| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Thrash (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Bolton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Kinsey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Henry (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Moxley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Greer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Havel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walker Butters (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown is fouled on the floor by Walker Butters - foul #1 on Walker Butters, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 19:27 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Henry | 38-35 |
| 19:05 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer double dribbles | 38-35 |
| 18:48 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bolton hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Kinsey | 41-35 |
| 18:43 | Central Michigan | Carl Moxley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-35 |
| 18:31 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bolton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Zachary Kessler - foul #1 on Zachary Kessler, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| 18:31 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bolton makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 18:31 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bolton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 18:12 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-35 |
| 18:11 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler hits the follow up shot | 43-37 |
| 18:02 | Vanderbilt | David Havel is called for the reach on Timothy Henry - foul #2 on David Havel, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| 17:50 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 17:49 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey snags the offensive board | 43-37 |
| 17:26 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 17:25 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Henry gets the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 17:04 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Henry buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Charles Thrash | 45-37 |
| 16:53 | Central Michigan | Timothy Henry steals it from Walker Butters | 45-37 |
| 16:36 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Henry's dunk attempt is rejected by Walker Butters | 45-37 |
| 16:35 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Carl Moxley | 45-37 |
| 16:27 | Central Michigan | David Havel clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Thrash - foul #3 on Charles Thrash, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Evan Shine (PG), Nathan Johnson (SF) Charles Thrash, Robert Kinsey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski (PG), Michael Smith (SG), Ruben Harrill (C) Carl Moxley, Richard Greer, Zachary Kessler | |
| 16:27 | Central Michigan | David Havel makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 16:27 | Central Michigan | David Havel makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 16:03 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Henry is called for a charge - foul #1 on Timothy Henry, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Wright (PF), Lowell Cantrell (C) David Havel, Walker Butters | |
| 15:49 | Central Michigan | Carl Brown denies the turnaround by Ruben Harrill | 45-39 |
| 15:48 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Evan Shine (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Bolton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Henry (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Zlatko Gostomski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ruben Harrill (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Wright (fresh) C - Lowell Cantrell (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Lowell Cantrell - foul #1 on Lowell Cantrell, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash (PG), Richard Rawson (SG) Evan Shine, Christopher Bolton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 15:31 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 15:31 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 15:31 | Central Michigan | Lowell Cantrell grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 15:20 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright misses badly on a floater from close range | 45-39 |
| 15:19 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 15:13 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Henry clanks a jump hook from close range | 45-39 |
| 15:11 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Zlatko Gostomski | 45-39 |
| 14:54 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Zlatko Gostomski and he's fouled by Nathan Johnson - foul #3 on Nathan Johnson, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey (SF) Nathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Greer (SG), Walker Butters (PF), Zachary Kessler (C) Michael Smith, Richard Wright, Lowell Cantrell | |
| 14:54 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill makes the free throw | 45-42 |
| 14:32 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey loses the dribble to Richard Greer | 45-42 |
| 14:11 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 13:57 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Charles Thrash | 47-45 |
| 13:39 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 13:37 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters gets the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 13:19 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Zlatko Gostomski and he's fouled by Robert Kinsey - foul #1 on Robert Kinsey, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bolton (SG), Michael Davis (SF), Nathan Johnson (PF), Gary Webster (C) Charles Thrash, Robert Kinsey, Carl Brown, Timothy Henry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Moxley (PG), David Havel (SF), Richard Wright (C) Zlatko Gostomski, Ruben Harrill, Zachary Kessler | |
| 13:19 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 13:00 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bolton misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-48 |
| 12:59 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 12:36 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Richard Wright, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Smith (SG) Richard Greer | |
| 12:19 | Vanderbilt | Richard Rawson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 12:18 | Central Michigan | Michael Smith gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 12:08 | Central Michigan | David Havel misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-48 |
| 12:07 | Vanderbilt | Gary Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 12:01 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 47-48 |
| 11:59 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 11:49 | Central Michigan | Carl Moxley is hacked by Michael Davis - foul #1 on Michael Davis, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash (PG), Robert Kinsey (SF), Timothy Henry (C) Richard Rawson, Michael Davis, Gary Webster | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski (SG), Zachary Kessler (C) Michael Smith, Richard Wright | |
| 11:36 | Central Michigan | Nathan Johnson picks off the pass by Carl Moxley | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Thrash (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Bolton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Kinsey (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Henry (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Moxley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Zlatko Gostomski (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Havel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walker Butters (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bolton connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Timothy Henry | 50-48 |
| 11:10 | Central Michigan | David Havel is whistled for traveling | 50-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown (PF) Nathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill (PF) Walker Butters | |
| 10:50 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bolton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 10:31 | Central Michigan | David Havel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Greer (SG), Richard Wright (PF) Carl Moxley, David Havel | |
| 10:08 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Brown | 52-48 |
| 09:52 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright makes the turnaround from close range | 52-50 |
| 09:45 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Henry buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Charles Thrash and he's fouled by Zachary Kessler - foul #2 on Zachary Kessler, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Rawson (SG), Nathan Johnson (SF) Christopher Bolton, Robert Kinsey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walker Butters (PF) Richard Wright | |
| 09:45 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Henry misses the free throw | 54-50 |
| 09:45 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 09:23 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Thrash - foul #4 on Charles Thrash, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Evan Shine (SG), Gary Webster (C) Charles Thrash, Timothy Henry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Havel (SF), Richard Wright (C) Ruben Harrill, Zachary Kessler | |
| 09:23 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 09:23 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 09:23 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 09:03 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson double dribbles | 54-51 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Davis (SF) Carl Brown | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Moxley (PG) Zlatko Gostomski | |
| 08:49 | Central Michigan | Carl Moxley hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Havel | 54-54 |
| 08:37 | Vanderbilt | Carl Moxley is called for the reach on Nathan Johnson - foul #1 on Carl Moxley, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bolton (SG), Robert Kinsey (SF) Evan Shine, Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 08:37 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 08:37 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 08:37 | Vanderbilt | Gary Webster grabs the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 08:18 | Vanderbilt | Gary Webster is hacked by Richard Wright - foul #3 on Richard Wright, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown (PF) Nathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Smith (SG), Ruben Harrill (C) Richard Greer, Richard Wright | |
| 08:18 | Vanderbilt | Gary Webster makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 08:18 | Vanderbilt | Gary Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 08:02 | Central Michigan | David Havel drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Smith | 57-57 |
| 07:48 | Vanderbilt | Michael Smith is called for the reach on Richard Rawson - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #9 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski (SG), Zachary Kessler (C) Michael Smith, Ruben Harrill | |
| 07:48 | Vanderbilt | Richard Rawson makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 07:48 | Vanderbilt | Richard Rawson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 07:48 | Vanderbilt | Gary Webster pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 07:39 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bolton drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Gary Webster | 61-57 |
| 07:26 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Havel | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Richard Rawson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Bolton (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Kinsey (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Brown (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Webster (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Moxley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Zlatko Gostomski (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Havel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walker Butters (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Vanderbilt | Richard Rawson loses the ball out of bounds | 61-60 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash (PG), Timothy Henry (C) Richard Rawson, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Greer (SG), Ruben Harrill (SF) Carl Moxley, David Havel | |
| 07:01 | Central Michigan | Charles Thrash steals it from Richard Greer | 61-60 |
| 06:48 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-60 |
| 06:46 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 06:41 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-60 |
| 06:39 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey grabs the board | 61-60 |
| 06:24 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Henry slams it home on a nice dish by Christopher Bolton and the foul's on Zachary Kessler - foul #3 on Zachary Kessler, team foul #10 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Rawson (SG), Nathan Johnson (SF) Christopher Bolton, Robert Kinsey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 06:24 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Henry makes the free throw | 64-60 |
| 06:12 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 06:10 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer gets the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 06:05 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Greer | 64-62 |
| 05:57 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Henry hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 64-62 |
| 05:55 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 05:40 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 64-62 |
| 05:39 | Vanderbilt | Gary Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 05:12 | Vanderbilt | Richard Rawson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-62 |
| 05:10 | Vanderbilt | Gary Webster can't tip it in | 64-62 |
| 05:09 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 05:09 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bolton (SG), Robert Kinsey (SF), Carl Brown (PF) Richard Rawson, Nathan Johnson, Gary Webster | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Moxley (PG), David Havel (SF) Zlatko Gostomski, Ruben Harrill | |
| 04:53 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler is fouled on the floor by Timothy Henry - foul #2 on Timothy Henry, team foul #7 | 64-62 |
| 04:53 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 04:53 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 04:26 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Charles Thrash | 67-62 |
| 04:08 | Central Michigan | Carl Moxley connects on the floater from the right wing set up by David Havel | 67-64 |
| 03:46 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bolton comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-64 |
| 03:44 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| 03:26 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Carl Moxley | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Thrash (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Bolton (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Kinsey (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Henry (tiring) 17 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Moxley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Greer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Havel (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walker Butters (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Zachary Kessler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Christopher Bolton | 69-67 |
| 02:50 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler throws it down on a nice dish by Richard Greer | 69-69 |
| 02:36 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown is hacked by David Havel - foul #3 on David Havel, team foul #11 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson (SF), Gary Webster (C) Robert Kinsey, Timothy Henry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski (PG), Michael Smith (SG), Ruben Harrill (C) Carl Moxley, Richard Greer, Zachary Kessler | |
| 02:36 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:36 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey (SF) Nathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Moxley (PG) Michael Smith | |
| 02:15 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters misses the fadeaway from close range | 71-69 |
| 02:13 | Central Michigan | David Havel hits the follow up shot | 71-71 |
| 01:57 | Vanderbilt | David Havel steps in front of the Gary Webster pass | 71-71 |
| 01:57 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Timothy Henry (C) Gary Webster | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Greer (SG), Zachary Kessler (C) Zlatko Gostomski, Ruben Harrill | |
| 01:37 | Central Michigan | David Havel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-71 |
| 01:35 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 01:06 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Henry connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Charles Thrash | 73-71 |
| 00:41 | Central Michigan | Carl Moxley clanks a jumper from close range | 73-71 |
| 00:39 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler tips it home | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by David Havel - foul #4 on David Havel, team foul #12 | 73-73 |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash makes the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | Carl Moxley buries a jumper from close range | 75-75 |
| 00:08 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash comes up short on the floater from the right side | 75-75 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Thrash (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Bolton (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Kinsey (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Henry (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Moxley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Greer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Havel (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Walker Butters (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler wins the tip | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:46 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler hits the finger roll set up by David Havel | 75-77 |
| 04:35 | Vanderbilt | Walker Butters steals the ball from Robert Kinsey | 75-77 |
| 04:15 | Central Michigan | David Havel scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 75-79 |
| 03:48 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Henry connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Christopher Bolton | 77-79 |
| 03:31 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters loses the ball out of bounds | 77-79 |
| 03:11 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-79 |
| 03:10 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler grabs the defensive rebound | 77-79 |
| 02:53 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 77-79 |
| 02:51 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash snags the defensive board | 77-79 |
| 02:32 | Vanderbilt | Richard Greer takes the ball from Christopher Bolton | 77-79 |
| 02:27 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer lays it in | 77-81 |
| 02:06 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash is hacked by Zachary Kessler - foul #4 on Zachary Kessler, team foul #13 | 77-81 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson (SF) Robert Kinsey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski (PG), Michael Smith (SG), Ruben Harrill (SF), Richard Wright (C) Carl Moxley, Richard Greer, David Havel, Zachary Kessler | |
| 02:06 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash makes the 1st free throw | 78-81 |
| 02:06 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash misses the 2nd free throw | 78-81 |
| 02:06 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Walker Butters | 78-81 |
| 02:06 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-81 |
| 01:45 | Central Michigan | Timothy Henry is called for the reach on Richard Wright - foul #3 on Timothy Henry, team foul #8 | 78-81 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey (SF) Nathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Moxley (PG), Richard Greer (SG), David Havel (SF), Zachary Kessler (C) Zlatko Gostomski, Michael Smith, Ruben Harrill, Walker Butters | |
| 01:45 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright makes the 1st free throw | 78-82 |
| 01:45 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 78-83 |
| 01:30 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bolton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-83 |
| 01:29 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash grabs the offensive board | 78-83 |
| 01:14 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Bolton knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Henry | 81-83 |
| 01:03 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Havel | 81-85 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Thrash (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Bolton (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Kinsey (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Henry (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Carl Moxley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Greer (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Havel (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Richard Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 83-85 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | Timothy Henry denies the turnaround by Carl Moxley | 83-85 |
| 00:23 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash pulls down the rebound | 83-85 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 83-85 |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | David Havel grabs the defensive rebound | 83-85 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | David Havel is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Thrash - foul #5 on Charles Thrash, team foul #9 | 83-85 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Rawson (PG) Charles Thrash | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walker Butters (PF) Richard Wright | |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | David Havel makes the 1st free throw | 83-86 |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | David Havel makes the 2nd free throw | 83-87 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Rawson | 86-87 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters is hacked by Richard Rawson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Rawson, team foul #10 | 86-87 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters makes the 1st free throw | 86-88 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters misses the 2nd free throw | 86-88 |
| 00:01 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Henry pulls down the rebound | 86-88 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Henry clanks a fullcourt shot | 86-88 |