| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Glenn Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donnie Scharfenberg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Martin Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Lawrence Ngo (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronnie Corle (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Hidalgo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wesley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Dunbar (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Boston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley inbounds the ball | 22-36 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont 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 (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Hidalgo | 22-39 |
| 19:33 | Belmont | Martin Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gregory Hidalgo - foul #3 on Gregory Hidalgo, team foul #1 | 22-39 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Raymond Longmire (SG) Gregory Hidalgo | |
| 19:33 | Belmont | Martin Brown makes the 1st free throw | 23-39 |
| 19:33 | Belmont | Martin Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 19:09 | Tennessee | Donald Boston hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jonathan Carter | 24-41 |
| 18:42 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle is whistled for a carry | 24-41 |
| 18:24 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-41 |
| 18:23 | Tennessee | Donald Boston tips it home | 24-43 |
| 18:14 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donnie Scharfenberg and he's hacked by Donald Boston - foul #1 on Donald Boston, team foul #2 | 26-43 |
| 18:14 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson makes the free throw | 27-43 |
| 17:50 | Tennessee | Lawrence Ngo is called for the reach on Richard Dunbar - foul #1 on Lawrence Ngo, team foul #1 | 27-43 |
| 17:33 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-43 |
| 17:32 | Tennessee | Donald Boston tips it in | 27-45 |
| 17:15 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-45 |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | Donald Boston misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 30-45 |
| 16:51 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle gets the rebound | 30-45 |
| 16:41 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-45 |
| 16:39 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Brown | 30-45 |
| 16:26 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-45 |
| 16:24 | Belmont | Martin Brown gets the offensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 16:11 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Ronnie Corle, team foul #2 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Linneman (PG), David Eggleston (SG), Edgar Robinson (SF), Harold Beebe (PF), Oscar Orr (C) Glenn Gibson, Donnie Scharfenberg, Martin Brown, Lawrence Ngo, Ronnie Corle | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:00 | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Raymond Longmire and he's hacked by Edgar Robinson - foul #1 on Edgar Robinson, team foul #3 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kermit Hampton (PF) Oscar Orr | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (SG) Raymond Longmire | |
| 16:00 | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter makes the free throw | 30-48 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Walter Linneman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Eggleston (fresh) SF - Edgar Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kermit Hampton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Beebe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Carter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Hidalgo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Wesley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Dunbar (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Boston (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton blows the layup | 30-48 |
| 15:44 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar grabs the board | 30-48 |
| 15:24 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo is hacked by Edgar Robinson - foul #2 on Edgar Robinson, team foul #4 | 30-48 |
| 15:14 | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-48 |
| 15:12 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton grabs the defensive rebound | 30-48 |
| 14:48 | Belmont | Walter Linneman's pass is intercepted by Richard Dunbar | 30-48 |
| 14:36 | Tennessee | Donald Boston hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Harold Beebe - foul #1 on Harold Beebe, team foul #5 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Gibson (PG), Donnie Scharfenberg (SG), Martin Brown (SF), Lawrence Ngo (PF) Walter Linneman, David Eggleston, Edgar Robinson, Kermit Hampton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:36 | Tennessee | Donald Boston makes the 1st free throw | 30-49 |
| 14:36 | Tennessee | Donald Boston misses the 2nd free throw | 30-49 |
| 14:36 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo grabs the board | 30-49 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:14 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Harold Beebe | 33-49 |
| 13:51 | Tennessee | Donald Boston makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Jonathan Carter | 33-51 |
| 13:37 | Belmont | Gregory Hidalgo steals it from Glenn Gibson | 33-51 |
| 13:19 | Tennessee | Donald Boston loses the dribble to Donnie Scharfenberg | 33-51 |
| 13:00 | Belmont | Harold Beebe clanks a 3 from the right wing | 33-51 |
| 12:59 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar grabs the board | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:42 | Tennessee | Donald Boston comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Martin Brown - foul #2 on Martin Brown, team foul #6 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Eggleston (SF), Kermit Hampton (PF), Ronnie Corle (C) Martin Brown, Lawrence Ngo, Harold Beebe | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Thomas (PF) Richard Dunbar | |
| 12:42 | Tennessee | Donald Boston makes the 1st free throw | 33-52 |
| 12:42 | Tennessee | Donald Boston misses the 2nd free throw | 33-52 |
| 12:42 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle snags the defensive board | 33-52 |
| 12:35 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Osterberger (C) Donald Boston | |
| 12:21 | Tennessee | George Osterberger buries a floater in the lane set up by Jonathan Carter | 33-54 |
| 12:09 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 33-54 |
| 12:08 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley gets the rebound | 33-54 |
| 11:49 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo misses the 3 from straight away | 33-54 |
| 11:47 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle snags the defensive board | 33-54 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Glenn Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donnie Scharfenberg (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Eggleston (fresh) PF - Kermit Hampton (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronnie Corle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Carter (tiring) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gregory Hidalgo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Wesley (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - George Osterberger (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-54 |
| 11:40 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley pulls down the rebound | 33-54 |
| 11:13 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-54 |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Linneman (PG), Martin Brown (SF), Lawrence Ngo (PF) Glenn Gibson, Donnie Scharfenberg, Kermit Hampton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:59 | Belmont | Martin Brown knocks in the floater from the left side | 35-54 |
| 10:42 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo loses the dribble to Lawrence Ngo | 35-54 |
| 10:30 | Belmont | David Eggleston clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-54 |
| 10:29 | Tennessee | George Osterberger snags the defensive board | 35-54 |
| 10:13 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley scores on a shot near the basket set up by Jonathan Carter | 35-56 |
| 10:07 | Belmont | Walter Linneman misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-56 |
| 10:06 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas grabs the board | 35-56 |
| 09:41 | Tennessee | Martin Brown steals the ball from Harold Thomas | 35-56 |
| 09:22 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Gibson (PG), Donnie Scharfenberg (SG), Harold Beebe (C) Walter Linneman, David Eggleston, Ronnie Corle | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar (PF), Donald Boston (C) Harold Thomas, George Osterberger | |
| 08:58 | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Ngo - foul #2 on Lawrence Ngo, team foul #7 | 35-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Edgar Robinson (SF) Martin Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 08:58 | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter makes the 1st free throw | 35-57 |
| 08:58 | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 35-58 |
| 08:40 | Belmont | Edgar Robinson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-58 |
| 08:39 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar grabs the board | 35-58 |
| 08:22 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Lawrence Ngo - foul #3 on Lawrence Ngo, team foul #8 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kermit Hampton (PF) Lawrence Ngo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Raymond Longmire (SG) Jonathan Carter | |
| 08:22 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar makes the 1st free throw | 35-59 |
| 08:22 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar makes the 2nd free throw | 35-60 |
| 08:15 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton connects on the jump hook near the basket | 37-60 |
| 07:46 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-60 |
| 07:44 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley tips it back up and in | 37-62 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Glenn Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donnie Scharfenberg (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edgar Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kermit Hampton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Beebe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gregory Hidalgo (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Longmire (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Wesley (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Dunbar (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Boston (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 37-62 |
| 07:35 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton snags the offensive board | 37-62 |
| 07:23 | Belmont | Harold Beebe can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Richard Dunbar - foul #2 on Richard Dunbar, team foul #3 | 37-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | Martin Brown (SF) Edgar Robinson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 07:23 | Belmont | Harold Beebe misses the 1st free throw | 37-62 |
| 07:23 | Belmont | Harold Beebe misses the 2nd free throw | 37-62 |
| 07:23 | Tennessee | Donald Boston grabs the defensive rebound | 37-62 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar clanks a floater from the left block | 37-62 |
| 06:53 | Belmont | Martin Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 37-62 |
| 06:47 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson connects on the floater from the left wing | 39-62 |
| 06:31 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-62 |
| 06:30 | Tennessee | Donald Boston grabs the offensive rebound | 39-62 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar misses long on a runner near the basket | 39-62 |
| 06:10 | Tennessee | Donald Boston pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-62 |
| 05:47 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Raymond Longmire | 39-64 |
| 05:34 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kermit Hampton | 42-64 |
| 05:10 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-64 |
| 05:08 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson snags the defensive board | 42-64 |
| 05:04 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Donnie Scharfenberg | 45-64 |
| 04:35 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar scores on a runner from the right block and he's fouled by Kermit Hampton - foul #4 on Kermit Hampton, team foul #9 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Linneman (PG), David Eggleston (SG), Edgar Robinson (SF), Oscar Orr (C) Glenn Gibson, Donnie Scharfenberg, Martin Brown, Harold Beebe | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter (PG), Harold Thomas (PF), George Osterberger (C) Gregory Hidalgo, Robert Wesley, Donald Boston | |
| 04:35 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar makes the free throw | 45-67 |
| 04:20 | Belmont | David Eggleston banks in the layup on a great pass from Walter Linneman and the foul's on Richard Dunbar - foul #3 on Richard Dunbar, team foul #4 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Wesley (SF) Richard Dunbar | |
| 04:20 | Belmont | David Eggleston makes the free throw | 48-67 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas is fouled on the floor by Kermit Hampton - foul #5 on Kermit Hampton, team foul #10 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Belmont | Harold Beebe (C) Kermit Hampton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 48-69 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Belmont | Harold Beebe lays it in on a nice dish by Walter Linneman | 50-69 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Walter Linneman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Eggleston (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edgar Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oscar Orr (fresh) C - Harold Beebe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Carter (tiring) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Raymond Longmire (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Wesley (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harold Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - George Osterberger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Harold Thomas | 50-72 |
| 03:03 | Belmont | Oscar Orr misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-72 |
| 03:01 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Harold Thomas | 50-72 |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Carter | 50-75 |
| 02:19 | Belmont | Harold Beebe can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 50-75 |
| 02:18 | Tennessee | George Osterberger grabs the board | 50-75 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee | Oscar Orr is called for the reach on George Osterberger - foul #2 on Oscar Orr, team foul #11 | 50-75 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee | George Osterberger misses the 1st free throw | 50-75 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee | George Osterberger misses the 2nd free throw | 50-75 |
| 01:58 | Belmont | Oscar Orr gets the rebound | 50-75 |
| 01:40 | Belmont | Walter Linneman clanks a jumper from the left wing | 50-75 |
| 01:39 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Harold Thomas | 50-75 |
| 01:32 | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter's pass is intercepted by Edgar Robinson | 50-75 |
| 01:28 | Belmont | Edgar Robinson blows the layup | 50-75 |
| 01:27 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 50-75 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Edgar Robinson - foul #3 on Edgar Robinson, team foul #12 | 50-75 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley misses the 1st free throw | 50-75 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley misses the 2nd free throw | 50-75 |
| 01:00 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Harold Beebe | 50-75 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Belmont | David Eggleston hits a jumper from the free throw line | 52-75 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont 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 (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter travels in the backcourt | 52-75 |
| 00:49 | Belmont | George Osterberger denies the turnaround by Edgar Robinson | 52-75 |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas grabs the board | 52-75 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter connects on the floater near the basket | 52-77 |
| 00:20 | Belmont | David Eggleston misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-77 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | George Osterberger snags the defensive board | 52-77 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter runs out the clock | 52-77 |