| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Rob Holl (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Baldwin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Dupuis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Emmanuel Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Howard McClee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Garrison (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bill England (fresh) 4 pts. C - Alexander Sampson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell inbounds the ball | 26-24 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Vanderbilt | Rob Holl takes the ball from Robert Campbell in the backcourt | 26-24 |
| 19:57 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis misses the dunk | 26-24 |
| 19:55 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Robert Campbell | 26-24 |
| 19:50 | Vanderbilt | Rob Holl is called for the reach on Howard McClee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rob Holl, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| 19:32 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Howard McClee | 26-26 |
| 19:09 | Penn State | Bill England steps in front of the Martin Baldwin pass | 26-26 |
| 18:52 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Rob Holl - foul #3 on Rob Holl, team foul #2 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Warren (PG) Rob Holl | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 18:52 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 18:52 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 18:25 | Penn State | Ernest Porter comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-27 |
| 18:23 | Penn State | Ernest Porter grabs the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 18:10 | Penn State | Alexander Sampson is called for the reach on Emmanuel Johnston - foul #2 on Alexander Sampson, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Kennedy (SG), Robert Davis (SF), Dennis Moriarty (PF), Christopher Parker (C) Martin Baldwin, Richard Dupuis, Ernest Porter, Emmanuel Johnston | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Rosenthal (PG), Patrick Pangburn (SG), James Barrow (PF) Howard McClee, David Garrison, Bill England | |
| 17:55 | Penn State | Thomas Kennedy's floater is tipped away by James Barrow | 26-27 |
| 17:54 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Davis | 26-27 |
| 17:39 | Penn State | Robert Campbell picks off the pass by Thomas Kennedy | 26-27 |
| 17:19 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Pangburn is hacked by Thomas Kennedy - foul #3 on Thomas Kennedy, team foul #3 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Junior Stewart (SG) Thomas Kennedy | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 16:50 | Vanderbilt | David Rosenthal hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Barrow | 26-30 |
| 16:26 | Penn State | Robert Davis is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Matthew Warren | 28-30 |
| 15:58 | Vanderbilt | Junior Stewart steals the ball from James Barrow | 28-30 |
| 15:54 | Penn State | Junior Stewart misses the lay-in | 28-30 |
| 15:53 | Penn State | Christopher Parker tips it back up and in | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Matthew Warren (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Junior Stewart (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Moriarty (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Christopher Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Rosenthal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Pangburn (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Barrow (fairly fresh) C - Alexander Sampson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Pangburn misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 15:27 | Vanderbilt | James Barrow tips it home | 30-32 |
| 15:13 | Penn State | Dennis Moriarty drills a jump hook near the basket | 32-32 |
| 14:53 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson is fouled on the floor by Christopher Parker - foul #1 on Christopher Parker, team foul #4 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rob Holl (PG), Martin Baldwin (SG), Richard Dupuis (SF), Ernest Porter (PF), Emmanuel Johnston (C) Matthew Warren, Junior Stewart, Robert Davis, Dennis Moriarty, Christopher Parker | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee (PG), David Garrison (SG), Andrew Farr (SF), Bill England (PF), Paul Johnson (C) David Rosenthal, Patrick Pangburn, Robert Campbell, James Barrow, Alexander Sampson | |
| 14:34 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 14:32 | Penn State | Ernest Porter snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 14:25 | Penn State | Emmanuel Johnston can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 14:23 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis hits the follow up shot | 34-32 |
| 14:08 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison hits a 3 from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 13:43 | Penn State | Rob Holl misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-35 |
| 13:41 | Vanderbilt | Bill England gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 13:22 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr travels with the ball | 34-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Kennedy (SG) Martin Baldwin | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell (SF), Alexander Sampson (C) Andrew Farr, Paul Johnson | |
| 12:53 | Penn State | Rob Holl buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 12:50 | Vanderbilt | Rob Holl takes the ball from Howard McClee in the backcourt | 37-35 |
| 12:35 | Penn State | Thomas Kennedy drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ernest Porter | 40-35 |
| 12:15 | Vanderbilt | Bill England misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Ernest Porter - foul #1 on Ernest Porter, team foul #5 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Martin Baldwin (SG), Larry Sisson (SF) Rob Holl, Richard Dupuis | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 12:15 | Vanderbilt | Bill England makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 12:15 | Vanderbilt | Bill England makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 11:49 | Penn State | Bill England steals the ball from Larry Sisson | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thomas Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Martin Baldwin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Sisson (fresh) PF - Ernest Porter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Emmanuel Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Howard McClee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Garrison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Campbell (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bill England (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Alexander Sampson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Howard McClee | 40-40 |
| 11:06 | Penn State | Emmanuel Johnston misses the 3 from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 11:05 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 10:41 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Howard McClee | 40-42 |
| 10:25 | Penn State | Thomas Kennedy misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-42 |
| 10:23 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 10:20 | Vanderbilt | Larry Sisson is called for the reach on Alexander Sampson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Sisson, team foul #6 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rob Holl (PG), Matthew Warren (SG), Richard Dupuis (SF), Robert Davis (PF), Dennis Moriarty (C) Thomas Kennedy, Martin Baldwin, Larry Sisson, Ernest Porter, Emmanuel Johnston | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Rosenthal (PG), Patrick Pangburn (SG), Andrew Farr (SF), James Barrow (PF), Paul Johnson (C) Howard McClee, David Garrison, Robert Campbell, Bill England, Alexander Sampson | |
| 10:04 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 10:03 | Vanderbilt | Paul Johnson hits the follow up shot | 40-44 |
| 09:39 | Penn State | Paul Johnson steals it from Dennis Moriarty | 40-44 |
| 09:17 | Vanderbilt | James Barrow misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Dennis Moriarty - foul #1 on Dennis Moriarty, team foul #7 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Junior Stewart (SG), Christopher Parker (C) Rob Holl, Richard Dupuis | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 09:17 | Vanderbilt | James Barrow makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 09:17 | Vanderbilt | James Barrow makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 08:58 | Penn State | Christopher Parker clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Johnson - foul #1 on Paul Johnson, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Dupuis (SF) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee (PG) David Rosenthal | |
| 08:58 | Penn State | Christopher Parker makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 08:58 | Penn State | Christopher Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 08:30 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Farr | 42-49 |
| 08:06 | Penn State | Dennis Moriarty misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 42-49 |
| 08:05 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Pangburn gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 07:36 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Howard McClee | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Matthew Warren (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Junior Stewart (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Dupuis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Moriarty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Howard McClee (tiring) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Patrick Pangburn (fairly fresh) SF - Andrew Farr (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Barrow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Matthew Warren | 44-51 |
| 07:14 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Pangburn is fouled in the backcourt by Junior Stewart - foul #1 on Junior Stewart, team foul #8 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rob Holl (PG), Martin Baldwin (SG), Larry Sisson (SF), Ernest Porter (PF), Robert Davis (C) Matthew Warren, Junior Stewart, Richard Dupuis, Christopher Parker, Dennis Moriarty | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Rosenthal (SG), Robert Campbell (SF), Bill England (PF), Alexander Sampson (C) Howard McClee, Andrew Farr, James Barrow, Paul Johnson | |
| 07:14 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Pangburn makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 07:14 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Pangburn makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 06:53 | Penn State | Martin Baldwin misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 44-53 |
| 06:52 | Penn State | Larry Sisson grabs the offensive board | 44-53 |
| 06:38 | Penn State | Ernest Porter makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Martin Baldwin | 46-53 |
| 06:09 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson loses the dribble to Rob Holl | 46-53 |
| 06:06 | Penn State | Martin Baldwin banks in the layup on a great pass from Rob Holl | 48-53 |
| 06:02 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Emmanuel Johnston (C) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee (PG), David Garrison (SG) Patrick Pangburn, David Rosenthal | |
| 05:33 | Penn State | Larry Sisson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 05:31 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 05:08 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 05:06 | Penn State | Ernest Porter gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 04:48 | Penn State | Rob Holl is called for traveling | 48-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Warren (PG), Thomas Kennedy (SG), Richard Dupuis (SF), Robert Davis (PF), Christopher Parker (C) Rob Holl, Martin Baldwin, Larry Sisson, Ernest Porter, Emmanuel Johnston | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Rosenthal (PG), James Barrow (PF), Michael Favreau (C) Howard McClee, Bill England, Alexander Sampson | |
| 04:30 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Rosenthal | 48-56 |
| 04:07 | Penn State | Michael Favreau steps in front of the Matthew Warren pass | 48-56 |
| 03:40 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 03:38 | Penn State | Christopher Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Matthew Warren (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Dupuis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Rosenthal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Garrison (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Robert Campbell (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Barrow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Favreau (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Penn State | Thomas Kennedy makes the wide open 3 from the right corner | 51-56 |
| 03:00 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison loses the dribble to Richard Dupuis | 51-56 |
| 03:00 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rob Holl (PG), Martin Baldwin (SG), Dennis Moriarty (PF), Emmanuel Johnston (C) Matthew Warren, Thomas Kennedy, Robert Davis, Christopher Parker | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee (PG), Patrick Pangburn (SG), Andrew Farr (SF), Paul Johnson (PF), Alexander Sampson (C) David Rosenthal, David Garrison, Robert Campbell, James Barrow, Michael Favreau | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 02:39 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis knocks in the floater from the left side | 53-56 |
| 02:39 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Davis (PF) Dennis Moriarty | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Rosenthal (SG), Robert Campbell (SF) Patrick Pangburn, Andrew Farr | |
| 02:18 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell misses the easy layup but the foul's on Emmanuel Johnston - foul #1 on Emmanuel Johnston, team foul #9 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Bill England (PF) Paul Johnson | |
| 02:18 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 02:18 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Martin Baldwin drills a 3 from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 01:30 | Vanderbilt | David Rosenthal is alone and drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Campbell | 56-60 |
| 01:02 | Penn State | Martin Baldwin is called for traveling | 56-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ernest Porter (PF) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (SG) David Rosenthal | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Vanderbilt | Rob Holl is called for the reach on Howard McClee - foul #4 on Rob Holl, team foul #10 | 56-60 |
| 00:56 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:56 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner from the left block | 56-61 |
| 00:37 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis grabs the offensive rebound | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Martin Baldwin is fouled on the floor by Howard McClee - foul #2 on Howard McClee, team foul #3 | 56-61 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Howard McClee steals the ball from Martin Baldwin | 56-61 |
| 00:30 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee is hacked by Rob Holl in the backcourt - foul #5 on Rob Holl, team foul #11 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Warren (PG) Rob Holl | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr (SF), Paul Johnson (PF) Robert Campbell, Bill England | |
| 00:30 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:30 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:30 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Alexander Sampson | 56-62 |
| 00:30 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Vanderbilt | Emmanuel Johnston is called for the reach on Alexander Sampson - foul #2 on Emmanuel Johnston, team foul #12 | 56-62 |
| 00:28 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:28 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Matthew Warren misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 56-63 |
| 00:21 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson is hacked by Matthew Warren in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Warren, team foul #13 | 56-63 |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Paul Johnson steals it from Richard Dupuis | 56-65 |
| 00:13 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| 00:10 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Warren - foul #2 on Matthew Warren, team foul #14 | 56-65 |
| 00:10 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee misses the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:10 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis misses the floater from the baseline | 56-66 |
| 00:01 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee pulls down the rebound | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee runs out the clock | 56-66 |