| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) SF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alton Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Matthew Beyers (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Crenshaw (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera inbounds the ball | 30-38 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Tennessee | 3 seconds is called on Alton Parker | 30-38 |
| 19:13 | Ohio State | Leroy Carpenter steals the ball from George Crenshaw | 30-38 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee | George Crenshaw picks off the pass by Leroy Carpenter | 30-38 |
| 18:27 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers blows the layup | 30-38 |
| 18:25 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 18:19 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Alton Parker | 32-38 |
| 17:58 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Beyers | 32-41 |
| 17:37 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Otis Hughes | 34-41 |
| 17:22 | Ohio State | Leroy Carpenter swats the layup by Eric Lowder | 34-41 |
| 17:20 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Randall Mosquera | 34-41 |
| 16:56 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by George Crenshaw - foul #3 on George Crenshaw, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (PG), Fausto Russo (SG) Otis Hughes, Joseph Yeager | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gerald Best (PG), Joshua Pugsley (SF), Michael Hart (PF), Jason Holsinger (C) Eric Lowder, Tyler Moorer, Matthew Beyers, George Crenshaw | |
| 16:56 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 16:56 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:42 | Ohio State | Michael Hart is open but misses the lay-in | 36-41 |
| 16:40 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley tips it in | 36-43 |
| 16:11 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Gerald Best - foul #3 on Gerald Best, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (PG) Gerald Best | |
| 16:11 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:11 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | Randall Mosquera picks off the pass by Michael Hart | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Larry Dreher (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Fausto Russo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Patrick Jones (fresh) SG - Mark Fincher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joshua Pugsley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Holsinger (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Tennessee | Jason Holsinger swats the short shot by Randall Mosquera | 38-43 |
| 15:24 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jason Holsinger | 38-46 |
| 14:49 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-46 |
| 14:48 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 14:30 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Mark Fincher | 38-49 |
| 14:06 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera is whistled for a carry | 38-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), Joseph Yeager (SG), William Weissman (SF), Robert Powell (C) Larry Dreher, Fausto Russo, Randall Mosquera, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG), Gerald Best (SG), Tyler Moorer (SF), Matthew Beyers (PF), George Crenshaw (C) Patrick Jones, Mark Fincher, Joshua Pugsley, Michael Hart, Jason Holsinger | |
| 13:57 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:53 | Tennessee | Alton Parker is whistled for traveling | 38-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Trinh (PF) Alton Parker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:44 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer is fouled on the floor by William Weissman - foul #1 on William Weissman, team foul #1 | 38-52 |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Gerald Best is hacked by Joseph Yeager - foul #2 on Joseph Yeager, team foul #2 | 38-52 |
| 13:19 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw lays it in on a great pass from Gerald Best | 38-54 |
| 13:00 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-54 |
| 12:59 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers gets the rebound | 38-54 |
| 12:55 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by David Trinh - foul #2 on David Trinh, team foul #3 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SF), Alton Parker (PF) William Weissman, David Trinh | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:55 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder makes the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 12:55 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder makes the 2nd free throw | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:41 | Tennessee | Tyler Moorer takes the ball from Robert Powell | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:19 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers is called for traveling | 38-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Fincher (SG) Gerald Best | |
| 12:04 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Powell | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:35 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Alton Parker - foul #2 on Alton Parker, team foul #4 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (PG), Fausto Russo (SG), William Weissman (C) Otis Hughes, Joseph Yeager, Robert Powell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley (SF), Jason Holsinger (C) Tyler Moorer, George Crenshaw | |
| 11:35 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers misses the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 11:35 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers makes the 2nd free throw | 40-57 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Larry Dreher (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Fausto Russo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - William Weissman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Pugsley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Beyers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Holsinger (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Tennessee | Alton Parker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 40-57 |
| 11:20 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers grabs the board | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:55 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder is hacked by Larry Dreher - foul #1 on Larry Dreher, team foul #5 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Trinh (PF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Randall Mosquera, Alton Parker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gerald Best (PG), Michael Hart (PF) Eric Lowder, Matthew Beyers | |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | Gerald Best misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-57 |
| 10:31 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley tips it back up and in | 40-59 |
| 10:23 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses long on a runner from close range | 40-59 |
| 10:22 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter tips it in | 42-59 |
| 10:17 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 42-59 |
| 10:15 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher tips it back up and in | 42-61 |
| 09:57 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo's pass is intercepted by Mark Fincher | 42-61 |
| 09:30 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger drills a shot from the right side | 42-63 |
| 09:19 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-63 |
| 09:18 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-63 |
| 08:50 | Ohio State | Gerald Best is whistled for traveling | 42-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), Joseph Yeager (SG), Randall Mosquera (SF), Alton Parker (PF), Robert Powell (C) Larry Dreher, Fausto Russo, William Weissman, David Trinh, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG), Tyler Moorer (SF), Matthew Beyers (PF), George Crenshaw (C) Mark Fincher, Joshua Pugsley, Michael Hart, Jason Holsinger | |
| 08:35 | Tennessee | Alton Parker connects on the shot from the baseline | 44-63 |
| 08:11 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 44-63 |
| 08:10 | Tennessee | Alton Parker snags the defensive board | 44-63 |
| 07:53 | Tennessee | Matthew Beyers steals it from Randall Mosquera | 44-63 |
| 07:33 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 44-63 |
| 07:32 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert Powell | 44-63 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) SF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Powell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Best (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Matthew Beyers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - George Crenshaw (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera banks in the layup and he's fouled by Matthew Beyers - foul #1 on Matthew Beyers, team foul #3 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Fincher (SG) Gerald Best | |
| 07:17 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the free throw | 47-63 |
| 06:57 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Alton Parker - foul #3 on Alton Parker, team foul #6 | 47-63 |
| 06:57 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers misses the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 06:57 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers makes the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 06:45 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 47-64 |
| 06:43 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers gets the rebound | 47-64 |
| 06:17 | Ohio State | Robert Powell is called for the reach on Eric Lowder - foul #1 on Robert Powell, team foul #7 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (PG), Fausto Russo (SG), Leroy Carpenter (C) Otis Hughes, Joseph Yeager, Robert Powell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley (SF), Michael Hart (PF), Jason Holsinger (C) Tyler Moorer, Matthew Beyers, George Crenshaw | |
| 06:17 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder makes the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 06:17 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder makes the 2nd free throw | 47-66 |
| 06:10 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Fausto Russo and the foul's on Michael Hart - foul #2 on Michael Hart, team foul #4 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Weissman (PF) Alton Parker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:10 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the free throw | 50-66 |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley lays it up and in set up by Eric Lowder | 50-68 |
| 05:25 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-68 |
| 05:23 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley grabs the defensive rebound | 50-68 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | Michael Hart is open and buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Lowder | 50-70 |
| 05:00 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses long on a shot from the right block | 50-70 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter can't tip it in | 50-70 |
| 04:57 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder pulls down the rebound | 50-70 |
| 04:36 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Joshua Pugsley | 50-73 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), Joseph Yeager (SG), Alton Parker (PF), Robert Powell (C) Larry Dreher, Randall Mosquera, William Weissman, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gerald Best (PG), Tyler Moorer (SF), Matthew Beyers (PF), George Crenshaw (C) Eric Lowder, Joshua Pugsley, Michael Hart, Jason Holsinger | |
| 04:20 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Gerald Best and he's hacked by Otis Hughes - foul #3 on Otis Hughes, team foul #8 | 50-75 |
| 04:20 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw makes the free throw | 50-76 |
| 04:08 | Tennessee | Alton Parker scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Fausto Russo | 52-76 |
| 03:42 | Ohio State | 3 seconds is called on George Crenshaw | 52-76 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Weissman (SF) Fausto Russo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (PG) Mark Fincher | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:32 | Tennessee | Alton Parker can't finish the layup but the foul's on Matthew Beyers - foul #2 on Matthew Beyers, team foul #5 | 52-76 |
| 03:32 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 1st free throw | 53-76 |
| 03:32 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-76 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) SF - William Weissman (fresh) PF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Powell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gerald Best (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Matthew Beyers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - George Crenshaw (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Ohio State | Alton Parker picks off the pass by George Crenshaw | 54-76 |
| 02:51 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the shot in the lane | 56-76 |
| 02:25 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers is called for traveling | 56-76 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (PG), Fausto Russo (SG), Randall Mosquera (SF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Otis Hughes, Joseph Yeager, William Weissman, Robert Powell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG), Mark Fincher (SG), Joshua Pugsley (SF), Michael Hart (PF), Jason Holsinger (C) Patrick Jones, Gerald Best, Tyler Moorer, Matthew Beyers, George Crenshaw | |
| 02:08 | Tennessee | Joshua Pugsley swats the layup by Alton Parker | 56-76 |
| 02:06 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher gets the rebound | 56-76 |
| 01:45 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder misses long on a shot from the left wing | 56-76 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera pulls down the rebound | 56-76 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter is hacked by Michael Hart - foul #3 on Michael Hart, team foul #6 | 56-76 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), Joseph Yeager (SG) Larry Dreher, Fausto Russo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer (SF), Matthew Beyers (PF), George Crenshaw (C) Joshua Pugsley, Michael Hart, Jason Holsinger | |
| 01:21 | Tennessee | Alton Parker's fadeaway is rejected by Tyler Moorer | 56-76 |
| 01:20 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder snags the defensive board | 56-76 |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers is called for traveling | 56-76 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 56-76 |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera tips it home | 58-76 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer misses the easy layup | 58-76 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Leroy Carpenter | 58-76 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Alton Parker travels with the ball | 58-76 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder runs out the clock | 58-76 |