| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alton Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Edward Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Swoope (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Thorn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ken Thornhill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Wilkerson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Boston College | Larry Thorn inbounds the ball | 21-36 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Boston College | Charles Wilkerson loses the dribble to Laurence Mozingo | 21-36 |
| 19:11 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith's floater is knocked away by Ken Thornhill | 21-36 |
| 19:09 | Tennessee | Harold Payne grabs the offensive board | 21-36 |
| 19:02 | Tennessee | Alton Parker knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Laurence Mozingo | 24-36 |
| 18:50 | Boston College | Charles Wilkerson can't throw it down | 24-36 |
| 18:48 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter snags the defensive board | 24-36 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Wilkerson - foul #3 on Charles Wilkerson, team foul #1 | 24-36 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 18:30 | Boston College | Donald Swoope grabs the board | 25-36 |
| 18:18 | Boston College | Charles Wilkerson drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Larry Thorn | 25-38 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee | Alton Parker connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 27-38 |
| 17:29 | Boston College | Donald Swoope hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 17:28 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter grabs the board | 27-38 |
| 17:23 | Tennessee | Harold Payne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (PF), Robert Goss (C) Laurence Mozingo, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Boston College | Dustin Kizewski (PF) Ken Thornhill | |
| 17:19 | Boston College | Edward Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Cheng-Gong Xayasith - foul #2 on Cheng-Gong Xayasith, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Boston College | John Grams (PG) Edward Moore | |
| 17:09 | Boston College | Donald Swoope's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Matthew Henderson (SG), Joe Pensky (SF) Donald Swoope, Larry Thorn | |
| 16:55 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dustin Kizewski - foul #2 on Dustin Kizewski, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (SG) Cheng-Gong Xayasith | |
| Subs | Boston College | James Abbott (C) Charles Wilkerson | |
| 16:55 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 16:55 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 16:55 | Boston College | Joe Pensky snags the defensive board | 27-38 |
| 16:35 | Boston College | Dustin Kizewski drills a shot from the left side | 27-40 |
| 16:06 | Tennessee | The 3pt attempt by Alton Parker is denied by John Grams | 27-40 |
| 16:05 | Boston College | Matthew Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-40 |
| 16:00 | Boston College | Matthew Henderson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Joe Pensky | 27-43 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Goss (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - John Grams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joe Pensky (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dustin Kizewski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 15:43 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-43 |
| 15:20 | Boston College | Dustin Kizewski makes the driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Randall Mosquera - foul #2 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #2 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Laurence Mozingo (PF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Robert Dixon, Randall Mosquera, Robert Goss | |
| Subs | Boston College | Edward Moore (PG), Donald Swoope (SG), Larry Thorn (SF), Charles Wilkerson (C) John Grams, Matthew Henderson, Joe Pensky, James Abbott | |
| 15:20 | Boston College | Dustin Kizewski misses the free throw | 29-45 |
| 15:20 | Tennessee | Alton Parker snags the defensive board | 29-45 |
| 15:05 | Tennessee | Alton Parker is fouled on the floor by Charles Wilkerson - foul #4 on Charles Wilkerson, team foul #3 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Ken Thornhill (PF), James Abbott (C) Dustin Kizewski, Charles Wilkerson | |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith loses the dribble to Larry Thorn | 29-45 |
| 14:46 | Boston College | Edward Moore connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ken Thornhill and he's hacked by Leroy Carpenter - foul #2 on Leroy Carpenter, team foul #3 | 29-47 |
| 14:46 | Boston College | Edward Moore makes the free throw | 29-48 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 14:32 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses long on a jumper from the left side | 29-48 |
| 14:30 | Boston College | The rebound goes to James Abbott | 29-48 |
| 14:12 | Boston College | James Abbott scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Larry Thorn | 29-50 |
| 13:52 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-50 |
| 13:51 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo tips it home | 31-50 |
| 13:23 | Boston College | Larry Thorn connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Edward Moore | 31-52 |
| 13:06 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Alton Parker is blocked by Larry Thorn | 31-52 |
| 13:05 | Boston College | Edward Moore gets the rebound | 31-52 |
| 12:59 | Boston College | James Abbott is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Moore | 31-54 |
| 12:42 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses short on a shot from the right wing | 31-54 |
| 12:40 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo hits the follow up shot | 33-54 |
| 12:15 | Boston College | Donald Swoope misses long on a floater from the left wing | 33-54 |
| 12:14 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter snags the defensive board | 33-54 |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | Alton Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-54 |
| 11:56 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill grabs the defensive rebound | 33-54 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Payne (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alton Parker (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Edward Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Swoope (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Larry Thorn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ken Thornhill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Abbott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill travels with the ball | 33-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (PG), Fausto Russo (SG), Randall Mosquera (SF), Robert Goss (PF), David Morgan (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Harold Payne, Alton Parker, Laurence Mozingo, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Boston College | John Grams (PG), Matthew Henderson (SG), Joe Pensky (SF), Dustin Kizewski (PF), Charles Wilkerson (C) Edward Moore, Donald Swoope, Larry Thorn, Ken Thornhill, James Abbott | |
| 11:22 | Tennessee | Robert Goss buries a driving attempt from close range | 35-54 |
| 10:59 | Boston College | Dustin Kizewski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-54 |
| 10:43 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo drills a floater from the free throw line | 37-54 |
| 10:22 | Boston College | John Grams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-54 |
| 10:21 | Boston College | John Grams tips it home | 37-56 |
| 09:57 | Tennessee | Charles Wilkerson steals it from Fausto Russo | 37-56 |
| 09:28 | Boston College | Dustin Kizewski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Harold Payne (SG), Alton Parker (SF), Laurence Mozingo (PF) Robert Dixon, Fausto Russo, Robert Goss, David Morgan | |
| Subs | Boston College | Edward Moore (PG), Donald Swoope (SG), Larry Thorn (SF), Ken Thornhill (PF) John Grams, Matthew Henderson, Joe Pensky, Dustin Kizewski | |
| 09:13 | Tennessee | Charles Wilkerson blocks the short jumper by Alton Parker | 37-56 |
| 09:11 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill grabs the board | 37-56 |
| 08:51 | Boston College | Edward Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-56 |
| 08:50 | Boston College | Charles Wilkerson can't tip it in | 37-56 |
| 08:48 | Tennessee | Alton Parker grabs the board | 37-56 |
| 08:41 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Alton Parker | 39-56 |
| 08:28 | Boston College | Charles Wilkerson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-56 |
| 08:26 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill grabs the offensive board | 39-56 |
| 08:07 | Boston College | Donald Swoope hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 39-56 |
| 08:06 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo pulls down the rebound | 39-56 |
| 07:52 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 39-56 |
| 07:50 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera tips it back up and in | 41-56 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Edward Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Swoope (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Larry Thorn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ken Thornhill (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Wilkerson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Boston College | Laurence Mozingo swats the dunk try by Charles Wilkerson | 41-56 |
| 07:33 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith grabs the board | 41-56 |
| 07:27 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Swoope - foul #1 on Donald Swoope, team foul #4 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter (C) Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | Boston College | John Grams (PG), Matthew Henderson (SG), Joe Pensky (SF), Dustin Kizewski (PF), James Abbott (C) Edward Moore, Donald Swoope, Larry Thorn, Ken Thornhill, Charles Wilkerson | |
| 07:27 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 07:27 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 07:19 | Boston College | Alton Parker is called for the reach on John Grams - foul #3 on Alton Parker, team foul #4 | 42-56 |
| 07:09 | Boston College | Cheng-Gong Xayasith takes the ball from James Abbott | 42-56 |
| 06:59 | Tennessee | Harold Payne scores on a jumper from the right side | 44-56 |
| 06:46 | Boston College | Dustin Kizewski clanks a jumper in the lane | 44-56 |
| 06:45 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter snags the defensive board | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 06:27 | Tennessee | Harold Payne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-56 |
| 06:25 | Boston College | James Abbott grabs the board | 44-56 |
| 06:07 | Boston College | Joe Pensky misses the shot from the right side | 44-56 |
| 06:05 | Boston College | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Pensky | 44-56 |
| 05:44 | Boston College | Alton Parker steals it from John Grams | 44-56 |
| 05:40 | Tennessee | Alton Parker lays it up and in | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:22 | Boston College | Matthew Henderson double dribbles | 46-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (PG), Fausto Russo (SG), Laurence Mozingo (PF) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Harold Payne, Alton Parker | |
| Subs | Boston College | Edward Moore (PG), Donald Swoope (SG), Larry Thorn (SF), Ken Thornhill (PF), Charles Wilkerson (C) John Grams, Matthew Henderson, Joe Pensky, Dustin Kizewski, James Abbott | |
| 05:05 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera's fadeaway is rejected by Ken Thornhill | 46-56 |
| 05:03 | Boston College | Donald Swoope grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 04:40 | Boston College | Charles Wilkerson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-56 |
| 04:38 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo's floater is tipped away by Charles Wilkerson | 46-56 |
| 04:18 | Boston College | Larry Thorn grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 03:58 | Boston College | Donald Swoope is fouled on the floor by Randall Mosquera - foul #3 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #5 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alton Parker (SF) Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 03:40 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Dixon - foul #1 on Robert Dixon, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (PG) Fausto Russo | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 03:40 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 03:40 | Boston College | Ken Thornhill makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Randall Mosquera (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Edward Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Swoope (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Larry Thorn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ken Thornhill (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Wilkerson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:32 | Tennessee | Robert Dixon misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 03:31 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Mosquera | 46-58 |
| 03:22 | Tennessee | Harold Payne hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Randall Mosquera | 49-58 |
| 02:58 | Boston College | Harold Payne is called for the reach on Edward Moore - foul #2 on Harold Payne, team foul #7 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG) Robert Dixon | |
| Subs | Boston College | Dustin Kizewski (PF) Ken Thornhill | |
| 02:58 | Boston College | Edward Moore makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 02:58 | Boston College | Edward Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 02:37 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Goss (C) Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | Boston College | James Abbott (C) Charles Wilkerson | |
| 02:14 | Boston College | Dustin Kizewski misses short on a runner from the left block | 49-60 |
| 02:12 | Boston College | Dustin Kizewski tips it back up and in | 49-62 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses short on a jumper from the right side | 49-62 |
| 01:48 | Boston College | James Abbott gets the rebound | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:34 | Boston College | Alton Parker takes the ball from James Abbott | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:15 | Tennessee | Alton Parker drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harold Payne | 51-62 |
| 00:59 | Boston College | Donald Swoope misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-62 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith gets the rebound | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Larry Thorn swats the layup by Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 51-62 |
| 00:52 | Boston College | Larry Thorn grabs the defensive rebound | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Boston College | Dustin Kizewski misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-62 |
| 00:21 | Boston College | James Abbott grabs the offensive board | 51-62 |
| 00:00 | Boston College | Edward Moore runs out the clock | 51-62 |