| Lineup | UConn | PG - Leon Welch (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Patrick Jelinski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Percy Hunter (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Tony Lazaro (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy Eliason (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Patrick Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Foluke Abdullah (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Marsh (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Neil Venable (fresh) C - Ronald Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Percy Hunter - foul #1 on Percy Hunter, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 19:31 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 19:31 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 19:08 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 19:06 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:45 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 18:43 | UConn | Tony Lazaro pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:38 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Percy Hunter | 32-34 |
| 18:20 | Tennessee | Patrick Jelinski steps in front of the Ronald Lee pass | 32-34 |
| 18:02 | UConn | Tommy Eliason misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Ronald Lee - foul #2 on Ronald Lee, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 18:02 | UConn | Tommy Eliason makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:02 | UConn | Tommy Eliason misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:02 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:42 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 17:41 | Tennessee | Neil Venable grabs the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 17:20 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah's pass is intercepted by Percy Hunter | 33-34 |
| 16:53 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski is fouled on the floor by Foluke Abdullah - foul #3 on Foluke Abdullah, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Wayne Hatfield (SF), Peter Edwards (C) Percy Hunter, Tommy Eliason | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:40 | UConn | Leon Welch is hacked by Neil Venable - foul #2 on Neil Venable, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| 16:28 | UConn | Foluke Abdullah is called for the reach on Leon Welch - foul #4 on Foluke Abdullah, team foul #4 | 33-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Gaddy (SF) Leon Welch | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Chapman (SG) Foluke Abdullah | |
| 16:21 | UConn | Eric Gaddy drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Patrick Jelinski | 35-34 |
| 16:01 | Tennessee | Eric Gaddy is called for the reach on Ronald Lee - foul #1 on Eric Gaddy, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| 15:50 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Wayne Hatfield | 35-34 |
| 15:48 | UConn | Peter Edwards grabs the board | 35-34 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Patrick Jelinski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Wayne Hatfield (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Gaddy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Lazaro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Patrick Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Marsh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Neil Venable (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:29 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski travels with the ball | 35-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Leon Welch (PG), Tommy Eliason (C) Eric Gaddy, Peter Edwards | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:16 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Chapman | 35-36 |
| 15:08 | UConn | Wayne Hatfield misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 15:06 | UConn | Tommy Eliason hits the follow up shot | 37-36 |
| 14:43 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Robert Chapman, team foul #5 | 37-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Percy Hunter (SF) Wayne Hatfield | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:16 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski is whistled for a carry | 37-36 |
| 13:58 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee's fadeaway is rejected by Tommy Eliason | 37-36 |
| 13:57 | UConn | Percy Hunter gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 13:38 | UConn | Tommy Eliason can't finish the layup | 37-36 |
| 13:36 | UConn | Tony Lazaro gets the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 13:20 | UConn | Ronald Lee takes the ball from Tommy Eliason | 37-36 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson is fouled on the floor by Leon Welch - foul #2 on Leon Welch, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Wayne Hatfield (SG), Eric Gaddy (SF), Peter Edwards (C) Leon Welch, Percy Hunter, Tommy Eliason | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah (SG) Robert Chapman | |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-38 |
| 12:11 | UConn | Wayne Hatfield misses the wide open floater from the right side | 37-38 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 11:47 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee scores on a jumper in the paint | 37-40 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Patrick Jelinski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Wayne Hatfield (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Gaddy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Lazaro (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Patrick Johnson (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Foluke Abdullah (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kevin Marsh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Neil Venable (tiring) 2 reb. C - Ronald Lee (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:32 | UConn | Tony Lazaro can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 37-40 |
| 11:31 | Tennessee | Neil Venable snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 11:15 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Neil Venable | 37-42 |
| 10:51 | UConn | Tony Lazaro loses the ball out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Leon Welch (PG), Percy Hunter (SF), Tommy Eliason (C) Wayne Hatfield, Eric Gaddy, Tony Lazaro | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Chapman (PG), Larry Rhodes (SF), Samuel Forsythe (PF), Tyrone Evans (C) Patrick Johnson, Kevin Marsh, Neil Venable, Ronald Lee | |
| 10:22 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-42 |
| 10:20 | UConn | Leon Welch is called for traveling in the backcourt | 37-42 |
| 10:08 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-42 |
| 10:07 | UConn | Tommy Eliason pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 09:49 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Peter Edwards | 40-42 |
| 09:24 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Robert Chapman | 40-44 |
| 09:04 | UConn | Tommy Eliason buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Patrick Jelinski | 42-44 |
| 08:48 | Tennessee | Tyrone Evans travels with the ball | 42-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Tony Lazaro (PF) Peter Edwards | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh (SF), Ronald Lee (C) Larry Rhodes, Tyrone Evans | |
| 08:35 | UConn | Tommy Eliason can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 08:34 | UConn | Tony Lazaro tips it home | 44-44 |
| 08:07 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe clanks a turnaround from close range | 44-44 |
| 08:06 | UConn | Percy Hunter snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 07:48 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 07:46 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Leon Welch (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Patrick Jelinski (tiring) 12 pts. 6 ast. SF - Percy Hunter (fairly fresh) 6 reb. PF - Tony Lazaro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Tommy Eliason (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Foluke Abdullah (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kevin Marsh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Samuel Forsythe (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ronald Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee drills a jumper from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 07:17 | UConn | Tony Lazaro scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 06:59 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-49 |
| 06:44 | UConn | Percy Hunter makes the wide open jump hook from the right block | 48-49 |
| 06:19 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-49 |
| 06:18 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman grabs the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 05:57 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Leon Welch - foul #3 on Leon Welch, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Wayne Hatfield (SG), Eric Gaddy (SF), Peter Edwards (PF), Kenneth Rowley (C) Patrick Jelinski, Percy Hunter, Tony Lazaro, Tommy Eliason | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Neil Venable (PF) Ronald Lee | |
| 05:57 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 05:57 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 05:55 | UConn | Leon Welch is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Chapman - foul #3 on Robert Chapman, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson (PG) Robert Chapman | |
| 05:35 | UConn | Wayne Hatfield can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 05:34 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 05:05 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh scores on a runner near the basket | 48-53 |
| 04:54 | UConn | Wayne Hatfield makes the runner in the paint | 50-53 |
| 04:25 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah misses the shot from the baseline | 50-53 |
| 04:24 | UConn | Kenneth Rowley gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 04:19 | UConn | Leon Welch misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 04:18 | UConn | Peter Edwards snags the offensive board | 50-53 |
| 04:08 | UConn | Wayne Hatfield misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Kevin Marsh - foul #1 on Kevin Marsh, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Patrick Jelinski (SG), Tony Lazaro (PF) Leon Welch, Kenneth Rowley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Chapman (SF), Ronald Lee (C) Kevin Marsh, Samuel Forsythe | |
| 04:08 | UConn | Wayne Hatfield makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 04:08 | UConn | Wayne Hatfield makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 03:41 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Wayne Hatfield - foul #2 on Wayne Hatfield, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Rowley (C) Peter Edwards | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 03:41 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 03:41 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 03:41 | UConn | Kenneth Rowley grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Patrick Jelinski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Wayne Hatfield (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Gaddy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Lazaro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Rowley (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Patrick Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Foluke Abdullah (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Neil Venable (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Lee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:29 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 03:28 | UConn | Tony Lazaro misses the tip | 52-53 |
| 03:27 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 03:04 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Foluke Abdullah | 52-55 |
| 02:59 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Leon Welch (PG), Percy Hunter (SF), Tommy Eliason (C) Wayne Hatfield, Eric Gaddy, Kenneth Rowley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh (SF) Robert Chapman | |
| 02:41 | UConn | Tommy Eliason comes up short on the floater from the right side | 52-55 |
| 02:39 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski tips it home | 54-55 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee snags the offensive board | 54-55 |
| 01:44 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Foluke Abdullah | 54-57 |
| 01:18 | UConn | Tommy Eliason misses the jumper from the left block | 54-57 |
| 01:16 | UConn | Percy Hunter hits the follow up shot | 56-57 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 00:49 | UConn | Tommy Eliason snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 00:44 | UConn | Tommy Eliason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Neil Venable | 56-59 |
| 00:16 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee grabs the board | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee is hacked by Patrick Jelinski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Jelinski, team foul #6 | 56-59 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee is fouled on the floor by Tony Lazaro - foul #3 on Tony Lazaro, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:10 | UConn | The rebound goes to Tommy Eliason | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | UConn | Leon Welch is hacked by Ronald Lee - foul #3 on Ronald Lee, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| 00:04 | UConn | Leon Welch misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Neil Venable grabs the board | 56-60 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Patrick Jelinski is called for the reach on Neil Venable in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Jelinski, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Neil Venable makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Neil Venable misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:01 | UConn | Tommy Eliason pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Tommy Eliason misses the fullcourt shot | 56-61 |