| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Todd Reilly (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Roney (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Nellis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gary Defrancisco (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Gowin (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Rush (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lon Googe (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Al Bell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leo Robins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Burns (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis inbounds the ball | 37-30 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | Tennessee | Al Bell is called for the reach on Eric Nellis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Al Bell, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| 19:36 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 19:35 | Tennessee | William Gowin tips it back up and in | 39-30 |
| 19:28 | Auburn | Lon Googe buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Burns - foul #3 on Thomas Burns, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Tillman (C) Thomas Burns | |
| 19:05 | Tennessee | Robert Roney hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-33 |
| 19:03 | Auburn | Gary Tillman pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 18:56 | Auburn | Lon Googe loses the dribble to Eric Nellis | 39-33 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee | Robert Roney blows the layup | 39-33 |
| 18:52 | Auburn | Lon Googe grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 18:33 | Auburn | Michael Rush hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 39-33 |
| 18:32 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Eric Nellis | 39-33 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | Lon Googe picks off the pass by Todd Reilly in the backcourt | 39-33 |
| 18:17 | Auburn | Leo Robins blows the layup | 39-33 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee | William Gowin grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee | William Gowin clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 39-33 |
| 18:09 | Auburn | Lon Googe grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 18:04 | Auburn | Lon Googe misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-33 |
| 18:03 | Tennessee | William Gowin gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 17:44 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis comes up short on the floater from the right side | 39-33 |
| 17:43 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Gary Tillman | 39-33 |
| 17:39 | Auburn | Lon Googe scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Rush | 39-36 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG), Manuel Sumner (SG), Robert McConaghy (SF), George Avalos (PF), Leon Stephenson (C) Todd Reilly, Robert Roney, Eric Nellis, Gary Defrancisco, William Gowin | |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Powell (PG), Scott Ellis (SG), Peter Murphy (SF), Donald Coleman (PF), Patrick Randazzo (C) Michael Rush, Lon Googe, Al Bell, Leo Robins, Gary Tillman | |
| 16:55 | Auburn | Patrick Randazzo dunks the ball | 39-38 |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | Walter Powell is called for the reach on Douglas Taylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Powell, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| 16:36 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Manuel Sumner and he's fouled by Walter Powell - foul #2 on Walter Powell, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| 16:36 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson misses the free throw | 41-38 |
| 16:36 | Auburn | Donald Coleman gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 16:27 | Auburn | Patrick Randazzo can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Manuel Sumner - foul #2 on Manuel Sumner, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| 16:27 | Auburn | Patrick Randazzo makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 16:27 | Auburn | Patrick Randazzo makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Peter Murphy steals it from Robert McConaghy in the backcourt | 41-40 |
| 16:10 | Auburn | Donald Coleman clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 16:09 | Auburn | Donald Coleman snags the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 15:56 | Auburn | Donald Coleman comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 15:54 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert McConaghy | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Sumner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Avalos (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Leon Stephenson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Walter Powell (fresh) SG - Scott Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Coleman (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Patrick Randazzo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Tennessee | George Avalos misses badly on a jumper from close range | 41-40 |
| 15:26 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy misses the tip | 41-40 |
| 15:25 | Auburn | Scott Ellis pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 15:19 | Auburn | Patrick Randazzo is fouled on the floor by Manuel Sumner - foul #3 on Manuel Sumner, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Todd Reilly (PG), Robert Roney (SG), Eric Nellis (SF), Gary Defrancisco (PF), William Gowin (C) Douglas Taylor, Manuel Sumner, Robert McConaghy, George Avalos, Leon Stephenson | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lanier (PG), Lon Googe (SG), Al Bell (SF), Leo Robins (PF), Thomas Burns (C) Walter Powell, Scott Ellis, Peter Murphy, Donald Coleman, Patrick Randazzo | |
| 14:57 | Auburn | Leo Robins hits the easy wide open finger roll | 41-42 |
| 14:34 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-42 |
| 14:32 | Auburn | Lon Googe snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 14:10 | Auburn | Lon Googe is fouled on the floor by William Gowin - foul #2 on William Gowin, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy (PG), Manuel Sumner (SG), Leon Stephenson (C) Todd Reilly, Robert Roney, William Gowin | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Rush (PG) Lon Googe | |
| 13:57 | Auburn | Leo Robins misses the easy open layup | 41-42 |
| 13:55 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 13:25 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Thomas Burns | 41-42 |
| 13:20 | Auburn | Michael Rush scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Lanier | 41-45 |
| 13:02 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-45 |
| 13:00 | Auburn | Thomas Burns pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 12:53 | Auburn | Leo Robins is hacked by Gary Defrancisco - foul #2 on Gary Defrancisco, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG), George Avalos (PF) Robert McConaghy, Gary Defrancisco | |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Powell (PG), Lon Googe (SG), Peter Murphy (SF), Donald Coleman (PF), Gary Tillman (C) Michael Rush, John Lanier, Al Bell, Leo Robins, Thomas Burns | |
| 12:48 | Auburn | Lon Googe clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 12:47 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee | George Avalos blows the layup | 41-45 |
| 12:21 | Auburn | Donald Coleman pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 12:16 | Auburn | Lon Googe hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 12:15 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 11:59 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson drills a jumper from the right block set up by Douglas Taylor | 43-45 |
| 11:50 | Auburn | Donald Coleman buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Walter Powell and he's hacked by George Avalos - foul #3 on George Avalos, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Todd Reilly (PG), Robert Roney (SG), Robert McConaghy (SF), William Gowin (C) Douglas Taylor, Manuel Sumner, Eric Nellis, Leon Stephenson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Ellis (SG), Al Bell (SF) Lon Googe, Peter Murphy | |
| 11:50 | Auburn | Donald Coleman makes the free throw | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Todd Reilly (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Roney (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Avalos (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Gowin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Walter Powell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Al Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Gary Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Tennessee | Al Bell steps in front of the Robert McConaghy pass in the backcourt | 43-48 |
| 11:37 | Auburn | Al Bell connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 11:35 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Powell - foul #3 on Walter Powell, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Rush (PG), Patrick Randazzo (PF), Thomas Burns (C) Walter Powell, Donald Coleman, Gary Tillman | |
| 11:27 | Tennessee | Robert Roney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-51 |
| 11:17 | Auburn | Michael Rush hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 11:16 | Auburn | Al Bell tips it back up and in | 43-53 |
| 10:58 | Tennessee | Michael Rush steps in front of the Robert McConaghy pass | 43-53 |
| 10:55 | Auburn | Al Bell hits the finger roll set up by Michael Rush | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 10:34 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Roney | 46-55 |
| 10:29 | Auburn | Michael Rush comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-55 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to William Gowin | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 10:10 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG), Manuel Sumner (SG), Eric Nellis (SF), Gary Defrancisco (PF), Leon Stephenson (C) Todd Reilly, Robert Roney, Robert McConaghy, George Avalos, William Gowin | |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Powell (PG), John Lanier (SG), Peter Murphy (SF), Donald Coleman (PF), Gary Tillman (C) Michael Rush, Scott Ellis, Al Bell, Patrick Randazzo, Thomas Burns | |
| 09:58 | Auburn | Donald Coleman misses long on a floater from the right block | 46-55 |
| 09:57 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Leon Stephenson | 46-55 |
| 09:31 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 09:30 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor can't tip it in | 46-55 |
| 09:28 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson hits the follow up shot | 48-55 |
| 09:20 | Auburn | Donald Coleman drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Walter Powell | 48-57 |
| 08:57 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Douglas Taylor | 51-57 |
| 08:34 | Auburn | Donald Coleman misses the jump hook from the baseline | 51-57 |
| 08:33 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Manuel Sumner and the foul's on Peter Murphy - foul #3 on Peter Murphy, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Todd Reilly (PG), Robert Roney (SG), William Gowin (C) Douglas Taylor, Manuel Sumner, Leon Stephenson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Rush (PG), Lon Googe (SG), Al Bell (SF), Leo Robins (PF), Patrick Randazzo (C) Walter Powell, John Lanier, Peter Murphy, Donald Coleman, Gary Tillman | |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis makes the free throw | 54-57 |
| 08:02 | Auburn | Lon Googe hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Rush | 54-60 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-60 |
| 07:40 | Auburn | Lon Googe gets the rebound | 54-60 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Todd Reilly (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Roney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Nellis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gary Defrancisco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Gowin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Rush (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lon Googe (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Al Bell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leo Robins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Randazzo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Auburn | A charge is called on Lon Googe - foul #2 on Lon Googe, team foul #7 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy (SF), George Avalos (PF) Eric Nellis, Gary Defrancisco | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Burns (C) Patrick Randazzo | |
| 07:32 | Tennessee | Robert Roney is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Roney, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner (SF) Todd Reilly | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 07:23 | Auburn | Michael Rush misses short on a 3 from straight away | 54-60 |
| 07:21 | Auburn | Thomas Burns tips it in | 54-62 |
| 07:19 | Tennessee | Robert Roney is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Burns - foul #4 on Thomas Burns, team foul #8 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson (C) William Gowin | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 07:19 | Tennessee | Robert Roney makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 07:19 | Tennessee | Robert Roney misses the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 07:19 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Thomas Burns | 55-62 |
| 07:08 | Auburn | Lon Googe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Todd Reilly (PG) Robert Roney | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lanier (PG) Michael Rush | |
| 06:47 | Tennessee | George Avalos misses short on a jumper from the right side | 55-62 |
| 06:46 | Tennessee | George Avalos tips it back up and in | 57-62 |
| 06:27 | Auburn | Leo Robins scores on a turnaround from the left block | 57-64 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee | Al Bell is called for the reach on Manuel Sumner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Al Bell, team foul #9 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG), Gary Defrancisco (PF) Todd Reilly, George Avalos | |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Powell (PG), Scott Ellis (SG), Peter Murphy (SF), Donald Coleman (PF) John Lanier, Lon Googe, Al Bell, Leo Robins | |
| 06:23 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner misses the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Leon Stephenson | 58-64 |
| 06:02 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy is fouled on the floor by Peter Murphy - foul #4 on Peter Murphy, team foul #10 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Roney (SG), William Gowin (C) Manuel Sumner, Leon Stephenson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Tillman (C) Thomas Burns | |
| 06:02 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 06:02 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 06:02 | Auburn | Scott Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 05:54 | Auburn | Donald Coleman loses the ball out of bounds | 59-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (SF) Robert McConaghy | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 05:49 | Tennessee | Walter Powell is called for the reach on Eric Nellis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Walter Powell, team foul #11 | 59-64 |
| 05:49 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 05:49 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 05:31 | Auburn | Donald Coleman misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-64 |
| 05:30 | Auburn | Walter Powell tips it but misses | 61-64 |
| 05:28 | Auburn | Donald Coleman grabs the offensive board | 61-64 |
| 05:13 | Auburn | Donald Coleman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee | Robert Roney pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| 04:43 | Tennessee | Robert Roney buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 04:41 | Auburn | Walter Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Todd Reilly (PG), Manuel Sumner (SG), Robert McConaghy (SF), George Avalos (PF), Leon Stephenson (C) Douglas Taylor, Robert Roney, Eric Nellis, Gary Defrancisco, William Gowin | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lanier (PG), Lon Googe (SG), Al Bell (SF), Patrick Randazzo (PF), Thomas Burns (C) Walter Powell, Scott Ellis, Peter Murphy, Donald Coleman, Gary Tillman | |
| 04:13 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Manuel Sumner | 67-64 |
| 04:01 | Auburn | Thomas Burns drills a fadeaway from the right block | 67-66 |
| 03:36 | Tennessee | John Lanier steps in front of the Manuel Sumner pass | 67-66 |
| 03:32 | Auburn | Al Bell lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Lanier | 67-68 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Todd Reilly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Manuel Sumner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Avalos (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Leon Stephenson (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lanier (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lon Googe (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Al Bell (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Randazzo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Burns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from George Avalos | 70-68 |
| 03:02 | Auburn | Al Bell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-68 |
| 03:01 | Tennessee | George Avalos snags the defensive board | 70-68 |
| 02:58 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Roney (SG), Eric Nellis (SF) Manuel Sumner, Robert McConaghy | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Rush (PG), Peter Murphy (SF), Leo Robins (PF), Gary Tillman (C) Lon Googe, Al Bell, Patrick Randazzo, Thomas Burns | |
| 02:44 | Tennessee | George Avalos misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 70-68 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson gets the offensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee | George Avalos misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Leo Robins - foul #2 on Leo Robins, team foul #12 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG) Todd Reilly | |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Ellis (SG), Al Bell (SF) John Lanier, Peter Murphy | |
| 02:20 | Tennessee | George Avalos makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee | George Avalos makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 02:17 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco (PF), William Gowin (C) George Avalos, Leon Stephenson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Lon Googe (SG), Thomas Burns (C) Scott Ellis, Gary Tillman | |
| 02:03 | Auburn | Leo Robins is denied on a layup by Gary Defrancisco | 72-68 |
| 02:02 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Leo Robins | 72-68 |
| 01:55 | Auburn | Leo Robins misses the lay-in | 72-68 |
| 01:53 | Auburn | Al Bell tips it but misses | 72-68 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco snags the defensive board | 72-68 |
| 01:25 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor is fouled on the floor by Lon Googe - foul #3 on Lon Googe, team foul #13 | 72-68 |
| 01:25 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 01:25 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:16 | Auburn | Lon Googe makes the jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Robert Roney - foul #3 on Robert Roney, team foul #7 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Todd Reilly (PG) Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:16 | Auburn | Lon Googe misses the free throw | 74-70 |
| 01:16 | Tennessee | William Gowin grabs the defensive rebound | 74-70 |
| 01:11 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis loses the ball out of bounds | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:52 | Auburn | Leo Robins hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right side | 74-70 |
| 00:50 | Auburn | Al Bell gets the offensive rebound | 74-70 |
| 00:44 | Auburn | Michael Rush scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Al Bell out of a doubleteam | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | William Gowin lays it in | 76-73 |
| 00:14 | Auburn | Al Bell buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lon Googe | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Lon Googe is called for the reach on Robert Roney in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lon Googe, team foul #14 | 76-75 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Robert Roney makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Robert Roney misses the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Thomas Burns gets the rebound | 77-75 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Thomas Burns is called for a charge - foul #5 on Thomas Burns, team foul #15 | 77-75 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Tillman (C) Thomas Burns | |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Robert Roney is hacked by Michael Rush in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Rush, team foul #16 | 77-75 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Robert Roney misses the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Robert Roney makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:05 | Auburn | Auburn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Lon Googe comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-75 |