| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Donald Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alexander Sampson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Hugh Eastland (fresh) SG - Albert Senior (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lewis Sieminski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dean Kidwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwayne Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Robinson inbounds the ball | 40-39 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Vanderbilt | Dean Kidwell swats the layup by Jesse Smith | 40-39 |
| 19:44 | UMass | Dean Kidwell snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 19:39 | UMass | Joseph Robinson steps in front of the Albert Senior pass | 40-39 |
| 19:14 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 42-39 |
| 18:59 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Lewis Sieminski, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Sherburne (SF) Lewis Sieminski | |
| 18:42 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jesse Smith | 45-39 |
| 18:25 | UMass | Gary Sherburne misses the floater from just outside the lane | 45-39 |
| 18:23 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 18:18 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 18:17 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson tips it but misses | 45-39 |
| 18:15 | UMass | Albert Senior gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 18:10 | UMass | Albert Senior buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Hugh Eastland | 45-41 |
| 17:53 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 17:51 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Smith | 45-41 |
| 17:33 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith's layup is rejected by Dwayne Davis | 45-41 |
| 17:31 | UMass | Albert Senior grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 17:25 | UMass | Dwayne Davis evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Jesse Smith - foul #2 on Jesse Smith, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (PG), Howard McClee (SG), Keith Golinski (SF), Robert Campbell (PF), Dennis Platz (C) Donald Hicks, Paul Murphy, Joseph Robinson, Alexander Sampson, Jesse Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Grant Moody (SG), Frederick Noles (PF) Albert Senior, Dean Kidwell | |
| 17:25 | UMass | Dwayne Davis makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 17:25 | UMass | Dwayne Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 17:03 | Vanderbilt | Dwayne Davis swats the layup by Robert Campbell | 45-43 |
| 17:02 | UMass | Dwayne Davis grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 16:58 | UMass | Grant Moody drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 16:48 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-46 |
| 16:46 | UMass | Frederick Noles gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 16:42 | UMass | Grant Moody is hacked by Keith Golinski - foul #2 on Keith Golinski, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| 16:30 | UMass | Grant Moody can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by David Garrison - foul #2 on David Garrison, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson (PF) Dennis Platz | |
| Subs | UMass | Albert Senior (SG) Gary Sherburne | |
| 16:30 | UMass | Grant Moody misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 16:30 | UMass | Grant Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 16:06 | Vanderbilt | Keith Golinski is hacked by Grant Moody - foul #2 on Grant Moody, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy (SG), Joseph Robinson (SF) Howard McClee, Keith Golinski | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 15:53 | Vanderbilt | Dwayne Davis steps in front of the Joseph Robinson pass | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Garrison (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alexander Sampson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Hugh Eastland (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Senior (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Grant Moody (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Frederick Noles (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Dwayne Davis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:48 | UMass | Hugh Eastland misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 15:46 | UMass | Albert Senior snags the offensive board | 45-47 |
| 15:21 | UMass | Hugh Eastland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-47 |
| 15:19 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 14:53 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 14:51 | UMass | The rebound goes to Grant Moody | 45-47 |
| 14:45 | UMass | Alexander Sampson steps in front of the Albert Senior pass | 45-47 |
| 14:29 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Robinson buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Murphy | 47-47 |
| 14:23 | UMass | Grant Moody misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 14:21 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Hugh Eastland | 47-47 |
| 14:05 | UMass | Dwayne Davis shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from close range | 47-47 |
| 14:03 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 13:56 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Robinson hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from David Garrison | 49-47 |
| 13:51 | UMass | Hugh Eastland misses the easy layup | 49-47 |
| 13:49 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 13:29 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Robinson clanks a runner from the baseline | 49-47 |
| 13:27 | UMass | Hugh Eastland pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 13:23 | UMass | Hugh Eastland is whistled for traveling | 49-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks (PG), Howard McClee (SG), Keith Golinski (SF), Dennis Platz (PF), Jesse Smith (C) David Garrison, Paul Murphy, Joseph Robinson, Alexander Sampson, Robert Campbell | |
| Subs | UMass | Kirk Duncan (PG), Lewis Sieminski (SF), Willy Severino (PF), Dean Kidwell (C) Hugh Eastland, Grant Moody, Frederick Noles, Dwayne Davis | |
| 13:12 | Vanderbilt | Lewis Sieminski steals the ball from Donald Hicks | 49-47 |
| 12:57 | UMass | Kirk Duncan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 12:55 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Platz grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 12:36 | Vanderbilt | Keith Golinski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kirk Duncan - foul #4 on Kirk Duncan, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | UMass | Hugh Eastland (PG) Kirk Duncan | |
| 12:36 | Vanderbilt | Keith Golinski misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 12:36 | Vanderbilt | Keith Golinski misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 12:36 | UMass | Dean Kidwell snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 12:31 | UMass | Hugh Eastland comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Hicks - foul #2 on Donald Hicks, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| 12:31 | UMass | Hugh Eastland misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 12:31 | UMass | Hugh Eastland makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 12:13 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Lewis Sieminski - foul #4 on Lewis Sieminski, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Sherburne (SF) Lewis Sieminski | |
| 12:13 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 12:13 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 12:04 | UMass | Dean Kidwell hits a shot near the basket | 51-50 |
| 11:37 | Vanderbilt | Keith Golinski is fouled on the floor by Dean Kidwell - foul #1 on Dean Kidwell, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Donald Hicks (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard McClee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Golinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Platz (fresh) C - Jesse Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Hugh Eastland (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Senior (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Sherburne (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willy Severino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dean Kidwell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Vanderbilt | Keith Golinski's fadeaway is rejected by Willy Severino | 51-50 |
| 11:19 | UMass | Willy Severino grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 11:06 | UMass | Gary Sherburne buries a floater from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 10:53 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Howard McClee | 53-52 |
| 10:31 | UMass | Hugh Eastland loses the dribble to Jesse Smith | 53-52 |
| 10:17 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Howard McClee | 56-52 |
| 10:13 | UMass | Hugh Eastland knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Gary Sherburne | 56-54 |
| 09:54 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 09:52 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Platz grabs the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 09:32 | Vanderbilt | Keith Golinski misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 56-54 |
| 09:31 | UMass | The rebound goes to Gary Sherburne | 56-54 |
| 09:24 | UMass | Hugh Eastland drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Willy Severino | 56-57 |
| 09:13 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Hicks | 58-57 |
| 08:50 | UMass | Albert Senior clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 08:48 | Vanderbilt | Keith Golinski pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 08:29 | Vanderbilt | Keith Golinski is called for a backcourt violation | 58-57 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (PG), Paul Murphy (SG), Joseph Robinson (SF), Alexander Sampson (PF), Robert Campbell (C) Donald Hicks, Howard McClee, Keith Golinski, Dennis Platz, Jesse Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Grant Moody (SG), Frederick Noles (SF), Dwayne Davis (C) Albert Senior, Gary Sherburne, Dean Kidwell | |
| 08:19 | UMass | Grant Moody makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Willy Severino | 58-59 |
| 08:01 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-59 |
| 08:00 | UMass | Dwayne Davis grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 07:56 | UMass | Dwayne Davis works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 58-59 |
| 07:55 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 07:50 | Vanderbilt | Frederick Noles steps in front of the David Garrison pass | 58-59 |
| 07:34 | UMass | Dwayne Davis works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Campbell - foul #2 on Robert Campbell, team foul #5 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | UMass | Kirk Duncan (PG), Lewis Sieminski (SF) Hugh Eastland, Willy Severino | |
| 07:34 | UMass | Dwayne Davis misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 07:34 | UMass | Dwayne Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Garrison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Alexander Sampson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kirk Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Grant Moody (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Lewis Sieminski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Frederick Noles (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Dwayne Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Davis - foul #2 on Dwayne Davis, team foul #6 | 58-60 |
| 07:10 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Robinson | 61-60 |
| 06:44 | UMass | Kirk Duncan is hacked by David Garrison - foul #3 on David Garrison, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks (PG) David Garrison | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 06:28 | UMass | Frederick Noles misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 61-60 |
| 06:26 | UMass | Dwayne Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 06:13 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Frederick Noles and he's hacked by Alexander Sampson - foul #1 on Alexander Sampson, team foul #7 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Keith Golinski (SF) Joseph Robinson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 06:13 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski misses the free throw | 61-62 |
| 06:13 | Vanderbilt | Keith Golinski snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 05:48 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson's pass is intercepted by Dwayne Davis | 61-62 |
| 05:32 | UMass | Lewis Sieminski is denied on a layup by Keith Golinski | 61-62 |
| 05:30 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Paul Murphy | 61-62 |
| 05:15 | Vanderbilt | Keith Golinski misses the jump hook from the baseline | 61-62 |
| 05:14 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks tips it in | 63-62 |
| 05:12 | UMass | Kirk Duncan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-62 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (PG), Howard McClee (SG), Joseph Robinson (SF) Donald Hicks, Paul Murphy, Robert Campbell | |
| Subs | UMass | Albert Senior (SG), Gary Sherburne (SF), Willy Severino (PF) Grant Moody, Lewis Sieminski, Frederick Noles | |
| 04:59 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Robinson comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Albert Senior - foul #1 on Albert Senior, team foul #7 | 63-62 |
| 04:59 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:59 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 04:42 | UMass | Albert Senior throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-62 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | UMass | Dean Kidwell (C) Dwayne Davis | |
| 04:30 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison's floater is knocked away by Dean Kidwell | 64-62 |
| 04:28 | UMass | Dean Kidwell gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 04:20 | UMass | Gary Sherburne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-62 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith (C) Alexander Sampson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 04:06 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Howard McClee | 66-62 |
| 03:55 | UMass | Jesse Smith denies the turnaround by Dean Kidwell | 66-62 |
| 03:54 | UMass | Gary Sherburne tips it in | 66-64 |
| 03:31 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 66-64 |
| 03:30 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-64 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Garrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Howard McClee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Robinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Keith Golinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jesse Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kirk Duncan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Albert Senior (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Sherburne (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Willy Severino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Dean Kidwell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Robinson dunks the ball on a great pass from David Garrison | 68-64 |
| 02:50 | UMass | Albert Senior misses the shot from the right side | 68-64 |
| 02:48 | Vanderbilt | Keith Golinski grabs the board | 68-64 |
| 02:48 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-64 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks (PG), Paul Murphy (SG), Alexander Sampson (PF), Robert Campbell (C) David Garrison, Howard McClee, Keith Golinski, Jesse Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Grant Moody (SG), Lewis Sieminski (SF), Dwayne Davis (C) Albert Senior, Gary Sherburne, Dean Kidwell | |
| 02:29 | Vanderbilt | Willy Severino is called for the reach on Joseph Robinson - foul #4 on Willy Severino, team foul #8 | 68-64 |
| 02:29 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 02:29 | UMass | Dwayne Davis snags the defensive board | 68-64 |
| 02:13 | UMass | Grant Moody hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-64 |
| 02:11 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Robinson gets the rebound | 68-64 |
| 01:56 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kirk Duncan - foul #5 on Kirk Duncan, team foul #9 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith (C) Robert Campbell | |
| Subs | UMass | Hugh Eastland (PG), Albert Senior (SG) Kirk Duncan, Grant Moody | |
| 01:56 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 01:56 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 01:32 | UMass | Hugh Eastland drills a fadeaway from the left side | 70-66 |
| 01:18 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Robinson drills a runner from close range set up by Alexander Sampson and he's hacked by Lewis Sieminski - foul #5 on Lewis Sieminski, team foul #10 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Sherburne (SF) Lewis Sieminski | |
| 01:18 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Robinson makes the free throw | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:14 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-66 |
| 00:50 | UMass | Hugh Eastland misses long on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 73-66 |
| 00:49 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith gets the rebound | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith is hacked by Hugh Eastland in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hugh Eastland, team foul #11 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (PG) Donald Hicks | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:48 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith misses the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:48 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:44 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-66 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks (PG) David Garrison | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:40 | UMass | Willy Severino misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-66 |
| 00:39 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Robinson snags the defensive board | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Vanderbilt | Albert Senior is called for the reach on Joseph Robinson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Albert Senior, team foul #12 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (PG) Donald Hicks | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:37 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:37 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:29 | UMass | Hugh Eastland buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy is hacked by Albert Senior in the backcourt - foul #3 on Albert Senior, team foul #13 | 76-69 |
| 00:26 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:26 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:23 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-69 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks (PG) David Garrison | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:19 | UMass | Gary Sherburne clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-69 |
| 00:18 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Jesse Smith | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Hugh Eastland - foul #3 on Hugh Eastland, team foul #14 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (PG) Donald Hicks | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:17 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:17 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:09 | UMass | Willy Severino is fouled on the floor by Alexander Sampson - foul #2 on Alexander Sampson, team foul #8 | 80-69 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks (PG) David Garrison | |
| Subs | UMass | Grant Moody (SG), Dean Kidwell (C) Albert Senior, Dwayne Davis | |
| 00:09 | UMass | Willy Severino makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:09 | UMass | Willy Severino misses the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:09 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson snags the defensive board | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks runs out the clock | 80-70 |