| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Roman Murphy (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Murry (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Bolster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Reinhardt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Aaron (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Christopher Bunce (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Aaron Taranto (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Spencer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Jose State | Alan Bolster inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | San Jose State | Troy Murry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-24 |
| 19:17 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bunce misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-24 |
| 19:15 | San Jose State | James Aaron pulls down the rebound | 32-24 |
| 18:56 | San Jose State | James Aaron misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Christopher Bunce - foul #1 on Christopher Bunce, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| 18:56 | San Jose State | James Aaron misses the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 18:56 | San Jose State | James Aaron misses the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 18:56 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer pulls down the rebound | 32-24 |
| 18:29 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Steven Spencer | 32-26 |
| 18:14 | San Jose State | Roman Murphy misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Christopher Bunce - foul #2 on Christopher Bunce, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| 18:14 | San Jose State | Roman Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 18:14 | San Jose State | Roman Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 17:53 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bunce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-26 |
| 17:27 | San Jose State | Troy Murry shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-26 |
| 17:26 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| 17:09 | Vanderbilt | Aaron Taranto hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-26 |
| 17:07 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer tips it home | 34-28 |
| 16:50 | San Jose State | Paul Reinhardt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-28 |
| 16:48 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 16:28 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Aaron Taranto | 34-30 |
| 15:59 | San Jose State | Roman Murphy drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-30 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Roman Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Murry (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Bolster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Reinhardt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Aaron (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Christopher Bunce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Aaron Taranto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Brooks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Spencer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Aaron Taranto and he's hacked by James Aaron - foul #3 on James Aaron, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | San Jose State | James Zerck (PG), Kirby Redding (SG), George Hooper (SF), Ronald Stewart (PF), Daniel Andrus (C) Roman Murphy, Troy Murry, Alan Bolster, Paul Reinhardt, James Aaron | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darrin Retana (PG), Donald Strange (SG), Steven White (SF), Jimmy Brown (PF) Christopher Bunce, Aaron Taranto, Kenneth Brooks, Donald Brown | |
| 15:43 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer makes the free throw | 36-33 |
| 15:24 | San Jose State | Daniel Andrus clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 15:23 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Brown gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 14:55 | Vanderbilt | Darrin Retana misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 14:54 | San Jose State | Ronald Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 14:45 | San Jose State | George Hooper knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 14:17 | Vanderbilt | Steven White's layup is rejected by Daniel Andrus | 39-33 |
| 14:16 | San Jose State | Ronald Stewart pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 13:54 | San Jose State | Steven Spencer is called for the reach on George Hooper - foul #1 on Steven Spencer, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Roman Murphy (PG), Troy Murry (SG), James Aaron (C) James Zerck, George Hooper, Daniel Andrus | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Aaron Taranto (SG), Donald Brown (PF) Donald Strange, Steven Spencer | |
| 13:43 | San Jose State | Ronald Stewart is wide open but clanks a shot in the lane | 39-33 |
| 13:41 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 13:12 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Aaron Taranto and he's hacked by Ronald Stewart - foul #3 on Ronald Stewart, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Alan Bolster (SF), Paul Reinhardt (PF) Kirby Redding, Ronald Stewart | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bunce (PG), Kenneth Brooks (SF) Darrin Retana, Steven White | |
| 13:12 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown misses the free throw | 39-35 |
| 13:12 | San Jose State | James Aaron gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 12:59 | San Jose State | Alan Bolster misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 12:58 | San Jose State | Paul Reinhardt tips it home | 41-35 |
| 12:36 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Brown is denied on a layup by Alan Bolster | 41-35 |
| 12:34 | Vanderbilt | Aaron Taranto hits the follow up shot | 41-37 |
| 12:25 | San Jose State | Christopher Bunce steps in front of the Alan Bolster pass | 41-37 |
| 11:57 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Brown misses the turnaround near the basket | 41-37 |
| 11:56 | San Jose State | James Aaron grabs the board | 41-37 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Roman Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Murry (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Bolster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Reinhardt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Aaron (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Christopher Bunce (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Aaron Taranto (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jimmy Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:52 | San Jose State | Christopher Bunce picks off the pass by Roman Murphy | 41-37 |
| 11:27 | Vanderbilt | Troy Murry steals the ball from Aaron Taranto | 41-37 |
| 11:23 | San Jose State | Alan Bolster lays it up and in on a great pass from Troy Murry | 43-37 |
| 11:03 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bunce buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Kenneth Brooks | 43-39 |
| 10:43 | San Jose State | Troy Murry clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 10:41 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 10:36 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Bunce | 43-41 |
| 10:15 | San Jose State | Roman Murphy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 10:13 | San Jose State | James Aaron grabs the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 09:59 | San Jose State | Paul Reinhardt scores on a jumper from the left block | 45-41 |
| 09:38 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Christopher Bunce | 45-43 |
| 09:26 | San Jose State | Alan Bolster comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jimmy Brown - foul #1 on Jimmy Brown, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | San Jose State | James Zerck (PG), Kirby Redding (SG), Ronald Stewart (PF), Daniel Andrus (C) Roman Murphy, Troy Murry, Paul Reinhardt, James Aaron | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darrin Retana (PG), Donald Strange (SG), Steven White (SF), Gary Evans (PF), Steven Spencer (C) Christopher Bunce, Aaron Taranto, Kenneth Brooks, Donald Brown, Jimmy Brown | |
| 09:26 | San Jose State | Alan Bolster misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 09:26 | San Jose State | Alan Bolster makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 09:08 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 09:07 | Vanderbilt | Darrin Retana can't tip it in | 46-43 |
| 09:06 | Vanderbilt | Steven White pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 08:40 | Vanderbilt | Steven White is called for traveling | 46-43 |
| Subs | San Jose State | George Hooper (SF) Alan Bolster | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 08:28 | San Jose State | Kirby Redding can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 08:26 | Vanderbilt | Gary Evans pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 08:13 | Vanderbilt | Donald Strange misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-43 |
| 08:11 | San Jose State | George Hooper pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 07:58 | San Jose State | Steven Spencer takes the ball from George Hooper | 46-43 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - James Zerck (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kirby Redding (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Hooper (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Stewart (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Andrus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Darrin Retana (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Donald Strange (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven White (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gary Evans (fresh) 1 pts. C - Steven Spencer (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Steven White | 46-45 |
| 07:25 | San Jose State | Darrin Retana is called for the reach on James Zerck - foul #1 on Darrin Retana, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Roman Murphy (PG), Troy Murry (SG), James Aaron (C) James Zerck, George Hooper, Daniel Andrus | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Aaron Taranto (SG), Donald Brown (PF) Donald Strange, Gary Evans | |
| 07:11 | San Jose State | Kirby Redding travels with the ball | 46-45 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Paul Reinhardt (PF) Ronald Stewart | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 06:58 | Vanderbilt | Darrin Retana clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-45 |
| 06:56 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown snags the offensive board | 46-45 |
| 06:31 | Vanderbilt | Aaron Taranto misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-45 |
| 06:30 | San Jose State | Paul Reinhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 06:14 | San Jose State | Paul Reinhardt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Donald Brown - foul #2 on Donald Brown, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| Subs | San Jose State | James Zerck (SF) Kirby Redding | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bunce (PG), Kenneth Brooks (SF) Darrin Retana, Steven White | |
| 06:14 | San Jose State | Paul Reinhardt makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 06:14 | San Jose State | Paul Reinhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 05:45 | Vanderbilt | Aaron Taranto knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Bunce | 48-48 |
| 05:28 | San Jose State | James Aaron misses the lay-in | 48-48 |
| 05:26 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Donald Brown | 48-48 |
| 05:21 | Vanderbilt | James Zerck blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Brooks | 48-48 |
| 05:19 | San Jose State | James Aaron grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 05:13 | San Jose State | Troy Murry is hacked by Aaron Taranto - foul #2 on Aaron Taranto, team foul #7 | 48-48 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Kirby Redding (SF), Ronald Stewart (PF), Daniel Andrus (C) James Zerck, Paul Reinhardt, James Aaron | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Brown (C) Steven Spencer | |
| 05:13 | San Jose State | Troy Murry makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 05:13 | San Jose State | Troy Murry misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 05:13 | Vanderbilt | Aaron Taranto pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 04:44 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Ronald Stewart - foul #4 on Ronald Stewart, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | San Jose State | James Zerck (PG), Alan Bolster (SF) Roman Murphy, Kirby Redding | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 04:44 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 04:44 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 04:44 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Brooks | 49-48 |
| 04:24 | Vanderbilt | Aaron Taranto misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 04:22 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks misses the tip | 49-48 |
| 04:20 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Brown | 49-48 |
| 04:00 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks can't finish the layup | 49-48 |
| 03:58 | San Jose State | Ronald Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - James Zerck (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Troy Murry (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alan Bolster (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Stewart (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Daniel Andrus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Christopher Bunce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Taranto (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Brooks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jimmy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:44 | San Jose State | Kenneth Brooks is called for the reach on Troy Murry - foul #1 on Kenneth Brooks, team foul #8 | 49-48 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Paul Reinhardt (PF), James Aaron (C) Ronald Stewart, Daniel Andrus | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darrin Retana (PG), Donald Strange (SG), Steven White (SF), Steven Spencer (C) Christopher Bunce, Aaron Taranto, Kenneth Brooks, Donald Brown | |
| 03:44 | San Jose State | Troy Murry makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 03:44 | San Jose State | Troy Murry makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 03:26 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer hits the finger roll set up by Darrin Retana | 51-50 |
| 03:16 | San Jose State | Troy Murry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 03:14 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 02:56 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer can't connect on a floater near the basket | 51-50 |
| 02:55 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer misses the tip | 51-50 |
| 02:54 | San Jose State | Alan Bolster grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 02:48 | San Jose State | Donald Strange steals the ball from James Zerck | 51-50 |
| 02:48 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-50 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Roman Murphy (PG) James Zerck | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bunce (PG), Aaron Taranto (SG), Kenneth Brooks (SF), Donald Brown (PF) Darrin Retana, Donald Strange, Steven White, Jimmy Brown | |
| 02:25 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Brown | 51-52 |
| 02:05 | San Jose State | Troy Murry misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 02:04 | San Jose State | James Aaron misses the tip | 51-52 |
| 02:02 | San Jose State | The offensive rebound goes to Roman Murphy | 51-52 |
| 01:52 | San Jose State | Alan Bolster misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 01:51 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bunce grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 01:28 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer hits the finger roll set up by Donald Brown | 51-54 |
| 01:10 | San Jose State | James Aaron comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-54 |
| 01:09 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 00:42 | Vanderbilt | Aaron Taranto makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Brown | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | San Jose State | James Aaron is called for traveling | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Vanderbilt | Aaron Taranto is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Murry - foul #2 on Troy Murry, team foul #4 | 51-57 |
| 00:35 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bunce is fouled on the floor by Paul Reinhardt - foul #1 on Paul Reinhardt, team foul #5 | 51-57 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Steven White (SF) Kenneth Brooks | |
| 00:34 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown is fouled on the floor by Paul Reinhardt - foul #2 on Paul Reinhardt, team foul #6 | 51-57 |
| 00:32 | Vanderbilt | Paul Reinhardt is called for the reach on Donald Brown - foul #3 on Paul Reinhardt, team foul #7 | 51-57 |
| 00:32 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:32 | San Jose State | Paul Reinhardt gets the rebound | 51-57 |
| 00:24 | San Jose State | James Aaron is fouled on the floor by Steven Spencer - foul #2 on Steven Spencer, team foul #9 | 51-57 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks (SF) Steven White | |
| 00:24 | San Jose State | James Aaron makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:24 | San Jose State | James Aaron makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:23 | Vanderbilt | Roman Murphy is called for the reach on Kenneth Brooks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roman Murphy, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Steven White (SF) Donald Brown | |
| 00:23 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:23 | San Jose State | Paul Reinhardt gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| 00:17 | San Jose State | Troy Murry clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 00:15 | San Jose State | James Aaron pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 00:12 | San Jose State | James Aaron can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 00:10 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 00:07 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Murry - foul #3 on Troy Murry, team foul #9 | 53-57 |
| 00:07 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:07 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:01 | San Jose State | Troy Murry knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-59 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bunce runs out the clock | 56-59 |