| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Carter (fresh) SG - Gregory Hidalgo (fresh) SF - Robert Wesley (fresh) PF - Matthew Wilensky (fresh) C - Donald Boston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick Lambert (fresh) SG - Gregory Morman (fresh) SF - Joshua Morris (fresh) PF - Charles Sherman (fresh) C - Glenn Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Donald Boston wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley misses the floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | Donald Boston tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Sherman can't connect on a shot from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Morris | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Sherman clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter is hacked by Joshua Morris - foul #1 on Joshua Morris, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:08 | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:57 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 17:55 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Morman snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:39 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Sherman is fouled on the floor by Gregory Hidalgo - foul #1 on Gregory Hidalgo, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:21 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Lambert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 17:03 | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 16:34 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Smith hits the finger roll set up by Gregory Morman | 5-2 |
| 16:11 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley lays it up and in set up by Gregory Hidalgo | 7-2 |
| 16:00 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 7-2 |
| 15:59 | Tennessee | Donald Boston gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Carter (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregory Hidalgo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Wesley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Wilensky (fresh) C - Donald Boston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick Lambert (fresh) SG - Gregory Morman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Morris (fresh) PF - Charles Sherman (fresh) C - Glenn Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:54 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo loses the ball out of bounds | 7-2 |
| 15:42 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Morman misses long on a floater from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 15:40 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Morman | 7-2 |
| 15:27 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Wesley picks off the pass by Charles Sherman | 7-2 |
| 15:14 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley knocks in the shot from close range set up by Jonathan Carter | 9-2 |
| 14:59 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Morman makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Patrick Lambert | 9-5 |
| 14:46 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 9-5 |
| 14:44 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:27 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Wilensky swats the short shot by Charles Sherman | 9-5 |
| 14:26 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Donald Boston | 9-5 |
| 14:14 | Tennessee | Gregory Morman steps in front of the Jonathan Carter pass | 9-5 |
| 13:59 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Lambert is hacked by Gregory Hidalgo - foul #2 on Gregory Hidalgo, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Raymond Longmire (SG), Danny Thompson (PF) Gregory Hidalgo, Matthew Wilensky | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Brockway (PG), Ralph Dierks (C) Patrick Lambert, Glenn Smith | |
| 13:40 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathan Carter takes the ball from Gregory Morman | 9-5 |
| 13:22 | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter is fouled on the floor by Charles Sherman - foul #1 on Charles Sherman, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Antonio Dewar (SG), Jamie Fomby (PF) Gregory Morman, Charles Sherman | |
| 13:13 | Tennessee | Danny Thompson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-5 |
| 12:56 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Dierks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-5 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee | Danny Thompson gets the rebound | 12-5 |
| 12:33 | Tennessee | Danny Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Morman (SG) Joshua Morris | |
| 12:23 | Gardner-Webb | Jamie Fomby comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 12-5 |
| 12:22 | Gardner-Webb | Jamie Fomby pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 12:10 | Gardner-Webb | Jamie Fomby comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Raymond Longmire - foul #1 on Raymond Longmire, team foul #3 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Sherman (PF), Glenn Smith (C) Antonio Dewar, Ralph Dierks | |
| 12:10 | Gardner-Webb | Jamie Fomby makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 12:10 | Gardner-Webb | Jamie Fomby misses the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee | Donald Boston gets the rebound | 12-6 |
| 11:56 | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-6 |
| 11:54 | Gardner-Webb | Jamie Fomby snags the defensive board | 12-6 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Longmire (fresh) SF - Robert Wesley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Danny Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Boston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Anthony Brockway (fresh) SG - Gregory Morman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamie Fomby (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Sherman (fresh) C - Glenn Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Sherman drills a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Jonathan Carter - foul #1 on Jonathan Carter, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Wilensky (PF) Danny Thompson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Lambert (PG) Jamie Fomby | |
| 11:39 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Sherman makes the free throw | 12-9 |
| 11:19 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Glenn Smith - foul #1 on Glenn Smith, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris (SF) Anthony Brockway | |
| 11:19 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 11:19 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley misses the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 11:19 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Sherman grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 11:00 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Morman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 13-9 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert Wesley | 13-9 |
| 10:37 | Tennessee | Donald Boston comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-9 |
| 10:35 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Joshua Morris | 13-9 |
| 10:10 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Lambert loses the dribble to Robert Wesley | 13-9 |
| 09:45 | Tennessee | Donald Boston misses badly on a runner from close range | 13-9 |
| 09:43 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Lambert snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 09:25 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Morman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 09:23 | Tennessee | Donald Boston grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 09:09 | Tennessee | Matthew Wilensky misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Charles Sherman - foul #2 on Charles Sherman, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Danny Thompson (PF), George Osterberger (C) Robert Wesley, Donald Boston | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Brockway (PG), Antonio Dewar (SG), Jamie Fomby (PF), Ralph Dierks (C) Patrick Lambert, Gregory Morman, Charles Sherman, Glenn Smith | |
| 09:09 | Tennessee | Matthew Wilensky misses the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 09:09 | Tennessee | Matthew Wilensky makes the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 08:41 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Wilensky steals it from Jamie Fomby | 14-9 |
| 08:30 | Tennessee | Anthony Brockway steals it from Danny Thompson | 14-9 |
| 08:27 | Gardner-Webb | Antonio Dewar banks in the layup on a nice dish by Anthony Brockway | 14-11 |
| 08:12 | Tennessee | Raymond Longmire misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Antonio Dewar - foul #1 on Antonio Dewar, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Wesley (SF) Matthew Wilensky | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 08:12 | Tennessee | Raymond Longmire misses the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 08:12 | Tennessee | Raymond Longmire misses the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 08:12 | Gardner-Webb | Jamie Fomby grabs the defensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 07:54 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Wesley is called for the reach on Anthony Brockway - foul #1 on Robert Wesley, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Smith (C) Joshua Morris | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Carter (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Longmire (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Wesley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Danny Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Osterberger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Anthony Brockway (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Antonio Dewar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jamie Fomby (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Dierks (fresh) C - Glenn Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Gardner-Webb | Antonio Dewar scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 07:12 | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 07:10 | Tennessee | Raymond Longmire tips it home | 16-14 |
| 06:53 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Brockway misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-14 |
| 06:52 | Tennessee | Danny Thompson pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee | Ralph Dierks swats the layup by Robert Wesley | 16-14 |
| 06:36 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Dierks pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 06:24 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Smith buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Anthony Brockway | 16-16 |
| 06:12 | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-16 |
| 05:50 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Dierks misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-16 |
| 05:48 | Tennessee | George Osterberger grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 05:41 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Wilensky (PF), Donald Boston (C) Danny Thompson, George Osterberger | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Lambert (PG), Gregory Morman (SG), Joshua Morris (SF) Antonio Dewar, Jamie Fomby, Glenn Smith | |
| 05:28 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 05:27 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Dierks tips it home | 19-18 |
| 05:16 | Tennessee | Raymond Longmire misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 05:14 | Tennessee | Donald Boston hits the follow up shot | 21-18 |
| 04:46 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-18 |
| 04:44 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Dierks grabs the offensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 04:36 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Lambert is fouled on the floor by Raymond Longmire - foul #2 on Raymond Longmire, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Danny Thompson (PF) Raymond Longmire | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Smith (C) Anthony Brockway | |
| 04:25 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Smith misses short on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Danny Thompson - foul #1 on Danny Thompson, team foul #7 | 21-18 |
| 04:25 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Smith makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 04:25 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 04:14 | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter's floater is knocked away by Glenn Smith | 21-20 |
| 04:13 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Ralph Dierks | 21-20 |
| 03:51 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Dierks hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Gregory Morman and he's hacked by Danny Thompson - foul #2 on Danny Thompson, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (SG) Matthew Wilensky | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Antonio Dewar (PG), Charles Sherman (PF) Patrick Lambert, Glenn Smith | |
| 03:51 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Dierks makes the free throw | 21-23 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Carter (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Hidalgo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Wesley (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Danny Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Boston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Antonio Dewar (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gregory Morman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Morris (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Sherman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ralph Dierks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Tennessee | Donald Boston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Osterberger (PF) Danny Thompson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Brockway (PG), Glenn Smith (C) Antonio Dewar, Ralph Dierks | |
| 03:11 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris makes the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Robert Wesley - foul #2 on Robert Wesley, team foul #9 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Raymond Longmire (SG) Jonathan Carter | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 03:11 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris misses the free throw | 21-25 |
| 03:11 | Tennessee | George Osterberger gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 02:55 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo is hacked by Anthony Brockway - foul #1 on Anthony Brockway, team foul #6 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Wilensky (SF) Robert Wesley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | Donald Boston misses the lay-in but the foul's on Glenn Smith - foul #2 on Glenn Smith, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jamie Fomby (SF) Joshua Morris | |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | Donald Boston makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | Donald Boston misses the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 02:39 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Charles Sherman | 22-25 |
| 02:29 | Gardner-Webb | Jamie Fomby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Antonio Dewar (SG) Gregory Morman | |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | Anthony Brockway steals the ball from Raymond Longmire | 22-25 |
| 02:08 | Gardner-Webb | Jamie Fomby jams it on a nice dish by Anthony Brockway | 22-27 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee | Matthew Wilensky's pass is intercepted by Anthony Brockway | 22-27 |
| 01:43 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Brockway banks in the layup | 22-29 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Donald Boston misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Glenn Smith - foul #3 on Glenn Smith, team foul #8 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter (PG), Robert Wesley (SF), Danny Thompson (PF) Raymond Longmire, Matthew Wilensky, George Osterberger | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Lambert (PG), Gregory Morman (SG), Joshua Morris (SF) Antonio Dewar, Jamie Fomby, Glenn Smith | |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Donald Boston misses the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Donald Boston makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 01:06 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Morman is fouled on the floor by Gregory Hidalgo - foul #3 on Gregory Hidalgo, team foul #10 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Raymond Longmire (SG) Gregory Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Dierks (C) Anthony Brockway | |
| 01:06 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Morman makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 01:06 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Morman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Ralph Dierks - foul #1 on Ralph Dierks, team foul #9 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jamie Fomby (PF) Charles Sherman | |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 00:38 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Wesley is called for the reach on Ralph Dierks - foul #3 on Robert Wesley, team foul #11 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Wilensky (SF) Robert Wesley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 00:38 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Dierks makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 00:38 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Dierks makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Raymond Longmire misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-33 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Donald Boston tips it but misses | 25-33 |
| 00:16 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 00:02 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Dierks is called for traveling | 25-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Osterberger (C) Donald Boston | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Brockway (C) Ralph Dierks | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 25-33 |