| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Anthony Webb (fresh) SG - Matthew Guy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Koualeski (fresh) PF - Lance Sparks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Adam Majkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Dimattia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 2 blk. PF - George Avalos (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Leon Stephenson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy inbounds the ball | 23-30 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 19:42 | Tennessee | George Avalos can't tip it in | 23-30 |
| 19:40 | Tennessee | George Avalos hits the follow up shot | 23-32 |
| 19:21 | Alabama | Anthony Webb is hacked by Clarence Dimattia - foul #1 on Clarence Dimattia, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| 19:16 | Alabama | Lance Sparks is fouled on the floor by Robert McConaghy - foul #1 on Robert McConaghy, team foul #2 | 23-32 |
| 19:06 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski loses the ball out of bounds | 23-32 |
| 18:40 | Tennessee | George Avalos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-32 |
| 18:31 | Alabama | Lance Sparks buries a fadeaway from the left block | 25-32 |
| 18:17 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-32 |
| 17:54 | Alabama | John Koualeski is fouled on the floor by Robert McConaghy - foul #2 on Robert McConaghy, team foul #3 | 25-32 |
| 17:29 | Alabama | Lance Sparks's pass is intercepted by Robert McConaghy | 25-32 |
| 17:06 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Leon Stephenson | 25-35 |
| 16:57 | Alabama | John Koualeski works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 16:37 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Chad Couture (PG), Manuel Sumner (SF), Benjamin Seymore (PF), John Rumsey (C) Clarence Dimattia, Robert McConaghy, George Avalos, Leon Stephenson | |
| 16:26 | Alabama | Matthew Guy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Lynn (SF) John Koualeski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:59 | Tennessee | The short jumper by John Rumsey is denied by Adam Majkowski | 28-35 |
| 15:58 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to John Rumsey | 28-35 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Anthony Webb (fairly fresh) SG - Matthew Guy (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Lynn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lance Sparks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Majkowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Chad Couture (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Manuel Sumner (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Benjamin Seymore (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Rumsey (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Chad Couture | 28-38 |
| 15:16 | Alabama | Lance Sparks misses the easy layup | 28-38 |
| 15:15 | Tennessee | Chad Couture snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 15:10 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-38 |
| 15:08 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore grabs the offensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 14:50 | Tennessee | John Rumsey clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Adam Majkowski - foul #2 on Adam Majkowski, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Cain (SF) James Lynn | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia (PG), Robert McConaghy (SF), George Avalos (PF) Chad Couture, Tony Johnson, Benjamin Seymore | |
| 14:50 | Tennessee | John Rumsey misses the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 14:50 | Tennessee | John Rumsey misses the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 14:50 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 14:42 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski misses the lay-in | 28-38 |
| 14:41 | Alabama | Michael Cain tips it home | 30-38 |
| 14:13 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner is hacked by Michael Cain - foul #4 on Michael Cain, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Koualeski (SF), Corey Robinson (C) Michael Cain, Adam Majkowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson (C) John Rumsey | |
| 13:55 | Tennessee | George Avalos comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-38 |
| 13:53 | Alabama | John Koualeski pulls down the rebound | 30-38 |
| 13:40 | Alabama | John Koualeski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 13:39 | Tennessee | George Avalos gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 13:34 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia misses the floater from the baseline | 30-38 |
| 13:32 | Alabama | The rebound goes to John Koualeski | 30-38 |
| 13:23 | Alabama | Lance Sparks makes the wide open shot from the right block on a great pass from John Koualeski out of a doubleteam | 32-38 |
| 12:59 | Tennessee | George Avalos can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Corey Robinson - foul #1 on Corey Robinson, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Fegley (PG), James Lynn (SF), Adam Majkowski (C) Anthony Webb, Matthew Guy, Corey Robinson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tony Johnson (SG) Manuel Sumner | |
| 12:59 | Tennessee | George Avalos makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 12:59 | Tennessee | George Avalos makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 12:43 | Alabama | Robert Fegley loses the ball out of bounds | 32-40 |
| 12:25 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-40 |
| 12:12 | Alabama | John Koualeski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-40 |
| 12:11 | Alabama | Lance Sparks pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 12:06 | Alabama | John Koualeski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 12:05 | Alabama | Lance Sparks tips it home | 34-40 |
| 11:43 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 11:41 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Fegley | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Fegley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Koualeski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Lynn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lance Sparks (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Majkowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Dimattia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 2 blk. PF - George Avalos (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Leon Stephenson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Alabama | John Koualeski's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Robert McConaghy | 34-40 |
| 11:32 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy lays it in | 34-42 |
| 11:26 | Alabama | James Lynn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Guy (SG), Corey Robinson (C) James Lynn, Adam Majkowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Chad Couture (PG), Benjamin Seymore (SF), John Rumsey (PF) Clarence Dimattia, Robert McConaghy, George Avalos | |
| 10:57 | Tennessee | John Rumsey connects on the runner from the right block | 34-44 |
| 10:45 | Alabama | Robert Fegley drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Koualeski out of a doubleteam | 37-44 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson is called for 5 seconds | 37-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Anthony Webb (PG), James Lynn (SF) Robert Fegley, John Koualeski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia (PG), Robert McConaghy (SF) Chad Couture, Leon Stephenson | |
| 10:08 | Alabama | Lance Sparks is hacked by Benjamin Seymore - foul #1 on Benjamin Seymore, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Adam Majkowski (C) Corey Robinson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Avalos (PF) Benjamin Seymore | |
| 09:59 | Alabama | Tony Johnson steals the ball from Anthony Webb | 37-44 |
| 09:56 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy blows the layup | 37-44 |
| 09:54 | Tennessee | George Avalos grabs the offensive board | 37-44 |
| 09:25 | Tennessee | John Rumsey's layup is rejected by Lance Sparks | 37-44 |
| 09:24 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Matthew Guy | 37-44 |
| 09:17 | Alabama | James Lynn misses badly on a shot from the left side | 37-44 |
| 09:16 | Tennessee | John Rumsey gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 09:10 | Tennessee | John Rumsey buries a turnaround from close range set up by Robert McConaghy | 37-46 |
| 08:50 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew Guy and he's fouled by John Rumsey - foul #2 on John Rumsey, team foul #5 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Koualeski (SG) Matthew Guy | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner (SG), Leon Stephenson (C) Tony Johnson, John Rumsey | |
| 08:50 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski misses the free throw | 39-46 |
| 08:50 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Leon Stephenson | 39-46 |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia blows the layup but the foul's on John Koualeski - foul #2 on John Koualeski, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Corey Robinson (C) Adam Majkowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore (SF), John Rumsey (PF) Robert McConaghy, George Avalos | |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 08:13 | Alabama | John Koualeski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 08:11 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 08:06 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia hits the finger roll | 39-50 |
| 07:50 | Alabama | James Lynn misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Benjamin Seymore - foul #2 on Benjamin Seymore, team foul #6 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Fegley (PG) Anthony Webb | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Chad Couture (PG), Tony Johnson (SG) Clarence Dimattia, Manuel Sumner | |
| 07:50 | Alabama | James Lynn misses the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 07:50 | Alabama | James Lynn makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 07:21 | Tennessee | John Rumsey connects on the jumper from the right block | 40-52 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Fegley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Koualeski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Lynn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lance Sparks (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Corey Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Chad Couture (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benjamin Seymore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Rumsey (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Leon Stephenson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Alabama | James Lynn's floater is tipped away by Benjamin Seymore | 40-52 |
| 07:06 | Tennessee | John Rumsey pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee | John Rumsey can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Corey Robinson - foul #2 on Corey Robinson, team foul #5 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Guy (SG), Michael Cain (SF), Adam Majkowski (C) John Koualeski, James Lynn, Lance Sparks | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia (PG), Robert McConaghy (SF), George Avalos (PF) Chad Couture, Benjamin Seymore, Leon Stephenson | |
| 06:37 | Tennessee | John Rumsey makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee | John Rumsey misses the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 06:37 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski pulls down the rebound | 40-53 |
| 06:30 | Alabama | Michael Cain comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 40-53 |
| 06:28 | Alabama | Robert Fegley pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 06:18 | Alabama | Corey Robinson double dribbles | 40-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Anthony Webb (PG) Robert Fegley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore (C) John Rumsey | |
| 05:59 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Adam Majkowski - foul #3 on Adam Majkowski, team foul #6 | 40-53 |
| 05:59 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 05:59 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 05:52 | Alabama | Michael Cain lays it up and in and he's fouled by George Avalos - foul #3 on George Avalos, team foul #7 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dennis Ryan (PF) Corey Robinson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson (C) Benjamin Seymore | |
| 05:52 | Alabama | Michael Cain makes the free throw | 43-55 |
| 05:24 | Tennessee | George Avalos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | Lance Sparks (PF) Dennis Ryan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:10 | Alabama | Matthew Guy is hacked by Tony Johnson - foul #2 on Tony Johnson, team foul #8 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dennis Ryan (C) Adam Majkowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner (SG) Tony Johnson | |
| 05:10 | Alabama | Matthew Guy makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 05:10 | Alabama | Matthew Guy misses the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 05:10 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 04:56 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia makes the floater from the baseline set up by Robert McConaghy | 44-57 |
| 04:38 | Alabama | Michael Cain misses the shot from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 04:36 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Robert McConaghy | 44-59 |
| 04:02 | Alabama | Michael Cain can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-59 |
| 04:01 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson snags the defensive board | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | George Avalos is fouled on the floor by Lance Sparks - foul #2 on Lance Sparks, team foul #7 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Fegley (PG), John Koualeski (SG), James Lynn (SF), Corey Robinson (C) Anthony Webb, Matthew Guy, Michael Cain, Lance Sparks | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Chad Couture (PG), Tony Johnson (SG), John Rumsey (C) Clarence Dimattia, Manuel Sumner, Leon Stephenson | |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | George Avalos makes the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | George Avalos makes the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Alabama | James Lynn is fouled on the floor by Robert McConaghy - foul #3 on Robert McConaghy, team foul #9 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner (SF), Benjamin Seymore (PF) Robert McConaghy, George Avalos | |
| 03:33 | Alabama | James Lynn makes the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 03:33 | Alabama | James Lynn misses the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 03:33 | Alabama | Corey Robinson snags the offensive board | 45-61 |
| 03:28 | Alabama | Corey Robinson is hacked by John Rumsey - foul #3 on John Rumsey, team foul #10 | 45-61 |
| 03:28 | Alabama | Corey Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 03:28 | Alabama | Corey Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 03:17 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 47-61 |
| 03:15 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Dennis Ryan | 47-61 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Fegley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Koualeski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Lynn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Ryan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Corey Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Chad Couture (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Manuel Sumner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Benjamin Seymore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Rumsey (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Alabama | Corey Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-61 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Chad Couture hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Manuel Sumner | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:32 | Alabama | Robert Fegley comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 47-63 |
| 02:30 | Alabama | Dennis Ryan tips it in | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | John Rumsey can't throw it down but he's hacked by Robert Fegley - foul #1 on Robert Fegley, team foul #8 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia (PG), Robert McConaghy (SF), George Avalos (PF) Chad Couture, Manuel Sumner, Benjamin Seymore | |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | John Rumsey makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | John Rumsey makes the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 02:03 | Alabama | Robert Fegley misses short on a jumper from the left side | 49-65 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-65 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | John Rumsey is denied on a dunk by Dennis Ryan | 49-65 |
| 01:43 | Alabama | Dennis Ryan grabs the board | 49-65 |
| 01:37 | Alabama | James Lynn can't connect on a floater from close range | 49-65 |
| 01:36 | Tennessee | John Rumsey grabs the board | 49-65 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia is hacked by Dennis Ryan - foul #1 on Dennis Ryan, team foul #9 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson (C) John Rumsey | |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia makes the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia misses the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 01:30 | Alabama | Dennis Ryan snags the defensive board | 49-66 |
| 01:07 | Alabama | James Lynn misses the lay-in | 49-66 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to George Avalos | 49-66 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Koualeski - foul #3 on John Koualeski, team foul #10 | 49-66 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia makes the 1st free throw | 49-67 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia makes the 2nd free throw | 49-68 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Alabama | James Lynn scores on a runner near the basket | 51-68 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson can't connect on a shot from the right side | 51-68 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | George Avalos grabs the offensive rebound | 51-68 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia runs out the clock | 51-68 |