| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Hafford (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tony Garland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Melvin Shoe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Wilbert (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - James Smith (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Rodney Young (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Grant (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Gary Caulkins (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - John Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Tony Garland inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Tennessee | Melvin Shoe knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 19:24 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Rodney Young | 35-40 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 19:03 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 18:45 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant is hacked by Melvin Shoe - foul #1 on Melvin Shoe, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| 18:26 | Wake Forest | Thomas Wilbert denies the turnaround by Gary Caulkins | 35-40 |
| 18:25 | Wake Forest | John Edwards tips it home | 35-42 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee | Melvin Shoe banks in the layup on a great pass from Henry Hafford | 37-42 |
| 17:54 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins loses the dribble to Henry Hafford | 37-42 |
| 17:31 | Tennessee | Melvin Shoe misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| 17:31 | Tennessee | Melvin Shoe makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 17:31 | Tennessee | Melvin Shoe makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 17:13 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 17:11 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Melvin Shoe | 39-42 |
| 17:07 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford is hacked by John Edwards - foul #3 on John Edwards, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett (SF), Frank Rice (C) Tony Garland, Thomas Wilbert | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Charles Logan (C) John Edwards | |
| 16:47 | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 16:46 | Tennessee | Frank Rice pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 16:31 | Tennessee | James Smith is called for the reach on Henry Hafford - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Evans (PG), Tom Preston (SG), Milton Lott (PF) Henry Hafford, Lawrence Carroll, Melvin Shoe | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Frazier (PG) James Smith | |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett lays it up and in on a nice dish by Frank Rice and he's hacked by James Frazier - foul #1 on James Frazier, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett misses the free throw | 41-42 |
| 16:25 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 16:07 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant is hacked by Samuel Tollett - foul #2 on Samuel Tollett, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tony Garland (SF), Thomas Wilbert (C) Samuel Tollett, Frank Rice | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 15:53 | Wake Forest | James Frazier's floater is knocked away by John Evans | 41-42 |
| 15:52 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Young | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Evans (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tom Preston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Garland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Milton Lott (fresh) C - Thomas Wilbert (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - James Frazier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gilbert Grant (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Gary Caulkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Logan (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 15:21 | Tennessee | John Evans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Melvin Shoe (PF) Milton Lott | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Smith (PG), John Edwards (C) James Frazier, Charles Logan | |
| 14:52 | Wake Forest | James Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-45 |
| 14:51 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 14:46 | Tennessee | John Evans misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-45 |
| 14:44 | Wake Forest | John Edwards snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 14:24 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Rodney Young | 41-48 |
| 14:07 | Tennessee | John Edwards is called for the reach on Tom Preston - foul #4 on John Edwards, team foul #5 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Hafford (PG), Lawrence Carroll (SG), Samuel Tollett (SF), Frank Rice (C) John Evans, Tom Preston, Tony Garland, Thomas Wilbert | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Charles Logan (C) John Edwards | |
| 13:52 | Tennessee | Gilbert Grant steps in front of the Frank Rice pass | 41-48 |
| 13:48 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant lays it up and in | 41-50 |
| 13:27 | Tennessee | Melvin Shoe misses the fadeaway from the right side | 41-50 |
| 13:25 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 12:58 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Rodney Young | 41-52 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Henry Hafford | 44-52 |
| 12:18 | Wake Forest | Lawrence Carroll is called for the reach on James Smith - foul #3 on Lawrence Carroll, team foul #3 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tony Garland (SF), Milton Lott (PF), Thomas Wilbert (C) Samuel Tollett, Melvin Shoe, Frank Rice | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Frazier (SG), Ronald Segura (SF) Rodney Young, Gilbert Grant | |
| 11:58 | Wake Forest | Charles Logan can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-52 |
| 11:57 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 11:49 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Herman Rickett (PF) Gary Caulkins | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Hafford (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lawrence Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Tony Garland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Milton Lott (fresh) C - Thomas Wilbert (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Frazier (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Segura (fresh) PF - Herman Rickett (fresh) 1 pts. C - Charles Logan (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Wake Forest | James Frazier misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 11:27 | Wake Forest | Charles Logan gets the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 11:04 | Wake Forest | James Frazier buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Smith | 44-55 |
| 10:55 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-55 |
| 10:54 | Wake Forest | Charles Logan grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 10:33 | Wake Forest | James Frazier is fouled on the floor by Milton Lott - foul #3 on Milton Lott, team foul #4 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Evans (PG), Tom Preston (SG), Melvin Shoe (PF) Henry Hafford, Lawrence Carroll, Milton Lott | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Rodney Young (SG), Gilbert Grant (SF), Gary Caulkins (PF), Boris Burakowski (C) James Frazier, Ronald Segura, Herman Rickett, Charles Logan | |
| 10:19 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins is whistled for traveling | 44-55 |
| 10:01 | Tennessee | Melvin Shoe makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by John Evans | 46-55 |
| 09:48 | Wake Forest | Tony Garland takes the ball from Gary Caulkins | 46-55 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 46-55 |
| 09:25 | Tennessee | Melvin Shoe can't tip it in | 46-55 |
| 09:24 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Gary Caulkins | 46-55 |
| 09:02 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 46-55 |
| 09:01 | Tennessee | Tom Preston grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 08:44 | Tennessee | Melvin Shoe loses the ball out of bounds | 46-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Hafford (PG), Lawrence Carroll (SG), Samuel Tollett (SF), Frank Rice (C) John Evans, Tom Preston, Tony Garland, Thomas Wilbert | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Frazier (PG), Charles Logan (C) James Smith, Boris Burakowski | |
| 08:36 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-55 |
| 08:34 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young tips it but misses | 46-55 |
| 08:32 | Tennessee | Frank Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 08:21 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Henry Hafford | 49-55 |
| 08:00 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant is whistled for traveling | 49-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Milton Lott (PF) Melvin Shoe | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Herman Rickett (PF), John Edwards (C) Gary Caulkins, Charles Logan | |
| 07:40 | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 07:39 | Wake Forest | John Edwards gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Hafford (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lawrence Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Tollett (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Milton Lott (fresh) 3 pf. C - Frank Rice (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - James Frazier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gilbert Grant (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herman Rickett (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-58 |
| 06:55 | Tennessee | Milton Lott misses long on a floater in the lane | 49-58 |
| 06:54 | Wake Forest | Herman Rickett gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 06:50 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee | Milton Lott gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 06:47 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tony Garland (SF), Melvin Shoe (PF), Thomas Wilbert (C) Samuel Tollett, Milton Lott, Frank Rice | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Smith (PG), Ronald Segura (SF), Gary Caulkins (PF) Rodney Young, Gilbert Grant, Herman Rickett | |
| 06:30 | Wake Forest | John Edwards scores on a turnaround in the paint | 49-60 |
| 06:14 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Melvin Shoe | 51-60 |
| 05:53 | Wake Forest | Thomas Wilbert takes the ball from James Frazier | 51-60 |
| 05:34 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Tony Garland | 54-60 |
| 05:29 | Wake Forest | James Frazier can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-60 |
| 05:28 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins gets the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 05:16 | Wake Forest | James Frazier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-60 |
| 05:15 | Tennessee | Melvin Shoe pulls down the rebound | 54-60 |
| 05:02 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-60 |
| 05:00 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert hits the follow up shot | 56-60 |
| 04:51 | Wake Forest | John Edwards can't finish the layup | 56-60 |
| 04:50 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Lawrence Carroll | 56-60 |
| 04:36 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Carroll | 59-60 |
| 04:33 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Rodney Young (SG), Gilbert Grant (SF) James Frazier, Ronald Segura | |
| 04:20 | Wake Forest | Henry Hafford steps in front of the Gary Caulkins pass | 59-60 |
| 04:04 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 04:02 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 03:57 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Caulkins | 59-63 |
| 03:42 | Tennessee | James Smith steals it from Henry Hafford | 59-63 |
| 03:25 | Wake Forest | James Smith hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Rodney Young | 59-66 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Hafford (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Lawrence Carroll (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tony Garland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Melvin Shoe (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Wilbert (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Young (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gilbert Grant (fresh) 28 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Caulkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - John Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Evans (PG), Tom Preston (SG) Henry Hafford, Lawrence Carroll | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 03:04 | Wake Forest | John Evans is called for the reach on James Smith - foul #1 on John Evans, team foul #5 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett (SF) Tony Garland | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 02:55 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant is hacked by John Evans - foul #2 on John Evans, team foul #6 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Milton Lott (PF) Melvin Shoe | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 02:40 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-66 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Milton Lott | 59-66 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Hafford (PG), Lawrence Carroll (SG), Tony Garland (SF), Melvin Shoe (PF) John Evans, Tom Preston, Samuel Tollett, Milton Lott | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 02:27 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-66 |
| 02:26 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert tips it home | 61-66 |
| 02:08 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Melvin Shoe - foul #2 on Melvin Shoe, team foul #7 | 61-66 |
| 02:08 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 02:08 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins misses the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 02:08 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert grabs the board | 61-67 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | Melvin Shoe can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 61-67 |
| 01:44 | Wake Forest | John Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 01:31 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Carroll - foul #4 on Lawrence Carroll, team foul #8 | 61-67 |
| 01:31 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 01:31 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:18 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Lawrence Carroll | 64-69 |
| 01:06 | Wake Forest | James Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-69 |
| 00:46 | Wake Forest | John Edwards pulls down the rebound | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Wake Forest | Lawrence Carroll is called for the reach on John Edwards in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lawrence Carroll, team foul #9 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tom Preston (SG) Lawrence Carroll | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:43 | Wake Forest | John Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:43 | Wake Forest | John Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-71 |
| 00:37 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant gets the rebound | 64-71 |
| 00:34 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant is hacked by Tom Preston in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tom Preston, team foul #10 | 64-71 |
| 00:34 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant misses the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:34 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert grabs the board | 64-71 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 64-71 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford snags the offensive board | 64-71 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Tony Garland hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Henry Hafford | 67-71 |
| 00:19 | Wake Forest | James Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Hafford - foul #1 on Henry Hafford, team foul #11 | 67-71 |
| 00:19 | Wake Forest | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:19 | Wake Forest | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-73 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert gets the offensive rebound | 67-73 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 67-73 |
| 00:07 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to John Edwards | 67-73 |
| 00:06 | Wake Forest | John Edwards is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Hafford - foul #2 on Henry Hafford, team foul #12 | 67-73 |
| 00:06 | Wake Forest | John Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:06 | Wake Forest | John Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Thomas Wilbert | 67-74 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Tony Garland can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 67-74 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | John Edwards grabs the board | 67-74 |