| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Banas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Carter (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Yul Tang (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Garrett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ronald Mabe (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Lanza (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Richard Kulas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dobromir Condroski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mathew Street (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | David Carter inbounds the ball | 35-24 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Tennessee | David Carter drills a floater from close range | 37-24 |
| 19:30 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-24 |
| 19:28 | Tennessee | David Carter pulls down the rebound | 37-24 |
| 19:06 | Tennessee | David Carter makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Richard Kulas - foul #3 on Richard Kulas, team foul #1 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Bell (SF) Richard Kulas | |
| 19:06 | Tennessee | David Carter makes the free throw | 40-24 |
| 18:45 | Xavier | Mark Bell misses short on a jumper from the left side | 40-24 |
| 18:43 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to David Carter | 40-24 |
| 18:22 | Tennessee | Michael Banas scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Wilson | 42-24 |
| 18:01 | Xavier | Dobromir Condroski's floater is tipped away by Kevin Garrett | 42-24 |
| 18:00 | Tennessee | David Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 42-24 |
| 17:31 | Tennessee | David Carter misses the fadeaway from close range | 42-24 |
| 17:29 | Tennessee | Kevin Garrett tips it home | 44-24 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:13 | Xavier | Dobromir Condroski is hacked by Kevin Garrett - foul #1 on Kevin Garrett, team foul #1 | 44-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez (SG), James Palmer (SF), Jerry Britton (PF), Brett Beard (C) Michael Banas, David Carter, Yul Tang, Kevin Garrett | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Clabaugh (PG), Carlos Dukes (SG), Leo Meyer (SF), Stephen McGory (C) Ronald Mabe, David Lanza, Dobromir Condroski, Mathew Street | |
| 17:08 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-24 |
| 17:06 | Tennessee | Brett Beard snags the defensive board | 44-24 |
| 16:48 | Tennessee | Mark Wilson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Palmer | 47-24 |
| 16:31 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mark Bell | 47-27 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Carlos Dukes - foul #1 on Carlos Dukes, team foul #2 | 47-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), David Carter (SF), Yul Tang (PF) Mark Wilson, James Palmer, Brett Beard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mabe (PG), David Lanza (SG), Dobromir Condroski (PF), Mathew Street (C) Michael Clabaugh, Carlos Dukes, Leo Meyer, Stephen McGory | |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 48-27 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez misses the 2nd free throw | 48-27 |
| 16:02 | Xavier | Dobromir Condroski grabs the board | 48-27 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alfred Kite (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Saul Sanchez (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Carter (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Yul Tang (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Britton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ronald Mabe (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Lanza (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Mark Bell (fresh) PF - Dobromir Condroski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Mathew Street (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Xavier | Saul Sanchez takes the ball from Mark Bell | 48-27 |
| 15:33 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite is hacked by David Lanza - foul #3 on David Lanza, team foul #3 | 48-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Banas (SG), Kevin Garrett (C) Saul Sanchez, Jerry Britton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Kulas (SF) Mark Bell | |
| 15:19 | Tennessee | Mathew Street denies the turnaround by Alfred Kite | 48-27 |
| 15:18 | Xavier | Mathew Street gets the rebound | 48-27 |
| 15:11 | Xavier | David Lanza clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 48-27 |
| 15:10 | Xavier | Richard Kulas tips it in | 48-29 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:41 | Tennessee | Michael Banas misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dobromir Condroski - foul #1 on Dobromir Condroski, team foul #4 | 48-29 |
| 14:41 | Tennessee | Michael Banas makes the 1st free throw | 49-29 |
| 14:41 | Tennessee | Michael Banas makes the 2nd free throw | 50-29 |
| 14:28 | Xavier | Mathew Street hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ronald Mabe and the foul's on Alfred Kite - foul #1 on Alfred Kite, team foul #2 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Wilson (PG) Alfred Kite | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:28 | Xavier | Mathew Street makes the free throw | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:09 | Tennessee | Michael Banas knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Carter | 52-32 |
| 14:03 | Xavier | Richard Kulas can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-32 |
| 14:02 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Yul Tang | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:47 | Tennessee | Michael Banas misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-32 |
| 13:45 | Tennessee | Kevin Garrett tips it home | 54-32 |
| 13:32 | Xavier | Michael Banas is called for the reach on David Lanza - foul #2 on Michael Banas, team foul #3 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez (SG), James Palmer (SF), Jerry Britton (PF), Brett Beard (C) Michael Banas, David Carter, Yul Tang, Kevin Garrett | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Clabaugh (PG), Carlos Dukes (SG), Mark Bell (PF), Stephen McGory (C) Ronald Mabe, David Lanza, Dobromir Condroski, Mathew Street | |
| 13:24 | Xavier | Mark Bell blows the layup but he's fouled by James Palmer - foul #1 on James Palmer, team foul #4 | 54-32 |
| 13:24 | Xavier | Mark Bell misses the 1st free throw | 54-32 |
| 13:24 | Xavier | Mark Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-33 |
| 13:00 | Tennessee | Mark Wilson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-33 |
| 12:59 | Xavier | Mark Bell grabs the board | 54-33 |
| 12:39 | Xavier | Stephen McGory misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-33 |
| 12:37 | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez pulls down the rebound | 54-33 |
| 12:14 | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez misses the jumper from the baseline | 54-33 |
| 12:12 | Xavier | Stephen McGory snags the defensive board | 54-33 |
| 12:03 | Xavier | Mark Bell makes the floater from the baseline set up by Richard Kulas | 54-35 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Saul Sanchez (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Palmer (fresh) PF - Jerry Britton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Brett Beard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Clabaugh (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carlos Dukes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Kulas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen McGory (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Tennessee | Mark Wilson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-35 |
| 11:40 | Xavier | Mark Bell grabs the board | 54-35 |
| 11:35 | Xavier | Saul Sanchez is called for the reach on Carlos Dukes - foul #1 on Saul Sanchez, team foul #5 | 54-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), Michael Banas (SG), David Carter (SF), Yul Tang (PF), Kevin Garrett (C) Mark Wilson, Saul Sanchez, James Palmer, Jerry Britton, Brett Beard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mabe (PG), David Lanza (SG), Dobromir Condroski (PF), Mathew Street (C) Michael Clabaugh, Carlos Dukes, Richard Kulas, Stephen McGory | |
| 11:19 | Xavier | The short jumper by Dobromir Condroski is denied by Kevin Garrett | 54-35 |
| 11:17 | Xavier | Dobromir Condroski tips it home | 54-37 |
| 10:51 | Tennessee | David Carter knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 57-37 |
| 10:47 | Xavier | Alfred Kite is called for the reach on Ronald Mabe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alfred Kite, team foul #6 | 57-37 |
| 10:41 | Xavier | Mark Bell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-37 |
| 10:39 | Tennessee | Yul Tang snags the defensive board | 57-37 |
| 10:34 | Tennessee | David Carter misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 57-37 |
| 10:33 | Xavier | Mathew Street gets the rebound | 57-37 |
| 10:29 | Xavier | Dobromir Condroski misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 57-37 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee | Michael Banas gets the rebound | 57-37 |
| 10:08 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-37 |
| 10:06 | Xavier | Mathew Street gets the rebound | 57-37 |
| 09:51 | Xavier | Mathew Street is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Mathew Street, team foul #5 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Wilson (PG), Saul Sanchez (SG) Alfred Kite, Michael Banas | |
| Subs | Xavier | Leo Meyer (SF) Mark Bell | |
| 09:37 | Tennessee | Mark Wilson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ronald Mabe - foul #1 on Ronald Mabe, team foul #6 | 57-37 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee | Mark Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 58-37 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee | Mark Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-37 |
| 09:37 | Xavier | Mathew Street pulls down the rebound | 58-37 |
| 09:19 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-37 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee | Kevin Garrett snags the defensive board | 58-37 |
| 08:56 | Tennessee | Mark Wilson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kevin Garrett | 61-37 |
| 08:35 | Xavier | Mathew Street misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-37 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez grabs the board | 61-37 |
| 08:29 | Tennessee | David Carter knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Wilson | 63-37 |
| 08:19 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-37 |
| 08:18 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Dobromir Condroski | 63-37 |
| 08:08 | Xavier | Saul Sanchez is called for the reach on David Lanza - foul #2 on Saul Sanchez, team foul #7 | 63-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Banas (SG), Jerry Britton (PF), Brett Beard (C) David Carter, Yul Tang, Kevin Garrett | |
| Subs | Xavier | Carlos Dukes (PG), Richard Kulas (SF), Mark Bell (PF), Michael Clabaugh (C) Ronald Mabe, Leo Meyer, Dobromir Condroski, Mathew Street | |
| 08:08 | Xavier | David Lanza misses the 1st free throw | 63-37 |
| 08:08 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton pulls down the rebound | 63-37 |
| 07:52 | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Wilson | 65-37 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Banas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Saul Sanchez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Britton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Brett Beard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Carlos Dukes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Lanza (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Kulas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Clabaugh (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:41 | Xavier | Richard Kulas blows the layup but he's hacked by Saul Sanchez - foul #3 on Saul Sanchez, team foul #8 | 65-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), James Palmer (SF) Mark Wilson, Michael Banas | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen McGory (C) David Lanza | |
| 07:41 | Xavier | Richard Kulas makes the 1st free throw | 65-38 |
| 07:41 | Xavier | Richard Kulas makes the 2nd free throw | 65-39 |
| 07:12 | Tennessee | Brett Beard misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 65-39 |
| 07:11 | Tennessee | Brett Beard tips it in | 67-39 |
| 07:09 | Xavier | Michael Clabaugh throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Leo Meyer (SF) Richard Kulas | |
| 06:45 | Tennessee | Leo Meyer steals the ball from Saul Sanchez | 67-39 |
| 06:27 | Xavier | Stephen McGory misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brett Beard - foul #3 on Brett Beard, team foul #9 | 67-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Don Palmer (SF) Saul Sanchez | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 06:27 | Xavier | Stephen McGory makes the 1st free throw | 67-40 |
| 06:27 | Xavier | Stephen McGory makes the 2nd free throw | 67-41 |
| 06:10 | Tennessee | Don Palmer scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Alfred Kite | 69-41 |
| 06:00 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-41 |
| 05:58 | Xavier | Mark Bell hits the follow up shot | 69-43 |
| 05:35 | Tennessee | Stephen McGory takes the ball from Don Palmer | 69-43 |
| 05:24 | Xavier | James Palmer blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Mark Bell | 69-43 |
| 05:22 | Tennessee | Don Palmer gets the rebound | 69-43 |
| 04:53 | Tennessee | James Palmer misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 69-43 |
| 04:51 | Xavier | Mark Bell gets the rebound | 69-43 |
| 04:35 | Xavier | Mark Bell travels with the ball | 69-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez (SG), Bennie Crockett (C) James Palmer, Brett Beard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lewis Zeltmann (C) Stephen McGory | |
| 04:07 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-43 |
| 04:06 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Lewis Zeltmann | 69-43 |
| 04:00 | Xavier | Mark Bell misses the easy layup | 69-43 |
| 03:59 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett grabs the defensive rebound | 69-43 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Tennessee | Mark Bell picks off the pass by Bennie Crockett | 69-43 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alfred Kite (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Saul Sanchez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Don Palmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Britton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Bennie Crockett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Clabaugh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carlos Dukes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leo Meyer (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Bell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Lewis Zeltmann (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Don Palmer is called for the reach on Leo Meyer - foul #1 on Don Palmer, team foul #10 | 69-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Palmer (SF) Don Palmer | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Leo Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 69-44 |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Leo Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 69-44 |
| 03:15 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett gets the rebound | 69-44 |
| 03:04 | Tennessee | James Palmer misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-44 |
| 03:03 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes grabs the board | 69-44 |
| 02:52 | Xavier | Lewis Zeltmann misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 69-44 |
| 02:50 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes tips it but misses | 69-44 |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jerry Britton | 69-44 |
| 02:27 | Tennessee | James Palmer hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Saul Sanchez | 72-44 |
| 02:22 | Xavier | Leo Meyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Brett Beard (PF) Jerry Britton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen McGory (C) Lewis Zeltmann | |
| 01:53 | Tennessee | James Palmer is fouled on the floor by Carlos Dukes - foul #2 on Carlos Dukes, team foul #7 | 72-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Britton (PF) Bennie Crockett | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:53 | Tennessee | James Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 73-44 |
| 01:53 | Tennessee | James Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 73-44 |
| 01:53 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Stephen McGory | 73-44 |
| 01:39 | Xavier | Stephen McGory clanks a 3 from the right wing | 73-44 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to James Palmer | 73-44 |
| 01:21 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Saul Sanchez | 76-44 |
| 01:06 | Xavier | Stephen McGory can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 76-44 |
| 01:04 | Xavier | Stephen McGory tips it home | 76-46 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Brett Beard is blocked by Mark Bell | 76-46 |
| 00:45 | Xavier | Mark Bell pulls down the rebound | 76-46 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Xavier | Stephen McGory misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Brett Beard - foul #4 on Brett Beard, team foul #11 | 76-46 |
| 00:37 | Xavier | Stephen McGory misses the 1st free throw | 76-46 |
| 00:37 | Xavier | Stephen McGory makes the 2nd free throw | 76-47 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Saul Sanchez drills a jumper from close range | 78-47 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | James Palmer steals the ball from Michael Clabaugh | 78-47 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | James Palmer lays it up and in | 80-47 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Mark Bell scores on a turnaround from the left block | 80-49 |