| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Madden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Greg Willilams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Owen (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Brasel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ricky Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Darrin Retana (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Taranto (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Donald Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Vanderbilt | Darrin Retana misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| 19:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Ricky Smith gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 19:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Steven Spencer blocks the short jumper by Greg Willilams | 30-32 |
| 19:20 | Vanderbilt | Darrin Retana pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:54 | Vanderbilt | Aaron Taranto misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 18:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Ricky Smith snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 18:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Willilams misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 18:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Owen gets the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Willilams can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 30-32 |
| 18:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Ricky Smith grabs the offensive board | 30-32 |
| 18:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Brooks denies the turnaround by Ricky Smith | 30-32 |
| 18:02 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Darrin Retana | 30-32 |
| 17:41 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer blows the layup but the foul's on Ricky Smith - foul #1 on Ricky Smith, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Cedric Cobbs (SG), Elbert Atencio (SF), Jason Rein (C) Greg Willilams, Roger Owen, Ricky Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Steven White (SF) Kenneth Brooks | |
| 17:41 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 17:41 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 17:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 17:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel misses the 3 from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 17:28 | Vanderbilt | Steven White pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 17:13 | Vanderbilt | Darrin Retana scores on a jumper from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 16:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Madden | 32-34 |
| 16:34 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Brasel steals the ball from Donald Brown | 32-34 |
| 16:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-34 |
| 16:18 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 16:05 | Vanderbilt | Cedric Cobbs is called for the reach on Donald Brown - foul #2 on Cedric Cobbs, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis (PG), Greg Willilams (SG), Roger Owen (SF) Robert Madden, Cedric Cobbs, Jimmy Brasel | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Strange (SG), Kenneth Brooks (SF), Jimmy Brown (PF), Gary Evans (C) Aaron Taranto, Steven White, Donald Brown, Steven Spencer | |
| 15:50 | Vanderbilt | Darrin Retana connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Brooks | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Thurman Levis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Greg Willilams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Owen (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Rein (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Elbert Atencio (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Darrin Retana (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Strange (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Jimmy Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Evans (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio is whistled for a carry | 32-36 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ricky Smith (C) Elbert Atencio | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bunce (PG) Darrin Retana | |
| 15:28 | Vanderbilt | Jason Rein denies the turnaround by Gary Evans | 32-36 |
| 15:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Willilams grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 15:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Owen is whistled for a carry | 32-36 |
| 15:07 | Vanderbilt | Donald Strange hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Bunce | 32-39 |
| 14:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Willilams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-39 |
| 14:37 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 14:22 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bunce knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gary Evans and he's fouled by Jason Rein - foul #1 on Jason Rein, team foul #3 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Madden (PG), Cedric Cobbs (SF), Jimmy Brasel (PF), Elbert Atencio (C) Thurman Levis, Roger Owen, Jason Rein, Ricky Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Aaron Taranto (SG), Steven White (SF), Donald Brown (PF), Steven Spencer (C) Donald Strange, Kenneth Brooks, Jimmy Brown, Gary Evans | |
| 14:22 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bunce makes the free throw | 32-42 |
| 14:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Willilams is whistled for traveling | 32-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis (SG) Greg Willilams | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 13:47 | Vanderbilt | Aaron Taranto hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Steven White | 32-45 |
| 13:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel is fouled on the floor by Donald Brown - foul #2 on Donald Brown, team foul #1 | 32-45 |
| 13:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Madden is hacked by Steven Spencer - foul #3 on Steven Spencer, team foul #2 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darrin Retana (PG) Christopher Bunce | |
| 13:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Brown steals it from Cedric Cobbs | 32-45 |
| 12:44 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 32-45 |
| 12:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio grabs the board | 32-45 |
| 12:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Madden knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Thurman Levis | 34-45 |
| 12:35 | Vanderbilt | Darrin Retana's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Willilams (SG), Roger Owen (SF), Ricky Smith (C) Thurman Levis, Cedric Cobbs, Elbert Atencio | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks (SF) Steven White | |
| 12:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Willilams blows the layup | 34-45 |
| 12:21 | Vanderbilt | Aaron Taranto gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 12:16 | Vanderbilt | Aaron Taranto banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Brooks | 34-47 |
| 11:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Willilams hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Madden | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Madden (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Greg Willilams (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Owen (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmy Brasel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ricky Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Darrin Retana (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Taranto (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Donald Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 5 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-47 |
| 11:23 | Vanderbilt | Aaron Taranto snags the offensive board | 36-47 |
| 11:03 | Vanderbilt | Aaron Taranto is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Brasel - foul #3 on Jimmy Brasel, team foul #4 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis (PG), Cedric Cobbs (SG), Elbert Atencio (SF), Jason Rein (PF), John Whittington (C) Robert Madden, Greg Willilams, Roger Owen, Jimmy Brasel, Ricky Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bunce (PG), Donald Strange (SG), Jimmy Brown (PF), Gary Evans (C) Darrin Retana, Aaron Taranto, Donald Brown, Steven Spencer | |
| 10:46 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Brown's pass is intercepted by Cedric Cobbs | 36-47 |
| 10:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 10:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio tips it back up and in | 38-47 |
| 10:07 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Brown misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Jason Rein - foul #2 on Jason Rein, team foul #5 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Steven White (SF) Kenneth Brooks | |
| 10:07 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Brown misses the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 10:07 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 09:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-48 |
| 09:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Rein gets the offensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 09:27 | Middle Tenn. State | John Whittington makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Cedric Cobbs | 40-48 |
| 09:03 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Brown is hacked by Jason Rein - foul #3 on Jason Rein, team foul #6 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Madden (PG), Greg Willilams (SG), Roger Owen (SF), Jimmy Brasel (PF), Ricky Smith (C) Thurman Levis, Cedric Cobbs, Elbert Atencio, Jason Rein, John Whittington | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Aaron Taranto (SG), Donald Brown (PF), Steven Spencer (C) Donald Strange, Jimmy Brown, Gary Evans | |
| 08:44 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Bunce | 40-50 |
| 08:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Owen is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Roger Owen, team foul #7 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darrin Retana (PG) Christopher Bunce | |
| 08:09 | Vanderbilt | Aaron Taranto travels with the ball | 40-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks (SF) Steven White | |
| 07:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel loses the dribble to Steven Spencer | 40-50 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Madden (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Greg Willilams (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Owen (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmy Brasel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ricky Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Darrin Retana (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Taranto (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Donald Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 5 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer is fouled on the floor by Robert Madden - foul #3 on Robert Madden, team foul #8 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Rein (C) Ricky Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 07:33 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 07:33 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 07:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Jimmy Brasel's layup is rejected by Steven Spencer | 40-52 |
| 07:13 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer gets the rebound | 40-52 |
| 06:53 | Vanderbilt | Aaron Taranto can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-52 |
| 06:52 | Vanderbilt | Darrin Retana snags the offensive board | 40-52 |
| 06:39 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Roger Owen - foul #2 on Roger Owen, team foul #9 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Cedric Cobbs (SG), Elbert Atencio (SF) Greg Willilams, Roger Owen | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bunce (PG), Jimmy Brown (C) Darrin Retana, Steven Spencer | |
| 06:39 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 06:39 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 06:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio pulls down the rebound | 40-53 |
| 06:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 40-53 |
| 06:13 | Vanderbilt | Aaron Taranto snags the defensive board | 40-53 |
| 05:56 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks double dribbles | 40-53 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis (PG), Ricky Smith (C) Robert Madden, Jimmy Brasel | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Strange (SG), Steven White (SF), Gary Evans (C) Aaron Taranto, Kenneth Brooks, Donald Brown | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-53 |
| 05:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Rein hits the follow up shot | 42-53 |
| 05:09 | Vanderbilt | Donald Strange misses the lay-in | 42-53 |
| 05:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio grabs the defensive rebound | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio loses the ball out of bounds | 42-53 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Madden (PG), Greg Willilams (SG), Jimmy Brasel (PF) Thurman Levis, Elbert Atencio, Jason Rein | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darrin Retana (PG), Aaron Taranto (SG), Donald Brown (PF), Steven Spencer (C) Christopher Bunce, Donald Strange, Jimmy Brown, Gary Evans | |
| 04:23 | Vanderbilt | Aaron Taranto makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Cedric Cobbs scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Robert Madden | 44-55 |
| 03:43 | Vanderbilt | Aaron Taranto misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 03:42 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer hits the follow up shot | 44-57 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Madden (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Greg Willilams (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cedric Cobbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jimmy Brasel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ricky Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Darrin Retana (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Taranto (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Steven White (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Spencer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 6 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Greg Willilams makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:58 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 46-57 |
| 02:56 | Vanderbilt | Darrin Retana snags the offensive board | 46-57 |
| 02:37 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Darrin Retana | 46-59 |
| 02:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Darrin Retana steps in front of the Robert Madden pass | 46-59 |
| 02:28 | Vanderbilt | Darrin Retana banks in the layup | 46-61 |
| 02:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Madden misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-61 |
| 02:07 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer snags the defensive board | 46-61 |
| 01:47 | Vanderbilt | Cedric Cobbs is called for the reach on Aaron Taranto - foul #3 on Cedric Cobbs, team foul #10 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis (PG), Elbert Atencio (SF), Jason Rein (PF), John Whittington (C) Robert Madden, Greg Willilams, Jimmy Brasel, Ricky Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Brown (PF), Gary Evans (C) Donald Brown, Steven Spencer | |
| 01:47 | Vanderbilt | Aaron Taranto makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 01:47 | Vanderbilt | Aaron Taranto makes the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 01:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Cedric Cobbs is hacked by Gary Evans - foul #1 on Gary Evans, team foul #3 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Strange (SG) Aaron Taranto | |
| 01:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Thurman Levis misses the floater from the left side | 46-63 |
| 01:22 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Jimmy Brown | 46-63 |
| 01:00 | Vanderbilt | Gary Evans can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 46-63 |
| 00:58 | Vanderbilt | Gary Evans tips it home | 46-65 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Middle Tenn. State | John Whittington lays it in | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Vanderbilt | Donald Strange is hacked by Cedric Cobbs - foul #4 on Cedric Cobbs, team foul #11 | 48-65 |
| 00:31 | Vanderbilt | Donald Strange makes the 1st free throw | 48-66 |
| 00:31 | Vanderbilt | Donald Strange makes the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| 00:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Thurman Levis and the foul's on Steven White - foul #1 on Steven White, team foul #4 | 50-67 |
| 00:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Elbert Atencio misses the free throw | 50-67 |
| 00:24 | Vanderbilt | Steven White grabs the board | 50-67 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Darrin Retana runs out the clock | 50-67 |