| Lineup | Boise State | PG - James Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roderick Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jon Kilroy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - John Mullins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Samuel Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. SF - Leroy McKnight (fresh) PF - Timothy Hodge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Tennessee | Joe Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 19:41 | Boise State | Charles Jones gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 19:36 | Boise State | James Scott misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Brian Gardner | 35-33 |
| 19:12 | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 19:10 | Boise State | Charles Jones grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 19:04 | Boise State | John Mullins hits a jumper from the left side set up by James Scott and the foul's on Leroy McKnight - foul #3 on Leroy McKnight, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Doug Christie (SF) Leroy McKnight | |
| 19:04 | Boise State | John Mullins makes the free throw | 38-33 |
| 18:40 | Tennessee | Joe Smith scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Samuel Williams | 38-35 |
| 18:28 | Boise State | Roderick Hammond double dribbles | 38-35 |
| 18:09 | Tennessee | Brian Gardner is fouled on the floor by Roderick Hammond - foul #3 on Roderick Hammond, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Boise State | Gary Abbott (SG) Roderick Hammond | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:44 | Tennessee | Joe Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Samuel Williams | 38-38 |
| 17:40 | Boise State | Gary Abbott makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by James Scott | 40-38 |
| 17:25 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-41 |
| 17:11 | Boise State | James Scott scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Charles Jones | 43-41 |
| 16:55 | Tennessee | Joe Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Samuel Williams | 43-44 |
| 16:45 | Boise State | John Mullins hits a shot from close range and he's hacked by Brian Gardner - foul #3 on Brian Gardner, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Boise State | William Wells (SG), Robert Harris (SF), William Grogan (PF) James Scott, Jon Kilroy, Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette (SG), Eugene Burge (C) Samuel Williams, Brian Gardner | |
| 16:45 | Boise State | John Mullins makes the free throw | 46-44 |
| 16:16 | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 16:15 | Boise State | John Mullins grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 16:09 | Boise State | Gary Abbott comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 46-44 |
| 16:07 | Tennessee | Joe Smith gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 16:03 | Tennessee | Joe Smith makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Doucette | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Gary Abbott (fresh) 12 pts. SG - William Wells (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - William Grogan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Mullins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joe Smith (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. SG - Kevin Doucette (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Doug Christie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Hodge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Burge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Boise State | William Grogan blows the layup but he's hacked by Timothy Hodge - foul #1 on Timothy Hodge, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Boise State | Roderick Hammond (SG) John Mullins | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Samuel Williams (PG), Leroy McKnight (SF), Brian Gardner (C) Kevin Doucette, Doug Christie, Eugene Burge | |
| 15:50 | Boise State | William Grogan misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 15:50 | Boise State | William Grogan misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 15:50 | Boise State | William Grogan pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 15:34 | Boise State | The jumper by Gary Abbott is denied by Brian Gardner | 46-46 |
| 15:32 | Boise State | Roderick Hammond tips it home | 48-46 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee | Gary Abbott picks off the pass by Leroy McKnight | 48-46 |
| 15:09 | Boise State | Gary Abbott slams it home | 50-46 |
| 14:48 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 14:41 | Boise State | Roderick Hammond misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 14:40 | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 14:21 | Tennessee | Joe Smith connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Samuel Williams and he's fouled by William Wells - foul #2 on William Wells, team foul #2 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Boise State | James Scott (PG), Jon Kilroy (SF), Charles Jones (PF) Gary Abbott, William Wells, William Grogan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Doug Christie (PF) Timothy Hodge | |
| 14:21 | Tennessee | Joe Smith makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| 14:04 | Boise State | Charles Jones misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Leroy McKnight - foul #4 on Leroy McKnight, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Boise State | John Mullins (C) Robert Harris | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eugene Burge (PF) Leroy McKnight | |
| 14:04 | Boise State | Charles Jones makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 14:04 | Boise State | Charles Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 14:04 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Brian Gardner | 51-52 |
| 13:46 | Tennessee | John Mullins steals the ball from Joe Smith | 51-52 |
| 13:36 | Boise State | John Mullins's layup is rejected by Eugene Burge | 51-52 |
| 13:34 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 13:13 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 12:54 | Boise State | Eugene Burge is called for the reach on Roderick Hammond - foul #1 on Eugene Burge, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Boise State | William Wells (SG), Robert Harris (C) Roderick Hammond, John Mullins | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette (SG) Samuel Williams | |
| 12:35 | Boise State | Robert Harris is called for traveling | 51-55 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge (PF) Eugene Burge | |
| 12:21 | Tennessee | Joe Smith misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 12:20 | Boise State | Robert Harris pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 11:59 | Boise State | William Wells scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - James Scott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Wells (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jon Kilroy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Robert Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joe Smith (tiring) 19 pts. 8 reb. SG - Kevin Doucette (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Doug Christie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Hodge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Tennessee | James Scott picks off the pass by Doug Christie | 53-55 |
| 11:33 | Boise State | James Scott slams it home | 55-55 |
| 11:06 | Tennessee | Doug Christie comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Jon Kilroy - foul #3 on Jon Kilroy, team foul #3 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Boise State | Clifford Snyder (PG), Gary Abbott (SG), William Grogan (PF), John Mullins (C) James Scott, Jon Kilroy, Charles Jones, Robert Harris | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Samuel Williams (PG), Eugene Burge (PF), Jack Magill (C) Joe Smith, Timothy Hodge, Brian Gardner | |
| 11:06 | Tennessee | Doug Christie makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 11:06 | Tennessee | Doug Christie misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 11:06 | Boise State | The rebound goes to William Grogan | 55-56 |
| 10:47 | Boise State | Gary Abbott misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-56 |
| 10:46 | Boise State | John Mullins gets the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 10:27 | Boise State | John Mullins hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Gary Abbott | 57-56 |
| 10:08 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Doucette | 57-59 |
| 09:40 | Boise State | Gary Abbott misses the lay-in | 57-59 |
| 09:39 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Eugene Burge | 57-59 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee | Eugene Burge drills a 3 from straight away set up by Jack Magill | 57-62 |
| 09:15 | Boise State | John Mullins misses the lay-in | 57-62 |
| 09:14 | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette grabs the board | 57-62 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Williams | 57-64 |
| 08:44 | Boise State | Gary Abbott loses the ball out of bounds | 57-64 |
| Subs | Boise State | James Scott (PG), Roderick Hammond (SG), Jon Kilroy (SF), Charles Jones (PF), Robert Harris (C) Clifford Snyder, Gary Abbott, William Wells, William Grogan, John Mullins | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joe Smith (SG), Timothy Hodge (PF), Brian Gardner (C) Kevin Doucette, Doug Christie, Eugene Burge | |
| 08:32 | Tennessee | Joe Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-64 |
| 08:30 | Boise State | Jon Kilroy grabs the board | 57-64 |
| 08:25 | Boise State | James Scott hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Harris | 60-64 |
| 08:01 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Jones - foul #3 on Charles Jones, team foul #4 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette (SG) Samuel Williams | |
| 08:01 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 08:01 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge misses the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 08:01 | Boise State | Jon Kilroy grabs the defensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 07:43 | Boise State | Charles Jones can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-65 |
| 07:41 | Tennessee | Joe Smith snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - James Scott (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roderick Hammond (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jon Kilroy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joe Smith (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. SG - Kevin Doucette (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Magill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Hodge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Tennessee | Joe Smith buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Hodge | 60-67 |
| 07:19 | Boise State | Robert Harris hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 60-67 |
| 07:17 | Boise State | Charles Jones hits the follow up shot | 62-67 |
| 06:55 | Tennessee | Joe Smith knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Gardner | 62-70 |
| 06:50 | Boise State | James Scott loses the dribble to Jack Magill | 62-70 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee | Jon Kilroy is called for the reach on Joe Smith - foul #4 on Jon Kilroy, team foul #5 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Boise State | Gary Abbott (PG), William Wells (SG) James Scott, Roderick Hammond | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Samuel Williams (PG), Leroy McKnight (SF) Kevin Doucette, Jack Magill | |
| 06:29 | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-70 |
| 06:27 | Tennessee | Joe Smith can't tip it in | 62-70 |
| 06:26 | Boise State | Gary Abbott grabs the defensive rebound | 62-70 |
| 06:22 | Boise State | Timothy Hodge denies the turnaround by Gary Abbott | 62-70 |
| 06:21 | Tennessee | Brian Gardner snags the defensive board | 62-70 |
| 05:59 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-70 |
| 05:58 | Boise State | Jon Kilroy pulls down the rebound | 62-70 |
| 05:53 | Boise State | Jon Kilroy connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 64-70 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-70 |
| Subs | Boise State | Clifford Snyder (PG), William Grogan (PF), John Mullins (C) Jon Kilroy, Charles Jones, Robert Harris | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Doug Christie (PF), Eugene Burge (C) Timothy Hodge, Brian Gardner | |
| 05:37 | Boise State | Gary Abbott hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 64-70 |
| 05:36 | Tennessee | Joe Smith snags the defensive board | 64-70 |
| 05:16 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Samuel Williams, team foul #6 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Boise State | Roderick Hammond (SG) Clifford Snyder | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:55 | Tennessee | The refs have stopped play. Doug Christie is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 64-70 |
| Subs | Boise State | James Scott (PG), Charles Jones (PF) Gary Abbott, William Grogan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette (SG), Jack Magill (C) Joe Smith, Doug Christie | |
| 04:47 | Boise State | William Wells misses the shot from the free throw line | 64-70 |
| 04:45 | Boise State | Charles Jones snags the offensive board | 64-70 |
| 04:25 | Boise State | Charles Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-70 |
| Subs | Boise State | Jon Kilroy (SF) William Wells | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Brian Gardner (C) Jack Magill | |
| 04:00 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams clanks a 3 from straight away | 64-70 |
| 03:59 | Tennessee | Brian Gardner gets the offensive rebound | 64-70 |
| 03:46 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Roderick Hammond - foul #4 on Roderick Hammond, team foul #6 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Boise State | Gary Abbott (SG), Robert Harris (C) Roderick Hammond, John Mullins | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joe Smith (SG), Timothy Hodge (PF) Kevin Doucette, Leroy McKnight | |
| 03:46 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 03:46 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| 03:46 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams makes the 3rd free throw | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Boise State | Jon Kilroy scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-73 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - James Scott (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Abbott (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Kilroy (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Charles Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Samuel Williams (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joe Smith (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 11 reb. SF - Eugene Burge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Hodge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Tennessee | James Scott steals the ball from Eugene Burge | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:59 | Boise State | Jon Kilroy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-73 |
| 02:57 | Boise State | Charles Jones tips it back up and in | 69-73 |
| 02:36 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-73 |
| 02:34 | Boise State | Jon Kilroy gets the rebound | 69-73 |
| 02:34 | Boise State | Boise State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-73 |
| Subs | Boise State | Roderick Hammond (SG), John Mullins (C) Gary Abbott, Robert Harris | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight (SF) Eugene Burge | |
| 02:10 | Boise State | Jon Kilroy's pass is intercepted by Brian Gardner | 69-73 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 69-73 |
| 01:49 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Charles Jones | 69-73 |
| 01:45 | Boise State | Charles Jones connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by James Scott | 71-73 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Hodge | 71-76 |
| 01:20 | Boise State | John Mullins connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by James Scott | 73-76 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-79 |
| 00:53 | Boise State | Charles Jones hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Roderick Hammond | 75-79 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Jon Kilroy steals the ball from Timothy Hodge | 75-79 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Boise State | Jon Kilroy comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 75-79 |
| 00:24 | Boise State | Charles Jones grabs the offensive board | 75-79 |
| 00:22 | Boise State | Roderick Hammond is hacked by Samuel Williams - foul #2 on Samuel Williams, team foul #7 | 75-79 |
| 00:22 | Boise State | Roderick Hammond misses the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:22 | Boise State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Jones | 75-79 |
| 00:18 | Boise State | James Scott misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-79 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge pulls down the rebound | 75-79 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Roderick Hammond is called for the reach on Timothy Hodge in the backcourt - foul #5 on Roderick Hammond, team foul #7 | 75-79 |
| Subs | Boise State | Gary Abbott (SG) Roderick Hammond | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eugene Burge (SF) Leroy McKnight | |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge makes the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:06 | Boise State | Jon Kilroy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-81 |
| 00:04 | Boise State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Jones | 75-81 |
| 00:02 | Boise State | Gary Abbott hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 75-81 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Joe Smith pulls down the rebound | 75-81 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Joe Smith runs out the clock | 75-81 |