| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Whaley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Willis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chester Jacobson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Tom Finkbeiner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Holman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Federico Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Zets (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Marvin Holman inbounds the ball | 39-35 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Tennessee | Marvin Holman misses long on a jumper from the right side | 39-35 |
| 19:43 | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 19:36 | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Brian Zets | 39-35 |
| 19:21 | Tennessee | Marvin Holman scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Harvey Hill | 39-37 |
| 18:56 | Vanderbilt | Michael Bailey misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Harvey Hill - foul #2 on Harvey Hill, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| 18:56 | Vanderbilt | Michael Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 18:56 | Vanderbilt | Michael Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 18:48 | Tennessee | Federico Greco lays it in and he's fouled by Chester Jacobson - foul #2 on Chester Jacobson, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| 18:48 | Tennessee | Federico Greco misses the free throw | 41-39 |
| 18:48 | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 18:30 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 18:04 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Michael Bailey | 43-39 |
| 17:54 | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-39 |
| 17:52 | Tennessee | Federico Greco gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 17:33 | Tennessee | Tom Finkbeiner drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 17:23 | Vanderbilt | Marvin Holman is called for the reach on Robert Willis - foul #2 on Marvin Holman, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler (SF), Kenneth Howell (PF), Armando Medina (C) Michael Bailey, Chester Jacobson, Robert Ellis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Carmelo Martinez (SG), Jefferey Hinkle (C) Harvey Hill, Brian Zets | |
| 17:12 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 17:10 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina grabs the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 16:57 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 16:55 | Vanderbilt | David Whaley tips it home | 45-41 |
| 16:39 | Tennessee | Federico Greco connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Carmelo Martinez | 45-43 |
| 16:21 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Bruce Wheeler | 48-43 |
| 16:12 | Tennessee | Tom Finkbeiner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Howell - foul #1 on Kenneth Howell, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes (PG), Michael Bailey (SG), Chester Jacobson (PF) David Whaley, Robert Willis, Bruce Wheeler | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:12 | Tennessee | Tom Finkbeiner makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 16:12 | Tennessee | Tom Finkbeiner makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 15:57 | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson is whistled for traveling | 48-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Bower (SF) Armando Medina | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harvey Hill (SG), Ernesto Juarez (C) Carmelo Martinez, Jefferey Hinkle | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jeff Holmes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Bower (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chester Jacobson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Howell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Tom Finkbeiner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Holman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Federico Greco (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ernesto Juarez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:36 | Tennessee | Marvin Holman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 15:34 | Tennessee | Federico Greco tips it home | 48-47 |
| 15:17 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Bailey | 51-47 |
| 15:05 | Tennessee | Marvin Holman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 15:03 | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 14:38 | Vanderbilt | Michael Bailey is hacked by Harvey Hill - foul #3 on Harvey Hill, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Whaley (PG), Robert Willis (SG), Robert Ellis (C) Jeff Holmes, Michael Bailey, Kenneth Howell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:22 | Vanderbilt | Robert Ellis loses the dribble to Harvey Hill | 51-47 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | William Bower is called for the reach on Harvey Hill - foul #4 on William Bower, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler (SF), Armando Medina (PF) William Bower, Chester Jacobson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Carmelo Martinez (SG) Harvey Hill | |
| 13:51 | Tennessee | Robert Ellis is called for the reach on Marvin Holman - foul #1 on Robert Ellis, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Bailey (SF) Bruce Wheeler | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:37 | Tennessee | Federico Greco banks in the layup on a great pass from Tom Finkbeiner | 51-49 |
| 13:23 | Vanderbilt | Michael Bailey is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Michael Bailey, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell (PF) Armando Medina | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Adams (SF), Jefferey Hinkle (PF) Marvin Holman, Federico Greco | |
| 13:05 | Tennessee | David Whaley is called for the reach on Tom Finkbeiner - foul #1 on David Whaley, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson (PF) Robert Ellis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:47 | Tennessee | Tom Finkbeiner can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 12:45 | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 12:30 | Vanderbilt | Ernesto Juarez denies the turnaround by Michael Bailey | 51-49 |
| 12:28 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 12:08 | Tennessee | Tom Finkbeiner loses the dribble to Chester Jacobson | 51-49 |
| 12:00 | Vanderbilt | Michael Bailey knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Willis | 54-49 |
| 11:40 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Michael Bailey - foul #3 on Michael Bailey, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes (SG), Bruce Wheeler (SF), Robert Ellis (C) Robert Willis, Michael Bailey, Kenneth Howell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Kershner (PG), Harvey Hill (SG), Marvin Holman (SF), Federico Greco (PF) Tom Finkbeiner, Carmelo Martinez, William Adams, Jefferey Hinkle | |
| 11:40 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 11:40 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 11:40 | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Whaley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeff Holmes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bruce Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chester Jacobson (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. C - Robert Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - William Kershner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Holman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Federico Greco (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ernesto Juarez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 11:27 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 11:09 | Tennessee | Marvin Holman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 11:07 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Jeff Holmes | 54-50 |
| 10:54 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler is whistled for traveling | 54-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina (PF) Chester Jacobson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tom Finkbeiner (PG) William Kershner | |
| 10:36 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernesto Juarez | 54-53 |
| 10:10 | Vanderbilt | David Whaley makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeff Holmes | 57-53 |
| 09:46 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez lays it up and in on a nice dish by Federico Greco | 57-55 |
| 09:25 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 09:14 | Tennessee | Marvin Holman hits a 3 from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 09:03 | Vanderbilt | David Whaley misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee | Marvin Holman grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 08:40 | Tennessee | Marvin Holman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 08:39 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez can't tip it in | 60-58 |
| 08:37 | Tennessee | Federico Greco pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 08:22 | Tennessee | Jeff Holmes is called for the reach on Tom Finkbeiner - foul #1 on Jeff Holmes, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry McBurrows (PG), Robert Willis (SG), Michael Bailey (SF), Chester Jacobson (PF), Kenneth Howell (C) David Whaley, Jeff Holmes, Bruce Wheeler, Armando Medina, Robert Ellis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Carmelo Martinez (SG), William Adams (SF), Jefferey Hinkle (PF) Harvey Hill, Marvin Holman, Federico Greco | |
| 08:22 | Tennessee | Tom Finkbeiner makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 08:22 | Tennessee | Tom Finkbeiner misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 08:22 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Chester Jacobson | 60-59 |
| 08:09 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 60-59 |
| 08:08 | Tennessee | William Adams gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 07:50 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Ernesto Juarez is denied by Kenneth Howell | 60-59 |
| 07:49 | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 07:28 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Larry McBurrows (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Willis (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Bailey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Chester Jacobson (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. C - Kenneth Howell (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Tom Finkbeiner (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carmelo Martinez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Adams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jefferey Hinkle (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernesto Juarez (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Kenneth Howell - foul #2 on Kenneth Howell, team foul #9 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Bower (SF) Larry McBurrows | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Kershner (PG), Marvin Holman (SF) Tom Finkbeiner, William Adams | |
| 07:16 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 07:16 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 07:03 | Vanderbilt | William Bower misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 07:02 | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson tips it home | 64-60 |
| 06:35 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez lays it in | 64-62 |
| 06:22 | Vanderbilt | William Bower is fouled on the floor by Marvin Holman - foul #3 on Marvin Holman, team foul #4 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Whaley (PG) Michael Bailey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harvey Hill (SG), Federico Greco (PF), Brian Zets (C) Carmelo Martinez, Jefferey Hinkle, Ernesto Juarez | |
| 06:10 | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from William Bower | 66-62 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee | William Kershner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-62 |
| 05:50 | Tennessee | Marvin Holman misses the tip | 66-62 |
| 05:48 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to David Whaley | 66-62 |
| 05:36 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis is whistled for traveling | 66-62 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina (PF), Paul Fritch (C) Chester Jacobson, Kenneth Howell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tom Finkbeiner (PG) William Kershner | |
| 05:23 | Tennessee | Marvin Holman connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Harvey Hill | 66-65 |
| 04:54 | Vanderbilt | Brian Zets is called for the reach on Robert Willis - foul #1 on Brian Zets, team foul #5 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Bailey (SG) Robert Willis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Adams (SF), Ernesto Juarez (C) Marvin Holman, Brian Zets | |
| 04:34 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina loses the ball out of bounds | 66-65 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson (PF), Kenneth Howell (C) Armando Medina, Paul Fritch | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Carmelo Martinez (SG) Harvey Hill | |
| 04:16 | Tennessee | Carmelo Martinez comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-65 |
| 04:15 | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 04:10 | Vanderbilt | David Whaley misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 66-65 |
| 04:08 | Tennessee | Carmelo Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 03:54 | Tennessee | Tom Finkbeiner hits a fadeaway from the right side | 66-67 |
| 03:35 | Vanderbilt | Michael Bailey misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-67 |
| 03:34 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell tips it back up and in | 68-67 |
| 03:21 | Tennessee | Carmelo Martinez misses the floater from the free throw line | 68-67 |
| 03:20 | Vanderbilt | William Bower snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Whaley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Bailey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Bower (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Chester Jacobson (fresh) 12 pts. 12 reb. 3 stl. C - Kenneth Howell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Tom Finkbeiner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carmelo Martinez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Adams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Federico Greco (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Ernesto Juarez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:01 | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson is hacked by Federico Greco - foul #1 on Federico Greco, team foul #6 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis (SG), Armando Medina (PF), Robert Ellis (C) William Bower, Chester Jacobson, Kenneth Howell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harvey Hill (SG), Marvin Holman (SF), Jefferey Hinkle (PF), Brian Zets (C) Carmelo Martinez, William Adams, Federico Greco, Ernesto Juarez | |
| 02:41 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis makes the floater from the free throw line set up by David Whaley | 70-67 |
| 02:41 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Bower (SF), Chester Jacobson (PF) Michael Bailey, Armando Medina | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Federico Greco (PF), Ernesto Juarez (C) Jefferey Hinkle, Brian Zets | |
| 02:20 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez drills a jump hook near the basket | 70-69 |
| 02:08 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis is fouled on the floor by Harvey Hill - foul #4 on Harvey Hill, team foul #7 | 70-69 |
| 02:08 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 02:08 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 02:08 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez grabs the defensive rebound | 71-69 |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Marvin Holman misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-69 |
| 01:49 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-69 |
| 01:36 | Tennessee | Marvin Holman misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-69 |
| 01:35 | Tennessee | Tom Finkbeiner snags the offensive board | 71-69 |
| 01:27 | Tennessee | Marvin Holman comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 71-69 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez hits the follow up shot | 71-71 |
| 00:58 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by David Whaley | 74-71 |
| 00:47 | Tennessee | Marvin Holman loses the dribble to Robert Willis | 74-71 |
| 00:44 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis misses the lay-in | 74-71 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | Federico Greco gets the rebound | 74-71 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez is hacked by Robert Ellis - foul #2 on Robert Ellis, team foul #10 | 74-71 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Vanderbilt | William Bower is fouled in the backcourt by Harvey Hill - foul #5 on Harvey Hill, team foul #8 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Carmelo Martinez (SG) Harvey Hill | |
| 00:21 | Vanderbilt | William Bower misses the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | Federico Greco snags the defensive board | 74-73 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Carmelo Martinez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 74-73 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | William Bower grabs the defensive rebound | 74-73 |