| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Seaberg (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Noel Weaver (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Morin (fresh) C - Richard Thurber (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Brian Lawson (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Richard Beaver (fresh) SF - Timothy Best (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mark Jarman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Clifton Swenceski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver inbounds the ball | 46-29 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-29 |
| 19:36 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber snags the offensive board | 46-29 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee | William Morin misses short on a jumper in the paint | 46-29 |
| 19:06 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Clifton Swenceski | 46-29 |
| 18:50 | Auburn | Timothy Best misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Thurber - foul #2 on Richard Thurber, team foul #1 | 46-29 |
| 18:50 | Auburn | Timothy Best makes the 1st free throw | 46-30 |
| 18:50 | Auburn | Timothy Best makes the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Boone (PG), Benjamin Greer (SG) Brian Lawson, Richard Beaver | |
| 18:36 | Auburn | Timothy Best misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by William Morin - foul #1 on William Morin, team foul #2 | 46-31 |
| 18:36 | Auburn | Timothy Best misses the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 18:36 | Auburn | Timothy Best misses the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber grabs the defensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 18:24 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver's pass is intercepted by Chris Boone | 46-31 |
| 18:11 | Auburn | Clifton Swenceski connects on the floater from the left block | 46-33 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-33 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber grabs the offensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 17:36 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Noel Weaver and the foul's on Clifton Swenceski - foul #3 on Clifton Swenceski, team foul #1 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz (PF) William Morin | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Lawson (PG), Richard Beaver (SG), William Hollis (SF), Harold Sullivan (C) Chris Boone, Benjamin Greer, Timothy Best, Clifton Swenceski | |
| 17:36 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen makes the free throw | 49-33 |
| 17:18 | Auburn | Mark Jarman buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-36 |
| 17:04 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-36 |
| 17:03 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver tips it in | 51-36 |
| 16:43 | Auburn | Richard Beaver buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Lawson | 51-39 |
| 16:26 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 16:25 | Auburn | Harold Sullivan gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| 16:17 | Auburn | Brian Lawson is fouled on the floor by Bernard Sorensen - foul #1 on Bernard Sorensen, team foul #3 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Turner (SF), Adrian Morphis (C) Noel Weaver, Richard Thurber | |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Boone (PG), Benjamin Greer (SG), Timothy Best (SF), Jimmy Chavis (C) Brian Lawson, Richard Beaver, William Hollis, Harold Sullivan | |
| 16:05 | Auburn | Timothy Best clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-39 |
| 16:04 | Tennessee | Adrian Morphis grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 15:49 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-39 |
| 15:47 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz tips it in | 53-39 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Seaberg (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Dustin Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Hymowitz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Adrian Morphis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Chris Boone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Greer (fresh) SF - Timothy Best (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mark Jarman (tiring) 6 pts. C - Jimmy Chavis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Auburn | Timothy Best misses short on a floater from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 15:41 | Auburn | Mark Jarman tips it home | 53-41 |
| 15:20 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen's 3 pointer is rejected by Timothy Best | 53-41 |
| 15:18 | Auburn | Jimmy Chavis grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 15:12 | Auburn | Mark Jarman misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-41 |
| 15:11 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 15:09 | Tennessee | Chris Boone is called for the reach on Jesse Seaberg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chris Boone, team foul #2 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ernie Gross (PG), John Wiggins (SG), William Morin (PF) Bernard Sorensen, Jesse Seaberg, Adrian Morphis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Calahan (SG), William Hollis (SF), Clifton Swenceski (C) Benjamin Greer, Timothy Best, Jimmy Chavis | |
| 14:57 | Tennessee | John Wiggins buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Dustin Turner and he's hacked by Travis Calahan - foul #2 on Travis Calahan, team foul #3 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Noel Weaver (SF) Dustin Turner | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Lawson (PG), Wayne Flood (PF) Chris Boone, Mark Jarman | |
| 14:57 | Tennessee | John Wiggins makes the free throw | 56-41 |
| 14:55 | Auburn | Brian Lawson is fouled in the backcourt by Ernie Gross - foul #4 on Ernie Gross, team foul #4 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Elmer Harrison (SG) Ernie Gross | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 14:40 | Auburn | William Hollis drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Lawson | 56-43 |
| 14:28 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-43 |
| 14:27 | Auburn | Clifton Swenceski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 14:19 | Auburn | William Hollis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Noel Weaver - foul #1 on Noel Weaver, team foul #5 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Thurber (C) Robert Hymowitz | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Beaver (SG) Brian Lawson | |
| 14:19 | Auburn | William Hollis makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 14:19 | Auburn | William Hollis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 14:14 | Tennessee | Travis Calahan picks off the pass by Noel Weaver in the backcourt | 56-45 |
| 14:00 | Auburn | Clifton Swenceski connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 13:42 | Tennessee | William Morin's pass is intercepted by William Hollis | 56-47 |
| 13:37 | Auburn | Travis Calahan hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Hollis | 56-49 |
| 13:19 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver can't finish the layup | 56-49 |
| 13:18 | Auburn | William Hollis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 12:57 | Auburn | Richard Beaver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen (PG), Jesse Seaberg (SG), Dustin Turner (SF), Robert Hymowitz (PF), Adrian Morphis (C) John Wiggins, Elmer Harrison, Noel Weaver, William Morin, Richard Thurber | |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Boone (PG), Benjamin Greer (SG), Timothy Best (SF), Mark Jarman (PF), Harold Sullivan (C) Travis Calahan, Richard Beaver, William Hollis, Wayne Flood, Clifton Swenceski | |
| 12:55 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen is fouled in the backcourt by Benjamin Greer - foul #2 on Benjamin Greer, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Lawson (PG) Chris Boone | |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 56-49 |
| 12:33 | Auburn | Benjamin Greer grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 12:27 | Auburn | Benjamin Greer is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Benjamin Greer, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| 12:11 | Tennessee | Benjamin Greer steals it from Jesse Seaberg | 56-49 |
| 12:06 | Auburn | Timothy Best hits the finger roll set up by Benjamin Greer | 56-51 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg is fouled in the backcourt by Benjamin Greer - foul #4 on Benjamin Greer, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Boone (PG), Richard Beaver (SG) Brian Lawson, Benjamin Greer | |
| 11:51 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-51 |
| 11:49 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz tips it in | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Seaberg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dustin Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Hymowitz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Adrian Morphis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Chris Boone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Beaver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Best (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mark Jarman (tired) 8 pts. C - Harold Sullivan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Auburn | Richard Beaver misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-51 |
| 11:43 | Tennessee | Adrian Morphis pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 11:29 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner is whistled for a carry | 58-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Wiggins (SG), William Morin (PF), Richard Thurber (C) Jesse Seaberg, Robert Hymowitz, Adrian Morphis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jimmy Chavis (PF), Clifton Swenceski (C) Mark Jarman, Harold Sullivan | |
| 11:14 | Auburn | Chris Boone hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 58-51 |
| 11:13 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Richard Thurber | 58-51 |
| 10:55 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen clanks a 3 from the right corner | 58-51 |
| 10:53 | Auburn | Jimmy Chavis snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 10:48 | Auburn | Richard Beaver hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Morin - foul #2 on William Morin, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Elmer Harrison (SG) Bernard Sorensen | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Lawson (PG), Wayne Flood (PF) Chris Boone, Jimmy Chavis | |
| 10:48 | Auburn | Richard Beaver makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 10:48 | Auburn | Richard Beaver misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 10:48 | Tennessee | William Morin gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee | John Wiggins knocks in the floater from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 10:05 | Auburn | Clifton Swenceski is denied on a layup by Richard Thurber | 60-52 |
| 10:03 | Tennessee | William Morin grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 10:01 | Tennessee | Elmer Harrison double dribbles in the backcourt | 60-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg (SG), Noel Weaver (SF), Robert Hymowitz (PF), Adrian Morphis (C) Elmer Harrison, Dustin Turner, William Morin, Richard Thurber | |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Calahan (SG), William Hollis (SF), Jimmy Chavis (PF), Harold Sullivan (C) Richard Beaver, Timothy Best, Wayne Flood, Clifton Swenceski | |
| 09:44 | Auburn | William Hollis misses short on a floater from the left side | 60-52 |
| 09:42 | Tennessee | Adrian Morphis snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 09:33 | Tennessee | John Wiggins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-52 |
| 09:32 | Auburn | Jimmy Chavis pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| 09:25 | Auburn | Brian Lawson scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Travis Calahan | 60-54 |
| 09:14 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Robert Hymowitz, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen (PG) John Wiggins | |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Boone (PG), Timothy Best (SF), Mark Jarman (PF), Clifton Swenceski (C) Brian Lawson, William Hollis, Jimmy Chavis, Harold Sullivan | |
| 08:59 | Auburn | Chris Boone misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-54 |
| 08:58 | Auburn | Travis Calahan pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 08:36 | Auburn | Chris Boone loses the dribble to Noel Weaver | 60-54 |
| 08:33 | Tennessee | Chris Boone steps in front of the Robert Hymowitz pass in the backcourt | 60-54 |
| 08:20 | Auburn | Clifton Swenceski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Adrian Morphis - foul #3 on Adrian Morphis, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Wiggins (SG), Dustin Turner (SF), William Morin (PF), Richard Thurber (C) Jesse Seaberg, Noel Weaver, Robert Hymowitz, Adrian Morphis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Beaver (SG), Wayne Flood (PF) Travis Calahan, Mark Jarman | |
| 08:20 | Auburn | Clifton Swenceski makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 08:20 | Auburn | Clifton Swenceski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 08:10 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen misses the easy layup | 60-56 |
| 08:09 | Auburn | Clifton Swenceski snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 07:47 | Auburn | Timothy Best knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Wiggins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Dustin Turner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Morin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Thurber (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Chris Boone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Beaver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Timothy Best (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Wayne Flood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifton Swenceski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:43 | Tennessee | Richard Beaver picks off the pass by Bernard Sorensen in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| 07:38 | Auburn | William Morin steals it from Clifton Swenceski | 60-58 |
| 07:34 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 07:33 | Auburn | Clifton Swenceski grabs the board | 60-58 |
| 07:27 | Auburn | Wayne Flood knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Richard Beaver | 60-60 |
| 07:08 | Tennessee | Clifton Swenceski blocks the jumper by Bernard Sorensen | 60-60 |
| 07:07 | Tennessee | William Morin hits the follow up shot | 62-60 |
| 06:56 | Auburn | Richard Beaver connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-63 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ernie Gross (PG), Jesse Seaberg (SG) Bernard Sorensen, John Wiggins | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Lawson (PG), Benjamin Greer (SG), William Hollis (SF), Mark Jarman (PF), Harold Sullivan (C) Chris Boone, Richard Beaver, Timothy Best, Wayne Flood, Clifton Swenceski | |
| 06:35 | Auburn | Brian Lawson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 62-63 |
| 06:33 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 06:31 | Tennessee | William Hollis takes the ball from Ernie Gross in the backcourt | 62-63 |
| 06:18 | Auburn | William Hollis is fouled on the floor by Jesse Seaberg - foul #1 on Jesse Seaberg, team foul #9 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Noel Weaver (SF), Robert Hymowitz (PF), Adrian Morphis (C) Dustin Turner, William Morin, Richard Thurber | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 06:18 | Auburn | William Hollis makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 06:18 | Auburn | William Hollis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee | Brian Lawson picks off the pass by Jesse Seaberg in the backcourt | 62-65 |
| 06:11 | Auburn | Brian Lawson misses the shot from the baseline | 62-65 |
| 06:09 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 06:07 | Tennessee | William Hollis is called for the reach on Noel Weaver in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Hollis, team foul #7 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Wiggins (SG) Jesse Seaberg | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jimmy Chavis (PF) Mark Jarman | |
| 06:07 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 06:07 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 05:54 | Auburn | William Hollis can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Hymowitz - foul #3 on Robert Hymowitz, team foul #10 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Calahan (PG) Brian Lawson | |
| 05:54 | Auburn | William Hollis makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 05:54 | Auburn | William Hollis misses the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 05:54 | Tennessee | Adrian Morphis pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 05:39 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Benjamin Greer - foul #5 on Benjamin Greer, team foul #8 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Lawson (PG), Mark Jarman (PF) Benjamin Greer, Harold Sullivan | |
| 05:39 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 05:39 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 05:17 | Auburn | Mark Jarman's layup is rejected by Robert Hymowitz | 66-66 |
| 05:16 | Auburn | Jimmy Chavis grabs the offensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 05:02 | Auburn | Ernie Gross takes the ball from Jimmy Chavis | 66-66 |
| 04:36 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-66 |
| 04:35 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Brian Lawson | 66-66 |
| 04:31 | Auburn | William Hollis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-66 |
| 04:30 | Auburn | Brian Lawson tips it home | 66-68 |
| 04:28 | Tennessee | William Hollis is called for the reach on Noel Weaver in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Hollis, team foul #9 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen (PG), Jesse Seaberg (SG), William Morin (PF), Richard Thurber (C) Ernie Gross, John Wiggins, Adrian Morphis, Robert Hymowitz | |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Beaver (SG), Timothy Best (SF), Wayne Flood (PF), Clifton Swenceski (C) Travis Calahan, William Hollis, Mark Jarman, Jimmy Chavis | |
| 04:28 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 04:28 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 04:17 | Auburn | Richard Beaver clanks a 3 from the right corner | 68-68 |
| 04:16 | Auburn | Clifton Swenceski hits the follow up shot | 68-70 |
| 03:53 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-70 |
| 03:52 | Auburn | Wayne Flood snags the defensive board | 68-70 |
| 03:45 | Auburn | Brian Lawson travels with the ball | 68-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Turner (SF) Noel Weaver | |
| Subs | Auburn | Chris Boone (PG) Brian Lawson | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Seaberg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dustin Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Morin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Thurber (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Chris Boone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Beaver (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Best (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Wayne Flood (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifton Swenceski (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg's pass is intercepted by Clifton Swenceski | 68-70 |
| 03:02 | Auburn | Richard Beaver is whistled for traveling | 68-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ernie Gross (PG) Bernard Sorensen | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mark Jarman (PF), Harold Sullivan (C) Wayne Flood, Clifton Swenceski | |
| 02:58 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen (PG), Robert Hymowitz (PF), Adrian Morphis (C) Ernie Gross, William Morin, Richard Thurber | |
| Subs | Auburn | Travis Calahan (SG), William Hollis (SF) Richard Beaver, Timothy Best | |
| 02:46 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-70 |
| 02:44 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg grabs the offensive board | 68-70 |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 68-70 |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-70 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen is fouled on the floor by Chris Boone - foul #3 on Chris Boone, team foul #10 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Timothy Best (SF), Wayne Flood (PF), Clifton Swenceski (C) William Hollis, Mark Jarman, Harold Sullivan | |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 02:10 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Noel Weaver (SF) Dustin Turner | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:46 | Auburn | Clifton Swenceski lays it up and in | 70-72 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Morin (PF), Richard Thurber (C) Robert Hymowitz, Adrian Morphis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Lawson (PG), Richard Beaver (SG), Mark Jarman (PF) Chris Boone, Travis Calahan, Wayne Flood | |
| 01:40 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen is hacked by Timothy Best in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Best, team foul #11 | 70-72 |
| 01:40 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen misses the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:40 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen misses the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:40 | Auburn | Mark Jarman gets the rebound | 70-72 |
| 01:35 | Auburn | Brian Lawson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 70-72 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber pulls down the rebound | 70-72 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-72 |
| 00:57 | Auburn | Timothy Best misses short on a runner from the baseline | 73-72 |
| 00:56 | Tennessee | William Morin pulls down the rebound | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 73-72 |
| 00:30 | Auburn | Timothy Best pulls down the rebound | 73-72 |
| 00:26 | Auburn | Brian Lawson connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Richard Beaver and the foul's on Bernard Sorensen - foul #2 on Bernard Sorensen, team foul #11 | 73-74 |
| 00:26 | Auburn | Brian Lawson misses the free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber pulls down the rebound | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:06 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bernard Sorensen | 75-74 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Auburn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Timothy Best connects on the jumper from the left wing | 75-76 |