| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Hamada (fresh) SG - Warren Hopwood (fresh) SF - Bobby Banks (fresh) PF - John Lowry (fresh) C - Daryl Lowrie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Lindsey Gosney (fresh) SG - Luis Stingley (fresh) SF - Earl Stamey (fresh) PF - Larry Holland (fresh) C - Robert Nuckols (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Daryl Lowrie wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Hopwood's pass is intercepted by Robert Nuckols | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Daryl Lowrie - foul #1 on Daryl Lowrie, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:23 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Daryl Lowrie misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Vanderbilt | Luis Stingley grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Vanderbilt | The jump hook by Lindsey Gosney is blocked by John Lowry | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | Middle Tenn. State | John Lowry grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | Middle Tenn. State | John Lowry misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Daryl Lowrie can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 18:00 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Robert Nuckols | 0-2 |
| 17:34 | Vanderbilt | Luis Stingley is whistled for a carry | 0-2 |
| 17:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Hamada misses long on a jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 17:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Daryl Lowrie hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 17:05 | Vanderbilt | Earl Stamey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:03 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:44 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland lays it up and in | 2-4 |
| 16:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Daryl Lowrie is called for a charge - foul #2 on Daryl Lowrie, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Drew Johnson (SF), Harry Perrodin (C) Bobby Banks, Daryl Lowrie | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 16:02 | Vanderbilt | Lindsey Gosney can't finish the layup but the foul's on Warren Hopwood - foul #1 on Warren Hopwood, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Craig (PG), Szczesny Mroczkowski (SG), Thomas Miller (C) Robert Hamada, Warren Hopwood, John Lowry | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 16:02 | Vanderbilt | Lindsey Gosney makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:02 | Vanderbilt | Lindsey Gosney misses the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Joseph Craig (fresh) SG - Szczesny Mroczkowski (fresh) SF - Drew Johnson (fresh) PF - Harry Perrodin (fresh) C - Thomas Miller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Lindsey Gosney (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Luis Stingley (fresh) SF - Earl Stamey (fresh) PF - Larry Holland (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Nuckols (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Earl Stamey is called for the reach on Harry Perrodin - foul #1 on Earl Stamey, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Marty Douglas (PF), Robert Astudillo (C) Larry Holland, Robert Nuckols | |
| 15:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Perrodin knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Drew Johnson | 4-5 |
| 15:03 | Vanderbilt | Marty Douglas comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 4-5 |
| 15:01 | Vanderbilt | Robert Astudillo pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 14:52 | Vanderbilt | Marty Douglas is hacked by Thomas Miller - foul #1 on Thomas Miller, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Hamada (PG), Warren Hopwood (SG), Bobby Banks (SF), John Lowry (PF) Joseph Craig, Szczesny Mroczkowski, Drew Johnson, Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Kent (PG) Lindsey Gosney | |
| 14:39 | Vanderbilt | Earl Stamey buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by John Kent | 4-7 |
| 14:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 14:23 | Vanderbilt | Earl Stamey grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 13:56 | Vanderbilt | John Kent loses the ball out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ted Pollock (SG), Larry Holland (PF), Robert Nuckols (C) Luis Stingley, Marty Douglas, Robert Astudillo | |
| 13:38 | Middle Tenn. State | John Lowry is whistled for a carry | 4-7 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller (C) Harry Perrodin | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Lindsey Gosney (PG), Ronald Hansen (SF) John Kent, Earl Stamey | |
| 13:12 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Hansen misses the easy layup | 4-7 |
| 13:11 | Vanderbilt | Lindsey Gosney tips it home | 4-9 |
| 12:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Hamada misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-9 |
| 12:50 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Hansen grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 12:25 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland comes up short on the shot from the left side | 4-9 |
| 12:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Hopwood grabs the board | 4-9 |
| 12:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 4-9 |
| 12:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller misses the tip | 4-9 |
| 12:01 | Vanderbilt | Lindsey Gosney pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Hamada (fairly fresh) SG - Warren Hopwood (fairly fresh) SF - Bobby Banks (fresh) PF - John Lowry (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Miller (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Lindsey Gosney (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ted Pollock (fresh) SF - Ronald Hansen (fresh) PF - Larry Holland (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Nuckols (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 4-9 |
| 11:34 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Thomas Miller | 4-9 |
| 11:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Nuckols - foul #1 on Robert Nuckols, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Craig (PG), Szczesny Mroczkowski (SG), Drew Johnson (SF), Harry Perrodin (C) Robert Hamada, Warren Hopwood, Bobby Banks, John Lowry | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Luis Stingley (SG), Earl Stamey (SF), Marty Douglas (PF), Robert Astudillo (C) Ted Pollock, Ronald Hansen, Larry Holland, Robert Nuckols | |
| 11:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 11:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 10:47 | Vanderbilt | Marty Douglas drills a shot in the lane | 6-11 |
| 10:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Szczesny Mroczkowski buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Craig | 9-11 |
| 10:05 | Vanderbilt | Luis Stingley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 10:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Drew Johnson pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 09:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Perrodin lays it in on a great pass from Drew Johnson | 11-11 |
| 09:30 | Vanderbilt | Szczesny Mroczkowski steals it from Earl Stamey | 11-11 |
| 09:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Craig lays it in set up by Szczesny Mroczkowski | 13-11 |
| 09:09 | Vanderbilt | Marty Douglas clanks a fadeaway from close range | 13-11 |
| 09:08 | Vanderbilt | Lindsey Gosney grabs the offensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 08:55 | Vanderbilt | Earl Stamey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 08:54 | Vanderbilt | Marty Douglas tips it home | 13-13 |
| 08:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Szczesny Mroczkowski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 08:33 | Vanderbilt | Marty Douglas snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 08:06 | Vanderbilt | Luis Stingley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 08:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 07:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Craig hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 07:44 | Vanderbilt | Lindsey Gosney grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Joseph Craig (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Szczesny Mroczkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Drew Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Thomas Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Perrodin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Lindsey Gosney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Luis Stingley (fresh) SF - Earl Stamey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marty Douglas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Astudillo (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Vanderbilt | Luis Stingley buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Lindsey Gosney | 13-16 |
| 07:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller clanks a 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by Marty Douglas - foul #1 on Marty Douglas, team foul #3 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Hamada (PG), Warren Hopwood (SG), Bobby Banks (SF), John Lowry (PF) Joseph Craig, Szczesny Mroczkowski, Drew Johnson, Harry Perrodin | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Kent (PG), Ted Pollock (SG), Larry Holland (PF), Robert Nuckols (C) Lindsey Gosney, Luis Stingley, Marty Douglas, Robert Astudillo | |
| 07:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 07:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 07:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller misses the 3rd free throw | 14-16 |
| 07:02 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 06:43 | Vanderbilt | John Kent scores on a floater from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 06:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Hamada steps out of bounds on the sideline | 14-18 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Oluhyode Abdi (C) Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ronald Hansen (SF) Earl Stamey | |
| 06:03 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland banks in the layup | 14-20 |
| 05:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Oluhyode Abdi hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 14-20 |
| 05:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Oluhyode Abdi tips it back up and in | 16-20 |
| 05:32 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 16-20 |
| 05:30 | Middle Tenn. State | John Lowry grabs the board | 16-20 |
| 05:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Hopwood is hacked by Robert Nuckols - foul #2 on Robert Nuckols, team foul #4 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Luis Stingley (SG), Earl Stamey (SF) Ted Pollock, Ronald Hansen | |
| 05:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks double dribbles | 16-20 |
| 05:02 | Vanderbilt | Earl Stamey is fouled on the floor by Bobby Banks - foul #1 on Bobby Banks, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| 04:39 | Vanderbilt | Bobby Banks takes the ball from Robert Nuckols | 16-20 |
| 04:22 | Middle Tenn. State | John Lowry misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on John Kent - foul #1 on John Kent, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Perrodin (C) Oluhyode Abdi | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Lindsey Gosney (PG) John Kent | |
| 04:22 | Middle Tenn. State | John Lowry makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 04:22 | Middle Tenn. State | John Lowry makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 04:06 | Vanderbilt | Lindsey Gosney scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 18-22 |
| 03:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Hopwood misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-22 |
| 03:49 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Hamada (fresh) SG - Warren Hopwood (fresh) SF - Bobby Banks (fairly fresh) PF - John Lowry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Perrodin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Lindsey Gosney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Stingley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Earl Stamey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Holland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Nuckols (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Vanderbilt | Lindsey Gosney scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Luis Stingley | 18-24 |
| 03:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Larry Holland blocks the short jumper by Warren Hopwood | 18-24 |
| 03:07 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols snags the defensive board | 18-24 |
| 02:41 | Vanderbilt | Earl Stamey scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Lindsey Gosney | 18-27 |
| 02:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Hopwood misses the lay-in | 18-27 |
| 02:22 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 01:55 | Vanderbilt | Lindsey Gosney drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Luis Stingley | 18-29 |
| 01:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Harry Perrodin can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 18-29 |
| 01:28 | Middle Tenn. State | John Lowry hits the follow up shot | 20-29 |
| 01:05 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Bobby Banks - foul #2 on Bobby Banks, team foul #6 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Craig (PG), Szczesny Mroczkowski (SG), Drew Johnson (SF), Thomas Miller (PF), Daryl Lowrie (C) Robert Hamada, Warren Hopwood, Bobby Banks, John Lowry, Harry Perrodin | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Kent (PG), Ted Pollock (SG), Ronald Hansen (SF), Robert Astudillo (C) Lindsey Gosney, Luis Stingley, Earl Stamey, Robert Nuckols | |
| 01:05 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 01:05 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 01:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller pulls down the rebound | 20-30 |
| 00:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Drew Johnson makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Szczesny Mroczkowski | 22-30 |
| 00:24 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Miller denies the turnaround by Ted Pollock | 22-30 |
| 00:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Daryl Lowrie gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 00:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Daryl Lowrie clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-30 |
| 00:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Drew Johnson grabs the offensive board | 22-30 |
| 00:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Daryl Lowrie buries a floater from the free throw line | 24-30 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Ted Pollock misses the fullcourt shot | 24-30 |