| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joshua Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Lyon (fresh) SF - Joshua Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nathaniel Davis (fresh) 6 pts. C - George Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Stuart Low (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Dias (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Mills (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mike Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | John Johnson inbounds the ball | 27-33 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Dias and the foul's on George Hammond - foul #1 on George Hammond, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| 19:48 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low makes the free throw | 27-36 |
| 19:37 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-36 |
| 19:36 | Nicholls State | Charles Dias gets the rebound | 27-36 |
| 19:16 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Johnson | 27-39 |
| 19:10 | Tennessee | George Hammond throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-39 |
| 19:03 | Nicholls State | Joshua Nelson takes the ball from Charles Dias | 27-39 |
| 18:59 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington misses the easy layup | 27-39 |
| 18:57 | Nicholls State | Charles Dias grabs the board | 27-39 |
| 18:45 | Nicholls State | John Johnson misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Joshua Washington - foul #3 on Joshua Washington, team foul #2 | 27-39 |
| 18:45 | Nicholls State | John Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 18:45 | Nicholls State | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee | George Hammond scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joshua Nelson | 29-40 |
| 18:24 | Nicholls State | Nathaniel Davis picks off the pass by Stuart Low | 29-40 |
| 18:07 | Tennessee | Charles Dias is called for the reach on Joshua Nelson - foul #1 on Charles Dias, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| 17:45 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon clanks a shot near the basket | 29-40 |
| 17:43 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson grabs the offensive board | 29-40 |
| 17:28 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-40 |
| 17:26 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington tips it home | 31-40 |
| 17:17 | Nicholls State | John Johnson drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Stuart Low and he's hacked by Joshua Washington - foul #4 on Joshua Washington, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston (PG), Joshua Foster (SF), John Little (C) Joshua Nelson, Joshua Washington, George Hammond | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Earl French (PG), Paul Pickett (SG), Curtis Pierce (PF), James Jones (C) Stuart Low, Charles Dias, Jeffrey Mills, Mike Lee | |
| 17:17 | Nicholls State | John Johnson misses the free throw | 31-42 |
| 17:17 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 17:09 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bradley Eggleston | 33-42 |
| 16:52 | Nicholls State | John Johnson is fouled on the floor by Joshua Foster - foul #3 on Joshua Foster, team foul #4 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (SF) Joshua Foster | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski (SF) John Johnson | |
| 16:37 | Nicholls State | Curtis Pierce blows the layup but the foul's on John Little - foul #1 on John Little, team foul #5 | 33-42 |
| 16:37 | Nicholls State | Curtis Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 16:37 | Nicholls State | Curtis Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 16:37 | Tennessee | John Little grabs the board | 33-43 |
| 16:33 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Bradley Eggleston | 36-43 |
| 16:20 | Nicholls State | Curtis Pierce can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 16:18 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 15:54 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon misses the easy layup | 36-43 |
| 15:52 | Nicholls State | Curtis Pierce gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bradley Eggleston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Lyon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Shelly (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Nathaniel Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - John Little (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Earl French (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Pickett (fresh) SF - Erwin Cegielski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Curtis Pierce (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - James Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 15:38 | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski hits the follow up shot | 36-45 |
| 15:17 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Curtis Pierce - foul #2 on Curtis Pierce, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson (PG), Joshua Foster (SF), George Hammond (C) Bradley Eggleston, Patrick Lyon, John Little | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stuart Low (PG), Charles Dias (SG), Jeffrey Mills (SF), Ronald Aikin (PF), Mike Lee (C) Earl French, Paul Pickett, Erwin Cegielski, Curtis Pierce, James Jones | |
| 15:17 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis misses the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 15:17 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 15:17 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 14:59 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low loses the ball out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Yarger (PF) Nathaniel Davis | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Johnson (SF) Jeffrey Mills | |
| 14:37 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 14:36 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger tips it back up and in | 38-45 |
| 14:11 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Mike Lee, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| 13:51 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson is fouled on the floor by Stuart Low - foul #1 on Stuart Low, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston (SG) Mark Shelly | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Mills (SF) John Johnson | |
| 13:37 | Tennessee | Stuart Low steps in front of the Bradley Eggleston pass | 38-45 |
| 13:18 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin misses long on a floater from the left side | 38-45 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 12:57 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bradley Eggleston | 40-45 |
| 12:40 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 12:21 | Tennessee | George Hammond can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Aikin - foul #4 on Ronald Aikin, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon (SG), Joshua Washington (SF), Nathaniel Davis (PF) Joshua Nelson, Joshua Foster, Steven Yarger | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Earl French (PG), John Johnson (SF), Curtis Pierce (PF), James Jones (C) Stuart Low, Charles Dias, Ronald Aikin, Mike Lee | |
| 12:21 | Tennessee | George Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 12:21 | Tennessee | George Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 12:12 | Nicholls State | James Jones misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-45 |
| 12:11 | Tennessee | George Hammond snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 12:05 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 42-45 |
| 12:03 | Nicholls State | Curtis Pierce grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 11:39 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Mills misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 11:37 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis grabs the board | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bradley Eggleston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Lyon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joshua Washington (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Nathaniel Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - George Hammond (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Earl French (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeffrey Mills (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Curtis Pierce (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - James Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Joshua Washington and he's hacked by Jeffrey Mills - foul #2 on Jeffrey Mills, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (PG), John Little (C) Bradley Eggleston, George Hammond | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 11:32 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 11:07 | Nicholls State | Curtis Pierce is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Davis - foul #1 on Nathaniel Davis, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stuart Low (PG), Charles Dias (SG) Earl French, Jeffrey Mills | |
| 10:43 | Nicholls State | John Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 10:42 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Patrick Lyon | 45-45 |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Patrick Lyon and he's fouled by John Johnson - foul #3 on John Johnson, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson (PG) Mark Shelly | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski (SF) John Johnson | |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis misses the free throw | 47-45 |
| 10:26 | Nicholls State | James Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 10:05 | Nicholls State | Patrick Lyon is called for the reach on Erwin Cegielski - foul #2 on Patrick Lyon, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Mills (PF), Mike Lee (C) Curtis Pierce, James Jones | |
| 10:05 | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 10:05 | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 09:39 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon is hacked by Charles Dias - foul #2 on Charles Dias, team foul #8 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Foster (SF), George Hammond (C) Joshua Washington, John Little | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Earl French (PG), Paul Pickett (SG) Stuart Low, Charles Dias | |
| 09:39 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 09:39 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 09:23 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Erwin Cegielski | 49-50 |
| 09:10 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis is called for a charge - foul #2 on Nathaniel Davis, team foul #8 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (SG) Patrick Lyon | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Johnson (SF) Erwin Cegielski | |
| 08:52 | Nicholls State | John Johnson knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 49-52 |
| 08:39 | Tennessee | Paul Pickett steps in front of the George Hammond pass | 49-52 |
| 08:16 | Nicholls State | John Johnson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly is hacked by Paul Pickett - foul #3 on Paul Pickett, team foul #9 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon (SG), Joshua Washington (SF), Steven Yarger (PF), John Little (C) Joshua Nelson, Joshua Foster, Nathaniel Davis, George Hammond | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stuart Low (PG), Charles Dias (SG), Ronald Aikin (PF), James Jones (C) Earl French, Paul Pickett, Jeffrey Mills, Mike Lee | |
| 07:57 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:42 | Nicholls State | James Jones's fadeaway is rejected by John Little | 51-55 |
| 07:40 | Nicholls State | John Johnson hits the follow up shot | 51-57 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Shelly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Lyon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Washington (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Steven Yarger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Little (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Stuart Low (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Dias (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Aikin (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - James Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-57 |
| 07:20 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-57 |
| 07:18 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Steven Yarger | 56-57 |
| 06:41 | Nicholls State | John Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 06:39 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Steven Yarger is blocked by Ronald Aikin | 56-57 |
| 06:21 | Nicholls State | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 05:53 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 05:52 | Nicholls State | James Jones can't tip it in | 56-57 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee | John Little gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson (PG), Nathaniel Davis (PF), George Hammond (C) Mark Shelly, Steven Yarger, John Little | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Mills (SF), Mike Lee (C) John Johnson, James Jones | |
| 05:35 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Nathaniel Davis | 58-57 |
| 05:13 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mike Lee | 58-59 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 58-59 |
| 04:55 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 04:33 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Dias | 58-61 |
| 04:17 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis is fouled on the floor by Stuart Low - foul #2 on Stuart Low, team foul #10 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Johnson (SF) Jeffrey Mills | |
| 04:17 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 04:17 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 03:56 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-61 |
| 03:54 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 03:47 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Joshua Washington is denied by Mike Lee | 60-61 |
| 03:46 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington tips it but misses | 60-61 |
| 03:45 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| 03:32 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low lays it in | 60-63 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joshua Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Lyon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Washington (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Nathaniel Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - George Hammond (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Stuart Low (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Dias (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Aikin (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Mike Lee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 60-63 |
| 03:16 | Tennessee | George Hammond pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 03:05 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis is fouled on the floor by John Johnson - foul #4 on John Johnson, team foul #11 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston (PG), Mark Shelly (SG), Joshua Foster (SF), John Little (C) Joshua Nelson, Patrick Lyon, Joshua Washington, George Hammond | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Earl French (PG), Jeffrey Mills (SG), Erwin Cegielski (SF), Curtis Pierce (PF), James Jones (C) Stuart Low, Charles Dias, John Johnson, Ronald Aikin, Mike Lee | |
| 03:05 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 03:05 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 03:03 | Nicholls State | Bradley Eggleston steps in front of the Earl French pass in the backcourt | 62-63 |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | John Little hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 62-63 |
| 02:47 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Earl French | 62-63 |
| 02:47 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson (PG), Patrick Lyon (SG), George Hammond (C) Bradley Eggleston, Mark Shelly, John Little | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stuart Low (PG), Charles Dias (SG), John Johnson (SF), Ronald Aikin (PF) Earl French, Jeffrey Mills, Erwin Cegielski, Curtis Pierce | |
| 02:34 | Nicholls State | Joshua Foster steals the ball from James Jones | 62-63 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Patrick Lyon | 64-63 |
| 01:52 | Nicholls State | Charles Dias misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-63 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis pulls down the rebound | 64-63 |
| 01:27 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Ronald Aikin - foul #5 on Ronald Aikin, team foul #12 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Washington (SF) Joshua Foster | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Mills (PF), Mike Lee (C) Ronald Aikin, James Jones | |
| 01:27 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 01:27 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 01:01 | Nicholls State | Joshua Nelson is called for the reach on Stuart Low - foul #2 on Joshua Nelson, team foul #9 | 65-63 |
| 01:01 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 01:01 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington makes the driving attempt from close range | 67-65 |
| 00:25 | Nicholls State | George Hammond steals it from Jeffrey Mills | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Charles Dias is called for the reach on Patrick Lyon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Dias, team foul #13 | 67-65 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:23 | Nicholls State | John Johnson grabs the board | 67-65 |
| 00:15 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee buries a shot from the left wing set up by Charles Dias | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Lyon | 69-67 |
| 00:05 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Nicholls State | John Johnson misses short on a jumper near the basket | 69-67 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |