| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Klein (fresh) SG - Joseph Schultz (fresh) SF - Thomas Wyant (fresh) PF - Terrance Wright (fresh) C - Robert Britton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jim Waid (fresh) SG - Robert Hennessey (fresh) SF - Steven Braxton (fresh) PF - Dustin Pitts (fresh) C - Leo Kass (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Dustin Pitts wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Michigan State | Jim Waid misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Vanderbilt | Robert Britton grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hennessey picks off the pass by John Klein in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Michigan State | Thomas Wyant takes the ball from Jim Waid | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant is hacked by Steven Braxton - foul #1 on Steven Braxton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright slams it home on a great pass from Robert Britton | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Michigan State | Jim Waid misses the 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Hennessey - foul #1 on Robert Hennessey, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | Dustin Pitts's pass is intercepted by Joseph Schultz | 3-0 |
| 18:22 | Vanderbilt | John Klein jams it on a great pass from Joseph Schultz | 5-0 |
| 18:08 | Michigan State | Steven Braxton drills a floater from the left side | 5-2 |
| 17:54 | Vanderbilt | The jump hook by Terrance Wright is blocked by Steven Braxton | 5-2 |
| 17:52 | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright can't tip it in | 5-2 |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | Dustin Pitts pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:45 | Michigan State | Robert Britton blocks the short jumper by Steven Braxton | 5-2 |
| 17:43 | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:26 | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Joseph Schultz | 7-2 |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Jim Waid hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Klein - foul #1 on John Klein, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey McManaway (SG), Bernard Todd (SF), Marcus Perna (PF) Joseph Schultz, Thomas Wyant, Terrance Wright | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Warren Centeno (SG), Jeromy Hill (SF), Gilbert Mortensen (PF), Nathan Robinson (C) Robert Hennessey, Steven Braxton, Dustin Pitts, Leo Kass | |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Jim Waid makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Jim Waid makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:50 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey McManaway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Sheedy (SF) Jim Waid | |
| 16:35 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Warren Centeno | 7-6 |
| 16:33 | Vanderbilt | Jeromy Hill is called for the reach on Jeffrey McManaway in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeromy Hill, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Taff (PG) John Klein | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:17 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey McManaway scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Marcus Perna | 10-6 |
| 16:00 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen is denied on a dunk by Bernard Todd | 10-6 |
| 15:58 | Vanderbilt | Robert Britton pulls down the rebound | 10-6 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Taff (fresh) SG - Jeffrey McManaway (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bernard Todd (fresh) PF - Marcus Perna (fresh) C - Robert Britton (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Warren Centeno (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeromy Hill (fresh) SF - Michael Sheedy (fresh) PF - Gilbert Mortensen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nathan Robinson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Vanderbilt | David Taff is hacked by Nathan Robinson - foul #1 on Nathan Robinson, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Schultz (SG), Terrance Wright (PF) Bernard Todd, Marcus Perna | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Waid (PG), Philip Settle (SF), Jessie Ellington (PF), Leo Kass (C) Jeromy Hill, Michael Sheedy, Gilbert Mortensen, Nathan Robinson | |
| 15:32 | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Schultz | 13-6 |
| 15:18 | Michigan State | Jim Waid hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Leo Kass | 13-9 |
| 15:05 | Vanderbilt | Robert Britton hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Jeffrey McManaway and he's hacked by Philip Settle - foul #1 on Philip Settle, team foul #5 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Klein (PG), Thomas Wyant (SF) Jeffrey McManaway, David Taff | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hennessey (SG) Warren Centeno | |
| 15:05 | Vanderbilt | Robert Britton makes the free throw | 16-9 |
| 14:49 | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 16-9 |
| 14:47 | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington snags the offensive board | 16-9 |
| 14:21 | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-9 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Bernard Todd (PF), Marcus Perna (C) Terrance Wright, Robert Britton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeromy Hill (PG), Michael Sheedy (SG), Steven Braxton (SF), Dustin Pitts (PF), Gilbert Mortensen (C) Jim Waid, Robert Hennessey, Philip Settle, Jessie Ellington, Leo Kass | |
| 14:19 | Vanderbilt | Michael Sheedy steps in front of the Joseph Schultz pass in the backcourt | 16-9 |
| 14:18 | Michigan State | Michael Sheedy hits the finger roll | 16-11 |
| 14:16 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Braxton - foul #2 on Steven Braxton, team foul #6 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hennessey (SG) Steven Braxton | |
| 14:01 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Klein | 18-11 |
| 13:41 | Michigan State | John Klein is called for the reach on Michael Sheedy - foul #2 on John Klein, team foul #2 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Taff (PG), Jeffrey McManaway (SG) John Klein, Joseph Schultz | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Waid (PG), Nathan Robinson (C) Robert Hennessey, Dustin Pitts | |
| 13:31 | Michigan State | Nathan Robinson is whistled for traveling | 18-11 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright (C) Marcus Perna | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:17 | Vanderbilt | Bernard Todd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-11 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Britton (C) Bernard Todd | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Warren Centeno (SG) Michael Sheedy | |
| 13:01 | Michigan State | Warren Centeno scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jeromy Hill | 18-13 |
| 12:32 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-13 |
| 12:31 | Michigan State | Warren Centeno grabs the defensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 12:25 | Michigan State | Nathan Robinson misses badly on a shot from the left side | 18-13 |
| 12:24 | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 12:06 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant is open and buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Jeffrey McManaway | 20-13 |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | Nathan Robinson knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Jim Waid | 20-15 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Taff (fairly fresh) SG - Jeffrey McManaway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Wyant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terrance Wright (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Britton (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jim Waid (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Centeno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeromy Hill (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Nathan Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gilbert Mortensen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:51 | Vanderbilt | Gilbert Mortensen swats the short shot by Thomas Wyant | 20-15 |
| 11:50 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Warren Centeno | 20-15 |
| 11:45 | Michigan State | Warren Centeno misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jeffrey McManaway - foul #1 on Jeffrey McManaway, team foul #3 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Schultz (SG), Bernard Todd (SF), Marcus Perna (PF) David Taff, Thomas Wyant, Robert Britton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Sheedy (SG), Philip Settle (SF), Jessie Ellington (PF), Leo Kass (C) Jim Waid, Jeromy Hill, Nathan Robinson, Gilbert Mortensen | |
| 11:45 | Michigan State | Warren Centeno misses the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 11:45 | Michigan State | Warren Centeno makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 11:31 | Vanderbilt | Marcus Perna buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey McManaway | 22-16 |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Philip Settle misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 22-16 |
| 11:15 | Michigan State | Leo Kass snags the offensive board | 22-16 |
| 10:53 | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington drills a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Bernard Todd - foul #1 on Bernard Todd, team foul #4 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Britton (C) Terrance Wright | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hennessey (SG), Dustin Pitts (PF) Warren Centeno, Leo Kass | |
| 10:53 | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington makes the free throw | 22-19 |
| 10:50 | Vanderbilt | Philip Settle steals it from Bernard Todd in the backcourt | 22-19 |
| 10:37 | Michigan State | Robert Hennessey travels with the ball | 22-19 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant (SF) Bernard Todd | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Waid (PG), Jeromy Hill (SF), Leo Kass (C) Michael Sheedy, Philip Settle, Jessie Ellington | |
| 10:31 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey McManaway's pass is intercepted by Leo Kass in the backcourt | 22-19 |
| 10:16 | Michigan State | Dustin Pitts blows the dunk | 22-19 |
| 10:15 | Vanderbilt | Marcus Perna grabs the board | 22-19 |
| 10:11 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Schultz is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hennessey - foul #2 on Robert Hennessey, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Warren Centeno (SG) Robert Hennessey | |
| 10:11 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 10:11 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Schultz misses the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 10:11 | Vanderbilt | Marcus Perna grabs the offensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 09:56 | Vanderbilt | Marcus Perna hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Britton and the foul's on Leo Kass - foul #1 on Leo Kass, team foul #8 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright (C) Robert Britton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:56 | Vanderbilt | Marcus Perna makes the free throw | 26-19 |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | Leo Kass misses long on a floater from the left block | 26-19 |
| 09:34 | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright snags the defensive board | 26-19 |
| 09:24 | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffrey McManaway | 28-19 |
| 09:00 | Michigan State | Jim Waid drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeromy Hill | 28-22 |
| 08:31 | Vanderbilt | Marcus Perna hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 28-22 |
| 08:29 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant misses the tip | 28-22 |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Dustin Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 08:22 | Michigan State | Jeromy Hill is fouled on the floor by Marcus Perna - foul #1 on Marcus Perna, team foul #5 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Taff (PG), Bernard Todd (SF), Robert Britton (C) Jeffrey McManaway, Thomas Wyant, Marcus Perna | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Sheedy (SG), Philip Settle (SF), Gilbert Mortensen (PF), Nathan Robinson (C) Warren Centeno, Jeromy Hill, Dustin Pitts, Leo Kass | |
| 08:17 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Sheedy | 28-25 |
| 07:52 | Vanderbilt | The jumper by Terrance Wright is denied by Philip Settle | 28-25 |
| 07:51 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Schultz snags the offensive board | 28-25 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Taff (fresh) SG - Joseph Schultz (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bernard Todd (fresh) PF - Terrance Wright (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Britton (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jim Waid (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Sheedy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Settle (fresh) PF - Gilbert Mortensen (fresh) 5 pts. C - Nathan Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:42 | Vanderbilt | Robert Britton banks in the wide open layup | 30-25 |
| 07:23 | Michigan State | Joseph Schultz is called for the reach on Michael Sheedy - foul #1 on Joseph Schultz, team foul #6 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant (SF) Terrance Wright | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Warren Centeno (SG), Jessie Ellington (C) Jim Waid, Nathan Robinson | |
| 07:13 | Michigan State | Warren Centeno clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 30-25 |
| 07:11 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen tips it back up and in | 30-27 |
| 07:09 | Vanderbilt | David Taff is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Settle - foul #2 on Philip Settle, team foul #9 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Waid (PG) Philip Settle | |
| 07:09 | Vanderbilt | David Taff makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 07:09 | Vanderbilt | David Taff makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 07:02 | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by David Taff - foul #1 on David Taff, team foul #7 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey McManaway (PG) David Taff | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:02 | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 07:02 | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 06:41 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey McManaway connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Wyant | 35-29 |
| 06:22 | Michigan State | Michael Sheedy misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Bernard Todd - foul #2 on Bernard Todd, team foul #8 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Marcus Perna (PF) Bernard Todd | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hennessey (SG), Steven Braxton (SF) Jim Waid, Warren Centeno | |
| 06:22 | Michigan State | Michael Sheedy makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 06:22 | Michigan State | Michael Sheedy misses the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 06:22 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Gilbert Mortensen | 35-30 |
| 06:10 | Michigan State | Michael Sheedy connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 05:56 | Vanderbilt | Steven Braxton blocks the short jumper by Robert Britton | 35-32 |
| 05:55 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey McManaway snags the offensive board | 35-32 |
| 05:37 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant is whistled for traveling | 35-32 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Taff (PG), Terrance Wright (PF) Jeffrey McManaway, Robert Britton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeromy Hill (PG), Nathan Robinson (PF), Leo Kass (C) Michael Sheedy, Jessie Ellington, Gilbert Mortensen | |
| 05:21 | Michigan State | Robert Hennessey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 05:20 | Vanderbilt | David Taff grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 05:00 | Vanderbilt | Marcus Perna throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Warren Centeno (PG) Jeromy Hill | |
| 04:41 | Michigan State | Warren Centeno comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 04:39 | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 04:18 | Vanderbilt | Warren Centeno is called for the reach on David Taff - foul #1 on Warren Centeno, team foul #10 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Britton (C) Marcus Perna | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Waid (PG), Dustin Pitts (PF), Gilbert Mortensen (C) Warren Centeno, Nathan Robinson, Leo Kass | |
| 04:18 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 35-32 |
| 04:18 | Vanderbilt | David Taff makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 04:18 | Vanderbilt | David Taff misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 04:18 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Gilbert Mortensen | 36-32 |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Jim Waid's floater is knocked away by Terrance Wright | 36-32 |
| 04:05 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Joseph Schultz | 36-32 |
| 03:51 | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright is wide open but clanks a runner from the right block | 36-32 |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | Jim Waid grabs the board | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Taff (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Schultz (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Wyant (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrance Wright (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Britton (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jim Waid (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hennessey (fairly fresh) SF - Steven Braxton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Dustin Pitts (tiring) 2 reb. C - Gilbert Mortensen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | Jim Waid misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen tips it home | 36-34 |
| 03:32 | Vanderbilt | Steven Braxton picks off the pass by Robert Britton | 36-34 |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Dustin Pitts can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Britton - foul #1 on Robert Britton, team foul #9 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Klein (PG), Jeffrey McManaway (SG), Bernard Todd (SF), Marcus Perna (PF) David Taff, Joseph Schultz, Thomas Wyant, Terrance Wright | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeromy Hill (PG), Michael Sheedy (SG), Nathan Robinson (C) Jim Waid, Robert Hennessey, Gilbert Mortensen | |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Dustin Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Dustin Pitts misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 03:17 | Vanderbilt | Robert Britton snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 02:51 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Robinson denies the turnaround by Marcus Perna | 36-35 |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | Michael Sheedy pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | Steven Braxton misses the dunk but he's fouled by Bernard Todd - foul #3 on Bernard Todd, team foul #10 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant (SF) Bernard Todd | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington (C) Dustin Pitts | |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | Steven Braxton makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | Steven Braxton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 02:42 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Robinson steps in front of the John Klein pass in the backcourt | 36-37 |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | Nathan Robinson can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Marcus Perna - foul #2 on Marcus Perna, team foul #11 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright (C) Robert Britton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hennessey (SG) Steven Braxton | |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | Nathan Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | Nathan Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 02:18 | Vanderbilt | John Klein is hacked by Robert Hennessey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Hennessey, team foul #11 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Philip Settle (SF), Leo Kass (C) Robert Hennessey, Nathan Robinson | |
| 02:18 | Vanderbilt | John Klein makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 02:18 | Vanderbilt | John Klein misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Leo Kass grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington is fouled on the floor by Thomas Wyant - foul #1 on Thomas Wyant, team foul #12 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Waid (PG), Warren Centeno (SG) Jeromy Hill, Michael Sheedy | |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 01:42 | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright buries a floater from the baseline | 39-40 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Warren Centeno hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jim Waid | 39-42 |
| 01:26 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant travels in the backcourt | 39-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Schultz (SG), David Taff (SF), Robert Britton (C) Jeffrey McManaway, Thomas Wyant, Marcus Perna | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen (PF) Jessie Ellington | |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | Leo Kass makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jim Waid | 39-44 |
| 01:08 | Vanderbilt | Jim Waid is called for the reach on John Klein in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jim Waid, team foul #12 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeromy Hill (PG), Steven Braxton (SF) Jim Waid, Philip Settle | |
| 01:08 | Vanderbilt | John Klein makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 01:08 | Vanderbilt | John Klein makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 00:59 | Michigan State | Warren Centeno is whistled for traveling | 41-44 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Sheedy (SG) Warren Centeno | |
| 00:37 | Vanderbilt | John Klein misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Leo Kass - foul #2 on Leo Kass, team foul #13 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant (SF), Marcus Perna (PF) David Taff, Terrance Wright | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Nathan Robinson (PF) Leo Kass | |
| 00:37 | Vanderbilt | John Klein misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 00:37 | Vanderbilt | John Klein makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Steven Braxton misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Jeromy Hill tips it but misses | 42-44 |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 00:01 | Vanderbilt | Marcus Perna blows the layup | 42-44 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | The clock runs out | 42-44 |