| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felix Collazo (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Wesley (fresh) PF - Habimana Aujla (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Azim (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fresh) C - Chris Knight (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas's pass is intercepted by Rex Hall | 30-27 |
| 19:36 | Auburn | Rex Hall hits the finger roll | 30-29 |
| 19:17 | Tennessee | Oleg Lazarevic picks off the pass by Felix Collazo | 30-29 |
| 18:50 | Auburn | Chris Knight buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Azim and the foul's on Felix Collazo - foul #2 on Felix Collazo, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Gene Brown (SF), Chad Laforce (PF) Rex Hall, Dikembe Azim, Oleg Lazarevic | |
| 18:50 | Auburn | Chris Knight misses the free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:50 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 18:35 | Auburn | Chris Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 18:07 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Hector Santos | 30-34 |
| 17:48 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla makes the contested 3 from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 17:30 | Auburn | Chad Laforce hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Wesley - foul #1 on Robert Wesley, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Osterberger (C) Harold Thomas | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), Sonny Davis (C) Hector Santos, Chris Knight | |
| 17:30 | Auburn | Chad Laforce makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:30 | Auburn | Chad Laforce makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 17:15 | Tennessee | James Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 17:13 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:44 | Auburn | George Osterberger is called for the reach on Sonny Davis - foul #1 on George Osterberger, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar (PF) Robert Wesley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG) Dikembe Azim | |
| 16:25 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie is hacked by George Osterberger - foul #2 on George Osterberger, team foul #4 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Gene Brown, Chad Laforce | |
| 15:59 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie is whistled for traveling | 33-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Boston (C) George Osterberger | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Joseph Lytle (SG), Gene Brown (SF), Chad Laforce (PF) Rex Hall, Mauricio Yazzie, Dikembe Azim, Oleg Lazarevic | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felix Collazo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Habimana Aujla (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Dunbar (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Boston (fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Lytle (fresh) SF - Gene Brown (fresh) PF - Chad Laforce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar travels with the ball | 33-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (SF) Gene Brown | |
| 15:27 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 15:26 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 15:07 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar's layup is rejected by Sonny Davis | 33-36 |
| 15:06 | Auburn | Sonny Davis grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 14:44 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim buries a 3 from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 14:36 | Tennessee | Hector Santos is called for the reach on James Stewart - foul #2 on Hector Santos, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Wesley (SF) Richard Dunbar | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Gene Brown (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Hector Santos, Joseph Lytle, Dikembe Azim, Chad Laforce | |
| 14:16 | Tennessee | Gene Brown steals the ball from James Stewart | 33-39 |
| 13:57 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic banks in the layup on a nice dish by Rex Hall and the foul's on Donald Boston - foul #4 on Donald Boston, team foul #5 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Thomas (C) Donald Boston | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (SF), Chris Knight (C) Gene Brown, Sonny Davis | |
| 13:57 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic makes the free throw | 33-42 |
| 13:45 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas's floater is tipped away by Oleg Lazarevic | 33-42 |
| 13:43 | Auburn | Chris Knight snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| 13:27 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-44 |
| 13:20 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Oleg Lazarevic - foul #3 on Oleg Lazarevic, team foul #2 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gene Brown (SF), Sonny Davis (C) Dikembe Azim, Chris Knight | |
| 13:20 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla misses the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 13:20 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla misses the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 13:20 | Auburn | Gene Brown snags the defensive board | 33-44 |
| 13:06 | Auburn | Rex Hall steps out of bounds on the baseline | 33-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (SF), Chad Laforce (PF) Gene Brown, Oleg Lazarevic | |
| 12:46 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Chad Laforce - foul #2 on Chad Laforce, team foul #3 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gene Brown (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (PF), Chris Knight (C) Dikembe Azim, Chad Laforce, Sonny Davis | |
| 12:46 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 12:46 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 12:17 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-44 |
| 12:16 | Auburn | Rex Hall tips it in | 35-46 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee | The short jumper by James Stewart is denied by Chris Knight | 35-46 |
| 12:05 | Auburn | Chris Knight snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 11:49 | Auburn | Chris Knight is denied on a layup by Harold Thomas | 35-46 |
| 11:47 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas pulls down the rebound | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felix Collazo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Wesley (fairly fresh) PF - Habimana Aujla (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Chris Knight (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (PG), Allen Wilken (SF), Richard Dunbar (PF), George Osterberger (C) James Stewart, Robert Wesley, Habimana Aujla, Harold Thomas | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Joseph Lytle (SG), Dikembe Azim (SF), Chad Laforce (PF), Sonny Davis (C) Rex Hall, Mauricio Yazzie, Gene Brown, Oleg Lazarevic, Chris Knight | |
| 11:24 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Lytle | 35-48 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo is hacked by Hector Santos - foul #3 on Hector Santos, team foul #4 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Gene Brown (SF), Chris Knight (C) Hector Santos, Joseph Lytle, Sonny Davis | |
| 10:52 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Felix Collazo | 35-48 |
| 10:33 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-48 |
| 10:14 | Auburn | Chad Laforce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG), Robert Wesley (SF), Habimana Aujla (PF), Harold Thomas (C) Gregory Hidalgo, Felix Collazo, Richard Dunbar, George Osterberger | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Oleg Lazarevic (PF), Sonny Davis (C) Gene Brown, Chad Laforce, Chris Knight | |
| 10:06 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley is hacked by Sonny Davis - foul #1 on Sonny Davis, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| 09:44 | Tennessee | James Stewart drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Habimana Aujla | 41-48 |
| 09:21 | Auburn | Rex Hall's pass is intercepted by Habimana Aujla | 41-48 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee | James Stewart buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-48 |
| 08:39 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim connects on the 3 from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 08:15 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (SG), Richard Dunbar (PF), George Osterberger (C) Allen Wilken, Robert Wesley, Harold Thomas | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Joseph Lytle (SG), Gene Brown (SF), Chad Laforce (PF), Chris Knight (C) Rex Hall, Mauricio Yazzie, Dikembe Azim, Oleg Lazarevic, Sonny Davis | |
| 08:01 | Auburn | Richard Dunbar blocks the jumper by Joseph Lytle | 44-51 |
| 07:59 | Auburn | Chad Laforce tips it home | 44-53 |
| 07:34 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla can't connect on a floater from the right side | 44-53 |
| 07:32 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to George Osterberger | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felix Collazo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Habimana Aujla (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Dunbar (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - George Osterberger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Lytle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gene Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chad Laforce (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Knight (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Tennessee | Gene Brown steals it from George Osterberger | 44-53 |
| 06:52 | Auburn | Felix Collazo blocks the short jumper by Chad Laforce | 44-53 |
| 06:51 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to James Stewart | 44-53 |
| 06:38 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 44-53 |
| 06:36 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla tips it in | 46-53 |
| 06:11 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle is hacked by Felix Collazo - foul #3 on Felix Collazo, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (PG), Robert Wesley (SF), Donald Boston (C) James Stewart, Habimana Aujla, George Osterberger | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rex Hall (PG), Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Dikembe Azim (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Hector Santos, Joseph Lytle, Gene Brown, Chris Knight | |
| 05:52 | Auburn | Gregory Hidalgo steps in front of the Chad Laforce pass | 46-53 |
| 05:49 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley lays it in on a great pass from Gregory Hidalgo | 48-53 |
| 05:26 | Auburn | Rex Hall's pass is intercepted by Robert Wesley | 48-53 |
| 05:06 | Tennessee | Rex Hall takes the ball from Felix Collazo | 48-53 |
| 04:42 | Auburn | The jumper by Dikembe Azim is denied by Donald Boston | 48-53 |
| 04:40 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 04:35 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left side | 48-53 |
| 04:33 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Chad Laforce | 48-53 |
| 04:04 | Auburn | Rex Hall misses badly on a floater from the left side | 48-53 |
| 04:03 | Auburn | Chad Laforce grabs the offensive board | 48-53 |
| 03:55 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie hits a shot from the right wing set up by Rex Hall | 48-55 |
| 03:38 | Tennessee | Donald Boston scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Felix Collazo | 50-55 |
| 03:33 | Auburn | Rex Hall drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Oleg Lazarevic and the foul's on Gregory Hidalgo - foul #2 on Gregory Hidalgo, team foul #7 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG), Allen Wilken (SG), Habimana Aujla (PF) Gregory Hidalgo, Felix Collazo, Richard Dunbar | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Gene Brown (SF), Chris Knight (C) Mauricio Yazzie, Dikembe Azim, Oleg Lazarevic | |
| 03:33 | Auburn | Rex Hall makes the free throw | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Wilken (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Wesley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Habimana Aujla (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Boston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Rex Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Lytle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gene Brown (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chad Laforce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Chris Knight (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Tennessee | James Stewart is fouled on the floor by Chad Laforce - foul #3 on Chad Laforce, team foul #6 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Thomas (PF) Robert Wesley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG) Rex Hall | |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | James Stewart evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 50-58 |
| 03:12 | Auburn | Chad Laforce grabs the board | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:49 | Auburn | Chad Laforce can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Harold Thomas - foul #2 on Harold Thomas, team foul #8 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar (PF) Harold Thomas | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Mauricio Yazzie (SG) Dikembe Azim, Joseph Lytle | |
| 02:49 | Auburn | Chad Laforce makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 02:49 | Auburn | Chad Laforce makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (SG), Robert Wesley (SF) Allen Wilken, Richard Dunbar | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:36 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-60 |
| 02:34 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Mauricio Yazzie | 50-60 |
| 02:11 | Auburn | Gene Brown is hacked by Robert Wesley - foul #2 on Robert Wesley, team foul #9 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (PG), Allen Wilken (SG), Richard Dunbar (PF), Harold Thomas (C) James Stewart, Felix Collazo, Habimana Aujla, Donald Boston | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Sonny Davis (C) Mauricio Yazzie, Chris Knight | |
| 02:11 | Auburn | Gene Brown misses the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-60 |
| 02:01 | Auburn | Gene Brown snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| 01:39 | Auburn | Chad Laforce knocks in the shot from the right wing | 50-62 |
| 01:27 | Tennessee | Sonny Davis blocks the short jumper by Allen Wilken | 50-62 |
| 01:26 | Auburn | Chad Laforce grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 00:58 | Auburn | Chad Laforce hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas makes the shot in the paint | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Auburn | Allen Wilken steals it from Gene Brown | 52-64 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Chad Laforce denies the turnaround by Harold Thomas | 52-64 |
| 00:21 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle gets the rebound | 52-64 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Hector Santos runs out the clock | 52-64 |