| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Gibbons (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Gilmore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Hitchens (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Raymond Farris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerome Savory (fresh) SF - Victor Peterson (fresh) PF - Edward Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bernard Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | George Gilmore inbounds the ball | 42-26 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens is whistled for traveling | 42-26 |
| 19:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Peterson clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 42-26 |
| 19:21 | Cal Poly SLO | Edward Stewart grabs the offensive board | 42-26 |
| 19:11 | Cal Poly SLO | Raymond Farris is fouled on the floor by Mark Stephens - foul #1 on Mark Stephens, team foul #1 | 42-26 |
| 18:58 | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Peterson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-26 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight pulls down the rebound | 42-26 |
| 18:38 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 42-26 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens tips it home | 44-26 |
| 18:16 | Cal Poly SLO | Bernard Porter misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 44-26 |
| 18:14 | Cal Poly SLO | Edward Stewart tips it back up and in | 44-28 |
| 17:58 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-28 |
| 17:42 | Cal Poly SLO | Jerome Savory clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 44-28 |
| 17:41 | Cal Poly SLO | Bernard Porter tips it home | 44-30 |
| 17:25 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-30 |
| 17:23 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to George Gilmore | 44-30 |
| 17:14 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons loses the dribble to Victor Peterson | 44-30 |
| 16:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Gregory Gibbons steals the ball from Edward Stewart | 44-30 |
| 16:32 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by George Gilmore | 47-30 |
| 16:11 | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Peterson drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jerome Savory and he's fouled by Jerry Knight - foul #1 on Jerry Knight, team foul #2 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Charles Barks (PG), David Osborne (SG), Paul Jacobsen (PF), John Cosby (C) Raymond Farris, Jerome Savory, Edward Stewart, Bernard Porter | |
| 16:11 | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Peterson makes the free throw | 47-33 |
| 15:49 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight makes the floater from the left wing set up by George Gilmore | 49-33 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Stephens (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Gibbons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Gilmore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Knight (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Hitchens (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Charles Barks (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Osborne (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Victor Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Jacobsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Cosby (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Peterson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-33 |
| 15:30 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens snags the defensive board | 49-33 |
| 15:25 | Tennessee | George Gilmore makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Jerry Knight and the foul's on John Cosby - foul #2 on John Cosby, team foul #1 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Douglas Nelson (PG) Victor Peterson | |
| 15:25 | Tennessee | George Gilmore makes the free throw | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Douglas Nelson double dribbles | 52-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Edward Stewart (PF) John Cosby | |
| 14:58 | Tennessee | Edward Stewart takes the ball from Craig Hitchens | 52-33 |
| 14:38 | Cal Poly SLO | David Osborne throws it down and he's fouled by Craig Hitchens - foul #3 on Craig Hitchens, team foul #3 | 52-35 |
| 14:38 | Cal Poly SLO | David Osborne makes the free throw | 52-36 |
| 14:21 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens loses the dribble to Paul Jacobsen | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Jacobsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-36 |
| 14:01 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Jacobsen grabs the offensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 13:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Douglas Nelson comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Gregory Gibbons - foul #1 on Gregory Gibbons, team foul #4 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Yates (PG), Arthur Lees (C) Mark Stephens, Craig Hitchens | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Bernard Porter (C) Paul Jacobsen | |
| 13:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Douglas Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 13:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Douglas Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 13:43 | Tennessee | Edward Stewart blocks the short jumper by George Gilmore | 52-38 |
| 13:41 | Cal Poly SLO | Douglas Nelson grabs the board | 52-38 |
| 13:36 | Cal Poly SLO | Gregory Gibbons is called for the reach on Charles Barks - foul #2 on Gregory Gibbons, team foul #5 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Raymond Farris (PG), Jerome Savory (SG), Paul Jacobsen (PF) Douglas Nelson, David Osborne, Edward Stewart | |
| 13:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Jerome Savory misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 13:23 | Cal Poly SLO | Bernard Porter tips it but misses | 52-38 |
| 13:21 | Cal Poly SLO | Raymond Farris misses the tip | 52-38 |
| 13:20 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons grabs the board | 52-38 |
| 13:01 | Tennessee | Raymond Farris is called for the reach on Jerry Knight - foul #2 on Raymond Farris, team foul #2 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica (SG), Ed Krone (SF), Bruce Herrington (C) Gregory Gibbons, George Gilmore, Jerry Knight | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Kraft (SF) Charles Barks | |
| 12:50 | Tennessee | Paul Kraft steals the ball from Arthur Lees | 52-38 |
| 12:29 | Cal Poly SLO | Raymond Farris misses the 3 from straight away | 52-38 |
| 12:27 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Arthur Lees | 52-38 |
| 12:11 | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 12:10 | Cal Poly SLO | Bernard Porter grabs the board | 52-38 |
| 11:55 | Cal Poly SLO | Bruce Herrington swats the short shot by Bernard Porter | 52-38 |
| 11:53 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Ed Krone | 52-38 |
| 11:31 | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jerome Savory - foul #3 on Jerome Savory, team foul #3 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons (SG), George Gilmore (SF), Jerry Knight (PF), Craig Hitchens (C) Christopher Yates, Ed Krone, Arthur Lees, Bruce Herrington | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Charles Barks (PG), David Osborne (SG), Victor Peterson (SF), Edward Stewart (PF), John Cosby (C) Raymond Farris, Jerome Savory, Paul Kraft, Paul Jacobsen, Bernard Porter | |
| 11:31 | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 11:31 | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica misses the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 11:31 | Cal Poly SLO | Edward Stewart gets the rebound | 53-38 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Antonio Mojica (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gregory Gibbons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - George Gilmore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Knight (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Hitchens (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Charles Barks (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Victor Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edward Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - John Cosby (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Cal Poly SLO | George Gilmore blocks the jumper by Charles Barks | 53-38 |
| 11:16 | Tennessee | George Gilmore grabs the defensive rebound | 53-38 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee | George Gilmore connects on the runner in the paint | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:37 | Cal Poly SLO | Edward Stewart misses the easy layup | 55-38 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons pulls down the rebound | 55-38 |
| 10:13 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jerry Knight, team foul #6 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Stephens (PG) Antonio Mojica | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Raymond Farris (PG), Bernard Porter (C) David Osborne, John Cosby | |
| 10:06 | Cal Poly SLO | Edward Stewart misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 55-38 |
| 10:05 | Cal Poly SLO | Edward Stewart grabs the offensive rebound | 55-38 |
| 09:51 | Cal Poly SLO | Gregory Gibbons steps in front of the Edward Stewart pass | 55-38 |
| 09:48 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight lays it in set up by Gregory Gibbons | 57-38 |
| 09:39 | Cal Poly SLO | Raymond Farris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Jerome Savory (SG) Charles Barks | |
| 09:27 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 57-38 |
| 09:26 | Cal Poly SLO | Edward Stewart snags the defensive board | 57-38 |
| 09:06 | Cal Poly SLO | Raymond Farris misses the lay-in | 57-38 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons snags the defensive board | 57-38 |
| 09:01 | Tennessee | George Gilmore buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Gregory Gibbons | 60-38 |
| 08:34 | Cal Poly SLO | Bernard Porter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Yates (SG), Ed Krone (SF), Arthur Lees (PF), Bruce Herrington (C) Gregory Gibbons, George Gilmore, Jerry Knight, Craig Hitchens | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Charles Barks (PG), David Osborne (SF), Paul Jacobsen (C) Raymond Farris, Victor Peterson, Bernard Porter | |
| 08:16 | Tennessee | Ed Krone is fouled on the floor by Charles Barks - foul #2 on Charles Barks, team foul #4 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Cosby (C) Edward Stewart | |
| 08:11 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 60-38 |
| 08:10 | Cal Poly SLO | John Cosby snags the defensive board | 60-38 |
| 07:43 | Cal Poly SLO | Charles Barks loses the dribble to Bruce Herrington | 60-38 |
| 07:25 | Tennessee | Charles Barks steps in front of the Arthur Lees pass | 60-38 |
| 07:21 | Cal Poly SLO | Jerome Savory banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Barks | 60-40 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Stephens (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Yates (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ed Krone (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arthur Lees (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Herrington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Charles Barks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerome Savory (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Jacobsen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Cosby (fresh) | |
| 06:57 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-40 |
| 06:48 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Jacobsen clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Ed Krone - foul #1 on Ed Krone, team foul #7 | 63-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons (SG), George Gilmore (SF), Jerry Knight (PF), Craig Hitchens (C) Mark Stephens, Ed Krone, Arthur Lees, Bruce Herrington | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Raymond Farris (PG), Victor Peterson (SF), Bernard Porter (C) Jerome Savory, David Osborne, John Cosby | |
| 06:48 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Jacobsen makes the 1st free throw | 63-41 |
| 06:48 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Jacobsen makes the 2nd free throw | 63-42 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight is hacked by Paul Jacobsen - foul #2 on Paul Jacobsen, team foul #5 | 63-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Edward Stewart (PF) Paul Jacobsen | |
| 06:18 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher Yates and he's fouled by Bernard Porter - foul #2 on Bernard Porter, team foul #6 | 65-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Jerome Savory (SG) Charles Barks | |
| 06:18 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons makes the free throw | 66-42 |
| 06:06 | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Peterson is hacked by Jerry Knight - foul #3 on Jerry Knight, team foul #8 | 66-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Preuss (PG), Antonio Mojica (SG), Arthur Lees (PF), Ed Krone (C) Gregory Gibbons, George Gilmore, Jerry Knight, Craig Hitchens | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Douglas Nelson (PG), David Osborne (SG), Paul Jacobsen (PF), John Cosby (C) Raymond Farris, Jerome Savory, Edward Stewart, Bernard Porter | |
| 06:06 | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 66-43 |
| 06:06 | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-44 |
| 05:53 | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Preuss | 69-44 |
| 05:37 | Cal Poly SLO | Douglas Nelson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-44 |
| 05:35 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees grabs the defensive rebound | 69-44 |
| 05:16 | Tennessee | Robert Preuss clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Douglas Nelson - foul #3 on Douglas Nelson, team foul #7 | 69-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington (C) Christopher Yates | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Charles Barks (SG) Victor Peterson | |
| 05:16 | Tennessee | Robert Preuss makes the 1st free throw | 70-44 |
| 05:16 | Tennessee | Robert Preuss misses the 2nd free throw | 70-44 |
| 05:16 | Cal Poly SLO | John Cosby grabs the board | 70-44 |
| 04:58 | Cal Poly SLO | Charles Barks misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-44 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington grabs the defensive rebound | 70-44 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Robert Preuss misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-44 |
| 04:37 | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington tips it home | 72-44 |
| 04:23 | Cal Poly SLO | Douglas Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Yates (SF) Ed Krone | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Kraft (SF) John Cosby | |
| 04:06 | Tennessee | Paul Kraft takes the ball from Christopher Yates | 72-44 |
| 04:02 | Cal Poly SLO | Douglas Nelson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Kraft | 72-46 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Antonio Mojica and he's hacked by David Osborne - foul #1 on David Osborne, team foul #8 | 74-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Cosby (C) David Osborne | |
| 03:39 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees makes the free throw | 75-46 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Cal Poly SLO | Charles Barks is fouled on the floor by Antonio Mojica - foul #2 on Antonio Mojica, team foul #9 | 75-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ed Krone (SF) Robert Preuss | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 03:21 | Cal Poly SLO | Charles Barks makes the 1st free throw | 75-47 |
| 03:21 | Cal Poly SLO | Charles Barks makes the 2nd free throw | 75-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Christopher Yates (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Mojica (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ed Krone (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arthur Lees (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Herrington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Douglas Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Charles Barks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Kraft (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Paul Jacobsen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Cosby (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Cosby - foul #3 on John Cosby, team foul #9 | 75-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | David Osborne (SG) Douglas Nelson | |
| 03:04 | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington misses the 1st free throw | 75-48 |
| 03:04 | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington makes the 2nd free throw | 76-48 |
| 02:49 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Jacobsen clanks a shot from the baseline | 76-48 |
| 02:47 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Kraft tips it home | 76-50 |
| 02:18 | Tennessee | Ed Krone makes the runner from the left block | 78-50 |
| 02:05 | Cal Poly SLO | David Osborne loses the ball out of bounds | 78-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Preuss (PG) Antonio Mojica | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Douglas Nelson (PG) Paul Kraft | |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates is hacked by Charles Barks - foul #3 on Charles Barks, team foul #10 | 78-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica (SG) Robert Preuss | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates makes the 1st free throw | 79-50 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 80-50 |
| 01:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Antonio Mojica is called for the reach on David Osborne - foul #3 on Antonio Mojica, team foul #10 | 80-50 |
| 01:22 | Cal Poly SLO | David Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 80-51 |
| 01:22 | Cal Poly SLO | David Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 80-52 |
| 01:07 | Tennessee | Ed Krone misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-52 |
| 01:05 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Jacobsen grabs the board | 80-52 |
| 00:57 | Cal Poly SLO | John Cosby comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 80-52 |
| 00:56 | Tennessee | Ed Krone grabs the defensive rebound | 80-52 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Ed Krone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-52 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Cal Poly SLO | John Cosby can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 80-52 |
| 00:19 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Jacobsen hits the follow up shot | 80-54 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates runs out the clock | 80-54 |