| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. SG - Allen Wilken (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Wesley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Habimana Aujla (fresh) 9 pts. C - Donald Boston (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Ansell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jefferson Wickline (fresh) PF - Alvin Schulman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlton Fitzgerald (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley inbounds the ball | 30-15 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-15 |
| 19:14 | Alabama | Carlton Fitzgerald buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Justin Ansell | 30-17 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee | James Stewart's fadeaway is rejected by Carlton Fitzgerald | 30-17 |
| 19:02 | Alabama | Jefferson Wickline snags the defensive board | 30-17 |
| 18:47 | Alabama | Donald Boston steps in front of the Carlton Fitzgerald pass | 30-17 |
| 18:35 | Tennessee | James Stewart scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Boston | 32-17 |
| 18:07 | Alabama | Jefferson Wickline banks in the layup | 32-19 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | James Stewart knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Habimana Aujla | 35-19 |
| 17:42 | Alabama | James Stewart takes the ball from Alvin Schulman | 35-19 |
| 17:39 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken jams it on a great pass from James Stewart | 37-19 |
| 17:23 | Alabama | Carlton Fitzgerald drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jefferson Wickline | 37-22 |
| 17:18 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley connects on the shot in the lane set up by Allen Wilken and he's hacked by Jefferson Wickline - foul #3 on Jefferson Wickline, team foul #1 | 39-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (PG) Allen Wilken | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Gertz (PG), John Powell (SF), Christopher Haynes (PF), Eric Hibbard (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Jefferson Wickline, Alvin Schulman, Carlton Fitzgerald | |
| 17:18 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley misses the free throw | 39-22 |
| 17:18 | Alabama | John Powell gets the rebound | 39-22 |
| 16:58 | Alabama | John Powell makes the jumper from the left wing | 39-24 |
| 16:40 | Tennessee | Donald Boston banks in the layup set up by James Stewart | 41-24 |
| 16:23 | Alabama | Justin Ansell is fouled on the floor by Gregory Hidalgo - foul #2 on Gregory Hidalgo, team foul #1 | 41-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar (PF) Robert Wesley | |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Valentine (PG), Carlton Fitzgerald (C) Justin Ansell, Eric Hibbard | |
| 16:14 | Alabama | Richard Dunbar steals the ball from Eric Valentine | 41-24 |
| 15:54 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-24 |
| 15:52 | Tennessee | Donald Boston tips it home | 43-24 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gregory Hidalgo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Habimana Aujla (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Dunbar (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Boston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Eric Valentine (fresh) SG - Michael Gertz (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Haynes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carlton Fitzgerald (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:48 | Alabama | James Stewart is called for the reach on Michael Gertz - foul #1 on James Stewart, team foul #2 | 43-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (SG) Gregory Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Jefferson Wickline (SF), Alvin Schulman (PF) Eric Valentine, John Powell, Christopher Haynes | |
| 15:38 | Alabama | Felix Collazo steals it from Jefferson Wickline | 43-24 |
| 15:16 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-24 |
| 15:15 | Alabama | Alvin Schulman gets the rebound | 43-24 |
| 15:13 | Alabama | Felix Collazo steals it from Dikembe Abdulmateen in the backcourt | 43-24 |
| 15:08 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Stewart and he's hacked by Carlton Fitzgerald - foul #3 on Carlton Fitzgerald, team foul #2 | 45-24 |
| 15:08 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla makes the free throw | 46-24 |
| 14:54 | Alabama | Alvin Schulman makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Michael Gertz and he's hacked by Richard Dunbar - foul #2 on Richard Dunbar, team foul #3 | 46-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Justin Ansell (SG), Christopher Haynes (C) Michael Gertz, Carlton Fitzgerald | |
| 14:54 | Alabama | Alvin Schulman misses the free throw | 46-26 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Felix Collazo | 46-26 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:31 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Alvin Schulman - foul #2 on Alvin Schulman, team foul #3 | 46-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Wesley (SF), Harold Thomas (C) Habimana Aujla, Donald Boston | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Powell (SF), Eric Hibbard (C) Jefferson Wickline, Alvin Schulman | |
| 14:31 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar makes the 1st free throw | 47-26 |
| 14:31 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar makes the 2nd free throw | 48-26 |
| 14:10 | Alabama | Robert Wesley blocks the jumper by Christopher Haynes | 48-26 |
| 14:08 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas snags the defensive board | 48-26 |
| 13:46 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley is whistled for a carry | 48-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla (PF) Richard Dunbar | |
| Subs | Alabama | Carlton Fitzgerald (C) Eric Hibbard | |
| 13:30 | Alabama | Carlton Fitzgerald buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Dikembe Abdulmateen and the foul's on Harold Thomas - foul #1 on Harold Thomas, team foul #4 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Gertz (PG), Jefferson Wickline (SF) Dikembe Abdulmateen, John Powell | |
| 13:30 | Alabama | Carlton Fitzgerald makes the free throw | 48-29 |
| 13:08 | Tennessee | James Stewart drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Felix Collazo | 50-29 |
| 13:04 | Alabama | Justin Ansell misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 50-29 |
| 13:02 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla grabs the defensive rebound | 50-29 |
| 12:33 | Tennessee | Christopher Haynes takes the ball from James Stewart | 50-29 |
| 12:26 | Alabama | Michael Gertz clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-29 |
| 12:24 | Alabama | Michael Gertz hits the follow up shot | 50-31 |
| 11:55 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Robert Wesley and the foul's on Carlton Fitzgerald - foul #4 on Carlton Fitzgerald, team foul #4 | 52-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (PG), Richard Dunbar (PF), Donald Boston (C) James Stewart, Robert Wesley, Harold Thomas | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), John Powell (SF), Alvin Schulman (PF), Eric Hibbard (C) Justin Ansell, Jefferson Wickline, Christopher Haynes, Carlton Fitzgerald | |
| 11:55 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo makes the free throw | 53-31 |
| 11:39 | Alabama | Eric Hibbard misses the jumper from the free throw line | 53-31 |
| 11:38 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla gets the rebound | 53-31 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gregory Hidalgo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Felix Collazo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Habimana Aujla (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Dunbar (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Boston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Gertz (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alvin Schulman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Hibbard (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar is fouled on the floor by Alvin Schulman - foul #3 on Alvin Schulman, team foul #5 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Anthony Keller (SG) Michael Gertz | |
| 11:02 | Tennessee | Donald Boston misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Eric Hibbard - foul #1 on Eric Hibbard, team foul #6 | 53-31 |
| 11:02 | Tennessee | Donald Boston misses the 1st free throw | 53-31 |
| 11:02 | Tennessee | Donald Boston makes the 2nd free throw | 54-31 |
| 10:45 | Alabama | Anthony Keller clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-31 |
| 10:43 | Tennessee | Donald Boston grabs the board | 54-31 |
| 10:21 | Tennessee | Donald Boston scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Gregory Hidalgo | 56-31 |
| 10:14 | Alabama | Alvin Schulman misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Dunbar - foul #3 on Richard Dunbar, team foul #5 | 56-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG), Allen Wilken (SF) Gregory Hidalgo, Habimana Aujla | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Gertz (SG), Jefferson Wickline (SF) Anthony Keller, John Powell | |
| 10:14 | Alabama | Alvin Schulman makes the 1st free throw | 56-32 |
| 10:14 | Alabama | Alvin Schulman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-33 |
| 09:57 | Tennessee | James Stewart drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Allen Wilken | 58-33 |
| 09:41 | Alabama | Eric Hibbard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Wesley (SF), Harold Thomas (C) Allen Wilken, Donald Boston | |
| Subs | Alabama | Justin Ansell (SG), Robert Hames (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Alvin Schulman | |
| 09:18 | Tennessee | James Stewart scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Felix Collazo | 60-33 |
| 08:58 | Alabama | Eric Hibbard knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 60-35 |
| 08:39 | Tennessee | James Stewart blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Gertz - foul #2 on Michael Gertz, team foul #7 | 60-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla (PF) Richard Dunbar | |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Valentine (PG), John Powell (SF), Christopher Haynes (PF) Michael Gertz, Jefferson Wickline, Eric Hibbard | |
| 08:39 | Tennessee | James Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 61-35 |
| 08:39 | Tennessee | James Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 62-35 |
| 08:28 | Alabama | Eric Valentine hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-35 |
| 08:27 | Alabama | Robert Hames pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-35 |
| 08:08 | Alabama | Justin Ansell is fouled on the floor by Felix Collazo - foul #4 on Felix Collazo, team foul #6 | 62-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (PG), Allen Wilken (SG), Richard Dunbar (PF), George Osterberger (C) James Stewart, Felix Collazo, Habimana Aujla, Harold Thomas | |
| Subs | Alabama | Anthony Keller (SG) Justin Ansell | |
| 07:52 | Alabama | Robert Hames throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla (SF) Robert Wesley | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 07:24 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 62-35 |
| 07:22 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Eric Valentine | 62-35 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gregory Hidalgo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Wilken (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Habimana Aujla (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Dunbar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - George Osterberger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Eric Valentine (fresh) SG - Anthony Keller (fresh) SF - John Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Haynes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Hames (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Alabama | Eric Valentine can't finish the layup but the foul's on Richard Dunbar - foul #4 on Richard Dunbar, team foul #7 | 62-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Gertz (SG), Eric Hibbard (C) Anthony Keller, Robert Hames | |
| 07:18 | Alabama | Eric Valentine makes the 1st free throw | 62-36 |
| 07:18 | Alabama | Eric Valentine makes the 2nd free throw | 62-37 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 62-37 |
| 06:48 | Alabama | Michael Gertz gets the rebound | 62-37 |
| 06:41 | Alabama | John Powell hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Michael Gertz | 62-39 |
| 06:24 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla misses the 3 from the left wing | 62-39 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar tips it in | 64-39 |
| 06:10 | Alabama | Eric Hibbard can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 64-39 |
| 06:09 | Alabama | Eric Hibbard snags the offensive board | 64-39 |
| 05:46 | Alabama | Christopher Haynes drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Eric Valentine and he's hacked by George Osterberger - foul #1 on George Osterberger, team foul #8 | 64-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Wesley (SF), Harold Thomas (C) Habimana Aujla, George Osterberger | |
| Subs | Alabama | Anthony Keller (SG), Robert Hames (C) Michael Gertz, Eric Hibbard | |
| 05:46 | Alabama | Christopher Haynes misses the free throw | 64-41 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 64-41 |
| 05:30 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar banks in the layup on a nice dish by Harold Thomas | 66-41 |
| 05:21 | Alabama | Anthony Keller buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Eric Valentine | 66-43 |
| 05:00 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-43 |
| 04:58 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Anthony Keller | 66-43 |
| 04:54 | Alabama | John Powell is hacked by Allen Wilken - foul #1 on Allen Wilken, team foul #9 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Gertz (PG) Eric Valentine | |
| 04:54 | Alabama | John Powell misses the 1st free throw | 66-43 |
| 04:54 | Alabama | Christopher Haynes grabs the offensive rebound | 66-43 |
| 04:49 | Alabama | Michael Gertz misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 66-43 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas pulls down the rebound | 66-43 |
| 04:26 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 66-43 |
| 04:25 | Alabama | Christopher Haynes pulls down the rebound | 66-43 |
| 04:19 | Alabama | Christopher Haynes is fouled on the floor by Harold Thomas - foul #2 on Harold Thomas, team foul #10 | 66-43 |
| 04:19 | Alabama | Christopher Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 66-44 |
| 04:19 | Alabama | Christopher Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 66-45 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Hames - foul #1 on Robert Hames, team foul #8 | 66-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Osterberger (C) Robert Wesley | |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Hibbard (PF) Robert Hames | |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 66-45 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 66-45 |
| 03:58 | Alabama | Eric Hibbard grabs the defensive rebound | 66-45 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:54 | Alabama | Eric Hibbard loses the ball out of bounds | 66-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (SG) Richard Dunbar | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 68-45 |
| 03:13 | Alabama | Michael Gertz can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Gregory Hidalgo - foul #3 on Gregory Hidalgo, team foul #11 | 68-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar (PF) Harold Thomas | |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Valentine (PG) Anthony Keller | |
| 03:13 | Alabama | Michael Gertz makes the 1st free throw | 68-46 |
| 03:13 | Alabama | Michael Gertz misses the 2nd free throw | 68-46 |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | George Osterberger grabs the defensive rebound | 68-46 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gregory Hidalgo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Felix Collazo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Allen Wilken (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Dunbar (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - George Osterberger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Eric Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Gertz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Powell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Hibbard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Haynes (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:46 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo loses the dribble to Eric Hibbard | 68-46 |
| 02:27 | Alabama | Michael Gertz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-46 |
| 02:26 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken grabs the board | 68-46 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 68-46 |
| 01:59 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Allen Wilken | 68-46 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Allen Wilken | 71-46 |
| 01:13 | Alabama | Michael Gertz connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 71-48 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo loses the ball out of bounds | 71-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Wesley (SF), Harold Thomas (C) Felix Collazo, George Osterberger | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Alabama | Christopher Haynes comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 71-48 |
| 00:35 | Alabama | John Powell grabs the offensive board | 71-48 |
| 00:32 | Alabama | Eric Hibbard blows the layup but he's fouled by Harold Thomas - foul #3 on Harold Thomas, team foul #12 | 71-48 |
| 00:32 | Alabama | Eric Hibbard misses the 1st free throw | 71-48 |
| 00:32 | Alabama | Eric Hibbard makes the 2nd free throw | 71-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar is whistled for a carry | 71-49 |
| 00:02 | Alabama | Richard Dunbar takes the ball from Eric Hibbard | 71-49 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar runs out the clock | 71-49 |