| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Quintanilla (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joe Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Carl Rodrigues (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicolas Dobrynski (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Justin Dodge (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Robert Smeltzer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Seth Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Daniel (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues inbounds the ball | 36-23 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Justin Dodge | 38-23 |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | Robert Smeltzer double dribbles in the backcourt | 38-23 |
| 19:20 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-23 |
| 19:18 | Southern Illinois | Roland Daniel gets the rebound | 38-23 |
| 19:00 | Southern Illinois | Robert Quintanilla steals the ball from Roland Daniel | 38-23 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Carl Rodrigues, team foul #1 | 38-23 |
| 18:25 | Southern Illinois | Roland Daniel misses the dunk but the foul's on Justin Dodge - foul #2 on Justin Dodge, team foul #2 | 38-23 |
| 18:25 | Southern Illinois | Roland Daniel misses the 1st free throw | 38-23 |
| 18:25 | Southern Illinois | Roland Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues is hacked by Robert Smeltzer - foul #3 on Robert Smeltzer, team foul #1 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ryan Hutchens (PG) Robert Smeltzer | |
| 17:50 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 38-24 |
| 17:48 | Southern Illinois | Roland Daniel pulls down the rebound | 38-24 |
| 17:26 | Southern Illinois | Carl Rodrigues is called for the reach on Stephen Hughes - foul #3 on Carl Rodrigues, team foul #3 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Samuel Williams (PG), Fred Cantin (SG), Kevin Redick (SF), Christopher Beckner (PF) Robert Quintanilla, Joe Smith, Carl Rodrigues, Nicolas Dobrynski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Clifton Hale (SF), Robert Huth (PF) Seth Elliott, Phillip Cook | |
| 17:13 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hughes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-24 |
| 17:11 | Tennessee | Fred Cantin gets the rebound | 38-24 |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | Kevin Redick misses the lay-in but the foul's on Clifton Hale - foul #2 on Clifton Hale, team foul #2 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Hall (C) Roland Daniel | |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | Kevin Redick makes the 1st free throw | 39-24 |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | Kevin Redick makes the 2nd free throw | 40-24 |
| 16:24 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-24 |
| 16:22 | Southern Illinois | Clifton Hale gets the offensive rebound | 40-24 |
| 16:07 | Southern Illinois | Robert Huth misses the easy layup | 40-24 |
| 16:06 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge grabs the board | 40-24 |
| 15:46 | Tennessee | Fred Cantin is hacked by Ryan Hutchens - foul #1 on Ryan Hutchens, team foul #3 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla (PG), Joe Smith (SG), Carl Rodrigues (SF), Nicolas Dobrynski (PF) Samuel Williams, Fred Cantin, Kevin Redick, Christopher Beckner | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Smeltzer (PG), Seth Elliott (SF), Phillip Cook (PF), Roland Daniel (C) Stephen Hughes, Clifton Hale, Robert Huth, John Hall | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Quintanilla (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Carl Rodrigues (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nicolas Dobrynski (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Justin Dodge (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Robert Smeltzer (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Hutchens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Seth Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Daniel (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues can't finish the layup but the foul's on Seth Elliott - foul #2 on Seth Elliott, team foul #4 | 40-24 |
| 15:33 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues misses the 1st free throw | 40-24 |
| 15:33 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues makes the 2nd free throw | 41-24 |
| 15:26 | Southern Illinois | Roland Daniel misses the easy layup | 41-24 |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | Roland Daniel grabs the offensive board | 41-24 |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Seth Elliott misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Carl Rodrigues - foul #4 on Carl Rodrigues, team foul #4 | 41-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Redick (SF) Carl Rodrigues | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Seth Elliott misses the 1st free throw | 41-24 |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Seth Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 41-25 |
| 14:56 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 41-25 |
| 14:55 | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla snags the offensive board | 41-25 |
| 14:46 | Tennessee | Joe Smith is whistled for traveling | 41-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hughes (SG) Ryan Hutchens | |
| 14:30 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Cook misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Justin Dodge - foul #3 on Justin Dodge, team foul #5 | 41-25 |
| 14:30 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Cook makes the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 14:30 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 14:18 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski is fouled on the floor by Phillip Cook - foul #1 on Phillip Cook, team foul #5 | 41-27 |
| 14:02 | Tennessee | Kevin Redick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Beckner (PF) Nicolas Dobrynski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Huth (PF) Phillip Cook | |
| 13:42 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Samuel Williams (PG) Robert Quintanilla | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:20 | Tennessee | Kevin Redick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Cantin (SG) Joe Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Clifton Hale (SF), John Hall (C) Seth Elliott, Roland Daniel | |
| 13:07 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Beckner is called for the reach on Robert Smeltzer - foul #2 on Christopher Beckner, team foul #6 | 41-27 |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | Robert Smeltzer is hacked by Samuel Williams - foul #1 on Samuel Williams, team foul #7 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski (PF) Justin Dodge | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | Robert Smeltzer makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | Robert Smeltzer makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski lays it in on a great pass from Kevin Redick and he's hacked by John Hall - foul #3 on John Hall, team foul #6 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla (PG) Fred Cantin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ryan Hutchens (PG), Phillip Cook (PF) Robert Smeltzer, John Hall | |
| 12:36 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski makes the free throw | 44-29 |
| 12:17 | Southern Illinois | Clifton Hale scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-31 |
| 11:48 | Tennessee | Ryan Hutchens steals the ball from Nicolas Dobrynski | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Quintanilla (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Redick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicolas Dobrynski (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Beckner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ryan Hutchens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Hughes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifton Hale (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Phillip Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Huth (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hughes misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 44-31 |
| 11:32 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 11:13 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hughes connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Phillip Cook | 44-33 |
| 11:02 | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla misses long on a jumper in the paint | 44-33 |
| 11:01 | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla grabs the offensive board | 44-33 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Quintanilla | 47-33 |
| 10:37 | Southern Illinois | Clifton Hale misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-33 |
| 10:35 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Cook | 47-33 |
| 10:18 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Cook connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Ryan Hutchens | 47-35 |
| 09:53 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski comes up short on the shot from the right block | 47-35 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee | Christopher Beckner hits the follow up shot | 49-35 |
| 09:27 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Williams steps in front of the Ryan Hutchens pass | 49-35 |
| 09:20 | Tennessee | Stephen Hughes steals the ball from Samuel Williams | 49-35 |
| 09:13 | Southern Illinois | Clifton Hale makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 08:48 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski grabs the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 49-38 |
| 08:32 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski gets the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 08:16 | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Christopher Beckner and he's hacked by Phillip Cook - foul #2 on Phillip Cook, team foul #7 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joe Smith (SG), Fred Cantin (SF), Brian Gardner (PF), Justin Dodge (C) Samuel Williams, Kevin Redick, Nicolas Dobrynski, Christopher Beckner | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Smeltzer (PG), James Clarke (SG), Seth Elliott (SF), John Hall (PF), Roland Daniel (C) Ryan Hutchens, Stephen Hughes, Clifton Hale, Phillip Cook, Robert Huth | |
| 08:16 | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla makes the free throw | 52-38 |
| 07:49 | Southern Illinois | John Hall's layup is rejected by Brian Gardner | 52-38 |
| 07:48 | Southern Illinois | Seth Elliott pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 07:32 | Southern Illinois | John Hall double dribbles | 52-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues (SF) Robert Quintanilla | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Fred Cantin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Carl Rodrigues (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Brian Gardner (fresh) C - Justin Dodge (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Robert Smeltzer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Clarke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Seth Elliott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Hall (fresh) 3 pf. C - Roland Daniel (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 07:22 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge misses the tip | 52-38 |
| 07:20 | Southern Illinois | Robert Smeltzer pulls down the rebound | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:11 | Southern Illinois | James Clarke scores on a shot from the left side | 52-40 |
| 06:42 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Joe Smith | 55-40 |
| 06:23 | Southern Illinois | Roland Daniel connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Seth Elliott | 55-43 |
| 06:09 | Tennessee | Joe Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 06:08 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Hall | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:50 | Southern Illinois | John Hall misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 55-43 |
| 05:49 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 05:44 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Fred Cantin | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:37 | Southern Illinois | James Clarke connects on the jumper from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 05:19 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-45 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Rodrigues | 57-45 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Seth Elliott - foul #3 on Seth Elliott, team foul #8 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Samuel Williams (PG), Kevin Redick (PF) Joe Smith, Brian Gardner | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hughes (SG), Clifton Hale (SF), Robert Huth (PF) James Clarke, Seth Elliott, John Hall | |
| 05:03 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 04:45 | Southern Illinois | Robert Smeltzer loses the ball out of bounds | 59-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Beckner (PF) Carl Rodrigues | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ryan Hutchens (PG) Robert Smeltzer | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:32 | Tennessee | Fred Cantin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-45 |
| 04:30 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge tips it back up and in | 61-45 |
| 04:24 | Southern Illinois | Clifton Hale misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-45 |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Robert Huth grabs the offensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 04:07 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Hutchens can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 04:05 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kevin Redick | 61-45 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee | Kevin Redick can't finish the layup | 61-45 |
| 03:43 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Clifton Hale | 61-45 |
| 03:36 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hughes knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ryan Hutchens | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Tennessee | Christopher Beckner is whistled for a carry | 61-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Justin Talley (SG), Brian Gardner (C) Samuel Williams, Justin Dodge | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gilbert Zaragoza (PG), John Hall (C) Stephen Hughes, Roland Daniel | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Fred Cantin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Justin Talley (fresh) SF - Kevin Redick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Beckner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Gardner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Gilbert Zaragoza (fresh) SG - Ryan Hutchens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clifton Hale (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Huth (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Hall (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | Gilbert Zaragoza is fouled on the floor by Brian Gardner - foul #1 on Brian Gardner, team foul #8 | 61-48 |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | Gilbert Zaragoza makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | Gilbert Zaragoza makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 02:46 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla (PG), Joe Smith (SG), Carl Rodrigues (SF), Nicolas Dobrynski (PF), Justin Dodge (C) Fred Cantin, Justin Talley, Kevin Redick, Brian Gardner, Christopher Beckner | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Smeltzer (PG), Stephen Hughes (SG), Seth Elliott (SF), Phillip Cook (PF) Gilbert Zaragoza, Ryan Hutchens, Clifton Hale, John Hall | |
| 02:26 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Quintanilla | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:18 | Southern Illinois | Robert Huth lays it in on a great pass from Seth Elliott and he's fouled by Justin Dodge - foul #4 on Justin Dodge, team foul #9 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Samuel Williams (PG), Fred Cantin (SG), Kevin Redick (SF), Christopher Beckner (PF), Brian Gardner (C) Robert Quintanilla, Joe Smith, Carl Rodrigues, Nicolas Dobrynski, Justin Dodge | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gilbert Zaragoza (PG), Ryan Hutchens (SG), Clifton Hale (SF), John Hall (C) Robert Smeltzer, Stephen Hughes, Seth Elliott, Phillip Cook | |
| 02:18 | Southern Illinois | Robert Huth misses the free throw | 63-52 |
| 02:18 | Tennessee | Christopher Beckner grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee | Fred Cantin clanks a shot from the right block but the foul's on Robert Huth - foul #2 on Robert Huth, team foul #9 | 63-52 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee | Fred Cantin makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee | Fred Cantin misses the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 01:56 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Hutchens grabs the board | 64-52 |
| 01:37 | Southern Illinois | Gilbert Zaragoza makes the jumper from the left side | 64-54 |
| 01:12 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Fred Cantin | 67-54 |
| 01:01 | Southern Illinois | Robert Huth knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Gilbert Zaragoza | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Tennessee | Fred Cantin is fouled on the floor by Ryan Hutchens - foul #2 on Ryan Hutchens, team foul #10 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Justin Talley (PG) Brian Gardner | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:56 | Tennessee | Fred Cantin makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 00:56 | Tennessee | Fred Cantin makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Hutchens is fouled on the floor by Christopher Beckner - foul #3 on Christopher Beckner, team foul #10 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Brian Gardner (C) Justin Talley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Hutchens misses the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Hutchens makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | John Hall swats the layup by Kevin Redick | 69-57 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | John Hall gets the rebound | 69-57 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Clifton Hale misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Brian Gardner - foul #2 on Brian Gardner, team foul #11 | 69-57 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Clifton Hale makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Clifton Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams runs out the clock | 69-59 |