| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Frederick Salvo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Buck (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Blake Llanas (fresh) PF - Jared Donis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Dodge (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Charles Young (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Philip Nevius (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas White (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edward Jones (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Thomas White inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | Edward Jones's pass is intercepted by Jared Donis | 28-29 |
| 19:09 | Auburn | Michael Dodge can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 18:51 | Tennessee | Thomas White misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Blake Llanas - foul #2 on Blake Llanas, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 18:51 | Tennessee | Thomas White makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 18:51 | Tennessee | Thomas White makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 18:33 | Auburn | Frederick Salvo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 18:32 | Tennessee | Edward Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 18:11 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius misses the jumpshot from the left side | 28-31 |
| 18:09 | Auburn | Blake Llanas pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 17:42 | Auburn | Blake Llanas is fouled on the floor by Joseph Armstrong - foul #3 on Joseph Armstrong, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| 17:16 | Auburn | Steven Buck comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 17:15 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 16:51 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius's pass is intercepted by Frederick Salvo | 28-31 |
| 16:48 | Auburn | Steven Buck can't finish the layup | 28-31 |
| 16:47 | Auburn | Michael Dodge gets the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 16:24 | Auburn | Jared Donis misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas White - foul #2 on Thomas White, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (SF) Thomas White | |
| 16:24 | Auburn | Jared Donis makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 16:24 | Auburn | Jared Donis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 15:55 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Frederick Salvo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Buck (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Blake Llanas (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jared Donis (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Dodge (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Charles Young (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Philip Nevius (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Paul Bagley (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Edward Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Armstrong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:30 | Auburn | Joseph Armstrong is called for the reach on Jared Donis - foul #4 on Joseph Armstrong, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Webster (PG), Bobby Young (SG), Javier Pena (SF), Gregory Bakker (PF), Richard Wafer (C) Frederick Salvo, Steven Buck, Blake Llanas, Jared Donis, Michael Dodge | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Chad Gay (SG), Harold Nadeau (PF), Brady Emerick (C) Charles Young, Edward Jones, Joseph Armstrong | |
| 15:10 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Webster and he's fouled by Harold Nadeau - foul #1 on Harold Nadeau, team foul #4 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas White (PG) Philip Nevius | |
| 15:10 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker makes the free throw | 33-34 |
| 14:51 | Tennessee | Thomas White clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 14:50 | Auburn | Bobby Young gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 14:32 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker drills a jumper from close range set up by Javier Pena and he's hacked by Brady Emerick - foul #1 on Brady Emerick, team foul #5 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Frederick Salvo (PG), Steven Buck (SG), Blake Llanas (SF), Jared Donis (PF) Kenneth Webster, Bobby Young, Javier Pena, Richard Wafer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Charles Young (PG) Paul Bagley | |
| 14:32 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker makes the free throw | 36-34 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee | Gregory Bakker steals the ball from Harold Nadeau | 36-34 |
| 13:45 | Auburn | Jared Donis misses the jumpshot from the right side | 36-34 |
| 13:44 | Auburn | Frederick Salvo can't tip it in | 36-34 |
| 13:42 | Tennessee | Brady Emerick snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 13:22 | Tennessee | Thomas White makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Charles Young and he's fouled by Gregory Bakker - foul #2 on Gregory Bakker, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Dodge (C) Gregory Bakker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Nevius (SG), Edward Jones (PF) Chad Gay, Harold Nadeau | |
| 13:22 | Tennessee | Thomas White makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 13:02 | Auburn | Steven Buck loses the ball out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong (C) Brady Emerick | |
| 12:37 | Tennessee | Jared Donis blocks the short jumper by Charles Young | 36-37 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Charles Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee | Blake Llanas picks off the pass by Joseph Armstrong | 36-37 |
| 12:06 | Auburn | Steven Buck throws it down on a nice dish by Blake Llanas | 38-37 |
| 11:52 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-37 |
| 11:51 | Auburn | Jared Donis grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Frederick Salvo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Buck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Blake Llanas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jared Donis (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Dodge (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Charles Young (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Philip Nevius (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas White (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Edward Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:22 | Auburn | Jared Donis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 11:21 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Edward Jones | 38-37 |
| 11:06 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius misses long on a floater from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 11:04 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Steven Buck | 38-37 |
| 10:59 | Auburn | Blake Llanas hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 10:58 | Auburn | Michael Dodge tips it in | 40-37 |
| 10:30 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Young | 40-40 |
| 10:01 | Auburn | Blake Llanas makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Buck | 43-40 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee | Jared Donis swats the short shot by Joseph Armstrong | 43-40 |
| 09:36 | Auburn | Blake Llanas grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 09:17 | Auburn | Jared Donis hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 08:55 | Tennessee | The jumper by Thomas White is denied by Jared Donis | 45-40 |
| 08:53 | Auburn | Steven Buck snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 08:33 | Auburn | Michael Dodge buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Frederick Salvo and he's hacked by Joseph Armstrong - foul #5 on Joseph Armstrong, team foul #6 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Webster (PG), Bobby Young (SG), Javier Pena (SF), Gregory Bakker (PF) Frederick Salvo, Steven Buck, Blake Llanas, Jared Donis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Chad Gay (SG), Paul Bagley (SF), Harold Nadeau (PF), Brady Emerick (C) Philip Nevius, Thomas White, Edward Jones, Joseph Armstrong | |
| 08:33 | Auburn | Michael Dodge misses the free throw | 47-40 |
| 08:33 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 08:09 | Tennessee | Charles Young misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 08:07 | Auburn | Michael Dodge pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 07:38 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 07:36 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kenneth Webster (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Young (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Javier Pena (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gregory Bakker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Dodge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Charles Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Chad Gay (fresh) SF - Paul Bagley (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Harold Nadeau (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brady Emerick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:07 | Tennessee | Chad Gay is fouled on the floor by Michael Dodge - foul #2 on Michael Dodge, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Wafer (C) Michael Dodge | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Nevius (PG) Charles Young | |
| 06:47 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brady Emerick | 47-42 |
| 06:28 | Auburn | Javier Pena comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 06:26 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 06:04 | Tennessee | Brady Emerick loses the dribble to Richard Wafer | 47-42 |
| 05:48 | Auburn | Paul Bagley steps in front of the Kenneth Webster pass | 47-42 |
| 05:45 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau misses the dunk attempt | 47-42 |
| 05:43 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 05:43 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Frederick Salvo (PG), Steven Buck (SG), Blake Llanas (SF), Jared Donis (PF), Michael Dodge (C) Kenneth Webster, Bobby Young, Javier Pena, Gregory Bakker, Richard Wafer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Charles Young (PG), Thomas White (SF), Edward Jones (PF) Chad Gay, Paul Bagley, Harold Nadeau | |
| 05:16 | Auburn | Frederick Salvo misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 05:14 | Tennessee | Brady Emerick gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 04:49 | Tennessee | Thomas White misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-42 |
| 04:48 | Auburn | Michael Dodge snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 04:20 | Auburn | Blake Llanas misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Edward Jones - foul #1 on Edward Jones, team foul #7 | 47-42 |
| 04:20 | Auburn | Blake Llanas makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 04:20 | Auburn | Blake Llanas makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 03:56 | Tennessee | Charles Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-42 |
| 03:38 | Auburn | Steven Buck shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Frederick Salvo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Buck (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Blake Llanas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jared Donis (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael Dodge (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Charles Young (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Philip Nevius (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Thomas White (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Edward Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brady Emerick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Tennessee | Edward Jones is fouled on the floor by Jared Donis - foul #3 on Jared Donis, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| 03:08 | Tennessee | Charles Young comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 52-42 |
| 03:06 | Tennessee | Brady Emerick misses the tip | 52-42 |
| 03:04 | Auburn | Blake Llanas gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:39 | Auburn | Edward Jones picks off the pass by Blake Llanas | 52-42 |
| 02:17 | Tennessee | Thomas White can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 02:16 | Tennessee | Thomas White snags the offensive board | 52-42 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Jared Donis blocks the short jumper by Thomas White | 52-42 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | Thomas White hits the follow up shot | 52-44 |
| 01:30 | Auburn | Michael Dodge travels with the ball | 52-44 |
| 01:22 | Tennessee | Edward Jones makes the shot from close range | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:55 | Auburn | Blake Llanas hits the finger roll | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Thomas White clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 00:49 | Auburn | Jared Donis snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Auburn | Jared Donis is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Nevius - foul #1 on Philip Nevius, team foul #8 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Webster (PG) Frederick Salvo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:46 | Auburn | Jared Donis misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee | Brady Emerick pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee | Charles Young knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Philip Nevius | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Auburn | Steven Buck is hacked by Charles Young in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Young, team foul #9 | 54-49 |
| 00:38 | Auburn | Steven Buck misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | Edward Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius is hacked by Blake Llanas - foul #3 on Blake Llanas, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Frederick Salvo (PG) Kenneth Webster | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Edward Jones misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 54-49 |
| 00:27 | Auburn | Michael Dodge pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Michael Dodge is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Nevius - foul #2 on Philip Nevius, team foul #10 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Webster (PG) Frederick Salvo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Michael Dodge makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Michael Dodge makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | Thomas White scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Charles Young is called for the reach on Kenneth Webster in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Young, team foul #11 | 56-52 |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Kenneth Webster makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Kenneth Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee | Charles Young is whistled for a carry | 58-52 |
| 00:09 | Auburn | Charles Young is called for the reach on Kenneth Webster in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Young, team foul #12 | 58-52 |
| 00:09 | Auburn | Kenneth Webster makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:09 | Auburn | Kenneth Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Charles Young clanks a 3 from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Edward Jones grabs the offensive board | 60-52 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | The clock runs out | 60-52 |