| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Wayne Schneider (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Busch (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kinsey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathan Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Martin Cieslak (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jon Pratt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brent Everett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Hutton (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Brent Everett inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Long Beach State | Joseph Robinson makes the jumper from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 19:25 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 19:23 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 19:18 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown is whistled for traveling | 28-27 |
| 18:53 | Long Beach State | Albert Hutton can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 28-27 |
| 18:51 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 18:41 | Vanderbilt | Martin Cieslak steps in front of the Wayne Schneider pass | 28-27 |
| 18:38 | Long Beach State | Jon Pratt jams it on a nice dish by Martin Cieslak | 28-29 |
| 18:20 | Vanderbilt | William Busch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-29 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dante Shreffler (PF) Nathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Phillip Stone (PG), Joel Brandenburg (SF), Robert Whiteaker (PF), David Riley (C) Martin Cieslak, Brent Everett, Albert Hutton, Joseph Robinson | |
| 18:00 | Long Beach State | Robert Whiteaker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 17:47 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by William Busch and the foul's on Robert Whiteaker - foul #1 on Robert Whiteaker, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash (SG), Michael Davis (SF) William Busch, Robert Kinsey | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 17:47 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider misses the free throw | 30-32 |
| 17:47 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown grabs the offensive board | 30-32 |
| 17:42 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider's pass is intercepted by Phillip Stone | 30-32 |
| 17:13 | Long Beach State | Jon Pratt comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| 17:12 | Vanderbilt | Dante Shreffler gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 17:08 | Vanderbilt | Dante Shreffler double dribbles in the backcourt | 30-32 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson (PF) Dante Shreffler | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brent Everett (SF), Steven Hall (C) Jon Pratt, David Riley | |
| 17:03 | Long Beach State | Steven Hall drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Phillip Stone | 30-35 |
| 16:49 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown is fouled on the floor by Phillip Stone - foul #3 on Phillip Stone, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey (SF) Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Martin Cieslak (PG) Phillip Stone | |
| 16:29 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown connects on the open floater from close range on a nice dish by Wayne Schneider | 32-35 |
| 16:15 | Long Beach State | Martin Cieslak hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-35 |
| 16:13 | Long Beach State | Joel Brandenburg tips it in | 32-37 |
| 15:59 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash is hacked by Joel Brandenburg - foul #1 on Joel Brandenburg, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Busch (SG), Dante Shreffler (PF) Charles Thrash, Nathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Warren (PG), Phillip Stone (SF), Albert Hutton (PF), Joseph Robinson (C) Robert Whiteaker, Brent Everett, Joel Brandenburg, Steven Hall | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Wayne Schneider (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Busch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Kinsey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dante Shreffler (fresh) 4 reb. C - Carl Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Richard Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Martin Cieslak (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Stone (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Albert Hutton (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-37 |
| 15:43 | Long Beach State | Joseph Robinson snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 15:27 | Long Beach State | Joseph Robinson slams it home | 32-39 |
| 15:03 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Joseph Robinson - foul #1 on Joseph Robinson, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash (PG), Michael Davis (SF) Wayne Schneider, Robert Kinsey | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brent Everett (SF) Martin Cieslak | |
| 15:03 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 15:03 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 14:49 | Long Beach State | Richard Warren hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 14:48 | Vanderbilt | Dante Shreffler grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 14:20 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Robinson - foul #2 on Joseph Robinson, team foul #5 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson (PF) Dante Shreffler | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jon Pratt (SG), Joel Brandenburg (SF), Robert Whiteaker (PF), David Riley (C) Phillip Stone, Brent Everett, Albert Hutton, Joseph Robinson | |
| 14:20 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 14:20 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 14:01 | Long Beach State | Joel Brandenburg travels with the ball | 36-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Abel McAdam (SG), Robert Kinsey (SF), James Himes (C) William Busch, Michael Davis, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 13:49 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson loses the dribble to Robert Whiteaker | 36-39 |
| 13:38 | Long Beach State | Richard Warren misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 13:36 | Vanderbilt | James Himes grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 13:34 | Vanderbilt | Richard Warren is called for the reach on James Himes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Warren, team foul #6 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider (PG) Abel McAdam | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Steven Hall (PF) Richard Warren | |
| 13:21 | Vanderbilt | Robert Whiteaker is called for the reach on Wayne Schneider - foul #2 on Robert Whiteaker, team foul #7 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dante Shreffler (PF) Nathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 13:21 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 13:21 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 13:00 | Long Beach State | Robert Kinsey is called for the reach on Joel Brandenburg - foul #1 on Robert Kinsey, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Busch (SG) Charles Thrash | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Phillip Stone (PG), Brent Everett (SF) Joel Brandenburg, David Riley | |
| 12:41 | Long Beach State | Steven Hall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by James Himes - foul #1 on James Himes, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Davis (SF) Robert Kinsey | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Martin Cieslak (PG), Joseph Robinson (C) Jon Pratt, Robert Whiteaker | |
| 12:41 | Long Beach State | Steven Hall makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 12:41 | Long Beach State | Steven Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 12:39 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-41 |
| 12:13 | Long Beach State | Steven Hall is whistled for traveling | 38-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash (PG), Nathan Johnson (PF), Carl Brown (C) Wayne Schneider, Dante Shreffler, James Himes | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Albert Hutton (PF) Steven Hall | |
| 11:52 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Michael Davis | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Thrash (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Busch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Davis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nathan Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Martin Cieslak (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Stone (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brent Everett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Hutton (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Long Beach State | Albert Hutton is whistled for traveling | 40-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Abel McAdam (SG), Robert Kinsey (SF) William Busch, Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jon Pratt (SG), Joel Brandenburg (SF), Robert Whiteaker (PF), David Riley (C) Phillip Stone, Brent Everett, Albert Hutton, Joseph Robinson | |
| 11:17 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey travels with the ball | 40-41 |
| 10:52 | Long Beach State | Jon Pratt banks in the layup set up by Martin Cieslak | 40-43 |
| 10:47 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Carl Brown | 42-43 |
| 10:25 | Long Beach State | Robert Whiteaker comes up short on the shot from the left side | 42-43 |
| 10:24 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 10:21 | Vanderbilt | Abel McAdam loses the dribble to Jon Pratt in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| 10:10 | Long Beach State | Joel Brandenburg misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 10:09 | Long Beach State | Robert Whiteaker tips it but misses | 42-43 |
| 10:07 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 10:04 | Vanderbilt | Abel McAdam is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Whiteaker - foul #3 on Robert Whiteaker, team foul #8 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider (PG), Dante Shreffler (PF), James Himes (C) Charles Thrash, Nathan Johnson, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Phillip Stone (PG), Brent Everett (SF), Albert Hutton (PF), Steven Hall (C) Martin Cieslak, Joel Brandenburg, Robert Whiteaker, David Riley | |
| 10:04 | Vanderbilt | Abel McAdam makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 10:04 | Vanderbilt | Abel McAdam makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 09:54 | Long Beach State | Brent Everett's layup is rejected by James Himes | 44-43 |
| 09:52 | Long Beach State | Steven Hall tips it back up and in | 44-45 |
| 09:30 | Vanderbilt | Steven Hall steals it from Abel McAdam | 44-45 |
| 09:16 | Long Beach State | Jon Pratt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-45 |
| 09:15 | Vanderbilt | Dante Shreffler snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 09:02 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 44-45 |
| 09:01 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider snags the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 08:45 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider loses the ball out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Busch (SG), Michael Davis (SF), Carl Brown (C) Abel McAdam, Robert Kinsey, James Himes | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Whiteaker (SG), Joel Brandenburg (PF), Joseph Robinson (C) Jon Pratt, Albert Hutton, Steven Hall | |
| 08:33 | Long Beach State | Joel Brandenburg misses the lay-in | 44-45 |
| 08:31 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 08:16 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Davis | 47-45 |
| 08:05 | Long Beach State | Brent Everett is hacked by Wayne Schneider - foul #1 on Wayne Schneider, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash (PG), Nathan Johnson (PF) Wayne Schneider, Dante Shreffler | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Martin Cieslak (SG) Phillip Stone | |
| 07:53 | Long Beach State | Joseph Robinson travels with the ball | 47-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Warren (PG) Brent Everett | |
| 07:46 | Vanderbilt | Michael Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Cieslak - foul #3 on Martin Cieslak, team foul #9 | 47-45 |
| 07:46 | Vanderbilt | Michael Davis makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 07:46 | Vanderbilt | Michael Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Thrash (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Busch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Brown (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Richard Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Martin Cieslak (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joel Brandenburg (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Whiteaker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Joseph Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Long Beach State | Joel Brandenburg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Himes (C) Carl Brown | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jon Pratt (SG), Brent Everett (SF), Albert Hutton (PF), David Riley (C) Martin Cieslak, Joel Brandenburg, Robert Whiteaker, Joseph Robinson | |
| 07:11 | Vanderbilt | William Busch is alone and drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Charles Thrash | 52-45 |
| 06:48 | Long Beach State | Jon Pratt comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-45 |
| 06:46 | Vanderbilt | Michael Davis gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 06:33 | Vanderbilt | William Busch is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-45 |
| 06:32 | Vanderbilt | Michael Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 06:18 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson is fouled on the floor by Albert Hutton - foul #2 on Albert Hutton, team foul #10 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider (PG), Robert Kinsey (SF), Carl Brown (C) William Busch, Michael Davis, James Himes | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Phillip Stone (SG), Joel Brandenburg (SF), Robert Whiteaker (PF), Steven Hall (C) Jon Pratt, Brent Everett, Albert Hutton, David Riley | |
| 06:18 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 06:18 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 06:09 | Long Beach State | Joel Brandenburg misses short on a shot from the left side | 53-45 |
| 06:07 | Long Beach State | Phillip Stone grabs the offensive board | 53-45 |
| 05:53 | Long Beach State | Steven Hall misses the lay-in | 53-45 |
| 05:52 | Long Beach State | Steven Hall grabs the offensive board | 53-45 |
| 05:38 | Long Beach State | Richard Warren's dunk attempt is rejected by Carl Brown | 53-45 |
| 05:36 | Long Beach State | Robert Whiteaker pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 05:15 | Long Beach State | Nathan Johnson is called for the reach on Steven Hall - foul #2 on Nathan Johnson, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dante Shreffler (PF) Nathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Martin Cieslak (PG), Joseph Robinson (C) Richard Warren, Steven Hall | |
| 05:01 | Long Beach State | Phillip Stone knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Martin Cieslak | 53-48 |
| 04:47 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Whiteaker - foul #4 on Robert Whiteaker, team foul #11 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Busch (SG) Charles Thrash | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brent Everett (SF), Albert Hutton (PF) Joel Brandenburg, Robert Whiteaker | |
| 04:47 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 04:47 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 04:29 | Long Beach State | Albert Hutton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 04:28 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Cieslak | 55-48 |
| 04:10 | Long Beach State | Brent Everett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash (PG), Michael Davis (SF), James Himes (C) Wayne Schneider, Robert Kinsey, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Warren (PG) Phillip Stone | |
| 03:44 | Vanderbilt | James Himes buries a runner near the basket | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Thrash (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Busch (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dante Shreffler (fresh) 6 reb. C - James Himes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Richard Warren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Martin Cieslak (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brent Everett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Hutton (tiring) 4 reb. C - Joseph Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Long Beach State | Charles Thrash steals the ball from Richard Warren | 57-48 |
| 03:13 | Vanderbilt | The refs have stopped play. Charles Thrash is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 57-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider (PG), Abel McAdam (SG), Robert Kinsey (SF), Nathan Johnson (PF) Charles Thrash, William Busch, Michael Davis, Dante Shreffler | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jon Pratt (SG), Joel Brandenburg (SF), Robert Whiteaker (PF), David Riley (C) Martin Cieslak, Brent Everett, Albert Hutton, Joseph Robinson | |
| 03:04 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Warren - foul #5 on Richard Warren, team foul #12 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown (C) James Himes | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Phillip Stone (PG) Richard Warren | |
| 03:04 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 03:04 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:55 | Long Beach State | Robert Whiteaker hits a turnaround from the baseline | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:39 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Abel McAdam | 61-50 |
| 02:32 | Long Beach State | Phillip Stone makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Whiteaker and he's fouled by Abel McAdam - foul #2 on Abel McAdam, team foul #5 | 61-52 |
| 02:32 | Long Beach State | Phillip Stone makes the free throw | 61-53 |
| 02:21 | Vanderbilt | Robert Whiteaker denies the turnaround by Carl Brown | 61-53 |
| 02:19 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Robert Whiteaker | 61-53 |
| 02:19 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Busch (SG), Dante Shreffler (PF), James Himes (C) Abel McAdam, Nathan Johnson, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 02:01 | Long Beach State | Robert Whiteaker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-53 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Martin Cieslak (PG) Jon Pratt | |
| 01:59 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson (PF), Carl Brown (C) Dante Shreffler, James Himes | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jon Pratt (SG), Brent Everett (SF), Albert Hutton (PF), Joseph Robinson (C) Phillip Stone, Joel Brandenburg, Robert Whiteaker, David Riley | |
| 01:40 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson misses the easy open layup | 61-53 |
| 01:38 | Long Beach State | Joseph Robinson snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 01:15 | Long Beach State | Joseph Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-53 |
| 01:01 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Wayne Schneider | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Long Beach State | Brent Everett can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 63-53 |
| 00:56 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey grabs the board | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Vanderbilt | Martin Cieslak is called for the reach on Robert Kinsey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Martin Cieslak, team foul #13 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash (PG), Abel McAdam (SG), Dante Shreffler (PF), James Himes (C) Wayne Schneider, William Busch, Nathan Johnson, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Phillip Stone (SG), Joel Brandenburg (SF), Robert Whiteaker (PF), David Riley (C) Jon Pratt, Brent Everett, Albert Hutton, Joseph Robinson | |
| 00:55 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey misses the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:55 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:51 | Long Beach State | David Riley clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by James Himes - foul #2 on James Himes, team foul #6 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Davis (SF) Robert Kinsey | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:51 | Long Beach State | David Riley makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:51 | Long Beach State | David Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:50 | Vanderbilt | Abel McAdam is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Cieslak - foul #5 on Martin Cieslak, team foul #14 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider (PG), Robert Kinsey (SF), Nathan Johnson (PF), Carl Brown (C) Charles Thrash, Michael Davis, Dante Shreffler, James Himes | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jon Pratt (SG), Brent Everett (SF), Albert Hutton (PF), Joseph Robinson (C) Martin Cieslak, Joel Brandenburg, Robert Whiteaker, David Riley | |
| 00:50 | Vanderbilt | Abel McAdam makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:50 | Vanderbilt | Abel McAdam misses the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:50 | Long Beach State | Albert Hutton pulls down the rebound | 65-55 |
| 00:44 | Long Beach State | Wayne Schneider is called for the reach on Phillip Stone - foul #2 on Wayne Schneider, team foul #7 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash (PG), Michael Davis (SF), Dante Shreffler (PF), James Himes (C) Wayne Schneider, Robert Kinsey, Nathan Johnson, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Whiteaker (SG), Joel Brandenburg (SF), Steven Hall (PF), David Riley (C) Jon Pratt, Brent Everett, Albert Hutton, Joseph Robinson | |
| 00:44 | Long Beach State | Phillip Stone misses the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:44 | Vanderbilt | James Himes grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 00:43 | Vanderbilt | James Himes is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Stone - foul #4 on Phillip Stone, team foul #15 | 65-55 |
| 00:43 | Vanderbilt | James Himes makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:43 | Vanderbilt | James Himes makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 00:37 | Long Beach State | Steven Hall drills a shot from the right block | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Vanderbilt | Abel McAdam misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by David Riley - foul #2 on David Riley, team foul #16 | 67-57 |
| 00:09 | Vanderbilt | Abel McAdam makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:09 | Vanderbilt | Abel McAdam makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 00:03 | Long Beach State | Robert Whiteaker can't connect on a jumper from close range | 69-57 |
| 00:02 | Long Beach State | Steven Hall tips it back up and in | 69-59 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash runs out the clock | 69-59 |