| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Don White (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Richard Ashbrook (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Darin Craighead (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Milton Peters (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gregory Murphy (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Hung Hou (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Peck (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Bowling (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Laws (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Schaberg (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Darin Craighead inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Tennessee | Milton Peters is hacked by Robert Laws - foul #3 on Robert Laws, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Navy | Eddie Ames (C) Robert Laws | |
| 19:15 | Tennessee | Don White misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-30 |
| 19:14 | Navy | Eddie Ames gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 19:06 | Navy | Hung Hou misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 19:04 | Navy | Hung Hou pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 18:35 | Navy | Thomas Peck clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee | Darin Craighead snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 18:27 | Tennessee | Hung Hou picks off the pass by Don White in the backcourt | 29-30 |
| 18:16 | Navy | Eddie Bowling connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Hung Hou | 29-33 |
| 17:58 | Tennessee | Thomas Peck steps in front of the Don White pass | 29-33 |
| 17:44 | Navy | Thomas Peck drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Eddie Ames | 29-35 |
| 17:26 | Tennessee | Gregory Murphy clanks a jump hook from close range | 29-35 |
| 17:25 | Tennessee | Milton Peters hits the follow up shot | 31-35 |
| 17:05 | Navy | Eddie Bowling makes the 3 from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 16:37 | Tennessee | Don White misses the shot from the left side | 31-38 |
| 16:36 | Navy | Eddie Bowling grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 16:29 | Navy | David Schaberg drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Eddie Ames | 31-40 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Don White makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Darin Craighead | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Don White (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Richard Ashbrook (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Darin Craighead (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Milton Peters (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Gregory Murphy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Hung Hou (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Peck (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Bowling (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Schaberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eddie Ames (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Navy | Hung Hou misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 15:36 | Navy | Eddie Bowling tips it home | 33-42 |
| 15:20 | Tennessee | Don White is fouled on the floor by Thomas Peck - foul #1 on Thomas Peck, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Jones (PG), Ralph Bennett (SG), Tracy Forbush (SF), Levi Wilson (PF), James Frenette (C) Don White, Richard Ashbrook, Darin Craighead, Milton Peters, Gregory Murphy | |
| Subs | Navy | Dikembe Ali (PG), Jerry Villarreal (SG), Kenny Brown (SF), Robert Laws (PF), Terry Jenkins (C) Hung Hou, Thomas Peck, Eddie Bowling, David Schaberg, Eddie Ames | |
| 14:58 | Tennessee | Richard Jones misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 33-42 |
| 14:56 | Navy | Jerry Villarreal grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 14:30 | Navy | Jerry Villarreal makes the jumper from the right side and he's fouled by James Frenette - foul #1 on James Frenette, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Navy | Thomas Peck (SG) Dikembe Ali | |
| 14:30 | Navy | Jerry Villarreal makes the free throw | 33-45 |
| 14:09 | Tennessee | Ralph Bennett is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ralph Bennett, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Navy | Eddie Bowling (SF) Kenny Brown | |
| 13:53 | Navy | Tracy Forbush steals the ball from Thomas Peck | 33-45 |
| 13:27 | Tennessee | Terry Jenkins is called for the reach on Ralph Bennett - foul #4 on Terry Jenkins, team foul #3 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Ashbrook (SG) Tracy Forbush | |
| Subs | Navy | Hung Hou (PG), Daniel Mack (C) Jerry Villarreal, Terry Jenkins | |
| 13:07 | Tennessee | Ralph Bennett drills a 3 from straight away set up by Richard Jones | 36-45 |
| 12:52 | Navy | Robert Laws misses the shot from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 12:51 | Navy | Hung Hou gets the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 12:44 | Navy | Eddie Bowling loses the ball out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Don White (PG), Darin Craighead (SF), Milton Peters (PF), Gregory Murphy (C) Richard Jones, Ralph Bennett, Levi Wilson, James Frenette | |
| Subs | Navy | David Schaberg (C) Daniel Mack | |
| 12:24 | Tennessee | Don White knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Ashbrook | 38-45 |
| 12:13 | Navy | Gregory Murphy steps in front of the David Schaberg pass | 38-45 |
| 12:01 | Tennessee | Don White clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Laws - foul #4 on Robert Laws, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Navy | Jerry Villarreal (SG), Kenny Brown (SF), Eddie Ames (C) Thomas Peck, Eddie Bowling, Robert Laws | |
| 12:01 | Tennessee | Don White makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 12:01 | Tennessee | Don White misses the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 12:01 | Navy | David Schaberg snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 11:43 | Navy | Eddie Ames misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-45 |
| 11:41 | Navy | David Schaberg snags the offensive board | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Don White (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SG - Richard Ashbrook (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Darin Craighead (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Milton Peters (fresh) 6 pts. C - Gregory Murphy (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Hung Hou (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Villarreal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenny Brown (fresh) PF - David Schaberg (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Eddie Ames (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Navy | Hung Hou misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 11:20 | Tennessee | Gregory Murphy pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 10:58 | Tennessee | Don White makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Richard Ashbrook | 41-45 |
| 10:44 | Navy | Hung Hou is fouled on the floor by Gregory Murphy - foul #2 on Gregory Murphy, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ralph Bennett (SG) Richard Ashbrook | |
| Subs | Navy | Thomas Peck (SG), Eddie Bowling (SF), Daniel Mack (C) Hung Hou, Kenny Brown, David Schaberg | |
| 10:27 | Navy | Eddie Ames blows the layup but he's hacked by Milton Peters - foul #1 on Milton Peters, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Levi Wilson (PF) Milton Peters | |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| 10:27 | Navy | Eddie Ames misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 10:27 | Navy | Eddie Ames makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 10:09 | Tennessee | Ralph Bennett misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-46 |
| 10:07 | Tennessee | Levi Wilson snags the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 09:55 | Tennessee | Gregory Murphy misses the dunk attempt | 41-46 |
| 09:54 | Tennessee | Darin Craighead pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 09:31 | Tennessee | Don White hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Darin Craighead | 43-46 |
| 09:17 | Navy | Thomas Peck clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 09:15 | Navy | Daniel Mack tips it home | 43-48 |
| 08:55 | Tennessee | Ralph Bennett scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Don White | 46-48 |
| 08:29 | Navy | Jerry Villarreal misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | Levi Wilson snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 08:05 | Tennessee | Don White buries a floater from just outside the lane | 48-48 |
| 07:44 | Navy | Jerry Villarreal can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gregory Murphy - foul #3 on Gregory Murphy, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Jones (PG), Richard Ashbrook (SG), Milton Peters (PF) Don White, Darin Craighead, Gregory Murphy | |
| Subs | Navy | Robert Laws (PF), Terry Jenkins (C) Eddie Ames, Daniel Mack | |
| 07:44 | Navy | Jerry Villarreal makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 07:44 | Navy | Jerry Villarreal makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 07:22 | Tennessee | Richard Jones buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Ashbrook (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Ralph Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Milton Peters (fresh) 6 pts. C - Levi Wilson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Jerry Villarreal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Peck (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Bowling (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Laws (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Terry Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 06:59 | Navy | Terry Jenkins misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-50 |
| 06:58 | Tennessee | Milton Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 06:34 | Tennessee | Ralph Bennett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 06:32 | Navy | Terry Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 06:11 | Navy | Jerry Villarreal comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Jones - foul #1 on Richard Jones, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tracy Forbush (SF), James Frenette (C) Ralph Bennett, Levi Wilson | |
| Subs | Navy | Hung Hou (PG), Kenny Brown (SF) Thomas Peck, Eddie Bowling | |
| 06:11 | Navy | Jerry Villarreal makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 06:11 | Navy | Jerry Villarreal makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 05:52 | Tennessee | Hung Hou is called for the reach on Richard Jones - foul #2 on Hung Hou, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Navy | Pili Awai (SF) Jerry Villarreal | |
| 05:29 | Tennessee | Tracy Forbush is fouled on the floor by Pili Awai - foul #1 on Pili Awai, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | Milton Peters slams it home on a nice dish by James Frenette and the foul's on Terry Jenkins - foul #5 on Terry Jenkins, team foul #7 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Don White (PG), Darin Craighead (SF), Gregory Murphy (C) Richard Jones, Tracy Forbush, James Frenette | |
| Subs | Navy | Thomas Peck (SG), David Schaberg (C) Pili Awai, Terry Jenkins | |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | Milton Peters makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 05:00 | Navy | Robert Laws hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Darin Craighead - foul #3 on Darin Craighead, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| 05:00 | Navy | Robert Laws makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:00 | Navy | Robert Laws makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | The pull-up jumper by Don White is blocked by Robert Laws | 53-54 |
| 04:37 | Tennessee | Darin Craighead pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 04:22 | Tennessee | Gregory Murphy makes the floater in the paint | 55-54 |
| 04:00 | Navy | Thomas Peck makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 03:47 | Tennessee | Robert Laws is called for the reach on Don White - foul #5 on Robert Laws, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ralph Bennett (SG), Levi Wilson (PF) Richard Ashbrook, Milton Peters | |
| Subs | Navy | Eddie Bowling (SF), Eddie Ames (C) Kenny Brown, Robert Laws | |
| 03:47 | Tennessee | Don White misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:47 | Navy | Eddie Bowling snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 03:45 | Navy | Hung Hou travels in the backcourt | 55-57 |
| 03:16 | Tennessee | Ralph Bennett misses the 3 from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 03:15 | Navy | David Schaberg grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Don White (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Darin Craighead (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Levi Wilson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Gregory Murphy (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Hung Hou (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Peck (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Bowling (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Schaberg (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Eddie Ames (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Navy | Ralph Bennett steps in front of the Eddie Bowling pass | 55-57 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Ashbrook (SG), Milton Peters (PF) Ralph Bennett, Levi Wilson | |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| 02:33 | Tennessee | Don White misses the lay-in | 55-57 |
| 02:31 | Navy | David Schaberg grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 02:31 | Navy | Navy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| 02:05 | Navy | David Schaberg double dribbles | 55-57 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Gregory Murphy misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by David Schaberg - foul #1 on David Schaberg, team foul #9 | 55-57 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Gregory Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Gregory Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 01:40 | Navy | Navy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| 01:30 | Navy | Eddie Bowling clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 01:29 | Navy | Thomas Peck grabs the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:16 | Navy | Eddie Bowling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee | Richard Ashbrook grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 00:47 | Tennessee | Don White clanks a floater from the left side | 56-57 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee | Richard Ashbrook tips it back up and in | 58-57 |
| 00:46 | Navy | Navy calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| 00:32 | Navy | Don White steals the ball from Eddie Bowling | 58-57 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Richard Ashbrook banks in the layup on a great pass from Don White | 60-57 |
| 00:29 | Navy | Navy calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 60-57 |
| 00:19 | Navy | Gregory Murphy swats the layup by Eddie Ames | 60-57 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Milton Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Milton Peters is hacked by Hung Hou in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hung Hou, team foul #10 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ralph Bennett (SF) Darin Craighead | |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Milton Peters misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Milton Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Navy | Navy calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Darin Craighead (SF) Ralph Bennett | |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| 00:12 | Navy | Thomas Peck comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-57 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Gregory Murphy snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Gregory Murphy is hacked by Thomas Peck in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Peck, team foul #11 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ralph Bennett (SF) Darin Craighead | |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Gregory Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Gregory Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:02 | Navy | Eddie Bowling buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-60 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Milton Peters is hacked by Hung Hou in the backcourt - foul #4 on Hung Hou, team foul #12 | 63-60 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Milton Peters makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Milton Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:00 | Navy | Eddie Bowling hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 65-60 |