| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Stephens (fresh) SG - Gregory Gibbons (fresh) SF - George Gilmore (fresh) PF - Jerry Knight (fresh) C - Craig Hitchens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Hartman (fresh) SG - Charles Bynum (fresh) SF - George Shaw (fresh) PF - Floyd Duley (fresh) C - Thomas Krohn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens misses the fadeaway from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Southern Cal | George Shaw gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Southern Cal | Gregory Gibbons is called for the reach on George Shaw - foul #1 on Gregory Gibbons, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Southern Cal | Thomas Krohn misses the floater from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:18 | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman misses badly on a 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by Mark Stephens - foul #1 on Mark Stephens, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:18 | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:18 | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman makes the 3rd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:02 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:00 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Robert Hartman | 0-3 |
| 17:55 | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Bynum | 0-6 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Stephens | 3-6 |
| 17:34 | Southern Cal | Thomas Krohn is hacked by Craig Hitchens - foul #1 on Craig Hitchens, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Raymond Gillman (SG), Elmer Schindler (SF), Jeffrey Gilbert (PF), Mark Williams (C) Charles Bynum, George Shaw, Floyd Duley, Thomas Krohn | |
| 17:18 | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman makes the 3 from straight away set up by Raymond Gillman | 3-9 |
| 17:08 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons is whistled for a carry | 3-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Bynum (PG) Robert Hartman | |
| 17:00 | Southern Cal | Elmer Schindler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-9 |
| 16:40 | Tennessee | George Gilmore's layup is rejected by Elmer Schindler | 3-9 |
| 16:38 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Mark Williams | 3-9 |
| 16:20 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Gilbert misses the lay-in | 3-9 |
| 16:18 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens gets the rebound | 3-9 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-9 |
| 16:01 | Southern Cal | Raymond Gillman snags the defensive board | 3-9 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Stephens (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Gibbons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Gilmore (fairly fresh) PF - Jerry Knight (fairly fresh) C - Craig Hitchens (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Bynum (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Gillman (fresh) SF - Elmer Schindler (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Gilbert (fresh) C - Mark Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Southern Cal | Charles Bynum blows the layup but the foul's on Mark Stephens - foul #2 on Mark Stephens, team foul #4 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica (PG) Mark Stephens | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman (PG), Floyd Duley (PF), Thomas Krohn (C) Elmer Schindler, Jeffrey Gilbert, Mark Williams | |
| 15:50 | Southern Cal | Charles Bynum misses the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:50 | Southern Cal | Charles Bynum misses the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:50 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens gets the rebound | 3-9 |
| 15:21 | Tennessee | George Gilmore misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 3-9 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee | George Gilmore tips it back up and in | 5-9 |
| 14:56 | Southern Cal | Thomas Krohn makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-11 |
| 14:38 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons is called for traveling | 5-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | George Shaw (SF) Raymond Gillman | |
| 14:16 | Southern Cal | Floyd Duley clanks a floater from the free throw line | 5-11 |
| 14:14 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens grabs the board | 5-11 |
| 13:51 | Tennessee | The pull-up jumper by Craig Hitchens is blocked by George Shaw | 5-11 |
| 13:50 | Southern Cal | George Shaw pulls down the rebound | 5-11 |
| 13:28 | Southern Cal | Floyd Duley misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on George Gilmore - foul #1 on George Gilmore, team foul #5 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Lees (C) Craig Hitchens | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Raymond Gillman (SG) Charles Bynum | |
| 13:28 | Southern Cal | Floyd Duley makes the 1st free throw | 5-12 |
| 13:28 | Southern Cal | Floyd Duley misses the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 13:28 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to George Gilmore | 5-12 |
| 13:25 | Tennessee | Raymond Gillman steps in front of the Antonio Mojica pass in the backcourt | 5-12 |
| 13:24 | Southern Cal | Raymond Gillman blows the layup | 5-12 |
| 13:23 | Southern Cal | Floyd Duley hits the follow up shot | 5-14 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee | George Gilmore scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Gregory Gibbons | 8-14 |
| 12:40 | Southern Cal | Floyd Duley makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Robert Hartman | 8-16 |
| 12:30 | Tennessee | George Gilmore is hacked by Raymond Gillman - foul #1 on Raymond Gillman, team foul #1 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Preuss (PG), Ed Krone (SG), Christopher Yates (SF), Bruce Herrington (C) Antonio Mojica, Gregory Gibbons, George Gilmore, Jerry Knight | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Bynum (SG), Jeffrey Gilbert (PF) Raymond Gillman, Floyd Duley | |
| 12:19 | Tennessee | Ed Krone misses short on a floater from the left wing | 8-16 |
| 12:17 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees gets the offensive rebound | 8-16 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee | Robert Preuss is hacked by Robert Hartman - foul #1 on Robert Hartman, team foul #2 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens (C) Bruce Herrington | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Elmer Schindler (SF) George Shaw | |
| 11:51 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Jeffrey Gilbert - foul #1 on Jeffrey Gilbert, team foul #3 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | George Shaw (SF), Mark Williams (PF) Elmer Schindler, Jeffrey Gilbert | |
| 11:51 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees misses the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 11:51 | Southern Cal | George Shaw snags the defensive board | 9-16 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Preuss (fresh) SG - Ed Krone (fresh) SF - Christopher Yates (fresh) PF - Arthur Lees (fresh) 1 pts. C - Craig Hitchens (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Hartman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Bynum (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Shaw (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Williams (fresh) C - Thomas Krohn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Southern Cal | Christopher Yates steals the ball from Robert Hartman | 9-16 |
| 11:21 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Hartman - foul #2 on Robert Hartman, team foul #4 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons (SG), George Gilmore (SF), Jerry Knight (PF) Robert Preuss, Ed Krone, Arthur Lees | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Raymond Gillman (SG), Elmer Schindler (SF), Floyd Duley (PF) Robert Hartman, George Shaw, Thomas Krohn | |
| 11:21 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates makes the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 11:21 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 11:02 | Southern Cal | Craig Hitchens steals the ball from Charles Bynum | 11-16 |
| 10:44 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 10:43 | Tennessee | George Gilmore grabs the offensive board | 11-16 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gregory Gibbons | 13-16 |
| 10:17 | Southern Cal | Charles Bynum buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Floyd Duley | 13-18 |
| 10:05 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates is hacked by Floyd Duley - foul #1 on Floyd Duley, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica (PG), Arthur Lees (C) Christopher Yates, Craig Hitchens | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | George Shaw (SF), Jeffrey Gilbert (PF), Thomas Krohn (C) Elmer Schindler, Floyd Duley, Mark Williams | |
| 09:48 | Tennessee | George Gilmore loses the dribble to Charles Bynum | 13-18 |
| 09:44 | Southern Cal | Charles Bynum lays it up and in | 13-20 |
| 09:21 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight is whistled for traveling | 13-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ed Krone (SG), Christopher Yates (SF), Bruce Herrington (C) Gregory Gibbons, George Gilmore, Jerry Knight | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Floyd Duley (PF) Jeffrey Gilbert | |
| 09:06 | Southern Cal | Thomas Krohn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-20 |
| 08:50 | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Raymond Gillman - foul #2 on Raymond Gillman, team foul #6 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens (C) Bruce Herrington | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman (PG), Jeffrey Gilbert (PF) Raymond Gillman, Floyd Duley | |
| 08:50 | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica misses the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 08:50 | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 08:39 | Southern Cal | Charles Bynum comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Craig Hitchens - foul #2 on Craig Hitchens, team foul #6 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington (C) Craig Hitchens | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Floyd Duley (PF) Jeffrey Gilbert | |
| 08:39 | Southern Cal | Charles Bynum makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 08:39 | Southern Cal | Charles Bynum misses the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 08:39 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees grabs the board | 14-21 |
| 08:19 | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 14-21 |
| 08:18 | Southern Cal | Thomas Krohn snags the defensive board | 14-21 |
| 07:55 | Southern Cal | Floyd Duley's layup is rejected by Arthur Lees | 14-21 |
| 07:54 | Tennessee | Ed Krone snags the defensive board | 14-21 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Antonio Mojica (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ed Krone (fresh) SF - Christopher Yates (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Lees (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Herrington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Hartman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Bynum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Shaw (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Floyd Duley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Krohn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:41 | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Yates | 17-21 |
| 07:25 | Southern Cal | George Shaw is hacked by Christopher Yates - foul #1 on Christopher Yates, team foul #7 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons (SG), George Gilmore (SF), Jerry Knight (PF) Ed Krone, Christopher Yates, Bruce Herrington | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Gilbert (PF) Floyd Duley | |
| 07:25 | Southern Cal | George Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:25 | Southern Cal | George Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 07:14 | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 17-23 |
| 07:13 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons gets the offensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 06:56 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 06:55 | Southern Cal | George Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 06:50 | Southern Cal | Charles Bynum drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from George Shaw | 17-25 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee | Robert Hartman steals it from George Gilmore | 17-25 |
| 06:28 | Southern Cal | Charles Bynum misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-25 |
| 06:26 | Southern Cal | Thomas Krohn grabs the offensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 06:15 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Gilbert misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-25 |
| 06:13 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees gets the rebound | 17-25 |
| 05:53 | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Yates (PG) Antonio Mojica | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Elmer Schindler (SF), Floyd Duley (PF) George Shaw, Jeffrey Gilbert | |
| 05:36 | Southern Cal | Floyd Duley hits a jump hook from the left block | 17-27 |
| 05:20 | Tennessee | George Gilmore misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Elmer Schindler - foul #1 on Elmer Schindler, team foul #7 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | George Shaw (SF), Mark Williams (C) Elmer Schindler, Thomas Krohn | |
| 05:20 | Tennessee | George Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 05:20 | Tennessee | George Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 05:08 | Southern Cal | Charles Bynum hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 19-27 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees pulls down the rebound | 19-27 |
| 04:53 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 04:51 | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman's pass is intercepted by Christopher Yates in the backcourt | 22-27 |
| 04:30 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-27 |
| 04:29 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Charles Bynum | 22-27 |
| 04:08 | Southern Cal | Mark Williams makes the turnaround near the basket | 22-29 |
| 03:54 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by George Gilmore | 25-29 |
| 03:37 | Southern Cal | Mark Williams hits a floater from close range set up by George Shaw | 25-31 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Christopher Yates (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Gibbons (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Gilmore (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Knight (tiring) 2 pts. C - Arthur Lees (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Hartman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Bynum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Shaw (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Floyd Duley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Mark Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 25-31 |
| 03:17 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Charles Bynum | 25-31 |
| 03:07 | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Arthur Lees - foul #1 on Arthur Lees, team foul #8 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Stephens (PG), Antonio Mojica (SG), Bruce Herrington (PF), Craig Hitchens (C) Gregory Gibbons, George Gilmore, Jerry Knight, Arthur Lees | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Raymond Gillman (SG), Elmer Schindler (SF), Jeffrey Gilbert (PF), Thomas Krohn (C) Charles Bynum, George Shaw, Floyd Duley, Mark Williams | |
| 03:07 | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 03:07 | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-33 |
| 02:35 | Southern Cal | Thomas Krohn buries a driving attempt in the lane | 28-35 |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens clanks a floater from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington hits the follow up shot | 30-35 |
| 01:47 | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-35 |
| 01:45 | Southern Cal | Thomas Krohn grabs the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 01:38 | Southern Cal | Robert Hartman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-35 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Craig Hitchens | 30-35 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens's floater is tipped away by Elmer Schindler | 30-35 |
| 01:18 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens tips it home | 32-35 |
| 01:09 | Southern Cal | Craig Hitchens swats the short shot by Jeffrey Gilbert | 32-35 |
| 01:07 | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons (SG), George Gilmore (SF), Jerry Knight (PF) Antonio Mojica, Christopher Yates, Bruce Herrington | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Bynum (SG), Floyd Duley (PF) Elmer Schindler, Jeffrey Gilbert | |
| 00:29 | Southern Cal | Charles Bynum misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-35 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | George Gilmore grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Krohn | 32-35 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | The clock runs out | 32-35 |