| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cristopher Hamm (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Gebo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Douglas Snelson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Hood (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Manning (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Ivey (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Roman Curran (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Trapp (fresh) PF - Charles Mendenhall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Morrissette (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Douglas Snelson inbounds the ball | 45-40 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Steven Manning is blocked by Michael Morrissette | 45-40 |
| 19:41 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 19:38 | Southern Cal | Roman Curran is hacked by Douglas Snelson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Snelson, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| 19:26 | Southern Cal | Roman Curran comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 45-40 |
| 19:24 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall grabs the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 19:02 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall hits the finger roll set up by Michael Morrissette | 45-42 |
| 18:35 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo scores on a 3 from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 18:06 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-42 |
| 18:05 | Tennessee | Douglas Snelson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 17:38 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Hood | 51-42 |
| 17:20 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 17:18 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 16:59 | Tennessee | Michael Morrissette steps in front of the Steven Manning pass | 51-42 |
| 16:43 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 16:41 | Southern Cal | William Trapp tips it home | 51-44 |
| 16:18 | Tennessee | Steven Manning misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William Trapp - foul #3 on William Trapp, team foul #1 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kirk Nichols (SG), Thomas Stell (PF) Melvin Gebo, James Hood | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Merritt (PG), Steven Mortenson (SG), Darrell Linton (SF), Kevin Able (PF), Michael Woods (C) Robert Ivey, Roman Curran, William Trapp, Charles Mendenhall, Michael Morrissette | |
| 16:18 | Tennessee | Steven Manning misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 16:18 | Tennessee | Steven Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 16:00 | Southern Cal | Michael Woods scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Merritt and the foul's on Kirk Nichols - foul #3 on Kirk Nichols, team foul #2 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Salisbury (PG), Gerald Harris (SF), Todd Smith (C) Cristopher Hamm, Douglas Snelson, Steven Manning | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 16:00 | Southern Cal | Michael Woods misses the free throw | 52-46 |
| 16:00 | Tennessee | Thomas Stell gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas Salisbury (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kirk Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Harris (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Stell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Joseph Merritt (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Steven Mortenson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Linton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kevin Able (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Tennessee | Thomas Salisbury hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-46 |
| 15:29 | Tennessee | Thomas Stell misses the tip | 52-46 |
| 15:27 | Tennessee | Thomas Stell pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 15:05 | Tennessee | Gerald Harris misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 52-46 |
| 15:04 | Southern Cal | Joseph Merritt pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 15:00 | Southern Cal | Steven Mortenson is whistled for traveling | 52-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cristopher Hamm (PG), Douglas Snelson (PF) Kirk Nichols, Thomas Stell | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 14:35 | Tennessee | Cristopher Hamm misses long on a shot from the right side | 52-46 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee | Todd Smith misses the tip | 52-46 |
| 14:31 | Tennessee | Todd Smith hits the follow up shot | 54-46 |
| 14:26 | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton misses short on a floater from the left side | 54-46 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee | Gerald Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 14:19 | Tennessee | Thomas Salisbury hits a floater from the left side set up by Gerald Harris | 56-46 |
| 13:58 | Southern Cal | Kevin Able misses the shot in the paint | 56-46 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Thomas Salisbury | 56-46 |
| 13:29 | Tennessee | Cristopher Hamm comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-46 |
| 13:27 | Southern Cal | Michael Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 13:25 | Southern Cal | Joseph Merritt loses the dribble to Todd Smith in the backcourt | 56-46 |
| 13:08 | Tennessee | Cristopher Hamm misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-46 |
| 13:06 | Southern Cal | Kevin Able pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| 12:50 | Southern Cal | Joseph Merritt's pass is intercepted by Cristopher Hamm | 56-46 |
| 12:21 | Tennessee | Cristopher Hamm knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 58-46 |
| 12:06 | Southern Cal | Kevin Able can't finish the layup | 58-46 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee | Todd Smith grabs the board | 58-46 |
| 11:41 | Tennessee | Gerald Harris double dribbles | 58-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clifford Zuclich (PG), Kirk Nichols (SG), Melvin Gebo (SF), James Hood (PF), Steven Manning (C) Cristopher Hamm, Thomas Salisbury, Gerald Harris, Douglas Snelson, Todd Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey (PG), Roman Curran (SG), William Trapp (SF), Charles Mendenhall (PF), Michael Morrissette (C) Joseph Merritt, Steven Mortenson, Darrell Linton, Kevin Able, Michael Woods | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clifford Zuclich (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kirk Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Melvin Gebo (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - James Hood (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Manning (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Ivey (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Roman Curran (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Trapp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Mendenhall (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Morrissette (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Southern Cal | James Hood steps in front of the Michael Morrissette pass | 58-46 |
| 11:12 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-46 |
| 11:10 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey pulls down the rebound | 58-46 |
| 11:04 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-46 |
| 11:03 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall tips it back up and in | 58-48 |
| 10:44 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-48 |
| 10:33 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette clanks a runner from the baseline | 60-48 |
| 10:31 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 10:21 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 10:19 | Southern Cal | William Trapp grabs the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 10:07 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey makes the wide open floater from close range | 60-50 |
| 09:40 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-50 |
| 09:38 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Michael Morrissette | 60-50 |
| 09:35 | Southern Cal | Roman Curran is fouled in the backcourt by Kirk Nichols - foul #4 on Kirk Nichols, team foul #3 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cristopher Hamm (PG), Gerald Harris (SF), Thomas Stell (PF) Clifford Zuclich, Kirk Nichols, James Hood | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Brian Gregg (SF), William Lane (PF) William Trapp, Charles Mendenhall | |
| 09:19 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Cristopher Hamm - foul #4 on Cristopher Hamm, team foul #4 | 60-50 |
| 09:19 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 09:19 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey misses the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 09:19 | Tennessee | Steven Manning gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 09:00 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 08:59 | Southern Cal | William Lane pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| 08:55 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-51 |
| 08:26 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-51 |
| 08:24 | Tennessee | Steven Manning grabs the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 08:11 | Tennessee | Steven Manning misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 60-51 |
| 08:10 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Robert Ivey | 60-51 |
| 07:49 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Ivey | 60-53 |
| 07:26 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 07:24 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette grabs the board | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cristopher Hamm (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Melvin Gebo (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gerald Harris (tired) 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Stell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Manning (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Ivey (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roman Curran (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Gregg (fairly fresh) PF - William Lane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Morrissette (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gebo is called for the reach on Robert Ivey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Melvin Gebo, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clifford Zuclich (PG), Kirk Nichols (SG), Douglas Snelson (SF), James Hood (PF) Cristopher Hamm, Melvin Gebo, Gerald Harris, Thomas Stell | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton (SG), William Trapp (SF), Kevin Able (PF), Charles Mendenhall (C) Roman Curran, Brian Gregg, William Lane, Michael Morrissette | |
| 07:14 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey blows the layup | 60-53 |
| 07:13 | Southern Cal | Kevin Able snags the offensive board | 60-53 |
| 07:01 | Southern Cal | Darrell Linton clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 60-53 |
| 06:59 | Tennessee | James Hood snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 06:35 | Tennessee | Steven Manning hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Able - foul #1 on Kevin Able, team foul #2 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Merritt (PG) Robert Ivey | |
| 06:35 | Tennessee | Steven Manning makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 06:35 | Tennessee | Steven Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 06:15 | Southern Cal | Kevin Able knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Merritt | 62-55 |
| 05:56 | Tennessee | Steven Manning makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Douglas Snelson | 64-55 |
| 05:49 | Southern Cal | Joseph Merritt clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Hood - foul #2 on James Hood, team foul #6 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo (SG), Gerald Harris (SF), Todd Smith (C) Kirk Nichols, James Hood, Steven Manning | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Steven Mortenson (SG), Brian Gregg (SF), Michael Morrissette (C) Darrell Linton, William Trapp, Kevin Able | |
| 05:49 | Southern Cal | Joseph Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 05:49 | Southern Cal | Joseph Merritt misses the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 05:49 | Tennessee | Todd Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 05:32 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 05:30 | Southern Cal | Joseph Merritt snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| 05:28 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall's pass is intercepted by Melvin Gebo in the backcourt | 64-56 |
| 05:15 | Tennessee | Steven Mortenson steals the ball from Clifford Zuclich | 64-56 |
| 05:08 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brian Gregg | 64-58 |
| 04:40 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Steven Mortenson - foul #2 on Steven Mortenson, team foul #3 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cristopher Hamm (PG), Thomas Salisbury (SG), James Hood (PF), Steven Manning (C) Clifford Zuclich, Gerald Harris, Douglas Snelson, Todd Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey (PG), Darrell Linton (SG), Kevin Able (PF), Michael Woods (C) Joseph Merritt, Steven Mortenson, Charles Mendenhall, Michael Morrissette | |
| 04:40 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 04:40 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 04:40 | Southern Cal | Michael Woods grabs the board | 65-58 |
| 04:21 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey is fouled on the floor by Steven Manning - foul #4 on Steven Manning, team foul #7 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gerald Harris (SF), Thomas Stell (C) Melvin Gebo, Steven Manning | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roman Curran (SG) Brian Gregg | |
| 04:21 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey misses the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 04:21 | Tennessee | James Hood grabs the board | 65-58 |
| 04:03 | Tennessee | Cristopher Hamm hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-58 |
| 04:02 | Tennessee | James Hood snags the offensive board | 65-58 |
| 03:42 | Tennessee | Cristopher Hamm misses long on a shot from the right block | 65-58 |
| 03:40 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Kevin Able | 65-58 |
| 03:36 | Southern Cal | Kevin Able is fouled on the floor by James Hood - foul #3 on James Hood, team foul #8 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kirk Nichols (SG), Douglas Snelson (SF), Steven Manning (C) Thomas Salisbury, Gerald Harris, Thomas Stell | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Trapp (SF) Darrell Linton | |
| 03:36 | Southern Cal | Kevin Able makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 03:36 | Southern Cal | Kevin Able makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 03:15 | Tennessee | Cristopher Hamm is hacked by Kevin Able - foul #2 on Kevin Able, team foul #4 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Todd Smith (C) Steven Manning | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Steven Mortenson (SG), Charles Mendenhall (PF), Michael Morrissette (C) Roman Curran, Kevin Able, Michael Woods | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cristopher Hamm (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Kirk Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Douglas Snelson (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Hood (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Todd Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Robert Ivey (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Mortenson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Trapp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Mendenhall (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Morrissette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:53 | Tennessee | Cristopher Hamm misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 65-60 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Smith | 65-60 |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | Cristopher Hamm clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 02:30 | Southern Cal | Steven Mortenson pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 02:27 | Southern Cal | Steven Mortenson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 65-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clifford Zuclich (PG), Melvin Gebo (SG), Gerald Harris (SF), Steven Manning (C) Cristopher Hamm, Kirk Nichols, James Hood, Todd Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Merritt (PG), Darrell Linton (SF) Robert Ivey, William Trapp | |
| 02:08 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-60 |
| 02:07 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 02:07 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cristopher Hamm (PG), Kirk Nichols (SG), Thomas Stell (PF) Clifford Zuclich, Melvin Gebo, Douglas Snelson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Trapp (SF), Michael Woods (C) Darrell Linton, Michael Morrissette | |
| 01:38 | Southern Cal | Charles Mendenhall is open but misses the lay-in | 65-60 |
| 01:36 | Southern Cal | Steven Mortenson pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 01:36 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo (SG), Douglas Snelson (PF) Kirk Nichols, Thomas Stell | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey (PG), Roman Curran (SG), Michael Morrissette (C) Joseph Merritt, Steven Mortenson, Michael Woods | |
| 01:23 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from William Trapp and he's fouled by Douglas Snelson - foul #2 on Douglas Snelson, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| 01:23 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette misses the free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:23 | Tennessee | Steven Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Steven Manning hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 65-62 |
| 00:52 | Southern Cal | Robert Ivey gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 00:50 | Southern Cal | William Trapp is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Harris - foul #4 on Gerald Harris, team foul #10 | 65-62 |
| 00:50 | Southern Cal | William Trapp misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:50 | Southern Cal | William Trapp makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | Steven Manning buries a shot in the paint and he's fouled by Michael Morrissette - foul #2 on Michael Morrissette, team foul #5 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kirk Nichols (SG) Gerald Harris | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | Steven Manning misses the free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:21 | Southern Cal | Michael Morrissette snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Southern Cal | William Trapp is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-63 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Steven Manning pulls down the rebound | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:11 | Tennessee | Steven Manning is hacked by Robert Ivey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Ivey, team foul #6 | 67-63 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | Charles Mendenhall is called for the reach on Douglas Snelson - foul #1 on Charles Mendenhall, team foul #7 | 67-63 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | Douglas Snelson makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | Douglas Snelson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | William Trapp misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-63 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Douglas Snelson pulls down the rebound | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Douglas Snelson runs out the clock | 69-63 |