| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas Arevalo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Sherrod (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Patterson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Christopher Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Carter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Donald Lang (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marcus Coulston (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Herrick (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Gerardo Velazquez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Charleston Southern | Jonathan Davis inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Charleston Southern | Marcus Coulston misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Christopher Hamlin - foul #2 on Christopher Hamlin, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| 19:39 | Charleston Southern | Marcus Coulston makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 19:39 | Charleston Southern | Marcus Coulston misses the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 19:39 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Richard Carter | 23-29 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Herrick - foul #1 on Robert Herrick, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin misses the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 19:22 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to Robert Herrick | 24-29 |
| 18:53 | Charleston Southern | Richard Carter is called for the reach on Jonathan Davis - foul #2 on Richard Carter, team foul #2 | 24-29 |
| 18:37 | Charleston Southern | Marcus Coulston can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Carter - foul #3 on Richard Carter, team foul #3 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Cunningham (C) Richard Carter | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | | |
| 18:37 | Charleston Southern | Marcus Coulston makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 18:37 | Charleston Southern | Marcus Coulston makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 18:15 | Tennessee | John Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 24-31 |
| 18:14 | Charleston Southern | Gerardo Velazquez snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 17:53 | Charleston Southern | Donald Lang buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Marcus Coulston | 24-34 |
| 17:35 | Tennessee | James Sherrod misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 24-34 |
| 17:33 | Charleston Southern | Robert Herrick grabs the board | 24-34 |
| 17:10 | Charleston Southern | A charge is called on Donald Lang - foul #2 on Donald Lang, team foul #2 | 24-34 |
| 16:46 | Tennessee | John Patterson comes up short on the runner in the paint | 24-34 |
| 16:44 | Tennessee | James Sherrod grabs the offensive board | 24-34 |
| 16:26 | Tennessee | John Cunningham scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Arevalo | 26-34 |
| 16:09 | Charleston Southern | John Patterson is called for the reach on Jonathan Davis - foul #1 on John Patterson, team foul #4 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Wade Griffin (PG), Mathew Foster (SG), Jeffery Mar (SF) Thomas Arevalo, James Sherrod, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | William Johnson (PG), Isaac Sarvis (SG), Donald Curto (SF), Corey Zeisler (PF), Matthew Griffith (C) Donald Lang, Marcus Coulston, Jonathan Davis, Robert Herrick, Gerardo Velazquez | |
| 15:49 | Charleston Southern | Donald Curto buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Johnson | 26-37 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Wade Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mathew Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Mar (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Hamlin (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - William Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Isaac Sarvis (fresh) SF - Donald Curto (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Corey Zeisler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Griffith (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Tennessee | Jeffery Mar is hacked by Corey Zeisler - foul #1 on Corey Zeisler, team foul #3 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Stops (PF), Richard Carter (C) Christopher Hamlin, John Cunningham | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | | |
| 15:09 | Tennessee | Mark Stops lays it in set up by Wade Griffin | 28-37 |
| 14:51 | Charleston Southern | Isaac Sarvis connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Corey Zeisler | 28-40 |
| 14:29 | Tennessee | Jeffery Mar knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Wade Griffin | 31-40 |
| 14:00 | Charleston Southern | Donald Curto can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Carter - foul #4 on Richard Carter, team foul #5 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo (PG), James Sherrod (SG), John Patterson (SF), Christopher Hamlin (PF), John Cunningham (C) Wade Griffin, Mathew Foster, Jeffery Mar, Mark Stops, Richard Carter | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Donald Lang (PG), Marcus Coulston (SG), Robert Herrick (PF), Gerardo Velazquez (C) William Johnson, Isaac Sarvis, Corey Zeisler, Matthew Griffith | |
| 14:00 | Charleston Southern | Donald Curto makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 14:00 | Charleston Southern | Donald Curto misses the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 14:00 | Tennessee | John Cunningham snags the defensive board | 31-41 |
| 13:42 | Tennessee | John Cunningham misses the lay-in but the foul's on Gerardo Velazquez - foul #2 on Gerardo Velazquez, team foul #4 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Jonathan Davis (SF) Donald Curto | |
| 13:42 | Tennessee | John Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 13:42 | Tennessee | John Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 13:13 | Charleston Southern | Robert Herrick misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-41 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | John Cunningham gets the rebound | 33-41 |
| 12:53 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo is hacked by Marcus Coulston - foul #1 on Marcus Coulston, team foul #5 | 33-41 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | John Patterson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-41 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee | John Patterson grabs the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 12:27 | Tennessee | John Patterson double dribbles | 33-41 |
| 12:09 | Charleston Southern | Robert Herrick can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 12:07 | Charleston Southern | Robert Herrick grabs the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 11:45 | Charleston Southern | Marcus Coulston misses long on a runner from close range | 33-41 |
| 11:43 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to John Cunningham | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas Arevalo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Sherrod (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Patterson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Christopher Hamlin (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Cunningham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Donald Lang (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marcus Coulston (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Herrick (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Gerardo Velazquez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Tennessee | John Patterson lays it up and in | 35-41 |
| 11:00 | Charleston Southern | Jonathan Davis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Marcus Coulston | 35-43 |
| 10:42 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Thomas Arevalo is blocked by Robert Herrick | 35-43 |
| 10:40 | Tennessee | John Cunningham snags the offensive board | 35-43 |
| 10:18 | Tennessee | Jonathan Davis steals it from Thomas Arevalo | 35-43 |
| 10:15 | Charleston Southern | Marcus Coulston banks in the layup set up by Jonathan Davis | 35-45 |
| 09:56 | Tennessee | John Patterson misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Herrick - foul #2 on Robert Herrick, team foul #6 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Wade Griffin (PG), Mathew Foster (SG), Jeffery Mar (PF), Mark Stops (C) Thomas Arevalo, James Sherrod, Christopher Hamlin, John Cunningham | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | William Johnson (PG), Isaac Sarvis (SG), Donald Curto (SF), Corey Zeisler (PF), Matthew Griffith (C) Donald Lang, Marcus Coulston, Jonathan Davis, Robert Herrick, Gerardo Velazquez | |
| 09:56 | Tennessee | John Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 09:56 | Tennessee | John Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 09:28 | Charleston Southern | Donald Curto misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee | Wade Griffin snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 09:09 | Tennessee | Mark Stops misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Matthew Griffith - foul #1 on Matthew Griffith, team foul #7 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Wilfred Armstead (SF) John Patterson | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | | |
| 09:09 | Tennessee | Mark Stops misses the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 09:09 | Tennessee | Mark Stops makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 08:42 | Charleston Southern | Mathew Foster picks off the pass by William Johnson | 38-45 |
| 08:21 | Tennessee | Wilfred Armstead comes up short on the shot from the left block | 38-45 |
| 08:19 | Charleston Southern | Donald Curto gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 08:14 | Charleston Southern | William Johnson connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Corey Zeisler | 38-47 |
| 07:51 | Tennessee | Wilfred Armstead misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Donald Curto - foul #2 on Donald Curto, team foul #8 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo (PG), James Sherrod (SG), Christopher Hamlin (PF), Richard Carter (C) Wade Griffin, Mathew Foster, Jeffery Mar, Mark Stops | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Donald Lang (PG), Marcus Coulston (SG), Jonathan Davis (SF), Gerardo Velazquez (C) William Johnson, Isaac Sarvis, Donald Curto, Matthew Griffith | |
| 07:51 | Tennessee | Wilfred Armstead makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 07:51 | Tennessee | Wilfred Armstead makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 07:28 | Charleston Southern | Corey Zeisler comes up short on the floater from the right side | 40-47 |
| 07:27 | Charleston Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Davis | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas Arevalo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Sherrod (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wilfred Armstead (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Hamlin (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Carter (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Donald Lang (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marcus Coulston (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jonathan Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Corey Zeisler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerardo Velazquez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Charleston Southern | Gerardo Velazquez misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Richard Carter - foul #5 on Richard Carter, team foul #6 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Patterson (SF), John Cunningham (C) Wilfred Armstead, Richard Carter | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Robert Herrick (PF) Corey Zeisler | |
| 07:22 | Charleston Southern | Gerardo Velazquez misses the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 07:22 | Charleston Southern | Gerardo Velazquez misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 07:22 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 07:03 | Tennessee | Donald Lang is called for the reach on Thomas Arevalo - foul #3 on Donald Lang, team foul #9 | 40-47 |
| 07:03 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 07:03 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 06:37 | Charleston Southern | Marcus Coulston is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Marcus Coulston, team foul #10 | 42-47 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee | James Sherrod misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 06:22 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to Gerardo Velazquez | 42-47 |
| 06:17 | Charleston Southern | Jonathan Davis's pass is intercepted by Thomas Arevalo | 42-47 |
| 06:10 | Tennessee | Donald Lang picks off the pass by Thomas Arevalo in the backcourt | 42-47 |
| 05:53 | Charleston Southern | Jonathan Davis misses the shot from the right side | 42-47 |
| 05:52 | Charleston Southern | Robert Herrick can't tip it in | 42-47 |
| 05:50 | Tennessee | James Sherrod pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 05:31 | Tennessee | John Cunningham is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Cunningham, team foul #7 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Stops (C) John Cunningham | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | William Johnson (PG) Donald Lang | |
| 05:03 | Charleston Southern | Thomas Arevalo steps in front of the Robert Herrick pass | 42-47 |
| 04:56 | Tennessee | Mark Stops's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Corey Zeisler (PF) Robert Herrick | |
| 04:47 | Charleston Southern | Corey Zeisler makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Marcus Coulston | 42-49 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee | John Patterson hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Arevalo | 44-49 |
| 04:15 | Charleston Southern | William Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 44-49 |
| 04:13 | Charleston Southern | Gerardo Velazquez grabs the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 03:51 | Charleston Southern | William Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Wade Griffin (PG), Mathew Foster (SG), Jeffery Mar (SF), John Cunningham (PF) Thomas Arevalo, James Sherrod, John Patterson, Christopher Hamlin | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Donald Lang (PG), Isaac Sarvis (SG), Donald Curto (SF), Matthew Griffith (C) William Johnson, Marcus Coulston, Jonathan Davis, Gerardo Velazquez | |
| 03:30 | Tennessee | Mathew Foster misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-49 |
| 03:29 | Charleston Southern | Corey Zeisler gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Wade Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mathew Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Mar (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Cunningham (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Stops (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Donald Lang (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Isaac Sarvis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Curto (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Corey Zeisler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Griffith (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Charleston Southern | Isaac Sarvis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 03:23 | Tennessee | Mark Stops gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Mark Stops lays it up and in on a great pass from Mathew Foster | 46-49 |
| 02:48 | Charleston Southern | Matthew Griffith misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 46-49 |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | Jeffery Mar grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo (PG), James Sherrod (SG), John Patterson (SF), Christopher Hamlin (PF) Wade Griffin, Mathew Foster, Jeffery Mar, Mark Stops | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Marcus Coulston (SG), Jonathan Davis (SF), Robert Herrick (PF), Gerardo Velazquez (C) Isaac Sarvis, Donald Curto, Corey Zeisler, Matthew Griffith | |
| 02:33 | Tennessee | James Sherrod throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-49 |
| 02:17 | Charleston Southern | Marcus Coulston misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 02:16 | Charleston Southern | Robert Herrick snags the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 02:06 | Charleston Southern | Marcus Coulston comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-49 |
| 02:05 | Tennessee | Thomas Arevalo snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 01:40 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-49 |
| 01:39 | Tennessee | John Cunningham tips it back up and in | 48-49 |
| 01:24 | Charleston Southern | Marcus Coulston hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 01:22 | Tennessee | John Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin buries a fadeaway in the lane | 50-49 |
| 00:39 | Charleston Southern | Donald Lang comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 50-49 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Donald Lang is called for the reach on Christopher Hamlin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Lang, team foul #11 | 50-49 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 00:34 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to Jonathan Davis | 51-49 |
| 00:19 | Charleston Southern | Gerardo Velazquez loses the ball out of bounds | 51-49 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin is fouled in the backcourt by Marcus Coulston - foul #3 on Marcus Coulston, team foul #12 | 51-49 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Charleston Southern | Donald Lang misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 00:09 | Charleston Southern | Jonathan Davis gets the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 00:06 | Charleston Southern | Donald Lang drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Donald Lang is called for the reach on Christopher Hamlin in the backcourt - foul #5 on Donald Lang, team foul #13 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | William Johnson (PG) Donald Lang | |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Christopher Hamlin misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 00:03 | Charleston Southern | Gerardo Velazquez gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 00:03 | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| 00:00 | Charleston Southern | William Johnson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 53-52 |