| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Cesar (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Cao (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Yevgeny Zoltek (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dale Bible (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanford Vansant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Rowley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Corey Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Medley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | William Rowley inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:31 | Alabama | Corey Daniel clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Micheal Cesar - foul #1 on Micheal Cesar, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 19:31 | Alabama | Corey Daniel misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 19:31 | Alabama | Corey Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 19:14 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 18:52 | Alabama | Steven Medley travels with the ball | 32-33 |
| 18:25 | Tennessee | The jumper by Jerry Fontenot is denied by Corey Daniel | 32-33 |
| 18:23 | Alabama | William Rowley snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 18:01 | Alabama | Corey Daniel misses short on a runner in the paint | 32-33 |
| 17:59 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant snags the offensive board | 32-33 |
| 17:38 | Alabama | Steven Medley makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Dale Bible | 32-35 |
| 17:09 | Tennessee | Michael Cao double dribbles | 32-35 |
| 16:40 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 16:39 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 16:14 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-35 |
| 16:13 | Alabama | William Rowley grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 15:54 | Alabama | Dale Bible travels with the ball | 32-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (PG), Mathew Zoumis (SG), Dale Fiqueroa (SF), Allan Rio (PF), Justin Dey (C) Clarence Townsel, Micheal Cesar, Michael Cao, Jerry Fontenot, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kim Hastings (SG), Shawn Brungardt (SF), Bryce Brown (C) Dale Bible, William Rowley, Steven Medley | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Swanson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Zoumis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Fiqueroa (fresh) PF - Allan Rio (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Dey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Stanford Vansant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kim Hastings (fresh) SF - Shawn Brungardt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Corey Daniel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryce Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson's pass is intercepted by Shawn Brungardt | 32-35 |
| 15:19 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-35 |
| 15:18 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Stanford Vansant | 32-35 |
| 15:06 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-35 |
| 15:05 | Alabama | Kim Hastings gets the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 14:45 | Alabama | Corey Daniel hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Kim Hastings | 32-37 |
| 14:24 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis loses the dribble to Stanford Vansant | 32-37 |
| 14:06 | Alabama | Corey Daniel misses short on a runner in the lane | 32-37 |
| 14:04 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 13:43 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 32-37 |
| 13:41 | Alabama | Bryce Brown gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 13:18 | Alabama | Kim Hastings works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Williams Swanson | 32-37 |
| 12:55 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Shawn Brungardt - foul #1 on Shawn Brungardt, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Michael Cao (SF), Jerry Fontenot (PF), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Williams Swanson, Dale Fiqueroa, Allan Rio, Justin Dey | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dale Bible (PG), William Rowley (SF), Steven Medley (C) Kim Hastings, Shawn Brungardt, Bryce Brown | |
| 12:55 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 12:55 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis misses the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 12:55 | Alabama | Corey Daniel gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 12:41 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the runner from close range set up by Dale Bible | 32-39 |
| 12:23 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot blows the layup over the doubleteam but the foul's on Corey Daniel - foul #2 on Corey Daniel, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar (SG) Mathew Zoumis | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 12:23 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 12:23 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 12:11 | Alabama | Yevgeny Zoltek swats the short shot by Steven Medley | 34-39 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 11:41 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot is called for a backcourt violation | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Cesar (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Cao (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Yevgeny Zoltek (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dale Bible (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stanford Vansant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Rowley (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Corey Daniel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Medley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Dale Bible and the foul's on Micheal Cesar - foul #2 on Micheal Cesar, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| 11:21 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the free throw | 34-42 |
| 11:02 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Cao | 36-42 |
| 10:37 | Alabama | Steven Medley is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Dale Bible | 36-44 |
| 10:13 | Tennessee | Stanford Vansant steals it from Yevgeny Zoltek | 36-44 |
| 10:08 | Alabama | Dale Bible lays it up and in on a great pass from Stanford Vansant | 36-46 |
| 09:47 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Micheal Cesar | 39-46 |
| 09:30 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from William Rowley | 39-49 |
| 09:01 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-49 |
| 09:00 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot hits the follow up shot | 41-49 |
| 08:40 | Alabama | Corey Daniel misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 41-49 |
| 08:39 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 08:19 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar is hacked by Dale Bible - foul #2 on Dale Bible, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (PG), Mathew Zoumis (SG), Dale Fiqueroa (SF), Allan Rio (PF), Justin Dey (C) Clarence Townsel, Micheal Cesar, Michael Cao, Jerry Fontenot, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kim Hastings (PG), Zachary Grondin (SG), Shawn Brungardt (SF), Javier Lopez (PF), Bryce Brown (C) Dale Bible, Stanford Vansant, William Rowley, Corey Daniel, Steven Medley | |
| 08:06 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa is fouled on the floor by Shawn Brungardt - foul #2 on Shawn Brungardt, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| 07:50 | Tennessee | Javier Lopez picks off the pass by Williams Swanson | 41-49 |
| 07:36 | Alabama | Bryce Brown drills a floater from the left wing set up by Zachary Grondin | 41-51 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Swanson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Zoumis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Fiqueroa (fresh) PF - Allan Rio (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Dey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Kim Hastings (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Zachary Grondin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn Brungardt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Javier Lopez (fresh) C - Bryce Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis clanks a jump hook in the lane | 41-51 |
| 07:07 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa grabs the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 06:45 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-51 |
| 06:23 | Alabama | Shawn Brungardt is open but comes up short on the floater from close range | 43-51 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee | Allan Rio pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 05:58 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Mathew Zoumis | 45-51 |
| 05:58 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Micheal Cesar (SG), Michael Cao (SF), Jerry Fontenot (PF), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Williams Swanson, Mathew Zoumis, Dale Fiqueroa, Allan Rio, Justin Dey | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dale Bible (PG), Stanford Vansant (SG), William Rowley (SF), Corey Daniel (PF), Steven Medley (C) Kim Hastings, Zachary Grondin, Shawn Brungardt, Javier Lopez, Bryce Brown | |
| 05:33 | Alabama | Corey Daniel makes the floater near the basket set up by Stanford Vansant out of the doubleteam and he's fouled by Jerry Fontenot - foul #2 on Jerry Fontenot, team foul #3 | 45-53 |
| 05:33 | Alabama | Corey Daniel misses the free throw | 45-53 |
| 05:33 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 05:11 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Corey Daniel | 45-53 |
| 04:45 | Alabama | Corey Daniel knocks in the shot in the paint | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 04:32 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Fontenot | 48-55 |
| 04:06 | Alabama | Corey Daniel misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 48-55 |
| 04:04 | Alabama | William Rowley pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 03:43 | Alabama | Dale Bible is hacked by Clarence Townsel - foul #3 on Clarence Townsel, team foul #4 | 48-55 |
| 03:22 | Alabama | Corey Daniel misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Jerry Fontenot - foul #3 on Jerry Fontenot, team foul #5 | 48-55 |
| 03:22 | Alabama | Corey Daniel misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 03:22 | Alabama | Corey Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Micheal Cesar (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Cao (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Yevgeny Zoltek (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dale Bible (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Stanford Vansant (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Rowley (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Corey Daniel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Medley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Clarence Townsel | 50-56 |
| 02:33 | Alabama | William Rowley lays it up and in | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:15 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-58 |
| 02:13 | Alabama | William Rowley grabs the defensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 01:53 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right side | 50-58 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Michael Cao grabs the board | 50-58 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | Stanford Vansant takes the ball from Clarence Townsel in the backcourt | 50-58 |
| 01:48 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant lays it in | 50-60 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Yevgeny Zoltek | 52-60 |
| 01:11 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant blows the dunk against the doubleteam but he's hacked by Clarence Townsel - foul #4 on Clarence Townsel, team foul #6 | 52-60 |
| 01:11 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 01:11 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 01:11 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot snags the defensive board | 52-61 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | William Rowley picks off the pass by Jerry Fontenot | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Alabama | Micheal Cesar is called for the reach on Stanford Vansant in the backcourt - foul #3 on Micheal Cesar, team foul #7 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Javier Lopez (C) Steven Medley | |
| 00:49 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:49 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot is fouled on the floor by Corey Daniel - foul #3 on Corey Daniel, team foul #5 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (PG), Mathew Zoumis (SG), Dale Fiqueroa (SF), Allan Rio (PF), Justin Dey (C) Clarence Townsel, Micheal Cesar, Michael Cao, Jerry Fontenot, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kim Hastings (PG), Zachary Grondin (SG), Shawn Brungardt (SF), Bryce Brown (C) Dale Bible, Stanford Vansant, William Rowley, Corey Daniel | |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 52-63 |
| 00:42 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Javier Lopez | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Alabama | Bryce Brown misses the floater from the free throw line | 52-63 |
| 00:13 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Bryce Brown | 52-63 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Kim Hastings runs out the clock | 52-63 |