| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ojore Alhusseini (fresh) SG - John Young (fresh) SF - Bryan Cooper (fresh) PF - John Salvo (fresh) C - Christopher Zito (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Charles Young (fresh) SG - Philip Nevius (fresh) SF - Thomas White (fresh) PF - Edward Jones (fresh) C - Joseph Armstrong (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Christopher Zito wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Alabama | John Salvo misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | Charles Young grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Tennessee | Thomas White is hacked by John Salvo - foul #1 on John Salvo, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Tennessee | John Salvo steps in front of the Philip Nevius pass | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Alabama | John Young misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Tennessee | Edward Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:15 | Tennessee | Bryan Cooper picks off the pass by Philip Nevius | 0-0 |
| 17:53 | Alabama | John Young can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | Charles Young snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:37 | Tennessee | Charles Young knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Philip Nevius | 0-3 |
| 17:23 | Alabama | Christopher Zito is called for traveling | 0-3 |
| 16:57 | Tennessee | Edward Jones drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Charles Young | 0-5 |
| 16:35 | Alabama | John Salvo buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bryan Cooper | 2-5 |
| 16:06 | Tennessee | Charles Young's pass is intercepted by Bryan Cooper | 2-5 |
| 16:02 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ojore Alhusseini (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Young (fresh) SF - Bryan Cooper (fresh) 2 stl. PF - John Salvo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Zito (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Charles Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Nevius (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas White (fresh) PF - Edward Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Armstrong (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Tennessee | Thomas White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-5 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Phillips (SG), Peter Johnson (C) John Young, Christopher Zito | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:29 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 15:27 | Alabama | Peter Johnson tips it home | 7-5 |
| 14:58 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Peter Johnson - foul #1 on Peter Johnson, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ryan Frei (PG), Goran Czubakowski (SF), Derrick Cifuentes (PF) Ojore Alhusseini, Bryan Cooper, John Salvo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (SF), Harold Nadeau (PF), Brady Emerick (C) Thomas White, Edward Jones, Joseph Armstrong | |
| 14:40 | Tennessee | Charles Young misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 14:38 | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:17 | Alabama | Ryan Frei clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 14:16 | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes tips it in | 9-5 |
| 14:04 | Tennessee | Brady Emerick clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 9-5 |
| 14:02 | Tennessee | Brady Emerick can't tip it in | 9-5 |
| 14:01 | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 13:55 | Alabama | William Phillips knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Ryan Frei | 11-5 |
| 13:37 | Tennessee | Charles Young is hacked by Ryan Frei - foul #1 on Ryan Frei, team foul #3 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini (PG), John Young (SG), Bryan Cooper (SF), John Salvo (PF), Christopher Zito (C) Ryan Frei, William Phillips, Goran Czubakowski, Derrick Cifuentes, Peter Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas White (PG), Chad Gay (SG), Edward Jones (PF), Joseph Armstrong (C) Charles Young, Philip Nevius, Harold Nadeau, Brady Emerick | |
| 13:28 | Tennessee | Edward Jones clanks a turnaround from close range | 11-5 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong misses the tip | 11-5 |
| 13:24 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper pulls down the rebound | 11-5 |
| 13:05 | Alabama | John Salvo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-5 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Thomas White hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 11-5 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong tips it home | 11-7 |
| 12:17 | Alabama | John Salvo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-7 |
| 12:05 | Tennessee | Edward Jones throws it down set up by Chad Gay and he's fouled by John Young - foul #1 on John Young, team foul #4 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Charles Young (PG), Philip Nevius (SG) Chad Gay, Paul Bagley | |
| 12:05 | Tennessee | Edward Jones makes the free throw | 14-10 |
| 11:48 | Alabama | John Salvo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-10 |
| 11:47 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ojore Alhusseini (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Young (fresh) SF - Bryan Cooper (fresh) 2 stl. PF - John Salvo (fresh) 5 pts. C - Christopher Zito (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Charles Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Nevius (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas White (fresh) PF - Edward Jones (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Tennessee | Charles Young scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 11:21 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper is called for traveling | 14-12 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Chad Gay (SF), Harold Nadeau (PF), Brady Emerick (C) Thomas White, Edward Jones, Joseph Armstrong | |
| 10:56 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius loses the dribble to John Salvo | 14-12 |
| 10:39 | Alabama | A charge is called on Ojore Alhusseini - foul #1 on Ojore Alhusseini, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes (SF), Peter Johnson (C) Bryan Cooper, Christopher Zito | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (SF) Chad Gay | |
| 10:17 | Tennessee | Brady Emerick can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Young - foul #2 on John Young, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Phillips (SG), Goran Czubakowski (SF) John Young, John Salvo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Jones (PF) Harold Nadeau | |
| 10:17 | Tennessee | Brady Emerick makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee | Brady Emerick makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:03 | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes's pass is intercepted by Brady Emerick | 14-14 |
| 09:48 | Tennessee | Peter Johnson is called for the reach on Philip Nevius - foul #2 on Peter Johnson, team foul #7 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Alabama | Bryan Cooper (SF), Christopher Zito (C) Ojore Alhusseini, Peter Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas White (SF), Joseph Armstrong (C) Paul Bagley, Brady Emerick | |
| 09:48 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:48 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:32 | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-16 |
| 09:07 | Tennessee | Edward Jones hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Young and he's fouled by Derrick Cifuentes - foul #1 on Derrick Cifuentes, team foul #8 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Salvo (PF) Derrick Cifuentes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (SF) Charles Young | |
| 09:07 | Tennessee | Edward Jones makes the free throw | 14-19 |
| 08:52 | Alabama | Christopher Zito misses long on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Joseph Armstrong - foul #1 on Joseph Armstrong, team foul #1 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini (PG) Goran Czubakowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 08:52 | Alabama | Christopher Zito makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:52 | Alabama | Christopher Zito misses the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:52 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| 08:26 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong blows the layup | 15-19 |
| 08:24 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius grabs the offensive board | 15-19 |
| 08:03 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Bryan Cooper - foul #1 on Bryan Cooper, team foul #9 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Charles Young (PG), Chad Gay (SG), Harold Nadeau (PF) Philip Nevius, Paul Bagley, Edward Jones | |
| 08:03 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 08:03 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 08:03 | Alabama | The rebound goes to William Phillips | 15-20 |
| 07:53 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 07:52 | Tennessee | Charles Young grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ojore Alhusseini (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryan Cooper (fresh) 2 stl. PF - John Salvo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Christopher Zito (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Charles Young (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Gay (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas White (fresh) PF - Harold Nadeau (fresh) C - Joseph Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Tennessee | Ojore Alhusseini is called for the reach on Charles Young - foul #2 on Ojore Alhusseini, team foul #10 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski (SG), Derrick Cifuentes (SF) Ojore Alhusseini, Bryan Cooper | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (SF), Brady Emerick (C) Thomas White, Joseph Armstrong | |
| 07:26 | Tennessee | Charles Young makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 07:26 | Tennessee | Charles Young makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 07:18 | Alabama | John Salvo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-22 |
| 07:17 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Harold Nadeau | 15-22 |
| 06:53 | Tennessee | Charles Young clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by William Phillips - foul #1 on William Phillips, team foul #11 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ryan Frei (PG) William Phillips | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Nevius (SG) Chad Gay | |
| 06:53 | Tennessee | Charles Young makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 06:53 | Tennessee | Charles Young makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 06:31 | Alabama | John Salvo makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ryan Frei | 18-24 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee | Brady Emerick makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Harold Nadeau | 18-26 |
| 05:55 | Alabama | Harold Nadeau is called for the reach on Ryan Frei - foul #1 on Harold Nadeau, team foul #2 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | Bryan Cooper (SF) John Salvo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas White (SF), Edward Jones (PF), Joseph Armstrong (C) Paul Bagley, Harold Nadeau, Brady Emerick | |
| 05:32 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper travels with the ball | 18-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Phillips (PG) Ryan Frei | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Chad Gay (SG) Charles Young | |
| 05:16 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong's pass is intercepted by Bryan Cooper | 18-26 |
| 05:01 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-26 |
| 04:59 | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes tips it but misses | 18-26 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Philip Nevius | 18-26 |
| 04:45 | Tennessee | Thomas White hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 18-26 |
| 04:44 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper snags the defensive board | 18-26 |
| 04:42 | Alabama | William Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ryan Frei (PG), John Salvo (PF) Derrick Cifuentes, Christopher Zito | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (SF) Chad Gay | |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-26 |
| 04:22 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper gets the rebound | 18-26 |
| 04:00 | Alabama | John Salvo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-26 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | Thomas White grabs the board | 18-26 |
| 03:39 | Tennessee | Edward Jones misses short on a jump hook from close range | 18-26 |
| 03:37 | Alabama | The rebound goes to John Salvo | 18-26 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ryan Frei (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Goran Czubakowski (fairly fresh) SF - Bryan Cooper (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Salvo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - William Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas White (fairly fresh) SG - Philip Nevius (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Bagley (fresh) PF - Edward Jones (fresh) 8 pts. C - Joseph Armstrong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Alabama | Philip Nevius takes the ball from Bryan Cooper | 18-26 |
| 03:05 | Tennessee | Edward Jones misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Salvo - foul #2 on John Salvo, team foul #12 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini (PG), John Young (SG), Peter Johnson (C) Ryan Frei, Goran Czubakowski, William Phillips | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Charles Young (PG), Chad Gay (SG), Brady Emerick (C) Thomas White, Philip Nevius, Joseph Armstrong | |
| 03:05 | Tennessee | Edward Jones makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 03:05 | Tennessee | Edward Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 02:49 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-28 |
| 02:47 | Alabama | John Salvo snags the offensive board | 18-28 |
| 02:40 | Alabama | A charge is called on Peter Johnson - foul #3 on Peter Johnson, team foul #13 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | Christopher Zito (C) Peter Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau (PF) Edward Jones | |
| 02:15 | Tennessee | Charles Young misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on John Young - foul #3 on John Young, team foul #14 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Phillips (SG), Derrick Cifuentes (SF) John Young, Bryan Cooper | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas White (SF) Paul Bagley | |
| 02:15 | Tennessee | Charles Young makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 02:15 | Tennessee | Charles Young makes the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 02:04 | Alabama | William Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-30 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau snags the defensive board | 18-30 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | Charles Young is hacked by Ojore Alhusseini - foul #3 on Ojore Alhusseini, team foul #15 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ryan Frei (PG), Goran Czubakowski (SF) Ojore Alhusseini, John Salvo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Nevius (SG) Thomas White | |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | Charles Young makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | Charles Young makes the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 01:38 | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski's floater is tipped away by Brady Emerick | 18-32 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Brady Emerick | 18-32 |
| 01:08 | Tennessee | Charles Young clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-32 |
| 01:07 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius gets the offensive rebound | 18-32 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | Christopher Zito is called for the reach on Harold Nadeau - foul #1 on Christopher Zito, team foul #16 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | Bryan Cooper (SF), John Salvo (PF) William Phillips, Derrick Cifuentes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (SF), Joseph Armstrong (C) Chad Gay, Brady Emerick | |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau makes the 1st free throw | 18-33 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau misses the 2nd free throw | 18-33 |
| 00:38 | Alabama | Christopher Zito gets the rebound | 18-33 |
| 00:11 | Alabama | Philip Nevius steals the ball from Ryan Frei | 18-33 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | John Salvo is called for the reach on Charles Young - foul #3 on John Salvo, team foul #17 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes (PF) John Salvo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas White (SF), Edward Jones (PF) Paul Bagley, Harold Nadeau | |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Charles Young makes the 1st free throw | 18-34 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Charles Young makes the 2nd free throw | 18-35 |
| 00:01 | Alabama | Christopher Zito misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-35 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Edward Jones snags the defensive board | 18-35 |