| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Debellis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Victorino (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Marcellus (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Hubbard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Sam Dickert (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Darwin Riley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Fred Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Linville (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodney Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Fred Scott inbounds the ball | 36-39 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 36-39 |
| 19:45 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon tips it in | 36-41 |
| 19:39 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 19:17 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Linville hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Albert Marcellus - foul #2 on Albert Marcellus, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Dennison (PG), Bryant Hicks (SF), Samuel Tipton (C) Harold Debellis, Larry Victorino, Richard Hubbard | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 19:17 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Linville makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 19:17 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Linville makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 19:09 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 19:07 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Linville grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 19:03 | Vanderbilt | Sam Dickert travels with the ball | 39-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Paxton (SF) Bryant Hicks | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 18:48 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 18:47 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 18:21 | Vanderbilt | Sam Dickert can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 18:20 | Penn State | Richard Paxton gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 18:01 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 18:00 | Penn State | Samuel Tipton tips it in | 41-43 |
| 17:55 | Vanderbilt | Albert Marcellus steals it from Darwin Riley | 41-43 |
| 17:43 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Dennison | 44-43 |
| 17:27 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Linville throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Adam Haines (SG), Bryant Hicks (SF), Richard Hubbard (C) Edward Dennison, Matthew Macfarlane, Richard Paxton, Albert Marcellus | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wilburn Barnes (PG), James Harper (SG), Nicholas Truitt (SF), Gregory Selvage (PF) Sam Dickert, Darwin Riley, Fred Scott, Joseph Linville | |
| 17:06 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard banks in the layup set up by Bryant Hicks | 46-43 |
| 16:52 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon's layup is rejected by Richard Hubbard | 46-43 |
| 16:50 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon tips it in | 46-45 |
| 16:45 | Penn State | Harold Debellis misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 46-45 |
| 16:44 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 16:36 | Vanderbilt | The jump hook by Gregory Selvage is blocked by Samuel Tipton | 46-45 |
| 16:34 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Gordon | 46-45 |
| 16:15 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 46-45 |
| 16:14 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 16:04 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Adam Haines | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Debellis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Haines (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bryant Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Samuel Tipton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Hubbard (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Wilburn Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Harper (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nicholas Truitt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Selvage (fresh) 3 pts. C - Rodney Gordon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 15:44 | Penn State | Adam Haines grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 15:36 | Penn State | Harold Debellis misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 15:34 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Selvage snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 15:14 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Selvage clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 15:13 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 14:53 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Adam Haines | 51-45 |
| 14:28 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon connects on the floater in the lane | 51-47 |
| 14:14 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks buries a jumper in the paint set up by Harold Debellis | 53-47 |
| 13:55 | Vanderbilt | Wilburn Barnes travels with the ball | 53-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Dennison (PG), Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Larry Victorino (SF), Albert Marcellus (PF), Joshua Tolson (C) Harold Debellis, Adam Haines, Bryant Hicks, Samuel Tipton, Richard Hubbard | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Sam Dickert (PG), Darwin Riley (SG), Fred Scott (SF), Joseph Linville (PF), James Christen (C) Wilburn Barnes, James Harper, Nicholas Truitt, Gregory Selvage, Rodney Gordon | |
| 13:36 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Edward Dennison | 56-47 |
| 13:17 | Vanderbilt | Joshua Tolson blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Darwin Riley | 56-47 |
| 13:15 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| 13:04 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-47 |
| 13:02 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Linville snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 12:39 | Vanderbilt | James Christen can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joshua Tolson - foul #4 on Joshua Tolson, team foul #2 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Hubbard (C) Joshua Tolson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 12:39 | Vanderbilt | James Christen misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 12:39 | Vanderbilt | James Christen makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 12:15 | Penn State | Edward Dennison is hacked by Sam Dickert - foul #1 on Sam Dickert, team foul #1 | 56-48 |
| 12:00 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 11:58 | Vanderbilt | James Christen gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Edward Dennison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Victorino (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Marcellus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Hubbard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Sam Dickert (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Darwin Riley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Fred Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Linville (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - James Christen (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:52 | Vanderbilt | Sam Dickert makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Darwin Riley | 56-51 |
| 11:39 | Penn State | James Christen swats the short shot by Richard Hubbard | 56-51 |
| 11:38 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to James Christen | 56-51 |
| 11:34 | Vanderbilt | Albert Marcellus steals it from Fred Scott | 56-51 |
| 11:23 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 56-51 |
| 11:22 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus tips it but misses | 56-51 |
| 11:20 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus tips it back up and in | 58-51 |
| 11:03 | Vanderbilt | James Christen can't connect on a shot from the right block | 58-51 |
| 11:01 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 10:56 | Penn State | Fred Scott picks off the pass by Larry Victorino | 58-51 |
| 10:41 | Vanderbilt | James Christen comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 58-51 |
| 10:39 | Vanderbilt | Fred Scott tips it in | 58-53 |
| 10:26 | Penn State | Edward Dennison comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Fred Scott - foul #2 on Fred Scott, team foul #2 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG) Richard Hubbard | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wilburn Barnes (PG), James Harper (SG), Nicholas Truitt (SF), Gregory Selvage (PF), Rodney Gordon (C) Sam Dickert, Darwin Riley, Fred Scott, Joseph Linville, James Christen | |
| 10:26 | Penn State | Edward Dennison makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 10:26 | Penn State | Edward Dennison misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 10:26 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 10:13 | Vanderbilt | James Harper can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 10:11 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon can't tip it in | 59-53 |
| 10:10 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 09:59 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Truitt - foul #1 on Nicholas Truitt, team foul #3 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bryant Hicks (SF), Richard Hubbard (C) Larry Victorino, Edward Dennison | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 09:47 | Penn State | Harold Debellis banks in the layup set up by Albert Marcellus and he's hacked by Rodney Gordon - foul #1 on Rodney Gordon, team foul #4 | 61-53 |
| 09:47 | Penn State | Harold Debellis makes the free throw | 62-53 |
| 09:32 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Adam Haines (SG), Larry Victorino (SF) Harold Debellis, Bryant Hicks | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 09:08 | Penn State | Larry Victorino connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Macfarlane and he's fouled by Nicholas Truitt - foul #2 on Nicholas Truitt, team foul #5 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG) Adam Haines | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Linville (PF) Gregory Selvage | |
| 09:08 | Penn State | Larry Victorino makes the free throw | 65-53 |
| 08:52 | Vanderbilt | James Harper misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-53 |
| 08:51 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Larry Victorino | 65-53 |
| 08:36 | Penn State | Harold Debellis knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Victorino and he's fouled by Wilburn Barnes - foul #2 on Wilburn Barnes, team foul #6 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bryant Hicks (SF), Samuel Tipton (C) Larry Victorino, Richard Hubbard | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Sam Dickert (PG), Fred Scott (SF) Wilburn Barnes, James Harper | |
| 08:36 | Penn State | Harold Debellis misses the free throw | 67-53 |
| 08:36 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon pulls down the rebound | 67-53 |
| 08:24 | Vanderbilt | Sam Dickert misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 67-53 |
| 08:22 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus pulls down the rebound | 67-53 |
| 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) | |
| 08:07 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Joseph Linville - foul #2 on Joseph Linville, team foul #7 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Adam Haines (SG), Richard Hubbard (C) Harold Debellis, Samuel Tipton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darwin Riley (SG) Joseph Linville | |
| 08:07 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 08:07 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 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) | |
| 07:55 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Truitt misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 69-53 |
| 07:53 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Richard Hubbard | 69-53 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Matthew Macfarlane (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Haines (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bryant Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Marcellus (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Richard Hubbard (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Sam Dickert (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Darwin Riley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Truitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodney Gordon (fresh) 12 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 07:32 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus is hacked by Nicholas Truitt - foul #3 on Nicholas Truitt, team foul #8 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Victorino (SF), Joshua Tolson (C) Bryant Hicks, Richard Hubbard | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gregory Selvage (PF), James Christen (C) Nicholas Truitt, Rodney Gordon | |
| 07:32 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus makes the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 07:32 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus misses the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 07:32 | Penn State | Larry Victorino grabs the offensive rebound | 70-53 |
| 07:08 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 70-53 |
| 07:06 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Fred Scott | 70-53 |
| 07:01 | Vanderbilt | Darwin Riley misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 70-53 |
| 06:59 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Selvage tips it home | 70-55 |
| 06:37 | Penn State | Larry Victorino hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-55 |
| 06:23 | Vanderbilt | Joshua Tolson steals the ball from James Christen | 73-55 |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Dennison (PG), Bryant Hicks (SF), Richard Hubbard (C) Matthew Macfarlane, Larry Victorino, Albert Marcellus | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wilburn Barnes (PG), James Harper (SG), Nicholas Truitt (SF), Joseph Linville (PF), Rodney Gordon (C) Sam Dickert, Darwin Riley, Fred Scott, Gregory Selvage, James Christen | |
| 05:41 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Truitt is hacked by Joshua Tolson - foul #5 on Joshua Tolson, team foul #3 | 73-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Samuel Tipton (PF) Edward Dennison, Adam Haines, Joshua Tolson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 05:28 | Vanderbilt | James Harper misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-55 |
| 05:26 | Penn State | Samuel Tipton grabs the board | 73-55 |
| 05:11 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 73-55 |
| 05:10 | Penn State | Samuel Tipton pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-55 |
| 04:50 | Penn State | Samuel Tipton dunks the ball set up by Bryant Hicks and he's fouled by Wilburn Barnes - foul #3 on Wilburn Barnes, team foul #9 | 75-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Dennison (PG), Adam Haines (SG), Richard Paxton (SF) Harold Debellis, Matthew Macfarlane, Bryant Hicks | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 04:50 | Penn State | Samuel Tipton misses the free throw | 75-55 |
| 04:50 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 75-55 |
| 04:34 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Linville buries a driving attempt in the paint | 75-57 |
| 04:05 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 75-57 |
| 04:04 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon grabs the board | 75-57 |
| 03:54 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Hubbard - foul #1 on Richard Hubbard, team foul #4 | 75-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Bryant Hicks (SF), Albert Marcellus (PF) Edward Dennison, Adam Haines, Richard Paxton, Samuel Tipton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Sam Dickert (PG), Darwin Riley (SG), Fred Scott (SF), Gregory Selvage (PF) Wilburn Barnes, James Harper, Nicholas Truitt, Joseph Linville | |
| 03:54 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 75-58 |
| 03:54 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 75-59 |
| 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) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryant Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Albert Marcellus (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Richard Hubbard (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Sam Dickert (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Darwin Riley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gregory Selvage (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Gordon (fresh) 14 pts. 15 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Victorino (SF) Bryant Hicks | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 03:20 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon works out of a doubleteam and scores on a turnaround from the left block | 75-61 |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Larry Victorino misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-61 |
| 02:58 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon grabs the board | 75-61 |
| 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) | |
| 02:45 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Macfarlane steals it from Darwin Riley | 75-61 |
| 02:41 | Penn State | Harold Debellis can't finish the layup | 75-61 |
| 02:39 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Hubbard | 75-61 |
| 02:24 | Penn State | Harold Debellis drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Albert Marcellus | 77-61 |
| 02:04 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon double dribbles | 77-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Dennison (PG), Adam Haines (SG), Bryant Hicks (SF), Samuel Tipton (C) Harold Debellis, Matthew Macfarlane, Larry Victorino, Richard Hubbard | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wilburn Barnes (PG), James Harper (SG), Nicholas Truitt (SF), James Christen (PF), Benjamin Bartell (C) Sam Dickert, Darwin Riley, Fred Scott, Gregory Selvage, Rodney Gordon | |
| 01:36 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks misses the shot from the left wing | 77-61 |
| 01:35 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks grabs the offensive board | 77-61 |
| 01:20 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Adam Haines | 80-61 |
| 01:03 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Truitt makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Harper | 80-64 |
| 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) | |
| 00:37 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Hubbard (C) Albert Marcellus | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gregory Selvage (PF) Benjamin Bartell | |
| 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) | |
| 00:30 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Truitt misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 80-64 |
| 00:28 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Selvage can't tip it in | 80-64 |
| 00:27 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Truitt tips it back up and in | 80-66 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Edward Dennison runs out the clock | 80-66 |