| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Steven Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dan Banks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Popham (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Luka Niewieroski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Ansell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Carlton Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Vanderbilt | John Popham can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 19:37 | Vanderbilt | John Popham tips it but misses | 26-29 |
| 19:36 | Alabama | John Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 19:31 | Alabama | John Powell drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-31 |
| 19:16 | Vanderbilt | John Anderson is hacked by Justin Ansell - foul #2 on Justin Ansell, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Gertz (PG), Robert Hames (PF) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Carlton Fitzgerald | |
| 18:51 | Vanderbilt | Luka Niewieroski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Robert Hames - foul #2 on Robert Hames, team foul #2 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Carlton Fitzgerald (PF) Robert Hames | |
| 18:51 | Vanderbilt | Luka Niewieroski makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 18:51 | Vanderbilt | Luka Niewieroski makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 18:39 | Alabama | Michael Gertz misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-31 |
| 18:37 | Alabama | John Powell hits the follow up shot | 28-33 |
| 18:11 | Vanderbilt | John Anderson double dribbles | 28-33 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Robert Hames (C) Michael Gertz, Christopher Haynes | |
| 17:42 | Alabama | Carlton Fitzgerald makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Hames | 28-36 |
| 17:23 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Dan Banks, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Brown (SG), Jurica Spilski (SF) Steven Lewis, Dan Banks | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Gertz (PG), Matthew Grimm (PF), Christopher Haynes (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Carlton Fitzgerald, Robert Hames | |
| 16:54 | Alabama | John Powell misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 28-36 |
| 16:52 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Luka Niewieroski | 28-36 |
| 16:30 | Vanderbilt | John Popham misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-36 |
| 16:29 | Vanderbilt | Luka Niewieroski tips it home | 30-36 |
| 16:15 | Alabama | Michael Gertz is fouled on the floor by John Anderson - foul #2 on John Anderson, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wilburn Barnes (PG), Dan Banks (SF), Benjamin Bartell (C) John Anderson, Jurica Spilski, Luka Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Carlton Fitzgerald (PF), Robert Hames (C) Michael Gertz, Matthew Grimm, Christopher Haynes | |
| 15:57 | Alabama | Justin Ansell misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 15:56 | Alabama | Robert Hames can't tip it in | 30-36 |
| 15:54 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Wilburn Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - Dan Banks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Popham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Benjamin Bartell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Ansell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Powell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Carlton Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hames (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Vanderbilt | Carlton Fitzgerald steals it from Wilburn Barnes | 30-36 |
| 15:12 | Alabama | Robert Hames loses the dribble to Benjamin Bartell | 30-36 |
| 14:49 | Vanderbilt | John Popham banks in the layup set up by James Brown and he's hacked by Carlton Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Carlton Fitzgerald, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Steven Lewis (PG), John Anderson (SG) Wilburn Barnes, James Brown | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Gertz (SF), Christopher Haynes (C) John Powell, Robert Hames | |
| 14:49 | Vanderbilt | John Popham makes the free throw | 33-36 |
| 14:23 | Alabama | Carlton Fitzgerald can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Popham - foul #1 on John Popham, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jurica Spilski (SF), Luka Niewieroski (C) Dan Banks, John Popham | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 14:23 | Alabama | Carlton Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 14:23 | Alabama | Carlton Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 14:02 | Vanderbilt | Luka Niewieroski is hacked by Christopher Haynes - foul #3 on Christopher Haynes, team foul #4 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Powell (SF), Matthew Grimm (PF) Michael Gertz, Carlton Fitzgerald | |
| 13:39 | Vanderbilt | Benjamin Bartell is whistled for traveling | 33-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Popham (PF) Benjamin Bartell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Gertz (PG), Carlton Fitzgerald (PF) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Matthew Grimm | |
| 13:24 | Alabama | John Powell is fouled on the floor by John Popham - foul #2 on John Popham, team foul #4 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Brown (SG) Steven Lewis | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG) John Powell | |
| 12:59 | Alabama | Carlton Fitzgerald misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 12:58 | Vanderbilt | Jurica Spilski grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 12:47 | Vanderbilt | Jurica Spilski is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 12:45 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to John Popham | 33-38 |
| 12:32 | Vanderbilt | Carlton Fitzgerald swats the shot by Jurica Spilski | 33-38 |
| 12:30 | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 12:08 | Alabama | James Brown steals the ball from Carlton Fitzgerald | 33-38 |
| 11:39 | Vanderbilt | James Brown comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Carlton Fitzgerald - foul #2 on Carlton Fitzgerald, team foul #5 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Steven Lewis (PG), Dan Banks (SF), Benjamin Bartell (PF) John Anderson, Jurica Spilski, John Popham | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Powell (SG), Matthew Grimm (SF), Robert Hames (PF) Justin Ansell, Michael Gertz, Carlton Fitzgerald | |
| 11:39 | Vanderbilt | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 11:39 | Vanderbilt | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Steven Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Banks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Benjamin Bartell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Luka Niewieroski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Powell (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Grimm (fresh) PF - Robert Hames (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Haynes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:14 | Alabama | John Powell hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdulmateen | 35-40 |
| 10:50 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Matthew Grimm - foul #2 on Matthew Grimm, team foul #6 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wilburn Barnes (SG) James Brown | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Gertz (PG), Justin Ansell (SG), Carlton Fitzgerald (PF) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Matthew Grimm, Christopher Haynes | |
| 10:50 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 10:50 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 10:50 | Alabama | Robert Hames snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 10:30 | Alabama | Benjamin Bartell picks off the pass by John Powell | 36-40 |
| 10:03 | Vanderbilt | Benjamin Bartell knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 09:37 | Alabama | Carlton Fitzgerald comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 09:35 | Alabama | Justin Ansell pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 09:23 | Alabama | Steven Lewis steals the ball from Justin Ansell | 38-40 |
| 09:05 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks comes up short on the shot from close range | 38-40 |
| 09:03 | Vanderbilt | Luka Niewieroski pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 08:38 | Vanderbilt | Wilburn Barnes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 08:37 | Alabama | Carlton Fitzgerald gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 08:11 | Alabama | Justin Ansell knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Gertz | 38-43 |
| 07:54 | Vanderbilt | Wilburn Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Anderson (PG), James Brown (SG), Jurica Spilski (SF), John Popham (PF) Steven Lewis, Wilburn Barnes, Dan Banks, Benjamin Bartell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Matthew Grimm (SF), Christopher Haynes (C) Michael Gertz, Justin Ansell, Robert Hames | |
| 07:37 | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen's pass is intercepted by Jurica Spilski | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jurica Spilski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Popham (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Luka Niewieroski (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Powell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Grimm (fresh) PF - Carlton Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Vanderbilt | John Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 38-43 |
| 07:14 | Vanderbilt | John Anderson tips it but misses | 38-43 |
| 07:12 | Alabama | John Powell snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 06:49 | Alabama | Matthew Grimm can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 06:47 | Vanderbilt | John Popham grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 06:26 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Grimm picks off the pass by Luka Niewieroski | 38-43 |
| 05:57 | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks (SF), Benjamin Bartell (C) Jurica Spilski, Luka Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Alabama | Justin Ansell (SG), Michael Gertz (SF), Robert Hames (PF) John Powell, Matthew Grimm, Carlton Fitzgerald | |
| 05:38 | Alabama | Justin Ansell drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Abdulmateen | 38-45 |
| 05:13 | Vanderbilt | John Anderson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-45 |
| 05:11 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to John Popham | 38-45 |
| 04:46 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks is fouled on the floor by Christopher Haynes - foul #4 on Christopher Haynes, team foul #7 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wilburn Barnes (PG) James Brown | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Powell (SF), Carlton Fitzgerald (PF) Michael Gertz, Robert Hames | |
| 04:46 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks misses the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 04:46 | Alabama | Christopher Haynes grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 04:22 | Alabama | Justin Ansell misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-45 |
| 04:21 | Alabama | Carlton Fitzgerald hits the follow up shot | 38-47 |
| 03:56 | Vanderbilt | John Popham makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 03:46 | Alabama | Benjamin Bartell swats the layup by Christopher Haynes | 40-47 |
| 03:44 | Vanderbilt | John Popham snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 03:39 | Vanderbilt | Wilburn Barnes buries a runner in the paint | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Wilburn Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dan Banks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Popham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Benjamin Bartell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Justin Ansell (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Powell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Carlton Fitzgerald (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Haynes (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Alabama | John Powell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dan Banks - foul #2 on Dan Banks, team foul #6 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Steven Lewis (PG), James Brown (SG), Jurica Spilski (SF), Luka Niewieroski (C) Wilburn Barnes, John Anderson, Dan Banks, Benjamin Bartell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Grimm (PF) Carlton Fitzgerald | |
| 03:11 | Alabama | John Powell makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 03:11 | Alabama | John Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 02:51 | Vanderbilt | John Popham clanks a shot from the free throw line | 42-49 |
| 02:49 | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 02:32 | Alabama | Justin Ansell scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Dikembe Abdulmateen | 42-51 |
| 02:32 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-51 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Anderson (SG), Dan Banks (SF), Benjamin Bartell (C) James Brown, Jurica Spilski, Luka Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Gertz (SF), Carlton Fitzgerald (PF) John Powell, Matthew Grimm | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:22 | Vanderbilt | John Popham misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Justin Ansell - foul #3 on Justin Ansell, team foul #8 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Powell (SF), Robert Hames (PF) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Carlton Fitzgerald | |
| 02:22 | Vanderbilt | John Popham makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 02:22 | Vanderbilt | John Popham makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 02:05 | Alabama | Steven Lewis steps in front of the Michael Gertz pass | 44-51 |
| 02:01 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks lays it in on a great pass from Steven Lewis | 46-51 |
| 01:43 | Alabama | Michael Gertz hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Justin Ansell | 46-54 |
| 01:23 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hames denies the turnaround by Benjamin Bartell | 46-54 |
| 01:22 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Hames | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:53 | Alabama | Michael Gertz misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Benjamin Bartell - foul #1 on Benjamin Bartell, team foul #7 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Luka Niewieroski (C) Benjamin Bartell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Carlton Fitzgerald (PF) Robert Hames | |
| 00:53 | Alabama | Michael Gertz makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:53 | Alabama | Michael Gertz makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Haynes steps in front of the Luka Niewieroski pass | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Alabama | Michael Gertz is hacked by Steven Lewis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Lewis, team foul #8 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wilburn Barnes (PG), James Brown (SG), Jurica Spilski (SF), Benjamin Bartell (PF) Steven Lewis, John Anderson, Dan Banks, John Popham | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Matthew Grimm (PF), Robert Hames (C) John Powell, Carlton Fitzgerald, Christopher Haynes | |
| 00:46 | Alabama | Michael Gertz makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 00:46 | Alabama | Michael Gertz makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 00:41 | Vanderbilt | Wilburn Barnes misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Michael Gertz - foul #2 on Michael Gertz, team foul #9 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Powell (SF), Carlton Fitzgerald (PF), Christopher Haynes (C) Michael Gertz, Matthew Grimm, Robert Hames | |
| 00:41 | Vanderbilt | Wilburn Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:41 | Vanderbilt | Wilburn Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:19 | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen's pass is intercepted by Luka Niewieroski | 48-58 |
| 00:15 | Vanderbilt | James Brown is hacked by Justin Ansell - foul #4 on Justin Ansell, team foul #10 | 48-58 |
| 00:15 | Vanderbilt | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:15 | Vanderbilt | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:13 | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen is fouled in the backcourt by Wilburn Barnes - foul #1 on Wilburn Barnes, team foul #9 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Steven Lewis (PG), John Anderson (SG), Dan Banks (SF), John Popham (PF) Wilburn Barnes, James Brown, Jurica Spilski, Benjamin Bartell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Gertz (SF), Robert Hames (PF), Matthew Grimm (C) John Powell, Carlton Fitzgerald, Christopher Haynes | |
| 00:13 | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:13 | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:06 | Vanderbilt | Michael Gertz steals it from John Popham | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen runs out the clock | 49-60 |