| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Evans (fresh) SG - Harold Graves (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leonard Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jim Nordin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Alton Parker (fresh) 3 pts. C - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera inbounds the ball | 16-33 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 16-33 |
| 19:37 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison grabs the board | 16-33 |
| 19:20 | Xavier | Stephen Evans's pass is intercepted by Laurence Mozingo | 16-33 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses badly on a floater in the paint | 16-33 |
| 19:03 | Xavier | Harold Graves snags the defensive board | 16-33 |
| 18:45 | Xavier | Stephen Evans makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Graves | 19-33 |
| 18:23 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Harold Payne | 19-35 |
| 18:01 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Harold Payne - foul #1 on Harold Payne, team foul #1 | 19-35 |
| 18:01 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 20-35 |
| 18:01 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 20-35 |
| 18:01 | Tennessee | Alton Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 20-35 |
| 17:40 | Tennessee | Alton Parker connects on the shot in the lane set up by Randall Mosquera | 20-37 |
| 17:35 | Xavier | Harold Graves scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Stephen Evans | 22-37 |
| 17:24 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Randall Mosquera | 22-39 |
| 17:05 | Xavier | Harold Graves misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Randall Mosquera - foul #1 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #2 | 22-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Nichols (SF), Edwin Hayles (C) Edward Delaney, Jim Nordin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:05 | Xavier | Harold Graves makes the 1st free throw | 23-39 |
| 17:05 | Xavier | Harold Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 17:05 | Tennessee | Alton Parker snags the defensive board | 23-39 |
| 16:49 | Tennessee | Stephen Evans is called for the reach on Harold Payne - foul #2 on Stephen Evans, team foul #1 | 23-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | George Flynn (PG), Paul Armstrong (PF) Stephen Evans, Harold Graves | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:42 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-39 |
| 16:41 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles pulls down the rebound | 23-39 |
| 16:35 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by George Flynn | 25-39 |
| 16:12 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera is hacked by Paul Armstrong - foul #1 on Paul Armstrong, team foul #2 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG) Leonard Harrison | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:55 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith is hacked by George Flynn - foul #2 on George Flynn, team foul #3 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG), James Monroe (SF), Edward Delaney (PF), Jim Nordin (C) George Flynn, Clarence Nichols, Paul Armstrong, Edwin Hayles | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Graves (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jim Nordin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:39 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera can't finish the layup | 25-39 |
| 15:38 | Xavier | Harold Graves gets the rebound | 25-39 |
| 15:31 | Xavier | Jim Nordin misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-39 |
| 15:30 | Tennessee | Alton Parker grabs the board | 25-39 |
| 15:13 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Jim Nordin - foul #1 on Jim Nordin, team foul #4 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (SG) Harold Graves | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:13 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 15:13 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 14:56 | Xavier | Michael Addison scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Monroe | 28-41 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee | Alton Parker is fouled on the floor by James Monroe - foul #4 on James Monroe, team foul #5 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Leonard Harrison (SG), Clarence Nichols (SF) Stephen Evans, James Monroe | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:13 | Tennessee | Alton Parker connects on the shot from the right wing | 28-43 |
| 13:53 | Xavier | Jim Nordin is fouled on the floor by Laurence Mozingo - foul #1 on Laurence Mozingo, team foul #3 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG), Edwin Hayles (C) Edward Delaney, Jim Nordin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:44 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-43 |
| 13:42 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera gets the rebound | 28-43 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee | Clarence Nichols steals it from Alton Parker | 28-43 |
| 13:04 | Xavier | Randall Mosquera blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Leonard Harrison | 28-43 |
| 13:03 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo snags the defensive board | 28-43 |
| 12:58 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harold Payne | 28-45 |
| 12:37 | Xavier | Harold Graves buries a shot from the right side | 30-45 |
| 12:20 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Edwin Hayles - foul #2 on Edwin Hayles, team foul #6 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), Edward Delaney (PF), Jim Nordin (C) Michael Addison, Clarence Nichols, Edwin Hayles | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Goss (SF) Randall Mosquera | |
| 12:20 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the 1st free throw | 30-46 |
| 12:20 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 11:57 | Xavier | Harold Graves is hacked by Alton Parker - foul #2 on Alton Parker, team foul #4 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Nichols (SF) Harold Graves | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (SG), Robert Powell (PF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Harold Payne, Alton Parker, Laurence Mozingo | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 11:40 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 30-47 |
| 11:39 | Tennessee | Robert Goss pulls down the rebound | 30-47 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Harrison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Clarence Nichols (fresh) PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jim Nordin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Dixon (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Goss (fresh) PF - Robert Powell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 11:14 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Robert Goss | 30-49 |
| 11:03 | Xavier | Edward Delaney misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Powell - foul #1 on Robert Powell, team foul #5 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | George Flynn (SG) Leonard Harrison | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fausto Russo (SG) Cheng-Gong Xayasith | |
| 11:03 | Xavier | Edward Delaney makes the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 11:03 | Xavier | Edward Delaney misses the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 11:03 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert Powell | 31-49 |
| 10:47 | Tennessee | Jim Nordin steals it from Fausto Russo | 31-49 |
| 10:33 | Xavier | George Flynn loses the ball out of bounds | 31-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG), Harold Graves (SG), Edwin Hayles (PF) Stephen Evans, George Flynn, Edward Delaney | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (SG), Randall Mosquera (SF), Alton Parker (PF) Fausto Russo, Robert Goss, Robert Powell | |
| 10:04 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-49 |
| 10:03 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Harold Graves | 31-49 |
| 09:52 | Xavier | Harold Graves loses the dribble to Harold Payne | 31-49 |
| 09:30 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-49 |
| 09:28 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter gets the offensive rebound | 31-49 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Dixon | 31-51 |
| 08:46 | Xavier | Jim Nordin misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Dixon - foul #1 on Robert Dixon, team foul #6 | 31-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Leonard Harrison (SF), Edward Delaney (PF) Clarence Nichols, Edwin Hayles | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Laurence Mozingo (C) Robert Dixon, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 08:46 | Xavier | Jim Nordin makes the 1st free throw | 32-51 |
| 08:46 | Xavier | Jim Nordin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-51 |
| 08:17 | Tennessee | Alton Parker knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Harold Payne | 33-53 |
| 08:03 | Xavier | Jim Nordin loses the ball out of bounds | 33-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), Paul Armstrong (SF), Edwin Hayles (C) Michael Addison, Harold Graves, Jim Nordin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Goss (SF) Randall Mosquera | |
| 07:47 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo can't throw it down but the foul's on Stephen Evans - foul #3 on Stephen Evans, team foul #7 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Monroe (SF) Paul Armstrong | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (SG), Leroy Carpenter (C) Harold Payne, Alton Parker | |
| 07:47 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the 1st free throw | 33-53 |
| 07:47 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the 2nd free throw | 33-54 |
| 07:34 | Xavier | Stephen Evans drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Edwin Hayles | 36-54 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leonard Harrison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edwin Hayles (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Dixon (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Goss (fresh) PF - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter blows the dunk but he's hacked by Edward Delaney - foul #1 on Edward Delaney, team foul #8 | 36-54 |
| 07:11 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 36-55 |
| 07:11 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 36-56 |
| 06:47 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison is fouled on the floor by Robert Dixon - foul #2 on Robert Dixon, team foul #7 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG) Stephen Evans | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (SG), Randall Mosquera (SF), Alton Parker (PF) Robert Dixon, Robert Goss, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 06:47 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 37-56 |
| 06:47 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 37-56 |
| 06:47 | Xavier | Edward Delaney snags the offensive board | 37-56 |
| 06:34 | Xavier | James Monroe banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Addison and he's fouled by Randall Mosquera - foul #2 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #8 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG) Leonard Harrison | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:34 | Xavier | James Monroe misses the free throw | 39-56 |
| 06:34 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera snags the defensive board | 39-56 |
| 06:15 | Tennessee | A charge is called on Laurence Mozingo - foul #2 on Laurence Mozingo, team foul #9 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Leonard Harrison (PF) Edward Delaney | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:00 | Xavier | Harold Graves misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-56 |
| 05:58 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo pulls down the rebound | 39-56 |
| 05:35 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo drills a driving attempt in the lane | 39-58 |
| 05:15 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Harold Graves | 41-58 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 41-58 |
| 04:46 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera tips it back up and in | 41-60 |
| 04:30 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison loses the ball out of bounds | 41-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), George Flynn (SG), Paul Armstrong (PF), Clarence Nichols (C) Michael Addison, Harold Graves, James Monroe, Edwin Hayles | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (SG), Robert Goss (SF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Harold Payne, Randall Mosquera, Alton Parker | |
| 04:13 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edwin Hayles (C) Leonard Harrison | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Powell (PF) Laurence Mozingo | |
| 04:02 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Goss - foul #1 on Robert Goss, team foul #10 | 41-60 |
| 04:02 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 04:02 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| 04:02 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses the dunk attempt | 42-60 |
| 03:38 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter hits the follow up shot | 42-62 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Flynn (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Nichols (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) C - Edwin Hayles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Dixon (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Goss (fresh) PF - Robert Powell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles blows the layup but he's hacked by Leroy Carpenter - foul #1 on Leroy Carpenter, team foul #11 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (SG), Alton Parker (PF) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Robert Powell | |
| 03:28 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles misses the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 03:28 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles makes the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 03:04 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Harold Payne | 43-64 |
| 02:59 | Xavier | Robert Goss takes the ball from Clarence Nichols | 43-64 |
| 02:56 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses the dunk | 43-64 |
| 02:55 | Tennessee | Alton Parker tips it home | 43-66 |
| 02:51 | Xavier | Stephen Evans is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Dixon - foul #3 on Robert Dixon, team foul #12 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Xavier | Leonard Harrison (SF) Edwin Hayles | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SF), Laurence Mozingo (C) Robert Goss, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 02:51 | Xavier | Stephen Evans makes the 1st free throw | 44-66 |
| 02:51 | Xavier | Stephen Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 45-66 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by George Flynn - foul #3 on George Flynn, team foul #9 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG) Robert Dixon | |
| 02:24 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses the 1st free throw | 45-66 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 45-66 |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong grabs the board | 45-66 |
| 02:14 | Xavier | George Flynn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-66 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Harold Payne is hacked by George Flynn - foul #4 on George Flynn, team foul #10 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edwin Hayles (C) George Flynn | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the 1st free throw | 45-67 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 45-68 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:43 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-68 |
| 01:41 | Tennessee | Harold Payne gets the rebound | 45-68 |
| 01:12 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera connects on the shot in the lane set up by Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 45-70 |
| 00:57 | Xavier | Stephen Evans misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 45-70 |
| 00:56 | Tennessee | Alton Parker pulls down the rebound | 45-70 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | Alton Parker buries a shot from the left side set up by Laurence Mozingo | 45-72 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols misses the lay-in | 45-72 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Harold Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 45-72 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith runs out the clock | 45-72 |