| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - William Grant (fresh) SG - Mitchell Ryan (fresh) SF - Justin Cargill (fresh) PF - Larry Shenberger (fresh) C - Michael Palmateer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alfred Kite (fresh) SG - Michael Banas (fresh) SF - Lloyd Huskins (fresh) PF - Yul Tang (fresh) C - Jerry Britton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton 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 triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Tennessee | Michael Banas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Vanderbilt | Larry Shenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Vanderbilt | Michael Palmateer clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Tennessee | Yul Tang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Vanderbilt | Michael Palmateer travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite is called for 10 seconds | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Vanderbilt | Michael Palmateer misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jerry Britton - foul #1 on Jerry Britton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Vanderbilt | Michael Palmateer makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:32 | Vanderbilt | Michael Palmateer misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:32 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:23 | Tennessee | Michael Banas makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Lloyd Huskins | 1-3 |
| 18:04 | Vanderbilt | Michael Banas steals it from Justin Cargill | 1-3 |
| 17:48 | Tennessee | Yul Tang is denied on a layup by Larry Shenberger | 1-3 |
| 17:47 | Vanderbilt | Michael Palmateer gets the rebound | 1-3 |
| 17:39 | Vanderbilt | Mitchell Ryan clanks a floater from the left side | 1-3 |
| 17:37 | Vanderbilt | Mitchell Ryan tips it back up and in | 3-3 |
| 17:11 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton is fouled on the floor by Larry Shenberger - foul #1 on Larry Shenberger, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kurtis Stratton (PG) William Grant | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (PG), Christopher Lewis (SG), James Palmer (SF), Bennie Crockett (PF), Don Palmer (C) Alfred Kite, Michael Banas, Lloyd Huskins, Yul Tang, Jerry Britton | |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | James Palmer buries a 3 from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 16:35 | Vanderbilt | Larry Shenberger connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Kurtis Stratton | 6-6 |
| 16:28 | Tennessee | James Palmer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-6 |
| 16:26 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Justin Cargill | 6-6 |
| 16:21 | Vanderbilt | Kurtis Stratton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Billy Castor (SG), Rodney Ford (PF), Mohammad Schexnayder (C) Mitchell Ryan, Larry Shenberger, Michael Palmateer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins (SF) Calvin Kirby | |
| 16:08 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-6 |
| 16:06 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Ford snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 16:00 | Vanderbilt | Mohammad Schexnayder's pass is intercepted by Lloyd Huskins | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Kurtis Stratton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Castor (fresh) SF - Justin Cargill (fresh) PF - Rodney Ford (fresh) C - Mohammad Schexnayder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Christopher Lewis (fresh) SG - James Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lloyd Huskins (fresh) PF - Bennie Crockett (fresh) C - Don Palmer (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Tennessee | James Palmer buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 15:33 | Vanderbilt | James Palmer is called for the reach on Billy Castor - foul #1 on James Palmer, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Grant (PG), Daniel Howard (C) Kurtis Stratton, Justin Cargill | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), Michael Banas (SG), Yul Tang (PF), Jerry Britton (C) Christopher Lewis, James Palmer, Bennie Crockett, Don Palmer | |
| 15:18 | Vanderbilt | Billy Castor misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-9 |
| 15:16 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:10 | Tennessee | Daniel Howard steals it from Lloyd Huskins | 6-9 |
| 14:45 | Vanderbilt | Billy Castor dunks the ball | 8-9 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins is hacked by Rodney Ford - foul #1 on Rodney Ford, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mitchell Ryan (SG), Justin Cargill (SF), Larry Shenberger (PF), Michael Palmateer (C) Rodney Ford, Billy Castor, Mohammad Schexnayder, Daniel Howard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis (SF) Lloyd Huskins | |
| 14:16 | Tennessee | Michael Banas misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Palmateer - foul #1 on Michael Palmateer, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| 14:16 | Tennessee | Michael Banas misses the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:16 | Tennessee | Michael Banas makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:00 | Vanderbilt | Larry Shenberger is whistled for a carry | 8-10 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett (PF) Yul Tang | |
| 13:39 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Alfred Kite | 8-13 |
| 13:23 | Vanderbilt | Larry Shenberger banks in the layup on a great pass from Justin Cargill | 10-13 |
| 13:17 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis comes up short on the floater from the right side | 10-13 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton snags the offensive board | 10-13 |
| 12:59 | Tennessee | Michael Banas comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 12:58 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Justin Cargill | 10-13 |
| 12:54 | Vanderbilt | Justin Cargill drills a floater near the basket and he's hacked by Christopher Lewis - foul #1 on Christopher Lewis, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kurtis Stratton (PG) William Grant | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (PG), James Palmer (SG), Lloyd Huskins (SF), Yul Tang (PF) Alfred Kite, Michael Banas, Christopher Lewis, Jerry Britton | |
| 12:54 | Vanderbilt | Justin Cargill makes the free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:44 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett is hacked by Mitchell Ryan - foul #1 on Mitchell Ryan, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mohammad Schexnayder (C) Michael Palmateer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:36 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett hits the follow up shot | 13-15 |
| 12:14 | Vanderbilt | Mitchell Ryan jams it | 15-15 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee | Mohammad Schexnayder denies the turnaround by Bennie Crockett | 15-15 |
| 12:05 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett snags the offensive board | 15-15 |
| 11:49 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins misses the 3 from straight away | 15-15 |
| 11:48 | Vanderbilt | Larry Shenberger grabs the board | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Kurtis Stratton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Ryan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Justin Cargill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Shenberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mohammad Schexnayder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Calvin Kirby (fresh) SG - James Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lloyd Huskins (fresh) PF - Yul Tang (fresh) C - Bennie Crockett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Vanderbilt | Lloyd Huskins steals the ball from Kurtis Stratton | 15-15 |
| 11:07 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Lloyd Huskins | 15-17 |
| 10:47 | Vanderbilt | Larry Shenberger misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-17 |
| 10:46 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 10:23 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Bennie Crockett | 15-17 |
| 10:11 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-17 |
| 10:09 | Vanderbilt | Kurtis Stratton gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 09:54 | Vanderbilt | Larry Shenberger hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 09:53 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 09:27 | Tennessee | Mitchell Ryan is called for the reach on James Palmer - foul #2 on Mitchell Ryan, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Grant (PG), Rodney Ford (SG), Billy Castor (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Michael Palmateer (C) Kurtis Stratton, Mitchell Ryan, Justin Cargill, Larry Shenberger, Mohammad Schexnayder | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), Michael Banas (SG), Christopher Lewis (SF), Don Palmer (PF), Jerry Britton (C) Calvin Kirby, James Palmer, Lloyd Huskins, Yul Tang, Bennie Crockett | |
| 09:14 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 08:58 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Christopher Lewis, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins (SF) Christopher Lewis | |
| 08:45 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Ford misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 08:43 | Vanderbilt | Michael Palmateer grabs the offensive board | 15-17 |
| 08:37 | Vanderbilt | Robert Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 15-17 |
| 08:35 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Jones | 15-17 |
| 08:27 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Ford clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 08:25 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 08:09 | Tennessee | Don Palmer misses short on a jumper in the lane | 15-17 |
| 08:07 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Ford pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 08:03 | Vanderbilt | Billy Castor drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-17 |
| 07:56 | Tennessee | Don Palmer knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Alfred Kite and the foul's on Rodney Ford - foul #2 on Rodney Ford, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Justin Cargill (SF) Rodney Ford | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 07:56 | Tennessee | Don Palmer makes the free throw | 17-20 |
| 07:36 | Vanderbilt | Billy Castor misses short on a jumper from the right side | 17-20 |
| 07:35 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins grabs the defensive rebound | 17-20 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - William Grant (fresh) SG - Billy Castor (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Justin Cargill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) C - Michael Palmateer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alfred Kite (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Banas (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lloyd Huskins (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Don Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jerry Britton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 07:07 | Vanderbilt | Billy Castor hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from William Grant | 20-23 |
| 07:03 | Tennessee | William Grant is called for the reach on Alfred Kite in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Grant, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kurtis Stratton (PG), Larry Shenberger (PF), Daniel Howard (C) William Grant, Robert Jones, Michael Palmateer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Palmer (SF), Bennie Crockett (PF) Lloyd Huskins, Don Palmer | |
| 07:03 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 07:03 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 06:42 | Vanderbilt | Justin Cargill comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-25 |
| 06:41 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton pulls down the rebound | 20-25 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee | Michael Banas scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Bennie Crockett | 20-28 |
| 06:05 | Vanderbilt | Justin Cargill knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Larry Shenberger | 22-28 |
| 05:43 | Tennessee | Larry Shenberger takes the ball from Bennie Crockett | 22-28 |
| 05:33 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Howard comes up short on the floater near the basket | 22-28 |
| 05:31 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton snags the defensive board | 22-28 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite makes the jumper from the left side | 22-30 |
| 05:08 | Vanderbilt | Justin Cargill hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Palmer - foul #2 on James Palmer, team foul #5 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Grant (PG), Mohammad Schexnayder (PF), Michael Palmateer (C) Kurtis Stratton, Larry Shenberger, Daniel Howard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (PG), Lloyd Huskins (SF), Yul Tang (PF), Don Palmer (C) Alfred Kite, James Palmer, Bennie Crockett, Jerry Britton | |
| 05:08 | Vanderbilt | Justin Cargill makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 05:08 | Vanderbilt | Justin Cargill misses the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 05:08 | Tennessee | Yul Tang gets the rebound | 23-30 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee | Yul Tang clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-30 |
| 04:52 | Vanderbilt | Billy Castor gets the rebound | 23-30 |
| 04:24 | Vanderbilt | William Grant misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 23-30 |
| 04:23 | Vanderbilt | Michael Palmateer gets the offensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 04:15 | Vanderbilt | Justin Cargill misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 04:14 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Yul Tang | 23-30 |
| 03:53 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Calvin Kirby | 23-32 |
| 03:29 | Vanderbilt | William Grant comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-32 |
| 03:28 | Tennessee | Yul Tang snags the defensive board | 23-32 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - William Grant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Castor (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Justin Cargill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mohammad Schexnayder (fresh) C - Michael Palmateer (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Calvin Kirby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Banas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Lloyd Huskins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Yul Tang (fresh) 3 reb. C - Don Palmer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Tennessee | Don Palmer knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Lloyd Huskins | 23-34 |
| 03:13 | Vanderbilt | William Grant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-34 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mitchell Ryan (SG), Rodney Ford (SF) Billy Castor, Justin Cargill | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis (SG), James Palmer (SF), Bennie Crockett (C) Michael Banas, Lloyd Huskins, Don Palmer | |
| 03:04 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby is called for traveling | 23-34 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Jones (PF) Mohammad Schexnayder | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), Jerry Britton (C) Calvin Kirby, Bennie Crockett | |
| 02:45 | Vanderbilt | Mitchell Ryan double dribbles | 23-34 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kurtis Stratton (PG), Daniel Howard (C) William Grant, Michael Palmateer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett (PF) Yul Tang | |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Alfred Kite | 23-36 |
| 02:17 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Howard makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-36 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Alfred Kite | 25-38 |
| 01:47 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Lewis is called for the reach on Mitchell Ryan - foul #3 on Christopher Lewis, team foul #6 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Shenberger (PF), Michael Palmateer (C) Robert Jones, Daniel Howard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (SG), Lloyd Huskins (SF) Christopher Lewis, James Palmer | |
| 01:32 | Vanderbilt | Larry Shenberger misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-38 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite snags the defensive board | 25-38 |
| 01:12 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Alfred Kite | 25-41 |
| 00:55 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Britton swats the short shot by Michael Palmateer | 25-41 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Alfred Kite | 25-41 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Alfred Kite | 25-44 |
| 00:33 | Vanderbilt | Michael Palmateer lays it in on a great pass from Rodney Ford | 27-44 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Mitchell Ryan - foul #3 on Mitchell Ryan, team foul #8 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Grant (PG), Justin Cargill (SF), Mohammad Schexnayder (C) Kurtis Stratton, Mitchell Ryan, Michael Palmateer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Palmer (SG), Yul Tang (PF) Alfred Kite, Jerry Britton | |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby makes the 1st free throw | 27-45 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby makes the 2nd free throw | 27-46 |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | William Grant knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-46 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby misses short on a halfcourt shot | 30-46 |