmy King is called for the reach on Patrick Lyon in the backcourt - foul #5 on Timmy King, team foul #10 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Lopresti (PG) Timmy King | |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | John Lopresti can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 63-58 |