| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Hatch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Mark Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Marijan Zeh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shelby Rice (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Roger Reed (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jonathan Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Stover (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Roger Reed inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:58 | Alabama | Marijan Zeh's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Leach in the backcourt | 25-25 |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith hits a floater from the right side set up by Jonathan Leach | 27-25 |
| 19:16 | Alabama | Roger Reed hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 27-25 |
| 19:14 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski is fouled on the floor by Roger Reed - foul #1 on Roger Reed, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Jonathan Leach | 29-25 |
| 18:11 | Alabama | Shelby Rice misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Mark Jones | 29-25 |
| 17:47 | Tennessee | Jonathan Williams blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Smith | 29-25 |
| 17:45 | Alabama | Roger Reed pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 17:31 | Alabama | Richard Stover is hacked by Mark Jones - foul #3 on Mark Jones, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling (PF) Mark Jones | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 17:19 | Alabama | Richard Stover clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 29-25 |
| 17:18 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 17:01 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Orcholski | 32-25 |
| 16:41 | Alabama | Shelby Rice shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Roger Reed | 32-27 |
| 16:17 | Tennessee | Richard Stover steals the ball from Jonathan Leach | 32-27 |
| 15:55 | Alabama | Shelby Rice is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Smith - foul #1 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (SG), Mark Jones (PF) Jonathan Leach, Manuel Spradling | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Kyzer (PG), William Chouinard (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), John Bryant (PF), Ronald Emberton (C) Marijan Zeh, Shelby Rice, Roger Reed, Jonathan Williams, Richard Stover | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Nathaniel Hatch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Devon Graham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Kyzer (fresh) SG - William Chouinard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) PF - John Bryant (fresh) C - Ronald Emberton (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Alabama | John Kyzer makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 15:23 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski connects on the open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-29 |
| 15:03 | Alabama | Mark Jones swats the short shot by Ronald Emberton | 34-29 |
| 15:02 | Alabama | John Bryant hits the follow up shot | 34-31 |
| 14:40 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski misses the dunk but the foul's on John Bryant - foul #3 on John Bryant, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Marijan Zeh (PG), Shelby Rice (SG), Roger Reed (SF) John Kyzer, William Chouinard, Robert Johnson | |
| 14:40 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 14:40 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 14:40 | Alabama | Ronald Emberton grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 14:31 | Alabama | Roger Reed buries a shot from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 14:07 | Tennessee | Devon Graham clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 14:06 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith tips it home | 37-33 |
| 13:37 | Alabama | Nathaniel Hatch steals the ball from John Bryant | 37-33 |
| 13:34 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch banks in the layup | 39-33 |
| 13:14 | Alabama | Shelby Rice shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 13:12 | Alabama | John Bryant hits the follow up shot | 39-35 |
| 12:59 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch is hacked by Shelby Rice - foul #2 on Shelby Rice, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (PG), Manuel Spradling (PF) Devon Graham, Mark Jones | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jonathan Williams (PF), Richard Stover (C) John Bryant, Ronald Emberton | |
| 12:46 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach is fouled on the floor by Richard Stover - foul #2 on Richard Stover, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Chouinard (SG) Marijan Zeh | |
| 12:24 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on William Chouinard - foul #1 on William Chouinard, team foul #5 | 39-35 |
| 12:24 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 12:24 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 11:59 | Alabama | William Chouinard's pass is intercepted by Manuel Spradling | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nathaniel Hatch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Manuel Spradling (fresh) C - Kenneth Smith (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Shelby Rice (fresh) 10 pts. SG - William Chouinard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Reed (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Stover (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:30 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jonathan Leach | 43-35 |
| 11:11 | Alabama | Shelby Rice works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 10:55 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Shelby Rice - foul #3 on Shelby Rice, team foul #6 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (SG), Dustin Larrabee (SF), Mark Jones (PF) Nathaniel Hatch, Patrick Orcholski, Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | Marijan Zeh (PG), John Kyzer (SF) Shelby Rice, Roger Reed | |
| 10:55 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 10:55 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 10:46 | Alabama | Devon Graham steals the ball from Richard Stover | 45-38 |
| 10:25 | Tennessee | Devon Graham hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 10:08 | Alabama | John Kyzer is whistled for a carry | 48-38 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee | Mark Jones buries a jumper near the basket | 50-38 |
| 09:32 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Manuel Spradling - foul #2 on Manuel Spradling, team foul #3 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch (PG), Patrick Orcholski (SF) Jonathan Leach, Dustin Larrabee | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (SG), Roger Reed (SF), Ronald Emberton (C) William Chouinard, John Kyzer, Richard Stover | |
| 09:32 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams misses the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 09:32 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 09:10 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 09:09 | Alabama | Ronald Emberton grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 08:50 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Hatch | 50-39 |
| 08:45 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch is fouled on the floor by Marijan Zeh - foul #1 on Marijan Zeh, team foul #7 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith (C) Manuel Spradling | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Bryant (PF) Jonathan Williams | |
| 08:45 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 08:45 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 08:28 | Alabama | Marijan Zeh comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Devon Graham - foul #1 on Devon Graham, team foul #4 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling (PF) Mark Jones | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 08:28 | Alabama | Marijan Zeh makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 08:28 | Alabama | Marijan Zeh misses the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 08:28 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 08:03 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling blows the layup | 52-40 |
| 08:02 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski gets the offensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 07:46 | Tennessee | Devon Graham hits a wide open floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Orcholski | 54-40 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Nathaniel Hatch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Devon Graham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Manuel Spradling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Marijan Zeh (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shelby Rice (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roger Reed (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Emberton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Alabama | Marijan Zeh is open but misses the lay-in | 54-40 |
| 07:23 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith grabs the board | 54-40 |
| 07:01 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith blows the layup over the doubleteam | 54-40 |
| 07:00 | Alabama | The rebound goes to John Bryant | 54-40 |
| 06:41 | Alabama | Shelby Rice splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-40 |
| 06:39 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 06:20 | Tennessee | Devon Graham clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-40 |
| 06:19 | Alabama | Roger Reed grabs the board | 54-40 |
| 05:55 | Alabama | Nathaniel Hatch is called for the reach on Roger Reed - foul #1 on Nathaniel Hatch, team foul #5 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (PG), William Johnson (SG), Dustin Larrabee (SF), Mark Jones (PF) Nathaniel Hatch, Devon Graham, Patrick Orcholski, Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Kyzer (PG), William Chouinard (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Jonathan Williams (PF), Richard Stover (C) Marijan Zeh, Shelby Rice, Roger Reed, John Bryant, Ronald Emberton | |
| 05:33 | Alabama | Mark Jones picks off the pass by William Chouinard | 54-40 |
| 05:04 | Tennessee | William Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 54-40 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee | Mark Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 04:46 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee clanks a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #8 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch (SG) William Johnson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (PG), Roger Reed (SF) John Kyzer, Robert Johnson | |
| 04:46 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 04:46 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee misses the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 04:46 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams pulls down the rebound | 55-40 |
| 04:25 | Alabama | William Chouinard misses the easy layup but the foul's on Manuel Spradling - foul #3 on Manuel Spradling, team foul #6 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Johnson (PG), Devon Graham (SG), Anthony Rosenow (PF) Jonathan Leach, Nathaniel Hatch, Mark Jones | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Kyzer (PG), Robert Johnson (SF), John Bryant (PF), Homer Myers (C) Shelby Rice, Roger Reed, Jonathan Williams, Richard Stover | |
| 04:25 | Alabama | William Chouinard misses the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 04:25 | Alabama | William Chouinard makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 04:05 | Tennessee | Devon Graham clanks a 3 from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 04:04 | Tennessee | William Johnson can't tip it in | 55-41 |
| 04:03 | Alabama | The rebound goes to John Bryant | 55-41 |
| 03:45 | Alabama | Robert Johnson makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Kyzer | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - William Johnson (fresh) SG - Devon Graham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dustin Larrabee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Rosenow (fresh) C - Manuel Spradling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Kyzer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Chouinard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Homer Myers (fresh) | |
| 03:23 | Tennessee | Devon Graham can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Homer Myers - foul #1 on Homer Myers, team foul #9 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Emberton (C) Homer Myers | |
| 03:23 | Tennessee | Devon Graham makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 03:23 | Tennessee | Devon Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:06 | Alabama | William Chouinard travels with the ball | 57-43 |
| 02:45 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee slams it home | 59-43 |
| 02:39 | Alabama | Ronald Emberton clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-43 |
| 02:37 | Tennessee | Anthony Rosenow grabs the defensive rebound | 59-43 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Anthony Rosenow | 61-43 |
| 02:00 | Alabama | John Kyzer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-43 |
| 01:58 | Alabama | Ronald Emberton pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:45 | Alabama | Manuel Spradling steals it from John Kyzer | 61-43 |
| 01:41 | Tennessee | Devon Graham makes the jumper from the left side set up by William Johnson | 63-43 |
| 01:28 | Alabama | William Chouinard connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Kyzer | 63-45 |
| 01:10 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Dustin Larrabee, team foul #7 | 63-45 |
| 01:02 | Alabama | William Chouinard misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 63-45 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee snags the defensive board | 63-45 |
| 00:56 | Tennessee | Devon Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-45 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:52 | Alabama | John Kyzer is fouled on the floor by Devon Graham - foul #2 on Devon Graham, team foul #8 | 63-45 |
| 00:52 | Alabama | John Kyzer makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 00:52 | Alabama | John Kyzer misses the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Manuel Spradling | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling is whistled for a carry | 63-46 |
| 00:25 | Alabama | John Kyzer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-46 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Anthony Rosenow pulls down the rebound | 63-46 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Devon Graham runs out the clock | 63-46 |