| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Luis Albert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen McCoy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Levi Reddick (fresh) PF - Edward Gray (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - John Petty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Hatch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Jones (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Levi Reddick inbounds the ball | 22-22 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Kansas | Kenneth Smith takes the ball from Stephen McCoy | 22-22 |
| 19:13 | Tennessee | Mark Jones misses short on an open shot from close range | 22-22 |
| 19:12 | Kansas | The rebound goes to John Petty | 22-22 |
| 18:45 | Kansas | Mark Jones denies the turnaround by John Petty | 22-22 |
| 18:44 | Kansas | Luis Albert tips it back up and in | 24-22 |
| 18:23 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski's layup is rejected by Edward Gray | 24-22 |
| 18:22 | Kansas | Levi Reddick snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| 18:07 | Kansas | Edward Gray misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 24-22 |
| 18:05 | Kansas | John Petty tips it home | 26-22 |
| 17:47 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Nathaniel Hatch | 26-24 |
| 17:33 | Kansas | Edward Gray misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 26-24 |
| 17:32 | Kansas | Edward Gray pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 17:20 | Kansas | Stephen McCoy drills a jumper from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 17:03 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 28-24 |
| 17:01 | Kansas | Edward Gray gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 16:41 | Kansas | Edward Gray hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Mark Jones - foul #1 on Mark Jones, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Kansas | James April (PG), Joshua Gray (C) Luis Albert, John Petty | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:41 | Kansas | Edward Gray misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 16:41 | Kansas | Edward Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Mark Jones misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 29-24 |
| 16:23 | Kansas | Joshua Gray snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 16:09 | Kansas | Levi Reddick makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 16:05 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski blows the layup | 31-24 |
| 16:04 | Kansas | Edward Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 15:46 | Kansas | James April knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-24 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - James April (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen McCoy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Levi Reddick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Gray (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Joshua Gray (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Leach (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Hatch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Nathaniel Hatch and he's fouled by Joshua Gray - foul #3 on Joshua Gray, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Kansas | Luis Albert (PG), Tim Gilley (SG), Alexander Keller (SF), Richard Smith (PF) James April, Stephen McCoy, Levi Reddick, Edward Gray | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:21 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith makes the free throw | 33-27 |
| 14:56 | Kansas | Joshua Gray misses the floater from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kenneth Smith | 33-27 |
| 14:40 | Tennessee | Mark Jones is fouled on the floor by Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #2 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Kansas | John Petty (C) Joshua Gray | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:32 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith is fouled on the floor by Luis Albert - foul #3 on Luis Albert, team foul #3 | 33-27 |
| 14:07 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 33-27 |
| Subs | Kansas | Edward Gray (PF) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee (C) Mark Jones | |
| 13:46 | Kansas | Patrick Orcholski takes the ball from Edward Gray | 33-27 |
| 13:43 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski can't finish the layup | 33-27 |
| 13:42 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee gets the offensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 13:28 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 33-27 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith tips it but misses | 33-27 |
| 13:25 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Alexander Keller | 33-27 |
| 13:07 | Kansas | Edward Gray misses badly on a runner from the left block | 33-27 |
| 13:06 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee | Luis Albert steals it from Jonathan Leach in the backcourt | 33-27 |
| 12:44 | Kansas | John Petty can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Nathaniel Hatch - foul #1 on Nathaniel Hatch, team foul #2 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Kansas | James April (PG), Stephen McCoy (SG), Levi Reddick (SF) Luis Albert, Tim Gilley, Alexander Keller | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Johnson (SG), Mark Jones (PF) Jonathan Leach, Kenneth Smith | |
| 12:44 | Kansas | John Petty makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 12:44 | Kansas | John Petty misses the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 12:44 | Tennessee | Mark Jones grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 12:28 | Tennessee | Levi Reddick is called for the reach on Patrick Orcholski - foul #3 on Levi Reddick, team foul #4 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Kansas | Joshua Gray (C) John Petty | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:11 | Tennessee | Mark Jones is fouled on the floor by Edward Gray - foul #1 on Edward Gray, team foul #5 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Smith (PF) Edward Gray | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Rosenow (SF) Patrick Orcholski | |
| 11:50 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee makes the jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Joshua Gray - foul #4 on Joshua Gray, team foul #6 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Kansas | Luis Albert (PG), John Petty (C) James April, Joshua Gray | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jack Mijares (SG) Nathaniel Hatch | |
| 11:50 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee makes the free throw | 34-30 |
| 11:31 | Kansas | Stephen McCoy scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Luis Albert | 37-30 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Luis Albert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen McCoy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Levi Reddick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Petty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - William Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jack Mijares (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Rosenow (fresh) PF - Mark Jones (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Dustin Larrabee (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Tennessee | William Johnson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-33 |
| 10:58 | Kansas | Dustin Larrabee denies the turnaround by Levi Reddick | 37-33 |
| 10:56 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 10:41 | Tennessee | Mark Jones banks in the layup set up by Jack Mijares and he's fouled by Richard Smith - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #7 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Kansas | Edward Gray (PF) John Petty | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (PG), Nathaniel Hatch (SG), Patrick Orcholski (SF), Kenneth Smith (C) William Johnson, Jack Mijares, Anthony Rosenow, Dustin Larrabee | |
| 10:41 | Tennessee | Mark Jones makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 10:21 | Kansas | Richard Smith lays it in on a nice dish by Luis Albert | 39-36 |
| 09:57 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith is alone and drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Patrick Orcholski | 39-38 |
| 09:38 | Kansas | Mark Jones is called for the reach on Stephen McCoy - foul #2 on Mark Jones, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Kansas | James April (PG) Luis Albert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee (C) Mark Jones | |
| 09:19 | Kansas | Levi Reddick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-38 |
| 09:03 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Jonathan Leach | 39-40 |
| 08:40 | Kansas | Richard Smith hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen McCoy | 41-40 |
| 08:24 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 08:22 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski tips it back up and in | 41-42 |
| 07:58 | Kansas | James April is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Leach - foul #3 on Jonathan Leach, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Kansas | Luis Albert (PG), Tim Gilley (SG), Alexander Keller (SF), John Petty (C) James April, Stephen McCoy, Levi Reddick, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Johnson (SG) Nathaniel Hatch | |
| 07:45 | Kansas | John Petty connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Tim Gilley and the foul's on Jonathan Leach - foul #4 on Jonathan Leach, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jack Mijares (SG) Jonathan Leach | |
| 07:45 | Kansas | John Petty makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 07:37 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from William Johnson | 44-44 |
| 07:16 | Kansas | Tim Gilley scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Luis Albert | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Luis Albert (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tim Gilley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexander Keller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Gray (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - John Petty (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - William Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Mijares (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Orcholski (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Smith (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Dustin Larrabee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 47-44 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith gets the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 06:44 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Kenneth Smith is denied by Edward Gray | 47-44 |
| 06:43 | Kansas | Tim Gilley grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 06:39 | Kansas | Luis Albert knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Tim Gilley | 49-44 |
| 06:19 | Tennessee | William Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 06:18 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee | Jack Mijares scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Johnson | 49-47 |
| 05:51 | Kansas | John Petty comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 49-47 |
| 05:49 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 05:49 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-47 |
| Subs | Kansas | Stephen McCoy (SG), Levi Reddick (SF) Tim Gilley, Alexander Keller | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (PG), Nathaniel Hatch (SG), Mark Jones (PF) William Johnson, Jack Mijares, Dustin Larrabee | |
| 05:32 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Nathaniel Hatch and he's fouled by Luis Albert - foul #4 on Luis Albert, team foul #8 | 49-49 |
| 05:32 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach misses the free throw | 49-49 |
| 05:32 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Edward Gray | 49-49 |
| 05:17 | Kansas | Edward Gray scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Luis Albert | 51-49 |
| 05:00 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch travels with the ball | 51-49 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Rosenow (SF), Dustin Larrabee (C) Patrick Orcholski, Kenneth Smith | |
| 04:41 | Kansas | Edward Gray buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Dustin Larrabee - foul #1 on Dustin Larrabee, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| 04:41 | Kansas | Edward Gray makes the free throw | 54-49 |
| 04:27 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 04:26 | Tennessee | Anthony Rosenow tips it in | 54-51 |
| 04:12 | Kansas | Edward Gray misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-51 |
| 04:11 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 03:57 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach makes the contested 3 from the right wing set up by Nathaniel Hatch | 54-54 |
| 03:43 | Kansas | Edward Gray buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Luis Albert | 56-54 |
| 03:18 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee hits a jump hook from close range | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Luis Albert (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stephen McCoy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Levi Reddick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Edward Gray (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 11 reb. 4 blk. C - John Petty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Leach (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nathaniel Hatch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SF - Anthony Rosenow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Larrabee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Kansas | Stephen McCoy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-56 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee | Anthony Rosenow gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski (SF), Kenneth Smith (C) Anthony Rosenow, Dustin Larrabee | |
| 02:33 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith is open and scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Jonathan Leach | 56-58 |
| 02:24 | Kansas | Edward Gray hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Luis Albert | 58-58 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 02:02 | Kansas | Stephen McCoy pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 01:45 | Kansas | Levi Reddick buries a floater from the left wing set up by Luis Albert | 60-58 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Mark Jones loses the dribble to Stephen McCoy | 60-58 |
| 01:21 | Kansas | Stephen McCoy is whistled for a carry | 60-58 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee | Stephen McCoy picks off the pass by Kenneth Smith | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Kansas | Edward Gray scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Stephen McCoy and he's fouled by Mark Jones - foul #3 on Mark Jones, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Kansas | James April (PG), Tim Gilley (SG) Luis Albert, Stephen McCoy | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:35 | Kansas | Edward Gray misses the free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith grabs the board | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 00:26 | Kansas | Edward Gray snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 00:26 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Kansas | Levi Reddick is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Leach - foul #5 on Jonathan Leach, team foul #8 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Johnson (SG) Jonathan Leach | |
| 00:23 | Kansas | Levi Reddick makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:23 | Kansas | Levi Reddick misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Mark Jones gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch's pass is intercepted by Tim Gilley | 63-58 |
| 00:12 | Kansas | James April throws it down on a nice dish by Tim Gilley | 65-58 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-58 |
| 00:04 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Edward Gray | 65-58 |
| 00:04 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| Subs | Kansas | Luis Albert (PG) James April | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Luis Albert runs out the clock | 65-58 |