| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Wayne Schneider (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Busch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Kinsey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nathan Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Brown (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sonny Puckett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Walker (fresh) SF - Vaughn Spinelli (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Ruel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Vanderbilt | William Busch buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Nathan Johnson | 36-28 |
| 19:19 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 36-28 |
| 19:17 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 18:51 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Wayne Schneider | 39-28 |
| 18:33 | Kent State | Ralph Johnson scores on a shot from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 18:16 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey misses the lay-in | 39-30 |
| 18:14 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown misses the tip | 39-30 |
| 18:12 | Kent State | Terry Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | Robert Kinsey is called for the reach on Sonny Puckett - foul #1 on Robert Kinsey, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| 17:42 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Vaughn Spinelli, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| 17:35 | Vanderbilt | William Busch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-30 |
| 17:28 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-32 |
| 17:21 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 17:20 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Joshua Ruel | 39-32 |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Nathan Johnson blocks the jumper by Ralph Johnson | 39-32 |
| 17:00 | Kent State | Sonny Puckett tips it back up and in | 39-34 |
| 16:44 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William Busch | 42-34 |
| 16:25 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Terry Walker | 42-37 |
| 16:11 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 16:10 | Kent State | Ralph Johnson grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 16:00 | Kent State | Sonny Puckett is fouled on the floor by Carl Brown - foul #3 on Carl Brown, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash (SG), Michael Davis (SF), Dante Shreffler (PF) William Busch, Robert Kinsey, Nathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gregory Best (PG), Donald Siebert (SG), Randy Reynolds (SF), Stephen Heitz (PF), Lee Callahan (C) Sonny Puckett, Terry Walker, Vaughn Spinelli, Joshua Ruel, Ralph Johnson | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Wayne Schneider (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Thrash (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Davis (fresh) PF - Dante Shreffler (fresh) C - Carl Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Gregory Best (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Siebert (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Randy Reynolds (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Heitz (fresh) C - Lee Callahan (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Kent State | Stephen Heitz buries a driving attempt in the paint | 42-39 |
| 15:20 | Vanderbilt | Dante Shreffler comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 42-39 |
| 15:19 | Vanderbilt | Michael Davis tips it in | 44-39 |
| 15:01 | Kent State | Donald Siebert misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 14:59 | Kent State | Stephen Heitz grabs the offensive board | 44-39 |
| 14:34 | Kent State | Dante Shreffler takes the ball from Donald Siebert | 44-39 |
| 14:23 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Schneider and the foul's on Stephen Heitz - foul #2 on Stephen Heitz, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Busch (SG), Robert Kinsey (SF) Wayne Schneider, Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sonny Puckett (PG), Joshua Ruel (PF) Donald Siebert, Stephen Heitz | |
| 14:23 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Gregory Best clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 14:07 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 13:51 | Vanderbilt | Joshua Ruel steals it from Dante Shreffler | 47-39 |
| 13:35 | Kent State | Carl Brown swats the short shot by Joshua Ruel | 47-39 |
| 13:33 | Kent State | Randy Reynolds hits the follow up shot | 47-41 |
| 13:18 | Vanderbilt | William Busch scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Thrash | 50-41 |
| 12:55 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Joshua Ruel, team foul #3 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider (PG), Nathan Johnson (PF), James Himes (C) Charles Thrash, Dante Shreffler, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Walker (SG), Vaughn Spinelli (SF), Ralph Johnson (C) Gregory Best, Randy Reynolds, Lee Callahan | |
| 12:33 | Vanderbilt | William Busch connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Kinsey | 53-41 |
| 12:11 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-41 |
| 12:09 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to James Himes | 53-41 |
| 11:58 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 11:57 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider tips it back up and in | 55-41 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Wayne Schneider (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Busch (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Kinsey (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nathan Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Himes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sonny Puckett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Walker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Vaughn Spinelli (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Ruel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Nathan Johnson - foul #3 on Nathan Johnson, team foul #3 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash (SG), Carl Brown (C) William Busch, James Himes | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gregory Best (PG), Randy Reynolds (PF) Sonny Puckett, Joshua Ruel | |
| 11:38 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 11:38 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 11:18 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider loses the dribble to Vaughn Spinelli | 55-43 |
| 11:15 | Kent State | Gregory Best misses the easy layup | 55-43 |
| 11:14 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 11:03 | Vanderbilt | Randy Reynolds is called for the reach on Nathan Johnson - foul #1 on Randy Reynolds, team foul #4 | 55-43 |
| 10:42 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Davis (SF) Robert Kinsey | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:13 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 55-43 |
| 10:12 | Kent State | Ralph Johnson tips it in | 55-45 |
| 09:51 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-45 |
| 09:49 | Kent State | Ralph Johnson snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 09:30 | Kent State | Gregory Best buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 09:12 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Thrash | 57-48 |
| 09:01 | Kent State | Terry Walker comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Carl Brown - foul #4 on Carl Brown, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Busch (SG), Robert Kinsey (SF), Dante Shreffler (PF), James Himes (C) Wayne Schneider, Michael Davis, Nathan Johnson, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sonny Puckett (PG), Stephen Heitz (SF), Joshua Ruel (PF), Lee Callahan (C) Gregory Best, Vaughn Spinelli, Randy Reynolds, Ralph Johnson | |
| 09:01 | Kent State | Terry Walker makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 09:01 | Kent State | Terry Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 08:35 | Vanderbilt | William Busch misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 08:34 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey grabs the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 08:17 | Vanderbilt | James Himes scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Busch | 59-50 |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Lee Callahan's layup is rejected by Dante Shreffler | 59-50 |
| 08:01 | Vanderbilt | James Himes grabs the board | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Thrash (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Busch (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Kinsey (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dante Shreffler (fresh) C - James Himes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sonny Puckett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Heitz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Ruel (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Callahan (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Vanderbilt | William Busch misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Terry Walker - foul #2 on Terry Walker, team foul #5 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider (PG), Carl Brown (C) Charles Thrash, James Himes | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gregory Best (SG) Terry Walker | |
| 07:39 | Vanderbilt | William Busch makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 07:39 | Vanderbilt | William Busch makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 07:28 | Kent State | Gregory Best is fouled on the floor by Dante Shreffler - foul #3 on Dante Shreffler, team foul #5 | 61-50 |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli (SF), Randy Reynolds (C) Stephen Heitz, Lee Callahan | |
| 06:55 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-50 |
| 06:54 | Kent State | Randy Reynolds gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-50 |
| 06:35 | Kent State | Gregory Best snags the offensive board | 61-50 |
| 06:30 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-53 |
| 06:11 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-53 |
| 06:09 | Kent State | Gregory Best grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 05:43 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel connects on the turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Dante Shreffler - foul #4 on Dante Shreffler, team foul #6 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash (SG), Nathan Johnson (PF), James Himes (C) William Busch, Dante Shreffler, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Siebert (PG), Clifton Tackett (SG), Stephen Heitz (SF), Ralph Johnson (C) Sonny Puckett, Gregory Best, Vaughn Spinelli, Randy Reynolds | |
| 05:43 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel makes the free throw | 61-56 |
| 05:27 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 05:25 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash grabs the offensive board | 61-56 |
| 05:09 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider lays it up and in set up by Nathan Johnson and the foul's on Clifton Tackett - foul #2 on Clifton Tackett, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Davis (SF) Robert Kinsey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lee Callahan (PF) Joshua Ruel | |
| 05:09 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider makes the free throw | 64-56 |
| 04:55 | Kent State | Lee Callahan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-56 |
| 04:53 | Vanderbilt | Michael Davis gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 04:43 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Lee Callahan - foul #2 on Lee Callahan, team foul #7 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Busch (SG), Carl Brown (C) Charles Thrash, James Himes | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Walker (SG), Vaughn Spinelli (SF) Clifton Tackett, Lee Callahan | |
| 04:43 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 04:43 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 04:28 | Kent State | Donald Siebert hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 04:27 | Vanderbilt | William Busch snags the defensive board | 65-56 |
| 04:03 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 65-56 |
| 04:01 | Kent State | Terry Walker snags the defensive board | 65-56 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Wayne Schneider (tiring) 18 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Busch (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Donald Siebert (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Terry Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vaughn Spinelli (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Heitz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:47 | Kent State | Carl Brown swats the layup by Donald Siebert | 65-56 |
| 03:46 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson grabs the board | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Wayne Schneider | 68-56 |
| 03:16 | Kent State | Stephen Heitz buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Donald Siebert | 68-59 |
| 02:59 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-59 |
| 02:57 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown snags the offensive board | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:37 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Michael Davis | 70-59 |
| 02:37 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-59 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash (PG), Robert Kinsey (SF) Wayne Schneider, Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sonny Puckett (PG), Joshua Ruel (PF) Donald Siebert, Stephen Heitz | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:21 | Kent State | Sonny Puckett scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Terry Walker | 70-62 |
| 02:17 | Vanderbilt | Sonny Puckett steals it from Charles Thrash in the backcourt | 70-62 |
| 02:10 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 70-62 |
| 02:09 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel can't tip it in | 70-62 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli misses the tip | 70-62 |
| 02:05 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash grabs the board | 70-62 |
| 01:46 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Charles Thrash, team foul #7 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider (PG) Charles Thrash | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:37 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Terry Walker | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:15 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 72-64 |
| 01:06 | Kent State | Terry Walker makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Sonny Puckett | 72-66 |
| 00:50 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider buries a 3 from the left wing | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-66 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Vaughn Spinelli gets the offensive rebound | 75-66 |
| 00:41 | Kent State | Joshua Ruel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-66 |
| 00:40 | Kent State | Terry Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 75-66 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Sonny Puckett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-66 |
| 00:34 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey snags the defensive board | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey is hacked by Terry Walker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Walker, team foul #8 | 75-66 |
| 00:32 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:32 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Sonny Puckett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-66 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash (PG), Abel McAdam (SG), Michael Davis (SF), Dante Shreffler (PF), James Himes (C) Wayne Schneider, William Busch, Robert Kinsey, Nathan Johnson, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gregory Best (PG), Donald Siebert (SG), Randy Reynolds (SF), Stephen Heitz (PF), Lee Callahan (C) Sonny Puckett, Terry Walker, Vaughn Spinelli, Joshua Ruel, Ralph Johnson | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash runs out the clock | 77-66 |