| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Arthur Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joe Leisure (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Warren Pollard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Duane McKissack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gino Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jose Fernandez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Ollis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jose Montes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Larry Finnerty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Warren Pollard inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Northern Iowa | Joe Leisure hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-29 |
| 19:47 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jonathan Ollis | 35-29 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 19:24 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee | Gino Costa makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jose Montes | 35-31 |
| 18:42 | Northern Iowa | Joe Leisure hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-31 |
| 18:41 | Northern Iowa | Warren Pollard pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 18:23 | Northern Iowa | Duane McKissack knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Arthur Wright | 37-31 |
| 17:55 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis's fadeaway is rejected by Duane McKissack | 37-31 |
| 17:53 | Northern Iowa | Joe Leisure pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 17:29 | Northern Iowa | Duane McKissack drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Arthur Wright and he's hacked by Jose Montes - foul #1 on Jose Montes, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Roger Baker (C) Frederick Joseph | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Casey Key (PF), Carl Knight (C) Jose Montes, Larry Finnerty | |
| 17:29 | Northern Iowa | Duane McKissack makes the free throw | 40-31 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | Carl Knight hits a shot from the right block set up by Jose Fernandez | 40-33 |
| 16:59 | Northern Iowa | Casey Key takes the ball from Joe Leisure | 40-33 |
| 16:43 | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez is hacked by Arthur Wright - foul #1 on Arthur Wright, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Roy Bowyer (SG), James Lane (SF), Lawrence Amado (C) Joe Leisure, Warren Pollard, Duane McKissack | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Conklin (PG), Walter Trimm (SF) Gino Costa, Jonathan Ollis | |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Walter Trimm hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 40-33 |
| 16:23 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Wright snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 16:15 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Amado knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Arthur Wright | 42-33 |
| 15:54 | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Roy Bowyer - foul #2 on Roy Bowyer, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Pasko (SG), Warren Pollard (SF), Frederick Joseph (C) Arthur Wright, James Lane, Lawrence Amado | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty (C) Carl Knight | |
| 15:54 | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 15:54 | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Roy Bowyer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Pasko (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Warren Pollard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Baker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frederick Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Conklin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jose Fernandez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Trimm (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Casey Key (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Finnerty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Joseph can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 15:39 | Tennessee | Casey Key grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 15:20 | Tennessee | Walter Trimm can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 15:18 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Joseph grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 15:13 | Northern Iowa | Casey Key swats the dunk try by Warren Pollard | 42-35 |
| 15:11 | Northern Iowa | William Pasko tips it back up and in | 44-35 |
| 14:52 | Tennessee | Michael Conklin knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Casey Key | 44-37 |
| 14:46 | Northern Iowa | William Pasko scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Roy Bowyer | 46-37 |
| 14:30 | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-37 |
| 14:29 | Tennessee | Casey Key tips it back up and in | 46-39 |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | Warren Pollard scores on a jumper from the baseline | 48-39 |
| 14:03 | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 14:02 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Joseph snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 13:56 | Northern Iowa | Roger Baker misses the shot from the free throw line | 48-39 |
| 13:55 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Joseph grabs the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 13:38 | Northern Iowa | William Pasko misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 13:36 | Tennessee | Casey Key grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Roy Bowyer picks off the pass by Casey Key | 48-39 |
| 13:09 | Northern Iowa | Roy Bowyer scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Pasko | 50-39 |
| 12:55 | Tennessee | A charge is called on Larry Finnerty - foul #3 on Larry Finnerty, team foul #2 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Wright (PG), James Lane (SF), Duane McKissack (PF), Lawrence Amado (C) Roy Bowyer, Warren Pollard, Roger Baker, Frederick Joseph | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gino Costa (PG), Robert Guerin (SG), Jonathan Ollis (SF), Jose Montes (PF), Carl Knight (C) Michael Conklin, Jose Fernandez, Walter Trimm, Casey Key, Larry Finnerty | |
| 12:38 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Wright is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Arthur Wright, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| 12:24 | Tennessee | Gino Costa drills a 3 from straight away | 50-42 |
| 12:16 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Wright is hacked by Jose Montes - foul #2 on Jose Montes, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joe Leisure (SG) William Pasko | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:04 | Northern Iowa | Joe Leisure misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 50-42 |
| 12:03 | Northern Iowa | Duane McKissack tips it in | 52-42 |
| 11:46 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis drills a 3 from the left wing | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Arthur Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Joe Leisure (fresh) 12 pts. SF - James Lane (fresh) PF - Duane McKissack (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Amado (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gino Costa (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Guerin (fresh) SF - Jonathan Ollis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jose Montes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carl Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Northern Iowa | Joe Leisure is fouled on the floor by Jose Montes - foul #3 on Jose Montes, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Warren Pollard (SF) James Lane | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Conklin (SG) Robert Guerin | |
| 11:05 | Northern Iowa | Joe Leisure is hacked by Jonathan Ollis - foul #1 on Jonathan Ollis, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Pasko (SG), Frederick Joseph (C) Joe Leisure, Lawrence Amado | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:58 | Northern Iowa | Duane McKissack clanks a jump hook from the left block | 52-45 |
| 10:57 | Tennessee | Jose Montes snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 10:33 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Gino Costa | 52-47 |
| 10:18 | Northern Iowa | Warren Pollard connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Arthur Wright | 54-47 |
| 10:09 | Tennessee | Jose Montes misses the driving attempt in the paint | 54-47 |
| 10:07 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Joseph grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 09:46 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Wright scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-47 |
| 09:31 | Tennessee | Arthur Wright takes the ball from Jose Montes | 57-47 |
| 09:27 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Wright blows the dunk | 57-47 |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | William Pasko tips it back up and in | 59-47 |
| 09:06 | Tennessee | Michael Conklin connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Gino Costa | 59-49 |
| 08:39 | Northern Iowa | Warren Pollard misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 08:38 | Tennessee | Jose Montes gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 08:14 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Gino Costa | 59-51 |
| 08:05 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joe Leisure (PG), Roy Bowyer (SG), James Lane (SF), Roger Baker (PF), Lawrence Amado (C) Arthur Wright, William Pasko, Warren Pollard, Duane McKissack, Frederick Joseph | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Albers (PG), Jose Fernandez (SG), Walter Trimm (SF), Casey Key (PF), Larry Finnerty (C) Gino Costa, Michael Conklin, Jonathan Ollis, Jose Montes, Carl Knight | |
| 07:46 | Tennessee | Walter Trimm misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 07:45 | Tennessee | Casey Key grabs the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joe Leisure (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Roy Bowyer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Lane (fresh) PF - Roger Baker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Amado (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Richard Albers (fresh) SG - Jose Fernandez (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Trimm (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Casey Key (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Larry Finnerty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Tennessee | Richard Albers misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-51 |
| 07:36 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Amado gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 07:29 | Northern Iowa | Casey Key picks off the pass by Roy Bowyer | 59-51 |
| 07:22 | Tennessee | Richard Albers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 07:20 | Northern Iowa | Roy Bowyer snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 07:03 | Northern Iowa | Roger Baker comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 07:01 | Northern Iowa | Roger Baker grabs the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Amado drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Roger Baker and he's fouled by Jose Fernandez - foul #2 on Jose Fernandez, team foul #6 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Wright (PG), William Pasko (SG), Warren Pollard (SF) Joe Leisure, Roy Bowyer, James Lane | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Amado makes the free throw | 62-51 |
| 06:27 | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Larry Finnerty | 62-53 |
| 06:17 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Amado's pass is intercepted by Casey Key | 62-53 |
| 06:12 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on William Pasko - foul #4 on William Pasko, team foul #4 | 62-53 |
| 06:12 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty misses the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 06:12 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Warren Pollard is hacked by Walter Trimm - foul #3 on Walter Trimm, team foul #7 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gino Costa (PG) Richard Albers | |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Warren Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Warren Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 05:49 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-54 |
| 05:47 | Northern Iowa | Warren Pollard grabs the board | 64-54 |
| 05:29 | Northern Iowa | Walter Trimm picks off the pass by Roger Baker | 64-54 |
| 05:26 | Tennessee | Walter Trimm lays it in | 64-56 |
| 05:13 | Northern Iowa | Roger Baker misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Casey Key - foul #1 on Casey Key, team foul #8 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederick Joseph (C) Lawrence Amado | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis (SF), Alphonso Ramos (PF), Carl Knight (C) Walter Trimm, Casey Key, Larry Finnerty | |
| 05:13 | Northern Iowa | Roger Baker makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 05:13 | Northern Iowa | Roger Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 04:58 | Tennessee | Alphonso Ramos scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jose Fernandez | 66-59 |
| 04:43 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Joseph is whistled for traveling | 66-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joe Leisure (PG), Roy Bowyer (SF), Duane McKissack (PF) Arthur Wright, Warren Pollard, Roger Baker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Conklin (SG) Jose Fernandez | |
| 04:26 | Tennessee | Michael Conklin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by William Pasko - foul #5 on William Pasko, team foul #5 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Lane (SF) William Pasko | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Walter Trimm (SG) Gino Costa | |
| 04:26 | Tennessee | Michael Conklin makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 04:26 | Tennessee | Michael Conklin misses the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 04:26 | Northern Iowa | Duane McKissack snags the defensive board | 66-60 |
| 04:08 | Northern Iowa | Duane McKissack can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-60 |
| 04:07 | Northern Iowa | Roy Bowyer snags the offensive board | 66-60 |
| 03:51 | Northern Iowa | Joe Leisure clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-60 |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | Duane McKissack tips it home | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:37 | Tennessee | Walter Trimm drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-63 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joe Leisure (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Roy Bowyer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Lane (fresh) PF - Duane McKissack (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Frederick Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Conklin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Trimm (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Ollis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alphonso Ramos (fresh) 3 pts. C - Carl Knight (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Northern Iowa | James Lane hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Bowyer | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:03 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis misses the 3 from straight away | 70-63 |
| 03:02 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Joseph grabs the defensive rebound | 70-63 |
| 03:02 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Wright (PG), Warren Pollard (SF) Roy Bowyer, James Lane | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gino Costa (PG), Jose Fernandez (SG), Jose Montes (PF), Larry Finnerty (C) Michael Conklin, Walter Trimm, Alphonso Ramos, Carl Knight | |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | Larry Finnerty picks off the pass by Warren Pollard | 70-63 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jose Fernandez | 70-65 |
| 02:12 | Northern Iowa | Duane McKissack is hacked by Jose Montes - foul #4 on Jose Montes, team foul #9 | 70-65 |
| 02:12 | Northern Iowa | Duane McKissack makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 02:12 | Northern Iowa | Duane McKissack misses the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty pulls down the rebound | 71-65 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee | Gino Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-65 |
| 01:40 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Wright knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Duane McKissack | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:20 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-65 |
| 01:18 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Joseph grabs the defensive rebound | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:00 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Joseph can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Larry Finnerty - foul #4 on Larry Finnerty, team foul #10 | 73-65 |
| 01:00 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 01:00 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis lays it up and in set up by Gino Costa | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Gino Costa is called for the reach on Joe Leisure in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gino Costa, team foul #11 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Duane Myers (PG), Roy Bowyer (SF) Arthur Wright, Warren Pollard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Joe Leisure makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Joe Leisure makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:45 | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez scores on a runner from the baseline | 77-69 |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-69 |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Roy Bowyer is hacked by Jose Fernandez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jose Fernandez, team foul #12 | 77-69 |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Roy Bowyer makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Roy Bowyer misses the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jonathan Ollis | 78-69 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | Gino Costa misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-69 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis grabs the offensive board | 78-69 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gino Costa | 78-72 |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-72 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Wright (PG), James Lane (PF) Duane Myers, Duane McKissack | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Joseph is hacked by Jose Fernandez in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jose Fernandez, team foul #13 | 78-72 |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Joseph misses the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Larry Finnerty | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Gino Costa comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-72 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Joseph snags the defensive board | 79-72 |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Joseph is hacked by Jose Fernandez in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jose Fernandez, team foul #14 | 79-72 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Duane Myers (PG), Duane McKissack (PF) Arthur Wright, James Lane | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Conklin (SG) Jose Fernandez | |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | Michael Conklin scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gino Costa | 81-75 |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 81-75 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Wright (PG), James Lane (PF) Duane Myers, Duane McKissack | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Joe Leisure is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Conklin - foul #2 on Michael Conklin, team foul #15 | 81-75 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Joe Leisure makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Joe Leisure makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis loses the ball out of bounds | 83-75 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Duane Myers (PG), Duane McKissack (PF) Arthur Wright, James Lane | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Duane Myers runs out the clock | 83-75 |