| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Jason Baughman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Vachon (fresh) PF - Michael Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Reed Boyter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Gift (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kurt Oakes (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fred Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Begin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Fred Baker inbounds the ball | 23-33 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-33 |
| 19:46 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin snags the offensive board | 23-33 |
| 19:24 | Tennessee | Fred Baker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-33 |
| 19:23 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Paul Wood | 23-33 |
| 19:04 | SE Missouri State | Reed Boyter travels with the ball | 23-33 |
| 18:43 | Tennessee | David Vachon steps in front of the Kurt Oakes pass | 23-33 |
| 18:29 | SE Missouri State | Jason Baughman loses the dribble to Bobby Brooks | 23-33 |
| 18:23 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks is called for traveling | 23-33 |
| 17:59 | SE Missouri State | Paul Wood is hacked by Kurt Oakes - foul #2 on Kurt Oakes, team foul #1 | 23-33 |
| 17:49 | SE Missouri State | Paul Wood misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-33 |
| 17:47 | SE Missouri State | Michael Faulkner snags the offensive board | 23-33 |
| 17:37 | SE Missouri State | Jason Baughman is hacked by John Gift - foul #1 on John Gift, team foul #2 | 23-33 |
| 17:25 | SE Missouri State | Jason Baughman buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Reed Boyter | 26-33 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from John Gift | 26-35 |
| 16:40 | SE Missouri State | Reed Boyter hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Bobby Brooks - foul #1 on Bobby Brooks, team foul #3 | 28-35 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Quinn Foley (PG), Thomas Armstrong (PF) Jason Baughman, Michael Faulkner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Zabik (PG), Robert Clay (SG), Mark Smart (SF), James Frese (PF) John Gift, Kurt Oakes, Fred Baker, Kevin Begin | |
| 16:40 | SE Missouri State | Reed Boyter makes the free throw | 29-35 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Reed Boyter - foul #3 on Reed Boyter, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Ralph Carter (SG), John Eichenberger (SF), Charles Atlas (C) Paul Wood, David Vachon, Reed Boyter | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 16:15 | SE Missouri State | Bobby Brooks picks off the pass by Quinn Foley | 29-37 |
| 16:01 | Tennessee | Thomas Armstrong blocks the short jumper by Bobby Brooks | 29-37 |
| 15:59 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks gets the offensive rebound | 29-37 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Quinn Foley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Carter (fresh) SF - John Eichenberger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Atlas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - William Zabik (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Clay (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Mark Smart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Frese (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Brooks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 15:37 | Tennessee | William Zabik misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-37 |
| 15:35 | Tennessee | Robert Clay grabs the offensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee | William Zabik clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-37 |
| 15:17 | SE Missouri State | Charles Atlas grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 15:02 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Armstrong knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Quinn Foley | 32-37 |
| 14:45 | Tennessee | Robert Clay hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Ralph Carter - foul #1 on Ralph Carter, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jason Baughman (PG), Paul Wood (SG), David Vachon (SF), Michael Faulkner (PF), Reed Boyter (C) Quinn Foley, Ralph Carter, John Eichenberger, Thomas Armstrong, Charles Atlas | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes (SG), Kevin Begin (PF) Mark Smart, Bobby Brooks | |
| 14:45 | Tennessee | Robert Clay makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 14:45 | Tennessee | Robert Clay misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 14:45 | SE Missouri State | Paul Wood gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 14:32 | SE Missouri State | Michael Faulkner misses long on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Kevin Begin - foul #1 on Kevin Begin, team foul #4 | 32-38 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Gift (PG), Fred Baker (SF) Robert Clay, William Zabik | |
| 14:32 | SE Missouri State | Michael Faulkner misses the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 14:32 | SE Missouri State | Michael Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 14:20 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes drills a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Jason Baughman - foul #1 on Jason Baughman, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| 14:20 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 13:55 | SE Missouri State | Paul Wood is fouled on the floor by Kevin Begin - foul #2 on Kevin Begin, team foul #5 | 33-41 |
| 13:48 | SE Missouri State | Jason Baughman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 33-41 |
| 13:46 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to James Frese | 33-41 |
| 13:22 | Tennessee | John Gift is fouled on the floor by Jason Baughman - foul #2 on Jason Baughman, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Harrell (C) James Frese | |
| 13:03 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 13:02 | SE Missouri State | Reed Boyter grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 12:47 | SE Missouri State | Paul Wood knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Baughman | 36-41 |
| 12:42 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes buries a floater from the right side | 36-43 |
| 12:13 | SE Missouri State | Paul Wood hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Baughman | 39-43 |
| 11:55 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 11:53 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Michael Faulkner | 39-43 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Jason Baughman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Vachon (fresh) PF - Michael Faulkner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Reed Boyter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Gift (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kurt Oakes (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fred Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Begin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Harrell (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | SE Missouri State | David Vachon scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Paul Wood and he's fouled by Kurt Oakes - foul #3 on Kurt Oakes, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Quinn Foley (PG), Thomas Armstrong (PF), John Eichenberger (C) Jason Baughman, Michael Faulkner, Reed Boyter | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Zabik (PG), Robert Clay (SF), James Frese (PF), Bobby Brooks (C) John Gift, Fred Baker, Kevin Begin, David Harrell | |
| 11:40 | SE Missouri State | David Vachon makes the free throw | 42-43 |
| 11:28 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 11:14 | SE Missouri State | Paul Wood comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 11:13 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to James Frese | 42-45 |
| 10:51 | Tennessee | Robert Clay loses the dribble to Paul Wood | 42-45 |
| 10:22 | SE Missouri State | David Vachon misses the lay-in | 42-45 |
| 10:20 | SE Missouri State | John Eichenberger snags the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 10:14 | SE Missouri State | Quinn Foley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 10:13 | SE Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to John Eichenberger | 42-45 |
| 10:03 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Armstrong hits a floater from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-45 |
| 09:36 | Tennessee | Robert Clay tips it but misses | 44-45 |
| 09:34 | Tennessee | James Frese tips it home | 44-47 |
| 09:20 | SE Missouri State | Paul Wood misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 09:18 | SE Missouri State | David Vachon tips it back up and in | 46-47 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee | William Zabik connects on the shot from the left wing and he's hacked by John Eichenberger - foul #1 on John Eichenberger, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jason Baughman (PG), Michael Faulkner (PF), Reed Boyter (C) Paul Wood, David Vachon, Thomas Armstrong | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Gift (PG), Fred Baker (SF), Kevin Begin (PF) Kurt Oakes, Robert Clay, James Frese | |
| 09:02 | Tennessee | William Zabik makes the free throw | 46-50 |
| 08:49 | SE Missouri State | John Eichenberger can't throw it down but the foul's on Bobby Brooks - foul #2 on Bobby Brooks, team foul #7 | 46-50 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Ralph Carter (SG) Quinn Foley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Smart (SG) William Zabik | |
| 08:49 | SE Missouri State | John Eichenberger makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 08:49 | SE Missouri State | John Eichenberger misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 08:24 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 08:23 | SE Missouri State | Michael Faulkner pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 08:09 | SE Missouri State | Bobby Brooks is called for the reach on Reed Boyter - foul #3 on Bobby Brooks, team foul #8 | 47-50 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Thomas Armstrong (SF) John Eichenberger | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Clay (SG), David Harrell (C) Mark Smart, Bobby Brooks | |
| 08:09 | SE Missouri State | Reed Boyter misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 08:09 | Tennessee | David Harrell snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee | John Gift misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 07:40 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Jason Baughman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Carter (fresh) SF - Thomas Armstrong (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Faulkner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Reed Boyter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Gift (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Clay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Fred Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Begin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Harrell (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | SE Missouri State | Reed Boyter misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 47-50 |
| 07:20 | Tennessee | John Gift grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 07:03 | Tennessee | David Harrell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 07:02 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Michael Faulkner | 47-50 |
| 06:44 | SE Missouri State | Jason Baughman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-50 |
| 06:43 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 06:27 | Tennessee | Ralph Carter is called for the reach on John Gift - foul #2 on Ralph Carter, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Paul Wood (SG), David Vachon (SF) Ralph Carter, Thomas Armstrong | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Zabik (PG), Kurt Oakes (SG), Mark Smart (SF), Bobby Brooks (C) John Gift, Robert Clay, Fred Baker, David Harrell | |
| 06:13 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin can't connect on a jumper from close range | 47-50 |
| 06:11 | SE Missouri State | Reed Boyter gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 05:52 | SE Missouri State | Paul Wood connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Baughman | 50-50 |
| 05:30 | Tennessee | William Zabik hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-50 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks can't tip it in | 50-50 |
| 05:26 | SE Missouri State | Michael Faulkner grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 05:11 | SE Missouri State | David Vachon buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jason Baughman | 52-50 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee | William Zabik can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 52-50 |
| 04:46 | SE Missouri State | Michael Faulkner snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 04:26 | SE Missouri State | Reed Boyter hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Bobby Brooks - foul #4 on Bobby Brooks, team foul #9 | 52-50 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Quinn Foley (PG), Thomas Armstrong (PF) Jason Baughman, Michael Faulkner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Clay (SF), James Frese (PF) Mark Smart, Kevin Begin | |
| 04:26 | SE Missouri State | Reed Boyter makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:26 | SE Missouri State | Reed Boyter misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:26 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to James Frese | 53-50 |
| 04:03 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 04:01 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks tips it but misses | 53-50 |
| 04:00 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Reed Boyter | 53-50 |
| 03:43 | SE Missouri State | David Vachon is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on David Vachon, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Eichenberger (C) Reed Boyter | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Gift (PG), Fred Baker (SF) William Zabik, Robert Clay | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Quinn Foley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Wood (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Vachon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Armstrong (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Eichenberger (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Gift (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kurt Oakes (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Fred Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Frese (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Bobby Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Tennessee | Thomas Armstrong steals the ball from Fred Baker | 53-50 |
| 03:05 | SE Missouri State | Quinn Foley loses the dribble to John Gift | 53-50 |
| 03:01 | Tennessee | Fred Baker dunks the ball on a nice dish by John Gift | 53-52 |
| 02:59 | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jason Baughman (PG), Michael Faulkner (PF), Reed Boyter (C) Quinn Foley, Thomas Armstrong, John Eichenberger | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Begin (PF) James Frese | |
| 02:45 | SE Missouri State | Jason Baughman comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on John Gift - foul #2 on John Gift, team foul #10 | 53-52 |
| 02:45 | SE Missouri State | Jason Baughman makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 02:45 | SE Missouri State | Jason Baughman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | John Gift can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-52 |
| 02:19 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks gets the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes is fouled on the floor by Reed Boyter - foul #4 on Reed Boyter, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 02:13 | SE Missouri State | Reed Boyter snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 02:08 | SE Missouri State | Jason Baughman misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 55-53 |
| 02:07 | Tennessee | Fred Baker grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 01:53 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Kevin Begin, team foul #11 | 55-53 |
| 01:29 | SE Missouri State | Michael Faulkner knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Wood | 57-53 |
| 01:20 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-53 |
| 01:18 | SE Missouri State | Reed Boyter grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 00:59 | SE Missouri State | Jason Baughman is fouled on the floor by Bobby Brooks - foul #5 on Bobby Brooks, team foul #12 | 57-53 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Frese (C) Bobby Brooks | |
| 00:59 | SE Missouri State | Jason Baughman misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:59 | SE Missouri State | Jason Baughman misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin grabs the board | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Gift | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | SE Missouri State | Jason Baughman buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Paul Wood | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes's pass is intercepted by Paul Wood | 59-55 |
| 00:06 | SE Missouri State | Paul Wood blows the layup | 59-55 |
| 00:05 | SE Missouri State | David Vachon tips it back up and in | 61-55 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-55 |