| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Wilson (fresh) SG - Michael Banas (fresh) SF - David Carter (fresh) PF - Yul Tang (fresh) C - Kevin Garrett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - James Jones (fresh) SG - Blake Adams (fresh) SF - Donald Michie (fresh) PF - Melvin Donlon (fresh) C - Peter Orem (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Yul Tang wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Tennessee | David Carter hits a turnaround from close range set up by Mark Wilson | 2-0 |
| 19:38 | High Point | Peter Orem throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Tennessee | Michael Banas clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | High Point | Peter Orem snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | High Point | Blake Adams connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from James Jones | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee | Michael Banas hits the finger roll set up by Mark Wilson | 4-2 |
| 18:43 | High Point | James Jones makes the 3 from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 18:23 | Tennessee | David Carter can't connect on a shot from the left block | 4-5 |
| 18:21 | High Point | Peter Orem grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:54 | High Point | Blake Adams connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Jones | 4-7 |
| 17:30 | Tennessee | Mark Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), Saul Sanchez (SG), James Palmer (SF), Jerry Britton (PF), Brett Beard (C) Mark Wilson, Michael Banas, David Carter, Yul Tang, Kevin Garrett | |
| Subs | High Point | Russell Jones (PF), Robert Parsons (C) Melvin Donlon, Peter Orem | |
| 17:12 | High Point | James Jones can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by James Palmer - foul #1 on James Palmer, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | High Point | Michael Warner (C) Donald Michie | |
| 17:12 | High Point | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 17:12 | High Point | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:49 | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 16:47 | High Point | Blake Adams snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 16:41 | High Point | Robert Parsons misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 4-9 |
| 16:39 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton grabs the board | 4-9 |
| 16:22 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite is fouled on the floor by Robert Parsons - foul #1 on Robert Parsons, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Wilson (PG), David Carter (SF), Yul Tang (PF) Alfred Kite, James Palmer, Brett Beard | |
| Subs | High Point | Ricky Hitchcock (PG), Earl Hill (SG), Peter Orem (C) James Jones, Blake Adams, Michael Warner | |
| 16:10 | Tennessee | David Carter misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 16:08 | High Point | Robert Parsons gets the rebound | 4-9 |
| 16:03 | High Point | Earl Hill scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ricky Hitchcock | 4-12 |
| 15:47 | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez blows the layup | 4-12 |
| 15:46 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton tips it but misses | 4-12 |
| 15:45 | High Point | Russell Jones snags the defensive board | 4-12 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Wilson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Saul Sanchez (fresh) SF - David Carter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Yul Tang (fresh) C - Jerry Britton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Ricky Hitchcock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Earl Hill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Parsons (fresh) PF - Russell Jones (fresh) C - Peter Orem (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | High Point | Peter Orem banks in the layup on a nice dish by Russell Jones | 4-14 |
| 15:16 | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Banas (SG), Kevin Garrett (C) Saul Sanchez, Jerry Britton | |
| Subs | High Point | Donald Michie (SF), Melvin Donlon (PF) Robert Parsons, Russell Jones | |
| 14:56 | High Point | Peter Orem is whistled for a carry | 4-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Palmer (SF), Brett Beard (PF) David Carter, Yul Tang | |
| Subs | High Point | James Jones (PG), Blake Adams (SG), Michael Warner (C) Ricky Hitchcock, Earl Hill, Peter Orem | |
| 14:36 | Tennessee | Mark Wilson connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Palmer | 6-14 |
| 14:19 | High Point | Blake Adams is called for traveling | 6-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), Saul Sanchez (SF) Mark Wilson, James Palmer | |
| Subs | High Point | Russell Jones (C) Michael Warner | |
| 13:54 | Tennessee | Michael Banas misses the easy layup but the foul's on Blake Adams - foul #1 on Blake Adams, team foul #2 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Carter (SF), Yul Tang (PF) Saul Sanchez, Brett Beard | |
| Subs | High Point | Peter Orem (C) Russell Jones | |
| 13:54 | Tennessee | Michael Banas misses the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 13:54 | Tennessee | Michael Banas makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 13:35 | High Point | Blake Adams hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-17 |
| 13:21 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Yul Tang is blocked by Melvin Donlon | 7-17 |
| 13:19 | High Point | Melvin Donlon gets the rebound | 7-17 |
| 13:15 | High Point | James Jones misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-17 |
| 13:13 | High Point | Peter Orem tips it in | 7-19 |
| 12:59 | Tennessee | Michael Banas banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alfred Kite | 9-19 |
| 12:49 | High Point | James Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-19 |
| 12:48 | Tennessee | David Carter pulls down the rebound | 9-19 |
| 12:41 | Tennessee | David Carter is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on David Carter, team foul #2 | 9-19 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Wilson (PG), Saul Sanchez (SG), James Palmer (SF), Jerry Britton (PF), Brett Beard (C) Alfred Kite, Michael Banas, David Carter, Yul Tang, Kevin Garrett | |
| Subs | High Point | Ricky Hitchcock (PG), Earl Hill (SG), Robert Parsons (SF), Russell Jones (PF), Michael Warner (C) James Jones, Blake Adams, Donald Michie, Melvin Donlon, Peter Orem | |
| 12:17 | High Point | Robert Parsons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-19 |
| 11:57 | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Parsons - foul #2 on Robert Parsons, team foul #3 | 9-19 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | High Point | Vic Hidalgo (SF) Robert Parsons | |
| 11:57 | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 11:57 | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 11:34 | High Point | Earl Hill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-19 |
| 11:33 | High Point | Michael Warner grabs the offensive board | 11-19 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Saul Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Palmer (fresh) PF - Jerry Britton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brett Beard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Ricky Hitchcock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Earl Hill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vic Hidalgo (fresh) PF - Russell Jones (fresh) C - Michael Warner (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | High Point | Russell Jones lays it up and in | 11-21 |
| 11:03 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Saul Sanchez | 13-21 |
| 10:53 | High Point | Earl Hill is hacked by Saul Sanchez - foul #1 on Saul Sanchez, team foul #3 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Carter (SF), Yul Tang (PF), Kevin Garrett (C) James Palmer, Jerry Britton, Brett Beard | |
| Subs | High Point | James Jones (PG), Blake Adams (SG), Donald Michie (SF), Peter Orem (C) Ricky Hitchcock, Earl Hill, Vic Hidalgo, Michael Warner | |
| 10:38 | High Point | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Yul Tang - foul #1 on Yul Tang, team foul #4 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Banas (SG) Saul Sanchez | |
| Subs | High Point | Melvin Donlon (PF) Russell Jones | |
| 10:38 | High Point | James Jones misses the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 10:38 | High Point | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | A charge is called on Yul Tang - foul #2 on Yul Tang, team foul #5 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), Don Palmer (PF) Mark Wilson, Yul Tang | |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| 10:09 | High Point | Peter Orem can't finish the layup but the foul's on Don Palmer - foul #1 on Don Palmer, team foul #6 | 13-22 |
| 10:09 | High Point | Peter Orem misses the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 10:09 | High Point | Peter Orem misses the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 10:09 | Tennessee | Kevin Garrett snags the defensive board | 13-22 |
| 09:54 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-22 |
| 09:53 | Tennessee | Kevin Garrett tips it but misses | 13-22 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee | Don Palmer grabs the offensive board | 13-22 |
| 09:45 | Tennessee | David Carter knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Don Palmer | 16-22 |
| 09:30 | High Point | Blake Adams scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Peter Orem | 16-24 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee | Michael Banas loses the ball out of bounds | 16-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Wilson (PG), Saul Sanchez (SG), Jerry Britton (PF), Brett Beard (C) Alfred Kite, Michael Banas, Don Palmer, Kevin Garrett | |
| Subs | High Point | Russell Jones (PF) Melvin Donlon | |
| 08:46 | High Point | James Jones is hacked by Saul Sanchez - foul #2 on Saul Sanchez, team foul #7 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Palmer (SG) Saul Sanchez | |
| Subs | High Point | Vic Hidalgo (SF), Michael Warner (C) Donald Michie, Peter Orem | |
| 08:46 | High Point | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 08:46 | High Point | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 08:25 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Wilson | 18-26 |
| 08:17 | High Point | Blake Adams makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Warner | 18-28 |
| 07:59 | Tennessee | Mark Wilson is fouled on the floor by James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #4 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Don Palmer (SF) David Carter | |
| Subs | High Point | Ricky Hitchcock (PG), Earl Hill (SG) James Jones, Blake Adams | |
| 07:43 | Tennessee | Don Palmer makes the driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Vic Hidalgo - foul #1 on Vic Hidalgo, team foul #5 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Banas (SG), Kevin Garrett (C) James Palmer, Brett Beard | |
| Subs | High Point | Peter Orem (C) Michael Warner | |
| 07:43 | Tennessee | Don Palmer makes the free throw | 21-28 |
| 07:18 | High Point | Russell Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-28 |
| 07:16 | Tennessee | Kevin Garrett pulls down the rebound | 21-28 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Banas (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Don Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Britton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Garrett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Ricky Hitchcock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Earl Hill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vic Hidalgo (fresh) PF - Russell Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Orem (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Tennessee | Mark Wilson blows the layup but the foul's on Vic Hidalgo - foul #2 on Vic Hidalgo, team foul #6 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Palmer (SF) Jerry Britton | |
| Subs | High Point | James Jones (PG), Blake Adams (SG), Donald Michie (SF), Melvin Donlon (PF) Ricky Hitchcock, Earl Hill, Vic Hidalgo, Russell Jones | |
| 06:59 | Tennessee | Mark Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 06:59 | Tennessee | Mark Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 06:48 | High Point | Michael Banas picks off the pass by Donald Michie | 23-28 |
| 06:33 | Tennessee | James Palmer buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Banas | 26-28 |
| 06:31 | High Point | Mark Wilson steps in front of the James Jones pass in the backcourt | 26-28 |
| 06:17 | Tennessee | Michael Banas is fouled on the floor by James Jones - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #7 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), David Carter (SF), Brett Beard (PF), Bennie Crockett (C) Mark Wilson, James Palmer, Don Palmer, Kevin Garrett | |
| Subs | High Point | Ricky Hitchcock (PG), Michael Warner (C) James Jones, Peter Orem | |
| 06:17 | Tennessee | Michael Banas makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 06:17 | Tennessee | Michael Banas makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 05:58 | High Point | Ricky Hitchcock drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-30 |
| 05:41 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-30 |
| 05:39 | Tennessee | Brett Beard grabs the offensive board | 28-30 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Banas | 30-30 |
| 05:01 | High Point | Melvin Donlon misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 04:59 | High Point | Ricky Hitchcock grabs the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 04:54 | High Point | Blake Adams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Brett Beard - foul #1 on Brett Beard, team foul #8 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Palmer (SG), Jerry Britton (PF), Kevin Garrett (C) Michael Banas, Brett Beard, Bennie Crockett | |
| Subs | High Point | Jason Blackwell (SF), Russell Jones (PF), Peter Orem (C) Donald Michie, Melvin Donlon, Michael Warner | |
| 04:54 | High Point | Blake Adams makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 04:54 | High Point | Blake Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee | Kevin Garrett snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 04:44 | Tennessee | Kevin Garrett connects on the shot from the left block and the foul's on Peter Orem - foul #1 on Peter Orem, team foul #8 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Wilson (PG) Alfred Kite | |
| Subs | High Point | Earl Hill (SG) Blake Adams | |
| 04:44 | Tennessee | Kevin Garrett makes the free throw | 33-31 |
| 04:24 | High Point | Jason Blackwell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 04:03 | Tennessee | Mark Wilson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-31 |
| 04:02 | Tennessee | David Carter gets the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 03:49 | Tennessee | James Palmer misses the driving attempt from the left block | 33-31 |
| 03:47 | High Point | Russell Jones grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 03:43 | High Point | Ricky Hitchcock hits a jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Mark Wilson - foul #1 on Mark Wilson, team foul #9 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez (SG), Yul Tang (PF) David Carter, Jerry Britton | |
| Subs | High Point | James Jones (PG), Donald Michie (SF) Earl Hill, Jason Blackwell | |
| 03:43 | High Point | Ricky Hitchcock makes the free throw | 33-34 |
| 03:30 | Tennessee | Mark Wilson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 03:29 | High Point | Russell Jones gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 03:11 | High Point | Peter Orem blows the layup | 33-34 |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Yul Tang snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Saul Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Yul Tang (fresh) C - Kevin Garrett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - James Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Hitchcock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Michie (fresh) PF - Russell Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Orem (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:46 | Tennessee | Mark Wilson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 02:45 | High Point | Russell Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 02:38 | High Point | Peter Orem makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Jones | 33-36 |
| 02:16 | Tennessee | James Jones takes the ball from Kevin Garrett | 33-36 |
| 02:12 | High Point | James Jones banks in the layup | 33-38 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee | James Palmer clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-38 |
| 02:00 | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez misses the tip | 33-38 |
| 01:59 | High Point | Ricky Hitchcock gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 01:55 | High Point | Mark Wilson takes the ball from Ricky Hitchcock | 33-38 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Mark Wilson slams it home | 35-38 |
| 01:47 | High Point | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-38 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 01:28 | Tennessee | James Palmer clanks a 3 from straight away | 35-38 |
| 01:27 | Tennessee | Kevin Garrett tips it in | 37-38 |
| 01:15 | High Point | Kevin Garrett denies the turnaround by Russell Jones | 37-38 |
| 01:13 | High Point | Peter Orem pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 00:51 | High Point | Russell Jones is whistled for a carry | 37-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), Michael Banas (SG), David Carter (SF), Jerry Britton (PF), Brett Beard (C) Mark Wilson, Saul Sanchez, James Palmer, Yul Tang, Kevin Garrett | |
| Subs | High Point | Earl Hill (PG), Blake Adams (SG), Robert Parsons (SF), Melvin Donlon (PF), Michael Warner (C) James Jones, Ricky Hitchcock, Donald Michie, Russell Jones, Peter Orem | |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | David Carter misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-38 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | Brett Beard hits the follow up shot | 39-38 |
| 00:21 | High Point | Michael Warner connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Earl Hill | 39-41 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Michael Banas misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 00:00 | High Point | Robert Parsons pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |