| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Frank Conners (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Legendre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joseph Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Eddie (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Christopher Carvalho (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Will Lane (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mike Howard (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Howarth (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Theodore Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | David Bradley inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Tennessee | David Bradley comes up short on the shot from the right side | 32-36 |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | Richard Legendre tips it back up and in | 34-36 |
| 19:16 | DePaul | Joseph Morris swats the short shot by Theodore Parker | 34-36 |
| 19:15 | DePaul | Mark Howarth hits the follow up shot | 34-38 |
| 18:51 | Tennessee | David Bradley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 18:50 | DePaul | Will Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 18:33 | DePaul | Theodore Parker loses the ball out of bounds | 34-38 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee | David Bradley's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Howarth | 34-38 |
| 18:11 | DePaul | Mark Howarth grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 17:52 | DePaul | Mike Howard misses the easy layup | 34-38 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | Richard Legendre grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 17:24 | Tennessee | Frank Conners banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Legendre | 36-38 |
| 16:56 | DePaul | Will Lane is called for a backcourt violation | 36-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell (SG), Anthony Holloman (SF) Richard Legendre, David Bradley | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Haman (PG), Bryan Bell (SG), Vincent Mick (SF), Walter Sutton (C) Christopher Carvalho, Will Lane, Mike Howard, Theodore Parker | |
| 16:38 | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Thomas McConnell | 38-38 |
| 16:21 | DePaul | Mark Howarth comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas McConnell - foul #1 on Thomas McConnell, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Gregory (SG) Frank Conners | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 16:21 | DePaul | Mark Howarth makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 16:21 | DePaul | Mark Howarth makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 15:57 | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie misses the jumper from the baseline | 38-40 |
| 15:56 | DePaul | Bryan Bell grabs the board | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas McConnell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Holloman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Morris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Eddie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Joseph Haman (fresh) SG - Bryan Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Mick (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mark Howarth (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Walter Sutton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | DePaul | Mark Howarth misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-40 |
| 15:36 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 15:32 | Tennessee | James Gregory makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Morris | 41-40 |
| 15:28 | DePaul | Vincent Mick knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Bryan Bell | 41-42 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell is hacked by Mark Howarth - foul #1 on Mark Howarth, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Conners (PG), Richard Legendre (SG), David Bradley (SF), Andrew Pace (PF), Earl White (C) Thomas McConnell, James Gregory, Anthony Holloman, Joseph Morris, Ronald Eddie | |
| Subs | DePaul | Will Lane (SG), Theodore Parker (C) Bryan Bell, Mark Howarth | |
| 14:50 | Tennessee | The short jumper by David Bradley is denied by Walter Sutton | 41-42 |
| 14:48 | DePaul | Walter Sutton pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 14:31 | DePaul | Walter Sutton misses the jumper from the left side | 41-42 |
| 14:30 | Tennessee | Andrew Pace gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 14:26 | Tennessee | Frank Conners hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 41-42 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee | Andrew Pace tips it back up and in | 43-42 |
| 14:10 | DePaul | Theodore Parker misses the dunk attempt | 43-42 |
| 14:08 | Tennessee | Earl White pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 13:55 | Tennessee | Will Lane is called for the reach on Frank Conners - foul #3 on Will Lane, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Carvalho (PG), Mike Howard (SF), Mark Howarth (PF) Joseph Haman, Vincent Mick, Walter Sutton | |
| 13:46 | Tennessee | Frank Conners misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 13:44 | Tennessee | Richard Legendre tips it but misses | 43-42 |
| 13:43 | DePaul | Mark Howarth grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 13:27 | DePaul | David Bradley is called for the reach on Mike Howard - foul #1 on David Bradley, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dan Harewood (C) Theodore Parker | |
| 13:13 | DePaul | Will Lane clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 13:11 | DePaul | Dan Harewood gets the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 13:00 | DePaul | The jump hook by Dan Harewood is blocked by Andrew Pace | 43-42 |
| 12:59 | Tennessee | Frank Conners gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | David Bradley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-42 |
| 12:34 | DePaul | Dan Harewood pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 12:13 | DePaul | Christopher Carvalho drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Will Lane | 43-45 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee | David Bradley hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Frank Conners and he's hacked by Mike Howard - foul #2 on Mike Howard, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell (PG), James Gregory (SG), Joseph Morris (PF), Ronald Eddie (C) Frank Conners, Richard Legendre, Andrew Pace, Earl White | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bryan Bell (SG), Vincent Mick (SF), Walter Sutton (PF), Theodore Parker (C) Will Lane, Mike Howard, Mark Howarth, Dan Harewood | |
| 11:51 | Tennessee | David Bradley makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas McConnell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Gregory (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Bradley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joseph Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Eddie (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Christopher Carvalho (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vincent Mick (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Walter Sutton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Theodore Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | DePaul | Walter Sutton comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 46-45 |
| 11:35 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Ronald Eddie | 46-45 |
| 11:23 | Tennessee | James Gregory scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Morris | 49-45 |
| 11:09 | DePaul | Vincent Mick misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-45 |
| 11:08 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Joseph Morris | 49-45 |
| 10:41 | Tennessee | James Gregory's floater is knocked away by Walter Sutton | 49-45 |
| 10:40 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell gets the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 10:29 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by David Bradley | 52-45 |
| 10:19 | DePaul | Walter Sutton hits a runner from the baseline and he's hacked by David Bradley - foul #2 on David Bradley, team foul #3 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Conners (PG), Richard Legendre (SG), Anthony Holloman (SF), Andrew Pace (PF) Thomas McConnell, James Gregory, David Bradley, Joseph Morris | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Haman (PG), Will Lane (SG), Mark Howarth (PF) Christopher Carvalho, Bryan Bell, Vincent Mick | |
| 10:19 | DePaul | Walter Sutton misses the free throw | 52-47 |
| 10:19 | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 10:03 | Tennessee | Andrew Pace comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-47 |
| 10:01 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Walter Sutton | 52-47 |
| 09:56 | DePaul | Joseph Haman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 09:54 | Tennessee | Andrew Pace pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 09:35 | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Walter Sutton - foul #3 on Walter Sutton, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Earl White (C) Ronald Eddie | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mike Howard (SF), Vincent Mick (C) Walter Sutton, Theodore Parker | |
| 09:35 | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 09:35 | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 09:12 | DePaul | Will Lane makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Haman | 54-50 |
| 08:50 | Tennessee | Andrew Pace scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Anthony Holloman | 56-50 |
| 08:29 | DePaul | Will Lane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Morris (PF) Andrew Pace | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bryan Bell (SG) Will Lane | |
| 08:08 | Tennessee | Joseph Haman picks off the pass by Earl White | 56-50 |
| 07:57 | DePaul | Joseph Haman misses short on a 3 from straight away | 56-50 |
| 07:56 | Tennessee | Earl White snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Frank Conners (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Legendre (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Holloman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl White (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Joseph Haman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Howard (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Howarth (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Vincent Mick (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Tennessee | Bryan Bell steps in front of the Richard Legendre pass | 56-50 |
| 07:20 | DePaul | Richard Legendre steals the ball from Mike Howard | 56-50 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee | Richard Legendre can't finish the layup | 56-50 |
| 07:02 | Tennessee | Earl White pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 06:44 | Tennessee | Earl White clanks a jumper from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 06:43 | DePaul | Mike Howard gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 06:16 | DePaul | Bryan Bell clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 06:14 | DePaul | Mike Howard tips it but misses | 56-50 |
| 06:13 | Tennessee | Richard Legendre pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 05:58 | Tennessee | Frank Conners scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Holloman | 58-50 |
| 05:58 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Bradley (SF), Andrew Pace (PF) Anthony Holloman, Earl White | |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Carvalho (PG), Will Lane (SG), Theodore Parker (C) Joseph Haman, Bryan Bell, Mike Howard | |
| 05:43 | DePaul | Christopher Carvalho clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-50 |
| 05:41 | Tennessee | Andrew Pace grabs the defensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 05:20 | Tennessee | Theodore Parker steals it from Frank Conners | 58-50 |
| 05:00 | DePaul | Will Lane drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Vincent Mick | 58-53 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Frank Conners hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Morris | 61-53 |
| 04:11 | DePaul | Vincent Mick comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 61-53 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 03:50 | Tennessee | Richard Legendre misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Will Lane - foul #4 on Will Lane, team foul #5 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell (PG), Earl White (C) Frank Conners, Joseph Morris | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mike Howard (SF) Vincent Mick | |
| 03:50 | Tennessee | Richard Legendre misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 03:50 | Tennessee | Richard Legendre misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 03:50 | DePaul | Theodore Parker pulls down the rebound | 61-53 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas McConnell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Legendre (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Bradley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Andrew Pace (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Earl White (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Christopher Carvalho (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Will Lane (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mike Howard (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Howarth (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Theodore Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:33 | DePaul | Christopher Carvalho loses the ball out of bounds | 61-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Gregory (SG) Richard Legendre | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Haman (PG), Walter Sutton (PF), Dan Harewood (C) Christopher Carvalho, Mark Howarth, Theodore Parker | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Tennessee | David Bradley comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 61-53 |
| 03:16 | DePaul | Mike Howard grabs the board | 61-53 |
| 03:11 | DePaul | Dan Harewood is fouled on the floor by Andrew Pace - foul #4 on Andrew Pace, team foul #4 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman (SF), Ronald Eddie (PF) David Bradley, Andrew Pace | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bryan Bell (SG) Will Lane | |
| 03:03 | DePaul | Joseph Haman is whistled for a carry | 61-53 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Conners (PG), David Bradley (SF), Andrew Pace (PF) James Gregory, Anthony Holloman, Ronald Eddie | |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Carvalho (PG), Will Lane (SG), Mark Howarth (PF), Theodore Parker (C) Joseph Haman, Bryan Bell, Walter Sutton, Dan Harewood | |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Andrew Pace hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Conners | 63-53 |
| 02:17 | DePaul | Will Lane misses the 3 from the left corner | 63-53 |
| 02:15 | Tennessee | Frank Conners grabs the board | 63-53 |
| 01:54 | Tennessee | Frank Conners misses the dunk but he's fouled by Theodore Parker - foul #1 on Theodore Parker, team foul #6 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman (SF), Joseph Morris (PF), Ronald Eddie (C) David Bradley, Andrew Pace, Earl White | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Haman (PG), Bryan Bell (SG), Vincent Mick (SF), Walter Sutton (PF), Dan Harewood (C) Christopher Carvalho, Will Lane, Mike Howard, Mark Howarth, Theodore Parker | |
| 01:54 | Tennessee | Frank Conners makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 01:54 | Tennessee | Frank Conners makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 01:44 | DePaul | Dan Harewood misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Thomas McConnell - foul #2 on Thomas McConnell, team foul #5 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Gregory (SG) Frank Conners | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 01:44 | DePaul | Dan Harewood makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 01:44 | DePaul | Dan Harewood makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 01:34 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Gregory and he's fouled by Dan Harewood - foul #2 on Dan Harewood, team foul #7 | 67-55 |
| 01:34 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell makes the free throw | 68-55 |
| 01:16 | DePaul | Vincent Mick misses the easy layup | 68-55 |
| 01:15 | DePaul | Vincent Mick tips it but misses | 68-55 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie grabs the defensive rebound | 68-55 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell loses the dribble to Vincent Mick | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | DePaul | Joseph Haman buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Vincent Mick | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Tennessee | Bryan Bell is called for the reach on Ronald Eddie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bryan Bell, team foul #8 | 68-58 |
| 00:45 | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie misses the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:45 | DePaul | Vincent Mick snags the defensive board | 68-58 |
| 00:37 | DePaul | Dan Harewood's layup is rejected by Joseph Morris | 68-58 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to James Gregory | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell's pass is intercepted by Dan Harewood | 68-58 |
| 00:07 | DePaul | Dan Harewood misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-58 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell pulls down the rebound | 68-58 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell runs out the clock | 68-58 |