| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Seth Bronson (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Steven Deleo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mitchell Mena (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Bedford (fresh) 4 stl. SF - Leslie Sexton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Khoury (fresh) C - Larry Boyer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Leslie Sexton inbounds the ball | 22-21 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Vanderbilt | Leslie Sexton hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Clark | 22-24 |
| 19:26 | Penn State | Seth Bronson scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-24 |
| 19:10 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Khoury can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Steven Deleo - foul #1 on Steven Deleo, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| 19:10 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Khoury makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 19:10 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Khoury misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 19:10 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 18:54 | Penn State | Steven Deleo makes the fadeaway from close range | 26-25 |
| 18:46 | Vanderbilt | The jump hook by Thomas Bedford is blocked by Mitchell Mena | 26-25 |
| 18:44 | Penn State | John Howard gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 18:19 | Penn State | Kevin Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 18:17 | Penn State | Steven Deleo tips it back up and in | 28-25 |
| 18:01 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer misses the easy open layup | 28-25 |
| 18:00 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Khoury gets the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 17:52 | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark is hacked by Seth Bronson - foul #2 on Seth Bronson, team foul #2 | 28-25 |
| 17:45 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer clanks a shot from the right side | 28-25 |
| 17:44 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer tips it back up and in | 28-27 |
| 17:25 | Penn State | Timothy Khoury blocks the jumper by Steven Deleo | 28-27 |
| 17:24 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Larry Boyer | 28-27 |
| 17:14 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Khoury misses long on a shot in the lane | 28-27 |
| 17:13 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Mitchell Mena | 28-27 |
| 16:44 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena drills a floater from the right block | 30-27 |
| 16:34 | Vanderbilt | Seth Bronson is called for the reach on Thomas Bedford - foul #3 on Seth Bronson, team foul #3 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Fred Harrison (PG), Jesse Ardoin (SG), William Murray (SF), Brian Keith (PF), Walter Eyman (C) John Howard, Seth Bronson, Kevin Jones, Steven Deleo, Mitchell Mena | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons (PG), John Myers (SG), Luis Gonzalez (SF), Walter Graham (PF), Uros Zorc (C) Charles Clark, Thomas Bedford, Leslie Sexton, Timothy Khoury, Larry Boyer | |
| 16:14 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons hits a wide open jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Myers | 30-29 |
| 15:55 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin is hacked by Luis Gonzalez - foul #1 on Luis Gonzalez, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Fred Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Ardoin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Murray (fresh) PF - Brian Keith (fresh) C - Walter Eyman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Henry Nimmons (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SG - John Myers (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Luis Gonzalez (fresh) PF - Walter Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Uros Zorc (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Penn State | Henry Nimmons is called for the reach on William Murray - foul #1 on Henry Nimmons, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG) Fred Harrison | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 15:12 | Penn State | The refs have stopped play. William Murray is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 30-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Jones (SF) William Murray | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark (PG), Thomas Bedford (SG), Leslie Sexton (SF) Henry Nimmons, John Myers, Luis Gonzalez | |
| 15:08 | Penn State | Walter Eyman misses short on a shot in the lane | 30-29 |
| 15:06 | Penn State | Brian Keith tips it home | 32-29 |
| 14:51 | Vanderbilt | Walter Graham misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Brian Keith - foul #2 on Brian Keith, team foul #4 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Seth Bronson (SG), Steven Deleo (PF), Mitchell Mena (C) Jesse Ardoin, Brian Keith, Walter Eyman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer (C) Uros Zorc | |
| 14:51 | Vanderbilt | Walter Graham misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 14:51 | Vanderbilt | Walter Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 14:25 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena misses long on a jump hook from close range | 32-30 |
| 14:23 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 14:10 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford hits the finger roll and the foul's on Mitchell Mena - foul #2 on Mitchell Mena, team foul #5 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Timothy Khoury (PF) Walter Graham | |
| 14:10 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford misses the free throw | 32-32 |
| 14:10 | Penn State | Steven Deleo grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 13:51 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Jones | 34-32 |
| 13:44 | Vanderbilt | Leslie Sexton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 13:42 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 13:13 | Penn State | Seth Bronson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-32 |
| 12:56 | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Kevin Jones - foul #1 on Kevin Jones, team foul #6 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Fred Harrison (PG), Carroll Holzer (SG), Jesse Ardoin (SF), Brian Keith (PF), Walter Eyman (C) John Howard, Seth Bronson, Kevin Jones, Steven Deleo, Mitchell Mena | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Myers (SG), Luis Gonzalez (SF), Uros Zorc (C) Thomas Bedford, Leslie Sexton, Larry Boyer | |
| 12:56 | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 12:56 | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 12:39 | Penn State | Walter Eyman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons (PG) Charles Clark | |
| 12:26 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons is denied on a layup by Brian Keith | 37-33 |
| 12:24 | Penn State | Walter Eyman grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 12:01 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Carroll Holzer | 39-33 |
| 11:46 | Vanderbilt | Uros Zorc misses short on a jumper from close range | 39-33 |
| 11:45 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Fred Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carroll Holzer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jesse Ardoin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Keith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Eyman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Henry Nimmons (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SG - John Myers (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Luis Gonzalez (fresh) PF - Timothy Khoury (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Uros Zorc (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Penn State | Walter Eyman blows the layup but the foul's on John Myers - foul #2 on John Myers, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Seth Bronson (SG), Kevin Jones (SF), Steven Deleo (PF) Fred Harrison, Carroll Holzer, Jesse Ardoin, Brian Keith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark (PG), Thomas Bedford (SG), Leslie Sexton (SF), Walter Graham (PF), Larry Boyer (C) Henry Nimmons, John Myers, Luis Gonzalez, Timothy Khoury, Uros Zorc | |
| 11:22 | Penn State | Walter Eyman makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 11:22 | Penn State | Walter Eyman misses the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 11:22 | Penn State | Kevin Jones snags the offensive board | 40-33 |
| 11:09 | Penn State | Seth Bronson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-33 |
| 11:08 | Vanderbilt | Leslie Sexton gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 10:57 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mitchell Mena (C) Walter Eyman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 10:32 | Penn State | Seth Bronson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Bedford - foul #1 on Thomas Bedford, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| 10:12 | Penn State | Kevin Jones hits a 3 from the right wing set up by John Howard | 43-33 |
| 09:57 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Leslie Sexton | 43-36 |
| 09:39 | Penn State | Seth Bronson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-36 |
| 09:37 | Vanderbilt | Walter Graham gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 09:25 | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Bedford | 43-38 |
| 09:08 | Penn State | Seth Bronson misses short on a floater from the right block | 43-38 |
| 09:06 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Walter Graham | 43-38 |
| 08:37 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Clark | 43-40 |
| 08:13 | Penn State | John Howard drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Mitchell Mena and he's fouled by Larry Boyer - foul #2 on Larry Boyer, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin (SG), William Murray (SF), Brian Keith (PF), Walter Eyman (C) Seth Bronson, Kevin Jones, Steven Deleo, Mitchell Mena | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons (PG), John Myers (SG), Luis Gonzalez (SF), Timothy Khoury (PF), Uros Zorc (C) Charles Clark, Thomas Bedford, Leslie Sexton, Walter Graham, Larry Boyer | |
| 08:13 | Penn State | John Howard makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| 07:57 | Vanderbilt | Luis Gonzalez is hacked by Jesse Ardoin - foul #1 on Jesse Ardoin, team foul #7 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Fred Harrison (PG) John Howard | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 07:57 | Vanderbilt | Luis Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 07:57 | Vanderbilt | Luis Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 07:30 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Keith | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Fred Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Ardoin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Murray (fresh) PF - Brian Keith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Eyman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Henry Nimmons (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SG - John Myers (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Luis Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Khoury (fresh) 1 pts. C - Uros Zorc (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:08 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons blows the layup but he's fouled by Fred Harrison - foul #1 on Fred Harrison, team foul #8 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mitchell Mena (C) Walter Eyman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Leslie Sexton (SF) Luis Gonzalez | |
| 07:08 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 07:08 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 07:08 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 06:47 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena hits the finger roll set up by William Murray | 51-43 |
| 06:22 | Vanderbilt | Leslie Sexton clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-43 |
| 06:21 | Penn State | Fred Harrison grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 06:18 | Penn State | Fred Harrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Seth Bronson (SG), Kevin Jones (SF) Fred Harrison, Jesse Ardoin, William Murray | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark (PG), Thomas Bedford (SG), Larry Boyer (C) Henry Nimmons, John Myers, Uros Zorc | |
| 06:11 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Larry Boyer, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| 05:42 | Penn State | Kevin Jones buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-43 |
| 05:27 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Steven Deleo (PF), Walter Eyman (C) Brian Keith, Mitchell Mena | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Walter Graham (PF) Timothy Khoury | |
| 05:06 | Penn State | Walter Eyman hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by John Howard | 56-43 |
| 04:51 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Jones steals it from Leslie Sexton | 56-43 |
| 04:48 | Penn State | Kevin Jones hits the finger roll | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn 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 (0) | |
| 04:28 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-43 |
| 04:27 | Vanderbilt | Leslie Sexton tips it in | 58-45 |
| 04:17 | Penn State | John Howard is called for 10 seconds | 58-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin (SG), William Murray (SF), Mitchell Mena (C) Seth Bronson, Kevin Jones, Walter Eyman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Luis Gonzalez (SF), Uros Zorc (C) Leslie Sexton, Larry Boyer | |
| 04:04 | Vanderbilt | Uros Zorc is hacked by Steven Deleo - foul #2 on Steven Deleo, team foul #9 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Timothy Khoury (PF) Walter Graham | |
| 04:04 | Vanderbilt | Uros Zorc makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 04:04 | Vanderbilt | Uros Zorc makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 03:50 | Penn State | Steven Deleo connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from William Murray | 60-47 |
| 03:29 | Vanderbilt | Uros Zorc makes the runner near the basket set up by Charles Clark | 60-49 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Ardoin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Murray (fresh) PF - Steven Deleo (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Mitchell Mena (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Bedford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. SF - Luis Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Khoury (fresh) 1 pts. C - Uros Zorc (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Penn State | Steven Deleo banks in the layup on a great pass from John Howard | 62-49 |
| 02:50 | Vanderbilt | The jump hook by Uros Zorc is blocked by Steven Deleo | 62-49 |
| 02:49 | Vanderbilt | Uros Zorc tips it back up and in | 62-51 |
| 02:49 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Seth Bronson (SG), Kevin Jones (SF) Jesse Ardoin, William Murray | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Leslie Sexton (SF), Larry Boyer (C) Luis Gonzalez, Uros Zorc | |
| 02:26 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena misses the turnaround from the right block | 62-51 |
| 02:25 | Penn State | Steven Deleo tips it in | 64-51 |
| 02:10 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford is hacked by Steven Deleo - foul #3 on Steven Deleo, team foul #10 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Fred Harrison (PG), Jesse Ardoin (SG), William Murray (SF), Brian Keith (PF), Walter Eyman (C) John Howard, Seth Bronson, Kevin Jones, Steven Deleo, Mitchell Mena | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 02:10 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 02:10 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 01:41 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin is hacked by Thomas Bedford - foul #2 on Thomas Bedford, team foul #7 | 64-53 |
| 01:41 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 01:41 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 01:30 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Khoury misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-53 |
| 01:29 | Penn State | Walter Eyman grabs the board | 66-53 |
| 01:00 | Penn State | Larry Boyer is called for the reach on Jesse Ardoin - foul #4 on Larry Boyer, team foul #8 | 66-53 |
| 01:00 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin misses the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 01:00 | Penn State | Fred Harrison snags the offensive board | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn 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 a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin is whistled for a carry | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn 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 a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-53 |
| 00:29 | Vanderbilt | Leslie Sexton gets the offensive rebound | 66-53 |
| 00:25 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Walter Eyman - foul #2 on Walter Eyman, team foul #11 | 66-53 |
| 00:25 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 00:25 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer misses the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Murray | 66-54 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Fred Harrison runs out the clock | 66-54 |