| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Andreas Russo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dustin Aldrich (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Marchese (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gabriel Romano (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Doner (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Kepner (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terence King (fresh) PF - Clifton Daley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ricky Winter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Joseph Marchese inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich is whistled for traveling | 28-26 |
| 19:29 | Houston | Joshua Kepner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-26 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee | Joseph Marchese misses the shot from close range | 28-26 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano grabs the offensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 18:45 | Tennessee | John Doner connects on the shot from the free throw line | 30-26 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Joshua Kepner scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clifton Daley | 30-28 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee | Joseph Marchese banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gabriel Romano | 32-28 |
| 17:45 | Houston | Joshua Kepner hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Ricky Winter | 32-30 |
| 17:40 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 17:38 | Houston | The rebound goes to Terence King | 32-30 |
| 17:14 | Houston | Joshua Kepner misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 32-30 |
| 17:12 | Tennessee | John Doner gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 16:56 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 16:54 | Tennessee | John Doner grabs the offensive board | 32-30 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano buries a jumper in the paint set up by Andreas Russo and the foul's on Clifton Daley - foul #3 on Clifton Daley, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Merlin Yagi (SG), Quinton Perkins (SF), Christopher Merlin (C) Dustin Aldrich, Joseph Marchese, John Doner | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ziv (SG), Charles Hensley (SF), Henry Horn (PF), Sean Benedetti (C) Joshua Kepner, Terence King, Clifton Daley, Ricky Winter | |
| 16:27 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano makes the free throw | 35-30 |
| 16:08 | Houston | Robert Ziv is fouled on the floor by Merlin Yagi - foul #1 on Merlin Yagi, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Conway (SG), Gerald Barnard (C) Andreas Russo, Gabriel Romano | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 15:41 | Houston | Jeff Theriault hits a shot from the left side set up by Robert Ziv | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Merlin Yagi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Conway (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Quinton Perkins (fresh) PF - Christopher Merlin (fresh) C - Gerald Barnard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ziv (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Hensley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Henry Horn (fresh) C - Sean Benedetti (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Tennessee | Quinton Perkins drills a floater from just outside the lane | 37-32 |
| 15:13 | Houston | Jeff Theriault connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Ziv | 37-34 |
| 14:53 | Tennessee | Merlin Yagi hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 37-34 |
| 14:51 | Houston | Sean Benedetti gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 14:27 | Houston | Jeff Theriault misses long on a jumper from the left block | 37-34 |
| 14:26 | Tennessee | Christopher Conway grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 14:16 | Tennessee | Christopher Merlin's layup is rejected by Sean Benedetti | 37-34 |
| 14:14 | Tennessee | Christopher Conway pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee | Christopher Conway scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Merlin Yagi | 40-34 |
| 13:30 | Houston | Robert Ziv is hacked by Christopher Merlin - foul #1 on Christopher Merlin, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andreas Russo (PG), Dustin Aldrich (SG), Joseph Marchese (SF), Gabriel Romano (PF), John Doner (C) Merlin Yagi, Christopher Conway, Quinton Perkins, Christopher Merlin, Gerald Barnard | |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Kepner (SG), Terence King (SF), Clifton Daley (PF), Earnest Tucker (C) Jeff Theriault, Robert Ziv, Henry Horn, Sean Benedetti | |
| 13:11 | Houston | Earnest Tucker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 13:09 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 12:47 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich buries a floater from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 12:41 | Houston | Earnest Tucker hits a floater from the right side | 42-36 |
| 12:19 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 11:50 | Houston | Earnest Tucker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 11:49 | Houston | Joshua Kepner misses the tip | 45-36 |
| 11:47 | Tennessee | John Doner gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 11:42 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich's layup is rejected by Earnest Tucker | 45-36 |
| 11:40 | Houston | Terence King gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Andreas Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Aldrich (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Marchese (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gabriel Romano (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Doner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Charles Hensley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Kepner (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terence King (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Clifton Daley (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:14 | Houston | Earnest Tucker clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 11:13 | Houston | Earnest Tucker tips it in | 45-38 |
| 11:10 | Tennessee | Joshua Kepner steps in front of the Andreas Russo pass in the backcourt | 45-38 |
| 11:09 | Houston | Terence King throws it down on a great pass from Joshua Kepner | 45-40 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee | Joseph Marchese can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joshua Kepner - foul #2 on Joshua Kepner, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), Henry Horn (PF) Charles Hensley, Clifton Daley | |
| 10:50 | Tennessee | Joseph Marchese makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee | Joseph Marchese makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 10:31 | Houston | Joshua Kepner misses the shot from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 10:30 | Tennessee | John Doner pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 10:18 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Dustin Aldrich | 49-40 |
| 09:58 | Houston | Joseph Marchese is called for the reach on Jeff Theriault - foul #1 on Joseph Marchese, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Merlin Yagi (SG), Jared Woods (SF), Christopher Merlin (C) Dustin Aldrich, Joseph Marchese, John Doner | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ziv (SG) Joshua Kepner | |
| 09:41 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 09:39 | Houston | Earnest Tucker snags the offensive board | 49-40 |
| 09:20 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Merlin - foul #2 on Christopher Merlin, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Conway (SG), Gerald Barnard (C) Andreas Russo, Gabriel Romano | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:20 | Houston | Earnest Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 09:20 | Houston | Earnest Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | Merlin Yagi hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jared Woods | 52-42 |
| 08:38 | Houston | Earnest Tucker loses the dribble to Christopher Conway | 52-42 |
| 08:24 | Tennessee | Jared Woods loses the dribble to Jeff Theriault | 52-42 |
| 08:00 | Houston | Earnest Tucker knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Terence King | 52-45 |
| 07:38 | Tennessee | Merlin Yagi is fouled on the floor by Henry Horn - foul #3 on Henry Horn, team foul #3 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andreas Russo (PG), Dustin Aldrich (SG), Joseph Marchese (SF), Gabriel Romano (PF), John Doner (C) Merlin Yagi, Christopher Conway, Jared Woods, Christopher Merlin, Gerald Barnard | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Hensley (PG), Joshua Kepner (SG), Clifton Daley (PF), Ricky Winter (C) Jeff Theriault, Terence King, Henry Horn, Earnest Tucker | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Andreas Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Aldrich (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Marchese (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gabriel Romano (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - John Doner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Charles Hensley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Kepner (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Ziv (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Clifton Daley (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ricky Winter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-45 |
| 07:03 | Houston | Charles Hensley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 07:01 | Tennessee | Joseph Marchese pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 06:43 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 06:41 | Houston | Ricky Winter grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 06:13 | Houston | Joshua Kepner misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Dustin Aldrich - foul #1 on Dustin Aldrich, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG) Robert Ziv | |
| 06:13 | Houston | Joshua Kepner misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 06:13 | Houston | Joshua Kepner makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 05:54 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 52-46 |
| 05:52 | Houston | Clifton Daley pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Jeff Theriault misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gabriel Romano - foul #2 on Gabriel Romano, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Houston | Earnest Tucker (C) Ricky Winter | |
| 05:44 | Houston | Jeff Theriault makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Jeff Theriault makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 05:24 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo clanks a floater from the left side | 52-48 |
| 05:22 | Tennessee | John Doner tips it but misses | 52-48 |
| 05:20 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo snags the offensive board | 52-48 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joshua Kepner - foul #3 on Joshua Kepner, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Horn (PF) Clifton Daley | |
| 04:59 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 04:59 | Houston | Earnest Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 04:37 | Houston | Joshua Kepner misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Marchese - foul #2 on Joseph Marchese, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jared Woods (SF) Joseph Marchese | |
| Subs | Houston | Terence King (SF) Charles Hensley | |
| 04:37 | Houston | Joshua Kepner makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 04:37 | Houston | Joshua Kepner misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 04:37 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 04:17 | Houston | The rebound goes to Henry Horn | 53-49 |
| 03:53 | Houston | John Doner steals the ball from Terence King | 53-49 |
| 03:31 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano lays it up and in | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Andreas Russo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Aldrich (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jared Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - John Doner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Kepner (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terence King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Horn (fresh) 3 pf. C - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Houston | Earnest Tucker is hacked by Gabriel Romano - foul #3 on Gabriel Romano, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Merlin Yagi (PG), Christopher Conway (SG), Joseph Marchese (SF), Christopher Merlin (C) Andreas Russo, Dustin Aldrich, Gabriel Romano, John Doner | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Hensley (PG), Robert Ziv (SG), Clifton Daley (PF) Jeff Theriault, Joshua Kepner, Henry Horn | |
| 03:08 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 03:08 | Tennessee | Jared Woods grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 02:45 | Tennessee | Christopher Merlin's fadeaway is rejected by Terence King | 55-49 |
| 02:44 | Tennessee | Christopher Merlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 02:44 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andreas Russo (PG), Dustin Aldrich (SG), Gabriel Romano (PF), John Doner (C) Merlin Yagi, Christopher Conway, Jared Woods, Christopher Merlin | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), Joshua Kepner (SG) Charles Hensley, Robert Ziv | |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | Joshua Kepner steals it from Joseph Marchese | 55-49 |
| 02:32 | Houston | Joshua Kepner lays it in | 55-51 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee | Joseph Marchese misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-51 |
| 02:21 | Houston | The rebound goes to Terence King | 55-51 |
| 02:19 | Houston | Jeff Theriault's pass is intercepted by Andreas Russo in the backcourt | 55-51 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee | The jumper by Dustin Aldrich is denied by Clifton Daley | 55-51 |
| 02:02 | Houston | The rebound goes to Earnest Tucker | 55-51 |
| 01:38 | Houston | Andreas Russo is called for the reach on Terence King - foul #1 on Andreas Russo, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| 01:38 | Houston | Terence King makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 01:38 | Houston | Terence King misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Marchese | 57-52 |
| 00:56 | Houston | Earnest Tucker comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 57-52 |
| 00:55 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-52 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Joseph Marchese | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Joseph Marchese is hacked by Jeff Theriault in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeff Theriault, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Merlin Yagi (SG), Jared Woods (SF) Dustin Aldrich, Joseph Marchese | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Clifton Daley is called for the reach on Merlin Yagi - foul #4 on Clifton Daley, team foul #6 | 59-52 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | John Doner is hacked by Earnest Tucker - foul #4 on Earnest Tucker, team foul #7 | 59-52 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | John Doner misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:17 | Houston | The rebound goes to Clifton Daley | 59-52 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Earnest Tucker hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Jeff Theriault | 59-55 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich (SG), Joseph Marchese (SF) Andreas Russo, Jared Woods | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:06 | Tennessee | Merlin Yagi is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff Theriault - foul #4 on Jeff Theriault, team foul #8 | 59-55 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee | Merlin Yagi makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee | Merlin Yagi makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Earnest Tucker hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-58 |