| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Robert Calvin (fresh) SG - Anton Barton (fresh) SF - John Alton (fresh) PF - John Hill (fresh) C - Terry Ryan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Snider (fresh) SG - Mark Stephens (fresh) SF - George Gilmore (fresh) PF - Jerry Knight (fresh) C - Gregory Gibbons (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Hofstra | Terry Ryan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Hofstra | John Hill makes the fadeaway in the paint | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Tennessee | Terry Ryan steals the ball from Mark Stephens | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Hofstra | John Alton hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Calvin | 4-0 |
| 18:59 | Tennessee | John Alton steals the ball from George Gilmore | 4-0 |
| 18:52 | Hofstra | John Alton connects on the floater from the right wing | 6-0 |
| 18:33 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons is fouled on the floor by Terry Ryan - foul #1 on Terry Ryan, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 18:19 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 6-0 |
| 18:18 | Hofstra | Terry Ryan snags the defensive board | 6-0 |
| 18:12 | Hofstra | John Alton travels with the ball | 6-0 |
| 17:56 | Tennessee | Anton Barton steals the ball from Gregory Gibbons | 6-0 |
| 17:38 | Hofstra | Terry Ryan makes the shot from the baseline and the foul's on Gregory Gibbons - foul #1 on Gregory Gibbons, team foul #1 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Gordon Retherford (SG), Patrick Fuller (PF) Anton Barton, John Hill | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:38 | Hofstra | Terry Ryan makes the free throw | 9-0 |
| 17:35 | Tennessee | Steven Snider's pass is intercepted by Robert Calvin in the backcourt | 9-0 |
| 17:17 | Hofstra | Terry Ryan misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 9-0 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee | George Gilmore gets the rebound | 9-0 |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | Steven Snider makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Stephens | 9-3 |
| 16:26 | Hofstra | Robert Calvin is fouled on the floor by Mark Stephens - foul #1 on Mark Stephens, team foul #2 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Anton Barton (SG), John Hill (PF), James Waldrup (C) Robert Calvin, John Alton, Terry Ryan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Page (SG) Mark Stephens | |
| 16:14 | Hofstra | Gordon Retherford connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Fuller | 11-3 |
| 15:51 | Tennessee | Steven Snider misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-3 |
| 15:50 | Hofstra | John Hill snags the defensive board | 11-3 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Gordon Retherford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anton Barton (fresh) SF - Patrick Fuller (fresh) PF - John Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Waldrup (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Snider (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Fred Page (fresh) SF - George Gilmore (fairly fresh) PF - Jerry Knight (fairly fresh) C - Gregory Gibbons (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Hofstra | Patrick Fuller misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jerry Knight - foul #1 on Jerry Knight, team foul #3 | 11-3 |
| 15:39 | Hofstra | Patrick Fuller misses the 1st free throw | 11-3 |
| 15:39 | Hofstra | Patrick Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 12-3 |
| 15:18 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-3 |
| 15:16 | Tennessee | George Gilmore grabs the offensive rebound | 12-3 |
| 14:48 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons hits the finger roll set up by Jerry Knight | 12-5 |
| 14:28 | Hofstra | George Gilmore is called for the reach on Patrick Fuller - foul #1 on George Gilmore, team foul #4 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Robert Calvin (PG), Thomas McAffee (SG), John Alton (SF), Nenad Sobczynski (PF), Bernard Horton (C) Gordon Retherford, Anton Barton, Patrick Fuller, John Hill, James Waldrup | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Stephens (SG) Fred Page | |
| 14:12 | Hofstra | Thomas McAffee misses the 3 from the right wing | 12-5 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | Steven Snider snags the defensive board | 12-5 |
| 13:49 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Bernard Horton - foul #1 on Bernard Horton, team foul #2 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Terry Ryan (C) Bernard Horton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:49 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons makes the free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:31 | Hofstra | Robert Calvin connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Terry Ryan | 14-8 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Steven Snider is hacked by Terry Ryan - foul #2 on Terry Ryan, team foul #3 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Gordon Retherford (SG), Patrick Fuller (PF), James Waldrup (C) Thomas McAffee, Nenad Sobczynski, Terry Ryan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Page (SG), Craig Hitchens (C) Mark Stephens, Gregory Gibbons | |
| 12:56 | Tennessee | George Gilmore makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-11 |
| 12:43 | Hofstra | John Alton hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-11 |
| 12:28 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 17-11 |
| 12:26 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens tips it in | 17-13 |
| 12:11 | Hofstra | Patrick Fuller is whistled for a carry | 17-13 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Anton Barton (SG), John Hill (PF) Gordon Retherford, James Waldrup | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ed Krone (SG), Christopher Yates (SF), Arthur Lees (C) Steven Snider, George Gilmore, Jerry Knight | |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens loses the ball out of bounds | 17-13 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Bernard Horton (C) John Alton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Stephens (SG) Ed Krone | |
| 11:49 | Hofstra | Robert Calvin hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Hill | 20-13 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Robert Calvin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anton Barton (fresh) SF - Patrick Fuller (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bernard Horton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Fred Page (fresh) SG - Mark Stephens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Yates (fresh) PF - Craig Hitchens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Lees (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-13 |
| 11:32 | Hofstra | Anton Barton pulls down the rebound | 20-13 |
| 11:27 | Hofstra | Patrick Fuller misses the easy layup | 20-13 |
| 11:25 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees grabs the board | 20-13 |
| 11:11 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates makes the runner in the paint | 20-15 |
| 11:07 | Hofstra | Patrick Fuller can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 20-15 |
| 11:05 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates snags the defensive board | 20-15 |
| 10:44 | Tennessee | Fred Page's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-15 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Gordon Retherford (PG), John Alton (SF), James Waldrup (C) Robert Calvin, Patrick Fuller, Bernard Horton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Snider (PG), George Gilmore (SF), Jerry Knight (PF), Gregory Gibbons (C) Mark Stephens, Christopher Yates, Craig Hitchens, Arthur Lees | |
| 10:30 | Hofstra | James Waldrup is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Waldrup, team foul #4 | 20-15 |
| 10:15 | Tennessee | George Gilmore misses the dunk | 20-15 |
| 10:14 | Hofstra | John Hill pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 09:53 | Hofstra | James Waldrup misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Gregory Gibbons - foul #2 on Gregory Gibbons, team foul #5 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Thomas McAffee (SG), Bernard Horton (C) Anton Barton, John Hill | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens (C) Gregory Gibbons | |
| 09:53 | Hofstra | James Waldrup makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:53 | Hofstra | James Waldrup misses the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:53 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight gets the rebound | 21-15 |
| 09:43 | Tennessee | Steven Snider clanks a 3 from the left wing | 21-15 |
| 09:42 | Tennessee | Steven Snider snags the offensive board | 21-15 |
| 09:30 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight is fouled on the floor by James Waldrup - foul #2 on James Waldrup, team foul #5 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Robert Calvin (PG), Patrick Fuller (PF) Thomas McAffee, James Waldrup | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 09:20 | Tennessee | Steven Snider misses badly on a shot from the right side | 21-15 |
| 09:19 | Hofstra | Patrick Fuller pulls down the rebound | 21-15 |
| 08:50 | Hofstra | John Alton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-15 |
| 08:48 | Hofstra | Robert Calvin can't tip it in | 21-15 |
| 08:47 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Page | 21-18 |
| 08:21 | Hofstra | John Alton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 08:19 | Tennessee | Steven Snider grabs the board | 21-18 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee | Fred Page scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Snider | 21-21 |
| 07:30 | Hofstra | Patrick Fuller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Thomas McAffee (PG), Anton Barton (SG), Bernard Vitiello (SF), John Hill (PF) Robert Calvin, Gordon Retherford, John Alton, Bernard Horton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Stephens (SG), Christopher Yates (SF), Arthur Lees (C) Steven Snider, George Gilmore, Jerry Knight | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Thomas McAffee (fresh) SG - Anton Barton (fresh) SF - Bernard Vitiello (fresh) PF - John Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Fuller (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Fred Page (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Stephens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Yates (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Hitchens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Lees (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Tennessee | Fred Page connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Stephens | 21-23 |
| 06:56 | Hofstra | John Hill misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-23 |
| 06:54 | Hofstra | Bernard Vitiello grabs the offensive board | 21-23 |
| 06:41 | Hofstra | Patrick Fuller hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Fred Page - foul #1 on Fred Page, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Preuss (PG) Fred Page | |
| 06:41 | Hofstra | Patrick Fuller misses the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:41 | Hofstra | Patrick Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:18 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees snags the offensive board | 22-23 |
| 06:03 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Yates | 22-26 |
| 05:44 | Hofstra | John Hill misses short on a 3 from straight away | 22-26 |
| 05:43 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Arthur Lees | 22-26 |
| 05:39 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens lays it up and in set up by Robert Preuss | 22-28 |
| 05:20 | Hofstra | Patrick Fuller knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas McAffee | 25-28 |
| 05:06 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Patrick Fuller - foul #1 on Patrick Fuller, team foul #6 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Robert Calvin (PG), Gordon Retherford (SG), John Alton (SF), Nenad Sobczynski (PF), Bernard Horton (C) Thomas McAffee, Anton Barton, Bernard Vitiello, John Hill, Patrick Fuller | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Snider (PG), Fred Page (SG), George Gilmore (SF), Jerry Knight (PF) Robert Preuss, Mark Stephens, Christopher Yates, Arthur Lees | |
| 05:06 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 05:06 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 05:06 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight gets the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight is called for a charge - foul #2 on Jerry Knight, team foul #7 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Lees (PF), Bruce Herrington (C) Jerry Knight, Craig Hitchens | |
| 04:31 | Hofstra | Steven Snider steps in front of the Gordon Retherford pass | 25-28 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees drills a jumper from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 03:57 | Hofstra | John Alton scores on a floater from close range | 27-30 |
| 03:32 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Fred Page is blocked by Nenad Sobczynski | 27-30 |
| 03:31 | Hofstra | Nenad Sobczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Robert Calvin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Retherford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Alton (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Nenad Sobczynski (fresh) C - Bernard Horton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Snider (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Page (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Gilmore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Lees (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Herrington (fresh) | |
| 03:06 | Hofstra | George Gilmore steals the ball from Gordon Retherford | 27-30 |
| 03:03 | Tennessee | Steven Snider jams it on a nice dish by George Gilmore | 27-32 |
| 02:54 | Hofstra | Nenad Sobczynski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 02:53 | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | Fred Page misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-32 |
| 02:28 | Hofstra | Gordon Retherford snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 02:12 | Hofstra | Arthur Lees is called for the reach on Nenad Sobczynski - foul #1 on Arthur Lees, team foul #8 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Anton Barton (SG), Patrick Fuller (SF), Terry Ryan (C) Gordon Retherford, John Alton, Bernard Horton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Preuss (PG), Mark Stephens (SG), Christopher Yates (SF), Jerry Knight (PF), Gregory Gibbons (C) Steven Snider, Fred Page, George Gilmore, Arthur Lees, Bruce Herrington | |
| 02:12 | Hofstra | Nenad Sobczynski makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 02:12 | Hofstra | Nenad Sobczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee | Robert Preuss snags the offensive board | 29-32 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Terry Ryan is called for the reach on Gregory Gibbons - foul #3 on Terry Ryan, team foul #7 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Thomas McAffee (PG), John Hill (PF), James Waldrup (C) Robert Calvin, Nenad Sobczynski, Terry Ryan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 01:43 | Hofstra | James Waldrup grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 01:34 | Hofstra | Patrick Fuller makes the turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Christopher Yates - foul #1 on Christopher Yates, team foul #9 | 31-33 |
| 01:34 | Hofstra | Patrick Fuller misses the free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:34 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Gregory Gibbons | 31-33 |
| 01:12 | Tennessee | Robert Preuss hits a jumper from the right side | 31-35 |
| 00:51 | Hofstra | James Waldrup hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 31-35 |
| 00:49 | Hofstra | James Waldrup tips it home | 33-35 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens is hacked by Anton Barton - foul #1 on Anton Barton, team foul #8 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Robert Calvin (PG), John Alton (SF) Thomas McAffee, James Waldrup | |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Gilmore (SF) Robert Preuss | |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 00:31 | Hofstra | Patrick Fuller gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 00:05 | Hofstra | John Alton misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by George Gilmore - foul #2 on George Gilmore, team foul #10 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Snider (PG), Fred Page (SG) Christopher Yates, Mark Stephens | |
| 00:05 | Hofstra | John Alton misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 00:05 | Hofstra | John Alton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-39 |