| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Eugene Beckwith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jasper Biddle (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Floyd Rowland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Fields (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Navarre (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tommy Natoli (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Rooney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Cho (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Richard Rooney inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Tennessee | Chester Cho can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 19:34 | Belmont | Floyd Rowland grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 19:15 | Belmont | Floyd Rowland scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Jasper Biddle | 34-33 |
| 18:58 | Tennessee | The pull-up jumper by Steven Smith is blocked by John Navarre | 34-33 |
| 18:56 | Belmont | Jasper Biddle grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 18:44 | Belmont | Eugene Beckwith scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 18:40 | Tennessee | Steven Smith is whistled for a carry | 37-33 |
| 18:20 | Belmont | Chester Cho blocks the jumper by Floyd Rowland | 37-33 |
| 18:19 | Belmont | John Navarre tips it back up and in | 39-33 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee | Richard Rooney buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Steven Smith | 39-35 |
| 17:41 | Belmont | Eugene Beckwith misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 17:40 | Tennessee | Richard Rooney grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | Richard Rooney hits the finger roll | 39-37 |
| 17:12 | Belmont | Floyd Rowland loses the ball out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ricky Warner (SF), Joshua Thole (PF), David Lewis (C) Floyd Rowland, Jeremy Fields, John Navarre | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert McQuinn (PG), Bruce Meyer (SG), Melvin Price (SF), Thomas Walters (PF), Thomas Polito (C) Steven Smith, Tommy Natoli, Richard Rooney, Chester Cho, James Clark | |
| 16:56 | Tennessee | Melvin Price connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Thomas Walters | 39-40 |
| 16:40 | Belmont | Thomas Polito blocks the jumper by Eugene Beckwith | 39-40 |
| 16:38 | Belmont | Jasper Biddle gets the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 16:27 | Belmont | David Lewis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Melvin Price grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 16:12 | Tennessee | Bruce Meyer misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Jasper Biddle - foul #2 on Jasper Biddle, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | Andrew Ellerbe (SG), John Navarre (C) Jasper Biddle, David Lewis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:12 | Tennessee | Bruce Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 16:12 | Tennessee | Bruce Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 15:57 | Belmont | Ricky Warner misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 15:55 | Belmont | Ricky Warner gets the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Eugene Beckwith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Ellerbe (fresh) SF - Ricky Warner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua Thole (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Navarre (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert McQuinn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bruce Meyer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Melvin Price (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Walters (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Polito (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Belmont | Joshua Thole clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 15:29 | Tennessee | Thomas Polito pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 15:08 | Tennessee | Robert McQuinn's pass is intercepted by Eugene Beckwith | 39-42 |
| 14:56 | Belmont | Andrew Ellerbe is hacked by Bruce Meyer - foul #3 on Bruce Meyer, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jasper Biddle (PG), Preston Kitchens (SG), Floyd Rowland (SF), Jeremy Fields (PF) Eugene Beckwith, Andrew Ellerbe, Ricky Warner, Joshua Thole | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Smith (PG), Tommy Natoli (SG), Richard Rooney (SF), Chester Cho (PF), James Clark (C) Robert McQuinn, Bruce Meyer, Melvin Price, Thomas Walters, Thomas Polito | |
| 14:35 | Belmont | Floyd Rowland misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee | Chester Cho pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 14:14 | Tennessee | Richard Rooney can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-42 |
| 14:12 | Belmont | Jeremy Fields pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 13:54 | Belmont | Preston Kitchens clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 13:52 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to James Clark | 39-42 |
| 13:33 | Tennessee | Richard Rooney is called for traveling | 39-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Lewis (C) John Navarre | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Walters (PF) Chester Cho | |
| 13:12 | Belmont | A charge is called on David Lewis - foul #2 on David Lewis, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Polito (C) James Clark | |
| 13:00 | Tennessee | Thomas Walters scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 12:43 | Belmont | Jeremy Fields is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jeremy Fields, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Eugene Beckwith (PG), Joshua Thole (PF) Jasper Biddle, Jeremy Fields | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:28 | Tennessee | Tommy Natoli is hacked by Preston Kitchens - foul #4 on Preston Kitchens, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ricky Warner (SG) Preston Kitchens | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert McQuinn (PG), Bruce Meyer (SG) Steven Smith, Tommy Natoli | |
| 12:14 | Tennessee | Robert McQuinn misses the lay-in | 39-44 |
| 12:13 | Tennessee | Richard Rooney can't tip it in | 39-44 |
| 12:12 | Belmont | Joshua Thole grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 11:57 | Belmont | Joshua Thole loses the dribble to Richard Rooney | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Eugene Beckwith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Warner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Rowland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Thole (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert McQuinn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bruce Meyer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Rooney (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Polito (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Tennessee | David Lewis steals it from Robert McQuinn | 39-44 |
| 11:31 | Belmont | David Lewis makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Thole | 42-44 |
| 11:15 | Tennessee | Richard Rooney misses the easy layup | 42-44 |
| 11:14 | Tennessee | Thomas Walters tips it but misses | 42-44 |
| 11:13 | Belmont | Joshua Thole grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 10:56 | Belmont | Ricky Warner scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Floyd Rowland | 44-44 |
| 10:37 | Tennessee | Floyd Rowland steps in front of the Robert McQuinn pass | 44-44 |
| 10:25 | Belmont | David Lewis clanks a 3 from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 10:24 | Belmont | Floyd Rowland can't tip it in | 44-44 |
| 10:22 | Tennessee | Thomas Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 10:08 | Tennessee | Bruce Meyer misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 10:06 | Belmont | Joshua Thole pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 09:53 | Belmont | Eugene Beckwith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 09:51 | Tennessee | Thomas Polito pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 09:46 | Tennessee | Bruce Meyer knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Walters | 44-47 |
| 09:26 | Belmont | Thomas Polito denies the turnaround by Joshua Thole | 44-47 |
| 09:24 | Tennessee | Thomas Walters pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 09:06 | Tennessee | Thomas Polito misses the fadeaway from the right block | 44-47 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Polito | 44-47 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee | Robert McQuinn clanks a floater in the lane | 44-47 |
| 08:45 | Tennessee | Robert McQuinn tips it in | 44-49 |
| 08:26 | Belmont | Eugene Beckwith is fouled on the floor by Robert McQuinn - foul #2 on Robert McQuinn, team foul #2 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jasper Biddle (PG), Andrew Ellerbe (SG), Russell Rodgers (SF), Jeremy Fields (PF), John Navarre (C) Eugene Beckwith, Ricky Warner, Floyd Rowland, Joshua Thole, David Lewis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Smith (PG), Tommy Natoli (SG), Melvin Price (SF), Chester Cho (PF), James Clark (C) Robert McQuinn, Bruce Meyer, Richard Rooney, Thomas Walters, Thomas Polito | |
| 08:09 | Belmont | Jasper Biddle scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 07:47 | Tennessee | Chester Cho misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 47-49 |
| 07:46 | Tennessee | Tommy Natoli can't tip it in | 47-49 |
| 07:45 | Tennessee | Chester Cho grabs the offensive board | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jasper Biddle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Ellerbe (fresh) SF - Russell Rodgers (fresh) PF - Jeremy Fields (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Navarre (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Tommy Natoli (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Melvin Price (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chester Cho (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Tennessee | Tommy Natoli connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Melvin Price | 47-52 |
| 07:15 | Belmont | Russell Rodgers buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jasper Biddle | 49-52 |
| 06:51 | Tennessee | James Clark scores on a shot near the basket set up by Steven Smith | 49-54 |
| 06:22 | Belmont | Jasper Biddle scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Andrew Ellerbe | 51-54 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee | Tommy Natoli hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Melvin Price | 51-56 |
| 05:51 | Belmont | Jasper Biddle connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Andrew Ellerbe and he's fouled by Steven Smith - foul #2 on Steven Smith, team foul #3 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Preston Kitchens (SG), Ricky Warner (SF), Joshua Thole (PF) Andrew Ellerbe, Russell Rodgers, Jeremy Fields | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert McQuinn (PG), Bruce Meyer (SG), Thomas Walters (PF), Chris Wechsler (C) Steven Smith, Tommy Natoli, Chester Cho, James Clark | |
| 05:51 | Belmont | Jasper Biddle makes the free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:32 | Tennessee | Melvin Price is hacked by Jasper Biddle - foul #3 on Jasper Biddle, team foul #5 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Eugene Beckwith (PG), Frank Abney (C) Jasper Biddle, John Navarre | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Rooney (SF) Melvin Price | |
| 05:23 | Tennessee | Bruce Meyer misses the lay-in | 54-56 |
| 05:21 | Belmont | Frank Abney gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 05:17 | Belmont | Preston Kitchens scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Eugene Beckwith | 57-56 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | Thomas Walters misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 57-56 |
| 05:06 | Belmont | Ricky Warner grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 04:44 | Belmont | Eugene Beckwith misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert McQuinn - foul #3 on Robert McQuinn, team foul #4 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Lewis (C) Frank Abney | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Smith (PG), Tommy Natoli (SG) Robert McQuinn, Richard Rooney | |
| 04:44 | Belmont | Eugene Beckwith makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 04:44 | Belmont | Eugene Beckwith misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 04:44 | Tennessee | Bruce Meyer grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Joshua Thole steals it from Steven Smith | 58-56 |
| 04:14 | Belmont | David Lewis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Bruce Meyer | 58-56 |
| 03:56 | Tennessee | Preston Kitchens steals it from Chris Wechsler | 58-56 |
| 03:37 | Belmont | Ricky Warner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 03:36 | Tennessee | Bruce Meyer pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Eugene Beckwith (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Preston Kitchens (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ricky Warner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua Thole (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Tommy Natoli (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Thomas Walters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bruce Meyer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Chris Wechsler (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | Tennessee | Thomas Walters is hacked by Ricky Warner - foul #2 on Ricky Warner, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Floyd Rowland (SF), Jeremy Fields (PF), John Navarre (C) Ricky Warner, Joshua Thole, David Lewis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Melvin Price (SF), Chester Cho (PF), James Clark (C) Thomas Walters, Bruce Meyer, Chris Wechsler | |
| 03:14 | Tennessee | Tommy Natoli hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 03:12 | Belmont | Jeremy Fields snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 02:51 | Belmont | Eugene Beckwith blows the layup | 58-56 |
| 02:49 | Tennessee | James Clark grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 02:45 | Tennessee | Tommy Natoli misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 02:43 | Tennessee | Chester Cho tips it back up and in | 58-58 |
| 02:26 | Belmont | Preston Kitchens's fadeaway is rejected by James Clark | 58-58 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee | Tommy Natoli pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee | Steven Smith's pass is intercepted by Preston Kitchens in the backcourt | 58-58 |
| 02:14 | Belmont | Floyd Rowland is fouled on the floor by Melvin Price - foul #1 on Melvin Price, team foul #5 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jasper Biddle (PG), Andrew Ellerbe (SG) Eugene Beckwith, Preston Kitchens | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert McQuinn (PG), Richard Rooney (SF) Steven Smith, Tommy Natoli | |
| 01:45 | Belmont | Andrew Ellerbe makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jasper Biddle | 61-58 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | Eugene Beckwith (PG), Preston Kitchens (SG) Jasper Biddle, Andrew Ellerbe | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Smith (PG), Tommy Natoli (SG) Robert McQuinn, Melvin Price | |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Chester Cho can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Preston Kitchens - foul #5 on Preston Kitchens, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jasper Biddle (SG) Preston Kitchens | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Chester Cho misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Chester Cho makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 01:16 | Belmont | Jeremy Fields is hacked by Tommy Natoli - foul #1 on Tommy Natoli, team foul #6 | 61-59 |
| 00:54 | Belmont | Jasper Biddle connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Navarre | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | Richard Rooney buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Tommy Natoli | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:35 | Belmont | Tommy Natoli is called for the reach on Jasper Biddle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tommy Natoli, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| 00:35 | Belmont | Jasper Biddle makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:35 | Belmont | Jasper Biddle makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Richard Rooney misses the easy layup | 65-61 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Steven Smith grabs the offensive board | 65-61 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Tommy Natoli clanks a 3 from the left corner | 65-61 |
| 00:21 | Belmont | The rebound goes to John Navarre | 65-61 |
| 00:19 | Belmont | Steven Smith is called for the reach on John Navarre in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Smith, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joshua Thole (PF) Jeremy Fields | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:19 | Belmont | John Navarre makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:19 | Belmont | John Navarre misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | James Clark gets the rebound | 66-61 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee | Richard Rooney misses the 3 from the left corner | 66-61 |
| 00:09 | Belmont | John Navarre grabs the board | 66-61 |
| 00:09 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Fields (PF) Joshua Thole | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:07 | Belmont | Floyd Rowland is hacked by Steven Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Smith, team foul #9 | 66-61 |
| 00:07 | Belmont | Floyd Rowland makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:07 | Belmont | Floyd Rowland makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Richard Rooney clanks a 3 from straight away | 68-61 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Chester Cho gets the offensive rebound | 68-61 |