| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Todd Reilly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Gary Defrancisco (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Donald Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Farr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Campbell (fresh) C - Jesse Smith (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy inbounds the ball | 22-30 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:44 | Tennessee | Paul Murphy takes the ball from Gary Defrancisco | 22-30 |
| 19:41 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Murphy | 22-32 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Douglas Taylor | 25-32 |
| 19:14 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 25-32 |
| 19:12 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 19:02 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco is hacked by Robert Campbell - foul #3 on Robert Campbell, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson (PF) Robert Campbell | |
| 18:51 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 18:23 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy is hacked by Kenneth Walker - foul #1 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 18:06 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Hicks and he's fouled by Kenneth Walker - foul #2 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| 18:06 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith makes the free throw | 28-35 |
| 17:48 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco clanks a shot from the right side | 28-35 |
| 17:47 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker gets the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 17:28 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy hits a shot from the left wing set up by Douglas Taylor | 30-35 |
| 17:16 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-38 |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-38 |
| 16:52 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 16:36 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Andrew Farr, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (PG), Manuel Sumner (SG), William Gowin (PF) Douglas Taylor, Todd Reilly, Gary Defrancisco | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (SG), Richard Dexter (SF), Dennis Platz (C) Paul Murphy, Andrew Farr, Jesse Smith | |
| 16:17 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy is fouled on the floor by Richard Dexter - foul #2 on Richard Dexter, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore (SF) Robert McConaghy | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee (SG) Donald Hicks | |
| 15:59 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Eric Nellis | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Eric Nellis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Sumner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Benjamin Seymore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Gowin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Garrison (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Howard McClee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Dexter (fresh) PF - Alexander Sampson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Platz (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 15:43 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 15:36 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alexander Sampson - foul #1 on Alexander Sampson, team foul #4 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Todd Reilly (SG), Gary Defrancisco (PF) Manuel Sumner, William Gowin | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy (SG), Robert Campbell (PF) Howard McClee, Dennis Platz | |
| 15:36 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 15:36 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 15:14 | Vanderbilt | Richard Dexter misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Kenneth Walker - foul #3 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG), Robert McConaghy (SF) Eric Nellis, Benjamin Seymore | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks (PG), Dennis Platz (C) David Garrison, Alexander Sampson | |
| 15:14 | Vanderbilt | Richard Dexter misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 15:14 | Vanderbilt | Richard Dexter makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 14:58 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 14:29 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-39 |
| 14:27 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 14:20 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy blows the wide open layup | 37-39 |
| 14:19 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Platz pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 13:54 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 13:52 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell tips it in | 37-41 |
| 13:36 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 13:35 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor is fouled on the floor by Dennis Platz - foul #1 on Dennis Platz, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (PG), Manuel Sumner (SG), William Gowin (PF) Douglas Taylor, Todd Reilly, Gary Defrancisco | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (SG), Andrew Farr (SF), Jesse Smith (C) Paul Murphy, Richard Dexter, Dennis Platz | |
| 13:07 | Tennessee | Robert Campbell is called for the reach on Eric Nellis - foul #4 on Robert Campbell, team foul #6 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson (PF) Robert Campbell | |
| 12:49 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy misses the lay-in but the foul's on Andrew Farr - foul #2 on Andrew Farr, team foul #7 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee (SG) Donald Hicks | |
| 12:49 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 12:49 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 12:27 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 12:25 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 12:09 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy makes the contested jump hook from the baseline | 41-41 |
| 11:46 | Vanderbilt | Eric Nellis takes the ball from Howard McClee | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Eric Nellis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Sumner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert McConaghy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Gowin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Walker (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Garrison (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Howard McClee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Farr (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alexander Sampson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jesse Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by David Garrison - foul #1 on David Garrison, team foul #8 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG), Todd Reilly (SG), Gary Defrancisco (PF), Leon Stephenson (C) Eric Nellis, Manuel Sumner, William Gowin, Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks (PG), Paul Murphy (SG) David Garrison, Howard McClee | |
| 11:31 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 11:31 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 11:10 | Vanderbilt | Gary Defrancisco steals the ball from Jesse Smith | 43-41 |
| 10:41 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore (SF) Robert McConaghy | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dennis Platz (C) Jesse Smith | |
| 10:12 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 10:11 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 10:09 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker (C) Leon Stephenson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Dexter (SF) Andrew Farr | |
| 09:53 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-41 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 09:39 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 43-41 |
| 09:20 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy misses short on an open driving attempt in the paint | 43-41 |
| 09:19 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 09:07 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Alexander Sampson - foul #2 on Alexander Sampson, team foul #9 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith (C) Alexander Sampson | |
| 09:07 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 09:07 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco misses the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 09:07 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Platz grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 08:56 | Vanderbilt | Gary Defrancisco steps in front of the Richard Dexter pass | 44-41 |
| 08:38 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-41 |
| 08:37 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Defrancisco | 44-41 |
| 08:21 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Douglas Taylor | 46-41 |
| 07:56 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 07:55 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 07:35 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco comes up short on the runner in the lane | 46-41 |
| 07:33 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Todd Reilly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Seymore (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Defrancisco (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Walker (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Donald Hicks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Dexter (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dennis Platz (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jesse Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 06:51 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a great pass from Todd Reilly and he's hacked by Paul Murphy - foul #2 on Paul Murphy, team foul #10 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (PG), Manuel Sumner (SG), William Gowin (PF), Leon Stephenson (C) Douglas Taylor, Todd Reilly, Gary Defrancisco, Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (PG), Howard McClee (SG), Andrew Farr (SF), Robert Campbell (PF), Alexander Sampson (C) Donald Hicks, Paul Murphy, Richard Dexter, Dennis Platz, Jesse Smith | |
| 06:51 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore makes the free throw | 49-44 |
| 06:28 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 49-44 |
| 06:27 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson tips it back up and in | 49-46 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore makes the shot from the free throw line | 51-46 |
| 05:41 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 05:40 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell tips it back up and in | 51-48 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Nellis | 54-48 |
| 05:09 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Manuel Sumner - foul #1 on Manuel Sumner, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Todd Reilly (SG), Robert McConaghy (SF), Kenneth Walker (C) Manuel Sumner, Benjamin Seymore, Leon Stephenson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks (PG) David Garrison | |
| 05:09 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 05:09 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 04:53 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (SG), Jesse Smith (C) Howard McClee, Alexander Sampson | |
| 04:38 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr is hacked by Kenneth Walker - foul #4 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco (PF) William Gowin | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy (SG) David Garrison | |
| 04:25 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Donald Hicks | 54-52 |
| 04:04 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Todd Reilly | 57-52 |
| 03:39 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the right side | 57-54 |
| 03:33 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker is hacked by Andrew Farr - foul #3 on Andrew Farr, team foul #11 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG) Eric Nellis | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Dexter (SF), Alexander Sampson (PF), Dennis Platz (C) Andrew Farr, Robert Campbell, Jesse Smith | |
| 03:33 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 03:33 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Todd Reilly (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Defrancisco (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Donald Hicks (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Dexter (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Alexander Sampson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Platz (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson (C) Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (PG) Donald Hicks | |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Todd Reilly | 60-54 |
| 02:48 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker (C) Leon Stephenson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks (PG), Andrew Farr (SF), Robert Campbell (PF), Jesse Smith (C) David Garrison, Richard Dexter, Alexander Sampson, Dennis Platz | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:23 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Gary Defrancisco - foul #1 on Gary Defrancisco, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| 02:23 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 02:23 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 02:23 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Douglas Taylor | 62-55 |
| 01:49 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 62-55 |
| 01:47 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-55 |
| 01:24 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 65-55 |
| 01:22 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco grabs the board | 65-55 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert McConaghy | 68-55 |
| 00:49 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 68-55 |
| 00:47 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker pulls down the rebound | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco travels with the ball | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Donald Hicks | 68-57 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor runs out the clock | 68-57 |