| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Fausto Russo (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alton Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Kevin Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Faust (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Branton (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera inbounds the ball | 36-38 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:35 | Tennessee | David Faust steps in front of the Alton Parker pass | 36-38 |
| 19:17 | Auburn | William Fabre is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Fausto Russo | 38-41 |
| 18:46 | Auburn | David Faust scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Robinson | 38-43 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-43 |
| 18:08 | Auburn | Eric Robinson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 18:06 | Auburn | William Fabre grabs the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 18:01 | Auburn | Eric Robinson drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Fabre | 38-45 |
| 17:37 | Tennessee | Eric Robinson is called for the reach on Fausto Russo - foul #3 on Eric Robinson, team foul #1 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG), Robert Powell (C) Fausto Russo, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (SG), Kenneth Wysocki (SF), Tim Shepard (PF), Ricky Lagunas (C) Eric Robinson, Kevin Hudson, David Faust, Daniel Branton | |
| 17:21 | Tennessee | Robert Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-45 |
| 17:03 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the jumper from the right side | 38-47 |
| 16:40 | Tennessee | Robert Powell misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Ricky Lagunas - foul #1 on Ricky Lagunas, team foul #2 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), Kevin Hudson (SF) William Fabre, Kenneth Wysocki | |
| 16:40 | Tennessee | Robert Powell misses the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 16:40 | Tennessee | Robert Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 16:26 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 16:24 | Auburn | Tim Shepard can't tip it in | 39-47 |
| 16:22 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 16:00 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 39-47 |
| 15:59 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Ricky Lagunas | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Powell (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Christopher Hilley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Pace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tim Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Lagunas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 15:54 | Tennessee | Robert Powell pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 15:32 | Tennessee | Alton Parker dunks the ball on a great pass from Joseph Yeager | 41-47 |
| 15:13 | Auburn | Kevin Hudson travels with the ball | 41-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fausto Russo (SG), Leroy Carpenter (C) Otis Hughes, Robert Powell | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Fabre (PG), Eric Robinson (SG), Kenneth Wysocki (SF), David Faust (PF), Daniel Branton (C) Christopher Hilley, Paul Pace, Kevin Hudson, Tim Shepard, Ricky Lagunas | |
| 15:02 | Tennessee | Kenneth Wysocki takes the ball from Randall Mosquera | 41-47 |
| 14:59 | Auburn | Kenneth Wysocki dunks the ball | 41-49 |
| 14:32 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera connects on the turnaround in the lane | 43-49 |
| 14:16 | Auburn | Fausto Russo is called for the reach on Eric Robinson - foul #2 on Fausto Russo, team foul #1 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Trinh (PG), Larry Dreher (SF), William Weissman (PF) Joseph Yeager, Randall Mosquera, Alton Parker | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 14:05 | Auburn | William Fabre clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 43-49 |
| 14:04 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 14:00 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 13:58 | Auburn | William Fabre pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 13:31 | Auburn | David Faust's fadeaway is rejected by William Weissman | 43-49 |
| 13:29 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 13:10 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Larry Dreher | 45-49 |
| 12:55 | Auburn | Eric Robinson is called for traveling | 45-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), Randall Mosquera (SF), Alton Parker (PF), Robert Powell (C) David Trinh, Fausto Russo, William Weissman, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (SG), Kevin Hudson (SF), Tim Shepard (PF), Ricky Lagunas (C) Eric Robinson, Kenneth Wysocki, David Faust, Daniel Branton | |
| 12:42 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera hits a driving attempt in the lane | 47-49 |
| 12:28 | Auburn | Kevin Hudson makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ricky Lagunas | 47-52 |
| 12:14 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera lays it up and in | 49-52 |
| 12:01 | Auburn | William Fabre connects on the open floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ricky Lagunas | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Dreher (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Powell (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Pace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tim Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Lagunas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Kevin Hudson - foul #2 on Kevin Hudson, team foul #3 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Fausto Russo (SG), Leroy Carpenter (C) Otis Hughes, Larry Dreher, Robert Powell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), Eric Robinson (SG), David Faust (PF), Daniel Branton (C) William Fabre, Paul Pace, Tim Shepard, Ricky Lagunas | |
| 11:37 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 11:37 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 11:37 | Auburn | Kevin Hudson gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 11:14 | Auburn | David Faust clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Randall Mosquera - foul #1 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #2 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Powell (PF) Alton Parker | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 11:14 | Auburn | David Faust makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 11:14 | Auburn | David Faust makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 10:54 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager hits a shot from the left wing set up by Fausto Russo | 52-56 |
| 10:39 | Auburn | Eric Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (SF) Randall Mosquera | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Fabre (PG) Christopher Hilley | |
| 10:20 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Eric Robinson - foul #4 on Eric Robinson, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alton Parker (PF) Robert Powell | |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (SG), Kenneth Wysocki (SF) Eric Robinson, Kevin Hudson | |
| 10:20 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 10:20 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 10:04 | Auburn | 3 seconds is called on Kenneth Wysocki | 53-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG), William Weissman (C) Fausto Russo, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 09:48 | Tennessee | Alton Parker scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Yeager | 55-56 |
| 09:42 | Auburn | William Fabre is fouled on the floor by Joseph Yeager - foul #3 on Joseph Yeager, team foul #3 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SF) Larry Dreher | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tim Shepard (PF), Ricky Lagunas (C) David Faust, Daniel Branton | |
| 09:37 | Auburn | Paul Pace knocks in the floater from the left side and he's fouled by William Weissman - foul #2 on William Weissman, team foul #4 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Powell (C) William Weissman | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 09:37 | Auburn | Paul Pace makes the free throw | 55-59 |
| 09:08 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Joseph Yeager and he's fouled by William Fabre - foul #1 on William Fabre, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Weissman (PF) Alton Parker | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Hudson (SF) Kenneth Wysocki | |
| 09:08 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes makes the free throw | 58-59 |
| 08:52 | Auburn | Paul Pace knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Fabre | 58-62 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 58-62 |
| 08:32 | Auburn | William Fabre snags the defensive board | 58-62 |
| 08:20 | Auburn | Paul Pace knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-64 |
| 08:01 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Randall Mosquera | 61-64 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (tiring) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Mosquera (tiring) 19 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Weissman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Powell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Pace (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tim Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Lagunas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Auburn | William Fabre comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 61-64 |
| 07:36 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager grabs the board | 61-64 |
| 07:16 | Tennessee | William Fabre steals it from Joseph Yeager | 61-64 |
| 07:04 | Auburn | Paul Pace jams it | 61-66 |
| 06:41 | Tennessee | Robert Powell can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Ricky Lagunas - foul #2 on Ricky Lagunas, team foul #6 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Trinh (PG), Fausto Russo (SG), Larry Dreher (SF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Joseph Yeager, Otis Hughes, Randall Mosquera, William Weissman | |
| Subs | Auburn | Christopher Hilley (PG), Eric Robinson (SG), Kenneth Wysocki (SF), David Faust (PF), Daniel Branton (C) William Fabre, Paul Pace, Kevin Hudson, Tim Shepard, Ricky Lagunas | |
| 06:41 | Tennessee | Robert Powell misses the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 06:41 | Tennessee | Robert Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 06:41 | Auburn | The rebound goes to David Faust | 61-66 |
| 06:20 | Auburn | Christopher Hilley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 06:18 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Wysocki | 61-66 |
| 06:09 | Auburn | David Trinh is called for the reach on Christopher Hilley - foul #1 on David Trinh, team foul #5 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alton Parker (PF) Robert Powell | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 06:04 | Auburn | Eric Robinson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-66 |
| 06:02 | Tennessee | Alton Parker grabs the board | 61-66 |
| 05:42 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo travels with the ball | 61-66 |
| 05:20 | Auburn | Eric Robinson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Hilley | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 05:02 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo is hacked by Christopher Hilley - foul #1 on Christopher Hilley, team foul #7 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Weissman (SF) David Trinh | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Hudson (SF) Kenneth Wysocki | |
| 05:02 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 05:02 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:38 | Auburn | Eric Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-69 |
| 04:36 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Alton Parker | 63-69 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Alton Parker clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kevin Hudson - foul #3 on Kevin Hudson, team foul #8 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), Randall Mosquera (SF) Fausto Russo, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Fabre (PG), Paul Pace (SG), Tim Shepard (PF), Ricky Lagunas (C) Christopher Hilley, Eric Robinson, David Faust, Daniel Branton | |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:03 | Auburn | William Fabre is hacked by Otis Hughes - foul #2 on Otis Hughes, team foul #6 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter (C) William Weissman | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Wysocki (SF) Kevin Hudson | |
| 03:52 | Auburn | Paul Pace misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-69 |
| 03:50 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Randall Mosquera | 65-69 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Dreher (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Fabre (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Pace (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Wysocki (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Lagunas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:29 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter banks in the layup on a nice dish by Larry Dreher | 67-69 |
| 03:19 | Auburn | Paul Pace is fouled on the floor by Leroy Carpenter - foul #1 on Leroy Carpenter, team foul #7 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG) Larry Dreher | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 03:19 | Auburn | Paul Pace makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 03:19 | Auburn | Paul Pace makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 02:56 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter lays it up and in | 69-71 |
| 02:56 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fausto Russo (SG) Otis Hughes | |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Robinson (SG), Kevin Hudson (SF), David Faust (PF), Daniel Branton (C) Paul Pace, Kenneth Wysocki, Tim Shepard, Ricky Lagunas | |
| 02:38 | Auburn | Eric Robinson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-74 |
| 02:16 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter throws it down on a nice dish by Joseph Yeager | 71-74 |
| 02:10 | Auburn | Eric Robinson knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by William Fabre | 71-76 |
| 01:44 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo's pass is intercepted by Daniel Branton | 71-76 |
| 01:24 | Auburn | Kevin Hudson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Kevin Hudson, team foul #9 | 71-76 |
| 01:08 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera blows the dunk | 71-76 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee | Alton Parker snags the offensive board | 71-76 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | Alton Parker is fouled on the floor by David Faust - foul #2 on David Faust, team foul #10 | 71-76 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 73-76 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Randall Mosquera is called for the reach on Eric Robinson - foul #2 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #8 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Tim Shepard (PF) David Faust | |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Eric Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Eric Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:06 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 73-78 |
| 00:05 | Auburn | William Fabre grabs the board | 73-78 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:03 | Auburn | William Fabre is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Yeager - foul #4 on Joseph Yeager, team foul #9 | 73-78 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | David Faust (PF) Tim Shepard | |
| 00:03 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the 1st free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | William Fabre makes the 2nd free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses long on a halfcourt shot | 73-80 |