| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Kappel (fresh) SG - James Wade (fresh) SF - Brent Wise (fresh) PF - James Gorczynski (fresh) C - Theodore Hansen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gino Costa (fresh) SG - Jose Fernandez (fresh) SF - Jonathan Ollis (fresh) PF - Jose Montes (fresh) C - Larry Finnerty (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Theodore Hansen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Auburn | James Gorczynski comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Jose Montes - foul #1 on Jose Montes, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:53 | Auburn | James Gorczynski misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:53 | Auburn | James Gorczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:33 | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 1-0 |
| 19:31 | Auburn | James Gorczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:08 | Auburn | William Kappel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 1-0 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee | Jose Montes gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee | James Gorczynski is called for the reach on Jose Fernandez - foul #1 on James Gorczynski, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 18:28 | Tennessee | Gino Costa misses the 3 from straight away | 1-0 |
| 18:26 | Auburn | Theodore Hansen grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 18:08 | Auburn | James Gorczynski misses long on a runner from the right block | 1-0 |
| 18:07 | Auburn | James Gorczynski can't tip it in | 1-0 |
| 18:05 | Auburn | Theodore Hansen tips it but misses | 1-0 |
| 18:03 | Tennessee | Jose Montes snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 17:52 | Tennessee | Gino Costa connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jose Montes | 1-3 |
| 17:35 | Auburn | William Kappel travels with the ball | 1-3 |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Pusey (C) Theodore Hansen | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:12 | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gino Costa | 1-5 |
| 16:57 | Auburn | James Wade misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 1-5 |
| 16:55 | Tennessee | Jose Montes grabs the defensive rebound | 1-5 |
| 16:34 | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez misses short on a jumper from the left side | 1-5 |
| 16:33 | Auburn | James Gorczynski pulls down the rebound | 1-5 |
| 16:28 | Auburn | Robert Pusey is hacked by Larry Finnerty - foul #1 on Larry Finnerty, team foul #2 | 1-5 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Morton (PG), Rickey Dufour (SG), John Grau (PF), Theodore Hansen (C) William Kappel, James Wade, Brent Wise, James Gorczynski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:17 | Auburn | Robert Pusey misses the fadeaway from the right block | 1-5 |
| 16:15 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis gets the rebound | 1-5 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Gino Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 1-5 |
| 16:00 | Auburn | Theodore Hansen grabs the board | 1-5 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Stanley Morton (fresh) SG - Rickey Dufour (fresh) SF - Robert Pusey (fresh) PF - John Grau (fresh) C - Theodore Hansen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gino Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jose Fernandez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jonathan Ollis (fresh) PF - Jose Montes (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Larry Finnerty (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Auburn | Robert Pusey clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 1-5 |
| 15:51 | Tennessee | Jose Montes grabs the board | 1-5 |
| 15:41 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Jose Fernandez | 1-7 |
| 15:25 | Auburn | Rickey Dufour is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Rickey Dufour, team foul #2 | 1-7 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Conklin (PG), Casey Key (PF), Carl Knight (C) Gino Costa, Jose Montes, Larry Finnerty | |
| 15:18 | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 1-7 |
| 15:16 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis tips it home | 1-9 |
| 15:06 | Auburn | Robert Pusey is fouled on the floor by Jose Fernandez - foul #1 on Jose Fernandez, team foul #3 | 1-9 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Kappel (PG), Elbert Mamudoski (C) Stanley Morton, Theodore Hansen | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Walter Trimm (SF) Jonathan Ollis | |
| 14:52 | Auburn | Jose Fernandez steals it from John Grau | 1-9 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez loses the ball out of bounds | 1-9 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Wade (SG), Brent Wise (SF), James Gorczynski (PF) Rickey Dufour, Robert Pusey, John Grau | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gino Costa (PG) Jose Fernandez | |
| 14:18 | Auburn | Brent Wise comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 1-9 |
| 14:17 | Auburn | James Gorczynski hits the follow up shot | 3-9 |
| 14:02 | Tennessee | Carl Knight is hacked by Elbert Mamudoski - foul #1 on Elbert Mamudoski, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis (SF), Larry Finnerty (C) Walter Trimm, Carl Knight | |
| 13:41 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 3-9 |
| 13:40 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis hits the follow up shot | 3-11 |
| 13:21 | Auburn | William Kappel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-11 |
| 13:19 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Larry Finnerty | 3-11 |
| 12:59 | Tennessee | Michael Conklin is hacked by Elbert Mamudoski - foul #2 on Elbert Mamudoski, team foul #4 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Morton (PG), Theodore Hansen (C) William Kappel, Elbert Mamudoski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez (SG), Jose Montes (PF) Michael Conklin, Casey Key | |
| 12:42 | Tennessee | Gino Costa hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jose Fernandez | 3-14 |
| 12:26 | Auburn | James Wade connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Stanley Morton and he's hacked by Jose Fernandez - foul #2 on Jose Fernandez, team foul #4 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Pusey (SF), John Grau (PF) Brent Wise, James Gorczynski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Conklin (PG), Walter Trimm (SG), Carl Knight (C) Gino Costa, Jose Fernandez, Larry Finnerty | |
| 12:26 | Auburn | James Wade makes the free throw | 6-14 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee | Carl Knight can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-14 |
| 12:08 | Tennessee | Jose Montes tips it but misses | 6-14 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee | Carl Knight pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-14 |
| 11:57 | Tennessee | Walter Trimm is whistled for traveling | 6-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rickey Dufour (SG) James Wade | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Casey Key (SF) Jonathan Ollis | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Stanley Morton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rickey Dufour (fresh) SF - Robert Pusey (fresh) PF - John Grau (fresh) C - Theodore Hansen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Conklin (fresh) SG - Walter Trimm (fresh) SF - Casey Key (fresh) PF - Jose Montes (fresh) 5 reb. C - Carl Knight (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Auburn | John Grau hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Rickey Dufour | 8-14 |
| 11:26 | Tennessee | Robert Pusey is called for the reach on Casey Key - foul #1 on Robert Pusey, team foul #5 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Kappel (PG), James Gorczynski (PF) Stanley Morton, John Grau | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gino Costa (PG) Casey Key | |
| 11:08 | Tennessee | Jose Montes misses badly on a shot from the left side | 8-14 |
| 11:06 | Auburn | Rickey Dufour snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 10:37 | Auburn | Theodore Hansen can't connect on a jumper from close range | 8-14 |
| 10:36 | Auburn | Robert Pusey tips it in | 10-14 |
| 10:27 | Tennessee | Carl Knight loses the ball out of bounds | 10-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Wade (SG), Brent Wise (SF) Rickey Dufour, Theodore Hansen | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis (SF), Casey Key (PF), Larry Finnerty (C) Michael Conklin, Jose Montes, Carl Knight | |
| 10:16 | Auburn | Brent Wise banks in the layup on a great pass from James Wade | 12-14 |
| 10:11 | Tennessee | Gino Costa throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-14 |
| 09:53 | Auburn | William Kappel is fouled on the floor by Larry Finnerty - foul #2 on Larry Finnerty, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Grau (PF), Rickey Dufour (C) James Gorczynski, Robert Pusey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Carl Knight (C) Larry Finnerty | |
| 09:41 | Auburn | Brent Wise hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 09:40 | Tennessee | Casey Key gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 09:29 | Tennessee | Gino Costa misses the 3 from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 09:27 | Auburn | Brent Wise snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 09:03 | Auburn | Rickey Dufour can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Carl Knight - foul #1 on Carl Knight, team foul #6 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Morton (PG), Theodore Hansen (C) William Kappel, James Wade | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Conklin (PG) Gino Costa | |
| 09:03 | Auburn | Rickey Dufour makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:03 | Auburn | Rickey Dufour misses the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:03 | Tennessee | Casey Key snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 09:01 | Tennessee | Michael Conklin is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Conklin, team foul #7 | 13-14 |
| 08:38 | Auburn | Rickey Dufour buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stanley Morton and he's fouled by Walter Trimm - foul #1 on Walter Trimm, team foul #8 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Gorczynski (PF) John Grau | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 08:38 | Auburn | Rickey Dufour makes the free throw | 16-14 |
| 08:17 | Tennessee | Brent Wise denies the turnaround by Jonathan Ollis | 16-14 |
| 08:16 | Auburn | Brent Wise grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 08:05 | Auburn | Theodore Hansen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 16-14 |
| 08:03 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Casey Key | 16-14 |
| 07:45 | Tennessee | Casey Key can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Rickey Dufour - foul #2 on Rickey Dufour, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Kappel (PG), James Wade (SG), John Grau (SF), Robert Pusey (C) Stanley Morton, Rickey Dufour, Brent Wise, Theodore Hansen | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gino Costa (PG), Jose Montes (PF) Walter Trimm, Carl Knight | |
| 07:45 | Tennessee | Casey Key makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 07:45 | Tennessee | Casey Key misses the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 07:45 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis snags the offensive board | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William Kappel (fresh) SG - James Wade (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Grau (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Gorczynski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Pusey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gino Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Conklin (fresh) SF - Jonathan Ollis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jose Montes (fresh) 5 reb. C - Casey Key (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 07:30 | Tennessee | Jose Montes misses the tip | 16-15 |
| 07:28 | Auburn | Robert Pusey snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 07:22 | Auburn | Gino Costa steps in front of the James Wade pass | 16-15 |
| 07:08 | Tennessee | Robert Pusey takes the ball from Jonathan Ollis | 16-15 |
| 06:54 | Auburn | John Grau misses long on a runner in the paint | 16-15 |
| 06:53 | Tennessee | Casey Key grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 06:41 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis hits a fadeaway from the left block | 16-17 |
| 06:17 | Auburn | John Grau clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-17 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee | Jose Montes pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 06:09 | Tennessee | John Grau swats the short shot by Jonathan Ollis | 16-17 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee | Jose Montes tips it back up and in | 16-19 |
| 06:00 | Auburn | John Grau drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by William Kappel | 19-19 |
| 05:47 | Tennessee | Michael Conklin is hacked by John Grau - foul #1 on John Grau, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Morton (PG), Stuart Brown (SG), Brent Wise (SF), Theodore Hansen (C) William Kappel, James Wade, John Grau, James Gorczynski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Walter Trimm (SF), Alphonso Ramos (PF), Carl Knight (C) Jonathan Ollis, Jose Montes, Casey Key | |
| 05:47 | Tennessee | Michael Conklin misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 05:47 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Robert Pusey | 19-19 |
| 05:35 | Auburn | Brent Wise scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 21-19 |
| 05:15 | Tennessee | Gino Costa comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-19 |
| 05:13 | Auburn | Theodore Hansen grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 05:01 | Auburn | Brent Wise misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Walter Trimm - foul #2 on Walter Trimm, team foul #9 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Grau (PF) Robert Pusey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Albers (PG), Robert Guerin (SG), Jose Montes (PF) Gino Costa, Michael Conklin, Walter Trimm | |
| 05:01 | Auburn | Brent Wise makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 05:01 | Auburn | Brent Wise misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee | Jose Montes pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 04:52 | Tennessee | Richard Albers misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-19 |
| 04:50 | Auburn | Theodore Hansen gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 04:31 | Auburn | Stanley Morton misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 04:30 | Tennessee | Jose Montes grabs the defensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee | Richard Albers hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Knight | 22-21 |
| 04:03 | Auburn | Brent Wise comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 22-21 |
| 04:01 | Tennessee | Carl Knight gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee | Robert Guerin connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-23 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Stanley Morton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stuart Brown (fresh) SF - Brent Wise (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Grau (fresh) 5 pts. C - Theodore Hansen (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Richard Albers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Guerin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alphonso Ramos (fresh) PF - Jose Montes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Carl Knight (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Auburn | John Grau is fouled on the floor by Jose Montes - foul #2 on Jose Montes, team foul #10 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Kappel (PG), James Wade (SG), James Gorczynski (PF), Robert Pusey (C) Stanley Morton, Stuart Brown, Brent Wise, Theodore Hansen | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gino Costa (PG), Jose Fernandez (SG), Jonathan Ollis (SF), Larry Finnerty (C) Richard Albers, Robert Guerin, Alphonso Ramos, Jose Montes | |
| 03:28 | Auburn | John Grau makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 03:28 | Auburn | John Grau misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 03:28 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Larry Finnerty | 23-23 |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis is hacked by John Grau - foul #2 on John Grau, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Auburn | Elbert Mamudoski (C) John Grau | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Casey Key (PF) Carl Knight | |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 02:56 | Auburn | Robert Pusey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-25 |
| 02:36 | Tennessee | Gino Costa connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jonathan Ollis | 23-28 |
| 02:22 | Auburn | James Wade blows the layup | 23-28 |
| 02:21 | Auburn | Elbert Mamudoski hits the follow up shot | 25-28 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee | Gino Costa misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 01:55 | Auburn | Elbert Mamudoski pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 01:38 | Auburn | William Kappel misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-28 |
| 01:36 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 01:17 | Auburn | James Gorczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 01:07 | Auburn | Robert Pusey clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Jose Fernandez - foul #3 on Jose Fernandez, team foul #11 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | Rickey Dufour (SG), Brent Wise (SF), Theodore Hansen (C) James Wade, James Gorczynski, Elbert Mamudoski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Conklin (PG), Walter Trimm (SG), Jose Montes (PF) Gino Costa, Jose Fernandez, Casey Key | |
| 01:07 | Auburn | Robert Pusey makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 01:07 | Auburn | Robert Pusey makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis is fouled on the floor by Robert Pusey - foul #2 on Robert Pusey, team foul #9 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Morton (PG), John Grau (PF) William Kappel, Robert Pusey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Carl Knight (C) Larry Finnerty | |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:54 | Auburn | John Grau grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 00:41 | Auburn | Theodore Hansen is whistled for traveling | 27-28 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Jose Montes makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Jonathan Ollis | 27-30 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Brent Wise connects on the 3 from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Walter Trimm can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 30-30 |