| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Paul Andersen (fresh) SG - Ohin Abdulaziz (fresh) SF - Michael Walla (fresh) PF - Marshall Warnick (fresh) C - Matthew Welty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Christopher Bunce (fresh) SG - Aaron Taranto (fresh) SF - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) PF - Donald Brown (fresh) C - Steven Spencer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Matthew Welty wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Ball State | Paul Andersen misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Ball State | Ohin Abdulaziz tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks loses the dribble to Michael Walla | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Ball State | Kenneth Brooks takes the ball from Paul Andersen | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Vanderbilt | Ohin Abdulaziz steals the ball from Aaron Taranto | 0-0 |
| 18:03 | Ball State | Paul Andersen scores on a runner in the lane set up by Marshall Warnick | 2-0 |
| 17:46 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown misses the lay-in | 2-0 |
| 17:44 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 17:29 | Ball State | Michael Walla misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 17:27 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:02 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bunce connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Aaron Taranto | 2-4 |
| 16:45 | Ball State | Ohin Abdulaziz's floater is knocked away by Aaron Taranto | 2-4 |
| 16:43 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:39 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski (PG), William Parente (SG) Paul Andersen, Ohin Abdulaziz | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 16:16 | Ball State | William Parente can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 16:15 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 15:49 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks misses the easy layup | 2-4 |
| 15:47 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Baran Gutkowski (fresh) SG - William Parente (fresh) SF - Michael Walla (fresh) PF - Marshall Warnick (fairly fresh) C - Matthew Welty (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Christopher Bunce (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Aaron Taranto (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Vanderbilt | Aaron Taranto clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 15:16 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Brooks | 2-4 |
| 14:59 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer misses the jumper from the left side | 2-4 |
| 14:58 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 14:42 | Ball State | Matthew Welty misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 14:41 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 14:20 | Vanderbilt | Aaron Taranto hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-7 |
| 14:04 | Ball State | William Parente misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Christopher Bunce - foul #1 on Christopher Bunce, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Andersen (PG), Ohin Abdulaziz (SG), Paul Hollandsworth (PF), Howard Allen (C) Baran Gutkowski, Michael Walla, Marshall Warnick, Matthew Welty | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darrin Retana (PG), Donald Strange (SG), Steven White (SF), Jimmy Brown (PF), Gary Evans (C) Christopher Bunce, Aaron Taranto, Kenneth Brooks, Donald Brown, Steven Spencer | |
| 14:04 | Ball State | William Parente makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 14:04 | Ball State | William Parente makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 13:43 | Vanderbilt | Donald Strange travels with the ball | 4-7 |
| 13:28 | Ball State | Ohin Abdulaziz misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 13:27 | Ball State | Howard Allen tips it home | 6-7 |
| 13:21 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Brown buries a floater from the right block set up by Darrin Retana | 6-9 |
| 13:05 | Ball State | Paul Andersen loses the dribble to Donald Strange | 6-9 |
| 12:40 | Vanderbilt | Steven White hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Darrin Retana | 6-12 |
| 12:21 | Ball State | Ohin Abdulaziz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 12:20 | Vanderbilt | Darrin Retana grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 11:57 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Brown steps out of bounds on the baseline | 6-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Walla (SF), Marshall Warnick (PF) William Parente, Howard Allen | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Aaron Taranto (SG), Donald Brown (PF), Steven Spencer (C) Donald Strange, Jimmy Brown, Gary Evans | |
| 11:40 | Ball State | Ohin Abdulaziz misses badly on a shot from the right side | 6-12 |
| 11:39 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer grabs the board | 6-12 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Paul Andersen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ohin Abdulaziz (fresh) SF - Michael Walla (fresh) PF - Marshall Warnick (fresh) C - Paul Hollandsworth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Darrin Retana (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Aaron Taranto (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven White (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Steven White | 6-14 |
| 11:00 | Ball State | Paul Andersen clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Darrin Retana - foul #1 on Darrin Retana, team foul #2 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Ball State | Hans Fafinski (SG), Matthew Welty (C) Ohin Abdulaziz, Paul Hollandsworth | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bunce (PG), Kenneth Brooks (SF) Darrin Retana, Steven White | |
| 11:00 | Ball State | Paul Andersen makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 11:00 | Ball State | Paul Andersen makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 10:39 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Bunce and he's fouled by Michael Walla - foul #1 on Michael Walla, team foul #1 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski (PG) Paul Andersen | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 10:39 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks makes the free throw | 8-17 |
| 10:29 | Ball State | Matthew Welty throws it down | 10-17 |
| 10:13 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer is fouled on the floor by Matthew Welty - foul #1 on Matthew Welty, team foul #2 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Parente (SG) Hans Fafinski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 09:44 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks clanks a jumper in the paint | 10-17 |
| 09:42 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 09:24 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick's floater is tipped away by Steven Spencer | 10-17 |
| 09:22 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 08:59 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bunce makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-19 |
| 08:53 | Ball State | Matthew Welty can't finish the layup | 10-19 |
| 08:52 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Donald Brown | 10-19 |
| 08:29 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 10-19 |
| 08:27 | Ball State | William Parente grabs the board | 10-19 |
| 08:13 | Ball State | Kenneth Brooks is called for the reach on Matthew Welty - foul #1 on Kenneth Brooks, team foul #3 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Andersen (PG), Ohin Abdulaziz (SG), Terence Dupuy (SF), Paul Hollandsworth (PF) Baran Gutkowski, William Parente, Michael Walla, Marshall Warnick | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darrin Retana (PG), Donald Strange (SG), Steven White (SF), Jimmy Brown (PF), Gary Evans (C) Christopher Bunce, Aaron Taranto, Kenneth Brooks, Donald Brown, Steven Spencer | |
| 07:49 | Ball State | Gary Evans picks off the pass by Paul Andersen | 10-19 |
| 07:29 | Vanderbilt | Gary Evans blows the layup | 10-19 |
| 07:27 | Ball State | Matthew Welty snags the defensive board | 10-19 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Paul Andersen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ohin Abdulaziz (fresh) SF - Terence Dupuy (fresh) PF - Paul Hollandsworth (fresh) C - Matthew Welty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Darrin Retana (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Strange (fresh) SF - Steven White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jimmy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Evans (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Ball State | Matthew Welty comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Gary Evans - foul #1 on Gary Evans, team foul #4 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Walla (SF) Terence Dupuy | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Aaron Taranto (SG), Donald Brown (PF), Steven Spencer (C) Donald Strange, Jimmy Brown, Gary Evans | |
| 07:10 | Ball State | Matthew Welty misses the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 07:10 | Ball State | Matthew Welty makes the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 06:43 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown hits the finger roll set up by Darrin Retana and the foul's on Matthew Welty - foul #2 on Matthew Welty, team foul #3 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Ball State | Marshall Warnick (PF) Matthew Welty | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bunce (PG), Kenneth Brooks (SF) Darrin Retana, Steven White | |
| 06:43 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown makes the free throw | 11-22 |
| 06:27 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick dunks the ball set up by Paul Andersen | 13-22 |
| 06:04 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-22 |
| 06:02 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth snags the defensive board | 13-22 |
| 05:46 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christopher Bunce - foul #2 on Christopher Bunce, team foul #5 | 13-22 |
| 05:46 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 05:46 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 05:24 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks lays it in on a great pass from Steven Spencer | 15-24 |
| 05:01 | Ball State | Michael Walla buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Hollandsworth | 18-24 |
| 04:44 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Donald Brown | 18-26 |
| 04:24 | Ball State | Paul Andersen is fouled on the floor by Steven Spencer - foul #1 on Steven Spencer, team foul #6 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski (PG), Hans Fafinski (SG), William Parente (SF), Howard Allen (PF), Terence Dupuy (C) Paul Andersen, Ohin Abdulaziz, Michael Walla, Marshall Warnick, Paul Hollandsworth | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darrin Retana (PG), Donald Strange (SG), Steven White (SF), Jimmy Brown (PF), Gary Evans (C) Christopher Bunce, Aaron Taranto, Kenneth Brooks, Donald Brown, Steven Spencer | |
| 04:14 | Ball State | William Parente throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-26 |
| 03:56 | Vanderbilt | Darrin Retana drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Steven White and he's hacked by Hans Fafinski - foul #1 on Hans Fafinski, team foul #4 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | Matthew Welty (C) Hans Fafinski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 03:56 | Vanderbilt | Darrin Retana makes the free throw | 18-29 |
| 03:32 | Ball State | Matthew Welty misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-29 |
| 03:31 | Ball State | Howard Allen tips it home | 20-29 |
| 03:25 | Vanderbilt | Darrin Retana misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Matthew Welty - foul #3 on Matthew Welty, team foul #5 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Walla (SF), Marshall Warnick (PF) Terence Dupuy, Matthew Welty | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Aaron Taranto (SG), Donald Brown (PF) Donald Strange, Gary Evans | |
| 03:25 | Vanderbilt | Darrin Retana misses the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 03:25 | Vanderbilt | Darrin Retana misses the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 03:25 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick gets the rebound | 20-29 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Baran Gutkowski (fresh) SG - William Parente (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Walla (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marshall Warnick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Darrin Retana (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Taranto (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:04 | Ball State | William Parente throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-29 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth (C) Howard Allen | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer (C) Jimmy Brown | |
| 02:40 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Donald Brown, team foul #7 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Andersen (PG), Ohin Abdulaziz (SG) Baran Gutkowski, William Parente | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bunce (PG), Kenneth Brooks (SF) Darrin Retana, Steven White | |
| 02:17 | Ball State | Steven Spencer is called for the reach on Paul Hollandsworth - foul #2 on Steven Spencer, team foul #8 | 20-29 |
| 02:17 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth misses the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 02:17 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown grabs the board | 20-29 |
| 01:59 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 20-29 |
| 01:58 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown hits the follow up shot | 20-31 |
| 01:37 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth misses the runner from the right block | 20-31 |
| 01:36 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 20-31 |
| 01:09 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks's floater is tipped away by Paul Hollandsworth | 20-31 |
| 01:07 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer gets the offensive rebound | 20-31 |
| 00:47 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks is hacked by Michael Walla - foul #2 on Michael Walla, team foul #6 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Hans Fafinski (SG), William Parente (SF), Howard Allen (PF), Terence Dupuy (C) Ohin Abdulaziz, Michael Walla, Marshall Warnick, Paul Hollandsworth | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darrin Retana (PG), Donald Strange (SG), Steven White (SF), Jimmy Brown (PF), Gary Evans (C) Christopher Bunce, Aaron Taranto, Kenneth Brooks, Donald Brown, Steven Spencer | |
| 00:27 | Vanderbilt | Steven White is fouled on the floor by William Parente - foul #1 on William Parente, team foul #7 | 20-31 |
| 00:27 | Vanderbilt | Steven White misses the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 00:27 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Evans | 20-31 |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | Steven White misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-31 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Howard Allen pulls down the rebound | 20-31 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Howard Allen clanks a fullcourt shot | 20-31 |