| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Willie Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Kacprowski (fresh) SF - James Dougherty (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Samuel Black (fresh) C - Joseph Linder (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Everett Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Everett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bill Donovan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | James Dougherty inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Vanderbilt | James Dougherty can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mark Everett - foul #3 on Mark Everett, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Wolford (SF) Mark Everett | |
| 19:45 | Vanderbilt | James Dougherty misses the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 19:45 | Vanderbilt | James Dougherty misses the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 19:45 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Donald Bennett | 31-36 |
| 19:16 | Central Michigan | Bill Donovan blows the layup | 31-36 |
| 19:14 | Vanderbilt | Samuel Black gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 18:54 | Vanderbilt | Henry Kacprowski misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 31-36 |
| 18:52 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Linder tips it back up and in | 33-36 |
| 18:34 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 33-36 |
| 18:33 | Vanderbilt | Henry Kacprowski pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 18:08 | Vanderbilt | Willie Hicks misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 18:07 | Central Michigan | Bill Donovan gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 17:49 | Central Michigan | Robert Wolford clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on Samuel Black - foul #2 on Samuel Black, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Thomas (PF) Samuel Black | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp (C) Donald Bennett | |
| 17:49 | Central Michigan | Robert Wolford makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:49 | Central Michigan | Robert Wolford makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 17:35 | Vanderbilt | Henry Kacprowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 17:33 | Vanderbilt | James Dougherty hits the follow up shot | 35-38 |
| 17:09 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray is hacked by Joseph Linder - foul #1 on Joseph Linder, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Bruce Krier (PG), David Johnston (SF), Edward Kerley (C) Willie Hicks, James Dougherty, Joseph Linder | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bradley Fierros (C) Bill Donovan | |
| 16:52 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 16:50 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Thomas snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 16:42 | Vanderbilt | Henry Kacprowski can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 16:41 | Vanderbilt | Henry Kacprowski grabs the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 16:31 | Vanderbilt | Everett Lewis is called for the reach on Jeffrey Thomas - foul #3 on Everett Lewis, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Samuel Black (PF) Henry Kacprowski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Teddy Messina (PG), Matthew Koch (SF), Donald Bennett (C) Everett Lewis, Robert Wolford, Bradley Fierros | |
| 16:18 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Krier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-38 |
| 16:17 | Central Michigan | Donald Bennett snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 16:13 | Central Michigan | Matthew Koch is hacked by Bruce Krier - foul #1 on Bruce Krier, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Willie Hicks (PG) Bruce Krier | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:06 | Central Michigan | Edward Kerley is called for the reach on Robert Gray - foul #1 on Edward Kerley, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Dougherty (SF), Joseph Linder (C) David Johnston, Jeffrey Thomas | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 15:49 | Central Michigan | Matthew Koch hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Teddy Messina | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Willie Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Kerley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dougherty (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Samuel Black (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Linder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Teddy Messina (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Gray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Koch (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Curtis Bopp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Vanderbilt | James Dougherty can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 15:38 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 15:32 | Central Michigan | Matthew Koch travels with the ball | 35-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Henry Kacprowski (SG), Erik Venuti (SF) Edward Kerley, James Dougherty | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Everett (PG), Robert Wolford (SG), James Zachmann (SF), Bill Donovan (PF) Teddy Messina, Robert Gray, Matthew Koch, Curtis Bopp | |
| 15:08 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Linder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Thomas (PF) Samuel Black | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis (PG), Bradley Fierros (C) Robert Wolford, Donald Bennett | |
| 14:50 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Thomas swats the layup by James Zachmann | 35-40 |
| 14:48 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Thomas | 35-40 |
| 14:29 | Vanderbilt | Erik Venuti buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Willie Hicks | 38-40 |
| 14:17 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann is called for 3 seconds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Bruce Krier (PG), Edward Kerley (C) Willie Hicks, Joseph Linder | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp (C) Bradley Fierros | |
| 14:03 | Vanderbilt | Edward Kerley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Erik Venuti | 40-40 |
| 13:49 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-40 |
| 13:47 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp tips it in | 40-42 |
| 13:29 | Vanderbilt | Edward Kerley connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Krier | 43-42 |
| 13:10 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Edward Kerley - foul #2 on Edward Kerley, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Willie Hicks (PG), Samuel Black (PF), Joseph Linder (C) Bruce Krier, Henry Kacprowski, Jeffrey Thomas | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Gray (SG), Donald Bennett (C) Mark Everett, Bill Donovan | |
| 13:10 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:10 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:10 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Linder pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 12:45 | Vanderbilt | Erik Venuti hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 43-42 |
| 12:44 | Vanderbilt | Samuel Black misses the tip | 43-42 |
| 12:43 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 12:25 | Central Michigan | Joseph Linder is called for the reach on Donald Bennett - foul #2 on Joseph Linder, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Dougherty (SF) Erik Venuti | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Everett (PG) Everett Lewis | |
| 12:09 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett is hacked by Samuel Black - foul #3 on Samuel Black, team foul #7 | 43-42 |
| 12:09 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:09 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:09 | Vanderbilt | Samuel Black grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 12:02 | Vanderbilt | Willie Hicks knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Kerley | 46-43 |
| 11:46 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Curtis Bopp and the foul's on Joseph Linder - foul #3 on Joseph Linder, team foul #8 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Henry Kacprowski (SG) Joseph Linder | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 11:46 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray misses the free throw | 46-45 |
| 11:46 | Vanderbilt | Samuel Black grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Willie Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Kacprowski (fresh) SF - James Dougherty (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Samuel Black (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Kerley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Mark Everett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Zachmann (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Curtis Bopp (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Vanderbilt | Henry Kacprowski can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Gray - foul #2 on Robert Gray, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| 11:42 | Vanderbilt | Henry Kacprowski misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 11:42 | Vanderbilt | Henry Kacprowski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 11:26 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Gray | 47-47 |
| 11:07 | Vanderbilt | Mark Everett steals it from Willie Hicks | 47-47 |
| 11:04 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett misses the lay-in | 47-47 |
| 11:03 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann grabs the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 10:44 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett clanks a turnaround in the lane | 47-47 |
| 10:43 | Vanderbilt | Edward Kerley snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 10:20 | Vanderbilt | James Dougherty comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 10:18 | Central Michigan | Donald Bennett snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 10:10 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp is hacked by Samuel Black - foul #4 on Samuel Black, team foul #9 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Bruce Krier (PG), Erik Venuti (SF), Jeffrey Thomas (PF), Joseph Linder (C) Willie Hicks, James Dougherty, Samuel Black, Edward Kerley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis (PG), Robert Wolford (SF), Bill Donovan (PF) Robert Gray, James Zachmann, Donald Bennett | |
| 10:10 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 10:10 | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 10:03 | Vanderbilt | Everett Lewis steals the ball from Erik Venuti | 47-49 |
| 10:00 | Central Michigan | Bill Donovan banks in the layup set up by Everett Lewis | 47-51 |
| 09:38 | Vanderbilt | Erik Venuti hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 47-51 |
| 09:36 | Central Michigan | Bill Donovan snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 09:16 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-51 |
| 09:14 | Central Michigan | Bill Donovan tips it but misses | 47-51 |
| 09:12 | Vanderbilt | Erik Venuti pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 09:06 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Linder clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 09:05 | Vanderbilt | Erik Venuti gets the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 08:47 | Vanderbilt | Erik Venuti misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 08:46 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Linder pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 08:36 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Linder hits a floater from close range set up by Bruce Krier and he's fouled by Bill Donovan - foul #3 on Bill Donovan, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Dougherty (SG) Henry Kacprowski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Gray (SG), James Zachmann (SF), Bradley Fierros (C) Mark Everett, Robert Wolford, Curtis Bopp | |
| 08:36 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Linder makes the free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:19 | Central Michigan | Bill Donovan hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 50-51 |
| 08:18 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Thomas | 50-51 |
| 08:11 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Thomas hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 50-51 |
| 08:10 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 07:54 | Central Michigan | Bradley Fierros hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 07:29 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Linder connects on the shot near the basket set up by Bruce Krier | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Bruce Krier (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Dougherty (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Erik Venuti (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Linder (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Everett Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Zachmann (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bill Donovan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Bradley Fierros (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 07:13 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Everett Lewis | 52-54 |
| 07:03 | Central Michigan | Robert Gray drills a jumper from the left side set up by Everett Lewis | 52-56 |
| 06:50 | Vanderbilt | Erik Venuti comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 52-56 |
| 06:49 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 06:33 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Krier misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 06:32 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann grabs the board | 52-56 |
| 06:05 | Central Michigan | Bradley Fierros blows the layup | 52-56 |
| 06:04 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Erik Venuti | 52-56 |
| 05:48 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Krier misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Bill Donovan - foul #4 on Bill Donovan, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Henry Kacprowski (SG), David Johnston (SF), Samuel Black (PF), Edward Kerley (C) James Dougherty, Erik Venuti, Jeffrey Thomas, Joseph Linder | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Everett (PG), Robert Wolford (SG), Curtis Bopp (PF), Donald Bennett (C) Everett Lewis, Robert Gray, Bill Donovan, Bradley Fierros | |
| 05:48 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Krier makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 05:48 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Krier makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:31 | Central Michigan | Robert Wolford hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by James Zachmann | 54-58 |
| 05:12 | Vanderbilt | Samuel Black misses badly on a shot from close range | 54-58 |
| 05:10 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Curtis Bopp | 54-58 |
| 04:51 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by David Johnston - foul #1 on David Johnston, team foul #10 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Willie Hicks (PG) Bruce Krier | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Gray (SG) Robert Wolford | |
| 04:51 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 04:51 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:36 | Vanderbilt | Mark Everett steps in front of the Edward Kerley pass | 54-59 |
| 04:07 | Central Michigan | Donald Bennett scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Curtis Bopp | 54-61 |
| 03:44 | Vanderbilt | David Johnston misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 03:43 | Vanderbilt | Samuel Black tips it in | 56-61 |
| 03:26 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 03:24 | Vanderbilt | Willie Hicks grabs the board | 56-61 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Willie Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Kacprowski (fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Johnston (fresh) PF - Samuel Black (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Edward Kerley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Mark Everett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Gray (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Zachmann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Curtis Bopp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Vanderbilt | David Johnston hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 56-61 |
| 03:15 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann grabs the defensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 02:53 | Central Michigan | Mark Everett can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-61 |
| 02:52 | Vanderbilt | Willie Hicks grabs the board | 56-61 |
| 02:52 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-61 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Erik Venuti (SF), Joseph Linder (C) David Johnston, Edward Kerley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis (PG), Bill Donovan (PF) Mark Everett, Curtis Bopp | |
| 02:43 | Vanderbilt | Erik Venuti clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 02:42 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Linder hits the follow up shot | 58-61 |
| 02:22 | Central Michigan | Donald Bennett is whistled for a carry | 58-61 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Thomas (PF) Samuel Black | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Curtis Bopp (C) Donald Bennett | |
| 02:01 | Vanderbilt | Willie Hicks connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 01:47 | Central Michigan | Henry Kacprowski steals the ball from Bill Donovan | 61-61 |
| 01:27 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Thomas misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-61 |
| 01:25 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 01:10 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Bill Donovan and he's fouled by Erik Venuti - foul #4 on Erik Venuti, team foul #11 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Samuel Black (PF) Jeffrey Thomas | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Bennett (C) Curtis Bopp | |
| 01:10 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann makes the free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:55 | Vanderbilt | Henry Kacprowski connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Erik Venuti - foul #5 on Erik Venuti, team foul #12 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Dougherty (SF) Erik Venuti | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | Everett Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:26 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Linder snags the defensive board | 63-65 |
| 00:11 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Linder knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Willie Hicks | 65-65 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | James Zachmann connects on the shot from the right block | 65-67 |
| 00:03 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Henry Kacprowski misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 65-67 |