| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Melvin Gebo (fresh) SG - Michael Stein (fresh) SF - Jesse Yates (fresh) PF - Steven Manning (fresh) C - William Reid (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William O'Neill (fresh) SG - William Stallworth (fresh) SF - Brian Eliason (fresh) PF - Aaron Parkhurst (fresh) C - Brandon Montag (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Jesse Yates wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Tennessee | Michael Stein can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Brandon Montag - foul #1 on Brandon Montag, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Tennessee | Michael Stein makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:49 | Tennessee | Michael Stein makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:39 | Auburn | Brian Eliason can't finish the layup but the foul's on Melvin Gebo - foul #1 on Melvin Gebo, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:39 | Auburn | Brian Eliason makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:39 | Auburn | Brian Eliason misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:39 | Tennessee | Steven Manning gets the rebound | 2-1 |
| 19:29 | Tennessee | Michael Stein travels with the ball | 2-1 |
| 19:18 | Auburn | William Stallworth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-1 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee | Michael Stein misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-1 |
| 19:05 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Aaron Parkhurst | 2-1 |
| 18:36 | Auburn | William O'Neill clanks a 3 from the right wing | 2-1 |
| 18:34 | Auburn | Brandon Montag pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:13 | Auburn | William O'Neill can't connect on a shot in the paint | 2-1 |
| 18:12 | Auburn | Brandon Montag hits the follow up shot | 2-3 |
| 17:55 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Brandon Montag - foul #2 on Brandon Montag, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ray Hardin (SG), Stephen Meredith (SF), Jerry Flowers (PF), Bertram Burr (C) Michael Stein, Jesse Yates, Steven Manning, William Reid | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dudley Gilbert (C) Brandon Montag | |
| 17:55 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:55 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:28 | Auburn | Brian Eliason clanks a floater in the lane | 3-3 |
| 17:27 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee | Ray Hardin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-3 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Branan (PG) Melvin Gebo | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:44 | Auburn | William O'Neill can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Branan - foul #1 on Robert Branan, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 16:44 | Auburn | William O'Neill makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:44 | Auburn | William O'Neill makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:36 | Tennessee | Stephen Meredith is hacked by Brian Eliason - foul #1 on Brian Eliason, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Reid (C) Bertram Burr | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:23 | Tennessee | The short jumper by William Reid is denied by Dudley Gilbert | 3-5 |
| 16:21 | Auburn | William Stallworth grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 16:01 | Auburn | William O'Neill lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dudley Gilbert | 3-7 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Branan (fresh) SG - Ray Hardin (fresh) SF - Stephen Meredith (fairly fresh) PF - Jerry Flowers (fairly fresh) C - William Reid (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William O'Neill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Stallworth (fairly fresh) SF - Brian Eliason (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Aaron Parkhurst (fairly fresh) C - Dudley Gilbert (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Tennessee | Ray Hardin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 15:39 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Dudley Gilbert | 3-7 |
| 15:34 | Auburn | William Reid is called for the reach on William Stallworth in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Reid, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood (PG), Michael Stein (SG), Jesse Yates (SF), Steven Manning (PF) Robert Branan, Ray Hardin, Stephen Meredith, Jerry Flowers | |
| Subs | Auburn | Pablo Los (SG), Rufus Maziarz (SF) William Stallworth, Aaron Parkhurst | |
| 15:17 | Auburn | Dudley Gilbert makes the wide open floater from the right side on a great pass from William O'Neill | 3-9 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | Jesse Yates makes the shot from the right block | 5-9 |
| 14:52 | Auburn | Jesse Yates is called for the reach on Rufus Maziarz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jesse Yates, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bertram Burr (C) William Reid | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 14:32 | Auburn | William O'Neill clanks a 3 from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 14:31 | Tennessee | Michael Stein gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:15 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr is denied on a layup by Dudley Gilbert | 5-9 |
| 14:13 | Tennessee | Steven Manning grabs the offensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 13:58 | Tennessee | Jesse Yates misses short on a floater in the paint | 5-9 |
| 13:57 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Brian Eliason | 5-9 |
| 13:55 | Auburn | Jesse Yates picks off the pass by William O'Neill in the backcourt | 5-9 |
| 13:34 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Rufus Maziarz - foul #1 on Rufus Maziarz, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo (PG), Ray Hardin (SG), Stephen Meredith (SF), Jerry Flowers (PF) Arthur Haywood, Michael Stein, Jesse Yates, Steven Manning | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Stallworth (SG), Thomas Preston (SF), Aaron Parkhurst (PF) Pablo Los, Rufus Maziarz, Brian Eliason | |
| 13:34 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 13:34 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:14 | Auburn | William O'Neill hits the finger roll set up by Dudley Gilbert | 7-11 |
| 12:59 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-11 |
| 12:57 | Tennessee | Stephen Meredith tips it back up and in | 9-11 |
| 12:39 | Auburn | William Stallworth comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-11 |
| 12:37 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Bertram Burr | 9-11 |
| 12:27 | Tennessee | Ray Hardin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 12:25 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Dudley Gilbert | 9-11 |
| 12:21 | Auburn | William O'Neill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Manning (PF), William Reid (C) Jerry Flowers, Bertram Burr | |
| Subs | Auburn | Pablo Los (PG), Rufus Maziarz (SF) William O'Neill, Thomas Preston | |
| 12:16 | Tennessee | William Stallworth steps in front of the Melvin Gebo pass | 9-11 |
| 12:10 | Auburn | Ray Hardin is called for the reach on William Stallworth in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ray Hardin, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Stein (SG), Gregory Sinkler (SF) Ray Hardin, Stephen Meredith | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 12:01 | Auburn | William Stallworth misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 12:00 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to William Reid | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Melvin Gebo (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Michael Stein (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Sinkler (fresh) PF - Steven Manning (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Reid (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Pablo Los (fresh) SG - William Stallworth (fairly fresh) SF - Rufus Maziarz (fresh) PF - Aaron Parkhurst (tiring) C - Dudley Gilbert (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:43 | Tennessee | Steven Manning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Branan (PG) Melvin Gebo | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Preston (SG), Brian Eliason (PF) William Stallworth, Dudley Gilbert | |
| 11:27 | Auburn | Brian Eliason can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 9-11 |
| 11:26 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Eliason | 9-11 |
| 11:01 | Auburn | Steven Manning is called for the reach on Brian Eliason - foul #1 on Steven Manning, team foul #6 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ray Hardin (SG), Jesse Yates (SF), Jerry Flowers (PF) Michael Stein, Gregory Sinkler, Steven Manning | |
| Subs | Auburn | William O'Neill (PG), Dudley Gilbert (C) Rufus Maziarz, Aaron Parkhurst | |
| 10:37 | Auburn | Brian Eliason misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from close range | 9-11 |
| 10:35 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to William Reid | 9-11 |
| 10:18 | Tennessee | Jesse Yates is whistled for a carry | 9-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo (PG), Bertram Burr (C) Robert Branan, William Reid | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Stallworth (SG) Pablo Los | |
| 10:00 | Auburn | Jesse Yates denies the turnaround by William O'Neill | 9-11 |
| 09:58 | Auburn | Dudley Gilbert tips it in | 9-13 |
| 09:39 | Tennessee | Jesse Yates misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Dudley Gilbert - foul #1 on Dudley Gilbert, team foul #5 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Stein (SG), Steven Manning (PF) Ray Hardin, Jerry Flowers | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz (SF), Aaron Parkhurst (PF) Thomas Preston, Brian Eliason | |
| 09:39 | Tennessee | Jesse Yates misses the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 09:39 | Tennessee | Jesse Yates misses the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 09:39 | Auburn | Dudley Gilbert gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 09:37 | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz's pass is intercepted by Bertram Burr in the backcourt | 9-13 |
| 09:29 | Tennessee | Jesse Yates drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Melvin Gebo | 11-13 |
| 09:16 | Auburn | William Stallworth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Meredith (SF), William Reid (C) Jesse Yates, Bertram Burr | |
| Subs | Auburn | Pablo Los (SG) William Stallworth | |
| 09:03 | Tennessee | Stephen Meredith drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from William Reid | 13-13 |
| 08:43 | Auburn | Dudley Gilbert scores on a shot in the paint | 13-15 |
| 08:26 | Tennessee | William Reid buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Stephen Meredith | 15-15 |
| 08:12 | Auburn | William O'Neill misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 15-15 |
| 08:10 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to William Reid | 15-15 |
| 08:03 | Tennessee | Michael Stein misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-15 |
| 08:01 | Auburn | Aaron Parkhurst snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 07:45 | Auburn | William O'Neill double dribbles | 15-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Branan (PG), Ray Hardin (SG), Jesse Yates (SF), Jerry Flowers (PF), Bertram Burr (C) Melvin Gebo, Michael Stein, Stephen Meredith, Steven Manning, William Reid | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Stallworth (SG), Thomas Preston (SF), Brian Eliason (PF) William O'Neill, Rufus Maziarz, Dudley Gilbert | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Branan (fresh) SG - Ray Hardin (fresh) SF - Jesse Yates (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Flowers (fresh) C - Bertram Burr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Pablo Los (fresh) SG - William Stallworth (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Preston (fresh) PF - Brian Eliason (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Parkhurst (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Aaron Parkhurst - foul #1 on Aaron Parkhurst, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| 07:33 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 07:33 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 07:31 | Auburn | Thomas Preston throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-15 |
| 07:16 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Branan | 19-15 |
| 06:59 | Auburn | William Stallworth can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ray Hardin - foul #2 on Ray Hardin, team foul #7 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood (SG) Ray Hardin | |
| Subs | Auburn | William O'Neill (PG), Dudley Gilbert (C) Pablo Los, Aaron Parkhurst | |
| 06:59 | Auburn | William Stallworth makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 06:59 | Auburn | William Stallworth makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 06:51 | Tennessee | Jesse Yates misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 19-17 |
| 06:50 | Auburn | Dudley Gilbert gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 06:22 | Auburn | William O'Neill comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Branan - foul #2 on Robert Branan, team foul #8 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ray Hardin (SG), Stephen Meredith (SF), William Reid (C) Arthur Haywood, Jesse Yates, Bertram Burr | |
| Subs | Auburn | Pablo Los (SG) William Stallworth | |
| 06:22 | Auburn | William O'Neill makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 06:22 | Auburn | William O'Neill makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 06:12 | Tennessee | Stephen Meredith misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-19 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee | William Reid grabs the offensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 05:58 | Tennessee | Jerry Flowers drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-19 |
| 05:29 | Auburn | William O'Neill drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Preston and he's fouled by Robert Branan - foul #3 on Robert Branan, team foul #9 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood (PG), Michael Stein (SG), Steven Manning (PF) Robert Branan, Ray Hardin, Jerry Flowers | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz (SF), Aaron Parkhurst (C) Thomas Preston, Dudley Gilbert | |
| 05:29 | Auburn | William O'Neill makes the free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:19 | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Stephen Meredith | 23-22 |
| 05:17 | Auburn | William Reid is called for the reach on William O'Neill in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Reid, team foul #10 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo (PG) Arthur Haywood | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 05:17 | Auburn | William O'Neill makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:17 | Auburn | William O'Neill makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee | Stephen Meredith is hacked by Pablo Los - foul #1 on Pablo Los, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Stallworth (SG) William O'Neill | |
| 05:01 | Tennessee | Stephen Meredith misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:01 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Aaron Parkhurst | 23-24 |
| 04:48 | Auburn | Pablo Los misses the wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee | Steven Manning snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 04:30 | Tennessee | Stephen Meredith can't finish the layup but the foul's on Aaron Parkhurst - foul #2 on Aaron Parkhurst, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jesse Yates (SF), Bertram Burr (C) Melvin Gebo, William Reid | |
| Subs | Auburn | Dudley Gilbert (C) Aaron Parkhurst | |
| 04:30 | Tennessee | Stephen Meredith makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:30 | Tennessee | Stephen Meredith makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:07 | Auburn | William Stallworth misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 04:06 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jesse Yates | 25-24 |
| 03:55 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood (PG), Ray Hardin (SG), Gregory Sinkler (PF) Stephen Meredith, Michael Stein, Steven Manning | |
| Subs | Auburn | William O'Neill (PG), Thomas Preston (SF), Brandon Montag (C) William Stallworth, Rufus Maziarz, Dudley Gilbert | |
| 03:39 | Auburn | Pablo Los makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Arthur Haywood (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ray Hardin (fresh) SF - Jesse Yates (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gregory Sinkler (fresh) C - Bertram Burr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William O'Neill (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pablo Los (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Preston (fresh) PF - Brian Eliason (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Montag (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-27 |
| 03:23 | Tennessee | Jesse Yates tips it back up and in | 27-27 |
| 03:21 | Auburn | William O'Neill is hacked by Arthur Haywood in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Haywood, team foul #11 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo (PG), Jerry Flowers (PF), William Reid (C) Arthur Haywood, Jesse Yates, Bertram Burr | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 03:21 | Auburn | William O'Neill misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:21 | Auburn | William O'Neill misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:21 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jerry Flowers | 27-27 |
| 03:14 | Tennessee | Gregory Sinkler throws it down set up by Ray Hardin | 29-27 |
| 02:52 | Auburn | Brandon Montag misses long on an open jumper in the lane | 29-27 |
| 02:51 | Auburn | Brandon Montag grabs the offensive board | 29-27 |
| 02:41 | Auburn | Brandon Montag knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by William O'Neill | 29-29 |
| 02:28 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo hits a shot from the right block | 31-29 |
| 02:05 | Auburn | Brandon Montag connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from William O'Neill and the foul's on Ray Hardin - foul #3 on Ray Hardin, team foul #12 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood (PG), Michael Stein (SG), Jesse Yates (SF), Steven Manning (PF), Bertram Burr (C) Melvin Gebo, Ray Hardin, Gregory Sinkler, Jerry Flowers, William Reid | |
| Subs | Auburn | Rufus Maziarz (SF) Thomas Preston | |
| 02:05 | Auburn | Brandon Montag misses the free throw | 31-31 |
| 02:05 | Tennessee | Steven Manning snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 01:53 | Tennessee | Jesse Yates jams it against the doubleteam and the foul's on Pablo Los - foul #2 on Pablo Los, team foul #9 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Stallworth (SG) William O'Neill | |
| 01:53 | Tennessee | Jesse Yates makes the free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:24 | Auburn | William Stallworth misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 01:22 | Auburn | Brian Eliason gets the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 01:04 | Auburn | Brandon Montag hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from William Stallworth | 34-34 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee | Brandon Montag steals the ball from Arthur Haywood | 34-34 |
| 00:28 | Auburn | Pablo Los can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 34-34 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Steven Manning pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Jesse Yates splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from close range | 34-34 |