| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas Arevalo (fresh) SG - James Sherrod (fresh) SF - John Patterson (fresh) PF - Christopher Hamlin (fresh) C - Richard Carter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Ronnie Anderson (fresh) SG - Augustus Sieligowski (fresh) SF - Ron Smith (fresh) PF - Bobby Rogers (fresh) C - John Morris (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Delaware | John Morris wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Delaware | John Morris clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Tennessee | James Sherrod grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Tennessee | James Sherrod double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Delaware | Augustus Sieligowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Tennessee | John Patterson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:30 | Delaware | Ron Smith misses long on a 3 from the left wing but the foul's on James Sherrod - foul #1 on James Sherrod, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:30 | Delaware | Ron Smith makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:30 | Delaware | Ron Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:30 | Delaware | Ron Smith misses the 3rd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | John Patterson snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:12 | Tennessee | Ron Smith picks off the pass by James Sherrod | 3-2 |
| 18:09 | Delaware | Augustus Sieligowski jams it on a great pass from Ron Smith | 3-4 |
| 17:58 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by John Patterson | 6-4 |
| 17:40 | Delaware | Ron Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 17:38 | Tennessee | James Sherrod snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 17:36 | Tennessee | James Sherrod loses the dribble to Ronnie Anderson in the backcourt | 6-4 |
| 17:22 | Delaware | James Sherrod is called for the reach on Augustus Sieligowski - foul #2 on James Sherrod, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Wade Griffin (PG), Mathew Foster (SG), John Cunningham (C) Thomas Arevalo, James Sherrod, Richard Carter | |
| Subs | Delaware | Richard Scott (PG), John Wilford (SG), John Lipovsky (SF), Leandro Russo (PF), Brandon Rosamond (C) Ronnie Anderson, Augustus Sieligowski, Ron Smith, Bobby Rogers, John Morris | |
| 17:01 | Delaware | John Lipovsky buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Scott | 6-6 |
| 16:43 | Tennessee | Wade Griffin buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-6 |
| 16:29 | Delaware | Brandon Rosamond clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 16:28 | Tennessee | John Patterson grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Brandon Rosamond is called for the reach on Wade Griffin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brandon Rosamond, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffery Mar (SF), Mark Stops (C) John Patterson, Christopher Hamlin | |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| 16:01 | Tennessee | John Cunningham misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 8-6 |
| 16:00 | Delaware | Leandro Russo grabs the board | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Wade Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mathew Foster (fresh) SF - Jeffery Mar (fresh) PF - John Cunningham (fresh) C - Mark Stops (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Richard Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Wilford (fairly fresh) SF - John Lipovsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leandro Russo (fairly fresh) C - Brandon Rosamond (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Delaware | John Lipovsky knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by John Wilford | 8-8 |
| 15:51 | Tennessee | Mathew Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo (PG), Richard Carter (C) Mathew Foster, John Cunningham | |
| Subs | Delaware | Ronnie Anderson (PG), Augustus Sieligowski (SG), Ron Smith (SF), Bobby Rogers (PF), Robert Coffield (C) Richard Scott, John Wilford, John Lipovsky, Leandro Russo, Brandon Rosamond | |
| 15:34 | Delaware | Mark Stops steals the ball from Robert Coffield | 8-8 |
| 15:18 | Tennessee | Wade Griffin drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Arevalo | 11-8 |
| 15:02 | Delaware | Augustus Sieligowski scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ron Smith | 11-11 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee | Jeffery Mar is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jeffery Mar, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mathew Foster (SG), Wilfred Armstead (SF), Christopher Hamlin (PF), John Cunningham (C) Wade Griffin, Jeffery Mar, Mark Stops, Richard Carter | |
| Subs | Delaware | Richard Scott (PG), Brandon Rosamond (SF), John Morris (C) Ronnie Anderson, Ron Smith, Robert Coffield | |
| 14:15 | Delaware | Brandon Rosamond clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-11 |
| 14:13 | Delaware | John Morris grabs the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 14:00 | Delaware | Brandon Rosamond travels with the ball | 11-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Patterson (SF) Wilfred Armstead | |
| Subs | Delaware | John Wilford (SG) Augustus Sieligowski | |
| 13:52 | Tennessee | Brandon Rosamond blocks the short jumper by John Patterson | 11-11 |
| 13:50 | Delaware | Brandon Rosamond snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 13:40 | Delaware | Brandon Rosamond knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Bobby Rogers | 11-14 |
| 13:37 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Scott - foul #1 on Richard Scott, team foul #2 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Carter (C) John Cunningham | |
| Subs | Delaware | John Lipovsky (SF), Leandro Russo (PF), Robert Coffield (C) Brandon Rosamond, Bobby Rogers, John Morris | |
| 13:13 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | John Patterson tips it in | 13-14 |
| 13:00 | Delaware | John Lipovsky's pass is intercepted by Thomas Arevalo | 13-14 |
| 12:57 | Tennessee | John Patterson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Arevalo | 15-14 |
| 12:40 | Delaware | Richard Scott scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Wilford | 15-17 |
| 12:16 | Tennessee | Richard Carter is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 15-17 |
| 12:14 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin grabs the offensive board | 15-17 |
| 11:56 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas Arevalo (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Foster (fairly fresh) SF - John Patterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Hamlin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Carter (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Richard Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Wilford (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Lipovsky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leandro Russo (fairly fresh) C - Robert Coffield (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Delaware | Leandro Russo misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Carter - foul #1 on Richard Carter, team foul #4 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Wade Griffin (PG), Jeffery Mar (SG), Wilfred Armstead (SF), John Cunningham (PF), Mark Stops (C) Thomas Arevalo, Mathew Foster, John Patterson, Christopher Hamlin, Richard Carter | |
| Subs | Delaware | Ronnie Anderson (PG), Augustus Sieligowski (SG), Ron Smith (SF), John Morris (C) Richard Scott, John Wilford, John Lipovsky, Robert Coffield | |
| 11:46 | Delaware | Leandro Russo misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 11:46 | Delaware | Leandro Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 11:27 | Tennessee | Wade Griffin is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-18 |
| 11:04 | Delaware | Ron Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-18 |
| 11:03 | Tennessee | Mark Stops snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee | Augustus Sieligowski picks off the pass by Jeffery Mar in the backcourt | 21-18 |
| 10:48 | Delaware | Leandro Russo misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 10:47 | Delaware | Leandro Russo misses the tip | 21-18 |
| 10:46 | Delaware | John Morris pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 10:32 | Delaware | Leandro Russo is hacked by Jeffery Mar - foul #2 on Jeffery Mar, team foul #5 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo (PG), Christopher Hamlin (PF) Jeffery Mar, John Cunningham | |
| Subs | Delaware | Bobby Rogers (PF), Brandon Rosamond (C) Leandro Russo, John Morris | |
| 10:20 | Delaware | Augustus Sieligowski lays it up and in on a great pass from Ronnie Anderson | 21-20 |
| 09:57 | Tennessee | Bobby Rogers picks off the pass by Thomas Arevalo | 21-20 |
| 09:31 | Delaware | Ron Smith can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 21-20 |
| 09:30 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Mark Stops | 21-20 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin can't connect on a runner near the basket | 21-20 |
| 09:15 | Delaware | Brandon Rosamond pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 09:00 | Delaware | Brandon Rosamond connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Augustus Sieligowski | 21-22 |
| 08:58 | Tennessee | Ron Smith is called for the reach on Wade Griffin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ron Smith, team foul #3 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mathew Foster (PG), John Patterson (SF), Richard Carter (C) Thomas Arevalo, Wilfred Armstead, Mark Stops | |
| Subs | Delaware | Richard Scott (PG), John Wilford (SG), Robert Coffield (SF), John Morris (C) Ronnie Anderson, Augustus Sieligowski, Ron Smith, Brandon Rosamond | |
| 08:36 | Tennessee | Wade Griffin is whistled for a carry | 21-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Cunningham (PF) Christopher Hamlin | |
| Subs | Delaware | John Lipovsky (SF) Bobby Rogers | |
| 08:24 | Delaware | John Wilford clanks a 3 from straight away | 21-22 |
| 08:22 | Tennessee | John Patterson gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| 08:05 | Tennessee | Richard Carter clanks a 3 from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 08:03 | Tennessee | John Patterson snags the offensive board | 21-22 |
| 07:53 | Tennessee | Mathew Foster misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 07:52 | Delaware | John Morris gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mathew Foster (fresh) SG - Wade Griffin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Cunningham (fresh) C - Richard Carter (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Richard Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Wilford (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Lipovsky (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Coffield (fresh) C - John Morris (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Delaware | Richard Scott misses long on a jumper from the left side | 21-22 |
| 07:45 | Delaware | John Morris tips it back up and in | 21-24 |
| 07:24 | Tennessee | Richard Carter misses short on an open turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Coffield - foul #1 on Robert Coffield, team foul #4 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo (PG), Christopher Hamlin (PF) Mathew Foster, John Cunningham | |
| Subs | Delaware | Augustus Sieligowski (SG), Brandon Rosamond (SF), Bobby Rogers (PF) John Wilford, John Lipovsky, Robert Coffield | |
| 07:24 | Tennessee | Richard Carter makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:24 | Tennessee | Richard Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:24 | Delaware | The rebound goes to Bobby Rogers | 22-24 |
| 07:05 | Delaware | Bobby Rogers is fouled on the floor by Thomas Arevalo - foul #1 on Thomas Arevalo, team foul #6 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Fountain (SF) John Patterson | |
| Subs | Delaware | Ronnie Anderson (PG), Ron Smith (SF) Richard Scott, John Morris | |
| 06:48 | Delaware | Bobby Rogers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 06:46 | Tennessee | Richard Carter gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-24 |
| 06:30 | Delaware | The rebound goes to Brandon Rosamond | 22-24 |
| 06:18 | Delaware | Brandon Rosamond banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ronnie Anderson | 22-26 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo is hacked by Bobby Rogers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bobby Rogers, team foul #5 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mathew Foster (SG), Wilfred Armstead (SF) Wade Griffin, Arthur Fountain | |
| Subs | Delaware | Robert Coffield (C) Brandon Rosamond | |
| 06:05 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-26 |
| 05:44 | Delaware | Bobby Rogers is fouled on the floor by Christopher Hamlin - foul #1 on Christopher Hamlin, team foul #7 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Patterson (SF), John Cunningham (PF), Mark Stops (C) Wilfred Armstead, Christopher Hamlin, Richard Carter | |
| Subs | Delaware | Richard Scott (PG), John Wilford (SG), John Morris (C) Ronnie Anderson, Augustus Sieligowski, Ron Smith | |
| 05:44 | Delaware | Bobby Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:44 | Delaware | Bobby Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 05:35 | Tennessee | John Patterson knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 26-28 |
| 05:19 | Delaware | John Morris lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Scott | 26-30 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Delaware | John Lipovsky (SF), Brandon Rosamond (PF) Robert Coffield, Bobby Rogers | |
| 05:01 | Delaware | Richard Scott is hacked by Thomas Arevalo - foul #2 on Thomas Arevalo, team foul #8 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Wade Griffin (SG) Thomas Arevalo | |
| Subs | Delaware | Augustus Sieligowski (SG), Leandro Russo (PF) John Wilford, John Morris | |
| 05:01 | Delaware | Richard Scott makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 05:01 | Delaware | Richard Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee | John Patterson hits a wide open floater from the right side on a nice dish by Wade Griffin | 28-32 |
| 04:19 | Delaware | Augustus Sieligowski knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Scott and the foul's on Wade Griffin - foul #1 on Wade Griffin, team foul #9 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Wilfred Armstead (SF), Christopher Hamlin (PF), Richard Carter (C) John Patterson, John Cunningham, Mark Stops | |
| Subs | Delaware | Ronnie Anderson (PG), Ron Smith (SF), Bobby Rogers (PF), John Morris (C) Richard Scott, John Lipovsky, Leandro Russo, Brandon Rosamond | |
| 04:19 | Delaware | Augustus Sieligowski makes the free throw | 28-35 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee | Wade Griffin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-35 |
| 03:58 | Delaware | John Morris can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 03:56 | Delaware | Augustus Sieligowski tips it back up and in | 28-37 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Wade Griffin (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mathew Foster (fairly fresh) SF - Wilfred Armstead (fresh) PF - Christopher Hamlin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Carter (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Ronnie Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Augustus Sieligowski (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ron Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Morris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Tennessee | Mathew Foster steps out of bounds on the baseline | 28-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffery Mar (PG), James Sherrod (SG) Wade Griffin, Mathew Foster | |
| Subs | Delaware | John Wilford (SG), Robert Coffield (C) Augustus Sieligowski, John Morris | |
| 03:16 | Delaware | Ron Smith is hacked by James Sherrod - foul #3 on James Sherrod, team foul #10 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo (PG), John Cunningham (C) James Sherrod, Richard Carter | |
| Subs | Delaware | Richard Scott (PG), Leandro Russo (PF) Ronnie Anderson, Bobby Rogers | |
| 03:16 | Delaware | Ron Smith makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 03:16 | Delaware | Ron Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 03:12 | Tennessee | John Cunningham's pass is intercepted by Leandro Russo in the backcourt | 28-39 |
| 02:59 | Delaware | John Wilford can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Arevalo - foul #3 on Thomas Arevalo, team foul #11 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Wade Griffin (SG), John Patterson (SF) Thomas Arevalo, Wilfred Armstead | |
| Subs | Delaware | Brandon Rosamond (SF) Ron Smith | |
| 02:59 | Delaware | John Wilford makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 02:59 | Delaware | John Wilford misses the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 02:46 | Tennessee | John Patterson drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from John Cunningham and he's fouled by John Wilford - foul #1 on John Wilford, team foul #6 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Delaware | John Lipovsky (SF) Robert Coffield | |
| 02:46 | Tennessee | John Patterson makes the free throw | 31-40 |
| 02:17 | Delaware | John Lipovsky loses the ball out of bounds | 31-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mathew Foster (SG), Mark Stops (C) Wade Griffin, John Cunningham | |
| Subs | Delaware | Ronnie Anderson (PG), Robert Coffield (C) John Wilford, Leandro Russo | |
| 01:59 | Tennessee | John Lipovsky blocks the short jumper by Mathew Foster | 31-40 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Mathew Foster | 31-40 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | John Patterson is fouled on the floor by Richard Scott - foul #2 on Richard Scott, team foul #7 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Wade Griffin (SG) Jeffery Mar | |
| Subs | Delaware | Augustus Sieligowski (SG), Bobby Rogers (PF), John Morris (C) Richard Scott, John Lipovsky, Brandon Rosamond | |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | John Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | John Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 01:21 | Delaware | John Morris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Wilfred Armstead (SF), Richard Carter (C) John Patterson, Mark Stops | |
| Subs | Delaware | Ron Smith (SF) Robert Coffield | |
| 01:04 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin is denied on a layup by Augustus Sieligowski | 33-40 |
| 01:03 | Delaware | Ronnie Anderson grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 00:57 | Delaware | Ronnie Anderson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ron Smith | 33-43 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | Wilfred Armstead clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 33-43 |
| 00:40 | Delaware | John Morris grabs the board | 33-43 |
| 00:26 | Delaware | Ronnie Anderson drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bobby Rogers and he's fouled by Wilfred Armstead - foul #1 on Wilfred Armstead, team foul #12 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Cunningham (PF) Christopher Hamlin | |
| Subs | Delaware | John Wilford (SG), Leandro Russo (C) Augustus Sieligowski, John Morris | |
| 00:26 | Delaware | Ronnie Anderson makes the free throw | 33-46 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Richard Carter misses badly on the uncontested jumper in the paint | 33-46 |
| 00:02 | Delaware | The rebound goes to Ron Smith | 33-46 |
| 00:00 | Delaware | Ron Smith can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 33-46 |