| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Ouellette (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Briggs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Villafane (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Noel Askew (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Mattis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:39 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis is called for traveling | 28-23 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles throws it down on a great pass from Patrick Wilkinson and he's fouled by Mark Briggs - foul #1 on Mark Briggs, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses the free throw | 30-23 |
| 19:15 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Mark Briggs | 30-23 |
| 18:57 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Leonard Thompson - foul #1 on Leonard Thompson, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeffery Powell (PF), Scotty Fiorini (C) Noel Askew, John Mattis | |
| 18:57 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 18:57 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 18:38 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz is hacked by Scotty Fiorini - foul #2 on Scotty Fiorini, team foul #2 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Stephen Gaston (SF), Noel Askew (PF), John Mattis (C) Gerald Villafane, Jeffery Powell, Scotty Fiorini | |
| 18:23 | Michigan State | Mark Briggs steals the ball from Clarence Opitz | 30-25 |
| 18:18 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette lays it up and in set up by Mark Briggs | 30-27 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Knowles | 33-27 |
| 17:41 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 33-29 |
| 17:26 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 33-29 |
| 17:25 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Stephen Gaston | 33-29 |
| 17:09 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Wilkinson is called for the reach on Mark Briggs - foul #2 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), John Kindel (SF), Andrew Wilson (PF), Patrick Weissman (C) Patrick Wilkinson, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth (SG), Gerald Villafane (SF), Jeffery Powell (PF), Scotty Fiorini (C) Mark Briggs, Stephen Gaston, Noel Askew, John Mattis | |
| 16:51 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Wilson blocks the short jumper by Scotty Fiorini | 33-29 |
| 16:49 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 16:41 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson misses badly on a floater in the lane | 33-29 |
| 16:39 | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 16:18 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Wilson steps in front of the Scotty Fiorini pass | 33-29 |
| 15:57 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman is fouled on the floor by Scotty Fiorini - foul #3 on Scotty Fiorini, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SG), Jonathan Chappell (C) Michael Glass, Patrick Weissman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs (SG), Noel Askew (PF), John Mattis (C) Duane Hackbarth, Jeffery Powell, Scotty Fiorini | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Kindel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Ouellette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Briggs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gerald Villafane (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Noel Askew (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Mattis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell lays it in on a nice dish by Patrick Wilkinson and the foul's on John Mattis - foul #1 on John Mattis, team foul #4 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF) John Kindel, Andrew Wilson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the free throw | 36-29 |
| 15:18 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Mark Briggs | 36-32 |
| 14:55 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz throws it down | 38-32 |
| 14:34 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 14:20 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 14:18 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to John Mattis | 38-32 |
| 13:58 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane's fadeaway is rejected by Clarence Opitz | 38-32 |
| 13:57 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew tips it in | 38-34 |
| 13:42 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz's floater is tipped away by John Mattis | 38-34 |
| 13:41 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 13:12 | Vanderbilt | Walter Knowles denies the turnaround by Gerald Villafane | 38-34 |
| 13:11 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 13:07 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson is hacked by John Ouellette in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Ouellette, team foul #5 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Michael Glass (SG), Andrew Wilson (SF), Christopher Baker (PF), Patrick Weissman (C) Leonard Thompson, Patrick Wilkinson, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon (PG), Duane Hackbarth (SG), Stephen Gaston (SF), Jeffery Powell (PF), Scotty Fiorini (C) John Ouellette, Mark Briggs, Gerald Villafane, Noel Askew, John Mattis | |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | Duane Hackbarth steals the ball from Christopher Baker | 38-34 |
| 12:37 | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth is fouled on the floor by Michael Glass - foul #2 on Michael Glass, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (PG) Fred Dixon | |
| 12:18 | Vanderbilt | Jeffery Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs (SG), Gerald Villafane (SF), Noel Askew (PF), John Mattis (C) Duane Hackbarth, Stephen Gaston, Jeffery Powell, Scotty Fiorini | |
| 12:00 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-34 |
| 11:58 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Glass (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Baker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Ouellette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Briggs (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gerald Villafane (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Noel Askew (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Mattis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Vanderbilt | The jumper by Noel Askew is denied by Christopher Baker | 38-34 |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 11:18 | Michigan State | Michael Glass's pass is intercepted by Gerald Villafane | 38-34 |
| 11:13 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane lays it up and in | 38-36 |
| 11:07 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker misses the lay-in | 38-36 |
| 11:06 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman gets the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker knocks in the runner from close range and the foul's on Noel Askew - foul #3 on Noel Askew, team foul #6 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Patrick Wilkinson (SG), Jonathan Chappell (C) Michael Glass, Andrew Wilson, Patrick Weissman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon (PG), Duane Hackbarth (SG), Stephen Gaston (SF), Jeffery Powell (PF), Scotty Fiorini (C) John Ouellette, Mark Briggs, Gerald Villafane, Noel Askew, John Mattis | |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker makes the free throw | 41-36 |
| 10:26 | Vanderbilt | John Kindel swats the short shot by Stephen Gaston | 41-36 |
| 10:25 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 10:03 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Jonathan Chappell | 43-36 |
| 09:36 | Vanderbilt | Stephen Gaston hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson's pass is intercepted by Duane Hackbarth | 43-38 |
| 09:07 | Vanderbilt | Stephen Gaston can't finish the layup | 43-38 |
| 09:06 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 08:51 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker slams it home | 45-38 |
| 08:22 | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-38 |
| 08:20 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Scotty Fiorini | 45-38 |
| 08:07 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini lays it in on a great pass from Duane Hackbarth | 45-40 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-40 |
| 07:51 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Kindel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Jonathan Chappell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Fred Dixon (fresh) SG - Duane Hackbarth (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Gaston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffery Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scotty Fiorini (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 45-40 |
| 07:35 | Vanderbilt | Jeffery Powell snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 07:28 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 07:26 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Christopher Baker | 45-40 |
| 07:13 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 06:46 | Vanderbilt | Stephen Gaston is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Stephen Gaston, team foul #7 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF), Patrick Weissman (C) Patrick Wilkinson, John Kindel, Christopher Baker, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (PG), Mark Briggs (SG), Gerald Villafane (SF), Noel Askew (PF), John Mattis (C) Fred Dixon, Duane Hackbarth, Stephen Gaston, Jeffery Powell, Scotty Fiorini | |
| 06:21 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Leonard Thompson | 49-40 |
| 05:57 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-40 |
| 05:32 | Michigan State | Noel Askew takes the ball from Walter Knowles | 49-40 |
| 05:04 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs is fouled on the floor by Leonard Thompson - foul #2 on Leonard Thompson, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| 04:48 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's hacked by Clarence Opitz - foul #1 on Clarence Opitz, team foul #5 | 49-40 |
| 04:48 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew misses the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 04:48 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew misses the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 04:48 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew makes the 3rd free throw | 49-41 |
| 04:29 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles makes the shot from the right side | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:14 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Clarence Opitz | 51-41 |
| 03:55 | Michigan State | John Ouellette takes the ball from Patrick Weissman | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Glass (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Ouellette (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Briggs (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gerald Villafane (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Noel Askew (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Mattis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:49 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Patrick Weissman - foul #1 on Patrick Weissman, team foul #6 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Patrick Wilkinson (SG), Andrew Wilson (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Leonard Thompson, Michael Glass, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 03:49 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 03:49 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 03:27 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 03:22 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs drills a 3 from the left wing set up by John Ouellette | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:04 | Michigan State | Noel Askew steps in front of the Patrick Wilkinson pass | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:42 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by John Ouellette | 51-48 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF) Patrick Weissman, Andrew Wilson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | John Kindel is hacked by John Ouellette - foul #2 on John Ouellette, team foul #8 | 51-48 |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 01:59 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew drills a floater from the right side | 53-50 |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:33 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Wilkinson steals the ball from Gerald Villafane | 55-50 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Kindel | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:56 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Briggs | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Noel Askew denies the turnaround by Jonathan Chappell | 58-53 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell snags the offensive board | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | John Mattis is called for the reach on Jonathan Chappell - foul #2 on John Mattis, team foul #9 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG) John Kindel | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:24 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State 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 (-4) | |
| 00:18 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette loses the dribble to Walter Knowles | 59-53 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz is hacked by John Ouellette in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Ouellette, team foul #10 | 59-53 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:10 | Vanderbilt | Jonathan Chappell steals the ball from Mark Briggs | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State 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 (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | John Ouellette is called for the reach on Jonathan Chappell in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Ouellette, team foul #11 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Baker (PF) Clarence Opitz | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:01 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis can't finish the layup | 63-53 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis snags the offensive board | 63-53 |