| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Nicholas Mann (fresh) SG - Rod Kenny (fresh) SF - Henry Dowd (fresh) PF - Paul Ford (fresh) C - Wilbert Carlin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Gooch (fresh) SG - Spencer Barnes (fresh) SF - Tim Murray (fresh) PF - Keith Brown (fresh) C - Thomas Yarborough (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Thomas Yarborough wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Tennessee | Tim Murray scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Thomas Yarborough | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Alabama | Paul Ford misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 0-3 |
| 19:12 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Rod Kenny | 0-3 |
| 18:55 | Alabama | Rod Kenny splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:54 | Tennessee | Keith Brown snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | Tim Murray lays it in | 0-5 |
| 18:17 | Alabama | Nicholas Mann is hacked by Spencer Barnes - foul #1 on Spencer Barnes, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:03 | Alabama | Nicholas Mann loses the dribble to Williams Gooch | 0-5 |
| 18:00 | Tennessee | Tim Murray lays it up and in set up by Williams Gooch | 0-7 |
| 17:42 | Alabama | Williams Gooch steps in front of the Wilbert Carlin pass | 0-7 |
| 17:20 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 0-7 |
| 17:18 | Alabama | Paul Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 17:02 | Alabama | Paul Ford double dribbles | 0-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Walsh (PG), William Gilmore (SG), William Oliver (SF), Richard Dean (PF), Ray Holmes (C) Nicholas Mann, Rod Kenny, Henry Dowd, Paul Ford, Wilbert Carlin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:39 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Williams Gooch | 0-10 |
| 16:15 | Alabama | William Oliver makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by John Walsh and he's hacked by Tim Murray - foul #1 on Tim Murray, team foul #2 | 2-10 |
| 16:15 | Alabama | William Oliver makes the free throw | 3-10 |
| 15:58 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes is whistled for traveling | 3-10 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Walsh (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Gilmore (fresh) SF - William Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Dean (fresh) C - Ray Holmes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Gooch (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Spencer Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tim Murray (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Keith Brown (fresh) C - Thomas Yarborough (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Alabama | John Walsh clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-10 |
| 15:43 | Alabama | William Oliver grabs the offensive rebound | 3-10 |
| 15:38 | Alabama | John Walsh can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-10 |
| 15:37 | Alabama | William Oliver snags the offensive board | 3-10 |
| 15:31 | Alabama | Thomas Yarborough is called for the reach on John Walsh - foul #1 on Thomas Yarborough, team foul #3 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rod Kenny (SG), Henry Dowd (SF), Paul Ford (PF), Wilbert Carlin (C) William Gilmore, William Oliver, Richard Dean, Ray Holmes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:12 | Alabama | John Walsh makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 14:43 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-13 |
| 14:26 | Alabama | Paul Ford hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Spencer Barnes - foul #2 on Spencer Barnes, team foul #4 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Alabama | Nicholas Mann (PG), William Gilmore (SG), William Oliver (SF), Ray Holmes (C) John Walsh, Rod Kenny, Henry Dowd, Wilbert Carlin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mitchell Schwer (SG) Spencer Barnes | |
| 14:26 | Alabama | Paul Ford makes the 1st free throw | 6-13 |
| 14:26 | Alabama | Paul Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee | Keith Brown can't connect on a runner from the right block | 7-13 |
| 13:56 | Alabama | Nicholas Mann grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 13:42 | Alabama | Paul Ford comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Tim Murray - foul #2 on Tim Murray, team foul #5 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Walsh (PG), Rod Kenny (SG), Henry Dowd (SF), Wilbert Carlin (C) Nicholas Mann, William Gilmore, William Oliver, Ray Holmes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Travis Peachey (SF) Tim Murray | |
| 13:42 | Alabama | Paul Ford makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:42 | Alabama | Paul Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee | Thomas Yarborough can't finish the layup | 9-13 |
| 13:24 | Alabama | Wilbert Carlin gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:03 | Alabama | Paul Ford hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by John Walsh | 11-13 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch is hacked by Wilbert Carlin - foul #1 on Wilbert Carlin, team foul #1 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Alabama | Nicholas Mann (PG), William Gilmore (SG), William Oliver (SF), Richard Dean (PF), Ray Holmes (C) John Walsh, Rod Kenny, Henry Dowd, Paul Ford, Wilbert Carlin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:18 | Tennessee | Keith Brown is hacked by Richard Dean - foul #1 on Richard Dean, team foul #2 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Alabama | Wilbert Carlin (C) Ray Holmes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:00 | Tennessee | Thomas Yarborough clanks a floater from the right side | 11-13 |
| 11:59 | Tennessee | Keith Brown tips it in | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Nicholas Mann (fresh) SG - William Gilmore (fresh) SF - William Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Dean (fresh) C - Wilbert Carlin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Gooch (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mitchell Schwer (fresh) SF - Travis Peachey (fresh) PF - Keith Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Yarborough (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Alabama | Wilbert Carlin's pass is intercepted by Williams Gooch | 11-15 |
| 11:34 | Tennessee | Mitchell Schwer lays it in on a great pass from Williams Gooch | 11-17 |
| 11:17 | Alabama | William Oliver connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas Mann | 13-17 |
| 11:03 | Tennessee | Thomas Yarborough clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 13-17 |
| 11:01 | Tennessee | Travis Peachey can't tip it in | 13-17 |
| 11:00 | Alabama | Richard Dean grabs the board | 13-17 |
| 10:55 | Alabama | Nicholas Mann banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Dean and he's fouled by Williams Gooch - foul #1 on Williams Gooch, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rod Kenny (SG), Henry Dowd (SF), Paul Ford (PF), Ray Holmes (C) William Gilmore, William Oliver, Richard Dean, Wilbert Carlin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Hill (PG), Timothy Parent (C) Williams Gooch, Thomas Yarborough | |
| 10:55 | Alabama | Nicholas Mann makes the free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:53 | Tennessee | David Hill is hacked by Nicholas Mann in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicholas Mann, team foul #3 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Walsh (PG) Nicholas Mann | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:34 | Tennessee | Keith Brown works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-17 |
| 10:32 | Alabama | Ray Holmes gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 10:19 | Alabama | Ray Holmes misses short on an open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-17 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 09:54 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent hits a wide open turnaround near the basket | 16-19 |
| 09:33 | Alabama | John Walsh hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 16-19 |
| 09:31 | Tennessee | Travis Peachey gets the rebound | 16-19 |
| 09:29 | Tennessee | David Hill is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 16-19 |
| Subs | Alabama | Nicholas Mann (PG), Richard Dean (PF), Wilbert Carlin (C) John Walsh, Paul Ford, Ray Holmes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Gooch (PG), Robert Allen (SF) David Hill, Travis Peachey | |
| 09:20 | Alabama | Richard Dean clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 09:18 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent gets the rebound | 16-19 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee | Keith Brown scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Williams Gooch | 16-21 |
| 08:41 | Alabama | Henry Dowd lays it up and in set up by Richard Dean | 18-21 |
| 08:23 | Tennessee | Keith Brown loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 18-21 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Walsh (PG), Paul Ford (PF) Nicholas Mann, Richard Dean | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Travis Peachey (SF), Thomas Yarborough (C) Keith Brown, Timothy Parent | |
| 08:06 | Alabama | Rod Kenny splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Walsh | 21-21 |
| 07:43 | Tennessee | Thomas Yarborough loses the dribble to John Walsh | 21-21 |
| 07:40 | Alabama | John Walsh banks in the layup | 23-21 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rod Kenny (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Henry Dowd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Ford (fresh) 6 pts. C - Wilbert Carlin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Gooch (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mitchell Schwer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Travis Peachey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Allen (fresh) C - Thomas Yarborough (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Tennessee | Mitchell Schwer is whistled for traveling | 23-21 |
| Subs | Alabama | Nicholas Mann (PG), William Gilmore (SG), William Oliver (SF) John Walsh, Rod Kenny, Henry Dowd | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Keith Brown (PF) Mitchell Schwer | |
| 07:03 | Alabama | Nicholas Mann comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Yarborough - foul #2 on Thomas Yarborough, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Dean (PF) Paul Ford | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Hill (PG), Timothy Parent (C) Williams Gooch, Thomas Yarborough | |
| 07:03 | Alabama | Nicholas Mann makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 07:03 | Alabama | Nicholas Mann misses the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 07:03 | Tennessee | Robert Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 06:34 | Tennessee | Robert Allen misses the shot from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 06:33 | Alabama | Richard Dean snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| 06:30 | Alabama | Nicholas Mann is hacked by David Hill in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Hill, team foul #8 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rod Kenny (SG), Henry Dowd (SF), Paul Ford (PF), Ray Holmes (C) William Gilmore, William Oliver, Richard Dean, Wilbert Carlin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:30 | Alabama | Nicholas Mann makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:30 | Alabama | Nicholas Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:02 | Tennessee | Keith Brown is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Mann - foul #2 on Nicholas Mann, team foul #4 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Walsh (PG), Wilbert Carlin (C) Nicholas Mann, Ray Holmes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Gooch (PG), Mitchell Schwer (SG) David Hill, Travis Peachey | |
| 05:45 | Tennessee | Keith Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-21 |
| 05:44 | Alabama | Rod Kenny pulls down the rebound | 26-21 |
| 05:24 | Alabama | John Walsh connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Henry Dowd | 29-21 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee | Keith Brown evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Ford - foul #1 on Paul Ford, team foul #5 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Gilmore (SG), William Oliver (SF), Richard Dean (PF), Ray Holmes (C) Rod Kenny, Henry Dowd, Paul Ford, Wilbert Carlin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Travis Peachey (C) Timothy Parent | |
| 05:03 | Tennessee | Keith Brown misses the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee | Keith Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 04:51 | Alabama | Ray Holmes misses the wide open shot from the left side | 29-22 |
| 04:49 | Tennessee | Travis Peachey snags the defensive board | 29-22 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Travis Peachey misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ray Holmes - foul #1 on Ray Holmes, team foul #6 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rod Kenny (SG), Henry Dowd (SF), Paul Ford (PF), Wilbert Carlin (C) William Gilmore, William Oliver, Richard Dean, Ray Holmes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Travis Peachey makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Travis Peachey makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 04:23 | Alabama | John Walsh is whistled for traveling | 29-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Gilmore (SG), William Oliver (SF) Rod Kenny, Henry Dowd | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Hill (PG) Williams Gooch | |
| 03:54 | Tennessee | Robert Allen is hacked by William Oliver - foul #1 on William Oliver, team foul #7 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | Nicholas Mann (PG), Rod Kenny (SG), Henry Dowd (SF), Richard Dean (PF) John Walsh, William Gilmore, William Oliver, Paul Ford | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tim Murray (PG), Spencer Barnes (SG), Thomas Yarborough (C) David Hill, Mitchell Schwer, Travis Peachey | |
| 03:54 | Tennessee | Robert Allen makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 03:54 | Tennessee | Robert Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:40 | Alabama | Thomas Yarborough picks off the pass by Wilbert Carlin | 29-26 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Nicholas Mann (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rod Kenny (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Henry Dowd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Dean (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wilbert Carlin (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Tim Murray (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Spencer Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Allen (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Keith Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Yarborough (fresh) | |
| 03:11 | Tennessee | Richard Dean steals the ball from Spencer Barnes | 29-26 |
| 03:02 | Alabama | Nicholas Mann's floater is tipped away by Thomas Yarborough | 29-26 |
| 03:01 | Tennessee | Thomas Yarborough pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 02:40 | Tennessee | Thomas Yarborough knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tim Murray and he's hacked by Nicholas Mann - foul #3 on Nicholas Mann, team foul #8 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Walsh (PG), William Gilmore (SG), William Oliver (SF), Paul Ford (PF), Ray Holmes (C) Nicholas Mann, Rod Kenny, Henry Dowd, Richard Dean, Wilbert Carlin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Gooch (PG), Timothy Parent (PF) Robert Allen, Keith Brown | |
| 02:40 | Tennessee | Thomas Yarborough makes the free throw | 29-29 |
| 02:27 | Alabama | John Walsh works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Paul Ford | 31-29 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent is called for 3 seconds | 31-29 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rod Kenny (SG), Henry Dowd (SF) William Gilmore, William Oliver | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:56 | Alabama | John Walsh makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 01:28 | Tennessee | Tim Murray hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Williams Gooch | 34-32 |
| 01:01 | Alabama | Rod Kenny splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Ford | 36-32 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 00:30 | Alabama | Rod Kenny pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 00:22 | Alabama | Williams Gooch takes the ball from Rod Kenny | 36-32 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes banks in the layup on a nice dish by Williams Gooch | 36-34 |
| 00:01 | Alabama | Henry Dowd misses the shot in the lane | 36-34 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch grabs the board | 36-34 |