| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Hickman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Byrd (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Pollitt (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ernest Dexter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gabriel Giordano (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Crawford (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Timmy Carr (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford inbounds the ball | 22-35 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Henry Hickman - foul #3 on Henry Hickman, team foul #1 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney (PG) Henry Hickman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 19:46 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 19:46 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter misses the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| 19:46 | Tennessee | William Pollitt pulls down the rebound | 22-36 |
| 19:28 | Tennessee | David Woods steals it from Daniel Chapman | 22-36 |
| 19:12 | Notre Dame | David Woods is hacked by William Pollitt - foul #1 on William Pollitt, team foul #2 | 22-36 |
| 18:57 | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford is called for traveling | 22-36 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee | David Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-36 |
| 18:39 | Notre Dame | Timmy Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 22-36 |
| 18:15 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter is fouled on the floor by Daniel Chapman - foul #1 on Daniel Chapman, team foul #3 | 22-36 |
| 18:02 | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 22-36 |
| 18:00 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter hits the follow up shot | 22-38 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Christopher Chesney | 25-38 |
| 17:33 | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-38 |
| 17:32 | Tennessee | William Pollitt snags the defensive board | 25-38 |
| 17:26 | Tennessee | David Smith misses short on a floater from the left side | 25-38 |
| 17:24 | Notre Dame | Timmy Carr pulls down the rebound | 25-38 |
| 17:03 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jim Crawford | 25-41 |
| 16:43 | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Chesney | 28-41 |
| 16:27 | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford's layup is rejected by William Pollitt | 28-41 |
| 16:26 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Daniel Chapman | 28-41 |
| 16:04 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Jim Crawford - foul #2 on Jim Crawford, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Kardos (PG), Kyle Mitchell (SG), Jeremy Culler (PF), Bradley Milliman (C) Christopher Chesney, David Smith, Daniel Chapman, William Pollitt | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Zeff (SG), James McKenize (SF), David Wooten (PF), Terrance Scott (C) Gabriel Giordano, Jim Crawford, David Woods, Timmy Carr | |
| 16:04 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 16:04 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd misses the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 16:04 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Culler | 29-41 |
| 15:54 | Tennessee | Kyle Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-41 |
| 15:52 | Notre Dame | Terrance Scott pulls down the rebound | 29-41 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Kardos (fresh) SG - Kyle Mitchell (fresh) SF - Bradley Byrd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Culler (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bradley Milliman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ernest Dexter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Zeff (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James McKenize (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Wooten (fresh) C - Terrance Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Notre Dame | The jumper by John Zeff is denied by Jeremy Culler | 29-41 |
| 15:47 | Tennessee | Bradley Milliman grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 15:32 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler makes the driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by David Wooten - foul #2 on David Wooten, team foul #2 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Hickman (PG), Wilbur South (C) Robert Kardos, Bradley Byrd | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 15:32 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler misses the free throw | 31-41 |
| 15:32 | Notre Dame | Terrance Scott snags the defensive board | 31-41 |
| 15:18 | Notre Dame | David Wooten comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 31-41 |
| 15:17 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| 15:04 | Tennessee | Bradley Milliman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 31-41 |
| 15:02 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter snags the defensive board | 31-41 |
| 14:52 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter misses the floater from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 14:50 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter misses the tip | 31-41 |
| 14:48 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Henry Hickman | 31-41 |
| 14:43 | Tennessee | Henry Hickman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 14:42 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ernest Dexter | 31-41 |
| 14:38 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-41 |
| 14:36 | Notre Dame | David Wooten tips it in | 31-43 |
| 14:24 | Tennessee | Wilbur South scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-43 |
| 14:09 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from John Zeff | 33-45 |
| 13:59 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 33-45 |
| 13:57 | Notre Dame | James McKenize snags the defensive board | 33-45 |
| 13:38 | Notre Dame | David Wooten clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 33-45 |
| 13:37 | Notre Dame | David Wooten hits the follow up shot | 33-47 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee | Henry Hickman makes the floater from just outside the lane | 35-47 |
| 13:03 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by James McKenize | 35-50 |
| 12:48 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by David Wooten - foul #3 on David Wooten, team foul #3 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Smith (SG), Bradley Byrd (SF), William Pollitt (C) Kyle Mitchell, Bradley Milliman, Wilbur South | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano (SG), Jim Crawford (SF), David Woods (PF), Timmy Carr (C) John Zeff, James McKenize, David Wooten, Terrance Scott | |
| 12:48 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler makes the free throw | 38-50 |
| 12:33 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-53 |
| 12:16 | Tennessee | Henry Hickman misses the floater from the right side | 38-53 |
| 12:14 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter pulls down the rebound | 38-53 |
| 11:58 | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-53 |
| 11:57 | Tennessee | William Pollitt pulls down the rebound | 38-53 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Hickman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Byrd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Culler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Pollitt (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ernest Dexter (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gabriel Giordano (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Crawford (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Timmy Carr (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Tennessee | Timmy Carr blocks the jumper by David Smith | 38-53 |
| 11:45 | Tennessee | David Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 11:29 | Tennessee | David Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 38-53 |
| 11:27 | Notre Dame | David Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 11:06 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney (PG), Daniel Chapman (PF) Henry Hickman, Jeremy Culler | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Zeff (PG), David Wooten (PF) Ernest Dexter, David Woods | |
| 10:45 | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman misses short on a jumper from the left side | 38-53 |
| 10:43 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Timmy Carr | 38-53 |
| 10:39 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 38-53 |
| 10:38 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Daniel Chapman | 38-53 |
| 10:18 | Tennessee | William Pollitt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 38-53 |
| 10:16 | Notre Dame | David Wooten snags the defensive board | 38-53 |
| 10:09 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 38-53 |
| 10:08 | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 09:50 | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Gabriel Giordano - foul #1 on Gabriel Giordano, team foul #4 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Hickman (PG), Bradley Milliman (C) David Smith, William Pollitt | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter (PG), James McKenize (SG), David Woods (PF), Terrance Scott (C) John Zeff, Gabriel Giordano, David Wooten, Timmy Carr | |
| 09:50 | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 09:50 | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 09:38 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-53 |
| 09:36 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd grabs the board | 39-53 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd's floater is tipped away by Terrance Scott | 39-53 |
| 09:25 | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney hits the follow up shot | 41-53 |
| 09:08 | Notre Dame | Terrance Scott's fadeaway is rejected by Bradley Milliman | 41-53 |
| 09:06 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd grabs the board | 41-53 |
| 08:53 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 08:51 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd misses the tip | 41-53 |
| 08:50 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Jim Crawford | 41-53 |
| 08:38 | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 41-53 |
| 08:36 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd grabs the board | 41-53 |
| 08:16 | Tennessee | Henry Hickman is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 08:14 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd snags the offensive board | 41-53 |
| 08:07 | Tennessee | Jim Crawford takes the ball from Bradley Byrd after a doubleteam | 41-53 |
| 08:03 | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford banks in the layup | 41-55 |
| 07:41 | Tennessee | Henry Hickman hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Bradley Byrd | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Hickman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Chesney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Byrd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Daniel Chapman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Bradley Milliman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ernest Dexter (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - James McKenize (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jim Crawford (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Woods (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Terrance Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 07:33 | Notre Dame | Terrance Scott tips it home | 44-57 |
| 07:15 | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-57 |
| 07:13 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Chapman | 44-57 |
| 07:08 | Tennessee | Bradley Milliman is fouled on the floor by Terrance Scott - foul #1 on Terrance Scott, team foul #5 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Kardos (PG), David Smith (SG), Kyle Mitchell (SF), Jeremy Culler (PF), William Pollitt (C) Henry Hickman, Christopher Chesney, Bradley Byrd, Daniel Chapman, Bradley Milliman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Zeff (PG), Gabriel Giordano (SG), David Wooten (PF), Timmy Carr (C) Ernest Dexter, James McKenize, David Woods, Terrance Scott | |
| 06:50 | Tennessee | Gabriel Giordano takes the ball from Jeremy Culler | 44-57 |
| 06:37 | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Jim Crawford, team foul #6 | 44-57 |
| 06:13 | Tennessee | David Wooten swats the shot by Robert Kardos | 44-57 |
| 06:11 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to John Zeff | 44-57 |
| 05:54 | Notre Dame | William Pollitt is called for the reach on Timmy Carr - foul #2 on William Pollitt, team foul #4 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Hickman (PG) Robert Kardos | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James McKenize (SF) Jim Crawford | |
| 05:49 | Notre Dame | David Wooten misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jeremy Culler - foul #1 on Jeremy Culler, team foul #5 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd (SF) Kyle Mitchell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 05:49 | Notre Dame | David Wooten makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 05:49 | Notre Dame | David Wooten makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:36 | Tennessee | John Zeff is called for the reach on David Smith - foul #3 on John Zeff, team foul #7 | 44-59 |
| 05:36 | Tennessee | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 05:36 | Tennessee | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 05:14 | Notre Dame | David Wooten banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gabriel Giordano | 46-61 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | Henry Hickman hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-61 |
| 04:55 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Timmy Carr | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:32 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jeremy Culler - foul #2 on Jeremy Culler, team foul #6 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman (PF) Jeremy Culler | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter (PG), Jim Crawford (SF), David Woods (PF), Terrance Scott (C) John Zeff, James McKenize, David Wooten, Timmy Carr | |
| 04:32 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano misses the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 04:32 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano misses the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 04:32 | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:17 | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Henry Hickman | 48-61 |
| 04:00 | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford is hacked by David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #7 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney (SG), Bradley Milliman (C) David Smith, William Pollitt | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 04:00 | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 04:00 | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 03:53 | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman is hacked by David Woods - foul #1 on David Woods, team foul #8 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kyle Mitchell (SG) Bradley Byrd | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 03:53 | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 03:53 | Notre Dame | David Woods pulls down the rebound | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Notre Dame | David Woods's pass is intercepted by Henry Hickman | 48-63 |
| 03:32 | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney banks in the layup set up by Henry Hickman | 50-63 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Hickman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kyle Mitchell (fresh) SF - Christopher Chesney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Chapman (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Bradley Milliman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ernest Dexter (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gabriel Giordano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jim Crawford (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Woods (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Terrance Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Notre Dame | The pull-up jumper by Terrance Scott is blocked by Christopher Chesney | 50-63 |
| 03:19 | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman grabs the board | 50-63 |
| 03:10 | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Christopher Chesney | 52-63 |
| 02:52 | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford is hacked by Christopher Chesney - foul #2 on Christopher Chesney, team foul #8 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Smith (SG), Bradley Byrd (SF), William Pollitt (C) Kyle Mitchell, Christopher Chesney, Bradley Milliman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Zeff (PG), James McKenize (SG), David Wooten (PF), Timmy Carr (C) Ernest Dexter, Gabriel Giordano, David Woods, Terrance Scott | |
| 02:52 | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford misses the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 02:52 | Notre Dame | Timmy Carr grabs the offensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 02:52 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-63 |
| 02:32 | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Zeff | 52-65 |
| 02:16 | Tennessee | David Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-65 |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | John Zeff is hacked by Daniel Chapman - foul #2 on Daniel Chapman, team foul #9 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Kardos (PG), Kyle Mitchell (SG), Christopher Chesney (SF), Jeremy Culler (PF), Bradley Milliman (C) Henry Hickman, David Smith, Bradley Byrd, Daniel Chapman, William Pollitt | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano (SG), Terrance Scott (C) Jim Crawford, Timmy Carr | |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | John Zeff makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | John Zeff misses the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Bradley Milliman grabs the defensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-66 |
| 01:32 | Notre Dame | James McKenize gets the rebound | 55-66 |
| 01:17 | Notre Dame | David Wooten buries a shot from the right side | 55-68 |
| 01:08 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler drills a floater from the left side | 57-68 |
| 00:41 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Culler picks off the pass by David Wooten | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | James McKenize steps in front of the Jeremy Culler pass | 57-68 |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano lays it up and in on a nice dish by James McKenize | 57-70 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Kyle Mitchell connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Kardos | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | John Zeff runs out the clock | 60-70 |