| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Hobert Desmarais (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brady Reagan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Groves (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Cecil McCuien (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Faucett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Pete Ramsey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wesley Fulton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Cross (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Hoffer (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Justin Groves inbounds the ball | 41-28 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Vanderbilt | Cecil McCuien scores on a shot in the paint and the foul's on Frank Hoffer - foul #2 on Frank Hoffer, team foul #1 | 43-28 |
| 19:50 | Vanderbilt | Cecil McCuien misses the free throw | 43-28 |
| 19:50 | Rhode Island | Michael Cross grabs the board | 43-28 |
| 19:42 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton blows the layup but the foul's on Brady Reagan - foul #3 on Brady Reagan, team foul #1 | 43-28 |
| 19:42 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 19:42 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 19:24 | Vanderbilt | Wesley Fulton steps in front of the Cecil McCuien pass | 43-30 |
| 19:21 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton banks in the layup | 43-32 |
| 19:16 | Vanderbilt | Cecil McCuien is denied on a layup by Frank Hoffer | 43-32 |
| 19:15 | Vanderbilt | Cecil McCuien can't tip it in | 43-32 |
| 19:14 | Rhode Island | Thomas Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 18:55 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton blows the layup | 43-32 |
| 18:54 | Vanderbilt | John Faucett snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 18:39 | Vanderbilt | Justin Groves is hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #3 on Thomas Jones, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper (SF) Thomas Jones | |
| 18:23 | Vanderbilt | Brady Reagan misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-32 |
| 18:21 | Rhode Island | Michael Cross snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 18:01 | Rhode Island | Cecil McCuien denies the turnaround by Wesley Fulton | 43-32 |
| 18:00 | Vanderbilt | John Faucett grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 17:48 | Vanderbilt | Justin Groves clanks a 3 from the left corner | 43-32 |
| 17:47 | Rhode Island | Frank Hoffer gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 17:27 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Pete Ramsey and he's hacked by Justin Groves - foul #2 on Justin Groves, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jon Kingsbury (C) John Faucett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willard Burns (C) Frank Hoffer | |
| 17:27 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton makes the free throw | 43-35 |
| 17:06 | Vanderbilt | Hobert Desmarais misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 43-35 |
| 17:05 | Vanderbilt | Brady Reagan tips it but misses | 43-35 |
| 17:04 | Vanderbilt | Jon Kingsbury tips it home | 45-35 |
| 16:55 | Rhode Island | Pete Ramsey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-35 |
| 16:54 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper tips it but misses | 45-35 |
| 16:53 | Vanderbilt | Cecil McCuien grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 16:34 | Vanderbilt | Cecil McCuien connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 47-35 |
| 16:23 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton connects on the shot from the right block | 47-37 |
| 16:07 | Vanderbilt | Justin Groves is whistled for a carry | 47-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Jones (SG), Leroy Blossom (SF), John Faucett (C) Brady Reagan, Justin Groves, Cecil McCuien | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Hobert Desmarais (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leroy Blossom (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jon Kingsbury (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Faucett (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Pete Ramsey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wesley Fulton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Pieper (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Cross (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Willard Burns (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 47-37 |
| 15:46 | Rhode Island | Willard Burns can't tip it in | 47-37 |
| 15:45 | Rhode Island | Michael Cross pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 15:31 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper connects on the floater from the right side | 47-39 |
| 15:14 | Vanderbilt | Hobert Desmarais misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Pete Ramsey - foul #3 on Pete Ramsey, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Jones (SF), George Kemp (C) Mark Pieper, Willard Burns | |
| 15:14 | Vanderbilt | Hobert Desmarais makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 15:14 | Vanderbilt | Hobert Desmarais misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | Michael Cross pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 14:52 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 48-39 |
| 14:51 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton tips it home | 48-41 |
| 14:38 | Vanderbilt | David Jones connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Hobert Desmarais | 51-41 |
| 14:20 | Rhode Island | George Kemp clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by John Faucett - foul #2 on John Faucett, team foul #3 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Brady Reagan (PG), Justin Groves (SF), Cecil McCuien (PF) Hobert Desmarais, Leroy Blossom, John Faucett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:20 | Rhode Island | George Kemp misses the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 14:20 | Rhode Island | George Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 14:05 | Vanderbilt | Justin Groves hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 14:03 | Vanderbilt | Cecil McCuien grabs the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 13:50 | Vanderbilt | David Jones double dribbles | 51-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Peter Cordray (C) Jon Kingsbury | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper (PF) Michael Cross | |
| 13:37 | Rhode Island | George Kemp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 51-42 |
| 13:35 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Cecil McCuien | 51-42 |
| 13:19 | Vanderbilt | Justin Groves comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 51-42 |
| 13:18 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to George Kemp | 51-42 |
| 13:14 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton is whistled for traveling | 51-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Hobert Desmarais (PG) David Jones | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Kindig (PG) Pete Ramsey | |
| 13:02 | Vanderbilt | Hobert Desmarais lays it in on a nice dish by Justin Groves | 53-42 |
| 12:47 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton is hacked by Cecil McCuien - foul #3 on Cecil McCuien, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Leroy Blossom (SF), Jon Kingsbury (PF), John Faucett (C) Justin Groves, Cecil McCuien, Peter Cordray | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Landwehr (SG) Wesley Fulton | |
| 12:34 | Rhode Island | William Kindig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-42 |
| 12:19 | Vanderbilt | Brady Reagan buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Hobert Desmarais | 56-42 |
| 11:57 | Rhode Island | Thomas Jones buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Kindig | 56-44 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Hobert Desmarais (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brady Reagan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leroy Blossom (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jon Kingsbury (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Faucett (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Kindig (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Landwehr (fresh) SF - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Mark Pieper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Kemp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Vanderbilt | Brady Reagan banks in the layup | 58-44 |
| 11:30 | Rhode Island | Thomas Jones clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by John Faucett - foul #3 on John Faucett, team foul #5 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Jones (SG), Justin Groves (SF), Cecil McCuien (PF) Brady Reagan, Leroy Blossom, Jon Kingsbury | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Pete Ramsey (PG), Wesley Fulton (SG), Michael Cross (PF) William Kindig, Richard Landwehr, Mark Pieper | |
| 11:30 | Rhode Island | Thomas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 11:30 | Rhode Island | Thomas Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 11:08 | Vanderbilt | Cecil McCuien is hacked by Michael Cross - foul #3 on Michael Cross, team foul #4 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Peter Cordray (C) John Faucett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 10:51 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Jones is called for the reach on David Jones - foul #4 on Thomas Jones, team foul #5 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Leroy Blossom (SF), Jon Kingsbury (C) Hobert Desmarais, Peter Cordray | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper (SF) Thomas Jones | |
| 10:40 | Vanderbilt | Cecil McCuien throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-46 |
| 10:24 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Pete Ramsey and he's hacked by David Jones - foul #2 on David Jones, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| 10:24 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton makes the free throw | 58-49 |
| 10:01 | Vanderbilt | Cecil McCuien buries a floater from close range | 60-49 |
| 09:51 | Rhode Island | The pull-up jumper by Michael Cross is blocked by Jon Kingsbury | 60-49 |
| 09:50 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Pieper | 60-49 |
| 09:35 | Rhode Island | Justin Groves steals the ball from Michael Cross | 60-49 |
| 09:30 | Vanderbilt | Justin Groves can't finish the layup | 60-49 |
| 09:28 | Vanderbilt | Justin Groves misses the tip | 60-49 |
| 09:26 | Rhode Island | George Kemp gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 09:14 | Rhode Island | George Kemp connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Cross | 60-51 |
| 08:55 | Vanderbilt | Cecil McCuien evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left side | 60-51 |
| 08:54 | Vanderbilt | Cecil McCuien gets the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 08:34 | Vanderbilt | David Jones scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Justin Groves and he's fouled by Wesley Fulton - foul #1 on Wesley Fulton, team foul #6 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Brady Reagan (PG), Peter Cordray (PF), John Faucett (C) Leroy Blossom, Cecil McCuien, Jon Kingsbury | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Kindig (PG), Richard Landwehr (SG), Frank Hoffer (PF) Pete Ramsey, Wesley Fulton, Michael Cross | |
| 08:34 | Vanderbilt | David Jones makes the free throw | 63-51 |
| 08:18 | Rhode Island | William Kindig hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-54 |
| 08:08 | Vanderbilt | Brady Reagan can't throw it down but he's fouled by Richard Landwehr - foul #2 on Richard Landwehr, team foul #7 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Hobert Desmarais (PG) David Jones | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willard Burns (SF), Michael Cross (PF) Mark Pieper, George Kemp | |
| 08:08 | Vanderbilt | Brady Reagan makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 08:08 | Vanderbilt | Brady Reagan makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 07:44 | Rhode Island | Frank Hoffer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-54 |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island | Willard Burns tips it back up and in | 65-56 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Hobert Desmarais (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brady Reagan (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Justin Groves (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Peter Cordray (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Faucett (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Kindig (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Landwehr (fresh) SF - Willard Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Cross (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Hoffer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Vanderbilt | Brady Reagan makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Peter Cordray | 67-56 |
| 07:08 | Rhode Island | Michael Cross misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 67-56 |
| 07:06 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to John Faucett | 67-56 |
| 06:46 | Vanderbilt | Justin Groves scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Hobert Desmarais | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 06:29 | Rhode Island | Brady Reagan is called for the reach on Richard Landwehr - foul #4 on Brady Reagan, team foul #7 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Jones (SG), Leroy Blossom (SF), Cecil McCuien (PF) Hobert Desmarais, Justin Groves, Peter Cordray | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton (SG), Thomas Jones (SF), Mark Pieper (PF), George Kemp (C) William Kindig, Willard Burns, Michael Cross, Frank Hoffer | |
| 06:29 | Rhode Island | Richard Landwehr misses the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 06:29 | Vanderbilt | Leroy Blossom pulls down the rebound | 70-56 |
| 06:09 | Vanderbilt | David Jones hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-56 |
| 06:04 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 73-56 |
| 06:02 | Vanderbilt | Brady Reagan snags the defensive board | 73-56 |
| 05:44 | Vanderbilt | David Jones's fadeaway is rejected by George Kemp | 73-56 |
| 05:42 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper pulls down the rebound | 73-56 |
| 05:37 | Rhode Island | David Jones steals the ball from Richard Landwehr | 73-56 |
| 05:32 | Vanderbilt | David Jones banks in the layup | 75-56 |
| 05:09 | Rhode Island | George Kemp hits the finger roll on a great pass from Wesley Fulton | 75-58 |
| 04:51 | Vanderbilt | Mark Pieper denies the turnaround by Cecil McCuien | 75-58 |
| 04:50 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to George Kemp | 75-58 |
| 04:39 | Rhode Island | George Kemp lays it up and in | 75-60 |
| 04:20 | Vanderbilt | Leroy Blossom can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 75-60 |
| 04:19 | Rhode Island | Richard Landwehr grabs the board | 75-60 |
| 04:12 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton loses the dribble to Brady Reagan | 75-60 |
| 04:08 | Vanderbilt | David Jones hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brady Reagan | 77-60 |
| 03:54 | Rhode Island | George Kemp misses the jumper from the right side | 77-60 |
| 03:53 | Vanderbilt | John Faucett snags the defensive board | 77-60 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:31 | Vanderbilt | Cecil McCuien jams it on a great pass from Brady Reagan and he's hacked by Mark Pieper - foul #1 on Mark Pieper, team foul #8 | 79-60 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dwayne Mathias (SF), Jon Kingsbury (PF), Peter Cordray (C) Brady Reagan, Leroy Blossom, John Faucett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Kindig (PG), Norman Odle (SG), Willard Burns (SF), Frank Hoffer (C) Richard Landwehr, Wesley Fulton, Thomas Jones, George Kemp | |
| 03:31 | Vanderbilt | Cecil McCuien makes the free throw | 80-60 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Cecil McCuien (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. SG - David Jones (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dwayne Mathias (fresh) PF - Jon Kingsbury (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Cordray (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Kindig (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Odle (fresh) SF - Willard Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Pieper (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Hoffer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:13 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper can't finish the layup | 80-60 |
| 03:12 | Vanderbilt | Peter Cordray gets the rebound | 80-60 |
| 02:43 | Vanderbilt | Cecil McCuien can't throw it down | 80-60 |
| 02:41 | Rhode Island | Frank Hoffer grabs the defensive rebound | 80-60 |
| 02:32 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 80-60 |
| 02:31 | Rhode Island | Willard Burns pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-60 |
| 02:18 | Rhode Island | William Kindig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-60 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Hobert Desmarais (PG) Cecil McCuien | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:54 | Vanderbilt | David Jones's floater is knocked away by Frank Hoffer | 80-60 |
| 01:52 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper gets the rebound | 80-60 |
| 01:45 | Rhode Island | Jon Kingsbury is called for the reach on William Kindig - foul #2 on Jon Kingsbury, team foul #8 | 80-60 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Landwehr (SG) Norman Odle | |
| 01:45 | Rhode Island | William Kindig makes the 1st free throw | 80-61 |
| 01:45 | Rhode Island | William Kindig makes the 2nd free throw | 80-62 |
| 01:23 | Vanderbilt | Hobert Desmarais is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 80-62 |
| 01:22 | Vanderbilt | Jon Kingsbury tips it in | 82-62 |
| 01:06 | Rhode Island | William Kindig comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 82-62 |
| 01:04 | Vanderbilt | Peter Cordray gets the rebound | 82-62 |
| 00:35 | Vanderbilt | David Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 82-62 |
| 00:34 | Vanderbilt | Peter Cordray grabs the offensive board | 82-62 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Vanderbilt | David Jones is fouled on the floor by Mark Pieper - foul #2 on Mark Pieper, team foul #9 | 82-62 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Leroy Blossom (SF) Hobert Desmarais | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:09 | Vanderbilt | David Jones makes the 1st free throw | 83-62 |
| 00:09 | Vanderbilt | David Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 84-62 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | William Kindig clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 84-62 |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | Peter Cordray pulls down the rebound | 84-62 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Peter Cordray runs out the clock | 84-62 |