| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Benbow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Carey (fresh) SF - Brian Walton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randy Burt (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dennis January (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Abe New (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Allan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Murray Farmer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Madden (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Glen Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Brian Walton inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Vanderbilt | Murray Farmer is called for the reach on James Benbow in the backcourt - foul #3 on Murray Farmer, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kun Wang (SF) Murray Farmer | |
| 19:50 | Vanderbilt | Randy Burt connects on the open 3 from straight away set up by Richard Carey | 29-28 |
| 19:38 | Niagara | Abe New knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Larry Allan | 29-30 |
| 19:22 | Vanderbilt | James Benbow is fouled on the floor by Charles Madden - foul #1 on Charles Madden, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| 19:11 | Vanderbilt | Brian Walton is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Carey | 31-30 |
| 18:54 | Niagara | Larry Allan misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-30 |
| 18:52 | Niagara | Charles Madden tips it in | 31-32 |
| 18:35 | Vanderbilt | Randy Burt comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-32 |
| 18:33 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Abe New | 31-32 |
| 18:13 | Niagara | Kun Wang drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Abe New | 31-34 |
| 17:51 | Vanderbilt | Brian Walton misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-34 |
| 17:49 | Vanderbilt | Richard Carey tips it but misses | 31-34 |
| 17:47 | Vanderbilt | James Benbow grabs the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 17:29 | Vanderbilt | Dennis January misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Glen Jackson - foul #1 on Glen Jackson, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | George Edwards (PG), Clifford English (SG), Eric Stewart (SF), Lucas Haller (PF) James Benbow, Richard Carey, Brian Walton, Randy Burt | |
| Subs | Niagara | Wade Daniels (PG), Henry Anker (SG), Thomas Smart (SF), Steve Vaillancourt (PF), Michael Whittington (C) Abe New, Larry Allan, Kun Wang, Charles Madden, Glen Jackson | |
| 17:29 | Vanderbilt | Dennis January misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 17:29 | Vanderbilt | Dennis January misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 17:29 | Vanderbilt | Dennis January makes the 3rd free throw | 32-34 |
| 17:14 | Niagara | Michael Whittington buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Henry Anker | 32-36 |
| 17:00 | Vanderbilt | Clifford English is hacked by Thomas Smart - foul #1 on Thomas Smart, team foul #4 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dare (C) Dennis January | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 16:43 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dare is hacked by Michael Whittington - foul #3 on Michael Whittington, team foul #5 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Madden (PF) Michael Whittington | |
| 16:27 | Vanderbilt | Lucas Haller buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from George Edwards | 34-36 |
| 16:13 | Niagara | Wade Daniels buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-38 |
| 16:02 | Vanderbilt | Lucas Haller is open but misses the lay-in | 34-38 |
| 16:00 | Niagara | Charles Madden grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - George Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford English (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lucas Haller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Dare (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Wade Daniels (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Anker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Smart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Madden (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Vaillancourt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Niagara | Charles Madden misses the shot from the free throw line | 34-38 |
| 15:42 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dare grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 15:32 | Vanderbilt | George Edwards is called for 10 seconds | 34-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Benbow (PG), Richard Carey (SG), Brian Walton (SF), Randy Burt (PF), James Butterworth (C) George Edwards, Clifford English, Eric Stewart, Lucas Haller, Dikembe Dare | |
| Subs | Niagara | Abe New (PG), Larry Allan (SG), Murray Farmer (SF), Kun Wang (PF), Michael Whittington (C) Wade Daniels, Henry Anker, Thomas Smart, Charles Madden, Steve Vaillancourt | |
| 15:10 | Niagara | Kun Wang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-38 |
| 14:53 | Vanderbilt | James Benbow comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-38 |
| 14:51 | Niagara | Larry Allan pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 14:23 | Niagara | Abe New is fouled on the floor by Richard Carey - foul #3 on Richard Carey, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Grant (PG), Clifford English (SG), Dikembe Dare (PF), Dennis January (C) James Benbow, Richard Carey, Randy Burt, James Butterworth | |
| Subs | Niagara | Glen Jackson (C) Michael Whittington | |
| 14:07 | Niagara | Kun Wang comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-38 |
| 14:06 | Vanderbilt | Brian Walton grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 13:37 | Vanderbilt | Dennis January clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Kun Wang - foul #1 on Kun Wang, team foul #6 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Eric Stewart (SG), Lucas Haller (PF) Christopher Grant, Dikembe Dare | |
| Subs | Niagara | Wade Daniels (PG), Henry Anker (SG), Nicholas Hopkins (SF), Charles Madden (PF) Abe New, Larry Allan, Murray Farmer, Kun Wang | |
| 13:37 | Vanderbilt | Dennis January makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 13:37 | Vanderbilt | Dennis January misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 13:37 | Niagara | Glen Jackson gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 13:20 | Niagara | Wade Daniels misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 13:19 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Brian Walton | 35-38 |
| 13:17 | Vanderbilt | Clifford English is hacked by Wade Daniels in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wade Daniels, team foul #7 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Benbow (PG), Randy Burt (PF) Brian Walton, Lucas Haller | |
| Subs | Niagara | Michael Whittington (C) Glen Jackson | |
| 13:17 | Vanderbilt | Clifford English makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 13:17 | Vanderbilt | Clifford English makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 13:06 | Niagara | Nicholas Hopkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-38 |
| 12:50 | Vanderbilt | Randy Burt scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by James Benbow | 39-38 |
| 12:36 | Niagara | Henry Anker is fouled on the floor by Clifford English - foul #1 on Clifford English, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Carey (SG), Lucas Haller (SF), Dikembe Dare (C) Clifford English, Eric Stewart, Dennis January | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kun Wang (PF), Glen Jackson (C) Charles Madden, Michael Whittington | |
| 12:30 | Niagara | Kun Wang drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 12:15 | Vanderbilt | Wade Daniels is called for the reach on James Benbow - foul #3 on Wade Daniels, team foul #8 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Brian Walton (SF) Randy Burt | |
| Subs | Niagara | Larry Allan (SG), Thomas Smart (SF), Steve Vaillancourt (C) Henry Anker, Nicholas Hopkins, Glen Jackson | |
| 12:15 | Vanderbilt | James Benbow makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 12:15 | Vanderbilt | James Benbow misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 12:15 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Kun Wang | 40-41 |
| 12:07 | Niagara | Richard Carey is called for the reach on Steve Vaillancourt - foul #4 on Richard Carey, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Grant (PG), George Edwards (SG) James Benbow, Richard Carey | |
| Subs | Niagara | Murray Farmer (SF) Larry Allan | |
| 11:56 | Niagara | Kun Wang hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 40-41 |
| 11:54 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to George Edwards | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Christopher Grant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Walton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lucas Haller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Dare (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Wade Daniels (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Smart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Murray Farmer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kun Wang (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Vaillancourt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Vanderbilt | Lucas Haller lays it up and in and he's hacked by Kun Wang - foul #2 on Kun Wang, team foul #9 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Larry Allan (SG) Wade Daniels | |
| 11:48 | Vanderbilt | Lucas Haller makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 11:26 | Niagara | Murray Farmer's pass is intercepted by Christopher Grant | 43-41 |
| 11:24 | Vanderbilt | Lucas Haller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Clifford English (PG), Eric Stewart (SG), James Butterworth (PF), Dennis January (C) Christopher Grant, George Edwards, Lucas Haller, Dikembe Dare | |
| Subs | Niagara | Abe New (PG), Michael Whittington (PF), Glen Jackson (C) Thomas Smart, Kun Wang, Steve Vaillancourt | |
| 11:02 | Niagara | Glen Jackson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dennis January - foul #1 on Dennis January, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Benbow (PG), Randy Burt (PF) Brian Walton, James Butterworth | |
| Subs | Niagara | Henry Anker (SG), Nicholas Hopkins (SF) Larry Allan, Murray Farmer | |
| 11:02 | Niagara | Glen Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 11:02 | Niagara | Glen Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 11:02 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Randy Burt | 43-42 |
| 10:52 | Vanderbilt | Clifford English misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 10:50 | Niagara | Nicholas Hopkins snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 10:38 | Niagara | Michael Whittington knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Henry Anker | 43-44 |
| 10:22 | Vanderbilt | Dennis January connects on the open fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by James Benbow | 45-44 |
| 09:59 | Niagara | The refs have stopped play. Henry Anker is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his face. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 45-44 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Grant (PG), George Edwards (SG), Brian Walton (SF), Dikembe Dare (C) James Benbow, Clifford English, Eric Stewart, Dennis January | |
| Subs | Niagara | Wade Daniels (PG), Larry Allan (SG), Kun Wang (PF) Abe New, Henry Anker, Michael Whittington | |
| 09:53 | Niagara | Kun Wang misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 09:52 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dare pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 09:50 | Vanderbilt | Brian Walton loses the dribble to Larry Allan in the backcourt | 45-44 |
| 09:30 | Niagara | Nicholas Hopkins misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-44 |
| 09:28 | Niagara | Kun Wang snags the offensive board | 45-44 |
| 09:04 | Niagara | Randy Burt steps in front of the Larry Allan pass | 45-44 |
| 08:58 | Vanderbilt | Randy Burt dunks the ball on a nice dish by George Edwards | 47-44 |
| 08:35 | Niagara | Larry Allan comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 47-44 |
| 08:34 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dare pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 08:18 | Vanderbilt | Randy Burt hits a floater near the basket set up by Dikembe Dare | 49-44 |
| 08:08 | Niagara | Larry Allan connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 07:52 | Vanderbilt | Randy Burt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 07:51 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Larry Allan | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Christopher Grant (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Walton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randy Burt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Dikembe Dare (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Wade Daniels (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Allan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Hopkins (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Kun Wang (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Glen Jackson (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Niagara | Wade Daniels loses the dribble to Brian Walton | 49-47 |
| 07:19 | Vanderbilt | Brian Walton lays it up and in set up by George Edwards | 51-47 |
| 07:05 | Niagara | The short jumper by Kun Wang is denied by Dikembe Dare | 51-47 |
| 07:04 | Vanderbilt | Randy Burt grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 06:49 | Vanderbilt | George Edwards knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 53-47 |
| 06:32 | Niagara | Randy Burt steps in front of the Larry Allan pass | 53-47 |
| 06:29 | Vanderbilt | Larry Allan steals the ball from Christopher Grant in the backcourt | 53-47 |
| 06:21 | Niagara | Kun Wang hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 53-47 |
| 06:20 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dare pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 06:18 | Vanderbilt | George Edwards is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Edwards, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Benbow (PG), Richard Carey (SG), Eric Stewart (SF), Lucas Haller (PF), Dennis January (C) Christopher Grant, George Edwards, Brian Walton, Randy Burt, Dikembe Dare | |
| Subs | Niagara | Abe New (PG), Thomas Smart (SG), Murray Farmer (SF), Charles Madden (PF), Steve Vaillancourt (C) Wade Daniels, Larry Allan, Nicholas Hopkins, Kun Wang, Glen Jackson | |
| 06:12 | Niagara | Dennis January is called for the reach on Murray Farmer - foul #2 on Dennis January, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| 05:58 | Niagara | Richard Carey steals the ball from Abe New | 53-47 |
| 05:54 | Vanderbilt | Richard Carey hits the finger roll | 55-47 |
| 05:34 | Niagara | Abe New hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Thomas Smart | 55-49 |
| 05:32 | Vanderbilt | Richard Carey is hacked by Thomas Smart in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Smart, team foul #10 | 55-49 |
| 05:32 | Vanderbilt | Richard Carey misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 05:32 | Vanderbilt | Richard Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 05:16 | Niagara | Thomas Smart is hacked by Eric Stewart - foul #1 on Eric Stewart, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Michael Whittington (C) Steve Vaillancourt | |
| 05:16 | Niagara | Thomas Smart makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 05:16 | Niagara | Thomas Smart makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 05:03 | Vanderbilt | Dennis January connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by James Benbow | 58-51 |
| 04:43 | Niagara | Abe New is fouled on the floor by Eric Stewart - foul #2 on Eric Stewart, team foul #8 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Clifford English (SG), Brian Walton (SF), James Butterworth (PF) Richard Carey, Eric Stewart, Lucas Haller | |
| Subs | Niagara | Henry Anker (SG) Thomas Smart | |
| 04:43 | Niagara | Abe New makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 04:43 | Niagara | Abe New makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 04:28 | Vanderbilt | Brian Walton misses short on a floater in the lane | 58-53 |
| 04:27 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth tips it but misses | 58-53 |
| 04:26 | Vanderbilt | Dennis January grabs the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 04:16 | Vanderbilt | James Benbow misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 04:14 | Niagara | Charles Madden gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 03:53 | Niagara | Murray Farmer misses the floater from close range | 58-53 |
| 03:52 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Benbow (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clifford English (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Walton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Butterworth (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis January (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Abe New (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Anker (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Murray Farmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Charles Madden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Whittington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Vanderbilt | Dennis January clanks a turnaround in the paint | 58-53 |
| 03:31 | Niagara | Charles Madden grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 03:26 | Niagara | Murray Farmer clanks a jump hook from the left block | 58-53 |
| 03:25 | Niagara | Murray Farmer gets the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 03:10 | Niagara | Murray Farmer scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Madden | 58-56 |
| 02:45 | Vanderbilt | Brian Walton hits a wide open 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Clifford English | 61-56 |
| 02:30 | Niagara | Clifford English is called for the reach on Henry Anker - foul #2 on Clifford English, team foul #9 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | George Edwards (PG), Richard Carey (SG), Eric Stewart (SF), Randy Burt (PF), Lucas Haller (C) James Benbow, Clifford English, Brian Walton, James Butterworth, Dennis January | |
| Subs | Niagara | Wade Daniels (PG), Kun Wang (PF), Steve Vaillancourt (C) Abe New, Charles Madden, Michael Whittington | |
| 02:30 | Niagara | Henry Anker makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 02:30 | Niagara | Henry Anker makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 02:11 | Vanderbilt | George Edwards lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Carey | 63-58 |
| 01:52 | Niagara | Steve Vaillancourt comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 01:51 | Vanderbilt | George Edwards snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 01:49 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Benbow (PG), Brian Walton (SF), Dennis January (C) George Edwards, Eric Stewart, Lucas Haller | |
| Subs | Niagara | Abe New (PG), Larry Allan (SG), Charles Madden (PF), Glen Jackson (C) Wade Daniels, Henry Anker, Kun Wang, Steve Vaillancourt | |
| 01:34 | Vanderbilt | Charles Madden swats the short shot by Richard Carey | 63-58 |
| 01:33 | Vanderbilt | Richard Carey grabs the offensive board | 63-58 |
| 01:16 | Vanderbilt | Randy Burt misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Madden - foul #2 on Charles Madden, team foul #11 | 63-58 |
| 01:16 | Vanderbilt | Randy Burt makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 01:16 | Vanderbilt | Randy Burt makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:52 | Niagara | Charles Madden's layup is rejected by Brian Walton | 65-58 |
| 00:50 | Vanderbilt | Brian Walton grabs the defensive rebound | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Vanderbilt | Abe New is called for the reach on Brian Walton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Abe New, team foul #12 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth (PF) Randy Burt | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 00:48 | Vanderbilt | Brian Walton misses the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:48 | Vanderbilt | Brian Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Niagara | Larry Allan buries a 3 from the right wing | 66-61 |
| 00:37 | Vanderbilt | Richard Carey is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Allan - foul #2 on Larry Allan, team foul #13 | 66-61 |
| 00:37 | Vanderbilt | Richard Carey makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:37 | Vanderbilt | Richard Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:31 | Niagara | Abe New is hacked by James Butterworth - foul #2 on James Butterworth, team foul #10 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Randy Burt (PF) James Butterworth | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 00:31 | Niagara | Abe New makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:31 | Niagara | Abe New misses the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:31 | Vanderbilt | Dennis January snags the defensive board | 68-62 |
| 00:30 | Vanderbilt | Abe New is called for the reach on Dennis January in the backcourt - foul #4 on Abe New, team foul #14 | 68-62 |
| 00:30 | Vanderbilt | Dennis January misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:30 | Vanderbilt | Dennis January makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:22 | Niagara | Larry Allan misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-62 |
| 00:20 | Vanderbilt | Brian Walton snags the defensive board | 69-62 |
| 00:18 | Vanderbilt | Brian Walton is hacked by Abe New in the backcourt - foul #5 on Abe New, team foul #15 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth (PF) Randy Burt | |
| Subs | Niagara | Wade Daniels (PG) Abe New | |
| 00:18 | Vanderbilt | Brian Walton makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:18 | Vanderbilt | Brian Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:14 | Niagara | Wade Daniels makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Allan | 71-65 |
| 00:12 | Vanderbilt | Brian Walton is hacked by Wade Daniels in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wade Daniels, team foul #16 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Randy Burt (PF) Dennis January | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 00:12 | Vanderbilt | Brian Walton makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:12 | Vanderbilt | Brian Walton misses the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:12 | Niagara | Murray Farmer snags the defensive board | 72-65 |
| 00:07 | Niagara | Wade Daniels clanks a 3 from the right corner | 72-65 |
| 00:06 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth grabs the board | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | James Benbow runs out the clock | 72-65 |