| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Todd Reilly (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Poplawski (fresh) PF - Gary Defrancisco (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Getchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Wild (fresh) SG - Quinton Majors (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Shannon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Nussbaum (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Willie Poplawski inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | Martin Nussbaum is called for the reach on Todd Reilly - foul #2 on Martin Nussbaum, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 19:14 | Tennessee | Willie Poplawski misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 19:13 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 19:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-32 |
| 18:58 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-32 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 18:23 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright tips it but misses | 28-32 |
| 18:22 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Jason Wright - foul #1 on Jason Wright, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly makes the free throw | 31-32 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-32 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Shannon - foul #1 on Robert Shannon, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker (SF) Willie Poplawski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Wright | 31-35 |
| 16:44 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker makes the shot from close range | 33-35 |
| 16:31 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 16:29 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 16:06 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Walker | 35-35 |
| 15:52 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Walker - foul #1 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (PG), Willie Poplawski (SF), William Gowin (PF) Todd Reilly, Gary Defrancisco, Stephen Getchell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), George Lewis (SG), Thad Bernoski (SF), Robert Haun (PF), Nicholas Bullock (C) David Wild, Quinton Majors, Jason Wright, Robert Shannon, Martin Nussbaum | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Eric Nellis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert McConaghy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Poplawski (fresh) PF - William Gowin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Freddy Hensen (fresh) SG - George Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thad Bernoski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Haun (fresh) C - Nicholas Bullock (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Thad Bernoski is denied by William Gowin | 35-35 |
| 15:25 | Tennessee | William Gowin snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 15:04 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by George Lewis - foul #1 on George Lewis, team foul #4 | 35-35 |
| 15:04 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 15:04 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 14:57 | Cincinnati | George Lewis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Thad Bernoski | 37-35 |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | George Lewis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 14:33 | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen grabs the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun double dribbles | 37-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Todd Reilly (PG), Gary Defrancisco (PF) Eric Nellis, William Gowin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Wild (PG), Quinton Majors (SG), Jason Wright (SF), Robert Shannon (PF) Freddy Hensen, George Lewis, Thad Bernoski, Nicholas Bullock | |
| 13:52 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker misses the lay-in | 37-35 |
| 13:50 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco hits the follow up shot | 39-35 |
| 13:32 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 13:30 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 13:25 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Quinton Majors | 39-37 |
| 13:05 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Walker | 41-37 |
| 12:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Kenneth Walker - foul #2 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Mae (SF), William Gowin (PF), Stephen Getchell (C) Willie Poplawski, Gary Defrancisco, Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum (C) Robert Shannon | |
| 12:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 12:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 12:41 | Tennessee | William Gowin grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 12:18 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors blows the layup | 41-38 |
| 11:56 | Tennessee | Robert Mae pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 11:29 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy hits a shot from the left side | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Todd Reilly (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Robert McConaghy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Mae (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Gowin (fresh) 4 reb. C - Stephen Getchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Wild (fairly fresh) SG - Quinton Majors (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Haun (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Martin Nussbaum (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Cincinnati | David Wild is hacked by Robert Mae - foul #3 on Robert Mae, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (SG), Gary Defrancisco (PF) Robert McConaghy, William Gowin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), George Lewis (SG), Thad Bernoski (SF), Robert Shannon (PF) David Wild, Quinton Majors, Jason Wright, Robert Haun | |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | The jumper by Robert Shannon is denied by Gary Defrancisco | 43-38 |
| 11:04 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 10:40 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco's pass is intercepted by Robert Shannon | 43-38 |
| 10:27 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-40 |
| 10:13 | Tennessee | Martin Nussbaum steals the ball from Gary Defrancisco | 43-40 |
| 10:05 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum makes the floater from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee | Thad Bernoski steals the ball from Todd Reilly | 43-42 |
| 09:43 | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen is fouled on the floor by Eric Nellis - foul #2 on Eric Nellis, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy (SG), Willie Poplawski (SF), Kenneth Walker (C) Todd Reilly, Robert Mae, Stephen Getchell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Wild (PG), Quinton Majors (SG), Jason Wright (SF), Nicholas Bullock (C) Freddy Hensen, George Lewis, Thad Bernoski, Martin Nussbaum | |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Willie Poplawski - foul #1 on Willie Poplawski, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 09:14 | Tennessee | Nicholas Bullock steals the ball from Robert McConaghy | 43-43 |
| 09:06 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 09:00 | Tennessee | Willie Poplawski scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Eric Nellis | 46-43 |
| 08:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Walker | 46-43 |
| 08:39 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 08:19 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Eric Nellis | 48-43 |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Robert Shannon | 48-45 |
| 07:51 | Tennessee | David Wild is called for the reach on Eric Nellis - foul #3 on David Wild, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Todd Reilly (PG), William Gowin (PF), Stephen Getchell (C) Eric Nellis, Gary Defrancisco, Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Haun (PF), Martin Nussbaum (C) Robert Shannon, Nicholas Bullock | |
| 07:33 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 07:32 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 07:23 | Cincinnati | Stephen Getchell steals the ball from Martin Nussbaum | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Todd Reilly (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Robert McConaghy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Poplawski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Gowin (fresh) 4 reb. C - Stephen Getchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Wild (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Quinton Majors (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Haun (fresh) 1 pts. C - Martin Nussbaum (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 06:58 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right side | 48-45 |
| 06:57 | Tennessee | Stephen Getchell tips it back up and in | 50-45 |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker (SF) Willie Poplawski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), George Lewis (SG), Thad Bernoski (SF) David Wild, Quinton Majors, Jason Wright | |
| 06:41 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-45 |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Stephen Getchell - foul #3 on Stephen Getchell, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:03 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Todd Reilly steals the ball from Thad Bernoski | 50-46 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee | Stephen Getchell can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Thad Bernoski - foul #1 on Thad Bernoski, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (SG), Gary Defrancisco (PF) Robert McConaghy, William Gowin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors (PG), Jason Wright (SF), Robert Shannon (PF) Freddy Hensen, Thad Bernoski, Robert Haun | |
| 05:28 | Tennessee | Stephen Getchell makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee | Stephen Getchell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 05:05 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum comes up short on the floater from the left block | 52-46 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 04:20 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Walker is called for the reach on Quinton Majors - foul #3 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy (SG), Willie Poplawski (SF) Todd Reilly, Stephen Getchell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Wild (PG), Robert Haun (C) George Lewis, Martin Nussbaum | |
| 04:20 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 04:20 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors misses the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 04:20 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 03:54 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco's floater is tipped away by Jason Wright | 54-47 |
| 03:52 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-47 |
| 03:37 | Cincinnati | David Wild tips it home | 54-49 |
| 03:22 | Tennessee | Willie Poplawski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Todd Reilly (PG), Robert Mae (C) Eric Nellis, Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Lewis (SG) Quinton Majors | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Todd Reilly (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Robert McConaghy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Poplawski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Defrancisco (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. C - Robert Mae (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Wild (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - George Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Shannon (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Haun (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:05 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from George Lewis | 54-51 |
| 02:45 | Tennessee | Jason Wright steals it from Willie Poplawski | 54-51 |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Getchell (C) Robert Mae | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors (SG), Martin Nussbaum (C) George Lewis, Robert Haun | |
| 02:28 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Willie Poplawski - foul #2 on Willie Poplawski, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| 02:28 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 02:28 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco drills a fadeaway in the paint | 56-53 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Willie Poplawski - foul #3 on Willie Poplawski, team foul #9 | 56-53 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Stephen Getchell pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon hits the finger roll | 56-56 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly buries a 3 from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Stephen Getchell lays it in on a great pass from Todd Reilly | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly is hacked by David Wild in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Wild, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Shannon | 62-56 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | David Wild misses short on a 3 from straight away | 62-56 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Willie Poplawski gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Willie Poplawski is fouled in the backcourt by David Wild - foul #5 on David Wild, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Lewis (SG) David Wild | |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Willie Poplawski misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 62-56 |