| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Michael Helton (fresh) SG - Christopher Bolton (fresh) SF - Richard Carter (fresh) PF - Carl Brown (fresh) C - Timothy Henry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fresh) SG - Richard Greer (fresh) SF - David Havel (fresh) PF - Walker Butters (fresh) C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bolton comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Vanderbilt | Zachary Kessler is called for the reach on Timothy Henry - foul #1 on Zachary Kessler, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Vanderbilt | Michael Helton knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Carter | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Central Michigan | David Havel is called for traveling | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Vanderbilt | Richard Carter hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Helton | 4-0 |
| 18:05 | Central Michigan | David Havel knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 17:54 | Vanderbilt | Richard Carter clanks a shot from the left side | 4-3 |
| 17:52 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown tips it in | 6-3 |
| 17:39 | Central Michigan | Richard Carter steps in front of the Richard Greer pass | 6-3 |
| 17:19 | Vanderbilt | Michael Helton makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Bolton and he's fouled by Neal Niblett - foul #1 on Neal Niblett, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Robey (PG), David Dunkel (SG), Ruben Harrill (SF), Richard Wright (C) Neal Niblett, Richard Greer, David Havel, Zachary Kessler | |
| 17:19 | Vanderbilt | Michael Helton makes the free throw | 9-3 |
| 16:54 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ruben Harrill | 9-5 |
| 16:36 | Vanderbilt | Michael Helton drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Christopher Bolton and he's fouled by Richard Wright - foul #1 on Richard Wright, team foul #3 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey (SF) Richard Carter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski (SG) Walker Butters | |
| 16:36 | Vanderbilt | Michael Helton makes the free throw | 12-5 |
| 16:22 | Central Michigan | Michael Helton picks off the pass by Richard Wright | 12-5 |
| 16:18 | Vanderbilt | Michael Helton jams it | 14-5 |
| 16:07 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-5 |
| 16:06 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Henry pulls down the rebound | 14-5 |
| 15:53 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bolton is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Christopher Bolton, team foul #1 | 14-5 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Rawson (SG) Christopher Bolton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG), Richard Greer (SG), David Havel (SF), Walker Butters (PF), Zachary Kessler (C) David Dunkel, Zlatko Gostomski, Brian Robey, Ruben Harrill, Richard Wright | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Michael Helton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Rawson (fresh) SF - Robert Kinsey (fresh) PF - Carl Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Henry (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fresh) SG - Richard Greer (fresh) SF - David Havel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walker Butters (fresh) C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Central Michigan | David Havel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-5 |
| 15:35 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Timothy Henry | 14-5 |
| 15:15 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Henry comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 14-5 |
| 15:13 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Henry gets the offensive rebound | 14-5 |
| 15:01 | Vanderbilt | Richard Rawson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Henry | 17-5 |
| 14:43 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-5 |
| 14:42 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer hits the follow up shot | 17-7 |
| 14:25 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Henry misses short on a runner from the right block | 17-7 |
| 14:24 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters pulls down the rebound | 17-7 |
| 14:18 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Greer | 17-10 |
| 13:51 | Vanderbilt | Walker Butters takes the ball from Robert Kinsey | 17-10 |
| 13:25 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer is fouled on the floor by Robert Kinsey - foul #1 on Robert Kinsey, team foul #2 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bolton (SG), Richard Carter (SF), Gary Webster (PF), Nathan Johnson (C) Richard Rawson, Robert Kinsey, Carl Brown, Timothy Henry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (PG), Zlatko Gostomski (SG), Brian Robey (SF), Ruben Harrill (PF), Richard Wright (C) Neal Niblett, Richard Greer, David Havel, Walker Butters, Zachary Kessler | |
| 13:12 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Nathan Johnson - foul #1 on Nathan Johnson, team foul #3 | 17-10 |
| 13:12 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright misses the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 13:12 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 12:55 | Vanderbilt | Gary Webster slams it home | 19-11 |
| 12:30 | Central Michigan | Christopher Bolton steals it from Ruben Harrill | 19-11 |
| 12:20 | Vanderbilt | Michael Helton loses the dribble to Ruben Harrill | 19-11 |
| 12:18 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Bolton - foul #2 on Christopher Bolton, team foul #4 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Rawson (SG) Christopher Bolton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walker Butters (PF) Zlatko Gostomski | |
| 12:06 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters clanks a 3 from the right wing | 19-11 |
| 12:05 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright tips it in | 19-13 |
| 11:46 | Vanderbilt | Richard Carter misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Richard Wright - foul #2 on Richard Wright, team foul #4 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown (PF), Timothy Henry (C) Gary Webster, Nathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG), Richard Greer (SG), David Havel (SF), Zachary Kessler (C) Brian Robey, David Dunkel, Ruben Harrill, Richard Wright | |
| 11:46 | Vanderbilt | Richard Carter makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 11:46 | Vanderbilt | Richard Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 11:46 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Zachary Kessler | 20-13 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Michael Helton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Rawson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Carter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Henry (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Greer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Havel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walker Butters (fresh) C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler double dribbles | 20-13 |
| 11:20 | Vanderbilt | Richard Carter knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Helton | 22-13 |
| 11:06 | Central Michigan | David Havel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-13 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Evan Shine (SG) Michael Helton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:42 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 22-13 |
| 10:40 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters pulls down the rebound | 22-13 |
| 10:25 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Greer | 22-16 |
| 10:14 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Henry can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 22-16 |
| 10:12 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters snags the defensive board | 22-16 |
| 10:01 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters blows the layup but he's hacked by Timothy Henry - foul #1 on Timothy Henry, team foul #5 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Helton (PG), Robert Kinsey (SF), Gary Webster (PF), Nathan Johnson (C) Richard Rawson, Richard Carter, Carl Brown, Timothy Henry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Robey (PG), David Dunkel (SG), Ruben Harrill (C) Neal Niblett, Richard Greer, Zachary Kessler | |
| 10:01 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 10:01 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 09:43 | Vanderbilt | Ruben Harrill swats the layup by Nathan Johnson | 22-18 |
| 09:41 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel snags the defensive board | 22-18 |
| 09:25 | Central Michigan | David Havel is fouled on the floor by Michael Helton - foul #1 on Michael Helton, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski (SG), Lowell Cantrell (C) David Havel, Walker Butters | |
| 09:08 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel makes the shot from the right wing set up by Zlatko Gostomski | 22-20 |
| 08:47 | Vanderbilt | Ruben Harrill steals the ball from Evan Shine | 22-20 |
| 08:38 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill loses the ball out of bounds | 22-20 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Rawson (SG), Timothy Henry (C) Evan Shine, Nathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG), Richard Greer (SG), Zachary Kessler (C) David Dunkel, Zlatko Gostomski, Lowell Cantrell | |
| 08:23 | Vanderbilt | The short jumper by Robert Kinsey is denied by Richard Greer | 22-20 |
| 08:22 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Zachary Kessler | 22-20 |
| 08:04 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler is denied on a layup by Timothy Henry | 22-20 |
| 08:03 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer misses the tip | 22-20 |
| 08:01 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler snags the offensive board | 22-20 |
| 07:50 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer's pass is intercepted by Timothy Henry | 22-20 |
| 07:36 | Vanderbilt | Michael Helton scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Michael Helton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Rawson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Kinsey (fresh) PF - Gary Webster (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Henry (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Greer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Robey (fresh) PF - Ruben Harrill (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-20 |
| 07:28 | Vanderbilt | Michael Helton snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 07:10 | Vanderbilt | Richard Rawson is whistled for a carry | 25-20 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Carter (SF), Carl Brown (PF) Robert Kinsey, Timothy Henry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Havel (SF), Walker Butters (PF) Richard Greer, Ruben Harrill | |
| 06:56 | Central Michigan | David Havel's pass is intercepted by Carl Brown | 25-20 |
| 06:35 | Vanderbilt | Gary Webster can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Zachary Kessler - foul #2 on Zachary Kessler, team foul #5 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Evan Shine (SG) Michael Helton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (SG), Lowell Cantrell (C) Neal Niblett, Zachary Kessler | |
| 06:35 | Vanderbilt | Gary Webster makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:35 | Vanderbilt | Gary Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 06:24 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Lowell Cantrell | 27-23 |
| 05:59 | Vanderbilt | Richard Rawson hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-23 |
| 05:44 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey is hacked by Richard Rawson - foul #1 on Richard Rawson, team foul #7 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Helton (PG), Timothy Henry (C) Richard Rawson, Gary Webster | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Greer (SG) David Dunkel | |
| 05:44 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:44 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 05:32 | Vanderbilt | Michael Helton clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Havel - foul #1 on David Havel, team foul #6 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (PG) Brian Robey | |
| 05:32 | Vanderbilt | Michael Helton makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 05:32 | Vanderbilt | Michael Helton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 05:07 | Central Michigan | Lowell Cantrell misses long on a floater from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 05:05 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown grabs the board | 32-25 |
| 05:00 | Vanderbilt | Michael Helton clanks a turnaround from the left block | 32-25 |
| 04:58 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 04:44 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters banks in the layup on a great pass from David Havel | 32-27 |
| 04:21 | Vanderbilt | Evan Shine is hacked by Richard Greer - foul #1 on Richard Greer, team foul #7 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey (SF), Gary Webster (PF), Nathan Johnson (C) Richard Carter, Carl Brown, Timothy Henry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG), Brian Robey (SF), Ruben Harrill (C) David Dunkel, David Havel, Lowell Cantrell | |
| 04:21 | Vanderbilt | Evan Shine misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 04:21 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 04:00 | Central Michigan | Gary Webster swats the layup by Walker Butters | 32-27 |
| 03:59 | Vanderbilt | Evan Shine grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 03:43 | Vanderbilt | Michael Helton scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-27 |
| 03:27 | Central Michigan | Michael Helton steals the ball from Richard Greer | 35-27 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Evan Shine (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Helton (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Kinsey (fresh) PF - Gary Webster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Nathan Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Greer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Robey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walker Butters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ruben Harrill (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 03:04 | Vanderbilt | Michael Helton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-27 |
| 03:03 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey snags the offensive board | 35-27 |
| 02:43 | Vanderbilt | Michael Helton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-27 |
| 02:41 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Walker Butters | 35-27 |
| 02:23 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Nathan Johnson - foul #2 on Nathan Johnson, team foul #8 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Rawson (PG), Christopher Bolton (SG), Richard Carter (SF), Carl Brown (PF), Timothy Henry (C) Evan Shine, Michael Helton, Robert Kinsey, Gary Webster, Nathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Havel (SF), Zachary Kessler (C) Brian Robey, Walker Butters | |
| 02:23 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 02:23 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 02:08 | Vanderbilt | Richard Rawson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 35-29 |
| 02:07 | Central Michigan | David Havel grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 01:58 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer's 3 pointer is rejected by Christopher Bolton | 35-29 |
| 01:56 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 01:50 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown is fouled on the floor by Zachary Kessler - foul #3 on Zachary Kessler, team foul #8 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Robey (PG), David Dunkel (SG), Richard Wright (PF), Lowell Cantrell (C) Neal Niblett, Richard Greer, Ruben Harrill, Zachary Kessler | |
| 01:50 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 01:50 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 01:50 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright snags the defensive board | 36-29 |
| 01:30 | Central Michigan | Lowell Cantrell comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 36-29 |
| 01:28 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 01:08 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bolton hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Richard Rawson | 39-29 |
| 01:03 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey loses the dribble to Richard Rawson in the backcourt | 39-29 |
| 01:00 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bolton banks in the layup set up by Richard Rawson | 41-29 |
| 00:46 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Bolton - foul #3 on Christopher Bolton, team foul #9 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Helton (PG) Christopher Bolton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG), Walker Butters (PF) Brian Robey, Lowell Cantrell | |
| 00:46 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel misses the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 00:46 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel misses the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 00:46 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Henry gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 00:30 | Vanderbilt | Richard Carter misses the floater from the free throw line | 41-29 |
| 00:28 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to David Dunkel | 41-29 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | David Havel misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-29 |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown misses long on a fullcourt shot | 41-29 |