| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronald Weaver (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Price (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Welch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Williamson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Riding (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gerald Danner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Abrams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Frisby (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Antonio Ruel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Paul Welch inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | Paul Welch is called for 5 seconds | 34-29 |
| 19:25 | American U. | Dennis Williamson blocks the short jumper by Jason Williams | 34-29 |
| 19:23 | American U. | Antonio Ruel snags the offensive board | 34-29 |
| 19:15 | American U. | Darryl Abrams misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 19:13 | American U. | Brian Frisby gets the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:58 | American U. | Brian Frisby banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gerald Danner | 34-31 |
| 18:38 | Tennessee | Dennis Williamson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee | Paul Welch pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | Victor Riding can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-31 |
| 18:29 | Tennessee | Dennis Williamson snags the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee | Dennis Williamson is fouled on the floor by Antonio Ruel - foul #3 on Antonio Ruel, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | American U. | Stanley Lounsbury (C) Antonio Ruel | |
| 18:00 | Tennessee | Matthew Price misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Welch | 34-31 |
| 17:37 | Tennessee | Paul Welch misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 17:36 | American U. | Stanley Lounsbury gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:16 | American U. | Jason Williams misses the lay-in | 34-31 |
| 17:14 | Tennessee | Dennis Williamson pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:07 | Tennessee | Victor Riding throws it down | 36-31 |
| 16:40 | American U. | Darryl Abrams misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Matthew Price - foul #2 on Matthew Price, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Pantano (PG), Donald Rooker (SG), Rubin Broderick (SF), Maurice Littlejohn (PF), Terry Hassinger (C) Ronald Weaver, Matthew Price, Paul Welch, Dennis Williamson, Victor Riding | |
| Subs | American U. | Edward Scott (PG), Gregory Cooper (SG), Matt Swain (C) Gerald Danner, Jason Williams, Brian Frisby | |
| 16:40 | American U. | Darryl Abrams makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 16:40 | American U. | Darryl Abrams misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 16:40 | Tennessee | Maurice Littlejohn grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 16:21 | Tennessee | Edward Scott picks off the pass by Robert Pantano | 36-32 |
| 16:07 | American U. | Matt Swain misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 16:05 | American U. | Darryl Abrams misses the tip | 36-32 |
| 16:04 | Tennessee | Maurice Littlejohn grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Pantano (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Rooker (fresh) SF - Rubin Broderick (fresh) PF - Maurice Littlejohn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Hassinger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Edward Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Cooper (fresh) SF - Darryl Abrams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanley Lounsbury (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Matt Swain (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Rubin Broderick is denied by Stanley Lounsbury | 36-32 |
| 15:45 | American U. | The rebound goes to Edward Scott | 36-32 |
| 15:40 | American U. | Edward Scott comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 15:39 | American U. | Gregory Cooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 15:18 | American U. | Rubin Broderick steals the ball from Matt Swain | 36-32 |
| 15:06 | Tennessee | Matt Swain is called for the reach on Terry Hassinger - foul #1 on Matt Swain, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Weaver (PG), Paul Welch (SF), Victor Riding (C) Donald Rooker, Rubin Broderick, Terry Hassinger | |
| Subs | American U. | Gerald Danner (PG), James Chang (SF), Brian Frisby (PF), Antonio Ruel (C) Gregory Cooper, Darryl Abrams, Stanley Lounsbury, Matt Swain | |
| 14:49 | Tennessee | Robert Pantano can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 14:48 | American U. | Antonio Ruel gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 14:34 | American U. | Edward Scott makes the shot from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 14:07 | Tennessee | Robert Pantano comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Chang - foul #3 on James Chang, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dennis Williamson (PF) Maurice Littlejohn | |
| Subs | American U. | Jason Williams (SG) Edward Scott | |
| 14:07 | Tennessee | Robert Pantano makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 14:07 | Tennessee | Robert Pantano misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 14:07 | American U. | The rebound goes to Antonio Ruel | 37-34 |
| 13:57 | American U. | Ronald Weaver steals it from James Chang | 37-34 |
| 13:36 | Tennessee | Ronald Weaver is fouled on the floor by Antonio Ruel - foul #4 on Antonio Ruel, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Price (SG), Terry Hassinger (C) Robert Pantano, Victor Riding | |
| Subs | American U. | Matt Swain (C) Antonio Ruel | |
| 13:18 | Tennessee | Ronald Weaver comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gerald Danner - foul #1 on Gerald Danner, team foul #5 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | American U. | Darryl Abrams (SF), Stanley Lounsbury (PF) James Chang, Brian Frisby | |
| 13:18 | Tennessee | Ronald Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 13:18 | Tennessee | Ronald Weaver misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 13:18 | American U. | The rebound goes to Matt Swain | 37-34 |
| 13:02 | American U. | Stanley Lounsbury can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ronald Weaver - foul #1 on Ronald Weaver, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Rooker (PG) Ronald Weaver | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 13:02 | American U. | Stanley Lounsbury makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 13:02 | American U. | Stanley Lounsbury makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 12:44 | Tennessee | Matthew Price misses the 3 from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 12:42 | Tennessee | Terry Hassinger grabs the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 12:29 | Tennessee | Dennis Williamson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-36 |
| 12:28 | American U. | Stanley Lounsbury pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 12:08 | American U. | Matt Swain hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Paul Welch - foul #3 on Paul Welch, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Pantano (PG), Maurice Littlejohn (SF), Victor Riding (C) Matthew Price, Paul Welch, Terry Hassinger | |
| Subs | American U. | Brian Frisby (PF) Stanley Lounsbury | |
| 12:08 | American U. | Matt Swain makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 12:08 | American U. | Matt Swain misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 12:08 | Tennessee | Dennis Williamson snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 11:42 | Tennessee | Maurice Littlejohn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Weaver (PG), Rubin Broderick (SF) Donald Rooker, Dennis Williamson | |
| Subs | American U. | Edward Scott (PG), Gregory Cooper (SG) Gerald Danner, Jason Williams | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronald Weaver (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Pantano (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rubin Broderick (fresh) PF - Maurice Littlejohn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Riding (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Edward Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Cooper (fresh) SF - Darryl Abrams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Frisby (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Matt Swain (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:19 | American U. | Brian Frisby misses long on a jumper in the lane | 37-37 |
| 11:18 | American U. | Matt Swain tips it back up and in | 37-39 |
| 11:02 | Tennessee | Rubin Broderick comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 37-39 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee | Ronald Weaver tips it in | 39-39 |
| 10:56 | American U. | Edward Scott is hacked by Ronald Weaver in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Weaver, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Price (SG), Paul Welch (SF) Robert Pantano, Rubin Broderick | |
| Subs | American U. | Gerald Danner (PG), James Chang (SF), Stanley Lounsbury (C) Gregory Cooper, Darryl Abrams, Matt Swain | |
| 10:42 | American U. | Gerald Danner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Maurice Littlejohn - foul #1 on Maurice Littlejohn, team foul #5 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dennis Williamson (PF) Maurice Littlejohn | |
| Subs | American U. | Jason Williams (SG) Edward Scott | |
| 10:42 | American U. | Gerald Danner misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 10:42 | American U. | Gerald Danner misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 10:42 | Tennessee | Dennis Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 10:31 | Tennessee | Matthew Price knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Dennis Williamson | 41-39 |
| 10:15 | American U. | Stanley Lounsbury misses long on a shot in the lane | 41-39 |
| 10:13 | Tennessee | Ronald Weaver gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 09:53 | Tennessee | Matthew Price misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee | Ronald Weaver hits the follow up shot | 43-39 |
| 09:33 | American U. | Gerald Danner knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Chang | 43-41 |
| 09:12 | Tennessee | Dennis Williamson misses the 3 from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 09:10 | American U. | Gerald Danner grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 09:07 | American U. | Gerald Danner double dribbles in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Pantano (PG), Donald Rooker (SG), Maurice Littlejohn (PF), Terry Hassinger (C) Ronald Weaver, Matthew Price, Dennis Williamson, Victor Riding | |
| Subs | American U. | Edward Scott (SG), Darryl Abrams (SF), Matt Swain (PF), Fred Bradfield (C) Jason Williams, James Chang, Brian Frisby, Stanley Lounsbury | |
| 08:55 | Tennessee | Maurice Littlejohn buries a jumper from the right side | 45-41 |
| 08:39 | American U. | Darryl Abrams's pass is intercepted by Donald Rooker | 45-41 |
| 08:24 | Tennessee | Donald Rooker hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Pantano | 47-41 |
| 08:19 | American U. | Gerald Danner misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-41 |
| 08:18 | Tennessee | Terry Hassinger grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 08:01 | Tennessee | Fred Bradfield is called for the reach on Maurice Littlejohn - foul #1 on Fred Bradfield, team foul #6 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Rubin Broderick (SF) Paul Welch | |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Cooper (SG) Gerald Danner | |
| 07:55 | Tennessee | Terry Hassinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dennis Williamson (PF) Rubin Broderick | |
| Subs | American U. | Jason Williams (SG), Antonio Ruel (C) Gregory Cooper, Fred Bradfield | |
| 07:38 | American U. | Matt Swain's layup is rejected by Terry Hassinger | 47-41 |
| 07:36 | Tennessee | Maurice Littlejohn grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Pantano (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Rooker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Maurice Littlejohn (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dennis Williamson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Terry Hassinger (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Edward Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Abrams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matt Swain (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Ruel (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Tennessee | Robert Pantano is fouled on the floor by Edward Scott - foul #1 on Edward Scott, team foul #7 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Price (SG), Victor Riding (C) Donald Rooker, Terry Hassinger | |
| Subs | American U. | Brian Frisby (PF) Matt Swain | |
| 07:15 | Tennessee | Robert Pantano makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 07:15 | Tennessee | Robert Pantano makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 06:49 | American U. | Darryl Abrams misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 06:48 | Tennessee | Victor Riding snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 06:33 | Tennessee | Robert Pantano comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-41 |
| 06:31 | American U. | Brian Frisby pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 06:26 | American U. | Darryl Abrams can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 49-41 |
| 06:24 | Tennessee | Dennis Williamson gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 06:02 | Tennessee | Matthew Price loses the dribble to Edward Scott | 49-41 |
| 05:56 | American U. | Jason Williams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-41 |
| 05:55 | Tennessee | Maurice Littlejohn snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 05:55 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Weaver (PG), Paul Welch (SF) Robert Pantano, Maurice Littlejohn | |
| Subs | American U. | Gerald Danner (PG) Edward Scott | |
| 05:39 | Tennessee | Paul Welch misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 05:37 | Tennessee | Dennis Williamson snags the offensive board | 49-41 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee | Dennis Williamson is fouled on the floor by Brian Frisby - foul #2 on Brian Frisby, team foul #8 | 49-41 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee | Dennis Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee | Dennis Williamson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 05:28 | American U. | Brian Frisby pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 05:07 | American U. | Antonio Ruel is fouled on the floor by Victor Riding - foul #2 on Victor Riding, team foul #6 | 50-41 |
| 04:50 | American U. | Antonio Ruel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee | Dennis Williamson gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 04:27 | Tennessee | Matthew Price misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Jason Williams - foul #1 on Jason Williams, team foul #9 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Maurice Littlejohn (PF) Dennis Williamson | |
| Subs | American U. | Edward Scott (SG) Jason Williams | |
| 04:27 | Tennessee | Matthew Price makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 04:27 | Tennessee | Matthew Price makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 04:08 | American U. | Darryl Abrams clanks a floater from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 04:06 | American U. | Darryl Abrams tips it but misses | 52-41 |
| 04:05 | American U. | Antonio Ruel tips it in | 52-43 |
| 03:46 | Tennessee | Victor Riding is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Victor Riding, team foul #7 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Pantano (SG) Matthew Price | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:38 | American U. | Maurice Littlejohn blocks the short jumper by Brian Frisby | 52-43 |
| 03:37 | Tennessee | Robert Pantano pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronald Weaver (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Pantano (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Welch (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Maurice Littlejohn (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Victor Riding (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gerald Danner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darryl Abrams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Frisby (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Antonio Ruel (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Tennessee | Maurice Littlejohn hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Ronald Weaver and he's hacked by Brian Frisby - foul #3 on Brian Frisby, team foul #10 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Terry Hassinger (C) Victor Riding | |
| Subs | American U. | James Chang (SF), Stanley Lounsbury (PF), Matt Swain (C) Darryl Abrams, Brian Frisby, Antonio Ruel | |
| 03:23 | Tennessee | Maurice Littlejohn makes the free throw | 55-43 |
| 03:16 | American U. | Terry Hassinger is called for the reach on Matt Swain - foul #1 on Terry Hassinger, team foul #8 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Rooker (SG), Rubin Broderick (SF) Ronald Weaver, Paul Welch | |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Cooper (SG) Gerald Danner | |
| 03:16 | American U. | Matt Swain misses the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 03:16 | Tennessee | Terry Hassinger gets the rebound | 55-43 |
| 02:55 | Tennessee | James Chang picks off the pass by Donald Rooker | 55-43 |
| 02:46 | American U. | Donald Rooker steals it from Gregory Cooper | 55-43 |
| 02:43 | Tennessee | Donald Rooker hits the finger roll | 57-43 |
| 02:23 | American U. | Edward Scott hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Chang | 57-46 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee | Maurice Littlejohn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 02:00 | Tennessee | Terry Hassinger grabs the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 01:35 | Tennessee | Robert Pantano drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-46 |
| 01:13 | American U. | James Chang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-46 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Maurice Littlejohn can't finish the layup | 59-46 |
| 00:49 | American U. | The rebound goes to Gregory Cooper | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | American U. | Edward Scott is hacked by Maurice Littlejohn - foul #2 on Maurice Littlejohn, team foul #9 | 59-46 |
| 00:43 | American U. | Edward Scott misses the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Terry Hassinger snags the defensive board | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Maurice Littlejohn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-46 |
| 00:15 | American U. | Stanley Lounsbury is hacked by Donald Rooker - foul #1 on Donald Rooker, team foul #10 | 59-46 |
| 00:15 | American U. | Stanley Lounsbury misses the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 00:15 | American U. | Stanley Lounsbury makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Robert Pantano runs out the clock | 59-47 |