| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Quintanilla (fresh) SG - Kevin Doucette (fresh) SF - Joe Smith (fresh) PF - Nicolas Dobrynski (fresh) C - Kevin Redick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Nelson Hebron (fresh) SG - Luciano Bruno (fresh) SF - Cedric Lobo (fresh) PF - David Shepard (fresh) C - James Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Kevin Redick wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Vanderbilt | Nelson Hebron connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Cedric Lobo | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Redick | 3-3 |
| 18:49 | Vanderbilt | Nelson Hebron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-3 |
| 18:31 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Joe Smith | 5-3 |
| 18:08 | Vanderbilt | Joe Smith steals it from Luciano Bruno | 5-3 |
| 18:04 | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette misses the easy layup | 5-3 |
| 18:03 | Vanderbilt | Cedric Lobo snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 17:42 | Vanderbilt | Nicolas Dobrynski swats the layup by David Shepard | 5-3 |
| 17:41 | Vanderbilt | Nelson Hebron snags the offensive board | 5-3 |
| 17:18 | Vanderbilt | Cedric Lobo scores on a jumper in the lane set up by James Mitchell | 5-5 |
| 17:06 | Tennessee | Nelson Hebron picks off the pass by Robert Quintanilla | 5-5 |
| 17:02 | Vanderbilt | Nelson Hebron jams it | 5-7 |
| 16:51 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 16:49 | Tennessee | Kevin Redick gets the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:37 | Tennessee | Cedric Lobo takes the ball from Kevin Doucette | 5-7 |
| 16:33 | Vanderbilt | Nelson Hebron hits the finger roll on a great pass from Cedric Lobo | 5-9 |
| 16:23 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Quintanilla | 7-9 |
| 15:54 | Vanderbilt | Cedric Lobo banks in the layup | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Doucette (fairly fresh) SF - Joe Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Nicolas Dobrynski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Redick (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Nelson Hebron (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Luciano Bruno (fairly fresh) SF - Cedric Lobo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Shepard (fairly fresh) C - James Mitchell (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Tennessee | Joe Smith comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 15:43 | Vanderbilt | Luciano Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 15:22 | Vanderbilt | James Mitchell misses the floater in the lane | 7-11 |
| 15:20 | Vanderbilt | David Shepard tips it home | 7-13 |
| 15:07 | Tennessee | Kevin Redick is hacked by James Mitchell - foul #1 on James Mitchell, team foul #1 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Samuel Williams (SG), Brian Gardner (PF), Timothy Hodge (C) Kevin Doucette, Nicolas Dobrynski, Kevin Redick | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ivan Zegar (SG), Norman Beam (SF) Luciano Bruno, Cedric Lobo | |
| 14:58 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-13 |
| 14:31 | Vanderbilt | David Shepard is alone and drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Nelson Hebron | 10-15 |
| 14:17 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joe Smith | 13-15 |
| 14:04 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Hodge steals it from Ivan Zegar | 13-15 |
| 13:47 | Tennessee | Joe Smith is fouled on the floor by Ivan Zegar - foul #1 on Ivan Zegar, team foul #2 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eugene Burge (SG), Doug Christie (SF) Robert Quintanilla, Joe Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Cozart (SG), Louis Williamson (C) David Shepard, James Mitchell | |
| 13:35 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-15 |
| 13:33 | Tennessee | Eugene Burge can't tip it in | 13-15 |
| 13:32 | Vanderbilt | Louis Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 13:05 | Vanderbilt | John Cozart can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 13:03 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Brian Gardner | 13-15 |
| 12:58 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 12:56 | Vanderbilt | Norman Beam pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| 12:54 | Vanderbilt | Nelson Hebron is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 13-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski (PF), Kevin Redick (C) Brian Gardner, Timothy Hodge | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Cedric Lobo (SF) John Cozart | |
| 12:49 | Tennessee | Eugene Burge misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 12:47 | Vanderbilt | Nelson Hebron pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| 12:18 | Vanderbilt | Cedric Lobo misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Samuel Williams - foul #1 on Samuel Williams, team foul #1 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla (PG), Joe Smith (SF) Eugene Burge, Nicolas Dobrynski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Luciano Bruno (SG), David Shepard (PF) Ivan Zegar, Norman Beam | |
| 12:18 | Vanderbilt | Cedric Lobo misses the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 12:18 | Vanderbilt | Cedric Lobo makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 12:01 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 13-16 |
| 12:00 | Vanderbilt | David Shepard grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 11:36 | Vanderbilt | Nelson Hebron is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Cedric Lobo | 13-19 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joe Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Doug Christie (fairly fresh) C - Kevin Redick (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Nelson Hebron (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luciano Bruno (fresh) SF - Cedric Lobo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Shepard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Williamson (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 11:16 | Vanderbilt | Louis Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 10:55 | Vanderbilt | Cedric Lobo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 10:54 | Vanderbilt | David Shepard tips it in | 13-21 |
| 10:39 | Tennessee | Kevin Redick is hacked by Cedric Lobo - foul #1 on Cedric Lobo, team foul #3 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette (SG), Brian Gardner (PF), Timothy Hodge (C) Robert Quintanilla, Doug Christie, Kevin Redick | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Cozart (SG), Ivan Zegar (SF), Norman Beam (PF), James Mitchell (C) Luciano Bruno, Cedric Lobo, David Shepard, Louis Williamson | |
| 10:29 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-21 |
| 10:07 | Vanderbilt | Nelson Hebron comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-21 |
| 10:05 | Tennessee | Joe Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 09:55 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-21 |
| 09:53 | Vanderbilt | James Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 16-21 |
| 09:39 | Vanderbilt | Norman Beam can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Samuel Williams - foul #2 on Samuel Williams, team foul #2 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Cantin (PG), Eugene Burge (SF) Samuel Williams, Joe Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Cedric Lobo (SF) John Cozart | |
| 09:39 | Vanderbilt | Norman Beam misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 09:39 | Vanderbilt | Norman Beam makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee | Norman Beam steals it from Eugene Burge | 16-22 |
| 08:55 | Vanderbilt | Nelson Hebron comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-22 |
| 08:54 | Tennessee | Eugene Burge gets the rebound | 16-22 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee | Eugene Burge drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Fred Cantin | 18-22 |
| 08:30 | Vanderbilt | Cedric Lobo misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eugene Burge - foul #1 on Eugene Burge, team foul #3 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla (PG), Joe Smith (SF), Nicolas Dobrynski (PF), Kevin Redick (C) Fred Cantin, Kevin Doucette, Brian Gardner, Timothy Hodge | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Luciano Bruno (SG), David Shepard (PF), Louis Williamson (C) Ivan Zegar, Norman Beam, James Mitchell | |
| 08:30 | Vanderbilt | Cedric Lobo misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 08:30 | Vanderbilt | Cedric Lobo makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:15 | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla can't connect on a shot from the left side | 18-23 |
| 08:14 | Tennessee | Joe Smith tips it back up and in | 20-23 |
| 07:52 | Vanderbilt | Luciano Bruno is hacked by Eugene Burge - foul #2 on Eugene Burge, team foul #4 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Cantin (SG) Eugene Burge | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mike Miller (PG), Ivan Zegar (SF) Nelson Hebron, Cedric Lobo | |
| 07:35 | Vanderbilt | Luciano Bruno drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-26 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Cantin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicolas Dobrynski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Redick (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Mike Miller (fresh) SG - Luciano Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ivan Zegar (fresh) PF - David Shepard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Williamson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Tennessee | David Shepard picks off the pass by Robert Quintanilla | 20-26 |
| 07:06 | Vanderbilt | Fred Cantin takes the ball from Mike Miller | 20-26 |
| 07:03 | Tennessee | Joe Smith throws it down set up by Fred Cantin | 22-26 |
| 06:58 | Vanderbilt | Luciano Bruno misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 06:57 | Tennessee | Joe Smith snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| 06:40 | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla clanks a 3 from the left wing | 22-26 |
| 06:38 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Redick | 22-26 |
| 06:33 | Tennessee | Joe Smith's layup is rejected by David Shepard | 22-26 |
| 06:31 | Vanderbilt | David Shepard grabs the board | 22-26 |
| 06:04 | Vanderbilt | David Shepard hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Nicolas Dobrynski - foul #1 on Nicolas Dobrynski, team foul #5 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette (SG), Doug Christie (SF), Brian Gardner (PF), Timothy Hodge (C) Fred Cantin, Joe Smith, Nicolas Dobrynski, Kevin Redick | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Nelson Hebron (PG), Cedric Lobo (SF), James Mitchell (C) Mike Miller, Luciano Bruno, Louis Williamson | |
| 06:04 | Vanderbilt | David Shepard makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 06:04 | Vanderbilt | David Shepard makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:53 | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-28 |
| 05:51 | Vanderbilt | James Mitchell gets the rebound | 22-28 |
| 05:30 | Vanderbilt | Ivan Zegar is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 22-30 |
| 05:20 | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette's fadeaway is rejected by James Mitchell | 22-30 |
| 05:19 | Tennessee | Doug Christie tips it home | 24-30 |
| 05:03 | Vanderbilt | James Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Cantin (PG), Nicolas Dobrynski (PF) Robert Quintanilla, Timothy Hodge | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Norman Beam (PF) David Shepard | |
| 04:45 | Tennessee | Brian Gardner is fouled on the floor by Ivan Zegar - foul #2 on Ivan Zegar, team foul #4 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Cozart (SG) Ivan Zegar | |
| 04:40 | Tennessee | Fred Cantin is fouled on the floor by John Cozart - foul #1 on John Cozart, team foul #5 | 24-30 |
| 04:25 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski is fouled on the floor by Norman Beam - foul #1 on Norman Beam, team foul #6 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joe Smith (SF) Nicolas Dobrynski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 04:15 | Tennessee | Joe Smith drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Kevin Doucette and the foul's on John Cozart - foul #2 on John Cozart, team foul #7 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Redick (C) Doug Christie | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mike Miller (PG), Luciano Bruno (SG) Nelson Hebron, John Cozart | |
| 04:15 | Tennessee | Joe Smith makes the free throw | 27-30 |
| 03:46 | Vanderbilt | James Mitchell can't throw it down but he's hacked by Kevin Redick - foul #1 on Kevin Redick, team foul #6 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Samuel Williams (PG), Eugene Burge (SG), Nicolas Dobrynski (PF) Fred Cantin, Kevin Doucette, Brian Gardner | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ivan Zegar (SG) Mike Miller | |
| 03:46 | Vanderbilt | James Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 03:46 | Vanderbilt | James Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 03:32 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Samuel Williams | 29-32 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Samuel Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Burge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joe Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicolas Dobrynski (fresh) 6 pts. C - Kevin Redick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Luciano Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ivan Zegar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Cedric Lobo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Norman Beam (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Mitchell (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Vanderbilt | James Mitchell drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Cedric Lobo | 29-34 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Eugene Burge | 32-34 |
| 02:25 | Vanderbilt | Cedric Lobo clanks a floater from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 02:23 | Tennessee | Joe Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 02:06 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Luciano Bruno - foul #1 on Luciano Bruno, team foul #8 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla (PG), Kevin Doucette (SG), Doug Christie (SF), Brian Gardner (C) Samuel Williams, Eugene Burge, Joe Smith, Kevin Redick | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Nelson Hebron (PG), John Cozart (SG), David Shepard (PF), Louis Williamson (C) Luciano Bruno, Cedric Lobo, Norman Beam, James Mitchell | |
| 02:06 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 02:06 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 02:06 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Louis Williamson | 33-34 |
| 01:39 | Vanderbilt | John Cozart connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 01:16 | Tennessee | Brian Gardner misses the easy layup | 33-37 |
| 01:15 | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla tips it back up and in | 35-37 |
| 00:50 | Vanderbilt | David Shepard misses the floater from just outside the lane | 35-37 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | Brian Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla can't finish the layup but the foul's on Nelson Hebron - foul #1 on Nelson Hebron, team foul #9 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Samuel Williams (SG), Joe Smith (SF), Timothy Hodge (PF) Kevin Doucette, Nicolas Dobrynski, Brian Gardner | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Norman Beam (SF) John Cozart | |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 00:37 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Norman Beam | 36-37 |
| 00:21 | Vanderbilt | Samuel Williams is called for the reach on Ivan Zegar - foul #3 on Samuel Williams, team foul #7 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eugene Burge (SG) Samuel Williams | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:21 | Vanderbilt | Ivan Zegar makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 00:21 | Vanderbilt | Ivan Zegar makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Louis Williamson swats the shot by Joe Smith | 36-39 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Ivan Zegar snags the defensive board | 36-39 |