| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Banas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Carter (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Yul Tang (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Garrett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Nathan Billiot (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Sawyer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Edward Lane (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert McCright (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Cleveland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Hofstra | Edward Lane inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Hofstra | Robert McCright misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Yul Tang - foul #3 on Yul Tang, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Britton (PF) Yul Tang | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 19:39 | Hofstra | Robert McCright makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 19:39 | Hofstra | Robert McCright misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 19:39 | Tennessee | Kevin Garrett grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 19:28 | Tennessee | Michael Banas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 19:26 | Hofstra | Brian Sawyer snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 19:13 | Hofstra | Brian Sawyer makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 18:52 | Tennessee | Michael Banas is hacked by Brian Cleveland - foul #2 on Brian Cleveland, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 18:27 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by David Carter | 40-34 |
| 18:17 | Hofstra | Robert McCright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-34 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee | Kevin Garrett buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 17:34 | Hofstra | Nathan Billiot is called for traveling | 43-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez (SG), Brett Beard (C) Michael Banas, Kevin Garrett | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Esteban Garcia (PG), Michael Holmes (SF), Ralph Johnson (PF), Vincent Ferguson (C) Nathan Billiot, Edward Lane, Robert McCright, Brian Cleveland | |
| 17:16 | Tennessee | Brett Beard blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Holmes - foul #2 on Michael Holmes, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), James Palmer (SF), Bennie Crockett (C) Mark Wilson, David Carter, Jerry Britton | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Jonathan Unrein (SF) Brian Sawyer | |
| 17:16 | Tennessee | Brett Beard makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee | Brett Beard misses the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 17:16 | Hofstra | Ralph Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 16:47 | Hofstra | Ralph Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 16:46 | Hofstra | Esteban Garcia tips it but misses | 44-34 |
| 16:45 | Tennessee | James Palmer pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 16:35 | Tennessee | Esteban Garcia steals the ball from James Palmer | 44-34 |
| 16:23 | Hofstra | Vincent Ferguson double dribbles | 44-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Wilson (PG), Kevin Garrett (C) Alfred Kite, Bennie Crockett | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Nathan Billiot (PG), Edward Lane (SF) Michael Holmes, Jonathan Unrein | |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Mark Wilson and he's fouled by Esteban Garcia - foul #2 on Esteban Garcia, team foul #3 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Carter (SF) James Palmer | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Brian Sawyer (SG) Esteban Garcia | |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez makes the free throw | 47-34 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Saul Sanchez (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Carter (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Brett Beard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Garrett (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Nathan Billiot (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Sawyer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Edward Lane (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Vincent Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Hofstra | Edward Lane hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Kevin Garrett - foul #2 on Kevin Garrett, team foul #2 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Banas (SG), Yul Tang (PF) Saul Sanchez, Brett Beard | |
| Subs | Hofstra | William Mitchell (PF), Brian Cleveland (C) Ralph Johnson, Vincent Ferguson | |
| 15:43 | Hofstra | Edward Lane makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 15:43 | Hofstra | Edward Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 15:43 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Michael Banas | 47-35 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee | Yul Tang double dribbles | 47-35 |
| 15:06 | Hofstra | Brian Sawyer misses the lay-in | 47-35 |
| 15:04 | Hofstra | Brian Cleveland tips it home | 47-37 |
| 14:55 | Tennessee | Michael Banas drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Wilson | 50-37 |
| 14:31 | Hofstra | Nathan Billiot misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-37 |
| 14:30 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kevin Garrett | 50-37 |
| 14:14 | Tennessee | Brian Cleveland picks off the pass by Michael Banas | 50-37 |
| 13:57 | Hofstra | Edward Lane clanks a jumper from the right side | 50-37 |
| 13:55 | Tennessee | David Carter gets the rebound | 50-37 |
| 13:44 | Tennessee | Kevin Garrett loses the ball out of bounds | 50-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), Saul Sanchez (SG), James Palmer (SF), Jerry Britton (C) Mark Wilson, Michael Banas, David Carter, Kevin Garrett | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Esteban Garcia (PG), Michael Holmes (SG), Jonathan Unrein (SF), Robert McCright (C) Nathan Billiot, Brian Sawyer, Edward Lane, Brian Cleveland | |
| 13:23 | Hofstra | William Mitchell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Holmes | 50-39 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Robert McCright steps in front of the Saul Sanchez pass | 50-39 |
| 12:50 | Hofstra | Alfred Kite steals it from William Mitchell | 50-39 |
| 12:47 | Tennessee | James Palmer banks in the layup set up by Alfred Kite | 52-39 |
| 12:26 | Hofstra | Robert McCright makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-41 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Unrein - foul #2 on Jonathan Unrein, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Wilson (PG), Michael Banas (SG), David Carter (SF), Brett Beard (C) Alfred Kite, Saul Sanchez, James Palmer, Yul Tang | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Nathan Billiot (PG), Brian Sawyer (SG), Ralph Johnson (C) Esteban Garcia, Jonathan Unrein, William Mitchell | |
| 12:01 | Tennessee | David Carter is fouled on the floor by Michael Holmes - foul #3 on Michael Holmes, team foul #5 | 52-41 |
| 11:47 | Tennessee | David Carter knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-41 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Banas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerry Britton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Brett Beard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Nathan Billiot (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Sawyer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Michael Holmes (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert McCright (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ralph Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Hofstra | Nathan Billiot can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jerry Britton - foul #3 on Jerry Britton, team foul #3 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett (C) Jerry Britton | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Edward Lane (SF), Brian Cleveland (C) Michael Holmes, Robert McCright | |
| 11:32 | Hofstra | Nathan Billiot makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 11:32 | Hofstra | Nathan Billiot misses the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 11:32 | Tennessee | Michael Banas gets the rebound | 55-42 |
| 11:20 | Tennessee | David Carter knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Banas and he's hacked by Brian Cleveland - foul #3 on Brian Cleveland, team foul #6 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Garrett (C) Bennie Crockett | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 11:20 | Tennessee | David Carter makes the free throw | 58-42 |
| 11:02 | Hofstra | Ralph Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Garrett | 58-42 |
| 11:01 | Tennessee | Brett Beard snags the defensive board | 58-42 |
| 10:40 | Tennessee | David Carter lays it in | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:19 | Hofstra | Brian Sawyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), Saul Sanchez (SG), James Palmer (SF), Yul Tang (PF) Mark Wilson, Michael Banas, David Carter, Brett Beard | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Esteban Garcia (PG), Michael Holmes (SF), William Mitchell (PF) Nathan Billiot, Edward Lane, Ralph Johnson | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:56 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-42 |
| 09:55 | Hofstra | Brian Sawyer grabs the board | 60-42 |
| 09:50 | Hofstra | Brian Cleveland is fouled on the floor by James Palmer - foul #2 on James Palmer, team foul #4 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Britton (C) Kevin Garrett | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Jonathan Unrein (SF), Robert McCright (C) Brian Sawyer, Brian Cleveland | |
| 09:45 | Hofstra | Michael Holmes is fouled on the floor by Yul Tang - foul #4 on Yul Tang, team foul #5 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett (C) Yul Tang | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 09:27 | Hofstra | William Mitchell makes the shot from the right wing set up by Esteban Garcia | 60-44 |
| 09:00 | Tennessee | James Palmer clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-44 |
| 08:58 | Hofstra | William Mitchell snags the defensive board | 60-44 |
| 08:33 | Hofstra | Robert McCright misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Alfred Kite - foul #1 on Alfred Kite, team foul #6 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Wilson (PG), Michael Banas (SG), David Carter (SF), Kevin Garrett (C) Alfred Kite, Saul Sanchez, James Palmer, Bennie Crockett | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Nathan Billiot (PG), Brian Sawyer (SG), Edward Lane (SF) Esteban Garcia, Michael Holmes, Jonathan Unrein | |
| 08:33 | Hofstra | Robert McCright makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 08:33 | Hofstra | Robert McCright misses the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 08:33 | Hofstra | William Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 08:20 | Hofstra | Nathan Billiot misses the shot from the right side | 60-45 |
| 08:19 | Hofstra | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Sawyer | 60-45 |
| 08:08 | Hofstra | Robert McCright banks in the layup set up by Nathan Billiot | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:58 | Tennessee | David Carter hits a jumpshot from the right side | 62-47 |
| 07:47 | Hofstra | Jerry Britton denies the turnaround by Brian Sawyer | 62-47 |
| 07:45 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton grabs the board | 62-47 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Banas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Carter (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerry Britton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Garrett (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Nathan Billiot (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Sawyer (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. SF - Edward Lane (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert McCright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:21 | Tennessee | Kevin Garrett misses the lay-in | 62-47 |
| 07:20 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Brian Sawyer | 62-47 |
| 07:05 | Hofstra | Brian Sawyer buries a turnaround from close range set up by Nathan Billiot | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:46 | Tennessee | Nathan Billiot picks off the pass by David Carter | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:32 | Hofstra | Nathan Billiot clanks a runner from close range | 62-49 |
| 06:31 | Tennessee | Mark Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-49 |
| 06:07 | Tennessee | David Carter hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Wilson | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:50 | Hofstra | William Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-49 |
| 05:48 | Tennessee | David Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:31 | Tennessee | Mark Wilson is whistled for a carry | 65-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), Saul Sanchez (SG), James Palmer (SF), Yul Tang (PF), Brett Beard (C) Mark Wilson, Michael Banas, David Carter, Jerry Britton, Kevin Garrett | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Esteban Garcia (PG), Michael Holmes (SG), Jonathan Unrein (SF), Ralph Johnson (PF), Brian Cleveland (C) Nathan Billiot, Brian Sawyer, Edward Lane, William Mitchell, Robert McCright | |
| 05:22 | Hofstra | Yul Tang is called for the reach on Jonathan Unrein - foul #5 on Yul Tang, team foul #7 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett (C) Yul Tang | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 05:22 | Hofstra | Jonathan Unrein misses the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 05:22 | Tennessee | Brett Beard snags the defensive board | 65-49 |
| 04:53 | Tennessee | Brett Beard misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 65-49 |
| 04:51 | Hofstra | Ralph Johnson grabs the board | 65-49 |
| 04:46 | Hofstra | Bennie Crockett steals it from Brian Cleveland | 65-49 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez clanks a floater from the left wing | 65-49 |
| 04:17 | Tennessee | Brett Beard can't tip it in | 65-49 |
| 04:15 | Hofstra | Michael Holmes pulls down the rebound | 65-49 |
| 04:01 | Hofstra | Michael Holmes is fouled on the floor by Alfred Kite - foul #2 on Alfred Kite, team foul #8 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Wilson (PG), David Carter (SF) Alfred Kite, James Palmer | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Nathan Billiot (PG), Brian Sawyer (SG) Esteban Garcia, Jonathan Unrein | |
| 04:01 | Hofstra | Michael Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 04:01 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett pulls down the rebound | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Tennessee | David Carter scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 67-49 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Saul Sanchez (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Carter (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Brett Beard (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Bennie Crockett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Nathan Billiot (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Sawyer (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. SF - Michael Holmes (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Cleveland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Hofstra | Michael Holmes connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Nathan Billiot and the foul's on Saul Sanchez - foul #3 on Saul Sanchez, team foul #9 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), James Palmer (SF), Don Palmer (PF) Mark Wilson, David Carter, Brett Beard | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Esteban Garcia (SG), Jonathan Unrein (SF), Vincent Ferguson (C) Nathan Billiot, Brian Sawyer, Brian Cleveland | |
| 03:22 | Hofstra | Michael Holmes makes the free throw | 67-52 |
| 02:53 | Tennessee | Don Palmer double dribbles | 67-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Robert McCright (PF) Ralph Johnson | |
| 02:35 | Hofstra | Jonathan Unrein hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-52 |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett gets the rebound | 67-52 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez loses the ball out of bounds | 67-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Britton (C) Bennie Crockett | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 02:04 | Hofstra | Esteban Garcia misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 67-52 |
| 02:02 | Hofstra | Jonathan Unrein tips it back up and in | 67-54 |
| 01:39 | Tennessee | Don Palmer misses the lay-in | 67-54 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee | James Palmer snags the offensive board | 67-54 |
| 01:22 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 67-54 |
| 01:20 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-54 |
| 01:09 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Brett Beard (C) Don Palmer | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Ralph Johnson (C) Vincent Ferguson | |
| 01:02 | Hofstra | Robert McCright's floater is tipped away by Jerry Britton | 67-54 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton grabs the defensive rebound | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Brett Beard hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 67-54 |
| 00:34 | Hofstra | Robert McCright gets the rebound | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Hofstra | Esteban Garcia is fouled on the floor by Alfred Kite - foul #3 on Alfred Kite, team foul #10 | 67-54 |
| 00:27 | Hofstra | Esteban Garcia misses the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 00:27 | Hofstra | Esteban Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite runs out the clock | 67-55 |