| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Moua (fresh) SG - Darrin Nguyen (fresh) SF - Robert Kiefer (fresh) PF - Michael Williams (fresh) C - Brett Whitaker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fresh) SG - Stephan Clark (fresh) SF - Harry Tovar (fresh) PF - William Burr (fresh) C - David Coyer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Tennessee | David Coyer snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven is called for traveling in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Tennessee | Brett Whitaker picks off the pass by Ruben Scriven in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Darrin Nguyen | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee | Matthew Moua takes the ball from Stephan Clark in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Auburn | Matthew Moua blows the layup | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer snags the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:48 | Auburn | Matthew Moua loses the ball out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:29 | Auburn | Matthew Moua evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right side | 3-0 |
| 18:27 | Tennessee | David Coyer snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:22 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven knocks in the runner from close range | 3-2 |
| 18:06 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen connects on the jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on William Burr - foul #1 on William Burr, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:06 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen makes the free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:45 | Tennessee | William Burr is wide open but clanks a jumper in the paint | 6-2 |
| 17:44 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven tips it back up and in | 6-4 |
| 17:23 | Auburn | Matthew Moua evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-4 |
| 17:03 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Kiefer - foul #1 on Robert Kiefer, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), John Gooch (SG), Michael Crocker (SF), Kyle Smith (PF), James Ashurst (C) Matthew Moua, Darrin Nguyen, Robert Kiefer, Michael Williams, Brett Whitaker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark McKee (PG), Michael Willis (SG), Nelson Williams (C) Ruben Scriven, Stephan Clark, David Coyer | |
| 17:03 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 17:03 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:48 | Auburn | John Gooch clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-6 |
| 16:46 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 16:28 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-6 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee | Nelson Williams snags the offensive board | 9-6 |
| 16:12 | Tennessee | William Burr connects on the shot from the left block set up by Michael Willis and he's hacked by John Gooch - foul #1 on John Gooch, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Locklin (PG) Earl Zullinger | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Cuthbertson (SF) Harry Tovar | |
| 16:12 | Tennessee | William Burr makes the free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:57 | Auburn | John Gooch misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 15:56 | Auburn | Kyle Smith tips it back up and in | 11-9 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - David Locklin (fresh) SG - John Gooch (fresh) SF - Michael Crocker (fairly fresh) PF - Kyle Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Ashurst (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark McKee (fresh) SG - Michael Willis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Cuthbertson (fresh) PF - William Burr (tiring) 3 pts. C - Nelson Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Tennessee | Michael Willis is hacked by John Gooch in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Gooch, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG) John Gooch | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman (PF) William Burr | |
| 15:31 | Tennessee | Philip Cuthbertson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 15:29 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman tips it back up and in | 11-11 |
| 15:21 | Auburn | James Ashurst misses the floater from the baseline | 11-11 |
| 15:20 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Nelson Williams | 11-11 |
| 15:10 | Tennessee | Philip Cuthbertson connects on the shot from the left block set up by Michael Willis and the foul's on Michael Crocker - foul #1 on Michael Crocker, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), Robert Kiefer (SF), Michael Williams (PF), Brett Whitaker (C) Matthew Moua, Michael Crocker, Kyle Smith, James Ashurst | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephan Clark (SG), David Coyer (C) Michael Willis, Nelson Williams | |
| 15:10 | Tennessee | Philip Cuthbertson makes the free throw | 11-14 |
| 14:57 | Auburn | Michael Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 14:55 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker snags the offensive board | 11-14 |
| 14:39 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 14:38 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to David Coyer | 11-14 |
| 14:34 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 11-14 |
| 14:32 | Auburn | Michael Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 14:19 | Auburn | David Locklin clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 14:17 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 14:10 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-17 |
| 13:57 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Lowman - foul #1 on Jeffrey Lowman, team foul #2 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG), Darrin Nguyen (SG), Michael Crocker (SF), Kyle Smith (PF), James Ashurst (C) Earl Zullinger, David Locklin, Robert Kiefer, Michael Williams, Brett Whitaker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Harry Tovar (SF), William Burr (PF), Nelson Williams (C) Stephan Clark, Philip Cuthbertson, Jeffrey Lowman, David Coyer | |
| 13:42 | Auburn | Michael Crocker can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-17 |
| 13:41 | Tennessee | William Burr grabs the defensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 13:23 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Darrin Nguyen - foul #1 on Darrin Nguyen, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willis (SG) Mark McKee | |
| 13:23 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven misses the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 13:23 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 13:00 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-18 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Williams (PF) Kyle Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Coyer (C) Nelson Williams | |
| 12:33 | Tennessee | Michael Willis drills a floater from the left wing | 11-20 |
| 12:29 | Auburn | William Burr is called for the reach on Matthew Moua - foul #2 on William Burr, team foul #3 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Kiefer (SF), Brett Whitaker (C) Michael Crocker, James Ashurst | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephan Clark (SG), Jeffrey Lowman (PF) Michael Willis, William Burr | |
| 12:24 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 11-20 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman grabs the defensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 12:03 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 11-20 |
| 12:01 | Auburn | Matthew Moua pulls down the rebound | 11-20 |
| 11:57 | Auburn | Matthew Moua can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Ruben Scriven - foul #1 on Ruben Scriven, team foul #4 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kyle Smith (PF) Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark McKee (PG), Philip Cuthbertson (SF), Nelson Williams (C) Ruben Scriven, Harry Tovar, David Coyer | |
| 11:57 | Auburn | Matthew Moua misses the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 11:57 | Auburn | Matthew Moua makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Moua (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Darrin Nguyen (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kiefer (tiring) PF - Kyle Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Brett Whitaker (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark McKee (fairly fresh) SG - Stephan Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Philip Cuthbertson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Lowman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nelson Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Tennessee | Mark McKee hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephan Clark | 12-23 |
| 11:28 | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-23 |
| 11:26 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Lowman | 12-23 |
| 11:21 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark is hacked by Darrin Nguyen - foul #2 on Darrin Nguyen, team foul #6 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), David Locklin (SG), Michael Crocker (SF), James Ashurst (C) Matthew Moua, Darrin Nguyen, Robert Kiefer, Brett Whitaker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:55 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Mark McKee | 12-25 |
| 10:41 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-25 |
| 10:39 | Tennessee | Earl Zullinger is called for the reach on Mark McKee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Earl Zullinger, team foul #7 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Williams (PF) Kyle Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willis (SG), Harry Tovar (SF), David Coyer (C) Stephan Clark, Philip Cuthbertson, Nelson Williams | |
| 10:39 | Tennessee | Mark McKee makes the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 10:39 | Tennessee | Mark McKee makes the 2nd free throw | 15-27 |
| 10:30 | Auburn | The pull-up jumper by Michael Williams is blocked by Harry Tovar | 15-27 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman gets the rebound | 15-27 |
| 10:18 | Tennessee | Michael Willis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-27 |
| 10:16 | Auburn | James Ashurst pulls down the rebound | 15-27 |
| 10:11 | Auburn | Harry Tovar is called for the reach on Michael Crocker - foul #1 on Harry Tovar, team foul #5 | 15-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | Brett Whitaker (C) James Ashurst | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG) Mark McKee | |
| 10:04 | Auburn | David Locklin drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Earl Zullinger | 18-27 |
| 10:02 | Tennessee | Earl Zullinger is called for the reach on Ruben Scriven in the backcourt - foul #2 on Earl Zullinger, team foul #8 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Moua (PG) Earl Zullinger | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:02 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven misses the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 10:02 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker pulls down the rebound | 18-27 |
| 09:39 | Auburn | Matthew Moua makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-27 |
| 09:25 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-27 |
| 09:23 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar snags the offensive board | 20-27 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | Matthew Moua takes the ball from Ruben Scriven | 20-27 |
| 08:54 | Auburn | Matthew Moua loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 20-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Kiefer (SF), Kyle Smith (PF), James Ashurst (C) Michael Crocker, Michael Williams, Brett Whitaker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephan Clark (SG), Philip Cuthbertson (SF), Nelson Williams (C) Michael Willis, Harry Tovar, David Coyer | |
| 08:38 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-27 |
| 08:37 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman snags the offensive board | 20-27 |
| 08:16 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark is fouled on the floor by David Locklin - foul #1 on David Locklin, team foul #9 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark McKee (PG), David Coyer (C) Ruben Scriven, Jeffrey Lowman | |
| 08:16 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 08:16 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 08:09 | Auburn | Matthew Moua makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Locklin | 23-29 |
| 07:48 | Tennessee | Mark McKee misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-29 |
| 07:46 | Auburn | James Ashurst snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Matthew Moua (tired) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Locklin (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kiefer (tiring) PF - Kyle Smith (tiring) 2 pts. C - James Ashurst (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark McKee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephan Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Cuthbertson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nelson Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - David Coyer (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-29 |
| 07:39 | Tennessee | Mark McKee grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 07:20 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Nelson Williams | 23-31 |
| 07:06 | Auburn | David Locklin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-31 |
| 07:05 | Tennessee | Nelson Williams snags the defensive board | 23-31 |
| 07:01 | Tennessee | Nelson Williams's pass is intercepted by David Locklin in the backcourt | 23-31 |
| 06:55 | Auburn | Matthew Moua shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Mark McKee - foul #1 on Mark McKee, team foul #6 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Crocker (SF), Michael Williams (PF), Brett Whitaker (C) Robert Kiefer, Kyle Smith, James Ashurst | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Michael Willis (SG), Harry Tovar (SF), Jeffrey Lowman (PF) Mark McKee, Stephan Clark, Philip Cuthbertson, David Coyer | |
| 06:55 | Auburn | Matthew Moua misses the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 06:55 | Auburn | Matthew Moua makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 06:40 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Ruben Scriven | 24-33 |
| 06:36 | Auburn | A charge is called on David Locklin - foul #2 on David Locklin, team foul #10 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gooch (SG) David Locklin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:34 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar is fouled in the backcourt by John Gooch - foul #3 on John Gooch, team foul #11 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen (SG) John Gooch | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:34 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 06:34 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 06:23 | Auburn | Michael Williams is hacked by Harry Tovar - foul #2 on Harry Tovar, team foul #7 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kyle Smith (PF) Darrin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Cuthbertson (SF) Harry Tovar | |
| 06:23 | Auburn | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 06:23 | Auburn | Michael Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman grabs the board | 25-35 |
| 06:03 | Tennessee | Philip Cuthbertson is hacked by Michael Crocker - foul #2 on Michael Crocker, team foul #12 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen (SG), Robert Kiefer (SF) Michael Crocker, Kyle Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:03 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-35 |
| 06:03 | Tennessee | Philip Cuthbertson misses the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 06:03 | Tennessee | Philip Cuthbertson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 05:49 | Auburn | Matthew Moua misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-36 |
| 05:47 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven grabs the defensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 05:32 | Tennessee | Michael Willis misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Kiefer - foul #2 on Robert Kiefer, team foul #13 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Crocker (SF), James Ashurst (C) Robert Kiefer, Brett Whitaker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:32 | Tennessee | Michael Willis makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 05:32 | Tennessee | Michael Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 05:32 | Auburn | Michael Williams gets the rebound | 25-37 |
| 05:09 | Auburn | Michael Williams misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Philip Cuthbertson - foul #1 on Philip Cuthbertson, team foul #8 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kyle Smith (PF) Michael Crocker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephan Clark (SG), David Coyer (C) Michael Willis, Jeffrey Lowman | |
| 05:09 | Auburn | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 05:09 | Auburn | Michael Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 05:09 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to David Coyer | 26-37 |
| 04:55 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 04:54 | Auburn | James Ashurst pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 04:48 | Auburn | Matthew Moua connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Williams | 28-37 |
| 04:46 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven is hacked by Darrin Nguyen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Darrin Nguyen, team foul #14 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gooch (SG), Michael Crocker (SF), Brett Whitaker (C) Darrin Nguyen, Michael Williams, James Ashurst | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:46 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 04:46 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 04:28 | Auburn | John Gooch is whistled for traveling | 28-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark McKee (PG), Jeffrey Lowman (PF) Ruben Scriven, Nelson Williams | |
| 04:16 | Tennessee | Mark McKee misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Crocker - foul #3 on Michael Crocker, team foul #15 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Kiefer (SF) Michael Crocker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:16 | Tennessee | Mark McKee makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee | Mark McKee makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 04:09 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker misses the 3 from the right corner | 28-41 |
| 04:07 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark grabs the board | 28-41 |
| 04:03 | Tennessee | Mark McKee is called for traveling in the backcourt | 28-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Williams (PF), James Ashurst (C) Kyle Smith, Brett Whitaker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 03:56 | Auburn | Matthew Moua misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-41 |
| 03:54 | Auburn | Michael Williams tips it but misses | 28-41 |
| 03:53 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Lowman | 28-41 |
| 03:51 | Tennessee | Philip Cuthbertson's pass is intercepted by John Gooch in the backcourt | 28-41 |
| 03:34 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from John Gooch and he's fouled by Philip Cuthbertson - foul #2 on Philip Cuthbertson, team foul #9 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Earl Zullinger (PG), David Locklin (SG) Matthew Moua, John Gooch | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Harry Tovar (SF), William Burr (PF), Nelson Williams (C) Mark McKee, Philip Cuthbertson, Jeffrey Lowman, David Coyer | |
| 03:34 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer misses the free throw | 30-41 |
| 03:34 | Tennessee | William Burr grabs the board | 30-41 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Earl Zullinger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Locklin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kiefer (tired) 2 pts. PF - Michael Williams (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Ashurst (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephan Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Tovar (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Burr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Nelson Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Tennessee | William Burr scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Ruben Scriven | 30-43 |
| 03:03 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Locklin and he's hacked by Ruben Scriven - foul #2 on Ruben Scriven, team foul #10 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kyle Smith (PF), Brett Whitaker (C) Michael Williams, James Ashurst | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willis (SG) Stephan Clark | |
| 03:03 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger makes the free throw | 33-43 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar connects on the open floater from the free throw line set up by William Burr | 33-45 |
| 02:35 | Auburn | David Locklin is called for traveling | 33-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark McKee (PG), David Coyer (C) Ruben Scriven, Nelson Williams | |
| 02:19 | Tennessee | David Coyer misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-45 |
| 02:18 | Tennessee | David Coyer gets the offensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-48 |
| 01:48 | Auburn | Earl Zullinger clanks a 3 from straight away | 33-48 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee | William Burr snags the defensive board | 33-48 |
| 01:42 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-48 |
| 01:40 | Auburn | Brett Whitaker grabs the board | 33-48 |
| 01:25 | Auburn | David Locklin clanks a 3 from the right corner | 33-48 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee | William Burr grabs the board | 33-48 |
| 01:11 | Tennessee | William Burr is open but misses the lay-in | 33-48 |
| 01:09 | Tennessee | David Coyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar connects on the open jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Willis | 33-50 |
| 00:34 | Auburn | Kyle Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 33-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Williams (PF), James Ashurst (C) Kyle Smith, Brett Whitaker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Stephan Clark (SG), Philip Cuthbertson (SF), Nelson Williams (C) Mark McKee, Michael Willis, Harry Tovar, David Coyer | |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark is fouled in the backcourt by David Locklin - foul #3 on David Locklin, team foul #16 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Darrin Nguyen (SG) David Locklin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark misses the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 33-51 |
| 00:22 | Auburn | Michael Williams is whistled for a carry | 33-51 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Nelson Williams loses the dribble to Earl Zullinger in the backcourt | 33-51 |
| 00:19 | Auburn | Robert Kiefer lays it up and in on a nice dish by Earl Zullinger | 35-51 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Robert Kiefer is called for the reach on Ruben Scriven in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Kiefer, team foul #17 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Crocker (SF) Robert Kiefer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven makes the 1st free throw | 35-52 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven makes the 2nd free throw | 35-53 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | James Ashurst misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-53 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | Michael Williams gets the offensive rebound | 35-53 |
| 00:01 | Auburn | William Burr swats the short shot by Michael Williams | 35-53 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | William Burr grabs the board | 35-53 |