| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Billy Williams (fresh) SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - James Duchesne (fresh) PF - Eugene Burkett (fresh) C - Carlos Parks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - David Pape (fresh) SG - Robert Brown (fresh) SF - Willie Prue (fresh) PF - Abraham Morgan (fresh) C - Wayne Strahan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Wayne Strahan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Tennessee State | Abraham Morgan hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by David Pape | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Auburn | Billy Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Tennessee State | Wayne Strahan grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Tennessee State | Willie Prue's layup is rejected by Carlos Parks | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Brown | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee State | Wayne Strahan buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Willie Prue and he's fouled by Carlos Parks - foul #1 on Carlos Parks, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee State | Wayne Strahan makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:45 | Auburn | James Brown drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Billy Williams | 3-5 |
| 18:22 | Tennessee State | Abraham Morgan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Eugene Burkett - foul #1 on Eugene Burkett, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| 18:22 | Tennessee State | Abraham Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:22 | Tennessee State | Abraham Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 18:06 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Willie Prue - foul #1 on Willie Prue, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| 18:06 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 18:06 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:46 | Tennessee State | The pull-up jumper by Robert Brown is blocked by Carlos Parks | 5-7 |
| 17:45 | Auburn | Carlos Parks gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:20 | Auburn | Carlos Parks's pass is intercepted by Willie Prue | 5-7 |
| 17:01 | Tennessee State | Wayne Strahan connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Robert Brown | 5-9 |
| 16:44 | Auburn | Carlos Parks buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from James Brown | 7-9 |
| 16:24 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Carlos Parks - foul #2 on Carlos Parks, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Snow (C) Carlos Parks | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Harold Moore (SF), James Davy (PF) Willie Prue, Abraham Morgan | |
| 16:24 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:24 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 16:13 | Auburn | James Duchesne misses short on a 3 from straight away | 7-10 |
| 16:12 | Tennessee State | Harold Moore pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 15:54 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown comes up short on the shot from close range | 7-10 |
| 15:53 | Auburn | Michael Snow grabs the board | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Billy Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Duchesne (fresh) PF - Eugene Burkett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Snow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - David Pape (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Moore (fresh) PF - James Davy (fresh) C - Wayne Strahan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Auburn | James Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-10 |
| 15:46 | Tennessee State | Wayne Strahan grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 15:42 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Cooper (PG), Musenda Abdul-Rahim (SG), Theodore Mackey (C) David Pape, Robert Brown, Wayne Strahan | |
| 15:28 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett is hacked by James Davy - foul #1 on James Davy, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Dalzell (SF) James Duchesne | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 15:19 | Auburn | Michael Snow misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Cooper - foul #1 on James Cooper, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Willie Prue (SF) Musenda Abdul-Rahim | |
| 15:19 | Auburn | Michael Snow makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:19 | Auburn | Michael Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:59 | Tennessee State | Willie Prue comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 9-10 |
| 14:58 | Tennessee State | James Davy hits the follow up shot | 9-12 |
| 14:50 | Auburn | Billy Williams scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Brown | 12-12 |
| 14:29 | Tennessee State | James Davy connects on the turnaround in the paint | 12-14 |
| 14:07 | Auburn | Willie Prue is called for the reach on Billy Williams - foul #2 on Willie Prue, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jordan Holbrook (PG), James Duchesne (SG), David Pellowski (C) Billy Williams, James Brown, Eugene Burkett | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | David Pape (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Abraham Morgan (PF), Wayne Strahan (C) James Cooper, Willie Prue, James Davy, Theodore Mackey | |
| 13:58 | Auburn | Michael Snow drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-14 |
| 13:33 | Tennessee State | Harold Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 13:31 | Auburn | David Pellowski grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 13:25 | Auburn | James Duchesne's floater is knocked away by Wayne Strahan | 14-14 |
| 13:24 | Tennessee State | Wayne Strahan grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 13:01 | Tennessee State | Michael Dalzell steals the ball from Wayne Strahan | 14-14 |
| 12:48 | Auburn | Michael Snow loses the ball out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | Billy Williams (PG), James Brown (SG), Eugene Burkett (PF) Jordan Holbrook, Michael Dalzell, Michael Snow | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 12:31 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown misses badly on a shot from the left side | 14-14 |
| 12:29 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown tips it home | 14-16 |
| 12:23 | Auburn | Abraham Morgan denies the turnaround by James Duchesne | 14-16 |
| 12:21 | Auburn | James Duchesne snags the offensive board | 14-16 |
| 12:11 | Auburn | Billy Williams misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 14-16 |
| 12:09 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to David Pellowski | 14-16 |
| 11:59 | Auburn | James Brown hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 11:33 | Tennessee State | Harold Moore can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 11:31 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to David Pape | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Billy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Duchesne (fresh) PF - Eugene Burkett (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Pellowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - David Pape (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Moore (fairly fresh) PF - Abraham Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Wayne Strahan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Tennessee State | Abraham Morgan knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 17-18 |
| 11:13 | Auburn | Billy Williams is fouled in the backcourt by David Pape - foul #1 on David Pape, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Dalzell (SF), Michael Snow (C) James Duchesne, David Pellowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Cooper (SG), Eric Goehring (SF), James Davy (PF), Theodore Mackey (C) Robert Brown, Harold Moore, Abraham Morgan, Wayne Strahan | |
| 10:59 | Auburn | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 10:58 | Tennessee State | David Pape gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 10:44 | Tennessee State | James Cooper is hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee State | James Cooper misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mike Briscoe (SG) James Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Musenda Abdul-Rahim (SG) David Pape | |
| 10:28 | Tennessee State | James Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee State | James Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 10:17 | Auburn | Michael Dalzell is hacked by Eric Goehring - foul #1 on Eric Goehring, team foul #6 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Wayne Strahan (C) Theodore Mackey | |
| 10:00 | Auburn | Michael Snow can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 17-20 |
| 09:58 | Tennessee State | James Davy pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 09:53 | Tennessee State | James Cooper comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 09:52 | Auburn | Michael Dalzell gets the rebound | 17-20 |
| 09:40 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 17-20 |
| 09:39 | Auburn | Michael Snow misses the tip | 17-20 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee State | Musenda Abdul-Rahim pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 09:31 | Tennessee State | Musenda Abdul-Rahim scores on a jumper from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 09:16 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett is whistled for a carry | 17-22 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jordan Holbrook (PG), James Duchesne (SG), David Pellowski (C) Billy Williams, Mike Briscoe, Eugene Burkett | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | David Pape (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Harold Moore (SF), Abraham Morgan (PF) James Cooper, Musenda Abdul-Rahim, Eric Goehring, James Davy | |
| 09:04 | Tennessee State | David Pape makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-25 |
| 08:42 | Auburn | Abraham Morgan steals it from James Duchesne | 17-25 |
| 08:23 | Tennessee State | Michael Dalzell picks off the pass by Abraham Morgan | 17-25 |
| 08:04 | Auburn | James Duchesne is denied on a layup by Abraham Morgan | 17-25 |
| 08:02 | Tennessee State | Harold Moore pulls down the rebound | 17-25 |
| 07:56 | Tennessee State | Harold Moore is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Harold Moore, team foul #7 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | Billy Williams (PG), Mike Briscoe (SG), Eugene Burkett (PF) Jordan Holbrook, Michael Dalzell, David Pellowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Davy (C) Wayne Strahan | |
| 07:40 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Davy - foul #2 on James Davy, team foul #8 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Theodore Mackey (C) James Davy | |
| 07:40 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett misses the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 07:40 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 07:20 | Tennessee State | Harold Moore's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Snow | 18-25 |
| 07:18 | Auburn | Michael Snow pulls down the rebound | 18-25 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Billy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Briscoe (fresh) SF - James Duchesne (fresh) PF - Eugene Burkett (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Snow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - David Pape (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Moore (fresh) PF - Abraham Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Theodore Mackey (fresh) | |
| 07:11 | Auburn | James Duchesne drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Billy Williams | 20-25 |
| 06:44 | Tennessee State | Harold Moore misses short on a jumper in the lane | 20-25 |
| 06:43 | Auburn | The rebound goes to James Duchesne | 20-25 |
| 06:32 | Auburn | James Duchesne buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Mike Briscoe | 23-25 |
| 06:03 | Tennessee State | David Pape can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-25 |
| 06:02 | Auburn | James Duchesne gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 05:53 | Auburn | Mike Briscoe comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 05:52 | Tennessee State | Abraham Morgan gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee State | David Pape can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 05:26 | Auburn | Michael Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 05:21 | Auburn | James Duchesne misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-25 |
| 05:20 | Tennessee State | Abraham Morgan snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee State | David Pape makes the fadeaway from the right side | 23-27 |
| 04:57 | Auburn | Abraham Morgan blocks the short jumper by Michael Snow | 23-27 |
| 04:56 | Auburn | Michael Snow tips it in | 25-27 |
| 04:44 | Tennessee State | James Duchesne takes the ball from Abraham Morgan | 25-27 |
| 04:41 | Auburn | James Duchesne banks in the layup | 27-27 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee State | Harold Moore can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by James Duchesne - foul #1 on James Duchesne, team foul #6 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jordan Holbrook (PG), James Brown (SG), Michael Dalzell (SF), David Pellowski (PF), Carlos Parks (C) Billy Williams, Mike Briscoe, James Duchesne, Eugene Burkett, Michael Snow | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Cooper (PG), Musenda Abdul-Rahim (SG), Eric Goehring (PF), Wayne Strahan (C) David Pape, Robert Brown, Abraham Morgan, Theodore Mackey | |
| 04:19 | Tennessee State | Harold Moore makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee State | Harold Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 04:08 | Auburn | James Brown double dribbles | 27-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Richard Mink (PG) Harold Moore | |
| 04:01 | Tennessee State | Eric Goehring scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Richard Mink | 27-32 |
| 03:43 | Auburn | Jordan Holbrook misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 03:41 | Auburn | Carlos Parks tips it back up and in | 29-32 |
| 03:37 | Tennessee State | Jordan Holbrook is called for the reach on Richard Mink in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jordan Holbrook, team foul #7 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Willie Prue (SF), James Davy (PF) Musenda Abdul-Rahim, Eric Goehring | |
| 03:37 | Tennessee State | Richard Mink makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 03:37 | Tennessee State | Richard Mink makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 03:23 | Auburn | Carlos Parks can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 03:22 | Auburn | David Pellowski can't tip it in | 29-34 |
| 03:20 | Auburn | Carlos Parks misses the tip | 29-34 |
| 03:19 | Tennessee State | Wayne Strahan grabs the board | 29-34 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jordan Holbrook (fresh) SG - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Dalzell (fresh) 2 stl. PF - David Pellowski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carlos Parks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Richard Mink (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willie Prue (fresh) PF - James Davy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Strahan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Tennessee State | James Davy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Billy Williams (PG), Eugene Burkett (PF) Jordan Holbrook, David Pellowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Musenda Abdul-Rahim (SG) Richard Mink | |
| 02:56 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Billy Williams | 31-34 |
| 02:37 | Tennessee State | Carlos Parks is called for the reach on James Cooper - foul #3 on Carlos Parks, team foul #8 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Pellowski (C) Carlos Parks | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Brown (SG) Musenda Abdul-Rahim | |
| 02:37 | Tennessee State | James Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 02:37 | Tennessee State | James Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 02:37 | Tennessee State | Wayne Strahan gets the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 02:25 | Tennessee State | James Cooper misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee State | James Davy misses the tip | 31-35 |
| 02:22 | Auburn | Billy Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 02:12 | Auburn | James Brown is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #9 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Duchesne (SG) James Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | David Pape (PG) James Cooper | |
| 01:54 | Tennessee State | James Davy misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee State | Willie Prue snags the offensive board | 31-35 |
| 01:36 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Willie Prue | 31-37 |
| 01:16 | Auburn | Robert Brown is called for the reach on James Duchesne - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #9 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mike Briscoe (SG), Michael Snow (C) Michael Dalzell, David Pellowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 01:16 | Auburn | James Duchesne makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 01:16 | Auburn | James Duchesne makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee State | Michael Snow steals it from Willie Prue | 33-37 |
| 00:55 | Auburn | Willie Prue steals the ball from Billy Williams | 33-37 |
| 00:45 | Tennessee State | Eugene Burkett steps in front of the James Davy pass | 33-37 |
| 00:33 | Auburn | James Duchesne is whistled for a carry | 33-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jordan Holbrook (PG), David Pellowski (C) Billy Williams, Eugene Burkett | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Cooper (SG), Harold Moore (SF), Abraham Morgan (PF), Theodore Mackey (C) Robert Brown, Willie Prue, James Davy, Wayne Strahan | |
| 00:14 | Tennessee State | David Pape scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-40 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | Jordan Holbrook buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mike Briscoe | 35-40 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | David Pape can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 35-40 |