| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Raymond Setliff (fresh) SG - George Woods (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Jones (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joe Anderson (fresh) C - Milo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (fresh) 17 pts. SG - John Wiggins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Frye (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lucas Walls (fresh) 1 pts. C - Rodger Pak (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | William Frye inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 19:29 | Vanderbilt | Milo Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 19:17 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 27-30 |
| 19:01 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak blows the layup | 27-30 |
| 19:00 | Tennessee | William Frye hits the follow up shot | 27-32 |
| 18:38 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 18:37 | Vanderbilt | Milo Russo tips it back up and in | 29-32 |
| 18:18 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak is denied on a layup by Milo Russo | 29-32 |
| 18:17 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 17:54 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 17:44 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak is whistled for traveling | 32-32 |
| 17:28 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 17:26 | Tennessee | John Wiggins pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:04 | Tennessee | Milo Russo steals it from John Wiggins | 32-32 |
| 16:52 | Vanderbilt | Milo Russo hits a fadeaway from close range set up by George Woods | 34-32 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | William Frye knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brandon Henderson | 34-34 |
| 16:09 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| 16:08 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Brandon Henderson | 34-34 |
| 15:48 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak lays it up and in | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Raymond Setliff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Woods (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joe Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Milo Russo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Wiggins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Frye (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lucas Walls (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Rodger Pak (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 15:17 | Vanderbilt | Milo Russo pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 15:02 | Vanderbilt | Rodger Pak steps in front of the George Woods pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 34-36 |
| 14:39 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls can't finish the layup | 34-36 |
| 14:37 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Lucas Walls | 34-36 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson is hacked by Raymond Setliff - foul #3 on Raymond Setliff, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Eric Carlisle (PG), Everette Smith (SG), Wayne McNeal (SF), Marijan Solinski (PF), Jerry Bowerman (C) Raymond Setliff, George Woods, Arthur Jones, Joe Anderson, Milo Russo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo (SG) John Wiggins | |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | William Frye misses the 3 from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 14:09 | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo tips it but misses | 34-36 |
| 14:07 | Vanderbilt | Wayne McNeal pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 14:00 | Vanderbilt | Rodger Pak takes the ball from Marijan Solinski | 34-36 |
| 13:31 | Tennessee | William Frye misses the lay-in | 34-36 |
| 13:30 | Tennessee | William Frye pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 13:12 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson is fouled on the floor by Eric Carlisle - foul #1 on Eric Carlisle, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| 12:47 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson is fouled on the floor by Wayne McNeal - foul #3 on Wayne McNeal, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff (PG) Eric Carlisle | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:31 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak is fouled on the floor by Jerry Bowerman - foul #1 on Jerry Bowerman, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | George Woods (SG), Joe Anderson (PF) Everette Smith, Marijan Solinski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:10 | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Cecil Chiodo, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| 11:46 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Lucas Walls - foul #1 on Lucas Walls, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones (SF), Milo Russo (C) Wayne McNeal, Jerry Bowerman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Willis (C) Rodger Pak | |
| 11:46 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 11:46 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Raymond Setliff (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - George Woods (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Jones (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joe Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Milo Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Chiodo (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - William Frye (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lucas Walls (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Willis (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Tennessee | Donald Willis lays it up and in | 36-38 |
| 11:06 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 11:04 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 10:41 | Tennessee | Milo Russo is called for the reach on Donald Willis - foul #2 on Milo Russo, team foul #5 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski (PF) Joe Anderson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Wiggins (SG), Rodger Pak (C) Cecil Chiodo, Donald Willis | |
| 10:22 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Milo Russo - foul #3 on Milo Russo, team foul #6 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Eric Carlisle (PG) Raymond Setliff | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:22 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 10:22 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 10:22 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 09:59 | Vanderbilt | Milo Russo banks in the layup on a great pass from Arthur Jones and he's fouled by Rodger Pak - foul #1 on Rodger Pak, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Everette Smith (SG) George Woods | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Noel Weaver (SF) William Frye | |
| 09:59 | Vanderbilt | Milo Russo makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 09:34 | Tennessee | John Wiggins's pass is intercepted by Eric Carlisle | 39-38 |
| 09:17 | Vanderbilt | Rodger Pak is called for the reach on Everette Smith - foul #2 on Rodger Pak, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff (PG), Wayne McNeal (SF), Joe Anderson (PF), Jerry Bowerman (C) Eric Carlisle, Arthur Jones, Marijan Solinski, Milo Russo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Frye (SF) Noel Weaver | |
| 09:03 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 09:01 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 08:42 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Brandon Henderson, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | George Woods (SG) Everette Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 08:22 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Bowerman buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Wayne McNeal | 41-38 |
| 07:53 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 07:52 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls snags the offensive board | 41-38 |
| 07:38 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls hits a jump hook near the basket set up by John Wiggins | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Raymond Setliff (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - George Woods (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne McNeal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joe Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Bowerman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Wiggins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Frye (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lucas Walls (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodger Pak (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:24 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brandon Henderson - foul #4 on Brandon Henderson, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones (SF), Milo Russo (C) Wayne McNeal, Jerry Bowerman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo (SG), Donald Willis (C) John Wiggins, Rodger Pak | |
| 07:24 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 07:24 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 07:24 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Donald Willis | 42-40 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls is hacked by Joe Anderson - foul #2 on Joe Anderson, team foul #7 | 42-40 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 06:39 | Vanderbilt | George Woods splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 06:38 | Tennessee | William Frye pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 06:14 | Tennessee | William Frye blows the layup | 42-42 |
| 06:13 | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo tips it in | 42-44 |
| 06:04 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones lays it in | 44-44 |
| 05:45 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 05:43 | Tennessee | William Frye can't tip it in | 44-44 |
| 05:42 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 05:24 | Vanderbilt | William Frye takes the ball from Milo Russo | 44-44 |
| 04:56 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson is fouled on the floor by Raymond Setliff - foul #4 on Raymond Setliff, team foul #8 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Eric Carlisle (PG), Everette Smith (SG), Marijan Solinski (PF) Raymond Setliff, George Woods, Joe Anderson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Wiggins (SG), Noel Weaver (SF), Rodger Pak (C) Cecil Chiodo, William Frye, Lucas Walls | |
| 04:56 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 04:56 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 04:42 | Vanderbilt | Everette Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 44-44 |
| 04:40 | Tennessee | Donald Willis grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 04:15 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson is hacked by Eric Carlisle - foul #2 on Eric Carlisle, team foul #9 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Bowerman (C) Milo Russo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:15 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 04:15 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 03:46 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by John Wiggins - foul #2 on John Wiggins, team foul #7 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | George Woods (SG), Wayne McNeal (SF) Everette Smith, Arthur Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 03:46 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 03:46 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 03:26 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 03:24 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Bowerman pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Eric Carlisle (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Woods (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne McNeal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marijan Solinski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Bowerman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (tiring) 19 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Wiggins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Noel Weaver (fresh) PF - Donald Willis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodger Pak (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:56 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Bowerman's pass is intercepted by Brandon Henderson | 45-46 |
| 02:56 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-46 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff (PG), Arthur Jones (SF), Joe Anderson (PF), Milo Russo (C) Eric Carlisle, Wayne McNeal, Marijan Solinski, Jerry Bowerman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Frye (SF), Lucas Walls (PF) Noel Weaver, Donald Willis | |
| 02:31 | Tennessee | William Frye scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Lucas Walls | 45-49 |
| 02:19 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones misses the dunk but the foul's on John Wiggins - foul #3 on John Wiggins, team foul #8 | 45-49 |
| 02:19 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 02:19 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 01:53 | Tennessee | Raymond Setliff picks off the pass by Rodger Pak | 47-49 |
| 01:37 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 01:35 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 01:11 | Tennessee | William Frye drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Wiggins | 47-52 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Vanderbilt | Milo Russo misses the shot near the basket | 47-52 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to William Frye | 47-52 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | William Frye buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brandon Henderson | 47-54 |
| 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 man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-54 |
| 00:20 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Milo Russo | 47-54 |
| 00:17 | Vanderbilt | George Woods evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | William Frye pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Raymond Setliff is called for the reach on William Frye in the backcourt - foul #5 on Raymond Setliff, team foul #10 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Eric Carlisle (PG) Raymond Setliff | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Albert West (PG) Brandon Henderson | |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | William Frye makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | William Frye makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:08 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | William Frye gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Albert West runs out the clock | 47-56 |