| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Marvin Seals (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Peter Zierenberg (fresh) SF - Dudley King (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Larmon (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Walker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Washburn (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Frank (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Bacon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Russell Shutt (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Aaron Shields (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon inbounds the ball | 24-34 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon blows the layup but he's hacked by Peter Zierenberg - foul #2 on Peter Zierenberg, team foul #1 | 24-34 |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon misses the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon misses the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 19:34 | St. Bonaventure | Dudley King pulls down the rebound | 24-34 |
| 19:18 | St. Bonaventure | Dustin Larmon is called for traveling | 24-34 |
| 18:59 | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Bryan Bacon, team foul #1 | 24-34 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ian Green (PG) Bryan Bacon | |
| 18:41 | St. Bonaventure | Peter Zierenberg is fouled on the floor by Willie Frank - foul #2 on Willie Frank, team foul #2 | 24-34 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Charles Schmitt (PG), James Johnson (C) Marvin Seals, George Walker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:25 | St. Bonaventure | Dudley King misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-34 |
| 18:24 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Larmon | 24-34 |
| 18:04 | St. Bonaventure | Dustin Larmon is fouled on the floor by Ian Green - foul #1 on Ian Green, team foul #3 | 24-34 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert Cohen (SG), Fredrick Harper (SF), Gary Lash (PF) Peter Zierenberg, Dudley King, Dustin Larmon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes (SG) Willie Frank | |
| 17:50 | St. Bonaventure | Fredrick Harper drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 17:26 | Tennessee | Ian Green is fouled on the floor by Charles Schmitt - foul #1 on Charles Schmitt, team foul #2 | 26-34 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Marvin Seals (PG), George Walker (C) Charles Schmitt, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Siegle (PF) Russell Shutt | |
| 17:06 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 26-34 |
| 17:04 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle tips it back up and in | 26-36 |
| 16:56 | St. Bonaventure | Marvin Seals misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 16:54 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Aaron Shields | 26-36 |
| 16:49 | Tennessee | John Washburn knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Ian Green | 26-38 |
| 16:25 | St. Bonaventure | Aaron Shields denies the turnaround by Marvin Seals | 26-38 |
| 16:23 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields grabs the board | 26-38 |
| 15:54 | Tennessee | John Washburn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 26-38 |
| 15:53 | St. Bonaventure | George Walker grabs the board | 26-38 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Marvin Seals (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Cohen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Fredrick Harper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Lash (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Walker (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ian Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glenn Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Washburn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Siegle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Shields (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | St. Bonaventure | Marvin Seals connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 28-38 |
| 15:20 | Tennessee | John Washburn drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ian Green | 28-41 |
| 15:01 | St. Bonaventure | Marvin Seals loses the dribble to Aaron Shields | 28-41 |
| 14:56 | Tennessee | Ian Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-41 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Charles Schmitt (PG), Peter Zierenberg (SG), Dudley King (SF), Dustin Larmon (PF), James Johnson (C) Marvin Seals, Robert Cohen, Fredrick Harper, Gary Lash, George Walker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Frank (SG), Russell Shutt (PF) Glenn Hayes, Robert Siegle | |
| 14:40 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Schmitt misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-41 |
| 14:38 | St. Bonaventure | Dustin Larmon grabs the offensive board | 28-41 |
| 14:22 | St. Bonaventure | Dustin Larmon hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Charles Schmitt | 30-41 |
| 13:54 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields connects on the open turnaround in the paint set up by John Washburn | 30-43 |
| 13:38 | St. Bonaventure | Dustin Larmon hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Charles Schmitt | 32-43 |
| 13:18 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields jams it on a nice dish by John Washburn | 32-45 |
| 13:01 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Schmitt buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Dudley King | 34-45 |
| 12:57 | Tennessee | Peter Zierenberg picks off the pass by Willie Frank in the backcourt | 34-45 |
| 12:48 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Schmitt comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-45 |
| 12:47 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields grabs the board | 34-45 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee | Willie Frank clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 12:21 | St. Bonaventure | Dustin Larmon gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 12:16 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Schmitt buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 12:14 | Tennessee | Willie Frank is fouled in the backcourt by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Clontz (PG), John Stalker (SG), Fredrick Harper (SF), George Walker (C) Charles Schmitt, Peter Zierenberg, Dudley King, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes (SG), Bryan Bacon (SF), Robert Siegle (C) Ian Green, Willie Frank, Aaron Shields | |
| 11:57 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Russell Shutt and the foul's on George Walker - foul #2 on George Walker, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| 11:57 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle misses the free throw | 37-47 |
| 11:57 | St. Bonaventure | George Walker grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 11:40 | St. Bonaventure | Dustin Larmon misses long on a jump hook from close range | 37-47 |
| 11:39 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - James Clontz (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Stalker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Fredrick Harper (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dustin Larmon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - George Walker (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Washburn (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glenn Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryan Bacon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Russell Shutt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Siegle (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Tennessee | John Washburn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-47 |
| 11:33 | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon misses the tip | 37-47 |
| 11:31 | St. Bonaventure | George Walker gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 11:27 | St. Bonaventure | Dustin Larmon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-47 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Marvin Seals (PG) James Clontz | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 11:24 | Tennessee | John Washburn is hacked by Marvin Seals in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marvin Seals, team foul #5 | 37-47 |
| 11:08 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-47 |
| 11:07 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Shutt | 37-47 |
| 10:49 | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 37-49 |
| 10:28 | St. Bonaventure | Marvin Seals misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by John Washburn - foul #2 on John Washburn, team foul #4 | 37-49 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert Cohen (SG), Gary Lash (PF) Fredrick Harper, Dustin Larmon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:28 | St. Bonaventure | Marvin Seals makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 10:28 | St. Bonaventure | Marvin Seals misses the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Russell Shutt | 38-49 |
| 10:25 | Tennessee | John Washburn loses the dribble to Robert Cohen in the backcourt | 38-49 |
| 10:06 | St. Bonaventure | Marvin Seals knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gary Lash | 41-49 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee | Russell Shutt can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 41-49 |
| 09:36 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle tips it in | 41-51 |
| 09:16 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Cohen scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Marvin Seals | 44-51 |
| 08:52 | Tennessee | Gary Lash is called for the reach on Russell Shutt - foul #2 on Gary Lash, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Charles Schmitt (PG), Peter Zierenberg (SG), Dudley King (SF), Dustin Larmon (PF), James Johnson (C) Marvin Seals, Robert Cohen, John Stalker, Gary Lash, George Walker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ian Green (PG), Willie Frank (SG) John Washburn, Glenn Hayes | |
| 08:33 | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon clanks a floater from the free throw line | 44-51 |
| 08:32 | St. Bonaventure | Dustin Larmon grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 08:13 | St. Bonaventure | Dudley King hits the finger roll | 46-51 |
| 08:10 | Tennessee | Ian Green is hacked by Peter Zierenberg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Zierenberg, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Aaron Shields (C) Robert Siegle | |
| 08:10 | Tennessee | Ian Green misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 08:10 | St. Bonaventure | Dustin Larmon gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 08:00 | St. Bonaventure | Dustin Larmon misses the lay-in | 46-51 |
| 07:58 | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 07:31 | Tennessee | Russell Shutt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert Cohen (SG), Fredrick Harper (SF), Gary Lash (PF) Peter Zierenberg, Dudley King, Dustin Larmon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Washburn (PG), Robert Siegle (PF) Ian Green, Russell Shutt | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Charles Schmitt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Cohen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fredrick Harper (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Lash (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Washburn (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Frank (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Bacon (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Siegle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Aaron Shields (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:05 | St. Bonaventure | Fredrick Harper hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 48-51 |
| 06:42 | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon is wide open and slams it home | 48-53 |
| 06:27 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Schmitt misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-53 |
| 06:26 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 06:19 | Tennessee | John Washburn is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Schmitt - foul #2 on Charles Schmitt, team foul #8 | 48-53 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Clontz (PG), John Stalker (SG), Dudley King (SF), Dustin Larmon (PF), George Walker (C) Charles Schmitt, Robert Cohen, Fredrick Harper, Gary Lash, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes (SG), Russell Shutt (PF) Willie Frank, Aaron Shields | |
| 06:19 | Tennessee | John Washburn misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 06:19 | St. Bonaventure | George Walker snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 06:08 | St. Bonaventure | Russell Shutt picks off the pass by James Clontz | 48-53 |
| 05:39 | Tennessee | John Washburn can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Clontz - foul #1 on James Clontz, team foul #9 | 48-53 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Peter Zierenberg (SG) John Stalker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:39 | Tennessee | John Washburn makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 05:39 | Tennessee | John Washburn makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 05:26 | St. Bonaventure | Dudley King misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-55 |
| 05:24 | St. Bonaventure | Dustin Larmon hits the follow up shot | 50-55 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee | Russell Shutt clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dustin Larmon - foul #3 on Dustin Larmon, team foul #10 | 50-55 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Marvin Seals (PG), Fredrick Harper (SF), Gary Lash (PF) James Clontz, Dudley King, Dustin Larmon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ian Green (PG), Aaron Shields (C) John Washburn, Robert Siegle | |
| 05:03 | Tennessee | Russell Shutt makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee | Russell Shutt makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 04:51 | St. Bonaventure | Marvin Seals buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 04:29 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields lays it up and in on a great pass from Ian Green | 53-59 |
| 04:08 | St. Bonaventure | Gary Lash is fouled on the floor by Russell Shutt - foul #2 on Russell Shutt, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Charles Schmitt (PG), John Stalker (SG), Dustin Larmon (PF), James Johnson (C) Marvin Seals, Peter Zierenberg, Gary Lash, George Walker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Frank (SF), Robert Siegle (C) Bryan Bacon, Aaron Shields | |
| 03:48 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Schmitt can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-59 |
| 03:47 | St. Bonaventure | Dustin Larmon tips it home | 55-59 |
| 03:26 | Tennessee | Russell Shutt jams it on a great pass from Glenn Hayes | 55-61 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Charles Schmitt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Stalker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Fredrick Harper (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dustin Larmon (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ian Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Glenn Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Frank (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Russell Shutt (tiring) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. C - Robert Siegle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:12 | St. Bonaventure | Dustin Larmon misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 55-61 |
| 03:10 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 03:08 | Tennessee | Ian Green is fouled in the backcourt by John Stalker - foul #4 on John Stalker, team foul #11 | 55-61 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Clontz (PG), Dudley King (SF) Charles Schmitt, Fredrick Harper | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon (SF), Aaron Shields (C) Glenn Hayes, Russell Shutt | |
| 03:08 | Tennessee | Ian Green misses the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 03:08 | Tennessee | Ian Green misses the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 03:08 | St. Bonaventure | Dustin Larmon snags the defensive board | 55-61 |
| 02:49 | St. Bonaventure | James Clontz is whistled for a carry | 55-61 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Gary Lash (PF) Dustin Larmon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Washburn (PG) Ian Green | |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | James Clontz steals the ball from Willie Frank | 55-61 |
| 02:29 | St. Bonaventure | Dudley King misses the lay-in | 55-61 |
| 02:27 | St. Bonaventure | James Clontz tips it home | 57-61 |
| 02:25 | Tennessee | James Clontz takes the ball from Willie Frank in the backcourt | 57-61 |
| 02:25 | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-61 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Marvin Seals (PG), Peter Zierenberg (SG), George Walker (C) James Clontz, John Stalker, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes (SG) Bryan Bacon | |
| 02:14 | St. Bonaventure | John Washburn steps in front of the Gary Lash pass | 57-61 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee | Peter Zierenberg blocks the jumper by Aaron Shields | 57-61 |
| 01:54 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields snags the offensive board | 57-61 |
| 01:34 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 57-61 |
| 01:32 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle hits the follow up shot | 57-63 |
| 01:05 | St. Bonaventure | Marvin Seals can't throw it down | 57-63 |
| 01:03 | St. Bonaventure | Marvin Seals snags the offensive board | 57-63 |
| 00:50 | St. Bonaventure | Dudley King connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Lash | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | George Walker is called for the reach on Willie Frank - foul #3 on George Walker, team foul #12 | 60-63 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Dustin Larmon (PF) Gary Lash | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon (SF) Glenn Hayes | |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Willie Frank makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Willie Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | St. Bonaventure | Dudley King misses the 3 from the right corner | 60-65 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle grabs the board | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Peter Zierenberg is called for the reach on Robert Siegle in the backcourt - foul #4 on Peter Zierenberg, team foul #13 | 60-65 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ian Green (PG), Glenn Hayes (SG), Russell Shutt (C) Willie Frank, Bryan Bacon, Aaron Shields | |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle misses the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle misses the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:16 | St. Bonaventure | Dustin Larmon gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| 00:09 | St. Bonaventure | Russell Shutt picks off the pass by Dudley King | 60-65 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Peter Zierenberg is called for the reach on Ian Green in the backcourt - foul #5 on Peter Zierenberg, team foul #14 | 60-65 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | John Stalker (SG) Peter Zierenberg | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Aaron Shields (C) Robert Siegle | |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Ian Green makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Ian Green makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | Russell Shutt takes the ball from George Walker | 60-67 |