| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Shelly (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Millard Haislip (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Foster (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Fay (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Anthony Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommy Vanostberg (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Marshall Carlson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) C - Steven Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster inbounds the ball | 28-40 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Tennessee | Kenneth Brooks is called for the reach on Mark Shelly - foul #3 on Kenneth Brooks, team foul #1 | 28-40 |
| 19:12 | Tennessee | Donald Smith comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 28-40 |
| 19:10 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay tips it in | 30-40 |
| 18:54 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Smith - foul #4 on Donald Smith, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Stolberg (PF) Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 18:54 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 18:54 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Brooks - foul #4 on Kenneth Brooks, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown (PF) Kenneth Brooks | |
| 18:36 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay misses the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 18:14 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 31-41 |
| 17:45 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Steven Spencer - foul #1 on Steven Spencer, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| 17:45 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 17:45 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 17:35 | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Marshall Carlson | 33-44 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay buries a fadeaway from close range | 35-44 |
| 16:49 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Shelly | 35-44 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 16:26 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joshua Foster | 37-44 |
| 15:57 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts misses short on a floater from the right side | 37-44 |
| 15:55 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Shelly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Millard Haislip (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Stolberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Fay (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Anthony Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommy Vanostberg (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Marshall Carlson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Donald Brown (fresh) 4 pts. C - Steven Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Tennessee | William Stolberg hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Foster | 39-44 |
| 15:13 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 15:12 | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg tips it back up and in | 39-46 |
| 14:45 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Fay | 41-46 |
| 14:28 | Vanderbilt | Joshua Foster picks off the pass by Marshall Carlson | 41-46 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip clanks a shot from the right side | 41-46 |
| 14:10 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster snags the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 13:52 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG), James Croom (SG), Philip McGraw (SF), Matthew Espiritu (PF) Mark Shelly, Millard Haislip, Joshua Foster, William Stolberg | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ira Lipscomb (SG), Kenneth Johnson (SF), Jimmy Brown (PF), Christopher Turgeon (C) Tommy Vanostberg, Marshall Carlson, Donald Brown, Steven Spencer | |
| 13:29 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Christopher Fay - foul #1 on Christopher Fay, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| 13:29 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 13:29 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 13:29 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts makes the 3rd free throw | 41-49 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Christopher Turgeon steals it from Matthew Espiritu | 41-49 |
| 12:59 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon blows the layup | 41-49 |
| 12:57 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Brown gets the offensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 12:40 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-52 |
| 12:26 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Smith (PF) Christopher Fay | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks (PF) Jimmy Brown | |
| 12:08 | Vanderbilt | Ira Lipscomb scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Brooks | 41-54 |
| 11:47 | Tennessee | Donald Smith is hacked by Kenneth Brooks - foul #5 on Kenneth Brooks, team foul #4 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (PG) Steve Warner | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson (SF), Donald Brown (PF) Kenneth Johnson, Kenneth Brooks | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Shelly (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Croom (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip McGraw (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Matthew Espiritu (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Anthony Roberts (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ira Lipscomb (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Marshall Carlson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Donald Brown (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Turgeon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Shelly | 43-54 |
| 11:00 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson is hacked by Philip McGraw - foul #3 on Philip McGraw, team foul #3 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (SG), Joshua Foster (SF), Christopher Fay (C) James Croom, Philip McGraw, Matthew Espiritu | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg (PG), Kenneth Johnson (SG), Steven Spencer (C) Anthony Roberts, Ira Lipscomb, Christopher Turgeon | |
| 10:51 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 43-54 |
| 10:49 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 10:22 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly connects on the shot near the basket | 45-54 |
| 10:02 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson is hacked by Christopher Fay - foul #2 on Christopher Fay, team foul #4 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Millard Haislip (SG), William Stolberg (PF) Steve Warner, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts (PG), Jimmy Brown (PF) Kenneth Johnson, Donald Brown | |
| 09:49 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts travels with the ball | 45-54 |
| 09:32 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly is hacked by Tommy Vanostberg - foul #3 on Tommy Vanostberg, team foul #5 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu (C) Christopher Fay | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 09:12 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Mark Shelly and he's hacked by Jimmy Brown - foul #1 on Jimmy Brown, team foul #6 | 47-54 |
| 09:12 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster makes the free throw | 48-54 |
| 08:49 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Brown misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-54 |
| 08:48 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Brown gets the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 08:29 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts is hacked by Mark Shelly - foul #2 on Mark Shelly, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG), Donald Smith (PF) Mark Shelly, William Stolberg | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown (PF), Christopher Turgeon (C) Jimmy Brown, Steven Spencer | |
| 08:07 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson is hacked by Joshua Foster - foul #3 on Joshua Foster, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip McGraw (SF), Christopher Fay (C) Joshua Foster, Matthew Espiritu | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 07:52 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 48-54 |
| 07:50 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson grabs the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 07:37 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-54 |
| 07:35 | Tennessee | Donald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fresh) SG - Millard Haislip (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Philip McGraw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Christopher Fay (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Anthony Roberts (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommy Vanostberg (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - Marshall Carlson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Donald Brown (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Turgeon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steve Warner | 50-54 |
| 06:53 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Fay swats the dunk try by Marshall Carlson | 50-54 |
| 06:51 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 06:33 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Donald Brown | 50-56 |
| 06:15 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Brown | 50-56 |
| 06:14 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 06:03 | Vanderbilt | Donald Smith swats the shot by Anthony Roberts | 50-56 |
| 06:01 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 05:58 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (PG), Joshua Foster (SF), Matthew Espiritu (C) Steve Warner, Philip McGraw, Christopher Fay | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer (C) Christopher Turgeon | |
| 05:46 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster makes the floater from the left side | 52-56 |
| 05:27 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown loses the dribble to Matthew Espiritu | 52-56 |
| 05:04 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Smith | 54-56 |
| 04:37 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt in the paint | 54-56 |
| 04:36 | Tennessee | Donald Smith grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Anthony Roberts is called for the reach on Mark Shelly in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Roberts, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Croom (SG), William Stolberg (PF) Millard Haislip, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ira Lipscomb (SG), Kenneth Johnson (SF) Anthony Roberts, Tommy Vanostberg | |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:34 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 04:24 | Vanderbilt | Joshua Foster steals the ball from Kenneth Johnson | 55-56 |
| 03:56 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster misses long on a runner in the lane | 55-56 |
| 03:55 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 03:39 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson is fouled on the floor by Joshua Foster - foul #4 on Joshua Foster, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Fay (C) Matthew Espiritu | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts (PG) Marshall Carlson | |
| 03:39 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:39 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:39 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 03:19 | Tennessee | William Stolberg misses the floater from the left block | 55-57 |
| 03:18 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Shelly (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Croom (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Foster (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - William Stolberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Fay (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Anthony Roberts (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ira Lipscomb (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Steven Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Vanderbilt | James Croom is called for the reach on Ira Lipscomb - foul #1 on James Croom, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Millard Haislip (SG) James Croom | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Brown (PF) Donald Brown | |
| 03:07 | Vanderbilt | Ira Lipscomb makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 03:07 | Vanderbilt | Ira Lipscomb makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip is hacked by Kenneth Johnson - foul #1 on Kenneth Johnson, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Smith (PF) William Stolberg | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg (SG), Marshall Carlson (SF), Christopher Turgeon (C) Ira Lipscomb, Kenneth Johnson, Steven Spencer | |
| 02:50 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 02:48 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown (PF), Steven Spencer (C) Jimmy Brown, Christopher Turgeon | |
| 02:39 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 02:38 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Donald Smith | 57-59 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip buries a jumper from the free throw line | 59-59 |
| 01:57 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson is whistled for traveling | 59-59 |
| 01:36 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay is hacked by Steven Spencer - foul #2 on Steven Spencer, team foul #9 | 59-59 |
| 01:36 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 01:36 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 01:22 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer lays it in | 61-61 |
| 00:55 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 61-61 |
| 00:54 | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 00:48 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Anthony Roberts | 61-63 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly comes up short on the floater from the left side | 61-63 |
| 00:41 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Steven Spencer | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Millard Haislip - foul #1 on Millard Haislip, team foul #9 | 61-63 |
| 00:14 | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:14 | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg misses the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Donald Smith snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Millard Haislip, team foul #10 | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Shelly - foul #3 on Mark Shelly, team foul #11 | 61-63 |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Christopher Fay | 61-64 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip clanks a halfcourt shot | 61-64 |