| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Lawrence Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Tollett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tony Garland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Milton Lott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Thomas Wilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Stephan Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Ashley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Hodgkinson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Sosinski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Tony Garland inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert is wide open and dunks the ball on a nice dish by Lawrence Carroll and he's hacked by Wayne Ashley - foul #3 on Wayne Ashley, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Marshall Young (SG) Wayne Ashley | |
| 19:31 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert misses the free throw | 40-37 |
| 19:31 | East Tennessee State | Larry Hodgkinson grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 19:14 | East Tennessee State | Stephan Marsh comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 40-37 |
| 19:13 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Thomas Wilbert | 40-37 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert travels with the ball | 40-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Joe Catoe (PF) Larry Hodgkinson | |
| 18:38 | East Tennessee State | Marshall Young misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-37 |
| 18:37 | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey Jones gets the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 18:16 | East Tennessee State | Samuel Tollett picks off the pass by Marshall Young | 40-37 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | Tony Garland misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Sosinski - foul #1 on Jeffrey Sosinski, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Evans (PG), Corey Hudson (SG), John Patnaude (PF), Frank Rice (C) Lawrence Carroll, Samuel Tollett, Milton Lott, Thomas Wilbert | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Shawn Smith (PG), Derek Bleich (SG), Keith Torian (SF), Samuel Carter (C) Stephan Marsh, Marshall Young, Jeffrey Jones, Jeffrey Sosinski | |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | Tony Garland makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | Tony Garland makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 17:29 | East Tennessee State | Keith Torian knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Derek Bleich | 42-39 |
| 17:27 | Tennessee | Keith Torian steals the ball from John Evans in the backcourt | 42-39 |
| 17:25 | East Tennessee State | Keith Torian lays it up and in | 42-41 |
| 17:03 | Tennessee | Tony Garland misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 17:02 | East Tennessee State | Samuel Carter gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 16:57 | East Tennessee State | Shawn Smith drills a 3 from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 16:55 | Tennessee | John Evans is hacked by Shawn Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shawn Smith, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ricky Shirley (SF) Tony Garland | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry Hodgkinson (PF) Joe Catoe | |
| 16:35 | Tennessee | Ricky Shirley blows the dunk but he's hacked by Shawn Smith - foul #3 on Shawn Smith, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Cupp (PF), Thomas Wilbert (C) John Patnaude, Frank Rice | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Marshall Young (PG), Ronald Lauritsen (SG), Jeffrey Sosinski (C) Shawn Smith, Keith Torian, Samuel Carter | |
| 16:35 | Tennessee | Ricky Shirley makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 16:35 | Tennessee | Ricky Shirley misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 16:35 | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey Sosinski pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 16:28 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Lauritsen misses the 3 from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 16:26 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 16:24 | Tennessee | Derek Bleich is called for the reach on Corey Hudson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Derek Bleich, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll (PG), Samuel Tollett (SG) John Evans, Corey Hudson | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey Jones (SF) Derek Bleich | |
| 16:08 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel Tollett | 45-44 |
| 15:54 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Lauritsen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 15:52 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Lawrence Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Samuel Tollett (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ricky Shirley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Cupp (fresh) C - Thomas Wilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Marshall Young (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Lauritsen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Hodgkinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Sosinski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll is hacked by Marshall Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marshall Young, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Wayne Ashley (SG) Marshall Young | |
| 15:39 | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ricky Shirley | 47-44 |
| 15:37 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Lauritsen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Milton Lott (PF) Thomas Wilbert | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Stephan Marsh (PG), Joe Catoe (C) Ronald Lauritsen, Jeffrey Sosinski | |
| 15:13 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll misses short on an open jumper from the left block | 47-44 |
| 15:12 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Stephan Marsh | 47-44 |
| 15:07 | East Tennessee State | Samuel Tollett steps in front of the Jeffrey Jones pass | 47-44 |
| 14:50 | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-44 |
| 14:49 | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey Jones pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 14:34 | East Tennessee State | Wayne Ashley misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Samuel Tollett - foul #1 on Samuel Tollett, team foul #1 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Evans (PG), Corey Hudson (SG), David Clay (SF), John Patnaude (PF), Frank Rice (C) Lawrence Carroll, Samuel Tollett, Ricky Shirley, Milton Lott, John Cupp | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Marshall Young (PG), Derek Bleich (SF), Samuel Carter (PF), Keith Torian (C) Stephan Marsh, Jeffrey Jones, Larry Hodgkinson, Joe Catoe | |
| 14:34 | East Tennessee State | Wayne Ashley misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 14:34 | East Tennessee State | Wayne Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 14:08 | Tennessee | John Patnaude lays it in on a nice dish by Corey Hudson | 49-45 |
| 13:55 | East Tennessee State | Keith Torian is called for traveling | 49-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tony Garland (SF), Thomas Wilbert (C) David Clay, Frank Rice | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Shawn Smith (PG) Wayne Ashley | |
| 13:53 | Tennessee | Samuel Carter is called for the reach on John Patnaude in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Carter, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| 13:53 | Tennessee | John Patnaude makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 13:53 | Tennessee | John Patnaude makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 13:30 | East Tennessee State | Samuel Carter drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Keith Torian and he's fouled by Corey Hudson - foul #1 on Corey Hudson, team foul #2 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Rice (PF) John Patnaude | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey Sosinski (C) Marshall Young | |
| 13:30 | East Tennessee State | Samuel Carter makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 13:27 | Tennessee | Corey Hudson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Joe Catoe (PF) Samuel Carter | |
| 13:14 | East Tennessee State | Keith Torian's pass is intercepted by Frank Rice | 51-48 |
| 12:53 | Tennessee | Corey Hudson knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Tony Garland | 53-48 |
| 12:31 | East Tennessee State | Keith Torian is fouled on the floor by Corey Hudson - foul #2 on Corey Hudson, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll (PG), Samuel Tollett (SG), Ricky Shirley (SF), Milton Lott (PF), John Cupp (C) John Evans, Corey Hudson, Tony Garland, Frank Rice, Thomas Wilbert | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Stephan Marsh (PG), Wayne Ashley (SG), Jeffrey Jones (SF), Larry Hodgkinson (PF) Shawn Smith, Derek Bleich, Keith Torian, Joe Catoe | |
| 12:12 | East Tennessee State | Stephan Marsh misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Samuel Tollett - foul #2 on Samuel Tollett, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Patnaude (C) John Cupp | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Marshall Young (SF), Samuel Carter (PF) Jeffrey Jones, Larry Hodgkinson | |
| 12:12 | East Tennessee State | Stephan Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 12:12 | East Tennessee State | Stephan Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 11:57 | Tennessee | Ricky Shirley tips it home | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Lawrence Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Samuel Tollett (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Ricky Shirley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Milton Lott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - John Patnaude (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Stephan Marsh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Ashley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marshall Young (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Samuel Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Sosinski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey Sosinski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-50 |
| 11:28 | Tennessee | Milton Lott grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 11:08 | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 11:06 | Tennessee | John Patnaude hits the follow up shot | 57-50 |
| 11:01 | East Tennessee State | Marshall Young misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-50 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 10:58 | Tennessee | Stephan Marsh steps in front of the John Patnaude pass in the backcourt | 57-50 |
| 10:49 | East Tennessee State | Stephan Marsh is hacked by Lawrence Carroll - foul #1 on Lawrence Carroll, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Evans (PG), David Clay (SG), Tony Garland (SF), Frank Rice (PF), Thomas Wilbert (C) Lawrence Carroll, Samuel Tollett, Ricky Shirley, Milton Lott, John Patnaude | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Shawn Smith (PG), Ronald Lauritsen (SG), Jeffrey Jones (SF), Larry Hodgkinson (PF), Joe Catoe (C) Stephan Marsh, Wayne Ashley, Marshall Young, Samuel Carter, Jeffrey Sosinski | |
| 10:30 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Lauritsen hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee | John Evans drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 09:52 | East Tennessee State | Larry Hodgkinson makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Shawn Smith | 60-56 |
| 09:35 | Tennessee | Tony Garland misses long on a shot from the right side | 60-56 |
| 09:34 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Lauritsen grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 09:16 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Lauritsen misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-56 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Tony Garland | 60-56 |
| 08:58 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Clay | 62-56 |
| 08:39 | East Tennessee State | Shawn Smith loses the dribble to Tony Garland | 62-56 |
| 08:35 | Tennessee | Tony Garland lays it up and in | 64-56 |
| 08:17 | East Tennessee State | Larry Hodgkinson scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Shawn Smith | 64-58 |
| 08:15 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Jones steals it from John Evans in the backcourt | 64-58 |
| 08:00 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Lauritsen misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-58 |
| 07:58 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Thomas Wilbert | 64-58 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert is alone and drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by John Evans | 66-58 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Evans (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Clay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Garland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Rice (tiring) 4 pts. C - Thomas Wilbert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Shawn Smith (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Lauritsen (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Jones (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Hodgkinson (tiring) 7 pts. C - Joe Catoe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | East Tennessee State | Larry Hodgkinson's pass is intercepted by David Clay | 66-58 |
| 07:16 | Tennessee | David Clay is hacked by Ronald Lauritsen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Lauritsen, team foul #8 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll (PG), Samuel Tollett (SG), Milton Lott (PF), John Patnaude (C) John Evans, Tony Garland, Frank Rice, Thomas Wilbert | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Stephan Marsh (PG), Wayne Ashley (SG), Marshall Young (SF), Samuel Carter (PF), Jeffrey Sosinski (C) Shawn Smith, Ronald Lauritsen, Jeffrey Jones, Larry Hodgkinson, Joe Catoe | |
| 07:16 | Tennessee | David Clay makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 07:16 | Tennessee | David Clay makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 06:58 | East Tennessee State | Marshall Young can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-58 |
| 06:56 | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett gets the rebound | 68-58 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee | John Patnaude misses long on an open fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Samuel Carter - foul #2 on Samuel Carter, team foul #9 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ricky Shirley (SF) David Clay | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 06:32 | Tennessee | John Patnaude makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee | John Patnaude makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 06:20 | East Tennessee State | John Patnaude denies the turnaround by Stephan Marsh | 70-58 |
| 06:19 | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey Sosinski tips it back up and in | 70-60 |
| 06:17 | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Ashley - foul #4 on Wayne Ashley, team foul #10 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Keith Torian (C) Jeffrey Sosinski | |
| 06:17 | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 06:17 | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 05:54 | East Tennessee State | Marshall Young drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Ashley | 72-63 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | John Patnaude hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Keith Torian - foul #2 on Keith Torian, team foul #11 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Corey Hudson (SG), John Cupp (C) Samuel Tollett, Milton Lott | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Derek Bleich (SF), Jeffrey Sosinski (C) Marshall Young, Samuel Carter | |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | John Patnaude makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | John Patnaude makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 05:11 | East Tennessee State | Keith Torian lays it in on a great pass from Wayne Ashley | 74-65 |
| 04:55 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Corey Hudson | 77-65 |
| 04:40 | East Tennessee State | The short jumper by Stephan Marsh is denied by John Patnaude | 77-65 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Corey Hudson snags the defensive board | 77-65 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee | John Patnaude clanks a floater in the paint | 77-65 |
| 04:17 | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey Sosinski gets the rebound | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:04 | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey Sosinski scores on a fadeaway from the left side and the foul's on John Cupp - foul #1 on John Cupp, team foul #6 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett (SG), Tony Garland (SF), Milton Lott (PF), Thomas Wilbert (C) Corey Hudson, Ricky Shirley, John Patnaude, John Cupp | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Marshall Young (PG), Jeffrey Jones (SF), Joe Catoe (PF) Stephan Marsh, Derek Bleich, Keith Torian | |
| 04:04 | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey Sosinski makes the free throw | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Tennessee | Tony Garland is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Jones - foul #3 on Jeffrey Jones, team foul #12 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Evans (PG) Lawrence Carroll | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 03:39 | Tennessee | Tony Garland misses the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 03:39 | Tennessee | Tony Garland makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Samuel Tollett (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Tony Garland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Milton Lott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Wilbert (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Marshall Young (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Ashley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jeffrey Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joe Catoe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Sosinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:23 | East Tennessee State | Samuel Tollett takes the ball from Jeffrey Sosinski | 78-68 |
| 03:19 | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett lays it up and in | 80-68 |
| 03:08 | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey Jones is fouled on the floor by Tony Garland - foul #2 on Tony Garland, team foul #7 | 80-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Clay (SF) Tony Garland | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Stephan Marsh (PG) Marshall Young | |
| 03:08 | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey Jones makes the 1st free throw | 80-69 |
| 03:08 | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 02:49 | Tennessee | Milton Lott hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from John Evans | 82-70 |
| 02:35 | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey Jones loses the dribble to Milton Lott | 82-70 |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tony Garland (SF), John Cupp (PF) David Clay, Milton Lott | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Shawn Smith (PG), Marshall Young (SG), Derek Bleich (SF), Samuel Carter (C) Stephan Marsh, Wayne Ashley, Jeffrey Jones, Jeffrey Sosinski | |
| 02:22 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert is fouled on the floor by Samuel Carter - foul #3 on Samuel Carter, team foul #13 | 82-70 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert makes the 1st free throw | 83-70 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 84-70 |
| 02:14 | East Tennessee State | Marshall Young is hacked by Samuel Tollett - foul #3 on Samuel Tollett, team foul #8 | 84-70 |
| 02:14 | East Tennessee State | Marshall Young makes the 1st free throw | 84-71 |
| 02:14 | East Tennessee State | Marshall Young makes the 2nd free throw | 84-72 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joe Catoe - foul #2 on Joe Catoe, team foul #14 | 84-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll (PG), Milton Lott (PF) John Evans, John Cupp | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett makes the 1st free throw | 85-72 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | Samuel Tollett misses the 2nd free throw | 85-72 |
| 01:50 | East Tennessee State | Joe Catoe gets the rebound | 85-72 |
| 01:40 | East Tennessee State | Lawrence Carroll steals it from Joe Catoe | 85-72 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | Shawn Smith is called for the reach on Lawrence Carroll in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shawn Smith, team foul #15 | 85-72 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 86-72 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll misses the 2nd free throw | 86-72 |
| 01:38 | East Tennessee State | Samuel Carter pulls down the rebound | 86-72 |
| 01:20 | East Tennessee State | Samuel Carter lays it up and in on a great pass from Marshall Young | 86-74 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee | Milton Lott can't finish the layup | 86-74 |
| 00:56 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert tips it but misses | 86-74 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll hits the follow up shot | 88-74 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | East Tennessee State | Thomas Wilbert steals it from Shawn Smith | 88-74 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll clanks a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Shawn Smith - foul #5 on Shawn Smith, team foul #16 | 88-74 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Keith Torian (SF) Shawn Smith | |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 89-74 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll misses the 2nd free throw | 89-74 |
| 00:22 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Samuel Carter | 89-74 |
| 00:14 | East Tennessee State | Tony Garland steps in front of the Marshall Young pass | 89-74 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll runs out the clock | 89-74 |