| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Harold Cooke (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kevin Baldwin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Estes (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Gosnell (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Andreas Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Aldrich (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Miladen Stachowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Felton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski inbounds the ball | 43-32 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Harold Cooke - foul #1 on Harold Cooke, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Strickland (SF) Andreas Russo | |
| 19:47 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski misses the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 19:47 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 19:32 | Auburn | Jay Estes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-33 |
| 19:31 | Tennessee | Scott Wright snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 19:12 | Tennessee | William Bowman is called for the reach on Scott Wright - foul #1 on William Bowman, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andreas Russo (PG) Kenneth Strickland | |
| 19:06 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo loses the ball out of bounds | 43-33 |
| 18:46 | Auburn | William Felton steps in front of the Kevin Baldwin pass | 43-33 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee | William Bowman steals the ball from Andreas Russo | 43-33 |
| 18:23 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dustin Aldrich - foul #3 on Dustin Aldrich, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Montejano (C) William Bowman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Copher (SG), Kenneth Strickland (SF), Gabriel Romano (PF), John Doner (C) Dustin Aldrich, Miladen Stachowski, Scott Wright, William Felton | |
| 18:23 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell misses the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 18:23 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee | Kenneth Strickland clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Harold Cooke - foul #2 on Harold Cooke, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Riddick (PF) Michael Gosnell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jared Woods (PF) Anthony Copher | |
| 18:10 | Tennessee | Kenneth Strickland misses the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee | Kenneth Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 17:50 | Auburn | John Doner takes the ball from Paul Montejano | 44-34 |
| 17:46 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo's pass is intercepted by Harold Cooke in the backcourt | 44-34 |
| 17:44 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin hits the finger roll set up by Harold Cooke | 46-34 |
| 17:36 | Tennessee | Jay Estes is called for the reach on Andreas Russo - foul #2 on Jay Estes, team foul #4 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Copher (PG) Andreas Russo | |
| 17:24 | Tennessee | Harold Cooke is called for the reach on Gabriel Romano - foul #3 on Harold Cooke, team foul #5 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG) Harold Cooke | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski (SG) Jared Woods | |
| 17:13 | Tennessee | Kenneth Strickland misses the lay-in | 46-34 |
| 17:11 | Auburn | Paul Montejano grabs the board | 46-34 |
| 16:57 | Auburn | Anthony Copher is called for the reach on Paul Montejano - foul #1 on Anthony Copher, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney (SF), Michael Gosnell (PF), Bernardo Medina (C) Kevin Baldwin, Jay Estes, Paul Montejano | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Scott Wright (SF), Jared Woods (PF), William Felton (C) Kenneth Strickland, Gabriel Romano, John Doner | |
| 16:52 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-34 |
| 16:51 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 16:38 | Auburn | William Felton steals it from Randy Casey | 46-34 |
| 16:18 | Tennessee | Michael Gosnell steals the ball from Scott Wright | 46-34 |
| 16:03 | Auburn | John Riddick scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-34 |
| 15:59 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski clanks a turnaround from close range | 48-34 |
| 15:57 | Auburn | Bernardo Medina pulls down the rebound | 48-34 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Randy Casey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Riddick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bradley Sweeney (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Gosnell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. C - Bernardo Medina (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Anthony Copher (fairly fresh) SG - Miladen Stachowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Scott Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jared Woods (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Felton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:46 | Auburn | John Riddick hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-34 |
| 15:29 | Tennessee | Jared Woods buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-37 |
| 15:18 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by John Riddick | 53-37 |
| 15:06 | Tennessee | Scott Wright hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Bernardo Medina - foul #2 on Bernardo Medina, team foul #6 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG), Kevin Baldwin (SG), Jay Estes (SF), William Bowman (PF), Paul Montejano (C) Randy Casey, John Riddick, Bradley Sweeney, Michael Gosnell, Bernardo Medina | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich (SG), Kenneth Strickland (SF), Gabriel Romano (PF), John Doner (C) Anthony Copher, Miladen Stachowski, Jared Woods, William Felton | |
| 15:06 | Tennessee | Scott Wright makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 15:06 | Tennessee | Scott Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 14:43 | Auburn | Harold Cooke can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 14:42 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano gets the rebound | 53-39 |
| 14:31 | Tennessee | John Doner blows the layup | 53-39 |
| 14:29 | Auburn | Paul Montejano grabs the defensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 14:22 | Auburn | Harold Cooke connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-39 |
| 14:20 | Tennessee | Harold Cooke is called for the reach on Kenneth Strickland in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harold Cooke, team foul #7 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), Michael Gosnell (C) Harold Cooke, Paul Montejano | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joe Williamson (SF) Scott Wright | |
| 14:20 | Tennessee | Kenneth Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 14:20 | Tennessee | Kenneth Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 14:12 | Auburn | Jay Estes misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-41 |
| 14:10 | Auburn | Jay Estes tips it but misses | 56-41 |
| 14:08 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich grabs the board | 56-41 |
| 14:00 | Tennessee | Kenneth Strickland is alone and drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dustin Aldrich | 56-43 |
| 13:46 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Strickland - foul #1 on Kenneth Strickland, team foul #3 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andreas Russo (PG) Gabriel Romano | |
| 13:33 | Auburn | Randy Casey is fouled on the floor by Dustin Aldrich - foul #4 on Dustin Aldrich, team foul #4 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano (PF) Dustin Aldrich | |
| 13:28 | Auburn | Randy Casey knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 58-43 |
| 13:24 | Tennessee | Joe Williamson loses the dribble to Randy Casey in the backcourt | 58-43 |
| 13:13 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Randy Casey | 60-43 |
| 12:52 | Tennessee | Joe Williamson hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-43 |
| 12:50 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Michael Gosnell | 60-43 |
| 12:39 | Auburn | Jay Estes misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joe Williamson - foul #4 on Joe Williamson, team foul #5 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Riddick (SG), Bernardo Medina (PF), Paul Montejano (C) Kevin Baldwin, William Bowman, Michael Gosnell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Copher (SG), Miladen Stachowski (SF), Jared Woods (PF), William Felton (C) Joe Williamson, Kenneth Strickland, Gabriel Romano, John Doner | |
| 12:39 | Auburn | Jay Estes makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 12:39 | Auburn | Jay Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 12:26 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski is whistled for traveling | 62-43 |
| 12:17 | Auburn | John Riddick loses the dribble to Anthony Copher | 62-43 |
| 11:59 | Tennessee | William Felton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-43 |
| 11:57 | Auburn | Bernardo Medina gets the rebound | 62-43 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Randy Casey (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Riddick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jay Estes (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bernardo Medina (fresh) 4 reb. C - Paul Montejano (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Andreas Russo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Copher (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Miladen Stachowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jared Woods (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Felton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:39 | Auburn | Jay Estes is whistled for traveling | 62-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Gosnell (PG), Bradley Sweeney (SG), William Bowman (PF) Randy Casey, John Riddick, Paul Montejano | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Strickland (SF), Scott Wright (PF) Anthony Copher, Jared Woods | |
| 11:26 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Andreas Russo | 62-45 |
| 11:14 | Auburn | Jay Estes connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Gosnell and he's hacked by William Felton - foul #3 on William Felton, team foul #6 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Montejano (C) Bernardo Medina | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 11:14 | Auburn | Jay Estes makes the free throw | 65-45 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by William Felton | 65-47 |
| 10:51 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell is hacked by William Felton - foul #4 on William Felton, team foul #7 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin (SG), John Riddick (SF) Bradley Sweeney, Jay Estes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Copher (PG), John Doner (C) Andreas Russo, William Felton | |
| 10:51 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell makes the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 10:51 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-47 |
| 10:32 | Tennessee | Scott Wright blows the layup | 67-47 |
| 10:31 | Auburn | Paul Montejano grabs the board | 67-47 |
| 10:24 | Auburn | William Bowman misses short on a shot from the right side | 67-47 |
| 10:22 | Auburn | Paul Montejano grabs the offensive rebound | 67-47 |
| 10:17 | Auburn | Paul Montejano misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 67-47 |
| 10:16 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski grabs the board | 67-47 |
| 10:12 | Tennessee | Michael Gosnell picks off the pass by Anthony Copher in the backcourt | 67-47 |
| 10:07 | Auburn | William Bowman misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Kenneth Strickland - foul #2 on Kenneth Strickland, team foul #8 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG) Paul Montejano | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andreas Russo (SG), Gabriel Romano (PF) Miladen Stachowski, Scott Wright | |
| 10:07 | Auburn | William Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 10:07 | Auburn | William Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 68-47 |
| 10:07 | Tennessee | John Doner snags the defensive board | 68-47 |
| 09:49 | Tennessee | Kenneth Strickland connects on the floater from the left wing | 68-49 |
| 09:26 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin is whistled for traveling | 68-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney (SG), Jay Estes (SF), Bernardo Medina (C) Kevin Baldwin, William Bowman, Michael Gosnell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski (SF), Jared Woods (PF) Kenneth Strickland, Gabriel Romano | |
| 09:16 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-49 |
| 09:14 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney grabs the defensive rebound | 68-49 |
| 09:02 | Auburn | Jared Woods steps in front of the John Riddick pass | 68-49 |
| 08:58 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Casey - foul #3 on Randy Casey, team foul #8 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Gosnell (PG), Paul Montejano (C) Randy Casey, John Riddick | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 08:58 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo makes the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 08:58 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| 08:58 | Auburn | Bernardo Medina snags the defensive board | 68-50 |
| 08:47 | Auburn | Jared Woods swats the layup by Paul Montejano | 68-50 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski gets the rebound | 68-50 |
| 08:42 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo loses the dribble to Michael Gosnell in the backcourt | 68-50 |
| 08:28 | Auburn | Paul Montejano hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 68-50 |
| 08:26 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski gets the rebound | 68-50 |
| 08:23 | Tennessee | Anthony Copher is hacked by Michael Gosnell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Gosnell, team foul #9 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin (SG), William Bowman (PF) Bradley Sweeney, Bernardo Medina | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano (PF) Jared Woods | |
| 08:23 | Tennessee | Anthony Copher misses the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 08:23 | Auburn | The rebound goes to William Bowman | 68-50 |
| 08:07 | Auburn | Paul Montejano drills a jumper from the right block | 70-50 |
| 08:01 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jay Estes - foul #3 on Jay Estes, team foul #10 | 70-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), John Riddick (SF) Michael Gosnell, Jay Estes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Strickland (SF), Scott Wright (PF) Anthony Copher, John Doner | |
| 08:01 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 08:01 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 07:48 | Auburn | John Riddick scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Baldwin | 72-52 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Randy Casey (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Baldwin (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Riddick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Bowman (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Montejano (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Andreas Russo (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Miladen Stachowski (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. SF - Kenneth Strickland (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Gabriel Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Tennessee | John Riddick is called for the reach on Andreas Russo - foul #2 on John Riddick, team foul #11 | 72-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG), Bernardo Medina (C) Randy Casey, Paul Montejano | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich (SG), Joe Williamson (SF), William Felton (C) Miladen Stachowski, Kenneth Strickland, Gabriel Romano | |
| 07:35 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo misses the 1st free throw | 72-52 |
| 07:35 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 72-53 |
| 07:13 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin misses badly on a shot from the right side | 72-53 |
| 07:12 | Auburn | John Riddick tips it but misses | 72-53 |
| 07:10 | Tennessee | Joe Williamson grabs the board | 72-53 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee | Scott Wright buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Andreas Russo | 72-55 |
| 06:40 | Auburn | Bernardo Medina is fouled on the floor by William Felton - foul #5 on William Felton, team foul #9 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jay Estes (SF), Michael Gosnell (C) John Riddick, William Bowman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Copher (PG), Jared Woods (PF), John Doner (C) Andreas Russo, Scott Wright, William Felton | |
| 06:40 | Auburn | Bernardo Medina makes the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 06:40 | Auburn | Bernardo Medina makes the 2nd free throw | 74-55 |
| 06:29 | Tennessee | John Doner clanks a jumper from the right wing | 74-55 |
| 06:27 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin grabs the defensive rebound | 74-55 |
| 06:15 | Auburn | The jump hook by Jay Estes is blocked by Dustin Aldrich | 74-55 |
| 06:14 | Tennessee | Jared Woods snags the defensive board | 74-55 |
| 06:10 | Tennessee | Kevin Baldwin is called for the reach on Dustin Aldrich in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Baldwin, team foul #12 | 74-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney (SG), John Riddick (PF) Kevin Baldwin, Bernardo Medina | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano (PF) John Doner | |
| 06:10 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich misses the 1st free throw | 74-55 |
| 06:10 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich makes the 2nd free throw | 74-56 |
| 06:01 | Auburn | John Riddick is hacked by Joe Williamson - foul #5 on Joe Williamson, team foul #10 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Strickland (SF) Joe Williamson | |
| 06:01 | Auburn | John Riddick makes the 1st free throw | 75-56 |
| 06:01 | Auburn | John Riddick misses the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| 06:01 | Tennessee | Jared Woods grabs the board | 75-56 |
| 05:57 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 75-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Doner (C) Jared Woods | |
| 05:35 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Harold Cooke | 78-56 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee | Anthony Copher is fouled on the floor by Harold Cooke - foul #5 on Harold Cooke, team foul #13 | 78-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), Paul Montejano (C) Harold Cooke, Bradley Sweeney | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andreas Russo (PG), Scott Wright (PF) Gabriel Romano, John Doner | |
| 05:17 | Tennessee | Anthony Copher misses the 1st free throw | 78-56 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee | Anthony Copher makes the 2nd free throw | 78-57 |
| 04:56 | Auburn | John Riddick can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 78-57 |
| 04:54 | Auburn | Paul Montejano grabs the offensive board | 78-57 |
| 04:49 | Auburn | Jay Estes misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 78-57 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee | Kenneth Strickland gets the rebound | 78-57 |
| 04:43 | Tennessee | Scott Wright is hacked by John Riddick in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Riddick, team foul #14 | 78-57 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin (SG), William Bowman (PF) John Riddick, Michael Gosnell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski (SF), Jared Woods (PF) Kenneth Strickland, Anthony Copher | |
| 04:43 | Tennessee | Scott Wright makes the 1st free throw | 78-58 |
| 04:43 | Tennessee | Scott Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 78-58 |
| 04:43 | Auburn | Paul Montejano grabs the board | 78-58 |
| 04:40 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney (SF), Bernardo Medina (PF) Jay Estes, William Bowman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano (C) Jared Woods | |
| 04:34 | Auburn | Paul Montejano buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Randy Casey | 81-58 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee | Bradley Sweeney takes the ball from Andreas Russo in the backcourt | 81-58 |
| 04:22 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-58 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich is hacked by Kevin Baldwin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Baldwin, team foul #15 | 81-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Bowman (PF) Paul Montejano | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jared Woods (C) Andreas Russo | |
| 04:18 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich makes the 1st free throw | 81-59 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich makes the 2nd free throw | 81-60 |
| 04:04 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 81-60 |
| 04:03 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano gets the rebound | 81-60 |
| 03:42 | Tennessee | Jared Woods can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-60 |
| 03:40 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski gets the offensive rebound | 81-60 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Randy Casey (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Baldwin (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Bradley Sweeney (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Bowman (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernardo Medina (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Dustin Aldrich (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Miladen Stachowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. SF - Scott Wright (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gabriel Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jared Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:35 | Tennessee | Scott Wright clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by William Bowman - foul #2 on William Bowman, team foul #16 | 81-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Gosnell (PG), John Riddick (SF), Paul Montejano (C) Randy Casey, Bradley Sweeney, Bernardo Medina | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Strickland (SF), John Doner (C) Miladen Stachowski, Gabriel Romano | |
| 03:35 | Tennessee | Scott Wright misses the 1st free throw | 81-60 |
| 03:35 | Tennessee | Scott Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 81-61 |
| 03:19 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 81-61 |
| 03:18 | Tennessee | John Doner pulls down the rebound | 81-61 |
| 03:06 | Tennessee | Paul Montejano swats the short shot by Dustin Aldrich | 81-61 |
| 03:04 | Tennessee | Jared Woods hits the follow up shot | 81-63 |
| 02:55 | Auburn | John Doner steps in front of the Michael Gosnell pass | 81-63 |
| 02:45 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich is called for 10 seconds | 81-63 |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), Jay Estes (SF) Kevin Baldwin, William Bowman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andreas Russo (PG), Miladen Stachowski (SF), Gabriel Romano (PF) Scott Wright, Kenneth Strickland, Jared Woods | |
| 02:31 | Auburn | Jay Estes's fadeaway is rejected by Gabriel Romano | 81-63 |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano snags the defensive board | 81-63 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Gabriel Romano and the foul's on Randy Casey - foul #4 on Randy Casey, team foul #17 | 81-65 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bernardo Medina (PF) Paul Montejano | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:22 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich makes the free throw | 81-66 |
| 02:03 | Auburn | John Riddick comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 81-66 |
| 02:01 | Auburn | Jay Estes grabs the offensive rebound | 81-66 |
| 01:56 | Auburn | Miladen Stachowski picks off the pass by Jay Estes | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:35 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo is fouled on the floor by Randy Casey - foul #5 on Randy Casey, team foul #18 | 81-66 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin (SG), William Bowman (PF), Paul Montejano (C) Randy Casey, John Riddick, Bernardo Medina | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Scott Wright (PF) Gabriel Romano | |
| 01:35 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo misses the 1st free throw | 81-66 |
| 01:35 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 81-67 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:28 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin loses the dribble to John Doner | 81-67 |
| 01:16 | Tennessee | Scott Wright makes the wide open floater from the left block on a great pass from Andreas Russo | 81-69 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 01:13 | Auburn | William Bowman is hacked by Andreas Russo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andreas Russo, team foul #11 | 81-69 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Riddick (SG), Bernardo Medina (C) Kevin Baldwin, Paul Montejano | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:13 | Auburn | William Bowman misses the 1st free throw | 81-69 |
| 01:13 | Auburn | William Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 81-69 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich grabs the defensive rebound | 81-69 |
| 00:57 | Tennessee | Scott Wright makes the wide open jump hook in the lane | 81-71 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:55 | Auburn | Bernardo Medina is hacked by Andreas Russo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andreas Russo, team foul #12 | 81-71 |
| 00:55 | Auburn | Bernardo Medina makes the 1st free throw | 82-71 |
| 00:55 | Auburn | Bernardo Medina misses the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 00:55 | Tennessee | Scott Wright pulls down the rebound | 82-71 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:47 | Tennessee | John Doner lays it up and in on a great pass from Dustin Aldrich | 82-73 |
| 00:47 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 82-73 |
| 00:46 | Auburn | Dustin Aldrich is called for the reach on Bernardo Medina in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dustin Aldrich, team foul #13 | 82-73 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Strickland (SF) Dustin Aldrich | |
| 00:46 | Auburn | Bernardo Medina makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:46 | Auburn | Bernardo Medina misses the 2nd free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee | John Doner gets the rebound | 83-73 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Strickland | 83-76 |
| 00:40 | Auburn | Bernardo Medina is fouled in the backcourt by Andreas Russo - foul #3 on Andreas Russo, team foul #14 | 83-76 |
| 00:40 | Auburn | Bernardo Medina makes the 1st free throw | 84-76 |
| 00:40 | Auburn | Bernardo Medina makes the 2nd free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo is hacked by Michael Gosnell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Gosnell, team foul #19 | 85-76 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin (SG), Paul Montejano (C) John Riddick, Bernardo Medina | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Copher (PG) Kenneth Strickland | |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo makes the 1st free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Copher - foul #2 on Anthony Copher, team foul #15 | 85-78 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Riddick (SG), Bernardo Medina (C) Kevin Baldwin, Paul Montejano | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Strickland (SF) Anthony Copher | |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell makes the 1st free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell makes the 2nd free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Scott Wright is whistled for traveling | 87-78 |
| 00:27 | Auburn | John Riddick is fouled in the backcourt by Miladen Stachowski - foul #2 on Miladen Stachowski, team foul #16 | 87-78 |
| 00:27 | Auburn | John Riddick makes the 1st free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:27 | Auburn | John Riddick makes the 2nd free throw | 89-78 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 89-78 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | John Doner hits the follow up shot | 89-80 |
| 00:19 | Auburn | Andreas Russo is called for the reach on John Riddick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andreas Russo, team foul #17 | 89-80 |
| 00:19 | Auburn | John Riddick makes the 1st free throw | 90-80 |
| 00:19 | Auburn | John Riddick makes the 2nd free throw | 91-80 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski is alone and drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from John Doner | 91-82 |
| 00:10 | Auburn | John Riddick is hacked by Andreas Russo in the backcourt - foul #5 on Andreas Russo, team foul #18 | 91-82 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Copher (PG) Andreas Russo | |
| 00:10 | Auburn | John Riddick makes the 1st free throw | 92-82 |
| 00:10 | Auburn | John Riddick makes the 2nd free throw | 93-82 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | John Doner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 93-82 |
| 00:01 | Auburn | Bernardo Medina grabs the board | 93-82 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Bernardo Medina runs out the clock | 93-82 |