| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fresh) SG - Eric Robinson (fresh) SF - John Gruenberg (fresh) PF - David Faust (fresh) C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) SG - Harold Payne (fresh) SF - Alton Parker (fresh) PF - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo can't throw it down | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Auburn | John Gruenberg pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Auburn | William Fabre misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Auburn | John Gruenberg grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Auburn | Eric Robinson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Tennessee | Alton Parker pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Tennessee | Harold Payne buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Laurence Mozingo | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | Auburn | William Fabre misses the dunk | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | Auburn | David Faust hits the follow up shot | 2-3 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by David Faust - foul #1 on David Faust, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:21 | Auburn | William Fabre misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 2-5 |
| 18:19 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz tips it back up and in | 4-5 |
| 18:02 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses long on a turnaround from close range | 4-5 |
| 18:00 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Carpenter | 4-5 |
| 17:49 | Tennessee | Harold Payne scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 4-7 |
| 17:28 | Auburn | Harold Payne takes the ball from David Faust | 4-7 |
| 17:07 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 4-7 |
| 17:06 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:02 | Auburn | William Fabre drills a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Laurence Mozingo - foul #1 on Laurence Mozingo, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SF), Robert Goss (C) Alton Parker, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 17:02 | Auburn | William Fabre misses the free throw | 6-7 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | Robert Goss gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:48 | Tennessee | William Fabre is called for the reach on Cheng-Gong Xayasith - foul #1 on William Fabre, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| 16:33 | Tennessee | David Faust swats the layup by Randall Mosquera | 6-7 |
| 16:32 | Auburn | David Faust snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 16:06 | Auburn | Robert Goss denies the turnaround by David Faust | 6-7 |
| 16:04 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Laurence Mozingo | 6-7 |
| 15:48 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera lays it in set up by Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Robinson (fairly fresh) SF - John Gruenberg (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Faust (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Freddy Grenz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Goss (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Auburn | Eric Robinson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-9 |
| 15:31 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Laurence Mozingo | 6-9 |
| 15:02 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo hits a driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on William Fabre - foul #2 on William Fabre, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), Paul Pace (SG), Kenneth Wysocki (SF), Tim Shepard (PF), Daniel Branton (C) William Fabre, Eric Robinson, John Gruenberg, David Faust, Freddy Grenz | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alton Parker (SF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Randall Mosquera, Robert Goss | |
| 15:02 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the free throw | 6-12 |
| 14:48 | Auburn | Paul Pace misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 6-12 |
| 14:47 | Tennessee | Alton Parker gets the rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses the lay-in | 6-12 |
| 14:24 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses the tip | 6-12 |
| 14:23 | Tennessee | Harold Payne grabs the offensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the floater from the baseline set up by Alton Parker and he's hacked by Kenneth Wysocki - foul #1 on Kenneth Wysocki, team foul #4 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Goss (PF) Laurence Mozingo | |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the free throw | 6-15 |
| 13:55 | Auburn | Paul Pace comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-15 |
| 13:54 | Tennessee | Alton Parker snags the defensive board | 6-15 |
| 13:35 | Tennessee | Alton Parker clanks a jump hook from the left block | 6-15 |
| 13:34 | Auburn | Tim Shepard grabs the defensive rebound | 6-15 |
| 13:27 | Auburn | Paul Pace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-15 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gruenberg (SF) Kenneth Wysocki | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:12 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter is hacked by Daniel Branton - foul #1 on Daniel Branton, team foul #5 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SG), Laurence Mozingo (PF) Harold Payne, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 13:03 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Paul Pace - foul #1 on Paul Pace, team foul #6 | 6-15 |
| 13:03 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 1st free throw | 6-16 |
| 13:03 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 2nd free throw | 6-17 |
| 12:52 | Auburn | Daniel Branton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-17 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Faust (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) Tim Shepard, Daniel Branton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:42 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 6-19 |
| 12:29 | Auburn | David Faust's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Goss | 6-19 |
| 12:28 | Auburn | David Faust grabs the offensive rebound | 6-19 |
| 12:17 | Auburn | David Faust hits the finger roll set up by Freddy Grenz and the foul's on Laurence Mozingo - foul #2 on Laurence Mozingo, team foul #2 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Robinson (SG) Paul Pace | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (PG), Harold Payne (SG), Robert Powell (PF) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Alton Parker, Laurence Mozingo | |
| 12:17 | Auburn | David Faust misses the free throw | 8-19 |
| 12:17 | Tennessee | Robert Goss grabs the board | 8-19 |
| 11:54 | Tennessee | Christopher Hilley is called for the reach on Larry Dreher - foul #1 on Christopher Hilley, team foul #7 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | Theodore Gascon (PG) Christopher Hilley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter (C) Robert Powell | |
| 11:54 | Tennessee | Larry Dreher makes the 1st free throw | 8-20 |
| 11:54 | Tennessee | Larry Dreher makes the 2nd free throw | 8-21 |
| 11:40 | Auburn | John Gruenberg's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Goss | 8-21 |
| 11:39 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera snags the defensive board | 8-21 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Theodore Gascon (fresh) SG - Eric Robinson (fresh) SF - John Gruenberg (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Faust (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Larry Dreher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Goss (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-21 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Wysocki (SF), Tim Shepard (PF), Daniel Branton (C) John Gruenberg, David Faust, Freddy Grenz | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG) Larry Dreher | |
| 10:59 | Auburn | Eric Robinson buries a runner near the basket | 10-21 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Tim Shepard - foul #1 on Tim Shepard, team foul #8 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG) Theodore Gascon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alton Parker (SF), Robert Powell (PF) Harold Payne, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 10:36 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 1st free throw | 10-22 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 2nd free throw | 10-23 |
| 10:13 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley is fouled on the floor by Robert Goss - foul #1 on Robert Goss, team foul #3 | 10-23 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (SG), John Gruenberg (SF), David Faust (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) Eric Robinson, Kenneth Wysocki, Tim Shepard, Daniel Branton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 09:55 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 10-23 |
| 09:54 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera grabs the defensive rebound | 10-23 |
| 09:48 | Tennessee | Alton Parker can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Freddy Grenz - foul #1 on Freddy Grenz, team foul #9 | 10-23 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (PG), Leroy Carpenter (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Robert Goss | |
| 09:48 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 1st free throw | 10-24 |
| 09:48 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 10-25 |
| 09:34 | Auburn | David Faust is whistled for a carry | 10-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (PG) Larry Dreher | |
| 09:13 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the lay-in | 10-25 |
| 09:11 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-25 |
| 08:57 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera hits a jump hook near the basket | 10-27 |
| 08:43 | Auburn | David Faust can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-27 |
| 08:41 | Auburn | David Faust hits the follow up shot | 12-27 |
| 08:32 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera is denied on a dunk by David Faust | 12-27 |
| 08:31 | Auburn | The rebound goes to David Faust | 12-27 |
| 08:27 | Auburn | Paul Pace scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Faust | 14-27 |
| 08:06 | Tennessee | Harold Payne can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 14-27 |
| 08:04 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz grabs the defensive rebound | 14-27 |
| 07:57 | Auburn | Paul Pace loses the dribble to Randall Mosquera | 14-27 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee | Harold Payne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | Theodore Gascon (PG), Eric Robinson (SG), Kenneth Wysocki (SF), Tim Shepard (PF), Daniel Branton (C) Christopher Hilley, Paul Pace, John Gruenberg, David Faust, Freddy Grenz | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Robert Dixon (SG), Fausto Russo (PF), Robert Goss (C) Harold Payne, Alton Parker, Robert Powell, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 07:27 | Auburn | Eric Robinson is hacked by Robert Dixon - foul #1 on Robert Dixon, team foul #4 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alton Parker (SF) Randall Mosquera | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Theodore Gascon (fresh) SG - Eric Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Wysocki (fresh) PF - Tim Shepard (fresh) C - Daniel Branton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Dixon (fresh) SF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fausto Russo (fresh) C - Robert Goss (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Auburn | Daniel Branton clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-27 |
| 07:21 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 14-27 |
| 07:17 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Dixon | 14-29 |
| 07:00 | Auburn | Daniel Branton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Robert Dixon - foul #2 on Robert Dixon, team foul #5 | 14-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (SG) Robert Dixon | |
| 07:00 | Auburn | Daniel Branton makes the 1st free throw | 15-29 |
| 07:00 | Auburn | Daniel Branton misses the 2nd free throw | 15-29 |
| 07:00 | Tennessee | Robert Goss grabs the board | 15-29 |
| 06:42 | Tennessee | Alton Parker hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 15-29 |
| 06:41 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith grabs the offensive board | 15-29 |
| 06:36 | Tennessee | Alton Parker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 15-29 |
| 06:35 | Auburn | Tim Shepard pulls down the rebound | 15-29 |
| 06:29 | Auburn | Eric Robinson misses the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Larry Dreher - foul #1 on Larry Dreher, team foul #6 | 15-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gruenberg (SF) Kenneth Wysocki | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (SG), Leroy Carpenter (C) Larry Dreher, Alton Parker | |
| 06:29 | Auburn | Eric Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 16-29 |
| 06:29 | Auburn | Eric Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-29 |
| 06:12 | Tennessee | Harold Payne connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-32 |
| 06:05 | Auburn | Robert Goss steals the ball from Eric Robinson | 17-32 |
| 05:44 | Tennessee | Robert Goss is whistled for traveling | 17-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), David Faust (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) Theodore Gascon, Tim Shepard, Daniel Branton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SF), Robert Powell (PF) Fausto Russo, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 05:16 | Auburn | Robert Goss steals the ball from David Faust | 17-32 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera can't finish the layup | 17-32 |
| 05:02 | Tennessee | Robert Powell tips it back up and in | 17-34 |
| 05:00 | Auburn | Cheng-Gong Xayasith steals it from Christopher Hilley in the backcourt | 17-34 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith lays it up and in | 17-36 |
| 04:38 | Auburn | Eric Robinson hits a driving attempt in the lane | 19-36 |
| 04:15 | Tennessee | Eric Robinson takes the ball from Randall Mosquera | 19-36 |
| 04:07 | Auburn | Eric Robinson loses the dribble to Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 19-36 |
| 03:52 | Tennessee | Harold Payne is hacked by Eric Robinson - foul #1 on Eric Robinson, team foul #10 | 19-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Fabre (PG), Paul Pace (SG), Kenneth Wysocki (SF), Tim Shepard (PF), Daniel Branton (C) Christopher Hilley, Eric Robinson, John Gruenberg, David Faust, Freddy Grenz | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alton Parker (SF), Laurence Mozingo (PF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Randall Mosquera, Robert Powell, Robert Goss | |
| 03:52 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses the 1st free throw | 19-36 |
| 03:52 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 19-37 |
| 03:33 | Auburn | Alton Parker takes the ball from William Fabre | 19-37 |
| 03:30 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith travels in the backcourt | 19-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (SG) Harold Payne | |
| 03:18 | Auburn | Daniel Branton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-37 |
| 03:17 | Auburn | Daniel Branton tips it back up and in | 21-37 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Pace (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Wysocki (fresh) PF - Tim Shepard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Branton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Dixon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alton Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses short on a shot from the right side | 21-37 |
| 03:02 | Auburn | Tim Shepard grabs the defensive rebound | 21-37 |
| 02:58 | Auburn | William Fabre misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-37 |
| 02:56 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo grabs the board | 21-37 |
| 02:37 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter is hacked by Daniel Branton - foul #2 on Daniel Branton, team foul #11 | 21-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Freddy Grenz (C) Daniel Branton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (PG), Randall Mosquera (SG) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Robert Dixon | |
| 02:37 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 21-38 |
| 02:37 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 21-39 |
| 02:09 | Auburn | Paul Pace can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 21-39 |
| 02:07 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Laurence Mozingo | 21-39 |
| 01:49 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera can't throw it down but he's hacked by Paul Pace - foul #2 on Paul Pace, team foul #12 | 21-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Hudson (SG), John Gruenberg (SF), David Faust (PF) Paul Pace, Kenneth Wysocki, Tim Shepard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (PG), Robert Powell (C) Larry Dreher, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 01:49 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 1st free throw | 21-40 |
| 01:49 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the 2nd free throw | 21-40 |
| 01:49 | Auburn | David Faust grabs the board | 21-40 |
| 01:44 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-40 |
| 01:25 | Tennessee | Alton Parker lays it up and in on a great pass from Randall Mosquera | 24-42 |
| 01:09 | Auburn | William Fabre hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 24-42 |
| 01:08 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo pulls down the rebound | 24-42 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Harold Payne's pass is intercepted by Freddy Grenz | 24-42 |
| 00:49 | Auburn | William Fabre connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Freddy Grenz | 26-42 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera hits a shot from the left block set up by Laurence Mozingo | 26-44 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Harold Payne is called for the reach on William Fabre - foul #1 on Harold Payne, team foul #7 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Robinson (SG), Daniel Branton (C) Kevin Hudson, Freddy Grenz | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Robert Dixon (SG), Fausto Russo (SF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Harold Payne, Randall Mosquera, Alton Parker, Robert Powell | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the 1st free throw | 27-44 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the 2nd free throw | 28-44 |