| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Gerardo Guzman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Bedford (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Henry Nimmons (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Khoury (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Boyer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carroll Holzer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Steven Deleo (fresh) 5 pts. C - Walter Eyman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons inbounds the ball | 24-32 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:37 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-32 |
| 19:36 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer grabs the offensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 19:15 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Khoury can't finish the layup | 24-32 |
| 19:14 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Khoury tips it in | 26-32 |
| 19:07 | Penn State | John Howard misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 26-32 |
| 19:06 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 18:55 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-32 |
| 18:54 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Khoury | 26-32 |
| 18:37 | Vanderbilt | The short jumper by Henry Nimmons is denied by Walter Eyman | 26-32 |
| 18:36 | Penn State | Steven Deleo grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 18:14 | Penn State | Walter Eyman can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Larry Boyer - foul #3 on Larry Boyer, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| 18:14 | Penn State | Walter Eyman makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 18:14 | Penn State | Walter Eyman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 17:56 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford is fouled on the floor by Steven Deleo - foul #2 on Steven Deleo, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| 17:42 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 17:23 | Penn State | Walter Eyman makes the jumper from the right side | 29-36 |
| 16:54 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Khoury misses the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Walter Eyman - foul #1 on Walter Eyman, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark (PG) Gerardo Guzman | |
| Subs | Penn State | John McClure (SG), Sam Arendt (SF), William Murray (PF), Robert Atkins (C) Carroll Holzer, Kevin Jones, Steven Deleo, Walter Eyman | |
| 16:54 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Khoury makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 16:54 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Khoury makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 16:36 | Penn State | John Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 31-36 |
| 16:35 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 16:14 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 16:12 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Sam Arendt | 31-36 |
| 15:57 | Penn State | John McClure misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-36 |
| 15:55 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Bedford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Henry Nimmons (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Khoury (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Larry Boyer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John McClure (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Arendt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Murray (fresh) C - Robert Atkins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer is whistled for a carry | 31-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Myers (SG), Luis Gonzalez (SF), Walter Graham (PF), Uros Zorc (C) Thomas Bedford, Henry Nimmons, Timothy Khoury, Larry Boyer | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Jones (SG), Steven Deleo (PF), Brian Keith (C) John Howard, William Murray, Robert Atkins | |
| 15:28 | Penn State | Steven Deleo drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Kevin Jones and the foul's on Walter Graham - foul #2 on Walter Graham, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerardo Guzman (PG) Charles Clark | |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Eyman (C) Brian Keith | |
| 15:28 | Penn State | Steven Deleo makes the free throw | 31-39 |
| 14:59 | Vanderbilt | Gerardo Guzman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-39 |
| 14:57 | Penn State | Steven Deleo grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 14:37 | Penn State | John McClure throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford (SG), Henry Nimmons (SF) John Myers, Luis Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Carroll Holzer (SG) John McClure, Sam Arendt | |
| 14:21 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons is fouled on the floor by Walter Eyman - foul #2 on Walter Eyman, team foul #3 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer (C) Uros Zorc | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:04 | Vanderbilt | The jump hook by Larry Boyer is blocked by Walter Eyman | 31-39 |
| 14:02 | Penn State | Kevin Jones gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 13:39 | Penn State | Gerardo Guzman picks off the pass by Carroll Holzer | 31-39 |
| 13:35 | Vanderbilt | Gerardo Guzman banks in the layup | 33-39 |
| 13:14 | Penn State | Kevin Jones's layup is rejected by Larry Boyer | 33-39 |
| 13:12 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Deleo | 33-39 |
| 12:58 | Penn State | Kevin Jones slams it home on a great pass from Carroll Holzer | 33-41 |
| 12:33 | Vanderbilt | Gerardo Guzman connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Bedford | 35-41 |
| 12:20 | Penn State | Gerardo Guzman is called for the reach on Kevin Jones - foul #1 on Gerardo Guzman, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark (PG), Timothy Khoury (PF), Uros Zorc (C) Gerardo Guzman, Walter Graham, Larry Boyer | |
| Subs | Penn State | John McClure (SG), Sam Arendt (SF), Brian Keith (PF), Robert Atkins (C) Carroll Holzer, Kevin Jones, Steven Deleo, Walter Eyman | |
| 12:11 | Penn State | John McClure misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 12:10 | Penn State | Robert Atkins hits the follow up shot | 35-43 |
| 11:49 | Vanderbilt | Uros Zorc misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John McClure - foul #1 on John McClure, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Myers (SG) Thomas Bedford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Wade Westervelt (SG) John Howard | |
| 11:49 | Vanderbilt | Uros Zorc makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 11:49 | Vanderbilt | Uros Zorc misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 11:49 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Khoury | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Myers (fresh) SF - Henry Nimmons (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Khoury (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Uros Zorc (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John McClure (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wade Westervelt (fresh) SF - Sam Arendt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Keith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Atkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Vanderbilt | John Myers is hacked by Wade Westervelt - foul #1 on Wade Westervelt, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| 11:14 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Khoury misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 36-43 |
| 11:13 | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark tips it back up and in | 38-43 |
| 10:48 | Penn State | Brian Keith comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 38-43 |
| 10:46 | Vanderbilt | John Myers snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 10:39 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Khoury buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Clark | 40-43 |
| 10:25 | Penn State | John McClure is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John McClure, team foul #6 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford (SG), Luis Gonzalez (SF), Larry Boyer (C) John Myers, Henry Nimmons, Uros Zorc | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Carroll Holzer (SG), Kevin Jones (PF) John McClure, Wade Westervelt, Robert Atkins | |
| 09:56 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Thomas Bedford | 42-43 |
| 09:48 | Penn State | Larry Boyer steps in front of the John Howard pass | 42-43 |
| 09:24 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer misses the dunk | 42-43 |
| 09:22 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Brian Keith | 42-43 |
| 09:03 | Penn State | Kevin Jones hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 42-43 |
| 09:01 | Penn State | Sam Arendt tips it in | 42-45 |
| 08:43 | Vanderbilt | The jump hook by Timothy Khoury is blocked by Kevin Jones | 42-45 |
| 08:41 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Khoury hits the follow up shot | 44-45 |
| 08:23 | Penn State | Brian Keith misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Timothy Khoury - foul #2 on Timothy Khoury, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerardo Guzman (PG), Henry Nimmons (SF), Walter Graham (PF) Charles Clark, Luis Gonzalez, Timothy Khoury | |
| Subs | Penn State | John McClure (SG), William Murray (SF), Walter Eyman (C) Carroll Holzer, Sam Arendt, Kevin Jones | |
| 08:23 | Penn State | Brian Keith makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 08:23 | Penn State | Brian Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 08:03 | Vanderbilt | John Howard picks off the pass by Henry Nimmons | 44-47 |
| 07:59 | Penn State | William Murray lays it in on a nice dish by John Howard | 44-49 |
| 07:38 | Vanderbilt | Gerardo Guzman is whistled for a carry | 44-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Steven Deleo (PF) Brian Keith | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Gerardo Guzman (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Thomas Bedford (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Henry Nimmons (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Graham (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Boyer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John McClure (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Deleo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Eyman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Penn State | Walter Eyman can't finish the layup | 44-49 |
| 07:20 | Penn State | Walter Eyman hits the follow up shot | 44-51 |
| 07:16 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons hits a fadeaway from the left side | 46-51 |
| 06:57 | Penn State | Steven Deleo misses the lay-in | 46-51 |
| 06:55 | Penn State | William Murray grabs the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 06:50 | Penn State | John McClure hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Howard | 46-54 |
| 06:30 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 06:28 | Penn State | William Murray pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| 06:22 | Penn State | Walter Eyman clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Larry Boyer - foul #4 on Larry Boyer, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Myers (SG), Timothy Khoury (PF), Uros Zorc (C) Thomas Bedford, Walter Graham, Larry Boyer | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carroll Holzer (SG), Kevin Jones (SF) John Howard, William Murray | |
| 06:22 | Penn State | Walter Eyman misses the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 06:22 | Penn State | Walter Eyman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 06:03 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Khoury is whistled for traveling | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 05:39 | Penn State | Henry Nimmons takes the ball from Steven Deleo | 46-55 |
| 05:19 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Khoury comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 05:18 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Khoury misses the tip | 46-55 |
| 05:17 | Vanderbilt | Gerardo Guzman hits the follow up shot | 48-55 |
| 04:58 | Penn State | Steven Deleo makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Walter Eyman | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:38 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Khoury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-57 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark (PG), Thomas Bedford (SG), Larry Boyer (C) Gerardo Guzman, John Myers, Uros Zorc | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Sam Arendt (SF), Brian Keith (C) John McClure, Steven Deleo, Walter Eyman | |
| 04:10 | Penn State | Charles Clark takes the ball from Sam Arendt | 48-57 |
| 04:05 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons banks in the layup set up by Charles Clark | 50-57 |
| 03:47 | Penn State | John Howard makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Jones | 50-60 |
| 03:32 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-60 |
| 03:30 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer grabs the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Bedford (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Henry Nimmons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Timothy Khoury (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - Larry Boyer (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carroll Holzer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sam Arendt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Keith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons connects on the jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Sam Arendt - foul #3 on Sam Arendt, team foul #7 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Walter Graham (PF) Timothy Khoury | |
| Subs | Penn State | John McClure (SG), Steven Deleo (PF) Carroll Holzer, Kevin Jones | |
| 03:07 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons makes the free throw | 53-60 |
| 02:42 | Penn State | Steven Deleo's floater is tipped away by Larry Boyer | 53-60 |
| 02:41 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 02:41 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerardo Guzman (PG), Timothy Khoury (PF) Charles Clark, Walter Graham | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Jones (SG), Walter Eyman (C) John McClure, Brian Keith | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:26 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons throws it down | 55-60 |
| 02:24 | Penn State | John Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-60 |
| 02:07 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons is hacked by Sam Arendt - foul #4 on Sam Arendt, team foul #8 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carroll Holzer (SG) Sam Arendt | |
| 02:07 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 02:07 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:52 | Penn State | Walter Eyman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-60 |
| 01:51 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Khoury grabs the board | 57-60 |
| 01:31 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Khoury's pass is intercepted by John Howard | 57-60 |
| 01:15 | Penn State | Walter Eyman hits the finger roll | 57-62 |
| 00:51 | Vanderbilt | Gerardo Guzman is fouled on the floor by Steven Deleo - foul #3 on Steven Deleo, team foul #9 | 57-62 |
| 00:51 | Vanderbilt | Gerardo Guzman makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:51 | Vanderbilt | Gerardo Guzman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Steven Deleo lays it in on a nice dish by John Howard | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Vanderbilt | Gerardo Guzman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-64 |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Kevin Jones grabs the board | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Gerardo Guzman is called for the reach on Kevin Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerardo Guzman, team foul #6 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Keith (C) Walter Eyman | |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Henry Nimmons is called for the reach on Kevin Jones - foul #2 on Henry Nimmons, team foul #7 | 59-64 |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Kevin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Kevin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:12 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gerardo Guzman out of a doubleteam | 62-66 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Steven Deleo is hacked by Gerardo Guzman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerardo Guzman, team foul #8 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Eyman (C) Brian Keith | |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Steven Deleo misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:11 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Khoury snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-66 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Kevin Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Kevin Jones runs out the clock | 62-66 |