| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Hayden (fresh) SG - Craig Keller (fresh) SF - Joel Bailey (fresh) PF - Jerry Juhasz (fresh) C - Mark Huski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Frankie Cummings (fresh) SG - Eric Ollis (fresh) SF - Thomas Hayes (fresh) PF - John England (fresh) C - Michael Meredith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Michael Meredith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Central Michigan | Thomas Hayes's floater is tipped away by Jerry Juhasz | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Vanderbilt | Mark Huski grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Vanderbilt | Craig Keller makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Joel Bailey | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Central Michigan | Frankie Cummings drills a driving attempt from the right block | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Vanderbilt | The short jumper by Jerry Juhasz is denied by John England | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Juhasz grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Vanderbilt | James Hayden hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Huski | 5-2 |
| 18:09 | Central Michigan | Frankie Cummings buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Hayes | 5-4 |
| 18:03 | Vanderbilt | James Hayden buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joel Bailey | 8-4 |
| 17:49 | Central Michigan | Frankie Cummings's pass is intercepted by Joel Bailey | 8-4 |
| 17:46 | Vanderbilt | Craig Keller slams it home on a nice dish by Joel Bailey | 10-4 |
| 17:42 | Central Michigan | Eric Ollis's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Huski | 10-4 |
| 17:41 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to John England | 10-4 |
| 17:33 | Central Michigan | Michael Meredith buries a floater from the baseline | 10-6 |
| 17:09 | Vanderbilt | Craig Keller throws it down on a great pass from James Hayden | 12-6 |
| 16:50 | Central Michigan | Eric Ollis hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 12-6 |
| 16:49 | Vanderbilt | Mark Huski gets the rebound | 12-6 |
| 16:25 | Vanderbilt | Craig Keller is fouled on the floor by Eric Ollis - foul #1 on Eric Ollis, team foul #1 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Bailey (C) Mark Huski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Greg Hester (PG), Rob Hipple (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Bradley Mizell (PF), Steven Stanfield (C) Frankie Cummings, Eric Ollis, Thomas Hayes, John England, Michael Meredith | |
| 16:04 | Vanderbilt | Joel Bailey is whistled for traveling | 12-6 |
| 15:52 | Central Michigan | Bradley Mizell is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Bradley Mizell, team foul #2 | 12-6 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Hayden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Keller (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joel Bailey (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Jerry Juhasz (fairly fresh) C - Jeffrey Bailey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Greg Hester (fresh) SG - Rob Hipple (fresh) SF - Michael Jones (fresh) PF - Bradley Mizell (fresh) C - Steven Stanfield (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Vanderbilt | Greg Hester is called for the reach on James Hayden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Greg Hester, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| 15:33 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Bailey hits the finger roll set up by Joel Bailey | 14-6 |
| 15:15 | Central Michigan | Bradley Mizell lays it in | 14-8 |
| 14:59 | Vanderbilt | Michael Jones picks off the pass by Jerry Juhasz | 14-8 |
| 14:56 | Central Michigan | Michael Jones hits the finger roll | 14-10 |
| 14:34 | Vanderbilt | Craig Keller knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Hayden | 16-10 |
| 14:19 | Central Michigan | James Hayden is called for the reach on Greg Hester - foul #1 on James Hayden, team foul #1 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mark Huski (C) Jeffrey Bailey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Frankie Cummings (PG), Eric Ollis (SG), Thomas Hayes (SF), John England (PF), Michael Meredith (C) Greg Hester, Rob Hipple, Michael Jones, Bradley Mizell, Steven Stanfield | |
| 14:01 | Central Michigan | Frankie Cummings knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Eric Ollis | 16-12 |
| 13:40 | Vanderbilt | Craig Keller can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Eric Ollis - foul #2 on Eric Ollis, team foul #4 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Greg Hester (SG) Eric Ollis | |
| 13:40 | Vanderbilt | Craig Keller makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 13:40 | Vanderbilt | Craig Keller misses the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 13:40 | Central Michigan | John England snags the defensive board | 17-12 |
| 13:25 | Central Michigan | Frankie Cummings is hacked by Joel Bailey - foul #1 on Joel Bailey, team foul #2 | 17-12 |
| 13:07 | Central Michigan | John England comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 17-12 |
| 13:06 | Vanderbilt | James Hayden snags the defensive board | 17-12 |
| 13:00 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Juhasz lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Hayden | 19-12 |
| 12:36 | Central Michigan | Michael Meredith blows the layup | 19-12 |
| 12:34 | Central Michigan | Thomas Hayes grabs the offensive board | 19-12 |
| 12:15 | Central Michigan | John England clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Jerry Juhasz - foul #1 on Jerry Juhasz, team foul #3 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Cedric Crispin (SF), Donnie Gregory (PF) Joel Bailey, Jerry Juhasz | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 12:15 | Central Michigan | John England makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 12:15 | Central Michigan | John England makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 11:52 | Vanderbilt | James Hayden misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-14 |
| 11:51 | Central Michigan | Michael Meredith snags the defensive board | 19-14 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Hayden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Craig Keller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Cedric Crispin (fresh) PF - Donnie Gregory (fresh) C - Mark Huski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Frankie Cummings (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Greg Hester (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Hayes (fairly fresh) PF - John England (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Meredith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:46 | Central Michigan | Frankie Cummings hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by James Hayden - foul #2 on James Hayden, team foul #4 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Defelice (PG), Kevin Coleman (SG), Jeffrey Bailey (C) James Hayden, Craig Keller, Mark Huski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rob Hipple (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Bradley Mizell (PF), Steven Stanfield (C) Greg Hester, Thomas Hayes, John England, Michael Meredith | |
| 11:46 | Central Michigan | Frankie Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 11:46 | Central Michigan | Frankie Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 11:30 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Bailey's pass is intercepted by Michael Jones | 19-16 |
| 11:09 | Central Michigan | Michael Jones hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 19-16 |
| 11:07 | Vanderbilt | Cedric Crispin pulls down the rebound | 19-16 |
| 10:39 | Vanderbilt | Michael Jones is called for the reach on Cedric Crispin - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Craig Keller (SG), Mark Huski (C) Kevin Coleman, Jeffrey Bailey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Greg Hester (PG), Michael Meredith (C) Frankie Cummings, Steven Stanfield | |
| 10:21 | Vanderbilt | Mark Huski's floater is tipped away by Bradley Mizell | 19-16 |
| 10:19 | Central Michigan | Michael Meredith pulls down the rebound | 19-16 |
| 10:15 | Central Michigan | Michael Jones buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Rob Hipple | 19-18 |
| 09:52 | Vanderbilt | Michael Meredith takes the ball from Craig Keller | 19-18 |
| 09:35 | Central Michigan | Michael Meredith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joel Bailey (SF), Jerry Juhasz (PF) Cedric Crispin, Donnie Gregory | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Frankie Cummings (PG), Thomas Hayes (SF), John England (PF) Rob Hipple, Michael Jones, Bradley Mizell | |
| 09:16 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Hayes is called for the reach on Joel Bailey - foul #1 on Thomas Hayes, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Lindsey (SG), Steven Stanfield (C) Greg Hester, Michael Meredith | |
| 08:49 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Juhasz misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by John England - foul #1 on John England, team foul #7 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Edward McLendon (PG), Jeffrey Bailey (C) William Defelice, Mark Huski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rob Hipple (SG), Michael Jones (C) John Lindsey, Steven Stanfield | |
| 08:49 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Juhasz misses the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:49 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Juhasz makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:31 | Central Michigan | Michael Jones loses the dribble to Joel Bailey | 20-18 |
| 08:28 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Juhasz misses the lay-in | 20-18 |
| 08:26 | Central Michigan | John England grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 08:09 | Central Michigan | Rob Hipple is whistled for traveling | 20-18 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kevin Coleman (SG) Craig Keller | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Greg Hester (SG), Michael Meredith (C) Rob Hipple, Michael Jones | |
| 07:45 | Vanderbilt | Joel Bailey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Meredith - foul #1 on Michael Meredith, team foul #8 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Defelice (PG) Edward McLendon | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 07:45 | Vanderbilt | Joel Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:45 | Vanderbilt | Joel Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - William Defelice (fresh) SG - Kevin Coleman (fresh) SF - Joel Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Juhasz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeffrey Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Frankie Cummings (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Greg Hester (fresh) SF - Thomas Hayes (fresh) PF - John England (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Meredith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Central Michigan | Greg Hester hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-18 |
| 07:35 | Central Michigan | John England tips it back up and in | 22-20 |
| 07:06 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Juhasz's pass is intercepted by John England | 22-20 |
| 06:40 | Central Michigan | Thomas Hayes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-20 |
| 06:39 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Juhasz grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 06:15 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Bailey clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-20 |
| 06:14 | Central Michigan | Greg Hester pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 06:08 | Central Michigan | Thomas Hayes hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Greg Hester | 22-22 |
| 05:45 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Hayes steps in front of the Jeffrey Bailey pass | 22-22 |
| 05:41 | Central Michigan | Greg Hester lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Hayes | 22-24 |
| 05:19 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Coleman knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Defelice | 25-24 |
| 04:55 | Central Michigan | Joel Bailey takes the ball from Michael Meredith | 25-24 |
| 04:50 | Vanderbilt | Joel Bailey banks in the layup | 27-24 |
| 04:32 | Central Michigan | Frankie Cummings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-24 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Hayden (PG), Craig Keller (SG), Cedric Crispin (SF), Donnie Gregory (PF), Mark Huski (C) William Defelice, Kevin Coleman, Joel Bailey, Jerry Juhasz, Jeffrey Bailey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rob Hipple (PG), John Lindsey (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Bradley Mizell (PF), Steven Stanfield (C) Frankie Cummings, Greg Hester, Thomas Hayes, John England, Michael Meredith | |
| 04:08 | Vanderbilt | Craig Keller can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 27-24 |
| 04:07 | Vanderbilt | Donnie Gregory hits the follow up shot | 29-24 |
| 03:48 | Central Michigan | Steven Stanfield hits the finger roll | 29-26 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Hayden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Craig Keller (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Cedric Crispin (fresh) PF - Donnie Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Huski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Rob Hipple (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Lindsey (fresh) SF - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bradley Mizell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Stanfield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Vanderbilt | James Hayden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-26 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Eric Ollis (SG) John Lindsey | |
| 03:03 | Central Michigan | Rob Hipple misses long on a jumper from the left side | 29-26 |
| 03:01 | Vanderbilt | Mark Huski grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 02:43 | Vanderbilt | Steven Stanfield is called for the reach on James Hayden - foul #1 on Steven Stanfield, team foul #9 | 29-26 |
| 02:43 | Vanderbilt | James Hayden makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:43 | Vanderbilt | James Hayden misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:43 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Bradley Mizell | 30-26 |
| 02:36 | Central Michigan | Rob Hipple scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Steven Stanfield | 30-28 |
| 02:14 | Vanderbilt | Mark Huski comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Steven Stanfield - foul #2 on Steven Stanfield, team foul #10 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Frankie Cummings (PG), Michael Meredith (C) Rob Hipple, Steven Stanfield | |
| 02:14 | Vanderbilt | Mark Huski makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:14 | Vanderbilt | Mark Huski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 01:45 | Central Michigan | Bradley Mizell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 01:44 | Vanderbilt | Mark Huski grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 01:39 | Vanderbilt | James Hayden misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 01:38 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Cedric Crispin | 32-28 |
| 01:16 | Vanderbilt | Cedric Crispin misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 32-28 |
| 01:14 | Vanderbilt | Cedric Crispin hits the follow up shot | 34-28 |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | Frankie Cummings drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Ollis | 34-31 |
| 00:39 | Vanderbilt | Craig Keller makes the fadeaway from the left side | 36-31 |
| 00:30 | Central Michigan | Frankie Cummings clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 00:28 | Vanderbilt | Craig Keller grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | James Hayden comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 36-31 |