| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Ohanko Ali (fresh) SG - Gary Sweeting (fresh) SF - Kevin Arno (fresh) PF - Leonardo Gallo (fresh) C - Carlos Duchesne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fresh) SG - Harry Tovar (fresh) SF - Jesse Seaberg (fresh) PF - Richard Thurber (fresh) C - Dustin Turner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo makes the contested turnaround from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Thurber | 2-3 |
| 19:12 | Marquette | Kevin Arno misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 19:11 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne gets the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:59 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:58 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen misses the fadeaway from the left side | 2-3 |
| 18:35 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:29 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo is whistled for a carry | 2-3 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber jams it set up by Bernard Sorensen and he's hacked by Leonardo Gallo - foul #1 on Leonardo Gallo, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber makes the free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:54 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne is fouled on the floor by Dustin Turner - foul #1 on Dustin Turner, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 17:37 | Marquette | Dustin Turner blocks the short jumper by Ohanko Ali | 2-6 |
| 17:35 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting snags the offensive board | 2-6 |
| 17:24 | Marquette | Jesse Seaberg steps in front of the Kevin Arno pass | 2-6 |
| 17:21 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar dunks the ball on a great pass from Jesse Seaberg | 2-8 |
| 16:56 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-8 |
| 16:55 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne hits the follow up shot | 4-8 |
| 16:38 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber's fadeaway is rejected by Carlos Duchesne | 4-8 |
| 16:36 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:27 | Marquette | Kevin Arno misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Harry Tovar - foul #1 on Harry Tovar, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba (PG), Philip Johnson (SG), Scott Goodman (PF), Frank Swan (C) Ohanko Ali, Gary Sweeting, Leonardo Gallo, Carlos Duchesne | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Burr (C) Dustin Turner | |
| 16:27 | Marquette | Kevin Arno makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:27 | Marquette | Kevin Arno makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:17 | Tennessee | Kevin Arno steps in front of the Harry Tovar pass | 6-8 |
| 16:05 | Marquette | Scott Goodman's pass is intercepted by Harry Tovar | 6-8 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar banks in the layup | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Santiago Cordoba (fresh) SG - Philip Johnson (fresh) SF - Kevin Arno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Goodman (fresh) C - Frank Swan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Tovar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jesse Seaberg (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Thurber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - William Burr (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Marquette | Scott Goodman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-10 |
| 15:37 | Tennessee | William Burr grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 15:33 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber is hacked by Frank Swan - foul #1 on Frank Swan, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Marquette | David Simmons (C) Kevin Arno | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:16 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Thurber | 6-13 |
| 14:49 | Marquette | Frank Swan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-13 |
| 14:47 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen grabs the defensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 14:38 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jesse Seaberg | 6-15 |
| 14:17 | Marquette | David Simmons connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 8-15 |
| 14:02 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-15 |
| 14:00 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar tips it but misses | 8-15 |
| 13:59 | Tennessee | William Burr tips it home | 8-17 |
| 13:45 | Marquette | Scott Goodman misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 8-17 |
| 13:44 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen pulls down the rebound | 8-17 |
| 13:23 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-20 |
| 13:16 | Marquette | Scott Goodman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-20 |
| 13:15 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber grabs the defensive rebound | 8-20 |
| 13:01 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ohanko Ali (PG), Gary Sweeting (SG), Kevin Arno (SF), Leonardo Gallo (PF), Carlos Duchesne (C) Scott Goodman, Philip Johnson, Santiago Cordoba, Frank Swan, David Simmons | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephan Clark (SG), Ernie Gross (SF), Robert Hymowitz (PF), Dustin Turner (C) Harry Tovar, Jesse Seaberg, Richard Thurber, William Burr | |
| 12:45 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Sweeting and the foul's on Bernard Sorensen - foul #1 on Bernard Sorensen, team foul #3 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG) Bernard Sorensen | |
| 12:45 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali makes the free throw | 11-20 |
| 12:29 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark travels with the ball | 11-20 |
| 12:06 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-20 |
| 12:05 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz grabs the defensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 11:55 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gary Sweeting - foul #1 on Gary Sweeting, team foul #3 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen (PG) Ruben Scriven | |
| 11:55 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark makes the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 11:55 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 11:55 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Leonardo Gallo | 11-21 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Ohanko Ali (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Sweeting (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Arno (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonardo Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carlos Duchesne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephan Clark (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ernie Gross (fresh) PF - Robert Hymowitz (fresh) C - Dustin Turner (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-21 |
| 11:17 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 11-21 |
| 11:16 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting pulls down the rebound | 11-21 |
| 10:57 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-21 |
| 10:55 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner grabs the board | 11-21 |
| 10:41 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross double dribbles | 11-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba (PG), Philip Johnson (SG), Scott Goodman (C) Ohanko Ali, Gary Sweeting, Carlos Duchesne | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg (SF), Richard Thurber (PF) Ernie Gross, Robert Hymowitz | |
| 10:22 | Marquette | Philip Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Swan (PF), David Simmons (C) Kevin Arno, Leonardo Gallo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Burr (C) Dustin Turner | |
| 10:08 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 11-21 |
| 10:06 | Marquette | David Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 11-21 |
| 10:02 | Marquette | Scott Goodman buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Santiago Cordoba | 14-21 |
| 09:48 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen is fouled on the floor by Frank Swan - foul #2 on Frank Swan, team foul #4 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ohanko Ali (PG) Frank Swan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG) Bernard Sorensen | |
| 09:41 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark is fouled on the floor by Scott Goodman - foul #1 on Scott Goodman, team foul #5 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harry Tovar (SG) Stephan Clark | |
| 09:24 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber misses badly on a runner from the left block | 14-21 |
| 09:23 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven tips it back up and in | 14-23 |
| 09:01 | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-23 |
| 09:00 | Marquette | Scott Goodman misses the tip | 14-23 |
| 08:59 | Marquette | Philip Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 08:52 | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gary Sweeting (SG), Kevin Arno (SF), Leonardo Gallo (PF), Carlos Duchesne (C) Philip Johnson, Santiago Cordoba, Scott Goodman, David Simmons | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen (PG), Robert Hymowitz (PF), Dustin Turner (C) Ruben Scriven, Richard Thurber, William Burr | |
| 08:33 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-23 |
| 08:32 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali pulls down the rebound | 14-23 |
| 08:14 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-23 |
| 08:13 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo tips it back up and in | 16-23 |
| 07:56 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner makes the runner near the basket and he's hacked by Gary Sweeting - foul #2 on Gary Sweeting, team foul #6 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | Scott Goodman (PG), Santiago Cordoba (SG) Ohanko Ali, Gary Sweeting | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephan Clark (SG), Ernie Gross (SF) Harry Tovar, Jesse Seaberg | |
| 07:56 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner makes the free throw | 16-26 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Scott Goodman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Santiago Cordoba (fresh) SF - Kevin Arno (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonardo Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Duchesne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephan Clark (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ernie Gross (fresh) PF - Robert Hymowitz (fresh) C - Dustin Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Marquette | Kevin Arno connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Goodman | 19-26 |
| 07:14 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner hits a shot from close range set up by Bernard Sorensen | 19-28 |
| 07:05 | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-28 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| 06:59 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen misses the 3 from the right wing | 19-28 |
| 06:58 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Leonardo Gallo | 19-28 |
| 06:35 | Marquette | Stephan Clark steals it from Santiago Cordoba | 19-28 |
| 06:31 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark lays it up and in | 19-30 |
| 06:22 | Marquette | Kevin Arno hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-30 |
| 06:05 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 21-30 |
| 06:03 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner tips it in | 21-32 |
| 05:52 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-32 |
| 05:50 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross grabs the defensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 05:33 | Tennessee | Carlos Duchesne is called for the reach on Dustin Turner - foul #1 on Carlos Duchesne, team foul #7 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ohanko Ali (PG), Philip Johnson (SG), David Simmons (C) Scott Goodman, Santiago Cordoba, Carlos Duchesne | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Harry Tovar (SG), Jesse Seaberg (SF), Richard Thurber (PF) Bernard Sorensen, Stephan Clark, Ernie Gross, Robert Hymowitz | |
| 05:33 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 05:33 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 05:33 | Marquette | The rebound goes to David Simmons | 21-33 |
| 05:14 | Marquette | Philip Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-33 |
| 05:02 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ruben Scriven | 24-36 |
| 04:47 | Marquette | David Simmons clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-36 |
| 04:46 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg grabs the defensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 04:32 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner misses the jump hook from the left block | 24-36 |
| 04:31 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali grabs the defensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 04:21 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-36 |
| 04:06 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-36 |
| 04:04 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg misses the tip | 27-36 |
| 04:03 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven grabs the offensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Richard Thurber | 27-39 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Ohanko Ali (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Philip Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Arno (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leonardo Gallo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Tovar (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jesse Seaberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Thurber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Dustin Turner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-39 |
| 03:17 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg grabs the defensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Thurber and he's hacked by Philip Johnson - foul #1 on Philip Johnson, team foul #8 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Scott Goodman (PG), Gary Sweeting (SG), Santiago Cordoba (SF), Frank Swan (PF), Carlos Duchesne (C) Ohanko Ali, Philip Johnson, Kevin Arno, Leonardo Gallo, David Simmons | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen (PG), William Burr (C) Ruben Scriven, Dustin Turner | |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar makes the free throw | 27-42 |
| 02:39 | Marquette | Jesse Seaberg steals it from Scott Goodman | 27-42 |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jesse Seaberg | 27-44 |
| 02:05 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting double dribbles | 27-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephan Clark (SG) Harry Tovar | |
| 01:54 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Stephan Clark | 27-47 |
| 01:40 | Marquette | Bernard Sorensen picks off the pass by Santiago Cordoba | 27-47 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Burr | 27-50 |
| 01:05 | Marquette | Scott Goodman comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 27-50 |
| 01:03 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-50 |
| 00:54 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne can't throw it down | 27-50 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber grabs the defensive rebound | 27-50 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Scott Goodman is called for the reach on Bernard Sorensen - foul #2 on Scott Goodman, team foul #9 | 27-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ohanko Ali (PG), Philip Johnson (SG), Kevin Arno (SF), David Simmons (C) Gary Sweeting, Santiago Cordoba, Frank Swan, Carlos Duchesne | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ernie Gross (SF), Robert Hymowitz (PF) Jesse Seaberg, Richard Thurber | |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen makes the 1st free throw | 27-51 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen makes the 2nd free throw | 27-52 |
| 00:19 | Marquette | Scott Goodman slams it home on a nice dish by Philip Johnson | 29-52 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz misses the dunk | 29-52 |
| 00:01 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Ohanko Ali | 29-52 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 29-52 |