| Lineup | Montana | PG - James Koller (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rafael Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Cason (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Troiano (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Gong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gary Rowe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roman Martin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Willie McCalpane (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Toro (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Quill (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Victor Cason inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana 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) | |
| 19:40 | Montana | James Koller drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rafael Freeman | 26-29 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Gong steals it from Willie McCalpane | 26-29 |
| 18:58 | Montana | James Koller hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 18:48 | Tennessee | Roman Martin drills a floater from the right wing set up by Bruce Toro | 28-31 |
| 18:33 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong lays it up and in on a great pass from Victor Cason and he's fouled by Bruce Toro - foul #3 on Bruce Toro, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David King (PF) Bruce Toro | |
| 18:33 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:12 | Tennessee | Willie McCalpane misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee | Willie McCalpane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 17:53 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 17:26 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong banks in the layup on a nice dish by Rafael Freeman | 33-31 |
| 17:21 | Tennessee | Gary Rowe can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-31 |
| 17:19 | Montana | James Koller grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 17:06 | Montana | James Koller buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Victor Cason | 35-31 |
| 16:45 | Tennessee | Roman Martin hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Quill and the foul's on Rafael Freeman - foul #3 on Rafael Freeman, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Montana | Lawrence Scott (PG), Brendon Driscoll (SG), Mark Stevens (SF), Donald Freeman (PF), James Brown (C) James Koller, Rafael Freeman, Victor Cason, Tony Troiano, Jeffrey Gong | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Albert Hayne (PG), Frederick Price (SF), James Kasper (C) Gary Rowe, Willie McCalpane, Joseph Quill | |
| 16:45 | Tennessee | Roman Martin misses the free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:45 | Montana | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 16:21 | Montana | Lawrence Scott misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-33 |
| 16:19 | Tennessee | Roman Martin grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 16:08 | Tennessee | Roman Martin clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's fouled by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Brandon Wiens (SF) David King | |
| 16:08 | Tennessee | Roman Martin misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:08 | Tennessee | Roman Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:08 | Tennessee | Roman Martin makes the 3rd free throw | 35-35 |
| 15:51 | Montana | Lawrence Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | Montana | James Koller (PG), Victor Cason (SF) Lawrence Scott, Mark Stevens | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bruce Toro (PF) Roman Martin | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - James Koller (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brendon Driscoll (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Victor Cason (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Freeman (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Albert Hayne (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brandon Wiens (fresh) SF - Frederick Price (fresh) PF - Bruce Toro (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - James Kasper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Tennessee | Brandon Wiens drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Frederick Price | 35-38 |
| 15:14 | Montana | James Brown misses the easy layup | 35-38 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee | Frederick Price grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | Albert Hayne is whistled for traveling | 35-38 |
| Subs | Montana | Rafael Freeman (SG), Jeffrey Gong (C) Brendon Driscoll, James Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Rowe (PG), Willie McCalpane (SF), Joseph Quill (C) Brandon Wiens, Frederick Price, James Kasper | |
| 14:34 | Montana | Victor Cason knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-38 |
| 14:21 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Jeffrey Gong - foul #1 on Jeffrey Gong, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Montana | Tony Troiano (PF) Donald Freeman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roman Martin (SG) Albert Hayne | |
| 14:21 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 14:21 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 14:12 | Montana | James Koller is hacked by Gary Rowe - foul #2 on Gary Rowe, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Montana | Lawrence Scott (PG), Brendon Driscoll (SF) James Koller, Victor Cason | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:57 | Montana | Rafael Freeman drills a shot from the left wing and the foul's on Bruce Toro - foul #4 on Bruce Toro, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David King (PF) Bruce Toro | |
| 13:57 | Montana | Rafael Freeman misses the free throw | 40-40 |
| 13:57 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong gets the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 13:37 | Montana | Tony Troiano hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Lawrence Scott | 42-40 |
| 13:14 | Tennessee | Willie McCalpane comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 13:12 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill grabs the offensive board | 42-40 |
| 12:59 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 12:58 | Montana | Rafael Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 12:30 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong misses the jumper from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 12:29 | Tennessee | Willie McCalpane gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 12:12 | Tennessee | Willie McCalpane is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Scott - foul #2 on Lawrence Scott, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Montana | James Koller (PG), Victor Cason (SF), Donald Freeman (PF), James Brown (C) Lawrence Scott, Rafael Freeman, Tony Troiano, Jeffrey Gong | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Albert Hayne (PG), Brandon Wiens (SG), Frederick Price (SF), James Kasper (C) Gary Rowe, Roman Martin, Willie McCalpane, Joseph Quill | |
| 12:00 | Tennessee | Brandon Wiens's layup is rejected by James Brown | 42-40 |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | James Kasper hits the follow up shot | 42-42 |
| 11:46 | Montana | James Koller scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Brendon Driscoll | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - James Koller (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brendon Driscoll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Victor Cason (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Freeman (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Albert Hayne (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brandon Wiens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frederick Price (fresh) PF - David King (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Kasper (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Tennessee | Victor Cason steals it from David King | 44-42 |
| 11:07 | Montana | Victor Cason hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-42 |
| 11:05 | Montana | James Koller tips it back up and in | 46-42 |
| 10:46 | Tennessee | Albert Hayne misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Brendon Driscoll - foul #2 on Brendon Driscoll, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Montana | Timothy Harkey (SG) Brendon Driscoll | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roman Martin (SG), Willie McCalpane (SF), Joseph Quill (C) Brandon Wiens, David King, James Kasper | |
| 10:46 | Tennessee | Albert Hayne makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 10:46 | Tennessee | Albert Hayne misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 10:46 | Montana | The rebound goes to James Brown | 46-43 |
| 10:25 | Montana | James Brown dunks the ball set up by Victor Cason and he's fouled by Joseph Quill - foul #2 on Joseph Quill, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Rafael Freeman (SG), Jeffrey Gong (C) Timothy Harkey, Donald Freeman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Rowe (PG) Albert Hayne | |
| 10:25 | Montana | James Brown misses the free throw | 48-43 |
| 10:25 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 10:05 | Tennessee | Roman Martin scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 09:42 | Montana | Victor Cason knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Koller | 51-46 |
| 09:27 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 09:25 | Montana | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 09:09 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 09:07 | Montana | Victor Cason tips it back up and in | 53-46 |
| 08:45 | Tennessee | Roman Martin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Willie McCalpane | 53-49 |
| 08:25 | Montana | Victor Cason comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 53-49 |
| 08:24 | Tennessee | Gary Rowe grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 08:10 | Tennessee | Roman Martin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | Montana | Lawrence Scott (PG), Brendon Driscoll (SG), Mark Stevens (SF), Tony Troiano (PF), Donald Freeman (C) James Koller, Rafael Freeman, Victor Cason, James Brown, Jeffrey Gong | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Albert Hayne (PG), Glenn Kollman (SG), Brandon Wiens (SF), David King (PF), James Kasper (C) Gary Rowe, Roman Martin, Willie McCalpane, Frederick Price, Joseph Quill | |
| 07:48 | Montana | James Kasper is called for the reach on Lawrence Scott - foul #1 on James Kasper, team foul #5 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bruce Toro (PF) Glenn Kollman | |
| 07:32 | Montana | Donald Freeman clanks a shot from the right side | 53-49 |
| 07:30 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Lawrence Scott (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brendon Driscoll (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Stevens (fresh) PF - Tony Troiano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Freeman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Albert Hayne (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brandon Wiens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Kasper (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bruce Toro (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - David King (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Tennessee | David King comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 07:16 | Montana | Tony Troiano pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 06:55 | Montana | Mark Stevens misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 06:50 | Tennessee | Albert Hayne buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brandon Wiens | 53-52 |
| 06:27 | Montana | Albert Hayne steals the ball from Mark Stevens | 53-52 |
| 06:24 | Tennessee | James Kasper misses the lay-in | 53-52 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro tips it in | 53-54 |
| 06:08 | Montana | Mark Stevens connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Lawrence Scott | 56-54 |
| 05:43 | Tennessee | Brandon Wiens misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 56-54 |
| 05:41 | Montana | Brendon Driscoll snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 05:41 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Subs | Montana | James Koller (PG), Rafael Freeman (SG), Victor Cason (SF), Jeffrey Gong (C) Lawrence Scott, Brendon Driscoll, Mark Stevens, Donald Freeman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Rowe (PG), Roman Martin (SG), Willie McCalpane (SF), Joseph Quill (C) Albert Hayne, Brandon Wiens, James Kasper, David King | |
| 05:21 | Montana | Rafael Freeman scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Jeffrey Gong | 58-54 |
| 05:05 | Tennessee | Willie McCalpane makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Bruce Toro | 58-56 |
| 04:59 | Montana | James Koller hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-56 |
| 04:58 | Tennessee | Roman Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 04:51 | Tennessee | Roman Martin hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Bruce Toro | 58-59 |
| 04:37 | Montana | Rafael Freeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-59 |
| Subs | Montana | Donald Freeman (PF) Tony Troiano | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:17 | Tennessee | Roman Martin drills a fadeaway from the left side | 58-61 |
| 04:12 | Montana | James Koller makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Freeman | 61-61 |
| 03:57 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-64 |
| 03:49 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Victor Cason | 63-64 |
| 03:20 | Tennessee | Roman Martin misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Rafael Freeman - foul #4 on Rafael Freeman, team foul #6 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David King (PF) Bruce Toro | |
| 03:20 | Tennessee | Roman Martin makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 03:20 | Tennessee | Roman Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - James Koller (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rafael Freeman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Victor Cason (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Freeman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Gong (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gary Rowe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roman Martin (fresh) 24 pts. SF - Willie McCalpane (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David King (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Quill (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:06 | Montana | Victor Cason misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-66 |
| 03:05 | Tennessee | David King pulls down the rebound | 63-66 |
| 03:00 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 63-66 |
| 02:59 | Montana | James Koller gets the rebound | 63-66 |
| 02:55 | Montana | James Koller drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Gong | 65-66 |
| 02:26 | Tennessee | A charge is called on Willie McCalpane - foul #1 on Willie McCalpane, team foul #6 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Montana | Lawrence Scott (PG), Brendon Driscoll (SG), Mark Stevens (SF), Tony Troiano (PF) James Koller, Rafael Freeman, Victor Cason, Jeffrey Gong | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Albert Hayne (PG), Brandon Wiens (SG), Frederick Price (SF), James Kasper (C) Gary Rowe, Roman Martin, Willie McCalpane, Joseph Quill | |
| 02:24 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Subs | Montana | James Koller (PG), Victor Cason (SF) Lawrence Scott, Mark Stevens | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roman Martin (SG), Bruce Toro (PF), Joseph Quill (C) Brandon Wiens, David King, James Kasper | |
| 02:07 | Montana | Tony Troiano misses the floater from the right side | 65-66 |
| 02:06 | Tennessee | Frederick Price grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 02:06 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Subs | Montana | Rafael Freeman (SG), Jeffrey Gong (C) Brendon Driscoll, Donald Freeman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Rowe (PG), Willie McCalpane (SF) Albert Hayne, Frederick Price | |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Roman Martin can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 65-66 |
| 01:50 | Montana | Tony Troiano gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 01:45 | Montana | Rafael Freeman misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Willie McCalpane - foul #2 on Willie McCalpane, team foul #7 | 65-66 |
| 01:45 | Montana | Rafael Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:45 | Montana | Rafael Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 67-66 |
| 01:28 | Montana | Rafael Freeman pulls down the rebound | 67-66 |
| 01:24 | Montana | Willie McCalpane takes the ball from Victor Cason | 67-66 |
| 01:04 | Tennessee | The jumper by Gary Rowe is denied by Tony Troiano | 67-66 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill grabs the offensive board | 67-66 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Roman Martin is fouled on the floor by Rafael Freeman - foul #5 on Rafael Freeman, team foul #7 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Montana | Brendon Driscoll (SG) Rafael Freeman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Roman Martin makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Roman Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:33 | Montana | Brendon Driscoll misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Roman Martin - foul #1 on Roman Martin, team foul #8 | 67-68 |
| 00:33 | Montana | Brendon Driscoll makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:33 | Montana | Brendon Driscoll makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Roman Martin is called for traveling | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Montana | Tony Troiano is hacked by Gary Rowe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Rowe, team foul #9 | 69-68 |
| 00:18 | Montana | Tony Troiano makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:18 | Montana | Tony Troiano makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | The 3pt attempt by Gary Rowe is denied by James Koller | 71-68 |
| 00:05 | Montana | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Gong | 71-68 |
| 00:02 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Rowe - foul #4 on Gary Rowe, team foul #10 | 71-68 |
| 00:02 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:02 | Montana | Jeffrey Gong misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Joseph Quill | 71-68 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Roman Martin misses the fullcourt shot | 71-68 |