| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Devon Benson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Green (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Derek Smith (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Carlos Kissel (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Lester Lingle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Dimattia (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Johnson (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert McConaghy (fresh) PF - George Avalos (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Leon Stephenson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kansas State | Derek Smith inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Kansas State | Derek Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-33 |
| 19:30 | Kansas State | Lester Lingle grabs the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 19:19 | Kansas State | Lester Lingle blows the dunk but he's hacked by Leon Stephenson - foul #3 on Leon Stephenson, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Todd Deitz (PG), Ivan Dickinson (SG) Devon Benson, Carlos Kissel | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 19:19 | Kansas State | Lester Lingle makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:19 | Kansas State | Lester Lingle misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:19 | Tennessee | George Avalos grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 18:58 | Tennessee | Ivan Dickinson is called for the reach on Tony Johnson - foul #1 on Ivan Dickinson, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Eugene Davis (PF), William Smith (C) Derek Smith, Lester Lingle | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:42 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia is whistled for traveling | 35-33 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Devon Benson (PG), Derek Smith (SF) Todd Deitz, Ivan Dickinson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:18 | Kansas State | Derek Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 35-33 |
| 17:50 | Kansas State | William Smith grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 17:28 | Kansas State | Eugene Davis knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Derek Smith | 38-33 |
| 17:03 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Tony Johnson and he's hacked by Eugene Davis - foul #1 on Eugene Davis, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Todd Deitz (PG), Ivan Dickinson (SG), Carlos Kissel (PF), Lester Lingle (C) Devon Benson, Jeffrey Green, Eugene Davis, William Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore (PF) George Avalos | |
| 17:03 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia misses the free throw | 38-35 |
| 17:03 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Lester Lingle | 38-35 |
| 16:34 | Kansas State | Lester Lingle drills a turnaround from close range | 40-35 |
| 16:24 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Clarence Dimattia and the foul's on Carlos Kissel - foul #2 on Carlos Kissel, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Jeffrey Green (SF) Derek Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Chad Couture (PG), John Rumsey (PF) Clarence Dimattia, Robert McConaghy | |
| 16:24 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:01 | Kansas State | Lester Lingle is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Lester Lingle, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Devon Benson (PG), Derek Smith (SF) Todd Deitz, Jeffrey Green | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner (SG), George Avalos (PF) Tony Johnson, John Rumsey | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Devon Benson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Dickinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derek Smith (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Carlos Kissel (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Lester Lingle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Chad Couture (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Sumner (fresh) SF - Benjamin Seymore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Avalos (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Leon Stephenson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | Tennessee | George Avalos misses short on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Carlos Kissel - foul #3 on Carlos Kissel, team foul #5 | 40-38 |
| 15:39 | Tennessee | George Avalos makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:39 | Tennessee | George Avalos makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 15:14 | Kansas State | Derek Smith clanks a 3 from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee | George Avalos grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 14:56 | Tennessee | George Avalos buries a jump hook from the right block | 40-42 |
| 14:39 | Kansas State | Devon Benson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 14:37 | Tennessee | George Avalos pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 14:12 | Tennessee | George Avalos can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 40-42 |
| 14:11 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Lester Lingle | 40-42 |
| 13:49 | Kansas State | Derek Smith is called for traveling | 40-42 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Todd Deitz (PG), Jeffrey Green (SG), Eugene Davis (SF), William Smith (C) Devon Benson, Ivan Dickinson, Carlos Kissel, Lester Lingle | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia (PG), Tony Johnson (SG), Robert McConaghy (SF) Chad Couture, Manuel Sumner, George Avalos | |
| 13:27 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Clarence Dimattia | 40-45 |
| 13:13 | Kansas State | Derek Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-45 |
| 13:12 | Kansas State | Eugene Davis misses the tip | 40-45 |
| 13:10 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 12:53 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 12:51 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Eugene Davis - foul #2 on Eugene Davis, team foul #6 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Devon Benson (PG), Ivan Dickinson (SG), Carlos Kissel (PF), Lester Lingle (C) Todd Deitz, Eugene Davis, Derek Smith, William Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Avalos (PF), John Rumsey (C) Benjamin Seymore, Leon Stephenson | |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 12:15 | Kansas State | Devon Benson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ivan Dickinson | 43-47 |
| 12:05 | Tennessee | George Avalos misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Carlos Kissel - foul #4 on Carlos Kissel, team foul #7 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Derek Smith (SF), Eugene Davis (PF) Ivan Dickinson, Carlos Kissel | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:05 | Tennessee | George Avalos makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 12:05 | Tennessee | George Avalos makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 11:58 | Kansas State | Devon Benson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 43-49 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Ivan Dickinson (SG) Eugene Davis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Devon Benson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Dickinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Green (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Derek Smith (fresh) 12 pts. C - Lester Lingle (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Dimattia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Johnson (fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert McConaghy (fresh) PF - George Avalos (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Rumsey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson misses long on a jumper from the left side | 43-49 |
| 11:33 | Tennessee | John Rumsey gets the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 11:23 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 11:22 | Kansas State | Derek Smith grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 10:58 | Kansas State | Ivan Dickinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 10:57 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to John Rumsey | 43-49 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 10:27 | Tennessee | George Avalos tips it in | 43-51 |
| 10:08 | Kansas State | Lester Lingle can't throw it down | 43-51 |
| 10:07 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 09:41 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia is hacked by Derek Smith - foul #1 on Derek Smith, team foul #8 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Todd Deitz (PG), Robert Imes (SF), Eugene Davis (PF), William Smith (C) Devon Benson, Ivan Dickinson, Derek Smith, Lester Lingle | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner (SG), Benjamin Seymore (SF), Leon Stephenson (C) Tony Johnson, Robert McConaghy, George Avalos | |
| 09:41 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 09:41 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia misses the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 09:41 | Kansas State | Jeffrey Green gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 09:16 | Kansas State | Jeffrey Green's floater is knocked away by Benjamin Seymore | 43-52 |
| 09:14 | Kansas State | Eugene Davis snags the offensive board | 43-52 |
| 09:00 | Kansas State | William Smith connects on the turnaround near the basket | 45-52 |
| 08:41 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-52 |
| 08:40 | Kansas State | Robert Imes grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 08:14 | Kansas State | Eugene Davis is whistled for a carry | 45-52 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Devon Benson (PG), Derek Smith (SF), Lester Lingle (C) Todd Deitz, Jeffrey Green, William Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Chad Couture (PG), Tony Johnson (SG) Clarence Dimattia, John Rumsey | |
| 07:58 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-52 |
| 07:56 | Kansas State | Robert Imes grabs the board | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Devon Benson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Imes (fresh) SF - Derek Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Lingle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Chad Couture (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Johnson (fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Sumner (fresh) PF - Benjamin Seymore (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Leon Stephenson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Kansas State | Robert Imes can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 07:25 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 07:08 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson is whistled for traveling | 45-52 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Todd Deitz (PG), Ivan Dickinson (SG), Jeffrey Green (SF), Carlos Kissel (C) Devon Benson, Robert Imes, Eugene Davis, Lester Lingle | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy (SF), George Avalos (PF) Manuel Sumner, Benjamin Seymore | |
| 06:51 | Kansas State | Ivan Dickinson is hacked by Tony Johnson - foul #1 on Tony Johnson, team foul #2 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Devon Benson (PG) Todd Deitz | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:30 | Kansas State | Jeffrey Green clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Leon Stephenson - foul #4 on Leon Stephenson, team foul #3 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Todd Deitz (PG), Lester Lingle (C) Devon Benson, Ivan Dickinson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:30 | Kansas State | Jeffrey Green makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 06:30 | Kansas State | Jeffrey Green makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee | Chad Couture throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-52 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Devon Benson (PG), Ivan Dickinson (SG) Todd Deitz, Lester Lingle | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia (PG) Chad Couture | |
| 05:45 | Kansas State | Devon Benson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 47-52 |
| 05:44 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 05:39 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia misses the easy layup | 47-52 |
| 05:37 | Tennessee | George Avalos can't tip it in | 47-52 |
| 05:36 | Kansas State | Derek Smith pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 05:19 | Kansas State | George Avalos steals the ball from Carlos Kissel | 47-52 |
| 05:14 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Clarence Dimattia | 47-54 |
| 04:50 | Kansas State | Devon Benson is hacked by Leon Stephenson - foul #5 on Leon Stephenson, team foul #4 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Todd Deitz (PG), Robert Imes (SG), Eugene Davis (SF), Lester Lingle (C) Devon Benson, Ivan Dickinson, Jeffrey Green, Derek Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Rumsey (C) Leon Stephenson | |
| 04:35 | Kansas State | Lester Lingle's layup is rejected by John Rumsey | 47-54 |
| 04:33 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Tony Johnson | 47-54 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 04:15 | Kansas State | Carlos Kissel snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 04:08 | Kansas State | Lester Lingle is whistled for a carry | 47-54 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Devon Benson (PG), Jeffrey Green (SG), Derek Smith (SF), William Smith (C) Todd Deitz, Robert Imes, Eugene Davis, Lester Lingle | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Chad Couture (PG), Manuel Sumner (SG), Benjamin Seymore (PF) Clarence Dimattia, Tony Johnson, George Avalos | |
| 03:59 | Tennessee | Chad Couture misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-54 |
| 03:57 | Kansas State | Carlos Kissel grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Devon Benson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Derek Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlos Kissel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Chad Couture (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Sumner (fresh) SF - Robert McConaghy (fairly fresh) PF - Benjamin Seymore (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Rumsey (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:35 | Kansas State | Derek Smith is open and buries a 3 from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 03:19 | Tennessee | Chad Couture drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 03:01 | Kansas State | Carlos Kissel loses the dribble to Chad Couture | 50-57 |
| 02:56 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-57 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Todd Deitz (PG), Ivan Dickinson (SG), Lester Lingle (C) Devon Benson, Jeffrey Green, William Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia (PG), Tony Johnson (SG), George Avalos (PF) Chad Couture, Manuel Sumner, Benjamin Seymore | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | George Avalos clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-57 |
| 02:40 | Kansas State | Lester Lingle grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:23 | Kansas State | Lester Lingle scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Carlos Kissel | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Clarence Dimattia | 52-60 |
| 01:49 | Kansas State | Carlos Kissel hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:35 | Tennessee | George Avalos lays it up and in on a nice dish by Tony Johnson and he's fouled by Todd Deitz - foul #2 on Todd Deitz, team foul #9 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Devon Benson (PG), Jeffrey Green (SG) Todd Deitz, Ivan Dickinson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:35 | Tennessee | George Avalos misses the free throw | 54-62 |
| 01:35 | Kansas State | Carlos Kissel snags the defensive board | 54-62 |
| 01:22 | Kansas State | Carlos Kissel's fadeaway is rejected by John Rumsey | 54-62 |
| 01:21 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Clarence Dimattia | 54-62 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee | John Rumsey drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from George Avalos and the foul's on Lester Lingle - foul #3 on Lester Lingle, team foul #10 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Todd Deitz (PG), Ivan Dickinson (SG), Eugene Davis (SF), William Smith (PF), Paul Arnstein (C) Devon Benson, Jeffrey Green, Derek Smith, Carlos Kissel, Lester Lingle | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:14 | Tennessee | John Rumsey makes the free throw | 54-65 |
| 01:07 | Kansas State | William Smith's layup is rejected by George Avalos | 54-65 |
| 01:05 | Kansas State | Paul Arnstein tips it in | 56-65 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee | George Avalos hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Clarence Dimattia and he's fouled by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #11 | 56-67 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee | George Avalos makes the free throw | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Kansas State | Eugene Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-68 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia snags the defensive board | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Tennessee | George Avalos hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Clarence Dimattia | 56-70 |
| 00:26 | Kansas State | Eugene Davis clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-70 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-70 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia runs out the clock | 56-70 |