| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Donald Hicks (fresh) SG - Paul Murphy (fresh) SF - Joseph Robinson (fresh) PF - Alexander Sampson (fresh) C - Jesse Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Ben Price (fresh) SG - Donald Valentin (fresh) SF - Jason Carroll (fresh) PF - Donald Cooper (fresh) C - Craig Gamble (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Craig Gamble wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Cal Poly SLO | Craig Gamble throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy clanks a jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson is hacked by Craig Gamble - foul #1 on Craig Gamble, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Smith | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Robinson comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ben Price - foul #1 on Ben Price, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:34 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | Cal Poly SLO | Ben Price misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Cal Poly SLO | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Carroll | 2-0 |
| 17:55 | Cal Poly SLO | Jason Carroll hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Valentin | 2-3 |
| 17:30 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 17:19 | Cal Poly SLO | Craig Gamble clanks a 3 from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 17:18 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Robinson grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 16:53 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 16:51 | Cal Poly SLO | Jason Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:36 | Cal Poly SLO | Ben Price can't finish the layup | 2-3 |
| 16:34 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:28 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Robinson clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Jason Carroll - foul #1 on Jason Carroll, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Gillette (C) Craig Gamble | |
| 16:28 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:28 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:18 | Cal Poly SLO | Ben Price comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-3 |
| 16:16 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Valentin hits the follow up shot | 4-5 |
| 15:57 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 15:55 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Cooper pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Donald Hicks (fresh) SG - Paul Murphy (fresh) SF - Joseph Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alexander Sampson (fresh) C - Jesse Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Ben Price (fresh) SG - Donald Valentin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Cooper (fresh) C - Robert Gillette (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Cooper is fouled on the floor by Donald Hicks - foul #1 on Donald Hicks, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Garry Herman (SG) Donald Valentin | |
| 15:36 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Gillette banks in the layup | 4-7 |
| 15:19 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 4-7 |
| 15:17 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 15:05 | Cal Poly SLO | Garry Herman buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-10 |
| 14:53 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks is called for traveling | 4-10 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Bryant Crumble (PG), Craig Gamble (C) Ben Price, Jason Carroll | |
| 14:32 | Cal Poly SLO | Bryant Crumble blows the layup | 4-10 |
| 14:31 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith grabs the board | 4-10 |
| 14:22 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Robinson scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Hicks and he's hacked by Robert Gillette - foul #1 on Robert Gillette, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (PG) Donald Hicks | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Valentin (SG) Donald Cooper | |
| 14:22 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Robinson makes the free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:02 | Cal Poly SLO | Garry Herman misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-10 |
| 14:00 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 13:37 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Donald Valentin - foul #1 on Donald Valentin, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Ben Price (PG), Jason Carroll (SF) Bryant Crumble, Garry Herman | |
| 13:37 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:37 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:27 | Cal Poly SLO | Jason Carroll misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 13:26 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Robinson grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 13:16 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Robinson's pass is intercepted by Donald Valentin | 9-10 |
| 13:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Ben Price knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-13 |
| 12:43 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-13 |
| 12:41 | Cal Poly SLO | Craig Gamble grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 12:35 | Cal Poly SLO | Ben Price misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 12:34 | Cal Poly SLO | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Carroll | 9-13 |
| 12:17 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Valentin misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 12:16 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:13 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-13 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks (PG) David Garrison | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Garry Herman (SG), Donald Cooper (PF), Marcus Dunn (C) Donald Valentin, Robert Gillette, Craig Gamble | |
| 12:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Jason Carroll is hacked by Alexander Sampson - foul #1 on Alexander Sampson, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | James Sparks (SG) Jason Carroll | |
| 11:42 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 11:41 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Jesse Smith | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Donald Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alexander Sampson (fairly fresh) C - Jesse Smith (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Ben Price (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Sparks (fresh) SF - Garry Herman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Cooper (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marcus Dunn (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Sparks - foul #1 on James Sparks, team foul #6 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell (C) Jesse Smith | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 11:22 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 11:22 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:09 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander Sampson blocks the short jumper by Donald Cooper | 10-13 |
| 11:08 | Cal Poly SLO | Garry Herman tips it home | 10-15 |
| 10:56 | Vanderbilt | Ben Price steps in front of the Donald Hicks pass | 10-15 |
| 10:50 | Cal Poly SLO | Ben Price makes the jumper from close range | 10-17 |
| 10:25 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 10-17 |
| 10:23 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to Donald Cooper | 10-17 |
| 10:19 | Cal Poly SLO | Garry Herman travels with the ball | 10-17 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee (SG), Keith Golinski (SF) Paul Murphy, Joseph Robinson | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Bryant Crumble (PG), Donald Valentin (SG), Jason Carroll (SF), Robert Gillette (C) Ben Price, James Sparks, Garry Herman, Marcus Dunn | |
| 09:59 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 10-17 |
| 09:58 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell tips it but misses | 10-17 |
| 09:57 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 09:37 | Cal Poly SLO | Jason Carroll is called for traveling | 10-17 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (PG), Jesse Smith (C) Donald Hicks, Alexander Sampson | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Craig Gamble (C) Robert Gillette | |
| 09:15 | Vanderbilt | Donald Cooper steals the ball from Keith Golinski | 10-17 |
| 08:50 | Cal Poly SLO | Jason Carroll connects on the floater from the right block and he's hacked by Keith Golinski - foul #1 on Keith Golinski, team foul #3 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy (SG), Joseph Robinson (SF) Howard McClee, Keith Golinski | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Ben Price (PG) Bryant Crumble | |
| 08:50 | Cal Poly SLO | Jason Carroll makes the free throw | 10-20 |
| 08:42 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Robinson drills a fadeaway from the right side | 12-20 |
| 08:16 | Cal Poly SLO | Craig Gamble steps out of bounds on the baseline | 12-20 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks (PG), Alexander Sampson (PF), Keith Golinski (C) David Garrison, Robert Campbell, Jesse Smith | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Garry Herman (SG), Robert Gillette (PF), Marcus Dunn (C) Donald Valentin, Donald Cooper, Craig Gamble | |
| 08:00 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Robinson | 15-20 |
| 07:38 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Gillette scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Garry Herman | 15-22 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Donald Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Robinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alexander Sampson (fairly fresh) C - Keith Golinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Ben Price (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Garry Herman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Gillette (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marcus Dunn (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks hits a 3 from the left corner | 18-22 |
| 07:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Jason Carroll misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-22 |
| 07:01 | Cal Poly SLO | Marcus Dunn gets the offensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 06:49 | Cal Poly SLO | Ben Price misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Donald Hicks - foul #2 on Donald Hicks, team foul #4 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (PG), Howard McClee (SG), Robert Campbell (C) Donald Hicks, Paul Murphy, Keith Golinski | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Valentin (SG), Donald Cooper (PF), Craig Gamble (C) Jason Carroll, Robert Gillette, Marcus Dunn | |
| 06:49 | Cal Poly SLO | Ben Price makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:49 | Cal Poly SLO | Ben Price misses the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:49 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell grabs the board | 18-23 |
| 06:23 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Robinson makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by David Garrison | 20-23 |
| 06:11 | Cal Poly SLO | Ben Price is hacked by Alexander Sampson - foul #2 on Alexander Sampson, team foul #5 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Keith Golinski (SF), Jesse Smith (C) Joseph Robinson, Alexander Sampson | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Bryant Crumble (PG) Ben Price | |
| 05:46 | Cal Poly SLO | Garry Herman clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-23 |
| 05:45 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| 05:28 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Craig Gamble - foul #2 on Craig Gamble, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy (SG) Howard McClee | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Jason Carroll (SF), Robert Gillette (C) Garry Herman, Craig Gamble | |
| 05:28 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 05:28 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 05:28 | Cal Poly SLO | Jason Carroll pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 05:02 | Cal Poly SLO | Bryant Crumble misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 21-23 |
| 05:00 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 04:54 | Vanderbilt | Robert Gillette is called for the reach on David Garrison - foul #2 on Robert Gillette, team foul #8 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Robinson (SF) Keith Golinski | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Ben Price (PG), James Sparks (SG), Marcus Dunn (C) Bryant Crumble, Donald Valentin, Robert Gillette | |
| 04:54 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:54 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:35 | Cal Poly SLO | Jason Carroll hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 23-23 |
| 04:33 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Cooper misses the tip | 23-23 |
| 04:31 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 04:14 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 04:12 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Cooper pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 03:54 | Cal Poly SLO | Jason Carroll can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-23 |
| 03:53 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 03:34 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 23-23 |
| 03:33 | Cal Poly SLO | Marcus Dunn snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Garrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Robinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jesse Smith (tiring) 1 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Ben Price (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Sparks (fresh) SF - Jason Carroll (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Cooper (fresh) 6 reb. C - Marcus Dunn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Cal Poly SLO | Ben Price misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam but the foul's on David Garrison - foul #1 on David Garrison, team foul #6 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks (PG), Howard McClee (SG), Keith Golinski (SF), Alexander Sampson (PF), Dennis Platz (C) David Garrison, Paul Murphy, Joseph Robinson, Robert Campbell, Jesse Smith | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Valentin (SG), Garry Herman (SF), Robert Gillette (PF), Craig Gamble (C) James Sparks, Jason Carroll, Donald Cooper, Marcus Dunn | |
| 03:12 | Cal Poly SLO | Ben Price makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:12 | Cal Poly SLO | Ben Price misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:12 | Vanderbilt | Keith Golinski grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 02:56 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks connects on the shot from the right side set up by Dennis Platz | 25-24 |
| 02:40 | Cal Poly SLO | Craig Gamble misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-24 |
| 02:38 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 02:11 | Vanderbilt | Keith Golinski comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Garry Herman - foul #1 on Garry Herman, team foul #9 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Cooper (PF) Robert Gillette | |
| 02:11 | Vanderbilt | Keith Golinski misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 02:11 | Vanderbilt | Keith Golinski makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 01:48 | Cal Poly SLO | Garry Herman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-24 |
| 01:46 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 01:40 | Vanderbilt | Keith Golinski throws it down set up by Donald Hicks | 28-24 |
| 01:16 | Cal Poly SLO | Ben Price is hacked by Donald Hicks - foul #3 on Donald Hicks, team foul #7 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy (SG), Joseph Robinson (SF), Robert Campbell (C) Donald Hicks, Keith Golinski, Dennis Platz | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Jason Carroll (SF) Garry Herman | |
| 01:16 | Cal Poly SLO | Ben Price makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 01:16 | Cal Poly SLO | Ben Price misses the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 01:16 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Cooper grabs the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 00:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Ben Price's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-25 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Bryant Crumble (PG), James Sparks (SG), Robert Gillette (C) Ben Price, Donald Valentin, Craig Gamble | |
| 00:39 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Robinson blows the layup | 28-25 |
| 00:37 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Murphy | 28-25 |
| 00:21 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jason Carroll - foul #2 on Jason Carroll, team foul #10 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Keith Golinski (SF), Jesse Smith (C) Howard McClee, Robert Campbell | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Garry Herman (SG) James Sparks | |
| 00:21 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 00:21 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 00:02 | Cal Poly SLO | Bryant Crumble makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-27 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Robinson hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 30-27 |