| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Thompson (fresh) SG - Henry Redman (fresh) SF - David York (fresh) PF - Lawrence Mayle (fresh) C - Darren Brand (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adrian Mendenhall (fresh) SG - Corey Margolis (fresh) SF - Grant Dawson (fresh) PF - Ronald Orear (fresh) C - David Frank (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Vanderbilt | James Thompson misses the jump hook from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Vanderbilt | David York tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Kent State | David Frank grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Ronald Orear hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Adrian Mendenhall | 0-3 |
| 19:27 | Vanderbilt | James Thompson is fouled on the floor by Grant Dawson - foul #1 on Grant Dawson, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | David Frank pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | Kent State | Grant Dawson is fouled on the floor by David York - foul #1 on David York, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:52 | Kent State | David Frank misses badly on a floater from the right block | 0-3 |
| 18:51 | Vanderbilt | James Thompson snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:42 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand is fouled on the floor by Grant Dawson - foul #2 on Grant Dawson, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Ragland (SF) Grant Dawson | |
| 18:21 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand can't connect on a shot near the basket but the foul's on David Frank - foul #1 on David Frank, team foul #3 | 0-3 |
| 18:21 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:21 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand makes the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:07 | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall clanks a 3 from the right wing | 1-3 |
| 18:06 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Darren Brand | 1-3 |
| 17:50 | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Darren Brand | 4-3 |
| 17:43 | Kent State | Ronald Orear clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 17:42 | Kent State | Ronald Orear gets the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:26 | Kent State | Corey Margolis misses short on a floater from the left block | 4-3 |
| 17:24 | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:12 | Vanderbilt | Lawrence Mayle misses short on a runner from close range | 4-3 |
| 17:11 | Kent State | David Frank grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:07 | Kent State | David Frank travels with the ball | 4-3 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Rogers (PG), Shaun Cunningham (SG), Arthur Johnson (SF), Anthony Smith (PF), Raymond Setzer (C) James Thompson, Henry Redman, David York, Lawrence Mayle, Darren Brand | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alexander Rico (C) David Frank | |
| 16:47 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setzer loses the dribble to Corey Margolis | 4-3 |
| 16:42 | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall misses the lay-in | 4-3 |
| 16:41 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Smith grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 16:23 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Johnson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Arthur Johnson, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Barry Wendling (PG), Kenneth Madison (SG), Eric McCulough (SF) Adrian Mendenhall, Corey Margolis, Ronald Orear | |
| 16:07 | Kent State | Kenneth Madison knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Barry Wendling | 4-6 |
| 15:57 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setzer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 4-6 |
| 15:56 | Vanderbilt | John Rogers grabs the offensive board | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Rogers (fresh) SG - Shaun Cunningham (fresh) SF - Arthur Johnson (fresh) PF - Anthony Smith (fresh) C - Raymond Setzer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Barry Wendling (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Madison (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric McCulough (fresh) PF - Luke Ragland (fresh) C - Alexander Rico (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-6 |
| 15:40 | Kent State | Luke Ragland snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 15:22 | Kent State | Kenneth Madison clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 15:21 | Kent State | Barry Wendling tips it but misses | 4-6 |
| 15:19 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Anthony Smith | 4-6 |
| 15:02 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setzer misses the turnaround near the basket | 4-6 |
| 15:00 | Kent State | Luke Ragland gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 14:44 | Kent State | Kenneth Madison lays it in | 4-8 |
| 14:27 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-8 |
| 14:25 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Smith gets the offensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 14:10 | Vanderbilt | John Rogers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-8 |
| 14:09 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setzer snags the offensive board | 4-8 |
| 13:52 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setzer buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Arthur Johnson and he's fouled by Alexander Rico - foul #1 on Alexander Rico, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Thompson (PG), Henry Redman (SG), David York (SF), Lawrence Mayle (PF) John Rogers, Shaun Cunningham, Arthur Johnson, Anthony Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall (PG), Corey Margolis (SG), Earle Mary (SF), Ronald Orear (PF), David Frank (C) Barry Wendling, Kenneth Madison, Eric McCulough, Luke Ragland, Alexander Rico | |
| 13:52 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setzer makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:37 | Kent State | Corey Margolis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 7-8 |
| 13:35 | Vanderbilt | Lawrence Mayle grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:17 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setzer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 7-8 |
| 13:16 | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman grabs the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 12:57 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setzer knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Henry Redman | 9-8 |
| 12:37 | Kent State | Earle Mary is hacked by James Thompson - foul #1 on James Thompson, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Arthur Johnson (SF), Anthony Smith (PF), Darren Brand (C) David York, Lawrence Mayle, Raymond Setzer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric McCulough (SF) Earle Mary | |
| 12:20 | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 12:18 | Kent State | Ronald Orear hits the follow up shot | 9-10 |
| 12:03 | Vanderbilt | James Thompson hits a runner from the left block | 11-10 |
| 11:54 | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Corey Margolis | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Henry Redman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Johnson (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Darren Brand (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adrian Mendenhall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Margolis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric McCulough (fresh) PF - Ronald Orear (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Frank (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-13 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David York (SF), Lawrence Mayle (PF) Arthur Johnson, Anthony Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Ragland (SF) Eric McCulough | |
| 11:18 | Kent State | Luke Ragland is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Luke Ragland, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alexander Rico (C) David Frank | |
| 10:55 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Thompson | 13-13 |
| 10:43 | Kent State | Ronald Orear can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 13-13 |
| 10:42 | Vanderbilt | James Thompson grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 10:36 | Vanderbilt | James Thompson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Darren Brand | 15-13 |
| 10:19 | Kent State | Luke Ragland makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Adrian Mendenhall | 15-15 |
| 09:58 | Vanderbilt | James Thompson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 09:56 | Kent State | Luke Ragland grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 09:36 | Kent State | Ronald Orear misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 09:35 | Kent State | Ronald Orear can't tip it in | 15-15 |
| 09:34 | Vanderbilt | Lawrence Mayle snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 09:15 | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman makes the 3 from the left corner set up by James Thompson | 18-15 |
| 08:51 | Kent State | Corey Margolis throws it down on a great pass from Ronald Orear | 18-17 |
| 08:46 | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-17 |
| 08:45 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand tips it in | 20-17 |
| 08:31 | Kent State | Ronald Orear is whistled for a carry | 20-17 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Arthur Johnson (SF), Anthony Smith (PF) David York, Lawrence Mayle | |
| Subs | Kent State | Barry Wendling (PG), Kenneth Madison (SG), Eric McCulough (SF), Michael King (PF), David Frank (C) Adrian Mendenhall, Corey Margolis, Luke Ragland, Ronald Orear, Alexander Rico | |
| 08:17 | Vanderbilt | Barry Wendling picks off the pass by Anthony Smith | 20-17 |
| 08:05 | Kent State | Eric McCulough is fouled on the floor by Arthur Johnson - foul #2 on Arthur Johnson, team foul #4 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Rogers (PG) Arthur Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:51 | Kent State | Michael King misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Anthony Smith - foul #1 on Anthony Smith, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| 07:51 | Kent State | Michael King makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:51 | Kent State | Michael King makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Rogers (fresh) SG - Henry Redman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Anthony Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Darren Brand (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Barry Wendling (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Madison (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric McCulough (fresh) PF - Michael King (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Frank (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David York (SF) John Rogers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Ragland (PF) Michael King | |
| 07:10 | Kent State | Eric McCulough misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 20-19 |
| 07:08 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 06:47 | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Thompson | 23-19 |
| 06:27 | Kent State | Anthony Smith denies the turnaround by David Frank | 23-19 |
| 06:25 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 06:20 | Vanderbilt | James Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Barry Wendling - foul #1 on Barry Wendling, team foul #6 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Lawrence Mayle (SF) David York | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alexander Rico (PF) Barry Wendling | |
| 06:03 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lawrence Mayle | 25-19 |
| 05:41 | Kent State | Alexander Rico misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-19 |
| 05:39 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Luke Ragland | 25-19 |
| 05:16 | Kent State | Luke Ragland is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Mayle - foul #1 on Lawrence Mayle, team foul #6 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David York (SF) Lawrence Mayle | |
| Subs | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall (PG), Corey Margolis (SG), Earle Mary (SF), Ronald Orear (PF) Kenneth Madison, Eric McCulough, Luke Ragland, David Frank | |
| 04:57 | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Earle Mary | 25-22 |
| 04:47 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Henry Redman | 27-22 |
| 04:31 | Kent State | Alexander Rico comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-22 |
| 04:30 | Kent State | Ronald Orear snags the offensive board | 27-22 |
| 04:15 | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall clanks a floater from close range but he's hacked by Henry Redman - foul #1 on Henry Redman, team foul #7 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Rogers (PG), Shaun Cunningham (SG), Lawrence Mayle (SF) James Thompson, Henry Redman, David York | |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Ragland (SF), Michael King (C) Earle Mary, Alexander Rico | |
| 04:15 | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall misses the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 04:15 | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 03:47 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 27-23 |
| 03:46 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Luke Ragland | 27-23 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Rogers (fresh) SG - Shaun Cunningham (fresh) SF - Lawrence Mayle (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Darren Brand (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adrian Mendenhall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Margolis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luke Ragland (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Orear (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael King (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:37 | Kent State | Darren Brand steals the ball from Michael King | 27-23 |
| 03:16 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 27-23 |
| 03:15 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Smith gets the offensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 02:59 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by John Rogers | 29-23 |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Corey Margolis misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 02:37 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Lawrence Mayle | 29-23 |
| 02:30 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Smith double dribbles | 29-23 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Thompson (PG), Henry Redman (SG), David York (SF), Raymond Setzer (PF) John Rogers, Shaun Cunningham, Lawrence Mayle, Anthony Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Madison (SG), Grant Dawson (SF), David Frank (C) Corey Margolis, Ronald Orear, Michael King | |
| 02:09 | Kent State | Darren Brand is called for the reach on Kenneth Madison - foul #1 on Darren Brand, team foul #8 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Arthur Johnson (SF) David York | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric McCulough (SG), Alexander Rico (PF) Adrian Mendenhall, Luke Ragland | |
| 02:09 | Kent State | Kenneth Madison makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 02:09 | Kent State | Kenneth Madison misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 02:09 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setzer pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 02:01 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 29-24 |
| 01:59 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand gets the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 01:44 | Vanderbilt | James Thompson can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Grant Dawson - foul #3 on Grant Dawson, team foul #7 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David York (SF), Lawrence Mayle (PF) Arthur Johnson, Raymond Setzer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Barry Wendling (PG) Grant Dawson | |
| 01:44 | Vanderbilt | James Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 01:44 | Vanderbilt | James Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 01:26 | Kent State | Eric McCulough drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Madison | 30-27 |
| 01:00 | Vanderbilt | Lawrence Mayle misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 30-27 |
| 00:59 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Alexander Rico | 30-27 |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Eric McCulough is called for a charge - foul #1 on Eric McCulough, team foul #8 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Arthur Johnson (SF), Anthony Smith (PF) David York, Lawrence Mayle | |
| Subs | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall (PG), Corey Margolis (SG), Luke Ragland (SF), Ronald Orear (PF) Barry Wendling, Kenneth Madison, Eric McCulough, Alexander Rico | |
| 00:31 | Vanderbilt | James Thompson blows the layup but the foul's on Ronald Orear - foul #1 on Ronald Orear, team foul #9 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setzer (PF) Anthony Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric McCulough (SF) David Frank | |
| 00:31 | Vanderbilt | James Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 00:31 | Vanderbilt | James Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Ronald Orear gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Ronald Orear connects on the shot from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 00:03 | Vanderbilt | James Thompson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Henry Redman | 34-29 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Eric McCulough hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 34-29 |