| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephan Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Tovar (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Morin (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - William Burr (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Lambert (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Fralick (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar inbounds the ball | 27-38 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Tennessee | William Burr buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Ruben Scriven | 29-38 |
| 19:15 | Dayton | James Brown misses the driving attempt in the paint | 29-38 |
| 19:14 | Dayton | John Lambert pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 18:50 | Dayton | James Brown misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee | William Burr gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar is whistled for traveling | 29-38 |
| 18:14 | Dayton | James Brown can't connect on a runner in the lane | 29-38 |
| 18:12 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-38 |
| 17:58 | Tennessee | William Morin pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 17:49 | Tennessee | William Morin travels with the ball | 29-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Scott Comacho (PF) Charles Fralick | |
| 17:26 | Dayton | Scott Comacho's floater is tipped away by Harry Tovar | 29-38 |
| 17:25 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 17:07 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by William Burr | 32-38 |
| 16:40 | Dayton | James Brown makes the jumper from the right block | 32-40 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 16:26 | Dayton | Scott Comacho grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 16:05 | Dayton | Ruben Scriven takes the ball from James Brown | 32-40 |
| 15:49 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Ruben Scriven | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Stephan Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Tovar (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Morin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - William Burr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Lambert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Matthew Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Comacho (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Dayton | Ruben Scriven takes the ball from James Brown | 35-40 |
| 15:25 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven slams it home on a great pass from Stephan Clark and he's fouled by Glenn Davidson - foul #2 on Glenn Davidson, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willis (SG) Stephan Clark | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), Arthur Miller (SG), Richard Frese (SF), Charles Fralick (PF), Robert Donovan (C) Glenn Davidson, John Lambert, Matthew Taylor, Scott Comacho, James Brown | |
| 15:25 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| 15:06 | Dayton | Richard Frese lays it in set up by Arthur Miller and he's fouled by William Morin - foul #1 on William Morin, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ernie Gross (SG) Ruben Scriven | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 15:06 | Dayton | Richard Frese makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | William Burr can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Frese - foul #2 on Richard Frese, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | William Burr makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | William Burr makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 14:37 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 14:35 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez grabs the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 14:16 | Dayton | Charles Fralick misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Harry Tovar - foul #2 on Harry Tovar, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| 14:16 | Dayton | Charles Fralick makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 14:16 | Dayton | Charles Fralick makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 13:56 | Tennessee | William Burr hits a shot from the right side set up by Michael Willis | 42-45 |
| 13:37 | Dayton | Richard Frese lays it in set up by Francisco Mendez | 42-47 |
| 13:24 | Tennessee | William Morin can't finish the layup | 42-47 |
| 13:23 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar gets the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 13:10 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Robert Donovan | 42-47 |
| 12:55 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-50 |
| 12:51 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernie Gross | 44-50 |
| 12:25 | Dayton | Arthur Miller is hacked by Ernie Gross - foul #1 on Ernie Gross, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Stephan Clark (SG), Robert Hymowitz (C) Michael Willis, Ernie Gross, William Burr | |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), John Lambert (SG), Matthew Taylor (SF), Scott Comacho (PF), James Brown (C) Francisco Mendez, Arthur Miller, Richard Frese, Charles Fralick, Robert Donovan | |
| 12:10 | Dayton | William Morin denies the turnaround by Glenn Davidson | 44-50 |
| 12:08 | Dayton | James Brown can't tip it in | 44-50 |
| 12:07 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Taylor | 44-50 |
| 11:50 | Dayton | Scott Comacho's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Nelson Williams (C) William Morin | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephan Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Tovar (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Hymowitz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nelson Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Lambert (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Comacho (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz can't finish the layup | 44-50 |
| 11:26 | Dayton | John Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 11:10 | Dayton | Scott Comacho makes the wide open jump hook from the right block | 44-52 |
| 10:54 | Tennessee | James Brown swats the short shot by Nelson Williams | 44-52 |
| 10:52 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Scott Comacho | 44-52 |
| 10:35 | Dayton | James Brown clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Nelson Williams - foul #1 on Nelson Williams, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Morin (PF) Nelson Williams | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 10:35 | Dayton | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 10:35 | Dayton | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee | William Morin comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Scott Comacho - foul #2 on Scott Comacho, team foul #3 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Burr (C) Robert Hymowitz | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 10:24 | Tennessee | William Morin makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee | William Morin misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 10:24 | Dayton | The rebound goes to James Brown | 45-53 |
| 09:58 | Dayton | Scott Comacho is hacked by Harry Tovar - foul #3 on Harry Tovar, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Frese (SF), Charles Fralick (PF) Matthew Taylor, Scott Comacho | |
| 09:39 | Dayton | John Lambert misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-53 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee | William Burr grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 09:16 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-53 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee | William Burr hits the follow up shot | 47-53 |
| 08:58 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Ruben Scriven - foul #2 on Ruben Scriven, team foul #6 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willis (PG), Ernie Gross (SG), Robert Hymowitz (C) Ruben Scriven, Stephan Clark, William Burr | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (SG), Matthew Taylor (SF), Robert Donovan (C) John Lambert, Richard Frese, James Brown | |
| 08:58 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 08:58 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 08:43 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-54 |
| 08:41 | Tennessee | William Morin grabs the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 08:36 | Tennessee | Michael Willis connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Harry Tovar out of the doubleteam | 49-54 |
| 08:07 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-54 |
| 08:06 | Tennessee | Michael Willis pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 07:56 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 07:55 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 07:36 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 07:35 | Tennessee | William Morin snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernie Gross (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harry Tovar (tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - William Morin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Hymowitz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Francisco Mendez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Fralick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Donovan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar makes the 3 from the right corner | 52-54 |
| 06:56 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee | Francisco Mendez steps in front of the Robert Hymowitz pass | 52-54 |
| 06:26 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Matthew Taylor | 52-56 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee | Michael Willis is hacked by Matthew Taylor - foul #2 on Matthew Taylor, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Stephan Clark (SG), Philip Cuthbertson (SF), William Burr (C) Michael Willis, Ernie Gross, Harry Tovar, William Morin | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lambert (SG), Richard Frese (SF), Scott Comacho (PF), James Brown (C) Glenn Davidson, Matthew Taylor, Charles Fralick, Robert Donovan | |
| 06:01 | Tennessee | William Burr lays it in on a nice dish by Ruben Scriven | 54-56 |
| 05:36 | Dayton | Richard Frese misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Burr - foul #3 on William Burr, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Joseph (PG) Francisco Mendez | |
| 05:36 | Dayton | Richard Frese misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:36 | Dayton | Richard Frese makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 54-57 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz tips it home | 56-57 |
| 05:18 | Dayton | Scott Comacho can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Hymowitz - foul #3 on Robert Hymowitz, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| 05:18 | Dayton | Scott Comacho misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 05:18 | Dayton | Scott Comacho misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 05:18 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to William Burr | 56-57 |
| 05:05 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Stephan Clark | 58-57 |
| 04:36 | Dayton | John Lambert comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-57 |
| 04:35 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark is fouled on the floor by John Lambert - foul #3 on John Lambert, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Morin (PF) Robert Hymowitz | |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), Matthew Taylor (SF) Kevin Joseph, Richard Frese | |
| 04:10 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee | William Morin hits the follow up shot | 60-57 |
| 03:44 | Dayton | James Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harry Tovar (SF) Philip Cuthbertson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Donovan (PF) Scott Comacho | |
| 03:32 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar is hacked by Matthew Taylor - foul #3 on Matthew Taylor, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephan Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harry Tovar (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - William Morin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - William Burr (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Lambert (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Donovan (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Tennessee | William Burr misses the easy layup | 60-57 |
| 03:26 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Glenn Davidson | 60-57 |
| 03:02 | Dayton | Robert Donovan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willis (PG), Ernie Gross (SG) Ruben Scriven, Stephan Clark | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (SG) John Lambert | |
| 02:58 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Stephan Clark (SG) Michael Willis, Ernie Gross | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lambert (SG), Charles Fralick (PF) Francisco Mendez, Robert Donovan | |
| 02:40 | Tennessee | William Burr hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-57 |
| 02:38 | Tennessee | William Burr can't tip it in | 60-57 |
| 02:37 | Tennessee | William Morin can't tip it in | 60-57 |
| 02:36 | Tennessee | William Morin tips it back up and in | 62-57 |
| 02:11 | Dayton | John Lambert knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-60 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven misses long on a shot near the basket | 62-60 |
| 01:48 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 01:30 | Dayton | Charles Fralick misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-60 |
| 01:28 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 01:10 | Tennessee | William Morin is fouled on the floor by Matthew Taylor - foul #4 on Matthew Taylor, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| 01:10 | Tennessee | William Morin makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 01:10 | Tennessee | William Morin makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:48 | Dayton | James Brown misses the jumper in the paint | 64-60 |
| 00:47 | Tennessee | William Morin pulls down the rebound | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Glenn Davidson is called for the reach on William Morin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Glenn Davidson, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | William Morin misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:44 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Charles Fralick | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:37 | Dayton | John Lambert connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Glenn Davidson | 64-63 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar is hacked by Glenn Davidson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Glenn Davidson, team foul #9 | 64-63 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson is fouled on the floor by William Morin - foul #2 on William Morin, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | William Burr pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee | William Burr is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Davidson - foul #5 on Glenn Davidson, team foul #10 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG) Glenn Davidson | |
| 00:06 | Tennessee | William Burr misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee | William Burr makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-63 |