| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Cameron (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Hanke (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Kendall (fresh) PF - Kurt Macon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Westmoreland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Willie Baptiste (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert White (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas James (fresh) 6 reb. C - Stephen Duprey (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Robert White inbounds the ball | 23-31 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste's fadeaway is rejected by Kurt Macon | 23-31 |
| 19:38 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste tips it home | 23-33 |
| 19:20 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-33 |
| 19:19 | New Mexico State | Stephen Duprey pulls down the rebound | 23-33 |
| 18:59 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Steven Cameron - foul #3 on Steven Cameron, team foul #1 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Luke Liberty (PG) Steven Cameron | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 18:59 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 18:59 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon clanks a floater from the left side | 23-35 |
| 18:29 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke grabs the offensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee | Luke Liberty scores on a shot from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 17:58 | New Mexico State | Stephen Duprey travels with the ball | 25-35 |
| 17:33 | Tennessee | Luke Liberty's pass is intercepted by Willie Baptiste | 25-35 |
| 17:13 | New Mexico State | Kevin Stevens scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Willie Baptiste | 25-38 |
| 16:54 | Tennessee | Luke Liberty is called for a charge - foul #1 on Luke Liberty, team foul #2 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Logue (C) John Westmoreland | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Holz (SG), David Fields (SF), Daniel Suggs (PF), Ronald Green (C) Kevin Stevens, Robert White, Nicholas James, Stephen Duprey | |
| 16:32 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by John Holz | 25-40 |
| 16:18 | Tennessee | Joshua Logue misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-40 |
| 16:17 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke snags the offensive board | 25-40 |
| 15:54 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 25-40 |
| 15:53 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste grabs the board | 25-40 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Luke Liberty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Hanke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Kendall (fairly fresh) PF - Kurt Macon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Logue (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Willie Baptiste (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Holz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Fields (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Suggs (fresh) C - Ronald Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:33 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Joshua Logue - foul #1 on Joshua Logue, team foul #3 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Cameron (PG), Kevin Russo (SF), Jarogniew Zins (PF) Luke Liberty, Frank Kendall, Kurt Macon | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Stevens (SG), Robert White (SF), Stephen Duprey (C) Willie Baptiste, David Fields, Daniel Suggs | |
| 15:33 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green misses the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 15:33 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green makes the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 15:14 | Tennessee | Jarogniew Zins drills a floater in the lane set up by Steven Cameron and he's hacked by Ronald Green - foul #1 on Ronald Green, team foul #1 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Westmoreland (C) Joshua Logue | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Nicholas James (PF) Ronald Green | |
| 15:14 | Tennessee | Jarogniew Zins makes the free throw | 28-41 |
| 14:59 | New Mexico State | Nicholas James makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by John Holz and he's hacked by Kevin Russo - foul #1 on Kevin Russo, team foul #4 | 28-43 |
| 14:59 | New Mexico State | Nicholas James makes the free throw | 28-44 |
| 14:40 | Tennessee | Kevin Stevens blocks the jumper by Kevin Hanke | 28-44 |
| 14:39 | New Mexico State | Nicholas James snags the defensive board | 28-44 |
| 14:14 | New Mexico State | Stephen Duprey is hacked by John Westmoreland - foul #2 on John Westmoreland, team foul #5 | 28-44 |
| 14:00 | New Mexico State | Stephen Duprey connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Robert White | 28-46 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:55 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-46 |
| 13:44 | New Mexico State | John Westmoreland steals the ball from John Holz | 30-46 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:28 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-46 |
| 13:06 | New Mexico State | Kevin Stevens misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-46 |
| 13:05 | Tennessee | Kevin Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 12:37 | Tennessee | Jarogniew Zins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-46 |
| 12:36 | New Mexico State | Robert White grabs the board | 32-46 |
| 12:19 | New Mexico State | John Holz blows the layup but the foul's on Steven Cameron - foul #4 on Steven Cameron, team foul #6 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Luke Liberty (PG), Kurt Macon (SG), Frank Kendall (SF), Joshua Logue (C) Steven Cameron, Kevin Hanke, Kevin Russo, John Westmoreland | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste (PG), David Fields (SF), Daniel Suggs (PF), Ronald Green (C) Kevin Stevens, Robert White, Nicholas James, Stephen Duprey | |
| 12:19 | New Mexico State | John Holz makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 12:19 | New Mexico State | John Holz makes the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 12:00 | Tennessee | Luke Liberty misses long on a floater from the baseline | 32-48 |
| 11:58 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to John Holz | 32-48 |
| 11:51 | New Mexico State | Daniel Suggs knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Willie Baptiste | 32-50 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Luke Liberty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kurt Macon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Frank Kendall (fresh) PF - Jarogniew Zins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Joshua Logue (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Willie Baptiste (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Holz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Fields (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Suggs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:36 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Joshua Logue | 35-50 |
| 11:19 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-50 |
| 11:17 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green hits the follow up shot | 35-52 |
| 11:04 | Tennessee | Luke Liberty misses long on a 3 from straight away | 35-52 |
| 11:03 | Tennessee | Jarogniew Zins grabs the offensive board | 35-52 |
| 10:51 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-52 |
| 10:50 | New Mexico State | Daniel Suggs grabs the board | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:44 | New Mexico State | David Fields misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Luke Liberty - foul #2 on Luke Liberty, team foul #7 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Dexter (C) Jarogniew Zins | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Costner (SG), Nicholas James (PF) John Holz, Daniel Suggs | |
| 10:44 | New Mexico State | David Fields makes the 1st free throw | 35-53 |
| 10:44 | New Mexico State | David Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 35-53 |
| 10:44 | New Mexico State | David Fields misses the 3rd free throw | 35-53 |
| 10:44 | Tennessee | George Dexter pulls down the rebound | 35-53 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:11 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste loses the dribble to Kurt Macon | 37-53 |
| 09:54 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-53 |
| 09:50 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste is fouled on the floor by Luke Liberty - foul #3 on Luke Liberty, team foul #8 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Westmoreland (C) George Dexter | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Stevens (SG), Robert White (SF), Stephen Duprey (C) Frank Costner, David Fields, Ronald Green | |
| 09:50 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 09:50 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 09:35 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-55 |
| 09:33 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall hits the follow up shot | 41-55 |
| 09:04 | New Mexico State | Stephen Duprey clanks a fadeaway from close range | 41-55 |
| 09:03 | Tennessee | John Westmoreland pulls down the rebound | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:45 | Tennessee | John Westmoreland misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-55 |
| 08:43 | New Mexico State | Robert White snags the defensive board | 41-55 |
| 08:24 | New Mexico State | Kevin Stevens hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 41-55 |
| 08:22 | Tennessee | John Westmoreland snags the defensive board | 41-55 |
| 08:17 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall hits the finger roll on a great pass from Luke Liberty and he's hacked by Robert White - foul #1 on Robert White, team foul #2 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Stambaugh (PG), Kevin Hanke (SG), Jarogniew Zins (PF) Luke Liberty, Kurt Macon, Joshua Logue | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Costner (PG), Ronald Green (PF) Willie Baptiste, Nicholas James | |
| 08:17 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall makes the free throw | 44-55 |
| 07:54 | New Mexico State | Jarogniew Zins denies the turnaround by Frank Costner | 44-55 |
| 07:53 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Stambaugh (fresh) SG - Kevin Hanke (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Kendall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jarogniew Zins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Westmoreland (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Frank Costner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert White (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Stephen Duprey (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Tennessee | John Westmoreland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Cameron (PG), Kevin Russo (SF), George Dexter (C) Robert Stambaugh, Frank Kendall, John Westmoreland | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Fields (SF) Robert White | |
| 07:31 | New Mexico State | Kevin Stevens misses short on a shot in the lane | 44-55 |
| 07:29 | New Mexico State | Kevin Stevens hits the follow up shot | 44-57 |
| 07:18 | Tennessee | Jarogniew Zins can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 44-57 |
| 07:17 | New Mexico State | Stephen Duprey pulls down the rebound | 44-57 |
| 06:48 | New Mexico State | Frank Costner clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-57 |
| 06:46 | Tennessee | Jarogniew Zins pulls down the rebound | 44-57 |
| 06:31 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke is fouled on the floor by David Fields - foul #2 on David Fields, team foul #3 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kurt Macon (SF), John Westmoreland (C) Kevin Russo, George Dexter | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste (PG), John Holz (SG), Robert White (SF), Nicholas James (PF) Frank Costner, Kevin Stevens, David Fields, Stephen Duprey | |
| 06:17 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Kurt Macon | 47-57 |
| 05:52 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Kendall (SF) Kurt Macon | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 05:23 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke blows the dunk | 47-57 |
| 05:22 | New Mexico State | Nicholas James pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| 05:05 | New Mexico State | Robert White is hacked by Jarogniew Zins - foul #4 on Jarogniew Zins, team foul #9 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kurt Macon (PF) Jarogniew Zins | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Stevens (SG) John Holz | |
| 05:05 | New Mexico State | Robert White misses the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 05:05 | Tennessee | John Westmoreland pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| 04:37 | Tennessee | John Westmoreland makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 49-57 |
| 04:24 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-57 |
| 04:23 | New Mexico State | Kevin Stevens grabs the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 04:01 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Stevens | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-59 |
| 03:46 | Tennessee | John Westmoreland tips it home | 51-59 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Cameron (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Hanke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Kendall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt Macon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Willie Baptiste (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Stevens (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas James (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronald Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:21 | New Mexico State | Robert White banks in the layup and the foul's on John Westmoreland - foul #3 on John Westmoreland, team foul #10 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Luke Liberty (PG), Kevin Russo (SF), Jarogniew Zins (PF), Joshua Logue (C) Steven Cameron, Kevin Hanke, Frank Kendall, John Westmoreland | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Holz (PG), Frank Costner (SG), Daniel Suggs (PF), Stephen Duprey (C) Willie Baptiste, Kevin Stevens, Nicholas James, Ronald Green | |
| 03:21 | New Mexico State | Robert White makes the free throw | 51-62 |
| 03:14 | Tennessee | Kevin Russo is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Kevin Russo, team foul #11 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Fields (SF) Robert White | |
| 02:56 | New Mexico State | David Fields lays it in on a nice dish by John Holz and he's hacked by Joshua Logue - foul #2 on Joshua Logue, team foul #12 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Dexter (C) Jarogniew Zins | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronald Green (C) Stephen Duprey | |
| 02:56 | New Mexico State | David Fields makes the free throw | 51-65 |
| 02:31 | Tennessee | Kevin Russo misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-65 |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | Joshua Logue can't tip it in | 51-65 |
| 02:28 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Daniel Suggs | 51-65 |
| 02:25 | New Mexico State | John Holz loses the dribble to Kurt Macon in the backcourt | 51-65 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon banks in the layup | 53-65 |
| 02:04 | New Mexico State | John Holz hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 53-65 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee | Joshua Logue snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| 01:49 | Tennessee | Kevin Russo misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-65 |
| 01:47 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Joshua Logue knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Kevin Russo | 55-65 |
| 01:12 | New Mexico State | Frank Costner misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-65 |
| 01:10 | Tennessee | George Dexter pulls down the rebound | 55-65 |
| 01:05 | Tennessee | Frank Costner steals the ball from George Dexter | 55-65 |
| 00:43 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 55-65 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee | George Dexter pulls down the rebound | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-65 |
| 00:34 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green grabs the defensive rebound | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:14 | New Mexico State | Luke Liberty steals it from David Fields | 55-65 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | Luke Liberty lays it in | 57-65 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Cameron (PG), Kevin Hanke (SG), Frank Kendall (SF), Jarogniew Zins (PF), John Westmoreland (C) Luke Liberty, Kurt Macon, Kevin Russo, Joshua Logue, George Dexter | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste (PG), Kevin Stevens (SG), Robert White (SF), Nicholas James (PF), Stephen Duprey (C) John Holz, Frank Costner, David Fields, Daniel Suggs, Ronald Green | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:07 | New Mexico State | Robert White is hacked by Kevin Hanke in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Hanke, team foul #13 | 57-65 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico State | Robert White misses the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico State | Robert White makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste runs out the clock | 60-66 |