| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Nunes (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kevin Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jeff Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Claude Bradley (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bruce Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Armando Medina (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua King (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler inbounds the ball | 40-33 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina loses the dribble to Matthew Macfarlane | 40-33 |
| 19:38 | Penn State | John Nunes misses short on a floater near the basket | 40-33 |
| 19:37 | Penn State | Kevin Smith tips it but misses | 40-33 |
| 19:35 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 19:15 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler is hacked by Kevin Howard - foul #1 on Kevin Howard, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bryant Hicks (PG), Timothy Sullivan (SG), Albert Marcellus (PF) John Nunes, Matthew Macfarlane, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 19:07 | Vanderbilt | Joshua King scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jeff Holmes | 40-35 |
| 18:52 | Penn State | Kevin Howard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Claude Bradley - foul #3 on Claude Bradley, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Nunes (PG), Kevin Smith (C) Timothy Sullivan, James Williams | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darwin Riley (SG) Claude Bradley | |
| 18:52 | Penn State | Kevin Howard misses the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 18:52 | Penn State | Kevin Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 18:28 | Vanderbilt | Joshua King misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-35 |
| 18:27 | Penn State | Kevin Howard pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 18:08 | Penn State | Kevin Howard travels with the ball | 41-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Edward Dennison (SF), James Williams (C) John Nunes, Kevin Howard, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 17:45 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler blows the layup | 41-35 |
| 17:43 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina grabs the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 17:30 | Vanderbilt | Joshua King travels with the ball | 41-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Kevin Howard (SF), Joseph Pedro (C) Matthew Macfarlane, Edward Dennison, James Williams | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 17:17 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Howard | 44-35 |
| 16:54 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Bruce Wheeler | 44-38 |
| 16:42 | Penn State | Kevin Howard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 16:41 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 16:25 | Vanderbilt | Joshua King buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bruce Wheeler | 44-40 |
| 16:01 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-40 |
| 16:00 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro grabs the offensive board | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Debellis (fresh) SG - Bryant Hicks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Marcellus (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Pedro (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jeff Holmes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darwin Riley (fairly fresh) SF - Bruce Wheeler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Armando Medina (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Joshua King (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harold Debellis | 46-40 |
| 15:39 | Vanderbilt | Joshua King clanks a floater from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 15:38 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 15:26 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus jams it and he's hacked by Armando Medina - foul #1 on Armando Medina, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Nunes (PG), Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Edward Dennison (SF), James Williams (C) Harold Debellis, Bryant Hicks, Kevin Howard, Joseph Pedro | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Fred Scott (PG), Claude Bradley (SG), Nicholas Truitt (SF), Matthew Youngblood (PF), Rodney Gordon (C) Jeff Holmes, Darwin Riley, Bruce Wheeler, Armando Medina, Joshua King | |
| 15:26 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus misses the free throw | 48-40 |
| 15:26 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 15:08 | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 48-40 |
| 15:06 | Penn State | Edward Dennison grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 14:37 | Penn State | James Williams banks in the layup on a great pass from Matthew Macfarlane | 50-40 |
| 14:15 | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley is whistled for a carry | 50-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan (SG), Kevin Howard (SF), Kevin Smith (PF) Matthew Macfarlane, Edward Dennison, Albert Marcellus | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 13:55 | Penn State | John Nunes can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Fred Scott - foul #4 on Fred Scott, team foul #3 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane (SG) Timothy Sullivan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes (PG) Fred Scott | |
| 13:55 | Penn State | John Nunes makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 13:55 | Penn State | John Nunes makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 13:39 | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley travels with the ball | 52-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan (SG) Matthew Macfarlane | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joshua King (C) Nicholas Truitt | |
| 13:31 | Penn State | John Nunes misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 52-40 |
| 13:29 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 13:11 | Vanderbilt | Joshua King is hacked by James Williams - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #2 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane (SG) Timothy Sullivan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler (SF), Armando Medina (PF) Matthew Youngblood, Rodney Gordon | |
| 12:52 | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-40 |
| 12:50 | Vanderbilt | Joshua King tips it but misses | 52-40 |
| 12:48 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 12:32 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane loses the ball out of bounds | 52-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan (SG), Edward Dennison (SF), Joseph Pedro (C) Matthew Macfarlane, Kevin Howard, James Williams | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 12:08 | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley misses short on a runner in the lane | 52-40 |
| 12:07 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Timothy Sullivan | 52-40 |
| 11:44 | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan scores on a 3 from the left wing | 55-40 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Nunes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Timothy Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Dennison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Pedro (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jeff Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Claude Bradley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Armando Medina (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Joshua King (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 55-40 |
| 11:29 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro snags the defensive board | 55-40 |
| 11:10 | Penn State | John Nunes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-40 |
| 11:09 | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley gets the rebound | 55-40 |
| 10:47 | Vanderbilt | Edward Dennison steals it from Bruce Wheeler | 55-40 |
| 10:26 | Penn State | Edward Dennison is hacked by Joshua King - foul #3 on Joshua King, team foul #4 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Kevin Howard (SF), Albert Marcellus (PF), James Williams (C) John Nunes, Timothy Sullivan, Edward Dennison, Kevin Smith, Joseph Pedro | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darwin Riley (PG), Nicholas Truitt (SG), Matthew Youngblood (SF), Rodney Gordon (PF), James Christen (C) Jeff Holmes, Claude Bradley, Bruce Wheeler, Armando Medina, Joshua King | |
| 10:18 | Penn State | Kevin Howard buries a runner near the basket set up by Harold Debellis | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:07 | Vanderbilt | Darwin Riley buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-43 |
| 09:57 | Penn State | Kevin Howard misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Matthew Youngblood - foul #2 on Matthew Youngblood, team foul #5 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bryant Hicks (PG) Harold Debellis | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 09:57 | Penn State | Kevin Howard misses the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 09:57 | Penn State | Kevin Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:35 | Vanderbilt | Darwin Riley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-43 |
| 09:33 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon grabs the offensive board | 58-43 |
| 09:07 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Truitt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-43 |
| 09:05 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| 08:43 | Penn State | The pull-up jumper by Bryant Hicks is blocked by Rodney Gordon | 58-43 |
| 08:41 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:30 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Howard picks off the pass by Matthew Youngblood | 58-43 |
| 08:25 | Penn State | Kevin Howard misses the lay-in | 58-43 |
| 08:24 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane tips it home | 60-43 |
| 08:12 | Vanderbilt | Darwin Riley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Kevin Smith (PF) Bryant Hicks, Albert Marcellus | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes (PG), Claude Bradley (SG), Bruce Wheeler (SF), Armando Medina (PF), Joshua King (C) Darwin Riley, Nicholas Truitt, Matthew Youngblood, Rodney Gordon, James Christen | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:48 | Penn State | Kevin Howard misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 60-43 |
| 07:47 | Penn State | Kevin Howard tips it in | 62-43 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Debellis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kevin Howard (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jeff Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Claude Bradley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Armando Medina (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Joshua King (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Vanderbilt | James Williams is called for the reach on Bruce Wheeler - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #3 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Nunes (PG), Joseph Pedro (C) Harold Debellis, James Williams | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 07:26 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-43 |
| 07:25 | Penn State | Kevin Howard snags the defensive board | 62-43 |
| 07:07 | Penn State | Kevin Howard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-43 |
| 07:05 | Vanderbilt | Joshua King grabs the board | 62-43 |
| 06:54 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-46 |
| 06:28 | Penn State | Kevin Smith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Pedro | 64-46 |
| 06:10 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Pedro steals the ball from Armando Medina | 64-46 |
| 05:48 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane misses short on a floater in the lane | 64-46 |
| 05:47 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina grabs the defensive rebound | 64-46 |
| 05:25 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-46 |
| 05:23 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Nunes | 64-46 |
| 04:56 | Penn State | Kevin Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-46 |
| 04:54 | Vanderbilt | Joshua King grabs the board | 64-46 |
| 04:34 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Timothy Sullivan (SG), Edward Dennison (SF), Albert Marcellus (PF) John Nunes, Matthew Macfarlane, Kevin Howard, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darwin Riley (PG), Nicholas Truitt (SG), Matthew Youngblood (SF), Rodney Gordon (PF), James Christen (C) Jeff Holmes, Claude Bradley, Bruce Wheeler, Armando Medina, Joshua King | |
| 04:30 | Penn State | Harold Debellis loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-46 |
| 04:25 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-46 |
| 04:24 | Penn State | Harold Debellis gets the rebound | 64-46 |
| 03:55 | Penn State | Harold Debellis can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 64-46 |
| 03:54 | Vanderbilt | James Christen gets the rebound | 64-46 |
| 03:45 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Youngblood misses the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Timothy Sullivan - foul #1 on Timothy Sullivan, team foul #4 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bryant Hicks (SF) Edward Dennison | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 03:45 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Youngblood misses the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 03:45 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Youngblood misses the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 03:45 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus grabs the defensive rebound | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Debellis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bryant Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Marcellus (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Pedro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Darwin Riley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nicholas Truitt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Youngblood (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rodney Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - James Christen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:32 | Penn State | James Christen steps in front of the Harold Debellis pass | 64-46 |
| 03:12 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Truitt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-46 |
| 03:10 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Youngblood tips it home | 64-48 |
| 02:41 | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-48 |
| 02:39 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Youngblood gets the rebound | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:15 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon loses the dribble to Timothy Sullivan | 64-48 |
| 01:46 | Penn State | Rodney Gordon swats the layup by Albert Marcellus | 64-48 |
| 01:45 | Vanderbilt | James Christen snags the defensive board | 64-48 |
| 01:41 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Youngblood is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Matthew Youngblood, team foul #6 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Dennison (SF) Bryant Hicks | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 01:26 | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan is hacked by Matthew Youngblood - foul #4 on Matthew Youngblood, team foul #7 | 64-48 |
| 01:26 | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 01:26 | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 01:02 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Sullivan is called for the reach on Darwin Riley - foul #2 on Timothy Sullivan, team foul #5 | 66-48 |
| 00:57 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Truitt makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Youngblood | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Rodney Gordon denies the turnaround by Joseph Pedro | 66-50 |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Harold Debellis misses the tip | 66-50 |
| 00:26 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Truitt gets the rebound | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Vanderbilt | Harold Debellis is called for the reach on James Christen - foul #2 on Harold Debellis, team foul #6 | 66-50 |
| 00:18 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Albert Marcellus - foul #3 on Albert Marcellus, team foul #7 | 66-50 |
| 00:18 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 00:18 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 00:18 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Albert Marcellus | 66-50 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Harold Debellis runs out the clock | 66-50 |