| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Croom (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Henry Hafford (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip McGraw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Wilbert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Richard Mink (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Alexander Sarno (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Willie Prue (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Abraham Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Strahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw inbounds the ball | 41-37 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Tennessee | Donald Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Strahan | 41-37 |
| 19:46 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Abraham Morgan | 41-37 |
| 19:29 | Tennessee State | Abraham Morgan misses the turnaround near the basket | 41-37 |
| 19:27 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Philip McGraw | 41-37 |
| 19:12 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 19:11 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw gets the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Donald Smith | 43-37 |
| 18:32 | Tennessee State | Donald Smith blocks the short jumper by Wayne Strahan | 43-37 |
| 18:31 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Donald Smith | 43-37 |
| 18:18 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee State | Wayne Strahan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-37 |
| 17:48 | Tennessee | James Croom knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-37 |
| 17:28 | Tennessee State | Richard Mink makes the 3 from straight away | 49-40 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-40 |
| 17:11 | Tennessee State | Willie Prue grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 16:55 | Tennessee State | Abraham Morgan scores on a runner in the lane | 49-42 |
| 16:30 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Croom | 51-42 |
| 16:24 | Tennessee State | Richard Mink misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-42 |
| 16:23 | Tennessee | Donald Smith snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 16:03 | Tennessee | Donald Smith connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by James Croom | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Croom (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Henry Hafford (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip McGraw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Smith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Wilbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Richard Mink (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Alexander Sarno (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Willie Prue (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Abraham Morgan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Strahan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Tennessee State | Willie Prue is fouled on the floor by Philip McGraw - foul #2 on Philip McGraw, team foul #1 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tom Preston (PG), Lawrence Carroll (SG), Samuel Tollett (SF), Melvin Shoe (PF), Frank Rice (C) James Croom, Henry Hafford, Philip McGraw, Donald Smith, Thomas Wilbert | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Garfield Cooper (PG), Eric Goehring (SG), Antonio Kelly (SF), James Davy (PF), Theodore Mackey (C) Richard Mink, Alexander Sarno, Willie Prue, Abraham Morgan, Wayne Strahan | |
| 15:42 | Tennessee State | Antonio Kelly travels with the ball | 53-42 |
| 15:28 | Tennessee | Antonio Kelly steals it from Tom Preston | 53-42 |
| 15:08 | Tennessee State | Theodore Mackey's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Rice | 53-42 |
| 15:07 | Tennessee | Melvin Shoe grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 14:48 | Tennessee | Tom Preston hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-42 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee State | Theodore Mackey misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 55-42 |
| 14:32 | Tennessee | Frank Rice grabs the board | 55-42 |
| 14:13 | Tennessee | Frank Rice is fouled on the floor by Theodore Mackey - foul #2 on Theodore Mackey, team foul #1 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Croom (PG), Donald Smith (PF) Lawrence Carroll, Melvin Shoe | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Willie Prue (SF), Wayne Strahan (C) Antonio Kelly, Theodore Mackey | |
| 14:08 | Tennessee | James Davy swats the layup by Donald Smith | 55-42 |
| 14:06 | Tennessee | Frank Rice gets the offensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 13:50 | Tennessee | James Croom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip McGraw (SF), Milton Lott (C) Samuel Tollett, Frank Rice | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Abraham Morgan (PF) James Davy | |
| 13:34 | Tennessee State | Willie Prue connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Goehring | 55-45 |
| 13:15 | Tennessee | James Croom buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Donald Smith | 57-45 |
| 12:58 | Tennessee State | The jump hook by Willie Prue is blocked by Donald Smith | 57-45 |
| 12:56 | Tennessee State | Eric Goehring grabs the offensive board | 57-45 |
| 12:45 | Tennessee State | Willie Prue misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-45 |
| 12:43 | Tennessee | Donald Smith snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 12:37 | Tennessee | Wayne Strahan blocks the short jumper by Milton Lott | 57-45 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Milton Lott hits the follow up shot | 59-45 |
| 12:23 | Tennessee State | Abraham Morgan misses the floater from the left wing | 59-45 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Philip McGraw | 59-45 |
| 12:15 | Tennessee | Milton Lott is whistled for a carry | 59-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Hafford (SG), Melvin Shoe (PF), Thomas Wilbert (C) Tom Preston, Donald Smith, Milton Lott | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Richard Mink (PG), Alexander Sarno (SG), James Davy (PF) Garfield Cooper, Eric Goehring, Abraham Morgan | |
| 11:58 | Tennessee State | Alexander Sarno misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Melvin Shoe - foul #2 on Melvin Shoe, team foul #2 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett (SF) Philip McGraw | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Antonio Kelly (SF), Theodore Mackey (C) Willie Prue, Wayne Strahan | |
| 11:58 | Tennessee State | Alexander Sarno makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 11:58 | Tennessee State | Alexander Sarno makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Croom (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Henry Hafford (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Tollett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Melvin Shoe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Wilbert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Richard Mink (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Alexander Sarno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antonio Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Davy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Theodore Mackey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Henry Hafford | 62-47 |
| 11:27 | Tennessee State | Alexander Sarno clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-47 |
| 11:26 | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett grabs the board | 62-47 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert lays it up and in on a great pass from Henry Hafford | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:46 | Tennessee State | Alexander Sarno misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-47 |
| 10:44 | Tennessee State | James Davy gets the offensive rebound | 64-47 |
| 10:31 | Tennessee State | Richard Mink can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-47 |
| 10:29 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert snags the defensive board | 64-47 |
| 10:12 | Tennessee | Alexander Sarno steps in front of the James Croom pass | 64-47 |
| 10:09 | Tennessee State | Richard Mink is fouled in the backcourt by James Croom - foul #2 on James Croom, team foul #3 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tom Preston (SG), Philip McGraw (SF), Donald Smith (PF), Frank Rice (C) James Croom, Samuel Tollett, Melvin Shoe, Thomas Wilbert | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Garfield Cooper (PG), Eric Goehring (SG), Willie Prue (SF), Abraham Morgan (PF), Wayne Strahan (C) Richard Mink, Alexander Sarno, Antonio Kelly, James Davy, Theodore Mackey | |
| 10:03 | Tennessee State | Willie Prue is hacked by Tom Preston - foul #1 on Tom Preston, team foul #4 | 64-47 |
| 09:50 | Tennessee State | Willie Prue is hacked by Tom Preston - foul #2 on Tom Preston, team foul #5 | 64-47 |
| 09:42 | Tennessee State | Garfield Cooper makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Goehring | 64-50 |
| 09:28 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Donald Smith is denied by Wayne Strahan | 64-50 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee State | Willie Prue grabs the board | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:05 | Tennessee State | Willie Prue is whistled for a carry | 64-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Croom (PG), Thomas Wilbert (C) Henry Hafford, Frank Rice | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 08:44 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert hits the finger roll set up by James Croom and he's fouled by Garfield Cooper - foul #1 on Garfield Cooper, team foul #2 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Richard Mink (PG) Garfield Cooper | |
| 08:44 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert makes the free throw | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:28 | Tennessee State | Abraham Morgan misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Donald Smith - foul #3 on Donald Smith, team foul #6 | 67-50 |
| 08:28 | Tennessee State | Abraham Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 08:28 | Tennessee State | Abraham Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 08:28 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert snags the defensive board | 67-50 |
| 08:19 | Tennessee | Donald Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Alexander Sarno (SG) Eric Goehring | |
| 08:10 | Tennessee State | Richard Mink misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Croom - foul #3 on James Croom, team foul #7 | 67-50 |
| 08:10 | Tennessee State | Richard Mink misses the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 08:10 | Tennessee State | Richard Mink makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 07:48 | Tennessee | James Croom misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 67-51 |
| 07:47 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw hits the follow up shot | 69-51 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Croom (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tom Preston (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip McGraw (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Thomas Wilbert (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Richard Mink (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Alexander Sarno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Prue (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Abraham Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Strahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Tennessee State | Willie Prue connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Mink | 69-53 |
| 07:16 | Tennessee | Tom Preston is fouled on the floor by Alexander Sarno - foul #3 on Alexander Sarno, team foul #3 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Hafford (PG), Lawrence Carroll (SG), Samuel Tollett (SF), Melvin Shoe (PF), Frank Rice (C) James Croom, Tom Preston, Philip McGraw, Donald Smith, Thomas Wilbert | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Garfield Cooper (PG), James Davy (PF) Richard Mink, Abraham Morgan | |
| 07:07 | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Lawrence Carroll | 72-53 |
| 06:46 | Tennessee State | Willie Prue is hacked by Samuel Tollett - foul #2 on Samuel Tollett, team foul #8 | 72-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Eric Goehring (SG), Theodore Mackey (C) Alexander Sarno, Wayne Strahan | |
| 06:46 | Tennessee State | Willie Prue makes the 1st free throw | 72-54 |
| 06:46 | Tennessee State | Willie Prue makes the 2nd free throw | 72-55 |
| 06:20 | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 72-55 |
| 06:19 | Tennessee State | Theodore Mackey pulls down the rebound | 72-55 |
| 05:58 | Tennessee State | Lawrence Carroll steps in front of the Eric Goehring pass | 72-55 |
| 05:40 | Tennessee | Melvin Shoe comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Davy - foul #2 on James Davy, team foul #4 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Croom (PG), Philip McGraw (SF), Thomas Wilbert (C) Lawrence Carroll, Samuel Tollett, Frank Rice | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Richard Mink (PG), Abraham Morgan (PF), Wayne Strahan (C) Garfield Cooper, Willie Prue, Theodore Mackey | |
| 05:40 | Tennessee | Melvin Shoe makes the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 05:40 | Tennessee | Melvin Shoe makes the 2nd free throw | 74-55 |
| 05:16 | Tennessee State | James Davy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 74-55 |
| 05:14 | Tennessee State | James Davy tips it in | 74-57 |
| 04:55 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford is whistled for a carry | 74-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tom Preston (SG), Donald Smith (PF) Henry Hafford, Melvin Shoe | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Alexander Sarno (SG) James Davy | |
| 04:44 | Tennessee State | Philip McGraw swats the short shot by Richard Mink | 74-57 |
| 04:42 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to James Croom | 74-57 |
| 04:22 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw is hacked by Eric Goehring - foul #2 on Eric Goehring, team foul #5 | 74-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Rice (C) Thomas Wilbert | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 04:07 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Eric Goehring - foul #3 on Eric Goehring, team foul #6 | 74-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Garfield Cooper (PG), Willie Prue (SF) Richard Mink, Eric Goehring | |
| 04:07 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw misses the 1st free throw | 74-57 |
| 04:07 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw misses the 2nd free throw | 74-57 |
| 04:07 | Tennessee State | Wayne Strahan gets the rebound | 74-57 |
| 03:56 | Tennessee State | Abraham Morgan scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Garfield Cooper and he's hacked by Frank Rice - foul #1 on Frank Rice, team foul #9 | 74-59 |
| 03:56 | Tennessee State | Abraham Morgan makes the free throw | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Tennessee | Tom Preston scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 76-60 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Croom (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tom Preston (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip McGraw (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Frank Rice (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Garfield Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alexander Sarno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willie Prue (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Abraham Morgan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Strahan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Tennessee State | Philip McGraw steals the ball from Garfield Cooper | 76-60 |
| 03:01 | Tennessee | James Croom misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 76-60 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw can't tip it in | 76-60 |
| 02:58 | Tennessee State | Willie Prue grabs the defensive rebound | 76-60 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee State | Wayne Strahan is fouled on the floor by Frank Rice - foul #2 on Frank Rice, team foul #10 | 76-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Hafford (SG), Samuel Tollett (SF), Thomas Wilbert (C) Tom Preston, Philip McGraw, Frank Rice | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Eric Goehring (SG), James Davy (SF), Theodore Mackey (PF) Alexander Sarno, Willie Prue, Abraham Morgan | |
| 02:52 | Tennessee State | Wayne Strahan makes the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee State | Wayne Strahan makes the 2nd free throw | 76-62 |
| 02:26 | Tennessee | James Croom hits a jumpshot from the left side | 78-62 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee State | Donald Smith blocks the short jumper by Theodore Mackey | 78-62 |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | James Croom pulls down the rebound | 78-62 |
| 01:47 | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett is fouled on the floor by Theodore Mackey - foul #3 on Theodore Mackey, team foul #7 | 78-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Antonio Kelly (SF) Wayne Strahan | |
| 01:47 | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett misses the 1st free throw | 78-62 |
| 01:47 | Tennessee State | Theodore Mackey grabs the defensive rebound | 78-62 |
| 01:31 | Tennessee State | Garfield Cooper hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 78-64 |
| 01:28 | Tennessee | James Croom loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip McGraw (SF) Samuel Tollett | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 01:09 | Tennessee State | Antonio Kelly misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 78-64 |
| 01:07 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert snags the defensive board | 78-64 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | Donald Smith misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Garfield Cooper - foul #2 on Garfield Cooper, team foul #8 | 78-64 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | Donald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 79-64 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | Donald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 79-64 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee State | Theodore Mackey grabs the board | 79-64 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Tennessee State | Theodore Mackey makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Garfield Cooper takes the ball from Philip McGraw | 79-66 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee State | James Davy is called for traveling | 79-66 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | James Croom runs out the clock | 79-66 |