| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Kennedy (fresh) SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jamie Crockett (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Cox (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willie Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Griffing (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson inbounds the ball | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Gene Cox | 27-47 |
| 19:37 | Auburn | Johnny Koster scores on a 3 from the left wing | 30-47 |
| 19:24 | Tennessee | Gene Cox misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-47 |
| 19:23 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle pulls down the rebound | 30-47 |
| 19:01 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 30-47 |
| 18:59 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt misses the tip | 30-47 |
| 18:57 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle can't tip it in | 30-47 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing snags the defensive board | 30-47 |
| 18:48 | Tennessee | Gene Cox hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jamie Crockett | 30-50 |
| 18:29 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-50 |
| 18:05 | Tennessee | Gene Cox misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-50 |
| 18:04 | Auburn | Johnny Koster gets the rebound | 33-50 |
| 17:58 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 33-50 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing grabs the board | 33-50 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-50 |
| 17:49 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt grabs the board | 33-50 |
| 17:42 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 33-50 |
| 17:41 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle tips it in | 35-50 |
| 17:31 | Tennessee | James Murphy drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Jamie Crockett | 35-52 |
| 17:27 | Auburn | Albert Griffing denies the turnaround by Sheldon Taylor | 35-52 |
| 17:26 | Auburn | Johnny Koster grabs the offensive rebound | 35-52 |
| 17:02 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-52 |
| 17:01 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett grabs the board | 35-52 |
| 16:43 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Sheldon Taylor - foul #3 on Sheldon Taylor, team foul #1 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Paul Parsons (SF), Terry Fitch (PF), Patrick Odom (C) Johnny Koster, Joe Kennedy, Sheldon Taylor, Wayne Gentle, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Robert Lucus (SF), Daniel Phillips (PF), Jesse Weekes (C) Gene Cox, Willie Jackson, James Murphy, Albert Griffing | |
| 16:43 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett makes the 1st free throw | 35-53 |
| 16:43 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett misses the 2nd free throw | 35-53 |
| 16:43 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Patrick Odom | 35-53 |
| 16:28 | Auburn | Paul Parsons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-53 |
| 16:07 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett misses the lay-in | 35-53 |
| 16:05 | Auburn | Terry Fitch pulls down the rebound | 35-53 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wallace Mishler (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Paul Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Fitch (fresh) 3 pts. C - Patrick Odom (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamie Crockett (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Lucus (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Daniel Phillips (fresh) C - Jesse Weekes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Auburn | Paul Parsons shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Robert Lucus - foul #3 on Robert Lucus, team foul #1 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Wayne Gentle (PF) Wallace Mishler, Patrick Odom | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (SG), Albert Griffing (C) Jamie Crockett, Jesse Weekes | |
| 15:45 | Auburn | Paul Parsons makes the free throw | 38-53 |
| 15:24 | Tennessee | Terry Fitch is called for the reach on Gene Cox - foul #2 on Terry Fitch, team foul #2 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor (SF) Terry Fitch | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Jackson (SF) Robert Lucus | |
| 15:15 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gene Cox | 38-56 |
| 14:57 | Auburn | The jump hook by Paul Parsons is blocked by Albert Griffing | 38-56 |
| 14:55 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle grabs the offensive board | 38-56 |
| 14:37 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-56 |
| 14:35 | Auburn | Johnny Koster gets the offensive rebound | 38-56 |
| 14:18 | Auburn | Thomas Mains throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joe Kennedy (SG), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Thomas Mains, Paul Parsons | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett (SG), James Murphy (PF) Gene Cox, Daniel Phillips | |
| 14:05 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett is hacked by Geoffrey Hunt - foul #2 on Geoffrey Hunt, team foul #3 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Terry Fitch (PF) Wayne Gentle | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:57 | Tennessee | James Murphy misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Terry Fitch - foul #3 on Terry Fitch, team foul #4 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Fike (PG) Johnny Koster | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Lucus (SF), Jesse Weekes (C) Willie Jackson, Albert Griffing | |
| 13:57 | Tennessee | James Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 38-57 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee | James Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 38-57 |
| 13:57 | Auburn | Terry Fitch grabs the board | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:43 | Auburn | Robert Lucus steps in front of the Sheldon Taylor pass | 38-57 |
| 13:40 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson banks in the layup set up by Robert Lucus | 38-59 |
| 13:34 | Auburn | Terry Fitch buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Kennedy | 40-59 |
| 13:23 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-59 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (PG), Paul Parsons (PF) David Fike, Terry Fitch | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (SG) Matthew Larson | |
| 13:01 | Auburn | Jesse Weekes steals the ball from Thomas Mains | 40-59 |
| 12:55 | Tennessee | Gene Cox is called for a charge - foul #3 on Gene Cox, team foul #2 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Wayne Gentle (PF) Thomas Mains, Sheldon Taylor | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Jackson (SF), Albert Griffing (C) Robert Lucus, Jesse Weekes | |
| 12:46 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt's floater is tipped away by Albert Griffing | 40-59 |
| 12:44 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson grabs the board | 40-59 |
| 12:19 | Tennessee | James Murphy knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Willie Jackson | 40-61 |
| 12:01 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-61 |
| 12:00 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett snags the defensive board | 40-61 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jamie Crockett (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gene Cox (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willie Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Murphy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Griffing (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson's pass is intercepted by Joe Kennedy | 40-61 |
| 11:21 | Auburn | Johnny Koster scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Geoffrey Hunt | 42-61 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson misses the 3 from straight away | 42-61 |
| 10:59 | Auburn | Johnny Koster grabs the board | 42-61 |
| 10:40 | Auburn | Johnny Koster's pass is intercepted by Gene Cox | 42-61 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett lays it up and in on a great pass from Gene Cox | 42-63 |
| 10:15 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 42-63 |
| 10:14 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt misses the tip | 42-63 |
| 10:12 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt tips it in | 44-63 |
| 09:56 | Tennessee | Gene Cox comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 44-63 |
| 09:54 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Paul Parsons | 44-63 |
| 09:52 | Auburn | Jamie Crockett picks off the pass by Johnny Koster in the backcourt | 44-63 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee | Johnny Koster is called for the reach on Jamie Crockett - foul #3 on Johnny Koster, team foul #5 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (PG), Wallace Mishler (SG), Sheldon Taylor (SF), Terry Fitch (PF), Patrick Odom (C) Johnny Koster, Joe Kennedy, Paul Parsons, Wayne Gentle, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Robert Lucus (SF), Daniel Phillips (PF), Jesse Weekes (C) Jamie Crockett, Willie Jackson, James Murphy, Albert Griffing | |
| 09:22 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Daniel Phillips | 44-66 |
| 09:10 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-66 |
| 09:08 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jesse Weekes | 44-66 |
| 08:48 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Wallace Mishler - foul #2 on Wallace Mishler, team foul #6 | 44-66 |
| 08:48 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson makes the 1st free throw | 44-67 |
| 08:48 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-68 |
| 08:29 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor misses short on a jumper in the paint | 44-68 |
| 08:28 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler tips it back up and in | 46-68 |
| 08:20 | Tennessee | Gene Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-68 |
| 08:18 | Auburn | Terry Fitch snags the defensive board | 46-68 |
| 08:09 | Auburn | Thomas Mains clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-68 |
| 08:08 | Auburn | Sheldon Taylor grabs the offensive board | 46-68 |
| 07:59 | Auburn | Thomas Mains hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Sheldon Taylor | 49-68 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Mishler (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Sheldon Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terry Fitch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Odom (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gene Cox (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Lucus (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Phillips (fresh) C - Jesse Weekes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Tennessee | Gene Cox connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Lucus | 49-71 |
| 07:21 | Auburn | Thomas Mains makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-71 |
| 07:02 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Terry Fitch - foul #4 on Terry Fitch, team foul #7 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (PG), Wayne Gentle (PF), Paul Parsons (C) Wallace Mishler, Terry Fitch, Patrick Odom | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett (SG), Willie Jackson (SF), Albert Griffing (C) Gene Cox, Robert Lucus, Jesse Weekes | |
| 07:02 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson makes the 1st free throw | 52-72 |
| 07:02 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-73 |
| 06:49 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle knocks in the shot from close range | 54-73 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Willie Jackson | 54-75 |
| 06:08 | Auburn | Albert Griffing is called for the reach on Thomas Mains - foul #3 on Albert Griffing, team foul #3 | 54-75 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joe Kennedy (SG), Geoffrey Hunt (C) Thomas Mains, Sheldon Taylor | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Lucus (SF), James Murphy (PF) Matthew Larson, Daniel Phillips | |
| 05:50 | Auburn | Geoffrey Hunt clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-75 |
| 05:48 | Tennessee | James Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 54-75 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee | Paul Parsons picks off the pass by Albert Griffing | 54-75 |
| 05:04 | Auburn | Johnny Koster clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Murphy - foul #2 on James Murphy, team foul #4 | 54-75 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG) Robert Lucus | |
| 05:04 | Auburn | Johnny Koster makes the 1st free throw | 55-75 |
| 05:04 | Auburn | Johnny Koster makes the 2nd free throw | 56-75 |
| 04:51 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-77 |
| 04:34 | Auburn | Albert Griffing steals it from Geoffrey Hunt | 56-77 |
| 04:20 | Tennessee | Paul Parsons denies the turnaround by James Murphy | 56-77 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee | James Murphy misses the tip | 56-77 |
| 04:17 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson grabs the offensive board | 56-77 |
| 04:01 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert Griffing | 56-79 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joe Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Parsons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Geoffrey Hunt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamie Crockett (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Murphy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Griffing (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:48 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-79 |
| 03:47 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-79 |
| 03:38 | Auburn | Paul Parsons evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-79 |
| 03:36 | Tennessee | James Murphy snags the defensive board | 56-79 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett misses short on a floater from the right side | 56-79 |
| 03:13 | Auburn | Johnny Koster grabs the defensive rebound | 56-79 |
| 03:01 | Auburn | Matthew Larson is called for the reach on Johnny Koster - foul #1 on Matthew Larson, team foul #5 | 56-79 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Fike (PG), Thomas Mains (SG), Terry Fitch (SF), Wallace Mishler (PF), Patrick Odom (C) Johnny Koster, Joe Kennedy, Paul Parsons, Wayne Gentle, Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (SG), Robert Lucus (SF), Daniel Phillips (PF), Jesse Weekes (C) Jamie Crockett, Willie Jackson, James Murphy, Albert Griffing | |
| 02:43 | Auburn | Terry Fitch's pass is intercepted by Robert Lucus | 56-79 |
| 02:26 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson is hacked by Wallace Mishler - foul #3 on Wallace Mishler, team foul #8 | 56-79 |
| 02:26 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson misses the 1st free throw | 56-79 |
| 02:26 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Patrick Odom | 56-79 |
| 02:14 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Matthew Larson - foul #2 on Matthew Larson, team foul #6 | 56-79 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett (PG) Matthew Larson | |
| 02:14 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler makes the 1st free throw | 57-79 |
| 02:14 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler makes the 2nd free throw | 58-79 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 58-79 |
| 01:51 | Auburn | Thomas Mains grabs the defensive rebound | 58-79 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:42 | Auburn | Terry Fitch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-79 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Parsons (SF) David Fike | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Jackson (SF), James Murphy (PF), Albert Griffing (C) Robert Lucus, Daniel Phillips, Jesse Weekes | |
| 01:31 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett blows the layup but he's hacked by Wallace Mishler - foul #4 on Wallace Mishler, team foul #9 | 58-79 |
| 01:31 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett makes the 1st free throw | 58-80 |
| 01:31 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett makes the 2nd free throw | 58-81 |
| 01:18 | Auburn | Paul Parsons evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-81 |
| 00:55 | Tennessee | Gene Cox drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jamie Crockett | 61-84 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-84 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett is fouled on the floor by Thomas Mains - foul #1 on Thomas Mains, team foul #10 | 61-84 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett makes the 1st free throw | 61-85 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett makes the 2nd free throw | 61-86 |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Paul Parsons can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 61-86 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to James Murphy | 61-86 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett runs out the clock | 61-86 |