| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Novick (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Dubay (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfred Hayden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Wren (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Earnest O'Neill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mack Colvard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnny Parrott (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Melvin Bolan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hintze (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 28-26 |
| 19:43 | Vanderbilt | John Hintze gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 19:19 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard is fouled on the floor by Charles Novick - foul #2 on Charles Novick, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| 18:57 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Dubay denies the turnaround by Johnny Parrott | 28-26 |
| 18:56 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 18:49 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 18:47 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 18:29 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-29 |
| 18:15 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by James Wren is blocked by Melvin Bolan | 28-29 |
| 18:13 | Vanderbilt | John Hintze gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 17:46 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 17:45 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill tips it back up and in | 28-31 |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 17:08 | Vanderbilt | John Hintze misses the easy layup | 31-31 |
| 17:07 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 16:46 | Northern Iowa | James Wren is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on James Wren, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones (SG), Leon Taylor (SF), Marvin Baden (PF), James Gray (C) Charles Novick, Patrick Dubay, Alfred Hayden, James Wren | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dennis Carroll (PG), Brian Fisher (C) Earnest O'Neill, John Hintze | |
| 16:29 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan misses the dunk attempt | 31-31 |
| 16:28 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 16:07 | Northern Iowa | James Gray can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 16:06 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leon Taylor (fresh) PF - Marvin Baden (fresh) C - James Gray (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dennis Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mack Colvard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnny Parrott (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Melvin Bolan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott travels with the ball | 31-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten (PG), James Wren (C) Steven Hall, Leon Taylor | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill (PG), John Hintze (C) Dennis Carroll, Brian Fisher | |
| 15:14 | Northern Iowa | Earnest O'Neill picks off the pass by Marvin Baden | 31-31 |
| 15:10 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard blows the layup | 31-31 |
| 15:09 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott tips it back up and in | 31-33 |
| 14:52 | Northern Iowa | James Gray misses the jumper from the free throw line | 31-33 |
| 14:51 | Northern Iowa | James Gray gets the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 14:43 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Gerald Jones and he's fouled by Johnny Parrott - foul #1 on Johnny Parrott, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick (SG), Alfred Hayden (PF) Colin Weingarten, James Gray | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 14:43 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden makes the free throw | 34-33 |
| 14:18 | Vanderbilt | James Wren blocks the short jumper by John Hintze | 34-33 |
| 14:17 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 13:56 | Northern Iowa | Earnest O'Neill is called for the reach on Alfred Hayden - foul #1 on Earnest O'Neill, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), Patrick Dubay (SF) Gerald Jones, Marvin Baden | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dennis Carroll (PG), Brian Fisher (C) Earnest O'Neill, John Hintze | |
| 13:41 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Melvin Bolan - foul #1 on Melvin Bolan, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| 13:41 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 13:41 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 13:41 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 13:23 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Johnny Parrott and he's hacked by Steven Hall - foul #2 on Steven Hall, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Gray (C) James Wren | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 13:23 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| 13:09 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay is hacked by Brian Fisher - foul #1 on Brian Fisher, team foul #4 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Weller (SG) Mack Colvard | |
| 12:56 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden misses the easy layup | 35-36 |
| 12:55 | Vanderbilt | Michael Weller pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 12:28 | Vanderbilt | Brian Fisher drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Johnny Parrott | 35-38 |
| 12:04 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Bolan steals it from Charles Novick | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Novick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Dubay (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alfred Hayden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Gray (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dennis Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Weller (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Johnny Parrott (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Melvin Bolan (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:57 | Vanderbilt | Michael Weller is hacked by Charles Novick - foul #3 on Charles Novick, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones (SG), Marvin Baden (PF), James Wren (C) Charles Novick, Alfred Hayden, James Gray | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill (PG), Mack Colvard (SG), John Hintze (PF) Dennis Carroll, Johnny Parrott, Melvin Bolan | |
| 11:33 | Vanderbilt | John Hintze is fouled on the floor by Patrick Dubay - foul #1 on Patrick Dubay, team foul #5 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Gray (PF) Patrick Dubay | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 11:17 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | The jumper by Steven Hall is denied by John Hintze | 35-41 |
| 10:54 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall gets the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 10:38 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 10:36 | Vanderbilt | Brian Fisher grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 10:18 | Vanderbilt | James Wren picks off the pass by Mack Colvard | 35-41 |
| 09:57 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden loses the dribble to Mack Colvard | 35-41 |
| 09:38 | Vanderbilt | The short jumper by Brian Fisher is denied by James Gray | 35-41 |
| 09:36 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 09:21 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall hits a jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by John Hintze - foul #1 on John Hintze, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick (SG), Patrick Dubay (SF), Alfred Hayden (PF), Leon Taylor (C) Gerald Jones, Marvin Baden, James Gray, James Wren | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott (SF), Melvin Bolan (PF) Mack Colvard, Brian Fisher | |
| 09:21 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 08:56 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan buries a floater from the baseline | 38-43 |
| 08:42 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick steps out of bounds on the sideline | 38-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones (PG) Steven Hall | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dennis Carroll (PG), Marvin Luis (C) Earnest O'Neill, John Hintze | |
| 08:30 | Vanderbilt | Michael Weller can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Charles Novick - foul #4 on Charles Novick, team foul #6 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden (SG) Charles Novick | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 08:30 | Vanderbilt | Michael Weller makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 08:30 | Vanderbilt | Michael Weller misses the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 08:30 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 08:16 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Jones | 41-44 |
| 07:55 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Carroll can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-44 |
| 07:54 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gerald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Baden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Patrick Dubay (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alfred Hayden (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Leon Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dennis Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Weller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnny Parrott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Melvin Bolan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Marvin Luis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 07:15 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Patrick Dubay - foul #2 on Patrick Dubay, team foul #7 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick (SG), James Wren (C) Patrick Dubay, Leon Taylor | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill (PG), Mack Colvard (SG), John Hintze (C) Dennis Carroll, Michael Weller, Marvin Luis | |
| 07:15 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 07:15 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 07:15 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 06:51 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick misses the jumpshot from the left side | 44-45 |
| 06:49 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 06:29 | Vanderbilt | Alfred Hayden steps in front of the Mack Colvard pass | 44-45 |
| 06:14 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 06:12 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 05:54 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Earnest O'Neill | 44-48 |
| 05:30 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-48 |
| 05:28 | Vanderbilt | John Hintze pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 05:08 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill is fouled on the floor by James Wren - foul #3 on James Wren, team foul #8 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), Patrick Dubay (SF), James Gray (PF) Gerald Jones, Marvin Baden, Alfred Hayden | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Don Speicher (SG), Michael Weller (SF), Brian Fisher (PF), Marvin Luis (C) Mack Colvard, Johnny Parrott, Melvin Bolan, John Hintze | |
| 05:08 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 05:08 | Northern Iowa | James Wren grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 04:46 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-48 |
| 04:44 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall hits the follow up shot | 46-48 |
| 04:24 | Vanderbilt | Don Speicher is fouled on the floor by Charles Novick - foul #5 on Charles Novick, team foul #9 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten (SG) Charles Novick | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dennis Carroll (PG) Earnest O'Neill | |
| 04:24 | Vanderbilt | Don Speicher makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 04:24 | Vanderbilt | Don Speicher makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 04:19 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-50 |
| 03:56 | Vanderbilt | Michael Weller travels with the ball | 46-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones (SG), Leon Taylor (C) Colin Weingarten, James Wren | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard (SG), John Hintze (PF) Don Speicher, Marvin Luis | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Dubay (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Gray (fresh) 3 reb. C - Leon Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dennis Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mack Colvard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Weller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hintze (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 46-50 |
| 03:35 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay tips it in | 48-50 |
| 03:07 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Carroll can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 03:05 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 02:47 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 02:47 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden (PF), James Wren (C) James Gray, Leon Taylor | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill (PG), Johnny Parrott (SF), Melvin Bolan (PF) Dennis Carroll, Michael Weller, Brian Fisher | |
| 02:21 | Vanderbilt | Steven Hall takes the ball from John Hintze | 50-50 |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall banks in the layup | 52-50 |
| 01:49 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 01:48 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott tips it home | 52-52 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | James Wren misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 52-52 |
| 01:34 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 01:05 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 52-52 |
| 01:03 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard grabs the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 00:47 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from John Hintze and he's hacked by Gerald Jones - foul #2 on Gerald Jones, team foul #10 | 52-54 |
| 00:47 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott misses the free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Wren | 52-54 |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Vanderbilt | John Hintze is hacked by Gerald Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerald Jones, team foul #11 | 52-54 |
| 00:27 | Vanderbilt | John Hintze makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:27 | Vanderbilt | John Hintze makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Gerald Jones | 55-56 |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan is hacked by Steven Hall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Hall, team foul #12 | 55-56 |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Hayden | 55-58 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | John Hintze is called for the reach on Gerald Jones - foul #2 on John Hintze, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden grabs the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |