| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lonnie Conroy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Belanger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Galen Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Dennis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Ricky Lagunas (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Reading (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Orcholski (fresh) C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Galen Brown inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy is hacked by Kenneth Smith - foul #2 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| 19:36 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy misses short on a shot from the right side | 37-29 |
| 19:35 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 19:31 | Tennessee | Paul Reading drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Jonathan Leach | 37-31 |
| 19:24 | Auburn | Galen Brown connects on the open floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Lonnie Conroy | 39-31 |
| 19:06 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach throws it down on a nice dish by Joseph Yeager and he's hacked by Lonnie Conroy - foul #1 on Lonnie Conroy, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| 19:06 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach misses the free throw | 39-33 |
| 19:06 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 18:59 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Galen Brown | 41-33 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith is hacked by Ricky Lagunas - foul #2 on Ricky Lagunas, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| 18:20 | Tennessee | Paul Reading hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 18:19 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski hits the follow up shot | 41-35 |
| 18:13 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Jonathan Leach - foul #3 on Jonathan Leach, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG), Manuel Spradling (C) Jonathan Leach, Kenneth Smith | |
| 18:13 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 18:13 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 17:56 | Tennessee | Paul Reading clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Galen Brown - foul #1 on Galen Brown, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Roberto Garcia (PG), James Widman (SF), William Dixon (PF) Lonnie Conroy, Galen Brown, Edwin Dennis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:56 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 17:56 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 17:47 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Manuel Spradling - foul #2 on Manuel Spradling, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| 17:47 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger misses the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 17:47 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 17:29 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager is hacked by Roberto Garcia - foul #3 on Roberto Garcia, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | Elwood Bennett (PG), John Comeaux (SG) Roberto Garcia, Matthew Belanger | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:18 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Otis Hughes | 44-38 |
| 17:05 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-38 |
| 17:04 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas grabs the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 16:50 | Auburn | Otis Hughes is called for the reach on Elwood Bennett - foul #2 on Otis Hughes, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy (PG), Galen Brown (SF), Edwin Dennis (PF), Mitchell Hayes (C) Elwood Bennett, James Widman, William Dixon, Ricky Lagunas | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith (C) Manuel Spradling | |
| 16:45 | Auburn | Galen Brown comes up short on the runner from the right block | 44-38 |
| 16:44 | Auburn | Mitchell Hayes hits the follow up shot | 46-38 |
| 16:15 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes is hacked by John Comeaux - foul #1 on John Comeaux, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Belanger (SG) John Comeaux | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:03 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 16:01 | Auburn | Galen Brown gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lonnie Conroy (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Matthew Belanger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Galen Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edwin Dennis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Mitchell Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Lonnie Conroy | 48-38 |
| 15:37 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Edwin Dennis - foul #1 on Edwin Dennis, team foul #6 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Widman (SF), William Dixon (PF), Ricky Lagunas (C) Galen Brown, Edwin Dennis, Mitchell Hayes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG), Manuel Spradling (C) Otis Hughes, Kenneth Smith | |
| 15:37 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 15:37 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 15:37 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 15:15 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-39 |
| 15:13 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | Paul Reading is fouled on the floor by James Widman - foul #1 on James Widman, team foul #7 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Roberto Garcia (PG), John Comeaux (SG) Lonnie Conroy, Matthew Belanger | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee (PF) Patrick Orcholski | |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 14:35 | Auburn | Jonathan Leach is called for the reach on John Comeaux - foul #4 on Jonathan Leach, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Edwin Dennis (PF) William Dixon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG) Jonathan Leach | |
| 14:21 | Auburn | Paul Reading is called for the reach on James Widman - foul #2 on Paul Reading, team foul #6 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Galen Brown (SF) James Widman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (SG), Kenneth Smith (C) Joseph Yeager, Dustin Larrabee | |
| 14:14 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas hits a driving attempt from the left block | 50-41 |
| 14:06 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Ricky Lagunas - foul #3 on Ricky Lagunas, team foul #8 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Trinh (SF) Paul Reading | |
| 14:06 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 14:06 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 14:06 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 14:01 | Auburn | John Comeaux misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Kenneth Smith - foul #3 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #7 | 50-42 |
| 14:01 | Auburn | John Comeaux makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 14:01 | Auburn | John Comeaux makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 13:40 | Tennessee | Edwin Dennis blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Smith | 52-42 |
| 13:39 | Tennessee | David Trinh tips it home | 52-44 |
| 13:25 | Auburn | Roberto Garcia's pass is intercepted by Devon Graham | 52-44 |
| 13:05 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Comeaux - foul #2 on John Comeaux, team foul #9 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy (PG), Matthew Belanger (SG), James Widman (SF), William Dixon (PF) Roberto Garcia, John Comeaux, Galen Brown, Edwin Dennis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Paul Reading (SF), Patrick Orcholski (PF) Devon Graham, David Trinh, Kenneth Smith | |
| 13:05 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 13:05 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 12:54 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 12:52 | Tennessee | Paul Reading grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 12:32 | Tennessee | Paul Reading buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Otis Hughes and the foul's on James Widman - foul #2 on James Widman, team foul #10 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mitchell Hayes (C) Ricky Lagunas | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:32 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| 12:19 | Auburn | Joseph Yeager steals the ball from Lonnie Conroy | 52-48 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-48 |
| 12:03 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski hits the follow up shot | 52-50 |
| 11:46 | Auburn | James Widman misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Reading - foul #3 on Paul Reading, team foul #8 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Edwin Dennis (PF), Ricky Lagunas (C) William Dixon, Mitchell Hayes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith (C) Manuel Spradling | |
| 11:46 | Auburn | James Widman makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 11:46 | Auburn | James Widman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lonnie Conroy (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Matthew Belanger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Widman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edwin Dennis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 blk. C - Ricky Lagunas (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Otis Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 54-50 |
| 11:26 | Auburn | Edwin Dennis gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 11:20 | Auburn | Kenneth Smith steps in front of the Edwin Dennis pass | 54-50 |
| 11:08 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-50 |
| 11:06 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith tips it in | 54-52 |
| 10:55 | Auburn | Kenneth Smith steals it from James Widman | 54-52 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-52 |
| 10:35 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 10:30 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-52 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 10:14 | Tennessee | Paul Reading connects on the jump hook from close range | 54-54 |
| 10:02 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Roberto Garcia (PG), John Comeaux (SG), Galen Brown (SF), William Dixon (PF), Mitchell Hayes (C) Lonnie Conroy, Matthew Belanger, James Widman, Edwin Dennis, Ricky Lagunas | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (SG), David Trinh (SF), Dustin Larrabee (PF), Manuel Spradling (C) Joseph Yeager, Paul Reading, Patrick Orcholski, Kenneth Smith | |
| 09:47 | Tennessee | David Trinh misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on William Dixon - foul #1 on William Dixon, team foul #11 | 54-54 |
| 09:47 | Tennessee | David Trinh misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 09:47 | Tennessee | David Trinh misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 09:47 | Auburn | William Dixon snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 09:37 | Auburn | Dustin Larrabee steals it from John Comeaux | 54-54 |
| 09:23 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Roberto Garcia - foul #4 on Roberto Garcia, team foul #12 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Elwood Bennett (PG), Ricky Lagunas (C) Roberto Garcia, Mitchell Hayes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 09:23 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 09:23 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 09:01 | Auburn | David Trinh is called for the reach on Galen Brown - foul #1 on David Trinh, team foul #9 | 54-56 |
| 09:01 | Auburn | Galen Brown makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 09:01 | Auburn | Galen Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 08:41 | Tennessee | Devon Graham is hacked by John Comeaux - foul #3 on John Comeaux, team foul #13 | 56-56 |
| 08:41 | Tennessee | Devon Graham makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 08:41 | Tennessee | Devon Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 08:31 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Dustin Larrabee - foul #2 on Dustin Larrabee, team foul #10 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Belanger (SG), Edwin Dennis (PF) John Comeaux, William Dixon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Paul Reading (SF) Otis Hughes, David Trinh | |
| 08:31 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 08:31 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 08:04 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager's floater is tipped away by Ricky Lagunas | 58-58 |
| 08:03 | Auburn | Galen Brown pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 07:59 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-58 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee | Devon Graham snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 07:51 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Elwood Bennett - foul #2 on Elwood Bennett, team foul #14 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy (PG), Roberto Garcia (SF), Mitchell Hayes (C) Elwood Bennett, Galen Brown, Ricky Lagunas | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG), Patrick Orcholski (PF), Kenneth Smith (C) Devon Graham, Dustin Larrabee, Manuel Spradling | |
| 07:51 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 07:51 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 07:51 | Auburn | Mitchell Hayes snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 07:43 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Matthew Belanger | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lonnie Conroy (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Matthew Belanger (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roberto Garcia (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Edwin Dennis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Mitchell Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Yeager | 60-61 |
| 07:28 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy clanks a 3 from straight away | 60-61 |
| 07:26 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| 07:12 | Tennessee | Lonnie Conroy steals it from Joseph Yeager | 60-61 |
| 06:57 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Lonnie Conroy | 63-61 |
| 06:33 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach is called for 5 seconds | 63-61 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Comeaux (SG), Galen Brown (SF), James Widman (PF), Ricky Lagunas (C) Matthew Belanger, Roberto Garcia, Edwin Dennis, Mitchell Hayes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), David Trinh (SF), Manuel Spradling (C) Joseph Yeager, Paul Reading, Kenneth Smith | |
| 06:26 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Lonnie Conroy | 65-61 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach clanks a turnaround from close range | 65-61 |
| 06:09 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| 06:05 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-61 |
| 06:03 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas tips it in | 67-61 |
| 05:59 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-61 |
| Subs | Auburn | Roberto Garcia (PG) Lonnie Conroy | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (SG), Dustin Larrabee (PF) Jonathan Leach, Patrick Orcholski | |
| 05:52 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 67-61 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Dustin Larrabee | 67-61 |
| 05:38 | Tennessee | Devon Graham scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Manuel Spradling | 67-64 |
| 05:20 | Auburn | Galen Brown connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from John Comeaux and the foul's on Otis Hughes - foul #3 on Otis Hughes, team foul #11 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Paul Reading (SF), Kenneth Smith (C) Devon Graham, David Trinh, Dustin Larrabee | |
| 05:20 | Auburn | Galen Brown misses the free throw | 69-64 |
| 05:20 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kenneth Smith | 69-64 |
| 05:00 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes's layup is rejected by Ricky Lagunas | 69-64 |
| 04:58 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas grabs the defensive rebound | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:54 | Auburn | John Comeaux throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-64 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Belanger (SG), William Dixon (PF) John Comeaux, Galen Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:44 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager lays it in on a nice dish by Otis Hughes | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:28 | Auburn | Manuel Spradling swats the short shot by Matthew Belanger | 69-66 |
| 04:27 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling gets the rebound | 69-66 |
| 03:59 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Kenneth Smith | 69-68 |
| 03:57 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy (PG), Galen Brown (SF), Edwin Dennis (PF) Roberto Garcia, James Widman, William Dixon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG), Patrick Orcholski (PF) Otis Hughes, Manuel Spradling | |
| 03:55 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Lonnie Conroy | 71-68 |
| 03:36 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Yeager | 71-70 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lonnie Conroy (fresh) 12 pts. 9 ast. SG - Matthew Belanger (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Galen Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edwin Dennis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Ricky Lagunas (fresh) 10 pts. 16 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Orcholski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Auburn | Paul Reading blocks the short jumper by Ricky Lagunas | 71-70 |
| 03:18 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach grabs the board | 71-70 |
| 03:14 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-70 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling (C) Kenneth Smith | |
| 03:02 | Auburn | Paul Reading is called for the reach on Galen Brown - foul #4 on Paul Reading, team foul #12 | 71-70 |
| 03:02 | Auburn | Galen Brown makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 03:02 | Auburn | Galen Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 02:46 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 73-70 |
| 02:44 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas gets the rebound | 73-70 |
| 02:40 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy's layup is rejected by Paul Reading | 73-70 |
| 02:38 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Patrick Orcholski | 73-70 |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Edwin Dennis - foul #2 on Edwin Dennis, team foul #15 | 73-70 |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach misses the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 02:22 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-71 |
| 02:06 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Manuel Spradling | 73-74 |
| 02:00 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger travels with the ball | 73-74 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith (C) Manuel Spradling | |
| 01:41 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Galen Brown | 73-74 |
| 01:40 | Auburn | Galen Brown pulls down the rebound | 73-74 |
| 01:36 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy is open and scores on a floater in the lane set up by Matthew Belanger | 75-74 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 75-74 |
| 01:23 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Matthew Belanger | 75-74 |
| 01:19 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Belanger | 78-74 |
| 01:07 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Jonathan Leach | 78-76 |
| 00:56 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Lonnie Conroy | 80-76 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jonathan Leach | 80-79 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Edwin Dennis and he's hacked by Jonathan Leach - foul #5 on Jonathan Leach, team foul #13 | 82-79 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Comeaux (SG) Matthew Belanger | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG) Jonathan Leach | |
| 00:18 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas makes the free throw | 83-79 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Tennessee | Paul Reading hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Yeager | 83-82 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Auburn | Joseph Yeager is called for the reach on Lonnie Conroy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Yeager, team foul #14 | 83-82 |
| Subs | Auburn | Matthew Belanger (SG) John Comeaux | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:08 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy misses the 1st free throw | 83-82 |
| 00:08 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy makes the 2nd free throw | 84-82 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 84-82 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Patrick Orcholski | 84-84 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | Auburn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-84 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Galen Brown misses the halfcourt shot | 84-84 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lonnie Conroy (fresh) 18 pts. 10 ast. SG - Matthew Belanger (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Galen Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edwin Dennis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Ricky Lagunas (fresh) 13 pts. 17 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Paul Reading (fresh) 21 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Patrick Orcholski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas wins the tip | 84-84 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:39 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas misses long on a shot in the lane | 84-84 |
| 04:37 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith gets the rebound | 84-84 |
| 04:08 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski blows the layup but the foul's on Matthew Belanger - foul #3 on Matthew Belanger, team foul #16 | 84-84 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Widman (SF) Galen Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:08 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski misses the 1st free throw | 84-84 |
| 04:08 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski misses the 2nd free throw | 84-84 |
| 04:08 | Auburn | Edwin Dennis snags the defensive board | 84-84 |
| 04:01 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Otis Hughes - foul #4 on Otis Hughes, team foul #15 | 84-84 |
| 04:01 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger makes the 1st free throw | 85-84 |
| 04:01 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger misses the 2nd free throw | 85-84 |
| 04:01 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski grabs the board | 85-84 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 85-86 |
| 03:38 | Auburn | Edwin Dennis comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Yeager - foul #2 on Joseph Yeager, team foul #16 | 85-86 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling (C) Kenneth Smith | |
| 03:38 | Auburn | Edwin Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 86-86 |
| 03:38 | Auburn | Edwin Dennis misses the 2nd free throw | 86-86 |
| 03:38 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski grabs the board | 86-86 |
| 03:34 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by James Widman - foul #3 on James Widman, team foul #17 | 86-88 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Dixon (PF) Edwin Dennis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 03:34 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes misses the free throw | 86-88 |
| 03:34 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Ricky Lagunas | 86-88 |
| 03:19 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Yeager - foul #3 on Joseph Yeager, team foul #17 | 86-88 |
| 03:19 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy makes the 1st free throw | 87-88 |
| 03:19 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy makes the 2nd free throw | 88-88 |
| 03:03 | Tennessee | Paul Reading scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 88-91 |
| 02:59 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 88-91 |
| Subs | Auburn | Galen Brown (SF), Edwin Dennis (PF) James Widman, William Dixon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith (C) Manuel Spradling | |
| 02:46 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy clanks a jumper from the left wing | 88-91 |
| 02:45 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger snags the offensive board | 88-91 |
| 02:31 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 88-91 |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | Paul Reading grabs the defensive rebound | 88-91 |
| 02:06 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Joseph Yeager | 88-93 |
| 01:49 | Auburn | Galen Brown misses the easy open layup | 88-93 |
| 01:47 | Tennessee | Paul Reading grabs the defensive rebound | 88-93 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 88-93 |
| 01:37 | Auburn | Galen Brown pulls down the rebound | 88-93 |
| 01:33 | Auburn | Edwin Dennis blows the layup | 88-93 |
| 01:31 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Ricky Lagunas | 88-93 |
| 01:26 | Auburn | Galen Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 88-93 |
| 01:07 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 88-93 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager snags the offensive board | 88-93 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski is fouled on the floor by Edwin Dennis - foul #3 on Edwin Dennis, team foul #18 | 88-93 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski makes the 1st free throw | 88-94 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski makes the 2nd free throw | 88-95 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Lonnie Conroy (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 10 ast. SG - Matthew Belanger (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Galen Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Edwin Dennis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Ricky Lagunas (fresh) 13 pts. 19 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 00:41 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 88-95 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | Paul Reading grabs the defensive rebound | 88-95 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | Paul Reading is fouled in the backcourt by Lonnie Conroy - foul #2 on Lonnie Conroy, team foul #19 | 88-95 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee (PF) Patrick Orcholski | |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 1st free throw | 88-96 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses the 2nd free throw | 88-96 |
| 00:37 | Auburn | Ricky Lagunas pulls down the rebound | 88-96 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 91-96 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 91-96 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski (PF) Kenneth Smith | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Belanger - foul #4 on Matthew Belanger, team foul #20 | 91-96 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 91-96 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 91-97 |
| 00:23 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy is whistled for traveling | 91-97 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Paul Reading is hacked by Lonnie Conroy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lonnie Conroy, team foul #21 | 91-97 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 1st free throw | 91-98 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 2nd free throw | 91-99 |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger is fouled on the floor by Paul Reading - foul #5 on Paul Reading, team foul #18 | 91-99 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Trinh (SF), Kenneth Smith (C) Paul Reading, Dustin Larrabee | |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger makes the 1st free throw | 92-99 |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Matthew Belanger makes the 2nd free throw | 93-99 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Lonnie Conroy is called for the reach on David Trinh in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lonnie Conroy, team foul #22 | 93-99 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee (C) Kenneth Smith | |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | David Trinh makes the 1st free throw | 93-100 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | David Trinh makes the 2nd free throw | 93-101 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy is hacked by Joseph Yeager in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Yeager, team foul #19 | 93-101 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith (C) Dustin Larrabee | |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy makes the 1st free throw | 94-101 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Lonnie Conroy makes the 2nd free throw | 95-101 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager is hacked by Matthew Belanger in the backcourt - foul #5 on Matthew Belanger, team foul #23 | 95-101 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Comeaux (SG) Matthew Belanger | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee (C) Kenneth Smith | |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 95-102 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 95-103 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Galen Brown clanks a halfcourt shot | 95-103 |