| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Hill (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Philip Nevius (fresh) PF - Ian Grogan (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Graves (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Daniel Stoddard (fresh) SG - Theodore Shaffer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Trudell (fresh) PF - Lionel Meyers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ellis Benoit (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Trudell inbounds the ball | 34-22 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:37 | Vanderbilt | Theodore Shaffer travels with the ball | 34-22 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-22 |
| 19:20 | Tennessee | Ian Grogan tips it but misses | 34-22 |
| 19:19 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius gets the offensive rebound | 34-22 |
| 18:59 | Tennessee | Theodore Shaffer picks off the pass by Aaron Hill | 34-22 |
| 18:56 | Vanderbilt | Theodore Shaffer hits the finger roll | 34-24 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee | Ian Grogan loses the dribble to Lionel Meyers | 34-24 |
| 18:13 | Vanderbilt | Lionel Meyers drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Daniel Stoddard | 34-26 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee | Ian Grogan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-26 |
| 17:26 | Vanderbilt | Ian Grogan steals the ball from Ellis Benoit | 34-26 |
| 17:07 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-26 |
| 16:38 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Stoddard is hacked by Philip Nevius - foul #1 on Philip Nevius, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Brooks (PG), Scott Dixon (C) Thomas Johnson, David Graves | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | George Barden (C) Ellis Benoit | |
| 16:17 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Trudell comes up short on the floater from the left side | 34-26 |
| 16:15 | Vanderbilt | Theodore Shaffer tips it home | 34-28 |
| 15:51 | Tennessee | Mark Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frederick Anthony (SF), David Graves (C) Philip Nevius, Ian Grogan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Douglas Clement (PG), Kevin Johnson (PF) Daniel Stoddard, Lionel Meyers | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Brooks (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Aaron Hill (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Frederick Anthony (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Scott Dixon (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Graves (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Douglas Clement (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Theodore Shaffer (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thomas Trudell (fresh) PF - Kevin Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Barden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Clement clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-28 |
| 15:23 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Trudell | 34-28 |
| 15:09 | Vanderbilt | Mark Brooks takes the ball from Douglas Clement | 34-28 |
| 15:06 | Tennessee | Mark Brooks banks in the layup | 36-28 |
| 14:39 | Vanderbilt | George Barden is hacked by David Graves - foul #3 on David Graves, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson (PG), Philip Nevius (SF) Aaron Hill, Frederick Anthony | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Daniel Stoddard (PG), Billy Wright (SG), Timothy Gardea (SF), Lionel Meyers (PF), Ellis Benoit (C) Douglas Clement, Theodore Shaffer, Thomas Trudell, Kevin Johnson, George Barden | |
| 14:13 | Vanderbilt | Lionel Meyers misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 36-28 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | Scott Dixon gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 13:59 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson travels with the ball | 36-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ian Grogan (PF) David Graves | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Theodore Shaffer (SG) Billy Wright | |
| 13:30 | Vanderbilt | Theodore Shaffer misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-28 |
| 13:28 | Tennessee | Scott Dixon gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee | Mark Brooks makes the shot from the baseline and the foul's on Theodore Shaffer - foul #3 on Theodore Shaffer, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Aaron Hill (SG) Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Trudell (SF) Timothy Gardea | |
| 13:04 | Tennessee | Mark Brooks misses the free throw | 38-28 |
| 13:04 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Benoit snags the defensive board | 38-28 |
| 12:36 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Benoit comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Mark Brooks - foul #1 on Mark Brooks, team foul #3 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson (PG), Frederick Anthony (SF), David Graves (C) Mark Brooks, Philip Nevius, Scott Dixon | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 12:36 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Benoit makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 12:36 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Benoit makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 12:14 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Stoddard - foul #2 on Daniel Stoddard, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| 12:14 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 12:14 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 12:02 | Vanderbilt | Theodore Shaffer is fouled on the floor by Aaron Hill - foul #1 on Aaron Hill, team foul #4 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Douglas Clement (PG) Daniel Stoddard | |
| 11:35 | Vanderbilt | Lionel Meyers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-30 |
| 11:33 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Hill (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Frederick Anthony (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ian Grogan (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Graves (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Douglas Clement (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Theodore Shaffer (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Trudell (fresh) PF - Lionel Meyers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ellis Benoit (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:05 | Tennessee | David Graves is hacked by Theodore Shaffer - foul #4 on Theodore Shaffer, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Nevius (SF), Scott Dixon (PF) Frederick Anthony, Ian Grogan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Daniel Stoddard (PG), Kevin Johnson (PF), George Barden (C) Douglas Clement, Lionel Meyers, Ellis Benoit | |
| 10:38 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-30 |
| 10:37 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to George Barden | 40-30 |
| 10:10 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Stoddard hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-33 |
| 09:44 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson misses long on a floater from the right side | 40-33 |
| 09:42 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Kevin Johnson | 40-33 |
| 09:35 | Vanderbilt | George Barden lays it in set up by Thomas Trudell | 40-35 |
| 09:18 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson loses the dribble to Daniel Stoddard | 40-35 |
| 09:14 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Stoddard lays it in | 40-37 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill's layup is rejected by George Barden | 40-37 |
| 08:47 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Trudell gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 08:25 | Vanderbilt | George Barden misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Graves - foul #4 on David Graves, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Brooks (PG), Frederick Anthony (SG), Ian Grogan (PF) Thomas Johnson, Aaron Hill, David Graves | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Douglas Clement (PG), Billy Wright (SG), Timothy Gardea (SF), Lionel Meyers (PF) Daniel Stoddard, Theodore Shaffer, Thomas Trudell, Kevin Johnson | |
| 08:25 | Vanderbilt | George Barden makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 08:25 | Vanderbilt | George Barden misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 08:25 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Gardea grabs the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 07:59 | Vanderbilt | Mark Brooks is called for the reach on Douglas Clement - foul #2 on Mark Brooks, team foul #6 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ellis Benoit (C) George Barden | |
| 07:44 | Vanderbilt | Ian Grogan picks off the pass by Lionel Meyers | 40-38 |
| 07:21 | Tennessee | Frederick Anthony can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 07:20 | Vanderbilt | Lionel Meyers snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frederick Anthony (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Philip Nevius (fairly fresh) PF - Ian Grogan (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Scott Dixon (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Douglas Clement (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Billy Wright (fresh) SF - Timothy Gardea (fresh) PF - Lionel Meyers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ellis Benoit (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:59 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Clement comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 06:57 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 06:44 | Tennessee | Douglas Clement is called for the reach on Mark Brooks - foul #1 on Douglas Clement, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson (PG), Aaron Hill (SG), David Graves (C) Mark Brooks, Philip Nevius, Scott Dixon | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Daniel Stoddard (PG), Theodore Shaffer (SG), Thomas Trudell (SF) Douglas Clement, Billy Wright, Timothy Gardea | |
| 06:15 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson misses the easy layup | 40-38 |
| 06:14 | Vanderbilt | Theodore Shaffer snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 06:08 | Vanderbilt | The short jumper by Lionel Meyers is denied by Frederick Anthony | 40-38 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Thomas Johnson | 40-38 |
| 05:44 | Tennessee | Frederick Anthony misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 05:42 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Stoddard grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 05:20 | Vanderbilt | Lionel Meyers knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Trudell | 40-40 |
| 05:05 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 04:45 | Vanderbilt | Lionel Meyers drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Stoddard | 42-42 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill connects on the driving attempt from close range | 44-42 |
| 03:52 | Vanderbilt | Theodore Shaffer buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Trudell | 44-45 |
| 03:23 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-45 |
| 03:21 | Tennessee | Ian Grogan gets the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 03:01 | Tennessee | Frederick Anthony misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee | David Graves snags the offensive board | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Hill (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Frederick Anthony (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ian Grogan (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 stl. C - David Graves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Daniel Stoddard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Theodore Shaffer (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Trudell (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Lionel Meyers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ellis Benoit (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:41 | Tennessee | Theodore Shaffer steals it from Frederick Anthony | 44-45 |
| 02:25 | Vanderbilt | Lionel Meyers's floater is knocked away by Frederick Anthony | 44-45 |
| 02:24 | Vanderbilt | Lionel Meyers hits the follow up shot | 44-47 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Aaron Hill | 46-47 |
| 01:37 | Vanderbilt | Theodore Shaffer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Graves - foul #5 on David Graves, team foul #7 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Nevius (SF), Scott Dixon (C) Frederick Anthony, David Graves | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 01:37 | Vanderbilt | Theodore Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 01:37 | Vanderbilt | Theodore Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 01:08 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee | Ian Grogan misses the tip | 46-49 |
| 01:05 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius can't tip it in | 46-49 |
| 01:04 | Vanderbilt | Lionel Meyers pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 00:37 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Johnson takes the ball from Lionel Meyers | 46-49 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson makes the 3 from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 00:08 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 49-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:03 | Vanderbilt | Lionel Meyers connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 49-51 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 49-51 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 49-51 |