| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Wooten (fresh) SG - Harold Taormina (fresh) SF - Scott Benton (fresh) PF - Bret Hawkins (fresh) C - Hoyt Boatner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fresh) SG - Harry Tovar (fresh) SF - Jesse Seaberg (fresh) PF - Richard Thurber (fresh) C - Dustin Turner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Vanderbilt | Hoyt Boatner buries a jump hook from the left block | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen misses the floater from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Scott Benton | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Harry Tovar | 2-3 |
| 18:39 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:38 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar is fouled on the floor by Hoyt Boatner - foul #1 on Hoyt Boatner, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Harry Tovar | 2-5 |
| 17:59 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Wooten | 4-5 |
| 17:43 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-5 |
| 17:42 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner misses the tip | 4-5 |
| 17:41 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar hits the follow up shot | 4-7 |
| 17:14 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton misses long on a jumper in the lane | 4-7 |
| 17:13 | Vanderbilt | Hoyt Boatner tips it but misses | 4-7 |
| 17:12 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:00 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jesse Seaberg, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG), Enrique Morales (PF), Myron Schumacher (C) David Wooten, Bret Hawkins, Hoyt Boatner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Burr (C) Dustin Turner | |
| 16:44 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bernard Sorensen - foul #1 on Bernard Sorensen, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| 16:44 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:44 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:28 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber hits the follow up shot | 6-9 |
| 16:08 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Charles Wiggins | 8-9 |
| 15:47 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 15:45 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Taormina (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Benton (fairly fresh) PF - Enrique Morales (fresh) 2 pts. C - Myron Schumacher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fairly fresh) SG - Harry Tovar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Seaberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Thurber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Burr (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG), Bret Hawkins (PF) Harold Taormina, Enrique Morales | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Turner (C) William Burr | |
| 15:14 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Bernard Sorensen | 8-11 |
| 14:58 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Harry Tovar - foul #1 on Harry Tovar, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephan Clark (SG) Harry Tovar | |
| 14:58 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:58 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:40 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner is called for traveling | 10-11 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales (PF) Myron Schumacher | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:22 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton lays it in on a great pass from David Wooten and he's fouled by Jesse Seaberg - foul #2 on Jesse Seaberg, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Houston (SG), Hoyt Boatner (C) Charles Wiggins, Enrique Morales | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ernie Gross (SF) Jesse Seaberg | |
| 14:22 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton makes the free throw | 13-11 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 13:53 | Vanderbilt | James Houston knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Scott Benton | 15-13 |
| 13:39 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen scores on a 3 from the left corner | 15-16 |
| 13:25 | Vanderbilt | Hoyt Boatner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina (SG), Enrique Morales (PF), Myron Schumacher (C) David Wooten, Bret Hawkins, Hoyt Boatner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harry Tovar (SG), William Morin (PF) Ernie Gross, Richard Thurber | |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen misses long on a 3 from straight away | 15-16 |
| 13:14 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 12:58 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG) James Houston | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:41 | Tennessee | Myron Schumacher is called for the reach on Harry Tovar - foul #1 on Myron Schumacher, team foul #2 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Burr (C) Dustin Turner | |
| 12:20 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Bernard Sorensen | 15-19 |
| 12:04 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina is called for traveling | 15-19 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG), Bret Hawkins (PF), Hoyt Boatner (C) Charles Wiggins, Enrique Morales, Myron Schumacher | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Richard Thurber (PF) Bernard Sorensen, William Morin | |
| 11:57 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 15-21 |
| 11:39 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Wooten (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Taormina (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Benton (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bret Hawkins (fresh) C - Hoyt Boatner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fresh) SG - Harry Tovar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephan Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Thurber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Burr (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber lays it in set up by Ruben Scriven and he's hacked by Harold Taormina - foul #1 on Harold Taormina, team foul #3 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Houston (SF) Scott Benton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen (PG), Ernie Gross (SF), Dustin Turner (C) Ruben Scriven, Harry Tovar, William Burr | |
| 11:18 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber makes the free throw | 18-24 |
| 10:58 | Vanderbilt | James Houston scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-24 |
| 10:52 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Ernie Gross | 21-26 |
| 10:39 | Vanderbilt | Ernie Gross is called for the reach on Hoyt Boatner - foul #1 on Ernie Gross, team foul #5 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG), Marcus Simmers (SG), Enrique Morales (PF), Myron Schumacher (C) David Wooten, Harold Taormina, Bret Hawkins, Hoyt Boatner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Morin (PF) Richard Thurber | |
| 10:24 | Vanderbilt | Stephan Clark steals it from Enrique Morales | 21-26 |
| 10:10 | Tennessee | Marcus Simmers steals it from Bernard Sorensen | 21-26 |
| 09:48 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins is fouled on the floor by Stephan Clark - foul #1 on Stephan Clark, team foul #6 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina (SG), Scott Benton (SF) Marcus Simmers, James Houston | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harry Tovar (SG) Ernie Gross | |
| 09:34 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 09:32 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner gets the rebound | 21-26 |
| 09:20 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner misses the dunk but he's fouled by Charles Wiggins - foul #1 on Charles Wiggins, team foul #4 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG), Bret Hawkins (PF) Charles Wiggins, Enrique Morales | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Richard Thurber (PF) Bernard Sorensen, William Morin | |
| 09:20 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner misses the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 09:20 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 09:03 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-27 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 08:47 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Scott Benton - foul #1 on Scott Benton, team foul #5 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales (PF) Myron Schumacher | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ernie Gross (SF), William Burr (C) Stephan Clark, Dustin Turner | |
| 08:47 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 08:47 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 08:37 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from David Wooten and he's hacked by Richard Thurber - foul #1 on Richard Thurber, team foul #7 | 23-29 |
| 08:37 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales makes the free throw | 24-29 |
| 08:19 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by David Wooten - foul #1 on David Wooten, team foul #6 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Hoyt Boatner (C) Enrique Morales | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 08:19 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 08:19 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 08:10 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins buries a runner in the paint | 26-31 |
| 07:54 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Harry Tovar and the foul's on Hoyt Boatner - foul #2 on Hoyt Boatner, team foul #7 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG), James Houston (SG), Enrique Morales (PF) David Wooten, Harold Taormina, Hoyt Boatner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 07:54 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven misses the free throw | 26-33 |
| 07:54 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales pulls down the rebound | 26-33 |
| 07:36 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Thurber - foul #2 on Richard Thurber, team foul #8 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Myron Schumacher (C) Bret Hawkins | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen (PG), Stephan Clark (SG), William Morin (PF), Dustin Turner (C) Ruben Scriven, Harry Tovar, Richard Thurber, William Burr | |
| 07:36 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales misses the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 07:36 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Wiggins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Houston (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Benton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Enrique Morales (fresh) 6 pts. C - Myron Schumacher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephan Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ernie Gross (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Morin (fresh) C - Dustin Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Bernard Sorensen | 27-35 |
| 07:08 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-35 |
| 06:55 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross is hacked by Charles Wiggins - foul #2 on Charles Wiggins, team foul #8 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG), Harold Taormina (SG) Charles Wiggins, Scott Benton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:55 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross misses the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 06:55 | Vanderbilt | James Houston grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 06:43 | Vanderbilt | James Houston comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 06:41 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 06:33 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ernie Gross | 30-38 |
| 06:18 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales misses the shot from the right side | 30-38 |
| 06:16 | Vanderbilt | Myron Schumacher grabs the offensive board | 30-38 |
| 05:56 | Vanderbilt | Myron Schumacher is whistled for a carry | 30-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton (SF), Bret Hawkins (PF), Hoyt Boatner (C) David Wooten, Enrique Morales, Myron Schumacher | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harry Tovar (SG) Ernie Gross | |
| 05:40 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner misses the dunk attempt | 30-38 |
| 05:39 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Hoyt Boatner | 30-38 |
| 05:34 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-38 |
| 05:32 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner is hacked by Bret Hawkins - foul #1 on Bret Hawkins, team foul #9 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG) James Houston | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:21 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner misses the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 05:21 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Hoyt Boatner | 30-38 |
| 05:03 | Vanderbilt | Bernard Sorensen takes the ball from Scott Benton | 30-38 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from William Morin | 30-41 |
| 04:42 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten loses the ball out of bounds | 30-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Marcus Simmers (SG) Harold Taormina | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz (PF), William Burr (C) William Morin, Dustin Turner | |
| 04:24 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-41 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz tips it in | 30-43 |
| 04:03 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-43 |
| 04:02 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten grabs the offensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 03:50 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-43 |
| 03:28 | Tennessee | Marcus Simmers picks off the pass by William Burr | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Wooten (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marcus Simmers (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Scott Benton (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bret Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Hoyt Boatner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Tovar (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephan Clark (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Robert Hymowitz (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Burr (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Bernard Sorensen - foul #2 on Bernard Sorensen, team foul #9 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina (SG), James Houston (SF), Enrique Morales (PF), Myron Schumacher (C) Marcus Simmers, Scott Benton, Bret Hawkins, Hoyt Boatner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Ernie Gross (SG), Jesse Seaberg (SF), Richard Thurber (PF), Dustin Turner (C) Bernard Sorensen, Harry Tovar, Stephan Clark, Robert Hymowitz, William Burr | |
| 03:07 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten misses the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 03:07 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ruben Scriven | 34-46 |
| 02:38 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 34-46 |
| 02:37 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jesse Seaberg | 34-46 |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | David Wooten steals it from Richard Thurber | 34-46 |
| 02:09 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-46 |
| 02:07 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 01:47 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Harold Taormina - foul #2 on Harold Taormina, team foul #10 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG), Scott Benton (SF) David Wooten, James Houston | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen (PG) Ruben Scriven | |
| 01:47 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 01:47 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 01:30 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales is denied on a layup by Jesse Seaberg | 34-48 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber grabs the defensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 01:07 | Tennessee | Charles Wiggins steals the ball from Ernie Gross | 34-48 |
| 01:03 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins lays it in | 36-48 |
| 00:47 | Tennessee | Enrique Morales swats the layup by Dustin Turner | 36-48 |
| 00:46 | Vanderbilt | Myron Schumacher snags the defensive board | 36-48 |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | Bernard Sorensen is called for the reach on Harold Taormina - foul #3 on Bernard Sorensen, team foul #10 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins (PF), Hoyt Boatner (C) Enrique Morales, Myron Schumacher | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Harry Tovar (SG), William Burr (C) Bernard Sorensen, Ernie Gross, Dustin Turner | |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-48 |