| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Joseph Nguyen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Manning (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leroy Griffin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Albert Hayne (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Willie McCalpane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachary Govea (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Harrington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Norfolk State | William Manning inbounds the ball | 26-20 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Norfolk State | Joseph Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Larry Harrington - foul #1 on Larry Harrington, team foul #1 | 26-20 |
| 19:46 | Norfolk State | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 19:46 | Norfolk State | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 19:25 | Tennessee | Zachary Govea hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-20 |
| 19:23 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Leroy Griffin | 28-20 |
| 19:05 | Norfolk State | William Manning buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Hamilton | 30-20 |
| 18:52 | Tennessee | Larry Harrington misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Thomas Hamilton - foul #2 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #1 | 30-20 |
| 18:52 | Tennessee | Larry Harrington misses the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 18:52 | Tennessee | Larry Harrington misses the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 18:52 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Zachary Govea | 30-20 |
| 18:38 | Tennessee | Zachary Govea scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Albert Hayne | 30-23 |
| 18:19 | Norfolk State | Albert Hayne is called for the reach on Joseph Nguyen - foul #1 on Albert Hayne, team foul #2 | 30-23 |
| 18:11 | Norfolk State | Joseph Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 18:10 | Norfolk State | Thomas Hamilton tips it in | 32-23 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee | Zachary Govea misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 32-23 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | Daniel Johnson tips it but misses | 32-23 |
| 17:50 | Tennessee | Zachary Govea tips it in | 32-25 |
| 17:34 | Norfolk State | William Manning can't finish the layup | 32-25 |
| 17:32 | Tennessee | Zachary Govea pulls down the rebound | 32-25 |
| 17:09 | Tennessee | Albert Hayne makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Johnson | 32-28 |
| 16:46 | Norfolk State | Joseph Smith makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Hamilton | 34-28 |
| 16:39 | Tennessee | Willie McCalpane misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-28 |
| 16:37 | Norfolk State | Joseph Smith grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 16:25 | Norfolk State | Joseph Smith is denied on a layup by Willie McCalpane | 34-28 |
| 16:23 | Tennessee | Zachary Govea gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 16:14 | Tennessee | Larry Harrington makes the shot from the left block | 34-30 |
| 15:59 | Norfolk State | Thomas Hamilton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 15:58 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Albert Hayne | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Joseph Nguyen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Manning (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leroy Griffin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Albert Hayne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie McCalpane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachary Govea (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Harrington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Tennessee | Albert Hayne hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Willie McCalpane | 34-33 |
| 15:34 | Norfolk State | Joseph Nguyen misses the 3 from straight away | 34-33 |
| 15:32 | Norfolk State | William Manning can't tip it in | 34-33 |
| 15:31 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Larry Harrington | 34-33 |
| 15:25 | Tennessee | Zachary Govea is hacked by Joseph Nguyen - foul #1 on Joseph Nguyen, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Thomas Lee (PG), Andre Greco (SG), Nathanael Johnson (SF), William Finney (PF), Zachary Hawkins (C) Joseph Nguyen, Thomas Hamilton, William Manning, Leroy Griffin, Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Glenn Kollman (PG), Elijah Saladino (SG), Paul Toller (SF), Bruce Noga (PF), James Kasper (C) Albert Hayne, Daniel Johnson, Willie McCalpane, Zachary Govea, Larry Harrington | |
| 15:13 | Tennessee | Elijah Saladino clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Lee - foul #4 on Thomas Lee, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Brian Drouin (PG) Thomas Lee | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:13 | Tennessee | Elijah Saladino makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 15:13 | Tennessee | Elijah Saladino makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 14:55 | Norfolk State | Andre Greco hits a jumper from the right side set up by Nathanael Johnson | 36-35 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee | Paul Toller can't finish the layup | 36-35 |
| 14:33 | Norfolk State | Nathanael Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 14:16 | Norfolk State | Nathanael Johnson is called for traveling | 36-35 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Zachary Govea (PF) James Kasper | |
| 13:55 | Tennessee | Bruce Noga hits a fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Zachary Hawkins - foul #1 on Zachary Hawkins, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| 13:55 | Tennessee | Bruce Noga makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| 13:43 | Norfolk State | Elijah Saladino steps in front of the Andre Greco pass | 36-38 |
| 13:28 | Tennessee | William Finney steals the ball from Elijah Saladino | 36-38 |
| 13:12 | Norfolk State | Zachary Hawkins misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 13:10 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Bruce Noga | 36-38 |
| 13:06 | Tennessee | Glenn Kollman double dribbles in the backcourt | 36-38 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | William Manning (SF), Leroy Griffin (PF) William Finney, Zachary Hawkins | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Albert Hayne (PG), Daniel Johnson (SG), Willie McCalpane (SF) Glenn Kollman, Elijah Saladino, Bruce Noga | |
| 13:01 | Norfolk State | Brian Drouin makes the jumper from the left side | 38-38 |
| 12:37 | Tennessee | Willie McCalpane misses the easy layup | 38-38 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Albert Hayne pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 12:27 | Tennessee | Nathanael Johnson takes the ball from Albert Hayne | 38-38 |
| 12:06 | Norfolk State | William Manning can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 38-38 |
| 12:04 | Norfolk State | Leroy Griffin tips it in | 40-38 |
| 11:53 | Tennessee | Willie McCalpane makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Brian Drouin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Andre Greco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Manning (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leroy Griffin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathanael Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Albert Hayne (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie McCalpane (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachary Govea (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Toller (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Norfolk State | William Manning can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Daniel Johnson - foul #2 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Joseph Nguyen (PG), Thomas Hamilton (SG), William Finney (PF), Joseph Smith (C) Brian Drouin, Andre Greco, Leroy Griffin, Nathanael Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Elijah Saladino (SG), Bruce Noga (PF), Larry Harrington (C) Daniel Johnson, Zachary Govea, Paul Toller | |
| 11:28 | Norfolk State | William Manning makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 11:28 | Norfolk State | William Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 11:08 | Tennessee | Albert Hayne misses the 3 from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 11:06 | Norfolk State | William Manning grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 10:51 | Norfolk State | Larry Harrington is called for the reach on Joseph Smith - foul #2 on Larry Harrington, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| 10:38 | Norfolk State | Thomas Hamilton clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 10:37 | Norfolk State | William Manning tips it in | 44-41 |
| 10:10 | Tennessee | Albert Hayne can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 44-41 |
| 10:08 | Tennessee | Willie McCalpane snags the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 10:02 | Tennessee | Joseph Smith swats the short shot by Willie McCalpane | 44-41 |
| 10:00 | Norfolk State | Joseph Nguyen snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 09:54 | Norfolk State | William Finney is fouled on the floor by Bruce Noga - foul #3 on Bruce Noga, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Glenn Kollman (PG), Daniel Johnson (SG), Zachary Govea (PF) Albert Hayne, Willie McCalpane, Bruce Noga | |
| 09:42 | Norfolk State | Joseph Smith hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Hamilton and he's fouled by Larry Harrington - foul #3 on Larry Harrington, team foul #6 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Leroy Griffin (PF) William Manning | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 09:42 | Norfolk State | Joseph Smith misses the free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:42 | Tennessee | Larry Harrington snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 09:31 | Tennessee | Glenn Kollman comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Hamilton - foul #3 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | William Manning (SF) William Finney | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 09:31 | Tennessee | Glenn Kollman misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:31 | Tennessee | Glenn Kollman misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:31 | Norfolk State | Leroy Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 09:15 | Norfolk State | Leroy Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Andre Greco (SF) William Manning | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Toller (SF) Elijah Saladino | |
| 09:07 | Tennessee | Larry Harrington misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Zachary Govea | 46-41 |
| 08:53 | Tennessee | Daniel Johnson's pass is intercepted by Leroy Griffin | 46-41 |
| 08:32 | Norfolk State | Joseph Smith is fouled on the floor by Larry Harrington - foul #4 on Larry Harrington, team foul #7 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Brian Drouin (PG), Nathanael Johnson (SF) Joseph Nguyen, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Albert Hayne (PG), Willie McCalpane (SF) Glenn Kollman, Larry Harrington | |
| 08:32 | Norfolk State | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 08:32 | Norfolk State | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 08:09 | Tennessee | Andre Greco is called for the reach on Albert Hayne - foul #2 on Andre Greco, team foul #6 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | William Finney (PF), Zachary Hawkins (C) Leroy Griffin, Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 07:51 | Tennessee | Albert Hayne scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Brian Drouin (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Andre Greco (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathanael Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Finney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Zachary Hawkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Albert Hayne (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie McCalpane (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Zachary Govea (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Toller (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Norfolk State | Andre Greco is denied on a layup by Paul Toller | 48-44 |
| 07:32 | Norfolk State | Nathanael Johnson tips it home | 50-44 |
| 07:15 | Tennessee | Willie McCalpane hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Paul Toller | 50-46 |
| 06:57 | Norfolk State | Zachary Hawkins misses badly on a floater from the right side | 50-46 |
| 06:55 | Tennessee | Zachary Govea pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee | Paul Toller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-46 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Thomas Lee (PG), Thomas Hamilton (SG), Leroy Griffin (PF) Brian Drouin, Andre Greco, William Finney | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Glenn Kollman (PG), Elijah Saladino (SG), James Kasper (SF), Larry Harrington (C) Albert Hayne, Daniel Johnson, Willie McCalpane, Paul Toller | |
| 06:23 | Norfolk State | Thomas Lee misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-46 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee | Zachary Govea grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 06:04 | Tennessee | James Kasper makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Glenn Kollman | 50-48 |
| 05:35 | Norfolk State | Leroy Griffin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 05:33 | Tennessee | James Kasper grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee | Elijah Saladino is hacked by Leroy Griffin - foul #2 on Leroy Griffin, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | William Manning (SF), Joseph Smith (C) Nathanael Johnson, Zachary Hawkins | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Albert Hayne (PG), Willie McCalpane (SF), Bruce Noga (PF) Glenn Kollman, James Kasper, Zachary Govea | |
| 05:28 | Tennessee | Elijah Saladino makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee | Elijah Saladino misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 05:28 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Leroy Griffin | 50-49 |
| 05:01 | Norfolk State | Thomas Hamilton drills a 3 from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee | Larry Harrington can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 04:45 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Thomas Lee | 53-49 |
| 04:20 | Norfolk State | Leroy Griffin hits the finger roll | 55-49 |
| 03:55 | Tennessee | Willie McCalpane knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Albert Hayne | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Manning (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leroy Griffin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Albert Hayne (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elijah Saladino (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Willie McCalpane (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Noga (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Harrington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:42 | Norfolk State | Joseph Smith misses the driving attempt in the lane | 55-51 |
| 03:41 | Tennessee | Bruce Noga grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 03:41 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-51 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Johnson (SG), Zachary Govea (PF) Elijah Saladino, Bruce Noga | |
| 03:21 | Tennessee | Joseph Smith steals it from Larry Harrington | 55-51 |
| 02:56 | Norfolk State | Joseph Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Zachary Govea | 55-51 |
| 02:55 | Tennessee | Willie McCalpane snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 02:40 | Tennessee | Albert Hayne connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Willie McCalpane | 55-54 |
| 02:12 | Norfolk State | William Manning buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Hamilton | 57-54 |
| 01:44 | Tennessee | Leroy Griffin swats the short shot by Larry Harrington | 57-54 |
| 01:42 | Tennessee | Larry Harrington tips it in | 57-56 |
| 01:27 | Norfolk State | Joseph Smith is hacked by Larry Harrington - foul #5 on Larry Harrington, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Toller (C) Larry Harrington | |
| 01:27 | Norfolk State | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 01:27 | Norfolk State | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:10 | Tennessee | Willie McCalpane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 01:09 | Tennessee | Albert Hayne grabs the offensive board | 59-56 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee | Willie McCalpane misses the driving attempt in the lane | 59-56 |
| 00:57 | Norfolk State | Thomas Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Norfolk State | Thomas Hamilton clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Daniel Johnson - foul #3 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Andre Greco (SF), William Finney (PF) William Manning, Leroy Griffin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:30 | Norfolk State | Thomas Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:30 | Norfolk State | Thomas Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Albert Hayne misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 00:20 | Norfolk State | William Finney gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:19 | Norfolk State | William Finney is hacked by Albert Hayne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Albert Hayne, team foul #10 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Joseph Nguyen (SG), William Manning (SF) Thomas Hamilton, Andre Greco | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:19 | Norfolk State | William Finney makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:19 | Norfolk State | William Finney misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | Zachary Govea gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee | Albert Hayne misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-56 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Daniel Johnson snags the offensive board | 62-56 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Albert Hayne misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 00:05 | Norfolk State | Joseph Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 00:04 | Norfolk State | Daniel Johnson is called for the reach on Joseph Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #11 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Andre Greco (PF) William Finney | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:04 | Norfolk State | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:04 | Norfolk State | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Daniel Johnson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 64-56 |