| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Vallone (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Alonso Day (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Villa (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Gruenberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Johns (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Edward Johns inbounds the ball | 35-43 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith is hacked by John Vallone - foul #2 on John Vallone, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| 19:19 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 19:18 | Auburn | John Gruenberg snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 19:12 | Auburn | John Vallone scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mario Villa | 37-43 |
| 18:52 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Harold Payne | 37-45 |
| 18:48 | Auburn | Alonso Day can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-45 |
| 18:46 | Auburn | Joseph Jones can't tip it in | 37-45 |
| 18:45 | Auburn | Mario Villa tips it home | 39-45 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | Harold Payne banks in the layup on a nice dish by Cheng-Gong Xayasith and he's fouled by Alonso Day - foul #2 on Alonso Day, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the free throw | 39-48 |
| 18:08 | Auburn | Alonso Day makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Vallone and he's fouled by Randall Mosquera - foul #3 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #1 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Goss (PF) Randall Mosquera | |
| 18:08 | Auburn | Alonso Day misses the free throw | 41-48 |
| 18:08 | Tennessee | Robert Goss snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee | John Vallone is called for the reach on Cheng-Gong Xayasith - foul #3 on John Vallone, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG) John Vallone | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:42 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo's pass is intercepted by Alonso Day | 41-48 |
| 17:22 | Auburn | John Gruenberg misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Laurence Mozingo - foul #2 on Laurence Mozingo, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Theodore Gascon (SG), Ronald Lafayette (PF) Alonso Day, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Sanders (PG), Fred Hatfield (SG) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Harold Payne | |
| 17:22 | Auburn | John Gruenberg misses the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 17:22 | Auburn | John Gruenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 17:08 | Tennessee | Edward Johns buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Fred Hatfield | 42-51 |
| 16:43 | Auburn | Mario Villa evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 16:41 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 16:33 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Edward Johns | 42-53 |
| 16:30 | Auburn | Paul Pace loses the dribble to Edward Sanders in the backcourt | 42-53 |
| 16:28 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield misses the lay-in | 42-53 |
| 16:27 | Auburn | John Gruenberg pulls down the rebound | 42-53 |
| 16:20 | Auburn | Mario Villa is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Sanders - foul #1 on Edward Sanders, team foul #3 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Alonso Day (SG), Joseph Jones (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) Theodore Gascon, Ronald Lafayette, John Gruenberg | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Harold Payne (SG) Edward Sanders, Fred Hatfield | |
| 16:20 | Auburn | Mario Villa makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 16:20 | Auburn | Mario Villa makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 16:03 | Tennessee | Edward Johns comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 16:01 | Auburn | Joseph Jones grabs the board | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Pace (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alonso Day (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Villa (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Goss (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Auburn | Alonso Day clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 15:52 | Auburn | Joseph Jones tips it in | 46-53 |
| 15:35 | Tennessee | Robert Goss misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Joseph Jones - foul #2 on Joseph Jones, team foul #4 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Vallone (PG), David Faust (SF) Paul Pace, Mario Villa | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:35 | Tennessee | Robert Goss misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 15:35 | Tennessee | Robert Goss makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 15:14 | Auburn | Joseph Jones is called for traveling | 46-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (PF) Robert Goss | |
| 14:51 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Faust - foul #1 on David Faust, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Theodore Gascon (SG) Alonso Day | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield (SG) Cheng-Gong Xayasith | |
| 14:51 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 14:51 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 14:35 | Auburn | John Vallone misses the floater from just outside the lane | 46-56 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 14:29 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-56 |
| 14:27 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo tips it in | 46-58 |
| 14:06 | Auburn | A charge is called on Joseph Jones - foul #3 on Joseph Jones, team foul #6 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mario Villa (SF), Ronald Lafayette (PF), John Gruenberg (C) David Faust, Joseph Jones, Freddy Grenz | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Sanders (PG), Stephen Jones (C) Harold Payne, Laurence Mozingo | |
| 13:37 | Tennessee | Edward Johns connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Jones | 46-61 |
| 13:31 | Auburn | Mario Villa makes the contested jump hook in the lane on a great pass from John Vallone | 48-61 |
| 13:27 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee | Edward Johns tips it in | 48-63 |
| 13:03 | Auburn | Mario Villa knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Gruenberg | 51-63 |
| 12:49 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Edward Sanders | 51-65 |
| 12:44 | Auburn | Mario Villa evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 51-65 |
| 12:43 | Auburn | John Gruenberg gets the offensive rebound | 51-65 |
| 12:33 | Auburn | John Vallone misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Edward Johns - foul #1 on Edward Johns, team foul #4 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Auburn | Alonso Day (SG), David Faust (SF), Joseph Jones (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) Theodore Gascon, Mario Villa, Ronald Lafayette, John Gruenberg | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Harold Payne (SG), Robert Goss (C) Edward Sanders, Edward Johns, Stephen Jones | |
| 12:33 | Auburn | John Vallone makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 12:33 | Auburn | John Vallone misses the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 12:33 | Tennessee | Robert Goss snags the defensive board | 52-65 |
| 12:18 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith is fouled on the floor by John Vallone - foul #4 on John Vallone, team foul #7 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG) John Vallone | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Morgan (SF), Laurence Mozingo (C) Fred Hatfield, Robert Goss | |
| 12:18 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith misses the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 12:18 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz pulls down the rebound | 52-65 |
| 12:05 | Auburn | Joseph Jones lays it up and in | 54-65 |
| 11:41 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses long on a floater from the right side | 54-65 |
| 11:39 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the tip | 54-65 |
| 11:38 | Auburn | David Faust snags the defensive board | 54-65 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Pace (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alonso Day (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Faust (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Morgan (fresh) PF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Auburn | Alonso Day can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-65 |
| 11:31 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo gets the rebound | 54-65 |
| 11:27 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Jones - foul #4 on Joseph Jones, team foul #8 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mario Villa (SF), Ronald Lafayette (PF) David Faust, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Jones (SF) David Morgan | |
| 11:27 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 11:27 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 11:11 | Auburn | Alonso Day can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 54-67 |
| 11:09 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette tips it in | 56-67 |
| 10:55 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Ronald Lafayette - foul #1 on Ronald Lafayette, team foul #9 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gruenberg (C) Freddy Grenz | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Johns (SF), Robert Goss (C) Stephen Jones, Laurence Mozingo | |
| 10:55 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 10:55 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 10:31 | Auburn | The short jumper by Alonso Day is denied by Robert Goss | 56-69 |
| 10:29 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith grabs the defensive rebound | 56-69 |
| 10:13 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera jams it on a great pass from Harold Payne | 56-71 |
| 09:59 | Auburn | Mario Villa splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Alonso Day | 58-71 |
| 09:38 | Tennessee | Edward Johns misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Pace - foul #2 on Paul Pace, team foul #10 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Auburn | Theodore Gascon (SG), David Faust (SF) Paul Pace, Alonso Day | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Sanders (PG), Fred Hatfield (SG), Laurence Mozingo (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Harold Payne, Robert Goss | |
| 09:38 | Tennessee | Edward Johns misses the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 09:38 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 58-72 |
| 09:19 | Auburn | Mario Villa hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-72 |
| 08:56 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Edward Johns | 61-74 |
| 08:40 | Auburn | Randall Mosquera is called for the reach on John Gruenberg - foul #4 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #5 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG), Daniel Branton (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) Mario Villa, Ronald Lafayette, John Gruenberg | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Jones (SF), Robert Goss (PF) Edward Johns, Randall Mosquera | |
| 08:26 | Auburn | Paul Pace can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 61-74 |
| 08:25 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield gets the rebound | 61-74 |
| 08:14 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Sanders | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 07:57 | Auburn | Robert Goss is called for the reach on Daniel Branton - foul #3 on Robert Goss, team foul #6 | 61-76 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Vallone (PG), Alonso Day (SG), Joseph Jones (PF) Paul Pace, Theodore Gascon, Daniel Branton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Harold Payne (SG) Edward Sanders, Laurence Mozingo | |
| 07:52 | Auburn | Fred Hatfield swats the layup by Joseph Jones | 61-76 |
| 07:51 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Freddy Grenz | 61-76 |
| 07:46 | Auburn | Alonso Day scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 63-76 |
| 07:29 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield is fouled on the floor by David Faust - foul #2 on David Faust, team foul #11 | 63-76 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mario Villa (SF) David Faust | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Johns (SF) Harold Payne | |
| 07:29 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield misses the 1st free throw | 63-76 |
| 07:29 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield misses the 2nd free throw | 63-76 |
| 07:29 | Auburn | Mario Villa grabs the board | 63-76 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Vallone (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alonso Day (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Villa (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Hatfield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Goss (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 07:25 | Auburn | Alonso Day loses the dribble to Stephen Jones | 63-76 |
| 07:12 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones is fouled on the floor by Freddy Grenz - foul #2 on Freddy Grenz, team foul #12 | 63-76 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (SG) Fred Hatfield | |
| 07:12 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones misses the 1st free throw | 63-76 |
| 07:12 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 63-77 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 07:00 | Auburn | Joseph Jones is hacked by Stephen Jones - foul #1 on Stephen Jones, team foul #7 | 63-77 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Gruenberg (C) Freddy Grenz | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (PF) Stephen Jones | |
| 07:00 | Auburn | Joseph Jones makes the 1st free throw | 64-77 |
| 07:00 | Auburn | Joseph Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| 07:00 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera gets the rebound | 64-77 |
| 06:40 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Edward Johns and he's fouled by Alonso Day - foul #3 on Alonso Day, team foul #13 | 64-79 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Jones (C) Robert Goss | |
| 06:40 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the free throw | 64-79 |
| 06:40 | Auburn | Alonso Day gets the rebound | 64-79 |
| 06:23 | Auburn | Mario Villa connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by John Vallone | 66-79 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera lays it in on a great pass from Edward Johns | 66-81 |
| 06:01 | Auburn | John Vallone connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Alonso Day | 68-81 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:51 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the jumper in the paint | 68-81 |
| 05:50 | Auburn | John Vallone pulls down the rebound | 68-81 |
| 05:44 | Auburn | Alonso Day misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-81 |
| 05:43 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera pulls down the rebound | 68-81 |
| 05:20 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera's floater is tipped away by Joseph Jones | 68-81 |
| 05:19 | Auburn | John Vallone snags the defensive board | 68-81 |
| 05:11 | Auburn | Stephen Jones is called for the reach on John Gruenberg - foul #2 on Stephen Jones, team foul #8 | 68-81 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG), Theodore Gascon (SG), David Faust (SF), Ronald Lafayette (PF) John Vallone, Alonso Day, Mario Villa, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Sanders (PG), Fred Hatfield (SG), David Morgan (SF), Robert Goss (PF), Laurence Mozingo (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Harold Payne, Edward Johns, Randall Mosquera, Stephen Jones | |
| 05:11 | Auburn | John Gruenberg makes the 1st free throw | 69-81 |
| 05:11 | Auburn | John Gruenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 04:54 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Fred Hatfield | 70-83 |
| 04:40 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 70-83 |
| 04:38 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Laurence Mozingo | 70-83 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 04:22 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the lay-in | 70-83 |
| 04:21 | Auburn | David Faust gets the rebound | 70-83 |
| 04:15 | Auburn | John Gruenberg misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 70-83 |
| 04:14 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert Goss | 70-83 |
| 03:52 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield buries a runner from close range set up by Laurence Mozingo and he's hacked by Theodore Gascon - foul #1 on Theodore Gascon, team foul #14 | 70-85 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Vallone (PG), Mario Villa (SF), Joseph Jones (PF), Freddy Grenz (C) Paul Pace, David Faust, Ronald Lafayette, John Gruenberg | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (PG), Edward Johns (SF), Randall Mosquera (PF) Edward Sanders, David Morgan, Robert Goss | |
| 03:52 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield misses the free throw | 70-85 |
| 03:52 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz grabs the defensive rebound | 70-85 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Auburn | Mario Villa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-85 |
| Subs | Auburn | Alonso Day (SG) Theodore Gascon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG) Fred Hatfield | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Vallone (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alonso Day (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mario Villa (fresh) 22 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Freddy Grenz (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 5 ast. PF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Laurence Mozingo, team foul #9 | 70-85 |
| 02:45 | Auburn | Alonso Day hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 72-85 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:33 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera is fouled on the floor by Joseph Jones - foul #5 on Joseph Jones, team foul #15 | 72-85 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Pace (PG), Ronald Lafayette (PF) John Vallone, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Goss (C) Laurence Mozingo | |
| 02:33 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 1st free throw | 72-86 |
| 02:33 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 2nd free throw | 72-87 |
| 02:20 | Auburn | Ronald Lafayette misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 72-87 |
| 02:19 | Auburn | Mario Villa pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-87 |
| 02:04 | Auburn | Freddy Grenz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 72-87 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee | Robert Goss grabs the defensive rebound | 72-87 |
| 01:34 | Tennessee | Harold Payne is hacked by Freddy Grenz - foul #3 on Freddy Grenz, team foul #16 | 72-87 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Vallone (PG), John Gruenberg (C) Paul Pace, Freddy Grenz | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Sanders (PG), Fred Hatfield (SF), Stephen Jones (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Edward Johns, Randall Mosquera | |
| 01:34 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses the 1st free throw | 72-87 |
| 01:34 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 72-88 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:22 | Auburn | Mario Villa is hacked by Edward Sanders - foul #2 on Edward Sanders, team foul #10 | 72-88 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Morgan (C) Harold Payne | |
| 01:22 | Auburn | Mario Villa misses the 1st free throw | 72-88 |
| 01:22 | Auburn | Mario Villa makes the 2nd free throw | 73-88 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee | John Gruenberg is called for the reach on Edward Sanders - foul #3 on John Gruenberg, team foul #17 | 73-88 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 73-89 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 73-90 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Auburn | John Vallone hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Alonso Day | 75-90 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Alonso Day - foul #4 on Alonso Day, team foul #18 | 75-90 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones makes the 1st free throw | 75-91 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 75-92 |
| 00:22 | Auburn | John Vallone hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 75-92 |
| 00:20 | Auburn | Alonso Day tips it in | 77-92 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders runs out the clock | 77-92 |