| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Leonard Hornsby (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Manuel Bush (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christian Reis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Spencer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Eickhoff (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Banas (fresh) SF - David Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Yul Tang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Christian Reis inbounds the ball | 24-24 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | San Diego State | Christian Reis makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leonard Hornsby | 26-24 |
| 19:21 | Tennessee | Richard Eickhoff swats the layup by Mark Wilson | 26-24 |
| 19:20 | Tennessee | Michael Banas grabs the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee | Michael Banas misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 26-24 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee | Yul Tang tips it in | 26-26 |
| 18:35 | San Diego State | Manuel Bush's pass is intercepted by David Carter | 26-26 |
| 18:19 | Tennessee | Michael Banas scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-29 |
| 17:59 | San Diego State | Steven Spencer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 17:58 | San Diego State | Richard Eickhoff hits the follow up shot | 28-29 |
| 17:32 | Tennessee | Yul Tang misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 28-29 |
| 17:30 | San Diego State | Christian Reis pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 17:08 | San Diego State | Kevin Garrett swats the short shot by Richard Eickhoff | 28-29 |
| 17:06 | San Diego State | Steven Spencer can't tip it in | 28-29 |
| 17:04 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Yul Tang | 28-29 |
| 16:58 | Tennessee | David Carter misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 28-29 |
| 16:57 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Leonard Hornsby | 28-29 |
| 16:39 | San Diego State | Manuel Bush misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 16:38 | San Diego State | Steven Spencer snags the offensive board | 28-29 |
| 16:29 | San Diego State | David Carter steals it from Christian Reis | 28-29 |
| 16:03 | Tennessee | Yul Tang travels with the ball | 28-29 |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Clark (PG), Clifford Schiro (SG), Maximo Romano (SF), Dennis Steadham (PF), Jeff Lincoln (C) Leonard Hornsby, Manuel Bush, Christian Reis, Steven Spencer, Richard Eickhoff | |
| 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 | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - John Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Schiro (fresh) SF - Maximo Romano (fresh) PF - Dennis Steadham (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeff Lincoln (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alfred Kite (fresh) SG - Saul Sanchez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Palmer (fresh) PF - Jerry Britton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brett Beard (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | San Diego State | Maximo Romano hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 15:42 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Brett Beard | 28-29 |
| 15:23 | Tennessee | James Palmer makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfred Kite | 28-32 |
| 15:06 | San Diego State | Alfred Kite is called for the reach on John Clark - foul #1 on Alfred Kite, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 14:57 | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jeff Lincoln | 30-32 |
| 14:46 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 14:45 | San Diego State | Jeff Lincoln pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 14:40 | San Diego State | John Clark misses the floater from the right side | 30-32 |
| 14:39 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 14:27 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite knocks in the shot from the left side set up by James Palmer | 30-34 |
| 14:10 | San Diego State | Alfred Kite steals the ball from Dennis Steadham | 30-34 |
| 13:58 | Tennessee | Brett Beard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 30-34 |
| 13:56 | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 13:38 | San Diego State | John Clark is hacked by Alfred Kite - foul #2 on Alfred Kite, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Manuel Bush (SG), Christian Reis (SF), Steven Spencer (PF), Richard Eickhoff (C) Clifford Schiro, Maximo Romano, Dennis Steadham, Jeff Lincoln | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Wilson (PG), David Carter (SF), Yul Tang (PF), Kevin Garrett (C) Alfred Kite, James Palmer, Jerry Britton, Brett Beard | |
| 13:28 | San Diego State | John Clark is fouled on the floor by Kevin Garrett - foul #2 on Kevin Garrett, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Leonard Hornsby (PG) John Clark | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Banas (SG) Saul Sanchez | |
| 13:09 | San Diego State | Yul Tang takes the ball from Christian Reis | 30-34 |
| 12:46 | Tennessee | David Carter misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-34 |
| 12:44 | Tennessee | Kevin Garrett pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 12:31 | Tennessee | Michael Banas misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-34 |
| 12:29 | Tennessee | Michael Banas gets the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 12:17 | Tennessee | Mark Wilson buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-37 |
| 11:59 | San Diego State | Steven Spencer misses the easy layup | 30-37 |
| 11:58 | San Diego State | Richard Eickhoff tips it but misses | 30-37 |
| 11:56 | San Diego State | Steven Spencer tips it back up and in | 32-37 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Leonard Hornsby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Bush (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christian Reis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven Spencer (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Eickhoff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Banas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Yul Tang (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Garrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:42 | Tennessee | Mark Wilson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Banas | 32-40 |
| 11:25 | San Diego State | Yul Tang is called for the reach on Steven Spencer - foul #1 on Yul Tang, team foul #4 | 32-40 |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Clark (PG), Clifford Schiro (SG) Leonard Hornsby, Manuel Bush | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez (SG), Jerry Britton (C) Michael Banas, Kevin Garrett | |
| 11:10 | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-40 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Palmer (SF), Brett Beard (C) David Carter, Yul Tang | |
| 10:50 | Tennessee | Mark Wilson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Richard Eickhoff - foul #2 on Richard Eickhoff, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dennis Steadham (C) Richard Eickhoff | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:50 | Tennessee | Mark Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee | Mark Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 10:27 | San Diego State | Christian Reis drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by John Clark | 34-42 |
| 10:18 | Tennessee | James Palmer misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 10:17 | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 10:04 | San Diego State | John Clark comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 34-42 |
| 10:02 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 09:53 | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez is hacked by Christian Reis - foul #3 on Christian Reis, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Maximo Romano (SF), Richard Eickhoff (C) Christian Reis, Steven Spencer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), David Carter (SF), Yul Tang (PF) Mark Wilson, James Palmer, Brett Beard | |
| 09:41 | Tennessee | David Carter hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Alfred Kite | 34-45 |
| 09:21 | San Diego State | Maximo Romano loses the ball out of bounds | 34-45 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Leonard Hornsby (PG), Manuel Bush (SG) Clifford Schiro, Maximo Romano | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Banas (SG), Kevin Garrett (C) Saul Sanchez, Jerry Britton | |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | Michael Banas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-45 |
| 09:03 | Tennessee | Kevin Garrett tips it but misses | 34-45 |
| 09:02 | San Diego State | Dennis Steadham pulls down the rebound | 34-45 |
| 08:58 | San Diego State | Manuel Bush is fouled on the floor by Michael Banas - foul #3 on Michael Banas, team foul #5 | 34-45 |
| 08:35 | San Diego State | Leonard Hornsby drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 08:14 | Tennessee | David Carter comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 37-45 |
| 08:13 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Garrett | 37-45 |
| 08:02 | Tennessee | David Carter makes the fadeaway in the paint | 37-47 |
| 07:39 | San Diego State | Dennis Steadham hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Banas - foul #4 on Michael Banas, team foul #6 | 37-47 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro (PG), Christian Reis (SF), Steven Spencer (PF) Leonard Hornsby, John Clark, Richard Eickhoff | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Wilson (PG), Saul Sanchez (SG), James Palmer (SF), Jerry Britton (PF) Alfred Kite, Michael Banas, David Carter, Yul Tang | |
| 07:39 | San Diego State | Dennis Steadham makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 07:39 | San Diego State | Dennis Steadham makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Clifford Schiro (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Manuel Bush (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christian Reis (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Spencer (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Steadham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Wilson (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Saul Sanchez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Britton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:13 | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 07:12 | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 06:49 | San Diego State | Jerry Britton swats the short shot by Steven Spencer | 39-47 |
| 06:47 | San Diego State | Christian Reis tips it home | 41-47 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee | Kevin Garrett is fouled on the floor by Dennis Steadham - foul #1 on Dennis Steadham, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Leonard Hornsby (PG), John Clark (SG), Maximo Romano (C) Clifford Schiro, Manuel Bush, Dennis Steadham | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Banas (SG), David Carter (SF), Yul Tang (PF) Saul Sanchez, James Palmer, Kevin Garrett | |
| 06:11 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Banas | 41-49 |
| 05:42 | San Diego State | Christian Reis scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-49 |
| 05:25 | Tennessee | Michael Banas hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Wilson | 43-51 |
| 05:13 | San Diego State | Maximo Romano connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Leonard Hornsby and he's hacked by Mark Wilson - foul #1 on Mark Wilson, team foul #7 | 45-51 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Richard Eickhoff (C) Christian Reis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Brett Beard (C) Jerry Britton | |
| 05:13 | San Diego State | Maximo Romano makes the free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee | Michael Banas misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by John Clark - foul #2 on John Clark, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee | Michael Banas makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee | Michael Banas makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 04:34 | San Diego State | Brett Beard is called for the reach on Richard Eickhoff - foul #1 on Brett Beard, team foul #8 | 46-53 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro (PG), Manuel Bush (SG), Christian Reis (SF) Leonard Hornsby, John Clark, Steven Spencer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), Saul Sanchez (SG), James Palmer (SF), Bennie Crockett (C) Mark Wilson, Michael Banas, David Carter, Yul Tang | |
| 04:34 | San Diego State | Richard Eickhoff makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 04:34 | San Diego State | Richard Eickhoff makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 04:20 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett blows the dunk but he's fouled by Richard Eickhoff - foul #3 on Richard Eickhoff, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| 04:20 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 04:20 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 03:57 | San Diego State | Christian Reis hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Clifford Schiro | 50-55 |
| 03:40 | Tennessee | Brett Beard hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Saul Sanchez | 50-57 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Clifford Schiro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Bush (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christian Reis (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Maximo Romano (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Eickhoff (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alfred Kite (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Saul Sanchez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brett Beard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bennie Crockett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:27 | San Diego State | Alfred Kite picks off the pass by Clifford Schiro | 50-57 |
| 03:24 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite throws it down | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:13 | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-59 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Leonard Hornsby (PG), John Clark (SG), Steven Spencer (PF) Clifford Schiro, Manuel Bush, Maximo Romano | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Wilson (PG), Michael Banas (SG), David Carter (SF), Yul Tang (PF), Kevin Garrett (C) Alfred Kite, Saul Sanchez, James Palmer, Brett Beard, Bennie Crockett | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:53 | Tennessee | Michael Banas is hacked by John Clark - foul #3 on John Clark, team foul #6 | 50-59 |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Yul Tang scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Banas | 50-61 |
| 02:25 | San Diego State | Steven Spencer connects on the driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Yul Tang - foul #2 on Yul Tang, team foul #9 | 52-61 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro (SG), Dennis Steadham (C) Christian Reis, Richard Eickhoff | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:25 | San Diego State | Steven Spencer makes the free throw | 53-61 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee | Michael Banas hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from David Carter | 53-63 |
| 01:45 | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro is fouled on the floor by Michael Banas - foul #5 on Michael Banas, team foul #10 | 53-63 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Maximo Romano (SF), Jeff Lincoln (C) Leonard Hornsby, Steven Spencer | |
| 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 | |
| 01:45 | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 01:45 | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Leonard Hornsby (PG), Manuel Bush (SG), Christian Reis (SF), Steven Spencer (PF), Richard Eickhoff (C) Clifford Schiro, John Clark, Maximo Romano, Dennis Steadham, Jeff Lincoln | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Wilson (PG), David Carter (SF), Yul Tang (PF), Kevin Garrett (C) Alfred Kite, James Palmer, Jerry Britton, Brett Beard | |
| 01:19 | Tennessee | Christian Reis is called for the reach on David Carter - foul #4 on Christian Reis, team foul #7 | 55-63 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee | David Carter makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee | David Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 01:07 | San Diego State | Richard Eickhoff comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-65 |
| 01:05 | San Diego State | Manuel Bush misses the tip | 55-65 |
| 01:04 | Tennessee | David Carter gets the rebound | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:59 | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez is fouled on the floor by Manuel Bush - foul #3 on Manuel Bush, team foul #8 | 55-65 |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Clark (PG), Clifford Schiro (SG), Maximo Romano (SF), Dennis Steadham (PF), Jeff Lincoln (C) Leonard Hornsby, Manuel Bush, Christian Reis, Steven Spencer, Richard Eickhoff | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), James Palmer (SF), Brett Beard (PF), Jerry Britton (C) Mark Wilson, David Carter, Yul Tang, Kevin Garrett | |
| 00:59 | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez misses the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:59 | San Diego State | Dennis Steadham snags the defensive board | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | San Diego State | Dennis Steadham hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 55-65 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton pulls down the rebound | 55-65 |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | Clifford Schiro is called for the reach on Jerry Britton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clifford Schiro, team foul #9 | 55-65 |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:45 | San Diego State | John Clark connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Dennis Steadham | 57-67 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez is hacked by John Clark in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Clark, team foul #10 | 57-67 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez misses the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez misses the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:43 | San Diego State | Dennis Steadham pulls down the rebound | 57-67 |
| 00:39 | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-67 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite gets the rebound | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | James Palmer double dribbles | 57-67 |
| 00:06 | San Diego State | Maximo Romano is fouled on the floor by Saul Sanchez - foul #2 on Saul Sanchez, team foul #11 | 57-67 |
| 00:06 | San Diego State | Maximo Romano misses the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:06 | San Diego State | Maximo Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton gets the rebound | 57-67 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite runs out the clock | 57-67 |