| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Bagley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Pham (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Troy Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradford Dingman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Steven Buck (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Bobby Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Javier Pena (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Burson (fresh) C - Michael Dodge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Peter Pham inbounds the ball | 24-32 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 19:39 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-32 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett misses the tip | 24-32 |
| 19:36 | Auburn | Javier Pena grabs the board | 24-32 |
| 19:12 | Auburn | Michael Dodge's pass is intercepted by Michael Tinklenberg | 24-32 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses the dunk attempt | 24-32 |
| 19:07 | Auburn | Javier Pena snags the defensive board | 24-32 |
| 19:01 | Auburn | Michael Dodge misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Troy Bennett - foul #2 on Troy Bennett, team foul #1 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler (SG), Charles Martel (SF), Dan Nugent (PF) Bobby Young, Javier Pena, George Burson | |
| 19:01 | Auburn | Michael Dodge misses the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 19:01 | Auburn | Michael Dodge makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 18:33 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett drills a runner from the right block | 26-33 |
| 18:27 | Auburn | Charles Martel misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Peter Pham - foul #1 on Peter Pham, team foul #2 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd (SG) Manuel Hartzler | |
| 18:27 | Auburn | Charles Martel makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 18:27 | Auburn | Charles Martel misses the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 18:27 | Auburn | Michael Dodge snags the offensive board | 26-34 |
| 18:05 | Auburn | Peter Pham is called for the reach on Dan Nugent - foul #2 on Peter Pham, team foul #3 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Young (SG), Javier Pena (SF) Jimmy Byrd, Charles Martel | |
| 17:41 | Auburn | Javier Pena is hacked by Bradford Dingman - foul #1 on Bradford Dingman, team foul #4 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd (SG), Micheal Spencer (C) Bobby Young, Michael Dodge | |
| 17:19 | Auburn | Javier Pena is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Javier Pena, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Young (SG), Michael Dodge (C) Jimmy Byrd, Dan Nugent | |
| 16:57 | Tennessee | Peter Pham's floater is knocked away by Michael Dodge | 26-34 |
| 16:55 | Auburn | Bobby Young snags the defensive board | 26-34 |
| 16:32 | Auburn | Javier Pena comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 16:31 | Auburn | Michael Dodge hits the follow up shot | 26-36 |
| 16:03 | Tennessee | Peter Pham can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Javier Pena - foul #3 on Javier Pena, team foul #2 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (PG), David Thomas (SG), Joseph Armstrong (PF), Keith Pitts (C) Michael Tinklenberg, Paul Bagley, Troy Bennett, Bradford Dingman | |
| Subs | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler (SG), Charles Martel (SF), George Burson (PF), Dan Nugent (C) Bobby Young, Javier Pena, Micheal Spencer, Michael Dodge | |
| 16:03 | Tennessee | Peter Pham misses the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 16:03 | Tennessee | Peter Pham makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 15:39 | Auburn | Dan Nugent lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Buck | 27-38 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - David Stephens (fresh) SG - David Thomas (fresh) SF - Peter Pham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Keith Pitts (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Steven Buck (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Hartzler (fresh) SF - Charles Martel (fresh) 1 pts. PF - George Burson (fresh) C - Dan Nugent (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by David Stephens and he's fouled by George Burson - foul #1 on George Burson, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Kelley (SF) Peter Pham | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifford Ames (PG), Jimmy Byrd (SG), Michael Dodge (C) Steven Buck, Manuel Hartzler, George Burson | |
| 15:21 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong misses the free throw | 29-38 |
| 15:21 | Auburn | Dan Nugent gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 14:59 | Auburn | The short jumper by Dan Nugent is denied by Joseph Armstrong | 29-38 |
| 14:58 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 14:48 | Tennessee | David Stephens hits the finger roll | 31-38 |
| 14:20 | Auburn | Dan Nugent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), Paul Bagley (SG), Troy Bennett (PF), Bradford Dingman (C) David Stephens, David Thomas, Joseph Armstrong, Keith Pitts | |
| Subs | Auburn | Steven Buck (PG), Bobby Young (SG), Javier Pena (SF), George Burson (PF) Clifford Ames, Jimmy Byrd, Charles Martel, Dan Nugent | |
| 13:54 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 13:25 | Auburn | Michael Dodge jams it against the doubleteam on a nice dish by Steven Buck | 33-40 |
| 13:07 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Steven Buck - foul #3 on Steven Buck, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Peter Pham (SF) Thomas Kelley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dan Nugent (PF) George Burson | |
| 13:07 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 13:07 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 12:51 | Auburn | Steven Buck misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 12:49 | Auburn | Javier Pena snags the offensive board | 35-40 |
| 12:25 | Auburn | Dan Nugent blows the layup | 35-40 |
| 12:23 | Auburn | Steven Buck can't tip it in | 35-40 |
| 12:21 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Troy Bennett | 35-40 |
| 11:52 | Tennessee | Peter Pham misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 11:50 | Auburn | Steven Buck snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 11:44 | Auburn | Dan Nugent misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-40 |
| 11:43 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Bradford Dingman | 35-40 |
| 11:17 | Tennessee | Bobby Young steals the ball from Michael Tinklenberg | 35-40 |
| 11:14 | Auburn | Steven Buck can't finish the layup | 35-40 |
| 11:12 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Bagley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Pham (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Troy Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Bradford Dingman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Steven Buck (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bobby Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Javier Pena (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dan Nugent (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Dodge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 10:47 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Michael Tinklenberg | 37-40 |
| 10:23 | Auburn | Dan Nugent scores on a runner from the left block set up by Michael Dodge | 37-42 |
| 09:54 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett buries a shot from the right side | 39-42 |
| 09:28 | Auburn | Steven Buck connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley blows the layup | 39-45 |
| 09:11 | Auburn | Javier Pena grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 08:48 | Auburn | Michael Dodge splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Steven Buck and he's fouled by Bradford Dingman - foul #2 on Bradford Dingman, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (PG), David Thomas (SG), Thomas Kelley (SF), Joseph Armstrong (PF), Keith Pitts (C) Michael Tinklenberg, Paul Bagley, Peter Pham, Troy Bennett, Bradford Dingman | |
| Subs | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler (SG), Charles Martel (SF), George Burson (PF) Bobby Young, Javier Pena, Dan Nugent | |
| 08:48 | Auburn | Michael Dodge misses the free throw | 39-47 |
| 08:48 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 08:20 | Tennessee | George Burson swats the layup by Joseph Armstrong | 39-47 |
| 08:18 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts tips it back up and in | 41-47 |
| 07:54 | Auburn | Michael Dodge splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Steven Buck | 41-49 |
| 07:30 | Tennessee | Michael Dodge denies the turnaround by Joseph Armstrong | 41-49 |
| 07:29 | Auburn | Charles Martel grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 07:14 | Auburn | Steven Buck buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-52 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - David Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Thomas (fresh) SF - Thomas Kelley (fresh) PF - Joseph Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Keith Pitts (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Steven Buck (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Manuel Hartzler (fresh) SF - Charles Martel (fresh) 1 pts. PF - George Burson (fresh) 2 blk. C - Michael Dodge (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 06:46 | Tennessee | The pull-up jumper by Joseph Armstrong is blocked by George Burson | 41-52 |
| 06:45 | Auburn | Manuel Hartzler grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 06:19 | Auburn | Michael Dodge can't throw it down against a doubleteam | 41-52 |
| 06:17 | Tennessee | Thomas Kelley gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 05:53 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Keith Pitts | 43-52 |
| 05:25 | Auburn | Steven Buck misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee | Thomas Kelley pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), Paul Bagley (SG), Peter Pham (SF), Troy Bennett (PF), Bradford Dingman (C) David Stephens, David Thomas, Thomas Kelley, Joseph Armstrong, Keith Pitts | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd (SG), Javier Pena (SF), Dan Nugent (PF), Micheal Spencer (C) Manuel Hartzler, Charles Martel, George Burson, Michael Dodge | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 05:04 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Bagley and the foul's on Dan Nugent - foul #1 on Dan Nugent, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| 05:04 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 04:37 | Auburn | Dan Nugent drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Buck and he's hacked by Troy Bennett - foul #3 on Troy Bennett, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Young (SG) Jimmy Byrd | |
| 04:37 | Auburn | Dan Nugent makes the free throw | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 04:26 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-55 |
| 04:24 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman gets the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 04:06 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Paul Bagley, team foul #7 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jimmy Byrd (SG), Michael Dodge (C) Bobby Young, Dan Nugent | |
| 03:40 | Auburn | Steven Buck is fouled on the floor by Michael Tinklenberg - foul #2 on Michael Tinklenberg, team foul #8 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Young (SG), Dan Nugent (C) Jimmy Byrd, Michael Dodge | |
| 03:40 | Auburn | Steven Buck makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 03:40 | Auburn | Steven Buck makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:23 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett is hacked by Micheal Spencer - foul #2 on Micheal Spencer, team foul #6 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifford Ames (PG), Michael Dodge (C) Steven Buck, Dan Nugent | |
| 03:06 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett lays it up and in | 48-57 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Bagley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Pham (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Troy Bennett (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Bradford Dingman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Clifford Ames (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bobby Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Javier Pena (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Micheal Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Dodge (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 02:44 | Auburn | Bobby Young's layup is rejected by Troy Bennett | 48-57 |
| 02:43 | Auburn | Michael Dodge tips it back up and in | 48-59 |
| 02:25 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses badly on a floater from the right side | 48-59 |
| 02:24 | Auburn | Javier Pena gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| 02:07 | Auburn | Michael Dodge is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Tinklenberg - foul #3 on Michael Tinklenberg, team foul #9 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Steven Buck (PG), Jimmy Byrd (SG), Charles Martel (SF), Dan Nugent (PF) Clifford Ames, Bobby Young, Javier Pena, Micheal Spencer | |
| 02:07 | Auburn | Michael Dodge makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 02:07 | Auburn | Michael Dodge makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Young (SG), Javier Pena (SF), George Burson (PF) Jimmy Byrd, Charles Martel, Dan Nugent | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 01:33 | Auburn | Paul Bagley steals it from Steven Buck | 48-61 |
| 01:28 | Tennessee | Peter Pham banks in the layup on a nice dish by Paul Bagley | 50-61 |
| 01:04 | Auburn | Michael Dodge lays it up and in set up by Steven Buck | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:57 | Tennessee | Michael Dodge swats the short shot by Troy Bennett | 50-63 |
| 00:56 | Auburn | Steven Buck grabs the board | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:36 | Auburn | George Burson drills a shot from the right side | 50-65 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-65 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Tinklenberg | 50-65 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses long on a floater from the right wing | 50-65 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett tips it home | 52-65 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Steven Buck runs out the clock | 52-65 |