| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Hines (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Dong (fresh) SF - Justin Woodward (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Scott Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas McConnell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Tilton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Weatherly (fresh) 5 pts. C - Earl White (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Justin Woodward inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams buries a 3 from straight away | 33-29 |
| 19:25 | Tennessee | Earl White loses the dribble to James Merritt | 33-29 |
| 19:11 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dong hits a runner from the baseline set up by Justin Woodward | 35-29 |
| 18:51 | Tennessee | Scott Adams picks off the pass by Daniel Tilton | 35-29 |
| 18:26 | Vanderbilt | Justin Woodward hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 18:25 | Vanderbilt | James Hines tips it home | 37-29 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee | Earl White hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas McConnell | 37-31 |
| 17:53 | Vanderbilt | Justin Woodward connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Hines | 39-31 |
| 17:31 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell's pass is intercepted by Scott Adams | 39-31 |
| 17:16 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dong clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 17:14 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 17:09 | Tennessee | Daniel Tilton misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 17:07 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell tips it back up and in | 39-33 |
| 16:59 | Vanderbilt | James Merritt misses the lay-in | 39-33 |
| 16:58 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Earl White | 39-33 |
| 16:40 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 39-33 |
| 16:38 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to James Merritt | 39-33 |
| 16:23 | Vanderbilt | James Hines hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-33 |
| 16:21 | Tennessee | Earl White grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 16:08 | Tennessee | Daniel Tilton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 16:07 | Vanderbilt | James Merritt pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 16:03 | Vanderbilt | James Hines makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Scott Adams and he's hacked by David Bradley - foul #2 on David Bradley, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Terry Jenkins (SG), Douglas Miller (SF), Kenneth Montgomery (PF), Michael Stewart (C) Dikembe Dong, Justin Woodward, Scott Adams, James Merritt | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Rex Henry (PG), James Gregory (SG), Anthony Holloman (SF), Joseph Morris (PF), Ronald Eddie (C) Thomas McConnell, Daniel Tilton, David Bradley, Joe Weatherly, Earl White | |
| 16:03 | Vanderbilt | James Hines makes the free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:46 | Tennessee | Rex Henry clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-33 |
| 15:44 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Montgomery snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Hines (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Douglas Miller (fresh) PF - Kenneth Montgomery (fresh) C - Michael Stewart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Rex Henry (fresh) SG - James Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Holloman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Morris (fresh) C - Ronald Eddie (fresh) | |
| 15:15 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Montgomery can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-33 |
| 15:13 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to James Gregory | 42-33 |
| 14:53 | Tennessee | Kenneth Montgomery picks off the pass by Rex Henry | 42-33 |
| 14:37 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Montgomery loses the ball out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Justin Woodward (SF) James Hines | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell (PG), David Bradley (SF) Rex Henry, Anthony Holloman | |
| 14:14 | Tennessee | David Bradley connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Thomas McConnell | 42-35 |
| 13:54 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Miller's pass is intercepted by Joseph Morris | 42-35 |
| 13:29 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Bradley | 42-38 |
| 13:10 | Vanderbilt | Michael Stewart travels with the ball | 42-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Hines (PG), Dikembe Dong (SG), Scott Adams (PF), James Merritt (C) Terry Jenkins, Douglas Miller, Kenneth Montgomery, Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Tilton (SG), Joe Weatherly (PF), Earl White (C) James Gregory, Joseph Morris, Ronald Eddie | |
| 12:56 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Tilton | 42-40 |
| 12:43 | Vanderbilt | James Hines loses the ball out of bounds | 42-40 |
| 12:26 | Tennessee | Justin Woodward steps in front of the Thomas McConnell pass | 42-40 |
| 12:04 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Tilton is called for the reach on Dikembe Dong - foul #1 on Daniel Tilton, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Terry Jenkins (PG), Douglas Miller (SF) James Hines, Justin Woodward | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman (SF) David Bradley | |
| 11:59 | Vanderbilt | Terry Jenkins drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Adams | 45-40 |
| 11:39 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly loses the dribble to Dikembe Dong | 45-40 |
| 11:36 | Vanderbilt | Terry Jenkins hits the finger roll set up by Dikembe Dong | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Terry Jenkins (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Dikembe Dong (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Miller (fresh) PF - Scott Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas McConnell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Tilton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Holloman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Weatherly (fresh) 7 pts. C - Earl White (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Tennessee | Daniel Tilton knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joe Weatherly | 47-43 |
| 10:54 | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams is whistled for traveling | 47-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Justin Woodward (SF), Kenneth Montgomery (PF) Douglas Miller, Scott Adams | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Gregory (PG), David Bradley (SF), Joseph Morris (PF), Ronald Eddie (C) Thomas McConnell, Anthony Holloman, Joe Weatherly, Earl White | |
| 10:34 | Tennessee | Daniel Tilton misses the floater from the free throw line | 47-43 |
| 10:33 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dong gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 10:23 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dong comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 47-43 |
| 10:21 | Tennessee | Daniel Tilton gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 10:12 | Tennessee | David Bradley drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from James Gregory and he's fouled by Kenneth Montgomery - foul #2 on Kenneth Montgomery, team foul #1 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Hines (PG), Michael Stewart (C) Terry Jenkins, James Merritt | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman (SG) Daniel Tilton | |
| 10:12 | Tennessee | David Bradley makes the free throw | 47-46 |
| 09:43 | Vanderbilt | Michael Stewart buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Dikembe Dong and he's hacked by Anthony Holloman - foul #1 on Anthony Holloman, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Douglas Miller (SG) Dikembe Dong | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Earl White (C) Ronald Eddie | |
| 09:43 | Vanderbilt | Michael Stewart makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 09:21 | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman is fouled on the floor by Douglas Miller - foul #1 on Douglas Miller, team foul #2 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams (PF) Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell (PG) Anthony Holloman | |
| 09:08 | Tennessee | David Bradley buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from James Gregory | 50-48 |
| 08:48 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Terry Jenkins (SG) Justin Woodward | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Tilton (SG), Joe Weatherly (PF) James Gregory, David Bradley | |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | Earl White clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 08:26 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris tips it back up and in | 50-50 |
| 08:06 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Miller buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Montgomery | 52-50 |
| 07:49 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Thomas McConnell | 52-52 |
| 07:34 | Vanderbilt | Terry Jenkins banks in the layup set up by James Hines | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Hines (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Jenkins (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Douglas Miller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Montgomery (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas McConnell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Tilton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Weatherly (fresh) 9 pts. C - Earl White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris jams it set up by Thomas McConnell and he's hacked by Douglas Miller - foul #2 on Douglas Miller, team foul #3 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dong (SG), Justin Woodward (SF), Michael Stewart (PF), James Merritt (C) James Hines, Douglas Miller, Scott Adams, Kenneth Montgomery | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Bradley (SF), Ronald Eddie (C) Joe Weatherly, Earl White | |
| 07:13 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris misses the free throw | 54-54 |
| 07:13 | Vanderbilt | James Merritt grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 07:10 | Vanderbilt | Thomas McConnell picks off the pass by Terry Jenkins in the backcourt | 54-54 |
| 07:08 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell blows the dunk | 54-54 |
| 07:07 | Vanderbilt | James Merritt grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 06:40 | Vanderbilt | Terry Jenkins misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 06:39 | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Jenkins - foul #1 on Terry Jenkins, team foul #4 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Hines (PG) Terry Jenkins | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Gregory (PG), Anthony Holloman (SG), Neil Larue (C) Thomas McConnell, Daniel Tilton, Joseph Morris | |
| 06:22 | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by James Gregory | 54-56 |
| 05:53 | Vanderbilt | Justin Woodward drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from James Merritt | 56-56 |
| 05:30 | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman travels with the ball | 56-56 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Terry Jenkins (PG) James Hines | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell (PG), Daniel Tilton (SG), Joe Weatherly (PF) James Gregory, Anthony Holloman, Neil Larue | |
| 05:15 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dong is hacked by Daniel Tilton - foul #2 on Daniel Tilton, team foul #4 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams (PF) Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Earl White (C) Ronald Eddie | |
| 05:04 | Vanderbilt | Justin Woodward drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dikembe Dong | 59-56 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Scott Adams - foul #2 on Scott Adams, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 04:59 | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 04:49 | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams loses the dribble to Joe Weatherly | 59-57 |
| 04:32 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 59-57 |
| 04:31 | Vanderbilt | Terry Jenkins snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 04:23 | Vanderbilt | Earl White is called for the reach on James Merritt - foul #2 on Earl White, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Douglas Miller (SG), Kenneth Montgomery (C) Dikembe Dong, James Merritt | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman (SF) David Bradley | |
| 04:10 | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-57 |
| 04:08 | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams hits the follow up shot | 61-57 |
| 03:48 | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Daniel Tilton and he's fouled by Justin Woodward - foul #2 on Justin Woodward, team foul #6 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Hines (PG), Andrew Carone (SF), Michael Stewart (C) Terry Jenkins, Justin Woodward, Scott Adams | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Gregory (SG), Joseph Morris (PF), Ronald Eddie (C) Daniel Tilton, Joe Weatherly, Earl White | |
| 03:48 | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman misses the free throw | 61-59 |
| 03:48 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris grabs the offensive board | 61-59 |
| 03:34 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris is fouled on the floor by James Hines - foul #1 on James Hines, team foul #7 | 61-59 |
| 03:34 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:34 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Hines (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Miller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Carone (fresh) PF - Kenneth Montgomery (fresh) C - Michael Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas McConnell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Anthony Holloman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Eddie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Miller can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Anthony Holloman - foul #2 on Anthony Holloman, team foul #6 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dong (SG) Andrew Carone | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Bradley (SF) Thomas McConnell | |
| 03:11 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Miller makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 03:11 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 03:11 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Ronald Eddie | 62-61 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee | James Gregory can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-61 |
| 02:49 | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie grabs the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 02:49 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Justin Woodward (SF), Scott Adams (PF), James Merritt (C) Douglas Miller, Kenneth Montgomery, Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell (PG), Daniel Tilton (SG), Joe Weatherly (PF), Earl White (C) James Gregory, Anthony Holloman, Joseph Morris, Ronald Eddie | |
| 02:41 | Tennessee | Scott Adams is called for the reach on Joe Weatherly - foul #3 on Scott Adams, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| 02:41 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 02:41 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:20 | Vanderbilt | James Merritt misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 62-63 |
| 02:19 | Tennessee | Earl White gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly lays it in set up by David Bradley | 62-65 |
| 01:58 | Vanderbilt | Thomas McConnell is called for the reach on James Hines - foul #1 on Thomas McConnell, team foul #7 | 62-65 |
| 01:58 | Vanderbilt | James Hines makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 01:58 | Vanderbilt | James Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 01:42 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Joe Weatherly | 64-68 |
| 01:27 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dong misses short on a jumper from the left side | 64-68 |
| 01:26 | Vanderbilt | James Hines tips it back up and in | 66-68 |
| 01:08 | Tennessee | David Bradley's pass is intercepted by Scott Adams | 66-68 |
| 00:50 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dong comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-68 |
| 00:49 | Vanderbilt | James Merritt tips it in | 68-68 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly is hacked by Dikembe Dong - foul #3 on Dikembe Dong, team foul #9 | 68-68 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams misses the floater from the left side | 68-70 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to David Bradley | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | David Bradley is hacked by Dikembe Dong in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dikembe Dong, team foul #10 | 68-70 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | David Bradley misses the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | David Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:01 | Vanderbilt | Justin Woodward misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-71 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to James Merritt | 68-71 |