| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Dean Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jim Drummond (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Guest (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Austin Mack (fresh) 3 reb. C - Merle Calhoun (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Charles Young (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Nevius (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas White (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Edward Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Virgil Siniard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest inbounds the ball | 18-25 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-25 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | Edward Jones snags the defensive board | 18-25 |
| 19:20 | Tennessee | Austin Mack is called for the reach on Edward Jones - foul #3 on Austin Mack, team foul #1 | 18-25 |
| 19:01 | Tennessee | Edward Jones buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Charles Young and the foul's on Austin Mack - foul #4 on Austin Mack, team foul #2 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Andrew Jimison (PF) Austin Mack | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 19:01 | Tennessee | Edward Jones makes the free throw | 18-28 |
| 18:32 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-28 |
| 18:11 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 21-28 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee | Charles Young tips it in | 21-30 |
| 17:43 | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 21-30 |
| 17:42 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Philip Nevius | 21-30 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee | Virgil Siniard loses the dribble to Dean Nelson | 21-30 |
| 17:19 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dean Nelson | 23-30 |
| 17:01 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius is hacked by Jim Drummond - foul #1 on Jim Drummond, team foul #3 | 23-30 |
| 16:41 | Tennessee | Charles Young buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Philip Nevius | 23-32 |
| 16:20 | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-32 |
| 16:18 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond gets the offensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 16:07 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-32 |
| 16:05 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Charles Young | 23-32 |
| 15:47 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Philip Nevius, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rathbone (PG), Stanley Parker (SF), Maurice Douglass (C) Dean Nelson, Richard Guest, Merle Calhoun | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Chad Gay (SF), Harold Nadeau (C) Thomas White, Virgil Siniard | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Kenneth Rathbone (fresh) SG - Jim Drummond (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Stanley Parker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Jimison (fresh) 2 pts. C - Maurice Douglass (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Charles Young (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Nevius (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Gay (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Harold Nadeau (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rathbone misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 23-32 |
| 15:27 | Tennessee | Edward Jones gets the rebound | 23-32 |
| 15:01 | Tennessee | Edward Jones blows the layup | 23-32 |
| 15:00 | Tennessee | Chad Gay hits the follow up shot | 23-34 |
| 14:43 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-34 |
| 14:15 | Tennessee | Chad Gay connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Young | 26-36 |
| 13:53 | Sacramento State | Edward Jones steps in front of the Jim Drummond pass | 26-36 |
| 13:27 | Tennessee | Andrew Jimison picks off the pass by Charles Young | 26-36 |
| 13:12 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rathbone makes the floater in the paint | 28-36 |
| 12:43 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-36 |
| 12:42 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius grabs the offensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 12:24 | Tennessee | Charles Young clanks a jumper from the left side | 28-36 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee | Edward Jones snags the offensive board | 28-36 |
| 11:54 | Tennessee | Edward Jones dunks the ball on a great pass from Philip Nevius | 28-38 |
| 11:33 | Sacramento State | Edward Jones steals it from Maurice Douglass | 28-38 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Kenneth Rathbone (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jim Drummond (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Stanley Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Jimison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Maurice Douglass (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Charles Young (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Philip Nevius (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chad Gay (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edward Jones (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. C - Harold Nadeau (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Jim Drummond - foul #2 on Jim Drummond, team foul #4 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson (PG), Kenneth Digby (SG), Richard Guest (SF), Austin Mack (PF), Merle Calhoun (C) Kenneth Rathbone, Jim Drummond, Stanley Parker, Andrew Jimison, Maurice Douglass | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas White (SF) Harold Nadeau | |
| 11:29 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 11:29 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 11:11 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack travels with the ball | 28-40 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Virgil Siniard (C) Chad Gay | |
| 10:43 | Tennessee | Charles Young misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-40 |
| 10:41 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 10:35 | Sacramento State | Merle Calhoun clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Virgil Siniard - foul #3 on Virgil Siniard, team foul #2 | 28-40 |
| 10:35 | Sacramento State | Merle Calhoun misses the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 10:35 | Sacramento State | Merle Calhoun makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 10:09 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Charles Young | 29-42 |
| 09:49 | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Edward Jones - foul #4 on Edward Jones, team foul #3 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Chad Gay (SG) Philip Nevius | |
| 09:49 | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 09:49 | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 09:32 | Tennessee | Chad Gay can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Kenneth Digby - foul #1 on Kenneth Digby, team foul #5 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond (SG) Kenneth Digby | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Nevius (SG) Virgil Siniard | |
| 09:32 | Tennessee | Chad Gay misses the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 09:32 | Tennessee | Chad Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 09:17 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-43 |
| 09:16 | Tennessee | Edward Jones gets the rebound | 31-43 |
| 08:47 | Tennessee | Edward Jones misses the easy layup | 31-43 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Jones | 31-43 |
| 08:41 | Tennessee | Charles Young hits a 3 from straight away | 31-46 |
| 08:20 | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-46 |
| 08:18 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Thomas White | 31-46 |
| 08:11 | Tennessee | Charles Young knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Edward Jones | 31-48 |
| 07:46 | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Merle Calhoun | 33-48 |
| 07:24 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius is hacked by Dean Nelson - foul #1 on Dean Nelson, team foul #6 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rathbone (PG), Stanley Parker (SF), Andrew Jimison (PF), Maurice Douglass (C) Dean Nelson, Richard Guest, Austin Mack, Merle Calhoun | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Virgil Siniard (C) Philip Nevius | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Kenneth Rathbone (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jim Drummond (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Stanley Parker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Jimison (fresh) 2 pts. C - Maurice Douglass (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Charles Young (tiring) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chad Gay (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas White (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Edward Jones (tiring) 9 pts. 10 reb. 4 stl. 4 pf. C - Virgil Siniard (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:58 | Tennessee | Charles Young buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-51 |
| 06:40 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rathbone drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-51 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee | Charles Young can't finish the layup | 35-51 |
| 06:10 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Maurice Douglass | 35-51 |
| 06:03 | Sacramento State | Charles Young is called for the reach on Kenneth Rathbone - foul #2 on Charles Young, team foul #4 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson (PG), Kenneth Digby (SG), Richard Guest (SF), Austin Mack (PF) Kenneth Rathbone, Jim Drummond, Stanley Parker, Andrew Jimison | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Nevius (SG) Chad Gay | |
| 05:38 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Digby buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 05:13 | Tennessee | Edward Jones can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Maurice Douglass - foul #2 on Maurice Douglass, team foul #7 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond (SG), Merle Calhoun (C) Kenneth Digby, Maurice Douglass | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:13 | Tennessee | Edward Jones makes the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 05:13 | Tennessee | Edward Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 05:13 | Sacramento State | Austin Mack grabs the board | 37-52 |
| 04:46 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond misses the easy layup | 37-52 |
| 04:44 | Tennessee | Edward Jones gets the rebound | 37-52 |
| 04:15 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Austin Mack - foul #5 on Austin Mack, team foul #8 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Andrew Jimison (PF) Austin Mack | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Chad Gay (SG) Virgil Siniard | |
| 04:15 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius misses the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 04:15 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius misses the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 04:15 | Sacramento State | Andrew Jimison snags the defensive board | 37-52 |
| 03:56 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-52 |
| 03:55 | Sacramento State | Merle Calhoun tips it back up and in | 39-52 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Tennessee | Edward Jones is hacked by Andrew Jimison - foul #1 on Andrew Jimison, team foul #9 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau (C) Philip Nevius | |
| 03:28 | Tennessee | Edward Jones misses the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 03:28 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Merle Calhoun | 39-52 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Sacramento State | Richard Guest scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jim Drummond | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Dean Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jim Drummond (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Guest (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Jimison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Merle Calhoun (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Charles Young (tiring) 23 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chad Gay (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas White (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Edward Jones (tired) 10 pts. 11 reb. 4 stl. 4 pf. C - Harold Nadeau (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Tennessee | Charles Young clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Merle Calhoun - foul #2 on Merle Calhoun, team foul #10 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Maurice Douglass (C) Merle Calhoun | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Nevius (SG) Harold Nadeau | |
| 03:06 | Tennessee | Charles Young misses the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 03:06 | Tennessee | Charles Young makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 02:42 | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson is hacked by Edward Jones - foul #5 on Edward Jones, team foul #5 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kenneth Rathbone (PG), Stanley Parker (SF) Dean Nelson, Richard Guest | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong (PF), Virgil Siniard (C) Philip Nevius, Edward Jones | |
| 02:17 | Sacramento State | Maurice Douglass's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas White | 41-53 |
| 02:16 | Tennessee | Charles Young gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee | Chad Gay is hacked by Stanley Parker - foul #1 on Stanley Parker, team foul #11 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson (PG), Richard Guest (SF), Merle Calhoun (C) Kenneth Rathbone, Stanley Parker, Maurice Douglass | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Nevius (SG) Joseph Armstrong | |
| 01:56 | Tennessee | Chad Gay misses the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee | Chad Gay misses the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 01:56 | Sacramento State | Andrew Jimison pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 01:27 | Sacramento State | Jim Drummond misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-53 |
| 01:25 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius snags the defensive board | 41-53 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-53 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong (PF) Chad Gay | |
| 00:51 | Sacramento State | Charles Young is called for the reach on Dean Nelson - foul #3 on Charles Young, team foul #6 | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Sacramento State | Dean Nelson misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 41-53 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee | Charles Young grabs the defensive rebound | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento 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 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Charles Young buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Thomas White | 41-55 |
| 00:14 | Sacramento State | Merle Calhoun comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 41-55 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Philip Nevius | 41-55 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Charles Young runs out the clock | 41-55 |