| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Ferguson (fresh) SG - Wade Sutton (fresh) SF - Kenneth Chen (fresh) PF - Virgil Ayres (fresh) C - John Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Ouellette (fresh) SG - Mark Briggs (fresh) SF - Gerald Villafane (fresh) PF - Noel Askew (fresh) C - John Mattis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | John Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Alabama | Wade Sutton connects on the jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Ouellette | 2-3 |
| 19:19 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson comes up short on the floater from the left side | 2-3 |
| 19:18 | Alabama | Virgil Ayres grabs the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 19:13 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 19:12 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson tips it but misses | 2-3 |
| 19:10 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:57 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:55 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:51 | Alabama | Wade Sutton jams it set up by Norman Ferguson | 4-3 |
| 18:26 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew makes the shot from close range set up by John Ouellette | 4-5 |
| 18:15 | Alabama | Virgil Ayres's pass is intercepted by Noel Askew | 4-5 |
| 17:51 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by John Ouellette | 4-7 |
| 17:31 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 17:29 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:24 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs misses the 3 from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 17:23 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Virgil Ayres | 4-7 |
| 17:18 | Alabama | Virgil Ayres misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on Gerald Villafane - foul #1 on Gerald Villafane, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG), Michael Lin (SG), Daniel Robinson (SF), Jerry Cable (C) Norman Ferguson, Wade Sutton, Kenneth Chen, John Brown | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon (PG), Duane Hackbarth (SG), Stephen Gaston (SF), Jeffery Powell (PF), Scotty Fiorini (C) John Ouellette, Mark Briggs, Gerald Villafane, Noel Askew, John Mattis | |
| 17:18 | Alabama | Virgil Ayres makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:18 | Alabama | Virgil Ayres makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 17:02 | Vanderbilt | Willy Bomar steps in front of the Jeffery Powell pass | 6-7 |
| 16:59 | Alabama | Michael Lin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Willy Bomar | 8-7 |
| 16:47 | Vanderbilt | Jeffery Powell is whistled for traveling | 8-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Mercer (PG) Virgil Ayres | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 16:27 | Alabama | Michael Lin is hacked by Duane Hackbarth - foul #1 on Duane Hackbarth, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Chen (SF) William Mercer | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (PG) Fred Dixon | |
| 16:18 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 16:16 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:54 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Chen - foul #1 on Kenneth Chen, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Wade Sutton (SG), John Brown (C) Willy Bomar, Michael Lin, Jerry Cable | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs (SG), Gerald Villafane (SF), Noel Askew (PF), John Mattis (C) Duane Hackbarth, Stephen Gaston, Jeffery Powell, Scotty Fiorini | |
| 15:54 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:54 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Ferguson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wade Sutton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Chen (fresh) PF - Daniel Robinson (fresh) C - John Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Ouellette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Briggs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Villafane (fresh) PF - Noel Askew (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Mattis (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson clanks a shot in the lane | 8-9 |
| 15:45 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 15:32 | Vanderbilt | Wade Sutton steals it from Noel Askew | 8-9 |
| 15:15 | Alabama | Noel Askew takes the ball from Norman Ferguson | 8-9 |
| 15:02 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew misses the runner from close range but he's hacked by Daniel Robinson - foul #1 on Daniel Robinson, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jerry Cable (PF) Daniel Robinson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon (PG), Duane Hackbarth (SG), Stephen Gaston (SF), Scotty Fiorini (C) John Ouellette, Mark Briggs, Gerald Villafane, John Mattis | |
| 15:02 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:02 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:46 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 10-11 |
| 14:25 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini makes the floater from close range set up by Duane Hackbarth | 10-13 |
| 14:11 | Alabama | Duane Hackbarth steps in front of the John Brown pass | 10-13 |
| 13:51 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-13 |
| 13:49 | Alabama | John Brown snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 13:31 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen knocks in the 3 from straight away | 13-13 |
| 13:13 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 13:12 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 12:48 | Alabama | Wade Sutton makes the floater from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 12:33 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-13 |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG), Michael Lin (SG), Daniel Robinson (SF), Virgil Ayres (PF), Matthew Ennis (C) Norman Ferguson, Wade Sutton, Kenneth Chen, Jerry Cable, John Brown | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (PG), Mark Briggs (SG), Gerald Villafane (SF), Jeffery Powell (PF), John Mattis (C) Fred Dixon, Duane Hackbarth, Stephen Gaston, Noel Askew, Scotty Fiorini | |
| 12:18 | Alabama | Willy Bomar misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 12:17 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 12:10 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis is called for traveling | 15-13 |
| 11:44 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-13 |
| 11:43 | Alabama | Willy Bomar misses the tip | 15-13 |
| 11:41 | Vanderbilt | Jeffery Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Willy Bomar (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Lin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Robinson (fresh) PF - Virgil Ayres (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Ennis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Ouellette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Briggs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Villafane (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Powell (fresh) C - John Mattis (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis buries a runner from the right block and the foul's on Virgil Ayres - foul #1 on Virgil Ayres, team foul #3 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jerry Cable (C) Matthew Ennis | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 11:25 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis makes the free throw | 15-16 |
| 11:04 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 15-16 |
| 11:03 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 10:46 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Willy Bomar - foul #1 on Willy Bomar, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Mercer (PG), Wade Sutton (SG) Michael Lin, Virgil Ayres | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew (PF) Jeffery Powell | |
| 10:46 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:46 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:46 | Alabama | Jerry Cable grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 10:19 | Alabama | Jerry Cable clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 10:17 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 10:01 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by John Ouellette | 15-19 |
| 09:40 | Alabama | Mark Briggs steps in front of the Wade Sutton pass | 15-19 |
| 09:35 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette dunks the ball on a nice dish by Mark Briggs | 15-21 |
| 09:15 | Alabama | Willy Bomar comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-21 |
| 09:14 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson grabs the offensive board | 15-21 |
| 08:57 | Alabama | Wade Sutton can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 15-21 |
| 08:55 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette pulls down the rebound | 15-21 |
| 08:50 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-24 |
| 08:33 | Alabama | William Mercer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-24 |
| 08:32 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Gerald Villafane | 15-24 |
| 08:27 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Cable blocks the short jumper by Gerald Villafane | 15-24 |
| 08:25 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane tips it in | 15-26 |
| 08:10 | Alabama | William Mercer misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 15-26 |
| 08:08 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew grabs the defensive rebound | 15-26 |
| 07:55 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs can't connect on a floater from the left side | 15-26 |
| 07:54 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew grabs the offensive board | 15-26 |
| 07:42 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane is hacked by Daniel Robinson - foul #2 on Daniel Robinson, team foul #5 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Michael Lin (SG), Kenneth Chen (SF), Virgil Ayres (PF), John Brown (C) William Mercer, Wade Sutton, Willy Bomar, Daniel Robinson, Jerry Cable | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth (SG), Stephen Gaston (SF), Jeffery Powell (PF), Scotty Fiorini (C) Mark Briggs, Gerald Villafane, Noel Askew, John Mattis | |
| 07:21 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Stephen Gaston | 15-28 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Ferguson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Lin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Chen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Virgil Ayres (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Ouellette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Duane Hackbarth (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Gaston (fresh) PF - Jeffery Powell (fresh) C - Scotty Fiorini (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Virgil Ayres | 17-28 |
| 06:51 | Vanderbilt | Norman Ferguson is called for the reach on John Ouellette - foul #1 on Norman Ferguson, team foul #6 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs (SG), Gerald Villafane (SF), John Mattis (C) Duane Hackbarth, Stephen Gaston, Scotty Fiorini | |
| 06:42 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Briggs | 17-30 |
| 06:31 | Alabama | A charge is called on Kenneth Chen - foul #2 on Kenneth Chen, team foul #7 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Alabama | Wade Sutton (SG) Kenneth Chen | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 06:11 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Mattis | 17-32 |
| 05:50 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson makes the 3 from the left corner | 20-32 |
| 05:34 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane is hacked by Wade Sutton - foul #1 on Wade Sutton, team foul #8 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Mercer (SG), Matthew Ennis (PF) Wade Sutton, Virgil Ayres | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth (SG), Noel Askew (PF), Scotty Fiorini (C) Mark Briggs, Jeffery Powell, John Mattis | |
| 05:34 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 05:34 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane misses the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 05:34 | Alabama | John Brown pulls down the rebound | 20-33 |
| 05:19 | Alabama | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 20-33 |
| 05:18 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis grabs the offensive board | 20-33 |
| 05:05 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Noel Askew - foul #1 on Noel Askew, team foul #3 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | Wade Sutton (SG), Willy Bomar (SF), Jerry Cable (PF) Norman Ferguson, Michael Lin, John Brown | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs (SG), Stephen Gaston (SF), John Mattis (C) Duane Hackbarth, Gerald Villafane, Scotty Fiorini | |
| 04:58 | Alabama | Willy Bomar's pass is intercepted by John Ouellette | 20-33 |
| 04:41 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Ouellette | 20-36 |
| 04:20 | Alabama | Willy Bomar hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Wade Sutton and he's hacked by Stephen Gaston - foul #1 on Stephen Gaston, team foul #4 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth (SG), Gerald Villafane (SF), Scotty Fiorini (C) Mark Briggs, Stephen Gaston, John Mattis | |
| 04:20 | Alabama | Willy Bomar makes the free throw | 23-36 |
| 04:07 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette is hacked by William Mercer - foul #1 on William Mercer, team foul #9 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | Virgil Ayres (PF), John Brown (C) Jerry Cable, Matthew Ennis | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs (SG), John Mattis (C) Duane Hackbarth, Scotty Fiorini | |
| 04:07 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette makes the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 04:07 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette makes the 2nd free throw | 23-38 |
| 03:46 | Alabama | Willy Bomar buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Wade Sutton and the foul's on Gerald Villafane - foul #2 on Gerald Villafane, team foul #5 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Kenneth Chen (SF) William Mercer, Wade Sutton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon (PG), Jeffery Powell (PF) John Ouellette, Noel Askew | |
| 03:46 | Alabama | Willy Bomar misses the free throw | 25-38 |
| 03:46 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to John Mattis | 25-38 |
| 03:32 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-38 |
| 03:31 | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon tips it back up and in | 25-40 |
| 03:03 | Alabama | John Brown is whistled for a carry | 25-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Lin (SG), Daniel Robinson (PF) Willy Bomar, Virgil Ayres | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (PG), Duane Hackbarth (SG), Stephen Gaston (SF), Noel Askew (PF), Scotty Fiorini (C) Fred Dixon, Mark Briggs, Gerald Villafane, Jeffery Powell, John Mattis | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Chen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Robinson (fresh) C - John Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Ouellette (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Duane Hackbarth (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Gaston (fresh) PF - Noel Askew (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Scotty Fiorini (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:34 | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-40 |
| 02:33 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen snags the defensive board | 25-40 |
| 02:11 | Alabama | Scotty Fiorini steals the ball from Daniel Robinson | 25-40 |
| 01:57 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew is whistled for a carry | 25-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG), Wade Sutton (SG), Jerry Cable (C) Norman Ferguson, Michael Lin, John Brown | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs (SG), Gerald Villafane (SF), John Mattis (C) Duane Hackbarth, Stephen Gaston, Scotty Fiorini | |
| 01:35 | Alabama | Wade Sutton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Willy Bomar | 28-40 |
| 01:19 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Virgil Ayres (PF) Daniel Robinson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeffery Powell (PF) Noel Askew | |
| 01:12 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Willy Bomar | 30-40 |
| 01:03 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs is called for traveling | 30-40 |
| 00:49 | Alabama | Wade Sutton is whistled for a carry | 30-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Mercer (PG) Kenneth Chen | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew (PF) Jeffery Powell | |
| 00:38 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 00:36 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew hits the follow up shot | 30-42 |
| 00:20 | Alabama | Willy Bomar can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-42 |
| 00:18 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 00:03 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew can't finish the layup | 30-42 |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | The clock runs out | 30-42 |