| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James McGinness (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Al Peterson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Patrick Bucy (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Hakes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jamie Proctor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Zabik (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Depp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Patrick Bucy inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Alabama | William Smith scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 19:25 | Tennessee | William Zabik misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 30-27 |
| 19:23 | Alabama | Eric Hakes gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 19:04 | Alabama | Patrick Bucy knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 32-27 |
| 18:52 | Tennessee | Patrick Bucy picks off the pass by Daniel Depp out of a doubleteam | 32-27 |
| 18:48 | Alabama | Patrick Bucy loses the ball out of bounds | 32-27 |
| 18:24 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Patrick Bucy - foul #4 on Patrick Bucy, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rocky Lombardi (SF) Patrick Bucy | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:24 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:24 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:11 | Alabama | James McGinness connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Rocky Lombardi | 34-29 |
| 17:49 | Tennessee | Eric Hakes denies the turnaround by Bobby Brooks | 34-29 |
| 17:47 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris misses the tip | 34-29 |
| 17:45 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks gets the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 17:20 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris makes the floater from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 17:12 | Alabama | Daniel Depp swats the short shot by Eric Hakes | 34-31 |
| 17:10 | Alabama | Rocky Lombardi grabs the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 17:05 | Alabama | Bobby Brooks steals the ball from Rocky Lombardi | 34-31 |
| 16:48 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Howard Roberts (PG), Curtis Bracewell (PF), Homer Grant (C) James McGinness, William Smith, Eric Hakes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Grantham (PG), Kenneth Roberts (SF), James Frese (C) William Zabik, Daniel Depp, Bobby Brooks | |
| 16:48 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:48 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:48 | Alabama | Curtis Bracewell grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 16:27 | Alabama | Homer Grant is fouled on the floor by James Frese - foul #1 on James Frese, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Zabik (SG), Lawrence Green (PF) Jamie Proctor, Jeffery Harris | |
| 16:14 | Alabama | Rocky Lombardi misses badly on a floater from the left side | 34-31 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to James Frese | 34-31 |
| 15:54 | Tennessee | Richard Grantham is hacked by Homer Grant - foul #1 on Homer Grant, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes (PG), Kevin Begin (PF) Richard Grantham, William Zabik | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Howard Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Al Peterson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Rocky Lombardi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Curtis Bracewell (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Homer Grant (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Kurt Oakes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Green (fresh) SF - Kenneth Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Begin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Frese (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Tennessee | Al Peterson steals it from Kurt Oakes | 34-31 |
| 15:20 | Alabama | Howard Roberts blows the layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Roberts - foul #1 on Kenneth Roberts, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | James McGinness (SG), William Smith (PF), Eric Hakes (C) Al Peterson, Curtis Bracewell, Homer Grant | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Depp (SF), Bobby Brooks (C) Lawrence Green, James Frese | |
| 15:20 | Alabama | Howard Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 15:20 | Alabama | Howard Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 15:06 | Tennessee | Kenneth Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor (SG) Kenneth Roberts | |
| 14:44 | Alabama | Eric Hakes banks in the layup set up by Howard Roberts and he's hacked by Bobby Brooks - foul #2 on Bobby Brooks, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Al Peterson (SF) Rocky Lombardi | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:44 | Alabama | Eric Hakes makes the free throw | 39-31 |
| 14:28 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks misses long on a jumper from the right block | 39-31 |
| 14:26 | Alabama | William Smith grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 14:08 | Alabama | Eric Hakes lays it up and in set up by Al Peterson | 41-31 |
| 13:48 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kurt Oakes | 41-34 |
| 13:33 | Alabama | Al Peterson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-34 |
| 13:32 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 13:27 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Eric Hakes - foul #2 on Eric Hakes, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rocky Lombardi (SF), Curtis Bracewell (PF), Homer Grant (C) Howard Roberts, William Smith, Eric Hakes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Zabik (SG) Jamie Proctor | |
| 13:27 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 13:27 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 13:13 | Alabama | Al Peterson is hacked by William Zabik - foul #2 on William Zabik, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | Patrick Bucy (SF) Al Peterson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:08 | Alabama | James McGinness is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James McGinness, team foul #5 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris (PF) Kevin Begin | |
| 12:51 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Daniel Depp | 41-39 |
| 12:39 | Alabama | Homer Grant blows the layup | 41-39 |
| 12:38 | Alabama | Curtis Bracewell misses the tip | 41-39 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 12:17 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris connects on the turnaround from the right block | 41-41 |
| 11:55 | Alabama | James McGinness scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Rocky Lombardi | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James McGinness (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Rocky Lombardi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Bucy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Curtis Bracewell (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Homer Grant (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Kurt Oakes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Zabik (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Depp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Brooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Tennessee | William Zabik hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 11:48 | Alabama | Patrick Bucy gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 11:38 | Alabama | Bobby Brooks is called for the reach on Patrick Bucy - foul #3 on Bobby Brooks, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Howard Roberts (PG), William Smith (PF), Eric Hakes (C) James McGinness, Curtis Bracewell, Homer Grant | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Grantham (PG), Jamie Proctor (SG), Kenneth Roberts (SF), Kevin Begin (PF) Kurt Oakes, William Zabik, Daniel Depp, Bobby Brooks | |
| 11:22 | Alabama | Kevin Begin swats the shot by Rocky Lombardi | 44-41 |
| 11:20 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Roberts | 44-41 |
| 11:04 | Alabama | Kevin Begin blocks the short jumper by Howard Roberts | 44-41 |
| 11:02 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 10:43 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris steps out of bounds on the sideline | 44-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Al Peterson (SG) Rocky Lombardi | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:27 | Alabama | Eric Hakes connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Howard Roberts | 46-41 |
| 10:12 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin is hacked by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #6 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Zabik (SG) Richard Grantham | |
| 09:59 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris blows the layup | 46-41 |
| 09:57 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 09:38 | Tennessee | Kenneth Roberts is whistled for a carry | 46-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rocky Lombardi (SF) Patrick Bucy | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes (PG), Daniel Depp (SF), Bobby Brooks (C) Jamie Proctor, Kenneth Roberts, Jeffery Harris | |
| 09:28 | Alabama | Howard Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-41 |
| 09:14 | Tennessee | William Zabik drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bobby Brooks | 46-43 |
| 09:05 | Alabama | Howard Roberts hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Kurt Oakes - foul #4 on Kurt Oakes, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Homer Grant (C) Eric Hakes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor (PG), Kenneth Roberts (PF) Kurt Oakes, Kevin Begin | |
| 09:05 | Alabama | Howard Roberts misses the free throw | 48-43 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 08:48 | Tennessee | William Smith swats the shot by Daniel Depp | 48-43 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee | Kenneth Roberts snags the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks banks in the layup | 48-45 |
| 08:16 | Alabama | Howard Roberts makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Al Peterson | 50-45 |
| 08:11 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Bobby Brooks | 50-48 |
| 07:55 | Alabama | Rocky Lombardi is hacked by William Zabik - foul #3 on William Zabik, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | James McGinness (PG), Patrick Bucy (SF), Curtis Bracewell (PF), Eric Hakes (C) Howard Roberts, Al Peterson, William Smith, Homer Grant | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes (PG), Kevin Begin (PF) William Zabik, Kenneth Roberts | |
| 07:55 | Alabama | Rocky Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 07:55 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin grabs the board | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James McGinness (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Rocky Lombardi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Bucy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Curtis Bracewell (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Hakes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Kurt Oakes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jamie Proctor (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Daniel Depp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Begin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Bobby Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin is whistled for a carry | 50-48 |
| 07:19 | Alabama | James McGinness can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 50-48 |
| 07:17 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 06:58 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kurt Oakes | 50-51 |
| 06:47 | Alabama | James McGinness scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 06:30 | Tennessee | Curtis Bracewell doubles Kevin Begin and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Curtis Bracewell, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Howard Roberts (PG), Homer Grant (C) Rocky Lombardi, Eric Hakes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lawrence Green (SG), Kenneth Roberts (SF), Jeffery Harris (C) Jamie Proctor, Daniel Depp, Bobby Brooks | |
| 06:30 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 06:30 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 06:30 | Alabama | Patrick Bucy pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:17 | Alabama | Homer Grant drills a floater from the right block set up by Howard Roberts | 55-52 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee | Patrick Bucy is called for the reach on Kenneth Roberts - foul #5 on Patrick Bucy, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Al Peterson (SF), William Smith (PF) Patrick Bucy, Curtis Bracewell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Zabik (SG), James Frese (C) Lawrence Green, Kevin Begin | |
| 06:06 | Tennessee | Kenneth Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 06:06 | Alabama | Homer Grant gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 05:52 | Alabama | William Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-52 |
| 05:51 | Alabama | William Smith grabs the offensive board | 55-52 |
| 05:36 | Alabama | Al Peterson comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeffery Harris - foul #2 on Jeffery Harris, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| 05:36 | Alabama | Al Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 05:36 | Alabama | Al Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 05:14 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 05:12 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Homer Grant | 57-52 |
| 04:44 | Alabama | Homer Grant loses the dribble to Kenneth Roberts | 57-52 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee | William Zabik drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Frese | 57-55 |
| 04:29 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rocky Lombardi (SF), Eric Hakes (C) Howard Roberts, Homer Grant | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Depp (SF), Kevin Begin (PF), Bobby Brooks (C) Kenneth Roberts, Jeffery Harris, James Frese | |
| 04:21 | Alabama | Al Peterson makes the shot from the left block set up by Eric Hakes | 59-55 |
| 04:04 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes is called for a charge - foul #5 on Kurt Oakes, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor (PG) Kurt Oakes | |
| 03:40 | Alabama | Jamie Proctor takes the ball from Al Peterson | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James McGinness (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SG - Al Peterson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rocky Lombardi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Eric Hakes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jamie Proctor (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Zabik (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Depp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Begin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Bobby Brooks (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Tennessee | Eric Hakes is called for the reach on William Zabik - foul #3 on Eric Hakes, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | Howard Roberts (PG) James McGinness | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 03:20 | Tennessee | William Zabik makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 03:20 | Tennessee | William Zabik misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 03:20 | Alabama | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 03:09 | Alabama | Eric Hakes loses the ball out of bounds | 59-56 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Roberts (SG) William Zabik | |
| 02:51 | Tennessee | Kenneth Roberts misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Al Peterson - foul #2 on Al Peterson, team foul #10 | 59-56 |
| 02:51 | Tennessee | Kenneth Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 02:51 | Tennessee | Kenneth Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 02:51 | Alabama | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 02:51 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| 02:26 | Alabama | Howard Roberts misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-56 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kevin Begin | 59-56 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | Alabama | James McGinness (PG) Howard Roberts | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Zabik (SG) Kenneth Roberts | |
| 02:03 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin is fouled on the floor by Eric Hakes - foul #4 on Eric Hakes, team foul #11 | 59-56 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 01:48 | Alabama | Eric Hakes comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Bobby Brooks - foul #4 on Bobby Brooks, team foul #10 | 59-58 |
| 01:48 | Alabama | Eric Hakes makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:48 | Alabama | Eric Hakes misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:48 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 60-58 |
| 01:36 | Alabama | The rebound goes to William Smith | 60-58 |
| 01:20 | Alabama | Eric Hakes lays it up and in on a nice dish by James McGinness | 62-58 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the baseline | 62-58 |
| 00:51 | Alabama | Eric Hakes gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Alabama | William Smith scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Rocky Lombardi | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-58 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks snags the offensive board | 64-58 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor travels with the ball | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Alabama | Rocky Lombardi is hacked by Jamie Proctor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jamie Proctor, team foul #11 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Alabama | Homer Grant (C) Eric Hakes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:16 | Alabama | Rocky Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:16 | Alabama | Rocky Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-58 |
| 00:07 | Alabama | Al Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 00:07 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | James McGinness runs out the clock | 65-58 |