| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gino Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jose Fernandez (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jonathan Ollis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jose Montes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Finnerty (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Robert Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Benjamin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Doty (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Galli (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Albert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis inbounds the ball | 39-30 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty makes the jumper from the right block set up by Jonathan Ollis | 41-30 |
| 19:24 | Saint Louis | Larry Finnerty takes the ball from Michael Galli | 41-30 |
| 19:02 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-30 |
| 19:00 | Saint Louis | Albert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 18:39 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Doty can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jose Fernandez - foul #3 on Jose Fernandez, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Conklin (SG) Jose Fernandez | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 18:39 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Doty makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 18:39 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Doty misses the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 18:39 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Doty grabs the offensive board | 41-31 |
| 18:31 | Saint Louis | Robert Stewart can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 18:30 | Saint Louis | Michael Galli misses the tip | 41-31 |
| 18:28 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 18:19 | Tennessee | Gino Costa comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 18:18 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Finnerty | 41-31 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty is fouled on the floor by Albert Jones - foul #3 on Albert Jones, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Walter Sanders (C) Albert Jones | |
| 17:49 | Tennessee | Michael Conklin connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Gino Costa and the foul's on Clarence Benjamin - foul #1 on Clarence Benjamin, team foul #2 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Casey Key (PF) Jose Montes | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 17:49 | Tennessee | Michael Conklin makes the free throw | 44-31 |
| 17:31 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Doty blows the layup | 44-31 |
| 17:30 | Saint Louis | Michael Galli tips it home | 44-33 |
| 17:12 | Tennessee | Casey Key hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Conklin | 46-33 |
| 16:55 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Doty comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis gets the rebound | 46-33 |
| 16:48 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Gino Costa | 48-33 |
| 16:33 | Saint Louis | Robert Stewart is fouled on the floor by Larry Finnerty - foul #1 on Larry Finnerty, team foul #2 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Walter Trimm (SG), Jose Montes (PF), Carl Knight (C) Gino Costa, Jonathan Ollis, Larry Finnerty | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Johnny Brown (PG), Jesse Irwin (SG), Joseph Barnes (C) Robert Stewart, Clarence Benjamin, Michael Galli | |
| 16:21 | Saint Louis | Johnny Brown connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Doty | 48-36 |
| 16:03 | Tennessee | Walter Trimm is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Walter Trimm, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Charles Peasley (PG) Jonathan Doty | |
| 15:43 | Saint Louis | Joseph Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez (SG) Walter Trimm | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Clarence Benjamin (SG), Albert Jones (C) Charles Peasley, Joseph Barnes | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Conklin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jose Fernandez (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Casey Key (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jose Montes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Knight (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Johnny Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Benjamin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Irwin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walter Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. C - Albert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:29 | Tennessee | Jose Montes's floater is tipped away by Albert Jones | 48-36 |
| 15:27 | Tennessee | Carl Knight grabs the offensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee | Michael Conklin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 15:10 | Saint Louis | Walter Sanders grabs the board | 48-36 |
| 14:46 | Saint Louis | Albert Jones drills a shot from the baseline set up by Johnny Brown | 48-38 |
| 14:38 | Tennessee | Michael Conklin hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jose Montes | 51-38 |
| 14:18 | Saint Louis | Walter Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gino Costa (PG), Jonathan Ollis (SF), Larry Finnerty (C) Michael Conklin, Casey Key, Jose Montes | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Stewart (PG), Jonathan Doty (SF), Michael Galli (PF) Johnny Brown, Jesse Irwin, Walter Sanders | |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | Carl Knight knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Gino Costa | 54-38 |
| 13:59 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Doty misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-38 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jose Fernandez | 54-38 |
| 13:52 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis is denied on a layup by Michael Galli | 54-38 |
| 13:50 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty tips it home | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:29 | Saint Louis | Clarence Benjamin makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Stewart and he's fouled by Jose Fernandez - foul #4 on Jose Fernandez, team foul #4 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Walter Trimm (SG), John Shaw (PF) Jose Fernandez, Carl Knight | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 13:29 | Saint Louis | Clarence Benjamin makes the free throw | 56-41 |
| 13:06 | Tennessee | Gino Costa connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jonathan Ollis | 59-41 |
| 12:38 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Doty clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-41 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee | John Shaw grabs the board | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:07 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis loses the dribble to Michael Galli | 59-41 |
| 11:48 | Saint Louis | Robert Stewart buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Albert Jones | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:29 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis knocks in the jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Jonathan Doty - foul #2 on Jonathan Doty, team foul #3 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Conklin (SG), Jose Montes (PF), Carl Knight (C) Walter Trimm, John Shaw, Larry Finnerty | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Johnny Brown (SG), Walter Sanders (C) Clarence Benjamin, Albert Jones | |
| 11:29 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis misses the free throw | 61-43 |
| 11:29 | Saint Louis | Michael Galli grabs the defensive rebound | 61-43 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gino Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Conklin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Ollis (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jose Montes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Robert Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Doty (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Galli (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Walter Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Doty is hacked by Michael Conklin - foul #2 on Michael Conklin, team foul #5 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jesse Irwin (SG), Joseph Barnes (C) Robert Stewart, Michael Galli | |
| 11:04 | Saint Louis | Jesse Irwin is fouled on the floor by Michael Conklin - foul #3 on Michael Conklin, team foul #6 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Walter Trimm (SG), Casey Key (SF) Gino Costa, Jonathan Ollis | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 10:48 | Saint Louis | Walter Sanders makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Johnny Brown and he's hacked by Casey Key - foul #1 on Casey Key, team foul #7 | 61-45 |
| 10:48 | Saint Louis | Walter Sanders makes the free throw | 61-46 |
| 10:23 | Tennessee | Casey Key hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Conklin and he's hacked by Walter Sanders - foul #3 on Walter Sanders, team foul #4 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Stewart (PG), Michael Galli (PF) Jonathan Doty, Joseph Barnes | |
| 10:23 | Tennessee | Casey Key makes the free throw | 64-46 |
| 10:14 | Saint Louis | Walter Trimm picks off the pass by Michael Galli | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:53 | Tennessee | Casey Key hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 64-46 |
| 09:51 | Saint Louis | Johnny Brown gets the rebound | 64-46 |
| 09:33 | Saint Louis | Michael Galli buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Robert Stewart and he's fouled by Casey Key - foul #2 on Casey Key, team foul #8 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gino Costa (PG), Jonathan Ollis (SF), Larry Finnerty (C) Walter Trimm, Jose Montes, Carl Knight | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Clarence Benjamin (SG), Albert Jones (C) Jesse Irwin, Walter Sanders | |
| 09:33 | Saint Louis | Michael Galli makes the free throw | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:07 | Tennessee | Gino Costa is hacked by Robert Stewart - foul #2 on Robert Stewart, team foul #5 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jonathan Doty (SF) Johnny Brown | |
| 08:49 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Gino Costa | 66-49 |
| 08:32 | Saint Louis | Robert Stewart comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 66-49 |
| 08:30 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty snags the defensive board | 66-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:09 | Tennessee | Robert Stewart is called for the reach on Gino Costa - foul #3 on Robert Stewart, team foul #6 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Walter Trimm (SG), Carl Knight (PF) Michael Conklin, Casey Key | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Johnny Brown (PG), Walter Sanders (PF) Robert Stewart, Michael Galli | |
| 07:54 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis misses badly on a shot in the lane | 66-49 |
| 07:53 | Saint Louis | Albert Jones snags the defensive board | 66-49 |
| 07:44 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Doty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez (SG), Jose Montes (PF) Walter Trimm, Larry Finnerty | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 07:31 | Tennessee | Carl Knight can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jonathan Doty - foul #3 on Jonathan Doty, team foul #7 | 66-49 |
| 07:31 | Tennessee | Carl Knight misses the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 07:31 | Tennessee | Carl Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 66-49 |
| 07:31 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Walter Sanders | 66-49 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gino Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jose Fernandez (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jonathan Ollis (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jose Montes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Johnny Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clarence Benjamin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Doty (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Walter Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Albert Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Doty travels with the ball | 66-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jesse Irwin (SG) Clarence Benjamin | |
| 06:54 | Tennessee | Walter Sanders is called for the reach on Gino Costa - foul #4 on Walter Sanders, team foul #8 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Stewart (PG) Jesse Irwin | |
| 06:54 | Tennessee | Gino Costa makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee | Gino Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 06:39 | Saint Louis | Walter Sanders misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 68-49 |
| 06:38 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis snags the defensive board | 68-49 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee | Albert Jones picks off the pass by Carl Knight | 68-49 |
| 06:12 | Saint Louis | Albert Jones can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 68-49 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jose Montes | 68-49 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-49 |
| 06:04 | Saint Louis | Albert Jones pulls down the rebound | 68-49 |
| 05:45 | Saint Louis | Albert Jones buries a shot from the right side | 68-51 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee | Carl Knight scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Gino Costa and the foul's on Albert Jones - foul #4 on Albert Jones, team foul #9 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Conklin (PG), Casey Key (SF), Larry Finnerty (C) Gino Costa, Jonathan Ollis, Jose Montes | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Clarence Benjamin (SG), Jesse Irwin (SF), Michael Galli (PF) Johnny Brown, Jonathan Doty, Albert Jones | |
| 05:28 | Tennessee | Carl Knight misses the free throw | 70-51 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty grabs the offensive rebound | 70-51 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | Carl Knight blows the layup | 70-51 |
| 05:06 | Saint Louis | Jesse Irwin snags the defensive board | 70-51 |
| 04:52 | Saint Louis | Jesse Irwin hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Clarence Benjamin | 70-54 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Michael Conklin knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 73-54 |
| 04:19 | Saint Louis | Robert Stewart misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-54 |
| 04:17 | Saint Louis | Walter Sanders gets the offensive rebound | 73-54 |
| 04:06 | Saint Louis | Walter Sanders comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 73-54 |
| 04:04 | Saint Louis | Jesse Irwin snags the offensive board | 73-54 |
| 03:51 | Saint Louis | Clarence Benjamin buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Jesse Irwin | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-57 |
| 03:25 | Tennessee | Casey Key grabs the offensive rebound | 73-57 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Conklin (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jose Fernandez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Casey Key (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Knight (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Finnerty (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Robert Stewart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clarence Benjamin (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Irwin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Galli (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Walter Sanders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Jose Fernandez | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Saint Louis | Michael Galli connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Walter Sanders | 75-59 |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 75-59 |
| 02:28 | Saint Louis | Michael Galli gets the rebound | 75-59 |
| 02:23 | Saint Louis | Robert Stewart clanks a shot from close range | 75-59 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty snags the defensive board | 75-59 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee | Walter Sanders swats the layup by Casey Key | 75-59 |
| 01:55 | Saint Louis | Jesse Irwin grabs the board | 75-59 |
| 01:50 | Saint Louis | Jesse Irwin makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Clarence Benjamin and the foul's on Jose Fernandez - foul #5 on Jose Fernandez, team foul #9 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Walter Trimm (SG), John Shaw (C) Jose Fernandez, Larry Finnerty | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Charles Peasley (PG), Johnny Brown (SF), Joseph Barnes (C) Robert Stewart, Clarence Benjamin, Michael Galli | |
| 01:50 | Saint Louis | Jesse Irwin misses the free throw | 75-61 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | John Shaw snags the defensive board | 75-61 |
| 01:22 | Tennessee | Walter Trimm drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-61 |
| 00:55 | Saint Louis | The jump hook by Walter Sanders is blocked by John Shaw | 78-61 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Walter Trimm | 78-61 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Walter Sanders picks off the pass by John Shaw | 78-61 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Saint Louis | Johnny Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 78-61 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Carl Knight gets the rebound | 78-61 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Michael Conklin runs out the clock | 78-61 |