| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Wiley (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edgardo Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Cory Lucero (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Dargan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Milton Sheppard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - George Kollman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathon Groover (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Logue (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Chris Robertson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Cory Lucero inbounds the ball | 38-35 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Tennessee | Cory Lucero misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 19:35 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard tips it home | 40-35 |
| 19:15 | Ball State | Jonathon Groover clanks a 3 from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 19:13 | Ball State | Paul Logue can't tip it in | 40-35 |
| 19:12 | Tennessee | James Wiley pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 18:51 | Tennessee | James Wiley is hacked by George Kollman - foul #2 on George Kollman, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee | Cory Lucero hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 18:32 | Ball State | Paul Logue grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 18:18 | Ball State | Jonathon Groover misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 18:17 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 18:05 | Tennessee | Edgardo Esposito's fadeaway is rejected by Chris Robertson | 40-35 |
| 18:04 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan snags the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 17:41 | Tennessee | George Kollman steps in front of the Jeffery Dargan pass | 40-35 |
| 17:37 | Ball State | Paul Logue misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 17:35 | Tennessee | James Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Wiley | 43-35 |
| 17:08 | Ball State | Chris Robertson is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Dargan - foul #2 on Jeffery Dargan, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Desmond Weems (SG), Michael Motto (SF), Michael Lewis (PF) Edgardo Esposito, Cory Lucero, Jeffery Dargan | |
| Subs | Ball State | Marvin Cespedes (SF), Jonathon Turner (C) Paul Logue, John Davis | |
| 16:49 | Ball State | George Kollman scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Marvin Cespedes | 43-37 |
| 16:29 | Tennessee | Michael Motto can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Marvin Cespedes - foul #1 on Marvin Cespedes, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Tinsley (SG) Milton Sheppard | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Blake (PG), Jon Williamson (SG), Nathan Ybanez (PF) George Kollman, Jonathon Groover, Chris Robertson | |
| 16:29 | Tennessee | Michael Motto misses the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 16:29 | Tennessee | Michael Motto makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 16:05 | Ball State | Jon Williamson comes up short on the floater in the paint | 44-37 |
| 16:04 | Tennessee | James Wiley gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 15:46 | Tennessee | Joseph Tinsley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 15:44 | Tennessee | Michael Motto pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Wiley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Tinsley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Desmond Weems (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Motto (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Robert Blake (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jon Williamson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marvin Cespedes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathan Ybanez (fresh) C - Jonathon Turner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Tennessee | Michael Motto misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 15:36 | Ball State | Jonathon Turner gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 15:11 | Ball State | Robert Blake hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jon Williamson | 44-40 |
| 14:51 | Tennessee | James Wiley misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 14:49 | Ball State | Marvin Cespedes snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 14:42 | Ball State | Jon Williamson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 14:40 | Tennessee | Michael Motto grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 14:24 | Tennessee | Michael Lewis is whistled for traveling | 44-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edgardo Esposito (SG), Cory Lucero (SF), Jeffery Dargan (PF), Milton Sheppard (C) James Wiley, Joseph Tinsley, Michael Motto, Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Simmons (PG), Jonathon Groover (SG), Paul Logue (SF), Chris Robertson (PF), John Davis (C) Robert Blake, Jon Williamson, Marvin Cespedes, Nathan Ybanez, Jonathon Turner | |
| 14:10 | Ball State | Jonathon Groover misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 14:08 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 13:47 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 13:46 | Ball State | Jonathon Groover gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 13:31 | Ball State | Jeffery Dargan is called for the reach on Jonathon Groover - foul #3 on Jeffery Dargan, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Tinsley (PG) Desmond Weems | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 13:11 | Ball State | Jonathon Groover misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 13:10 | Ball State | Jonathon Groover tips it back up and in | 44-42 |
| 12:56 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan loses the dribble to Paul Logue | 44-42 |
| 12:45 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons travels with the ball | 44-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Wiley (PG) Joseph Tinsley | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:24 | Tennessee | Edgardo Esposito can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-42 |
| 12:23 | Ball State | Jonathon Groover grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 12:18 | Ball State | John Davis is whistled for traveling | 44-42 |
| 11:54 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 11:53 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard grabs the offensive board | 44-42 |
| 11:39 | Tennessee | James Wiley misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jonathon Groover - foul #3 on Jonathon Groover, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Lewis (PF) Jeffery Dargan | |
| Subs | Ball State | George Kollman (PG), Marvin Cespedes (C) Arthur Simmons, John Davis | |
| 11:39 | Tennessee | James Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 11:39 | Tennessee | James Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Wiley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgardo Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Cory Lucero (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Milton Sheppard (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - George Kollman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathon Groover (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Paul Logue (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Chris Robertson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin Cespedes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Ball State | Edgardo Esposito takes the ball from Chris Robertson | 46-42 |
| 11:19 | Tennessee | James Wiley throws it down on a nice dish by Edgardo Esposito | 48-42 |
| 11:06 | Ball State | Chris Robertson's floater is tipped away by Milton Sheppard | 48-42 |
| 11:04 | Ball State | Paul Logue grabs the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 10:47 | Ball State | Paul Logue makes the 3 from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee | James Wiley misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-45 |
| 10:27 | Tennessee | Cory Lucero tips it but misses | 48-45 |
| 10:26 | Ball State | Marvin Cespedes snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 10:06 | Ball State | Jonathon Groover misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 10:04 | Tennessee | James Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 10:02 | Tennessee | George Kollman steals the ball from James Wiley in the backcourt | 48-45 |
| 10:00 | Ball State | George Kollman blows the layup | 48-45 |
| 09:58 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Cespedes | 48-45 |
| 09:40 | Ball State | Marvin Cespedes knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jonathon Groover | 48-47 |
| 09:38 | Tennessee | James Wiley's pass is intercepted by George Kollman in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| 09:28 | Ball State | Paul Logue misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee | Cory Lucero grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 09:11 | Tennessee | James Wiley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 09:10 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard misses the tip | 48-47 |
| 09:08 | Ball State | Paul Logue grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 08:58 | Ball State | Paul Logue travels with the ball | 48-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Desmond Weems (PG), Joseph Tinsley (SG), Michael Motto (SF), Jeffery Dargan (PF) James Wiley, Edgardo Esposito, Cory Lucero, Milton Sheppard | |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Simmons (PG), Jonathon Turner (PF), John Davis (C) Jonathon Groover, Paul Logue, Chris Robertson | |
| 08:45 | Tennessee | Michael Lewis comes up short on the shot from close range but he's hacked by John Davis - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Blake (SF) Marvin Cespedes | |
| 08:45 | Tennessee | Michael Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 08:45 | Tennessee | Michael Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 08:45 | Ball State | John Davis pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 08:33 | Ball State | Jonathon Turner comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Motto - foul #1 on Michael Motto, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard (C) Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 08:33 | Ball State | Jonathon Turner makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 08:33 | Ball State | Jonathon Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 08:15 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-49 |
| 08:13 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Davis | 49-49 |
| 07:53 | Ball State | Robert Blake is hacked by Joseph Tinsley - foul #2 on Joseph Tinsley, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Wiley (PG) Milton Sheppard | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nathan Ybanez (SF) George Kollman | |
| 07:37 | Ball State | Nathan Ybanez misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 07:35 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Wiley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Tinsley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Desmond Weems (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeffery Dargan (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Motto (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Arthur Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Blake (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nathan Ybanez (fresh) PF - Jonathon Turner (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan misses the shot from just outside the lane | 49-49 |
| 07:10 | Ball State | John Davis gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 06:48 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 06:47 | Tennessee | Desmond Weems grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 06:38 | Tennessee | Michael Motto can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 06:37 | Ball State | Jonathon Turner gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 06:31 | Ball State | Jonathon Turner clanks a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Motto - foul #2 on Michael Motto, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edgardo Esposito (SG), Cory Lucero (SF), Michael Lewis (C) Joseph Tinsley, Desmond Weems, Michael Motto | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jonathon Groover (SG), Paul Logue (SF) Robert Blake, Nathan Ybanez | |
| 06:31 | Ball State | Jonathon Turner makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 06:31 | Ball State | Jonathon Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee | Edgardo Esposito is fouled on the floor by Paul Logue - foul #1 on Paul Logue, team foul #5 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard (C) Jeffery Dargan | |
| Subs | Ball State | George Kollman (PG), Chris Robertson (PF), Marvin Cespedes (C) Arthur Simmons, Jonathon Turner, John Davis | |
| 05:49 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Marvin Cespedes - foul #2 on Marvin Cespedes, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Desmond Weems (PG) James Wiley | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 05:49 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 05:49 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 05:29 | Ball State | Chris Robertson connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Jonathon Groover | 51-53 |
| 05:16 | Tennessee | Edgardo Esposito can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 05:14 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard grabs the offensive board | 51-53 |
| 05:08 | Tennessee | Cory Lucero misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 05:06 | Ball State | Marvin Cespedes grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 04:59 | Ball State | George Kollman misses the lay-in | 51-53 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Cory Lucero | 51-53 |
| 04:36 | Tennessee | Michael Lewis banks in the layup and the foul's on Jonathon Groover - foul #4 on Jonathon Groover, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Wiley (PG), Michael Motto (SF) Edgardo Esposito, Cory Lucero | |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Simmons (PG), John Davis (C) George Kollman, Paul Logue | |
| 04:36 | Tennessee | Michael Lewis makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:23 | Ball State | Jonathon Groover drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Arthur Simmons | 54-56 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee | James Wiley double dribbles | 54-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Tinsley (SG), Jeffery Dargan (PF) Desmond Weems, Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 04:04 | Ball State | Chris Robertson misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Jeffery Dargan - foul #4 on Jeffery Dargan, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| 04:04 | Ball State | Chris Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:04 | Ball State | Chris Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:04 | Ball State | Marvin Cespedes pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 03:42 | Ball State | Chris Robertson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 54-56 |
| 03:41 | Ball State | Marvin Cespedes tips it home | 54-58 |
| 03:31 | Tennessee | Michael Motto lays it up and in | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Wiley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Tinsley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Motto (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Dargan (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Milton Sheppard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Arthur Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathon Groover (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Marvin Cespedes (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Chris Robertson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - John Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 03:15 | Ball State | John Davis hits the follow up shot | 56-60 |
| 03:00 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Milton Sheppard | 59-60 |
| 02:55 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edgardo Esposito (SG), Cory Lucero (SF) Joseph Tinsley, Michael Motto | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Logue (SF) Marvin Cespedes | |
| 02:28 | Tennessee | Cory Lucero drills a 3 from straight away set up by James Wiley | 62-60 |
| 02:15 | Ball State | John Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-60 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | James Wiley gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee | Cory Lucero comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-60 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee | James Wiley can't tip it in | 62-60 |
| 01:54 | Ball State | Paul Logue pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 01:38 | Ball State | Jonathon Groover scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-63 |
| 01:15 | Tennessee | 3 seconds is called on Jeffery Dargan | 62-63 |
| 01:11 | Ball State | Arthur Simmons throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-63 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Edgardo Esposito connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Milton Sheppard | 64-63 |
| 00:30 | Ball State | John Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Jonathon Groover is called for the reach on Cory Lucero in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jonathon Groover, team foul #8 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Ball State | George Kollman (SG) Jonathon Groover | |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Cory Lucero makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Cory Lucero makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | John Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-63 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Edgardo Esposito | 66-63 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | Edgardo Esposito is fouled in the backcourt by George Kollman - foul #3 on George Kollman, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Desmond Weems (PG) James Wiley | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | Edgardo Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | John Davis gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Ball State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Chris Robertson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-63 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Cory Lucero grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |