| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jose Flores (fresh) SG - Michael Gibbons (fresh) SF - Miladen Stachowski (fresh) PF - Kenneth Barrett (fresh) C - William Felton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Rueben Gonsales (fresh) SG - Phillip Kromer (fresh) SF - Terrance Wright (fresh) PF - David Marcucci (fresh) C - Benny Sturdivant (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant hits a jump hook near the basket | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Tennessee | Jose Flores clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Terrance Wright - foul #1 on Terrance Wright, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Tennessee | Jose Flores makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:30 | Tennessee | Jose Flores makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:15 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on William Felton - foul #1 on William Felton, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:15 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:15 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 19:00 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:58 | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 18:43 | Vanderbilt | Phillip Kromer misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-4 |
| 18:42 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant tips it back up and in | 2-6 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | Jose Flores misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Terrance Wright - foul #2 on Terrance Wright, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wade Branch (SF) Terrance Wright | |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | Jose Flores makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | Jose Flores misses the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:30 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 18:14 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 3-6 |
| 18:12 | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci grabs the offensive board | 3-6 |
| 18:00 | Vanderbilt | Phillip Kromer misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 17:58 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Kromer | 3-6 |
| 17:44 | Vanderbilt | Phillip Kromer scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Rueben Gonsales | 3-9 |
| 17:28 | Tennessee | Jose Flores misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 3-9 |
| 17:26 | Tennessee | William Felton tips it in | 5-9 |
| 17:08 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Barrett picks off the pass by Phillip Kromer | 5-9 |
| 16:54 | Tennessee | David Marcucci is called for the reach on Kenneth Barrett - foul #1 on David Marcucci, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey McManaway (SG), Andrew Copeland (PF), George Thompson (C) Phillip Kromer, David Marcucci, Benny Sturdivant | |
| 16:39 | Tennessee | Jose Flores hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 5-9 |
| 16:38 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 16:33 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Barrett - foul #1 on Kenneth Barrett, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich (SG), John Doner (C) Miladen Stachowski, William Felton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 16:17 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey McManaway hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-9 |
| 16:15 | Vanderbilt | George Thompson tips it but misses | 5-9 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee | Jose Flores pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 16:09 | Tennessee | Jeffrey McManaway steals it from Kenneth Barrett | 5-9 |
| 15:59 | Vanderbilt | Wade Branch clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 15:57 | Tennessee | Jose Flores grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jose Flores (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dustin Aldrich (fresh) SF - Michael Gibbons (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Barrett (fairly fresh) C - John Doner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Rueben Gonsales (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey McManaway (fresh) SF - Wade Branch (fairly fresh) PF - Andrew Copeland (fresh) C - George Thompson (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Tennessee | Jose Flores knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Dustin Aldrich | 7-9 |
| 15:39 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-9 |
| 15:38 | Tennessee | John Doner grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:31 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett lays it in set up by Jose Flores | 9-9 |
| 15:09 | Vanderbilt | Wade Branch misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 15:08 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:02 | Tennessee | Jeffrey McManaway is called for the reach on Kenneth Barrett - foul #1 on Jeffrey McManaway, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski (SF), William Felton (C) Dustin Aldrich, John Doner | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Phillip Kromer (SG), David Marcucci (PF), Benny Sturdivant (C) Rueben Gonsales, Wade Branch, George Thompson | |
| 14:48 | Tennessee | Jose Flores is hacked by Jeffrey McManaway - foul #2 on Jeffrey McManaway, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Doug Morris (PG) Jeffrey McManaway | |
| 14:37 | Tennessee | Jose Flores misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Doug Morris - foul #1 on Doug Morris, team foul #6 | 9-9 |
| 14:37 | Tennessee | Jose Flores makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:37 | Tennessee | Jose Flores makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:19 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by William Felton - foul #2 on William Felton, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Doner (C) William Felton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 14:19 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant misses the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:19 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-10 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales (PG) Andrew Copeland | |
| 13:44 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-10 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | George Thompson (C) Benny Sturdivant | |
| 13:35 | Tennessee | George Thompson steps in front of the John Doner pass | 11-10 |
| 13:11 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Phillip Kromer | 11-13 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett loses the dribble to Rueben Gonsales | 11-13 |
| 12:43 | Vanderbilt | Doug Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich (SG), Scott Wright (PF) Miladen Stachowski, John Doner | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wade Branch (SF), Andrew Copeland (PF) Doug Morris, David Marcucci | |
| 12:30 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich makes the floater from the right side | 13-13 |
| 12:17 | Vanderbilt | Wade Branch can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Scott Wright - foul #1 on Scott Wright, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant (C) George Thompson | |
| 12:17 | Vanderbilt | Wade Branch misses the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:17 | Vanderbilt | Wade Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee | Jose Flores misses long on a runner from close range | 13-14 |
| 12:02 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 11:55 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-14 |
| 11:53 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant can't tip it in | 13-14 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee | Jose Flores snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jose Flores (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Aldrich (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gibbons (tiring) PF - Scott Wright (fresh) C - Kenneth Barrett (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Rueben Gonsales (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Kromer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wade Branch (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Andrew Copeland (fresh) 2 reb. C - Benny Sturdivant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Benny Sturdivant - foul #1 on Benny Sturdivant, team foul #7 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Doug Morris (SG) Phillip Kromer | |
| 11:38 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:38 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 11:21 | Vanderbilt | Wade Branch misses badly on a floater near the basket | 15-14 |
| 11:19 | Tennessee | Michael Gibbons gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 11:14 | Tennessee | Jose Flores double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 15-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski (SF), John Doner (C) Dustin Aldrich, Scott Wright | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci (PF) Wade Branch | |
| 10:47 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-14 |
| 10:45 | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci misses the tip | 15-14 |
| 10:44 | Tennessee | Jose Flores pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:37 | Tennessee | Doug Morris is called for the reach on Michael Gibbons - foul #2 on Doug Morris, team foul #8 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Phillip Kromer (SG), Wade Branch (SF), George Thompson (C) Doug Morris, Andrew Copeland, Benny Sturdivant | |
| 10:37 | Tennessee | Michael Gibbons makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:37 | Tennessee | Michael Gibbons makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:20 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 10:19 | Tennessee | John Doner grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 10:04 | Tennessee | Jose Flores shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Michael Gibbons | 19-14 |
| 09:43 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-14 |
| 09:41 | Tennessee | John Doner grabs the defensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee | Jose Flores evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the right side | 21-14 |
| 09:21 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Marcucci | 21-16 |
| 09:03 | Tennessee | Michael Gibbons is hacked by Rueben Gonsales - foul #1 on Rueben Gonsales, team foul #9 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich (SG), Scott Wright (PF) Miladen Stachowski, John Doner | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland (SF), Benny Sturdivant (C) Wade Branch, David Marcucci | |
| 09:03 | Tennessee | Michael Gibbons misses the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 09:03 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Benny Sturdivant | 21-16 |
| 08:36 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Rueben Gonsales | 21-18 |
| 08:32 | Tennessee | Jose Flores double dribbles in the backcourt | 21-18 |
| 08:18 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Rueben Gonsales | 21-20 |
| 08:06 | Tennessee | Benny Sturdivant picks off the pass by Jose Flores out of a doubleteam | 21-20 |
| 07:50 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant travels with the ball | 21-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci (PF) George Thompson | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jose Flores (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Aldrich (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gibbons (tired) 2 pts. PF - Scott Wright (fresh) C - Kenneth Barrett (tired) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Rueben Gonsales (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Kromer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Copeland (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Marcucci (fresh) 3 reb. C - Benny Sturdivant (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Kenneth Barrett is denied by Benny Sturdivant | 21-20 |
| 07:31 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland snags the defensive board | 21-20 |
| 07:19 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland is fouled on the floor by Michael Gibbons - foul #1 on Michael Gibbons, team foul #5 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski (SF) Dustin Aldrich | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wade Branch (SF) Benny Sturdivant | |
| 06:59 | Vanderbilt | Phillip Kromer drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rueben Gonsales and he's hacked by Miladen Stachowski - foul #1 on Miladen Stachowski, team foul #6 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Doner (C) Scott Wright | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant (C) Andrew Copeland | |
| 06:59 | Vanderbilt | Phillip Kromer misses the free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:59 | Tennessee | John Doner pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| 06:41 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett is hacked by David Marcucci - foul #2 on David Marcucci, team foul #10 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland (PF) David Marcucci | |
| 06:41 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett misses the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:41 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:23 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland is hacked by Kenneth Barrett - foul #2 on Kenneth Barrett, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | George Thompson (C) Benny Sturdivant | |
| 06:23 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee | John Doner snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee | Jose Flores misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Phillip Kromer - foul #1 on Phillip Kromer, team foul #11 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant (C) Andrew Copeland | |
| 06:08 | Tennessee | Jose Flores makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee | Jose Flores misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:08 | Vanderbilt | George Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 05:55 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 23-22 |
| 05:54 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales grabs the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 05:40 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich (SG), Scott Wright (PF) Miladen Stachowski, John Doner | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 05:26 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-22 |
| 05:11 | Vanderbilt | Dustin Aldrich is called for the reach on Rueben Gonsales - foul #1 on Dustin Aldrich, team foul #8 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland (PF) Benny Sturdivant | |
| 05:11 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-22 |
| 05:11 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:11 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett is denied on a layup by Andrew Copeland | 23-24 |
| 04:58 | Tennessee | Scott Wright tips it back up and in | 25-24 |
| 04:34 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland is hacked by Jose Flores - foul #1 on Jose Flores, team foul #9 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski (SF), John Doner (C) Dustin Aldrich, Scott Wright | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant (C) Wade Branch | |
| 04:34 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:34 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:24 | Tennessee | Jose Flores evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 25-26 |
| 04:23 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Phillip Kromer | 25-26 |
| 04:19 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales comes up short on the runner near the basket | 25-26 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 04:10 | Tennessee | Andrew Copeland takes the ball from Miladen Stachowski | 25-26 |
| 04:05 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales lays it in set up by Andrew Copeland | 25-28 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee | Michael Gibbons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Felton (C) John Doner | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey McManaway (PG), Doug Morris (SG), Terrance Wright (SF), David Marcucci (PF) Rueben Gonsales, Phillip Kromer, George Thompson, Benny Sturdivant | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jose Flores (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Gibbons (tired) 2 pts. SF - Miladen Stachowski (fresh) PF - Kenneth Barrett (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Felton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jeffrey McManaway (fresh) SG - Doug Morris (fresh) SF - Terrance Wright (fresh) PF - David Marcucci (fresh) 3 reb. C - Andrew Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland dunks the ball set up by Doug Morris and he's hacked by Miladen Stachowski - foul #2 on Miladen Stachowski, team foul #10 | 25-30 |
| 03:33 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland misses the free throw | 25-30 |
| 03:33 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 03:16 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-30 |
| 03:14 | Tennessee | William Felton hits the follow up shot | 27-30 |
| 02:55 | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Terrance Wright and he's hacked by Kenneth Barrett - foul #3 on Kenneth Barrett, team foul #11 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wade Branch (SF) Doug Morris | |
| 02:55 | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci makes the free throw | 27-33 |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | Andrew Copeland blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Barrett | 27-33 |
| 02:31 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Andrew Copeland | 27-33 |
| 02:19 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland's pass is intercepted by Miladen Stachowski | 27-33 |
| 02:15 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski dunks the ball | 29-33 |
| 01:48 | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-33 |
| 01:47 | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci hits the follow up shot | 29-35 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | Jose Flores works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 01:29 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland misses the dunk | 31-35 |
| 01:27 | Vanderbilt | Wade Branch tips it in | 31-37 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | Jose Flores comes up short on the shot from the right side | 31-37 |
| 01:16 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski grabs the offensive board | 31-37 |
| 01:03 | Tennessee | Jose Flores makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 00:47 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland lays it in set up by Terrance Wright | 33-39 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-39 |
| 00:05 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland misses short on a floater from the right block | 35-39 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | William Felton gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | William Felton misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 35-39 |