| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Anthony Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Justin Dowdy (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Carlton Sherwood (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Record (fresh) 8 reb. C - Robert Gilyard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Elmer Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Ristau (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Keaney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Carlton Sherwood inbounds the ball | 33-24 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Tennessee | Robert Gilyard makes the floater in the lane | 35-24 |
| 19:30 | Evansville | Roger Cook misses the easy layup but he's hacked by George Record - foul #1 on George Record, team foul #1 | 35-24 |
| 19:30 | Evansville | Roger Cook makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 19:30 | Evansville | Roger Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 19:11 | Tennessee | George Record's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-26 |
| 18:52 | Evansville | Elmer Davis connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Roger Cook | 35-28 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee | Justin Dowdy comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 35-28 |
| 18:34 | Evansville | Christopher Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 18:14 | Evansville | Roger Cook scores on a floater in the lane | 35-30 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee | George Record can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Manuel Ristau - foul #2 on Manuel Ristau, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee | George Record makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee | George Record misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 17:59 | Evansville | Roger Cook pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 17:44 | Evansville | Thomas Keaney is called for traveling | 36-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Hobbs (PF), William Tripp (C) Roger Cook, Christopher Crawford | |
| 17:28 | Tennessee | Carlton Sherwood connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-30 |
| 17:09 | Evansville | The jump hook by Manuel Ristau is blocked by George Record | 39-30 |
| 17:08 | Tennessee | Robert Gilyard grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | Robert Gilyard travels with the ball | 39-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Texeira (SG) Justin Dowdy | |
| Subs | Evansville | Juan Sanchez (PG), Henry Myers (SG), Dennis Stevens (SF) Elmer Davis, Manuel Ristau, Thomas Keaney | |
| 16:37 | Evansville | Juan Sanchez comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 16:35 | Evansville | Henry Myers grabs the offensive board | 39-30 |
| 16:19 | Evansville | Henry Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Roger Cook (PF), Christopher Crawford (C) Dennis Stevens, William Tripp | |
| 16:00 | Tennessee | Carlton Sherwood is fouled on the floor by Charles Hobbs - foul #1 on Charles Hobbs, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Anthony Alexander (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Mark Texeira (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carlton Sherwood (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Record (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Gilyard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Myers (fresh) SF - Charles Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Cook (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Tennessee | Anthony Alexander misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 15:46 | Evansville | Christopher Crawford grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 15:33 | Evansville | Charles Hobbs clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 15:31 | Tennessee | Anthony Alexander grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 15:28 | Tennessee | Juan Sanchez is called for the reach on Anthony Alexander in the backcourt - foul #1 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Justin Dowdy (SG) Mark Texeira | |
| Subs | Evansville | Elmer Davis (PG), Manuel Ristau (SG), Thomas Keaney (SF) Juan Sanchez, Henry Myers, Charles Hobbs | |
| 15:07 | Tennessee | Carlton Sherwood misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 15:05 | Evansville | Roger Cook snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 14:59 | Evansville | Manuel Ristau knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Elmer Davis | 39-32 |
| 14:52 | Tennessee | Carlton Sherwood hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Alexander | 42-32 |
| 14:33 | Evansville | Elmer Davis is fouled on the floor by Anthony Alexander - foul #1 on Anthony Alexander, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Vivier (PG), David Saucedo (C) Anthony Alexander, Robert Gilyard | |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Hobbs (PF), William Tripp (C) Roger Cook, Christopher Crawford | |
| 14:13 | Evansville | Thomas Keaney drills a turnaround from close range set up by Manuel Ristau | 42-34 |
| 14:01 | Tennessee | Carlton Sherwood misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 13:59 | Tennessee | Justin Dowdy snags the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 13:41 | Tennessee | Manuel Vivier comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 13:40 | Evansville | William Tripp pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 13:25 | Evansville | Charles Hobbs is hacked by David Saucedo - foul #1 on David Saucedo, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Alexander (PG) Manuel Vivier | |
| Subs | Evansville | Juan Sanchez (PG), Henry Myers (SG), Christopher Crawford (C) Elmer Davis, Manuel Ristau, Thomas Keaney | |
| 13:11 | Evansville | William Tripp clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 13:10 | Evansville | Christopher Crawford can't tip it in | 42-34 |
| 13:08 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to David Saucedo | 42-34 |
| 12:55 | Tennessee | Carlton Sherwood can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 12:53 | Tennessee | David Saucedo grabs the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 12:37 | Tennessee | Carlton Sherwood makes the floater from the free throw line | 44-34 |
| 12:14 | Evansville | David Saucedo denies the turnaround by William Tripp | 44-34 |
| 12:13 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Justin Dowdy | 44-34 |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | David Saucedo makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Carlton Sherwood | 46-34 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Anthony Alexander (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Dowdy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Carlton Sherwood (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Record (tiring) 1 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - David Saucedo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Myers (fresh) SF - Charles Hobbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Tripp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Christopher Crawford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Evansville | William Tripp misses short on a jumper from close range | 46-34 |
| 11:40 | Tennessee | Carlton Sherwood grabs the board | 46-34 |
| 11:26 | Tennessee | Justin Dowdy is fouled on the floor by Christopher Crawford - foul #3 on Christopher Crawford, team foul #4 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Vivier (PG), Mark Texeira (SG), Dennis Hoover (PF), Robert Gilyard (C) Anthony Alexander, Justin Dowdy, Carlton Sherwood, George Record | |
| Subs | Evansville | Elmer Davis (PG), Manuel Ristau (SG), Thomas Keaney (SF), Roger Cook (PF), Vasily Zywiec (C) Juan Sanchez, Henry Myers, Charles Hobbs, William Tripp, Christopher Crawford | |
| 11:01 | Tennessee | Mark Texeira clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-34 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee | Robert Gilyard snags the offensive board | 46-34 |
| 10:42 | Tennessee | David Saucedo misses the easy layup | 46-34 |
| 10:40 | Tennessee | Dennis Hoover gets the offensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 10:23 | Tennessee | Mark Texeira connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-34 |
| 10:07 | Evansville | Roger Cook misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-34 |
| 10:06 | Evansville | Thomas Keaney grabs the offensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 09:46 | Evansville | Thomas Keaney loses the ball out of bounds | 49-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Alexander (PG), Carlton Sherwood (SF), George Record (PF) Manuel Vivier, David Saucedo, Dennis Hoover | |
| Subs | Evansville | Christopher Crawford (C) Vasily Zywiec | |
| 09:30 | Tennessee | Robert Gilyard drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Anthony Alexander and he's hacked by Christopher Crawford - foul #4 on Christopher Crawford, team foul #5 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Hobbs (C) Christopher Crawford | |
| 09:30 | Tennessee | Robert Gilyard makes the free throw | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:22 | Evansville | Manuel Ristau comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Anthony Alexander - foul #2 on Anthony Alexander, team foul #4 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Justin Dowdy (SG) Mark Texeira | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 09:22 | Evansville | Manuel Ristau misses the 1st free throw | 52-34 |
| 09:22 | Evansville | Manuel Ristau makes the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| 08:53 | Tennessee | Anthony Alexander misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-35 |
| 08:51 | Evansville | Charles Hobbs snags the defensive board | 52-35 |
| 08:33 | Evansville | Elmer Davis can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-35 |
| 08:31 | Tennessee | Robert Gilyard grabs the defensive rebound | 52-35 |
| 08:02 | Tennessee | Anthony Alexander can't connect on a shot in the lane | 52-35 |
| 08:00 | Evansville | Thomas Keaney grabs the board | 52-35 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Anthony Alexander (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Dowdy (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Carlton Sherwood (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Record (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Gilyard (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Elmer Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Ristau (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Keaney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roger Cook (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Evansville | Manuel Ristau knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Elmer Davis | 52-37 |
| 07:28 | Tennessee | Anthony Alexander can't connect on a shot from the right side | 52-37 |
| 07:27 | Evansville | Thomas Keaney snags the defensive board | 52-37 |
| 07:22 | Evansville | Manuel Ristau misses the jumper from the left wing | 52-37 |
| 07:21 | Evansville | Roger Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 07:06 | Evansville | Manuel Ristau drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Elmer Davis and he's hacked by Justin Dowdy - foul #2 on Justin Dowdy, team foul #5 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Vivier (PG), Michael Willhite (SG), Mark Texeira (SF), David Saucedo (PF), Dennis Hoover (C) Anthony Alexander, Justin Dowdy, Carlton Sherwood, George Record, Robert Gilyard | |
| Subs | Evansville | Juan Sanchez (PG), William Tripp (SF), Vasily Zywiec (PF), Christopher Crawford (C) Elmer Davis, Thomas Keaney, Roger Cook, Charles Hobbs | |
| 07:06 | Evansville | Manuel Ristau makes the free throw | 52-40 |
| 06:47 | Tennessee | Manuel Vivier misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 06:46 | Evansville | Manuel Ristau pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:28 | Evansville | Vasily Zywiec is hacked by David Saucedo - foul #2 on David Saucedo, team foul #6 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Henry Myers (SG) Manuel Ristau | |
| 06:11 | Evansville | Vasily Zywiec hits a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Mark Texeira - foul #3 on Mark Texeira, team foul #7 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Carlton Sherwood (SF), George Record (PF) Michael Willhite, Dennis Hoover | |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Hobbs (SF) William Tripp | |
| 06:11 | Evansville | Vasily Zywiec misses the free throw | 52-42 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee | George Record snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 05:52 | Tennessee | Mark Texeira makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Manuel Vivier | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:42 | Evansville | Juan Sanchez loses the dribble to Manuel Vivier | 55-42 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee | David Saucedo connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Carlton Sherwood | 57-42 |
| 05:13 | Evansville | Juan Sanchez buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-45 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee | Mark Texeira can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 05:00 | Tennessee | George Record tips it in | 59-45 |
| 04:52 | Evansville | Juan Sanchez double dribbles | 59-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Alexander (PG), Justin Dowdy (SG) Manuel Vivier, Mark Texeira | |
| Subs | Evansville | Elmer Davis (PG), Thomas Keaney (SF) Henry Myers, Vasily Zywiec | |
| 04:33 | Tennessee | David Saucedo misses the easy layup | 59-45 |
| 04:32 | Tennessee | George Record tips it back up and in | 61-45 |
| 04:24 | Evansville | Juan Sanchez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Justin Dowdy - foul #3 on Justin Dowdy, team foul #8 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Texeira (SF), Robert Gilyard (C) Carlton Sherwood, George Record | |
| Subs | Evansville | Roger Cook (PF), William Tripp (C) Charles Hobbs, Christopher Crawford | |
| 04:24 | Evansville | Juan Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 04:24 | Evansville | Juan Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 04:05 | Tennessee | Mark Texeira misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Roger Cook - foul #2 on Roger Cook, team foul #6 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Henry Myers (SG) Juan Sanchez | |
| 04:05 | Tennessee | Mark Texeira makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 04:05 | Tennessee | Mark Texeira makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 03:52 | Evansville | Anthony Alexander is called for the reach on Elmer Davis - foul #3 on Anthony Alexander, team foul #9 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Vivier (PG), Michael Willhite (SG), Dennis Hoover (C) Anthony Alexander, Justin Dowdy, Robert Gilyard | |
| Subs | Evansville | Dennis Stevens (SF), Vasily Zywiec (C) Thomas Keaney, Roger Cook | |
| 03:52 | Evansville | Elmer Davis makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 03:52 | Evansville | Elmer Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 03:52 | Tennessee | David Saucedo grabs the defensive rebound | 63-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Manuel Vivier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Willhite (fresh) SF - Mark Texeira (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Saucedo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Hoover (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Elmer Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Henry Myers (fresh) SF - Dennis Stevens (fresh) PF - William Tripp (fresh) 5 pts. C - Vasily Zywiec (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Tennessee | Manuel Vivier is whistled for traveling | 63-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Hobbs (C) Elmer Davis | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Evansville | William Tripp misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 63-48 |
| 03:16 | Tennessee | David Saucedo grabs the defensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 02:51 | Tennessee | Michael Willhite is hacked by Dennis Stevens - foul #1 on Dennis Stevens, team foul #7 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Juan Sanchez (PG) Dennis Stevens | |
| 02:51 | Tennessee | Michael Willhite misses the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 02:51 | Evansville | William Tripp grabs the defensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 02:31 | Evansville | Henry Myers hits a 3 from the right corner set up by William Tripp | 63-51 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | David Saucedo double dribbles | 63-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Dennis Stevens (SF) Charles Hobbs | |
| 02:06 | Evansville | Henry Myers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee | Mark Texeira grabs the defensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 01:41 | Tennessee | Mark Texeira misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-51 |
| 01:40 | Evansville | Juan Sanchez grabs the defensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 01:30 | Evansville | William Tripp is hacked by Dennis Hoover - foul #1 on Dennis Hoover, team foul #10 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Hobbs (PF) Dennis Stevens | |
| 01:30 | Evansville | William Tripp makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 01:30 | Evansville | William Tripp makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | Mark Texeira can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-53 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee | David Saucedo tips it home | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Evansville | Juan Sanchez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-53 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to David Saucedo | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Vasily Zywiec is called for the reach on Mark Texeira - foul #4 on Vasily Zywiec, team foul #8 | 65-53 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Mark Texeira makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Mark Texeira makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 00:22 | Evansville | Vasily Zywiec connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Henry Myers | 67-56 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Manuel Vivier runs out the clock | 67-56 |