| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jeff Martel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Farmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donnie Yarber (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chris Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Hone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Foluke Abdullah (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joshua Fitzgerald (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Ronald Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman inbounds the ball | 26-35 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh's pass is intercepted by Jeff Martel | 26-35 |
| 19:39 | Nevada | Carl Farmer blows the dunk | 26-35 |
| 19:38 | Nevada | Jeff Martel tips it home | 28-35 |
| 19:11 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-35 |
| 19:09 | Nevada | Mark Hone grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 18:46 | Nevada | Mark Hone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-35 |
| 18:18 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 28-35 |
| 18:17 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee grabs the offensive board | 28-35 |
| 18:04 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh clanks a turnaround near the basket | 28-35 |
| 18:02 | Nevada | Chris Merritt gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 17:57 | Nevada | Jeff Martel loses the dribble to Foluke Abdullah in the backcourt | 28-35 |
| 17:55 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah dunks the ball | 28-37 |
| 17:27 | Nevada | Jeff Martel shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 17:26 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber tips it in | 30-37 |
| 16:57 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald drills a floater in the paint | 30-39 |
| 16:32 | Nevada | Foluke Abdullah steps in front of the Chris Merritt pass | 30-39 |
| 16:28 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman lays it in set up by Foluke Abdullah | 30-41 |
| 16:08 | Nevada | Chris Merritt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 16:06 | Nevada | Jeff Martel tips it but misses | 30-41 |
| 16:05 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 16:00 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 30-41 |
| 15:58 | Nevada | Mark Hone pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jeff Martel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Farmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donnie Yarber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Chris Merritt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Hone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Foluke Abdullah (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Marsh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Chapman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joshua Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Ronald Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-41 |
| 15:46 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 15:22 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Chris Merritt - foul #1 on Chris Merritt, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Nevada | Edward McFadden (PG), Glen Courtney (SG), Robert Peters (SF), Peter Fisher (PF), Ronald Howard (C) Jeff Martel, Carl Farmer, Donnie Yarber, Chris Merritt, Mark Hone | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Stover (SG), Mario Rathbun (SF), Samuel Forsythe (PF) Kevin Marsh, Robert Chapman, Joshua Fitzgerald | |
| 15:22 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 15:22 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 15:22 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Ronald Howard | 30-42 |
| 14:59 | Nevada | Edward McFadden is hacked by Mario Rathbun - foul #4 on Mario Rathbun, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Chapman (SF), Kenneth Morrow (C) Mario Rathbun, Ronald Lee | |
| 14:52 | Nevada | Glen Courtney misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-42 |
| 14:51 | Tennessee | Kenneth Morrow pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 14:47 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-42 |
| 14:46 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Robert Peters | 30-42 |
| 14:34 | Nevada | Edward McFadden hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Peters | 33-42 |
| 14:14 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Peter Fisher - foul #1 on Peter Fisher, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Nevada | Carl Farmer (SG) Glen Courtney | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:14 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe misses the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 14:14 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 13:52 | Nevada | Ronald Howard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 13:50 | Nevada | Robert Peters grabs the offensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 13:44 | Nevada | Edward McFadden's pass is intercepted by Richard Stover | 33-43 |
| 13:41 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman hits the finger roll set up by Richard Stover | 33-45 |
| 13:29 | Nevada | Edward McFadden misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Morrow - foul #1 on Kenneth Morrow, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Nevada | Chris Merritt (PF), Mark Hone (C) Peter Fisher, Ronald Howard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh (SG), Joshua Fitzgerald (PF) Foluke Abdullah, Kenneth Morrow | |
| 13:29 | Nevada | Edward McFadden makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 13:29 | Nevada | Edward McFadden makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 13:09 | Tennessee | Richard Stover misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Hone - foul #3 on Mark Hone, team foul #3 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jeff Martel (PG) Edward McFadden | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:09 | Tennessee | Richard Stover makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 13:09 | Tennessee | Richard Stover makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 12:48 | Nevada | Chris Merritt hits a jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Kevin Marsh - foul #1 on Kevin Marsh, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Nevada | Donnie Yarber (SF) Robert Peters | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:48 | Nevada | Chris Merritt makes the free throw | 38-47 |
| 12:25 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Marsh | 38-49 |
| 12:23 | Nevada | Jeff Martel is hacked by Richard Stover in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Stover, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah (PG), Ronald Lee (C) Richard Stover, Samuel Forsythe | |
| 12:11 | Nevada | Ronald Lee steals the ball from Mark Hone | 38-49 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Kevin Marsh | 38-51 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jeff Martel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Farmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donnie Yarber (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Chris Merritt (fresh) 7 pts. C - Mark Hone (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Foluke Abdullah (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Marsh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Chapman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joshua Fitzgerald (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Ronald Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Nevada | Carl Farmer's layup is rejected by Ronald Lee | 38-51 |
| 11:33 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald grabs the defensive rebound | 38-51 |
| 11:29 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Foluke Abdullah | 38-53 |
| 11:12 | Nevada | Mark Hone drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-53 |
| 10:49 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee loses the dribble to Jeff Martel | 40-53 |
| 10:39 | Nevada | Chris Merritt is hacked by Joshua Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Joshua Fitzgerald, team foul #5 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Nevada | Edward McFadden (PG), Glen Courtney (SG), Robert Peters (SF), Peter Fisher (PF), Ronald Howard (C) Jeff Martel, Carl Farmer, Donnie Yarber, Chris Merritt, Mark Hone | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Stover (SG), Samuel Forsythe (PF), Kenneth Morrow (C) Kevin Marsh, Joshua Fitzgerald, Ronald Lee | |
| 10:30 | Nevada | Kenneth Morrow steals it from Ronald Howard | 40-53 |
| 10:10 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe can't connect on a runner from the right block | 40-53 |
| 10:09 | Nevada | Glen Courtney pulls down the rebound | 40-53 |
| 09:50 | Nevada | Ronald Howard makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-53 |
| 09:25 | Tennessee | Edward McFadden steals it from Foluke Abdullah | 42-53 |
| 09:02 | Nevada | Robert Peters is called for traveling | 42-53 |
| Subs | Nevada | Carl Farmer (SG), Donnie Yarber (SF), Chris Merritt (PF), Mark Hone (C) Glen Courtney, Robert Peters, Peter Fisher, Ronald Howard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald (PF), Ronald Lee (C) Samuel Forsythe, Kenneth Morrow | |
| 08:38 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 42-55 |
| 08:15 | Nevada | Mark Hone is fouled on the floor by Ronald Lee - foul #2 on Ronald Lee, team foul #6 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jeff Martel (PG) Edward McFadden | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh (SG) Foluke Abdullah | |
| 08:02 | Nevada | Chris Merritt can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Stover - foul #2 on Richard Stover, team foul #7 | 42-55 |
| 08:02 | Nevada | Chris Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 08:02 | Nevada | Chris Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 07:36 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Carl Farmer - foul #2 on Carl Farmer, team foul #4 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Peters (SF) Donnie Yarber | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah (PG), Mario Rathbun (SF) Richard Stover, Robert Chapman | |
| 07:36 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 07:36 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh misses the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 07:36 | Nevada | Mark Hone snags the defensive board | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jeff Martel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Farmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Peters (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Merritt (fresh) 9 pts. C - Mark Hone (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Foluke Abdullah (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Marsh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mario Rathbun (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Joshua Fitzgerald (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Ronald Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Nevada | Robert Peters is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left block | 44-56 |
| 07:24 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Mario Rathbun | 44-56 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-56 |
| 07:02 | Nevada | Chris Merritt pulls down the rebound | 44-56 |
| 06:57 | Nevada | Jeff Martel misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-56 |
| 06:55 | Nevada | Mark Hone can't tip it in | 44-56 |
| 06:53 | Nevada | Jeff Martel pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 06:46 | Nevada | Chris Merritt scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Carl Farmer | 47-56 |
| 06:17 | Tennessee | Jeff Martel steals it from Kevin Marsh | 47-56 |
| 06:14 | Nevada | Jeff Martel lays it in | 49-56 |
| 05:47 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh hits the follow up shot | 49-58 |
| 05:30 | Nevada | The jump hook by Chris Merritt is blocked by Mario Rathbun | 49-58 |
| 05:28 | Nevada | Carl Farmer snags the offensive board | 49-58 |
| 05:16 | Nevada | Robert Peters misses the wide open fadeaway near the basket | 49-58 |
| 05:14 | Nevada | Chris Merritt gets the offensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 04:54 | Nevada | Mario Rathbun steps in front of the Jeff Martel pass | 49-58 |
| 04:40 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah gets the offensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 04:20 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee blows the layup | 49-58 |
| 04:18 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Carl Farmer | 49-58 |
| 04:11 | Nevada | Chris Merritt is fouled on the floor by Joshua Fitzgerald - foul #2 on Joshua Fitzgerald, team foul #8 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Nevada | Edward McFadden (PG), Glen Courtney (SG), Donnie Yarber (SF), Peter Fisher (C) Jeff Martel, Carl Farmer, Robert Peters, Mark Hone | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Stover (SG), Robert Chapman (SF), Samuel Forsythe (PF), Kenneth Morrow (C) Kevin Marsh, Mario Rathbun, Joshua Fitzgerald, Ronald Lee | |
| 04:11 | Nevada | Chris Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 04:11 | Nevada | Chris Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | Richard Stover drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Nevada | Chris Merritt misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-60 |
| 03:21 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah grabs the board | 51-60 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Edward McFadden (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glen Courtney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donnie Yarber (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Chris Merritt (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Fisher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Foluke Abdullah (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Stover (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Chapman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Samuel Forsythe (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Morrow (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe drills a jumper in the paint set up by Robert Chapman | 51-62 |
| 02:49 | Nevada | Peter Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-62 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ronald Howard (C) Chris Merritt | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh (SG), Mario Rathbun (SF) Foluke Abdullah, Robert Chapman | |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-62 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jeff Martel (PG), Carl Farmer (SG), Mark Hone (C) Edward McFadden, Glen Courtney, Ronald Howard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Chapman (PG), Joshua Fitzgerald (PF) Kevin Marsh, Kenneth Morrow | |
| 02:22 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald banks in the layup | 51-64 |
| 02:10 | Nevada | Jeff Martel buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Peter Fisher | 54-64 |
| 01:53 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Stover | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:37 | Nevada | Mario Rathbun is called for the reach on Peter Fisher - foul #5 on Mario Rathbun, team foul #9 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Nevada | Edward McFadden (PG), Glen Courtney (SG), Robert Peters (SF), Ronald Howard (C) Jeff Martel, Carl Farmer, Donnie Yarber, Mark Hone | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah (PG), Kevin Marsh (SG), Ronald Lee (C) Richard Stover, Mario Rathbun, Samuel Forsythe | |
| 01:37 | Nevada | Peter Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald grabs the board | 54-67 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | The pull-up jumper by Robert Chapman is blocked by Robert Peters | 54-67 |
| 01:11 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee gets the offensive rebound | 54-67 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 54-67 |
| 00:57 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee snags the offensive board | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Marsh | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Nevada | Ronald Lee steps in front of the Glen Courtney pass | 54-69 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah runs out the clock | 54-69 |