| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alton Parker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Pace (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Gruenberg (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Faust (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Alton Parker inbounds the ball | 42-34 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by John Gruenberg - foul #2 on John Gruenberg, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| 19:37 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 19:37 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 19:14 | Auburn | Paul Pace travels with the ball | 44-34 |
| 18:45 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Leroy Carpenter is blocked by Freddy Grenz | 44-34 |
| 18:44 | Auburn | William Fabre grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 18:36 | Auburn | Paul Pace knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by John Gruenberg | 44-37 |
| 18:18 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Pace - foul #2 on Paul Pace, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| 18:18 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 18:18 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 18:18 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 18:13 | Auburn | John Gruenberg makes the jumpshot from the left side and the foul's on Alton Parker - foul #3 on Alton Parker, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Goss (C) Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 18:13 | Auburn | John Gruenberg makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 17:56 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses short on a jumper from the right side | 45-40 |
| 17:55 | Tennessee | Robert Goss tips it in | 47-40 |
| 17:49 | Auburn | Paul Pace hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 17:47 | Tennessee | Robert Goss grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | David Faust steals the ball from Robert Goss | 47-40 |
| 17:06 | Auburn | Paul Pace is whistled for a carry | 47-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (PG), Randall Mosquera (SF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Alton Parker, Robert Goss | |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), Eric Robinson (SG), Kevin Hudson (SF), Daniel Branton (PF), Ronald Lafayette (C) William Fabre, Paul Pace, John Gruenberg, David Faust, Freddy Grenz | |
| 16:44 | Tennessee | Harold Payne connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Randall Mosquera | 49-40 |
| 16:21 | Auburn | Eric Robinson is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 49-42 |
| 15:56 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 49-42 |
| 15:55 | Auburn | Daniel Branton grabs the board | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Leroy Carpenter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Christopher Hilley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Branton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Lafayette (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-42 |
| 15:49 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 15:27 | Tennessee | Harold Payne hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-42 |
| 15:26 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Carpenter | 49-42 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo is fouled on the floor by Christopher Hilley - foul #3 on Christopher Hilley, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Alton Parker (SF), Robert Goss (C) Robert Dixon, Laurence Mozingo, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Fabre (PG), John Gruenberg (SF), Freddy Grenz (C) Christopher Hilley, Kevin Hudson, Ronald Lafayette | |
| 15:12 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Alton Parker | 51-42 |
| 14:55 | Auburn | Cheng-Gong Xayasith takes the ball from Daniel Branton | 51-42 |
| 14:52 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith banks in the layup | 53-42 |
| 14:27 | Auburn | John Gruenberg is hacked by Alton Parker - foul #4 on Alton Parker, team foul #2 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (SG), David Morgan (SF) Harold Payne, Alton Parker | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (SG), David Faust (PF) Eric Robinson, Daniel Branton | |
| 14:07 | Auburn | John Gruenberg hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 53-42 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee | Robert Goss grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 13:52 | Tennessee | David Morgan connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-42 |
| 13:31 | Auburn | Paul Pace misses short on a 3 from straight away | 55-42 |
| 13:29 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz tips it home | 55-44 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Freddy Grenz - foul #1 on Freddy Grenz, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (PG), Alton Parker (SF), Laurence Mozingo (PF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Robert Dixon, David Morgan, Robert Goss | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Hudson (SF), Ronald Lafayette (C) John Gruenberg, Freddy Grenz | |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 13:11 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 12:56 | Auburn | David Faust travels with the ball | 55-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG) William Fabre | |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo is hacked by Christopher Hilley - foul #4 on Christopher Hilley, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Robinson (PG), Theodore Gascon (SG), Daniel Branton (PF) Christopher Hilley, Paul Pace, David Faust | |
| 12:24 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the easy layup | 55-44 |
| 12:23 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera tips it in | 57-44 |
| 11:58 | Auburn | Daniel Branton hits the finger roll | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Mosquera (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Alton Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Leroy Carpenter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Eric Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Theodore Gascon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Branton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Lafayette (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Leroy Carpenter, team foul #3 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Robert Goss (C) Randall Mosquera, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Fabre (PG), John Gruenberg (SF) Theodore Gascon, Kevin Hudson | |
| 11:28 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette hits a floater from the left block | 57-48 |
| 11:18 | Tennessee | Harold Payne hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 59-48 |
| 11:00 | Auburn | William Fabre misses short on a shot from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee | Robert Goss pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 10:30 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses the lay-in | 59-48 |
| 10:29 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Daniel Branton | 59-48 |
| 10:25 | Auburn | John Gruenberg misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 59-48 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee | Harold Payne pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 10:05 | Tennessee | Eric Robinson takes the ball from Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 59-48 |
| 10:01 | Auburn | Daniel Branton jams it on a nice dish by Eric Robinson | 59-50 |
| 09:34 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith is fouled on the floor by Daniel Branton - foul #2 on Daniel Branton, team foul #6 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (SG), David Morgan (SF), Randall Mosquera (PF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Harold Payne, Alton Parker, Laurence Mozingo, Robert Goss | |
| Subs | Auburn | Theodore Gascon (PG), Paul Pace (SG), Kevin Hudson (SF), David Faust (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) William Fabre, Eric Robinson, John Gruenberg, Daniel Branton, Ronald Lafayette | |
| 09:25 | Tennessee | David Morgan is whistled for traveling | 59-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (SG) Cheng-Gong Xayasith | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 09:14 | Auburn | Theodore Gascon misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Morgan - foul #1 on David Morgan, team foul #4 | 59-50 |
| 09:14 | Auburn | Theodore Gascon makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 09:14 | Auburn | Theodore Gascon makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 08:53 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera blows the dunk but the foul's on David Faust - foul #3 on David Faust, team foul #7 | 59-52 |
| 08:53 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 08:53 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 08:43 | Auburn | Paul Pace clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 08:41 | Auburn | David Faust snags the offensive board | 60-52 |
| 08:20 | Auburn | Paul Pace can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 08:19 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera banks in the layup on a great pass from Leroy Carpenter | 62-52 |
| 07:44 | Auburn | Kevin Hudson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Alton Parker (SF), Robert Goss (C) Larry Dreher, David Morgan, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Fabre (PG), John Gruenberg (SF) Theodore Gascon, Kevin Hudson | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alton Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Goss (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Pace (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Gruenberg (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Faust (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on William Fabre - foul #3 on William Fabre, team foul #8 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (SG) Robert Dixon | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tim Shepard (PF), Ronald Lafayette (C) David Faust, Freddy Grenz | |
| 07:26 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 07:26 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 07:17 | Auburn | Harold Payne is called for the reach on Paul Pace - foul #2 on Harold Payne, team foul #5 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo (PF) Randall Mosquera | |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Robinson (SG) Paul Pace | |
| 07:02 | Auburn | John Gruenberg misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 07:00 | Auburn | Eric Robinson snags the offensive board | 64-52 |
| 06:39 | Auburn | John Gruenberg is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on John Gruenberg, team foul #9 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Morgan (C) Robert Goss | |
| Subs | Auburn | Daniel Branton (PF) Tim Shepard | |
| 06:20 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses badly on a shot from the right side | 64-52 |
| 06:18 | Auburn | The rebound goes to John Gruenberg | 64-52 |
| 06:13 | Auburn | William Fabre hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Cheng-Gong Xayasith - foul #1 on Cheng-Gong Xayasith, team foul #6 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (SG), Robert Powell (C) Harold Payne, Alton Parker | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Faust (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) Daniel Branton, Ronald Lafayette | |
| 06:13 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 06:13 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 06:02 | Tennessee | David Morgan knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Dixon and the foul's on Freddy Grenz - foul #2 on Freddy Grenz, team foul #10 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (PF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Laurence Mozingo, Robert Powell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Theodore Gascon (SG) Eric Robinson | |
| 06:02 | Tennessee | David Morgan makes the free throw | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:52 | Auburn | Randall Mosquera steals it from John Gruenberg | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:31 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera is hacked by David Faust - foul #4 on David Faust, team foul #11 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Goss (PF) Robert Dixon | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (SG), Kevin Hudson (SF) Theodore Gascon, John Gruenberg | |
| 05:31 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 05:31 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 05:21 | Auburn | David Faust misses the shot from the right side | 69-54 |
| 05:20 | Tennessee | Robert Goss gets the rebound | 69-54 |
| 04:55 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera is fouled on the floor by Freddy Grenz - foul #3 on Freddy Grenz, team foul #12 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (PG), Harold Payne (SG), Alton Parker (SF) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, David Morgan, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), Daniel Branton (PF), Ronald Lafayette (C) William Fabre, David Faust, Freddy Grenz | |
| 04:55 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 04:55 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 04:46 | Auburn | Daniel Branton comes up short on the floater in the paint | 70-54 |
| 04:44 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette hits the follow up shot | 70-56 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Larry Dreher is hacked by Christopher Hilley - foul #5 on Christopher Hilley, team foul #13 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo (PF), Robert Powell (C) Randall Mosquera, Robert Goss | |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Robinson (PG), John Gruenberg (SF) Christopher Hilley, Kevin Hudson | |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Larry Dreher makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Larry Dreher makes the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| 04:21 | Auburn | Eric Robinson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 72-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (PG) Larry Dreher | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 04:06 | Tennessee | Robert Dixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-56 |
| 03:52 | Auburn | John Gruenberg knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Paul Pace | 72-58 |
| 03:27 | Tennessee | Harold Payne can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-58 |
| 03:26 | Tennessee | Alton Parker tips it back up and in | 74-58 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alton Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Powell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Eric Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Pace (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Gruenberg (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Branton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Lafayette (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:11 | Auburn | John Gruenberg makes the wide open jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Pace | 74-60 |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Robert Dixon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), David Morgan (SF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Robert Dixon, Alton Parker, Robert Powell | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Fabre (PG), Kevin Hudson (SF), David Faust (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) Paul Pace, John Gruenberg, Daniel Branton, Ronald Lafayette | |
| 02:45 | Auburn | David Morgan steals it from David Faust | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:17 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter banks in the layup set up by Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 76-60 |
| 02:00 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Kevin Hudson | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:57 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter is fouled in the backcourt by William Fabre - foul #4 on William Fabre, team foul #14 | 76-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (PG), Alton Parker (SF) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | Auburn | Theodore Gascon (SG), Daniel Branton (PF), Ronald Lafayette (C) William Fabre, David Faust, Freddy Grenz | |
| 01:57 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 77-62 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 78-62 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:36 | Auburn | Alton Parker picks off the pass by Kevin Hudson | 78-62 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 78-62 |
| 01:16 | Tennessee | Alton Parker tips it back up and in | 80-62 |
| 00:52 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette is called for traveling | 80-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Laurence Mozingo (PF) Robert Dixon, David Morgan | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Harold Payne comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 80-62 |
| 00:26 | Auburn | Daniel Branton grabs the defensive rebound | 80-62 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Auburn | Kevin Hudson hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Eric Robinson | 80-65 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith runs out the clock | 80-65 |