| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Roger Cox (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Ogorman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Adrian (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roger Wheelock (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Macha (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gene Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Lucus (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willie Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jesse Weekes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Vanderbilt | Gene Cox steals it from William Macha | 24-29 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-29 |
| 18:44 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 24-29 |
| 18:42 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips gets the rebound | 24-29 |
| 18:18 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by Christopher Adrian - foul #3 on Christopher Adrian, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg (SF) Christopher Adrian | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:18 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 18:18 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 18:18 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson makes the 3rd free throw | 24-31 |
| 17:59 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Jesse Weekes - foul #1 on Jesse Weekes, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| 17:59 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 17:59 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 17:37 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-34 |
| 17:18 | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg misses short on a shot from the left wing | 25-34 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips pulls down the rebound | 25-34 |
| 17:01 | Tennessee | Gene Cox hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-37 |
| 16:41 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Phillips swats the short shot by Roger Wheelock | 25-37 |
| 16:40 | Tennessee | Gene Cox pulls down the rebound | 25-37 |
| 16:29 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Robert Lucus | 25-39 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:15 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Gene Cox - foul #3 on Gene Cox, team foul #2 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ferguson (SG), Eugene Blakeslee (C) Gregory Ogorman, William Macha | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Stephen Dail (SF), James Murphy (PF), Albert Griffing (C) Gene Cox, Willie Jackson, Jesse Weekes, Daniel Phillips | |
| 16:15 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock makes the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 16:15 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 15:47 | Tennessee | A charge is called on Robert Lucus - foul #3 on Robert Lucus, team foul #3 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Williams (PG), Christopher Adrian (SF), Wayne Newcombe (PF) Roger Cox, Willie Schwalenberg, Roger Wheelock | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Adrian (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Newcombe (fresh) C - Eugene Blakeslee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Lucus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Dail (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Murphy (fresh) C - Albert Griffing (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:23 | Vanderbilt | John Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Lucus - foul #4 on Robert Lucus, team foul #4 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman (SG) Kenneth Ferguson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (SG) Robert Lucus | |
| 15:23 | Vanderbilt | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 15:23 | Vanderbilt | John Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 15:01 | Tennessee | Gene Cox can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-39 |
| 14:59 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Blakeslee snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 14:44 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe makes the wide open fadeaway in the paint set up by Gregory Ogorman | 31-39 |
| 14:29 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson is hacked by Gregory Ogorman - foul #3 on Gregory Ogorman, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox (PG), Roger Wheelock (PF) John Williams, Wayne Newcombe | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Jackson (SF), Jesse Weekes (PF), Daniel Phillips (C) Stephen Dail, James Murphy, Albert Griffing | |
| 14:13 | Tennessee | Gene Cox misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 14:12 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Blakeslee pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 13:54 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 31-39 |
| 13:52 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 13:46 | Tennessee | Gene Cox misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 13:44 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 13:28 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Blakeslee makes the jumper from the right block | 33-39 |
| 13:08 | Tennessee | Gene Cox comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Gregory Ogorman - foul #4 on Gregory Ogorman, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ferguson (SG), William Macha (C) Gregory Ogorman, Eugene Blakeslee | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Lucus (SG) Matthew Larson | |
| 13:08 | Tennessee | Gene Cox misses the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 13:08 | Tennessee | Gene Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 12:47 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-40 |
| 12:45 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ferguson grabs the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 12:36 | Vanderbilt | William Macha's dunk attempt is rejected by Willie Jackson | 33-40 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Gene Cox snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes is hacked by Kenneth Ferguson - foul #1 on Kenneth Ferguson, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg (SF), Wayne Newcombe (PF) Christopher Adrian, Roger Wheelock | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), James Murphy (PF) Gene Cox, Jesse Weekes | |
| 11:51 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 33-40 |
| 11:49 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson misses the tip | 33-40 |
| 11:47 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips snags the offensive board | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Roger Cox (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willie Schwalenberg (fresh) PF - Wayne Newcombe (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Macha (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Lucus (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Willie Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Murphy (fresh) C - Daniel Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson travels with the ball | 33-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Dail (SF), Albert Griffing (C) Willie Jackson, Daniel Phillips | |
| 11:07 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe blows the layup | 33-40 |
| 11:05 | Vanderbilt | William Macha tips it in | 35-40 |
| 10:40 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail lays it in set up by Matthew Larson | 35-42 |
| 10:22 | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 10:06 | Tennessee | James Murphy comes up short on the floater in the lane | 38-42 |
| 10:05 | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 09:46 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe blows the layup but he's fouled by Stephen Dail - foul #1 on Stephen Dail, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Williams (PG), Justin Hartmann (SG), Christopher Adrian (SF), Eugene Blakeslee (C) Roger Cox, Kenneth Ferguson, Willie Schwalenberg, William Macha | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (PG), Willie Jackson (SF), Jesse Weekes (PF), Daniel Phillips (C) Matthew Larson, Stephen Dail, James Murphy, Albert Griffing | |
| 09:46 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 09:46 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-42 |
| 09:25 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 09:07 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-42 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee | Gene Cox comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 09:01 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips can't tip it in | 42-42 |
| 08:59 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 08:36 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe is fouled on the floor by Jesse Weekes - foul #2 on Jesse Weekes, team foul #6 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox (PG), Kenneth Ferguson (SG), Roger Wheelock (PF) John Williams, Justin Hartmann, Wayne Newcombe | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG) Robert Lucus | |
| 08:12 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Willie Jackson - foul #1 on Willie Jackson, team foul #7 | 42-42 |
| 08:12 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 08:12 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 07:48 | Tennessee | Gene Cox loses the ball out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman (SG), William Macha (C) Kenneth Ferguson, Eugene Blakeslee | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Roger Cox (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Ogorman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Adrian (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roger Wheelock (fresh) 8 pts. C - William Macha (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gene Cox (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Willie Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jesse Weekes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Vanderbilt | William Macha clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 44-42 |
| 07:24 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Adrian | 44-42 |
| 06:55 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Lucus (SG), James Murphy (PF) Matthew Larson, Jesse Weekes | |
| 06:33 | Tennessee | Gene Cox loses the dribble to Christopher Adrian | 44-42 |
| 06:21 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock slams it home set up by Christopher Adrian | 46-42 |
| 05:58 | Tennessee | Gene Cox hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Willie Jackson | 46-45 |
| 05:30 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock clanks a driving attempt from close range | 46-45 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee | James Murphy grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 05:10 | Tennessee | James Murphy misses short on a shot in the paint | 46-45 |
| 05:09 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 04:43 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot in the paint | 48-45 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee | Gene Cox misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-45 |
| 04:16 | Vanderbilt | William Macha gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 03:56 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian is hacked by Willie Jackson - foul #2 on Willie Jackson, team foul #8 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Williams (PG), Kenneth Ferguson (SG), Wayne Newcombe (PF), Eugene Blakeslee (C) Roger Cox, Gregory Ogorman, Roger Wheelock, William Macha | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Stephen Dail (SF), Jesse Weekes (PF), Albert Griffing (C) Gene Cox, Willie Jackson, James Murphy, Daniel Phillips | |
| 03:56 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 03:56 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 03:37 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 50-45 |
| 03:35 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Blakeslee pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Adrian (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Newcombe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Blakeslee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Lucus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Stephen Dail (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jesse Weekes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Griffing (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Vanderbilt | Stephen Dail is called for the reach on John Williams - foul #2 on Stephen Dail, team foul #9 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg (SF) Christopher Adrian | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 03:15 | Vanderbilt | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 03:15 | Vanderbilt | John Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 03:15 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Matthew Larson | 51-48 |
| 02:54 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox (PG), Gregory Ogorman (SG), Roger Wheelock (PF) John Williams, Kenneth Ferguson, Wayne Newcombe | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (PG) Matthew Larson | |
| 02:36 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman connects on the jump hook from close range | 53-48 |
| 02:36 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian (SF), William Macha (C) Willie Schwalenberg, Eugene Blakeslee | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Jackson (SF), Daniel Phillips (C) Stephen Dail, Albert Griffing | |
| 02:08 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Daniel Phillips | 53-51 |
| 01:52 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Daniel Phillips - foul #3 on Daniel Phillips, team foul #10 | 53-51 |
| 01:52 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 01:52 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Gene Cox can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 01:28 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 01:15 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-51 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert Lucus | 55-51 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus blows the layup but the foul's on William Macha - foul #2 on William Macha, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:50 | Vanderbilt | William Macha grabs the board | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock loses the dribble to Willie Jackson | 55-52 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Gene Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Lucus | 55-52 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Gene Cox comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 55-52 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |