| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Christopher Cammack (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Lott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lester Restivo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Stewart Courter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Monty Talbert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Fitzgerald (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Luckey (fresh) 10 pts. C - John Kerfoot (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Gregory Davis inbounds the ball | 31-37 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Albert Fitzgerald steals it from Gregory Davis | 31-37 |
| 19:34 | Vanderbilt | Stewart Courter misses the lay-in | 31-37 |
| 19:32 | Vanderbilt | John Kerfoot misses the tip | 31-37 |
| 19:30 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Fitzgerald | 31-37 |
| 19:24 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Davis takes the ball from Monty Talbert | 31-37 |
| 19:04 | Kent State | The short jumper by Eddie Lott is denied by John Kerfoot | 31-37 |
| 19:03 | Vanderbilt | David Luckey snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 18:59 | Vanderbilt | Stewart Courter clanks a 3 from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 18:58 | Vanderbilt | David Luckey grabs the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 18:38 | Vanderbilt | David Luckey connects on the shot from the right side | 31-39 |
| 18:15 | Kent State | Eddie Lott drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 18:01 | Vanderbilt | David Luckey is hacked by Eddie Lott - foul #3 on Eddie Lott, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Whaley (PF) Eddie Lott | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 17:47 | Vanderbilt | Monty Talbert misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 34-39 |
| 17:45 | Kent State | Steven Whaley pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:28 | Kent State | Steven Whaley hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 17:19 | Vanderbilt | David Luckey is hacked by Christopher Cammack - foul #2 on Christopher Cammack, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Schafer (PG), Stephen Scott (SF), Gerald Merino (C) Christopher Cammack, Gregory Davis, Lester Restivo | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Sean Eastin (SG), James Scott (PF), Willie Lott (C) Monty Talbert, David Luckey, John Kerfoot | |
| 16:58 | Vanderbilt | Stewart Courter drills a jumper from the left side | 36-41 |
| 16:48 | Kent State | Steven Whaley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 16:46 | Vanderbilt | Albert Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 16:24 | Vanderbilt | Willie Lott's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Whaley | 36-41 |
| 16:23 | Kent State | Stephen Scott gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 16:13 | Kent State | Robert Schafer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 16:12 | Kent State | Steven Whaley grabs the offensive board | 36-41 |
| 16:00 | Kent State | Steven Patterson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 36-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Cammack (PG), Gregory Davis (SF), Eddie Lott (PF) Steven Patterson, Stephen Scott, Steven Whaley | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Monty Talbert (SG), David Luckey (PF), John Kerfoot (C) Stewart Courter, Albert Fitzgerald, Willie Lott | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Christopher Cammack (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Schafer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Lott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Gerald Merino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Sean Eastin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Monty Talbert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Scott (fresh) PF - David Luckey (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - John Kerfoot (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Vanderbilt | David Luckey clanks a jumper from the baseline | 36-41 |
| 15:38 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Eddie Lott | 36-41 |
| 15:33 | Kent State | Robert Schafer loses the dribble to James Scott | 36-41 |
| 15:11 | Vanderbilt | James Scott comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Robert Schafer - foul #1 on Robert Schafer, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lester Restivo (C) Gerald Merino | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 15:11 | Vanderbilt | James Scott makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 15:11 | Vanderbilt | James Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 15:11 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Eddie Lott | 36-42 |
| 14:54 | Kent State | Robert Schafer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-42 |
| 14:52 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack tips it home | 38-42 |
| 14:34 | Vanderbilt | James Scott comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 14:33 | Vanderbilt | David Luckey tips it back up and in | 38-44 |
| 14:13 | Kent State | Robert Schafer scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Cammack | 41-44 |
| 13:55 | Vanderbilt | John Kerfoot scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Sean Eastin | 41-46 |
| 13:39 | Kent State | Robert Schafer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 13:37 | Kent State | Gregory Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 13:23 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 13:22 | Vanderbilt | David Luckey pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 13:04 | Vanderbilt | James Scott blows the layup | 41-46 |
| 13:02 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Lester Restivo | 41-46 |
| 12:37 | Kent State | The jump hook by Eddie Lott is blocked by John Kerfoot | 41-46 |
| 12:36 | Kent State | Lester Restivo grabs the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 12:18 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack knocks in the floater in the paint | 43-46 |
| 12:08 | Vanderbilt | David Luckey misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 12:07 | Kent State | Eddie Lott snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 11:47 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-46 |
| 11:45 | Vanderbilt | David Luckey grabs the board | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Christopher Cammack (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Schafer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eddie Lott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lester Restivo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Sean Eastin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Monty Talbert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Scott (tiring) 1 pts. PF - David Luckey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - John Kerfoot (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:28 | Vanderbilt | James Scott hits a jumper from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 11:10 | Kent State | Robert Schafer scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Christopher Cammack | 46-48 |
| 10:55 | Vanderbilt | David Luckey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 10:53 | Kent State | Lester Restivo gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 10:34 | Kent State | Robert Schafer scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Christopher Cammack | 49-48 |
| 10:23 | Vanderbilt | Sean Eastin misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 10:22 | Kent State | Lester Restivo pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 10:09 | Kent State | Robert Schafer hits a runner in the lane | 51-48 |
| 09:55 | Vanderbilt | David Luckey makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Sean Eastin | 51-50 |
| 09:43 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack hits a runner from the baseline set up by Gregory Davis and the foul's on Sean Eastin - foul #1 on Sean Eastin, team foul #1 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Patterson (SG), Stephen Scott (SF), Steven Whaley (PF), Gerald Merino (C) Robert Schafer, Gregory Davis, Eddie Lott, Lester Restivo | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Stewart Courter (PG), Joe Melara (SG), Albert Fitzgerald (SF), David Maxwell (PF), Willie Lott (C) Sean Eastin, Monty Talbert, James Scott, David Luckey, John Kerfoot | |
| 09:43 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| 09:24 | Vanderbilt | Stewart Courter is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Stewart Courter, team foul #2 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Rhoden (PG) Christopher Cammack | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 08:58 | Kent State | Gerald Merino is hacked by Willie Lott - foul #2 on Willie Lott, team foul #3 | 54-50 |
| 08:49 | Kent State | Steven Whaley misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 08:47 | Vanderbilt | Albert Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 08:28 | Vanderbilt | Stewart Courter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Erick Rhoden - foul #1 on Erick Rhoden, team foul #4 | 54-50 |
| 08:28 | Vanderbilt | Stewart Courter makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 08:28 | Vanderbilt | Stewart Courter makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 07:59 | Kent State | Willie Lott takes the ball from Steven Whaley | 54-52 |
| 07:34 | Vanderbilt | Stewart Courter clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 07:33 | Kent State | Steven Whaley grabs the board | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Erick Rhoden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Scott (fresh) PF - Steven Whaley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Merino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Stewart Courter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Melara (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Albert Fitzgerald (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Maxwell (fresh) C - Willie Lott (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Kent State | Stephen Scott can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Willie Lott - foul #3 on Willie Lott, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Kerfoot (C) Willie Lott | |
| 07:27 | Kent State | Stephen Scott makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 07:27 | Kent State | Stephen Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:10 | Vanderbilt | Albert Fitzgerald is denied on a layup by Gerald Merino | 56-52 |
| 07:08 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Gerald Merino | 56-52 |
| 07:04 | Kent State | Steven Patterson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 06:41 | Vanderbilt | David Maxwell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 06:40 | Vanderbilt | Joe Melara tips it home | 59-54 |
| 06:21 | Kent State | Erick Rhoden comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on John Kerfoot - foul #1 on John Kerfoot, team foul #5 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Schafer (SG), Gregory Davis (SF), Eddie Lott (PF), David Minor (C) Steven Patterson, Stephen Scott, Steven Whaley, Gerald Merino | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Koon (SG), David Luckey (PF) Joe Melara, David Maxwell | |
| 06:21 | Kent State | Erick Rhoden misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 06:21 | Kent State | Erick Rhoden misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 06:21 | Kent State | Erick Rhoden gets the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 05:58 | Kent State | Robert Schafer is hacked by Larry Koon - foul #1 on Larry Koon, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Bill Johnson (PG) Erick Rhoden | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Willie Lott (C) John Kerfoot | |
| 05:40 | Kent State | Robert Schafer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Bill Johnson | 61-54 |
| 05:22 | Vanderbilt | David Luckey misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Gregory Davis - foul #3 on Gregory Davis, team foul #5 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Sean Eastin (PG), Monty Talbert (SG), David Maxwell (SF) Stewart Courter, Larry Koon, Albert Fitzgerald | |
| 05:22 | Vanderbilt | David Luckey misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 05:22 | Vanderbilt | David Luckey makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 05:05 | Kent State | David Maxwell takes the ball from David Minor | 61-55 |
| 04:48 | Vanderbilt | Monty Talbert can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-55 |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Robert Schafer grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 04:18 | Kent State | David Minor misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Monty Talbert - foul #2 on Monty Talbert, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Cammack (PG), Steven Patterson (SG), Steven Whaley (SF), Lester Restivo (C) Bill Johnson, Robert Schafer, Gregory Davis, Eddie Lott | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Kerfoot (C) Willie Lott | |
| 04:18 | Kent State | David Minor misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 04:18 | Kent State | David Minor makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 04:00 | Vanderbilt | Sean Eastin is hacked by Steven Whaley - foul #3 on Steven Whaley, team foul #6 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Merino (PF) David Minor | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Albert Fitzgerald (SF) David Luckey | |
| 03:43 | Vanderbilt | Monty Talbert misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 62-55 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack grabs the board | 62-55 |
| 03:32 | Kent State | Gerald Merino can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-55 |
| 03:30 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack tips it back up and in | 64-55 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Christopher Cammack (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Steven Patterson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Whaley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gerald Merino (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Lester Restivo (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Sean Eastin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Monty Talbert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Fitzgerald (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Maxwell (fresh) C - John Kerfoot (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:26 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Merino is called for the reach on Monty Talbert - foul #1 on Gerald Merino, team foul #7 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Stewart Courter (PG), James Scott (PF) David Maxwell, John Kerfoot | |
| 03:26 | Vanderbilt | Monty Talbert misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 03:26 | Kent State | Steven Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Kent State | Gerald Merino is hacked by Sean Eastin - foul #2 on Sean Eastin, team foul #8 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joe Melara (SG), John Kerfoot (C) Monty Talbert, Sean Eastin | |
| 03:04 | Kent State | Gerald Merino makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 03:04 | Kent State | Gerald Merino makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 02:54 | Vanderbilt | Stewart Courter is fouled on the floor by Christopher Cammack - foul #3 on Christopher Cammack, team foul #8 | 66-55 |
| 02:54 | Vanderbilt | Stewart Courter makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 02:54 | Vanderbilt | Stewart Courter misses the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 02:54 | Kent State | Lester Restivo grabs the board | 66-56 |
| 02:54 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-56 |
| 02:37 | Kent State | Lester Restivo makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Christopher Cammack | 68-56 |
| 02:28 | Vanderbilt | Albert Fitzgerald buries a floater from close range | 68-58 |
| 02:08 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Stewart Courter - foul #3 on Stewart Courter, team foul #9 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Schafer (SG), Stephen Scott (SF) Steven Patterson, Lester Restivo | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Sean Eastin (PG), David Maxwell (SF), Willie Lott (C) Stewart Courter, Albert Fitzgerald, John Kerfoot | |
| 02:08 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 02:08 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 01:54 | Vanderbilt | James Scott drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Sean Eastin | 70-60 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Whaley | 73-60 |
| 01:13 | Vanderbilt | Sean Eastin buries a 3 from the left wing | 73-63 |
| 00:56 | Kent State | Stephen Scott loses the dribble to Joe Melara | 73-63 |
| 00:53 | Vanderbilt | Sean Eastin lays it up and in on a great pass from Joe Melara | 73-65 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Patterson (SG), Gregory Davis (SF), Eddie Lott (PF), Lester Restivo (C) Robert Schafer, Stephen Scott, Steven Whaley, Gerald Merino | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Stewart Courter (PG), Monty Talbert (SG), Albert Fitzgerald (SF), David Luckey (PF), John Kerfoot (C) Sean Eastin, Joe Melara, David Maxwell, James Scott, Willie Lott | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Kent State | Monty Talbert is called for the reach on Steven Patterson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Monty Talbert, team foul #10 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Scott (SF), Gerald Merino (C) Gregory Davis, Lester Restivo | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:51 | Kent State | Steven Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:51 | Kent State | Steven Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:51 | Vanderbilt | David Luckey pulls down the rebound | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Vanderbilt | Albert Fitzgerald misses the 3 from straight away | 74-65 |
| 00:42 | Vanderbilt | John Kerfoot grabs the offensive rebound | 74-65 |
| 00:38 | Vanderbilt | Stewart Courter drills a 3 from the left corner set up by David Luckey | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Steven Patterson is fouled in the backcourt by Stewart Courter - foul #4 on Stewart Courter, team foul #11 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Schafer (SG) Eddie Lott | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Steven Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Steven Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:29 | Vanderbilt | Stewart Courter misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-68 |
| 00:28 | Vanderbilt | Monty Talbert snags the offensive board | 76-68 |
| 00:26 | Vanderbilt | Stewart Courter knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by David Luckey | 76-71 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Whaley (PF) Robert Schafer | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Monty Talbert is called for the reach on Steven Patterson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Monty Talbert, team foul #12 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Schafer (SG) Steven Whaley | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Steven Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Steven Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Vanderbilt | Stewart Courter comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 78-71 |
| 00:20 | Vanderbilt | David Luckey pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-71 |
| 00:18 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Merino steals the ball from Stewart Courter | 78-71 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack is fouled in the backcourt by Stewart Courter - foul #5 on Stewart Courter, team foul #13 | 78-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | Eddie Lott (PF) Robert Schafer | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Sean Eastin (PG) Stewart Courter | |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Christopher Cammack makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:10 | Vanderbilt | David Luckey is hacked by Eddie Lott - foul #4 on Eddie Lott, team foul #9 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gregory Davis (SF), Lester Restivo (C) Stephen Scott, Gerald Merino | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:10 | Vanderbilt | David Luckey makes the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:10 | Vanderbilt | David Luckey misses the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Eddie Lott | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Eddie Lott is hacked by Monty Talbert in the backcourt - foul #5 on Monty Talbert, team foul #14 | 80-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Scott (SF), Gerald Merino (C) Gregory Davis, Lester Restivo | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joe Melara (SG) Monty Talbert | |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Eddie Lott misses the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Eddie Lott makes the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:05 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gregory Davis (SF), Lester Restivo (C) Stephen Scott, Gerald Merino | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | Sean Eastin misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 81-72 |
| 00:01 | Vanderbilt | David Luckey gets the offensive rebound | 81-72 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | The clock runs out | 81-72 |