| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) SG - Ronald Ned (fresh) SF - Victor Payne (fresh) PF - Peter Anderson (fresh) C - Bruce Lumpkin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jonathon Funkhouser (fresh) SG - Daniel Perry (fresh) SF - Nick Ivey (fresh) PF - Jerry Henn (fresh) C - Mark Nelson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Henn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Funkhouser knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Nick Ivey | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Perry misses the floater from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson scores on a jumper in the paint set up by John Hill and he's fouled by Mark Nelson - foul #1 on Mark Nelson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Vanderbilt | Mark Nelson snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Vanderbilt | Nick Ivey drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Jonathon Funkhouser and he's hacked by Ronald Ned - foul #1 on Ronald Ned, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:16 | Vanderbilt | Nick Ivey makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-5 |
| 17:45 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Perry makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 4-7 |
| 17:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 17:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Daniel Perry - foul #1 on Daniel Perry, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson (C) Bruce Lumpkin | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dan Patchett (PG), Jacob Allen (SG), Jonathan Cromwell (SF), Otis Jensen (PF), James Butterworth (C) Jonathon Funkhouser, Daniel Perry, Nick Ivey, Jerry Henn, Mark Nelson | |
| 17:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:07 | Vanderbilt | Jonathan Cromwell snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 17:01 | Vanderbilt | Jacob Allen clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 5-7 |
| 17:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 16:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned is fouled in the backcourt by Dan Patchett - foul #1 on Dan Patchett, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (PG), Jonathon Reichert (SG), Christopher Reder (PF), Timothy Henton (C) John Hill, Ronald Ned, Victor Payne, Peter Anderson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 16:38 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dan Patchett - foul #2 on Dan Patchett, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Rosendahl (PG) Dan Patchett | |
| 16:38 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:38 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone misses the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:38 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to James Butterworth | 6-7 |
| 16:23 | Vanderbilt | Donald Rosendahl knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from James Butterworth | 6-9 |
| 16:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Otis Jensen swats the short shot by Christopher Reder | 6-9 |
| 15:59 | Vanderbilt | Otis Jensen pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Cottone (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jonathon Reichert (fresh) SF - Ronald Gustafson (fresh) PF - Christopher Reder (fresh) C - Timothy Henton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Donald Rosendahl (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jacob Allen (fresh) SF - Jonathan Cromwell (fresh) PF - Otis Jensen (fresh) C - James Butterworth (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth blows the layup | 6-9 |
| 15:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 15:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Rosendahl steps in front of the Ronald Gustafson pass | 6-9 |
| 15:06 | Vanderbilt | Donald Rosendahl is whistled for traveling | 6-9 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Victor Payne (SF), Peter Anderson (PF), Bruce Lumpkin (C) Jonathon Reichert, Ronald Gustafson, Christopher Reder, Timothy Henton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Funkhouser (PG), Dan Wilson (SG), Nick Ivey (SF), Jerry Henn (PF), Mark Nelson (C) Donald Rosendahl, Jacob Allen, Jonathan Cromwell, Otis Jensen, James Butterworth | |
| 14:42 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill misses the wide open shot from the left side | 6-9 |
| 14:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne grabs the offensive board | 6-9 |
| 14:22 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill misses long on a shot from the left side | 6-9 |
| 14:21 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Henn grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:16 | Vanderbilt | Nick Ivey connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Dan Wilson | 6-12 |
| 14:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Nick Ivey steals it from John Cottone in the backcourt | 6-12 |
| 14:09 | Vanderbilt | Peter Anderson steals the ball from Jerry Henn | 6-12 |
| 13:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson misses short on a floater from the left block | 6-12 |
| 13:52 | Vanderbilt | Nick Ivey grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 13:48 | Vanderbilt | Nick Ivey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-12 |
| 13:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson grabs the board | 6-12 |
| 13:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin clanks a runner from the baseline | 6-12 |
| 13:28 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Nick Ivey | 6-12 |
| 13:10 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Henn banks in the layup | 6-14 |
| 12:43 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill is whistled for a carry | 6-14 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert (PG), Ronald Ned (SG), Ronald Gustafson (SF), Christopher Reder (PF), Timothy Henton (C) John Hill, John Cottone, Victor Payne, Peter Anderson, Bruce Lumpkin | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Rosendahl (PG), Daniel Perry (SG), Jonathan Cromwell (SF), Otis Jensen (PF), James Butterworth (C) Jonathon Funkhouser, Dan Wilson, Nick Ivey, Jerry Henn, Mark Nelson | |
| 12:23 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Gustafson is called for the reach on Donald Rosendahl - foul #1 on Ronald Gustafson, team foul #2 | 6-14 |
| 12:18 | Vanderbilt | Jonathan Cromwell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Jonathon Reichert - foul #1 on Jonathon Reichert, team foul #3 | 6-14 |
| 12:18 | Vanderbilt | Jonathan Cromwell makes the 1st free throw | 6-15 |
| 12:18 | Vanderbilt | Jonathan Cromwell makes the 2nd free throw | 6-16 |
| 12:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert is hacked by Donald Rosendahl in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Rosendahl, team foul #5 | 6-16 |
| 11:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder hits a shot from the baseline | 8-16 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jonathon Reichert (fresh) SG - Ronald Ned (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ronald Gustafson (fresh) PF - Christopher Reder (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Henton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Donald Rosendahl (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Perry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jonathan Cromwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Otis Jensen (fairly fresh) C - James Butterworth (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Vanderbilt | Jonathan Cromwell blows the layup but he's fouled by Christopher Reder - foul #1 on Christopher Reder, team foul #4 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Victor Payne (SF) Jonathon Reichert, Ronald Gustafson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Henn (PF) Otis Jensen | |
| 11:29 | Vanderbilt | Jonathan Cromwell makes the 1st free throw | 8-17 |
| 11:29 | Vanderbilt | Jonathan Cromwell makes the 2nd free throw | 8-18 |
| 11:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Jonathan Cromwell - foul #1 on Jonathan Cromwell, team foul #6 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald (SG), Peter Anderson (PF) Ronald Ned, Timothy Henton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Funkhouser (PG), Jacob Allen (SF) Donald Rosendahl, Jonathan Cromwell | |
| 11:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne misses the 1st free throw | 8-18 |
| 11:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 10:54 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 9-18 |
| 10:53 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Henn grabs the offensive rebound | 9-18 |
| 10:37 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Perry is fouled on the floor by Victor Payne - foul #1 on Victor Payne, team foul #5 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin (C) Christopher Reder | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Nick Ivey (SF), Mark Nelson (C) Daniel Perry, James Butterworth | |
| 10:32 | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Funkhouser clanks a jumper from the right block | 9-18 |
| 10:31 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill snags the defensive board | 9-18 |
| 10:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Mark Nelson - foul #2 on Mark Nelson, team foul #7 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert (PG) John Hill | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Rosendahl (PG), Otis Jensen (PF), James Butterworth (C) Jonathon Funkhouser, Jerry Henn, Mark Nelson | |
| 10:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne misses the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 10:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 10:14 | Vanderbilt | Otis Jensen pulls down the rebound | 9-18 |
| 10:01 | Vanderbilt | Donald Rosendahl misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Larry McDougald - foul #1 on Larry McDougald, team foul #6 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson (SF) Victor Payne | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dan Wilson (SG) Nick Ivey | |
| 10:01 | Vanderbilt | Donald Rosendahl makes the 1st free throw | 9-19 |
| 10:01 | Vanderbilt | Donald Rosendahl makes the 2nd free throw | 9-20 |
| 09:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-20 |
| 09:44 | Vanderbilt | Otis Jensen scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jacob Allen | 9-22 |
| 09:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert is hacked by Donald Rosendahl in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Rosendahl, team foul #8 | 9-22 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton (PF) Peter Anderson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Funkhouser (PG), Nick Ivey (SF) Donald Rosendahl, Jacob Allen | |
| 09:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert makes the 1st free throw | 10-22 |
| 09:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert makes the 2nd free throw | 11-22 |
| 09:34 | Vanderbilt | Otis Jensen clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Bruce Lumpkin - foul #1 on Bruce Lumpkin, team foul #7 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (PG), Ronald Ned (SG) Larry McDougald, Bruce Lumpkin | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 09:34 | Vanderbilt | Otis Jensen misses the 1st free throw | 11-22 |
| 09:34 | Vanderbilt | Otis Jensen misses the 2nd free throw | 11-22 |
| 09:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson gets the rebound | 11-22 |
| 09:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-22 |
| 09:24 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth connects on the driving attempt from close range and the foul's on John Cottone - foul #1 on John Cottone, team foul #8 | 11-24 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne (SF) Jonathon Reichert | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 09:24 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth misses the free throw | 11-24 |
| 09:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson gets the rebound | 11-24 |
| 09:04 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone misses the easy layup | 11-24 |
| 09:02 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth pulls down the rebound | 11-24 |
| 08:44 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-24 |
| 08:43 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth gets the offensive rebound | 11-24 |
| 08:36 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth is hacked by Timothy Henton - foul #1 on Timothy Henton, team foul #9 | 11-24 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Larry McDougald (SF), Peter Anderson (PF), Christopher Reder (C) John Cottone, Victor Payne, Ronald Gustafson, Timothy Henton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Daniel Perry (SG), Jonathan Cromwell (SF), Jerry Henn (PF) Dan Wilson, Nick Ivey, Otis Jensen | |
| 08:36 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth makes the 1st free throw | 11-25 |
| 08:36 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth makes the 2nd free throw | 11-26 |
| 08:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Henn takes the ball from Larry McDougald | 11-26 |
| 08:14 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Reder blocks the short jumper by Jonathon Funkhouser | 11-26 |
| 08:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald grabs the defensive rebound | 11-26 |
| 08:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned is hacked by Daniel Perry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Perry, team foul #9 | 11-26 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin (C) Christopher Reder | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jacob Allen (SG) Daniel Perry | |
| 08:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned misses the 1st free throw | 11-26 |
| 08:10 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth grabs the defensive rebound | 11-26 |
| 08:06 | Vanderbilt | Jacob Allen misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-26 |
| 08:04 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Peter Anderson | 11-26 |
| 07:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-26 |
| 07:56 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth gets the rebound | 11-26 |
| 07:50 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Larry McDougald - foul #2 on Larry McDougald, team foul #10 | 11-26 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert (SG), Victor Payne (SF) Ronald Ned, Larry McDougald | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 07:50 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth misses the 1st free throw | 11-26 |
| 07:50 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth makes the 2nd free throw | 11-27 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathon Reichert (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Victor Payne (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Lumpkin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jonathon Funkhouser (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Cromwell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Henn (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Butterworth (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Hill | 14-27 |
| 07:31 | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Funkhouser clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 14-27 |
| 07:30 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Henn | 14-27 |
| 07:25 | Vanderbilt | Jonathan Cromwell misses long on a jumper from the right side | 14-27 |
| 07:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin gets the rebound | 14-27 |
| 07:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 14-27 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (SG), Christopher Reder (PF) Victor Payne, Peter Anderson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Nick Ivey (SF), Otis Jensen (C) Jonathan Cromwell, James Butterworth | |
| 07:05 | Vanderbilt | Jacob Allen's floater is knocked away by Bruce Lumpkin | 14-27 |
| 07:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder snags the defensive board | 14-27 |
| 06:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Otis Jensen - foul #1 on Otis Jensen, team foul #10 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leonard Luc (PG), Ronald Gustafson (SF) John Hill, Jonathon Reichert | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 06:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin misses the 1st free throw | 14-27 |
| 06:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin makes the 2nd free throw | 15-27 |
| 06:32 | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Funkhouser knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Nick Ivey and he's fouled by John Cottone - foul #2 on John Cottone, team foul #11 | 15-29 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned (SG), Timothy Henton (C) John Cottone, Bruce Lumpkin | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jonathan Cromwell (SF), James Butterworth (C) Nick Ivey, Jerry Henn | |
| 06:32 | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Funkhouser misses the free throw | 15-29 |
| 06:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton grabs the board | 15-29 |
| 06:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson is fouled in the backcourt by Jacob Allen - foul #1 on Jacob Allen, team foul #11 | 15-29 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dan Wilson (SG) Jacob Allen | |
| 06:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson misses the 1st free throw | 15-29 |
| 06:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-29 |
| 06:10 | Vanderbilt | Otis Jensen hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jonathon Funkhouser | 16-31 |
| 06:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Dan Wilson - foul #1 on Dan Wilson, team foul #12 | 16-31 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne (SF), Peter Anderson (PF) Ronald Gustafson, Christopher Reder | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Henn (PF) Otis Jensen | |
| 06:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned makes the 1st free throw | 17-31 |
| 06:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned makes the 2nd free throw | 18-31 |
| 05:54 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Henton is called for the reach on Jerry Henn - foul #2 on Timothy Henton, team foul #12 | 18-31 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin (C) Timothy Henton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jacob Allen (SG) Dan Wilson | |
| 05:54 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Henn makes the 1st free throw | 18-32 |
| 05:54 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Henn makes the 2nd free throw | 18-33 |
| 05:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 20-33 |
| 05:23 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Ned picks off the pass by Jerry Henn | 20-33 |
| 05:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Leonard Luc misses the easy layup | 20-33 |
| 05:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned can't tip it in | 20-33 |
| 05:15 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Henn grabs the defensive rebound | 20-33 |
| 05:15 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Jonathon Reichert (SG), Ronald Gustafson (C) Leonard Luc, Ronald Ned, Bruce Lumpkin | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dan Wilson (SG), Nick Ivey (SF), Otis Jensen (PF) Jacob Allen, Jonathan Cromwell, Jerry Henn | |
| 05:03 | Vanderbilt | Otis Jensen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-33 |
| 04:44 | Middle Tenn. State | James Butterworth is called for the reach on Peter Anderson - foul #1 on James Butterworth, team foul #13 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Henn (PF) James Butterworth | |
| 04:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 04:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 04:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne grabs the offensive rebound | 20-33 |
| 04:19 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 20-33 |
| 04:18 | Vanderbilt | Dan Wilson grabs the board | 20-33 |
| 04:05 | Vanderbilt | Nick Ivey makes the shot from the free throw line | 20-35 |
| 03:53 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill buries a runner near the basket set up by Jonathon Reichert | 22-35 |
| 03:42 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Gustafson picks off the pass by Jerry Henn | 22-35 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathon Reichert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Payne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Gustafson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jonathon Funkhouser (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Wilson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nick Ivey (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Henn (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Otis Jensen (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert loses the dribble to Nick Ivey in the backcourt | 22-35 |
| 03:28 | Vanderbilt | Victor Payne picks off the pass by Otis Jensen | 22-35 |
| 03:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 22-35 |
| 03:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson tips it home | 24-35 |
| 02:58 | Vanderbilt | Dan Wilson clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 24-35 |
| 02:57 | Vanderbilt | Nick Ivey snags the offensive board | 24-35 |
| 02:47 | Vanderbilt | Victor Payne steps in front of the Jerry Henn pass | 24-35 |
| 02:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson is hacked by Jonathon Funkhouser - foul #1 on Jonathon Funkhouser, team foul #14 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (PG), Larry McDougald (SG), Christopher Reder (PF), Bruce Lumpkin (C) John Hill, Jonathon Reichert, Victor Payne, Peter Anderson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dan Patchett (PG), Daniel Perry (SG), Jacob Allen (SF), Mark Nelson (C) Jonathon Funkhouser, Dan Wilson, Nick Ivey, Otis Jensen | |
| 02:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson misses the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 02:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 02:26 | Vanderbilt | Dan Patchett is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 25-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leonard Luc (PG) Ronald Gustafson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 02:12 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-35 |
| 02:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald tips it but misses | 25-35 |
| 02:09 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Henn grabs the board | 25-35 |
| 02:05 | Vanderbilt | Jacob Allen knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Perry and he's hacked by Leonard Luc - foul #1 on Leonard Luc, team foul #13 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned (SG) Leonard Luc | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jonathan Cromwell (SF) Jerry Henn | |
| 02:05 | Vanderbilt | Jacob Allen makes the free throw | 25-38 |
| 01:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 25-38 |
| 01:49 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone tips it home | 27-38 |
| 01:42 | Vanderbilt | Jonathan Cromwell buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Jacob Allen | 27-40 |
| 01:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 27-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth (PF) Jacob Allen | |
| 01:33 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Reder is called for the reach on James Butterworth - foul #2 on Christopher Reder, team foul #14 | 27-40 |
| 01:33 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth makes the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 01:33 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth makes the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 01:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder blows the layup but he's hacked by James Butterworth - foul #2 on James Butterworth, team foul #15 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leonard Luc (PG) Ronald Ned | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 01:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder misses the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 01:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder makes the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 01:13 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Lumpkin denies the turnaround by Jonathan Cromwell | 28-42 |
| 01:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald gets the rebound | 28-42 |
| 01:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Larry McDougald | 30-42 |
| 00:54 | Vanderbilt | Larry McDougald takes the ball from Jonathan Cromwell | 30-42 |
| 00:51 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone banks in the layup on a nice dish by Larry McDougald | 32-42 |
| 00:35 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jonathan Cromwell | 32-44 |
| 00:33 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone is hacked by Daniel Perry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Perry, team foul #16 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Victor Payne (SF), Peter Anderson (PF), Timothy Henton (C) Leonard Luc, Larry McDougald, Christopher Reder, Bruce Lumpkin | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Rosendahl (PG), Jacob Allen (SG), Otis Jensen (PF) Dan Patchett, Daniel Perry, James Butterworth | |
| 00:33 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone makes the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 00:33 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 00:18 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Henton steals it from Jacob Allen | 34-44 |
| 00:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Rosendahl is called for the reach on John Cottone - foul #3 on Donald Rosendahl, team foul #17 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dan Patchett (PG), Nick Ivey (SF), Jerry Henn (PF) Donald Rosendahl, Jonathan Cromwell, Otis Jensen | |
| 00:03 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone misses the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 00:03 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Jacob Allen can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 35-44 |