| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Arthur Cochran (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Espinosa (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Erik James (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Calvin Kirby (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Huskins (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Harris (fresh) C - Ronald Joachim (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins inbounds the ball | 26-42 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Calvin Kirby | 26-45 |
| 19:27 | Grambling State | Arthur Cochran misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-45 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee | John Harris snags the defensive board | 26-45 |
| 19:01 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Erik James - foul #1 on Erik James, team foul #1 | 26-45 |
| 19:01 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins makes the 1st free throw | 26-46 |
| 19:01 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins makes the 2nd free throw | 26-47 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:52 | Grambling State | John Harris is called for the reach on Erik James - foul #3 on John Harris, team foul #1 | 26-47 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Carter (PF) John Harris | |
| 18:28 | Grambling State | Anthony Espinosa clanks a 3 from straight away | 26-47 |
| 18:27 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins pulls down the rebound | 26-47 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:21 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis scores on a runner in the lane | 26-49 |
| 18:00 | Grambling State | Erik James banks in the layup set up by Arthur Cochran | 28-49 |
| 17:31 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins comes up short on the floater from the left side | 28-49 |
| 17:30 | Grambling State | Robert Rogers pulls down the rebound | 28-49 |
| 17:16 | Grambling State | Erik James steps out of bounds on the sideline | 28-49 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Gary Matis (PF), Michael Anderson (C) Erik James, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin (C) Ronald Joachim | |
| 16:54 | Tennessee | Michael Anderson blocks the jumper by Christopher Lewis | 28-49 |
| 16:52 | Grambling State | Anthony Espinosa snags the defensive board | 28-49 |
| 16:47 | Grambling State | Anthony Espinosa hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Anderson | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:30 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby is fouled on the floor by Gary Matis - foul #2 on Gary Matis, team foul #2 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Terry Wright (PG), John Morton (SG) Arthur Cochran, Anthony Espinosa | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo (PG), Jeffery Mar (SG), John Patterson (PF) Calvin Kirby, Christopher Lewis, Richard Carter | |
| 16:21 | Tennessee | Jeffery Mar buries a jumper from the free throw line | 31-51 |
| 16:13 | Grambling State | Michael Anderson makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Terry Wright and he's fouled by Christopher Hamlin - foul #1 on Christopher Hamlin, team foul #2 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Michael Brown (C) Robert Rogers | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:13 | Grambling State | Michael Anderson misses the free throw | 33-51 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin grabs the defensive rebound | 33-51 |
| 15:54 | Tennessee | Jeffery Mar loses the dribble to Michael Brown | 33-51 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Terry Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Morton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Matis (fresh) PF - Michael Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas Arevalo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffery Mar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lloyd Huskins (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Patterson (fresh) C - Christopher Hamlin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:29 | Grambling State | Terry Wright hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Gary Matis | 35-51 |
| 15:21 | Tennessee | John Patterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-51 |
| 15:19 | Grambling State | Michael Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 35-51 |
| 15:12 | Grambling State | Terry Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 35-51 |
| 15:10 | Tennessee | Jeffery Mar pulls down the rebound | 35-51 |
| 15:03 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo loses the dribble to Terry Wright | 35-51 |
| 14:58 | Grambling State | Michael Anderson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Terry Wright | 37-51 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin is whistled for traveling | 37-51 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Arthur Cochran (PG), Anthony Espinosa (SG), Robert Rogers (SF), Erik James (PF) Terry Wright, John Morton, Michael Anderson, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (PG), Christopher Lewis (SG), John Harris (PF), Ronald Joachim (C) Thomas Arevalo, Lloyd Huskins, John Patterson, Christopher Hamlin | |
| 14:16 | Grambling State | Erik James connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Gary Matis and he's hacked by Ronald Joachim - foul #2 on Ronald Joachim, team foul #3 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Brad Motley (C) Gary Matis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:16 | Grambling State | Erik James misses the free throw | 39-51 |
| 14:16 | Tennessee | John Harris grabs the board | 39-51 |
| 14:08 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Christopher Lewis | 39-53 |
| 13:56 | Grambling State | Arthur Cochran scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Espinosa | 42-53 |
| 13:38 | Tennessee | Ronald Joachim can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-53 |
| 13:36 | Tennessee | Ronald Joachim tips it back up and in | 42-55 |
| 13:14 | Grambling State | Erik James blows the layup | 42-55 |
| 13:12 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee | Jeffery Mar misses long on a floater from close range | 42-55 |
| 13:03 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 12:49 | Tennessee | Ronald Joachim can't throw it down but he's hacked by Robert Rogers - foul #1 on Robert Rogers, team foul #3 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Michael Brown (C) Brad Motley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins (SF) Jeffery Mar | |
| 12:49 | Tennessee | Ronald Joachim misses the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 12:49 | Tennessee | Ronald Joachim makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 12:27 | Grambling State | Michael Brown misses the lay-in | 42-56 |
| 12:25 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby grabs the board | 42-56 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Rogers - foul #2 on Robert Rogers, team foul #4 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Gary Matis (PF) Erik James | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Carter (PF), Christopher Hamlin (C) John Harris, Ronald Joachim | |
| 12:10 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins makes the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins misses the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin grabs the offensive board | 42-57 |
| 12:01 | Tennessee | Robert Rogers steals the ball from Richard Carter | 42-57 |
| 11:49 | Grambling State | Gary Matis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-57 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Arthur Cochran (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Espinosa (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Matis (fresh) C - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Calvin Kirby (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Lewis (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lloyd Huskins (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Hamlin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Carter | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:15 | Grambling State | Anthony Espinosa comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-59 |
| 11:14 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins snags the defensive board | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:02 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby is hacked by Arthur Cochran - foul #2 on Arthur Cochran, team foul #5 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Terry Wright (PG), John Morton (SG), Brad Motley (PF) Arthur Cochran, Anthony Espinosa, Robert Rogers | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Sherrod (PG), Thomas Arevalo (SG) Calvin Kirby, Christopher Lewis | |
| 10:43 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-59 |
| 10:41 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Gary Matis | 42-59 |
| 10:36 | Grambling State | Terry Wright misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 42-59 |
| 10:35 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin snags the defensive board | 42-59 |
| 10:19 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins scores on a shot from the right wing | 42-61 |
| 10:11 | Grambling State | Michael Brown is hacked by Richard Carter - foul #2 on Richard Carter, team foul #4 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Anthony Espinosa (SG), Robert Rogers (SF), Erik James (PF) John Morton, Brad Motley, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis (SG), John Harris (PF), Ronald Joachim (C) James Sherrod, Richard Carter, Christopher Hamlin | |
| 10:06 | Grambling State | Anthony Espinosa double dribbles | 42-61 |
| 09:49 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 42-61 |
| 09:47 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins misses the tip | 42-61 |
| 09:45 | Tennessee | John Harris snags the offensive board | 42-61 |
| 09:22 | Tennessee | Anthony Espinosa is called for the reach on Christopher Lewis - foul #1 on Anthony Espinosa, team foul #6 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Arthur Cochran (PG) Terry Wright | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (PG) Thomas Arevalo | |
| 09:09 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-61 |
| 09:07 | Tennessee | Ronald Joachim snags the offensive board | 42-61 |
| 08:42 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins can't finish the layup | 42-61 |
| 08:41 | Tennessee | John Harris gets the offensive rebound | 42-61 |
| 08:14 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Lloyd Huskins | 42-63 |
| 08:05 | Grambling State | Anthony Espinosa knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Arthur Cochran | 44-63 |
| 07:44 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Harris | 44-66 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Arthur Cochran (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Espinosa (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Erik James (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Matis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Calvin Kirby (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Lewis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lloyd Huskins (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Harris (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Joachim (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Grambling State | Arthur Cochran scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-66 |
| 07:24 | Tennessee | John Harris banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher Lewis | 46-68 |
| 07:04 | Grambling State | Erik James connects on the runner from the right block | 48-68 |
| 06:45 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Arthur Cochran - foul #3 on Arthur Cochran, team foul #7 | 48-68 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Terry Wright (SG), Oliver Pickering (SF), Brad Motley (PF), Michael Brown (C) Anthony Espinosa, Robert Rogers, Erik James, Gary Matis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo (SG), Jeffery Mar (SF), Richard Carter (PF), Christopher Hamlin (C) Christopher Lewis, Lloyd Huskins, John Harris, Ronald Joachim | |
| 06:45 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby makes the 1st free throw | 48-69 |
| 06:45 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby makes the 2nd free throw | 48-70 |
| 06:19 | Grambling State | Oliver Pickering throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-70 |
| Subs | Grambling State | John Morton (SG) Arthur Cochran | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Sherrod (PG) Calvin Kirby | |
| 05:55 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 48-70 |
| 05:53 | Grambling State | Michael Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 48-70 |
| 05:48 | Grambling State | Christopher Hamlin is called for the reach on John Morton - foul #2 on Christopher Hamlin, team foul #5 | 48-70 |
| 05:42 | Grambling State | Terry Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-70 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee | James Sherrod is fouled on the floor by Terry Wright - foul #2 on Terry Wright, team foul #8 | 48-70 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Michael Anderson (C) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:17 | Tennessee | James Sherrod makes the 1st free throw | 48-71 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee | James Sherrod makes the 2nd free throw | 48-72 |
| 04:59 | Grambling State | Oliver Pickering lays it in on a great pass from Terry Wright | 50-72 |
| 04:38 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo is fouled on the floor by John Morton - foul #1 on John Morton, team foul #9 | 50-72 |
| 04:38 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo makes the 1st free throw | 50-73 |
| 04:38 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo misses the 2nd free throw | 50-73 |
| 04:38 | Tennessee | Richard Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-73 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo's layup is rejected by Brad Motley | 50-73 |
| 04:21 | Grambling State | Oliver Pickering pulls down the rebound | 50-73 |
| 04:04 | Grambling State | Oliver Pickering misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-73 |
| 04:03 | Grambling State | Oliver Pickering pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-73 |
| 03:57 | Grambling State | John Morton misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Carter - foul #3 on Richard Carter, team foul #6 | 50-73 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Gary Matis (PF) Brad Motley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Wilfred Armstead (SF), John Patterson (PF) Jeffery Mar, Christopher Hamlin | |
| 03:57 | Grambling State | John Morton makes the 1st free throw | 51-73 |
| 03:57 | Grambling State | John Morton misses the 2nd free throw | 51-73 |
| 03:57 | Tennessee | Richard Carter pulls down the rebound | 51-73 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Tennessee | Wilfred Armstead drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Sherrod | 51-76 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - John Morton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terry Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Oliver Pickering (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Matis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Sherrod (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Arevalo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wilfred Armstead (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Patterson (fresh) C - Richard Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Grambling State | Terry Wright hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Morton | 54-76 |
| 03:05 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Terry Wright - foul #3 on Terry Wright, team foul #10 | 54-76 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Brad Motley (PF) Oliver Pickering | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffery Mar (SG) James Sherrod | |
| 03:05 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo misses the 1st free throw | 54-76 |
| 03:05 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo misses the 2nd free throw | 54-76 |
| 03:05 | Grambling State | Brad Motley pulls down the rebound | 54-76 |
| 02:50 | Grambling State | Gary Matis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-76 |
| 02:49 | Tennessee | Richard Carter grabs the board | 54-76 |
| 02:25 | Tennessee | Jeffery Mar scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Carter | 54-79 |
| 02:08 | Grambling State | Gary Matis is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Gary Matis, team foul #11 | 54-79 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Oliver Pickering (SF) Michael Anderson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin (C) Richard Carter | |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Brad Motley - foul #1 on Brad Motley, team foul #12 | 54-79 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Michael Anderson (C) Oliver Pickering | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Sherrod (PG), Richard Carter (PF) Wilfred Armstead, John Patterson | |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin misses the 1st free throw | 54-79 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-80 |
| 01:28 | Grambling State | John Morton connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-80 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee | Jeffery Mar's pass is intercepted by Brad Motley | 56-80 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Grambling State | Brad Motley comes up short on the shot from the left side | 56-80 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Richard Carter grabs the board | 56-80 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Richard Carter misses the runner from close range | 56-80 |
| 00:22 | Grambling State | Terry Wright grabs the board | 56-80 |
| 00:16 | Grambling State | Brad Motley buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Gary Matis | 58-80 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | James Sherrod runs out the clock | 58-80 |