| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Reading (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Spradling (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Paul Kunze (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Wise (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dana Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Neal Chang (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise inbounds the ball | 26-22 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Gonzaga | Dana Anderson clanks a turnaround from the right block | 26-22 |
| 19:36 | Gonzaga | Dana Anderson tips it back up and in | 26-24 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager is fouled on the floor by Paul Kunze - foul #1 on Paul Kunze, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| 19:09 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-24 |
| 18:46 | Gonzaga | Dana Anderson misses short on a floater in the lane | 26-24 |
| 18:45 | Gonzaga | Neal Chang can't tip it in | 26-24 |
| 18:44 | Gonzaga | Neal Chang hits the follow up shot | 26-26 |
| 18:29 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Ryan Wise - foul #1 on Ryan Wise, team foul #2 | 26-26 |
| 18:29 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 18:29 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 18:09 | Gonzaga | The jump hook by Ryan Wise is blocked by Kenneth Smith | 27-26 |
| 18:08 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 18:03 | Tennessee | Bruce Andrews picks off the pass by Joseph Yeager | 27-26 |
| 18:00 | Gonzaga | Bruce Andrews banks in the layup | 27-28 |
| 17:46 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 27-28 |
| 17:44 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Dana Anderson | 27-28 |
| 17:21 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-28 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-28 |
| 17:12 | Gonzaga | Dana Anderson snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 16:47 | Gonzaga | Jonathan Leach takes the ball from Ryan Wise | 27-28 |
| 16:42 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach lays it in | 29-28 |
| 16:19 | Gonzaga | A charge is called on Dana Anderson - foul #3 on Dana Anderson, team foul #3 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), Devon Graham (SG), Patrick Orcholski (PF), Dustin Larrabee (C) Joseph Yeager, Jonathan Leach, Kenneth Smith, Manuel Spradling | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Michael Hastings (PG), Charles Shumway (SG), Mario Chestnut (PF), Jessie Lipscomb (C) Paul Kunze, Bruce Andrews, Dana Anderson, Neal Chang | |
| 15:56 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee double dribbles | 29-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kenny Palmer (SG), Dana Anderson (PF) Charles Shumway, Jessie Lipscomb | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Devon Graham (fresh) SF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Orcholski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dustin Larrabee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Michael Hastings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenny Palmer (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Ryan Wise (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dana Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Mario Chestnut (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Gonzaga | Dana Anderson buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mario Chestnut | 29-30 |
| 15:15 | Tennessee | Mario Chestnut is called for the reach on Paul Reading - foul #1 on Mario Chestnut, team foul #4 | 29-30 |
| 14:58 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses long on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Mario Chestnut - foul #2 on Mario Chestnut, team foul #5 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG) Devon Graham | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 14:58 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 14:58 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 14:37 | Gonzaga | Kenny Palmer misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Otis Hughes - foul #1 on Otis Hughes, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Paul Kunze (PG) Michael Hastings | |
| 14:37 | Gonzaga | Kenny Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 14:37 | Gonzaga | Kenny Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 14:18 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee clanks a shot near the basket | 30-32 |
| 14:16 | Gonzaga | Mario Chestnut gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 13:48 | Gonzaga | The jumper by Ryan Wise is denied by Paul Reading | 30-32 |
| 13:47 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 13:31 | Tennessee | Paul Reading hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-32 |
| 13:29 | Tennessee | Paul Reading grabs the offensive board | 30-32 |
| 13:19 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Kenny Palmer - foul #4 on Kenny Palmer, team foul #6 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG), Manuel Spradling (C) Joseph Yeager, Patrick Orcholski | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Bruce Andrews (SG), Jessie Lipscomb (PF), Neal Chang (C) Kenny Palmer, Dana Anderson, Mario Chestnut | |
| 13:19 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 13:19 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 12:58 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Reading - foul #3 on Paul Reading, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski (SF), Kenneth Smith (PF) Paul Reading, Dustin Larrabee | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Shumway (SG) Paul Kunze | |
| 12:58 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 12:58 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 12:58 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 32-32 |
| 12:35 | Gonzaga | Neal Chang grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 12:19 | Gonzaga | Charles Shumway can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 12:18 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 12:03 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Otis Hughes | 34-32 |
| 11:40 | Gonzaga | Bruce Andrews scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ryan Wise | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Otis Hughes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Spradling (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Bruce Andrews (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Shumway (fresh) SF - Ryan Wise (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jessie Lipscomb (fresh) 2 reb. C - Neal Chang (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:11 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 34-35 |
| 11:10 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith tips it but misses | 34-35 |
| 11:08 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 10:42 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise buries a shot near the basket | 34-37 |
| 10:35 | Tennessee | Bruce Andrews picks off the pass by Otis Hughes | 34-37 |
| 10:32 | Gonzaga | Charles Shumway hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bruce Andrews | 34-39 |
| 10:08 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Otis Hughes | 36-39 |
| 09:48 | Gonzaga | Neal Chang is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Neal Chang, team foul #7 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Paul Reading (SF), Dustin Larrabee (C) Jonathan Leach, Kenneth Smith, Manuel Spradling | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Paul Kunze (PG), Dana Anderson (PF), Mario Chestnut (C) Charles Shumway, Jessie Lipscomb, Neal Chang | |
| 09:24 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes clanks a fadeaway from close range | 36-39 |
| 09:23 | Gonzaga | Dana Anderson gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 09:04 | Gonzaga | Bruce Andrews travels with the ball | 36-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Weissman (C) Patrick Orcholski | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 08:48 | Tennessee | Paul Kunze is called for the reach on Dustin Larrabee - foul #2 on Paul Kunze, team foul #8 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (SG) Otis Hughes | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 08:48 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 08:48 | Gonzaga | Mario Chestnut snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 08:30 | Gonzaga | Joseph Yeager picks off the pass by Dana Anderson | 36-39 |
| 08:25 | Tennessee | Devon Graham lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Yeager | 38-39 |
| 08:06 | Gonzaga | Mario Chestnut connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Bruce Andrews and he's hacked by Paul Reading - foul #4 on Paul Reading, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG) Devon Graham | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 08:06 | Gonzaga | Mario Chestnut makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 07:44 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ryan Wise - foul #2 on Ryan Wise, team foul #9 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling (C) William Weissman | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kenny Palmer (SG), Neal Chang (C) Bruce Andrews, Mario Chestnut | |
| 07:44 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 07:44 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 07:20 | Gonzaga | Paul Reading swats the short shot by Neal Chang | 40-42 |
| 07:18 | Gonzaga | Neal Chang gets the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Otis Hughes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Dustin Larrabee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Spradling (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Paul Kunze (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenny Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ryan Wise (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dana Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Neal Chang (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 06:54 | Gonzaga | Joseph Yeager steals it from Neal Chang | 40-42 |
| 06:38 | Tennessee | Paul Reading hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Manuel Spradling | 42-42 |
| 06:12 | Gonzaga | Dana Anderson hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Paul Kunze | 42-44 |
| 05:58 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-44 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:38 | Gonzaga | Manuel Spradling picks off the pass by Kenny Palmer | 45-44 |
| 05:38 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG), Kenneth Smith (PF) Otis Hughes, Dustin Larrabee | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 05:24 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Kenneth Smith | 47-44 |
| 05:04 | Gonzaga | Kenny Palmer is hacked by Manuel Spradling - foul #1 on Manuel Spradling, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Bruce Andrews (PG) Paul Kunze | |
| 04:50 | Gonzaga | Kenny Palmer drills a driving attempt from close range | 47-46 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-46 |
| 04:29 | Gonzaga | Neal Chang gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 04:09 | Gonzaga | Bruce Andrews misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-46 |
| 04:07 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 03:45 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Paul Reading | 49-46 |
| 03:35 | Gonzaga | Bruce Andrews's floater is knocked away by Manuel Spradling | 49-46 |
| 03:34 | Gonzaga | Kenny Palmer hits the follow up shot | 49-48 |
| 03:19 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager drills a 3 from the right corner | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jonathan Leach (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Spradling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Bruce Andrews (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenny Palmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ryan Wise (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dana Anderson (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Neal Chang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:55 | Gonzaga | Neal Chang makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Bruce Andrews | 52-50 |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith comes up short on the shot from close range | 52-50 |
| 02:28 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling grabs the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Manuel Spradling | 54-50 |
| 01:50 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Bruce Andrews | 54-53 |
| 01:27 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Kenny Palmer - foul #5 on Kenny Palmer, team foul #10 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Paul Kunze (PG) Kenny Palmer | |
| 01:27 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 01:27 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 01:08 | Gonzaga | Dana Anderson misses the shot near the basket | 56-53 |
| 01:07 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Paul Reading | 56-53 |
| 00:47 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Bruce Andrews - foul #1 on Bruce Andrews, team foul #11 | 56-53 |
| 00:47 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:47 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:43 | Gonzaga | Joseph Yeager steals the ball from Paul Kunze in the backcourt | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:41 | Tennessee | Paul Kunze is called for the reach on Paul Reading - foul #3 on Paul Kunze, team foul #12 | 57-53 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:34 | Gonzaga | Dana Anderson misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Kenneth Smith - foul #3 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| 00:34 | Gonzaga | Dana Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:34 | Gonzaga | Dana Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | Tennessee | Paul Reading is hacked by Bruce Andrews in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruce Andrews, team foul #13 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski (PF) Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 00:33 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:33 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:27 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 59-55 |
| 00:26 | Gonzaga | Paul Kunze tips it home | 59-57 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Paul Kunze is called for the reach on Paul Reading in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Kunze, team foul #14 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith (PF) Patrick Orcholski | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:19 | Gonzaga | Paul Kunze hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Bruce Andrews | 61-60 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Paul Kunze is called for the reach on Joseph Yeager in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Kunze, team foul #15 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Shumway (SG) Paul Kunze | |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| 00:06 | Gonzaga | Charles Shumway connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dana Anderson | 63-63 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-63 |