| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Hines (fresh) SG - Dikembe Dong (fresh) SF - Justin Woodward (fresh) PF - Scott Adams (fresh) C - James Merritt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Thad Stitt (fresh) SG - Jewell Larsen (fresh) SF - Michael Mickelsen (fresh) PF - Kevin Cross (fresh) C - Chris Burns (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Vanderbilt | James Hines buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | McNeese State | Michael Mickelsen misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 3-0 |
| 19:24 | McNeese State | Kevin Cross grabs the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:06 | McNeese State | Thad Stitt is hacked by Dikembe Dong - foul #1 on Dikembe Dong, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | McNeese State | Michael Mickelsen clanks a jump hook near the basket | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | Vanderbilt | James Merritt pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:38 | Vanderbilt | James Hines misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:36 | Vanderbilt | James Merritt grabs the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:18 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dong clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:17 | Vanderbilt | Justin Woodward pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:00 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dong buries a 3 from straight away | 6-0 |
| 17:43 | McNeese State | Thad Stitt misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Dikembe Dong - foul #2 on Dikembe Dong, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Terry Jenkins (SG) Dikembe Dong | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 17:43 | McNeese State | Thad Stitt misses the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 17:43 | McNeese State | Thad Stitt makes the 2nd free throw | 6-1 |
| 17:31 | Vanderbilt | Thad Stitt steals the ball from James Merritt | 6-1 |
| 17:27 | McNeese State | Thad Stitt banks in the layup | 6-3 |
| 17:19 | Vanderbilt | Terry Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 6-3 |
| 17:17 | McNeese State | Kevin Cross snags the defensive board | 6-3 |
| 17:12 | McNeese State | Thad Stitt hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jewell Larsen | 6-5 |
| 16:55 | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 16:53 | McNeese State | Thad Stitt snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 16:46 | McNeese State | Jewell Larsen misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Terry Jenkins - foul #1 on Terry Jenkins, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| 16:46 | McNeese State | Jewell Larsen misses the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:46 | McNeese State | Jewell Larsen misses the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:46 | Vanderbilt | James Merritt grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:41 | Vanderbilt | James Hines misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 6-5 |
| 16:39 | McNeese State | Kevin Cross pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:25 | McNeese State | Kevin Cross is denied on a layup by James Merritt | 6-5 |
| 16:23 | Vanderbilt | James Merritt snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 16:03 | Vanderbilt | James Merritt scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Justin Woodward | 8-5 |
| 15:48 | McNeese State | James Merritt swats the layup by Chris Burns | 8-5 |
| 15:47 | McNeese State | Chris Burns hits the follow up shot | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Hines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terry Jenkins (fresh) SF - Justin Woodward (fresh) PF - Scott Adams (fairly fresh) C - James Merritt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Thad Stitt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jewell Larsen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Mickelsen (fresh) PF - Kevin Cross (fresh) 3 reb. C - Chris Burns (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Vanderbilt | James Hines misses long on a shot from the right side | 8-7 |
| 15:31 | McNeese State | Michael Mickelsen pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:24 | McNeese State | Michael Mickelsen loses the dribble to Terry Jenkins | 8-7 |
| 15:21 | Vanderbilt | Terry Jenkins banks in the layup | 10-7 |
| 15:04 | McNeese State | Michael Mickelsen scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Chris Burns and he's hacked by James Merritt - foul #1 on James Merritt, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Douglas Miller (SG), Andrew Carone (SF), Kenneth Montgomery (PF), Michael Stewart (C) James Hines, Justin Woodward, Scott Adams, James Merritt | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Chastain (PG), Daniel Powell (PF), Jacob Suits (C) Thad Stitt, Kevin Cross, Chris Burns | |
| 15:04 | McNeese State | Michael Mickelsen makes the free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:44 | Vanderbilt | Terry Jenkins is hacked by Michael Chastain - foul #1 on Michael Chastain, team foul #1 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Hines (PG) Terry Jenkins | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Frankie Carrow (SG), Jason Noel (C) Jewell Larsen, Michael Mickelsen | |
| 14:29 | Vanderbilt | Michael Stewart connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Montgomery | 12-10 |
| 14:12 | McNeese State | Jason Noel misses short on a shot in the paint | 12-10 |
| 14:10 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Andrew Carone | 12-10 |
| 13:42 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Montgomery misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 12-10 |
| 13:41 | Vanderbilt | Michael Stewart gets the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 13:34 | Vanderbilt | James Hines can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 12-10 |
| 13:32 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Jacob Suits | 12-10 |
| 13:19 | McNeese State | Michael Stewart is called for the reach on Michael Chastain - foul #1 on Michael Stewart, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Terry Jenkins (PG), Justin Woodward (SF) James Hines, Andrew Carone | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Thad Stitt (PG), Jewell Larsen (SG), Kevin Cross (PF), Chris Burns (C) Frankie Carrow, Jacob Suits, Daniel Powell, Jason Noel | |
| 12:59 | McNeese State | Chris Burns double dribbles | 12-10 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Merritt (C) Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Mickelsen (SF) Michael Chastain | |
| 12:40 | Vanderbilt | Justin Woodward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-10 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams (PF) Kenneth Montgomery | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 12:29 | McNeese State | Jewell Larsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 12:27 | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:10 | Vanderbilt | Justin Woodward is fouled on the floor by Michael Mickelsen - foul #1 on Michael Mickelsen, team foul #2 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Hines (PG) Douglas Miller | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 11:51 | Vanderbilt | James Hines misses the easy layup | 12-10 |
| 11:50 | McNeese State | Chris Burns grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 11:36 | McNeese State | Jewell Larsen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 11:34 | McNeese State | Kevin Cross tips it but misses | 12-10 |
| 11:32 | Vanderbilt | Justin Woodward snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Hines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terry Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin Woodward (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Scott Adams (fresh) C - James Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Thad Stitt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jewell Larsen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Mickelsen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Cross (fresh) 4 reb. C - Chris Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Vanderbilt | Terry Jenkins hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Hines | 14-10 |
| 10:56 | McNeese State | Michael Mickelsen is hacked by Justin Woodward - foul #1 on Justin Woodward, team foul #6 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Douglas Miller (SG), Kenneth Montgomery (PF), Michael Stewart (C) Terry Jenkins, Scott Adams, James Merritt | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Chastain (PG), Jacob Suits (SF), Daniel Powell (PF) Thad Stitt, Michael Mickelsen, Kevin Cross | |
| 10:44 | McNeese State | Michael Stewart swats the short shot by Chris Burns | 14-10 |
| 10:43 | McNeese State | Chris Burns gets the offensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 10:24 | McNeese State | Michael Chastain misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-10 |
| 10:22 | Vanderbilt | Michael Stewart grabs the board | 14-10 |
| 10:05 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Miller misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-10 |
| 10:03 | Vanderbilt | Michael Stewart gets the offensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 09:46 | Vanderbilt | Jewell Larsen is called for the reach on Douglas Miller - foul #1 on Jewell Larsen, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Andrew Carone (SF) Justin Woodward | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Frankie Carrow (SG), Jason Noel (C) Jewell Larsen, Chris Burns | |
| 09:31 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Miller misses the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Frankie Carrow - foul #1 on Frankie Carrow, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Terry Jenkins (PG), James Merritt (C) James Hines, Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Thad Stitt (PG), Michael Mickelsen (SF), Kevin Cross (PF) Frankie Carrow, Jacob Suits, Jason Noel | |
| 09:31 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Miller makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 09:31 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 09:15 | McNeese State | Michael Chastain clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-10 |
| 09:14 | McNeese State | Michael Chastain pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 08:59 | McNeese State | Thad Stitt travels with the ball | 16-10 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams (PF) Douglas Miller | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 08:42 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Carone lays it up and in | 18-10 |
| 08:28 | McNeese State | Kevin Cross connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Powell | 18-12 |
| 08:19 | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-12 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Justin Woodward (SF) Andrew Carone | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jewell Larsen (SG), Chris Burns (C) Michael Chastain, Daniel Powell | |
| 08:02 | McNeese State | Kevin Cross misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Terry Jenkins - foul #2 on Terry Jenkins, team foul #7 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Hines (PG), Douglas Miller (SG) Kenneth Montgomery, Terry Jenkins | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 08:02 | McNeese State | Kevin Cross misses the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 08:02 | McNeese State | Kevin Cross misses the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 08:02 | Vanderbilt | James Merritt snags the defensive board | 18-12 |
| 07:49 | Vanderbilt | Justin Woodward misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 18-12 |
| 07:47 | McNeese State | Chris Burns snags the defensive board | 18-12 |
| 07:45 | McNeese State | James Hines steals the ball from Thad Stitt in the backcourt | 18-12 |
| 07:44 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Miller slams it home on a nice dish by James Hines | 20-12 |
| 07:26 | McNeese State | Jewell Larsen connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Chris Burns | 20-15 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Hines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Miller (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Justin Woodward (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Scott Adams (fresh) C - James Merritt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Thad Stitt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jewell Larsen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Mickelsen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Cross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Kevin Cross - foul #1 on Kevin Cross, team foul #5 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Stewart (C) James Merritt | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Chastain (PG), Jacob Suits (SF), Daniel Powell (PF) Thad Stitt, Michael Mickelsen, Kevin Cross | |
| 07:06 | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 07:06 | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 06:47 | McNeese State | Chris Burns makes the driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Michael Stewart - foul #2 on Michael Stewart, team foul #8 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Montgomery (SG), Andrew Carone (PF), Scott Mitchell (C) Douglas Miller, Scott Adams, Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 06:47 | McNeese State | Chris Burns misses the free throw | 22-17 |
| 06:47 | Vanderbilt | Scott Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 06:39 | Vanderbilt | Scott Mitchell connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by James Hines | 24-17 |
| 06:18 | McNeese State | Daniel Powell connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 05:53 | Vanderbilt | Scott Mitchell misses the easy layup | 24-20 |
| 05:51 | McNeese State | Daniel Powell snags the defensive board | 24-20 |
| 05:33 | McNeese State | Jewell Larsen hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jacob Suits and he's fouled by James Hines - foul #1 on James Hines, team foul #9 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Douglas Miller (SG), James Merritt (C) Justin Woodward, Scott Mitchell | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Thad Stitt (PG), Michael Mickelsen (SF), Kevin Cross (PF) Michael Chastain, Daniel Powell, Chris Burns | |
| 05:33 | McNeese State | Jewell Larsen makes the free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:13 | Vanderbilt | James Hines misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 24-23 |
| 05:12 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Michael Mickelsen | 24-23 |
| 04:58 | McNeese State | Jacob Suits comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-23 |
| 04:57 | Vanderbilt | James Merritt grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 04:43 | Vanderbilt | James Merritt misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jacob Suits - foul #1 on Jacob Suits, team foul #6 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams (PF) Kenneth Montgomery | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Chastain (SG), Jason Noel (C) Jewell Larsen, Jacob Suits | |
| 04:43 | Vanderbilt | James Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:43 | Vanderbilt | James Merritt misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:43 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Kevin Cross | 25-23 |
| 04:28 | McNeese State | Kevin Cross buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Chastain | 25-26 |
| 04:19 | Vanderbilt | Thad Stitt steals the ball from Andrew Carone | 25-26 |
| 04:15 | McNeese State | Michael Mickelsen banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thad Stitt | 25-28 |
| 04:08 | Vanderbilt | Michael Chastain picks off the pass by Scott Adams | 25-28 |
| 03:50 | McNeese State | Michael Mickelsen hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Kevin Cross | 25-30 |
| 03:40 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Miller loses the ball out of bounds | 25-30 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Terry Jenkins (PG), Dikembe Dong (SG), Justin Woodward (SF), Michael Stewart (C) James Hines, Douglas Miller, Andrew Carone, James Merritt | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Frankie Carrow (PG), Jewell Larsen (SG), Daniel Powell (PF), Chris Burns (C) Thad Stitt, Michael Mickelsen, Kevin Cross, Jason Noel | |
| 03:19 | McNeese State | Chris Burns connects on the shot from the left block set up by Jewell Larsen | 25-32 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Terry Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dikembe Dong (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Justin Woodward (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Scott Adams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Frankie Carrow (fresh) SG - Jewell Larsen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Chastain (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Daniel Powell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Chris Burns (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 03:08 | Vanderbilt | Michael Stewart gets the offensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 02:49 | Vanderbilt | Jewell Larsen picks off the pass by Michael Stewart | 25-32 |
| 02:46 | McNeese State | Jewell Larsen misses the easy layup | 25-32 |
| 02:45 | McNeese State | Daniel Powell gets the offensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 02:27 | McNeese State | Daniel Powell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-32 |
| 02:26 | Vanderbilt | Justin Woodward pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 02:12 | Vanderbilt | Scott Adams misses the easy layup | 25-32 |
| 02:11 | McNeese State | Chris Burns pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 01:51 | McNeese State | Jewell Larsen connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-35 |
| 01:33 | Vanderbilt | Michael Stewart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Chris Burns - foul #1 on Chris Burns, team foul #7 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Merritt (C) Scott Adams | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Thad Stitt (PG), Michael Mickelsen (SF), Kevin Cross (PF) Jewell Larsen, Michael Chastain, Daniel Powell | |
| 01:33 | Vanderbilt | Michael Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 01:33 | Vanderbilt | Michael Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 01:08 | McNeese State | Kevin Cross hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 27-35 |
| 01:06 | McNeese State | Kevin Cross tips it back up and in | 27-37 |
| 00:44 | Vanderbilt | Justin Woodward misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-37 |
| 00:43 | McNeese State | Kevin Cross grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 00:22 | McNeese State | Thad Stitt drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Frankie Carrow | 27-39 |
| 00:05 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dong is denied on a layup by Michael Mickelsen | 27-39 |
| 00:03 | Vanderbilt | Terry Jenkins tips it in | 29-39 |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | Frankie Carrow clanks a halfcourt shot | 29-39 |