| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gino Costa (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jose Fernandez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Ollis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jose Montes (fresh) C - Larry Finnerty (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Reginald Tilley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hugh Greene (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Cheatwood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Whitted (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cheatwood inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cheatwood comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 19:44 | Tennessee | Jose Montes grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 19:32 | Tennessee | Jose Montes misses the shot from the free throw line | 38-31 |
| 19:30 | Sam Houston State | Hugh Greene pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 19:24 | Sam Houston State | Hugh Greene is fouled on the floor by Larry Finnerty - foul #1 on Larry Finnerty, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| 19:12 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Whitted hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-34 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Gino Costa | 40-34 |
| 18:41 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cheatwood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 18:40 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee | William Mitchell denies the turnaround by Jose Montes | 40-34 |
| 18:33 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Thomas Cheatwood | 40-34 |
| 18:14 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Tilley travels with the ball | 40-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Conklin (PG), Robert Guerin (SG), Walter Trimm (SF), Casey Key (PF), Carl Knight (C) Gino Costa, Jose Fernandez, Jonathan Ollis, Jose Montes, Larry Finnerty | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Denny Pulido (PG), William Lenberg (SF), Jaromierz Mokriski (PF), Forrest Moore (C) Reginald Tilley, Thomas Cheatwood, Matthew Whitted, William Mitchell | |
| 17:59 | Tennessee | Casey Key buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Walter Trimm | 42-34 |
| 17:38 | Sam Houston State | Hugh Greene scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Jaromierz Mokriski | 42-36 |
| 17:11 | Tennessee | Robert Guerin misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 17:09 | Tennessee | Carl Knight grabs the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | Walter Trimm double dribbles | 42-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gino Costa (PG), Jose Fernandez (SG), Jonathan Ollis (SF) Michael Conklin, Robert Guerin, Walter Trimm | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Reginald Tilley (PG), William McGrant (SF), William Mitchell (C) Hugh Greene, William Lenberg, Forrest Moore | |
| 16:46 | Sam Houston State | William Mitchell comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 16:45 | Sam Houston State | William McGrant misses the tip | 42-36 |
| 16:43 | Sam Houston State | William Mitchell tips it home | 42-38 |
| 16:14 | Tennessee | Gino Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 16:13 | Sam Houston State | Jaromierz Mokriski pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 15:45 | Sam Houston State | William McGrant comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Jonathan Ollis - foul #2 on Jonathan Ollis, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Conklin (PG), Walter Trimm (SF), Alphonso Ramos (PF), Larry Finnerty (C) Gino Costa, Jonathan Ollis, Casey Key, Carl Knight | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Barry Stevens (PG), Thomas Cheatwood (SF), Matthew Whitted (PF), Forrest Moore (C) Reginald Tilley, Denny Pulido, Jaromierz Mokriski, William Mitchell | |
| 15:45 | Sam Houston State | William McGrant makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 15:45 | Sam Houston State | William McGrant misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 15:45 | Tennessee | Alphonso Ramos grabs the board | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Conklin (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jose Fernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Trimm (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alphonso Ramos (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Finnerty (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Barry Stevens (fresh) 7 pts. SG - William McGrant (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Thomas Cheatwood (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Whitted (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Forrest Moore (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Finnerty | 45-39 |
| 15:20 | Sam Houston State | Barry Stevens clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 15:18 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Larry Finnerty | 45-39 |
| 15:13 | Tennessee | Thomas Cheatwood is called for the reach on Alphonso Ramos - foul #1 on Thomas Cheatwood, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Guerin (SG), Jose Montes (PF) Jose Fernandez, Alphonso Ramos | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Hugh Greene (SG), William Lenberg (C) William McGrant, Forrest Moore | |
| 15:03 | Tennessee | Jose Montes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-39 |
| 15:02 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cheatwood gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 14:44 | Sam Houston State | Hugh Greene comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 14:42 | Tennessee | Jose Montes grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 14:32 | Tennessee | Walter Trimm makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 14:09 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cheatwood makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Hugh Greene | 48-42 |
| 13:58 | Tennessee | Matthew Whitted steps in front of the Larry Finnerty pass | 48-42 |
| 13:42 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Whitted comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 13:40 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jose Montes | 48-42 |
| 13:31 | Tennessee | Robert Guerin is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Conklin | 50-42 |
| 13:14 | Sam Houston State | William Lenberg scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Hugh Greene and the foul's on Walter Trimm - foul #2 on Walter Trimm, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gino Costa (PG), Jose Fernandez (SG), Jonathan Ollis (SF), Alphonso Ramos (PF) Michael Conklin, Robert Guerin, Walter Trimm, Jose Montes | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Reginald Tilley (PG), Denny Pulido (SG), Forrest Moore (PF), William Mitchell (C) Barry Stevens, Hugh Greene, Thomas Cheatwood, Matthew Whitted | |
| 13:14 | Sam Houston State | William Lenberg makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 13:02 | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez is hacked by William Mitchell - foul #2 on William Mitchell, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Casey Key (PF), Carl Knight (C) Alphonso Ramos, Larry Finnerty | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jaromierz Mokriski (SF) William Lenberg | |
| 12:47 | Tennessee | Gino Costa misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-45 |
| 12:46 | Tennessee | Carl Knight pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 12:33 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 12:31 | Tennessee | Casey Key tips it but misses | 50-45 |
| 12:30 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 12:14 | Tennessee | Carl Knight buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Ollis | 52-45 |
| 11:51 | Sam Houston State | Jaromierz Mokriski misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 11:49 | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 11:47 | Tennessee | Forrest Moore steals it from Jonathan Ollis in the backcourt | 52-45 |
| 11:33 | Sam Houston State | Forrest Moore hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Reginald Tilley | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gino Costa (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jose Fernandez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Ollis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Casey Key (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Knight (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Reginald Tilley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Denny Pulido (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jaromierz Mokriski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Forrest Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 11:11 | Tennessee | Casey Key tips it in | 54-47 |
| 10:51 | Sam Houston State | Jaromierz Mokriski hits the finger roll and the foul's on Jonathan Ollis - foul #3 on Jonathan Ollis, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Conklin (PG), Robert Guerin (SG), Walter Trimm (SF), Alphonso Ramos (PF), Larry Finnerty (C) Gino Costa, Jose Fernandez, Jonathan Ollis, Casey Key, Carl Knight | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Barry Stevens (PG), Hugh Greene (SG), William McGrant (SF) Reginald Tilley, Denny Pulido, Forrest Moore | |
| 10:51 | Sam Houston State | Jaromierz Mokriski makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| 10:35 | Tennessee | Walter Trimm misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 10:34 | Sam Houston State | William Mitchell grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 10:29 | Sam Houston State | Hugh Greene misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Larry Finnerty | 54-50 |
| 10:25 | Tennessee | Michael Conklin is fouled in the backcourt by Barry Stevens - foul #3 on Barry Stevens, team foul #3 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Matthew Whitted (PF) Jaromierz Mokriski | |
| 10:13 | Tennessee | Robert Guerin's pass is intercepted by William Mitchell | 54-50 |
| 10:11 | Sam Houston State | Barry Stevens throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-50 |
| 09:57 | Tennessee | Robert Guerin hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Conklin | 57-50 |
| 09:35 | Sam Houston State | Hugh Greene drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Matthew Whitted | 57-53 |
| 09:31 | Tennessee | Hugh Greene steals the ball from Walter Trimm in the backcourt | 57-53 |
| 09:29 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Whitted misses the lay-in | 57-53 |
| 09:27 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 09:10 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 57-53 |
| 09:08 | Sam Houston State | Hugh Greene gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 08:50 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Whitted connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Hugh Greene | 57-55 |
| 08:36 | Tennessee | Walter Trimm travels with the ball | 57-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gino Costa (PG), Jose Fernandez (SG), Jonathan Ollis (SF), Jose Montes (PF), Carl Knight (C) Michael Conklin, Robert Guerin, Walter Trimm, Alphonso Ramos, Larry Finnerty | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Reginald Tilley (PG), Denny Pulido (SG), Thomas Cheatwood (SF), William Lenberg (C) Barry Stevens, Hugh Greene, William McGrant, William Mitchell | |
| 08:25 | Sam Houston State | Denny Pulido drills a shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Cheatwood | 57-57 |
| 08:14 | Tennessee | Denny Pulido steps in front of the Jonathan Ollis pass | 57-57 |
| 07:57 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Ollis is called for the reach on Thomas Cheatwood - foul #4 on Jonathan Ollis, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| 07:50 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Whitted clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 07:48 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cheatwood grabs the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 07:38 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Tilley is hacked by Gino Costa - foul #2 on Gino Costa, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Casey Key (C) Carl Knight | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Hugh Greene (SG), Forrest Moore (C) Denny Pulido, Matthew Whitted | |
| 07:22 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Tilley misses the jumpshot from the right side | 57-57 |
| 07:20 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gino Costa (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jose Fernandez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Ollis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jose Montes (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Casey Key (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Reginald Tilley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hugh Greene (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Cheatwood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Lenberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Forrest Moore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Tennessee | Gino Costa is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gino Costa, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Walter Trimm (SF) Jonathan Ollis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 07:13 | Sam Houston State | Casey Key takes the ball from Forrest Moore | 57-57 |
| 07:10 | Tennessee | Casey Key is hacked by Thomas Cheatwood in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Cheatwood, team foul #4 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Albers (PG), Larry Finnerty (C) Gino Costa, Jose Montes | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 06:54 | Tennessee | Richard Albers misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 06:52 | Sam Houston State | William Lenberg grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 06:42 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cheatwood connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Hugh Greene | 57-59 |
| 06:24 | Tennessee | William Lenberg denies the turnaround by Larry Finnerty | 57-59 |
| 06:23 | Sam Houston State | Forrest Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 06:02 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Tilley misses the easy layup | 57-59 |
| 06:01 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cheatwood misses the tip | 57-59 |
| 05:59 | Tennessee | Casey Key pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 05:57 | Tennessee | Walter Trimm travels in the backcourt | 57-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gino Costa (PG), Michael Conklin (SG), Jonathan Ollis (SF), Jose Montes (PF), Carl Knight (C) Richard Albers, Jose Fernandez, Walter Trimm, Casey Key, Larry Finnerty | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Denny Pulido (PG), Barry Stevens (SG), William McGrant (SF), Jaromierz Mokriski (PF), William Mitchell (C) Reginald Tilley, Hugh Greene, Thomas Cheatwood, William Lenberg, Forrest Moore | |
| 05:41 | Sam Houston State | William McGrant double dribbles | 57-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alphonso Ramos (PF) Jose Montes | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 05:21 | Tennessee | Alphonso Ramos misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jaromierz Mokriski - foul #1 on Jaromierz Mokriski, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cheatwood (SF) William McGrant | |
| 05:21 | Tennessee | Alphonso Ramos misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee | Alphonso Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 05:06 | Sam Houston State | Denny Pulido connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Barry Stevens | 58-62 |
| 05:02 | Tennessee | Gino Costa is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 58-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Walter Trimm (C) Carl Knight | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Anderson (PG) Barry Stevens | |
| 04:50 | Sam Houston State | Denny Pulido hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Cheatwood | 58-64 |
| 04:38 | Tennessee | Gino Costa knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Conklin | 61-64 |
| 04:33 | Sam Houston State | Denny Pulido comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Walter Trimm - foul #3 on Walter Trimm, team foul #8 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez (SG), Jose Montes (PF), Carl Knight (C) Gino Costa, Jonathan Ollis, Alphonso Ramos | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Hugh Greene (SG), Matthew Whitted (PF) Robert Anderson, Jaromierz Mokriski | |
| 04:33 | Sam Houston State | Denny Pulido makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 04:33 | Sam Houston State | Denny Pulido misses the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 04:33 | Tennessee | Jose Montes gets the rebound | 61-65 |
| 04:14 | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez lays it up and in | 63-65 |
| 03:58 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cheatwood steps out of bounds on the sideline | 63-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Albers (PG), Jonathan Ollis (SF), Larry Finnerty (C) Michael Conklin, Walter Trimm, Carl Knight | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Reginald Tilley (PG), William McGrant (SF), William Lenberg (C) Denny Pulido, Thomas Cheatwood, William Mitchell | |
| 03:56 | Tennessee | Reginald Tilley steals it from Jonathan Ollis in the backcourt | 63-65 |
| 03:43 | Sam Houston State | Jose Fernandez is called for the reach on William Lenberg - foul #2 on Jose Fernandez, team foul #9 | 63-65 |
| 03:43 | Sam Houston State | William Lenberg misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Larry Finnerty | 63-65 |
| 03:27 | Tennessee | Richard Albers drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-65 |
| 03:04 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Whitted scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William McGrant | 66-67 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Richard Albers (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jose Fernandez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Ollis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jose Montes (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Larry Finnerty (tiring) 3 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Reginald Tilley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hugh Greene (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William McGrant (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Whitted (tiring) 18 pts. 4 reb. C - William Lenberg (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | William McGrant steps in front of the Richard Albers pass | 66-67 |
| 02:22 | Sam Houston State | Hugh Greene is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Hugh Greene, team foul #6 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gino Costa (PG), Michael Conklin (SG), Walter Trimm (SF), Alphonso Ramos (PF), Casey Key (C) Richard Albers, Jose Fernandez, Jonathan Ollis, Jose Montes, Larry Finnerty | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Denny Pulido (PG), Barry Stevens (SG), Thomas Cheatwood (SF), Jaromierz Mokriski (PF), Forrest Moore (C) Reginald Tilley, Hugh Greene, William McGrant, Matthew Whitted, William Lenberg | |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | Walter Trimm misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-67 |
| 02:08 | Sam Houston State | Jaromierz Mokriski gets the rebound | 66-67 |
| 02:08 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Carl Knight (C) Alphonso Ramos | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Reginald Tilley (PG), Hugh Greene (SG) Denny Pulido, Barry Stevens | |
| 01:39 | Sam Houston State | Jaromierz Mokriski clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 66-67 |
| 01:38 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cheatwood tips it home | 66-69 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez (SG), Jonathan Ollis (SF), Jose Montes (PF), Larry Finnerty (C) Michael Conklin, Walter Trimm, Casey Key, Carl Knight | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Matthew Whitted (PF), William Mitchell (C) Jaromierz Mokriski, Forrest Moore | |
| 01:16 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jose Fernandez | 68-69 |
| 01:10 | Sam Houston State | Hugh Greene comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jose Fernandez - foul #3 on Jose Fernandez, team foul #10 | 68-69 |
| 01:10 | Sam Houston State | Hugh Greene misses the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 01:10 | Sam Houston State | Hugh Greene misses the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 01:10 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty gets the rebound | 68-69 |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty is fouled on the floor by Thomas Cheatwood - foul #3 on Thomas Cheatwood, team foul #7 | 68-69 |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:37 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cheatwood comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-69 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | Jose Montes grabs the board | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Jose Montes is hacked by Reginald Tilley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Reginald Tilley, team foul #8 | 70-69 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Jose Montes misses the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty grabs the offensive rebound | 70-69 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty is hacked by William Mitchell - foul #3 on William Mitchell, team foul #9 | 70-69 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty misses the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:34 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to William Mitchell | 70-69 |
| 00:09 | Sam Houston State | Hugh Greene's pass is intercepted by Jose Montes | 70-69 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee | Hugh Greene is called for the reach on Gino Costa in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hugh Greene, team foul #10 | 70-69 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee | Gino Costa makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee | Gino Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:06 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Tilley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-69 |