| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Francis (fresh) SF - Oscar Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Broussard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harold Payne (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alton Parker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Alton Parker inbounds the ball | 23-24 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo blows the layup | 23-24 |
| 19:40 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Oscar Smith | 23-24 |
| 19:28 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 19:27 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Leroy Carpenter | 23-24 |
| 19:10 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Thornton - foul #1 on Richard Thornton, team foul #1 | 23-24 |
| 19:10 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 19:10 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 18:49 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-26 |
| 18:47 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Harold Payne | 23-26 |
| 18:24 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Randall Mosquera | 23-28 |
| 18:01 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from James Jackson | 25-28 |
| 17:39 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 3 from straight away | 25-31 |
| 17:14 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard is whistled for traveling | 25-31 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin (SF), Carlos Hogan (C) Oscar Smith, Richard Thornton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (SG), David Morgan (PF), Robert Goss (C) Randall Mosquera, Laurence Mozingo, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 17:00 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-31 |
| 16:58 | Tennessee | David Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 16:38 | Tennessee | Carlos Hogan is called for the reach on Robert Goss - foul #2 on Carlos Hogan, team foul #2 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (SF) Alton Parker | |
| 16:11 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 25-31 |
| 16:09 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard grabs the defensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 16:05 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Gary Francis | 27-31 |
| 15:49 | Tennessee | Robert Goss loses the dribble to Carlos Hogan | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Francis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Holguin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Broussard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Hogan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) SF - Robert Dixon (fresh) PF - David Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Goss (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Dixon - foul #2 on Robert Dixon, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith (SF), Richard Thornton (C) Jerry Holguin, Carlos Hogan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SG), Alton Parker (SF), Laurence Mozingo (PF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Robert Dixon, David Morgan, Robert Goss | |
| 15:32 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 15:32 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 15:23 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Laurence Mozingo | 29-34 |
| 15:03 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 15:01 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | Alton Parker knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harold Payne | 29-36 |
| 14:26 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Harold Payne - foul #1 on Harold Payne, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| 14:26 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 14:26 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 14:08 | Tennessee | Alton Parker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 14:06 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Alton Parker | 30-36 |
| 13:48 | Tennessee | Alton Parker's floater is knocked away by Richard Thornton | 30-36 |
| 13:47 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 13:39 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 13:38 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith snags the offensive board | 30-36 |
| 13:19 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard drills a fadeaway from the right side | 32-36 |
| 12:57 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the shot from the left side | 32-36 |
| 12:55 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the tip | 32-36 |
| 12:53 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter tips it home | 32-38 |
| 12:24 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Jackson | 35-38 |
| 12:07 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Randall Mosquera | 35-40 |
| 11:51 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton is fouled on the floor by Leroy Carpenter - foul #1 on Leroy Carpenter, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson (SG), Jerry Holguin (SF), Thomas Criner (PF), Carlos Hogan (C) Gary Francis, Oscar Smith, John Broussard, Richard Thornton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Larry Dreher (SG), Robert Dixon (SF), David Morgan (PF), Robert Goss (C) Harold Payne, Randall Mosquera, Alton Parker, Laurence Mozingo, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 11:30 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Criner is denied on a layup by Robert Goss | 35-40 |
| 11:28 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith grabs the board | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Johnson (fresh) SF - Jerry Holguin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Criner (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carlos Hogan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) SG - Larry Dreher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Dixon (fresh) PF - David Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Goss (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith loses the dribble to James Jackson | 35-40 |
| 11:21 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson banks in the layup | 37-40 |
| 11:05 | Tennessee | Robert Goss buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Dixon | 37-42 |
| 10:39 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Criner clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 37-42 |
| 10:38 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin gets the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 10:25 | Vanderbilt | Carlos Hogan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 10:23 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Criner grabs the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 10:07 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Keith Lee (SG) James Jackson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (PG) Larry Dreher | |
| 09:59 | Tennessee | Robert Goss misses short on a runner in the lane | 37-42 |
| 09:58 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Criner grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 09:43 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Criner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-42 |
| 09:42 | Tennessee | Robert Goss grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 09:27 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by David Morgan | 37-45 |
| 09:08 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin is hacked by Robert Dixon - foul #3 on Robert Dixon, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Jackson (PG), Gary Francis (SG), Oscar Smith (SF), Richard Thornton (C) Gerald Johnson, Keith Lee, Jerry Holguin, Carlos Hogan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SG), Alton Parker (SF), Laurence Mozingo (PF), Robert Powell (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Robert Dixon, David Morgan, Robert Goss | |
| 08:45 | Vanderbilt | Robert Powell takes the ball from Gary Francis | 37-45 |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo hits a jump hook from the right block | 37-47 |
| 08:09 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith double dribbles | 37-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Broussard (PF) Thomas Criner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Leroy Carpenter (C) Harold Payne, Robert Powell | |
| 08:01 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-47 |
| 07:41 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Laurence Mozingo - foul #2 on Laurence Mozingo, team foul #5 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin (SF) Oscar Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 07:41 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 07:41 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 07:41 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Laurence Mozingo | 38-47 |
| 07:14 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera is denied on a layup by Richard Thornton | 38-47 |
| 07:13 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Francis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Holguin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Broussard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Alton Parker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:44 | Vanderbilt | A charge is called on James Jackson - foul #2 on James Jackson, team foul #3 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson (PG), Keith Lee (SG), Thomas Criner (PF) James Jackson, Gary Francis, John Broussard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (PG), David Morgan (PF) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Laurence Mozingo | |
| 06:18 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-47 |
| 06:17 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| 06:13 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 38-47 |
| 06:11 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin tips it home | 40-47 |
| 05:48 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Thornton - foul #2 on Richard Thornton, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Jackson (PG), Oscar Smith (SF), Carlos Hogan (C) Keith Lee, Jerry Holguin, Richard Thornton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (SG), Robert Dixon (SF) Randall Mosquera, Alton Parker | |
| 05:48 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 05:48 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 05:48 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Criner grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 05:22 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by Leroy Carpenter | 40-48 |
| 05:20 | Tennessee | Robert Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gerald Johnson - foul #1 on Gerald Johnson, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis (SG), John Broussard (PF) Gerald Johnson, Thomas Criner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo (PF), Robert Goss (C) David Morgan, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:34 | Vanderbilt | Carlos Hogan can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 40-50 |
| 04:32 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Harold Payne | 40-50 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee | Gary Francis picks off the pass by Robert Goss | 40-50 |
| 03:44 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-50 |
| 03:42 | Tennessee | Robert Goss grabs the defensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 03:20 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo blows the layup | 40-50 |
| 03:19 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| 03:08 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis is fouled on the floor by Cheng-Gong Xayasith - foul #1 on Cheng-Gong Xayasith, team foul #6 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson (SG), Jerry Holguin (SF), Thomas Criner (PF), Richard Thornton (C) James Jackson, Oscar Smith, John Broussard, Carlos Hogan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SG), Alton Parker (SF), David Morgan (PF) Harold Payne, Robert Dixon, Laurence Mozingo | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Gary Francis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Johnson (fresh) SF - Jerry Holguin (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Criner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Alton Parker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Goss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:51 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin blows the wide open layup but he's fouled by Alton Parker - foul #3 on Alton Parker, team foul #7 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Keith Lee (SG) Gary Francis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:51 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 02:51 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Jackson (PG), Gary Francis (SG), Oscar Smith (SF), John Broussard (PF) Gerald Johnson, Keith Lee, Jerry Holguin, Thomas Criner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (PG), Laurence Mozingo (PF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, David Morgan, Robert Goss | |
| 02:37 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter is fouled on the floor by Richard Thornton - foul #3 on Richard Thornton, team foul #6 | 42-50 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee | Alton Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 42-50 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | Alton Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | Alton Parker clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-50 |
| 02:11 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:54 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-50 |
| 01:39 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Richard Thornton - foul #4 on Richard Thornton, team foul #7 | 42-50 |
| 01:39 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 01:39 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:25 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 42-52 |
| 01:23 | Tennessee | Harold Payne grabs the board | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:03 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo hits a runner in the lane | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard lays it in | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter is hacked by James Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Jackson, team foul #8 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (SG), David Morgan (PF) Randall Mosquera, Laurence Mozingo | |
| 00:55 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 00:55 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 00:50 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 44-56 |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | Robert Dixon pulls down the rebound | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | David Morgan misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Richard Thornton - foul #5 on Richard Thornton, team foul #9 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Carlos Hogan (C) Richard Thornton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SG) Robert Dixon | |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | David Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | David Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 00:24 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard grabs the board | 44-57 |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis connects on the 3 from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Harold Payne runs out the clock | 47-57 |