| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Todd Reilly (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Defrancisco (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Vidal (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matthew Guy (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Doyal (fresh) PF - Michael Cain (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dennis Ryan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Thomas Doyal inbounds the ball | 31-17 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Alabama | Kenneth Walker blocks the short jumper by Matthew Guy | 31-17 |
| 19:30 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco pulls down the rebound | 31-17 |
| 19:13 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor comes up short on the shot from the right side | 31-17 |
| 19:12 | Alabama | Michael Cain grabs the defensive rebound | 31-17 |
| 18:56 | Alabama | Michael Cain hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Robert McConaghy - foul #1 on Robert McConaghy, team foul #1 | 31-17 |
| 18:56 | Alabama | Michael Cain makes the 1st free throw | 31-18 |
| 18:56 | Alabama | Michael Cain makes the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| 18:35 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Vidal - foul #2 on Michael Vidal, team foul #1 | 31-19 |
| 18:35 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco makes the 1st free throw | 32-19 |
| 18:35 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco misses the 2nd free throw | 32-19 |
| 18:35 | Alabama | Michael Cain grabs the defensive rebound | 32-19 |
| 18:14 | Alabama | Michael Cain banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Vidal and he's fouled by Gary Defrancisco - foul #1 on Gary Defrancisco, team foul #2 | 32-21 |
| 18:14 | Alabama | Michael Cain makes the free throw | 32-22 |
| 18:00 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-22 |
| 17:58 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-22 |
| 17:48 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Gary Defrancisco | 35-22 |
| 17:24 | Alabama | Matthew Guy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Todd Reilly - foul #3 on Todd Reilly, team foul #3 | 35-22 |
| 17:24 | Alabama | Matthew Guy makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 17:24 | Alabama | Matthew Guy makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 17:08 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 35-24 |
| 17:06 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor tips it in | 37-24 |
| 16:45 | Alabama | Michael Cain lays it in on a nice dish by Matthew Guy | 37-26 |
| 16:29 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Walker | 40-26 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:21 | Alabama | Matthew Guy buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Cain | 40-28 |
| 16:08 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Robert McConaghy, team foul #4 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (PG), Manuel Sumner (SG), Benjamin Seymore (SF), William Gowin (PF) Douglas Taylor, Todd Reilly, Robert McConaghy, Gary Defrancisco | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Baker (SG), James Lynn (SF), Lance Sparks (PF), Micheal Horne (C) Matthew Guy, Thomas Doyal, Michael Cain, Dennis Ryan | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:39 | Alabama | Lance Sparks misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Gowin - foul #1 on William Gowin, team foul #5 | 40-28 |
| 15:39 | Alabama | Lance Sparks misses the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 15:39 | Alabama | Lance Sparks misses the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 15:39 | Tennessee | William Gowin gets the rebound | 40-28 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Eric Nellis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Manuel Sumner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Seymore (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Gowin (fresh) C - Kenneth Walker (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Vidal (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Lynn (fresh) PF - Lance Sparks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Micheal Horne (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis double dribbles | 40-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy (SF) Benjamin Seymore | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 14:50 | Alabama | James Lynn connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Michael Vidal | 40-30 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Vidal - foul #3 on Michael Vidal, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Todd Reilly (SG), Gary Defrancisco (PF) Manuel Sumner, William Gowin | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Guy (PG), Thomas Doyal (SF), Michael Cain (PF) Michael Vidal, James Lynn, Lance Sparks | |
| 14:35 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis misses the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 14:09 | Alabama | Michael Cain buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Baker | 41-32 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Nellis, team foul #6 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG) Eric Nellis | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dennis Ryan (C) Micheal Horne | |
| 13:47 | Alabama | Michael Cain is fouled on the floor by Gary Defrancisco - foul #2 on Gary Defrancisco, team foul #7 | 41-32 |
| 13:47 | Alabama | Michael Cain makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 13:47 | Alabama | Michael Cain makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 13:21 | Tennessee | Matthew Guy is called for the reach on Douglas Taylor - foul #2 on Matthew Guy, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore (SF) Robert McConaghy | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Lynn (PG) Robert Baker | |
| 13:05 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker is called for traveling | 41-34 |
| 12:42 | Alabama | Matthew Guy splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-34 |
| 12:40 | Alabama | James Lynn pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 12:14 | Alabama | Dennis Ryan travels with the ball | 41-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy (SF) Benjamin Seymore | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Vidal (PG) James Lynn | |
| 11:59 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker knocks in the runner near the basket | 43-34 |
| 11:42 | Alabama | Thomas Doyal is hacked by Todd Reilly - foul #4 on Todd Reilly, team foul #8 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Gowin (PF), Leon Stephenson (C) Gary Defrancisco, Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lance Sparks (PF), Micheal Horne (C) Michael Cain, Dennis Ryan | |
| 11:42 | Alabama | Thomas Doyal makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 11:42 | Alabama | Thomas Doyal makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Todd Reilly (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Gowin (fresh) C - Leon Stephenson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Vidal (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Guy (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Doyal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lance Sparks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Micheal Horne (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Tennessee | Thomas Doyal is called for the reach on William Gowin - foul #3 on Thomas Doyal, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (PG) Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Lynn (SF) Thomas Doyal | |
| 11:05 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 45-36 |
| 10:41 | Alabama | Matthew Guy is hacked by Todd Reilly - foul #5 on Todd Reilly, team foul #9 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner (SG), Kenneth Walker (C) Todd Reilly, Leon Stephenson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Cain (PF) Lance Sparks | |
| 10:41 | Alabama | Matthew Guy makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 10:41 | Alabama | Matthew Guy misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 10:41 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 10:22 | Alabama | The rebound goes to James Lynn | 45-37 |
| 09:55 | Alabama | Michael Cain misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 09:53 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 09:40 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Nellis | 48-37 |
| 09:14 | Alabama | James Lynn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-37 |
| 09:12 | Alabama | Michael Cain hits the follow up shot | 48-39 |
| 08:52 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 08:51 | Alabama | Matthew Guy snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 08:23 | Alabama | Michael Vidal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG), Benjamin Seymore (SF), Gary Defrancisco (PF), Leon Stephenson (C) Eric Nellis, Robert McConaghy, William Gowin, Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Baker (SG), Thomas Doyal (SF), Lance Sparks (PF), Dennis Ryan (C) Michael Vidal, Matthew Guy, Michael Cain, Micheal Horne | |
| 08:07 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-39 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:53 | Alabama | James Lynn knocks in the driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Manuel Sumner - foul #1 on Manuel Sumner, team foul #10 | 51-41 |
| 07:53 | Alabama | James Lynn makes the free throw | 51-42 |
| 07:33 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner is fouled on the floor by Thomas Doyal - foul #4 on Thomas Doyal, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Manuel Sumner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Seymore (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Defrancisco (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Leon Stephenson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Lynn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Doyal (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Lance Sparks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Ryan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner loses the dribble to James Lynn | 51-42 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:01 | Alabama | Lance Sparks is whistled for traveling | 51-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy (SF), Kenneth Walker (C) Benjamin Seymore, Leon Stephenson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Vidal (PG), Michael Cain (PF) James Lynn, Lance Sparks | |
| 06:34 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 06:33 | Alabama | Dennis Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 06:17 | Alabama | Thomas Doyal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Roney (SG) Manuel Sumner | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Guy (PG) Michael Vidal | |
| 06:00 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 05:59 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Michael Cain | 51-42 |
| 05:52 | Alabama | Michael Cain can't connect on a shot from the left block | 51-42 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee | Robert Roney grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dennis Ryan - foul #1 on Dennis Ryan, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner (SG) Robert Roney | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Lynn (PG), Micheal Horne (C) Robert Baker, Dennis Ryan | |
| 05:28 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco misses the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:04 | Alabama | Michael Cain blows the dunk | 52-42 |
| 05:03 | Alabama | James Lynn can't tip it in | 52-42 |
| 05:01 | Alabama | Thomas Doyal tips it in | 52-44 |
| 04:32 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-44 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker hits the follow up shot | 54-44 |
| 04:21 | Alabama | Michael Cain hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kenneth Walker | 54-44 |
| 04:11 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco knocks in the jumper near the basket | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:02 | Alabama | Michael Cain misses short on a jumper from close range | 56-44 |
| 04:00 | Alabama | James Lynn grabs the offensive rebound | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:55 | Alabama | James Lynn misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Douglas Taylor - foul #2 on Douglas Taylor, team foul #11 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (PG), Benjamin Seymore (SF), William Gowin (PF), Leon Stephenson (C) Douglas Taylor, Robert McConaghy, Gary Defrancisco, Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Vidal (PG), Robert Baker (SG), Lance Sparks (PF), Dennis Ryan (C) Matthew Guy, Thomas Doyal, Michael Cain, Micheal Horne | |
| 03:55 | Alabama | James Lynn makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 03:55 | Alabama | James Lynn makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 03:34 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-46 |
| 03:32 | Alabama | Michael Vidal is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Nellis - foul #2 on Eric Nellis, team foul #12 | 59-46 |
| 03:32 | Alabama | Michael Vidal misses the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 03:32 | Alabama | Michael Vidal makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Eric Nellis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Sumner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Seymore (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Gowin (fresh) C - Leon Stephenson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Vidal (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Lynn (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lance Sparks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Ryan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore is hacked by Dennis Ryan - foul #2 on Dennis Ryan, team foul #7 | 59-47 |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 02:55 | Alabama | James Lynn's layup is rejected by Leon Stephenson | 61-47 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson pulls down the rebound | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | William Gowin is fouled on the floor by Lance Sparks - foul #2 on Lance Sparks, team foul #8 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Roney (SG), Robert McConaghy (SF), Kenneth Walker (C) Manuel Sumner, Benjamin Seymore, Leon Stephenson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Adam Majkowski (PF), Micheal Horne (C) Michael Vidal, Dennis Ryan | |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | William Gowin makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | William Gowin misses the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 02:32 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:11 | Alabama | James Lynn misses the fadeaway in the lane | 62-47 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-47 |
| 01:48 | Alabama | Micheal Horne snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 01:28 | Alabama | Lance Sparks's pass is intercepted by Robert McConaghy | 62-47 |
| 01:23 | Tennessee | Robert Baker picks off the pass by Robert Roney | 62-47 |
| 01:11 | Alabama | Robert Roney is called for the reach on Adam Majkowski - foul #1 on Robert Roney, team foul #13 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG), Manuel Sumner (SG), Gary Defrancisco (PF) Eric Nellis, Robert Roney, William Gowin | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 01:11 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 01:11 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner is hacked by Robert Baker - foul #1 on Robert Baker, team foul #9 | 62-49 |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:42 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 64-49 |
| 00:40 | Alabama | Micheal Horne grabs the offensive rebound | 64-49 |
| 00:37 | Alabama | James Lynn hits the finger roll | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 64-51 |
| 00:13 | Alabama | The rebound goes to James Lynn | 64-51 |
| 00:05 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Baker | 64-53 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor runs out the clock | 64-53 |