| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Wooten (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Harold Taormina (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Benton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joe Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Greer (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Antony Dove (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Uselton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward McNutt (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Stringer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton inbounds the ball | 22-31 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-31 |
| 19:29 | Houston | Eric Uselton grabs the board | 22-31 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Edward McNutt misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Greer - foul #2 on Michael Greer, team foul #1 | 22-31 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Edward McNutt makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Edward McNutt misses the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 19:23 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer pulls down the rebound | 22-32 |
| 19:03 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-32 |
| 19:02 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-32 |
| 18:46 | Vanderbilt | Edward McNutt picks off the pass by Harold Taormina | 22-32 |
| 18:36 | Houston | Eric Uselton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-32 |
| 18:34 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson pulls down the rebound | 22-32 |
| 18:11 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson misses long on a shot from the right side | 22-32 |
| 18:10 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer tips it but misses | 22-32 |
| 18:08 | Houston | Edward McNutt grabs the board | 22-32 |
| 18:02 | Houston | Scott Benton steals it from Lawrence Goings | 22-32 |
| 17:40 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 17:24 | Houston | Edward McNutt banks in the layup | 25-34 |
| 17:03 | Vanderbilt | Edward McNutt steals it from Scott Benton | 25-34 |
| 16:39 | Houston | Edward McNutt double dribbles | 25-34 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Houston (SG) David Wooten | |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (SG), William Curto (SF) Lawrence Goings, Eric Uselton | |
| 16:13 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Harold Taormina | 28-34 |
| 15:46 | Houston | Edward McNutt scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Antony Dove | 28-36 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Harold Taormina (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Houston (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Benton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joe Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Greer (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Antony Dove (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) SF - William Curto (fresh) PF - Edward McNutt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Stringer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina scores on a 3 from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 15:05 | Houston | Edward McNutt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG) James Houston | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SG), Eric Uselton (SF) Juan Gonzalez, William Curto | |
| 14:46 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 14:44 | Houston | Eric Uselton snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 14:27 | Houston | Antony Dove can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 14:26 | Houston | Edward McNutt tips it but misses | 31-36 |
| 14:24 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 13:55 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-36 |
| 13:53 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton misses the tip | 31-36 |
| 13:51 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer grabs the offensive board | 31-36 |
| 13:40 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 13:38 | Houston | Edward McNutt pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 13:31 | Houston | The short jumper by Paul Stringer is denied by Joe Anderson | 31-36 |
| 13:30 | Houston | Paul Stringer tips it back up and in | 31-38 |
| 13:10 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Wiggins | 34-38 |
| 12:51 | Houston | Lawrence Goings double dribbles | 34-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Houston (SG) Harold Taormina | |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (SG), William Curto (SF) Lawrence Goings, Eric Uselton | |
| 12:35 | Vanderbilt | Antony Dove steals the ball from Joe Anderson | 34-38 |
| 12:30 | Houston | Antony Dove hits the finger roll | 34-40 |
| 12:10 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer drills a jumper from the left side and the foul's on Antony Dove - foul #2 on Antony Dove, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Houston | William Godfrey (PF), Gordon Janes (C) Edward McNutt, Paul Stringer | |
| 12:10 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer misses the free throw | 36-40 |
| 12:10 | Houston | Gordon Janes grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 11:53 | Houston | William Godfrey misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 36-40 |
| 11:52 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 11:46 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Antony Dove - foul #3 on Antony Dove, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski (C) Michael Greer | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:46 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 11:46 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Wiggins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Houston (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Benton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joe Anderson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Marijan Solinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Antony Dove (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) SF - William Curto (fresh) PF - William Godfrey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gordon Janes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Houston | Antony Dove hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 38-40 |
| 11:28 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 11:09 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Scott Benton | 40-40 |
| 11:05 | Houston | Antony Dove is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Wiggins - foul #4 on Charles Wiggins, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG), Harold Taormina (SG), Wayne McNeal (SF) Charles Wiggins, James Houston, Scott Benton | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SG), Eric Uselton (SF), Edward McNutt (PF) Juan Gonzalez, William Curto, Gordon Janes | |
| 10:55 | Houston | William Godfrey buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-42 |
| 10:26 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-42 |
| 10:24 | Houston | William Godfrey grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 10:15 | Houston | Antony Dove comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 10:14 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 09:54 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Joe Anderson | 43-42 |
| 09:38 | Houston | Eric Uselton clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 09:37 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Goings | 43-42 |
| 09:12 | Houston | William Godfrey comes up short on the jumper from close range | 43-42 |
| 09:11 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 08:45 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 08:23 | Houston | William Godfrey is hacked by Wayne McNeal - foul #1 on Wayne McNeal, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Houston (SG), Scott Benton (SF), Michael Greer (C) Harold Taormina, Wayne McNeal, Joe Anderson | |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), Juan Gonzalez (SF), Gordon Janes (PF), Paul Stringer (C) Antony Dove, Eric Uselton, Edward McNutt, William Godfrey | |
| 08:13 | Houston | Paul Stringer misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 08:11 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 07:42 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Gordon Janes - foul #1 on Gordon Janes, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG) David Wooten | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:42 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 07:42 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 07:42 | Houston | The rebound goes to Paul Stringer | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Wiggins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Houston (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Benton (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. PF - Marijan Solinski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Greer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fresh) SG - Lawrence Goings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) PF - Gordon Janes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Stringer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez's fadeaway is rejected by Marijan Solinski | 46-42 |
| 07:28 | Houston | Paul Stringer tips it but misses | 46-42 |
| 07:27 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 07:00 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Houston | Antony Dove (PG), Eric Uselton (SG) William Curto, Lawrence Goings | |
| 06:43 | Houston | Paul Stringer comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 06:42 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 06:37 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Charles Wiggins | 48-42 |
| 06:20 | Houston | Eric Uselton connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gordon Janes | 48-45 |
| 06:02 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton makes the runner near the basket | 50-45 |
| 05:46 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Greer - foul #3 on Michael Greer, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina (SG), Joe Anderson (PF) James Houston, Marijan Solinski | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward McNutt (PF) Gordon Janes | |
| 05:46 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 05:46 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 05:46 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 05:22 | Vanderbilt | Eric Uselton takes the ball from Harold Taormina | 50-46 |
| 05:19 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez lays it up and in set up by Eric Uselton | 50-48 |
| 04:55 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Benton | 53-48 |
| 04:33 | Houston | Edward McNutt misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 53-48 |
| 04:31 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 04:02 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins is hacked by Antony Dove - foul #4 on Antony Dove, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG) Charles Wiggins | |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), Lawrence Goings (SG), Roger Green (SF) Antony Dove, Juan Gonzalez, Eric Uselton | |
| 03:33 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Wooten (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Harold Taormina (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Benton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Joe Anderson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael Greer (tiring) 5 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fresh) SG - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Green (fresh) PF - Edward McNutt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Stringer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:23 | Houston | Edward McNutt can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-48 |
| 03:22 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:53 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton buries a floater from the free throw line set up by David Wooten | 58-48 |
| 02:53 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG) David Wooten | |
| Subs | Houston | Antony Dove (PG), Eric Uselton (SF) William Curto, Roger Green | |
| 02:45 | Houston | Antony Dove is hacked by Charles Wiggins - foul #5 on Charles Wiggins, team foul #5 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG) Charles Wiggins | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:40 | Houston | Harold Taormina steps in front of the Lawrence Goings pass | 58-48 |
| 02:36 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina misses the dunk attempt | 58-48 |
| 02:34 | Houston | Eric Uselton pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| 02:19 | Houston | Edward McNutt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Houston (SG), Wayne McNeal (SF), Marijan Solinski (PF), David Honey (C) Harold Taormina, Scott Benton, Joe Anderson, Michael Greer | |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), Juan Gonzalez (SG), Roger Green (SF), William Godfrey (PF), Gordon Janes (C) Antony Dove, Lawrence Goings, Eric Uselton, Edward McNutt, Paul Stringer | |
| 02:00 | Vanderbilt | David Honey misses the turnaround from close range | 58-48 |
| 01:58 | Houston | William Godfrey grabs the board | 58-48 |
| 01:50 | Houston | William Godfrey clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Marijan Solinski - foul #1 on Marijan Solinski, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| 01:50 | Houston | William Godfrey makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 01:50 | Houston | William Godfrey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 01:47 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina (SG), Scott Benton (SF), Joe Anderson (PF), Michael Greer (C) James Houston, Wayne McNeal, Marijan Solinski, David Honey | |
| Subs | Houston | Antony Dove (PG), Lawrence Goings (SG), Eric Uselton (SF), Edward McNutt (PF), Paul Stringer (C) William Curto, Juan Gonzalez, Roger Green, William Godfrey, Gordon Janes | |
| 01:22 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 01:21 | Houston | The rebound goes to Eric Uselton | 58-50 |
| 01:02 | Houston | Paul Stringer buries a jumper from the left side | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson is fouled on the floor by Edward McNutt - foul #3 on Edward McNutt, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski (C) Michael Greer | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:57 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski is hacked by Paul Stringer - foul #3 on Paul Stringer, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| 00:54 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski is fouled on the floor by Paul Stringer - foul #4 on Paul Stringer, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| 00:54 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:54 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Houston | Antony Dove clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-52 |
| 00:46 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 00:46 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski is fouled in the backcourt by Antony Dove - foul #5 on Antony Dove, team foul #8 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG) Antony Dove | |
| 00:43 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:43 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:36 | Houston | Paul Stringer connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-54 |
| 00:35 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski is fouled in the backcourt by William Curto - foul #2 on William Curto, team foul #9 | 62-54 |
| 00:35 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:35 | Houston | Edward McNutt grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Eric Uselton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-54 |
| 00:27 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 00:27 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| 00:26 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by William Curto - foul #3 on William Curto, team foul #10 | 62-54 |
| 00:26 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:26 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Paul Stringer misses the easy layup | 64-54 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Edward McNutt grabs the offensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Joe Anderson picks off the pass by Paul Stringer | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten runs out the clock | 64-54 |