| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bradley Eggleston (fresh) SG - Joshua Nelson (fresh) SF - Joshua Washington (fresh) PF - Steven Yarger (fresh) C - John Little (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (fresh) SG - James Parsons (fresh) SF - Michael Brown (fresh) PF - Jimmy Defranco (fresh) C - David Damon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | David Damon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Alabama | Michael Brown can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Steven Yarger | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Alabama | John Anderson lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Brown | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Alabama | Michael Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Alabama | Michael Brown is hacked by John Little - foul #1 on John Little, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Alabama | James Parsons comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco tips it in | 2-4 |
| 17:34 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Bradley Eggleston | 5-4 |
| 17:08 | Alabama | James Parsons is denied on a layup by Steven Yarger | 5-4 |
| 17:07 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to John Little | 5-4 |
| 16:49 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bradley Eggleston | 7-4 |
| 16:20 | Alabama | Steven Yarger takes the ball from Jimmy Defranco | 7-4 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 16:01 | Alabama | David Damon grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bradley Eggleston (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joshua Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joshua Washington (fresh) PF - Steven Yarger (fresh) C - John Little (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Parsons (fresh) SF - Michael Brown (fresh) PF - Jimmy Defranco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Damon (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Alabama | James Parsons misses short on a floater from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 15:36 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston's fadeaway is rejected by David Damon | 7-4 |
| 15:11 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger grabs the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 14:53 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Joshua Nelson | 9-4 |
| 14:33 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 9-4 |
| 14:32 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson snags the defensive board | 9-4 |
| 14:04 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston can't finish the layup | 9-4 |
| 14:03 | Alabama | David Damon grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 13:50 | Alabama | John Anderson scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Parsons | 9-6 |
| 13:28 | Tennessee | John Little can't finish the layup | 9-6 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger grabs the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:09 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson is hacked by James Parsons - foul #1 on James Parsons, team foul #1 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (PG), Millard Haislip (SG), Joshua Foster (SF), William Stolberg (PF), Christopher Fay (C) Bradley Eggleston, Joshua Nelson, Joshua Washington, Steven Yarger, John Little | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hathcock (PG), Edgar Johnson (PF), John Wellman (C) John Anderson, Jimmy Defranco, David Damon | |
| 12:55 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher Fay and he's hacked by James Hathcock - foul #1 on James Hathcock, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco (SG) James Parsons | |
| 12:55 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly makes the free throw | 12-6 |
| 12:30 | Alabama | James Hathcock hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 12-6 |
| 12:29 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay pulls down the rebound | 12-6 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Anderson (PG), James Parsons (SG) James Hathcock, Michael Brown | |
| 12:10 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster makes the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 14-6 |
| 11:45 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by James Parsons and he's fouled by Christopher Fay - foul #1 on Christopher Fay, team foul #2 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Yarger (PF) William Stolberg | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 11:45 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco misses the free throw | 14-8 |
| 11:45 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Steven Yarger | 14-8 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Shelly (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Millard Haislip (fresh) SF - Joshua Foster (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Yarger (fresh) 4 reb. C - Christopher Fay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Parsons (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Defranco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edgar Johnson (fresh) C - John Wellman (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-8 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Brown (SF) Jimmy Defranco | |
| 11:22 | Alabama | James Parsons hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Christopher Fay - foul #2 on Christopher Fay, team foul #3 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Stolberg (C) Christopher Fay | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 11:22 | Alabama | James Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 11:22 | Alabama | James Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 11:22 | Tennessee | William Stolberg grabs the defensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly is hacked by John Wellman - foul #1 on John Wellman, team foul #4 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson (SG), Joshua Washington (SF) Millard Haislip, Joshua Foster | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco (SF), David Damon (C) Michael Brown, John Wellman | |
| 10:47 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly is hacked by Edgar Johnson - foul #1 on Edgar Johnson, team foul #5 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston (PG), John Little (C) Mark Shelly, William Stolberg | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 10:34 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger slams it home set up by Bradley Eggleston and the foul's on Edgar Johnson - foul #2 on Edgar Johnson, team foul #6 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Brown (SF), John Wellman (PF) James Parsons, Edgar Johnson | |
| 10:34 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger makes the free throw | 17-9 |
| 10:06 | Alabama | John Anderson misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Bradley Eggleston - foul #1 on Bradley Eggleston, team foul #4 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Parsons (SG) Jimmy Defranco | |
| 10:06 | Alabama | John Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 10:06 | Alabama | John Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 09:47 | Tennessee | Michael Brown steals it from Joshua Washington | 17-10 |
| 09:20 | Alabama | John Anderson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-10 |
| 09:19 | Alabama | John Wellman tips it in | 17-12 |
| 09:14 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 17-12 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger tips it in | 19-12 |
| 08:57 | Alabama | Michael Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-12 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (PG), Millard Haislip (SG), Joshua Foster (SF), William Stolberg (PF) Bradley Eggleston, Joshua Nelson, Joshua Washington, Steven Yarger | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco (SF) Michael Brown | |
| 08:38 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Shelly | 21-12 |
| 08:16 | Alabama | Joshua Foster steps in front of the John Anderson pass | 21-12 |
| 08:03 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly is fouled on the floor by John Anderson - foul #1 on John Anderson, team foul #7 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson (SG) Millard Haislip | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hathcock (PG), Michael Brown (SF) John Anderson, John Wellman | |
| 08:03 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly makes the 1st free throw | 22-12 |
| 08:03 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly makes the 2nd free throw | 23-12 |
| 07:41 | Alabama | David Damon knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by James Parsons | 23-14 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Shelly (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Foster (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Stolberg (fresh) C - John Little (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Hathcock (fresh) SG - James Parsons (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Jimmy Defranco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - David Damon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-14 |
| 06:58 | Alabama | David Damon hits a shot from the free throw line set up by James Hathcock | 26-16 |
| 06:38 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-16 |
| 06:36 | Alabama | Michael Brown snags the defensive board | 26-16 |
| 06:08 | Alabama | David Damon travels with the ball | 26-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston (PG), Joshua Washington (SF), Steven Yarger (PF), Christopher Fay (C) Joshua Nelson, Joshua Foster, William Stolberg, John Little | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Anderson (PG), John Wellman (PF) James Hathcock, James Parsons | |
| 05:51 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-16 |
| 05:50 | Alabama | John Wellman pulls down the rebound | 26-16 |
| 05:43 | Alabama | David Damon knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Michael Brown and the foul's on Joshua Washington - foul #1 on Joshua Washington, team foul #5 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Parsons (SG) John Wellman | |
| 05:43 | Alabama | David Damon makes the free throw | 26-19 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly clanks a shot from the right wing | 26-19 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly misses the tip | 26-19 |
| 05:19 | Alabama | Michael Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 05:05 | Alabama | Michael Brown drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-22 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee | A charge is called on Mark Shelly - foul #1 on Mark Shelly, team foul #6 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson (SG) Mark Shelly | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Wellman (PF) James Parsons | |
| 04:36 | Alabama | David Damon is fouled on the floor by Christopher Fay - foul #3 on Christopher Fay, team foul #7 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Little (C) Christopher Fay | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Parsons (SG) John Wellman | |
| 04:36 | Alabama | David Damon makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:36 | Alabama | David Damon makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:15 | Tennessee | John Little comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 26-24 |
| 04:13 | Alabama | Michael Brown grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 03:51 | Alabama | Michael Brown's layup is rejected by John Little | 26-24 |
| 03:50 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 03:34 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger is called for a charge - foul #1 on Steven Yarger, team foul #8 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Stolberg (C) John Little | |
| Subs | Alabama | Edgar Johnson (PF), John Wellman (C) Jimmy Defranco, David Damon | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bradley Eggleston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Washington (fresh) PF - Steven Yarger (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Stolberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Parsons (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edgar Johnson (fresh) C - John Wellman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Alabama | James Parsons is hacked by Steven Yarger - foul #2 on Steven Yarger, team foul #9 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (PG), Joshua Foster (SF) Bradley Eggleston, Joshua Washington | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco (SF), David Damon (C) Michael Brown, John Wellman | |
| 03:08 | Alabama | James Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 03:08 | Alabama | James Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:53 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 02:51 | Alabama | David Damon grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 02:29 | Alabama | David Damon blows the layup | 26-26 |
| 02:28 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edgar Johnson - foul #3 on Edgar Johnson, team foul #8 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston (PG), Joshua Washington (SF) Joshua Nelson, Joshua Foster | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Brown (SF), John Wellman (PF) James Parsons, Edgar Johnson | |
| 02:02 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 01:43 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco's fadeaway is rejected by William Stolberg | 28-26 |
| 01:42 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco tips it home | 28-28 |
| 01:36 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradley Eggleston and the foul's on Jimmy Defranco - foul #1 on Jimmy Defranco, team foul #9 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Little (C) Steven Yarger | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Parsons (SG) David Damon | |
| 01:36 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly misses the free throw | 30-28 |
| 01:36 | Alabama | John Wellman snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 01:32 | Alabama | James Parsons travels with the ball | 30-28 |
| 01:15 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington can't connect on a runner in the paint | 30-28 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee | John Little gets the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 01:07 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston loses the dribble to John Wellman | 30-28 |
| 00:52 | Alabama | John Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Bradley Eggleston - foul #2 on Bradley Eggleston, team foul #10 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Yarger (PF) William Stolberg | |
| Subs | Alabama | David Damon (C) John Wellman | |
| 00:52 | Alabama | John Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 00:52 | Alabama | John Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 00:52 | Alabama | David Damon gets the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 00:34 | Alabama | John Anderson comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 30-29 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 30-29 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger tips it home | 32-29 |
| 00:01 | Alabama | David Damon can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 32-29 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston gets the rebound | 32-29 |