| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Snow (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Guajardo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Hillhouse (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Scott Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Atwater (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Toro (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Tyson Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Snow inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Gardner-Webb | David Wheeler can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Scott Smith - foul #3 on Scott Smith, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto (PG) Scott Smith | |
| 19:49 | Gardner-Webb | David Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:49 | Gardner-Webb | David Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 19:39 | Tennessee | Tyson Thornton is fouled on the floor by Norman Hillhouse - foul #2 on Norman Hillhouse, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 19:28 | Tennessee | Donald Snow is called for the reach on Harold Richards - foul #1 on Donald Snow, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Harold Richards | 35-33 |
| 19:03 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Tyson Thornton | 35-33 |
| 19:02 | Tennessee | Harold Richards snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 18:45 | Tennessee | Paul Guajardo is called for the reach on Bruce Toro - foul #1 on Paul Guajardo, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| 18:38 | Tennessee | Harold Richards makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-35 |
| 18:27 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-35 |
| 18:26 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 18:10 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo drills a floater near the basket | 37-35 |
| 17:46 | Tennessee | Richard Smith takes the ball from Bruce Toro | 37-35 |
| 17:27 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 17:25 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo tips it back up and in | 39-35 |
| 17:11 | Tennessee | Donald Snow steals it from Harold Richards | 39-35 |
| 17:05 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse is hacked by Tyson Thornton - foul #3 on Tyson Thornton, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Dempsey (PG), Marvin Carbone (SG), Trevor Dickens (SF), Harold Fanning (PF), Sammie Littlefield (C) Richard Smith, David Wheeler, Donald Snow, Paul Guajardo, Norman Hillhouse | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roman Martin (PG), Ronald Hobson (SF), Joseph Quill (PF), James Graham (C) Frederick Matsumoto, Harold Richards, Bruce Toro, Tyson Thornton | |
| 17:00 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Dempsey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Daniel Atwater - foul #1 on Daniel Atwater, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| 17:00 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Dempsey makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:00 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Dempsey makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 16:32 | Tennessee | Roman Martin is fouled on the floor by Timothy Dempsey - foul #1 on Timothy Dempsey, team foul #4 | 41-35 |
| 16:23 | Tennessee | James Graham buries a runner in the lane and the foul's on Timothy Dempsey - foul #2 on Timothy Dempsey, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| 16:23 | Tennessee | James Graham makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 16:02 | Gardner-Webb | Trevor Dickens's pass is intercepted by Daniel Atwater | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Timothy Dempsey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Carbone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Trevor Dickens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Fanning (fresh) C - Sammie Littlefield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Roman Martin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Atwater (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Hobson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Graham (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Quill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Tennessee | Timothy Dempsey is called for the reach on James Graham - foul #3 on Timothy Dempsey, team foul #6 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Smith (PG), David Wheeler (SG), Donald Snow (SF), Paul Guajardo (PF) Timothy Dempsey, Marvin Carbone, Trevor Dickens, Sammie Littlefield | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Scott Smith (PG), Frederick Matsumoto (SG), Bruce Toro (PF), Tyson Thornton (C) Roman Martin, Daniel Atwater, James Graham, Joseph Quill | |
| 15:24 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro hits a jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Paul Guajardo - foul #2 on Paul Guajardo, team foul #7 | 41-40 |
| 15:24 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro makes the free throw | 41-41 |
| 15:11 | Gardner-Webb | The pull-up jumper by David Wheeler is blocked by Ronald Hobson | 41-41 |
| 15:09 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 14:57 | Tennessee | Tyson Thornton makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Toro | 41-43 |
| 14:42 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Snow is hacked by Frederick Matsumoto - foul #1 on Frederick Matsumoto, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse (C) Harold Fanning | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Richards (SF) Ronald Hobson | |
| 14:34 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Smith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | Harold Richards misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donald Snow - foul #2 on Donald Snow, team foul #8 | 43-43 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | Harold Richards misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | Harold Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 14:11 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 13:53 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Snow buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Richard Smith | 46-43 |
| 13:25 | Tennessee | Harold Richards hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 46-43 |
| 13:24 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 13:18 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from David Wheeler and he's fouled by Frederick Matsumoto - foul #2 on Frederick Matsumoto, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Dempsey (SG) David Wheeler | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roman Martin (SG), Joseph Quill (PF), James Graham (C) Frederick Matsumoto, Bruce Toro, Tyson Thornton | |
| 13:18 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo misses the free throw | 48-43 |
| 13:18 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Hillhouse | 48-43 |
| 13:09 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Snow lays it in on a great pass from Norman Hillhouse | 50-43 |
| 12:47 | Tennessee | Scott Smith buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Roman Martin | 50-45 |
| 12:28 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Snow comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-45 |
| 12:26 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill's pass is intercepted by Timothy Dempsey | 50-45 |
| 12:03 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Dempsey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-45 |
| 12:01 | Tennessee | James Graham gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Timothy Dempsey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Snow (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Guajardo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Norman Hillhouse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Scott Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roman Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Richards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Quill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Tennessee | Scott Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harold Richards and he's hacked by Paul Guajardo - foul #3 on Paul Guajardo, team foul #9 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Wheeler (SG), Trevor Dickens (SF), Harold Fanning (PF), Sammie Littlefield (C) Richard Smith, Donald Snow, Paul Guajardo, Norman Hillhouse | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater (SG), Ronald Hobson (SF), Bruce Toro (PF), Tyson Thornton (C) Roman Martin, Harold Richards, Joseph Quill, James Graham | |
| 11:32 | Tennessee | Scott Smith misses the free throw | 50-47 |
| 11:32 | Gardner-Webb | Harold Fanning grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 11:24 | Gardner-Webb | Scott Smith is called for the reach on Timothy Dempsey - foul #4 on Scott Smith, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto (PG) Scott Smith | |
| 10:58 | Gardner-Webb | Frederick Matsumoto steals the ball from David Wheeler | 50-47 |
| 10:54 | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater jams it on a great pass from Frederick Matsumoto | 50-49 |
| 10:36 | Gardner-Webb | Trevor Dickens misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 10:35 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Fanning | 50-49 |
| 10:19 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Dempsey misses the shot from the free throw line | 50-49 |
| 10:18 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 10:14 | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's fouled by Trevor Dickens - foul #2 on Trevor Dickens, team foul #10 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Carbone (PG) Timothy Dempsey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:14 | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:14 | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:14 | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto misses the 3rd free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:14 | Gardner-Webb | Trevor Dickens grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 09:50 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Carbone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Snow (SF) Sammie Littlefield | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Quill (PF), James Graham (C) Bruce Toro, Tyson Thornton | |
| 09:37 | Tennessee | Harold Fanning is called for the reach on Frederick Matsumoto - foul #1 on Harold Fanning, team foul #11 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Smith (PG) Marvin Carbone | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 09:37 | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 09:21 | Gardner-Webb | Trevor Dickens misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 09:19 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 09:12 | Tennessee | David Wheeler steps in front of the James Graham pass | 50-50 |
| 09:09 | Gardner-Webb | David Wheeler lays it in | 52-50 |
| 08:57 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill's pass is intercepted by Donald Snow | 52-50 |
| 08:51 | Gardner-Webb | Harold Fanning loses the ball out of bounds | 52-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Carbone (SG), Paul Guajardo (PF), Sammie Littlefield (C) David Wheeler, Harold Fanning, Trevor Dickens | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roman Martin (SG), Harold Richards (SF), Tyson Thornton (C) Daniel Atwater, Ronald Hobson, James Graham | |
| 08:31 | Tennessee | Marvin Carbone steals it from Frederick Matsumoto | 52-50 |
| 08:13 | Gardner-Webb | Roman Martin picks off the pass by Marvin Carbone | 52-50 |
| 07:50 | Tennessee | Richard Smith steals it from Tyson Thornton | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marvin Carbone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Snow (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Guajardo (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Sammie Littlefield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Frederick Matsumoto (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roman Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Richards (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Quill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyson Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo is denied on a layup by Tyson Thornton | 52-50 |
| 07:32 | Tennessee | Tyson Thornton gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 07:11 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill's pass is intercepted by Donald Snow | 52-50 |
| 06:53 | Gardner-Webb | Sammie Littlefield misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tyson Thornton - foul #4 on Tyson Thornton, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Dempsey (PG), David Wheeler (SG), Trevor Dickens (SF), Norman Hillhouse (C) Richard Smith, Marvin Carbone, Donald Snow, Paul Guajardo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Scott Smith (PG), Daniel Atwater (SG), Ronald Hobson (SF), Bruce Toro (PF), James Graham (C) Frederick Matsumoto, Roman Martin, Harold Richards, Joseph Quill, Tyson Thornton | |
| 06:53 | Gardner-Webb | Sammie Littlefield makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 06:53 | Gardner-Webb | Sammie Littlefield misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 06:53 | Tennessee | James Graham pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 06:29 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro misses the easy layup | 53-50 |
| 06:28 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Dempsey grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 06:08 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse double dribbles | 53-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Harold Fanning (PF) Sammie Littlefield | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:49 | Tennessee | James Graham scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Scott Smith | 53-52 |
| 05:33 | Gardner-Webb | Harold Fanning hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 53-52 |
| 05:32 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse tips it home | 55-52 |
| 05:16 | Tennessee | Harold Fanning blocks the short jumper by Scott Smith | 55-52 |
| 05:14 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson tips it but misses | 55-52 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee | James Graham hits the follow up shot | 55-54 |
| 04:52 | Gardner-Webb | Harold Fanning can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 04:50 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse tips it but misses | 55-54 |
| 04:48 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse hits the follow up shot | 57-54 |
| 04:28 | Tennessee | Scott Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 04:26 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Harold Fanning | 57-54 |
| 04:26 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Smith (PG), Donald Snow (SF), Paul Guajardo (PF) Timothy Dempsey, Trevor Dickens, Harold Fanning | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Richards (SF), Tyson Thornton (C) Ronald Hobson, James Graham | |
| 04:06 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from David Wheeler and he's fouled by Scott Smith - foul #5 on Scott Smith, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto (PG) Scott Smith | |
| 04:06 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo makes the free throw | 60-54 |
| 03:53 | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-54 |
| 03:40 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Richard Smith, team foul #12 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Harold Fanning (C) Norman Hillhouse | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Wheeler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Snow (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Paul Guajardo (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Fanning (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Frederick Matsumoto (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Atwater (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Richards (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bruce Toro (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Tyson Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Tennessee | Harold Richards misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 03:31 | Tennessee | Tyson Thornton tips it in | 60-56 |
| 03:08 | Gardner-Webb | David Wheeler misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Harold Richards - foul #1 on Harold Richards, team foul #9 | 60-56 |
| 03:08 | Gardner-Webb | David Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:08 | Gardner-Webb | David Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | David Wheeler takes the ball from Daniel Atwater | 61-56 |
| 02:31 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Snow can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Harold Richards - foul #2 on Harold Richards, team foul #10 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Dempsey (SG), Norman Hillhouse (C) David Wheeler, Harold Fanning | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roman Martin (SG), Joseph Quill (PF) Daniel Atwater, Bruce Toro | |
| 02:31 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Snow makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 02:31 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 02:29 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Wheeler (SG) Timothy Dempsey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bruce Toro (PF) Joseph Quill | |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | Harold Richards misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-56 |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | Tyson Thornton tips it but misses | 63-56 |
| 02:11 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 01:55 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-56 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater (SG) Roman Martin | |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-56 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro snags the offensive board | 63-56 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Wheeler - foul #1 on David Wheeler, team foul #13 | 63-56 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:56 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse is whistled for a carry | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro is hacked by Paul Guajardo - foul #4 on Paul Guajardo, team foul #14 | 63-57 |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:48 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Paul Guajardo | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Atwater - foul #2 on Daniel Atwater, team foul #11 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Harold Fanning (C) Norman Hillhouse | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:47 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:47 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-61 |
| 00:40 | Gardner-Webb | Harold Fanning is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Atwater - foul #3 on Daniel Atwater, team foul #12 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse (C) Paul Guajardo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:40 | Gardner-Webb | Harold Fanning misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:40 | Gardner-Webb | Harold Fanning makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Harold Richards drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Frederick Matsumoto | 66-63 |
| 00:33 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Frederick Matsumoto - foul #3 on Frederick Matsumoto, team foul #13 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Trevor Dickens (SF), Paul Guajardo (PF) Donald Snow, Harold Fanning | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:33 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:33 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater misses the jump hook in the paint | 68-63 |
| 00:26 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Richard Smith | 68-63 |
| 00:23 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Smith is hacked by Frederick Matsumoto in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frederick Matsumoto, team foul #14 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Snow (SF), Harold Fanning (C) Trevor Dickens, Norman Hillhouse | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:23 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Smith misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:23 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-63 |
| 00:15 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo grabs the defensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 00:14 | Gardner-Webb | Frederick Matsumoto is called for the reach on Paul Guajardo in the backcourt - foul #5 on Frederick Matsumoto, team foul #15 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roman Martin (PG) Frederick Matsumoto | |
| 00:14 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:14 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | Harold Richards misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-63 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Tyson Thornton snags the offensive board | 70-63 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Roman Martin buries a 3 from straight away | 70-66 |
| 00:03 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Atwater is called for the reach on David Wheeler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Atwater, team foul #16 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Trevor Dickens (SF), Norman Hillhouse (C) Donald Snow, Harold Fanning | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:03 | Gardner-Webb | David Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:03 | Gardner-Webb | David Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Roman Martin clanks a halfcourt shot | 72-66 |