| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Larry Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Dennis (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Fred Dell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Gabriel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Troy Jones (fresh) SF - Joe Miller (fresh) PF - Phillip Service (fresh) 5 reb. C - John Faucett (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Joe Miller inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Vanderbilt | David Jones evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 19:42 | Alabama | Fred Dell snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 19:31 | Alabama | Larry Allen makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by George Dennis | 27-26 |
| 19:03 | Vanderbilt | David Jones splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 19:02 | Alabama | Larry Allen snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 18:43 | Alabama | George Dennis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 27-26 |
| 18:41 | Vanderbilt | Joe Miller gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 18:19 | Vanderbilt | John Faucett misses the jumper from the right block | 27-26 |
| 18:17 | Alabama | Steven Gabriel snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 18:05 | Alabama | George Dennis can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-26 |
| 18:03 | Alabama | Larry Allen grabs the offensive board | 27-26 |
| 17:46 | Alabama | George Dennis hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Allen | 30-26 |
| 17:22 | Vanderbilt | David Jones makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 17:03 | Alabama | Robert Shaw clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 17:02 | Vanderbilt | Phillip Service gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 16:42 | Vanderbilt | John Faucett clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 30-29 |
| 16:40 | Alabama | George Dennis snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 16:34 | Alabama | Robert Shaw hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 16:33 | Vanderbilt | John Faucett gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 16:11 | Vanderbilt | John Faucett misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 30-29 |
| 16:09 | Vanderbilt | John Faucett tips it home | 30-31 |
| 15:46 | Alabama | George Dennis hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Shaw | 33-31 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Larry Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Dennis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Dell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Gabriel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Jones (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Troy Jones (fairly fresh) SF - Joe Miller (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Phillip Service (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - John Faucett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Vanderbilt | David Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 15:25 | Vanderbilt | John Faucett grabs the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 15:06 | Vanderbilt | David Jones makes the contested 3pt shot from straight away set up by Joe Miller | 33-34 |
| 14:40 | Alabama | George Dennis misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 14:39 | Alabama | Fred Dell pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 14:30 | Alabama | Robert Shaw knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Allen | 36-34 |
| 14:11 | Vanderbilt | Robert Shaw is called for the reach on Troy Jones - foul #3 on Robert Shaw, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | Wesley Tucker (PG), Huey Lynch (SG), Billy Ashbrook (SF), Stephen Sears (PF), Bruce Gray (C) Larry Allen, Robert Shaw, George Dennis, Fred Dell, Steven Gabriel | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mark Boyd (SF), Peter Cordray (C) Joe Miller, John Faucett | |
| 13:42 | Vanderbilt | David Jones lays it up and in set up by Troy Jones | 36-36 |
| 13:25 | Alabama | Billy Ashbrook drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Wesley Tucker | 38-36 |
| 12:59 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Gray blocks the short jumper by Peter Cordray | 38-36 |
| 12:57 | Alabama | Stephen Sears snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 12:53 | Alabama | Huey Lynch comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 12:52 | Vanderbilt | Phillip Service grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 12:23 | Vanderbilt | Peter Cordray is open and scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by David Jones | 38-38 |
| 12:03 | Alabama | Billy Ashbrook is called for traveling | 38-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Larry Allen (PG), Robert Shaw (SG), George Dennis (SF), Fred Dell (C) Wesley Tucker, Huey Lynch, Billy Ashbrook, Bruce Gray | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joe Miller (SF), John Faucett (C) Troy Jones, Phillip Service | |
| 11:42 | Vanderbilt | Peter Cordray misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-38 |
| 11:40 | Vanderbilt | John Faucett tips it but misses | 38-38 |
| 11:38 | Alabama | Fred Dell pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Larry Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Shaw (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Dennis (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Sears (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Dell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Jones (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Boyd (fresh) SF - Joe Miller (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Peter Cordray (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Faucett (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Alabama | John Faucett swats the layup by Stephen Sears | 38-38 |
| 11:14 | Alabama | George Dennis tips it in | 40-38 |
| 11:03 | Vanderbilt | David Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 11:01 | Alabama | Robert Shaw pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 10:41 | Alabama | Robert Shaw hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Allen | 43-38 |
| 10:21 | Vanderbilt | John Faucett misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-38 |
| 10:20 | Vanderbilt | Mark Boyd tips it in | 43-40 |
| 09:51 | Alabama | Robert Shaw knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Larry Allen | 45-40 |
| 09:26 | Vanderbilt | John Faucett loses the dribble to Robert Shaw | 45-40 |
| 09:21 | Alabama | Larry Allen hits the finger roll set up by Robert Shaw | 47-40 |
| 08:52 | Vanderbilt | John Faucett banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Boyd | 47-42 |
| 08:27 | Alabama | George Dennis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 08:25 | Vanderbilt | John Faucett grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 08:00 | Vanderbilt | John Faucett knocks in the jumper from the left side | 47-44 |
| 07:58 | Alabama | Larry Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Billy Ashbrook (SF), Bruce Gray (PF), Steven Gabriel (C) George Dennis, Stephen Sears, Fred Dell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Troy Jones (SG), Phillip Service (PF) Mark Boyd, Peter Cordray | |
| 07:41 | Vanderbilt | John Faucett loses the dribble to Billy Ashbrook | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Larry Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Robert Shaw (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Billy Ashbrook (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Gray (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Gabriel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Jones (tiring) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Troy Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Miller (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Phillip Service (fresh) 7 reb. C - John Faucett (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Alabama | Phillip Service steps in front of the Robert Shaw pass | 47-44 |
| 06:51 | Vanderbilt | Larry Allen steps in front of the David Jones pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 47-44 |
| 06:29 | Alabama | Robert Shaw knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Billy Ashbrook | 50-44 |
| 06:17 | Vanderbilt | Troy Jones is hacked by Robert Shaw - foul #4 on Robert Shaw, team foul #2 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Wesley Tucker (PG), Huey Lynch (SG), George Dennis (SF), Fred Dell (PF) Larry Allen, Robert Shaw, Billy Ashbrook, Bruce Gray | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mark Boyd (SF) Joe Miller | |
| 05:53 | Vanderbilt | David Jones splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 05:52 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Steven Gabriel | 50-44 |
| 05:31 | Alabama | Steven Gabriel is fouled on the floor by David Jones - foul #2 on David Jones, team foul #1 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Peter Cordray (C) John Faucett | |
| 05:14 | Alabama | George Dennis hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-44 |
| 04:52 | Vanderbilt | Peter Cordray is open but misses the lay-in | 53-44 |
| 04:50 | Vanderbilt | Mark Boyd grabs the offensive board | 53-44 |
| 04:32 | Vanderbilt | David Jones evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Troy Jones | 53-47 |
| 04:07 | Alabama | Fred Dell hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 53-47 |
| 04:05 | Vanderbilt | Mark Boyd snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 03:36 | Vanderbilt | George Dennis steals it from Troy Jones | 53-47 |
| 03:36 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Larry Allen (PG), Robert Shaw (SG), Stephen Sears (PF) Wesley Tucker, Huey Lynch, Fred Dell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joe Miller (SF), John Faucett (C) David Jones, Peter Cordray | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Larry Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Shaw (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - George Dennis (fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Sears (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Gabriel (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Troy Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Miller (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Phillip Service (fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. C - John Faucett (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Alabama | George Dennis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 03:07 | Vanderbilt | Phillip Service grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 02:38 | Vanderbilt | John Faucett makes the jumper from close range and he's hacked by Steven Gabriel - foul #3 on Steven Gabriel, team foul #3 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Fred Dell (C) Steven Gabriel | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 02:38 | Vanderbilt | John Faucett makes the free throw | 53-50 |
| 02:11 | Alabama | Robert Shaw scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 01:52 | Vanderbilt | John Faucett blows the layup | 56-50 |
| 01:50 | Alabama | George Dennis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 01:21 | Alabama | Stephen Sears's floater is tipped away by John Faucett | 56-50 |
| 01:19 | Vanderbilt | John Faucett snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 00:58 | Vanderbilt | John Faucett hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 56-50 |
| 00:57 | Alabama | Stephen Sears pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:54 | Alabama | Troy Jones is called for the reach on Stephen Sears in the backcourt - foul #2 on Troy Jones, team foul #2 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Gabriel (C) Fred Dell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Jones (PG) Mark Boyd | |
| 00:51 | Alabama | Robert Shaw is fouled on the floor by Troy Jones - foul #3 on Troy Jones, team foul #3 | 56-50 |
| 00:48 | Alabama | George Dennis is fouled on the floor by Joe Miller - foul #1 on Joe Miller, team foul #4 | 56-50 |
| 00:46 | Alabama | George Dennis is hacked by Joe Miller - foul #2 on Joe Miller, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| 00:44 | Alabama | Stephen Sears is fouled on the floor by Joe Miller - foul #3 on Joe Miller, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| 00:41 | Alabama | Larry Allen is hacked by Troy Jones - foul #4 on Troy Jones, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| 00:41 | Alabama | Larry Allen makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:41 | Alabama | Larry Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:36 | Vanderbilt | Troy Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-50 |
| 00:35 | Alabama | Stephen Sears pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Alabama | Stephen Sears is hacked by David Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Jones, team foul #8 | 58-50 |
| 00:32 | Alabama | Stephen Sears makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:32 | Alabama | Stephen Sears misses the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:32 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to John Faucett | 59-50 |
| 00:27 | Vanderbilt | George Dennis steps in front of the Troy Jones pass | 59-50 |
| 00:24 | Alabama | George Dennis slams it home | 61-50 |
| 00:18 | Vanderbilt | David Jones buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 00:16 | Alabama | Stephen Sears is hacked by Troy Jones in the backcourt - foul #5 on Troy Jones, team foul #9 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mark Boyd (SG) Troy Jones | |
| 00:16 | Alabama | Stephen Sears makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:16 | Alabama | Stephen Sears makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:11 | Vanderbilt | David Jones is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-53 |
| 00:10 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to David Jones | 63-53 |
| 00:08 | Vanderbilt | David Jones works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 00:06 | Alabama | Steven Gabriel gets the rebound | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Larry Allen runs out the clock | 63-53 |