| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Popham (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Bartell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Glenn Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donnie Scharfenberg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SF - David Eggleston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kermit Hampton (fresh) C - Ronnie Corle (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks inbounds the ball | 23-21 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Vanderbilt | John Popham can't finish the layup | 23-21 |
| 19:35 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Kermit Hampton | 23-21 |
| 19:20 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson loses the dribble to Dan Banks | 23-21 |
| 19:16 | Vanderbilt | John Anderson can't finish the layup | 23-21 |
| 19:14 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks gets the offensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 18:51 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks is denied on a layup by Kermit Hampton | 23-21 |
| 18:49 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 18:24 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Donnie Scharfenberg | 23-24 |
| 18:00 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-24 |
| 17:58 | Vanderbilt | Benjamin Bartell tips it in | 25-24 |
| 17:37 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton hits a 3 from straight away set up by Donnie Scharfenberg | 25-27 |
| 17:14 | Vanderbilt | Ronnie Corle steps in front of the Dan Banks pass | 25-27 |
| 16:45 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-27 |
| 16:44 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 16:23 | Vanderbilt | James Brown buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Dan Banks | 27-27 |
| 16:11 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 16:10 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Dan Banks | 27-27 |
| 16:06 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks is fouled on the floor by David Eggleston - foul #3 on David Eggleston, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Steven Lewis (PG), Wilburn Barnes (SG), Jurica Spilski (SF), Luka Niewieroski (C) John Anderson, James Brown, Dan Banks, Benjamin Bartell | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kim Shellman (PG), Walter Linneman (SG), Edgar Robinson (SF), Harold Beebe (PF), Oscar Orr (C) Glenn Gibson, Donnie Scharfenberg, David Eggleston, Kermit Hampton, Ronnie Corle | |
| 15:48 | Vanderbilt | Steven Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-27 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Martin Brown (SF), Lawrence Ngo (PF) Kim Shellman, Oscar Orr | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Steven Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wilburn Barnes (fresh) SF - Jurica Spilski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Popham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Luka Niewieroski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Walter Linneman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgar Robinson (fresh) SF - Martin Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Ngo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Harold Beebe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Belmont | Walter Linneman buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Lawrence Ngo | 27-29 |
| 15:05 | Vanderbilt | John Popham buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Jurica Spilski | 29-29 |
| 14:42 | Belmont | Walter Linneman connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Lawrence Ngo | 29-31 |
| 14:13 | Vanderbilt | Wilburn Barnes buries a turnaround from close range set up by Steven Lewis | 31-31 |
| 13:51 | Belmont | John Popham is called for the reach on Harold Beebe - foul #1 on John Popham, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Anderson (PG), James Brown (SG), Dan Banks (SF), Benjamin Bartell (C) Steven Lewis, Wilburn Barnes, Jurica Spilski, John Popham | |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Gibson (PG), Donnie Scharfenberg (SG), Ronnie Corle (C) Walter Linneman, Edgar Robinson, Harold Beebe | |
| 13:37 | Belmont | Martin Brown scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Glenn Gibson | 31-34 |
| 13:08 | Vanderbilt | Benjamin Bartell hits the finger roll and the foul's on Ronnie Corle - foul #1 on Ronnie Corle, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| 13:08 | Vanderbilt | Benjamin Bartell makes the free throw | 34-34 |
| 12:53 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson connects on the floater from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 12:33 | Vanderbilt | Luka Niewieroski is denied on a layup by Ronnie Corle | 34-36 |
| 12:31 | Vanderbilt | Benjamin Bartell grabs the offensive board | 34-36 |
| 12:09 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by James Brown and he's fouled by Martin Brown - foul #4 on Martin Brown, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jurica Spilski (SF) Luka Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Eggleston (SF), Kermit Hampton (PF) Martin Brown, Lawrence Ngo | |
| 12:09 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 11:51 | Belmont | James Brown steals it from David Eggleston | 37-36 |
| 11:47 | Vanderbilt | James Brown banks in the layup | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jurica Spilski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dan Banks (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Benjamin Bartell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Glenn Gibson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donnie Scharfenberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Eggleston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kermit Hampton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Corle (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Belmont | David Eggleston's fadeaway is rejected by Benjamin Bartell | 39-36 |
| 11:29 | Vanderbilt | James Brown grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 11:13 | Vanderbilt | David Eggleston steals it from James Brown | 39-36 |
| 11:00 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-36 |
| 10:58 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle tips it back up and in | 39-38 |
| 10:41 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks can't connect on a shot from close range | 39-38 |
| 10:40 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 10:24 | Belmont | Jurica Spilski steps in front of the David Eggleston pass | 39-38 |
| 10:04 | Vanderbilt | John Anderson's fadeaway is rejected by Ronnie Corle | 39-38 |
| 10:02 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 09:54 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson is hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Steven Lewis (PG), Wilburn Barnes (SG), John Popham (PF), Luka Niewieroski (C) John Anderson, James Brown, Dan Banks, Benjamin Bartell | |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Linneman (PG), Edgar Robinson (SF), Lawrence Ngo (PF), Harold Beebe (C) Glenn Gibson, Donnie Scharfenberg, Kermit Hampton, Ronnie Corle | |
| 09:38 | Belmont | David Eggleston misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 09:36 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo tips it back up and in | 39-40 |
| 09:19 | Vanderbilt | John Popham connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Lewis | 41-40 |
| 08:53 | Belmont | Edgar Robinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-40 |
| 08:51 | Belmont | Harold Beebe tips it back up and in | 41-42 |
| 08:22 | Vanderbilt | David Eggleston is called for the reach on Steven Lewis - foul #4 on David Eggleston, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Anderson (PG), James Brown (SG), Dan Banks (SF), Benjamin Bartell (C) Steven Lewis, Wilburn Barnes, Jurica Spilski, Luka Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Gibson (PG), Donnie Scharfenberg (SG) Walter Linneman, David Eggleston | |
| 07:57 | Vanderbilt | John Anderson misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Donnie Scharfenberg - foul #1 on Donnie Scharfenberg, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Martin Brown (SF) Edgar Robinson | |
| 07:57 | Vanderbilt | John Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 07:57 | Vanderbilt | John Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 07:57 | Belmont | Harold Beebe grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 07:40 | Belmont | Harold Beebe is called for 3 seconds | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dan Banks (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Popham (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Bartell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Glenn Gibson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donnie Scharfenberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Martin Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Lawrence Ngo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Beebe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Vanderbilt | James Brown loses the dribble to Harold Beebe | 42-42 |
| 07:09 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Harold Beebe | 42-45 |
| 06:43 | Vanderbilt | John Anderson can't finish the layup | 42-45 |
| 06:41 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 06:27 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wilburn Barnes (SG), Jurica Spilski (SF), Luka Niewieroski (C) James Brown, Dan Banks, Benjamin Bartell | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ronnie Corle (C) Harold Beebe | |
| 06:27 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 06:27 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 06:27 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Luka Niewieroski | 42-46 |
| 06:05 | Vanderbilt | John Popham's floater is tipped away by Ronnie Corle | 42-46 |
| 06:04 | Vanderbilt | John Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 05:47 | Vanderbilt | Luka Niewieroski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronnie Corle - foul #2 on Ronnie Corle, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kermit Hampton (PF) Lawrence Ngo | |
| 05:47 | Vanderbilt | Luka Niewieroski makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 05:47 | Vanderbilt | Luka Niewieroski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 05:32 | Belmont | Luka Niewieroski swats the dunk try by Martin Brown | 44-46 |
| 05:31 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg snags the offensive board | 44-46 |
| 05:12 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton is fouled on the floor by John Popham - foul #2 on John Popham, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Brown (SG), Dan Banks (SF), Benjamin Bartell (C) John Anderson, Jurica Spilski, John Popham | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 05:00 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Luka Niewieroski - foul #3 on Luka Niewieroski, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| 05:00 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 05:00 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 04:39 | Vanderbilt | Luka Niewieroski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-47 |
| 04:37 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 04:22 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronnie Corle | 44-50 |
| 04:00 | Vanderbilt | Wilburn Barnes drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Brown | 47-50 |
| 03:37 | Belmont | Martin Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 03:36 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Benjamin Bartell | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Wilburn Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dan Banks (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Luka Niewieroski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Bartell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Glenn Gibson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donnie Scharfenberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Martin Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Kermit Hampton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Corle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:07 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks lays it up and in on a great pass from James Brown | 49-50 |
| 02:43 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 02:41 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Ronnie Corle | 49-50 |
| 02:25 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle is hacked by Benjamin Bartell - foul #3 on Benjamin Bartell, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Anderson (PG), Steven Lewis (SG), Jurica Spilski (SF), John Popham (PF) Wilburn Barnes, James Brown, Dan Banks, Luka Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Linneman (PG), David Eggleston (SG), Edgar Robinson (SF), Lawrence Ngo (PF), Harold Beebe (C) Glenn Gibson, Donnie Scharfenberg, Martin Brown, Kermit Hampton, Ronnie Corle | |
| 02:11 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo connects on the shot from the free throw line | 49-52 |
| 02:11 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-52 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Brown (SG), Dan Banks (SF) Steven Lewis, Jurica Spilski | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 01:46 | Vanderbilt | Benjamin Bartell makes the shot from close range set up by John Anderson | 51-52 |
| 01:46 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Gibson (PG), Donnie Scharfenberg (SG), Martin Brown (SF), Ronnie Corle (C) Walter Linneman, David Eggleston, Edgar Robinson, Harold Beebe | |
| 01:25 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle loses the ball out of bounds | 51-52 |
| 01:06 | Vanderbilt | Benjamin Bartell misses the jumper from the left block | 51-52 |
| 01:04 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Dan Banks | 51-52 |
| 00:40 | Vanderbilt | Martin Brown is called for the reach on Dan Banks - foul #5 on Martin Brown, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Eggleston (SF) Martin Brown | |
| 00:40 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 00:40 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 00:18 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-52 |
| 00:16 | Vanderbilt | Benjamin Bartell grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Vanderbilt | Benjamin Bartell is hacked by Donnie Scharfenberg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donnie Scharfenberg, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| 00:15 | Vanderbilt | Benjamin Bartell misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 00:15 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 00:10 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo misses badly on a floater from the right side | 53-52 |
| 00:09 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle snags the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 00:07 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on John Anderson - foul #1 on John Anderson, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| 00:07 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 00:07 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 00:07 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | Lawrence Ngo denies the turnaround by James Brown | 53-54 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |