| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Bradley (fresh) SG - William Fenwick (fresh) SF - Daniel Depp (fresh) PF - Kevin Begin (fresh) C - Jeffery Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Christopher Smith (fresh) SG - Victor Carter (fresh) SF - Steven Harrington (fresh) PF - Shawn Treadway (fresh) C - George Harlow (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Nicholls State | Victor Carter grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Nicholls State | John Bradley is called for the reach on Shawn Treadway - foul #1 on John Bradley, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Nicholls State | John Bradley steals the ball from Steven Harrington | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Nicholls State | Victor Carter snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Nicholls State | Steven Harrington hits a floater from the right wing set up by Shawn Treadway | 0-2 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin banks in the layup | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | Nicholls State | George Harlow knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Victor Carter | 2-4 |
| 17:40 | Tennessee | John Bradley scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Fenwick | 5-4 |
| 17:14 | Nicholls State | Shawn Treadway misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee | John Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:55 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp's floater is knocked away by Shawn Treadway | 5-4 |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris can't tip it in | 5-4 |
| 16:51 | Nicholls State | Shawn Treadway pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:35 | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Victor Carter | 5-6 |
| 16:20 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor (PG), Kenneth Roberts (SG), Lawrence Green (SF), Bobby Brooks (PF), James Frese (C) John Bradley, William Fenwick, Daniel Depp, Kevin Begin, Jeffery Harris | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Lee Franz (C) George Harlow | |
| 16:01 | Nicholls State | Victor Carter can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Roberts - foul #1 on Kenneth Roberts, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 16:01 | Nicholls State | Victor Carter makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:01 | Nicholls State | Victor Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jamie Proctor (fresh) SG - Kenneth Roberts (fresh) SF - Lawrence Green (fresh) PF - Bobby Brooks (fresh) C - James Frese (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Christopher Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Victor Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Harrington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shawn Treadway (fresh) C - Lee Franz (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Tennessee | Kenneth Roberts is fouled on the floor by Shawn Treadway - foul #1 on Shawn Treadway, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| 15:36 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor double dribbles | 5-8 |
| 15:22 | Nicholls State | Victor Carter clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-8 |
| 15:21 | Nicholls State | Lee Franz tips it home | 5-10 |
| 15:07 | Tennessee | Shawn Treadway picks off the pass by Jamie Proctor | 5-10 |
| 15:03 | Nicholls State | Victor Carter buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Smith | 5-12 |
| 14:41 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor is hacked by Lee Franz - foul #1 on Lee Franz, team foul #2 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Bradley (PG), William Fenwick (SG), Daniel Depp (SF), Kevin Begin (PF), Jeffery Harris (C) Jamie Proctor, Kenneth Roberts, Lawrence Green, Bobby Brooks, James Frese | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Samuel Roberts (PG), David Scott (SG), Julius Williams (SF), George Harlow (C) Christopher Smith, Victor Carter, Steven Harrington, Lee Franz | |
| 14:36 | Tennessee | William Fenwick misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-12 |
| 14:34 | Tennessee | William Fenwick pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-12 |
| 14:18 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris scores on a shot near the basket set up by William Fenwick | 7-12 |
| 14:04 | Nicholls State | Samuel Roberts is called for traveling | 7-12 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Lee Franz (PF) Shawn Treadway | |
| 13:48 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Julius Williams - foul #1 on Julius Williams, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Victor Carter (SG) Julius Williams | |
| 13:48 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp misses the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:48 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp misses the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:48 | Nicholls State | Lee Franz pulls down the rebound | 7-12 |
| 13:29 | Nicholls State | Victor Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-12 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith (PG) David Scott | |
| 13:07 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris lays it in on a great pass from Daniel Depp | 9-12 |
| 12:53 | Nicholls State | Lee Franz can't finish the layup | 9-12 |
| 12:52 | Nicholls State | George Harlow tips it in | 9-14 |
| 12:44 | Tennessee | William Fenwick misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 12:43 | Nicholls State | Lee Franz snags the defensive board | 9-14 |
| 12:18 | Nicholls State | William Fenwick is called for the reach on Victor Carter - foul #1 on William Fenwick, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lawrence Green (SF), Bobby Brooks (PF) Daniel Depp, Kevin Begin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Steven Harrington (SF), Shawn Treadway (PF) Samuel Roberts, George Harlow | |
| 12:09 | Nicholls State | Shawn Treadway misses long on a runner near the basket | 9-14 |
| 12:08 | Tennessee | Lawrence Green grabs the board | 9-14 |
| 11:54 | Tennessee | Lawrence Green can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-14 |
| 11:53 | Tennessee | Lawrence Green tips it but misses | 9-14 |
| 11:52 | Nicholls State | Lee Franz gets the rebound | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Fenwick (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Green (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bobby Brooks (fresh) C - Jeffery Harris (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Christopher Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Harrington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shawn Treadway (fresh) C - Lee Franz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Nicholls State | Shawn Treadway connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Christopher Smith | 9-16 |
| 11:08 | Tennessee | William Fenwick buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Bradley and the foul's on Victor Carter - foul #1 on Victor Carter, team foul #4 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor (PG), James Frese (C) John Bradley, Jeffery Harris | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Samuel Roberts (PG), David Scott (SG), Frank Swenceski (C) Christopher Smith, Victor Carter, Lee Franz | |
| 11:08 | Tennessee | William Fenwick makes the free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:53 | Nicholls State | Samuel Roberts hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Shawn Treadway | 12-19 |
| 10:29 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks loses the dribble to Samuel Roberts | 12-19 |
| 10:26 | Nicholls State | Samuel Roberts throws it down | 12-21 |
| 10:09 | Tennessee | James Frese throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Roberts (SG), Daniel Depp (SF), Kevin Begin (PF) William Fenwick, Lawrence Green, James Frese | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith (PG), Victor Carter (SG), Lee Franz (C) Samuel Roberts, David Scott, Frank Swenceski | |
| 09:47 | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Jamie Proctor - foul #1 on Jamie Proctor, team foul #4 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Bradley (PG), Jeffery Harris (C) Kenneth Roberts, Bobby Brooks | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | George Harlow (C) Lee Franz | |
| 09:47 | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith makes the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 09:47 | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 12-23 |
| 09:30 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Shawn Treadway - foul #2 on Shawn Treadway, team foul #5 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Samuel Roberts (SF), Lee Franz (PF) Steven Harrington, Shawn Treadway | |
| 09:30 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin misses the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 09:30 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin misses the 2nd free throw | 12-23 |
| 09:30 | Nicholls State | George Harlow grabs the board | 12-23 |
| 09:02 | Nicholls State | George Harlow buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Victor Carter | 12-25 |
| 08:38 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor is hacked by Lee Franz - foul #2 on Lee Franz, team foul #6 | 12-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Roberts (SG) Jamie Proctor | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Frank Swenceski (PF) Lee Franz | |
| 08:30 | Tennessee | Kenneth Roberts buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Depp | 14-25 |
| 08:07 | Nicholls State | The jump hook by Victor Carter is blocked by Jeffery Harris | 14-25 |
| 08:05 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris gets the rebound | 14-25 |
| 07:48 | Tennessee | George Harlow steps in front of the Kevin Begin pass | 14-25 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Depp (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Begin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffery Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Christopher Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Samuel Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Swenceski (fresh) C - George Harlow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Nicholls State | Kevin Begin picks off the pass by Victor Carter | 14-25 |
| 07:17 | Tennessee | Kenneth Roberts clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-25 |
| 07:15 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris tips it but misses | 14-25 |
| 07:13 | Nicholls State | Frank Swenceski pulls down the rebound | 14-25 |
| 07:06 | Nicholls State | Victor Carter scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Frank Swenceski | 14-27 |
| 06:52 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-27 |
| 06:50 | Nicholls State | Victor Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 14-27 |
| 06:48 | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith is hacked by John Bradley in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Bradley, team foul #5 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor (PG), William Fenwick (SG), Lawrence Green (SF), Bobby Brooks (PF), James Frese (C) John Bradley, Kenneth Roberts, Daniel Depp, Kevin Begin, Jeffery Harris | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Scott (PG), Julius Williams (SG), Steven Harrington (SF), Roy Lowrie (C) Christopher Smith, Victor Carter, Samuel Roberts, George Harlow | |
| 06:29 | Nicholls State | Frank Swenceski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-27 |
| 06:27 | Tennessee | Lawrence Green snags the defensive board | 14-27 |
| 06:09 | Tennessee | Roy Lowrie denies the turnaround by Bobby Brooks | 14-27 |
| 06:07 | Nicholls State | Steven Harrington gets the rebound | 14-27 |
| 05:43 | Nicholls State | David Scott is fouled on the floor by Bobby Brooks - foul #1 on Bobby Brooks, team foul #6 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | George Harlow (C) Frank Swenceski | |
| 05:29 | Nicholls State | George Harlow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Samuel Roberts (PG), Victor Carter (SG) David Scott, Julius Williams | |
| 05:19 | Tennessee | William Fenwick misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-27 |
| 05:18 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks misses the tip | 14-27 |
| 05:17 | Nicholls State | Steven Harrington gets the rebound | 14-27 |
| 04:57 | Nicholls State | William Fenwick is called for the reach on Victor Carter - foul #2 on William Fenwick, team foul #7 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Grantham (PG), Kenneth Roberts (SG), Kevin Begin (PF), Jeffery Harris (C) Jamie Proctor, William Fenwick, Bobby Brooks, James Frese | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith (PG) Samuel Roberts | |
| 04:57 | Nicholls State | Victor Carter misses the 1st free throw | 14-27 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris pulls down the rebound | 14-27 |
| 04:46 | Tennessee | Kenneth Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Depp (SF) Lawrence Green | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 04:29 | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Victor Carter | 14-29 |
| 04:17 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-29 |
| 03:54 | Nicholls State | Victor Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-29 |
| 03:53 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin snags the defensive board | 17-29 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Richard Grantham (fresh) SG - Kenneth Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Depp (fresh) PF - Kevin Begin (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeffery Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Christopher Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Harrington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Lowrie (fairly fresh) C - George Harlow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Tennessee | Kenneth Roberts's pass is intercepted by Christopher Smith | 17-29 |
| 03:15 | Nicholls State | Roy Lowrie misses the turnaround from the right block | 17-29 |
| 03:14 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kenneth Roberts | 17-29 |
| 03:01 | Tennessee | Richard Grantham misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 17-29 |
| 03:00 | Nicholls State | Roy Lowrie gets the rebound | 17-29 |
| 02:39 | Nicholls State | Daniel Depp steals the ball from George Harlow | 17-29 |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | Richard Grantham hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 17-29 |
| 02:31 | Nicholls State | Roy Lowrie grabs the board | 17-29 |
| 02:02 | Nicholls State | Daniel Depp is called for the reach on Steven Harrington - foul #1 on Daniel Depp, team foul #8 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Bradley (PG), William Fenwick (SG), Lawrence Green (SF), Bobby Brooks (PF), James Frese (C) Richard Grantham, Kenneth Roberts, Daniel Depp, Kevin Begin, Jeffery Harris | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Samuel Roberts (PG), David Scott (SG), Shawn Treadway (PF), Lee Franz (C) Christopher Smith, Victor Carter, Roy Lowrie, George Harlow | |
| 02:02 | Nicholls State | Steven Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 02:02 | Nicholls State | Steven Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Lawrence Green misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Steven Harrington - foul #1 on Steven Harrington, team foul #7 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Julius Williams (SF) Steven Harrington | |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Lawrence Green misses the 1st free throw | 17-31 |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Lawrence Green misses the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 01:51 | Nicholls State | Shawn Treadway gets the rebound | 17-31 |
| 01:36 | Nicholls State | Shawn Treadway makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Julius Williams | 17-33 |
| 01:15 | Tennessee | William Fenwick is whistled for a carry | 17-33 |
| 00:59 | Nicholls State | Lee Franz misses the easy layup | 17-33 |
| 00:58 | Nicholls State | Samuel Roberts tips it back up and in | 17-35 |
| 00:39 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from William Fenwick | 19-35 |
| 00:28 | Nicholls State | Lee Franz lays it up and in on a nice dish by Shawn Treadway and he's hacked by James Frese - foul #1 on James Frese, team foul #9 | 19-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris (C) James Frese | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith (PG), Victor Carter (SG) David Scott, Julius Williams | |
| 00:28 | Nicholls State | Lee Franz makes the free throw | 19-38 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | John Bradley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-38 |
| 00:01 | Nicholls State | Shawn Treadway pulls down the rebound | 19-38 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Shawn Treadway can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 19-38 |