| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Randy Dulin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Todd Mize (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Aquino (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Phillip Kromer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Wyant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Marcucci (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - George Thompson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant inbounds the ball | 30-22 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant makes the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Gerald Palmer | 30-24 |
| 19:08 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 30-24 |
| 19:07 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 18:47 | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci is denied on a layup by John Boyd | 30-24 |
| 18:46 | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci snags the offensive board | 30-24 |
| 18:22 | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Phillip Kromer | 30-26 |
| 18:06 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin makes the 3 from the right corner | 33-26 |
| 17:45 | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-26 |
| 17:27 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-26 |
| 17:02 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Palmer drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-29 |
| 16:44 | Notre Dame | John Boyd scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Randy Dulin and the foul's on Thomas Wyant - foul #2 on Thomas Wyant, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| 16:44 | Notre Dame | John Boyd makes the free throw | 38-29 |
| 16:20 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant makes the wide open fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Gerald Palmer | 38-31 |
| 16:00 | Notre Dame | David Rooks is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on David Rooks, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey McManaway (SG), Terrance Wright (PF), Robert Britton (C) Gerald Palmer, David Marcucci, George Thompson | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Randy Dulin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Mize (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Aquino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Phillip Kromer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey McManaway (fresh) SF - Thomas Wyant (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terrance Wright (fresh) C - Robert Britton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Phillip Kromer | 38-34 |
| 15:25 | Notre Dame | John Boyd drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Rooks | 40-34 |
| 15:00 | Vanderbilt | Phillip Kromer misses short on a jumper near the basket | 40-34 |
| 14:58 | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright tips it back up and in | 40-36 |
| 14:42 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino double dribbles | 40-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski (SG) Randy Dulin | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Schultz (PG), Gerald Palmer (SG), David Marcucci (PF), George Thompson (C) Phillip Kromer, Jeffrey McManaway, Thomas Wyant, Robert Britton | |
| 14:13 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Palmer evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 40-36 |
| 14:11 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 13:42 | Notre Dame | David Rooks can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-36 |
| 13:41 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Terrance Wright | 40-36 |
| 13:23 | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright lays it up and in set up by Gerald Palmer | 40-38 |
| 13:03 | Notre Dame | John Boyd knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by David Rooks and the foul's on Terrance Wright - foul #3 on Terrance Wright, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (SG) Robert Tontarski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Phillip Kromer (PG), Thomas Wyant (SF) Joseph Schultz, Terrance Wright | |
| 13:03 | Notre Dame | John Boyd makes the free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:40 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Palmer misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 12:38 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 12:09 | Notre Dame | John Boyd lays it up and in | 45-38 |
| 11:48 | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Phillip Kromer | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Randy Dulin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Boyd (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Mize (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Aquino (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Phillip Kromer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Palmer (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Thomas Wyant (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Marcucci (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - George Thompson (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Notre Dame | Phillip Kromer is called for the reach on David Rooks - foul #2 on Phillip Kromer, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Grafton (SF), Ismael Lowe (C) John Boyd, Charles Aquino | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey McManaway (SG), Terrance Wright (PF), Robert Britton (C) Gerald Palmer, David Marcucci, George Thompson | |
| 11:09 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Randy Dulin | 47-40 |
| 10:55 | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright misses the lay-in | 47-40 |
| 10:54 | Notre Dame | David Grafton pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 10:30 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Terrance Wright - foul #4 on Terrance Wright, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski (PG) David Rooks | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | George Thompson (C) Terrance Wright | |
| 10:30 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 10:30 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 10:03 | Vanderbilt | Phillip Kromer makes the jumper from the left block | 49-42 |
| 09:37 | Notre Dame | David Grafton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 09:36 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize tips it home | 51-42 |
| 09:13 | Vanderbilt | Ismael Lowe swats the layup by Robert Britton | 51-42 |
| 09:11 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 08:50 | Notre Dame | David Grafton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG), John Boyd (PF), Charles Aquino (C) Randy Dulin, Todd Mize, Ismael Lowe | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Schultz (PG), Gerald Palmer (SG), David Marcucci (PF) Jeffrey McManaway, Thomas Wyant, George Thompson | |
| 08:28 | Vanderbilt | Robert Britton knocks in the floater from the right side | 51-44 |
| 08:04 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Tontarski, team foul #2 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant (SF), George Thompson (C) Phillip Kromer, Robert Britton | |
| 07:46 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Boyd - foul #3 on John Boyd, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (SG), Tyler Lockhart (SF) Robert Tontarski, David Grafton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright (C) George Thompson | |
| 07:46 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 07:46 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Randy Dulin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tyler Lockhart (fresh) PF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Aquino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Joseph Schultz (fresh) SG - Gerald Palmer (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Thomas Wyant (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Marcucci (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Terrance Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Notre Dame | John Boyd misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-45 |
| 07:29 | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 07:11 | Vanderbilt | Randy Dulin steps in front of the David Marcucci pass | 51-45 |
| 07:08 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart misses the dunk | 51-45 |
| 07:06 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Palmer grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 06:42 | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Aquino - foul #1 on Charles Aquino, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe (PF) Tyler Lockhart | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Phillip Kromer (PG), George Thompson (C) Joseph Schultz, Thomas Wyant | |
| 06:42 | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 06:42 | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 06:42 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 06:17 | Notre Dame | John Boyd misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 06:16 | Notre Dame | David Rooks misses the tip | 51-46 |
| 06:14 | Vanderbilt | George Thompson grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 06:08 | Vanderbilt | Phillip Kromer is whistled for a carry | 51-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Todd Mize (PF) Charles Aquino | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant (SF) Terrance Wright | |
| 05:45 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin misses the jumper from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 05:44 | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 05:22 | Vanderbilt | Randy Dulin takes the ball from David Marcucci | 51-46 |
| 04:56 | Notre Dame | John Boyd misses the dunk but he's hacked by George Thompson - foul #1 on George Thompson, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski (SG), Charles Aquino (C) Randy Dulin, Ismael Lowe | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey McManaway (SG), Terrance Wright (PF) Gerald Palmer, David Marcucci | |
| 04:56 | Notre Dame | John Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 04:56 | Notre Dame | John Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 04:56 | Vanderbilt | George Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 04:39 | Vanderbilt | George Thompson misses the easy layup | 52-46 |
| 04:37 | Vanderbilt | George Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 04:25 | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright can't connect on a shot from the left side | 52-46 |
| 04:24 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 03:57 | Notre Dame | John Boyd comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 52-46 |
| 03:56 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey McManaway pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 03:40 | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright clanks a shot from the left side | 52-46 |
| 03:38 | Vanderbilt | George Thompson tips it in | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Boyd (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Todd Mize (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Aquino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Phillip Kromer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey McManaway (fresh) SF - Thomas Wyant (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terrance Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - George Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Notre Dame | John Boyd misses the dunk | 52-48 |
| 03:20 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to George Thompson | 52-48 |
| 02:58 | Vanderbilt | Phillip Kromer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 02:57 | Vanderbilt | George Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 02:57 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (SG), David Grafton (SF) Robert Tontarski, John Boyd | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Palmer (SG), David Marcucci (PF) Jeffrey McManaway, Terrance Wright | |
| 02:35 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Palmer splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Phillip Kromer | 52-50 |
| 02:14 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright (C) George Thompson | |
| 01:46 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Palmer double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 52-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Boyd (SF) David Grafton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | George Thompson (C) Terrance Wright | |
| 01:28 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-50 |
| 01:08 | Vanderbilt | John Boyd picks off the pass by Thomas Wyant | 52-50 |
| 01:03 | Notre Dame | David Rooks buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Boyd | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Palmer misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | Phillip Kromer is called for the reach on Todd Mize in the backcourt - foul #3 on Phillip Kromer, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | George Thompson is called for the reach on Charles Aquino - foul #2 on George Thompson, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:43 | Vanderbilt | George Thompson snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:36 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant is hacked by John Boyd - foul #4 on John Boyd, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| 00:32 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant is hacked by Todd Mize - foul #1 on Todd Mize, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| 00:29 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Grafton (SF) Todd Mize | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Kromer - foul #4 on Phillip Kromer, team foul #8 | 55-50 |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino misses the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:27 | Vanderbilt | George Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 00:23 | Vanderbilt | Phillip Kromer misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-50 |
| 00:22 | Vanderbilt | George Thompson snags the offensive board | 56-50 |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | Phillip Kromer misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-50 |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | John Boyd snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | John Boyd is hacked by Phillip Kromer in the backcourt - foul #5 on Phillip Kromer, team foul #9 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Schultz (PG) Phillip Kromer | |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | John Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | John Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:07 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Palmer shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Schultz | 58-53 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Joseph Schultz is called for the reach on Randy Dulin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Schultz, team foul #10 | 58-53 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Palmer can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 60-53 |