| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Rudy Ballard (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Jack Queen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Holland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hal Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Tim Quinlan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - George Best (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ellis Cote (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Schaeffer (fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Boone (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Steven Dubovsky (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Cal Poly SLO | William Holland inbounds the ball | 36-22 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Cal Poly SLO | Rudy Ballard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-22 |
| 19:37 | Cal Poly SLO | Jack Queen tips it back up and in | 38-22 |
| 19:20 | Vanderbilt | William Holland is called for the reach on George Best - foul #3 on William Holland, team foul #1 | 38-22 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Dustin Mack (C) William Holland | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 19:04 | Vanderbilt | Tim Quinlan is called for the reach on Steven Dubovsky - foul #3 on Tim Quinlan, team foul #2 | 38-22 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Lawrence Lenahan (SF) Tim Quinlan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 18:47 | Vanderbilt | George Best knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Dubovsky | 38-25 |
| 18:28 | Cal Poly SLO | Hal Brown is hacked by John Boone - foul #2 on John Boone, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| 18:16 | Cal Poly SLO | Rudy Ballard misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-25 |
| 18:15 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote gets the rebound | 38-25 |
| 17:53 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 38-25 |
| 17:51 | Cal Poly SLO | Hal Brown snags the defensive board | 38-25 |
| 17:29 | Cal Poly SLO | Steven Dubovsky steps in front of the Rudy Ballard pass | 38-25 |
| 17:10 | Vanderbilt | Hal Brown is called for the reach on John Boone - foul #2 on Hal Brown, team foul #3 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Ralph Wolfe (C) Hal Brown | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Dobrowolski (SG) Ellis Cote | |
| 16:59 | Vanderbilt | John Boone buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Victor Schaeffer | 38-27 |
| 16:41 | Cal Poly SLO | Dustin Mack misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-27 |
| 16:40 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to George Best | 38-27 |
| 16:22 | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky slams it home | 38-29 |
| 16:06 | Cal Poly SLO | Lawrence Lenahan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 16:04 | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky snags the defensive board | 38-29 |
| 15:46 | Vanderbilt | Dustin Mack takes the ball from George Best | 38-29 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Rudy Ballard (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Jack Queen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lawrence Lenahan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Dustin Mack (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Wolfe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - George Best (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Dobrowolski (fresh) SF - Victor Schaeffer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Boone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Steven Dubovsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:17 | Cal Poly SLO | Dustin Mack buries a runner in the paint set up by Jack Queen | 40-29 |
| 14:54 | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by George Best and he's fouled by Ralph Wolfe - foul #2 on Ralph Wolfe, team foul #4 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | William Holland (SF), Hal Brown (PF), Tim Quinlan (C) Lawrence Lenahan, Dustin Mack, Ralph Wolfe | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote (SG) Kenneth Dobrowolski | |
| 14:54 | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky misses the free throw | 40-31 |
| 14:54 | Cal Poly SLO | Hal Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 14:31 | Cal Poly SLO | Jack Queen loses the dribble to George Best | 40-31 |
| 14:12 | Vanderbilt | Tim Quinlan is called for the reach on John Boone - foul #4 on Tim Quinlan, team foul #5 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Ralph Wolfe (C) Tim Quinlan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 13:53 | Vanderbilt | George Best can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 13:52 | Cal Poly SLO | Hal Brown gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 13:26 | Cal Poly SLO | Jack Queen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-31 |
| 13:25 | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 13:07 | Vanderbilt | John Boone misses long on a floater from close range | 40-31 |
| 13:06 | Cal Poly SLO | Hal Brown gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 12:43 | Cal Poly SLO | Hal Brown's pass is intercepted by Steven Dubovsky | 40-31 |
| 12:34 | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Steven Dubovsky, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Dustin Mack (C) Ralph Wolfe | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Dobrowolski (SG) George Best | |
| 12:32 | Cal Poly SLO | Ellis Cote steals the ball from Rudy Ballard in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| 12:31 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote lays it up and in | 40-33 |
| 12:04 | Cal Poly SLO | Jack Queen scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Rudy Ballard | 43-33 |
| 11:48 | Vanderbilt | The jump hook by Ellis Cote is blocked by Dustin Mack | 43-33 |
| 11:47 | Cal Poly SLO | Jack Queen gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Rudy Ballard (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Queen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - William Holland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Hal Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Dustin Mack (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Ellis Cote (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Dobrowolski (fresh) SF - Victor Schaeffer (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Boone (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Steven Dubovsky (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Cal Poly SLO | Jack Queen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-33 |
| 11:39 | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 11:17 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 11:15 | Cal Poly SLO | Jack Queen gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 11:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Jack Queen is fouled on the floor by Steven Dubovsky - foul #5 on Steven Dubovsky, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Lawrence Lenahan (SF), Ralph Wolfe (C) William Holland, Hal Brown | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | George Best (PG), Ross Beale (C) Ellis Cote, Steven Dubovsky | |
| 10:38 | Cal Poly SLO | Jack Queen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-33 |
| 10:37 | Vanderbilt | Ross Beale snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 10:35 | Vanderbilt | Jack Queen is called for the reach on George Best in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jack Queen, team foul #6 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Milo Moody (PG) Kenneth Dobrowolski | |
| 10:22 | Vanderbilt | George Best misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jack Queen - foul #4 on Jack Queen, team foul #7 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Charles Lambert (SG), Lloyd Houk (PF) Jack Queen, Dustin Mack | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote (SG) Ross Beale | |
| 10:22 | Vanderbilt | George Best makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 10:22 | Vanderbilt | George Best makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 10:06 | Cal Poly SLO | Ralph Wolfe can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 43-35 |
| 10:05 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 09:45 | Vanderbilt | Milo Moody scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ellis Cote | 43-38 |
| 09:18 | Cal Poly SLO | Rudy Ballard comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-38 |
| 09:17 | Vanderbilt | George Best snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 08:58 | Vanderbilt | Milo Moody misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Rudy Ballard - foul #2 on Rudy Ballard, team foul #8 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | William Holland (SF), Hal Brown (PF), Dustin Mack (C) Charles Lambert, Lloyd Houk, Ralph Wolfe | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Dobrowolski (SG) Ellis Cote | |
| 08:58 | Vanderbilt | Milo Moody makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 08:58 | Vanderbilt | Milo Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 08:38 | Cal Poly SLO | Rudy Ballard scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by William Holland | 46-40 |
| 08:20 | Vanderbilt | Milo Moody hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 46-40 |
| 08:19 | Cal Poly SLO | Dustin Mack gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 07:50 | Cal Poly SLO | Hal Brown can't finish the layup | 46-40 |
| 07:48 | Cal Poly SLO | Dustin Mack gets the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 07:38 | Cal Poly SLO | John Boone is called for the reach on Rudy Ballard - foul #3 on John Boone, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Jack Queen (SG), Tim Quinlan (C) Lawrence Lenahan, Hal Brown | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ross Beale (C) Milo Moody | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Rudy Ballard (tiring) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Queen (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. SF - William Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dustin Mack (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Tim Quinlan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - George Best (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Dobrowolski (fresh) SF - Victor Schaeffer (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Boone (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Ross Beale (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Cal Poly SLO | Tim Quinlan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote (SG) Kenneth Dobrowolski | |
| 07:02 | Vanderbilt | George Best buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 06:41 | Cal Poly SLO | Jack Queen knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by William Holland | 49-43 |
| 06:24 | Vanderbilt | Tim Quinlan steals the ball from Ellis Cote | 49-43 |
| 06:10 | Cal Poly SLO | William Holland hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 49-43 |
| 06:09 | Vanderbilt | Ross Beale grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 05:55 | Vanderbilt | Dustin Mack denies the turnaround by Victor Schaeffer | 49-43 |
| 05:54 | Vanderbilt | George Best grabs the offensive board | 49-43 |
| 05:41 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by George Best | 49-45 |
| 05:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Rudy Ballard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 49-45 |
| 05:20 | Vanderbilt | Ross Beale grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 04:56 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 04:42 | Cal Poly SLO | William Holland double dribbles | 49-47 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Lawrence Lenahan (SF), Hal Brown (PF) William Holland, Dustin Mack | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Milo Moody (PG), Kenneth Dobrowolski (SG), James Smith (C) George Best, Ellis Cote, Ross Beale | |
| 04:31 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Dobrowolski scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Milo Moody | 49-50 |
| 04:05 | Cal Poly SLO | Hal Brown lays it in set up by Jack Queen and he's fouled by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| 04:05 | Cal Poly SLO | Hal Brown makes the free throw | 52-50 |
| 03:56 | Vanderbilt | Milo Moody can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 52-50 |
| 03:54 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to Hal Brown | 52-50 |
| 03:33 | Cal Poly SLO | Victor Schaeffer takes the ball from Lawrence Lenahan | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Rudy Ballard (tiring) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Queen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. SF - Lawrence Lenahan (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Hal Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Tim Quinlan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Milo Moody (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Dobrowolski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Victor Schaeffer (tired) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Boone (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - James Smith (fresh) | |
| 03:04 | Vanderbilt | Milo Moody can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lawrence Lenahan - foul #1 on Lawrence Lenahan, team foul #9 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | George Best (PG) James Smith | |
| 03:04 | Vanderbilt | Milo Moody makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 03:04 | Vanderbilt | Milo Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 02:41 | Cal Poly SLO | Jack Queen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-52 |
| 02:40 | Vanderbilt | George Best pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 02:40 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | William Holland (SF) Lawrence Lenahan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote (PG), Ross Beale (C) George Best, Milo Moody | |
| 02:20 | Vanderbilt | Rudy Ballard steals it from John Boone | 52-52 |
| 02:16 | Cal Poly SLO | William Holland hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Rudy Ballard | 54-52 |
| 02:10 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | George Best (PG) Kenneth Dobrowolski | |
| 01:53 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 01:51 | Vanderbilt | Ross Beale hits the follow up shot | 54-54 |
| 01:24 | Cal Poly SLO | William Holland banks in the layup set up by Jack Queen and he's hacked by John Boone - foul #4 on John Boone, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| 01:24 | Cal Poly SLO | William Holland makes the free throw | 57-54 |
| 01:11 | Vanderbilt | Ross Beale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-54 |
| 00:48 | Cal Poly SLO | Jack Queen misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-54 |
| 00:47 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Ross Beale | 57-54 |
| 00:31 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Cal Poly SLO | George Best is called for the reach on William Holland in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Best, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| 00:29 | Cal Poly SLO | William Holland makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:29 | Cal Poly SLO | William Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 00:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Tim Quinlan pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 00:20 | Cal Poly SLO | George Best is called for the reach on Tim Quinlan in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Best, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| 00:20 | Cal Poly SLO | Tim Quinlan makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:20 | Cal Poly SLO | Tim Quinlan makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Vanderbilt | George Best knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ross Beale | 61-57 |
| 00:12 | Cal Poly SLO | George Best is called for the reach on Tim Quinlan in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Best, team foul #9 | 61-57 |
| 00:12 | Cal Poly SLO | Tim Quinlan makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:12 | Cal Poly SLO | Tim Quinlan makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-60 |
| 00:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Hal Brown is hacked by George Best in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Best, team foul #10 | 63-60 |
| 00:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Hal Brown makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Hal Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer clanks a halfcourt shot | 65-60 |