| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Bruce Krier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Hicks (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Erik Venuti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ben Cantara (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Guy Farnsworth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Cooley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Hutson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brendan Schilling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Parsons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Phillip Hutson inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Valparaiso | James Parsons clanks a jump hook near the basket | 26-29 |
| 19:35 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Thomas pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 19:08 | Vanderbilt | Willie Hicks drills a 3 from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 18:47 | Valparaiso | Brendan Schilling hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 18:45 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Thomas snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 18:23 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Thomas misses short on a jumper from the right block | 29-29 |
| 18:22 | Valparaiso | James Parsons pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 18:17 | Valparaiso | Gary Cooley knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-31 |
| 17:57 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Thomas buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Erik Venuti | 31-31 |
| 17:41 | Valparaiso | Gary Cooley's pass is intercepted by Bruce Krier | 31-31 |
| 17:23 | Vanderbilt | Willie Hicks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 17:21 | Valparaiso | James Parsons snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 17:19 | Valparaiso | Guy Farnsworth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-31 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Samuel Black (PF) Ben Cantara | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Frank Kennedy (PF) Brendan Schilling | |
| 17:00 | Vanderbilt | Willie Hicks can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-31 |
| 16:59 | Valparaiso | James Parsons gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 16:42 | Valparaiso | Gary Cooley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 31-31 |
| 16:40 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Kennedy | 31-31 |
| 16:23 | Valparaiso | Guy Farnsworth misses short on a jumper from the right side | 31-31 |
| 16:21 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Thomas gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 16:19 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Krier is hacked by Gary Cooley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Cooley, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Edward Kerley (PG), Kenneth Henricks (SF) Bruce Krier, Erik Venuti | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jason Compton (PG), Christopher Baldwin (SG), David Robinson (SF), Brendan Schilling (PF) Guy Farnsworth, Gary Cooley, Phillip Hutson, James Parsons | |
| 15:57 | Vanderbilt | Edward Kerley hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Hicks | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Edward Kerley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Hicks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Henricks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Black (fresh) C - Jeffrey Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Jason Compton (fresh) SG - Christopher Baldwin (fresh) SF - David Robinson (fresh) PF - Brendan Schilling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Valparaiso | Jason Compton knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Brendan Schilling | 34-33 |
| 15:07 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Jason Compton - foul #2 on Jason Compton, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Bruce Krier (PG), Ben Cantara (PF) Edward Kerley, Samuel Black | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 15:07 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 15:07 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 14:51 | Valparaiso | Frank Kennedy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 14:50 | Valparaiso | Frank Kennedy gets the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 14:35 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Henricks picks off the pass by Frank Kennedy | 36-33 |
| 14:31 | Vanderbilt | Ben Cantara banks in the layup on a great pass from Kenneth Henricks | 38-33 |
| 14:18 | Valparaiso | Frank Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 14:16 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Kenneth Henricks | 38-33 |
| 13:49 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Thomas dunks the ball on a nice dish by Kenneth Henricks | 40-33 |
| 13:25 | Valparaiso | Brendan Schilling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-33 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Erik Venuti (SF), Adam Davis (C) Kenneth Henricks, Jeffrey Thomas | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Guy Farnsworth (PG), Gary Cooley (SG), Phillip Hutson (SF), William Rao (PF), James Parsons (C) Jason Compton, Christopher Baldwin, David Robinson, Brendan Schilling, Frank Kennedy | |
| 13:05 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Krier is hacked by James Parsons - foul #3 on James Parsons, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| 12:41 | Vanderbilt | Guy Farnsworth steals the ball from Erik Venuti | 40-33 |
| 12:37 | Valparaiso | Phillip Hutson banks in the layup on a great pass from Guy Farnsworth | 40-35 |
| 12:16 | Vanderbilt | Willie Hicks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 12:15 | Valparaiso | Phillip Hutson grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 11:52 | Valparaiso | Phillip Hutson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Guy Farnsworth | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Bruce Krier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Hicks (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Erik Venuti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ben Cantara (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Adam Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Guy Farnsworth (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Cooley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Hutson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Rao (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Parsons (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Vanderbilt | Guy Farnsworth steps in front of the Willie Hicks pass | 40-38 |
| 11:15 | Valparaiso | James Parsons is called for traveling | 40-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Edward Kerley (PG), James Dougherty (SG), Samuel Black (PF), Jeffrey Thomas (C) Bruce Krier, Willie Hicks, Ben Cantara, Adam Davis | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Brendan Schilling (PF) William Rao | |
| 10:49 | Vanderbilt | James Dougherty scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeffrey Thomas | 42-38 |
| 10:34 | Valparaiso | Phillip Hutson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 10:32 | Valparaiso | James Parsons grabs the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 10:16 | Valparaiso | Gary Cooley misses the 3 from straight away | 42-38 |
| 10:14 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Thomas grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 09:45 | Vanderbilt | Edward Kerley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 09:43 | Valparaiso | Brendan Schilling grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 09:33 | Valparaiso | Phillip Hutson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Erik Venuti - foul #2 on Erik Venuti, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Bruce Krier (PG), Willie Hicks (SG), Kenneth Henricks (SF) Edward Kerley, James Dougherty, Erik Venuti | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jason Compton (PG), Christopher Baldwin (SG), Frank Kennedy (PF), William Rao (C) Guy Farnsworth, Gary Cooley, Brendan Schilling, James Parsons | |
| 09:33 | Valparaiso | Phillip Hutson misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 09:33 | Valparaiso | Phillip Hutson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 09:14 | Vanderbilt | Willie Hicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Robinson (SF) Phillip Hutson | |
| 09:03 | Valparaiso | Christopher Baldwin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 09:01 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Thomas | 42-39 |
| 08:38 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Krier's pass is intercepted by William Rao | 42-39 |
| 08:23 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Henricks picks off the pass by Frank Kennedy | 42-39 |
| 08:20 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Krier misses the lay-in | 42-39 |
| 08:18 | Valparaiso | Christopher Baldwin pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 08:12 | Valparaiso | Jeffrey Thomas is called for the reach on William Rao - foul #2 on Jeffrey Thomas, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ben Cantara (PF), Adam Davis (C) Samuel Black, Jeffrey Thomas | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Brendan Schilling (PF) William Rao | |
| 07:59 | Valparaiso | David Robinson is fouled on the floor by Ben Cantara - foul #1 on Ben Cantara, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Erik Venuti (SF) Kenneth Henricks | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Guy Farnsworth (PG) Jason Compton | |
| 07:38 | Valparaiso | David Robinson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 07:37 | Vanderbilt | Ben Cantara pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Bruce Krier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Hicks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Erik Venuti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ben Cantara (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Guy Farnsworth (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Christopher Baldwin (fresh) SF - David Robinson (fresh) PF - Brendan Schilling (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Vanderbilt | Erik Venuti is fouled on the floor by David Robinson - foul #2 on David Robinson, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Dougherty (SG) Willie Hicks | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gary Cooley (SG), Phillip Hutson (SF), James Parsons (C) Christopher Baldwin, David Robinson, Frank Kennedy | |
| 06:59 | Vanderbilt | James Dougherty hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 42-39 |
| 06:58 | Valparaiso | James Parsons grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 06:43 | Valparaiso | Gary Cooley buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Parsons | 42-42 |
| 06:19 | Vanderbilt | Ben Cantara double dribbles | 42-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Edward Kerley (PG), Kenneth Henricks (SF) Bruce Krier, Erik Venuti | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jason Compton (PG), Frank Kennedy (PF) Guy Farnsworth, Brendan Schilling | |
| 05:57 | Valparaiso | Jason Compton knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Parsons | 42-45 |
| 05:33 | Vanderbilt | James Dougherty is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Dougherty, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Willie Hicks (SG), Samuel Black (PF), Jeffrey Thomas (C) James Dougherty, Ben Cantara, Adam Davis | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Robinson (SF) Phillip Hutson | |
| 05:23 | Valparaiso | James Parsons clanks a jumper from the right side | 42-45 |
| 05:21 | Valparaiso | Frank Kennedy can't tip it in | 42-45 |
| 05:20 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Henricks pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 05:15 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Henricks is fouled on the floor by David Robinson - foul #3 on David Robinson, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Bruce Krier (PG), Erik Venuti (SF) Edward Kerley, Kenneth Henricks | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Guy Farnsworth (PG) Jason Compton | |
| 04:50 | Vanderbilt | Willie Hicks scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Thomas | 45-45 |
| 04:23 | Valparaiso | James Parsons comes up short on the runner near the basket | 45-45 |
| 04:21 | Valparaiso | Guy Farnsworth pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 04:11 | Valparaiso | Gary Cooley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 04:09 | Vanderbilt | Erik Venuti grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 03:40 | Vanderbilt | Willie Hicks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 03:38 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 03:10 | Vanderbilt | Willie Hicks misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 03:08 | Valparaiso | Frank Kennedy gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 03:08 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ben Cantara (PF) Samuel Black | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Phillip Hutson (SF), Brendan Schilling (PF), William Rao (C) David Robinson, Frank Kennedy, James Parsons | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Bruce Krier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Hicks (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Erik Venuti (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ben Cantara (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Thomas (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Guy Farnsworth (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Gary Cooley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Hutson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brendan Schilling (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Rao (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 02:49 | Valparaiso | Brendan Schilling is fouled on the floor by Willie Hicks - foul #3 on Willie Hicks, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Christopher Baldwin (SG) Gary Cooley | |
| 02:29 | Valparaiso | Brendan Schilling misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 02:27 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Bruce Krier | 45-45 |
| 02:06 | Vanderbilt | Erik Venuti connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Krier | 48-45 |
| 02:06 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gary Cooley (SG), James Parsons (C) Christopher Baldwin, William Rao | |
| 01:50 | Valparaiso | Gary Cooley knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Parsons | 48-48 |
| 01:38 | Vanderbilt | Erik Venuti comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-48 |
| 01:37 | Valparaiso | James Parsons pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 01:30 | Valparaiso | James Parsons lays it up and in and the foul's on Erik Venuti - foul #3 on Erik Venuti, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| 01:30 | Valparaiso | James Parsons makes the free throw | 48-51 |
| 01:01 | Vanderbilt | Gary Cooley is called for the reach on Willie Hicks - foul #2 on Gary Cooley, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| 00:46 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Krier knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Valparaiso | Guy Farnsworth loses the ball out of bounds | 50-51 |
| 00:09 | Vanderbilt | Ben Cantara misses the lay-in but the foul's on Brendan Schilling - foul #2 on Brendan Schilling, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| 00:09 | Vanderbilt | Ben Cantara makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 00:09 | Vanderbilt | Ben Cantara makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 00:09 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-51 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Valparaiso | Ben Cantara steals the ball from Phillip Hutson | 52-51 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | Gary Cooley is called for the reach on Erik Venuti in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Cooley, team foul #8 | 52-51 |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | Erik Venuti makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | Erik Venuti makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Gary Cooley misses long on a fullcourt shot | 54-51 |