| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Ouellette (fresh) SG - Mark Briggs (fresh) SF - Ronald Dickerson (fresh) PF - Noel Askew (fresh) C - John Mattis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) SG - John Raczynski (fresh) SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) PF - Milton Hefner (fresh) C - Garf Glomski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Garf Glomski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Houston | Christopher Jackson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Houston | Milton Hefner tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Dickerson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Dickerson | 3-0 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Fang Wang clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Ouellette | 6-0 |
| 18:41 | Houston | John Raczynski's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Ronald Dickerson | 6-0 |
| 18:39 | Houston | Milton Hefner hits the follow up shot | 6-2 |
| 18:20 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 18:19 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew grabs the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:57 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-2 |
| 17:36 | Houston | Fang Wang can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-2 |
| 17:35 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs pulls down the rebound | 9-2 |
| 17:23 | Vanderbilt | Garf Glomski steps in front of the John Mattis pass | 9-2 |
| 17:07 | Houston | Ronald Dickerson is called for the reach on Christopher Jackson - foul #1 on Ronald Dickerson, team foul #1 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jamie Barkman (PG), Fred Dixon (SG), Stephen Gaston (SF), Scotty Fiorini (PF), Kevin Wright (C) John Ouellette, Mark Briggs, Ronald Dickerson, Noel Askew, John Mattis | |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (SG), Frank Kennedy (SF) John Raczynski, Christopher Jackson | |
| 17:00 | Houston | Frank Kennedy is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Frank Kennedy, team foul #1 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Preusser (PF), Otto Hall (C) Milton Hefner, Garf Glomski | |
| 16:49 | Vanderbilt | Jamie Barkman buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Scotty Fiorini | 12-2 |
| 16:37 | Houston | William Yard misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-2 |
| 16:35 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Kevin Wright | 12-2 |
| 16:29 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Wright scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Jamie Barkman | 14-2 |
| 16:13 | Houston | William Yard misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 14-2 |
| 16:12 | Houston | Otto Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-2 |
| 16:04 | Houston | Fang Wang drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-4 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jamie Barkman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Dixon (fresh) SF - Stephen Gaston (fresh) PF - Scotty Fiorini (fresh) C - Kevin Wright (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Yard (fresh) SF - Frank Kennedy (fresh) PF - Robert Preusser (fresh) C - Otto Hall (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Vanderbilt | Stephen Gaston misses short on a floater from the baseline | 14-4 |
| 15:52 | Houston | Otto Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 14-4 |
| 15:47 | Houston | Fang Wang misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-4 |
| 15:46 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Wright grabs the board | 14-4 |
| 15:21 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini misses the easy layup | 14-4 |
| 15:19 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-4 |
| 15:08 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini's fadeaway is rejected by Otto Hall | 14-4 |
| 15:06 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini snags the offensive board | 14-4 |
| 14:51 | Vanderbilt | William Yard picks off the pass by Scotty Fiorini | 14-4 |
| 14:48 | Houston | William Yard lays it up and in | 14-6 |
| 14:33 | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-6 |
| 14:31 | Houston | The rebound goes to Otto Hall | 14-6 |
| 14:22 | Houston | William Yard is fouled on the floor by Stephen Gaston - foul #1 on Stephen Gaston, team foul #2 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (PG), Mark Briggs (SG), Noel Askew (PF), John Mattis (C) Jamie Barkman, Fred Dixon, Scotty Fiorini, Kevin Wright | |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF), Milton Hefner (PF), Garf Glomski (C) Fang Wang, Frank Kennedy, Robert Preusser, Otto Hall | |
| 14:02 | Houston | John Raczynski misses the floater from the right wing | 14-6 |
| 14:01 | Houston | William Yard tips it but misses | 14-6 |
| 13:59 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Stephen Gaston | 14-6 |
| 13:42 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-6 |
| 13:40 | Houston | Garf Glomski pulls down the rebound | 14-6 |
| 13:23 | Houston | Garf Glomski makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-9 |
| 13:09 | Vanderbilt | John Raczynski takes the ball from Mark Briggs | 14-9 |
| 13:04 | Houston | Christopher Jackson lays it in on a great pass from John Raczynski | 14-11 |
| 12:43 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 12:42 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew gets the offensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 12:33 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 17-11 |
| 12:13 | Houston | John Raczynski travels with the ball | 17-11 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeffery Powell (SF) Stephen Gaston | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG) William Yard | |
| 12:01 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 17-11 |
| 11:59 | Houston | John Raczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 17-11 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Ouellette (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Briggs (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffery Powell (fresh) PF - Noel Askew (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Mattis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Milton Hefner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Garf Glomski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Houston | Milton Hefner travels with the ball | 17-11 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon (SG), Scotty Fiorini (PF) Mark Briggs, Noel Askew | |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Frank Kennedy (SF), Robert Preusser (PF), Otto Hall (C) John Raczynski, Christopher Jackson, Milton Hefner, Garf Glomski | |
| 11:18 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from John Ouellette | 19-11 |
| 11:00 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-11 |
| 10:58 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to John Ouellette | 19-11 |
| 10:54 | Vanderbilt | Jeffery Powell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Scotty Fiorini | 21-11 |
| 10:38 | Houston | John Mattis swats the dunk try by Fang Wang | 21-11 |
| 10:36 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis gets the rebound | 21-11 |
| 10:32 | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Scotty Fiorini | 24-11 |
| 10:06 | Houston | Robert Preusser blows the layup | 24-11 |
| 10:05 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis grabs the defensive rebound | 24-11 |
| 09:45 | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon is hacked by Carmelo Fuentes - foul #1 on Carmelo Fuentes, team foul #2 | 24-11 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jamie Barkman (PG), Mark Briggs (SG), Ronald Dickerson (SF), Noel Askew (PF), Kevin Wright (C) John Ouellette, Fred Dixon, Jeffery Powell, Scotty Fiorini, John Mattis | |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), John Raczynski (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF), Milton Hefner (PF), Garf Glomski (C) Fang Wang, Carmelo Fuentes, Frank Kennedy, Robert Preusser, Otto Hall | |
| 09:30 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-11 |
| 09:28 | Houston | Garf Glomski grabs the defensive rebound | 24-11 |
| 09:09 | Houston | Christopher Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Ronald Dickerson - foul #2 on Ronald Dickerson, team foul #3 | 24-11 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (PG), Stephen Gaston (SF), Scotty Fiorini (C) Jamie Barkman, Ronald Dickerson, Kevin Wright | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:09 | Houston | Christopher Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 24-12 |
| 09:09 | Houston | Christopher Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-13 |
| 08:56 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-13 |
| 08:41 | Houston | Milton Hefner dunks the ball | 27-15 |
| 08:38 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Ouellette, team foul #4 | 27-15 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jamie Barkman (PG), John Mattis (C) John Ouellette, Scotty Fiorini | |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG) William Yard | |
| 08:24 | Houston | Noel Askew swats the shot by Milton Hefner | 27-15 |
| 08:23 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew snags the defensive board | 27-15 |
| 08:12 | Vanderbilt | Stephen Gaston is hacked by Milton Hefner - foul #1 on Milton Hefner, team foul #3 | 27-15 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (PG) Jamie Barkman | |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (SG) John Raczynski | |
| 07:58 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-15 |
| 07:56 | Houston | Milton Hefner grabs the defensive rebound | 27-15 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Ouellette (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Briggs (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Stephen Gaston (fresh) PF - Noel Askew (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Mattis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Yard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Milton Hefner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Garf Glomski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Houston | Garf Glomski misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-15 |
| 07:40 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette grabs the defensive rebound | 27-15 |
| 07:36 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-15 |
| 07:35 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis grabs the offensive board | 27-15 |
| 07:23 | Vanderbilt | Stephen Gaston is called for traveling | 27-15 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon (PG), Kevin Wright (C) John Ouellette, John Mattis | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Kennedy (SF), Robert Preusser (PF), Otto Hall (C) Christopher Jackson, Milton Hefner, Garf Glomski | |
| 06:55 | Houston | Frank Kennedy misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 27-15 |
| 06:54 | Houston | Frank Kennedy hits the follow up shot | 27-17 |
| 06:39 | Vanderbilt | Frank Kennedy takes the ball from Stephen Gaston | 27-17 |
| 06:36 | Houston | Fang Wang lays it in set up by Frank Kennedy | 27-19 |
| 06:24 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew knocks in the runner from the right block | 29-19 |
| 06:02 | Houston | Frank Kennedy misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-19 |
| 06:00 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Kevin Wright | 29-19 |
| 05:55 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Fred Dixon | 31-19 |
| 05:35 | Houston | William Yard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-19 |
| 05:33 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew pulls down the rebound | 31-19 |
| 05:15 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Noel Askew | 34-19 |
| 04:59 | Houston | Fang Wang clanks a floater from the right side | 34-19 |
| 04:58 | Houston | Fang Wang gets the offensive rebound | 34-19 |
| 04:38 | Houston | Kevin Wright is called for the reach on Fang Wang - foul #1 on Kevin Wright, team foul #5 | 34-19 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (PG), Duane Hackbarth (SG), Jeffery Powell (SF), Scotty Fiorini (PF), John Mattis (C) Fred Dixon, Mark Briggs, Stephen Gaston, Noel Askew, Kevin Wright | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG), John Raczynski (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF), Milton Hefner (PF), Garf Glomski (C) Fang Wang, William Yard, Frank Kennedy, Robert Preusser, Otto Hall | |
| 04:25 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes is hacked by John Ouellette - foul #2 on John Ouellette, team foul #6 | 34-19 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jamie Barkman (PG) John Ouellette | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:18 | Houston | Milton Hefner can't throw it down but he's fouled by Scotty Fiorini - foul #1 on Scotty Fiorini, team foul #7 | 34-19 |
| 04:18 | Houston | Milton Hefner makes the 1st free throw | 34-20 |
| 04:18 | Houston | Milton Hefner makes the 2nd free throw | 34-21 |
| 04:00 | Vanderbilt | Milton Hefner blocks the short jumper by John Mattis | 34-21 |
| 03:58 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis hits the follow up shot | 36-21 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jamie Barkman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Hackbarth (fresh) SF - Jeffery Powell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scotty Fiorini (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Mattis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Milton Hefner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Garf Glomski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:49 | Houston | Jamie Barkman steals it from Christopher Jackson | 36-21 |
| 03:39 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-21 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (PG), Mark Briggs (SG), Ronald Dickerson (SF), Noel Askew (PF) Jamie Barkman, Duane Hackbarth, Jeffery Powell, Scotty Fiorini | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:13 | Houston | Garf Glomski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-21 |
| 02:54 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew is hacked by Carmelo Fuentes - foul #2 on Carmelo Fuentes, team foul #4 | 36-21 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini (PF) Noel Askew | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:40 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette misses the 3 from the left corner | 36-21 |
| 02:38 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-21 |
| 02:18 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-21 |
| 02:16 | Houston | The rebound goes to Milton Hefner | 36-21 |
| 01:56 | Houston | Christopher Jackson misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Ronald Dickerson - foul #3 on Ronald Dickerson, team foul #8 | 36-21 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon (SG), Stephen Gaston (SF), Noel Askew (PF) Mark Briggs, Ronald Dickerson, Scotty Fiorini | |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), William Yard (SG), Robert Preusser (PF), Otto Hall (C) Carmelo Fuentes, John Raczynski, Milton Hefner, Garf Glomski | |
| 01:56 | Houston | Christopher Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 36-22 |
| 01:56 | Houston | Christopher Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-22 |
| 01:56 | Houston | Otto Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 36-22 |
| 01:51 | Houston | William Yard misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-22 |
| 01:49 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew gets the rebound | 36-22 |
| 01:40 | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon hits a 3 from the left corner | 39-22 |
| 01:20 | Houston | Fang Wang misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Fred Dixon - foul #1 on Fred Dixon, team foul #9 | 39-22 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs (SG) Fred Dixon | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Kennedy (SF) Christopher Jackson | |
| 01:20 | Houston | Fang Wang misses the 1st free throw | 39-22 |
| 01:20 | Houston | Fang Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 39-23 |
| 01:13 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-23 |
| 01:12 | Houston | William Yard snags the defensive board | 39-23 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Stephen Gaston is called for the reach on Otto Hall - foul #2 on Stephen Gaston, team foul #10 | 39-23 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeffery Powell (SF) Stephen Gaston | |
| Subs | Houston | Milton Hefner (PF) Robert Preusser | |
| 00:51 | Houston | Otto Hall makes the 1st free throw | 39-24 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Otto Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 39-24 |
| 00:51 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis grabs the board | 39-24 |
| 00:29 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jeffery Powell | 42-24 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Frank Kennedy's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Powell | 42-24 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Jeffery Powell comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 42-24 |