| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alfred Kite (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Banas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lloyd Huskins (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Yul Tang (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jerry Britton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Merle Snow (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Pagan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Morrill (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gilbert Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Marshall (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marist | Carl Morrill inbounds the ball | 34-21 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Marist | Lloyd Huskins picks off the pass by Michael Marshall | 34-21 |
| 19:40 | Tennessee | Michael Banas lays it up and in set up by Lloyd Huskins | 36-21 |
| 19:17 | Marist | The short jumper by Michael Marshall is denied by Jerry Britton | 36-21 |
| 19:16 | Tennessee | Yul Tang pulls down the rebound | 36-21 |
| 19:12 | Tennessee | Gilbert Wagner blocks the short jumper by Michael Banas | 36-21 |
| 19:10 | Marist | Andrew Pagan gets the rebound | 36-21 |
| 18:53 | Marist | Carl Morrill connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Pagan | 36-24 |
| 18:31 | Tennessee | Carl Morrill steals the ball from Alfred Kite | 36-24 |
| 18:28 | Marist | Carl Morrill hits the finger roll | 36-26 |
| 18:07 | Tennessee | Carl Morrill denies the turnaround by Yul Tang | 36-26 |
| 18:06 | Marist | Michael Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 17:39 | Marist | Yul Tang is called for the reach on Gilbert Wagner - foul #1 on Yul Tang, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett (PF) Yul Tang | |
| Subs | Marist | Maurice Roberts (PG), Terry Godbout (SF), Christopher Roof (PF) Merle Snow, Carl Morrill, Gilbert Wagner | |
| 17:32 | Marist | Christopher Roof is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Christopher Roof, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis (PG), Don Palmer (C) Alfred Kite, Jerry Britton | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 17:29 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-26 |
| 17:18 | Marist | Terry Godbout misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 36-26 |
| 17:17 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Bennie Crockett | 36-26 |
| 17:12 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Banas | 38-26 |
| 16:47 | Marist | Michael Marshall knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Terry Godbout and he's hacked by Don Palmer - foul #1 on Don Palmer, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (PG), James Palmer (SF) Michael Banas, Lloyd Huskins | |
| Subs | Marist | Robert Bennett (SG) Andrew Pagan | |
| 16:47 | Marist | Michael Marshall misses the free throw | 38-28 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee | Don Palmer pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| 16:40 | Tennessee | Don Palmer misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-28 |
| 16:39 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Bennie Crockett | 38-28 |
| 16:24 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis is hacked by Christopher Roof - foul #3 on Christopher Roof, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), Yul Tang (PF), Jerry Britton (C) Calvin Kirby, Bennie Crockett, Don Palmer | |
| Subs | Marist | Merle Snow (PG), Carl Morrill (SF), Gilbert Wagner (PF) Robert Bennett, Christopher Roof, Michael Marshall | |
| 16:03 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-28 |
| 16:01 | Marist | Maurice Roberts pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alfred Kite (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Palmer (fresh) 3 blk. PF - Yul Tang (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jerry Britton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Merle Snow (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maurice Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Morrill (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gilbert Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Godbout (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Marist | Maurice Roberts hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 38-28 |
| 15:49 | Marist | Carl Morrill tips it in | 38-30 |
| 15:29 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 40-30 |
| 15:12 | Marist | Carl Morrill is fouled on the floor by Christopher Lewis - foul #1 on Christopher Lewis, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Banas (SG), Lloyd Huskins (SF) Christopher Lewis, James Palmer | |
| Subs | Marist | Terry Roberts (PG), Andrew Pagan (SG), Howard Robinette (C) Merle Snow, Maurice Roberts, Terry Godbout | |
| 15:01 | Marist | Gilbert Wagner's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Banas | 40-30 |
| 15:00 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 14:44 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton's pass is intercepted by Terry Roberts | 40-30 |
| 14:25 | Marist | The jump hook by Andrew Pagan is blocked by Jerry Britton | 40-30 |
| 14:23 | Tennessee | Yul Tang snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 14:19 | Tennessee | Michael Banas is hacked by Carl Morrill - foul #2 on Carl Morrill, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (PG), Bennie Crockett (PF), Don Palmer (C) Alfred Kite, Yul Tang, Jerry Britton | |
| Subs | Marist | Maurice Roberts (PG), Christopher Roof (SF), Michael Marshall (C) Terry Roberts, Carl Morrill, Gilbert Wagner | |
| 14:03 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-30 |
| 14:01 | Marist | Michael Marshall gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 13:55 | Marist | Howard Robinette misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 40-30 |
| 13:53 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Calvin Kirby | 40-30 |
| 13:39 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Bennie Crockett is denied by Michael Marshall | 40-30 |
| 13:38 | Marist | The rebound goes to Howard Robinette | 40-30 |
| 13:34 | Marist | Andrew Pagan is whistled for a carry | 40-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis (PG) Calvin Kirby | |
| Subs | Marist | Merle Snow (PG), Terry Godbout (SF) Maurice Roberts, Christopher Roof | |
| 13:25 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-30 |
| 13:06 | Marist | Merle Snow makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-33 |
| 12:49 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Banas | 46-33 |
| 12:22 | Marist | Michael Marshall jams it on a nice dish by Merle Snow | 46-35 |
| 12:02 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 46-35 |
| 12:01 | Marist | Merle Snow snags the defensive board | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Christopher Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Banas (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lloyd Huskins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bennie Crockett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Don Palmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Merle Snow (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Pagan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Terry Godbout (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Howard Robinette (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Marshall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:51 | Marist | Michael Marshall is fouled on the floor by Don Palmer - foul #2 on Don Palmer, team foul #4 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), Calvin Kirby (SG), James Palmer (SF), Yul Tang (PF), Jerry Britton (C) Christopher Lewis, Michael Banas, Lloyd Huskins, Bennie Crockett, Don Palmer | |
| Subs | Marist | Maurice Roberts (SG), Carl Morrill (SF), Gilbert Wagner (PF) Andrew Pagan, Terry Godbout, Howard Robinette | |
| 11:37 | Marist | Merle Snow misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 11:35 | Tennessee | Yul Tang grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 11:17 | Tennessee | James Palmer is hacked by Carl Morrill - foul #3 on Carl Morrill, team foul #4 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Marist | Robert Bennett (SG) Merle Snow | |
| 11:00 | Tennessee | James Palmer misses the lay-in but the foul's on Carl Morrill - foul #4 on Carl Morrill, team foul #5 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Marist | Christopher Roof (SF) Carl Morrill | |
| 11:00 | Tennessee | James Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee | James Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 11:00 | Marist | Michael Marshall gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| 10:38 | Marist | Christopher Roof clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 10:36 | Marist | Michael Marshall pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 10:12 | Marist | Michael Marshall's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Britton | 46-35 |
| 10:11 | Tennessee | James Palmer snags the defensive board | 46-35 |
| 09:54 | Tennessee | Robert Bennett takes the ball from Calvin Kirby | 46-35 |
| 09:50 | Marist | Robert Bennett banks in the layup | 46-37 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee | Yul Tang is hacked by Gilbert Wagner - foul #2 on Gilbert Wagner, team foul #6 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Banas (SG), Lloyd Huskins (SF) Calvin Kirby, James Palmer | |
| Subs | Marist | Merle Snow (PG), Andrew Pagan (SG), Terry Godbout (SF), Howard Robinette (C) Maurice Roberts, Robert Bennett, Christopher Roof, Michael Marshall | |
| 09:21 | Tennessee | Yul Tang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis (PG), Bennie Crockett (PF), Don Palmer (C) Alfred Kite, Yul Tang, Jerry Britton | |
| Subs | Marist | Christopher Roof (PF) Gilbert Wagner | |
| 09:03 | Marist | Merle Snow clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee | Don Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 08:40 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 08:39 | Marist | Andrew Pagan grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 08:22 | Marist | Andrew Pagan clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-37 |
| 08:21 | Marist | Terry Godbout grabs the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 08:04 | Marist | Andrew Pagan misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 08:03 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 07:38 | Tennessee | Don Palmer lays it in on a great pass from Michael Banas | 48-37 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Christopher Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Banas (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lloyd Huskins (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bennie Crockett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Don Palmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Merle Snow (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Pagan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Terry Godbout (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Roof (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Howard Robinette (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Marist | Merle Snow hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 48-37 |
| 07:17 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett snags the defensive board | 48-37 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Banas | 51-37 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:47 | Marist | Andrew Pagan loses the dribble to Don Palmer | 51-37 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:25 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 51-37 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins grabs the offensive board | 51-37 |
| 06:03 | Tennessee | Michael Banas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 51-37 |
| 06:02 | Marist | Howard Robinette grabs the board | 51-37 |
| 06:00 | Marist | Marist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), Yul Tang (PF), Jerry Britton (C) Christopher Lewis, Bennie Crockett, Don Palmer | |
| Subs | Marist | Maurice Roberts (PG), Carl Morrill (SF), Gilbert Wagner (PF), Michael Marshall (C) Merle Snow, Terry Godbout, Christopher Roof, Howard Robinette | |
| 05:50 | Marist | Gilbert Wagner misses long on a floater from the baseline | 51-37 |
| 05:49 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton pulls down the rebound | 51-37 |
| 05:32 | Tennessee | Andrew Pagan is called for the reach on Lloyd Huskins - foul #2 on Andrew Pagan, team foul #7 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Palmer (SG) Michael Banas | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 05:32 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins misses the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 05:32 | Marist | Carl Morrill pulls down the rebound | 51-37 |
| 05:21 | Marist | Maurice Roberts misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Jerry Britton - foul #2 on Jerry Britton, team foul #5 | 51-37 |
| 05:21 | Marist | Maurice Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 05:21 | Marist | Maurice Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | Yul Tang drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Alfred Kite and he's fouled by Michael Marshall - foul #2 on Michael Marshall, team foul #8 | 53-39 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | Yul Tang misses the free throw | 53-39 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | Yul Tang gets the offensive rebound | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:52 | Tennessee | James Palmer comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 04:51 | Marist | Gilbert Wagner gets the rebound | 53-39 |
| 04:30 | Marist | Maurice Roberts makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Pagan | 53-42 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:17 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Palmer | 56-42 |
| 04:01 | Marist | James Palmer is called for the reach on Andrew Pagan - foul #2 on James Palmer, team foul #6 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Banas (SG), Christopher Lewis (SF) James Palmer, Lloyd Huskins | |
| Subs | Marist | Merle Snow (PG) Andrew Pagan | |
| 03:50 | Marist | Carl Morrill can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-42 |
| 03:48 | Marist | Merle Snow can't tip it in | 56-42 |
| 03:46 | Tennessee | Michael Banas grabs the defensive rebound | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton drills a floater near the basket set up by Yul Tang | 58-42 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alfred Kite (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Banas (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Yul Tang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Jerry Britton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Merle Snow (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Maurice Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Morrill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Gilbert Wagner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Marshall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:00 | Marist | Merle Snow misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 58-42 |
| 02:58 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Yul Tang | 58-42 |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Maurice Roberts is called for the reach on Yul Tang - foul #2 on Maurice Roberts, team foul #9 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (PG), James Palmer (SF), Bennie Crockett (C) Alfred Kite, Michael Banas, Jerry Britton | |
| Subs | Marist | Terry Roberts (PG), Robert Bennett (SG), Terry Godbout (SF), Christopher Roof (PF), Howard Robinette (C) Merle Snow, Maurice Roberts, Carl Morrill, Gilbert Wagner, Michael Marshall | |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Yul Tang makes the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Yul Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| 02:25 | Marist | Christopher Roof makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Bennett | 60-45 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-45 |
| 02:00 | Tennessee | James Palmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 01:42 | Tennessee | Terry Godbout is called for the reach on Christopher Lewis - foul #2 on Terry Godbout, team foul #10 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Don Palmer (C) Yul Tang | |
| Subs | Marist | Maurice Roberts (PG) Terry Roberts | |
| 01:42 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 01:42 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 01:42 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett grabs the offensive board | 61-45 |
| 01:20 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Howard Robinette - foul #4 on Howard Robinette, team foul #11 | 61-45 |
| 01:20 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett misses the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 01:20 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett makes the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 00:54 | Marist | James Palmer takes the ball from Terry Godbout | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | Don Palmer loses the ball out of bounds | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Marist | Robert Bennett loses the ball out of bounds | 62-45 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby runs out the clock | 62-45 |