| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - John Gladney (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Mayo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randolph Manke (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marc Fink (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ian Crump (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Lawrence Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Samuel Tollett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Tony Garland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Milton Lott (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Wilbert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Tony Garland inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Samuel Tollett | 33-30 |
| 19:35 | Western Kentucky | Marc Fink can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 19:17 | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett loses the dribble to Randolph Manke | 33-30 |
| 18:58 | Western Kentucky | John Gladney clanks a 3 from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee | Louis Mayo is called for the reach on Thomas Wilbert - foul #1 on Louis Mayo, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 18:23 | Tennessee | Tony Garland hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Tollett and he's hacked by Randolph Manke - foul #3 on Randolph Manke, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Sweeting (SF) Randolph Manke | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:23 | Tennessee | Tony Garland makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:07 | Western Kentucky | Ian Crump buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Mayo | 36-33 |
| 17:42 | Tennessee | Milton Lott misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Marc Fink - foul #2 on Marc Fink, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| 17:42 | Tennessee | Milton Lott misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:42 | Tennessee | Milton Lott misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:42 | Western Kentucky | Ian Crump grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 17:28 | Western Kentucky | Ian Crump can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 17:27 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 17:10 | Tennessee | Tony Garland drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lawrence Carroll | 36-35 |
| 16:53 | Western Kentucky | Louis Mayo can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 16:52 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Sweeting tips it home | 38-35 |
| 16:35 | Tennessee | Louis Mayo is called for the reach on Samuel Tollett - foul #2 on Louis Mayo, team foul #4 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Lee (PG), Louis Perry (PF), Arthur Dalton (C) John Gladney, Marc Fink, Ian Crump | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Evans (PG), Corey Hudson (SG), Ricky Shirley (SF), John Patnaude (PF), Frank Rice (C) Lawrence Carroll, Samuel Tollett, Tony Garland, Milton Lott, Thomas Wilbert | |
| 16:23 | Tennessee | Ricky Shirley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-35 |
| 16:22 | Western Kentucky | Paul Lee snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 16:06 | Western Kentucky | John Patnaude is called for the reach on Kenneth Sweeting - foul #1 on John Patnaude, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Herd (SG) Louis Mayo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:53 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Sweeting clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ricky Shirley - foul #2 on Ricky Shirley, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Randolph Manke (SF) Paul Herd | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:53 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Sweeting makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 15:53 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Sweeting makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Sweeting (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randolph Manke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Louis Perry (fresh) C - Arthur Dalton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Hudson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ricky Shirley (fresh) PF - John Patnaude (fresh) C - Frank Rice (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Tennessee | Kenneth Sweeting is called for the reach on John Evans - foul #1 on Kenneth Sweeting, team foul #5 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Herd (SG) Kenneth Sweeting | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll (PG), Samuel Tollett (SG), Tony Garland (SF), Thomas Wilbert (C) John Evans, Corey Hudson, Ricky Shirley, Frank Rice | |
| 15:20 | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Lee - foul #3 on Paul Lee, team foul #6 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ian Crump (C) Arthur Dalton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:20 | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett misses the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 15:20 | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett misses the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 15:20 | Western Kentucky | Louis Perry grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 15:00 | Western Kentucky | Ian Crump hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Paul Lee | 42-35 |
| 14:43 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll is hacked by Louis Perry - foul #1 on Louis Perry, team foul #7 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Gladney (PG), Louis Mayo (SG), Marc Fink (PF) Paul Lee, Paul Herd, Louis Perry | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Milton Lott (PF) John Patnaude | |
| 14:43 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 14:43 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:27 | Western Kentucky | Louis Mayo makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 14:13 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert banks in the layup set up by Lawrence Carroll and the foul's on Ian Crump - foul #2 on Ian Crump, team foul #8 | 44-39 |
| 14:13 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert misses the free throw | 44-39 |
| 14:13 | Western Kentucky | Ian Crump pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 13:52 | Western Kentucky | John Gladney drills a 3 from straight away | 47-39 |
| 13:33 | Tennessee | Milton Lott misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 47-39 |
| 13:31 | Western Kentucky | Ian Crump grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 13:13 | Western Kentucky | Tony Garland takes the ball from Louis Mayo | 47-39 |
| 13:08 | Tennessee | Tony Garland banks in the layup | 47-41 |
| 12:51 | Western Kentucky | Randolph Manke misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-41 |
| 12:49 | Tennessee | Tony Garland pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 12:46 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Louis Perry (C) Ian Crump | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Evans (PG), Corey Hudson (SG), Ricky Shirley (SF), John Patnaude (PF), Frank Rice (C) Lawrence Carroll, Samuel Tollett, Tony Garland, Milton Lott, Thomas Wilbert | |
| 12:41 | Western Kentucky | Marc Fink comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 12:39 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Frank Rice | 47-41 |
| 12:13 | Tennessee | Frank Rice is hacked by John Gladney - foul #1 on John Gladney, team foul #9 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Lee (PG), Kenneth Sweeting (SF), Arthur Dalton (C) John Gladney, Randolph Manke, Marc Fink | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:13 | Tennessee | Frank Rice misses the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:13 | Western Kentucky | Louis Perry grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 11:52 | Western Kentucky | Louis Perry is hacked by John Patnaude - foul #2 on John Patnaude, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Paul Lee (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis Mayo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Sweeting (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Louis Perry (fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Dalton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Hudson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ricky Shirley (fresh) PF - John Patnaude (fresh) C - Frank Rice (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:45 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Sweeting can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 11:44 | Tennessee | John Evans grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 11:17 | Tennessee | John Patnaude knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Frank Rice | 47-43 |
| 10:57 | Western Kentucky | Louis Mayo travels with the ball | 47-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Gladney (PG), Randolph Manke (SF), Marc Fink (PF), Ian Crump (C) Louis Mayo, Kenneth Sweeting, Louis Perry, Arthur Dalton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll (PG), Samuel Tollett (SG), Tony Garland (SF), Milton Lott (PF), Thomas Wilbert (C) John Evans, Corey Hudson, Ricky Shirley, John Patnaude, Frank Rice | |
| 10:34 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert hits the finger roll set up by Lawrence Carroll | 47-45 |
| 10:23 | Western Kentucky | Marc Fink knocks in the shot from the left side | 49-45 |
| 10:06 | Tennessee | Milton Lott hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Samuel Tollett | 49-47 |
| 09:44 | Western Kentucky | Marc Fink lays it in | 51-47 |
| 09:28 | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Tony Garland | 51-49 |
| 09:11 | Western Kentucky | Paul Lee is hacked by Thomas Wilbert - foul #3 on Thomas Wilbert, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Louis Mayo (SG), Louis Perry (PF), Arthur Dalton (C) John Gladney, Marc Fink, Ian Crump | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 09:03 | Western Kentucky | Louis Mayo can't connect on a shot from the right side | 51-49 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 08:47 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll's 3 pointer is rejected by Louis Perry | 51-49 |
| 08:46 | Western Kentucky | Louis Perry gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 08:33 | Western Kentucky | Louis Perry can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 08:31 | Western Kentucky | Louis Mayo tips it but misses | 51-49 |
| 08:30 | Tennessee | Milton Lott pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 08:07 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll is hacked by Randolph Manke - foul #4 on Randolph Manke, team foul #10 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Gladney (PG), Kenneth Sweeting (SF), Marc Fink (PF), Ian Crump (C) Paul Lee, Randolph Manke, Louis Perry, Arthur Dalton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Corey Hudson (SG), Ricky Shirley (SF), John Patnaude (PF), Frank Rice (C) Samuel Tollett, Tony Garland, Milton Lott, Thomas Wilbert | |
| 08:07 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 08:07 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 08:07 | Western Kentucky | Ian Crump snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 07:50 | Western Kentucky | The jump hook by Ian Crump is blocked by Frank Rice | 51-50 |
| 07:49 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - John Gladney (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Mayo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Sweeting (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marc Fink (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ian Crump (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Lawrence Carroll (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Corey Hudson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ricky Shirley (fresh) PF - John Patnaude (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Rice (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Tennessee | Frank Rice clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Louis Mayo - foul #3 on Louis Mayo, team foul #11 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Evans (PG) Lawrence Carroll | |
| 07:28 | Tennessee | Frank Rice misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:28 | Tennessee | Frank Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 07:13 | Western Kentucky | Louis Mayo is called for traveling | 51-51 |
| 06:47 | Tennessee | John Evans scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ricky Shirley | 51-53 |
| 06:29 | Western Kentucky | Ian Crump is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Ian Crump, team foul #12 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Lee (PG), Randolph Manke (SF), Louis Perry (PF), Arthur Dalton (C) John Gladney, Kenneth Sweeting, Marc Fink, Ian Crump | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett (SG), Tony Garland (SF), Thomas Wilbert (C) Corey Hudson, Ricky Shirley, Frank Rice | |
| 06:03 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert lays it up and in set up by John Evans | 51-55 |
| 05:54 | Western Kentucky | John Evans steals the ball from Paul Lee | 51-55 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee | John Evans hits the finger roll | 51-57 |
| 05:30 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Dalton misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert grabs the board | 51-57 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | Arthur Dalton takes the ball from Thomas Wilbert | 51-57 |
| 04:45 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Dalton misses short on a runner from close range | 51-57 |
| 04:43 | Western Kentucky | Louis Perry tips it but misses | 51-57 |
| 04:42 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Randolph Manke | 51-57 |
| 04:33 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Dalton comes up short on the shot in the lane | 51-57 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee | John Patnaude snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-57 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Gladney (PG), Marc Fink (PF), Ian Crump (C) Paul Lee, Louis Perry, Arthur Dalton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll (PG), Milton Lott (PF) John Evans, John Patnaude | |
| 04:07 | Tennessee | Marc Fink takes the ball from Samuel Tollett | 51-57 |
| 04:02 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Carroll is called for the reach on John Gladney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Carroll, team foul #5 | 51-57 |
| 03:48 | Western Kentucky | The short jumper by Marc Fink is denied by Thomas Wilbert | 51-57 |
| 03:47 | Western Kentucky | Marc Fink snags the offensive board | 51-57 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - John Gladney (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Mayo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Randolph Manke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Marc Fink (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ian Crump (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Lawrence Carroll (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Tollett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tony Garland (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Milton Lott (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Wilbert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Western Kentucky | Ian Crump clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-57 |
| 03:25 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert gets the rebound | 51-57 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert is fouled on the floor by Louis Mayo - foul #4 on Louis Mayo, team foul #13 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Lee (SG) Louis Mayo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:59 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:43 | Western Kentucky | Marc Fink hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by John Gladney | 53-59 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert's layup is rejected by Ian Crump | 53-59 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert tips it in | 53-61 |
| 02:04 | Western Kentucky | Ian Crump misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-61 |
| 02:03 | Western Kentucky | Marc Fink grabs the offensive board | 53-61 |
| 01:47 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Wilbert steps in front of the John Gladney pass | 53-61 |
| 01:27 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll lays it in set up by Samuel Tollett | 53-63 |
| 01:20 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Wilbert denies the turnaround by Randolph Manke | 53-63 |
| 01:18 | Tennessee | Tony Garland pulls down the rebound | 53-63 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Marc Fink denies the turnaround by Milton Lott | 53-63 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert tips it in | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Western Kentucky | Marc Fink scores on a 3 from the left wing | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | Tony Garland is hacked by Paul Lee in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Lee, team foul #14 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Louis Mayo (SG) Paul Lee | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | Tony Garland makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | Tony Garland makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:36 | Western Kentucky | Ian Crump blows the layup | 56-67 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Tony Garland snags the defensive board | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky 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) | |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | The pull-up jumper by Tony Garland is blocked by Ian Crump | 56-67 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Tony Garland grabs the offensive board | 56-67 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll runs out the clock | 56-67 |