| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alfred Kite (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lloyd Huskins (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Yul Tang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bennie Crockett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jeff Bomar (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Burford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billie Peyton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Quinn (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Caleb Rhoades (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jeff Bomar - foul #1 on Jeff Bomar, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 19:36 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 19:36 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 19:36 | UConn | Randy Quinn grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 19:12 | UConn | Jeff Bomar is hacked by Christopher Lewis - foul #2 on Christopher Lewis, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 19:03 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades loses the dribble to Yul Tang | 35-35 |
| 18:40 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-35 |
| 18:39 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins hits the follow up shot | 37-35 |
| 18:13 | UConn | Billie Peyton scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 18:08 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-38 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins grabs the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 17:49 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 17:47 | UConn | Eugene Burford grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 17:27 | UConn | Eugene Burford misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 17:25 | Tennessee | Yul Tang grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 17:06 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 17:05 | UConn | Randy Quinn snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 16:45 | UConn | Billie Peyton loses the ball out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Banas (SG), Don Palmer (PF) Christopher Lewis, Yul Tang | |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (PG), Wesley McNell (SG), Robert Davis (PF) Jeff Bomar, Eugene Burford, Randy Quinn | |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfred Kite | 39-38 |
| 16:09 | UConn | Billie Peyton clanks a 3 from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 16:08 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 15:41 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins clanks a shot from the right side | 39-38 |
| 15:39 | UConn | Billie Peyton pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alfred Kite (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Banas (fresh) SF - Lloyd Huskins (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Don Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bennie Crockett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Clifford Banas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley McNell (fresh) SF - Billie Peyton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) C - Caleb Rhoades (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | UConn | Michael Banas steals the ball from Wesley McNell | 39-38 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee | 3 seconds is called on Bennie Crockett | 39-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis (SG), James Palmer (SF), Yul Tang (PF) Alfred Kite, Lloyd Huskins, Bennie Crockett | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Bomar (PG), Eugene Burford (SG), Randy Quinn (PF) Clifford Banas, Billie Peyton, Caleb Rhoades | |
| 14:54 | UConn | Robert Davis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-38 |
| 14:52 | UConn | Robert Davis snags the offensive board | 39-38 |
| 14:37 | UConn | Wesley McNell connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Eugene Burford | 39-41 |
| 14:22 | Tennessee | James Palmer scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 14:06 | UConn | Jeff Bomar hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 14:04 | UConn | Robert Davis gets the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 13:51 | UConn | Randy Quinn blows the layup but he's hacked by Yul Tang - foul #2 on Yul Tang, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins (SF), Ronald Joachim (C) James Palmer, Don Palmer | |
| Subs | UConn | James Furey (C) Robert Davis | |
| 13:51 | UConn | Randy Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 13:51 | UConn | Randy Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 13:32 | Tennessee | Michael Banas is denied on a layup by Randy Quinn | 42-43 |
| 13:31 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 13:20 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Lloyd Huskins | 45-43 |
| 13:02 | UConn | Eugene Burford misses long on a floater from the baseline | 45-43 |
| 13:01 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 12:45 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 12:43 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Furey | 45-43 |
| 12:26 | UConn | Eugene Burford misses the 3 from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 12:25 | Tennessee | Ronald Joachim snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 12:08 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Furey - foul #2 on James Furey, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), Don Palmer (PF), Bennie Crockett (C) Michael Banas, Yul Tang, Ronald Joachim | |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (PG), Holleb Abramov (SG), Billie Peyton (SF), Robert Davis (PF), Caleb Rhoades (C) Jeff Bomar, Eugene Burford, Wesley McNell, Randy Quinn, James Furey | |
| 12:08 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 12:08 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 11:52 | UConn | Clifford Banas misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 11:50 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 11:33 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins is hacked by Caleb Rhoades - foul #2 on Caleb Rhoades, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Palmer (SG) Christopher Lewis | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alfred Kite (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Lloyd Huskins (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. PF - Don Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bennie Crockett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Clifford Banas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Holleb Abramov (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Billie Peyton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Caleb Rhoades (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Tennessee | Don Palmer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-43 |
| 11:14 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Huskins | 47-43 |
| 11:04 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 11:02 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 10:48 | UConn | Clifford Banas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Alfred Kite - foul #2 on Alfred Kite, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Banas (SG) James Palmer | |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Burford (SG) Holleb Abramov | |
| 10:48 | UConn | Clifford Banas misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 10:48 | UConn | Clifford Banas makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:27 | Tennessee | Michael Banas misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-44 |
| 10:25 | UConn | Clifford Banas snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 10:06 | UConn | Robert Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 47-44 |
| 10:05 | Tennessee | Don Palmer pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 09:49 | Tennessee | Michael Banas is hacked by Clifford Banas - foul #2 on Clifford Banas, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis (SG), Yul Tang (PF) Lloyd Huskins, Don Palmer | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Bomar (PG), Randy Quinn (PF) Clifford Banas, Robert Davis | |
| 09:40 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite is fouled on the floor by Billie Peyton - foul #3 on Billie Peyton, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| 09:18 | Tennessee | Yul Tang clanks a jumper from the baseline | 47-44 |
| 09:16 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 09:03 | UConn | Randy Quinn hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 47-44 |
| 09:01 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades tips it home | 47-46 |
| 08:40 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Lewis | 49-46 |
| 08:23 | UConn | Jeff Bomar misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 08:22 | UConn | Randy Quinn tips it home | 49-48 |
| 08:07 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (PG), Lloyd Huskins (SF), Ronald Joachim (C) Alfred Kite, Michael Banas, Bennie Crockett | |
| Subs | UConn | Clifford Banas (SG), Wesley McNell (SF), Robert Davis (C) Eugene Burford, Billie Peyton, Caleb Rhoades | |
| 07:58 | UConn | Clifford Banas makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Wesley McNell | 49-51 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 07:40 | Tennessee | Ronald Joachim tips it back up and in | 51-51 |
| 07:20 | UConn | Randy Quinn hits the finger roll set up by Jeff Bomar | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Calvin Kirby (fresh) SG - Christopher Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lloyd Huskins (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. PF - Yul Tang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Joachim (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jeff Bomar (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Banas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley McNell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randy Quinn (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Davis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Tennessee | Yul Tang hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Calvin Kirby | 54-53 |
| 06:38 | UConn | Ronald Joachim steals it from Clifford Banas | 54-53 |
| 06:25 | Tennessee | Ronald Joachim double dribbles | 54-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), Michael Banas (SG), Don Palmer (PF), Bennie Crockett (C) Calvin Kirby, Christopher Lewis, Yul Tang, Ronald Joachim | |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Burford (SG), Billie Peyton (SF), Caleb Rhoades (C) Jeff Bomar, Wesley McNell, Randy Quinn | |
| 06:08 | UConn | Clifford Banas is called for traveling | 54-53 |
| 05:53 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 05:51 | UConn | Eugene Burford grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 05:48 | UConn | Clifford Banas loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | UConn | James Furey (PF) Robert Davis | |
| 05:30 | Tennessee | Don Palmer makes the shot in the lane | 56-53 |
| 05:13 | UConn | The jumper by Clifford Banas is denied by Lloyd Huskins | 56-53 |
| 05:11 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 04:52 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Don Palmer | 59-53 |
| 04:30 | UConn | Lloyd Huskins steps in front of the Eugene Burford pass | 59-53 |
| 04:08 | Tennessee | Michael Banas loses the ball out of bounds | 59-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis (SG), Yul Tang (PF) Michael Banas, Don Palmer | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Bomar (PG), Wesley McNell (SG), Randy Quinn (PF) Clifford Banas, Eugene Burford, James Furey | |
| 03:42 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Randy Quinn | 59-56 |
| 03:24 | Tennessee | Yul Tang misses the floater from the left side | 59-56 |
| 03:23 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alfred Kite (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lloyd Huskins (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. PF - Yul Tang (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Bennie Crockett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jeff Bomar (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wesley McNell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billie Peyton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randy Quinn (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Caleb Rhoades (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:06 | UConn | Billie Peyton can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-56 |
| 03:05 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | Billie Peyton picks off the pass by Yul Tang | 59-56 |
| 02:31 | UConn | Wesley McNell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 02:30 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades gets the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 02:10 | UConn | Billie Peyton double dribbles | 59-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Banas (PG), James Palmer (SF), Don Palmer (C) Alfred Kite, Lloyd Huskins, Bennie Crockett | |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Burford (SG), Robert Davis (C) Billie Peyton, Caleb Rhoades | |
| 02:05 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins (SF) James Palmer | |
| Subs | UConn | Caleb Rhoades (C) Robert Davis | |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Michael Banas can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-56 |
| 01:50 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 01:24 | UConn | Jeff Bomar drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-58 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), Bennie Crockett (C) Michael Banas, Don Palmer | |
| Subs | UConn | Billie Peyton (SF) Wesley McNell | |
| 01:16 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Lloyd Huskins | 62-58 |
| 00:53 | UConn | Jeff Bomar misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-58 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins misses the tip | 62-58 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett hits the follow up shot | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:14 | UConn | Billie Peyton is fouled on the floor by Christopher Lewis - foul #3 on Christopher Lewis, team foul #4 | 64-58 |
| 00:12 | UConn | Randy Quinn's pass is intercepted by Yul Tang | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis is hacked by Jeff Bomar in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeff Bomar, team foul #6 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (PG), Michael Banas (SF), James Palmer (PF), Don Palmer (C) Alfred Kite, Lloyd Huskins, Yul Tang, Bennie Crockett | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Eugene Burford is called for the reach on James Palmer - foul #1 on Eugene Burford, team foul #7 | 64-58 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | James Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | James Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Caleb Rhoades snags the defensive board | 65-58 |
| 00:04 | UConn | Billie Peyton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-58 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Don Palmer snags the defensive board | 65-58 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Yul Tang (PF) Calvin Kirby | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Don Palmer runs out the clock | 65-58 |