| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Arthur Haywood (fresh) SG - Ray Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jesse Yates (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bertram Burr (fresh) C - Ruben Rhoades (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kenneth Ben (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mathew Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrin Dodd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Angel Moretti (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Sizemore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:37 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 34-27 |
| 19:35 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 19:12 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades misses the runner in the paint | 34-27 |
| 19:10 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore gets the rebound | 34-27 |
| 18:49 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Darrin Dodd | 34-30 |
| 18:45 | Tennessee | Ray Hardin drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Arthur Haywood | 36-30 |
| 18:16 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd blows the dunk | 36-30 |
| 18:14 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd tips it home | 36-32 |
| 17:56 | Tennessee | Jesse Yates misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-32 |
| 17:55 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 17:29 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd can't finish the uncontested layup but the foul's on Ray Hardin - foul #4 on Ray Hardin, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Reese (PG), John Leavens (SG), James Ellington (SF), Jerry Hutchens (PF), William Jenkins (C) Arthur Haywood, Ray Hardin, Jesse Yates, Bertram Burr, Ruben Rhoades | |
| Subs | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein (PG), William Stallworth (SG), Brandon Montag (PF), Brian Eliason (C) Kenneth Ben, Mathew Shaw, Angel Moretti, Carl Sizemore | |
| 17:29 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:29 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:08 | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Leavens | 39-33 |
| 16:53 | Auburn | William Stallworth can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-33 |
| 16:52 | Tennessee | James Ellington snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 16:29 | Tennessee | John Leavens scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by John Reese | 41-33 |
| 16:00 | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein is fouled on the floor by James Ellington - foul #2 on James Ellington, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood (PG), Ruben Rhoades (C) John Reese, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Ben (PG), Angel Moretti (PF) Floyd Dickstein, Brian Eliason | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Arthur Haywood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Leavens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Ellington (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Hutchens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ruben Rhoades (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kenneth Ben (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Stallworth (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darrin Dodd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Angel Moretti (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Montag (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from William Stallworth | 41-35 |
| 15:09 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Arthur Haywood and he's fouled by Angel Moretti - foul #1 on Angel Moretti, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Carlos Johnson (SG), Jesse Yates (SF), Bertram Burr (PF) John Leavens, James Ellington, Jerry Hutchens | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Shaw (SG) Darrin Dodd | |
| 15:09 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades makes the free throw | 44-35 |
| 14:45 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 14:44 | Auburn | Brandon Montag grabs the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 14:26 | Auburn | William Stallworth can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 14:24 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Ruben Rhoades | 44-35 |
| 14:08 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-35 |
| 14:06 | Auburn | Brandon Montag snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 13:47 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben connects on the open 3 from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 13:29 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 44-38 |
| 13:28 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Angel Moretti | 44-38 |
| 13:26 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw is hacked by Carlos Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carlos Johnson, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Reese (PG), John Leavens (SG), James Ellington (SF), Jerry Hutchens (PF), William Jenkins (C) Arthur Haywood, Carlos Johnson, Jesse Yates, Bertram Burr, Ruben Rhoades | |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Dodd (SF), Carl Sizemore (C) Mathew Shaw, Angel Moretti | |
| 12:57 | Auburn | Brandon Montag misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 44-38 |
| 12:56 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jerry Hutchens | 44-38 |
| 12:27 | Tennessee | John Reese splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 12:26 | Auburn | William Stallworth snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 12:10 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 12:08 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jerry Hutchens | 44-38 |
| 12:03 | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by John Leavens | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Reese (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Leavens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Ellington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Hutchens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Jenkins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kenneth Ben (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Stallworth (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Darrin Dodd (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Montag (tiring) 6 reb. C - Carl Sizemore (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben connects on the 3 from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 11:11 | Tennessee | John Leavens makes the turnaround from the left block | 48-41 |
| 10:51 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd knocks in the shot from close range set up by William Stallworth | 48-43 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 10:27 | Tennessee | John Reese hits the follow up shot | 50-43 |
| 10:05 | Auburn | John Leavens takes the ball from Darrin Dodd | 50-43 |
| 09:48 | Tennessee | John Leavens misses the wide open runner from the left block | 50-43 |
| 09:47 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 09:42 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Hutchens - foul #1 on Jerry Hutchens, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood (PG), Ray Hardin (SG), Jesse Yates (SF), Bertram Burr (PF), Ruben Rhoades (C) John Reese, John Leavens, James Ellington, Jerry Hutchens, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein (PG), Mathew Shaw (SG), Angel Moretti (PF) Kenneth Ben, William Stallworth, Carl Sizemore | |
| 09:20 | Auburn | Angel Moretti misses long on a shot from the right block | 50-43 |
| 09:18 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Ruben Rhoades | 50-43 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee | Jesse Yates is alone and drills a jump hook in the lane | 52-43 |
| 09:02 | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Ben (PG), Brian Eliason (C) Floyd Dickstein, Brandon Montag | |
| 08:39 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 52-43 |
| 08:37 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Brian Eliason | 52-43 |
| 08:11 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 08:09 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 08:05 | Tennessee | Jesse Yates misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 52-43 |
| 08:03 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr hits the follow up shot | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:44 | Auburn | Angel Moretti banks in the layup | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Arthur Haywood (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ray Hardin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jesse Yates (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bertram Burr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ruben Rhoades (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kenneth Ben (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mathew Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrin Dodd (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Angel Moretti (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Eliason (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Tennessee | Jesse Yates travels with the ball | 54-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Reese (PG), Carlos Johnson (SF) Arthur Haywood, Jesse Yates | |
| Subs | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein (PG), William Stallworth (SF), Carl Sizemore (C) Kenneth Ben, Darrin Dodd, Brian Eliason | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:20 | Auburn | John Reese picks off the pass by Floyd Dickstein in the backcourt | 54-45 |
| 07:19 | Tennessee | John Reese hits the finger roll | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:15 | Auburn | Bertram Burr picks off the pass by William Stallworth in the backcourt | 56-45 |
| 07:05 | Tennessee | John Reese throws it down on a nice dish by Ray Hardin | 58-45 |
| 06:55 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by John Reese - foul #1 on John Reese, team foul #5 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jesse Yates (SF), William Jenkins (C) Bertram Burr, Ruben Rhoades | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Ben (PG) Floyd Dickstein | |
| 06:55 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 06:55 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 06:28 | Tennessee | William Jenkins buries a turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Mathew Shaw - foul #2 on Mathew Shaw, team foul #2 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brandon Montag (C) Carl Sizemore | |
| 06:28 | Tennessee | William Jenkins misses the free throw | 60-47 |
| 06:28 | Auburn | Angel Moretti grabs the defensive rebound | 60-47 |
| 06:18 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Brandon Montag | 60-50 |
| 05:50 | Tennessee | Ray Hardin makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jesse Yates | 62-50 |
| 05:31 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-50 |
| 05:30 | Tennessee | William Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 05:25 | Tennessee | John Reese hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:11 | Auburn | Brandon Montag hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Kenneth Ben and the foul's on Carlos Johnson - foul #3 on Carlos Johnson, team foul #6 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood (PG), John Leavens (SG), James Ellington (SF), Jerry Hutchens (PF), Ruben Rhoades (C) John Reese, Ray Hardin, Jesse Yates, Carlos Johnson, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Dodd (PG), Carl Sizemore (C) Kenneth Ben, William Stallworth | |
| 05:11 | Auburn | Brandon Montag makes the free throw | 64-53 |
| 04:43 | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens hits a wide open floater from close range | 66-53 |
| 04:39 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Ben (PG) Brandon Montag | |
| 04:21 | Tennessee | John Leavens hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 66-53 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to James Ellington | 66-53 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | Kenneth Ben is called for the reach on Arthur Haywood - foul #3 on Kenneth Ben, team foul #3 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bertram Burr (PF) Jerry Hutchens | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Stallworth (SG), Brandon Montag (C) Mathew Shaw, Carl Sizemore | |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | James Ellington loses the dribble to Brandon Montag | 66-53 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Arthur Haywood (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Leavens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - James Ellington (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bertram Burr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ruben Rhoades (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kenneth Ben (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Stallworth (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Darrin Dodd (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Angel Moretti (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Montag (tired) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Auburn | Arthur Haywood is called for the reach on Kenneth Ben in the backcourt - foul #3 on Arthur Haywood, team foul #7 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ray Hardin (SG) John Leavens | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Shaw (SG), Carl Sizemore (C) William Stallworth, Brandon Montag | |
| 03:41 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 03:41 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | James Ellington loses the ball out of bounds | 66-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Reese (PG), Jerry Hutchens (SF) Arthur Haywood, James Ellington | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Stallworth (SF), Brandon Montag (C) Kenneth Ben, Carl Sizemore | |
| 03:11 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd loses the dribble to John Reese in the backcourt | 66-55 |
| 03:01 | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens misses the 3 from the right corner | 66-55 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee | John Reese pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood (PG), John Leavens (SG), James Ellington (SF) John Reese, Ray Hardin, Jerry Hutchens | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Ben (PG), Carl Sizemore (C) Mathew Shaw, Angel Moretti | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades's floater is tipped away by Brandon Montag | 66-55 |
| 02:33 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Kenneth Ben | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:28 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-55 |
| 02:26 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee | Carl Sizemore steals the ball from John Leavens | 66-55 |
| 01:49 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Darrin Dodd | 66-58 |
| 01:49 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ray Hardin (SG), Jesse Yates (SF) John Leavens, James Ellington | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Shaw (SG), Angel Moretti (PF) William Stallworth, Brandon Montag | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:47 | Tennessee | Kenneth Ben is called for the reach on Ruben Rhoades in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Ben, team foul #4 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Reese (PG), John Leavens (SG), Carlos Johnson (SF), Jerry Hutchens (PF) Arthur Haywood, Ray Hardin, Jesse Yates, Bertram Burr | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | John Leavens is fouled on the floor by Mathew Shaw - foul #3 on Mathew Shaw, team foul #5 | 66-58 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Mathew Shaw is called for the reach on John Leavens - foul #4 on Mathew Shaw, team foul #6 | 66-58 |
| 01:42 | Tennessee | John Reese is hacked by Mathew Shaw - foul #5 on Mathew Shaw, team foul #7 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Stallworth (SG) Mathew Shaw | |
| 01:42 | Tennessee | John Reese makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 01:42 | Tennessee | John Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 01:34 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 68-58 |
| 01:32 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jerry Hutchens | 68-58 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens is fouled in the backcourt by William Stallworth - foul #3 on William Stallworth, team foul #8 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein (PG), David Duncan (SG), Brandon Montag (PF), Brian Eliason (C) Kenneth Ben, Darrin Dodd, Angel Moretti, Carl Sizemore | |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens misses the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Johnson | 69-58 |
| 01:28 | Tennessee | Carlos Johnson is hacked by David Duncan - foul #1 on David Duncan, team foul #9 | 69-58 |
| 01:28 | Tennessee | Carlos Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 01:28 | Tennessee | Carlos Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 01:17 | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein makes the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 71-60 |
| 01:16 | Tennessee | David Duncan is called for the reach on Carlos Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Duncan, team foul #10 | 71-60 |
| 01:16 | Tennessee | Carlos Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 01:16 | Tennessee | Carlos Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 00:51 | Auburn | Brian Eliason comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 72-60 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | John Reese pulls down the rebound | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | John Leavens hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on David Duncan - foul #3 on David Duncan, team foul #11 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood (PG), Jesse Yates (SF), Bertram Burr (PF) John Reese, Carlos Johnson, Jerry Hutchens | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | John Leavens makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | John Leavens makes the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Auburn | William Stallworth is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 74-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ray Hardin (SG) John Leavens | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood runs out the clock | 74-60 |