| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Earnest O'Neill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mack Colvard (fresh) SF - Johnny Parrott (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Melvin Bolan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hintze (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Reading (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Orcholski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Paul Reading inbounds the ball | 23-32 |
| 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Tennessee | Paul Reading comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 23-32 |
| 19:46 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith hits the follow up shot | 23-34 |
| 19:23 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan buries a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Patrick Orcholski - foul #2 on Patrick Orcholski, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| 19:23 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan makes the free throw | 26-34 |
| 19:02 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-34 |
| 19:01 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 18:42 | Vanderbilt | John Hintze double dribbles | 26-34 |
| 18:29 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-34 |
| 18:05 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 18:04 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard can't tip it in | 26-34 |
| 18:03 | Tennessee | Paul Reading gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 17:55 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski blows the layup | 26-34 |
| 17:54 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 17:28 | Vanderbilt | John Hintze misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 17:27 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott snags the offensive board | 26-34 |
| 16:58 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-34 |
| 16:57 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott tips it in | 28-34 |
| 16:41 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager is fouled on the floor by Earnest O'Neill - foul #2 on Earnest O'Neill, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dennis Carroll (PG), Brian Fisher (C) Earnest O'Neill, John Hintze | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG), Manuel Spradling (C) Jonathan Leach, Kenneth Smith | |
| 16:27 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Dennis Carroll - foul #2 on Dennis Carroll, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 16:04 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 28-35 |
| 16:02 | Vanderbilt | Brian Fisher gets the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 15:55 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott is fouled on the floor by Otis Hughes - foul #1 on Otis Hughes, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dennis Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mack Colvard (fairly fresh) SF - Johnny Parrott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Melvin Bolan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Manuel Spradling (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-35 |
| 15:15 | Tennessee | Paul Reading's floater is knocked away by Johnny Parrott | 28-35 |
| 15:14 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes tips it back up and in | 28-37 |
| 15:10 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Carroll is hacked by Joseph Yeager in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Yeager, team foul #3 | 28-37 |
| 14:53 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Carroll is fouled on the floor by Manuel Spradling - foul #1 on Manuel Spradling, team foul #4 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill (PG), John Hintze (C) Dennis Carroll, Brian Fisher | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:24 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-37 |
| 14:22 | Tennessee | Paul Reading grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 14:14 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 14:13 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 13:51 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 13:50 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee | Paul Reading jams it set up by Otis Hughes | 28-39 |
| 13:03 | Vanderbilt | John Hintze misses short on a shot from the left side | 28-39 |
| 13:01 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling gets the rebound | 28-39 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Joseph Yeager | 28-41 |
| 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 12:20 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott's floater is tipped away by Manuel Spradling | 28-41 |
| 12:18 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski snags the defensive board | 28-41 |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Manuel Spradling is denied by Melvin Bolan | 28-41 |
| 11:56 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes tips it in | 28-43 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Earnest O'Neill (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mack Colvard (tiring) SF - Johnny Parrott (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Melvin Bolan (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hintze (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Otis Hughes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Reading (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Patrick Orcholski (tiring) 5 reb. C - Manuel Spradling (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Vanderbilt | Paul Reading steals the ball from Mack Colvard | 28-43 |
| 11:19 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager is fouled on the floor by Earnest O'Neill - foul #3 on Earnest O'Neill, team foul #3 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dennis Carroll (PG), Don Speicher (SG), Michael Weller (SF), Brian Fisher (PF), Marvin Luis (C) Earnest O'Neill, Mack Colvard, Johnny Parrott, Melvin Bolan, John Hintze | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG), David Trinh (SF), Kenneth Smith (C) Joseph Yeager, Paul Reading, Patrick Orcholski | |
| 11:04 | Tennessee | David Trinh blows the layup | 28-43 |
| 11:02 | Vanderbilt | Brian Fisher grabs the board | 28-43 |
| 10:47 | Vanderbilt | Michael Weller clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-43 |
| 10:46 | Tennessee | David Trinh grabs the board | 28-43 |
| 10:42 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 28-43 |
| 10:41 | Vanderbilt | Don Speicher pulls down the rebound | 28-43 |
| 10:18 | Vanderbilt | Don Speicher misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jonathan Leach - foul #1 on Jonathan Leach, team foul #5 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee (PF) Manuel Spradling | |
| 10:18 | Vanderbilt | Don Speicher makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 10:18 | Vanderbilt | Don Speicher misses the 2nd free throw | 29-43 |
| 10:18 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith snags the defensive board | 29-43 |
| 10:12 | Tennessee | David Trinh misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-43 |
| 10:10 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee hits the follow up shot | 29-45 |
| 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 09:52 | Vanderbilt | Michael Weller banks in the layup and the foul's on Dustin Larrabee - foul #3 on Dustin Larrabee, team foul #6 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Reading (SF) David Trinh | |
| 09:52 | Vanderbilt | Michael Weller makes the free throw | 32-45 |
| 09:35 | Tennessee | Paul Reading connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Otis Hughes | 32-48 |
| 09:30 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Carroll comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-48 |
| 09:28 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kenneth Smith | 32-48 |
| 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 09:10 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith hits a runner in the paint | 32-50 |
| 08:56 | Vanderbilt | The jump hook by Marvin Luis is blocked by Dustin Larrabee | 32-50 |
| 08:55 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Dustin Larrabee | 32-50 |
| 08:33 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 32-50 |
| 08:31 | Vanderbilt | Michael Weller grabs the board | 32-50 |
| 08:27 | Vanderbilt | Don Speicher travels with the ball | 32-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill (PG), Johnny Parrott (SF), Melvin Bolan (PF), John Hintze (C) Dennis Carroll, Don Speicher, Brian Fisher, Marvin Luis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Devon Graham (SG), Patrick Orcholski (PF), Manuel Spradling (C) Otis Hughes, Jonathan Leach, Dustin Larrabee, Kenneth Smith | |
| 07:59 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Devon Graham and the foul's on Earnest O'Neill - foul #4 on Earnest O'Neill, team foul #4 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard (SG) Michael Weller | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 07:59 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski makes the free throw | 32-53 |
| 07:45 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Johnny Parrott | 35-53 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Earnest O'Neill (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mack Colvard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnny Parrott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Melvin Bolan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hintze (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Devon Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Spradling (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Tennessee | Johnny Parrott takes the ball from Manuel Spradling | 35-53 |
| 07:04 | Vanderbilt | Paul Reading swats the layup by Melvin Bolan | 35-53 |
| 07:02 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan tips it in | 37-53 |
| 06:41 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses short on a 3 from straight away | 37-53 |
| 06:39 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan grabs the defensive rebound | 37-53 |
| 06:17 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan misses badly on a shot in the paint | 37-53 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling snags the defensive board | 37-53 |
| 05:47 | Tennessee | Earnest O'Neill steps in front of the Paul Reading pass | 37-53 |
| 05:27 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan's pass is intercepted by Devon Graham | 37-53 |
| 05:24 | Tennessee | Devon Graham hits the finger roll | 37-55 |
| 05:05 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan misses long on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Patrick Orcholski - foul #3 on Patrick Orcholski, team foul #7 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dennis Carroll (PG), Don Speicher (SG), Michael Weller (SF), Brian Fisher (C) Earnest O'Neill, Mack Colvard, Johnny Parrott, John Hintze | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG), David Trinh (SF), Dustin Larrabee (PF), Kenneth Smith (C) Devon Graham, Paul Reading, Patrick Orcholski, Manuel Spradling | |
| 05:05 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan makes the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 05:05 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 04:40 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by David Trinh | 39-57 |
| 04:26 | Vanderbilt | Michael Weller loses the ball out of bounds | 39-57 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Marvin Luis (C) Melvin Bolan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:04 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan Leach | 39-59 |
| 03:47 | Vanderbilt | Michael Weller misses the lay-in | 39-59 |
| 03:46 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith snags the defensive board | 39-59 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dennis Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Speicher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Weller (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin Luis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Trinh (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dustin Larrabee (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Brian Fisher - foul #1 on Brian Fisher, team foul #5 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling (PF) Dustin Larrabee | |
| 03:28 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the 1st free throw | 39-59 |
| 03:28 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 39-60 |
| 03:10 | Vanderbilt | Don Speicher is hacked by Joseph Yeager - foul #3 on Joseph Yeager, team foul #8 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Hintze (PF) Marvin Luis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), Patrick Orcholski (PF) Joseph Yeager, Manuel Spradling | |
| 03:10 | Vanderbilt | Don Speicher makes the 1st free throw | 40-60 |
| 03:10 | Vanderbilt | Don Speicher makes the 2nd free throw | 41-60 |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | David Trinh double dribbles | 41-60 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill (PG), Marvin Luis (C) Dennis Carroll, Brian Fisher | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Reading (SF), Manuel Spradling (C) David Trinh, Kenneth Smith | |
| 02:45 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill double dribbles in the backcourt | 41-60 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard (SG) Don Speicher | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:18 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling lays it in and the foul's on Marvin Luis - foul #1 on Marvin Luis, team foul #6 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott (SF) Michael Weller | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (SG) Jonathan Leach | |
| 02:18 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling makes the free throw | 41-63 |
| 02:03 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-63 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski gets the rebound | 41-63 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:32 | Tennessee | Devon Graham is whistled for traveling | 41-63 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan (PF) Marvin Luis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Jonathan Leach (SG), Kenneth Smith (C) Otis Hughes, Devon Graham, Manuel Spradling | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:16 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-63 |
| 01:14 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard snags the offensive board | 41-63 |
| 00:59 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Earnest O'Neill | 44-63 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Paul Reading | 44-65 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott makes the contested jump hook in the paint | 46-65 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager runs out the clock | 46-65 |