| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Willard Pierce (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lynn Thorpe (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Chester Hartmann (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Noel Loomis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Charles Young (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Nevius (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas White (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Edward Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Armstrong (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Thomas White inbounds the ball | 27-39 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Tennessee | Roy Brown steals the ball from Joseph Armstrong | 27-39 |
| 19:13 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-39 |
| 18:48 | Tennessee | Edward Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-39 |
| 18:31 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 27-39 |
| 18:30 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis grabs the offensive board | 27-39 |
| 18:08 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-39 |
| 18:07 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong gets the rebound | 27-39 |
| 17:49 | Tennessee | Charles Young hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-41 |
| 17:39 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-41 |
| 17:37 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce misses the tip | 27-41 |
| 17:36 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis tips it home | 29-41 |
| 17:11 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong blows the layup but he's hacked by Roy Brown - foul #2 on Roy Brown, team foul #1 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp (SG), Steven Herbert (SF), Paul Gattis (PF), Kenneth Armstrong (C) Lynn Thorpe, Chester Hartmann, Noel Loomis, Roy Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Chad Gay (SG), Paul Bagley (SF), Harold Nadeau (PF) Philip Nevius, Thomas White, Edward Jones | |
| 17:11 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 17:11 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 16:51 | Sam Houston State | Steven Herbert misses the 3 from straight away | 29-42 |
| 16:50 | Tennessee | Charles Young pulls down the rebound | 29-42 |
| 16:48 | Tennessee | Charles Young is hacked by Kenneth Tripp in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Tripp, team foul #2 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe (SG) Kenneth Tripp | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Brady Emerick (C) Joseph Armstrong | |
| 16:28 | Tennessee | Brady Emerick comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 29-42 |
| 16:26 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe pulls down the rebound | 29-42 |
| 16:18 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-42 |
| 16:16 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Charles Young | 29-42 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Charles Young connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Chad Gay | 29-45 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Willard Pierce (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lynn Thorpe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven Herbert (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Gattis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Armstrong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Charles Young (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Gay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Bagley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Harold Nadeau (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Brady Emerick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong's floater is tipped away by Brady Emerick | 29-45 |
| 15:44 | Tennessee | Charles Young gets the rebound | 29-45 |
| 15:15 | Tennessee | Brady Emerick lays it in on a nice dish by Harold Nadeau and he's hacked by Kenneth Armstrong - foul #1 on Kenneth Armstrong, team foul #3 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp (PG), Nole Boggs (SG), Chester Hartmann (SF), Roy Brown (C) Willard Pierce, Lynn Thorpe, Steven Herbert, Kenneth Armstrong | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Nevius (PG), Thomas White (SF), Edward Jones (PF) Charles Young, Paul Bagley, Harold Nadeau | |
| 15:15 | Tennessee | Brady Emerick makes the free throw | 29-48 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 14:59 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Tripp | 31-48 |
| 14:57 | Tennessee | Thomas White is fouled in the backcourt by Nole Boggs - foul #4 on Nole Boggs, team foul #4 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe (SG), Reginald Staples (PF) Nole Boggs, Paul Gattis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Charles Young (PG), Joseph Armstrong (C) Chad Gay, Brady Emerick | |
| 14:35 | Tennessee | Thomas White knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Philip Nevius | 31-51 |
| 14:21 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Chester Hartmann | 33-51 |
| 13:53 | Tennessee | Charles Young drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Jones | 33-54 |
| 13:40 | Sam Houston State | The jumper by Lynn Thorpe is denied by Edward Jones | 33-54 |
| 13:39 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Joseph Armstrong | 33-54 |
| 13:19 | Tennessee | Thomas White is hacked by Chester Hartmann - foul #3 on Chester Hartmann, team foul #5 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce (PG), Steven Herbert (SG), Paul Gattis (SF), Noel Loomis (PF), Kenneth Armstrong (C) Kenneth Tripp, Lynn Thorpe, Chester Hartmann, Reginald Staples, Roy Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Chad Gay (SG), Paul Bagley (SF), Harold Nadeau (PF), Brady Emerick (C) Charles Young, Thomas White, Edward Jones, Joseph Armstrong | |
| 12:56 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 33-54 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau snags the offensive board | 33-54 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Harold Nadeau and the foul's on Steven Herbert - foul #3 on Steven Herbert, team foul #6 | 33-56 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius makes the free throw | 33-57 |
| 12:27 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Willard Pierce | 35-57 |
| 11:59 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Paul Bagley | 35-60 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Willard Pierce (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Steven Herbert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Paul Gattis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Noel Loomis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Armstrong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Philip Nevius (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Gay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Bagley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Harold Nadeau (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Brady Emerick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-60 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp (PG), Chester Hartmann (SF), Roy Brown (C) Willard Pierce, Noel Loomis, Kenneth Armstrong | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Charles Young (PG), Thomas White (SF), Joseph Armstrong (C) Philip Nevius, Paul Bagley, Brady Emerick | |
| 11:37 | Tennessee | Charles Young is open but comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Paul Gattis - foul #2 on Paul Gattis, team foul #7 | 35-60 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce (PG) Steven Herbert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 11:37 | Tennessee | Charles Young makes the 1st free throw | 35-61 |
| 11:37 | Tennessee | Charles Young misses the 2nd free throw | 35-61 |
| 11:37 | Sam Houston State | Paul Gattis snags the defensive board | 35-61 |
| 11:26 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Chester Hartmann | 38-61 |
| 11:01 | Tennessee | Charles Young misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-61 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong tips it home | 38-63 |
| 10:50 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-63 |
| 10:48 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong snags the defensive board | 38-63 |
| 10:29 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Thomas White and he's fouled by Paul Gattis - foul #3 on Paul Gattis, team foul #8 | 38-65 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe (SG), Steven Herbert (SF), Noel Loomis (PF) Willard Pierce, Chester Hartmann, Paul Gattis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Nevius (SG), Brady Emerick (PF) Chad Gay, Harold Nadeau | |
| 10:29 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong makes the free throw | 38-66 |
| 10:20 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-66 |
| 10:19 | Tennessee | Brady Emerick grabs the defensive rebound | 38-66 |
| 10:15 | Tennessee | Thomas White is called for traveling in the backcourt | 38-66 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong (C) Roy Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (SF), Edward Jones (PF) Thomas White, Joseph Armstrong | |
| 10:01 | Sam Houston State | Paul Bagley is called for the reach on Lynn Thorpe - foul #1 on Paul Bagley, team foul #1 | 38-66 |
| 09:41 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Steven Herbert | 40-66 |
| 09:12 | Tennessee | Edward Jones makes the wide open driving attempt from close range set up by Charles Young | 40-68 |
| 08:55 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-68 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee | Brady Emerick drills a jumper near the basket set up by Charles Young | 42-70 |
| 08:20 | Sam Houston State | Steven Herbert can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-70 |
| 08:19 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe can't tip it in | 42-70 |
| 08:17 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis tips it in | 44-70 |
| 08:13 | Tennessee | Charles Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-70 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce (PG), Chester Hartmann (SF), Paul Gattis (PF), Roy Brown (C) Kenneth Tripp, Steven Herbert, Noel Loomis, Kenneth Armstrong | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Chad Gay (SG), Thomas White (SF), Harold Nadeau (PF), Joseph Armstrong (C) Philip Nevius, Paul Bagley, Edward Jones, Brady Emerick | |
| 08:06 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce is hacked by Charles Young - foul #1 on Charles Young, team foul #2 | 44-70 |
| 07:58 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-70 |
| 07:57 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Brown | 44-70 |
| 07:48 | Sam Houston State | Paul Gattis misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-70 |
| 07:47 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Brown | 44-70 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Willard Pierce (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Lynn Thorpe (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Chester Hartmann (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Gattis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Roy Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Charles Young (tiring) 23 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chad Gay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas White (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Harold Nadeau (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Armstrong (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Sam Houston State | Paul Gattis makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-70 |
| 07:01 | Tennessee | Roy Brown swats the layup by Joseph Armstrong | 46-70 |
| 06:59 | Sam Houston State | Paul Gattis pulls down the rebound | 46-70 |
| 06:41 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Gattis | 49-70 |
| 06:14 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong scores on a shot in the paint set up by Thomas White | 49-72 |
| 06:00 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-72 |
| 05:58 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong snags the defensive board | 49-72 |
| 05:54 | Tennessee | Chad Gay is hacked by Lynn Thorpe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lynn Thorpe, team foul #9 | 49-72 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs (SG), Steven Herbert (SF), Kenneth Armstrong (PF), Reginald Staples (C) Lynn Thorpe, Chester Hartmann, Paul Gattis, Roy Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Nevius (SG), Paul Bagley (SF), Edward Jones (PF), Brady Emerick (C) Charles Young, Thomas White, Harold Nadeau, Joseph Armstrong | |
| 05:54 | Tennessee | Chad Gay makes the 1st free throw | 49-73 |
| 05:54 | Tennessee | Chad Gay misses the 2nd free throw | 49-73 |
| 05:54 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong grabs the board | 49-73 |
| 05:41 | Sam Houston State | Steven Herbert misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Chad Gay - foul #2 on Chad Gay, team foul #3 | 49-73 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas White (PG) Chad Gay | |
| 05:41 | Sam Houston State | Steven Herbert makes the 1st free throw | 50-73 |
| 05:41 | Sam Houston State | Steven Herbert makes the 2nd free throw | 51-73 |
| 05:20 | Tennessee | Edward Jones is alone and throws it down on a great pass from Philip Nevius | 51-75 |
| 05:10 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-75 |
| 04:52 | Tennessee | Thomas White misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-75 |
| 04:51 | Tennessee | Edward Jones snags the offensive board | 54-75 |
| 04:27 | Tennessee | Reginald Staples takes the ball from Thomas White | 54-75 |
| 04:08 | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 54-75 |
| 04:06 | Tennessee | Brady Emerick grabs the defensive rebound | 54-75 |
| 03:50 | Tennessee | Kenneth Armstrong steps in front of the Thomas White pass | 54-75 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Sam Houston State | Steven Herbert hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 54-75 |
| 03:37 | Tennessee | Thomas White snags the defensive board | 54-75 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Willard Pierce (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nole Boggs (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steven Herbert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Armstrong (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Reginald Staples (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas White (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Philip Nevius (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Bagley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Edward Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Brady Emerick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Tennessee | Brady Emerick lays it up and in set up by Thomas White and he's fouled by Nole Boggs - foul #5 on Nole Boggs, team foul #10 | 54-77 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp (PG), Paul Gattis (SF) Willard Pierce, Nole Boggs | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Charles Young (PG), Chad Gay (SG), Harold Nadeau (PF) Thomas White, Philip Nevius, Edward Jones | |
| 03:12 | Tennessee | Brady Emerick misses the free throw | 54-77 |
| 03:12 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Staples grabs the defensive rebound | 54-77 |
| 03:05 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-77 |
| 03:03 | Sam Houston State | Steven Herbert misses the tip | 54-77 |
| 03:02 | Tennessee | Brady Emerick snags the defensive board | 54-77 |
| 03:00 | Tennessee | Chad Gay is hacked by Paul Gattis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Gattis, team foul #11 | 54-77 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong (C) Brady Emerick | |
| 03:00 | Tennessee | Chad Gay misses the 1st free throw | 54-77 |
| 03:00 | Tennessee | Chad Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 54-78 |
| 02:49 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Staples makes the runner from the right block | 56-78 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee | Kenneth Tripp is called for the reach on Charles Young - foul #4 on Kenneth Tripp, team foul #12 | 56-78 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas White (SF) Paul Bagley | |
| 02:20 | Tennessee | Charles Young makes the 1st free throw | 56-79 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee | Charles Young misses the 2nd free throw | 56-79 |
| 02:20 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong grabs the board | 56-79 |
| 02:12 | Sam Houston State | The jump hook by Steven Herbert is blocked by Harold Nadeau | 56-79 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Charles Young | 56-79 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee | Thomas White connects on the open jump hook in the lane set up by Charles Young | 56-81 |
| 01:33 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp is fouled on the floor by Chad Gay - foul #3 on Chad Gay, team foul #4 | 56-81 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Nevius (SG), Edward Jones (PF) Chad Gay, Harold Nadeau | |
| 01:28 | Sam Houston State | Steven Herbert's floater is knocked away by Joseph Armstrong | 56-81 |
| 01:27 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius pulls down the rebound | 56-81 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | Edward Jones is wide open but clanks a runner from close range | 56-81 |
| 00:59 | Sam Houston State | Paul Gattis snags the defensive board | 56-81 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Staples drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Tripp | 59-81 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Thomas White can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Paul Gattis - foul #5 on Paul Gattis, team foul #13 | 59-81 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe (SG) Paul Gattis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Thomas White misses the 1st free throw | 59-81 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Thomas White misses the 2nd free throw | 59-81 |
| 00:26 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Staples snags the defensive board | 59-81 |
| 00:20 | Sam Houston State | Thomas White swats the short shot by Kenneth Tripp | 59-81 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius grabs the board | 59-81 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Charles Young runs out the clock | 59-81 |