| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Arturo Medrano (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lorenzo Patterson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Otha Tomaszewski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Quentin Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Ellis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alfred Kite (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Banas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Huskins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Yul Tang (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerry Britton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Otha Tomaszewski inbounds the ball | 35-36 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Patterson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 19:16 | Tennessee | Yul Tang loses the dribble to Thomas Ellis | 38-36 |
| 19:00 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Patterson is hacked by Yul Tang - foul #3 on Yul Tang, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett (PF) Yul Tang | |
| 18:43 | Minnesota | Quentin Scott scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Arturo Medrano | 41-36 |
| 18:31 | Tennessee | Michael Banas makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Alfred Kite | 41-38 |
| 18:12 | Minnesota | Jerry Britton steals it from Thomas Ellis | 41-38 |
| 18:05 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lloyd Huskins | 41-40 |
| 17:43 | Minnesota | Quentin Scott misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-40 |
| 17:42 | Minnesota | Quentin Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 17:26 | Minnesota | Quentin Scott misses the lay-in | 41-40 |
| 17:24 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 16:57 | Tennessee | Michael Banas scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Alfred Kite | 41-42 |
| 16:44 | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 16:43 | Minnesota | Thomas Ellis hits the follow up shot | 43-42 |
| 16:26 | Tennessee | Quentin Scott is called for the reach on Alfred Kite - foul #1 on Quentin Scott, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Allen (PG), James Holman (SG), Sheldon Berg (SF), Paul Ulibarri (PF), Carl Larson (C) Arturo Medrano, Lorenzo Patterson, Otha Tomaszewski, Quentin Scott, Thomas Ellis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (PG), Christopher Lewis (SG), James Palmer (SF), Don Palmer (C) Alfred Kite, Michael Banas, Lloyd Huskins, Jerry Britton | |
| 16:18 | Tennessee | Don Palmer buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Christopher Lewis and he's hacked by Paul Ulibarri - foul #1 on Paul Ulibarri, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Joachim (C) Bennie Crockett | |
| 16:18 | Tennessee | Don Palmer misses the free throw | 43-44 |
| 16:18 | Minnesota | Paul Ulibarri gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 16:01 | Minnesota | Paul Ulibarri misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-44 |
| 15:59 | Tennessee | James Palmer grabs the board | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Keith Allen (fresh) SG - James Holman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sheldon Berg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Ulibarri (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Larson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Calvin Kirby (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Don Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Joachim (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 43-44 |
| 15:41 | Minnesota | Sheldon Berg snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 15:26 | Minnesota | Carl Larson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Don Palmer - foul #2 on Don Palmer, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano (PG) Keith Allen | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Yul Tang (PF) Ronald Joachim | |
| 15:26 | Minnesota | Carl Larson makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 15:26 | Minnesota | Carl Larson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 15:26 | Tennessee | Don Palmer pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 15:02 | Tennessee | James Palmer hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Calvin Kirby | 44-47 |
| 14:50 | Minnesota | Carl Larson banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Holman | 46-47 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 14:31 | Minnesota | Sheldon Berg snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 14:25 | Minnesota | Sheldon Berg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-47 |
| 14:23 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Yul Tang | 46-47 |
| 13:58 | Tennessee | Don Palmer is denied on a layup by Carl Larson | 46-47 |
| 13:57 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Paul Ulibarri | 46-47 |
| 13:40 | Minnesota | James Holman is hacked by Christopher Lewis - foul #2 on Christopher Lewis, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Allen (SG), Otha Tomaszewski (SF), Quentin Scott (PF), Thomas Ellis (C) James Holman, Sheldon Berg, Carl Larson, Paul Ulibarri | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), Michael Banas (SG), Lloyd Huskins (SF), Jerry Britton (C) Calvin Kirby, Christopher Lewis, James Palmer, Don Palmer | |
| 13:25 | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Ellis | 49-47 |
| 13:10 | Tennessee | Keith Allen is called for the reach on Michael Banas - foul #2 on Keith Allen, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lorenzo Patterson (SG) Arturo Medrano | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:58 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett (PF) Yul Tang | |
| 12:41 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Patterson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 12:39 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 12:16 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Bennie Crockett | 49-50 |
| 12:02 | Minnesota | Thomas Ellis scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Keith Allen | 51-50 |
| 11:49 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins is hacked by Otha Tomaszewski - foul #1 on Otha Tomaszewski, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano (PG), James Holman (SG) Keith Allen, Lorenzo Patterson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Yul Tang (PF) Bennie Crockett | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Arturo Medrano (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Holman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Otha Tomaszewski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Quentin Scott (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alfred Kite (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Banas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Huskins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Yul Tang (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry Britton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-50 |
| 11:35 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Thomas Ellis | 51-50 |
| 11:16 | Minnesota | Lloyd Huskins swats the short shot by Arturo Medrano | 51-50 |
| 11:14 | Minnesota | Thomas Ellis snags the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 10:53 | Minnesota | Quentin Scott clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Yul Tang - foul #4 on Yul Tang, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sheldon Berg (SF), Paul Ulibarri (C) Otha Tomaszewski, Thomas Ellis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (PG), Christopher Lewis (SG), James Palmer (SF), Bennie Crockett (PF), Don Palmer (C) Alfred Kite, Michael Banas, Lloyd Huskins, Yul Tang, Jerry Britton | |
| 10:53 | Minnesota | Quentin Scott makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 10:53 | Minnesota | Quentin Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 10:33 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett misses the runner from close range | 53-50 |
| 10:31 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis hits the follow up shot | 53-52 |
| 10:07 | Minnesota | Sheldon Berg misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 10:06 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Quentin Scott | 53-52 |
| 09:52 | Minnesota | Paul Ulibarri banks in the layup | 55-52 |
| 09:33 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis knocks in the shot from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 09:18 | Minnesota | James Holman misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 09:17 | Minnesota | Paul Ulibarri tips it in | 57-54 |
| 08:53 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Palmer | 57-57 |
| 08:38 | Minnesota | James Holman comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 57-57 |
| 08:37 | Tennessee | James Palmer grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 08:15 | Tennessee | James Palmer loses the dribble to Quentin Scott | 57-57 |
| 07:54 | Minnesota | Sheldon Berg hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Holman | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Arturo Medrano (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Holman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sheldon Berg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Quentin Scott (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Ulibarri (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Calvin Kirby (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Lewis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Palmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bennie Crockett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Don Palmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Tennessee | Don Palmer throws it down | 60-59 |
| 07:41 | Minnesota | Calvin Kirby steps in front of the Arturo Medrano pass in the backcourt | 60-59 |
| 07:40 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby lays it in | 60-61 |
| 07:29 | Minnesota | James Holman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-61 |
| 07:27 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| 07:11 | Tennessee | Sheldon Berg denies the turnaround by Bennie Crockett | 60-61 |
| 07:10 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett hits the follow up shot | 60-63 |
| 06:43 | Minnesota | Paul Ulibarri is fouled on the floor by Don Palmer - foul #3 on Don Palmer, team foul #5 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Allen (PG), Lorenzo Patterson (SG), Otha Tomaszewski (SF), Carl Larson (PF), Thomas Ellis (C) Arturo Medrano, James Holman, Sheldon Berg, Quentin Scott, Paul Ulibarri | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), Michael Banas (SG), Lloyd Huskins (SF), Yul Tang (PF), Jerry Britton (C) Calvin Kirby, Christopher Lewis, James Palmer, Bennie Crockett, Don Palmer | |
| 06:34 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Patterson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-63 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 06:15 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-66 |
| 05:57 | Minnesota | Otha Tomaszewski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Lloyd Huskins - foul #1 on Lloyd Huskins, team foul #6 | 60-66 |
| 05:57 | Minnesota | Otha Tomaszewski makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 05:57 | Minnesota | Otha Tomaszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Lloyd Huskins | 62-69 |
| 05:00 | Minnesota | Thomas Ellis can't throw it down but he's hacked by Jerry Britton - foul #2 on Jerry Britton, team foul #7 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arturo Medrano (PG) Keith Allen | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:00 | Minnesota | Thomas Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 05:00 | Minnesota | Thomas Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 05:00 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Lloyd Huskins | 63-69 |
| 04:43 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Arturo Medrano - foul #2 on Arturo Medrano, team foul #5 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Allen (SG) Lorenzo Patterson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:43 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite misses the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 04:43 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite misses the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 04:43 | Minnesota | Carl Larson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-69 |
| 04:16 | Minnesota | Thomas Ellis clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-69 |
| 04:14 | Tennessee | Yul Tang pulls down the rebound | 63-69 |
| 03:54 | Tennessee | Michael Banas clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-69 |
| 03:53 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins grabs the offensive rebound | 63-69 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | Keith Allen steals it from Yul Tang | 63-69 |
| 03:40 | Minnesota | Otha Tomaszewski can't finish the layup | 63-69 |
| 03:39 | Minnesota | Thomas Ellis tips it back up and in | 65-69 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Arturo Medrano (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Keith Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Otha Tomaszewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carl Larson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Ellis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alfred Kite (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Banas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Huskins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Yul Tang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Jerry Britton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Tennessee | Yul Tang buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Alfred Kite and the foul's on Arturo Medrano - foul #3 on Arturo Medrano, team foul #6 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Holman (SG), Sheldon Berg (SF), Paul Ulibarri (PF), Eugene Gibson (C) Keith Allen, Otha Tomaszewski, Carl Larson, Thomas Ellis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (PG), James Palmer (SG), Bennie Crockett (C) Alfred Kite, Michael Banas, Jerry Britton | |
| 03:26 | Tennessee | Yul Tang misses the free throw | 65-71 |
| 03:26 | Minnesota | Paul Ulibarri gets the rebound | 65-71 |
| 03:02 | Minnesota | Sheldon Berg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-71 |
| 03:01 | Minnesota | Paul Ulibarri tips it but misses | 65-71 |
| 03:00 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett gets the rebound | 65-71 |
| 03:00 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-71 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lorenzo Patterson (SG), Quentin Scott (PF), Thomas Ellis (C) James Holman, Paul Ulibarri, Eugene Gibson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), Michael Banas (SG), Jerry Britton (C) Calvin Kirby, James Palmer, Bennie Crockett | |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Michael Banas and the foul's on Lorenzo Patterson - foul #2 on Lorenzo Patterson, team foul #7 | 65-73 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Otha Tomaszewski (SF) Sheldon Berg | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins makes the free throw | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:19 | Minnesota | Quentin Scott is hacked by Jerry Britton - foul #3 on Jerry Britton, team foul #8 | 65-74 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett (PF) Yul Tang | |
| 02:19 | Minnesota | Quentin Scott misses the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 02:19 | Minnesota | Thomas Ellis snags the offensive board | 65-74 |
| 02:09 | Minnesota | Thomas Ellis misses the 3 from the left wing | 65-74 |
| 02:08 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Bennie Crockett | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:47 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett misses long on a shot from the right wing | 65-74 |
| 01:45 | Minnesota | Otha Tomaszewski gets the rebound | 65-74 |
| 01:37 | Minnesota | Michael Banas steps in front of the Lorenzo Patterson pass | 65-74 |
| 01:32 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins throws it down on a great pass from Michael Banas | 65-76 |
| 01:16 | Minnesota | Lorenzo Patterson travels with the ball | 65-76 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Keith Allen (PG), James Holman (SG), Sheldon Berg (SF), Paul Ulibarri (PF), Carl Larson (C) Arturo Medrano, Lorenzo Patterson, Otha Tomaszewski, Quentin Scott, Thomas Ellis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (PG), Christopher Lewis (SG), James Palmer (SF), Don Palmer (C) Alfred Kite, Michael Banas, Lloyd Huskins, Jerry Britton | |
| 01:00 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis buries a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Carl Larson - foul #1 on Carl Larson, team foul #8 | 65-78 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis makes the free throw | 65-79 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Minnesota | Carl Larson blows the dunk | 65-79 |
| 00:51 | Minnesota | Sheldon Berg tips it back up and in | 67-79 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota 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) | |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | James Palmer knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 67-81 |
| 00:24 | Minnesota | Sheldon Berg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-81 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett gets the rebound | 67-81 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby runs out the clock | 67-81 |