| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Cory Gorham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Potts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nolan Maske (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Robidoux (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Cotter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Reed (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jonathan Bevan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Record (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Gaulke (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Chad Long (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | George Record inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Tennessee | George Record can't throw it down | 24-31 |
| 19:47 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Charles Cotter | 24-31 |
| 19:31 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Cotter buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Nolan Maske | 26-31 |
| 19:12 | Tennessee | George Record knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by James Reed | 26-33 |
| 19:02 | Louisiana Tech | Cory Gorham knocks in the 3 from straight away | 29-33 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee | Chad Long misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 29-33 |
| 18:53 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Mark Robidoux | 29-33 |
| 18:38 | Louisiana Tech | Cory Gorham can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee | George Record gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 18:15 | Tennessee | James Reed makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Jonathan Bevan | 29-35 |
| 17:57 | Louisiana Tech | Rodney Potts is called for traveling | 29-35 |
| 17:39 | Tennessee | Cory Gorham is called for the reach on James Reed - foul #2 on Cory Gorham, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Walker (PG) Cory Gorham | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:22 | Tennessee | Ryan Walker picks off the pass by James Reed | 29-35 |
| 17:03 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Cotter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | Jonathan Bevan grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 16:54 | Tennessee | Chad Long is fouled on the floor by Mark Robidoux - foul #1 on Mark Robidoux, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dikembe Afshari (SG), Donald Hoffman (SF), Leon Smith (PF), Phil Dunham (C) Rodney Potts, Nolan Maske, Mark Robidoux, Charles Cotter | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:35 | Tennessee | James Reed drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-37 |
| 16:13 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Hoffman makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Leon Smith | 32-37 |
| 15:57 | Tennessee | Daniel Gaulke is fouled on the floor by Leon Smith - foul #2 on Leon Smith, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Cory Gorham (PG) Ryan Walker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Cory Gorham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Afshari (fresh) SF - Donald Hoffman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leon Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Phil Dunham (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Reed (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Bevan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Record (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Daniel Gaulke (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Chad Long (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Tennessee | Jonathan Bevan knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Reed | 32-40 |
| 15:29 | Louisiana Tech | Phil Dunham is called for a backcourt violation | 32-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nolan Maske (SF), Mark Robidoux (PF), Charles Cotter (C) Donald Hoffman, Leon Smith, Phil Dunham | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:12 | Tennessee | Jonathan Bevan makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Chad Long | 32-42 |
| 14:54 | Louisiana Tech | Nolan Maske lays it in | 34-42 |
| 14:46 | Tennessee | Dikembe Afshari blocks the jumper by James Reed | 34-42 |
| 14:45 | Louisiana Tech | Dikembe Afshari grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 14:26 | Louisiana Tech | James Reed is called for the reach on Charles Cotter - foul #2 on James Reed, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Walker (PG), Rodney Potts (SG) Cory Gorham, Dikembe Afshari | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:10 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Cotter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 14:09 | Tennessee | George Record grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 13:54 | Tennessee | Chad Long comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-42 |
| 13:53 | Tennessee | Daniel Gaulke tips it home | 34-44 |
| 13:40 | Louisiana Tech | Nolan Maske comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-44 |
| 13:39 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jonathan Bevan | 34-44 |
| 13:14 | Tennessee | James Reed misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-44 |
| 13:13 | Louisiana Tech | Nolan Maske pulls down the rebound | 34-44 |
| 12:53 | Louisiana Tech | George Record steps in front of the Nolan Maske pass | 34-44 |
| 12:42 | Tennessee | Jonathan Bevan double dribbles | 34-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Cory Gorham (PG), Donald Hoffman (SF), Leon Smith (PF), Phil Dunham (C) Ryan Walker, Nolan Maske, Mark Robidoux, Charles Cotter | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clifton Charlton (PG), Ron Kincaid (SG), Alan Engleman (SF), Joshua Charles (PF) James Reed, Jonathan Bevan, George Record, Daniel Gaulke | |
| 12:28 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Hoffman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-44 |
| 12:27 | Tennessee | Alan Engleman snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 12:09 | Tennessee | Joshua Charles knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Ron Kincaid | 34-46 |
| 11:52 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Hoffman misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Alan Engleman - foul #1 on Alan Engleman, team foul #2 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dikembe Afshari (SG) Rodney Potts | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Nelson Winn (SG) Chad Long | |
| 11:52 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 11:52 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 11:52 | Tennessee | Alan Engleman pulls down the rebound | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Cory Gorham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Afshari (fresh) SF - Donald Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leon Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Phil Dunham (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clifton Charlton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nelson Winn (fresh) SF - Ron Kincaid (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Engleman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joshua Charles (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Tennessee | Phil Dunham picks off the pass by Clifton Charlton | 35-46 |
| 11:24 | Louisiana Tech | Dikembe Afshari's floater is knocked away by Alan Engleman | 35-46 |
| 11:22 | Louisiana Tech | Leon Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 11:05 | Louisiana Tech | Phil Dunham misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-46 |
| 11:04 | Tennessee | Alan Engleman grabs the board | 35-46 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee | Nelson Winn knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Clifton Charlton | 35-49 |
| 10:31 | Louisiana Tech | Phil Dunham clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-49 |
| 10:29 | Louisiana Tech | Leon Smith tips it but misses | 35-49 |
| 10:27 | Tennessee | Nelson Winn grabs the defensive rebound | 35-49 |
| 10:19 | Tennessee | Clifton Charlton can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-49 |
| 10:18 | Louisiana Tech | Dikembe Afshari grabs the defensive rebound | 35-49 |
| 10:12 | Louisiana Tech | Phil Dunham can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Alan Engleman - foul #2 on Alan Engleman, team foul #3 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Walker (PG), Rodney Potts (SG), Nolan Maske (SF), Mark Robidoux (PF) Cory Gorham, Dikembe Afshari, Donald Hoffman, Leon Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Reed (PG), Jonathan Bevan (SG), George Record (SF), Daniel Gaulke (PF), Chad Long (C) Clifton Charlton, Nelson Winn, Ron Kincaid, Alan Engleman, Joshua Charles | |
| 10:12 | Louisiana Tech | Phil Dunham misses the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 10:12 | Louisiana Tech | Phil Dunham misses the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 10:12 | Tennessee | George Record grabs the board | 35-49 |
| 09:59 | Tennessee | George Record scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by James Reed | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:41 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Robidoux scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-51 |
| 09:21 | Tennessee | Daniel Gaulke banks in the layup | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:07 | Louisiana Tech | Phil Dunham connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 08:41 | Tennessee | Jonathan Bevan makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:18 | Louisiana Tech | Nolan Maske misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on George Record - foul #1 on George Record, team foul #4 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Cotter (C) Phil Dunham | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clifton Charlton (PG) James Reed | |
| 08:18 | Louisiana Tech | Nolan Maske misses the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 08:18 | Louisiana Tech | Nolan Maske makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 07:59 | Tennessee | Daniel Gaulke blows the layup | 42-56 |
| 07:57 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Cotter grabs the board | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:40 | Louisiana Tech | Nolan Maske hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Cotter | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ryan Walker (fresh) SG - Rodney Potts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nolan Maske (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Robidoux (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Cotter (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clifton Charlton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Bevan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Record (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Daniel Gaulke (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Chad Long (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Tennessee | Daniel Gaulke loses the ball out of bounds | 45-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Cory Gorham (PG), Dikembe Afshari (SG), Donald Hoffman (SF), Leon Smith (PF) Ryan Walker, Rodney Potts, Nolan Maske, Mark Robidoux | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ron Kincaid (SG), Alan Engleman (PF) Jonathan Bevan, Daniel Gaulke | |
| 07:08 | Louisiana Tech | Leon Smith can't connect on a floater near the basket | 45-56 |
| 07:06 | Tennessee | Chad Long grabs the defensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 06:43 | Tennessee | Dikembe Afshari is called for the reach on Ron Kincaid - foul #3 on Dikembe Afshari, team foul #4 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Reed (PG) Clifton Charlton | |
| 06:30 | Tennessee | Ron Kincaid misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Dikembe Afshari - foul #4 on Dikembe Afshari, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clifton Charlton (SG), Joshua Charles (C) George Record, Chad Long | |
| 06:30 | Tennessee | Ron Kincaid makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 06:30 | Tennessee | Ron Kincaid makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 06:14 | Louisiana Tech | Clifton Charlton steps in front of the Dikembe Afshari pass | 45-58 |
| 05:55 | Tennessee | James Reed misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 45-58 |
| 05:53 | Tennessee | Alan Engleman tips it in | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:36 | Louisiana Tech | Leon Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-60 |
| 05:34 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Cotter grabs the offensive board | 45-60 |
| 05:34 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Rodney Potts (SG), Nolan Maske (SF), Mark Robidoux (PF) Dikembe Afshari, Donald Hoffman, Leon Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Bevan (SG), George Record (SF), Daniel Gaulke (PF), Chad Long (C) Clifton Charlton, Ron Kincaid, Alan Engleman, Joshua Charles | |
| 05:27 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Cotter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-60 |
| 05:25 | Tennessee | Jonathan Bevan gets the rebound | 45-60 |
| 05:06 | Tennessee | George Record blows the layup but he's hacked by Charles Cotter - foul #3 on Charles Cotter, team foul #6 | 45-60 |
| 05:06 | Tennessee | George Record makes the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 05:06 | Tennessee | George Record makes the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 05:04 | Louisiana Tech | James Reed picks off the pass by Cory Gorham in the backcourt | 45-62 |
| 05:02 | Tennessee | James Reed lays it in | 45-64 |
| 04:46 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Cotter can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Chad Long - foul #2 on Chad Long, team foul #5 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Walker (PG), Dikembe Afshari (SG), Donald Hoffman (SF), Leon Smith (PF) Cory Gorham, Rodney Potts, Nolan Maske, Mark Robidoux | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clifton Charlton (PG), Nelson Winn (SG), Ron Kincaid (SF), Alan Engleman (PF), Joshua Charles (C) James Reed, Jonathan Bevan, George Record, Daniel Gaulke, Chad Long | |
| 04:46 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Cotter makes the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 04:46 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Cotter misses the 2nd free throw | 46-64 |
| 04:46 | Tennessee | Alan Engleman gets the rebound | 46-64 |
| 04:46 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-64 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Ron Kincaid can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Ryan Walker - foul #2 on Ryan Walker, team foul #7 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Phil Dunham (C) Charles Cotter | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Ron Kincaid misses the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Ron Kincaid makes the 2nd free throw | 46-65 |
| 04:30 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Walker is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-65 |
| 04:15 | Tennessee | Ron Kincaid throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-65 |
| 04:02 | Louisiana Tech | Ron Kincaid steps in front of the Ryan Walker pass | 46-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:37 | Tennessee | Clifton Charlton's pass is intercepted by Donald Hoffman | 46-65 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ryan Walker (fresh) SG - Dikembe Afshari (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Donald Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leon Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Phil Dunham (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clifton Charlton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nelson Winn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ron Kincaid (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Engleman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Joshua Charles (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Walker scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Afshari and the foul's on Ron Kincaid - foul #2 on Ron Kincaid, team foul #6 | 48-65 |
| 03:30 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Walker makes the free throw | 49-65 |
| 03:16 | Tennessee | Ron Kincaid misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Leon Smith - foul #3 on Leon Smith, team foul #8 | 49-65 |
| 03:16 | Tennessee | Ron Kincaid misses the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 03:16 | Tennessee | Ron Kincaid makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 02:54 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Hoffman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-66 |
| 02:52 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Hoffman | 49-66 |
| 02:44 | Louisiana Tech | Alan Engleman is called for the reach on Leon Smith - foul #3 on Alan Engleman, team foul #7 | 49-66 |
| 02:44 | Louisiana Tech | Leon Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 02:44 | Louisiana Tech | Leon Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| 02:44 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Hoffman grabs the offensive board | 50-66 |
| 02:34 | Louisiana Tech | Dikembe Afshari connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ryan Walker | 53-66 |
| 02:17 | Tennessee | Ron Kincaid lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joshua Charles | 53-68 |
| 02:03 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Hoffman makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-68 |
| 01:34 | Tennessee | Joshua Charles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-68 |
| 01:24 | Louisiana Tech | Dikembe Afshari is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on Dikembe Afshari, team foul #9 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Billy Green (PF) Dikembe Afshari | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:55 | Tennessee | Joshua Charles comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Phil Dunham - foul #1 on Phil Dunham, team foul #10 | 56-68 |
| 00:55 | Tennessee | Joshua Charles misses the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:55 | Tennessee | Joshua Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Louisiana Tech | Phil Dunham can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-69 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | Ron Kincaid pulls down the rebound | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech 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) | |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Nelson Winn knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Clifton Charlton | 56-71 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-71 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee | Ron Kincaid gets the rebound | 56-71 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Clifton Charlton runs out the clock | 56-71 |