| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Wiggins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Houston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Benton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Greer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Fred Vaughan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Chaffee (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Blevins (fresh) 1 pts. C - Thomas Lozier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton inbounds the ball | 31-37 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer makes the turnaround from the right block | 33-37 |
| 19:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Lozier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 19:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Lozier gets the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 19:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Greer blocks the short jumper by James Smith | 33-37 |
| 19:12 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 19:07 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joe Anderson | 35-37 |
| 19:02 | Middle Tenn. State | David Chaffee connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Fred Vaughan and the foul's on Scott Benton - foul #1 on Scott Benton, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| 19:02 | Middle Tenn. State | David Chaffee makes the free throw | 35-40 |
| 18:44 | Vanderbilt | Fred Vaughan steals it from Charles Wiggins | 35-40 |
| 18:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Blevins misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-40 |
| 18:22 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 17:58 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Joe Anderson and he's fouled by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| 17:58 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer misses the free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Blevins gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 17:49 | Middle Tenn. State | James Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 17:27 | Vanderbilt | James Houston is fouled on the floor by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG), Wayne McNeal (SG) Charles Wiggins, James Houston | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings (PG), Nathan Perry (SG), Quincy Brewington (SF), John Rish (PF) Fred Vaughan, James Smith, David Chaffee, Donald Blevins | |
| 17:17 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Lozier is called for the reach on Michael Greer - foul #3 on Thomas Lozier, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones (C) Thomas Lozier | |
| 17:07 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Perry is called for the reach on David Wooten - foul #1 on Nathan Perry, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| 16:55 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 37-43 |
| 16:53 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Quincy Brewington | 37-43 |
| 16:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington can't finish the layup | 37-43 |
| 16:44 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 16:42 | Vanderbilt | Steve Hulings takes the ball from David Wooten in the backcourt | 37-43 |
| 16:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Greer steals the ball from John Rish | 37-43 |
| 16:14 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne McNeal | 39-43 |
| 16:03 | Middle Tenn. State | John Rish clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 39-43 |
| 16:02 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer grabs the board | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Wooten (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne McNeal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Benton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joe Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Greer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Steve Hulings (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nathan Perry (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Quincy Brewington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Rish (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ellis Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by David Wooten | 41-43 |
| 15:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington loses the ball out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG), Harold Taormina (SG) David Wooten, Wayne McNeal | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan (PG), James Smith (SG), David Chaffee (SF), Donald Blevins (PF), Thomas Lozier (C) Steve Hulings, Nathan Perry, Quincy Brewington, John Rish, Ellis Jones | |
| 15:10 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 41-43 |
| 15:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 14:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Blevins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-43 |
| 14:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Lozier tips it but misses | 41-43 |
| 14:56 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 14:39 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-43 |
| 14:37 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer grabs the offensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 14:09 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 14:08 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Fred Vaughan | 41-43 |
| 13:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from James Smith | 41-45 |
| 13:44 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Joe Anderson | 44-45 |
| 13:35 | Middle Tenn. State | David Chaffee misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 13:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Lozier snags the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 13:21 | Middle Tenn. State | David Chaffee buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from James Smith | 44-47 |
| 13:00 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 12:59 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton tips it in | 46-47 |
| 12:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Blevins hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Fred Vaughan | 46-50 |
| 12:24 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 12:22 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina can't tip it in | 46-50 |
| 12:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Blevins grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 12:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Lozier lays it in | 46-52 |
| 11:52 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Fred Vaughan - foul #1 on Fred Vaughan, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wayne McNeal (SF), Marijan Solinski (PF), David Honey (C) Scott Benton, Joe Anderson, Michael Greer | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings (PG), Nathan Perry (SG), Quincy Brewington (SF), John Rish (PF), Ellis Jones (C) Fred Vaughan, James Smith, David Chaffee, Donald Blevins, Thomas Lozier | |
| 11:52 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 11:52 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Wiggins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Taormina (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wayne McNeal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marijan Solinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Honey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Steve Hulings (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nathan Perry (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Quincy Brewington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Rish (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ellis Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Middle Tenn. State | John Rish hits a shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by David Honey - foul #3 on David Honey, team foul #2 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG), Michael Greer (C) Charles Wiggins, David Honey | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 11:36 | Middle Tenn. State | John Rish makes the free throw | 47-55 |
| 11:16 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 11:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Perry grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 11:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Greer takes the ball from Steve Hulings | 47-55 |
| 10:45 | Vanderbilt | Wayne McNeal misses the fadeaway from the left block | 47-55 |
| 10:43 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 10:23 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-55 |
| 10:22 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski grabs the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 10:04 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by David Wooten | 50-55 |
| 09:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Perry misses the shot from the left side | 50-55 |
| 09:38 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Wayne McNeal | 50-55 |
| 09:31 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Wooten and he's hacked by John Rish - foul #2 on John Rish, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG), Scott Benton (SF), Joe Anderson (PF) David Wooten, Wayne McNeal, Michael Greer | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan (PG), Charles Reavis (SG), David Chaffee (SF), Donald Blevins (PF), Thomas Lozier (C) Steve Hulings, Nathan Perry, Quincy Brewington, John Rish, Ellis Jones | |
| 09:31 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina misses the free throw | 52-55 |
| 09:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Lozier grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 09:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 09:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Lozier hits the follow up shot | 52-57 |
| 09:06 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Scott Benton | 54-57 |
| 08:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by David Chaffee | 54-60 |
| 08:35 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina hits a floater in the paint | 56-60 |
| 08:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Benton is called for the reach on Fred Vaughan - foul #2 on Scott Benton, team foul #3 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Houston (SG) Harold Taormina | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings (PG), James Smith (SG) Fred Vaughan, Charles Reavis | |
| 08:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Lozier can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-60 |
| 07:58 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 07:43 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lozier - foul #4 on Thomas Lozier, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG), Wayne McNeal (SF) Charles Wiggins, Scott Benton | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 07:43 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 07:43 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Wooten (fresh) 4 ast. SG - James Houston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne McNeal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marijan Solinski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Anderson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Steve Hulings (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Chaffee (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Blevins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Lozier (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings is fouled on the floor by David Wooten - foul #2 on David Wooten, team foul #4 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington (PF) Donald Blevins | |
| 07:04 | Middle Tenn. State | David Chaffee can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 07:02 | Middle Tenn. State | James Smith can't tip it in | 58-60 |
| 07:00 | Middle Tenn. State | David Chaffee tips it home | 58-62 |
| 06:41 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 06:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Lozier grabs the board | 58-62 |
| 06:33 | Middle Tenn. State | James Houston takes the ball from David Chaffee | 58-62 |
| 06:16 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson is hacked by Quincy Brewington - foul #2 on Quincy Brewington, team foul #8 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG), Scott Benton (SF), David Honey (C) David Wooten, Wayne McNeal, Marijan Solinski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan (PG), Donald Blevins (PF) Steve Hulings, David Chaffee | |
| 06:16 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 06:16 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 06:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Lozier grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 06:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Blevins can't finish the layup | 59-62 |
| 06:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Blevins pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 05:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Lozier is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Thomas Lozier, team foul #9 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wayne McNeal (PF) Joe Anderson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Perry (SG), Ellis Jones (C) James Smith, Thomas Lozier | |
| 05:30 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton is fouled on the floor by Donald Blevins - foul #1 on Donald Blevins, team foul #10 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (SG) James Houston | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 05:30 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 05:30 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 05:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Wayne McNeal denies the turnaround by Fred Vaughan | 60-62 |
| 05:14 | Vanderbilt | David Honey pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 04:56 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Fred Vaughan - foul #2 on Fred Vaughan, team foul #11 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski (PF) Wayne McNeal | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Chaffee (SF) Donald Blevins | |
| 04:56 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 04:56 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 04:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Nathan Perry is hacked by David Wooten - foul #3 on David Wooten, team foul #5 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina (SG), Joe Anderson (PF) David Wooten, David Honey | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Smith (SG), John Rish (PF) Nathan Perry, Quincy Brewington | |
| 04:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan misses badly on a shot from the left side | 62-62 |
| 04:21 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 04:02 | Vanderbilt | John Rish picks off the pass by Scott Benton | 62-62 |
| 03:38 | Middle Tenn. State | James Smith knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Chaffee | 62-64 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Wiggins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Taormina (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Benton (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joe Anderson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Marijan Solinski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Fred Vaughan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Chaffee (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Rish (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ellis Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski's dunk attempt is rejected by David Chaffee | 62-64 |
| 03:23 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton grabs the offensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 03:13 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 62-64 |
| 03:12 | Middle Tenn. State | David Chaffee grabs the defensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 03:02 | Middle Tenn. State | James Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ellis Jones | 62-67 |
| 02:48 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 62-67 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG), James Houston (SG), Wayne McNeal (SF), Michael Greer (C) Charles Wiggins, Harold Taormina, Scott Benton, Marijan Solinski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings (PG), Nathan Perry (SG), Quincy Brewington (SF), Donald Blevins (PF) Fred Vaughan, James Smith, David Chaffee, Ellis Jones | |
| 02:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-67 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Chaffee (SF) John Rish | |
| 02:36 | Middle Tenn. State | David Chaffee misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 62-67 |
| 02:34 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer gets the rebound | 62-67 |
| 02:34 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-67 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG), Harold Taormina (SG), Scott Benton (SF) David Wooten, James Houston, Wayne McNeal | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan (PG), James Smith (SG) Steve Hulings, Nathan Perry | |
| 02:25 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joe Anderson | 65-67 |
| 02:18 | Middle Tenn. State | James Smith misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-67 |
| 02:16 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| 01:55 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina is called for traveling | 65-67 |
| 01:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Wiggins takes the ball from Donald Blevins | 65-67 |
| 01:26 | Vanderbilt | Fred Vaughan steps in front of the Charles Wiggins pass in the backcourt | 65-67 |
| 01:23 | Middle Tenn. State | James Smith slams it home on a great pass from Fred Vaughan | 65-69 |
| 01:07 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Greer | 68-69 |
| 00:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan is fouled on the floor by Charles Wiggins - foul #1 on Charles Wiggins, team foul #6 | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan is fouled on the floor by Charles Wiggins - foul #2 on Charles Wiggins, team foul #7 | 68-69 |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan misses the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson gets the rebound | 68-69 |
| 00:05 | Vanderbilt | The pull-up jumper by Joe Anderson is blocked by Quincy Brewington | 68-69 |
| 00:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Blevins snags the defensive board | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Blevins runs out the clock | 68-69 |