| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Wendling (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilbur Driver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Gibbens (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bryan Kelsey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Wood (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Walter Meserve (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Gerald Wood inbounds the ball | 21-20 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Dayton | Andrew Beasley picks off the pass by Jerry Scott | 21-20 |
| 19:25 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling's pass is intercepted by Walter Meserve | 21-20 |
| 18:56 | Dayton | Jerry Scott clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 18:51 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 21-20 |
| 18:49 | Dayton | Walter Meserve grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 18:24 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jerry Scott | 21-22 |
| 18:04 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens is hacked by Walter Meserve - foul #2 on Walter Meserve, team foul #1 | 21-22 |
| 17:45 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 17:43 | Tennessee | Bryan Kelsey grabs the offensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 17:26 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-22 |
| 17:25 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens tips it back up and in | 23-22 |
| 17:04 | Dayton | Gerald Wood's floater is knocked away by Bryan Kelsey | 23-22 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 16:43 | Tennessee | Bryan Kelsey misses the easy layup | 23-22 |
| 16:41 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Eric Studebaker | 23-22 |
| 16:20 | Dayton | Ryan Gibbens takes the ball from Samuel Alexis after a doubleteam | 23-22 |
| 15:51 | Tennessee | Bryan Kelsey is fouled on the floor by Samuel Alexis - foul #2 on Samuel Alexis, team foul #2 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Rokisky (SG), Rory Yates (SF), Joseph Sakamoto (C) Wilbur Driver, Andrew Beasley, Bryan Kelsey | |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryce Willey (SF), Danny Riffe (PF) Gerald Wood, Walter Meserve | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Wendling (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Rokisky (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rory Yates (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Gibbens (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Sakamoto (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryce Willey (fresh) PF - Danny Riffe (fresh) C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens blows the layup but he's fouled by Jerry Scott - foul #1 on Jerry Scott, team foul #3 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglas Reeves (PG), Edward Howard (SG) Jerry Scott, Samuel Alexis | |
| 15:25 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 15:25 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 15:07 | Dayton | Bryce Willey knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Howard | 25-25 |
| 14:38 | Tennessee | Joseph Sakamoto is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Joseph Sakamoto, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver (SG), Roger Green (PF), Bryan Kelsey (C) Henry Wendling, Ryan Gibbens, Joseph Sakamoto | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gerald Wood (SF), Walter Meserve (PF) Bryce Willey, Eric Studebaker | |
| 14:14 | Dayton | Gerald Wood clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 25-25 |
| 14:12 | Tennessee | Roger Green grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 13:45 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver scores on a shot from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 13:16 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 13:15 | Tennessee | Roger Green grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 12:52 | Tennessee | Bryan Kelsey hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Wilbur Driver | 29-25 |
| 12:36 | Dayton | Edward Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Wendling (PG), Andrew Beasley (SF), Ryan Gibbens (PF) Harold Rokisky, Rory Yates, Roger Green | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Scott (PG), Samuel Alexis (SG), Eric Studebaker (C) Douglas Reeves, Edward Howard, Walter Meserve | |
| 12:11 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver is fouled on the floor by Samuel Alexis - foul #3 on Samuel Alexis, team foul #4 | 29-25 |
| 11:54 | Tennessee | Andrew Beasley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Rokisky (SG) Wilbur Driver | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Wendling (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Rokisky (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Gibbens (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryan Kelsey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Wood (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Danny Riffe (fresh) C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Dayton | Jerry Scott is fouled on the floor by Henry Wendling - foul #2 on Henry Wendling, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Sakamoto (C) Bryan Kelsey | |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryce Willey (SF), Walter Meserve (PF) Gerald Wood, Danny Riffe | |
| 11:17 | Dayton | Bryce Willey makes the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 29-28 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee | Joseph Sakamoto misses the lay-in | 29-28 |
| 10:49 | Tennessee | Joseph Sakamoto tips it back up and in | 31-28 |
| 10:23 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis is fouled on the floor by Harold Rokisky - foul #3 on Harold Rokisky, team foul #3 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver (SG), Bryan Kelsey (C) Harold Rokisky, Joseph Sakamoto | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gerald Wood (SF) Bryce Willey | |
| 09:57 | Dayton | Jerry Scott connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 09:34 | Tennessee | Eric Studebaker steals the ball from Bryan Kelsey | 31-31 |
| 09:11 | Dayton | Walter Meserve drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Gerald Wood | 31-33 |
| 08:57 | Tennessee | Bryan Kelsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Danny Riffe (PF) Walter Meserve | |
| 08:32 | Dayton | Gerald Wood hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 08:04 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-36 |
| 07:43 | Dayton | Jerry Scott is called for traveling | 34-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Rokisky (PG), Rory Yates (SF) Henry Wendling, Andrew Beasley | |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglas Reeves (PG), Edward Howard (SG), Walter Meserve (PF) Jerry Scott, Samuel Alexis, Eric Studebaker | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harold Rokisky (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wilbur Driver (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rory Yates (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Gibbens (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryan Kelsey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Douglas Reeves (fresh) SG - Edward Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Wood (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Meserve (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Danny Riffe (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens misses the dunk but he's hacked by Walter Meserve - foul #3 on Walter Meserve, team foul #5 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Sakamoto (C) Bryan Kelsey | |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryce Willey (SF) Gerald Wood | |
| 07:20 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 07:20 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 06:51 | Dayton | Edward Howard knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Bryce Willey | 36-39 |
| 06:28 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Rory Yates is denied by Bryce Willey | 36-39 |
| 06:27 | Dayton | Walter Meserve pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 06:08 | Dayton | Wilbur Driver steals the ball from Bryce Willey | 36-39 |
| 06:03 | Tennessee | Rory Yates lays it up and in on a great pass from Wilbur Driver | 38-39 |
| 05:40 | Dayton | Edward Howard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 05:39 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 05:10 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver can't finish the layup | 38-39 |
| 05:09 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Rory Yates | 38-39 |
| 05:09 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Wendling (PG), Andrew Beasley (SF), Bryan Kelsey (C) Harold Rokisky, Rory Yates, Joseph Sakamoto | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Scott (PG), Samuel Alexis (SG), Gerald Wood (SF), Eric Studebaker (C) Douglas Reeves, Edward Howard, Bryce Willey, Danny Riffe | |
| 04:42 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 38-39 |
| 04:41 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 04:18 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 04:17 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker tips it home | 38-41 |
| 03:55 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver drills a jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 03:31 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Wendling (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilbur Driver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Gibbens (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Bryan Kelsey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Wood (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Meserve (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver blows the layup | 40-43 |
| 03:09 | Dayton | Walter Meserve grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 02:51 | Dayton | Gerald Wood clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee | Bryan Kelsey pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling misses the shot from the left side | 40-43 |
| 02:33 | Dayton | Walter Meserve grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 02:11 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Rokisky (SG), Roger Green (PF) Wilbur Driver, Ryan Gibbens | |
| Subs | Dayton | Danny Riffe (PF) Walter Meserve | |
| 02:09 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 40-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens (PF) Roger Green | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 01:44 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver (SG) Harold Rokisky | |
| Subs | Dayton | Walter Meserve (PF) Danny Riffe | |
| 01:24 | Dayton | Gerald Wood buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jerry Scott | 40-46 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:11 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens clanks a jump hook from close range | 40-46 |
| 01:10 | Dayton | Walter Meserve grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 00:55 | Dayton | Gerald Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-46 |
| 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 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling is hacked by Walter Meserve - foul #4 on Walter Meserve, team foul #6 | 40-46 |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-46 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Beasley | 40-46 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 42-46 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis is hacked by Wilbur Driver in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wilbur Driver, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| 00:41 | Dayton | Bryan Kelsey is called for the reach on Gerald Wood - foul #1 on Bryan Kelsey, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| 00:38 | Dayton | Wilbur Driver is called for the reach on Samuel Alexis - foul #3 on Wilbur Driver, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| 00:37 | Dayton | Gerald Wood is hacked by Ryan Gibbens - foul #1 on Ryan Gibbens, team foul #7 | 42-46 |
| 00:37 | Dayton | Gerald Wood misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | Bryan Kelsey snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-46 |
| 00:29 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis is fouled in the backcourt by Wilbur Driver - foul #4 on Wilbur Driver, team foul #8 | 44-46 |
| 00:29 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 00:29 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Bryan Kelsey gets the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling loses the dribble to Gerald Wood | 44-48 |
| 00:18 | Dayton | Henry Wendling is called for the reach on Gerald Wood in the backcourt - foul #3 on Henry Wendling, team foul #9 | 44-48 |
| 00:18 | Dayton | Gerald Wood misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 00:10 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Eric Studebaker | 44-48 |
| 00:08 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker is fouled in the backcourt by Wilbur Driver - foul #5 on Wilbur Driver, team foul #10 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Rokisky (SG) Wilbur Driver | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:08 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 00:08 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Harold Rokisky is hacked by Samuel Alexis - foul #4 on Samuel Alexis, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Harold Rokisky makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Harold Rokisky makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Jerry Scott runs out the clock | 46-49 |