| Lineup | VCU | PG - Richard Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Horton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Horace Sax (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Boatwright (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Cameron (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Hanke (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Kendall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jarogniew Zins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Westmoreland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VCU | James Marshall inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | VCU | Horace Sax's floater is tipped away by John Westmoreland | 34-36 |
| 19:45 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to James Marshall | 34-36 |
| 19:28 | VCU | Horace Sax blows the dunk | 34-36 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kevin Hanke | 34-36 |
| 19:09 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by John Westmoreland | 34-38 |
| 18:43 | VCU | Charles Boatwright is fouled on the floor by Jarogniew Zins - foul #2 on Jarogniew Zins, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| 18:17 | VCU | Kevin Hanke takes the ball from Horace Sax | 34-38 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke lays it up and in | 34-40 |
| 17:50 | VCU | Horace Sax banks in the layup set up by Richard Jordan and he's fouled by Jarogniew Zins - foul #3 on Jarogniew Zins, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kurt Macon (PF) Jarogniew Zins | |
| 17:50 | VCU | Horace Sax makes the free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:30 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 37-40 |
| 17:29 | Tennessee | John Westmoreland pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 17:11 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-40 |
| 17:09 | VCU | Horace Sax grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 17:03 | VCU | James Marshall misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 17:01 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kurt Macon | 37-40 |
| 16:42 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Kendall | 37-43 |
| 16:13 | VCU | Charles Boatwright scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by James Marshall | 39-43 |
| 15:57 | Tennessee | James Marshall is called for the reach on Frank Kendall - foul #1 on James Marshall, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Mackay (PG), Michael Holden (SG), Guy Fine (SF), Teddy Laurent (PF), Wilson Standridge (C) Richard Jordan, Michael Horton, James Marshall, Horace Sax, Charles Boatwright | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Luke Liberty (PG), Kevin Russo (SF), Jarogniew Zins (PF), Joshua Logue (C) Steven Cameron, Kevin Hanke, Frank Kendall, John Westmoreland | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Richard Mackay (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Holden (fresh) SF - Guy Fine (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Teddy Laurent (fresh) C - Wilson Standridge (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Luke Liberty (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kurt Macon (fresh) SF - Kevin Russo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jarogniew Zins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Logue (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Tennessee | Jarogniew Zins scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Joshua Logue | 39-46 |
| 15:21 | VCU | Wilson Standridge hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 39-46 |
| 15:20 | Tennessee | Kevin Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 15:13 | Tennessee | Joshua Logue knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Luke Liberty | 39-48 |
| 14:49 | VCU | Guy Fine's pass is intercepted by Jarogniew Zins | 39-48 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Kevin Russo is blocked by Teddy Laurent | 39-48 |
| 14:31 | VCU | Wilson Standridge grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 14:11 | VCU | Kevin Russo is called for the reach on Guy Fine - foul #2 on Kevin Russo, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Jordan (PG), Michael Horton (SG), James Marshall (SF) Richard Mackay, Michael Holden, Teddy Laurent | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Cameron (PG), Kevin Hanke (SG), Frank Kendall (SF) Luke Liberty, Kurt Macon, Kevin Russo | |
| 14:06 | VCU | Richard Jordan misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-48 |
| 14:04 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kevin Hanke | 39-48 |
| 13:56 | Tennessee | Joshua Logue's floater is tipped away by Wilson Standridge | 39-48 |
| 13:55 | VCU | Wilson Standridge grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 13:50 | VCU | Richard Jordan drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Marshall | 41-48 |
| 13:33 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-48 |
| 13:32 | VCU | Guy Fine gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 13:12 | VCU | Wilson Standridge scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Michael Horton and he's hacked by Jarogniew Zins - foul #4 on Jarogniew Zins, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | VCU | Horace Sax (PF) Guy Fine | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Adam Sanders (PF), John Westmoreland (C) Jarogniew Zins, Joshua Logue | |
| 13:12 | VCU | Wilson Standridge makes the free throw | 44-48 |
| 12:56 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron jams it | 44-50 |
| 12:36 | VCU | Wilson Standridge comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 44-50 |
| 12:34 | VCU | Horace Sax misses the tip | 44-50 |
| 12:32 | VCU | Michael Horton pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 12:23 | VCU | James Marshall misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 44-50 |
| 12:21 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Adam Sanders | 44-50 |
| 12:05 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-50 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee | John Westmoreland tips it but misses | 44-50 |
| 12:02 | VCU | The rebound goes to James Marshall | 44-50 |
| 11:39 | VCU | Richard Jordan misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Westmoreland - foul #1 on John Westmoreland, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | VCU | Guy Fine (SF), Charles Boatwright (C) James Marshall, Wilson Standridge | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kurt Macon (SF), Joshua Logue (PF) Frank Kendall, Adam Sanders | |
| 11:39 | VCU | Richard Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 11:39 | VCU | Richard Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Richard Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Horton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Guy Fine (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Horace Sax (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Boatwright (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Cameron (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Hanke (fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kurt Macon (fresh) PF - Joshua Logue (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Westmoreland (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Tennessee | Horace Sax swats the short shot by John Westmoreland | 46-50 |
| 11:20 | Tennessee | John Westmoreland tips it home | 46-52 |
| 11:04 | VCU | Michael Horton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 46-52 |
| 11:03 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Boatwright | 46-52 |
| 10:51 | VCU | Charles Boatwright misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 46-52 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee | Joshua Logue grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 10:45 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 10:44 | Tennessee | John Westmoreland tips it in | 46-54 |
| 10:22 | VCU | Horace Sax misses the turnaround near the basket | 46-54 |
| 10:21 | Tennessee | John Westmoreland grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 09:57 | Tennessee | Joshua Logue comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Horace Sax - foul #1 on Horace Sax, team foul #2 | 46-54 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Mackay (PG), James Marshall (SF), Teddy Laurent (PF) Richard Jordan, Michael Horton, Horace Sax | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Luke Liberty (PG), Frank Kendall (SF), George Dexter (C) Steven Cameron, Kevin Hanke, John Westmoreland | |
| 09:57 | Tennessee | Joshua Logue makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 09:57 | Tennessee | Joshua Logue makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 09:37 | VCU | James Marshall is whistled for a carry | 46-56 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Adam Sanders (PF) Joshua Logue | |
| 09:21 | Tennessee | Luke Liberty misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-56 |
| 09:19 | VCU | Teddy Laurent grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 09:12 | VCU | Teddy Laurent misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 46-56 |
| 09:11 | Tennessee | Adam Sanders pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 08:54 | Tennessee | Adam Sanders is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Adam Sanders, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Horton (SG), Wilson Standridge (C) Teddy Laurent, Charles Boatwright | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Cameron (PG) Adam Sanders | |
| 08:42 | VCU | Guy Fine can't connect on a floater in the lane | 46-56 |
| 08:40 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kurt Macon | 46-56 |
| 08:35 | Tennessee | Luke Liberty misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-56 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron gets the offensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 08:15 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall steps out of bounds on the baseline | 46-56 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Jordan (PG), Teddy Laurent (PF) Richard Mackay, James Marshall | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke (SG), Joshua Logue (PF) Luke Liberty, Kurt Macon | |
| 07:49 | VCU | Teddy Laurent can't finish the layup but the foul's on Joshua Logue - foul #2 on Joshua Logue, team foul #7 | 46-56 |
| Subs | VCU | Milton Simmons (PF) Guy Fine | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jarogniew Zins (PF), John Westmoreland (C) Joshua Logue, George Dexter | |
| 07:49 | VCU | Teddy Laurent misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 07:49 | VCU | Teddy Laurent makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 07:34 | Tennessee | John Westmoreland buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Steven Cameron and the foul's on Michael Horton - foul #1 on Michael Horton, team foul #3 | 47-58 |
| 07:34 | Tennessee | John Westmoreland makes the free throw | 47-59 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Richard Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Horton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Teddy Laurent (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Milton Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wilson Standridge (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Cameron (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Hanke (fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Kendall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jarogniew Zins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - John Westmoreland (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:06 | VCU | Wilson Standridge drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 06:45 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Westmoreland | 50-62 |
| 06:30 | VCU | Frank Kendall steps in front of the Teddy Laurent pass | 50-62 |
| 06:27 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron lays it up and in set up by Frank Kendall | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:04 | VCU | Milton Simmons lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Horton | 52-64 |
| 05:42 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-64 |
| 05:40 | VCU | Michael Horton grabs the board | 52-64 |
| 05:40 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-64 |
| Subs | VCU | James Marshall (SF), Horace Sax (PF), Charles Boatwright (C) Teddy Laurent, Milton Simmons, Wilson Standridge | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:20 | VCU | Michael Horton knocks in the jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by John Westmoreland - foul #2 on John Westmoreland, team foul #8 | 54-64 |
| 05:20 | VCU | Michael Horton misses the free throw | 54-64 |
| 05:20 | Tennessee | Jarogniew Zins pulls down the rebound | 54-64 |
| 05:00 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 54-64 |
| 04:58 | Tennessee | John Westmoreland snags the offensive board | 54-64 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee | Jarogniew Zins tips it home | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:40 | VCU | Charles Boatwright can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 54-66 |
| 04:38 | Tennessee | Jarogniew Zins snags the defensive board | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:14 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Hanke | 54-68 |
| 03:58 | VCU | Kevin Hanke is called for the reach on Michael Horton - foul #3 on Kevin Hanke, team foul #9 | 54-68 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kurt Macon (SF), Joshua Logue (C) Frank Kendall, John Westmoreland | |
| 03:58 | VCU | Michael Horton makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 03:58 | VCU | Michael Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | Joshua Logue grabs the defensive rebound | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-68 |
| 03:42 | VCU | Charles Boatwright pulls down the rebound | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | VCU | Richard Jordan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kurt Macon - foul #1 on Kurt Macon, team foul #10 | 55-68 |
| Subs | VCU | Guy Fine (SG) Michael Horton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Luke Liberty (PG) Steven Cameron | |
| 03:28 | VCU | Richard Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 03:28 | VCU | Richard Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Richard Jordan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Guy Fine (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Horace Sax (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Boatwright (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Luke Liberty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Hanke (fresh) 27 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kurt Macon (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jarogniew Zins (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Joshua Logue (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Tennessee | Luke Liberty is hacked by James Marshall - foul #2 on James Marshall, team foul #4 | 56-68 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Mackay (PG), Teddy Laurent (PF), Wilson Standridge (C) Richard Jordan, Horace Sax, Charles Boatwright | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-68 |
| 02:53 | Tennessee | Jarogniew Zins pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-68 |
| 02:53 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-68 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Jordan (PG), Michael Horton (SG), Horace Sax (PF) Richard Mackay, Guy Fine, Teddy Laurent | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Cameron (PG), Frank Kendall (SF), John Westmoreland (C) Luke Liberty, Kurt Macon, Joshua Logue | |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | Michael Horton steals the ball from Kevin Hanke | 56-68 |
| 02:27 | VCU | Michael Horton lays it up and in | 58-68 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Kevin Hanke | 58-70 |
| 01:40 | VCU | Wilson Standridge scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Horton | 60-70 |
| 01:22 | Tennessee | John Westmoreland lays it up and in on a great pass from Steven Cameron | 60-72 |
| 01:04 | VCU | Horace Sax hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 60-72 |
| 01:03 | Tennessee | Jarogniew Zins snags the defensive board | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Cameron | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | VCU | Richard Jordan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-74 |
| 00:33 | Tennessee | John Westmoreland pulls down the rebound | 60-74 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wilson Standridge - foul #1 on Wilson Standridge, team foul #5 | 60-74 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Mackay (PG), Michael Holden (SG), Guy Fine (SF), Teddy Laurent (PF) Richard Jordan, Michael Horton, James Marshall, Horace Sax | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Luke Liberty (PG), Kevin Russo (SF), Kurt Macon (PF), Joshua Logue (C) Steven Cameron, Frank Kendall, Jarogniew Zins, John Westmoreland | |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke makes the 1st free throw | 60-75 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke makes the 2nd free throw | 60-76 |
| 00:04 | VCU | Guy Fine connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Wilson Standridge | 62-76 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Luke Liberty runs out the clock | 62-76 |