| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Claude Noriega (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Sever (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tracy Condon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Milligan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jackie Spina (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Raymond Setliff (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Milo Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hartford | Tracy Condon inbounds the ball | 36-39 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Hartford | Jackie Spina knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Claude Noriega | 38-39 |
| 19:08 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones is hacked by Robert Milligan - foul #2 on Robert Milligan, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| 18:51 | Vanderbilt | Milo Russo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 18:49 | Hartford | Robert Milligan grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 18:44 | Hartford | Jackie Spina's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-39 |
| 18:26 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by George Woods | 38-41 |
| 18:11 | Hartford | Claude Noriega comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 38-41 |
| 18:09 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 17:51 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 17:49 | Hartford | Tracy Condon grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 17:47 | Hartford | Raymond Setliff steals the ball from Claude Noriega in the backcourt | 38-41 |
| 17:45 | Vanderbilt | George Woods can't finish the layup | 38-41 |
| 17:43 | Vanderbilt | Milo Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 17:31 | Vanderbilt | George Woods is hacked by Joseph Sever - foul #3 on Joseph Sever, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Hartford | Robert Brooking (SG), Robert Minor (PF), Peter Cutlip (C) Joseph Sever, Robert Milligan, Jackie Spina | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Bowerman (C) Milo Russo | |
| 17:24 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Joe Anderson | 38-43 |
| 17:01 | Hartford | Robert Brooking misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 16:59 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Bowerman pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 16:40 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 16:39 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones grabs the offensive board | 38-43 |
| 16:21 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson's floater is tipped away by Robert Minor | 38-43 |
| 16:20 | Hartford | Robert Brooking gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 16:07 | Hartford | Tracy Condon misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joe Anderson - foul #1 on Joe Anderson, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Hartford | Francis Smith (SG), Robert Milligan (PF), Jackie Spina (C) Claude Noriega, Robert Minor, Peter Cutlip | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Eric Carlisle (PG), Everette Smith (SG), Wayne McNeal (SF), Marijan Solinski (PF), Milo Russo (C) Raymond Setliff, George Woods, Arthur Jones, Joe Anderson, Jerry Bowerman | |
| 16:07 | Hartford | Tracy Condon misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 16:07 | Hartford | Tracy Condon makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 15:47 | Vanderbilt | Everette Smith misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-43 |
| 15:46 | Vanderbilt | Eric Carlisle can't tip it in | 39-43 |
| 15:45 | Hartford | Tracy Condon grabs the board | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Robert Brooking (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Francis Smith (fresh) SF - Tracy Condon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Milligan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jackie Spina (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Eric Carlisle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Everette Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wayne McNeal (fresh) PF - Marijan Solinski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Milo Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Hartford | Tracy Condon buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Francis Smith | 41-43 |
| 15:23 | Vanderbilt | Jackie Spina blocks the short jumper by Milo Russo | 41-43 |
| 15:21 | Vanderbilt | Milo Russo snags the offensive board | 41-43 |
| 15:06 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski misses short on a jumper from close range | 41-43 |
| 15:04 | Hartford | Robert Milligan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 15:00 | Hartford | Robert Brooking hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 14:59 | Vanderbilt | Wayne McNeal snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 14:40 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Eric Carlisle | 41-45 |
| 14:23 | Hartford | Francis Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 14:22 | Vanderbilt | Milo Russo pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 14:02 | Vanderbilt | Robert Brooking steps in front of the Marijan Solinski pass | 41-45 |
| 13:49 | Hartford | Marijan Solinski steps in front of the Francis Smith pass | 41-45 |
| 13:42 | Vanderbilt | Eric Carlisle misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 13:40 | Hartford | Jackie Spina pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 13:11 | Hartford | Everette Smith steals the ball from Robert Milligan | 41-45 |
| 13:07 | Vanderbilt | Everette Smith hits the finger roll | 41-47 |
| 12:49 | Hartford | Eric Carlisle steals the ball from Francis Smith | 41-47 |
| 12:45 | Vanderbilt | Eric Carlisle misses the lay-in | 41-47 |
| 12:44 | Vanderbilt | Wayne McNeal snags the offensive board | 41-47 |
| 12:33 | Vanderbilt | Milo Russo is denied on a layup by Jackie Spina | 41-47 |
| 12:31 | Hartford | Jackie Spina grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 12:12 | Hartford | Tracy Condon can't finish the layup | 41-47 |
| 12:11 | Vanderbilt | Wayne McNeal grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 12:05 | Vanderbilt | Wayne McNeal scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Everette Smith | 41-49 |
| 11:56 | Hartford | Marijan Solinski is called for the reach on Robert Milligan - foul #3 on Marijan Solinski, team foul #2 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Hartford | Claude Noriega (PG), Joseph Sever (SG), Peter Cutlip (SF), Robert Minor (PF), Sebastian Jones (C) Robert Brooking, Francis Smith, Tracy Condon, Robert Milligan, Jackie Spina | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff (PG), George Woods (SG), Arthur Jones (SF), Joe Anderson (PF), Jerry Bowerman (C) Eric Carlisle, Everette Smith, Wayne McNeal, Marijan Solinski, Milo Russo | |
| 11:33 | Hartford | George Woods takes the ball from Claude Noriega | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Claude Noriega (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Sever (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Peter Cutlip (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Minor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sebastian Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Raymond Setliff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Arthur Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Bowerman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Vanderbilt | George Woods is hacked by Claude Noriega - foul #1 on Claude Noriega, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| 11:00 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-49 |
| 10:59 | Hartford | Claude Noriega gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 10:40 | Hartford | Joseph Sever comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 10:38 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Bowerman pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| 10:22 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 10:20 | Hartford | Joseph Sever gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 10:07 | Hartford | Robert Minor hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Claude Noriega | 44-49 |
| 09:50 | Vanderbilt | George Woods is hacked by Peter Cutlip - foul #1 on Peter Cutlip, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| 09:42 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Bowerman's pass is intercepted by Robert Minor | 44-49 |
| 09:24 | Hartford | Robert Minor makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Joseph Sever | 46-49 |
| 08:57 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Bowerman is hacked by Joseph Sever - foul #4 on Joseph Sever, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Hartford | Francis Smith (SG), Cyril Knudsen (SF), Robert Milligan (PF), Jackie Spina (C) Joseph Sever, Peter Cutlip, Robert Minor, Sebastian Jones | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Everette Smith (SG), Wayne McNeal (SF), Marijan Solinski (PF), Milo Russo (C) George Woods, Arthur Jones, Joe Anderson, Jerry Bowerman | |
| 08:42 | Vanderbilt | Jackie Spina swats the layup by Marijan Solinski | 46-49 |
| 08:40 | Hartford | Jackie Spina grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 08:21 | Hartford | Claude Noriega misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Setliff - foul #1 on Raymond Setliff, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Eric Carlisle (PG) Raymond Setliff | |
| 08:21 | Hartford | Claude Noriega makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:21 | Hartford | Claude Noriega makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 08:06 | Vanderbilt | Wayne McNeal travels with the ball | 48-49 |
| Subs | Hartford | Luke Haskins (PG) Claude Noriega | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 07:47 | Hartford | Cyril Knudsen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 07:45 | Vanderbilt | Everette Smith pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 07:40 | Vanderbilt | Robert Milligan takes the ball from Everette Smith | 48-49 |
| 07:32 | Hartford | Francis Smith misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Wayne McNeal - foul #2 on Wayne McNeal, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Hartford | Tracy Condon (SF), Robert Minor (PF), Peter Cutlip (C) Cyril Knudsen, Robert Milligan, Jackie Spina | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | George Woods (SG), Arthur Jones (SF), Joe Anderson (PF) Everette Smith, Wayne McNeal, Marijan Solinski | |
| 07:32 | Hartford | Francis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 07:32 | Hartford | Francis Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Luke Haskins (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Francis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tracy Condon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Minor (fresh) 7 pts. C - Peter Cutlip (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Eric Carlisle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Arthur Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Milo Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Vanderbilt | Eric Carlisle hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 50-49 |
| 07:16 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones tips it in | 50-51 |
| 07:09 | Hartford | Robert Minor blows the layup | 50-51 |
| 07:08 | Hartford | Robert Minor snags the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 06:56 | Hartford | Luke Haskins is hacked by George Woods - foul #2 on George Woods, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Hartford | Claude Noriega (PG), Joseph Sever (SG) Luke Haskins, Francis Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff (PG), Jerry Bowerman (C) Eric Carlisle, Milo Russo | |
| 06:42 | Hartford | Tracy Condon can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 06:41 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Bowerman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 06:26 | Vanderbilt | George Woods misses long on a floater from the baseline | 50-51 |
| 06:25 | Hartford | Claude Noriega snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 06:05 | Hartford | Robert Minor comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 50-51 |
| 06:03 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 05:43 | Vanderbilt | Claude Noriega denies the turnaround by Joe Anderson | 50-51 |
| 05:41 | Hartford | Tracy Condon grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 05:17 | Hartford | Joseph Sever can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 05:16 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 05:00 | Vanderbilt | Robert Minor swats the layup by Joe Anderson | 50-51 |
| 04:59 | Hartford | Tracy Condon grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 04:46 | Hartford | Joseph Sever drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Claude Noriega | 52-51 |
| 04:36 | Vanderbilt | George Woods clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 04:35 | Hartford | Robert Minor snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 04:35 | Hartford | Hartford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-51 |
| Subs | Hartford | Robert Milligan (PF), Jackie Spina (C) Robert Minor, Peter Cutlip | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Milo Russo (C) Jerry Bowerman | |
| 04:15 | Hartford | Jackie Spina hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Tracy Condon | 54-51 |
| 03:55 | Vanderbilt | Tracy Condon picks off the pass by Milo Russo | 54-51 |
| 03:39 | Hartford | Claude Noriega buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Sever | 56-51 |
| 03:11 | Vanderbilt | George Woods scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Arthur Jones | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Claude Noriega (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Sever (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Tracy Condon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Milligan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jackie Spina (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Raymond Setliff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Woods (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Arthur Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Milo Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Hartford | Joseph Sever drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 02:33 | Vanderbilt | Milo Russo comes up short on the shot in the lane | 59-54 |
| 02:31 | Hartford | Jackie Spina grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 02:06 | Hartford | Claude Noriega knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Milligan | 61-54 |
| 01:59 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff loses the dribble to Claude Noriega | 61-54 |
| 01:38 | Hartford | Robert Milligan can't finish the layup | 61-54 |
| 01:36 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson grabs the board | 61-54 |
| 01:19 | Vanderbilt | George Woods knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Raymond Setliff | 61-56 |
| 01:02 | Hartford | Robert Milligan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Claude Noriega | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Claude Noriega - foul #2 on Claude Noriega, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| 00:49 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:49 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Hartford | Tracy Condon is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Setliff - foul #2 on Raymond Setliff, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Hartford | Robert Minor (C) Jackie Spina | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:46 | Hartford | Tracy Condon is fouled on the floor by Raymond Setliff - foul #3 on Raymond Setliff, team foul #7 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Hartford | Jackie Spina (C) Robert Milligan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:46 | Hartford | Tracy Condon makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:46 | Hartford | Tracy Condon makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford 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 (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Vanderbilt | George Woods makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 00:37 | Hartford | Raymond Setliff is called for the reach on Claude Noriega in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond Setliff, team foul #8 | 65-60 |
| 00:37 | Hartford | Claude Noriega makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:37 | Hartford | Claude Noriega makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford 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 (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Vanderbilt | George Woods misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-60 |
| 00:29 | Hartford | Tracy Condon pulls down the rebound | 67-60 |
| 00:28 | Hartford | Tracy Condon is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Setliff - foul #5 on Raymond Setliff, team foul #9 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Eric Carlisle (PG) Raymond Setliff | |
| 00:28 | Hartford | Tracy Condon misses the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:28 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Joe Anderson | 67-60 |
| 00:21 | Vanderbilt | Eric Carlisle hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Arthur Jones | 67-63 |
| 00:18 | Hartford | Joseph Sever is hacked by Eric Carlisle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Carlisle, team foul #10 | 67-63 |
| 00:18 | Hartford | Joseph Sever makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:18 | Hartford | Joseph Sever misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:18 | Vanderbilt | Milo Russo snags the defensive board | 68-63 |
| 00:11 | Vanderbilt | Eric Carlisle loses the dribble to Claude Noriega | 68-63 |
| 00:08 | Hartford | Joseph Sever misses the lay-in | 68-63 |
| 00:06 | Hartford | Tracy Condon misses the tip | 68-63 |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson grabs the board | 68-63 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 68-63 |