| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Millard Haislip (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Henry Hafford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Fay (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Sanders (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terence Conger (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Pimentel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Schwarze (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:40 | Tennessee | Donald Smith comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Dikembe Awada - foul #1 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 19:40 | Tennessee | Donald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 19:40 | Tennessee | Donald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 19:15 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 19:13 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze grabs the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 19:01 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada is hacked by Henry Hafford - foul #1 on Henry Hafford, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| 18:49 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze is fouled on the floor by Christopher Fay - foul #1 on Christopher Fay, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| 18:39 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada double dribbles | 32-36 |
| 18:15 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-36 |
| 18:14 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Dikembe Awada | 32-36 |
| 17:54 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Fay - foul #2 on Christopher Fay, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| 17:54 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 17:54 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 17:30 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 17:29 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to William Schwarze | 32-38 |
| 17:22 | Southern Cal | James Pimentel makes the floater from the baseline set up by Charles Sanders | 32-40 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Terence Conger - foul #1 on Terence Conger, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Croom (PG), Philip McGraw (SF), William Stolberg (PF), Matthew Espiritu (C) Steve Warner, Henry Hafford, Donald Smith, Christopher Fay | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Cody Hearn (SF) William Schwarze | |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 16:51 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-40 |
| 16:49 | Tennessee | William Stolberg gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 16:20 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Croom | 36-40 |
| 15:58 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Pimentel | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Croom (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Millard Haislip (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Philip McGraw (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Stolberg (fresh) C - Matthew Espiritu (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Sanders (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terence Conger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cody Hearn (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Pimentel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Awada (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Tennessee | James Pimentel denies the turnaround by Philip McGraw | 36-42 |
| 15:32 | Tennessee | William Stolberg tips it but misses | 36-42 |
| 15:30 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 15:15 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Sanders out of a doubleteam | 36-44 |
| 15:11 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-44 |
| 14:48 | Southern Cal | James Pimentel misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by William Stolberg - foul #1 on William Stolberg, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG), Henry Hafford (SF), Donald Smith (PF), Christopher Fay (C) Millard Haislip, Philip McGraw, William Stolberg, Matthew Espiritu | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Johnson (C) Dikembe Awada | |
| 14:48 | Southern Cal | James Pimentel makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 14:48 | Southern Cal | James Pimentel misses the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 14:48 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Steve Warner | 40-45 |
| 14:06 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 40-45 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 13:49 | Tennessee | Cody Hearn is called for the reach on Steve Warner - foul #1 on Cody Hearn, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tom Preston (SG) James Croom | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Dubois (SF), William Schwarze (PF) Cody Hearn, James Pimentel | |
| 13:39 | Tennessee | Donald Smith is called for traveling | 40-45 |
| 13:22 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Dubois | 40-47 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay is called for a backcourt violation | 40-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada (SF) Richard Dubois | |
| 12:45 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Donald Smith - foul #2 on Donald Smith, team foul #5 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Millard Haislip (SG) Tom Preston | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 12:45 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada misses the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 12:45 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 12:24 | Tennessee | Steve Warner blows the dunk | 40-48 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee | Steve Warner grabs the offensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee | Steve Warner misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 12:04 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 11:57 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Steve Warner - foul #2 on Steve Warner, team foul #6 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Croom (PG), Philip McGraw (SF), William Stolberg (PF) Steve Warner, Henry Hafford, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 11:57 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 11:57 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 11:57 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Croom (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Millard Haislip (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Philip McGraw (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Stolberg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Fay (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Sanders (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terence Conger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Schwarze (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Croom | 43-49 |
| 11:16 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger is fouled on the floor by Millard Haislip - foul #2 on Millard Haislip, team foul #7 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu (C) Christopher Fay | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 11:16 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 11:16 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 10:56 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 10:54 | Southern Cal | Daniel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 10:36 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Millard Haislip - foul #3 on Millard Haislip, team foul #8 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG), Henry Hafford (SF), Donald Smith (PF) Millard Haislip, Philip McGraw, William Stolberg | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs (PG), Cody Hearn (SF), James Pimentel (PF) Charles Sanders, Dikembe Awada, William Schwarze | |
| 10:36 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 10:36 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 10:07 | Tennessee | The pull-up jumper by Donald Smith is blocked by James Pimentel | 43-53 |
| 10:05 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to James Pimentel | 43-53 |
| 09:45 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-53 |
| 09:44 | Tennessee | Steve Warner snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 09:16 | Tennessee | Donald Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Millard Haislip (SG), Christopher Fay (C) James Croom, Matthew Espiritu | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Dikembe Awada (SF), William Schwarze (C) Terence Conger, Cody Hearn, Daniel Johnson | |
| 08:59 | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by James Pimentel and he's fouled by Millard Haislip - foul #4 on Millard Haislip, team foul #9 | 43-55 |
| 08:59 | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs makes the free throw | 43-56 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee | Steve Warner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Steve Warner, team foul #10 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Stolberg (PF) Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 08:25 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Drew Bangs | 43-59 |
| 07:56 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-59 |
| 07:54 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-59 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Millard Haislip (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Henry Hafford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Stolberg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Fay (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Sanders (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - Drew Bangs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Pimentel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - William Schwarze (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Tennessee | Steve Warner is hacked by James Pimentel - foul #2 on James Pimentel, team foul #4 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Croom (PG), Philip McGraw (SF) Steve Warner, Henry Hafford | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (SG), Daniel Johnson (C) Drew Bangs, James Pimentel | |
| 07:14 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw misses the lay-in but the foul's on Dikembe Awada - foul #2 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #5 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Smith (PF) William Stolberg | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 07:14 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw misses the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 07:14 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 06:50 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-59 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay pulls down the rebound | 44-59 |
| 06:27 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Philip McGraw | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 06:20 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Charles Sanders | 47-61 |
| 05:55 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Johnson | 47-61 |
| 05:53 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Dikembe Awada | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:37 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada lays it in uncontested set up by Charles Sanders | 47-63 |
| 05:08 | Tennessee | Dikembe Awada blocks the jumper by Millard Haislip | 47-63 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay tips it but misses | 47-63 |
| 05:05 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay grabs the offensive rebound | 47-63 |
| 05:05 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG), Henry Hafford (SF) James Croom, Philip McGraw | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Pimentel (PF) Daniel Johnson | |
| 04:48 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-63 |
| 04:46 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders gets the rebound | 47-63 |
| 04:21 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada is called for traveling | 47-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Croom (SG) Millard Haislip | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Johnson (C) William Schwarze | |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford travels with the ball | 47-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu (C) Christopher Fay | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Cody Hearn (SF) Dikembe Awada | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:42 | Southern Cal | Cody Hearn misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-63 |
| 03:40 | Tennessee | James Croom snags the defensive board | 47-63 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Croom (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Henry Hafford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Espiritu (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Sanders (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 ast. SG - Terence Conger (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cody Hearn (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Pimentel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu misses long on a jumper from the right side | 47-63 |
| 03:23 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger snags the defensive board | 47-63 |
| 03:10 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders is fouled on the floor by Steve Warner - foul #4 on Steve Warner, team foul #11 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Millard Haislip (SG), William Stolberg (PF) James Croom, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada (SF), William Schwarze (C) Cody Hearn, Daniel Johnson | |
| 03:10 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 03:10 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 02:53 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-65 |
| 02:52 | Southern Cal | James Pimentel grabs the defensive rebound | 47-65 |
| 02:28 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada travels with the ball | 47-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Fay (C) Matthew Espiritu | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Terence Conger - foul #2 on Terence Conger, team foul #6 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip McGraw (SF) Henry Hafford | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip makes the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip makes the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 01:49 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 49-65 |
| 01:48 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Philip McGraw | 49-65 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw's pass is intercepted by James Pimentel | 49-65 |
| 01:25 | Southern Cal | William Stolberg swats the short shot by Dikembe Awada | 49-65 |
| 01:23 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Philip McGraw | 49-65 |
| 01:09 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw loses the ball out of bounds | 49-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Hafford (SF), Donald Smith (PF) Philip McGraw, William Stolberg | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Johnson (C) William Schwarze | |
| 00:55 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Sanders | 49-68 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip is whistled for a carry | 49-68 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-68 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Donald Smith gets the rebound | 49-68 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip misses long on a floater from the right block | 49-68 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee | Donald Smith grabs the offensive board | 49-68 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | James Pimentel denies the turnaround by Millard Haislip | 49-68 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Donald Smith can't tip it in | 49-68 |
| 00:05 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to James Pimentel | 49-68 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders runs out the clock | 49-68 |