| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph King (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mitchell Mena (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Knorr (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Stephen Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce Annunziata (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Cody (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Felix Paylor (fresh) C - Gary Esqueda (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Ronald Cody inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:50 | VMI | Bruce Annunziata buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Carter | 26-32 |
| 19:23 | Penn State | Kevin Jones is hacked by Ronald Cody - foul #1 on Ronald Cody, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| 19:05 | Penn State | Bruce Annunziata picks off the pass by Kevin Jones | 26-32 |
| 19:02 | VMI | Ronald Cody lays it up and in on a great pass from Bruce Annunziata | 26-34 |
| 18:35 | Penn State | Joseph King misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 18:34 | VMI | Bruce Annunziata pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 18:21 | VMI | Stephen Carter misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 18:20 | Penn State | Adam Knorr gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 17:57 | Penn State | Kevin Jones can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-34 |
| 17:56 | VMI | Gary Esqueda pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 17:38 | VMI | Felix Paylor is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 17:37 | Penn State | Kevin Jones pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 17:17 | Penn State | Joseph King misses short on a shot from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 17:16 | VMI | Felix Paylor grabs the defensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 16:52 | VMI | Adam Knorr is called for the reach on Stephen Carter - foul #1 on Adam Knorr, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Fred Harrison (PG), Seth Bronson (SG), Edward Licon (PF), Mark Welch (C) John Howard, Joseph King, Mitchell Mena, Adam Knorr | |
| Subs | VMI | Jeremy Richards (SF), James Littlefield (PF), Nile Epp (C) Ronald Cody, Felix Paylor, Gary Esqueda | |
| 16:38 | VMI | Jeremy Richards can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-34 |
| 16:37 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Seth Bronson | 26-34 |
| 16:08 | Penn State | Jeremy Richards takes the ball from Mark Welch | 26-34 |
| 15:57 | VMI | Jeremy Richards hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 26-34 |
| 15:55 | Penn State | Edward Licon snags the defensive board | 26-34 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Fred Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Seth Bronson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Licon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Welch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Stephen Carter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bruce Annunziata (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeremy Richards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Littlefield (fresh) C - Nile Epp (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Penn State | Mark Welch drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Kevin Jones | 28-34 |
| 15:22 | VMI | Bruce Annunziata connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Carter and he's hacked by Mark Welch - foul #2 on Mark Welch, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jonny Russell (C) Edward Licon | |
| Subs | VMI | Ronald Cody (SF), Brian Holloway (PF), Gary Esqueda (C) Stephen Carter, James Littlefield, Nile Epp | |
| 15:22 | VMI | Bruce Annunziata misses the free throw | 28-36 |
| 15:22 | Penn State | Mark Welch snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 15:00 | Penn State | Fred Harrison misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ronald Cody - foul #2 on Ronald Cody, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (SG), Adam Knorr (SF) Seth Bronson, Kevin Jones | |
| Subs | VMI | Felix Paylor (SG) Bruce Annunziata | |
| 15:00 | Penn State | Fred Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 15:00 | Penn State | Fred Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 14:45 | VMI | Gary Esqueda blows the layup | 30-36 |
| 14:44 | VMI | Felix Paylor grabs the offensive board | 30-36 |
| 14:25 | VMI | Felix Paylor misses long on a floater from the right block | 30-36 |
| 14:23 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Mark Welch | 30-36 |
| 14:06 | Penn State | Ronald Cody blocks the short jumper by Adam Knorr | 30-36 |
| 14:04 | Penn State | Adam Knorr misses the tip | 30-36 |
| 14:03 | Penn State | Mark Welch pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 13:42 | Penn State | Adam Knorr drills a jumper from the free throw line | 32-36 |
| 13:18 | VMI | Ronald Cody is called for traveling | 32-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Seth Bronson (SG), Kevin Jones (SF), Mitchell Mena (PF) Fred Harrison, Joseph King, Adam Knorr, Mark Welch | |
| Subs | VMI | Bruce Annunziata (SG), James Littlefield (SF) Jeremy Richards, Ronald Cody | |
| 13:02 | Penn State | John Howard makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Jones | 34-36 |
| 12:44 | VMI | Brian Holloway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | VMI | Stephen Carter (PG) Felix Paylor | |
| 12:15 | Penn State | John Howard loses the dribble to Stephen Carter | 34-36 |
| 12:12 | VMI | Bruce Annunziata banks in the layup on a great pass from Stephen Carter | 34-38 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | Jonny Russell misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Brian Holloway - foul #4 on Brian Holloway, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (SG), Adam Knorr (PF) Seth Bronson, Kevin Jones | |
| Subs | VMI | Ronald Cody (SF), Jeremy Richards (PF) Brian Holloway, Gary Esqueda | |
| 11:50 | Penn State | Jonny Russell makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | Jonny Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph King (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mitchell Mena (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Knorr (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonny Russell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Stephen Carter (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Annunziata (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Cody (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jeremy Richards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - James Littlefield (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | VMI | Jeremy Richards drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Cody | 36-41 |
| 11:16 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena's pass is intercepted by Bruce Annunziata | 36-41 |
| 10:58 | VMI | Stephen Carter is open and scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Bruce Annunziata | 36-43 |
| 10:29 | Penn State | Adam Knorr is fouled on the floor by James Littlefield - foul #2 on James Littlefield, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Seth Bronson (SG), Kevin Jones (SF), Mark Welch (PF) John Howard, Mitchell Mena, Adam Knorr | |
| Subs | VMI | Felix Paylor (PF), Gary Esqueda (C) Ronald Cody, James Littlefield | |
| 10:03 | Penn State | Joseph King can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 36-43 |
| 10:01 | VMI | The rebound goes to Jeremy Richards | 36-43 |
| 09:48 | VMI | Jeremy Richards can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 09:47 | Penn State | Kevin Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 09:18 | Penn State | Kevin Jones drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph King | 39-43 |
| 08:59 | VMI | Mark Welch steals it from Felix Paylor | 39-43 |
| 08:43 | Penn State | Joseph King makes the turnaround from the baseline | 41-43 |
| 08:38 | VMI | Jeremy Richards clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Kevin Jones - foul #1 on Kevin Jones, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Mitchell Mena (SF), Adam Knorr (PF) Joseph King, Kevin Jones, Jonny Russell | |
| Subs | VMI | James Littlefield (SG), Ronald Cody (SF) Stephen Carter, Bruce Annunziata | |
| 08:38 | VMI | Jeremy Richards misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 08:38 | VMI | Jeremy Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 08:22 | Penn State | Seth Bronson makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Howard | 44-44 |
| 08:15 | VMI | James Littlefield scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Esqueda | 44-47 |
| 07:59 | Penn State | Gary Esqueda steals the ball from Mitchell Mena | 44-47 |
| 07:46 | VMI | James Littlefield comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 07:45 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena grabs the board | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Seth Bronson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Mena (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Knorr (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jeremy Richards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Littlefield (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Cody (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Felix Paylor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Esqueda (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Penn State | Mark Welch can't finish the layup | 44-47 |
| 07:29 | VMI | James Littlefield grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 07:14 | VMI | John Howard is called for the reach on Felix Paylor - foul #1 on John Howard, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin (SG), Kevin Jones (SF), Edward Licon (PF) Seth Bronson, Mitchell Mena, Mark Welch | |
| Subs | VMI | Stephen Carter (PG), Bruce Annunziata (SG), Brian Holloway (PF) Jeremy Richards, Felix Paylor, Gary Esqueda | |
| 06:54 | VMI | Stephen Carter makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Littlefield | 44-50 |
| 06:25 | Penn State | Kevin Jones can't connect on a shot from the right side | 44-50 |
| 06:24 | VMI | The rebound goes to Brian Holloway | 44-50 |
| 06:15 | VMI | Bruce Annunziata is hacked by Jesse Ardoin - foul #1 on Jesse Ardoin, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Fred Harrison (PG), Joseph King (SG), Jonny Russell (C) John Howard, Jesse Ardoin, Adam Knorr | |
| Subs | VMI | Nile Epp (C) James Littlefield | |
| 06:02 | VMI | Stephen Carter loses the ball out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mitchell Mena (PF) Edward Licon | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 05:33 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Joseph King | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:14 | VMI | Brian Holloway connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Carter | 46-53 |
| 04:54 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena misses the easy layup | 46-53 |
| 04:53 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena misses the tip | 46-53 |
| 04:51 | VMI | Stephen Carter snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 04:46 | VMI | Ronald Cody's floater is tipped away by Mitchell Mena | 46-53 |
| 04:45 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:22 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena banks in the layup on a nice dish by Fred Harrison | 48-53 |
| 04:16 | VMI | Stephen Carter is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 48-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Seth Bronson (SG), Adam Knorr (PF), Mark Welch (C) Fred Harrison, Joseph King, Mitchell Mena, Jonny Russell | |
| Subs | VMI | Jeremy Richards (PG), Felix Paylor (SF), Gary Esqueda (C) Stephen Carter, Ronald Cody, Nile Epp | |
| 04:01 | Penn State | Mark Welch makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from John Howard | 50-53 |
| 03:44 | VMI | Felix Paylor misses long on a jumper from the right block | 50-53 |
| 03:43 | VMI | Brian Holloway grabs the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Seth Bronson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adam Knorr (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Welch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jeremy Richards (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Annunziata (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Felix Paylor (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Holloway (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Esqueda (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | VMI | Bruce Annunziata hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 03:24 | VMI | Jeremy Richards snags the offensive board | 50-53 |
| 03:12 | VMI | Felix Paylor misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 03:10 | Penn State | Mark Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:42 | Penn State | John Howard clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 02:40 | VMI | Brian Holloway snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 02:40 | VMI | VMI calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (SG), Mitchell Mena (PF) Seth Bronson, Mark Welch | |
| Subs | VMI | Stephen Carter (PG), Ronald Cody (SF) Jeremy Richards, Felix Paylor | |
| 02:19 | VMI | Stephen Carter comes up short on the shot in the paint | 50-53 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Kevin Jones snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 02:01 | Penn State | Adam Knorr connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by John Howard | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:51 | VMI | Stephen Carter misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Jones - foul #2 on Kevin Jones, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jonny Russell (C) Adam Knorr | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 01:51 | VMI | Stephen Carter makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 01:51 | VMI | Stephen Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 01:51 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kevin Jones | 52-54 |
| 01:26 | Penn State | Kevin Jones hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Gary Esqueda - foul #2 on Gary Esqueda, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| 01:26 | Penn State | Kevin Jones makes the free throw | 55-54 |
| 01:08 | VMI | Stephen Carter hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ronald Cody and he's hacked by John Howard - foul #2 on John Howard, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| 01:08 | VMI | Stephen Carter misses the free throw | 55-57 |
| 01:08 | Penn State | Jonny Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Jonny Russell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-57 |
| 00:42 | VMI | Ronald Cody grabs the board | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | VMI | Ronald Cody is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph King - foul #2 on Joseph King, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| 00:40 | VMI | Ronald Cody makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:40 | VMI | Ronald Cody makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Penn State | John Howard makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Jones | 58-59 |
| 00:32 | VMI | Bruce Annunziata is fouled in the backcourt by John Howard - foul #3 on John Howard, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| 00:32 | VMI | Bruce Annunziata makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:32 | VMI | Bruce Annunziata makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Penn State | John Howard connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Joseph King | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | VMI | Bruce Annunziata is open and buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Carter | 61-64 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Joseph King can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 61-64 |