| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - William Atkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Haas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffry Ostrander (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Harold Weingartner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Pham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Joseph Armstrong (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Bradford Dingman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander is fouled on the floor by Peter Pham - foul #3 on Peter Pham, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| 19:22 | The Citadel | Timothy Reynolds's floater is tipped away by Bradford Dingman | 25-28 |
| 19:20 | The Citadel | Timothy Reynolds grabs the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 19:05 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by William Atkins | 27-28 |
| 18:50 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman misses the floater from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 18:48 | Tennessee | Peter Pham misses the tip | 27-28 |
| 18:46 | Tennessee | Peter Pham grabs the offensive board | 27-28 |
| 18:25 | Tennessee | Peter Pham can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 18:23 | The Citadel | William Atkins grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 18:19 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander is whistled for a carry | 27-28 |
| 18:04 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg is fouled on the floor by William Atkins - foul #1 on William Atkins, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| 17:45 | Tennessee | Peter Pham misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-28 |
| 17:43 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 17:27 | The Citadel | William Atkins is whistled for traveling | 27-28 |
| 17:09 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong is hacked by William Atkins - foul #2 on William Atkins, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (SG) David Stephens | |
| 16:51 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong makes the jumper near the basket set up by Michael Tinklenberg and the foul's on Jeffry Ostrander - foul #1 on Jeffry Ostrander, team foul #3 | 27-30 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Daniel Payne (SF) Jeffry Ostrander | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau (C) Bradford Dingman | |
| 16:51 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong misses the free throw | 27-30 |
| 16:51 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Harold Weingartner | 27-30 |
| 16:36 | The Citadel | Daniel Payne can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Armstrong - foul #2 on Joseph Armstrong, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Lloyd Guidry (PF) Timothy Reynolds | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:36 | The Citadel | Daniel Payne misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 16:36 | The Citadel | Daniel Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 16:07 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 28-30 |
| 16:05 | The Citadel | James Haas gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 15:46 | The Citadel | Lloyd Guidry double dribbles | 28-30 |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Niewieroski (PG), Clyde Bowen (SG), Jeffry Ostrander (SF), Robert Huls (C) William Atkins, James Haas, Daniel Payne, Harold Weingartner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (SG), Bradford Dingman (C) Peter Pham, Joseph Armstrong | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - William Niewieroski (fresh) SG - Clyde Bowen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffry Ostrander (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lloyd Guidry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Huls (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Bagley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Harold Nadeau (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bradford Dingman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Michael Tinklenberg and the foul's on William Niewieroski - foul #1 on William Niewieroski, team foul #4 | 28-32 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Timothy Reynolds (PF) Lloyd Guidry | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:24 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau makes the free throw | 28-33 |
| 15:06 | The Citadel | Robert Huls's pass is intercepted by Paul Bagley | 28-33 |
| 14:47 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman can't finish the layup | 28-33 |
| 14:46 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 14:32 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander buries a fadeaway from the left side | 30-33 |
| 14:10 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Tinklenberg | 30-35 |
| 13:46 | The Citadel | Harold Nadeau is called for the reach on Timothy Reynolds - foul #1 on Harold Nadeau, team foul #3 | 30-35 |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Atkins (PG), James Haas (SG), Daniel Payne (SF), Harold Weingartner (C) William Niewieroski, Clyde Bowen, Jeffry Ostrander, Robert Huls | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Peter Pham (SF), Joseph Armstrong (PF) Paul Bagley, Bradford Dingman | |
| 13:34 | The Citadel | James Haas buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Payne | 32-35 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Armstrong and he's hacked by Harold Weingartner - foul #2 on Harold Weingartner, team foul #5 | 32-37 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Lloyd Guidry (PF) Timothy Reynolds | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg makes the free throw | 32-38 |
| 12:53 | The Citadel | Daniel Payne loses the dribble to Peter Pham | 32-38 |
| 12:49 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg dunks the ball on a great pass from Peter Pham | 32-40 |
| 12:34 | The Citadel | Lloyd Guidry makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Atkins | 35-40 |
| 12:12 | Tennessee | Peter Pham connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Tinklenberg | 35-43 |
| 11:47 | The Citadel | William Atkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 11:46 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - William Atkins (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Haas (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Payne (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lloyd Guidry (fresh) 5 pts. C - Harold Weingartner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (tiring) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Pham (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Armstrong (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Harold Nadeau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 11:17 | The Citadel | James Haas gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 11:12 | The Citadel | Daniel Payne connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Harold Weingartner | 37-43 |
| 10:45 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from David Stephens | 37-45 |
| 10:36 | The Citadel | Daniel Payne knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by William Atkins | 39-45 |
| 10:10 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-45 |
| 10:09 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to James Haas | 39-45 |
| 09:53 | The Citadel | James Haas is hacked by David Stephens - foul #3 on David Stephens, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Clyde Bowen (SG), Jeffry Ostrander (SF), Timothy Reynolds (PF), Robert Huls (C) James Haas, Daniel Payne, Lloyd Guidry, Harold Weingartner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (PG), Bradford Dingman (C) Michael Tinklenberg, Harold Nadeau | |
| 09:41 | The Citadel | Bradford Dingman swats the short shot by Robert Huls | 39-45 |
| 09:40 | The Citadel | Timothy Reynolds grabs the offensive board | 39-45 |
| 09:30 | The Citadel | Timothy Reynolds scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by William Atkins | 41-45 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman scores on a jumper in the lane set up by David Stephens | 41-47 |
| 08:45 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander misses the runner in the lane | 41-47 |
| 08:44 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 08:15 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong steps out of bounds on the baseline | 41-47 |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Niewieroski (PG), James Haas (SG), Harold Weingartner (C) William Atkins, Clyde Bowen, Robert Huls | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG) David Stephens | |
| 08:03 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Peter Pham - foul #4 on Peter Pham, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| 08:03 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 08:03 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 07:48 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jeffry Ostrander - foul #2 on Jeffry Ostrander, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau (PF) Joseph Armstrong | |
| 07:48 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 07:48 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - William Niewieroski (fresh) SG - James Haas (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffry Ostrander (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Harold Weingartner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (tiring) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Bagley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Pham (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. PF - Harold Nadeau (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradford Dingman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 07:30 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 07:07 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-50 |
| 06:51 | The Citadel | James Haas makes the floater from the left side | 45-50 |
| 06:25 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-50 |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Atkins (PG), Daniel Payne (SF), Lloyd Guidry (PF) William Niewieroski, Jeffry Ostrander, Timothy Reynolds | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (SG) Peter Pham | |
| 06:18 | The Citadel | Daniel Payne's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Nadeau | 45-50 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 05:58 | Tennessee | Daniel Payne takes the ball from David Stephens | 45-50 |
| 05:41 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by William Atkins | 47-50 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Stephens | 47-53 |
| 05:13 | The Citadel | William Atkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 04:58 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-56 |
| 04:34 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner dunks the ball on a nice dish by Lloyd Guidry | 49-56 |
| 04:28 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-56 |
| 04:26 | The Citadel | William Atkins snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 04:20 | The Citadel | Michael Tinklenberg picks off the pass by William Atkins | 49-56 |
| 04:01 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 03:59 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 03:59 | The Citadel | The Citadel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-56 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander (SF), Timothy Reynolds (PF) Daniel Payne, Lloyd Guidry | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Peter Pham (SF), Joseph Armstrong (PF) Michael Tinklenberg, Bradford Dingman | |
| 03:51 | The Citadel | William Atkins is hacked by David Stephens - foul #4 on David Stephens, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| 03:36 | The Citadel | David Stephens is called for the reach on William Atkins - foul #5 on David Stephens, team foul #7 | 49-56 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG) David Stephens | |
| 03:36 | The Citadel | William Atkins makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 03:36 | The Citadel | William Atkins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - William Atkins (fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. SG - James Haas (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffry Ostrander (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Harold Weingartner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (tiring) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Bagley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Pham (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Armstrong (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Harold Nadeau (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Tennessee | James Haas steals it from Michael Tinklenberg | 51-56 |
| 02:51 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 51-56 |
| 02:50 | The Citadel | Timothy Reynolds tips it in | 53-56 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by James Haas - foul #1 on James Haas, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Clyde Bowen (SG), Robert Huls (C) James Haas, Harold Weingartner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:24 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 02:22 | The Citadel | The Citadel calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-58 |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Haas (SG), Harold Weingartner (C) Clyde Bowen, Robert Huls | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman (C) Harold Nadeau | |
| 02:12 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 53-58 |
| 02:11 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander tips it but misses | 53-58 |
| 02:09 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman grabs the board | 53-58 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-58 |
| 01:41 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 01:16 | The Citadel | Peter Pham steals the ball from William Atkins | 53-58 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Peter Pham slams it home | 53-60 |
| 00:55 | The Citadel | Paul Bagley takes the ball from William Atkins | 53-60 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee | Peter Pham misses the dunk | 53-60 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg hits the follow up shot | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:43 | The Citadel | James Haas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-62 |
| 00:41 | The Citadel | Timothy Reynolds grabs the offensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 00:37 | The Citadel | James Haas scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from William Atkins | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman is hacked by William Atkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Atkins, team foul #8 | 56-62 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:28 | The Citadel | Bradford Dingman picks off the pass by Timothy Reynolds | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | William Atkins is called for the reach on Joseph Armstrong in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Atkins, team foul #9 | 56-64 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:20 | The Citadel | James Haas comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 56-66 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel 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 (0) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg runs out the clock | 56-66 |