| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Francis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Curry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Broussard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hersom (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Johns (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 4 pts. C - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Edward Johns inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith is fouled on the floor by Gary Francis - foul #2 on Gary Francis, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 19:32 | Tennessee | Timothy Curry steps in front of the Cheng-Gong Xayasith pass | 32-37 |
| 19:29 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson lays it in set up by Timothy Curry | 34-37 |
| 19:19 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses short on a shot in the lane | 34-37 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee | Edward Johns gets the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 19:06 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the contested 3 from the left corner set up by Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 34-40 |
| 18:41 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 34-40 |
| 18:39 | Tennessee | Harold Payne grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee | Edward Johns shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 34-40 |
| 18:08 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 17:52 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 17:51 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard can't tip it in | 34-40 |
| 17:50 | Tennessee | Edward Johns grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 17:25 | Tennessee | Timothy Curry is called for the reach on Cheng-Gong Xayasith - foul #2 on Timothy Curry, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| 17:10 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 34-42 |
| 16:46 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Gary Francis | 36-42 |
| 16:32 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo lays it up and in | 36-44 |
| 16:04 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-44 |
| 16:03 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry grabs the offensive board | 36-44 |
| 15:50 | Vanderbilt | Laurence Mozingo takes the ball from Timothy Curry | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Francis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Curry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Broussard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hersom (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Tennessee | A charge is called on Laurence Mozingo - foul #2 on Laurence Mozingo, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin (SF) Timothy Curry | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Sanders (PG), Fred Hatfield (SG) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Harold Payne | |
| 15:06 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom's fadeaway is rejected by Laurence Mozingo | 36-44 |
| 15:05 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 14:45 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield is alone and drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Edward Sanders | 36-46 |
| 14:22 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin misses the easy layup | 36-46 |
| 14:20 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| 14:06 | Tennessee | Edward Johns works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Edward Sanders | 36-48 |
| 13:37 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 36-48 |
| 13:36 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 13:23 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-48 |
| 13:21 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin hits the follow up shot | 38-48 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Edward Johns misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jerry Holguin - foul #2 on Jerry Holguin, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry (SF) Jerry Holguin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Harold Payne (SG) Edward Sanders, Fred Hatfield | |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 12:47 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom drills a jump hook near the basket set up by James Jackson | 40-50 |
| 12:31 | Tennessee | John Broussard denies the turnaround by Laurence Mozingo | 40-50 |
| 12:29 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom grabs the defensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 12:03 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Gary Francis | 42-50 |
| 11:53 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo throws it down set up by Edward Johns | 42-52 |
| 11:47 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on John Hersom, team foul #4 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin (SF), Richard Thornton (PF), Joseph Poindexter (C) Gary Francis, John Broussard, John Hersom | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Goss (PF), Stephen Jones (C) Randall Mosquera, Laurence Mozingo | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Curry (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Holguin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Poindexter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Goss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Tennessee | Robert Goss hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edward Johns | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 11:20 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Robert Goss - foul #2 on Robert Goss, team foul #2 | 44-54 |
| 11:20 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton makes the free throw | 45-54 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee | Edward Johns evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left side | 45-54 |
| 10:58 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Jerry Holguin | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 10:35 | Vanderbilt | Robert Goss steps in front of the Jerry Holguin pass | 45-54 |
| 10:31 | Tennessee | Edward Johns works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 45-56 |
| 10:29 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Cheng-Gong Xayasith - foul #1 on Cheng-Gong Xayasith, team foul #3 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis (SG), John Hersom (C) Jerry Holguin, Joseph Poindexter | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield (SF), Randall Mosquera (PF) Edward Johns, Stephen Jones | |
| 10:01 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Gary Francis and he's hacked by Randall Mosquera - foul #3 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #4 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo (C) Robert Goss | |
| 10:01 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom makes the free throw | 48-56 |
| 09:41 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 09:39 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo lays it in on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Xayasith and he's hacked by John Hersom - foul #4 on John Hersom, team foul #5 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson (PG), Jerry Holguin (SF), John Broussard (PF) James Jackson, Timothy Curry, John Hersom | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Sanders (PG), Edward Johns (SF) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Harold Payne | |
| 09:26 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the free throw | 48-59 |
| 08:58 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 48-59 |
| 08:56 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield grabs the board | 48-59 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee | Edward Johns splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 08:16 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-62 |
| 08:15 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo grabs the board | 48-62 |
| 08:05 | Tennessee | John Broussard takes the ball from Laurence Mozingo | 48-62 |
| 07:54 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-62 |
| 07:53 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 07:34 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 48-62 |
| 07:32 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin hits the follow up shot | 50-62 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Gerald Johnson (fresh) SG - Gary Francis (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jerry Holguin (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Broussard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Thornton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fred Hatfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. PF - Randall Mosquera (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Laurence Mozingo (tiring) 17 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses short on an open jumper from the left block | 50-62 |
| 07:11 | Tennessee | Edward Johns tips it back up and in | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 07:00 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jerry Holguin and he's fouled by Randall Mosquera - foul #4 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #5 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Jackson (PG), Timothy Curry (SG), John Hersom (C) Gerald Johnson, Gary Francis, Richard Thornton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Harold Payne (SG), Stephen Jones (SF), Robert Goss (PF), David Morgan (C) Edward Sanders, Fred Hatfield, Edward Johns, Randall Mosquera, Laurence Mozingo | |
| 07:00 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses the free throw | 52-64 |
| 07:00 | Tennessee | Robert Goss pulls down the rebound | 52-64 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee | A charge is called on Robert Goss - foul #3 on Robert Goss, team foul #6 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ratko Fijalkowski (SF), Richard Thornton (PF) Jerry Holguin, John Broussard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 06:30 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson is hacked by Robert Goss - foul #4 on Robert Goss, team foul #7 | 52-64 |
| 06:30 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 06:30 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 06:15 | Tennessee | Harold Payne buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Morgan | 54-66 |
| 05:50 | Vanderbilt | Harold Payne picks off the pass by John Hersom | 54-66 |
| 05:35 | Tennessee | Robert Goss lays it in on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Xayasith and he's hacked by James Jackson - foul #2 on James Jackson, team foul #6 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin (SF) Ratko Fijalkowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Johns (SF) David Morgan | |
| 05:35 | Tennessee | Robert Goss misses the free throw | 54-68 |
| 05:35 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to John Hersom | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:26 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 54-68 |
| 05:24 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin can't tip it in | 54-68 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones grabs the board | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 04:54 | Tennessee | Edward Johns's floater is tipped away by John Hersom | 54-68 |
| 04:52 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin grabs the defensive rebound | 54-68 |
| 04:32 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Goss - foul #5 on Robert Goss, team foul #8 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis (SG) Jerry Holguin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (PF), Laurence Mozingo (C) Robert Goss, Stephen Jones | |
| 04:32 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton misses the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 04:32 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo clanks a floater from the right wing | 55-68 |
| 04:14 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo gets the offensive rebound | 55-68 |
| 03:53 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Xayasith and he's hacked by Richard Thornton - foul #1 on Richard Thornton, team foul #7 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Broussard (PF) Richard Thornton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 03:53 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the free throw | 55-70 |
| 03:53 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to John Hersom | 55-70 |
| 03:37 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry clanks a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Randall Mosquera - foul #5 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #9 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield (SG), Stephen Jones (PF) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Randall Mosquera | |
| 03:37 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry misses the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 03:37 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry misses the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| 03:37 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Stephen Jones | 55-70 |
| 03:11 | Tennessee | Edward Johns misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on John Hersom - foul #5 on John Hersom, team foul #8 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin (SF), Joseph Poindexter (C) Timothy Curry, John Hersom | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Sanders (PG), David Morgan (C) Harold Payne, Laurence Mozingo | |
| 03:11 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 03:11 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 55-72 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Francis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jerry Holguin (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - John Broussard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Poindexter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fred Hatfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Morgan (fresh) | |
| 02:55 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Poindexter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-72 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones gets the rebound | 55-72 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:25 | Tennessee | David Morgan hits a jumper in the paint set up by Fred Hatfield | 55-74 |
| 02:11 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Broussard | 58-74 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Gary Francis - foul #3 on Gary Francis, team foul #9 | 58-74 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry (SF), Richard Thornton (C) Jerry Holguin, Joseph Poindexter | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (SG) Edward Johns | |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones makes the 1st free throw | 58-75 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 58-76 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:32 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-76 |
| 01:16 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 58-76 |
| 01:14 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis snags the defensive board | 58-76 |
| 01:10 | Vanderbilt | Robert Dixon steps in front of the Gary Francis pass | 58-76 |
| 01:07 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield blows the layup | 58-76 |
| 01:06 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard pulls down the rebound | 58-76 |
| 00:52 | Vanderbilt | Stephen Jones is called for the reach on Timothy Curry - foul #1 on Stephen Jones, team foul #10 | 58-76 |
| 00:52 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry makes the 1st free throw | 59-76 |
| 00:52 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 60-76 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Robert Dixon loses the dribble to Gary Francis | 60-76 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard makes the turnaround from the baseline | 62-76 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders runs out the clock | 62-76 |