| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Travis Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Halls (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Coles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Nowak (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jerry Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Price (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hiram Scalia (fresh) PF - Sheldon Lin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Milton Sheppard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Richard Coles inbounds the ball | 45-32 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | West Virginia | Charles Halls loses the ball out of bounds | 45-32 |
| 19:20 | Tennessee | Sheldon Lin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Gene Nowak - foul #1 on Gene Nowak, team foul #1 | 45-32 |
| 19:20 | Tennessee | Sheldon Lin misses the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 19:20 | Tennessee | Sheldon Lin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 19:06 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Halls | 47-33 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee | Matthew Price drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-36 |
| 18:35 | West Virginia | Richard Coles misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-36 |
| 18:33 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 18:19 | Tennessee | Hiram Scalia hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-39 |
| 18:10 | West Virginia | Jerry Anderson steals it from Richard Robinson | 47-39 |
| 17:50 | Tennessee | Sheldon Lin loses the dribble to Richard Robinson | 47-39 |
| 17:31 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak is called for traveling | 47-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Millard (PG), Gregory Brown (SF), Steven Reed (PF), Eric Gil (C) Travis Smith, Richard Coles, Gene Nowak, Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey Evans (SG), Corey Williams (SF), Samuel Cox (PF), Jeffery Dargan (C) Matthew Price, Hiram Scalia, Sheldon Lin, Milton Sheppard | |
| 17:16 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Samuel Cox | 47-42 |
| 17:06 | West Virginia | Larry Millard misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 17:05 | West Virginia | Charles Halls snags the offensive board | 47-42 |
| 16:49 | West Virginia | Jeffery Dargan is called for the reach on Eric Gil - foul #2 on Jeffery Dargan, team foul #1 | 47-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Robinson (C) Charles Halls | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jaime Hewlett (SF) Jerry Anderson | |
| 16:39 | West Virginia | Corey Williams is called for the reach on Gregory Brown - foul #2 on Corey Williams, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| 16:26 | West Virginia | Larry Millard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Travis Smith (PG), Richard Coles (SF) Larry Millard, Steven Reed | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Price (SG), Sheldon Lin (PF) Jaime Hewlett, Jeffery Dargan | |
| 16:10 | Tennessee | Matthew Price misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 16:08 | Tennessee | Samuel Cox grabs the offensive board | 47-42 |
| 15:46 | Tennessee | Samuel Cox misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 15:45 | West Virginia | Travis Smith grabs the board | 47-42 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Travis Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Coles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Gil (fresh) C - Richard Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jeffrey Evans (fresh) SG - Matthew Price (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Corey Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Sheldon Lin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Cox (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:39 | West Virginia | Travis Smith misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Sheldon Lin - foul #2 on Sheldon Lin, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Halls (SG), Daniel Ellison (PF) Gregory Brown, Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson (PG), Hiram Scalia (SF), Milton Sheppard (C) Jeffrey Evans, Corey Williams, Samuel Cox | |
| 15:39 | West Virginia | Travis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 15:39 | West Virginia | Travis Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 15:25 | Tennessee | Sheldon Lin drills a shot from close range set up by Jerry Anderson | 49-44 |
| 15:17 | West Virginia | Eric Gil misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Sheldon Lin - foul #3 on Sheldon Lin, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| 15:17 | West Virginia | Eric Gil makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 15:17 | West Virginia | Eric Gil makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 15:04 | Tennessee | Hiram Scalia comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Coles - foul #2 on Richard Coles, team foul #2 | 51-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gene Nowak (C) Eric Gil | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey Evans (SG), Jaime Hewlett (PF) Matthew Price, Sheldon Lin | |
| 15:04 | Tennessee | Hiram Scalia makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 15:04 | Tennessee | Hiram Scalia misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 15:04 | West Virginia | Charles Halls grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 14:57 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison loses the dribble to Jaime Hewlett | 51-45 |
| 14:42 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 14:41 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | Richard Coles scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Halls | 53-45 |
| 14:08 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Evans hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jaime Hewlett | 53-48 |
| 14:04 | West Virginia | Travis Smith is called for a charge - foul #1 on Travis Smith, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (PG), Steven Reed (SF) Travis Smith, Richard Coles | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Price (SG), Sheldon Lin (PF), Samuel Cox (C) Jeffrey Evans, Jaime Hewlett, Milton Sheppard | |
| 13:42 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 13:41 | West Virginia | Charles Halls gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 13:36 | West Virginia | Steven Reed makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Charles Halls | 55-48 |
| 13:31 | Tennessee | Samuel Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Millard (PG), Richard Robinson (C) Daniel Ellison, Gene Nowak | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Corey Williams (SF) Hiram Scalia | |
| 13:22 | West Virginia | Charles Halls hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 55-48 |
| 13:20 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson tips it in | 57-48 |
| 13:07 | Tennessee | Corey Williams misses the 3 from the left corner | 57-48 |
| 13:06 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 13:01 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson misses the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Jerry Anderson - foul #3 on Jerry Anderson, team foul #5 | 57-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eric Gil (PF) Charles Halls | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey Evans (PG) Jerry Anderson | |
| 13:01 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 13:01 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee | Matthew Price clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-48 |
| 12:35 | West Virginia | Steven Reed pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| 12:28 | West Virginia | Eric Gil clanks a floater in the paint | 58-48 |
| 12:27 | Tennessee | Corey Williams snags the defensive board | 58-48 |
| 12:09 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Evans misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-48 |
| 12:08 | West Virginia | Eric Gil pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| 12:04 | West Virginia | Sheldon Lin blocks the jumper by Larry Millard | 58-48 |
| 12:03 | Tennessee | Samuel Cox gets the rebound | 58-48 |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | Matthew Price drills a shot from the right side | 58-50 |
| 11:43 | West Virginia | Eric Gil knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Larry Millard | 61-50 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Gregory Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Millard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Eric Gil (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jeffrey Evans (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Price (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Corey Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Sheldon Lin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Samuel Cox (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Evans can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 11:18 | Tennessee | Sheldon Lin grabs the offensive board | 61-50 |
| 11:01 | Tennessee | Matthew Price buries a 3 from the right corner | 61-53 |
| 10:44 | West Virginia | Corey Williams steals it from Richard Robinson | 61-53 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee | Sheldon Lin clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-53 |
| 10:23 | West Virginia | Larry Millard gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 10:18 | West Virginia | Steven Reed misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 61-53 |
| 10:17 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Robinson | 61-53 |
| 09:58 | West Virginia | Eric Gil makes the jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Matthew Price - foul #3 on Matthew Price, team foul #6 | 63-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Travis Smith (PG), Charles Halls (SG), Richard Coles (SF), Daniel Ellison (PF) Gregory Brown, Larry Millard, Steven Reed, Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson (PG), Daniel Morgan (SG), Hiram Scalia (SF), Jaime Hewlett (PF), Milton Sheppard (C) Jeffrey Evans, Matthew Price, Corey Williams, Sheldon Lin, Samuel Cox | |
| 09:58 | West Virginia | Eric Gil makes the free throw | 64-53 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee | Jaime Hewlett misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 64-53 |
| 09:36 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison snags the defensive board | 64-53 |
| 09:30 | West Virginia | Travis Smith is fouled on the floor by Jaime Hewlett - foul #2 on Jaime Hewlett, team foul #7 | 64-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gene Nowak (C) Eric Gil | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 09:30 | West Virginia | Travis Smith misses the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 09:30 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard grabs the board | 64-53 |
| 09:18 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Hiram Scalia | 64-55 |
| 09:14 | West Virginia | Charles Halls misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-55 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 08:57 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Jaime Hewlett | 64-58 |
| 08:41 | West Virginia | Richard Coles comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 08:40 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Ellison | 64-58 |
| 08:29 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak can't finish the layup | 64-58 |
| 08:28 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison can't tip it in | 64-58 |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 08:13 | Tennessee | Hiram Scalia comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-58 |
| 08:11 | Tennessee | Hiram Scalia tips it but misses | 64-58 |
| 08:10 | Tennessee | Hiram Scalia grabs the offensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee | Jaime Hewlett misses short on a runner from the baseline | 64-58 |
| 07:55 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 07:38 | West Virginia | Travis Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-58 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Travis Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Halls (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Coles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Ellison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Gene Nowak (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jerry Anderson (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Morgan (fresh) SF - Hiram Scalia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jaime Hewlett (fairly fresh) C - Milton Sheppard (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Tennessee | Hiram Scalia comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-58 |
| 07:22 | Tennessee | Jaime Hewlett pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee | Hiram Scalia misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 67-58 |
| 07:02 | West Virginia | Richard Coles grabs the defensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 06:56 | West Virginia | Milton Sheppard is called for the reach on Gene Nowak - foul #1 on Milton Sheppard, team foul #8 | 67-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (PG), Larry Millard (SG), Steven Reed (SF), Richard Robinson (C) Travis Smith, Charles Halls, Richard Coles, Daniel Ellison | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey Evans (SG), Corey Williams (SF), Samuel Cox (PF), Jeffery Dargan (C) Daniel Morgan, Hiram Scalia, Jaime Hewlett, Milton Sheppard | |
| 06:56 | West Virginia | Gene Nowak misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 06:56 | Tennessee | Samuel Cox snags the defensive board | 67-58 |
| 06:52 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson travels in the backcourt | 67-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison (PF) Gene Nowak | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Price (SG) Jerry Anderson | |
| 06:35 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Larry Millard | 69-58 |
| 06:19 | Tennessee | Corey Williams misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 69-58 |
| 06:18 | West Virginia | Larry Millard grabs the board | 69-58 |
| 06:14 | West Virginia | Larry Millard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-58 |
| 06:13 | Tennessee | Samuel Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 69-58 |
| 05:52 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan is hacked by Richard Robinson - foul #2 on Richard Robinson, team foul #4 | 69-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Halls (SG) Daniel Ellison | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson (PG), Sheldon Lin (PF) Jeffrey Evans, Jeffery Dargan | |
| 05:43 | Tennessee | Matthew Price drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 69-60 |
| 05:19 | West Virginia | Steven Reed scores on a jumper from the right side | 71-60 |
| 05:04 | Tennessee | Samuel Cox knocks in the runner from the baseline | 71-62 |
| 04:58 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Halls | 73-62 |
| 04:41 | Tennessee | Matthew Price is whistled for a carry | 73-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Travis Smith (PG), Richard Coles (SF), Gene Nowak (PF), Eric Gil (C) Larry Millard, Gregory Brown, Steven Reed, Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey Evans (SG), Hiram Scalia (SF), Milton Sheppard (C) Matthew Price, Corey Williams, Samuel Cox | |
| 04:24 | West Virginia | Charles Halls loses the ball out of bounds | 73-62 |
| 04:10 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson misses the easy layup | 73-62 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard tips it but misses | 73-62 |
| 04:07 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Sheldon Lin | 73-62 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee | Hiram Scalia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Morgan (SG) Jerry Anderson | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | West Virginia | Travis Smith drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 75-62 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Travis Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Halls (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Richard Coles (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gene Nowak (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Gil (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jeffrey Evans (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Morgan (fresh) SF - Hiram Scalia (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sheldon Lin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Milton Sheppard (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Tennessee | Daniel Morgan buries a floater from the right wing | 75-64 |
| 03:02 | West Virginia | Eric Gil clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Milton Sheppard - foul #2 on Milton Sheppard, team foul #9 | 75-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (SG), Steven Reed (PF) Charles Halls, Gene Nowak | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Corey Williams (SF), Jaime Hewlett (PF), Jeffery Dargan (C) Hiram Scalia, Sheldon Lin, Milton Sheppard | |
| 03:02 | West Virginia | Eric Gil makes the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 03:02 | West Virginia | Eric Gil makes the 2nd free throw | 77-64 |
| 03:00 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Halls (SG), Daniel Ellison (PF), Richard Robinson (C) Gregory Brown, Steven Reed, Eric Gil | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson (PG), Matthew Price (SG), Hiram Scalia (SF), Samuel Cox (PF) Jeffrey Evans, Daniel Morgan, Corey Williams, Jaime Hewlett | |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | Daniel Ellison takes the ball from Samuel Cox | 77-64 |
| 02:30 | West Virginia | Richard Robinson loses the dribble to Hiram Scalia | 77-64 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee | Matthew Price hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-64 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson tips it home | 77-66 |
| 02:17 | West Virginia | Richard Coles makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Robinson | 79-66 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-66 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan snags the offensive board | 79-66 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Hiram Scalia can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 79-66 |
| 01:51 | West Virginia | Daniel Ellison grabs the defensive rebound | 79-66 |
| 01:45 | West Virginia | Richard Coles hits a jumper from the left block set up by Daniel Ellison | 81-66 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Matthew Price is blocked by Richard Robinson | 81-66 |
| 01:25 | West Virginia | Travis Smith grabs the board | 81-66 |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Charles Halls is called for a charge - foul #3 on Charles Halls, team foul #5 | 81-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gregory Brown (PG), Larry Millard (SG), Steven Reed (SF), Gene Nowak (PF), Eric Gil (C) Travis Smith, Charles Halls, Richard Coles, Daniel Ellison, Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey Evans (PG), Corey Williams (SG), Jaime Hewlett (SF) Jerry Anderson, Matthew Price, Hiram Scalia | |
| 00:59 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Evans misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 81-66 |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Eric Gil | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Eric Gil can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 81-66 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Evans grabs the board | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Jaime Hewlett comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 81-66 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan grabs the offensive board | 81-66 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan misses the shot near the basket | 81-66 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown gets the rebound | 81-66 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Gregory Brown runs out the clock | 81-66 |