| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bertram Tennyson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Dark (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Tommy Page (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Benda (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marshall Carlson (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Donald Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Turgeon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Steve Dark inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Denver | Michael Hughes hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on James Benda - foul #2 on James Benda, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 19:42 | Denver | Michael Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 19:42 | Denver | Michael Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 19:19 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 18:58 | Denver | Michael Hughes misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-37 |
| 18:56 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson tips it home | 39-37 |
| 18:51 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon is fouled on the floor by Michael Rogers - foul #1 on Michael Rogers, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| 18:30 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by James Benda and he's fouled by Steve Dark - foul #2 on Steve Dark, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| 18:30 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson misses the free throw | 39-39 |
| 18:30 | Denver | Michael Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 18:09 | Denver | Tommy Page makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Michael Hughes | 41-39 |
| 17:50 | Vanderbilt | Tommy Page steals it from James Benda | 41-39 |
| 17:36 | Denver | Michael Hughes drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Rogers and he's fouled by James Benda - foul #3 on James Benda, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| 17:36 | Denver | Michael Hughes misses the free throw | 43-39 |
| 17:36 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 17:09 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 17:07 | Denver | Tommy Page pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 16:43 | Denver | Tommy Page misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 16:42 | Vanderbilt | James Benda grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 16:21 | Vanderbilt | James Benda misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 16:20 | Denver | Tommy Page grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 15:54 | Denver | Christopher Turgeon steals it from Steve Dark | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Hughes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bertram Tennyson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Dark (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Rogers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Tommy Page (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Benda (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Roberts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marshall Carlson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Donald Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Turgeon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by James Benda | 43-41 |
| 15:20 | Denver | Anthony Roberts takes the ball from Bertram Tennyson | 43-41 |
| 15:14 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown misses the easy layup but the foul's on Michael Hughes - foul #1 on Michael Hughes, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Crocker (PG), Lawrence Taylor (SG), Paul Smith (SF), Paul Reynolds (PF), Stanley Willey (C) Michael Hughes, Bertram Tennyson, Steve Dark, Michael Rogers, Tommy Page | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson (SF) Marshall Carlson | |
| 15:14 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 15:14 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 15:14 | Denver | Paul Reynolds grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 15:07 | Denver | Paul Smith is called for traveling | 43-42 |
| 14:38 | Vanderbilt | James Benda is hacked by Andrew Crocker - foul #1 on Andrew Crocker, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| 14:25 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown can't connect on a runner in the lane | 43-42 |
| 14:24 | Denver | Paul Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 13:56 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor is hacked by Donald Brown - foul #3 on Donald Brown, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Denver | Bertram Tennyson (SG) Andrew Crocker | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson (SF), Jimmy Brown (PF) Kenneth Johnson, Donald Brown | |
| 13:42 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 13:40 | Denver | Stanley Willey snags the offensive board | 43-42 |
| 13:22 | Denver | Paul Reynolds can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-42 |
| 13:21 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Anthony Roberts | 43-42 |
| 12:55 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Benda | 43-45 |
| 12:35 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Bertram Tennyson | 45-45 |
| 12:11 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-45 |
| 12:09 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 11:49 | Denver | Paul Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-45 |
| 11:47 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Anthony Roberts | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Lawrence Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Bertram Tennyson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Reynolds (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Stanley Willey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Benda (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Roberts (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marshall Carlson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jimmy Brown (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Turgeon (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 11:17 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 10:59 | Denver | A charge is called on Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), Steven Johnson (SG), Steve Dark (SF), Michael Rogers (PF), Tommy Page (C) Lawrence Taylor, Bertram Tennyson, Paul Smith, Paul Reynolds, Stanley Willey | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg (PG), Ira Lipscomb (SG), Kenneth Johnson (SF), Donald Brown (PF) James Benda, Anthony Roberts, Marshall Carlson, Christopher Turgeon | |
| 10:30 | Vanderbilt | Tommy Page is called for the reach on Tommy Vanostberg - foul #3 on Tommy Page, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| 10:07 | Vanderbilt | The jump hook by Ira Lipscomb is blocked by Michael Rogers | 45-45 |
| 10:06 | Vanderbilt | Ira Lipscomb pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 09:51 | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 09:50 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown tips it but misses | 45-45 |
| 09:48 | Denver | The rebound goes to Michael Hughes | 45-45 |
| 09:38 | Denver | Michael Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Bertram Tennyson (SG) Steven Johnson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts (SG), Marshall Carlson (SF) Ira Lipscomb, Kenneth Johnson | |
| 09:19 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Brown loses the dribble to Michael Hughes | 45-45 |
| 08:53 | Denver | Steve Dark connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 47-45 |
| 08:24 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Hughes - foul #2 on Michael Hughes, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Benda (PG) Tommy Vanostberg | |
| 08:24 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 08:24 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 08:07 | Denver | Michael Rogers misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Marshall Carlson - foul #2 on Marshall Carlson, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon (C) Jimmy Brown | |
| 08:07 | Denver | Michael Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 08:07 | Denver | Michael Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 07:53 | Vanderbilt | James Benda hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 07:52 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon tips it back up and in | 49-49 |
| 07:44 | Denver | Tommy Page comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-49 |
| 07:43 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bertram Tennyson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Dark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Rogers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Tommy Page (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Benda (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Roberts (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marshall Carlson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Donald Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Turgeon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Taylor (PG), Paul Smith (SF), Paul Reynolds (PF), Stanley Willey (C) Michael Hughes, Steve Dark, Michael Rogers, Tommy Page | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson (PF) Donald Brown | |
| 07:02 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Brown (PF) Kenneth Johnson | |
| 06:43 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Marshall Carlson | 49-52 |
| 06:15 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson buries a jumpshot from the right side | 51-52 |
| 05:56 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 05:54 | Denver | Stanley Willey snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 05:31 | Denver | Christopher Turgeon steps in front of the Paul Smith pass | 51-52 |
| 05:03 | Vanderbilt | James Benda clanks a shot from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 05:01 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson hits the follow up shot | 51-54 |
| 04:51 | Denver | Paul Smith misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-54 |
| 04:50 | Denver | Stanley Willey grabs the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 04:50 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), Steve Dark (SF), Michael Rogers (PF), Tommy Page (C) Lawrence Taylor, Paul Smith, Paul Reynolds, Stanley Willey | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown (PF) Jimmy Brown | |
| 04:45 | Denver | Christopher Turgeon steals the ball from Tommy Page | 51-54 |
| 04:32 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon is whistled for traveling | 51-54 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson (C) Christopher Turgeon | |
| 04:24 | Denver | Steve Dark's pass is intercepted by Donald Brown | 51-54 |
| 03:56 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-54 |
| 03:54 | Denver | Tommy Page gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 03:39 | Denver | Tommy Page's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Brown | 51-54 |
| 03:37 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bertram Tennyson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Dark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Tommy Page (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Benda (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Roberts (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marshall Carlson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. PF - Donald Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:33 | Vanderbilt | James Benda double dribbles | 51-54 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ira Lipscomb (SG), Jimmy Brown (C) Anthony Roberts, Marshall Carlson | |
| 03:26 | Denver | Michael Rogers drills a runner from close range | 53-54 |
| 03:06 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Brown misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Michael Rogers - foul #2 on Michael Rogers, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon (C) Donald Brown | |
| 03:06 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Brown misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 03:06 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 02:54 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 53-55 |
| 02:52 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 02:52 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts (SG), Marshall Carlson (SF), Donald Brown (PF) Ira Lipscomb, Kenneth Johnson, Jimmy Brown | |
| 02:33 | Vanderbilt | James Benda comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 02:32 | Denver | Michael Rogers gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 02:24 | Denver | Michael Rogers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 02:23 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 02:14 | Vanderbilt | Steve Dark is called for the reach on Anthony Roberts - foul #3 on Steve Dark, team foul #9 | 53-55 |
| 02:14 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 02:14 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 02:14 | Denver | Michael Rogers pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 01:54 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 01:53 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 01:37 | Vanderbilt | Michael Rogers steps in front of the Donald Brown pass | 53-56 |
| 01:25 | Denver | Michael Hughes's floater is knocked away by Christopher Turgeon | 53-56 |
| 01:23 | Vanderbilt | James Benda pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 01:09 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 00:53 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson jams it set up by Steve Dark and the foul's on Christopher Turgeon - foul #1 on Christopher Turgeon, team foul #5 | 55-59 |
| 00:53 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson makes the free throw | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts is fouled on the floor by Michael Rogers - foul #3 on Michael Rogers, team foul #10 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson (PF) Donald Brown | |
| 00:28 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:28 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Denver | Michael Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-61 |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson grabs the board | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson is fouled in the backcourt by Bertram Tennyson - foul #1 on Bertram Tennyson, team foul #11 | 56-61 |
| 00:17 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:17 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:17 | Denver | Tommy Page pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| 00:11 | Denver | James Benda picks off the pass by Steve Dark | 56-61 |
| 00:10 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Hughes - foul #3 on Michael Hughes, team foul #12 | 56-61 |
| 00:10 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:10 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:03 | Denver | Michael Hughes is hacked by Anthony Roberts - foul #1 on Anthony Roberts, team foul #6 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown (PF) Kenneth Johnson | |
| 00:00 | Denver | Steve Dark misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-63 |