| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Daniel Childers (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Gembarowski (fresh) SF - Christopher Gross (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randal Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Joyner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - David Davis (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jason Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron White (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Christopher Boothby (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Victor Gay (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Christopher Gross inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Santa Clara | Dennis Gembarowski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Victor Gay - foul #1 on Victor Gay, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 19:41 | Santa Clara | Dennis Gembarowski makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:41 | Santa Clara | Dennis Gembarowski misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | Christopher Boothby pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee | Christopher Boothby is open but misses the lay-in | 32-34 |
| 19:21 | Tennessee | David Davis tips it in | 32-36 |
| 19:09 | Santa Clara | Aaron White takes the ball from Dennis Gembarowski | 32-36 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee | Jason Smith is open but comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 19:03 | Santa Clara | Andrew Joyner grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 18:50 | Santa Clara | Randal Moore makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Childers | 35-36 |
| 18:45 | Tennessee | Jason Smith travels in the backcourt | 35-36 |
| 18:32 | Santa Clara | Christopher Gross misses short on a 3 from straight away | 35-36 |
| 18:31 | Santa Clara | Andrew Joyner snags the offensive board | 35-36 |
| 18:14 | Santa Clara | Christopher Gross hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on David Davis - foul #3 on David Davis, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Wolfe (PG), Jordan Beard (SG), Bryan Bankhead (PF), Rodolfo Davila (C) Daniel Childers, Dennis Gembarowski, Randal Moore, Andrew Joyner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Travis Nieves (PG), Joseph Williams (SG), John Richardson (PF), Terence Potts (C) David Davis, Jason Smith, Christopher Boothby, Victor Gay | |
| 18:14 | Santa Clara | Christopher Gross makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:14 | Santa Clara | Christopher Gross misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee | John Richardson snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 17:58 | Tennessee | Terence Potts scores on a jump hook from close range | 36-38 |
| 17:36 | Santa Clara | Bryan Bankhead hits the finger roll | 38-38 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee | Terence Potts knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 38-40 |
| 16:59 | Santa Clara | Rodolfo Davila comes up short on the runner from the right block | 38-40 |
| 16:58 | Tennessee | John Richardson gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | Travis Nieves is hacked by Stephen Wolfe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Wolfe, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Childers (PG), Allen Henkle (SF), Randal Moore (PF) Jordan Beard, Christopher Gross, Rodolfo Davila | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jason Smith (SG), Christopher Boothby (PF) Joseph Williams, John Richardson | |
| 16:32 | Tennessee | Christopher Boothby misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 16:31 | Santa Clara | Allen Henkle grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 16:13 | Santa Clara | Allen Henkle is fouled on the floor by Aaron White - foul #3 on Aaron White, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Gembarowski (SG), Andrew Joyner (C) Stephen Wolfe, Bryan Bankhead | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Davis (PG), Victor Gay (C) Aaron White, Terence Potts | |
| 15:57 | Santa Clara | Daniel Childers misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 15:55 | Santa Clara | Dennis Gembarowski tips it in | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Daniel Childers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Gembarowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Allen Henkle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randal Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Joyner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - David Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Nieves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Boothby (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Victor Gay (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Tennessee | Dennis Gembarowski steps in front of the Travis Nieves pass in the backcourt | 40-40 |
| 15:50 | Santa Clara | Daniel Childers misses the lay-in | 40-40 |
| 15:48 | Tennessee | Jason Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 15:25 | Tennessee | Christopher Boothby can't finish the layup but the foul's on Randal Moore - foul #3 on Randal Moore, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jordan Beard (PG), Rodolfo Davila (PF) Daniel Childers, Randal Moore | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Williams (SG), Aaron White (SF) Jason Smith, Travis Nieves | |
| 15:25 | Tennessee | Christopher Boothby misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 15:25 | Tennessee | Christopher Boothby misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 15:25 | Santa Clara | Andrew Joyner grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 15:07 | Santa Clara | Andrew Joyner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 40-40 |
| 15:06 | Tennessee | Christopher Boothby snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 15:04 | Tennessee | Dennis Gembarowski steals the ball from Joseph Williams in the backcourt | 40-40 |
| 14:41 | Santa Clara | Allen Henkle clanks a shot from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 14:39 | Tennessee | Christopher Boothby snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 14:20 | Tennessee | Victor Gay comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 40-40 |
| 14:18 | Tennessee | Christopher Boothby tips it in | 40-42 |
| 14:05 | Santa Clara | Allen Henkle misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 14:03 | Santa Clara | Rodolfo Davila pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 13:51 | Santa Clara | Andrew Joyner travels with the ball | 40-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Childers (PG), Stephen Wolfe (SG), Loren Pedersen (SF), Randal Moore (PF), Bryan Bankhead (C) Jordan Beard, Dennis Gembarowski, Allen Henkle, Rodolfo Davila, Andrew Joyner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jason Smith (SG), Travis Nieves (SF), John Richardson (PF), Terence Potts (C) Joseph Williams, Aaron White, Christopher Boothby, Victor Gay | |
| 13:25 | Tennessee | John Richardson is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-42 |
| 13:24 | Santa Clara | Daniel Childers snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 13:11 | Santa Clara | Loren Pedersen's pass is intercepted by Terence Potts | 40-42 |
| 12:43 | Tennessee | Travis Nieves connects on the turnaround from close range | 40-44 |
| 12:21 | Santa Clara | Loren Pedersen clanks a 3 from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 12:20 | Tennessee | Terence Potts pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 12:18 | Tennessee | Bryan Bankhead is called for the reach on Jason Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bryan Bankhead, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Downs (PG), Dennis Gembarowski (SG), Christopher Gross (SF), Andrew Joyner (C) Daniel Childers, Stephen Wolfe, Loren Pedersen, Bryan Bankhead | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Williams (SG), Aaron White (SF), Christopher Boothby (PF) Jason Smith, Travis Nieves, John Richardson | |
| 11:57 | Tennessee | Terence Potts can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Downs - foul #1 on James Downs, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jordan Beard (SG) Dennis Gembarowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 11:57 | Tennessee | Terence Potts misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 11:57 | Tennessee | Terence Potts makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - James Downs (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jordan Beard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Gross (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randal Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Joyner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - David Davis (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Aaron White (fairly fresh) 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Boothby (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Terence Potts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Santa Clara | Joseph Williams is called for the reach on Jordan Beard - foul #3 on Joseph Williams, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Victor Gay (C) Terence Potts | |
| 11:44 | Santa Clara | James Downs makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-45 |
| 11:28 | Tennessee | David Davis scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 11:21 | Santa Clara | Jordan Beard makes the floater from the right wing set up by James Downs | 44-48 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee | David Davis is fouled on the floor by James Downs - foul #2 on James Downs, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Wolfe (SG), Allen Henkle (SF), Bryan Bankhead (PF), Rodolfo Davila (C) Jordan Beard, Christopher Gross, Randal Moore, Andrew Joyner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Travis Nieves (PG), John Richardson (PF) David Davis, Christopher Boothby | |
| 10:39 | Tennessee | Victor Gay loses the dribble to James Downs | 44-48 |
| 10:36 | Santa Clara | James Downs banks in the layup | 46-48 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee | Aaron White hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 46-48 |
| 10:15 | Tennessee | Joseph Williams gets the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 09:51 | Tennessee | Victor Gay misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Rodolfo Davila - foul #1 on Rodolfo Davila, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Childers (PG), Dennis Gembarowski (SG), Christopher Gross (SF), Loren Pedersen (PF) James Downs, Stephen Wolfe, Allen Henkle, Rodolfo Davila | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Davis (PG), Jason Smith (SG), Christopher Boothby (PF) Joseph Williams, Aaron White, John Richardson | |
| 09:51 | Tennessee | Victor Gay misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 09:51 | Tennessee | Victor Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 09:22 | Santa Clara | Christopher Gross knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Childers | 48-49 |
| 08:57 | Tennessee | Christopher Boothby knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David Davis | 48-52 |
| 08:40 | Santa Clara | Loren Pedersen misses the 3 from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 08:38 | Tennessee | Victor Gay pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 08:22 | Tennessee | David Davis misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-52 |
| 08:21 | Tennessee | Travis Nieves hits the follow up shot | 48-54 |
| 08:10 | Santa Clara | Bryan Bankhead connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Dennis Gembarowski | 50-54 |
| 07:46 | Tennessee | Jason Smith can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 50-54 |
| 07:44 | Santa Clara | Christopher Gross grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Daniel Childers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Gembarowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Gross (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Loren Pedersen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Bryan Bankhead (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - David Davis (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Nieves (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Christopher Boothby (tiring) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Victor Gay (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Santa Clara | Daniel Childers misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 07:27 | Santa Clara | Christopher Gross grabs the offensive board | 50-54 |
| 07:11 | Santa Clara | Dennis Gembarowski misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 07:09 | Tennessee | Victor Gay pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 06:46 | Tennessee | Victor Gay is hacked by Bryan Bankhead - foul #3 on Bryan Bankhead, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Wolfe (PG), Jordan Beard (SG), Allen Henkle (SF), Randal Moore (PF), Andrew Joyner (C) Daniel Childers, Dennis Gembarowski, Christopher Gross, Loren Pedersen, Bryan Bankhead | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Williams (SG), Aaron White (SF), John Richardson (PF) Jason Smith, Travis Nieves, Christopher Boothby | |
| 06:46 | Tennessee | Victor Gay makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 06:46 | Tennessee | Victor Gay misses the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 06:46 | Santa Clara | Andrew Joyner gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 06:31 | Santa Clara | Allen Henkle clanks a floater from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 06:29 | Santa Clara | Andrew Joyner tips it in | 52-55 |
| 06:24 | Tennessee | Joseph Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Terence Potts (C) Victor Gay | |
| 06:19 | Santa Clara | Allen Henkle misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-55 |
| 06:18 | Tennessee | David Davis gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 05:55 | Tennessee | John Richardson misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 52-55 |
| 05:53 | Santa Clara | Andrew Joyner pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 05:33 | Santa Clara | Jordan Beard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 05:31 | Tennessee | Terence Potts grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 05:09 | Tennessee | Terence Potts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Downs (PG), Dennis Gembarowski (SG), Christopher Gross (SF), Rodolfo Davila (PF) Stephen Wolfe, Jordan Beard, Allen Henkle, Randal Moore | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Travis Nieves (PG) David Davis | |
| 04:41 | Santa Clara | Dennis Gembarowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 52-55 |
| 04:40 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to John Richardson | 52-55 |
| 04:22 | Tennessee | Rodolfo Davila steps in front of the Joseph Williams pass | 52-55 |
| 04:00 | Santa Clara | James Downs lays it in | 54-55 |
| 03:55 | Tennessee | Joseph Williams loses the dribble to Dennis Gembarowski in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| 03:51 | Santa Clara | James Downs banks in the layup on a great pass from Dennis Gembarowski | 56-55 |
| 03:35 | Tennessee | Terence Potts lays it up and in set up by John Richardson | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - James Downs (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Gembarowski (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Christopher Gross (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodolfo Davila (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Andrew Joyner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Travis Nieves (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Joseph Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Aaron White (tiring) 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Terence Potts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Santa Clara | Andrew Joyner lays it in on a great pass from Rodolfo Davila and the foul's on Terence Potts - foul #1 on Terence Potts, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Childers (PG), Stephen Wolfe (SG), Allen Henkle (SF), Randal Moore (PF) James Downs, Dennis Gembarowski, Christopher Gross, Rodolfo Davila | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Davis (PG), Jason Smith (SG), Christopher Boothby (PF) Travis Nieves, Joseph Williams, John Richardson | |
| 03:12 | Santa Clara | Andrew Joyner makes the free throw | 59-57 |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | Jason Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by David Davis | 59-60 |
| 02:33 | Santa Clara | Stephen Wolfe's pass is intercepted by Jason Smith | 59-60 |
| 02:28 | Tennessee | Aaron White blows the layup | 59-60 |
| 02:26 | Santa Clara | Randal Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 02:15 | Santa Clara | Daniel Childers misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee | Christopher Boothby pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | Randal Moore is called for the reach on Aaron White in the backcourt - foul #4 on Randal Moore, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Bryan Bankhead (C) Andrew Joyner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Victor Gay (C) Terence Potts | |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | Aaron White makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | Aaron White makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 02:01 | Santa Clara | Bryan Bankhead scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Daniel Childers | 61-62 |
| 01:36 | Tennessee | Christopher Boothby buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Jason Smith | 61-64 |
| 01:26 | Santa Clara | Allen Henkle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Gembarowski (SG), Christopher Gross (SF), Andrew Joyner (C) Stephen Wolfe, Allen Henkle, Bryan Bankhead | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:08 | Tennessee | Daniel Childers takes the ball from Jason Smith | 61-64 |
| 01:05 | Santa Clara | Daniel Childers lays it in | 63-64 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee | David Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 63-64 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Christopher Boothby swats the shot by Andrew Joyner | 63-64 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Jason Smith grabs the board | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Jason Smith is hacked by Dennis Gembarowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Gembarowski, team foul #9 | 63-64 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Jason Smith misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:26 | Santa Clara | Randal Moore gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| 00:11 | Santa Clara | Dennis Gembarowski buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Childers | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Christopher Boothby hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 65-64 |
| 00:01 | Santa Clara | Andrew Joyner gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Andrew Joyner runs out the clock | 65-64 |