| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steven Neil (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ian Cox (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Topete (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Fredric Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Wooten (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Taormina (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Benton (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bret Hawkins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hoyt Boatner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Wooten and the foul's on Bert Dunagan - foul #1 on Bert Dunagan, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| 19:47 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| 19:26 | Samford | Ian Cox misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-38 |
| 19:24 | Vanderbilt | Hoyt Boatner grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 19:19 | Vanderbilt | Ian Cox is called for the reach on Harold Taormina - foul #2 on Ian Cox, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| 19:03 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton knocks in the runner in the lane set up by David Wooten and he's fouled by William Topete - foul #1 on William Topete, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| 19:03 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton misses the free throw | 37-40 |
| 19:03 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 18:43 | Samford | David Wooten steals the ball from Ian Cox | 37-40 |
| 18:39 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton dunks the ball on a nice dish by David Wooten | 37-42 |
| 18:27 | Samford | Fredric Smith double dribbles | 37-42 |
| 18:07 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten misses the 3 from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 18:06 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins snags the offensive board | 37-42 |
| 17:54 | Vanderbilt | The short jumper by Bret Hawkins is denied by Fredric Smith | 37-42 |
| 17:52 | Samford | Fredric Smith grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 17:48 | Samford | Scott Benton steals the ball from Fredric Smith | 37-42 |
| 17:31 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 17:30 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins misses the tip | 37-42 |
| 17:29 | Samford | Steven Neil grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 17:24 | Samford | Bert Dunagan is fouled on the floor by Bret Hawkins - foul #1 on Bret Hawkins, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Parish (SF), Bryan Gomes (C) William Topete, Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG), Enrique Morales (PF), Myron Schumacher (C) David Wooten, Bret Hawkins, Hoyt Boatner | |
| 17:11 | Samford | Bert Dunagan is hacked by Charles Wiggins - foul #1 on Charles Wiggins, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| 16:58 | Samford | Steven Neil misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 37-42 |
| 16:57 | Vanderbilt | Myron Schumacher snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 16:41 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-42 |
| 16:39 | Samford | Ian Cox snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 16:35 | Samford | Steven Neil misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 16:33 | Samford | Maurice Parish grabs the offensive board | 37-42 |
| 16:14 | Samford | Maurice Parish misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-42 |
| 16:12 | Samford | Maurice Parish tips it in | 39-42 |
| 15:49 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 15:48 | Samford | Bryan Gomes pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steven Neil (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ian Cox (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Maurice Parish (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bert Dunagan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Bryan Gomes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Wiggins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Taormina (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Benton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Enrique Morales (fresh) 2 reb. C - Myron Schumacher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Samford | Myron Schumacher swats the layup by Bert Dunagan | 39-42 |
| 15:41 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Scott Benton | 39-42 |
| 15:35 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Maurice Parish - foul #3 on Maurice Parish, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Samford | William Topete (SF), Fredric Smith (C) Maurice Parish, Bert Dunagan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG), Bret Hawkins (PF) Harold Taormina, Enrique Morales | |
| 15:35 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton misses the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 15:35 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton misses the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 15:35 | Samford | Fredric Smith snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 15:18 | Samford | Bryan Gomes is called for traveling | 39-42 |
| 14:55 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bryan Gomes - foul #1 on Bryan Gomes, team foul #5 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales (PF) Myron Schumacher | |
| 14:55 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins misses the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 14:55 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins misses the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 14:55 | Samford | Fredric Smith pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 14:31 | Samford | Enrique Morales is called for the reach on William Topete - foul #2 on Enrique Morales, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Bert Dunagan (PF) Bryan Gomes | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Houston (SG), Hoyt Boatner (C) Charles Wiggins, Enrique Morales | |
| 14:26 | Samford | Ian Cox lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Neil | 41-42 |
| 14:02 | Vanderbilt | Ian Cox picks off the pass by James Houston | 41-42 |
| 13:53 | Samford | Bert Dunagan's layup is rejected by Scott Benton | 41-42 |
| 13:51 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 13:42 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 13:40 | Vanderbilt | Hoyt Boatner snags the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 13:23 | Vanderbilt | James Houston knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by David Wooten | 41-45 |
| 12:59 | Samford | Steven Neil knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 12:47 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Wooten | 44-47 |
| 12:28 | Samford | Steven Neil clanks a 3 from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 12:26 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 12:13 | Vanderbilt | Bert Dunagan swats the layup by Bret Hawkins | 44-47 |
| 12:11 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 11:58 | Samford | Bert Dunagan drills a floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Hoyt Boatner - foul #3 on Hoyt Boatner, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (PG), Gordon Kimsey (SG), Maurice Parish (SF), Bryan Gomes (C) Steven Neil, Ian Cox, William Topete, Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG), Harold Taormina (SG), Enrique Morales (PF), Myron Schumacher (C) David Wooten, James Houston, Bret Hawkins, Hoyt Boatner | |
| 11:58 | Samford | Bert Dunagan makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 11:35 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins connects on the shot from the left side set up by Scott Benton | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Zdrojkowski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gordon Kimsey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Maurice Parish (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bert Dunagan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Bryan Gomes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Wiggins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Taormina (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Benton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Enrique Morales (fresh) 2 reb. C - Myron Schumacher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Samford | Myron Schumacher denies the turnaround by Maurice Parish | 47-49 |
| 11:17 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 10:55 | Vanderbilt | Edward Zdrojkowski steals it from Enrique Morales | 47-49 |
| 10:36 | Samford | Bryan Gomes can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 47-49 |
| 10:35 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 10:20 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 47-51 |
| 09:57 | Samford | Bert Dunagan is called for traveling | 47-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (PG), Ian Cox (SG), William Topete (SF), Fredric Smith (C) Edward Zdrojkowski, Gordon Kimsey, Maurice Parish, Bert Dunagan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Houston (SF), Bret Hawkins (PF) Scott Benton, Enrique Morales | |
| 09:38 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Bret Hawkins, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG) Charles Wiggins | |
| 09:18 | Samford | Ian Cox misses the jumper in the lane | 47-51 |
| 09:16 | Samford | Bryan Gomes gets the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 09:01 | Samford | Steven Neil connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ian Cox | 49-51 |
| 08:46 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins is hacked by Steven Neil - foul #1 on Steven Neil, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Bert Dunagan (PF) Bryan Gomes | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (SG), Scott Benton (SF), Enrique Morales (PF) Harold Taormina, James Houston, Myron Schumacher | |
| 08:38 | Vanderbilt | Bert Dunagan picks off the pass by David Wooten | 49-51 |
| 08:21 | Samford | William Topete throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-51 |
| Subs | Samford | George West (C) Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Hoyt Boatner (C) Bret Hawkins | |
| 08:10 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-51 |
| 08:09 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales tips it home | 49-53 |
| 07:56 | Samford | Steven Neil is fouled on the floor by David Wooten - foul #1 on David Wooten, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (SG), Maurice Parish (SF) Ian Cox, William Topete | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Houston (SG) David Wooten | |
| 07:39 | Samford | Steven Neil misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 07:38 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Enrique Morales | 49-53 |
| 07:31 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 49-53 |
| 07:30 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton gets the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steven Neil (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edward Zdrojkowski (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Maurice Parish (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bert Dunagan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - George West (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Wiggins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Houston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Benton (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. PF - Enrique Morales (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Hoyt Boatner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Vanderbilt | Hoyt Boatner misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-53 |
| 07:11 | Samford | Maurice Parish grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 06:46 | Samford | Maurice Parish misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Enrique Morales - foul #3 on Enrique Morales, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG), Bryan Gomes (PF), Fredric Smith (C) Edward Zdrojkowski, Bert Dunagan, George West | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG), Harold Taormina (SG), Bret Hawkins (PF), Myron Schumacher (C) Charles Wiggins, Scott Benton, Enrique Morales, Hoyt Boatner | |
| 06:46 | Samford | Maurice Parish misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 06:46 | Samford | Maurice Parish misses the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 06:46 | Samford | Bryan Gomes pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 06:26 | Samford | Ian Cox misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 06:24 | Samford | Fredric Smith tips it but misses | 49-53 |
| 06:23 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Bret Hawkins | 49-53 |
| 05:55 | Vanderbilt | James Houston misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 05:54 | Samford | Ian Cox gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 05:49 | Samford | Maurice Parish connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Fredric Smith | 51-53 |
| 05:39 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina is hacked by Maurice Parish - foul #4 on Maurice Parish, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (PG), William Topete (SF) Steven Neil, Maurice Parish | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton (SF) James Houston | |
| 05:39 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 05:39 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 05:39 | Samford | Bryan Gomes pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 05:26 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski's pass is intercepted by David Wooten | 51-54 |
| 05:03 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 05:02 | Samford | William Topete gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 04:41 | Samford | Fredric Smith can't finish the layup but the foul's on Myron Schumacher - foul #1 on Myron Schumacher, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (PG), Bert Dunagan (PF) Ian Cox, Bryan Gomes | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG), Enrique Morales (PF), Hoyt Boatner (C) David Wooten, Bret Hawkins, Myron Schumacher | |
| 04:41 | Samford | Fredric Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 04:41 | Samford | Fredric Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:29 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-54 |
| 04:27 | Samford | Fredric Smith snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 04:04 | Samford | William Topete hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 53-54 |
| 04:03 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 03:43 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 03:19 | Samford | Steven Neil hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Zdrojkowski | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steven Neil (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edward Zdrojkowski (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Topete (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Fredric Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Wiggins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Taormina (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Benton (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. PF - Enrique Morales (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Hoyt Boatner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 03:02 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Enrique Morales | 56-57 |
| 02:49 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 02:47 | Samford | The rebound goes to Bert Dunagan | 56-57 |
| 02:30 | Samford | William Topete is whistled for traveling | 56-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Gordon Kimsey (PG), Ian Cox (SG), Maurice Parish (SF), Bryan Gomes (C) Steven Neil, Edward Zdrojkowski, William Topete, Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG), James Houston (SF), Bret Hawkins (PF), Myron Schumacher (C) Harold Taormina, Scott Benton, Enrique Morales, Hoyt Boatner | |
| 02:28 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (PG), William Topete (SF) Gordon Kimsey, Maurice Parish | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton (SF) James Houston | |
| 02:14 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Bryan Gomes - foul #2 on Bryan Gomes, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina (SG) Charles Wiggins | |
| 02:14 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:14 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:14 | Samford | Bryan Gomes snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 02:04 | Samford | William Topete clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 56-57 |
| 02:03 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 01:49 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from David Wooten | 56-59 |
| 01:38 | Samford | Scott Benton takes the ball from Steven Neil | 56-59 |
| 01:35 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton misses the easy layup | 56-59 |
| 01:34 | Samford | Bert Dunagan pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 01:30 | Samford | Steven Neil drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-59 |
| 01:13 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Wooten | 58-62 |
| 00:54 | Samford | Ian Cox can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 00:53 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton is fouled on the floor by Steven Neil - foul #2 on Steven Neil, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Fredric Smith (C) Bryan Gomes | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG), James Houston (SF), Hoyt Boatner (C) David Wooten, Bret Hawkins, Myron Schumacher | |
| 00:29 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:29 | Vanderbilt | James Houston grabs the offensive board | 58-62 |
| 00:29 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Vanderbilt | James Houston is fouled on the floor by William Topete - foul #2 on William Topete, team foul #10 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG), Bret Hawkins (PF) Charles Wiggins, Scott Benton | |
| 00:28 | Vanderbilt | James Houston makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:28 | Vanderbilt | James Houston makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Samford | Steven Neil misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-64 |
| 00:22 | Samford | Bert Dunagan gets the offensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 00:19 | Samford | Steven Neil misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-64 |
| 00:17 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Bret Hawkins | 58-64 |
| 00:15 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins is hacked by Steven Neil in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Neil, team foul #11 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG) David Wooten | |
| 00:15 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:15 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:07 | Samford | Ian Cox misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-65 |
| 00:05 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins snags the defensive board | 58-65 |
| 00:05 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-65 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG), Scott Benton (SF) Charles Wiggins, James Houston | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten runs out the clock | 58-65 |