| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Hardman (fresh) SG - Charles Blanchard (fresh) SF - Johnathan Tavarez (fresh) PF - Scott Sailer (fresh) C - Jack Levitt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Joseph Marmon (fresh) SG - Patrick Hughes (fresh) SF - John Laguerre (fresh) PF - Thomas Elliott (fresh) C - Richard Wakeland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Jack Levitt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Ball State | Frank Hardman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Vanderbilt | Richard Wakeland grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Vanderbilt | John Laguerre tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Ball State | Johnathan Tavarez buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:39 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Hughes comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:38 | Ball State | Frank Hardman pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:23 | Ball State | Johnathan Tavarez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:21 | Ball State | Johnathan Tavarez snags the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:08 | Ball State | Frank Hardman double dribbles | 3-2 |
| 17:55 | Vanderbilt | Richard Wakeland comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 3-2 |
| 17:53 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Wakeland | 3-2 |
| 17:48 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Marmon makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Patrick Hughes | 3-5 |
| 17:26 | Ball State | Johnathan Tavarez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 17:24 | Vanderbilt | Richard Wakeland snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 16:55 | Vanderbilt | Richard Wakeland hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 3-5 |
| 16:54 | Ball State | Johnathan Tavarez grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:32 | Ball State | A charge is called on Scott Sailer - foul #1 on Scott Sailer, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Ball State | Albert Livermore (SG), Phillip Dunston (C) Charles Blanchard, Jack Levitt | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 16:15 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Hughes drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Laguerre and he's fouled by Scott Sailer - foul #2 on Scott Sailer, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Ball State | Terry Ivy (C) Scott Sailer | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 16:15 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Hughes makes the free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:57 | Ball State | Johnathan Tavarez misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Richard Wakeland - foul #1 on Richard Wakeland, team foul #1 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Ball State | Garret Milazzo (SG) Frank Hardman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 15:57 | Ball State | Johnathan Tavarez makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:57 | Ball State | Johnathan Tavarez makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Albert Livermore (fresh) SG - Garret Milazzo (fresh) SF - Johnathan Tavarez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Dunston (fresh) C - Terry Ivy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Joseph Marmon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Patrick Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Laguerre (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Elliott (fresh) C - Richard Wakeland (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Vanderbilt | John Laguerre connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Wakeland | 5-11 |
| 15:35 | Ball State | Garret Milazzo misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Patrick Hughes - foul #1 on Patrick Hughes, team foul #2 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Ball State | Greg Hutchinson (PF) Johnathan Tavarez | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Genao (C) Richard Wakeland | |
| 15:35 | Ball State | Garret Milazzo makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 15:35 | Ball State | Garret Milazzo makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 15:19 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Marmon is hacked by Terry Ivy - foul #1 on Terry Ivy, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Levitt (C) Greg Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Brown (SG) Patrick Hughes | |
| 15:08 | Vanderbilt | Jack Levitt picks off the pass by Joseph Marmon | 7-11 |
| 14:55 | Ball State | Albert Livermore makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Phillip Dunston | 9-11 |
| 14:39 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Marmon misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-11 |
| 14:37 | Ball State | Phillip Dunston grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 14:31 | Ball State | Garret Milazzo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-11 |
| 14:29 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Elliott pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:06 | Vanderbilt | Phillip Dunston steals it from Thomas Elliott | 9-11 |
| 13:49 | Ball State | Terry Ivy misses the easy layup | 9-11 |
| 13:47 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to John Genao | 9-11 |
| 13:41 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Brown is hacked by Garret Milazzo - foul #1 on Garret Milazzo, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Hardman (PG), Charles Blanchard (SG), Johnathan Tavarez (SF) Garret Milazzo, Phillip Dunston, Jack Levitt | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Calvin Tanner (PG), Patrick Hughes (SG), Richard Wakeland (C) Joseph Marmon, John Laguerre, John Genao | |
| 13:27 | Vanderbilt | Richard Wakeland buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Gerald Brown and he's hacked by Terry Ivy - foul #2 on Terry Ivy, team foul #5 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Ball State | Greg Hutchinson (PF) Terry Ivy | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 13:27 | Vanderbilt | Richard Wakeland misses the free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:27 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Albert Livermore | 9-13 |
| 13:09 | Ball State | Albert Livermore is fouled on the floor by Richard Wakeland - foul #2 on Richard Wakeland, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Levitt (C) Albert Livermore | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Genao (C) Richard Wakeland | |
| 12:59 | Ball State | Charles Blanchard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 9-13 |
| 12:57 | Ball State | Charles Blanchard tips it home | 11-13 |
| 12:38 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Hughes connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Calvin Tanner | 11-16 |
| 12:18 | Ball State | Frank Hardman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Calvin Tanner - foul #1 on Calvin Tanner, team foul #4 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Laguerre (SF) Gerald Brown | |
| 12:18 | Ball State | Frank Hardman makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 12:18 | Ball State | Frank Hardman makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 11:55 | Vanderbilt | John Laguerre buries a jumper from the free throw line | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Hardman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnathan Tavarez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Greg Hutchinson (fresh) C - Jack Levitt (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Calvin Tanner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Laguerre (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Elliott (fairly fresh) C - John Genao (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Ball State | Charles Blanchard scores on a 3 from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 11:32 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Hughes is hacked by Greg Hutchinson - foul #1 on Greg Hutchinson, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Ball State | Phillip Dunston (PF), Albert Livermore (C) Greg Hutchinson, Jack Levitt | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Marmon (PG) Calvin Tanner | |
| 11:18 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Hughes knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Marmon | 16-20 |
| 10:56 | Ball State | Charles Blanchard comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Patrick Hughes - foul #2 on Patrick Hughes, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Brown (SG), Nicholas Fuller (C) Patrick Hughes, John Genao | |
| 10:56 | Ball State | Charles Blanchard makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 10:56 | Ball State | Charles Blanchard makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 10:37 | Vanderbilt | John Laguerre lays it up and in set up by Nicholas Fuller | 18-22 |
| 10:11 | Ball State | Frank Hardman is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Fuller - foul #1 on Nicholas Fuller, team foul #6 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Ball State | Garret Milazzo (SG), Steven Shaw (SF), Greg Hutchinson (PF) Frank Hardman, Charles Blanchard, Johnathan Tavarez | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Emond (SG) John Laguerre | |
| 10:05 | Ball State | Steven Shaw buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-22 |
| 09:44 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Brown is hacked by Phillip Dunston - foul #1 on Phillip Dunston, team foul #7 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Genao (PF) Thomas Elliott | |
| 09:44 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Brown makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 09:44 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 09:27 | Ball State | Phillip Dunston misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 21-24 |
| 09:25 | Ball State | Phillip Dunston hits the follow up shot | 23-24 |
| 09:05 | Vanderbilt | John Genao hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 23-24 |
| 09:04 | Ball State | Steven Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 08:57 | Ball State | Steven Shaw is hacked by Gerald Brown - foul #1 on Gerald Brown, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Hardman (PG), Johnathan Tavarez (SF), Jack Levitt (C) Albert Livermore, Garret Milazzo, Phillip Dunston | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Calvin Tanner (PG), John Laguerre (SF) Joseph Marmon, David Emond | |
| 08:57 | Ball State | Steven Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 08:57 | Ball State | Steven Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 08:57 | Ball State | Greg Hutchinson grabs the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 08:38 | Ball State | Johnathan Tavarez loses the dribble to John Genao | 24-24 |
| 08:22 | Vanderbilt | John Laguerre clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 24-24 |
| 08:20 | Ball State | Johnathan Tavarez grabs the board | 24-24 |
| 08:14 | Ball State | Greg Hutchinson misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by John Genao - foul #1 on John Genao, team foul #8 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Blanchard (SG) Steven Shaw | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Emond (SG), Thomas Elliott (PF) Gerald Brown, Nicholas Fuller | |
| 08:14 | Ball State | Greg Hutchinson misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 08:14 | Ball State | Greg Hutchinson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 08:14 | Vanderbilt | John Genao snags the defensive board | 24-24 |
| 07:51 | Vanderbilt | John Laguerre misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Johnathan Tavarez - foul #1 on Johnathan Tavarez, team foul #8 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Marmon (PG) Calvin Tanner | |
| 07:51 | Vanderbilt | John Laguerre misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 07:51 | Vanderbilt | John Laguerre makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Hardman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Blanchard (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Johnathan Tavarez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Greg Hutchinson (fresh) C - Jack Levitt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Joseph Marmon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Emond (fresh) SF - John Laguerre (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Thomas Elliott (fairly fresh) C - John Genao (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Ball State | Charles Blanchard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-25 |
| 07:33 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Marmon grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 07:15 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Marmon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-25 |
| 07:13 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Charles Blanchard | 24-25 |
| 06:54 | Ball State | Frank Hardman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 06:52 | Ball State | Jack Levitt tips it in | 26-25 |
| 06:29 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Elliott banks in the layup | 26-27 |
| 06:07 | Ball State | Johnathan Tavarez hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jack Levitt | 28-27 |
| 05:59 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Marmon hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 05:41 | Ball State | Frank Hardman clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 28-30 |
| 05:40 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Marmon pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 05:23 | Vanderbilt | John Laguerre is fouled on the floor by Johnathan Tavarez - foul #2 on Johnathan Tavarez, team foul #9 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | Albert Livermore (PG), Garret Milazzo (SG), Steven Shaw (SF), Phillip Dunston (PF) Frank Hardman, Charles Blanchard, Johnathan Tavarez, Greg Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Calvin Tanner (PG), Patrick Hughes (SG), Richard Wakeland (PF), Nicholas Fuller (C) Joseph Marmon, David Emond, Thomas Elliott, John Genao | |
| 05:23 | Vanderbilt | John Laguerre makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 05:23 | Vanderbilt | John Laguerre makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 05:03 | Ball State | Garret Milazzo is fouled on the floor by Calvin Tanner - foul #2 on Calvin Tanner, team foul #9 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Brown (SF) John Laguerre | |
| 05:03 | Ball State | Garret Milazzo makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 05:03 | Ball State | Garret Milazzo makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 04:50 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Hughes knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-34 |
| 04:25 | Ball State | Nicholas Fuller steals it from Albert Livermore | 30-34 |
| 04:12 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Fuller misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-34 |
| 04:11 | Vanderbilt | Calvin Tanner tips it home | 30-36 |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Albert Livermore is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Fuller - foul #2 on Nicholas Fuller, team foul #10 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Hardman (PG), Johnathan Tavarez (SF), Scott Sailer (PF) Garret Milazzo, Steven Shaw, Jack Levitt | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Marmon (PG) Calvin Tanner | |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Albert Livermore makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 03:54 | Ball State | Albert Livermore makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Hardman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Albert Livermore (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Johnathan Tavarez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Sailer (fresh) C - Phillip Dunston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Joseph Marmon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Hughes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Wakeland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Fuller (fresh) | |
| 03:35 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Fuller misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Frank Hardman - foul #1 on Frank Hardman, team foul #10 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Elliott (PF) Richard Wakeland | |
| 03:35 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 03:35 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 03:21 | Ball State | Frank Hardman drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Albert Livermore | 35-38 |
| 03:09 | Vanderbilt | Frank Hardman steals it from Patrick Hughes | 35-38 |
| 03:04 | Ball State | Frank Hardman can't finish the layup | 35-38 |
| 03:03 | Ball State | Frank Hardman grabs the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 02:43 | Ball State | Johnathan Tavarez can't finish the layup | 35-38 |
| 02:42 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Thomas Elliott | 35-38 |
| 02:25 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Brown scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 35-40 |
| 02:04 | Ball State | Albert Livermore loses the dribble to Joseph Marmon | 35-40 |
| 01:54 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Marmon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 01:53 | Ball State | Phillip Dunston grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 01:32 | Ball State | Frank Hardman makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Albert Livermore | 37-40 |
| 01:18 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Elliott scores on a floater in the paint | 37-42 |
| 01:08 | Ball State | Frank Hardman is called for 10 seconds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Garret Milazzo (PG), Charles Blanchard (SG), Steven Shaw (SF), Terry Ivy (C) Frank Hardman, Albert Livermore, Johnathan Tavarez, Phillip Dunston | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Calvin Tanner (PG), David Emond (SG), John Laguerre (SF), Richard Wakeland (PF), John Genao (C) Joseph Marmon, Patrick Hughes, Gerald Brown, Thomas Elliott, Nicholas Fuller | |
| 00:57 | Vanderbilt | Garret Milazzo steals it from David Emond | 37-42 |
| 00:28 | Ball State | Garret Milazzo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 00:27 | Vanderbilt | John Genao grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 00:20 | Vanderbilt | Richard Wakeland misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Terry Ivy - foul #3 on Terry Ivy, team foul #11 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Greg Hutchinson (PF), Jack Levitt (C) Scott Sailer, Terry Ivy | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:20 | Vanderbilt | Richard Wakeland makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 00:20 | Vanderbilt | Richard Wakeland misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 00:20 | Ball State | Jack Levitt grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Jack Levitt is fouled on the floor by John Laguerre - foul #1 on John Laguerre, team foul #11 | 37-43 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Jack Levitt makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Jack Levitt misses the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 00:15 | Vanderbilt | Richard Wakeland pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 00:01 | Vanderbilt | Richard Wakeland scores on a turnaround near the basket | 38-45 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Steven Shaw can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 38-45 |