| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edgardo Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cory Lucero (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffery Dargan (fresh) C - Milton Sheppard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Merlino (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Fred Arsenault (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Calvin Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charlie Fern (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Al Mason (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Cory Lucero inbounds the ball | 26-21 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Tennessee | Edgardo Esposito comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-21 |
| 19:35 | Tennessee | James Wiley tips it back up and in | 28-21 |
| 19:16 | Auburn | Charlie Fern clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-21 |
| 19:15 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard grabs the defensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 18:52 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by James Wiley | 30-21 |
| 18:43 | Auburn | John Merlino misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-21 |
| 18:42 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 18:27 | Tennessee | Edgardo Esposito buries a jump hook near the basket | 32-21 |
| 18:02 | Auburn | Al Mason drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 17:46 | Tennessee | James Wiley hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Milton Sheppard and he's fouled by Al Mason - foul #2 on Al Mason, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| 17:46 | Tennessee | James Wiley makes the free throw | 35-24 |
| 17:33 | Auburn | John Merlino drills a 3 from straight away | 35-27 |
| 17:10 | Tennessee | Cory Lucero throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-27 |
| 16:50 | Auburn | Calvin Merritt hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from John Merlino | 35-29 |
| 16:33 | Tennessee | James Wiley scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-29 |
| 16:29 | Auburn | Fred Arsenault makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Charlie Fern | 38-31 |
| 16:15 | Tennessee | Cory Lucero makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Jeffery Dargan | 41-31 |
| 16:08 | Auburn | James Wiley steals the ball from John Merlino in the backcourt | 41-31 |
| 16:06 | Tennessee | James Wiley lays it in | 43-31 |
| 15:40 | Auburn | Charlie Fern blows the layup | 43-31 |
| 15:38 | Auburn | Charlie Fern tips it back up and in | 43-33 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Wiley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edgardo Esposito (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cory Lucero (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffery Dargan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Milton Sheppard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Merlino (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Arsenault (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Calvin Merritt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charlie Fern (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Al Mason (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Al Mason - foul #3 on Al Mason, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Desmond Weems (PG), Joseph Tinsley (SG), Michael Motto (SF), Michael Lewis (C) James Wiley, Edgardo Esposito, Cory Lucero, Milton Sheppard | |
| Subs | Auburn | Martin Cole (PG), James Topolski (SG), Carl Carroll (SF), Jerome Hylton (PF), Mauricio Greco (C) John Merlino, Fred Arsenault, Calvin Merritt, Charlie Fern, Al Mason | |
| 15:19 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 15:00 | Auburn | Mauricio Greco misses short on a floater from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 14:58 | Tennessee | Desmond Weems grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 14:42 | Tennessee | Jerome Hylton swats the short shot by Jeffery Dargan | 45-33 |
| 14:41 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Jerome Hylton | 45-33 |
| 14:36 | Auburn | The short jumper by Martin Cole is denied by Michael Lewis | 45-33 |
| 14:35 | Auburn | Carl Carroll grabs the offensive board | 45-33 |
| 14:10 | Auburn | Carl Carroll blows the layup | 45-33 |
| 14:08 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 14:02 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan can't throw it down | 45-33 |
| 14:00 | Tennessee | Michael Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 13:46 | Tennessee | Desmond Weems connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Tinsley | 48-33 |
| 13:31 | Auburn | Mauricio Greco clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Desmond Weems - foul #1 on Desmond Weems, team foul #1 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Wiley (PG), Edgardo Esposito (SG), Cory Lucero (SF), Milton Sheppard (C) Desmond Weems, Joseph Tinsley, Michael Motto, Jeffery Dargan | |
| Subs | Auburn | Fred Arsenault (SG), Al Mason (C) James Topolski, Jerome Hylton | |
| 13:31 | Auburn | Mauricio Greco misses the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 13:31 | Auburn | Mauricio Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 13:20 | Tennessee | Edgardo Esposito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Merlino (PG), Calvin Merritt (SF), Charlie Fern (PF) Martin Cole, Carl Carroll, Mauricio Greco | |
| 12:56 | Auburn | Al Mason clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-34 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee | Michael Lewis snags the defensive board | 48-34 |
| 12:49 | Tennessee | James Wiley clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-34 |
| 12:47 | Auburn | Fred Arsenault pulls down the rebound | 48-34 |
| 12:31 | Auburn | Fred Arsenault is called for 5 seconds | 48-34 |
| 12:13 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 48-34 |
| 12:11 | Auburn | Charlie Fern pulls down the rebound | 48-34 |
| 12:05 | Auburn | Al Mason misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-34 |
| 12:03 | Tennessee | Michael Lewis gets the rebound | 48-34 |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | Edgardo Esposito drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-34 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:43 | Auburn | Charlie Fern hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by John Merlino | 51-36 |
| 11:24 | Tennessee | Edgardo Esposito's pass is intercepted by Charlie Fern | 51-36 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Wiley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edgardo Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cory Lucero (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Milton Sheppard (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Merlino (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Arsenault (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Calvin Merritt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charlie Fern (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Al Mason (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:03 | Auburn | Charlie Fern is hacked by James Wiley - foul #3 on James Wiley, team foul #2 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Motto (PF) Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Martin Cole (PG), Carl Carroll (SF), Jerome Hylton (C) John Merlino, Calvin Merritt, Al Mason | |
| 10:46 | Auburn | Fred Arsenault misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-36 |
| 10:44 | Auburn | Jerome Hylton grabs the offensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 10:21 | Auburn | Martin Cole can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 51-36 |
| 10:19 | Tennessee | Michael Motto pulls down the rebound | 51-36 |
| 10:06 | Tennessee | Michael Motto can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jerome Hylton - foul #3 on Jerome Hylton, team foul #3 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Desmond Weems (SG), Jeffery Dargan (PF) Edgardo Esposito, Cory Lucero | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 10:06 | Tennessee | Michael Motto misses the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 10:06 | Tennessee | Michael Motto makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:55 | Auburn | Martin Cole comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Desmond Weems - foul #2 on Desmond Weems, team foul #3 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Tinsley (SG) Milton Sheppard | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Topolski (SG) Fred Arsenault | |
| 09:55 | Auburn | Martin Cole makes the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 09:55 | Auburn | Martin Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 09:38 | Tennessee | James Wiley knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Motto | 54-38 |
| 09:19 | Auburn | Jerome Hylton clanks a jumper from close range | 54-38 |
| 09:18 | Auburn | Jerome Hylton snags the offensive board | 54-38 |
| 09:09 | Auburn | James Topolski drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Carroll | 54-41 |
| 09:01 | Tennessee | Michael Motto can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-41 |
| 09:00 | Auburn | Carl Carroll gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:47 | Auburn | James Topolski can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 54-41 |
| 08:45 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan grabs the board | 54-41 |
| 08:23 | Tennessee | Joseph Tinsley scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:19 | Auburn | The short jumper by Martin Cole is denied by Jeffery Dargan | 57-41 |
| 08:18 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Michael Motto | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:52 | Tennessee | Desmond Weems misses short on a jumper from the right side | 57-41 |
| 07:51 | Auburn | Charlie Fern grabs the board | 57-41 |
| 07:39 | Auburn | Martin Cole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edgardo Esposito (SG), Cory Lucero (SF), Michael Lewis (PF), Milton Sheppard (C) James Wiley, Joseph Tinsley, Jeffery Dargan, Michael Motto | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Merlino (PG), Fred Arsenault (SG), Calvin Merritt (SF), Mauricio Greco (PF), Al Mason (C) Martin Cole, James Topolski, Carl Carroll, Charlie Fern, Jerome Hylton | |
| 07:18 | Tennessee | Edgardo Esposito misses the jumper from the left side | 57-41 |
| 07:17 | Auburn | Mauricio Greco pulls down the rebound | 57-41 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Desmond Weems (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgardo Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cory Lucero (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Milton Sheppard (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Merlino (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Arsenault (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Calvin Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mauricio Greco (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Al Mason (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Auburn | Mauricio Greco makes the floater from the right wing | 57-43 |
| 06:50 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Cory Lucero | 60-43 |
| 06:36 | Auburn | Calvin Merritt is hacked by Milton Sheppard - foul #2 on Milton Sheppard, team foul #4 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Tinsley (PG) Desmond Weems | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jerome Hylton (PF) Mauricio Greco | |
| 06:26 | Auburn | Jerome Hylton misses badly on a floater from close range | 60-43 |
| 06:25 | Tennessee | Michael Lewis pulls down the rebound | 60-43 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee | Michael Lewis's floater is knocked away by Calvin Merritt | 60-43 |
| 06:04 | Auburn | Calvin Merritt grabs the board | 60-43 |
| 05:43 | Auburn | Edgardo Esposito steps in front of the Fred Arsenault pass | 60-43 |
| 05:22 | Tennessee | Edgardo Esposito connects on the shot in the lane set up by Joseph Tinsley | 62-43 |
| 05:11 | Auburn | Edgardo Esposito is called for the reach on Fred Arsenault - foul #2 on Edgardo Esposito, team foul #5 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Wiley (PG), Jeffery Dargan (PF) Joseph Tinsley, Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Charlie Fern (PF) Jerome Hylton | |
| 05:02 | Auburn | Fred Arsenault buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Calvin Merritt | 62-46 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Cory Lucero misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-46 |
| 04:38 | Auburn | Calvin Merritt snags the defensive board | 62-46 |
| 04:31 | Auburn | Fred Arsenault hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-46 |
| 04:30 | Auburn | Charlie Fern grabs the offensive board | 62-46 |
| 04:15 | Auburn | Fred Arsenault's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Desmond Weems (SG), Michael Motto (SF) Edgardo Esposito, Cory Lucero | |
| Subs | Auburn | Martin Cole (PG), Carl Carroll (SF), Jerome Hylton (C) John Merlino, Calvin Merritt, Al Mason | |
| 04:00 | Tennessee | Desmond Weems knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Wiley | 65-46 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:51 | Auburn | Charlie Fern buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Fred Arsenault | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Tennessee | Fred Arsenault is called for the reach on James Wiley - foul #2 on Fred Arsenault, team foul #4 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Tinsley (SG), William Napier (PF), Michael Lewis (C) James Wiley, Jeffery Dargan, Milton Sheppard | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Topolski (SG), Mauricio Greco (C) Fred Arsenault, Charlie Fern | |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | Desmond Weems loses the dribble to Martin Cole | 65-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Desmond Weems (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Tinsley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Motto (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Napier (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Martin Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Topolski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carl Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerome Hylton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Mauricio Greco (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Auburn | Jerome Hylton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-48 |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | Michael Motto's pass is intercepted by Martin Cole | 65-48 |
| 02:27 | Auburn | James Topolski lays it in on a great pass from Martin Cole | 65-50 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee | Michael Motto makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-50 |
| 02:01 | Auburn | Jerome Hylton connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mauricio Greco | 68-52 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee | The pull-up jumper by Michael Motto is blocked by Carl Carroll | 68-52 |
| 01:45 | Auburn | Martin Cole grabs the board | 68-52 |
| 01:26 | Auburn | James Topolski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on James Topolski, team foul #5 | 68-52 |
| 00:57 | Tennessee | Desmond Weems misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 68-52 |
| 00:55 | Auburn | Jerome Hylton pulls down the rebound | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Michael Lewis is called for the reach on Martin Cole - foul #1 on Michael Lewis, team foul #6 | 68-52 |
| 00:46 | Auburn | Carl Carroll comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 68-52 |
| 00:45 | Auburn | Jerome Hylton grabs the offensive board | 68-52 |
| 00:41 | Auburn | Desmond Weems picks off the pass by Jerome Hylton | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | Desmond Weems misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Jerome Hylton - foul #4 on Jerome Hylton, team foul #6 | 68-52 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | Desmond Weems makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | Desmond Weems makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 00:16 | Auburn | Martin Cole drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-54 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Desmond Weems runs out the clock | 70-54 |