| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jamie Crockett (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Cox (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Willie Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Murphy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Albert Griffing (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Roger Cox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Ogorman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Fenstermacher (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Roger Wheelock (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Samayoa (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Fenstermacher inbounds the ball | 34-24 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Fenstermacher is denied on a layup by James Murphy | 34-24 |
| 19:35 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing pulls down the rebound | 34-24 |
| 19:21 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett's fadeaway is rejected by John Samayoa | 34-24 |
| 19:20 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Fenstermacher gets the rebound | 34-24 |
| 19:02 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Fenstermacher splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 34-24 |
| 19:01 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock hits the follow up shot | 34-26 |
| 18:50 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett lays it up and in on a great pass from Willie Jackson | 36-26 |
| 18:27 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock buries a jumper in the lane | 36-28 |
| 18:12 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 18:11 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to John Samayoa | 36-28 |
| 17:43 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Roger Wheelock, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| 17:30 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson is fouled on the floor by John Samayoa - foul #1 on John Samayoa, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| 17:21 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett dunks the ball on a nice dish by Willie Jackson and the foul's on Roger Cox - foul #2 on Roger Cox, team foul #3 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips (PF) James Murphy | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 17:21 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett makes the free throw | 39-28 |
| 16:59 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Fenstermacher makes the fadeaway from the right side | 39-30 |
| 16:39 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 16:37 | Vanderbilt | John Samayoa pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 16:21 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-30 |
| 16:20 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Albert Griffing | 39-30 |
| 16:03 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Roger Cox - foul #3 on Roger Cox, team foul #4 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Robert Lucus (SF), James Murphy (PF), Jesse Weekes (C) Gene Cox, Willie Jackson, Daniel Phillips, Albert Griffing | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Williams (PG), Christopher Adrian (SG), Wayne Newcombe (PF) Roger Cox, Gregory Ogorman, Roger Wheelock | |
| 16:03 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 16:03 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 15:55 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from John Samayoa | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jamie Crockett (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lucus (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Murphy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jesse Weekes (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Williams (fresh) SG - Christopher Adrian (fresh) SF - Brandon Fenstermacher (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Newcombe (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Samayoa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett is denied on a layup by John Samayoa | 41-32 |
| 15:31 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 15:16 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Williams | 41-34 |
| 15:06 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Larson | 43-34 |
| 14:42 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Fenstermacher shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 14:41 | Vanderbilt | John Samayoa grabs the offensive board | 43-34 |
| 14:24 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (SG), Willie Jackson (SF), Daniel Phillips (PF), Albert Griffing (C) Jamie Crockett, Robert Lucus, James Murphy, Jesse Weekes | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox (PG), Gregory Ogorman (SG), Roger Wheelock (PF) John Williams, Christopher Adrian, Wayne Newcombe | |
| 14:04 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Willie Jackson, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| 13:40 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Daniel Phillips - foul #2 on Daniel Phillips, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| 13:40 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 13:40 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 13:23 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Willie Jackson | 45-36 |
| 12:58 | Vanderbilt | John Samayoa shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Albert Griffing - foul #1 on Albert Griffing, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett (PG), James Murphy (PF) Matthew Larson, Daniel Phillips | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg (SF) Brandon Fenstermacher | |
| 12:58 | Vanderbilt | John Samayoa makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 12:58 | Vanderbilt | John Samayoa makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 12:47 | Tennessee | Gene Cox clanks a 3 from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 12:46 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing tips it back up and in | 47-38 |
| 12:23 | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox hits a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Jamie Crockett - foul #1 on Jamie Crockett, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Lucus (SF) Willie Jackson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian (SG), Wayne Newcombe (PF), Eugene Blakeslee (C) Gregory Ogorman, Roger Wheelock, John Samayoa | |
| 12:23 | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 12:05 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Cox | 47-41 |
| 11:53 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett hits a shot from just outside the lane | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jamie Crockett (fresh) 26 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Cox (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Lucus (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Murphy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Albert Griffing (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Roger Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Adrian (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Willie Schwalenberg (fresh) PF - Wayne Newcombe (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eugene Blakeslee (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Vanderbilt | Gene Cox is called for the reach on Christopher Adrian - foul #4 on Gene Cox, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Jesse Weekes (C) Gene Cox, Albert Griffing | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman (SG), Brandon Fenstermacher (SF) Christopher Adrian, Willie Schwalenberg | |
| 11:08 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Jackson (SF), Daniel Phillips (PF) Robert Lucus, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock (PF) Wayne Newcombe | |
| 10:46 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Jamie Crockett | 52-41 |
| 10:18 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 52-41 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes gets the rebound | 52-41 |
| 09:58 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-41 |
| 09:56 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock gets the rebound | 52-41 |
| 09:33 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Fenstermacher misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 09:31 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips snags the defensive board | 52-41 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee | Eugene Blakeslee steals it from Jesse Weekes | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:58 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Fenstermacher misses the easy layup | 52-41 |
| 08:57 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 08:41 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett makes the shot in the paint | 54-41 |
| 08:23 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Weekes takes the ball from Eugene Blakeslee | 54-41 |
| 08:14 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett's fadeaway is rejected by Eugene Blakeslee | 54-41 |
| 08:12 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Fenstermacher gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| 07:56 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Weekes steps in front of the Brandon Fenstermacher pass | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jamie Crockett (fairly fresh) 28 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Weekes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Roger Cox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Ogorman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Fenstermacher (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Wheelock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Eugene Blakeslee (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett loses the ball out of bounds | 54-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (SG), Robert Lucus (SF), James Murphy (PF), Albert Griffing (C) Matthew Larson, Willie Jackson, Daniel Phillips, Jesse Weekes | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Williams (PG), Christopher Adrian (SG), Willie Schwalenberg (SF), Wayne Newcombe (PF), John Samayoa (C) Roger Cox, Gregory Ogorman, Brandon Fenstermacher, Roger Wheelock, Eugene Blakeslee | |
| 07:21 | Vanderbilt | Jamie Crockett steals the ball from John Williams | 54-41 |
| 07:18 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett dunks the ball | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:05 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe travels with the ball | 56-41 |
| 06:55 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett misses the lay-in | 56-41 |
| 06:53 | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg snags the defensive board | 56-41 |
| 06:47 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Murphy - foul #1 on James Murphy, team foul #6 | 56-41 |
| 06:47 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 06:47 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 06:31 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing is hacked by Christopher Adrian - foul #3 on Christopher Adrian, team foul #5 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG) Jamie Crockett | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 06:18 | Tennessee | Gene Cox misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-43 |
| 06:17 | Tennessee | James Murphy tips it home | 58-43 |
| 06:15 | Vanderbilt | John Williams is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 58-43 |
| 05:56 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by John Samayoa - foul #2 on John Samayoa, team foul #6 | 58-43 |
| 05:56 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 05:56 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| 05:42 | Vanderbilt | James Murphy denies the turnaround by John Samayoa | 60-43 |
| 05:40 | Vanderbilt | John Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 60-43 |
| 05:35 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe knocks in the turnaround from close range | 60-45 |
| 05:16 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson is whistled for traveling | 60-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox (PG), Gregory Ogorman (SG), Brandon Fenstermacher (SF) John Williams, Christopher Adrian, Willie Schwalenberg | |
| 04:52 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Larson picks off the pass by Brandon Fenstermacher | 60-45 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson banks in the layup | 62-45 |
| 04:33 | Vanderbilt | John Samayoa can't finish the layup | 62-45 |
| 04:31 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe tips it home | 62-47 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson lays it in set up by Gene Cox | 64-47 |
| 03:58 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe misses badly on a runner in the paint | 64-47 |
| 03:56 | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox tips it in | 64-49 |
| 03:56 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett (PG), Willie Jackson (SF) Matthew Larson, Robert Lucus | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock (PF) Wayne Newcombe | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 64-49 |
| 03:33 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Griffing | 64-49 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jamie Crockett (fresh) 30 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gene Cox (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Willie Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Albert Griffing (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Roger Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Ogorman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Fenstermacher (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Wheelock (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - John Samayoa (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 64-49 |
| 03:21 | Tennessee | Gene Cox tips it but misses | 64-49 |
| 03:20 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman pulls down the rebound | 64-49 |
| 03:14 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Fenstermacher is hacked by Willie Jackson - foul #4 on Willie Jackson, team foul #7 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips (PF) James Murphy | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Williams (PG), Christopher Adrian (SG), Wayne Newcombe (PF), Eugene Blakeslee (C) Roger Cox, Gregory Ogorman, Roger Wheelock, John Samayoa | |
| 03:14 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Fenstermacher misses the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 03:14 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing snags the defensive board | 64-49 |
| 02:55 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett misses short on a jumper from the left side | 64-49 |
| 02:54 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Blakeslee snags the defensive board | 64-49 |
| 02:27 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Blakeslee misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Albert Griffing - foul #2 on Albert Griffing, team foul #8 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg (SF) Brandon Fenstermacher | |
| 02:27 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Blakeslee makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 02:27 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Blakeslee makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 02:06 | Tennessee | Gene Cox scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jamie Crockett | 67-51 |
| 01:57 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe's dunk attempt is rejected by Albert Griffing | 67-51 |
| 01:56 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe tips it home | 67-53 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee | John Williams steps in front of the Gene Cox pass | 67-53 |
| 01:32 | Vanderbilt | John Williams lays it up and in | 67-55 |
| 01:10 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett is fouled on the floor by John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #7 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Murphy (PF) Daniel Phillips | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 01:10 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett misses the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 01:10 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Eugene Blakeslee | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Vanderbilt | John Williams's pass is intercepted by Jamie Crockett | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jamie Crockett and the foul's on Christopher Adrian - foul #4 on Christopher Adrian, team foul #8 | 69-55 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson makes the free throw | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 70-55 |
| 00:18 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Blakeslee misses the tip | 70-55 |
| 00:17 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian tips it home | 70-57 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett runs out the clock | 70-57 |