| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alan Minzenberger (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Reese (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Leavens (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Ellington (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Battiste (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Davis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | John Leavens inbounds the ball | 43-33 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:50 | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 43-33 |
| 19:49 | NC State | Scott Brown snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 19:26 | NC State | Scott Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Johnson | 43-36 |
| 19:15 | Tennessee | John Leavens misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Johnson - foul #2 on David Johnson, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| 19:15 | Tennessee | John Leavens makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 19:15 | Tennessee | John Leavens makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 19:12 | NC State | Edward Davis travels in the backcourt | 45-36 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee | William Jenkins is hacked by Gregory Battiste - foul #1 on Gregory Battiste, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee | John Leavens hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Alan Minzenberger | 47-36 |
| 18:55 | NC State | Alan Minzenberger steals the ball from Scott Brown in the backcourt | 47-36 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee | John Reese is hacked by Scott Brown - foul #2 on Scott Brown, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ralph James (SG), Gary Shirley (SF), Ruben Rhoades (C) John Reese, John Leavens, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 18:33 | Tennessee | Gary Shirley is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 18:31 | NC State | Gregory Battiste grabs the defensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 18:04 | NC State | Gregory Battiste's pass is intercepted by Alan Minzenberger | 47-36 |
| 17:48 | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger steps out of bounds on the sideline | 47-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Darnell Cargill (PG), John Reese (SG), Jerry Hutchens (PF) Alan Minzenberger, Ralph James, James Ellington | |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), Matthew Lewis (PF), James Lewis (C) Scott Brown, Gregory Battiste, Edward Davis | |
| 17:24 | NC State | Matthew Lewis drills a jumper in the lane set up by David Burkhead and the foul's on Ruben Rhoades - foul #1 on Ruben Rhoades, team foul #1 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Leavens (SF), William Jenkins (C) Gary Shirley, Ruben Rhoades | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:24 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| 17:06 | Tennessee | John Leavens's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Lewis | 47-39 |
| 17:05 | NC State | The rebound goes to Matthew Lewis | 47-39 |
| 16:46 | NC State | David Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 16:28 | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-42 |
| 16:26 | NC State | Matthew Lewis snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 16:15 | NC State | David Burkhead hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 47-42 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee | John Leavens snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 16:06 | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by John Reese | 49-42 |
| 15:46 | NC State | David Burkhead misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right side | 49-42 |
| 15:45 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to William Jenkins | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Darnell Cargill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Reese (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Leavens (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jerry Hutchens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - William Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Glantz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Johnson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Matthew Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Tennessee | David Burkhead steals the ball from John Reese | 49-42 |
| 15:35 | NC State | David Burkhead jams it | 49-44 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Lewis - foul #1 on James Lewis, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger (PG), Ralph James (SG), Gary Shirley (SF), Ruben Rhoades (C) Darnell Cargill, John Reese, John Leavens, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG), Gregory Battiste (SF), Bruce Page (PF), Edward Davis (C) Bill Glantz, David Johnson, Matthew Lewis, James Lewis | |
| 15:19 | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 15:00 | NC State | A charge is called on David Burkhead - foul #2 on David Burkhead, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Ellington (PF) Jerry Hutchens | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:52 | Tennessee | Bruce Page is called for the reach on Gary Shirley - foul #2 on Bruce Page, team foul #6 | 51-44 |
| 14:34 | Tennessee | Gary Shirley knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Ellington | 54-44 |
| 14:10 | NC State | Gregory Battiste connects on the shot in the lane and the foul's on Gary Shirley - foul #1 on Gary Shirley, team foul #2 | 54-46 |
| 14:10 | NC State | Gregory Battiste makes the free throw | 54-47 |
| 13:54 | Tennessee | Gary Shirley is fouled on the floor by Gregory Battiste - foul #2 on Gregory Battiste, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Johnson (SF) Bruce Page | |
| 13:54 | Tennessee | Gary Shirley makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 13:54 | Tennessee | Gary Shirley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 13:25 | NC State | James Ellington swats the short shot by Gregory Battiste | 56-47 |
| 13:23 | NC State | Edward Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 13:04 | NC State | Gregory Battiste misses short on a floater from the baseline | 56-47 |
| 13:02 | NC State | Scott Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 12:46 | NC State | Gregory Battiste is open and scores on a jump hook from close range | 56-49 |
| 12:37 | Tennessee | Gary Shirley comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 56-49 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee | Gary Shirley pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 12:19 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-49 |
| 12:17 | NC State | David Johnson pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 11:55 | NC State | Scott Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-49 |
| 11:54 | NC State | Gregory Battiste tips it but misses | 56-49 |
| 11:52 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 11:46 | Tennessee | James Ellington can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 56-49 |
| 11:45 | Tennessee | Gary Shirley tips it but misses | 56-49 |
| 11:43 | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger misses the tip | 56-49 |
| 11:42 | NC State | Gregory Battiste grabs the board | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alan Minzenberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SG - Ralph James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Shirley (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Ellington (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ruben Rhoades (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Brown (tiring) 9 pts. SF - David Johnson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gregory Battiste (tiring) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Davis (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | NC State | Alan Minzenberger takes the ball from Gregory Battiste | 56-49 |
| 11:21 | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger banks in the layup | 58-49 |
| 11:13 | NC State | Edward Davis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-49 |
| 11:11 | NC State | David Johnson grabs the offensive board | 58-49 |
| 10:50 | NC State | David Burkhead knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Gregory Battiste | 58-51 |
| 10:33 | Tennessee | James Ellington misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 10:32 | Tennessee | Ralph James tips it home | 60-51 |
| 10:17 | NC State | Scott Brown hits a wide open 3 from straight away on a nice dish by David Johnson | 60-54 |
| 09:48 | Tennessee | Ralph James is fouled on the floor by David Burkhead - foul #3 on David Burkhead, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Darnell Cargill (PG), John Leavens (SF), Jerry Hutchens (PF), William Jenkins (C) Alan Minzenberger, Gary Shirley, James Ellington, Ruben Rhoades | |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), Matthew Lewis (PF), James Lewis (C) Scott Brown, Gregory Battiste, Edward Davis | |
| 09:48 | Tennessee | Ralph James makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 09:48 | Tennessee | Ralph James makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 09:22 | NC State | David Johnson is fouled on the floor by John Leavens - foul #2 on John Leavens, team foul #3 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Reese (SG) Ralph James | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 09:03 | NC State | Bill Glantz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Jenkins - foul #4 on William Jenkins, team foul #4 | 62-54 |
| 09:03 | NC State | Bill Glantz makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 09:03 | NC State | Bill Glantz makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 08:55 | Tennessee | The short jumper by John Leavens is denied by Matthew Lewis | 62-56 |
| 08:54 | NC State | Matthew Lewis pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| 08:44 | NC State | David Burkhead is called for 10 seconds | 62-56 |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | Darnell Cargill is fouled on the floor by James Lewis - foul #2 on James Lewis, team foul #9 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey McIntosh (SF), Gus Bueno (PF) John Leavens, Jerry Hutchens | |
| Subs | NC State | Gregory Battiste (SF) David Johnson | |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | Darnell Cargill misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 08:27 | NC State | Bill Glantz grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 08:07 | NC State | Matthew Lewis loses the dribble to Jeffrey McIntosh | 62-56 |
| 07:52 | Tennessee | Darnell Cargill is fouled on the floor by David Burkhead - foul #4 on David Burkhead, team foul #10 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | NC State | Bruce Page (PF) James Lewis | |
| 07:52 | Tennessee | Darnell Cargill makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 07:52 | Tennessee | Darnell Cargill makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 07:31 | NC State | Gregory Battiste misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by William Jenkins - foul #5 on William Jenkins, team foul #5 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Leavens (SF), Jerry Hutchens (PF) Darnell Cargill, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 07:31 | NC State | Gregory Battiste misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 07:31 | NC State | Gregory Battiste makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jeffrey McIntosh (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Reese (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Leavens (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jerry Hutchens (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Gus Bueno (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Bill Glantz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Battiste (tiring) 18 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bruce Page (fresh) C - Matthew Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Tennessee | John Reese misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 64-57 |
| 07:16 | Tennessee | John Leavens grabs the offensive board | 64-57 |
| 07:08 | Tennessee | Matthew Lewis denies the turnaround by John Leavens | 64-57 |
| 07:06 | NC State | The rebound goes to Matthew Lewis | 64-57 |
| 06:41 | NC State | Bruce Page misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-57 |
| 06:39 | NC State | Bruce Page tips it home | 64-59 |
| 06:20 | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 64-59 |
| 06:19 | NC State | The rebound goes to Matthew Lewis | 64-59 |
| 05:54 | NC State | David Burkhead misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 05:53 | Tennessee | Gus Bueno snags the defensive board | 64-59 |
| 05:48 | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens loses the ball out of bounds | 64-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger (PG), Ruben Rhoades (C) John Reese, Jerry Hutchens | |
| Subs | NC State | David Johnson (PG), Scott Brown (SG), James Lewis (C) David Burkhead, Gregory Battiste, Bruce Page | |
| 05:30 | NC State | David Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Ruben Rhoades | 64-59 |
| 05:24 | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger's pass is intercepted by Bill Glantz | 64-59 |
| 05:21 | NC State | Bill Glantz hits the finger roll | 64-61 |
| 05:13 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Scott Brown - foul #3 on Scott Brown, team foul #11 | 64-61 |
| 05:13 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:13 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 05:10 | NC State | David Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Minzenberger - foul #2 on Alan Minzenberger, team foul #6 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | NC State | Bruce Page (PF) Matthew Lewis | |
| 04:48 | NC State | Alan Minzenberger steps in front of the Bruce Page pass | 65-61 |
| 04:29 | Tennessee | Gus Bueno hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 65-61 |
| 04:28 | NC State | Scott Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 04:25 | NC State | Scott Brown loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Darnell Cargill (PG), John Reese (SG) Alan Minzenberger, John Leavens | |
| Subs | NC State | David Burkhead (PG), Edward Davis (C) Bill Glantz, James Lewis | |
| 04:09 | Tennessee | Gus Bueno comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Bruce Page - foul #3 on Bruce Page, team foul #12 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ralph James (SG), Gary Shirley (SF), James Ellington (PF) John Reese, Jeffrey McIntosh, Ruben Rhoades | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Lewis (PF) Bruce Page | |
| 04:09 | Tennessee | Gus Bueno makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee | Gus Bueno makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 03:40 | NC State | David Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-61 |
| 03:38 | NC State | Matthew Lewis tips it in | 67-63 |
| 03:28 | Tennessee | Scott Brown is called for the reach on Ralph James - foul #4 on Scott Brown, team foul #13 | 67-63 |
| 03:28 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| 03:28 | Tennessee | Ralph James makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 03:28 | Tennessee | Ralph James makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Darnell Cargill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph James (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Shirley (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Ellington (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gus Bueno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Scott Brown (tiring) 12 pts. 4 pf. SF - David Johnson (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Matthew Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Edward Davis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | NC State | David Burkhead misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-63 |
| 03:01 | Tennessee | Gus Bueno grabs the board | 69-63 |
| 03:01 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger (PG), John Reese (SG), Ruben Rhoades (C) Darnell Cargill, Ralph James, Gus Bueno | |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), Gregory Battiste (SF), Bruce Page (PF), James Lewis (C) Scott Brown, David Johnson, Matthew Lewis, Edward Davis | |
| 02:41 | Tennessee | Gary Shirley misses the lay-in | 69-63 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Ruben Rhoades | 69-63 |
| 02:23 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades is open and scores on a runner from close range set up by Alan Minzenberger out of the doubleteam | 71-63 |
| 02:21 | NC State | David Burkhead's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Leavens (SF) Gary Shirley | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:04 | Tennessee | John Leavens knocks in the runner in the lane set up by John Reese | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:48 | NC State | David Burkhead is fouled on the floor by John Leavens - foul #3 on John Leavens, team foul #7 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG), David Johnson (SF), Edward Davis (C) Bill Glantz, Bruce Page, James Lewis | |
| 01:48 | NC State | David Burkhead makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 01:48 | NC State | David Burkhead makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:42 | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-65 |
| 01:33 | NC State | Edward Davis knocks in the shot from the right block | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:22 | Tennessee | John Leavens scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Alan Minzenberger | 75-67 |
| 01:20 | NC State | John Leavens is called for the reach on David Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Leavens, team foul #8 | 75-67 |
| 01:20 | NC State | David Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 01:20 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades gets the rebound | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | Edward Davis swats the short shot by John Reese | 75-67 |
| 00:50 | NC State | Gregory Battiste grabs the board | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:43 | NC State | Scott Brown can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 75-67 |
| 00:41 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Battiste | 75-67 |
| 00:39 | NC State | Scott Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-67 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to James Ellington | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | James Ellington is hacked by David Burkhead in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Burkhead, team foul #14 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ralph James (SG) John Reese | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Lewis (PF) David Burkhead | |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | James Ellington makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | James Ellington misses the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:36 | NC State | Edward Davis gets the rebound | 76-67 |
| 00:31 | NC State | Gregory Battiste is hacked by Alan Minzenberger - foul #3 on Alan Minzenberger, team foul #9 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Reese (SG) Ralph James | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:31 | NC State | Gregory Battiste misses the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to James Ellington | 76-67 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | James Ellington is hacked by Scott Brown in the backcourt - foul #5 on Scott Brown, team foul #15 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ralph James (SG) John Reese | |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG) Scott Brown | |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | James Ellington makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | James Ellington makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:22 | NC State | David Johnson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 78-69 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens (PF) James Ellington | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | David Johnson is called for the reach on John Leavens in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Johnson, team foul #16 | 78-69 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | John Leavens makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | John Leavens makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:14 | NC State | David Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Alan Minzenberger - foul #4 on Alan Minzenberger, team foul #10 | 80-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Reese (SG), James Ellington (PF) Ralph James, Jerry Hutchens | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:14 | NC State | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:14 | NC State | David Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades snags the defensive board | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger runs out the clock | 80-70 |