| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Brown (fresh) SG - Jerald Stevens (fresh) SF - Peter Macaluso (fresh) PF - Barry Brown (fresh) C - Donald Son (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jeffrey Salerno (fresh) SG - Ronny Mosley (fresh) SF - Jerry Williams (fresh) PF - Richard Goldenstein (fresh) C - David Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Ronny Mosley | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso loses the dribble to Ronny Mosley | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley banks in the layup | 0-4 |
| 18:47 | Kent State | Ernest Brown misses the fadeaway from the left side | 0-4 |
| 18:46 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Richard Goldenstein | 0-4 |
| 18:22 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronny Mosley | 0-6 |
| 18:01 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso loses the dribble to Jeffrey Salerno | 0-6 |
| 17:46 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-6 |
| 17:44 | Kent State | Barry Brown pulls down the rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Ernest Brown connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Peter Macaluso | 2-6 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-6 |
| 17:12 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno grabs the offensive board | 2-6 |
| 16:58 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams clanks a floater from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 16:56 | Tennessee | David Taylor can't tip it in | 2-6 |
| 16:54 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno hits the follow up shot | 2-8 |
| 16:37 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso is hacked by Jerry Williams - foul #1 on Jerry Williams, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Moberly (PF) Barry Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:08 | Kent State | Ronny Mosley picks off the pass by Jerald Stevens | 2-8 |
| 16:05 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein lays it up and in set up by Ronny Mosley | 2-10 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerald Stevens (fresh) SF - Peter Macaluso (fresh) PF - Daniel Moberly (fresh) C - Donald Son (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jeffrey Salerno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Ronny Mosley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Williams (fresh) PF - Richard Goldenstein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - David Taylor (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Peter Macaluso | 4-10 |
| 15:29 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 4-10 |
| 15:27 | Kent State | Ernest Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 15:16 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens is whistled for a carry | 4-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Gold (PG), Ernie Meissner (SF), Barry Brown (PF) Ernest Brown, Peter Macaluso, Donald Son | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:08 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley is hacked by Edward Gold - foul #1 on Edward Gold, team foul #1 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | Leslie Norfleet (SF) Jerald Stevens | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:02 | Tennessee | Edward Gold is called for the reach on Jerry Williams - foul #2 on Edward Gold, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Wood (SG) Edward Gold | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:51 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 4-10 |
| 14:50 | Kent State | Leslie Norfleet grabs the board | 4-10 |
| 14:47 | Kent State | Ronny Mosley steals the ball from Ernie Meissner in the backcourt | 4-10 |
| 14:45 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ronny Mosley | 4-12 |
| 14:20 | Kent State | Ernie Meissner misses the fadeaway from the left side | 4-12 |
| 14:18 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Salerno | 4-12 |
| 14:01 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jeffrey Salerno | 4-15 |
| 13:44 | Kent State | Leslie Norfleet can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jerry Williams - foul #2 on Jerry Williams, team foul #2 | 4-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Brown (PG), Jerald Stevens (SG), Peter Macaluso (SF), Donald Son (C) Ernie Meissner, Arthur Wood, Barry Brown, Daniel Moberly | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Durbin (SF) Jerry Williams | |
| 13:44 | Kent State | Leslie Norfleet misses the 1st free throw | 4-15 |
| 13:44 | Kent State | Leslie Norfleet makes the 2nd free throw | 5-15 |
| 13:31 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kent Hollaway (PF) Leslie Norfleet | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:10 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-15 |
| 13:09 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno gets the rebound | 5-15 |
| 12:57 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Salerno | 5-17 |
| 12:35 | Kent State | Donald Son misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-17 |
| 12:33 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno pulls down the rebound | 5-17 |
| 12:11 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Salerno | 5-19 |
| 12:01 | Kent State | Ernest Brown comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Henry Durbin - foul #1 on Henry Durbin, team foul #3 | 5-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Moberly (PF) Donald Son | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Snider (SG), Sherman Godbold (SF), Harrison Luke (PF) Jeffrey Salerno, Ronny Mosley, Richard Goldenstein | |
| 12:01 | Kent State | Ernest Brown misses the 1st free throw | 5-19 |
| 12:01 | Kent State | Ernest Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 6-19 |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin is hacked by Ernest Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ernest Brown, team foul #3 | 6-19 |
| Subs | Kent State | Barry Brown (PF) Kent Hollaway | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jerald Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Macaluso (fresh) PF - Barry Brown (fresh) C - Daniel Moberly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Durbin (fresh) SG - Steven Snider (fresh) SF - Sherman Godbold (fresh) PF - Harrison Luke (fresh) C - David Taylor (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:49 | Tennessee | Sherman Godbold hits the finger roll set up by Henry Durbin | 6-21 |
| 11:31 | Kent State | Steven Snider steps in front of the Jerald Stevens pass | 6-21 |
| 11:17 | Tennessee | Harrison Luke makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Henry Durbin | 6-23 |
| 10:57 | Kent State | Barry Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-23 |
| 10:55 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens tips it home | 8-23 |
| 10:41 | Tennessee | Steven Snider can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-23 |
| 10:39 | Tennessee | Sherman Godbold tips it home | 8-25 |
| 10:28 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso misses the floater from just outside the lane | 8-25 |
| 10:27 | Kent State | Barry Brown tips it in | 10-25 |
| 09:59 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-25 |
| 09:57 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso grabs the defensive rebound | 10-25 |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Barry Brown makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Ernest Brown | 12-25 |
| 09:30 | Tennessee | 3 seconds is called on Henry Durbin | 12-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernie Meissner (PG), Arthur Wood (SG), Leslie Norfleet (SF), Kent Hollaway (PF), Donald Son (C) Ernest Brown, Jerald Stevens, Peter Macaluso, Barry Brown, Daniel Moberly | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno (PG), Ronny Mosley (SG), Richard Goldenstein (PF) Steven Snider, Sherman Godbold, Harrison Luke | |
| 09:11 | Kent State | Arthur Wood comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 12-25 |
| 09:09 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno grabs the defensive rebound | 12-25 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee | Kent Hollaway picks off the pass by Henry Durbin | 12-25 |
| 08:56 | Kent State | Arthur Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-25 |
| 08:37 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno is fouled on the floor by Kent Hollaway - foul #1 on Kent Hollaway, team foul #4 | 12-25 |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Richard Goldenstein | 12-27 |
| 08:10 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-27 |
| 08:08 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin gets the rebound | 12-27 |
| 08:00 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerald Stevens (SG), Daniel Moberly (PF) Arthur Wood, Kent Hollaway | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harrison Luke (C) David Taylor | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernie Meissner (fresh) SG - Jerald Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Leslie Norfleet (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Daniel Moberly (fresh) C - Donald Son (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jeffrey Salerno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. SG - Ronny Mosley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Henry Durbin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Richard Goldenstein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Harrison Luke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:41 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Leslie Norfleet | 14-27 |
| 07:25 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Ernie Meissner - foul #1 on Ernie Meissner, team foul #5 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Macaluso (SF) Leslie Norfleet | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 07:25 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno makes the 1st free throw | 14-28 |
| 07:25 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno makes the 2nd free throw | 14-29 |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 16-29 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Salerno | 16-32 |
| 06:18 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 16-32 |
| 06:17 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein pulls down the rebound | 16-32 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno misses the easy layup | 16-32 |
| 06:10 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Jerald Stevens | 16-32 |
| 06:03 | Kent State | Daniel Moberly misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Ronny Mosley - foul #1 on Ronny Mosley, team foul #4 | 16-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Brown (PG), Arthur Wood (SG), Barry Brown (PF) Ernie Meissner, Jerald Stevens, Donald Son | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sherman Godbold (SF), David Taylor (C) Henry Durbin, Harrison Luke | |
| 06:03 | Kent State | Daniel Moberly makes the 1st free throw | 17-32 |
| 06:03 | Kent State | Daniel Moberly makes the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee | Ernest Brown picks off the pass by Ronny Mosley | 18-32 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Arthur Wood misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-32 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno snags the defensive board | 18-32 |
| 05:14 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno hits a shot in the paint set up by Ronny Mosley and he's fouled by Arthur Wood - foul #1 on Arthur Wood, team foul #6 | 18-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kent Hollaway (C) Daniel Moberly | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Snider (SG) Ronny Mosley | |
| 05:14 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno makes the free throw | 18-35 |
| 04:52 | Kent State | Arthur Wood misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-35 |
| 04:50 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno gets the rebound | 18-35 |
| 04:35 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein lays it up and in and he's fouled by Peter Macaluso - foul #1 on Peter Macaluso, team foul #7 | 18-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerald Stevens (SG), Ernie Meissner (SF), Leslie Norfleet (C) Arthur Wood, Peter Macaluso, Barry Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Durbin (PG), Harrison Luke (C) Jeffrey Salerno, David Taylor | |
| 04:35 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein makes the free throw | 18-38 |
| 04:15 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway steps out of bounds on the baseline | 18-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Taylor (C) Richard Goldenstein | |
| 04:04 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Sherman Godbold | 18-41 |
| 03:51 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens is hacked by Steven Snider - foul #1 on Steven Snider, team foul #5 | 18-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Gold (SF), Donald Son (C) Ernie Meissner, Leslie Norfleet | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley (SG), Jerry Williams (SF) Steven Snider, David Taylor | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerald Stevens (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edward Gold (fresh) PF - Kent Hollaway (fresh) C - Donald Son (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Durbin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronny Mosley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jerry Williams (fresh) PF - Harrison Luke (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sherman Godbold (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:39 | Kent State | Edward Gold misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-41 |
| 03:38 | Kent State | Donald Son gets the offensive rebound | 18-41 |
| 03:29 | Kent State | Ronny Mosley is called for the reach on Jerald Stevens - foul #2 on Ronny Mosley, team foul #6 | 18-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Peter Macaluso (SF) Edward Gold | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Snider (PG) Sherman Godbold | |
| 03:15 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 18-41 |
| 03:14 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Son | 18-41 |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Jerald Stevens blows the layup | 18-41 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams snags the defensive board | 18-41 |
| 02:46 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ronny Mosley | 18-44 |
| 02:24 | Kent State | Kent Hollaway makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Peter Macaluso | 21-44 |
| 02:16 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-44 |
| 02:15 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Kent Hollaway | 21-44 |
| 01:56 | Kent State | Ernest Brown misses the easy layup | 21-44 |
| 01:54 | Tennessee | Harrison Luke gets the rebound | 21-44 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Gold (PG), Ernie Meissner (SG), Leslie Norfleet (SF), Barry Brown (PF), Daniel Moberly (C) Ernest Brown, Jerald Stevens, Peter Macaluso, Kent Hollaway, Donald Son | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno (PG), Sherman Godbold (PF), David Taylor (C) Ronny Mosley, Harrison Luke, Henry Durbin | |
| 01:18 | Kent State | Ernie Meissner misses the floater from the right wing | 21-44 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Sherman Godbold | 21-44 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | Daniel Moberly swats the layup by David Taylor | 21-44 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno tips it back up and in | 21-46 |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Barry Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-46 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Daniel Moberly tips it but misses | 21-46 |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Edward Gold hits the follow up shot | 23-46 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Sherman Godbold drills a floater from the left side | 23-48 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Ernie Meissner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerald Stevens (SG), Peter Macaluso (SF) Ernie Meissner, Leslie Norfleet | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley (SG), Richard Goldenstein (PF) Steven Snider, Sherman Godbold | |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-51 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Peter Macaluso hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 23-51 |