| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rickie Begley (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Earnest Kincheloe (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Stegall (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Froman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - William Kershner (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Tom Finkbeiner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Holman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Federico Greco (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernesto Juarez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Marvin Holman inbounds the ball | 23-35 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Tennessee | Tom Finkbeiner hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Kershner | 23-38 |
| 19:20 | Dayton | Stephen Wood blows the layup | 23-38 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez snags the defensive board | 23-38 |
| 19:11 | Tennessee | Federico Greco clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-38 |
| 19:10 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Stephen Wood | 23-38 |
| 18:48 | Dayton | Richard Stegall lays it in on a great pass from Rickie Begley | 25-38 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee | Federico Greco hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 25-38 |
| 18:36 | Dayton | Michael Froman grabs the board | 25-38 |
| 18:24 | Dayton | Earnest Kincheloe drills a 3 from the right corner | 28-38 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee | Marvin Holman connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Tom Finkbeiner | 28-41 |
| 17:49 | Dayton | Earnest Kincheloe buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Rickie Begley | 30-41 |
| 17:32 | Tennessee | Marvin Holman clanks a 3 from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 17:31 | Tennessee | Federico Greco hits the follow up shot | 30-43 |
| 17:06 | Dayton | Stephen Wood makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-43 |
| 16:52 | Tennessee | Michael Froman swats the layup by Tom Finkbeiner | 33-43 |
| 16:51 | Dayton | Earnest Kincheloe pulls down the rebound | 33-43 |
| 16:40 | Dayton | Michael Froman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-43 |
| 16:30 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-43 |
| 16:28 | Dayton | Richard Stegall grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 16:23 | Dayton | Rickie Begley comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 16:22 | Tennessee | Marvin Holman snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 15:58 | Tennessee | Marvin Holman makes the 3 from straight away | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rickie Begley (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Earnest Kincheloe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Stephen Wood (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Stegall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Froman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - William Kershner (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Tom Finkbeiner (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marvin Holman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Federico Greco (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernesto Juarez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Dayton | Earnest Kincheloe is called for traveling | 35-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Todd Harper (PG), Roland Gage (SG), Ronnie Kerwin (SF), Arthur Johnson (PF), Bill Rudnick (C) Rickie Begley, Earnest Kincheloe, Stephen Wood, Richard Stegall, Michael Froman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Marijan Zadd (PG) William Kershner | |
| 15:13 | Tennessee | Tom Finkbeiner is hacked by Todd Harper - foul #1 on Todd Harper, team foul #1 | 35-46 |
| 14:55 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Marijan Zadd | 35-48 |
| 14:37 | Dayton | Tom Finkbeiner is called for the reach on Roland Gage - foul #2 on Tom Finkbeiner, team foul #1 | 35-48 |
| 14:20 | Dayton | Arthur Johnson banks in the layup and the foul's on Federico Greco - foul #2 on Federico Greco, team foul #2 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Begley (PG), Stephen Wood (SF) Todd Harper, Ronnie Kerwin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:20 | Dayton | Arthur Johnson makes the free throw | 38-48 |
| 14:04 | Tennessee | Federico Greco is fouled on the floor by Arthur Johnson - foul #1 on Arthur Johnson, team foul #2 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Earnest Kincheloe (SG), Michael Froman (C) Roland Gage, Bill Rudnick | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:55 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez misses the fadeaway from close range | 38-48 |
| 13:53 | Dayton | Stephen Wood grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 13:48 | Dayton | Federico Greco swats the short shot by Rickie Begley | 38-48 |
| 13:46 | Dayton | Rickie Begley pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 13:37 | Dayton | Earnest Kincheloe clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-48 |
| 13:35 | Tennessee | Federico Greco snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Federico Greco hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Tom Finkbeiner | 38-50 |
| 12:50 | Dayton | Rickie Begley is hacked by Tom Finkbeiner - foul #3 on Tom Finkbeiner, team foul #3 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Stegall (PF) Arthur Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Kershner (PG), Jefferey Hinkle (PF) Marijan Zadd, Federico Greco | |
| 12:37 | Dayton | Stephen Wood makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-50 |
| 12:27 | Tennessee | William Kershner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 12:25 | Dayton | Stephen Wood snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 12:02 | Dayton | Earnest Kincheloe drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Rickie Begley | 44-50 |
| 11:42 | Tennessee | Tom Finkbeiner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 44-50 |
| 11:40 | Dayton | Earnest Kincheloe pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rickie Begley (fairly fresh) 7 ast. SG - Earnest Kincheloe (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Stephen Wood (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Stegall (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Froman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - William Kershner (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Tom Finkbeiner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Holman (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jefferey Hinkle (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ernesto Juarez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Dayton | Richard Stegall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Todd Harper (PG), Roland Gage (SG), Ronnie Kerwin (SF), Arthur Johnson (C) Rickie Begley, Earnest Kincheloe, Stephen Wood, Michael Froman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Adams (SF), Federico Greco (PF) Marvin Holman, Jefferey Hinkle | |
| 11:10 | Tennessee | Tom Finkbeiner misses long on a jumper from the left side | 44-50 |
| 11:09 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez snags the offensive board | 44-50 |
| 10:48 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from William Kershner | 44-52 |
| 10:31 | Dayton | Roland Gage is fouled on the floor by William Kershner - foul #1 on William Kershner, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Marijan Zadd (PG), Harvey Hill (SG), Brian Zets (C) William Kershner, Tom Finkbeiner, Ernesto Juarez | |
| 10:19 | Dayton | Richard Stegall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-52 |
| 10:17 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin can't tip it in | 44-52 |
| 10:15 | Tennessee | Brian Zets pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 09:54 | Tennessee | Federico Greco buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Harvey Hill | 44-54 |
| 09:42 | Dayton | Richard Stegall misses the easy layup | 44-54 |
| 09:41 | Tennessee | Brian Zets gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| 09:24 | Tennessee | William Adams makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harvey Hill | 44-56 |
| 08:57 | Dayton | Richard Stegall is called for 3 seconds | 44-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Begley (PG), Earnest Kincheloe (SG), Stephen Wood (SF), Bill Rudnick (PF), Michael Froman (C) Todd Harper, Roland Gage, Ronnie Kerwin, Richard Stegall, Arthur Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Kershner (PG), Tom Finkbeiner (SG), Marvin Holman (SF), Jefferey Hinkle (PF), Ernesto Juarez (C) Marijan Zadd, Harvey Hill, William Adams, Federico Greco, Brian Zets | |
| 08:36 | Tennessee | Marvin Holman misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-56 |
| 08:35 | Tennessee | Tom Finkbeiner grabs the offensive board | 44-56 |
| 08:29 | Tennessee | Jefferey Hinkle buries a runner in the paint set up by William Kershner and he's hacked by Bill Rudnick - foul #1 on Bill Rudnick, team foul #3 | 44-58 |
| 08:29 | Tennessee | Jefferey Hinkle makes the free throw | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:19 | Dayton | Rickie Begley is called for traveling | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:58 | Tennessee | Jefferey Hinkle buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-61 |
| 07:36 | Dayton | Earnest Kincheloe can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 44-61 |
| 07:34 | Dayton | Stephen Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-61 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rickie Begley (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Earnest Kincheloe (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Stephen Wood (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bill Rudnick (fresh) C - Michael Froman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - William Kershner (fresh) 8 ast. SG - Tom Finkbeiner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Holman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jefferey Hinkle (fresh) 9 pts. C - Ernesto Juarez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Dayton | Michael Froman misses the lay-in | 44-61 |
| 07:28 | Tennessee | Jefferey Hinkle grabs the defensive rebound | 44-61 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee | Tom Finkbeiner is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Tom Finkbeiner, team foul #5 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Stegall (PF) Bill Rudnick | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Marijan Zadd (PG), Federico Greco (PF) William Kershner, Jefferey Hinkle | |
| 06:49 | Dayton | Michael Froman is fouled on the floor by Ernesto Juarez - foul #3 on Ernesto Juarez, team foul #6 | 44-61 |
| 06:43 | Dayton | Michael Froman connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Rickie Begley and the foul's on Ernesto Juarez - foul #4 on Ernesto Juarez, team foul #7 | 46-61 |
| 06:43 | Dayton | Michael Froman makes the free throw | 47-61 |
| 06:18 | Tennessee | Stephen Wood steps in front of the Marvin Holman pass | 47-61 |
| 06:06 | Dayton | Michael Froman hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Earnest Kincheloe | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:01 | Tennessee | Marvin Holman drills a 3 from the left wing | 50-64 |
| 05:54 | Dayton | Rickie Begley clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-64 |
| 05:53 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez gets the rebound | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:26 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Tom Finkbeiner | 50-67 |
| 05:22 | Dayton | Earnest Kincheloe connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rickie Begley | 52-67 |
| 04:55 | Tennessee | Richard Stegall is called for the reach on Tom Finkbeiner - foul #2 on Richard Stegall, team foul #4 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | Todd Harper (PG), Roland Gage (SG), Ronnie Kerwin (SF), Arthur Johnson (C) Rickie Begley, Earnest Kincheloe, Stephen Wood, Michael Froman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Kershner (PG), Brian Zets (C) Marijan Zadd, Ernesto Juarez | |
| 04:26 | Tennessee | Tom Finkbeiner clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-67 |
| 04:25 | Tennessee | Brian Zets tips it but misses | 52-67 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Brian Zets grabs the offensive board | 52-67 |
| 04:07 | Tennessee | Tom Finkbeiner can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-67 |
| 04:06 | Dayton | Richard Stegall grabs the defensive rebound | 52-67 |
| 03:53 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-67 |
| 03:52 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Federico Greco | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Federico Greco is denied by Arthur Johnson | 52-67 |
| 03:36 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Richard Stegall | 52-67 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Todd Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roland Gage (fresh) SF - Ronnie Kerwin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Stegall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Arthur Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - William Kershner (fresh) 8 ast. SG - Tom Finkbeiner (tiring) 14 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Marvin Holman (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Federico Greco (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Zets (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-67 |
| 03:11 | Dayton | Roland Gage tips it in | 54-67 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | William Kershner double dribbles | 54-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bill Rudnick (C) Richard Stegall | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Marijan Zadd (PG), Harvey Hill (SG), William Adams (SF), Jefferey Hinkle (PF) William Kershner, Tom Finkbeiner, Marvin Holman, Federico Greco | |
| 02:17 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Roland Gage | 57-67 |
| 02:17 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Begley (PG), Earnest Kincheloe (SG), Stephen Wood (SF), Michael Froman (C) Todd Harper, Roland Gage, Ronnie Kerwin, Bill Rudnick | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Kershner (PG), Tom Finkbeiner (SG), Marvin Holman (SF), Ernesto Juarez (C) Marijan Zadd, Harvey Hill, William Adams, Brian Zets | |
| 01:48 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez misses long on a floater from close range | 57-67 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee | Tom Finkbeiner grabs the offensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 01:25 | Tennessee | Michael Froman is called for the reach on Ernesto Juarez - foul #1 on Michael Froman, team foul #5 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | Todd Harper (PG), Roland Gage (SG), Ronnie Kerwin (SF), Bill Rudnick (C) Rickie Begley, Earnest Kincheloe, Stephen Wood, Michael Froman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Marijan Zadd (PG), Harvey Hill (SG), William Adams (SF), Brian Zets (C) William Kershner, Tom Finkbeiner, Marvin Holman, Ernesto Juarez | |
| 00:58 | Tennessee | Jefferey Hinkle loses the ball out of bounds | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Dayton | Jefferey Hinkle swats the layup by Roland Gage | 57-67 |
| 00:50 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick snags the offensive board | 57-67 |
| 00:47 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick is denied on a layup by William Adams | 57-67 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Harvey Hill | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton 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 (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Harper - foul #2 on Todd Harper, team foul #6 | 57-67 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | William Adams is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Kerwin - foul #2 on Ronnie Kerwin, team foul #7 | 57-67 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | William Adams makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | William Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:39 | Dayton | Todd Harper can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-69 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | Brian Zets grabs the defensive rebound | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | Marijan Zadd clanks a shot from the free throw line | 57-69 |
| 00:10 | Dayton | Roland Gage snags the defensive board | 57-69 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Brian Zets is called for the reach on Ronnie Kerwin - foul #1 on Brian Zets, team foul #8 | 57-69 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin misses the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Brian Zets snags the defensive board | 57-69 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Marijan Zadd runs out the clock | 57-69 |