| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Rao (fresh) SG - Robert Stromberg (fresh) SF - Todd Moscato (fresh) PF - David Weber (fresh) C - Michael Martz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fresh) SG - Harry Tovar (fresh) SF - Jesse Seaberg (fresh) PF - Richard Thurber (fresh) C - Dustin Turner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | David Weber wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Alabama | Richard Thurber swats the layup by Robert Rao | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber is hacked by Todd Moscato - foul #1 on Todd Moscato, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by David Weber - foul #1 on David Weber, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:00 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:00 | Alabama | David Weber gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:41 | Alabama | Robert Rao hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-1 |
| 18:40 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg grabs the offensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:34 | Alabama | Todd Moscato misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-1 |
| 18:33 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg hits the follow up shot | 2-1 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner drills a jumper in the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:10 | Alabama | Robert Rao misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 2-3 |
| 18:09 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:40 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber lays it up and in on a great pass from Jesse Seaberg | 2-5 |
| 17:23 | Alabama | Todd Moscato can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-5 |
| 17:21 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:10 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber knocks in the jumper from the left block | 2-7 |
| 16:53 | Alabama | Robert Rao buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by David Weber and he's hacked by Bernard Sorensen - foul #1 on Bernard Sorensen, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | David White (SG), Yevgeny Zaring (SF), Anthony Tavares (PF), Timothy Sjogren (C) Robert Stromberg, Todd Moscato, David Weber, Michael Martz | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:53 | Alabama | Robert Rao makes the free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:33 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 16:32 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner snags the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 16:20 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Stromberg (SG) Robert Rao | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:12 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren travels with the ball | 5-7 |
| 16:00 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 15:58 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber tips it but misses | 5-7 |
| 15:56 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar grabs the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - David White (fresh) SG - Robert Stromberg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Yevgeny Zaring (fresh) PF - Anthony Tavares (fresh) C - Timothy Sjogren (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fresh) SG - Harry Tovar (fresh) SF - Jesse Seaberg (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Thurber (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dustin Turner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 5-7 |
| 15:46 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen can't tip it in | 5-7 |
| 15:44 | Alabama | Anthony Tavares pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:29 | Alabama | Bernard Sorensen is called for the reach on David White - foul #2 on Bernard Sorensen, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Rao (PG) Robert Stromberg | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG) Bernard Sorensen | |
| 15:17 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Ruben Scriven - foul #1 on Ruben Scriven, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Martz (PG), Todd Moscato (SF), David Weber (PF) Robert Rao, Yevgeny Zaring, Anthony Tavares | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:17 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren misses the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:17 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:59 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber double dribbles | 6-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Rao (PG), Robert Stromberg (SG), Yevgeny Zaring (SF), Anthony Tavares (PF) Michael Martz, David White, Todd Moscato, David Weber | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:52 | Alabama | Yevgeny Zaring is hacked by Ruben Scriven - foul #2 on Ruben Scriven, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | David White (SG), Todd Moscato (SF), David Weber (PF), Michael Martz (C) Robert Stromberg, Yevgeny Zaring, Anthony Tavares, Timothy Sjogren | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephan Clark (PG) Ruben Scriven | |
| 14:40 | Alabama | Robert Rao buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 14:23 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 14:22 | Alabama | Todd Moscato grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 14:12 | Alabama | Robert Rao is called for 10 seconds | 8-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Stromberg (SG), Yevgeny Zaring (SF), Anthony Tavares (PF), Timothy Sjogren (C) David White, Todd Moscato, David Weber, Michael Martz | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Burr (C) Dustin Turner | |
| 13:54 | Tennessee | William Burr is fouled on the floor by Timothy Sjogren - foul #1 on Timothy Sjogren, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Martz (PG) Robert Rao | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:35 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber can't finish the layup | 8-7 |
| 13:34 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 13:25 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren drills a floater from the free throw line | 10-7 |
| 13:18 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 10-7 |
| 13:16 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 12:59 | Alabama | Michael Martz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 12:58 | Tennessee | William Burr gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 12:46 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 12:45 | Alabama | Anthony Tavares gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 12:25 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Stephan Clark - foul #1 on Stephan Clark, team foul #5 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Rao (PG), Todd Moscato (SF), David Weber (PF) Michael Martz, Yevgeny Zaring, Anthony Tavares | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Turner (C) William Burr | |
| 12:25 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:25 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg makes the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee | Todd Moscato is called for the reach on Dustin Turner - foul #2 on Todd Moscato, team foul #4 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | Yevgeny Zaring (SF) Todd Moscato | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zaring is called for the reach on Jesse Seaberg - foul #1 on Yevgeny Zaring, team foul #5 | 12-7 |
| 11:42 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Richard Thurber | 12-10 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Rao (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Stromberg (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Yevgeny Zaring (fresh) PF - David Weber (fresh) C - Timothy Sjogren (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephan Clark (fresh) SG - Harry Tovar (fairly fresh) SF - Jesse Seaberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Thurber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Dustin Turner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg is hacked by Stephan Clark - foul #2 on Stephan Clark, team foul #6 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Alabama | David White (SG), Michael Martz (C) Robert Stromberg, Timothy Sjogren | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen (PG), Ernie Gross (SG) Stephan Clark, Harry Tovar | |
| 11:16 | Alabama | Michael Martz's pass is intercepted by Dustin Turner | 12-10 |
| 11:03 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-10 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Stromberg (SG) David White | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:43 | Alabama | Robert Rao is fouled on the floor by Bernard Sorensen - foul #3 on Bernard Sorensen, team foul #7 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren (C) Michael Martz | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG) Bernard Sorensen | |
| 10:43 | Alabama | Robert Rao makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 10:43 | Alabama | Robert Rao makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 10:27 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg clanks a shot from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 10:25 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner misses the tip | 14-10 |
| 10:23 | Alabama | Yevgeny Zaring gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 10:18 | Alabama | Jesse Seaberg picks off the pass by Robert Rao out of a doubleteam | 14-10 |
| 10:02 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg is hacked by Yevgeny Zaring - foul #2 on Yevgeny Zaring, team foul #6 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Alabama | Modesto Rizzo (SF), Michael Martz (C) Yevgeny Zaring, Timothy Sjogren | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harry Tovar (SG), William Morin (PF) Jesse Seaberg, Richard Thurber | |
| 09:47 | Tennessee | William Morin comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 14-10 |
| 09:45 | Tennessee | William Morin hits the follow up shot | 14-12 |
| 09:34 | Alabama | David Weber comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 14-12 |
| 09:33 | Alabama | Robert Rao tips it but misses | 14-12 |
| 09:31 | Tennessee | William Morin grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner buries a floater from the right block | 14-14 |
| 09:01 | Alabama | Michael Martz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 08:59 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 08:13 | Alabama | Robert Rao throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-17 |
| Subs | Alabama | David White (SG), Anthony Tavares (PF), Timothy Sjogren (C) Robert Stromberg, David Weber, Michael Martz | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg (SF), Richard Thurber (PF), William Burr (C) Ernie Gross, William Morin, Dustin Turner | |
| 07:51 | Tennessee | William Burr clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 14-17 |
| 07:49 | Alabama | Modesto Rizzo gets the rebound | 14-17 |
| 07:33 | Alabama | A charge is called on David White - foul #1 on David White, team foul #7 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Stromberg (SG), David Weber (PF), Michael Martz (C) David White, Anthony Tavares, Timothy Sjogren | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Rao (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Stromberg (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Modesto Rizzo (fairly fresh) PF - David Weber (fairly fresh) C - Michael Martz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fresh) SG - Harry Tovar (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Jesse Seaberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Thurber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - William Burr (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Ruben Scriven and he's fouled by Robert Stromberg - foul #1 on Robert Stromberg, team foul #8 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Alabama | Anthony Tavares (PF) David Weber | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Morin (PF) Ruben Scriven | |
| 07:20 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber makes the free throw | 14-20 |
| 07:05 | Alabama | Anthony Tavares can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 14-20 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee | William Burr pulls down the rebound | 14-20 |
| 06:53 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 14-20 |
| 06:52 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg grabs the board | 14-20 |
| 06:39 | Alabama | Michael Martz buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 16-20 |
| 06:29 | Tennessee | William Morin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-20 |
| Subs | Alabama | David White (SG), David Weber (PF), Timothy Sjogren (C) Robert Stromberg, Anthony Tavares, Michael Martz | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Ernie Gross (SG), Dustin Turner (C) Harry Tovar, William Morin, William Burr | |
| 06:09 | Alabama | Modesto Rizzo clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-20 |
| 06:07 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren snags the offensive board | 16-20 |
| 05:59 | Alabama | Robert Rao splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-20 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee | Timothy Sjogren takes the ball from Jesse Seaberg | 18-20 |
| 05:43 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren makes the floater from the free throw line | 20-20 |
| 05:32 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 20-20 |
| 05:31 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 05:22 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ruben Scriven | 20-22 |
| 05:09 | Alabama | Robert Rao works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-22 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 20-22 |
| 04:53 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 04:49 | Alabama | David Weber double dribbles | 20-22 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Martz (PG), Robert Stromberg (SG), Anthony Tavares (PF) Robert Rao, David White, David Weber | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Morin (PF) Richard Thurber | |
| 04:30 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner clanks a floater from the baseline | 20-22 |
| 04:28 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren snags the defensive board | 20-22 |
| 04:10 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg clanks a floater from the left side | 20-22 |
| 04:08 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross snags the defensive board | 20-22 |
| 04:03 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross travels with the ball | 20-22 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Rao (PG), David Weber (PF) Anthony Tavares, Timothy Sjogren | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harry Tovar (SG) Ernie Gross | |
| 03:38 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Dustin Turner - foul #1 on Dustin Turner, team foul #8 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Moscato (SF) Modesto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephan Clark (SF), Richard Thurber (PF), William Burr (C) Jesse Seaberg, William Morin, Dustin Turner | |
| 03:38 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 03:38 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg misses the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 03:38 | Tennessee | William Burr gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber's floater is tipped away by Michael Martz | 21-22 |
| 03:11 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Michael Martz | 21-22 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Rao (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Robert Stromberg (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Todd Moscato (fresh) PF - David Weber (fairly fresh) C - Michael Martz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harry Tovar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephan Clark (fresh) PF - Richard Thurber (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Burr (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Alabama | Todd Moscato is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Todd Moscato, team foul #9 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Alabama | Yevgeny Zaring (SF) Todd Moscato | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:50 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Ruben Scriven and he's fouled by Robert Stromberg - foul #2 on Robert Stromberg, team foul #10 | 21-24 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber makes the free throw | 21-25 |
| 02:40 | Alabama | Michael Martz buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Rao | 24-25 |
| 02:23 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zaring steals it from Richard Thurber | 24-25 |
| 02:18 | Alabama | Robert Rao banks in the layup on a nice dish by Yevgeny Zaring | 26-25 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber is hacked by Yevgeny Zaring - foul #3 on Yevgeny Zaring, team foul #11 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Alabama | Modesto Rizzo (SF), Anthony Tavares (PF), Timothy Sjogren (C) Robert Rao, Yevgeny Zaring, David Weber | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg (SF), Dustin Turner (C) Harry Tovar, William Burr | |
| 02:14 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:06 | Alabama | Modesto Rizzo misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 26-27 |
| 02:04 | Alabama | Anthony Tavares grabs the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 01:52 | Alabama | Michael Martz misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-27 |
| 01:50 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg tips it back up and in | 28-27 |
| 01:35 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark is hacked by Michael Martz - foul #1 on Michael Martz, team foul #12 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Rao (PG), David Weber (PF) Michael Martz, Anthony Tavares | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Morin (PF) Richard Thurber | |
| 01:35 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 01:35 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 01:35 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Stromberg | 28-28 |
| 01:25 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg misses the 3 from straight away | 28-28 |
| 01:23 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Stephan Clark | 28-28 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 00:58 | Alabama | Robert Rao works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by David Weber | 30-31 |
| 00:39 | Tennessee | David Weber blocks the short jumper by Dustin Turner | 30-31 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner tips it back up and in | 30-33 |
| 00:28 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 30-33 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 00:22 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 00:02 | Alabama | Robert Rao splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner gets the rebound | 30-33 |