| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Gregory Bunch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roger Lee (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Baran Topolewski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas Arevalo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Sherrod (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Roger Lee inbounds the ball | 33-38 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Jones buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Bunch | 36-38 |
| 19:27 | Tennessee | John Patterson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 19:25 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Baran Topolewski | 36-38 |
| 19:20 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Sherrod - foul #2 on James Sherrod, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 19:20 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Jones misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 19:20 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 19:00 | Tennessee | James Sherrod connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Arevalo and he's fouled by William Gordon - foul #1 on William Gordon, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| 19:00 | Tennessee | James Sherrod makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 18:53 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 18:52 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee | Gregory Bunch is called for the reach on Thomas Arevalo - foul #1 on Gregory Bunch, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| 18:19 | Tennessee | James Sherrod buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Arevalo and the foul's on Baran Topolewski - foul #2 on Baran Topolewski, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| 18:19 | Tennessee | James Sherrod makes the free throw | 37-44 |
| 17:53 | Southern Illinois | William Gordon misses the easy layup | 37-44 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 17:45 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gregory Bunch - foul #2 on Gregory Bunch, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| 17:45 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo misses the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 17:45 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 17:25 | Southern Illinois | William Gordon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-45 |
| 17:23 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 17:01 | Tennessee | James Sherrod tips it in | 37-47 |
| 16:49 | Southern Illinois | Baran Topolewski buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Gregory Bunch | 40-47 |
| 16:30 | Tennessee | James Sherrod can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-47 |
| 16:29 | Southern Illinois | Baran Topolewski gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 16:12 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch is fouled on the floor by James Sherrod - foul #3 on James Sherrod, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Norwood (PG), James Alexander (SG), Vernon Pointer (SF), Paul Maynard (PF), James Smith (C) Gregory Bunch, Kevin Jones, Roger Lee, Baran Topolewski, William Gordon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Wade Griffin (PG), Mathew Foster (SG), Jeffery Mar (SF), John Cunningham (PF), Mark Stops (C) Thomas Arevalo, James Sherrod, John Patterson, Christopher Hamlin, Richard Carter | |
| 16:01 | Southern Illinois | Paul Maynard is whistled for a carry | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Norwood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vernon Pointer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Maynard (fresh) C - James Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Wade Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mathew Foster (fresh) SF - Jeffery Mar (fresh) PF - John Cunningham (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Stops (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Tennessee | The jumper by Jeffery Mar is denied by Vernon Pointer | 40-47 |
| 15:45 | Southern Illinois | James Smith grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 15:22 | Southern Illinois | James Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-47 |
| 15:05 | Tennessee | Mathew Foster misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 40-47 |
| 15:03 | Tennessee | Mark Stops pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 14:45 | Tennessee | Wade Griffin misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-47 |
| 14:44 | Southern Illinois | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 14:33 | Southern Illinois | Paul Maynard dunks the ball set up by Michael Norwood | 42-47 |
| 14:21 | Tennessee | John Cunningham misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 14:19 | Southern Illinois | James Alexander pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 14:05 | Southern Illinois | James Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 14:03 | Southern Illinois | Vernon Pointer tips it back up and in | 44-47 |
| 13:43 | Tennessee | Jeffery Mar makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Mathew Foster | 44-50 |
| 13:29 | Southern Illinois | Michael Norwood is hacked by Mark Stops - foul #2 on Mark Stops, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch (PG), Kevin Jones (SG), Roger Lee (SF), Baran Topolewski (PF), William Gordon (C) Michael Norwood, James Alexander, Vernon Pointer, Paul Maynard, James Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo (PG), James Sherrod (SG), John Patterson (SF), Christopher Hamlin (PF), Richard Carter (C) Wade Griffin, Mathew Foster, Jeffery Mar, John Cunningham, Mark Stops | |
| 13:22 | Southern Illinois | Baran Topolewski misses the easy layup | 44-50 |
| 13:21 | Tennessee | Richard Carter grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-50 |
| 13:14 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | Roger Lee hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Gregory Bunch | 46-50 |
| 12:37 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin's pass is intercepted by Kevin Jones | 46-50 |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | Baran Topolewski misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by James Sherrod - foul #4 on James Sherrod, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Wade Griffin (SG) James Sherrod | |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | Baran Topolewski makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | Baran Topolewski misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 12:23 | Tennessee | Richard Carter snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 12:09 | Tennessee | Richard Carter can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Roger Lee - foul #3 on Roger Lee, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| 12:09 | Tennessee | Richard Carter makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 12:09 | Tennessee | Richard Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 11:51 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch comes up short on the floater from the left side | 47-52 |
| 11:50 | Tennessee | Richard Carter grabs the board | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Gregory Bunch (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kevin Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Baran Topolewski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - William Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas Arevalo (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Wade Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin buries a shot from the baseline | 47-54 |
| 11:05 | Southern Illinois | Roger Lee misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-54 |
| 11:03 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 10:48 | Tennessee | Richard Carter misses the 3 from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 10:47 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 10:28 | Southern Illinois | Roger Lee can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 10:27 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Jones can't tip it in | 47-54 |
| 10:25 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Richard Carter | 47-54 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee | William Gordon picks off the pass by Wade Griffin | 47-54 |
| 09:51 | Southern Illinois | Roger Lee misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 09:50 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Carter | 47-56 |
| 09:16 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wade Griffin - foul #2 on Wade Griffin, team foul #5 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Alexander (SG), Vernon Pointer (SF), Paul Maynard (PF), James Smith (C) Kevin Jones, Roger Lee, Baran Topolewski, William Gordon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mathew Foster (SG), Jeffery Mar (SF), John Cunningham (PF), Mark Stops (C) Wade Griffin, John Patterson, Christopher Hamlin, Richard Carter | |
| 09:16 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 09:16 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Mathew Foster | 49-59 |
| 08:42 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Arevalo steps in front of the James Smith pass | 49-59 |
| 08:20 | Tennessee | Mathew Foster is hacked by James Alexander - foul #1 on James Alexander, team foul #6 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Norwood (PG) Gregory Bunch | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 08:07 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-59 |
| 08:06 | Tennessee | Mark Stops gets the offensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 07:54 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-62 |
| 07:42 | Southern Illinois | James Smith is denied on a layup by John Cunningham | 49-62 |
| 07:41 | Tennessee | Mathew Foster grabs the board | 49-62 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Norwood (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vernon Pointer (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Maynard (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas Arevalo (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. SG - Mathew Foster (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Mar (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Cunningham (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Stops (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Tennessee | Jeffery Mar misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 49-62 |
| 07:25 | Tennessee | Jeffery Mar pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-62 |
| 07:17 | Tennessee | Mathew Foster hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Arevalo | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:08 | Southern Illinois | Michael Norwood misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-65 |
| 07:06 | Southern Illinois | James Smith grabs the offensive board | 49-65 |
| 06:59 | Southern Illinois | Paul Maynard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Baran Topolewski (PF), William Gordon (C) Paul Maynard, James Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Wade Griffin (PG), James Sherrod (SG), John Patterson (SF), Christopher Hamlin (PF) Thomas Arevalo, Mathew Foster, Jeffery Mar, John Cunningham | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:35 | Tennessee | James Sherrod connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Patterson | 49-68 |
| 06:27 | Southern Illinois | Michael Norwood misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-68 |
| 06:26 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Mark Stops | 49-68 |
| 05:57 | Tennessee | John Patterson double dribbles | 49-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch (PG), Kevin Jones (SG), Roger Lee (SF) Michael Norwood, James Alexander, Vernon Pointer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Carter (C) Mark Stops | |
| 05:47 | Southern Illinois | Baran Topolewski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gregory Bunch | 51-68 |
| 05:22 | Tennessee | Wade Griffin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 51-68 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin grabs the offensive board | 51-68 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by James Sherrod | 51-70 |
| 04:45 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Baran Topolewski | 53-70 |
| 04:28 | Tennessee | Richard Carter comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 53-70 |
| 04:27 | Southern Illinois | William Gordon pulls down the rebound | 53-70 |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 55-70 |
| 03:56 | Tennessee | Richard Carter misses the 3 from the left corner | 55-70 |
| 03:54 | Southern Illinois | Roger Lee snags the defensive board | 55-70 |
| 03:34 | Southern Illinois | William Gordon misses the fadeaway from close range | 55-70 |
| 03:32 | Tennessee | John Patterson snags the defensive board | 55-70 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Gregory Bunch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Baran Topolewski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - William Gordon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Wade Griffin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Sherrod (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Patterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Hamlin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Carter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-73 |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | William Gordon hits the finger roll on a great pass from Baran Topolewski | 57-73 |
| 02:40 | Tennessee | William Gordon steals the ball from James Sherrod | 57-73 |
| 02:27 | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-73 |
| 02:26 | Tennessee | Richard Carter gets the rebound | 57-73 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee | James Sherrod is fouled on the floor by Gregory Bunch - foul #3 on Gregory Bunch, team foul #7 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Norwood (PG), James Alexander (SG), Vernon Pointer (SF), Paul Maynard (PF), James Smith (C) Gregory Bunch, Kevin Jones, Roger Lee, Baran Topolewski, William Gordon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mathew Foster (PG), Jeffery Mar (SF), John Cunningham (PF), Mark Stops (C) Wade Griffin, John Patterson, Christopher Hamlin, Richard Carter | |
| 02:20 | Tennessee | James Sherrod misses the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee | John Cunningham gets the offensive rebound | 57-73 |
| 02:07 | Tennessee | Mathew Foster drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-76 |
| 01:58 | Southern Illinois | Vernon Pointer misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-76 |
| 01:57 | Southern Illinois | Paul Maynard tips it in | 59-76 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee | Jeffery Mar drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Stops | 59-78 |
| 01:17 | Southern Illinois | Michael Norwood hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Vernon Pointer | 62-78 |
| 00:57 | Tennessee | Mark Stops hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-78 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Vernon Pointer grabs the defensive rebound | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | Paul Maynard is hacked by Mark Stops - foul #3 on Mark Stops, team foul #6 | 62-78 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Wade Griffin (PG) James Sherrod | |
| 00:49 | Southern Illinois | Vernon Pointer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Wade Griffin is fouled on the floor by James Alexander - foul #2 on James Alexander, team foul #8 | 62-78 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Wade Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 62-79 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Wade Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-80 |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | James Alexander makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Vernon Pointer | 65-80 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Wade Griffin runs out the clock | 65-80 |