| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Hafford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip McGraw (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Espiritu (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Billy Williams (fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Duchesne (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eugene Burkett (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Parks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw inbounds the ball | 22-30 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Tennessee | Donald Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-30 |
| 19:29 | Tennessee | Donald Smith tips it but misses | 22-30 |
| 19:28 | Auburn | James Brown gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 18:59 | Auburn | Billy Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-30 |
| 18:58 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu grabs the defensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford drills a floater from the left wing and he's hacked by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford makes the free throw | 25-30 |
| 18:18 | Auburn | Carlos Parks misses short on a shot from the baseline | 25-30 |
| 18:16 | Auburn | Billy Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 17:57 | Auburn | James Duchesne clanks a 3 from the right corner | 25-30 |
| 17:55 | Auburn | James Brown snags the offensive board | 25-30 |
| 17:37 | Auburn | Carlos Parks drills a shot from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-32 |
| 17:11 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 16:54 | Tennessee | Donald Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 16:53 | Auburn | James Brown grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 16:33 | Auburn | Billy Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tom Preston (SG), Thomas Wilbert (C) Henry Hafford, Matthew Espiritu | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:11 | Tennessee | Donald Smith misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Carlos Parks - foul #2 on Carlos Parks, team foul #2 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll (PG), James Croom (SF) Steve Warner, Philip McGraw | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Dalzell (SF), Michael Snow (C) James Duchesne, Carlos Parks | |
| 16:11 | Tennessee | Donald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 16:11 | Tennessee | Donald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 15:46 | Auburn | Billy Williams is hacked by Lawrence Carroll - foul #2 on Lawrence Carroll, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Melvin Shoe (PF) Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Lawrence Carroll (fresh) SG - Tom Preston (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Croom (fresh) PF - Melvin Shoe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Wilbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Billy Williams (fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Dalzell (fresh) PF - Eugene Burkett (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Snow (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 27-32 |
| 15:25 | Tennessee | Melvin Shoe gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 15:04 | Tennessee | Melvin Shoe's pass is intercepted by Eugene Burkett | 27-32 |
| 14:44 | Auburn | Michael Snow drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from James Brown | 27-34 |
| 14:15 | Tennessee | Melvin Shoe misses the lay-in but the foul's on Eugene Burkett - foul #3 on Eugene Burkett, team foul #3 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG), Henry Hafford (SG), Philip McGraw (SF), Matthew Espiritu (C) Lawrence Carroll, Tom Preston, James Croom, Thomas Wilbert | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jordan Holbrook (PG), Mike Briscoe (SG), James Duchesne (SF), Carlos Parks (C) Billy Williams, James Brown, Michael Dalzell, Eugene Burkett | |
| 14:15 | Tennessee | Melvin Shoe makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 14:15 | Tennessee | Melvin Shoe misses the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 14:15 | Auburn | Michael Snow snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 13:49 | Auburn | Melvin Shoe picks off the pass by Michael Snow | 28-34 |
| 13:20 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Steve Warner | 30-34 |
| 12:52 | Auburn | Carlos Parks comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 30-34 |
| 12:51 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 12:27 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 12:26 | Auburn | Carlos Parks grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 12:03 | Auburn | James Duchesne makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-37 |
| 11:34 | Tennessee | Carlos Parks denies the turnaround by Philip McGraw | 30-37 |
| 11:33 | Auburn | James Duchesne gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Hafford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip McGraw (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Melvin Shoe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Matthew Espiritu (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jordan Holbrook (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mike Briscoe (fresh) SF - James Duchesne (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Parks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Auburn | Michael Snow hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jordan Holbrook | 30-39 |
| 11:01 | Tennessee | Michael Snow picks off the pass by Henry Hafford | 30-39 |
| 10:41 | Auburn | Jordan Holbrook is called for traveling | 30-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tom Preston (SG), Donald Smith (PF), Thomas Wilbert (C) Henry Hafford, Melvin Shoe, Matthew Espiritu | |
| Subs | Auburn | Billy Williams (PG), James Brown (SG), Eugene Burkett (PF) Jordan Holbrook, Mike Briscoe, Michael Snow | |
| 10:24 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw misses long on a shot from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 10:22 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert snags the offensive board | 30-39 |
| 10:06 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by James Duchesne - foul #1 on James Duchesne, team foul #4 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Croom (PG) Steve Warner | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Dalzell (SF), David Pellowski (C) James Duchesne, Carlos Parks | |
| 10:06 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw misses the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 10:06 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw misses the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 10:06 | Auburn | David Pellowski gets the rebound | 30-39 |
| 09:40 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-39 |
| 09:38 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 09:22 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert is whistled for a carry | 30-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Hafford (SG), Matthew Espiritu (C) Philip McGraw, Thomas Wilbert | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Snow (C) David Pellowski | |
| 09:11 | Auburn | Michael Snow is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 30-39 |
| 08:56 | Tennessee | Donald Smith banks in the layup | 32-39 |
| 08:30 | Auburn | Michael Dalzell is fouled on the floor by Tom Preston - foul #1 on Tom Preston, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG) Tom Preston | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Duchesne (SF), Carlos Parks (C) Michael Dalzell, Michael Snow | |
| 08:04 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Donald Smith - foul #2 on Donald Smith, team foul #3 | 32-39 |
| 08:04 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 08:04 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett misses the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 08:04 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 07:43 | Tennessee | Donald Smith misses the jumper near the basket | 32-40 |
| 07:41 | Auburn | The rebound goes to James Duchesne | 32-40 |
| 07:22 | Auburn | James Duchesne can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Croom - foul #1 on James Croom, team foul #4 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip McGraw (SF) James Croom | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 07:22 | Auburn | James Duchesne makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 07:22 | Auburn | James Duchesne makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Hafford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip McGraw (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Matthew Espiritu (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Billy Williams (fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Duchesne (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eugene Burkett (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Carlos Parks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford clanks a floater from the left side | 32-42 |
| 07:00 | Auburn | Carlos Parks grabs the board | 32-42 |
| 06:31 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 32-42 |
| 06:29 | Auburn | James Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 06:00 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 32-42 |
| 05:58 | Tennessee | Donald Smith gets the rebound | 32-42 |
| 05:37 | Tennessee | Donald Smith misses the easy layup | 32-42 |
| 05:35 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Philip McGraw | 32-42 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 05:20 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett grabs the board | 32-42 |
| 04:51 | Auburn | Billy Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 32-42 |
| 04:49 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Matthew Espiritu | 32-42 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu drills a jumper from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 04:09 | Auburn | Donald Smith is called for the reach on Eugene Burkett - foul #3 on Donald Smith, team foul #5 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll (PG), Tom Preston (SG), James Croom (SF), Melvin Shoe (PF), Thomas Wilbert (C) Steve Warner, Henry Hafford, Philip McGraw, Donald Smith, Matthew Espiritu | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jordan Holbrook (PG), Mike Briscoe (SG), Michael Dalzell (SF), Michael Snow (PF), David Pellowski (C) Billy Williams, James Brown, James Duchesne, Eugene Burkett, Carlos Parks | |
| 03:57 | Auburn | Lawrence Carroll is called for the reach on Mike Briscoe - foul #3 on Lawrence Carroll, team foul #6 | 34-42 |
| 03:40 | Auburn | Michael Dalzell clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 03:39 | Tennessee | James Croom pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:32 | Tennessee | Tom Preston clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 03:31 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 03:17 | Tennessee | James Croom hits the finger roll set up by Lawrence Carroll | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Lawrence Carroll (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tom Preston (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Croom (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Melvin Shoe (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Wilbert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jordan Holbrook (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mike Briscoe (fresh) SF - Michael Dalzell (fresh) PF - Michael Snow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Pellowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:48 | Auburn | Michael Snow is whistled for traveling | 36-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG), Philip McGraw (SF) Lawrence Carroll, James Croom | |
| Subs | Auburn | Billy Williams (PG), James Brown (SG), James Duchesne (SF), Eugene Burkett (PF) Jordan Holbrook, Mike Briscoe, Michael Dalzell, David Pellowski | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:46 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Hafford (SG), Donald Smith (PF), Matthew Espiritu (C) Tom Preston, Melvin Shoe, Thomas Wilbert | |
| Subs | Auburn | Carlos Parks (C) Michael Snow | |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Donald Smith makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Henry Hafford | 38-42 |
| 02:07 | Auburn | Billy Williams makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Brown | 38-45 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford drills a 3 from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 01:16 | Auburn | James Brown's pass is intercepted by Steve Warner | 41-45 |
| 01:12 | Tennessee | Steve Warner blows the layup | 41-45 |
| 01:11 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 00:52 | Auburn | James Duchesne can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 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 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Donald Smith travels with the ball | 41-45 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Auburn | Carlos Parks is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Warner - foul #1 on Steve Warner, team foul #7 | 41-45 |
| 00:43 | Auburn | Carlos Parks makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 00:43 | Auburn | Carlos Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Carlos Parks is called for the reach on Henry Hafford - foul #3 on Carlos Parks, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| 00:33 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-47 |
| 00:32 | Auburn | Carlos Parks grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Steve Warner is called for the reach on Carlos Parks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steve Warner, team foul #8 | 41-47 |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Carlos Parks makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Carlos Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford misses the 3 from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Smith | 41-49 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Steve Warner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-49 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu snags the offensive board | 41-49 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Billy Williams steals the ball from Philip McGraw | 41-49 |
| 00:10 | Auburn | James Duchesne lays it up and in on a great pass from Billy Williams | 41-51 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Steve Warner misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-51 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | Carlos Parks pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Billy Williams runs out the clock | 41-51 |