| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Kurt Oakes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Zabik (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Depp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Begin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Garrett (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Boyd Frady (fresh) SF - Louis Bullock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Borden (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Loveland (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Tennessee | William Zabik comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 30-29 |
| 19:50 | Western Illinois | George Loveland pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 19:44 | Western Illinois | Michael Garrett misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 19:43 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks lays it in on a great pass from Daniel Depp | 32-29 |
| 19:18 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Borden buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Louis Bullock | 32-31 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee | Boyd Frady is called for the reach on William Zabik - foul #3 on Boyd Frady, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thomas Dunbar (SG) Boyd Frady | |
| 18:45 | Tennessee | William Zabik misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-31 |
| 18:44 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Borden snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 18:25 | Western Illinois | Michael Garrett connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Thomas Dunbar | 32-34 |
| 18:08 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Nicholas Borden - foul #2 on Nicholas Borden, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor (SG) William Zabik | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 18:08 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:08 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:44 | Western Illinois | George Loveland buries a floater in the lane and he's hacked by Jamie Proctor - foul #1 on Jamie Proctor, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris (PF) Kevin Begin | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Milford Fitzgibbon (PG) Michael Garrett | |
| 17:44 | Western Illinois | George Loveland makes the free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:24 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp is hacked by Milford Fitzgibbon - foul #1 on Milford Fitzgibbon, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Grantham (PG), Kenneth Roberts (SF), James Frese (C) Kurt Oakes, Daniel Depp, Bobby Brooks | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher McMurry (SF), James Brock (PF) Louis Bullock, Nicholas Borden | |
| 17:08 | Tennessee | Kenneth Roberts misses the easy layup but the foul's on George Loveland - foul #2 on George Loveland, team foul #4 | 33-37 |
| 17:08 | Tennessee | Kenneth Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:08 | Tennessee | Kenneth Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:08 | Western Illinois | George Loveland pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 16:59 | Western Illinois | James Brock makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Dunbar | 33-39 |
| 16:34 | Tennessee | Kenneth Roberts misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-39 |
| 16:32 | Western Illinois | George Loveland snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 16:28 | Western Illinois | Richard Grantham takes the ball from Milford Fitzgibbon | 33-39 |
| 16:14 | Tennessee | Richard Grantham misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-39 |
| 16:12 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris gets the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 15:59 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Frese | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Richard Grantham (fresh) SG - Jamie Proctor (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Roberts (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jeffery Harris (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - James Frese (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Milford Fitzgibbon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Dunbar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher McMurry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Brock (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - George Loveland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Western Illinois | Christopher McMurry misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 15:34 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to James Frese | 36-39 |
| 15:16 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor misses the fadeaway from the right block | 36-39 |
| 15:14 | Western Illinois | George Loveland gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 15:08 | Western Illinois | George Loveland scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Milford Fitzgibbon | 36-41 |
| 14:44 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris's pass is intercepted by George Loveland | 36-41 |
| 14:15 | Western Illinois | Thomas Dunbar misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by James Frese - foul #1 on James Frese, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes (PG), William Zabik (SG), Daniel Depp (SF), Kevin Begin (PF), Bobby Brooks (C) Richard Grantham, Jamie Proctor, Kenneth Roberts, Jeffery Harris, James Frese | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Garrett (PG), Louis Bullock (SF), Nicholas Borden (PF), Bryan Baker (C) Milford Fitzgibbon, Christopher McMurry, James Brock, George Loveland | |
| 14:15 | Western Illinois | Thomas Dunbar makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 14:15 | Western Illinois | Thomas Dunbar makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 14:04 | Tennessee | William Zabik double dribbles | 36-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Boyd Frady (SG) Thomas Dunbar | |
| 13:46 | Western Illinois | Boyd Frady misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-43 |
| 13:45 | Western Illinois | Michael Garrett tips it home | 36-45 |
| 13:30 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp scores on a jumper from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 13:16 | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock lays it in set up by Michael Garrett | 38-47 |
| 12:47 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes loses the dribble to Boyd Frady | 38-47 |
| 12:43 | Western Illinois | Boyd Frady banks in the layup | 38-49 |
| 12:19 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes clanks a 3 from the right corner | 38-49 |
| 12:17 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Borden pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| 12:12 | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock misses long on a shot from close range | 38-49 |
| 12:11 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Daniel Depp | 38-49 |
| 11:47 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Borden - foul #3 on Nicholas Borden, team foul #5 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor (SG), Kenneth Roberts (SF), Jeffery Harris (PF), James Frese (C) William Zabik, Daniel Depp, Kevin Begin, Bobby Brooks | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Milford Fitzgibbon (PG), Royce Williams (SG), James Brock (PF), George Loveland (C) Michael Garrett, Boyd Frady, Nicholas Borden, Bryan Baker | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Kurt Oakes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Proctor (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Roberts (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jeffery Harris (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - James Frese (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Milford Fitzgibbon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Royce Williams (fresh) SF - Louis Bullock (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Brock (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - George Loveland (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:37 | Tennessee | James Frese hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kurt Oakes | 40-49 |
| 11:17 | Western Illinois | Milford Fitzgibbon connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Brock | 40-52 |
| 11:10 | Tennessee | Milford Fitzgibbon steals the ball from Kurt Oakes in the backcourt | 40-52 |
| 10:56 | Western Illinois | James Brock misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-52 |
| 10:55 | Tennessee | James Frese snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 10:51 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffery Harris | 43-52 |
| 10:44 | Western Illinois | Milford Fitzgibbon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Depp (SF), Bobby Brooks (C) Kurt Oakes, James Frese | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher McMurry (SF), Nicholas Borden (PF) Louis Bullock, James Brock | |
| 10:33 | Tennessee | Kenneth Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Begin (PF) Jeffery Harris | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Garrett (PG), Boyd Frady (SG) Milford Fitzgibbon, Royce Williams | |
| 10:18 | Western Illinois | Boyd Frady drills a jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Kenneth Roberts - foul #2 on Kenneth Roberts, team foul #3 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Grantham (PG) Jamie Proctor | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 10:18 | Western Illinois | Boyd Frady makes the free throw | 43-55 |
| 10:10 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-55 |
| 10:09 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks hits the follow up shot | 45-55 |
| 09:49 | Western Illinois | Michael Garrett is hacked by Richard Grantham - foul #1 on Richard Grantham, team foul #4 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Zabik (SG) Kenneth Roberts | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 09:37 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Borden misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-55 |
| 09:35 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 09:12 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Boyd Frady - foul #4 on Boyd Frady, team foul #6 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes (PG), Jeffery Harris (PF), James Frese (C) Richard Grantham, Kevin Begin, Bobby Brooks | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Milford Fitzgibbon (PG), Thomas Dunbar (SG), Louis Bullock (SF), James Brock (PF) Michael Garrett, Boyd Frady, Christopher McMurry, Nicholas Borden | |
| 09:12 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp misses the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 09:12 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp misses the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 09:12 | Western Illinois | James Brock snags the defensive board | 45-55 |
| 08:50 | Western Illinois | Thomas Dunbar is hacked by James Frese - foul #2 on James Frese, team foul #5 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Roberts (SF) Daniel Depp | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 08:43 | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock misses the shot from the left side | 45-55 |
| 08:41 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 08:24 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by James Frese | 47-55 |
| 08:07 | Western Illinois | George Loveland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor (SG), Kevin Begin (PF), Bobby Brooks (C) William Zabik, Jeffery Harris, James Frese | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Garrett (PG), Nicholas Borden (PF) Milford Fitzgibbon, George Loveland | |
| 07:50 | Tennessee | Kenneth Roberts scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-55 |
| 07:30 | Western Illinois | Jamie Proctor steals it from James Brock | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Kurt Oakes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamie Proctor (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Begin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Garrett (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Dunbar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Bullock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nicholas Borden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Brock (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Tennessee | Thomas Dunbar picks off the pass by Kevin Begin | 50-55 |
| 07:09 | Western Illinois | Thomas Dunbar hits the finger roll | 50-57 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor is fouled on the floor by James Brock - foul #2 on James Brock, team foul #7 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Grantham (PG), Daniel Depp (SF), Jeffery Harris (C) Kurt Oakes, Kenneth Roberts, Bobby Brooks | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Milford Fitzgibbon (PG), Boyd Frady (SG), Christopher McMurry (SF), George Loveland (C) Michael Garrett, Thomas Dunbar, Louis Bullock, James Brock | |
| 06:49 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 06:29 | Western Illinois | George Loveland drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Nicholas Borden | 52-59 |
| 06:05 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Nicholas Borden - foul #4 on Nicholas Borden, team foul #8 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Zabik (SG) Richard Grantham | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bryan Baker (PF) Nicholas Borden | |
| 06:05 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 06:05 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 05:43 | Western Illinois | Christopher McMurry's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Depp | 54-59 |
| 05:42 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 05:34 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp misses the 3 from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 05:33 | Western Illinois | George Loveland grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 05:15 | Western Illinois | Bryan Baker knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Milford Fitzgibbon | 54-61 |
| 04:46 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor hits a turnaround in the lane | 56-61 |
| 04:28 | Western Illinois | George Loveland is hacked by Jamie Proctor - foul #2 on Jamie Proctor, team foul #6 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes (PG), Lawrence Green (SG), Kenneth Roberts (SF), Bobby Brooks (C) Jamie Proctor, William Zabik, Daniel Depp, Kevin Begin | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Garrett (PG), Thomas Dunbar (SG), Louis Bullock (SF), Nicholas Borden (PF) Milford Fitzgibbon, Boyd Frady, Christopher McMurry, Bryan Baker | |
| 04:16 | Western Illinois | Thomas Dunbar is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Green - foul #1 on Lawrence Green, team foul #7 | 56-61 |
| 04:16 | Western Illinois | Thomas Dunbar makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 04:16 | Western Illinois | Thomas Dunbar makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 04:08 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Kenneth Roberts | 58-63 |
| 03:52 | Western Illinois | Jeffery Harris blocks the short jumper by Nicholas Borden | 58-63 |
| 03:50 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes snags the defensive board | 58-63 |
| 03:46 | Tennessee | Nicholas Borden is called for the reach on Lawrence Green - foul #5 on Nicholas Borden, team foul #9 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Zabik (SG) Jeffery Harris | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher McMurry (PF), James Brock (C) Nicholas Borden, George Loveland | |
| 03:46 | Tennessee | Lawrence Green misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 03:46 | Western Illinois | Christopher McMurry grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 03:26 | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-63 |
| 03:25 | Western Illinois | Christopher McMurry pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Kurt Oakes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Zabik (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Green (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bobby Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Garrett (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Dunbar (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Bullock (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher McMurry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Brock (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Western Illinois | Christopher McMurry scores on a turnaround in the lane | 58-65 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Depp (SF), Kevin Begin (PF) Kenneth Roberts, Lawrence Green | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Boyd Frady (SG), George Loveland (C) Thomas Dunbar, Christopher McMurry | |
| 02:46 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks misses the lay-in but the foul's on George Loveland - foul #3 on George Loveland, team foul #10 | 58-65 |
| 02:46 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 02:46 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 02:46 | Western Illinois | James Brock snags the defensive board | 59-65 |
| 02:32 | Western Illinois | Boyd Frady misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 59-65 |
| 02:31 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin snags the defensive board | 59-65 |
| 02:25 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-65 |
| 02:23 | Western Illinois | James Brock gets the rebound | 59-65 |
| 02:14 | Western Illinois | Boyd Frady clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-65 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kevin Begin | 59-65 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Depp | 62-65 |
| 01:35 | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by George Loveland | 62-67 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-67 |
| 01:06 | Western Illinois | Daniel Depp is called for the reach on Louis Bullock - foul #1 on Daniel Depp, team foul #8 | 65-67 |
| 01:06 | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock misses the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Bobby Brooks | 65-67 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-67 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp travels with the ball | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Western Illinois | Boyd Frady is fouled in the backcourt by William Zabik - foul #1 on William Zabik, team foul #9 | 65-67 |
| 00:24 | Western Illinois | Boyd Frady makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:24 | Western Illinois | Boyd Frady makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp hits a 3 from the left wing | 68-69 |
| 00:19 | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock is hacked by Kurt Oakes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kurt Oakes, team foul #10 | 68-69 |
| 00:19 | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock misses the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:19 | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock misses the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kevin Begin | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp's floater is tipped away by George Loveland | 68-69 |
| 00:08 | Western Illinois | George Loveland pulls down the rebound | 68-69 |
| 00:06 | Western Illinois | Kurt Oakes is called for the reach on George Loveland in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kurt Oakes, team foul #11 | 68-69 |
| 00:06 | Western Illinois | George Loveland misses the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:06 | Western Illinois | George Loveland makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-70 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Louis Bullock grabs the board | 68-70 |