| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harvey Hill (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Levi Mayhugh (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Reavis (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Christopher Slane (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Zets (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifton Newlon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) C - Louis Holley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis inbounds the ball | 27-33 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 27-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Morrison (SF), William Patel (PF) Brian Matthews, Anthony Donaldson | |
| 19:28 | Auburn | Robert Morrison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 19:27 | Tennessee | Brian Zets grabs the defensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 19:21 | Tennessee | Brian Zets is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 27-33 |
| 19:19 | Auburn | The rebound goes to John Moen | 27-33 |
| 19:00 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon is hacked by Andrew Reavis - foul #3 on Andrew Reavis, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG) Andrew Reavis | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 18:39 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Brian Zets - foul #2 on Brian Zets, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| 18:39 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 18:39 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 18:39 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Holley | 27-34 |
| 18:26 | Auburn | William Patel buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Morrison | 27-37 |
| 18:08 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill is fouled on the floor by John Moen - foul #3 on John Moen, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (SG), Brian Matthews (SF) Clifton Newlon, Robert Morrison | |
| 17:54 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 17:28 | Auburn | William Patel misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-37 |
| 17:27 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Brian Zets | 29-37 |
| 17:06 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Sammy Donahue | 31-37 |
| 16:44 | Auburn | William Patel hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Moen | 31-39 |
| 16:23 | Tennessee | Gary Napper blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Harvey Hill | 31-39 |
| 16:21 | Auburn | Louis Holley snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 16:04 | Auburn | Gary Napper scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Moen | 31-42 |
| 15:45 | Tennessee | Brian Zets jams it against the doubleteam set up by Levi Mayhugh | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harvey Hill (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Sammy Donahue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Levi Mayhugh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Christopher Slane (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Zets (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Napper (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brian Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Patel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Holley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Auburn | Brian Matthews misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-42 |
| 15:20 | Tennessee | Brian Zets gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 15:16 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-42 |
| 15:15 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Levi Mayhugh | 33-42 |
| 15:02 | Tennessee | Louis Holley swats the dunk try by Christopher Slane | 33-42 |
| 15:00 | Auburn | Brian Matthews snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| 14:41 | Auburn | Brian Matthews misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 14:40 | Tennessee | Brian Zets grabs the board | 33-42 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 14:10 | Auburn | William Patel grabs the board | 33-42 |
| 13:56 | Auburn | Gary Napper misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 13:54 | Tennessee | Brian Zets pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 13:36 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue is fouled on the floor by Louis Holley - foul #3 on Louis Holley, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Gordy (PG), Andrew Reavis (SF), John Kaufman (PF), Daniel Bridger (C) Harvey Hill, Sammy Donahue, Christopher Slane, Brian Zets | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Robert Morrison (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF), Daniel Landry (C) Gary Napper, Brian Matthews, William Patel, Louis Holley | |
| 13:24 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-42 |
| 13:00 | Auburn | Robert Morrison slams it home on a nice dish by Anthony Donaldson and he's fouled by John Kaufman - foul #1 on John Kaufman, team foul #3 | 33-44 |
| 13:00 | Auburn | Robert Morrison makes the free throw | 33-45 |
| 12:47 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Donald Gordy | 35-45 |
| 12:24 | Auburn | Robert Morrison hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-45 |
| 12:23 | Auburn | John Moen hits the follow up shot | 35-47 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee | John Kaufman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Anthony Donaldson - foul #2 on Anthony Donaldson, team foul #3 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harvey Hill (PG), Brian Zets (C) Levi Mayhugh, Daniel Bridger | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Patel (PF) Anthony Donaldson | |
| 12:06 | Tennessee | John Kaufman makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee | John Kaufman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 11:45 | Auburn | William Patel's floater is knocked away by John Kaufman | 37-47 |
| 11:44 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Donald Gordy | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harvey Hill (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Donald Gordy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Reavis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Kaufman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Zets (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clifton Newlon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Morrison (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Patel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Landry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 37-47 |
| 11:18 | Auburn | William Patel gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 11:13 | Auburn | William Patel is denied on a dunk by John Kaufman | 37-47 |
| 11:11 | Auburn | William Patel snags the offensive board | 37-47 |
| 10:52 | Auburn | William Patel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Andrew Reavis | 37-47 |
| 10:43 | Tennessee | Robert Morrison is called for the reach on Harvey Hill - foul #2 on Robert Morrison, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh (SF) Andrew Reavis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Matthews (SF), Louis Holley (C) William Patel, Daniel Landry | |
| 10:25 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Levi Mayhugh | 40-47 |
| 10:06 | Auburn | Brian Matthews knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Moen | 40-49 |
| 09:50 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill makes the 3 from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 09:23 | Auburn | John Moen is fouled on the floor by Levi Mayhugh - foul #2 on Levi Mayhugh, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG), Andrew Reavis (SF), Daniel Bridger (PF), Michael Bradford (C) Harvey Hill, Donald Gordy, John Kaufman, Brian Zets | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Patel (PF), Daniel Landry (C) Brian Matthews, Louis Holley | |
| 09:06 | Auburn | John Moen misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Bradford - foul #1 on Michael Bradford, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harvey Hill (PG) Levi Mayhugh | |
| Subs | Auburn | Louis Holley (C) Daniel Landry | |
| 09:06 | Auburn | John Moen makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 09:06 | Auburn | John Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 08:51 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger is hacked by Clifton Newlon - foul #2 on Clifton Newlon, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (PG) John Moen | |
| 08:39 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Bridger | 46-51 |
| 08:11 | Auburn | William Patel clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 08:09 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 07:51 | Auburn | William Patel lays it up and in set up by Gary Napper and the foul's on Harvey Hill - foul #3 on Harvey Hill, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh (PG), Christopher Slane (PF), Brian Zets (C) Harvey Hill, Daniel Bridger, Michael Bradford | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Daniel Landry (C) Gary Napper, Louis Holley | |
| 07:51 | Auburn | William Patel makes the free throw | 46-54 |
| 07:32 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Reavis | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Levi Mayhugh (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sammy Donahue (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Reavis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Slane (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Zets (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clifton Newlon (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Morrison (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Patel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Landry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Auburn | John Moen comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 49-54 |
| 07:09 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Andrew Reavis | 49-54 |
| 06:41 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh's floater is tipped away by Robert Morrison | 49-54 |
| 06:39 | Auburn | John Moen grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 06:19 | Auburn | William Patel is hacked by Christopher Slane - foul #1 on Christopher Slane, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harvey Hill (PG), Donald Gordy (SG) Sammy Donahue, Andrew Reavis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Matthews (SF), Louis Holley (C) Robert Morrison, Daniel Landry | |
| 06:19 | Auburn | William Patel misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 06:19 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 05:54 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane hits a wide open floater from the right block | 51-54 |
| 05:29 | Auburn | William Patel can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | Brian Zets grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 05:08 | Tennessee | Brian Zets works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Louis Holley - foul #4 on Louis Holley, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis (SF), John Kaufman (PF) Levi Mayhugh, Christopher Slane | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (PG), Anthony Donaldson (PF) John Moen, William Patel | |
| 05:08 | Tennessee | Brian Zets misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 05:08 | Tennessee | Brian Zets misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 05:08 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 04:51 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-56 |
| 04:41 | Tennessee | John Kaufman's floater is tipped away by Anthony Donaldson | 51-56 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Brian Zets misses the tip | 51-56 |
| 04:38 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 04:32 | Auburn | Brian Matthews misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 51-56 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee | John Kaufman grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 04:14 | Tennessee | John Kaufman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Anthony Donaldson - foul #3 on Anthony Donaldson, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG), Levi Mayhugh (SF), Daniel Bridger (C) Harvey Hill, Andrew Reavis, Brian Zets | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Robert Morrison (PF) Clifton Newlon, Anthony Donaldson | |
| 04:14 | Tennessee | John Kaufman misses the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 04:14 | Tennessee | John Kaufman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 03:55 | Auburn | Brian Matthews hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Levi Mayhugh - foul #3 on Levi Mayhugh, team foul #8 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Daniel Landry (C) Louis Holley | |
| 03:55 | Auburn | Brian Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 03:55 | Auburn | Brian Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 03:34 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh misses the floater from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 03:32 | Auburn | Robert Morrison snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Donald Gordy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sammy Donahue (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Levi Mayhugh (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Kaufman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Bridger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Napper (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Matthews (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Morrison (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Landry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Auburn | Gary Napper comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-58 |
| 03:10 | Tennessee | John Kaufman pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 02:50 | Auburn | Brian Matthews makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Moen | 55-61 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harvey Hill (PG), Andrew Reavis (SF), Christopher Slane (PF), Brian Zets (C) Donald Gordy, Sammy Donahue, John Kaufman, Daniel Bridger | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), William Patel (PF), Louis Holley (C) John Moen, Brian Matthews, Daniel Landry | |
| 02:27 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh double dribbles | 55-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG) Gary Napper | |
| 02:05 | Auburn | William Patel can't finish the layup | 55-61 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane gets the rebound | 55-61 |
| 01:48 | Tennessee | Louis Holley picks off the pass by Christopher Slane | 55-61 |
| 01:29 | Auburn | Louis Holley hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Andrew Reavis - foul #4 on Andrew Reavis, team foul #9 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Matthews (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Robert Morrison, William Patel | |
| 01:29 | Auburn | Louis Holley makes the free throw | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:20 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Brian Zets is blocked by Brian Matthews | 55-64 |
| 01:18 | Auburn | Louis Holley gets the rebound | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Auburn | John Moen can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Levi Mayhugh - foul #4 on Levi Mayhugh, team foul #10 | 55-64 |
| 00:51 | Auburn | John Moen makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:51 | Auburn | John Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Tennessee | Brian Zets evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon is fouled in the backcourt by Harvey Hill - foul #4 on Harvey Hill, team foul #11 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Patel (PF), Daniel Landry (C) Anthony Donaldson, Louis Holley | |
| 00:44 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:44 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:39 | Tennessee | Brian Zets misses the dunk attempt | 57-68 |
| 00:38 | Auburn | William Patel pulls down the rebound | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Auburn | Daniel Landry can't throw it down | 57-68 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Brian Zets | 57-68 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh misses long on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 57-68 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Brian Matthews snags the defensive board | 57-68 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | John Moen runs out the clock | 57-68 |