| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Hiram Collard (fresh) SG - Gregory Stuckey (fresh) SF - George Perkins (fresh) PF - Christopher Dunkle (fresh) C - Matthew Perry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Ouellette (fresh) SG - Mark Briggs (fresh) SF - Ronald Dickerson (fresh) PF - Noel Askew (fresh) C - John Mattis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Perry is called for the reach on Ronald Dickerson - foul #1 on Matthew Perry, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Mattis, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Western Illinois | George Perkins hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Vanderbilt | George Perkins is called for the reach on Noel Askew - foul #1 on George Perkins, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Western Illinois | Matthew Perry snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Western Illinois | George Perkins blows the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 18:17 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Dickerson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-0 |
| 18:16 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis snags the offensive board | 4-0 |
| 17:55 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 17:54 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis snags the offensive board | 4-0 |
| 17:34 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew buries a runner in the paint set up by John Ouellette | 4-2 |
| 17:21 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gregory Stuckey, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jamie Barkman (PG), Fred Dixon (SG), Stephen Gaston (SF), Scotty Fiorini (PF), Kevin Wright (C) John Ouellette, Mark Briggs, Ronald Dickerson, Noel Askew, John Mattis | |
| 17:04 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Dunkle picks off the pass by Stephen Gaston | 4-2 |
| 16:48 | Western Illinois | Matthew Perry misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 16:47 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:27 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 16:26 | Vanderbilt | Stephen Gaston grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:20 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini misses long on a jumper in the paint | 4-2 |
| 16:18 | Western Illinois | Matthew Perry gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:12 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 16:11 | Vanderbilt | Jamie Barkman grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 15:51 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Perry is called for the reach on Kevin Wright - foul #2 on Matthew Perry, team foul #4 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff (C) Matthew Perry | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (PG), Mark Briggs (SG), Noel Askew (PF), John Mattis (C) Jamie Barkman, Fred Dixon, Scotty Fiorini, Kevin Wright | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Hiram Collard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Stuckey (fresh) SF - George Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Dunkle (fresh) C - John Bickerstaff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Ouellette (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Briggs (fresh) SF - Stephen Gaston (fresh) PF - Noel Askew (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Mattis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 15:36 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 15:15 | Western Illinois | George Perkins misses badly on a shot from the left side | 4-2 |
| 15:14 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 15:02 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew is hacked by Christopher Dunkle - foul #1 on Christopher Dunkle, team foul #5 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan (SG), Jesse Lawson (SF), John Music (C) Gregory Stuckey, George Perkins, Christopher Dunkle | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jamie Barkman (PG), Fred Dixon (SG), Scotty Fiorini (PF), Kevin Wright (C) John Ouellette, Mark Briggs, Noel Askew, John Mattis | |
| 14:43 | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon is hacked by Donald Eagan - foul #1 on Donald Eagan, team foul #6 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (PG), Mark Briggs (SG), Noel Askew (PF), John Mattis (C) Jamie Barkman, Fred Dixon, Scotty Fiorini, Kevin Wright | |
| 14:28 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew hits a shot in the lane set up by Mark Briggs | 4-4 |
| 14:10 | Western Illinois | Stephen Gaston is called for the reach on Jesse Lawson - foul #1 on Stephen Gaston, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon (SG), Jeffery Powell (SF), Scotty Fiorini (PF) Mark Briggs, Stephen Gaston, Noel Askew | |
| 14:05 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard knocks in the shot from the right side | 6-4 |
| 13:51 | Vanderbilt | Donald Eagan is called for the reach on Fred Dixon - foul #2 on Donald Eagan, team foul #7 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Del Humphries (PG), Gregory Stuckey (SG) Hiram Collard, Donald Eagan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs (SG), Stephen Gaston (SF), Noel Askew (PF) John Ouellette, Jeffery Powell, John Mattis | |
| 13:51 | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 13:51 | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 13:29 | Western Illinois | Del Humphries loses the dribble to Noel Askew | 6-6 |
| 13:06 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 13:05 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 12:50 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Scotty Fiorini - foul #1 on Scotty Fiorini, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard (PG), George Perkins (SF), Christopher Dunkle (PF) Del Humphries, Jesse Lawson, John Music | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (PG), Duane Hackbarth (SG), Jeffery Powell (SF), John Mattis (C) Fred Dixon, Mark Briggs, Stephen Gaston, Noel Askew | |
| 12:50 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 12:50 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 12:26 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini hits a shot near the basket set up by Jeffery Powell and the foul's on Christopher Dunkle - foul #2 on Christopher Dunkle, team foul #8 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Music (C) Christopher Dunkle | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs (SG) Duane Hackbarth | |
| 12:26 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini misses the free throw | 7-8 |
| 12:26 | Western Illinois | John Music snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 12:12 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Mark Briggs - foul #1 on Mark Briggs, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon (SG), Stephen Gaston (SF), Noel Askew (PF) Mark Briggs, Jeffery Powell, Scotty Fiorini | |
| 12:12 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 12:12 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 12:03 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 9-8 |
| 12:01 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis hits the follow up shot | 9-10 |
| 11:42 | Western Illinois | John Music loses the dribble to John Mattis | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Hiram Collard (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gregory Stuckey (fresh) 1 pts. SF - George Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Music (fresh) C - John Bickerstaff (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Ouellette (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Gaston (fresh) PF - Noel Askew (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Mattis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 11:22 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis can't tip it in | 9-10 |
| 11:21 | Vanderbilt | Stephen Gaston gets the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 11:10 | Vanderbilt | John Bickerstaff is called for the reach on Stephen Gaston - foul #1 on John Bickerstaff, team foul #9 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson (SG) Gregory Stuckey | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jamie Barkman (PG), Mark Briggs (SG), Scotty Fiorini (PF), Kevin Wright (C) John Ouellette, Fred Dixon, Noel Askew, John Mattis | |
| 11:10 | Vanderbilt | Stephen Gaston makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 11:10 | Vanderbilt | Stephen Gaston misses the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 11:10 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Wright snags the offensive board | 9-11 |
| 10:52 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Lawson steals the ball from Stephen Gaston | 9-11 |
| 10:46 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Kevin Wright - foul #1 on Kevin Wright, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (PG), Ronald Dickerson (SF), Noel Askew (PF), John Mattis (C) Jamie Barkman, Stephen Gaston, Scotty Fiorini, Kevin Wright | |
| 10:46 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 10:46 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff misses the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 10:46 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 10:21 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-11 |
| 10:20 | Western Illinois | John Music snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 09:54 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 09:38 | Vanderbilt | George Perkins picks off the pass by Mark Briggs | 13-11 |
| 09:22 | Western Illinois | George Perkins hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Hiram Collard | 15-11 |
| 09:13 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 15-11 |
| 09:11 | Western Illinois | John Music gets the rebound | 15-11 |
| 08:53 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on John Bickerstaff, team foul #10 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Del Humphries (PG), Gregory Stuckey (SG), Matthew Perry (C) Hiram Collard, George Perkins, John Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jamie Barkman (PG), Fred Dixon (SG), Stephen Gaston (SF), Scotty Fiorini (PF), Kevin Wright (C) John Ouellette, Mark Briggs, Ronald Dickerson, Noel Askew, John Mattis | |
| 08:35 | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-11 |
| 08:33 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini misses the tip | 15-11 |
| 08:32 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Gregory Stuckey | 15-11 |
| 08:14 | Western Illinois | Matthew Perry hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 15-11 |
| 08:12 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 07:50 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini buries a jumper from the right block | 15-13 |
| 07:21 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Gregory Stuckey | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Del Humphries (fresh) SG - Gregory Stuckey (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Lawson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Music (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Perry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jamie Barkman (fresh) SG - Fred Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Gaston (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scotty Fiorini (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Wright (fresh) | |
| 07:03 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini misses the driving attempt in the paint | 17-13 |
| 07:02 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini grabs the offensive board | 17-13 |
| 06:50 | Vanderbilt | Stephen Gaston misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 17-13 |
| 06:49 | Western Illinois | John Music gets the rebound | 17-13 |
| 06:31 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jamie Barkman - foul #1 on Jamie Barkman, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard (PG), George Perkins (SF) Del Humphries, Matthew Perry | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (PG), Mark Briggs (SG), Jeffery Powell (SF), Noel Askew (PF), John Mattis (C) Jamie Barkman, Fred Dixon, Stephen Gaston, Scotty Fiorini, Kevin Wright | |
| 06:31 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 06:31 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 06:16 | Vanderbilt | Hiram Collard picks off the pass by John Mattis | 19-13 |
| 06:13 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard can't finish the layup | 19-13 |
| 06:11 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs grabs the board | 19-13 |
| 06:05 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis lays it in set up by Mark Briggs and the foul's on Jesse Lawson - foul #1 on Jesse Lawson, team foul #11 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle (PF) Jesse Lawson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 06:05 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis makes the free throw | 19-16 |
| 05:40 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey is hacked by Jeffery Powell - foul #1 on Jeffery Powell, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Williams (SG) Christopher Dunkle | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 05:40 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 05:40 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 05:20 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs hits a 3 from the left wing set up by John Ouellette | 21-19 |
| 04:57 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey travels with the ball | 21-19 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Matthew Perry (C) Gregory Stuckey | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Stephen Gaston (SF) Jeffery Powell | |
| 04:41 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Mattis | 21-22 |
| 04:20 | Western Illinois | John Mattis swats the layup by John Music | 21-22 |
| 04:18 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 03:59 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette is whistled for traveling | 21-22 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan (SG), Christopher Dunkle (PF) Robert Williams, John Music | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ronald Dickerson (SF) Stephen Gaston | |
| 03:46 | Western Illinois | George Perkins travels with the ball | 21-22 |
| 03:32 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 03:31 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew hits the follow up shot | 21-24 |
| 03:16 | Western Illinois | Noel Askew picks off the pass by Hiram Collard | 21-24 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Hiram Collard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Eagan (fresh) SF - George Perkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Dunkle (fresh) C - Matthew Perry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Ouellette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Briggs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Dickerson (fresh) PF - Noel Askew (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Mattis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Hiram Collard - foul #1 on Hiram Collard, team foul #12 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey (SG) George Perkins | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jamie Barkman (PG), Stephen Gaston (SF), Kevin Wright (C) John Ouellette, Ronald Dickerson, John Mattis | |
| 02:58 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 02:58 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 02:41 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-26 |
| 02:39 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew gets the rebound | 21-26 |
| 02:31 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew clanks a shot from close range | 21-26 |
| 02:29 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey snags the defensive board | 21-26 |
| 02:14 | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle makes the floater from the left side set up by Matthew Perry | 23-26 |
| 01:54 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Wright | 23-29 |
| 01:35 | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle's layup is rejected by Kevin Wright | 23-29 |
| 01:34 | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle tips it in | 25-29 |
| 01:16 | Vanderbilt | Jamie Barkman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 01:14 | Western Illinois | Matthew Perry snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 00:52 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-29 |
| 00:51 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 00:48 | Vanderbilt | Jamie Barkman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-29 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Del Humphries (PG), George Perkins (SF), John Bickerstaff (C) Hiram Collard, Donald Eagan, Matthew Perry | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (PG), Fred Dixon (SG), Ronald Dickerson (SF), Scotty Fiorini (PF), John Mattis (C) Jamie Barkman, Mark Briggs, Stephen Gaston, Noel Askew, Kevin Wright | |
| 00:33 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff drills a runner in the paint set up by Christopher Dunkle | 27-29 |
| 00:25 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Ouellette | 27-31 |
| 00:20 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey buries a floater from the right side set up by George Perkins | 29-31 |
| 00:15 | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Dickerson | 29-34 |
| 00:01 | Western Illinois | Del Humphries loses the dribble to Fred Dixon | 29-34 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 29-34 |