| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Steve Ferber (fresh) SG - Curt Pawlikowski (fresh) SF - John Kirberger (fresh) PF - Marcus Kincheloe (fresh) C - Kelly Balderas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Calvin Kirby (fresh) SG - Christopher Lewis (fresh) SF - Lloyd Huskins (fresh) PF - John Harris (fresh) C - Ronald Joachim (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Kelly Balderas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Princeton | Steve Ferber misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Princeton | Marcus Kincheloe tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis lays it in on a nice dish by Lloyd Huskins | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Princeton | Steve Ferber buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Kirberger | 5-2 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 18:56 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Kelly Balderas | 5-2 |
| 18:39 | Princeton | John Kirberger misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 18:37 | Princeton | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Ferber | 5-2 |
| 18:22 | Princeton | Kelly Balderas is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Kelly Balderas, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:01 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins tips it home | 5-4 |
| 17:42 | Princeton | John Kirberger misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 5-4 |
| 17:41 | Princeton | Steve Ferber pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:29 | Princeton | Kelly Balderas knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 7-4 |
| 17:04 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 17:03 | Princeton | Marcus Kincheloe grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:56 | Princeton | John Kirberger is hacked by Ronald Joachim - foul #1 on Ronald Joachim, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Princeton | William Nasser (PG), Kelly Gayton (PF), Anthony Richards (C) Steve Ferber, Marcus Kincheloe, Kelly Balderas | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:48 | Princeton | William Nasser drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Anthony Richards | 9-4 |
| 16:24 | Tennessee | John Harris scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Lloyd Huskins | 9-6 |
| 16:08 | Princeton | William Nasser misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 16:06 | Princeton | John Kirberger misses the tip | 9-6 |
| 16:04 | Tennessee | Ronald Joachim grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 15:58 | Tennessee | Anthony Richards steals it from Calvin Kirby | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - William Nasser (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Curt Pawlikowski (fairly fresh) SF - John Kirberger (fairly fresh) PF - Kelly Gayton (fresh) C - Anthony Richards (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Calvin Kirby (fresh) SG - Christopher Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lloyd Huskins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Joachim (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Princeton | John Kirberger clanks a turnaround from close range | 9-6 |
| 15:43 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 15:25 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-6 |
| Subs | Princeton | Steve Ferber (PG), Sean Brown (SF), Marcus Kincheloe (PF), Kelly Balderas (C) Curt Pawlikowski, John Kirberger, Kelly Gayton, Anthony Richards | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo (PG), Richard Carter (PF), Christopher Hamlin (C) Calvin Kirby, John Harris, Ronald Joachim | |
| 15:12 | Princeton | William Nasser's pass is intercepted by Christopher Hamlin | 9-6 |
| 14:49 | Tennessee | Richard Carter travels with the ball | 9-6 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffery Mar (SG) Christopher Lewis | |
| 14:37 | Princeton | Sean Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-6 |
| 14:36 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:30 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 14:28 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:10 | Tennessee | Kelly Balderas is called for the reach on Christopher Hamlin - foul #2 on Kelly Balderas, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Princeton | Thomas McMorran (SG), Kelly Gayton (C) William Nasser, Kelly Balderas | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (PG) Lloyd Huskins | |
| 13:51 | Tennessee | Richard Carter is fouled on the floor by Marcus Kincheloe - foul #1 on Marcus Kincheloe, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Princeton | John Kirberger (SF) Steve Ferber | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis (SG) Thomas Arevalo | |
| 13:38 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin is hacked by Marcus Kincheloe - foul #2 on Marcus Kincheloe, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Princeton | Curt Pawlikowski (SG), Anthony Richards (C) Thomas McMorran, Marcus Kincheloe | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:22 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 9-6 |
| 13:20 | Princeton | Kelly Gayton gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:00 | Princeton | Anthony Richards banks in the layup on a great pass from Sean Brown | 11-6 |
| 12:51 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin makes the floater from just outside the lane | 11-8 |
| 12:44 | Princeton | Sean Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-8 |
| 12:42 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| 12:23 | Tennessee | Jeffery Mar clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 12:21 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Anthony Richards | 11-8 |
| 12:00 | Princeton | Curt Pawlikowski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-8 |
| 11:58 | Princeton | Anthony Richards tips it back up and in | 13-8 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Sean Brown (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Curt Pawlikowski (fresh) SF - John Kirberger (fresh) PF - Kelly Gayton (fresh) C - Anthony Richards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Calvin Kirby (fresh) SG - Christopher Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffery Mar (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Carter (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Hamlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Tennessee | Jeffery Mar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-8 |
| Subs | Princeton | Steve Ferber (PG), William Nasser (SG), Thomas McMorran (SF) Sean Brown, Curt Pawlikowski, John Kirberger | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo (SG), Lloyd Huskins (SF), John Harris (PF), Ronald Joachim (C) Christopher Lewis, Jeffery Mar, Richard Carter, Christopher Hamlin | |
| 11:33 | Princeton | Kelly Gayton connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas McMorran | 15-8 |
| 11:14 | Tennessee | Ronald Joachim lays it in set up by John Harris | 15-10 |
| 10:51 | Princeton | Steve Ferber knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-10 |
| 10:31 | Tennessee | Anthony Richards blocks the short jumper by Lloyd Huskins | 18-10 |
| 10:30 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins tips it back up and in | 18-12 |
| 10:08 | Princeton | Anthony Richards is hacked by Ronald Joachim - foul #2 on Ronald Joachim, team foul #2 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Princeton | Curt Pawlikowski (SG), John Kirberger (SF), Edward Seymour (PF) William Nasser, Thomas McMorran, Anthony Richards | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Sherrod (PG), Christopher Lewis (SG) Calvin Kirby, Ronald Joachim | |
| 09:52 | Princeton | Curt Pawlikowski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-12 |
| 09:50 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Lloyd Huskins | 18-12 |
| 09:33 | Tennessee | James Sherrod is whistled for traveling | 18-12 |
| Subs | Princeton | Sean Brown (C) Kelly Gayton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Carter (PF), Christopher Hamlin (C) James Sherrod, John Harris | |
| 09:23 | Princeton | Curt Pawlikowski scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Steve Ferber | 20-12 |
| 08:54 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 20-12 |
| 08:52 | Princeton | Steve Ferber grabs the defensive rebound | 20-12 |
| 08:32 | Princeton | Curt Pawlikowski clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Carter - foul #1 on Richard Carter, team foul #3 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Princeton | William Nasser (PG) Steve Ferber | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (PG) Thomas Arevalo | |
| 08:32 | Princeton | Curt Pawlikowski makes the 1st free throw | 21-12 |
| 08:32 | Princeton | Curt Pawlikowski makes the 2nd free throw | 22-12 |
| 08:05 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-12 |
| 08:04 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 22-12 |
| 07:51 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Calvin Kirby | 22-14 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - William Nasser (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Curt Pawlikowski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Kirberger (fresh) PF - Edward Seymour (fresh) C - Sean Brown (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Calvin Kirby (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lloyd Huskins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Carter (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Hamlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Princeton | William Nasser misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-14 |
| 07:31 | Princeton | William Nasser snags the offensive board | 22-14 |
| 07:26 | Princeton | Curt Pawlikowski is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Curt Pawlikowski, team foul #5 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Princeton | Anthony Richards (PF), Kelly Gayton (C) Edward Seymour, Sean Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffery Mar (SF), John Harris (PF) Lloyd Huskins, Christopher Hamlin | |
| 07:19 | Tennessee | John Harris's fadeaway is rejected by Kelly Gayton | 22-14 |
| 07:18 | Princeton | Curt Pawlikowski snags the defensive board | 22-14 |
| 07:06 | Princeton | John Kirberger makes the jumper from close range and he's fouled by Jeffery Mar - foul #1 on Jeffery Mar, team foul #4 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Princeton | Thomas McMorran (SG) Curt Pawlikowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo (C) Richard Carter | |
| 07:06 | Princeton | John Kirberger makes the free throw | 25-14 |
| 06:53 | Tennessee | John Harris makes the floater from the free throw line | 25-16 |
| 06:47 | Princeton | John Kirberger is fouled on the floor by John Harris - foul #1 on John Harris, team foul #5 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Princeton | Steve Ferber (PG) John Kirberger | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins (SF) Jeffery Mar | |
| 06:42 | Princeton | Steve Ferber can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-16 |
| 06:40 | Princeton | William Nasser tips it back up and in | 27-16 |
| 06:33 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-16 |
| 06:31 | Princeton | Steve Ferber gets the rebound | 27-16 |
| 06:16 | Princeton | Anthony Richards is whistled for traveling | 27-16 |
| Subs | Princeton | Sean Brown (C) Kelly Gayton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Sherrod (PG), Jeffery Mar (SG) Calvin Kirby, Christopher Lewis | |
| 05:59 | Tennessee | Jeffery Mar scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Sherrod | 27-19 |
| 05:36 | Princeton | Anthony Richards comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-19 |
| 05:34 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins gets the rebound | 27-19 |
| 05:10 | Tennessee | Steve Ferber picks off the pass by Lloyd Huskins | 27-19 |
| 05:07 | Princeton | Thomas McMorran lays it in on a nice dish by Steve Ferber | 29-19 |
| 04:44 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by James Sherrod | 29-21 |
| 04:25 | Princeton | William Nasser misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 29-21 |
| 04:24 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo grabs the defensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins is fouled on the floor by Anthony Richards - foul #1 on Anthony Richards, team foul #6 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Princeton | Glenn Ware (PG), Curt Pawlikowski (SG), John Kirberger (SF), Edward Seymour (PF), Kelly Gayton (C) Steve Ferber, William Nasser, Thomas McMorran, Anthony Richards, Sean Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (PG), Christopher Lewis (SG), Richard Carter (PF), Christopher Hamlin (C) James Sherrod, Lloyd Huskins, John Harris, Thomas Arevalo | |
| 04:09 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Christopher Hamlin is denied by Kelly Gayton | 29-21 |
| 04:07 | Tennessee | Jeffery Mar pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee | Richard Carter misses the 3 from the right corner | 29-21 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | Jeffery Mar can't tip it in | 29-21 |
| 03:42 | Princeton | Kelly Gayton gets the rebound | 29-21 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Glenn Ware (fresh) SG - Curt Pawlikowski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Kirberger (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Seymour (fresh) C - Kelly Gayton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Calvin Kirby (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffery Mar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Carter (fresh) C - Christopher Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:27 | Princeton | John Kirberger is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Kirberger, team foul #7 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Princeton | Marcus Kincheloe (PF), Kelly Balderas (C) Edward Seymour, Kelly Gayton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins (SF), Ronald Joachim (C) Jeffery Mar, Christopher Hamlin | |
| 03:07 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Curt Pawlikowski - foul #2 on Curt Pawlikowski, team foul #8 | 29-21 |
| 03:07 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins misses the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 03:07 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 02:54 | Princeton | Curt Pawlikowski misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-22 |
| 02:53 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Christopher Lewis | 29-22 |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis misses badly on a shot from close range | 29-22 |
| 02:46 | Princeton | Marcus Kincheloe grabs the board | 29-22 |
| 02:41 | Princeton | John Kirberger misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-22 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee | Ronald Joachim is hacked by Marcus Kincheloe - foul #3 on Marcus Kincheloe, team foul #9 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Princeton | Steve Ferber (PG), Kelly Gayton (PF) Glenn Ware, Marcus Kincheloe | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:22 | Tennessee | Ronald Joachim misses the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 02:22 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Kelly Gayton | 29-22 |
| 02:13 | Princeton | Steve Ferber hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Curt Pawlikowski and the foul's on Richard Carter - foul #2 on Richard Carter, team foul #6 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Patterson (PF) Richard Carter | |
| 02:13 | Princeton | Steve Ferber misses the free throw | 31-22 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | Ronald Joachim grabs the board | 31-22 |
| 01:59 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-22 |
| 01:57 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Curt Pawlikowski | 31-22 |
| 01:50 | Princeton | Steve Ferber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-22 |
| 01:23 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Calvin Kirby | 31-24 |
| 01:11 | Princeton | Kelly Balderas comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 31-24 |
| 01:09 | Princeton | John Kirberger grabs the offensive board | 31-24 |
| 00:53 | Princeton | Kelly Gayton clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 31-24 |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins banks in the layup on a great pass from Christopher Lewis | 31-26 |
| 00:15 | Princeton | John Kirberger double dribbles | 31-26 |
| Subs | Princeton | William Nasser (PG), Thomas McMorran (SG), Sean Brown (SF), Anthony Richards (C) Steve Ferber, Curt Pawlikowski, John Kirberger, Kelly Balderas | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Sherrod (PG), Thomas Arevalo (SG), Jeffery Mar (SF), John Harris (PF), Richard Carter (C) Calvin Kirby, Christopher Lewis, Lloyd Huskins, John Patterson, Ronald Joachim | |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | James Sherrod misses the 3 from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Jeffery Mar gets the offensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | The clock runs out | 31-26 |