| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Luis Howton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Woodward (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bennie Benton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Kidd (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Willhite (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Dowdy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Hoover (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Gilyard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Justin Dowdy inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | Anthony Alexander is fouled on the floor by Thomas Kidd - foul #3 on Thomas Kidd, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Morris Wayne (SF), William Taylor (PF), Ray Niewieroski (C) Lawrence Wood, Bennie Benton, Thomas Kidd | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 19:29 | Tennessee | Robert Gilyard connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Michael Willhite | 31-29 |
| 19:26 | Cincinnati | Michael Willhite is called for the reach on Luis Howton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Willhite, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones (SG), Bennie Benton (PF) Richard Woodward, William Taylor | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 19:06 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski loses the dribble to Dennis Hoover | 31-29 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee | Michael Willhite throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward (SG), William Taylor (PF) Terrell Jones, Bennie Benton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward can't finish the layup | 31-29 |
| 18:39 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert Gilyard | 31-29 |
| 18:35 | Tennessee | Michael Willhite makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Alexander | 31-32 |
| 18:13 | Cincinnati | Robert Gilyard picks off the pass by Morris Wayne | 31-32 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee | Justin Dowdy scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Alexander | 31-34 |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | William Taylor is hacked by Dennis Hoover - foul #3 on Dennis Hoover, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Poch (SG), Bennie Benton (PF) Richard Woodward, Ray Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Saucedo (PF) Dennis Hoover | |
| 17:31 | Cincinnati | Bennie Benton connects on the shot in the lane and the foul's on David Saucedo - foul #2 on David Saucedo, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Wood (SF) Morris Wayne | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:31 | Cincinnati | Bennie Benton makes the free throw | 34-34 |
| 17:10 | Tennessee | Michael Willhite hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-34 |
| 17:09 | Tennessee | David Saucedo grabs the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | Anthony Alexander is whistled for traveling | 34-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward (SG), Morris Wayne (SF), Ray Niewieroski (C) Anthony Poch, Lawrence Wood, William Taylor | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:48 | Cincinnati | Bennie Benton misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-34 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee | Robert Gilyard grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:40 | Tennessee | David Saucedo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Wood (PF), William Taylor (C) Bennie Benton, Ray Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:22 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | Morris Wayne hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Luis Howton | 36-34 |
| 15:55 | Tennessee | David Saucedo scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Luis Howton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Woodward (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Morris Wayne (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lawrence Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Willhite (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Alexander (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Justin Dowdy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Saucedo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Gilyard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Wood misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Justin Dowdy - foul #3 on Justin Dowdy, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Poch (SG), Bennie Benton (PF), Barry Simpson (C) Richard Woodward, Morris Wayne, William Taylor | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Vivier (PG), Dennis Hoover (PF) Michael Willhite, David Saucedo | |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Wood makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 15:20 | Tennessee | Manuel Vivier can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| 15:19 | Cincinnati | Luis Howton grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 15:10 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Barry Simpson is blocked by Dennis Hoover | 38-36 |
| 15:09 | Tennessee | Robert Gilyard gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | Anthony Alexander can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 14:52 | Cincinnati | Barry Simpson gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:43 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Wood drills a fadeaway from the right block | 40-36 |
| 14:39 | Tennessee | Anthony Alexander scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Justin Dowdy | 40-39 |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Luis Howton connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Bennie Benton and he's hacked by Manuel Vivier - foul #4 on Manuel Vivier, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward (SG), Morris Wayne (SF), Thomas Kidd (PF) Anthony Poch, Lawrence Wood, Bennie Benton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willhite (PG) Manuel Vivier | |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Luis Howton makes the free throw | 43-39 |
| 13:56 | Tennessee | Michael Willhite can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | Barry Simpson grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 13:50 | Cincinnati | Morris Wayne hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Luis Howton | 45-39 |
| 13:40 | Tennessee | Justin Dowdy clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-39 |
| 13:38 | Cincinnati | Morris Wayne pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 13:19 | Tennessee | Dennis Hoover grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 12:55 | Tennessee | Dennis Hoover's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Poch (PG), Lawrence Wood (SF), Bennie Benton (PF) Luis Howton, Morris Wayne, Thomas Kidd | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Heap (SG), David Saucedo (C) Anthony Alexander, Robert Gilyard | |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Andrew Heap is called for the reach on Richard Woodward - foul #2 on Andrew Heap, team foul #6 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Morris Wayne (SF) Lawrence Wood | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Metheny (C) Justin Dowdy | |
| 12:24 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward is fouled on the floor by Andrew Heap - foul #3 on Andrew Heap, team foul #7 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones (PG), Lawrence Wood (SF) Anthony Poch, Morris Wayne | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:24 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 12:24 | Tennessee | Dennis Hoover pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee | Michael Willhite misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Terrell Jones - foul #1 on Terrell Jones, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Poch (PG), Morris Wayne (SF) Terrell Jones, Lawrence Wood | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:04 | Tennessee | Michael Willhite makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee | Michael Willhite misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 12:04 | Cincinnati | Bennie Benton grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 11:45 | Cincinnati | Morris Wayne knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Anthony Poch | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Poch (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Woodward (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Morris Wayne (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Bennie Benton (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Barry Simpson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Willhite (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Heap (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Saucedo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Hoover (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Metheny (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Tennessee | Michael Willhite is called for 5 seconds | 47-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luis Howton (PG), Lawrence Wood (SF), Thomas Kidd (PF) Anthony Poch, Morris Wayne, Bennie Benton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Alexander (SG), Justin Dowdy (SF) Michael Willhite, Dennis Hoover | |
| 11:13 | Cincinnati | Barry Simpson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 47-40 |
| 11:11 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 10:47 | Cincinnati | Barry Simpson buries a jumper from the right block set up by Luis Howton | 49-40 |
| 10:35 | Tennessee | Anthony Alexander can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-40 |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | Luis Howton grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Barry Simpson comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Andrew Heap - foul #4 on Andrew Heap, team foul #8 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Poch (PG), Morris Wayne (SF), Bennie Benton (PF) Luis Howton, Lawrence Wood, Thomas Kidd | |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Bosserman (PG), Robert Gilyard (C) Andrew Heap, Jonathan Metheny | |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Barry Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Barry Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 09:59 | Tennessee | Robert Gilyard lays it up and in set up by George Bosserman | 51-42 |
| 09:36 | Cincinnati | Bennie Benton's layup is rejected by Justin Dowdy | 51-42 |
| 09:34 | Tennessee | Robert Gilyard gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 09:30 | Tennessee | George Bosserman makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Alexander | 51-45 |
| 09:09 | Cincinnati | Morris Wayne clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on David Saucedo - foul #3 on David Saucedo, team foul #9 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luis Howton (PG), William Taylor (PF) Anthony Poch, Bennie Benton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willhite (PG), Dennis Hoover (PF) George Bosserman, Anthony Alexander | |
| 09:09 | Cincinnati | Morris Wayne makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 09:09 | Cincinnati | Morris Wayne makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 08:59 | Tennessee | Michael Willhite misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | Barry Simpson pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 08:53 | Cincinnati | Morris Wayne clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 53-45 |
| 08:52 | Tennessee | Dennis Hoover grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee | Michael Willhite connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-48 |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Michael Willhite steals it from Barry Simpson | 53-48 |
| 08:09 | Tennessee | David Saucedo can't connect on a floater from the left side | 53-48 |
| 08:07 | Tennessee | Dennis Hoover hits the follow up shot | 53-50 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Luis Howton | 56-50 |
| 07:43 | Tennessee | David Saucedo can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Morris Wayne - foul #2 on Morris Wayne, team foul #3 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Poch (SG), Lawrence Wood (SF), Bennie Benton (PF) Richard Woodward, Morris Wayne, William Taylor | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Vivier (PG), Anthony Alexander (SG), Jonathan Metheny (C) Michael Willhite, Justin Dowdy, Robert Gilyard | |
| 07:43 | Tennessee | David Saucedo makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 07:43 | Tennessee | David Saucedo makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Luis Howton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony Poch (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bennie Benton (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Barry Simpson (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Manuel Vivier (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Anthony Alexander (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Saucedo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Hoover (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Metheny (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | Bennie Benton is called for 5 seconds | 56-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward (SG) Anthony Poch | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willhite (SF) Dennis Hoover | |
| 07:14 | Tennessee | Anthony Alexander hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 07:13 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Barry Simpson hits a shot from the left block set up by Richard Woodward | 58-52 |
| 06:36 | Tennessee | Michael Willhite hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Manuel Vivier | 58-55 |
| 06:29 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Wood comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 58-55 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward hits the follow up shot | 60-55 |
| 06:09 | Tennessee | David Saucedo hits a runner in the lane set up by Anthony Alexander and he's hacked by Bennie Benton - foul #1 on Bennie Benton, team foul #4 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Poch (PG), Terrell Jones (SG), William Taylor (PF) Luis Howton, Richard Woodward, Bennie Benton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dennis Hoover (PF), Robert Gilyard (C) Michael Willhite, Jonathan Metheny | |
| 06:09 | Tennessee | David Saucedo makes the free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:49 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Wood is fouled on the floor by David Saucedo - foul #4 on David Saucedo, team foul #10 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward (SG), Bennie Benton (PF) Terrell Jones, William Taylor | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Heap (SG), Justin Dowdy (SF) Anthony Alexander, David Saucedo | |
| 05:49 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Wood misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:49 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | Manuel Vivier scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 05:09 | Cincinnati | Barry Simpson scores on a runner from close range | 63-61 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee | Bennie Benton swats the shot by Andrew Heap | 63-61 |
| 04:53 | Tennessee | Robert Gilyard tips it but misses | 63-61 |
| 04:52 | Tennessee | Justin Dowdy snags the offensive board | 63-61 |
| 04:37 | Tennessee | Justin Dowdy clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Anthony Poch - foul #2 on Anthony Poch, team foul #5 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luis Howton (PG), Morris Wayne (SF), William Taylor (PF) Anthony Poch, Lawrence Wood, Bennie Benton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Alexander (SG), Jonathan Metheny (PF), Earl Rotz (C) Andrew Heap, Dennis Hoover, Robert Gilyard | |
| 04:37 | Tennessee | Justin Dowdy makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:37 | Tennessee | Justin Dowdy misses the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | William Taylor pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 04:09 | Cincinnati | Morris Wayne misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 63-62 |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Morris Wayne tips it in | 65-62 |
| 03:47 | Tennessee | Manuel Vivier misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Luis Howton - foul #2 on Luis Howton, team foul #6 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones (SG) Richard Woodward | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Saucedo (PF) Earl Rotz | |
| 03:47 | Tennessee | Manuel Vivier makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 03:47 | Tennessee | Manuel Vivier makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 03:47 | Tennessee | Manuel Vivier makes the 3rd free throw | 65-65 |
| 03:37 | Cincinnati | David Saucedo takes the ball from Barry Simpson | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Luis Howton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terrell Jones (fresh) SF - Morris Wayne (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Simpson (tired) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Manuel Vivier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Anthony Alexander (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Justin Dowdy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Saucedo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Jonathan Metheny (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Tennessee | Manuel Vivier misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-65 |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones grabs the board | 65-65 |
| 03:12 | Cincinnati | Morris Wayne connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Luis Howton | 67-65 |
| 03:02 | Tennessee | Manuel Vivier's pass is intercepted by Morris Wayne | 67-65 |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | Barry Simpson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by David Saucedo - foul #5 on David Saucedo, team foul #11 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward (SG), Lawrence Wood (SF), Bennie Benton (PF) Terrell Jones, Morris Wayne, William Taylor | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willhite (SG), Andrew Heap (SF), Dennis Hoover (PF), Robert Gilyard (C) Anthony Alexander, Justin Dowdy, David Saucedo, Jonathan Metheny | |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | Barry Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | Barry Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | Robert Gilyard pulls down the rebound | 68-65 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| 02:23 | Tennessee | Michael Willhite comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Luis Howton | 68-65 |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Wood hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Richard Woodward | 70-65 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Poch (PG) Luis Howton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Alexander (SG), Justin Dowdy (SF) Michael Willhite, Andrew Heap | |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Manuel Vivier drills a turnaround near the basket | 70-67 |
| 01:44 | Cincinnati | Bennie Benton can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-67 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Anthony Alexander pulls down the rebound | 70-67 |
| 01:15 | Tennessee | Anthony Alexander is hacked by Barry Simpson - foul #4 on Barry Simpson, team foul #7 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luis Howton (PG) Anthony Poch | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:15 | Tennessee | Anthony Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 01:15 | Tennessee | Anthony Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Luis Howton | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Robert Gilyard misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Barry Simpson - foul #5 on Barry Simpson, team foul #8 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd (C) Barry Simpson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Robert Gilyard makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Robert Gilyard misses the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Bennie Benton grabs the defensive rebound | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Bennie Benton hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Anthony Alexander - foul #1 on Anthony Alexander, team foul #12 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Poch (PG) Luis Howton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Bennie Benton makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Bennie Benton makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Anthony Alexander makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward is hacked by Manuel Vivier in the backcourt - foul #5 on Manuel Vivier, team foul #13 | 75-73 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luis Howton (PG) Anthony Poch | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willhite (PG) Manuel Vivier | |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward misses the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | Robert Gilyard snags the defensive board | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Anthony Alexander misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 76-73 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 76-73 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Wood is hacked by Anthony Alexander in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Alexander, team foul #14 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Poch (PG) Luis Howton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Wood makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Justin Dowdy misses the halfcourt shot | 78-73 |