| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gene Cox (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Lucus (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jesse Weekes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Burton Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor inbounds the ball | 42-27 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Burton Campbell | 42-29 |
| 19:35 | Tennessee | Gene Cox can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 42-29 |
| 19:33 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt pulls down the rebound | 42-29 |
| 19:28 | Auburn | Thomas Mains misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-29 |
| 19:27 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips pulls down the rebound | 42-29 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gene Cox | 45-29 |
| 18:47 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor is hacked by Jesse Weekes - foul #1 on Jesse Weekes, team foul #1 | 45-29 |
| 18:24 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-32 |
| 17:55 | Tennessee | Gene Cox is hacked by Burton Campbell - foul #2 on Burton Campbell, team foul #1 | 45-32 |
| 17:34 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Geoffrey Hunt - foul #1 on Geoffrey Hunt, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| 17:34 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 17:34 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 17:24 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Mains | 47-35 |
| 17:03 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Daniel Phillips, team foul #2 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Murphy (PF) Jesse Weekes | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Parsons (PG), Terry Fitch (C) Burton Campbell, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 16:43 | Auburn | Thomas Mains misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-35 |
| 16:42 | Auburn | Terry Fitch gets the offensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 16:32 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-35 |
| 16:30 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to James Murphy | 47-35 |
| 16:10 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Lucus | 50-35 |
| 15:58 | Auburn | Terry Fitch connects on the shot from the left wing | 50-37 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gene Cox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Lucus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Jackson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Murphy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Wayne Gentle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Fitch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-37 |
| 15:27 | Auburn | Paul Parsons snags the defensive board | 50-37 |
| 15:15 | Auburn | Thomas Mains misses the 3 from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 15:13 | Tennessee | James Murphy gets the rebound | 50-37 |
| 14:45 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Gene Cox | 53-37 |
| 14:29 | Auburn | Thomas Mains misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-37 |
| 14:28 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle can't tip it in | 53-37 |
| 14:27 | Auburn | Terry Fitch tips it home | 53-39 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Parsons - foul #2 on Paul Parsons, team foul #3 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Stephen Dail (SF), Jesse Weekes (PF), Albert Griffing (C) Gene Cox, Willie Jackson, James Murphy, Daniel Phillips | |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Thomas Mains, Sheldon Taylor, Wayne Gentle, Terry Fitch | |
| 14:05 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus misses the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus misses the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 14:05 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Jiao-Long Xyong | 53-39 |
| 13:47 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler steps out of bounds on the sideline | 53-39 |
| 13:19 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-39 |
| 13:18 | Auburn | Paul Parsons snags the defensive board | 53-39 |
| 12:56 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt is whistled for a carry | 53-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor (SF) Paul Parsons | |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Geoffrey Hunt - foul #2 on Geoffrey Hunt, team foul #4 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Terry Fitch (SF) Sheldon Taylor | |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes makes the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 12:16 | Auburn | Johnny Koster is whistled for traveling | 55-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (SG), Wayne Gentle (PF) Wallace Mishler, Jiao-Long Xyong | |
| 11:55 | Tennessee | Terry Fitch steals it from Jesse Weekes | 55-39 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Lucus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Dail (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jesse Weekes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Albert Griffing (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Fitch (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Auburn | Albert Griffing steals the ball from Terry Fitch | 55-39 |
| 11:11 | Tennessee | Terry Fitch picks off the pass by Albert Griffing | 55-39 |
| 11:06 | Auburn | Johnny Koster connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Geoffrey Hunt | 55-41 |
| 10:46 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus can't throw it down | 55-41 |
| 10:44 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes grabs the offensive board | 55-41 |
| 10:22 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Fitch | 55-41 |
| 10:20 | Auburn | Terry Fitch grabs the board | 55-41 |
| 10:05 | Auburn | Terry Fitch is called for 3 seconds | 55-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (PG), Willie Jackson (SF), James Murphy (PF), Daniel Phillips (C) Matthew Larson, Stephen Dail, Jesse Weekes, Albert Griffing | |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Paul Parsons (PF), Yul Ximines (C) Johnny Koster, Terry Fitch, Wayne Gentle, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 09:42 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus misses the shot from the left side | 55-41 |
| 09:40 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Phillips | 55-41 |
| 09:14 | Tennessee | Gene Cox buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Willie Jackson | 58-41 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:55 | Auburn | Yul Ximines hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 58-41 |
| 08:53 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips gets the rebound | 58-41 |
| 08:36 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gene Cox | 60-41 |
| 08:24 | Auburn | Yul Ximines loses the dribble to Robert Lucus | 60-41 |
| 08:21 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Lucus | 62-41 |
| 07:58 | Auburn | Thomas Mains is fouled on the floor by Willie Jackson - foul #1 on Willie Jackson, team foul #3 | 62-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Jesse Weekes (PF) Robert Lucus, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Wayne Gentle (PF), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Burton Campbell, Thomas Mains, Paul Parsons, Yul Ximines | |
| 07:50 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 62-41 |
| 07:49 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson snags the defensive board | 62-41 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gene Cox (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willie Jackson (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. PF - Jesse Weekes (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wallace Mishler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes is denied on a layup by Sheldon Taylor | 62-41 |
| 07:28 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Sheldon Taylor | 62-41 |
| 07:07 | Auburn | Johnny Koster misses short on a shot from the right wing | 62-41 |
| 07:06 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle tips it back up and in | 62-43 |
| 06:46 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-43 |
| 06:44 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle snags the defensive board | 62-43 |
| 06:28 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler misses the jump hook in the lane | 62-43 |
| 06:27 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor tips it home | 62-45 |
| 06:07 | Tennessee | Gene Cox is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Gene Cox, team foul #4 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Dail (SF), James Murphy (PF), Albert Griffing (C) Willie Jackson, Jesse Weekes, Daniel Phillips | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (SG), Paul Parsons (SF), Terry Fitch (C) Wallace Mishler, Sheldon Taylor, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 05:48 | Auburn | Terry Fitch comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-45 |
| 05:46 | Auburn | Johnny Koster tips it but misses | 62-45 |
| 05:45 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle tips it back up and in | 62-47 |
| 05:24 | Tennessee | Gene Cox clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-47 |
| 05:22 | Auburn | Paul Parsons snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 05:05 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Mains and the foul's on Matthew Larson - foul #1 on Matthew Larson, team foul #5 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Lucus (SG) Gene Cox | |
| Subs | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor (SF) Terry Fitch | |
| 05:05 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle makes the free throw | 62-50 |
| 04:52 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Matthew Larson | 64-50 |
| 04:44 | Auburn | Albert Griffing blocks the short jumper by Wayne Gentle | 64-50 |
| 04:43 | Tennessee | James Murphy gets the rebound | 64-50 |
| 04:17 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-50 |
| 04:05 | Auburn | Johnny Koster misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Stephen Dail - foul #1 on Stephen Dail, team foul #6 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (PG), Willie Jackson (SG), Jesse Weekes (PF), Daniel Phillips (C) Matthew Larson, Robert Lucus, James Murphy, Albert Griffing | |
| Subs | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt (C) Wayne Gentle | |
| 04:05 | Auburn | Johnny Koster makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 04:05 | Auburn | Johnny Koster makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 03:41 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes lays it in set up by Daniel Phillips | 69-52 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gene Cox (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Willie Jackson (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stephen Dail (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jesse Weekes (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Johnny Koster and he's hacked by Daniel Phillips - foul #2 on Daniel Phillips, team foul #7 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG) Johnny Koster | |
| 03:26 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt misses the free throw | 69-54 |
| 03:26 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jesse Weekes | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:57 | Tennessee | Gene Cox clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 69-54 |
| 02:55 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt grabs the board | 69-54 |
| 02:34 | Auburn | Stephen Dail steps in front of the Burton Campbell pass | 69-54 |
| 02:31 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson banks in the layup on a great pass from Stephen Dail | 71-54 |
| 02:13 | Auburn | Burton Campbell misses the floater from the left side | 71-54 |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes pulls down the rebound | 71-54 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson is fouled on the floor by Burton Campbell - foul #3 on Burton Campbell, team foul #5 | 71-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Lucus (SG) Stephen Dail | |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Mishler (SG), Terry Fitch (PF), Yul Ximines (C) Thomas Mains, Sheldon Taylor, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| 01:22 | Tennessee | Gene Cox knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Lucus | 74-54 |
| 01:03 | Auburn | Terry Fitch's layup is rejected by Daniel Phillips | 74-54 |
| 01:02 | Auburn | Terry Fitch gets the offensive rebound | 74-54 |
| 00:53 | Auburn | Terry Fitch misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Jesse Weekes - foul #2 on Jesse Weekes, team foul #8 | 74-54 |
| 00:53 | Auburn | Terry Fitch makes the 1st free throw | 74-55 |
| 00:53 | Auburn | Terry Fitch makes the 2nd free throw | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Tennessee | Gene Cox misses the jump hook from the baseline | 74-56 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips grabs the offensive board | 74-56 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee | Gene Cox's floater is knocked away by Terry Fitch | 74-56 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler grabs the defensive rebound | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 74-56 |