| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bryant Englund (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Dema Zakarian (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - David Yokley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kyle Garlick (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronny Mosley (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Salerno (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Strong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Earl Rotz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-28 |
| 19:46 | Tennessee | Earl Rotz hits the follow up shot | 29-30 |
| 19:31 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley's pass is intercepted by Ronny Mosley | 29-30 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeffrey Salerno and the foul's on Ronald Monroe - foul #2 on Ronald Monroe, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams makes the free throw | 29-33 |
| 19:03 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-33 |
| 18:51 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ronny Mosley | 29-36 |
| 18:22 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Jeffrey Strong - foul #2 on Jeffrey Strong, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| 18:22 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian makes the free throw | 32-36 |
| 18:15 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kyle Garlick - foul #3 on Kyle Garlick, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell (C) Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:15 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:15 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong misses the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:15 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 17:55 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by David Yokley | 34-37 |
| 17:39 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno misses long on a runner near the basket | 34-37 |
| 17:37 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 17:21 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dema Zakarian | 36-37 |
| 17:01 | Tennessee | Aaron Zell steals the ball from Earl Rotz | 36-37 |
| 16:40 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Salerno picks off the pass by Ronald Monroe | 36-37 |
| 16:37 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno hits the finger roll | 36-39 |
| 16:31 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian is hacked by Jeffrey Strong - foul #3 on Jeffrey Strong, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Barry Laub (SF) Ronald Monroe, Dema Zakarian | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Durbin (SF) Jeffrey Strong | |
| 16:11 | Southern Illinois | Henry Durbin picks off the pass by Aaron Zell | 36-39 |
| 15:49 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin misses the 3 from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 15:47 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Olson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bryant Englund (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Barry Laub (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Yokley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Zell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronny Mosley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Salerno (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Henry Durbin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Earl Rotz (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell blows the dunk but he's hacked by Jerry Williams - foul #1 on Jerry Williams, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick (C) Barry Laub | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong (SF), Richard Goldenstein (C) Henry Durbin, Jerry Williams | |
| 15:41 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 15:41 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell misses the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 15:41 | Tennessee | Earl Rotz grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 15:21 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Eric Olson - foul #1 on Eric Olson, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub (SF) Aaron Zell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:21 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley misses the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 15:21 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 14:58 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Eric Olson | 39-40 |
| 14:37 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-40 |
| 14:35 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 14:30 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Goldenstein - foul #4 on Richard Goldenstein, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Dema Zakarian (SF) Eric Olson, Bryant Englund | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Williams (C) Richard Goldenstein | |
| 14:30 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:30 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:30 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 14:15 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerry Williams | 40-43 |
| 13:54 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kyle Garlick | 43-43 |
| 13:33 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund (SG) Barry Laub | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:17 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 13:15 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Ronny Mosley | 43-43 |
| 13:09 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley is whistled for a carry | 43-43 |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund hits a fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Jerry Williams - foul #2 on Jerry Williams, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Durbin (PG), George Bosserman (SG) Ronny Mosley, Jeffrey Salerno | |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 12:42 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by George Bosserman | 46-46 |
| 12:24 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-46 |
| 12:23 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Earl Rotz | 46-49 |
| 11:51 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick hits the finger roll | 48-49 |
| 11:38 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Yokley - foul #3 on David Yokley, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Barry Laub (SF) Ronald Monroe, Dema Zakarian | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley (PG), Jeffrey Salerno (SG) Henry Durbin, George Bosserman | |
| 11:38 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 11:38 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Olson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryant Englund (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Barry Laub (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Yokley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Kyle Garlick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronny Mosley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Salerno (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Jeffrey Strong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Earl Rotz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick loses the dribble to Jeffrey Salerno | 48-50 |
| 10:54 | Tennessee | Earl Rotz misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 10:53 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams hits the follow up shot | 48-52 |
| 10:39 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Earl Rotz - foul #2 on Earl Rotz, team foul #6 | 48-52 |
| 10:39 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley misses the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 10:39 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 10:35 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley is hacked by Eric Olson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Olson, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| 10:20 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong is called for traveling | 49-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian (SF), Aaron Zell (PF) Barry Laub, David Yokley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Taylor (C) Earl Rotz | |
| 09:58 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 09:56 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund misses the tip | 49-52 |
| 09:55 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 09:36 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by David Taylor | 49-55 |
| 09:30 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Eric Olson | 52-55 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-55 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee | David Taylor grabs the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 09:01 | Tennessee | Bryant Englund is called for the reach on Jeffrey Salerno - foul #1 on Bryant Englund, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), David Yokley (PF) Eric Olson, Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Durbin (PG), George Bosserman (SG), Sherman Godbold (SF), Earl Rotz (PF) Ronny Mosley, Jeffrey Salerno, Jeffrey Strong, Jerry Williams | |
| 08:55 | Tennessee | Earl Rotz misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 52-55 |
| 08:54 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 08:32 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto (SG), Barry Laub (SF) Bryant Englund, Dema Zakarian | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 08:07 | Tennessee | Sherman Godbold makes the jumpshot from the left side | 52-57 |
| 07:54 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell's pass is intercepted by Sherman Godbold | 52-57 |
| 07:40 | Tennessee | David Taylor misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 07:39 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley grabs the board | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steven Ditto (fresh) SF - Barry Laub (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Yokley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron Zell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Durbin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Bosserman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sherman Godbold (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earl Rotz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - David Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub's floater is knocked away by Earl Rotz | 52-57 |
| 07:21 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley grabs the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 07:03 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 07:02 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to David Taylor | 52-57 |
| 06:53 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-60 |
| 06:34 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by David Yokley is denied by David Taylor | 52-60 |
| 06:33 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley tips it but misses | 52-60 |
| 06:31 | Tennessee | George Bosserman pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| 06:25 | Tennessee | Earl Rotz buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Henry Durbin | 52-62 |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Monroe | 54-62 |
| 05:53 | Tennessee | George Bosserman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-62 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee | David Taylor hits the follow up shot | 54-64 |
| 05:51 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund (SG), Dema Zakarian (SF), Kyle Garlick (C) Steven Ditto, Barry Laub, Aaron Zell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley (PG), Jeffrey Salerno (SG), Jeffrey Strong (SF), Richard Goldenstein (C) Henry Durbin, George Bosserman, Sherman Godbold, David Taylor | |
| 05:33 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-64 |
| 05:32 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Strong | 54-64 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-64 |
| 05:25 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley grabs the board | 54-64 |
| 05:11 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley is whistled for a carry | 54-64 |
| 04:55 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:45 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-67 |
| 04:44 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Strong | 54-67 |
| 04:27 | Tennessee | David Yokley is called for the reach on Earl Rotz - foul #4 on David Yokley, team foul #7 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG) Ronald Monroe | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:27 | Tennessee | Earl Rotz makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 04:27 | Tennessee | Earl Rotz makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 04:10 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund is hacked by Jeffrey Salerno - foul #1 on Jeffrey Salerno, team foul #7 | 54-69 |
| 04:10 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund misses the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 04:10 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Earl Rotz | 54-69 |
| 04:03 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno is fouled on the floor by Bryant Englund - foul #2 on Bryant Englund, team foul #8 | 54-69 |
| 04:03 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno misses the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 04:03 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Yokley | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick comes up short on the shot from close range | 54-69 |
| 03:39 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund tips it in | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Ronny Mosley | 56-71 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Olson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryant Englund (fresh) 20 pts. SF - Dema Zakarian (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - David Yokley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Kyle Garlick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronny Mosley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Salerno (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. SF - Jeffrey Strong (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Earl Rotz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Goldenstein (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-71 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto (SG), Barry Laub (SF), Aaron Zell (PF), Kirk Peavler (C) Bryant Englund, Dema Zakarian, David Yokley, Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Durbin (PG), George Bosserman (SG), Sherman Godbold (SF), Jerry Williams (PF), David Taylor (C) Ronny Mosley, Jeffrey Salerno, Jeffrey Strong, Earl Rotz, Richard Goldenstein | |
| 02:46 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-71 |
| 02:45 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub snags the defensive board | 56-71 |
| 02:40 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 56-71 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Sherman Godbold | 56-71 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by David Taylor | 56-73 |
| 01:53 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub is whistled for traveling | 56-73 |
| 01:28 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Sherman Godbold | 56-76 |
| 01:09 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson connects on the jumper from the left wing | 58-76 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee | Sherman Godbold drills a fadeaway near the basket | 58-78 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-78 |
| 00:49 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson snags the offensive board | 58-78 |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 58-78 |
| 00:43 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler can't tip it in | 58-78 |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell can't tip it in | 58-78 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jerry Williams | 58-78 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Barry Laub takes the ball from Henry Durbin | 58-78 |
| 00:06 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell clanks a shot near the basket | 58-78 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto gets the offensive rebound | 58-78 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub makes the jumpshot from the left side | 60-78 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin runs out the clock | 60-78 |