| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jacob Chambers (fresh) SG - Chang Zheng (fresh) SF - Kevin Howard (fresh) PF - Lee Boling (fresh) C - Billy Wood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Whaley (fresh) SG - Robert Willis (fresh) SF - William Bower (fresh) PF - Chester Jacobson (fresh) C - Robert Ellis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:40 | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Penn State | Lee Boling makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Billy Wood | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Vanderbilt | William Bower misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Penn State | Billy Wood gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Penn State | Lee Boling is denied on a layup by William Bower | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Vanderbilt | William Bower gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Vanderbilt | David Whaley's pass is intercepted by Lee Boling | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | Penn State | Billy Wood banks in the layup set up by Chang Zheng | 4-0 |
| 17:49 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis clanks a jumper from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 17:48 | Penn State | Lee Boling grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:32 | Penn State | Billy Wood hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jacob Chambers | 6-0 |
| 17:11 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis comes up short on the runner in the lane | 6-0 |
| 17:09 | Penn State | Lee Boling gets the rebound | 6-0 |
| 16:49 | Penn State | Kevin Howard is fouled on the floor by William Bower - foul #1 on William Bower, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Norwood (PG), John Nunes (SG), Randy Autry (SF), James Williams (PF), Kevin Smith (C) Jacob Chambers, Chang Zheng, Kevin Howard, Lee Boling, Billy Wood | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell (PF), Armando Medina (C) Chester Jacobson, Robert Ellis | |
| 16:39 | Penn State | Michael Norwood misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 6-0 |
| 16:37 | Vanderbilt | William Bower pulls down the rebound | 6-0 |
| 16:30 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Whaley and the foul's on Kevin Smith - foul #1 on Kevin Smith, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes (SG), Michael Bailey (SF) Robert Willis, William Bower | |
| 16:30 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina makes the free throw | 6-3 |
| 16:26 | Penn State | Michael Norwood is fouled in the backcourt by David Whaley - foul #1 on David Whaley, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| 16:09 | Penn State | Randy Autry knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by James Williams | 8-3 |
| 15:58 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-3 |
| 15:57 | Vanderbilt | Michael Bailey grabs the offensive board | 8-3 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Norwood (fresh) SG - John Nunes (fresh) SF - Randy Autry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Williams (fresh) C - Kevin Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Whaley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeff Holmes (fresh) SF - Michael Bailey (fresh) PF - Kenneth Howell (fresh) C - Armando Medina (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes double dribbles | 8-3 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis (SG), Chester Jacobson (PF) David Whaley, Armando Medina | |
| 15:32 | Penn State | Kevin Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Chester Jacobson | 8-3 |
| 15:30 | Penn State | James Williams grabs the offensive board | 8-3 |
| 15:23 | Penn State | John Nunes connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Michael Norwood | 10-3 |
| 15:08 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Smith takes the ball from Jeff Holmes | 10-3 |
| 14:45 | Penn State | John Nunes misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 10-3 |
| 14:44 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 10-3 |
| 14:39 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jeff Holmes, team foul #3 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Whaley (PG), William Bower (SF) Jeff Holmes, Michael Bailey | |
| 14:25 | Penn State | John Nunes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Nunes, team foul #2 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jacob Chambers (PG), Timothy Sullivan (SG), Lee Boling (PF), Billy Wood (C) Michael Norwood, John Nunes, James Williams, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 13:59 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-3 |
| 13:58 | Penn State | Lee Boling snags the defensive board | 10-3 |
| 13:33 | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Timothy Sullivan, team foul #3 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Norwood (PG), John Nunes (SF), James Williams (PF), Kevin Smith (C) Jacob Chambers, Randy Autry, Lee Boling, Billy Wood | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Bailey (SG), Armando Medina (PF), Robert Ellis (C) Robert Willis, Chester Jacobson, Kenneth Howell | |
| 13:14 | Vanderbilt | William Bower is hacked by John Nunes - foul #2 on John Nunes, team foul #4 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Howard (SF) John Nunes | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 13:00 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Smith picks off the pass by Robert Ellis | 10-3 |
| 12:53 | Penn State | William Bower denies the turnaround by James Williams | 10-3 |
| 12:52 | Penn State | Kevin Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-3 |
| 12:46 | Penn State | Kevin Howard is whistled for a carry | 10-3 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jacob Chambers (PG), Randy Autry (SF), Lee Boling (PF), Billy Wood (C) Michael Norwood, Kevin Howard, James Williams, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 12:27 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-3 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chang Zheng (SG), Kevin Howard (SF), James Williams (PF), Kevin Smith (C) Jacob Chambers, Randy Autry, Lee Boling, Billy Wood | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis (SG) Michael Bailey | |
| 12:14 | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-3 |
| 12:13 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 10-3 |
| 11:52 | Vanderbilt | William Bower connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Willis | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Timothy Sullivan (fresh) SG - Chang Zheng (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Howard (fresh) PF - James Williams (fairly fresh) C - Kevin Smith (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Whaley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Willis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Bower (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Armando Medina (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Ellis (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Penn State | Armando Medina is called for the reach on James Williams - foul #1 on Armando Medina, team foul #4 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Norwood (PG), Randy Autry (SG), Jacob Chambers (SF), Lee Boling (PF), Billy Wood (C) Timothy Sullivan, Chang Zheng, Kevin Howard, James Williams, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Bailey (SF), Chester Jacobson (PF), Kenneth Howell (C) William Bower, Armando Medina, Robert Ellis | |
| 11:11 | Penn State | Jacob Chambers is hacked by Michael Bailey - foul #1 on Michael Bailey, team foul #5 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chang Zheng (SG) Randy Autry | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes (PG) David Whaley | |
| 10:57 | Penn State | Michael Norwood misses short on a runner near the basket | 10-5 |
| 10:55 | Penn State | Billy Wood tips it back up and in | 12-5 |
| 10:38 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-5 |
| 10:36 | Penn State | Lee Boling grabs the board | 12-5 |
| 10:21 | Penn State | Chang Zheng is hacked by Robert Willis - foul #1 on Robert Willis, team foul #6 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan (SG), Randy Autry (SF), James Williams (PF), Kevin Smith (C) Michael Norwood, Chang Zheng, Lee Boling, Billy Wood | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Whaley (PG), William Bower (SF) Jeff Holmes, Robert Willis | |
| 10:16 | Penn State | Kevin Smith can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 12-5 |
| 10:14 | Vanderbilt | William Bower grabs the board | 12-5 |
| 10:10 | Vanderbilt | William Bower throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lee Boling (PF), Billy Wood (C) James Williams, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 10:01 | Penn State | Lee Boling can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Howell - foul #1 on Kenneth Howell, team foul #7 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Norwood (PG) Jacob Chambers | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 10:01 | Penn State | Lee Boling makes the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 10:01 | Penn State | Lee Boling makes the 2nd free throw | 14-5 |
| 09:45 | Vanderbilt | David Whaley can't throw it down | 14-5 |
| 09:44 | Vanderbilt | William Bower tips it home | 14-7 |
| 09:24 | Penn State | Lee Boling knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Michael Norwood | 16-7 |
| 09:09 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell misses the 3 from the left wing | 16-7 |
| 09:07 | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan snags the defensive board | 16-7 |
| 08:57 | Penn State | Billy Wood comes up short on the shot from close range but the foul's on Kenneth Howell - foul #2 on Kenneth Howell, team foul #8 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jacob Chambers (PG), Chang Zheng (SG), Kevin Howard (SF), James Williams (PF) Michael Norwood, Timothy Sullivan, Randy Autry, Lee Boling | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis (SG), Armando Medina (PF), Robert Ellis (C) Michael Bailey, Chester Jacobson, Kenneth Howell | |
| 08:57 | Penn State | Billy Wood misses the 1st free throw | 16-7 |
| 08:57 | Penn State | Billy Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 16-7 |
| 08:57 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina grabs the defensive rebound | 16-7 |
| 08:32 | Vanderbilt | David Whaley knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Robert Willis | 16-9 |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Chang Zheng connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Williams | 19-9 |
| 07:52 | Vanderbilt | William Bower is fouled on the floor by Kevin Howard - foul #1 on Kevin Howard, team foul #5 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Penn State | Randy Autry (SF), Lee Boling (PF), Kevin Smith (C) Kevin Howard, James Williams, Billy Wood | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Bailey (SF), Chester Jacobson (PF) William Bower, Armando Medina | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jacob Chambers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chang Zheng (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Autry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Boling (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Smith (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Whaley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Willis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Bailey (fresh) PF - Chester Jacobson (fresh) C - Robert Ellis (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson clanks a shot from the right side | 19-9 |
| 07:38 | Penn State | Kevin Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 19-9 |
| 07:34 | Penn State | Chang Zheng can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 19-9 |
| 07:33 | Penn State | Kevin Smith grabs the offensive board | 19-9 |
| 07:15 | Penn State | Lee Boling connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Chang Zheng | 21-9 |
| 07:05 | Vanderbilt | David Whaley misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-9 |
| 07:04 | Vanderbilt | Robert Ellis grabs the offensive board | 21-9 |
| 06:56 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis is called for traveling | 21-9 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Norwood (PG), Timothy Sullivan (SG), Kevin Howard (SF), James Williams (PF) Jacob Chambers, Chang Zheng, Randy Autry, Lee Boling | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes (PG), Armando Medina (C) David Whaley, Robert Ellis | |
| 06:34 | Penn State | Kevin Smith knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Norwood and he's fouled by Armando Medina - foul #2 on Armando Medina, team foul #9 | 23-9 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Bower (SF), Paul Fritch (C) Michael Bailey, Armando Medina | |
| 06:34 | Penn State | Kevin Smith misses the free throw | 23-9 |
| 06:34 | Penn State | Kevin Howard grabs the offensive rebound | 23-9 |
| 06:22 | Penn State | Kevin Howard misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 23-9 |
| 06:21 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to William Bower | 23-9 |
| 06:02 | Vanderbilt | William Bower misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-9 |
| 06:01 | Penn State | Kevin Smith snags the defensive board | 23-9 |
| 05:57 | Penn State | Michael Norwood makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Kevin Smith and he's hacked by Jeff Holmes - foul #2 on Jeff Holmes, team foul #10 | 25-9 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chang Zheng (SG), Randy Autry (SF), Lee Boling (PF), Billy Wood (C) Timothy Sullivan, Kevin Howard, James Williams, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Whaley (PG), Michael Bailey (SG), Bruce Wheeler (PF) Jeff Holmes, Robert Willis, Chester Jacobson | |
| 05:57 | Penn State | Michael Norwood makes the free throw | 26-9 |
| 05:34 | Vanderbilt | Michael Bailey hits a floater from the left side and the foul's on Chang Zheng - foul #1 on Chang Zheng, team foul #6 | 26-11 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jacob Chambers (PG), Kevin Howard (SF) Michael Norwood, Randy Autry | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 05:34 | Vanderbilt | Michael Bailey makes the free throw | 26-12 |
| 05:17 | Penn State | Jacob Chambers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-12 |
| Subs | Penn State | Randy Autry (SG), Kevin Smith (C) Chang Zheng, Billy Wood | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 04:59 | Vanderbilt | William Bower knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-15 |
| 04:44 | Penn State | Bruce Wheeler takes the ball from Kevin Smith | 26-15 |
| 04:20 | Vanderbilt | Paul Fritch misses long on a floater from the right wing | 26-15 |
| 04:18 | Penn State | Lee Boling grabs the board | 26-15 |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Jacob Chambers is whistled for traveling | 26-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Norwood (PG), John Nunes (SG), James Williams (PF), Billy Wood (C) Randy Autry, Kevin Howard, Lee Boling, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis (SG), Kenneth Howell (SF), Chester Jacobson (PF), Robert Ellis (C) Michael Bailey, William Bower, Bruce Wheeler, Paul Fritch | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Norwood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Nunes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jacob Chambers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Williams (fresh) C - Billy Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Whaley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Willis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Howell (fresh) PF - Chester Jacobson (fresh) C - Robert Ellis (fresh) | |
| 03:44 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis is hacked by John Nunes - foul #3 on John Nunes, team foul #7 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chang Zheng (SG) John Nunes | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 03:44 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis misses the 1st free throw | 26-15 |
| 03:44 | Penn State | James Williams gets the rebound | 26-15 |
| 03:16 | Penn State | Chang Zheng knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jacob Chambers and he's fouled by David Whaley - foul #2 on David Whaley, team foul #11 | 28-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Randy Autry (SF) Jacob Chambers | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes (PG) David Whaley | |
| 03:16 | Penn State | Chang Zheng makes the free throw | 29-15 |
| 02:51 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-18 |
| 02:41 | Penn State | James Williams knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Billy Wood and he's hacked by Robert Ellis - foul #1 on Robert Ellis, team foul #12 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jacob Chambers (PG), Timothy Sullivan (SG), Kevin Howard (SF) Michael Norwood, Chang Zheng, Randy Autry | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Bower (SF) Kenneth Howell | |
| 02:41 | Penn State | James Williams makes the free throw | 32-18 |
| 02:17 | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson buries a runner from the left block | 32-20 |
| 01:58 | Penn State | James Williams is called for traveling | 32-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Norwood (PG), Chang Zheng (SG), Randy Autry (SF), Lee Boling (PF), Kevin Smith (C) Jacob Chambers, Timothy Sullivan, Kevin Howard, James Williams, Billy Wood | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Whaley (PG), Kenneth Howell (C) Jeff Holmes, Robert Ellis | |
| 01:41 | Vanderbilt | William Bower is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on William Bower, team foul #13 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan (SG), Kevin Howard (SF), Billy Wood (C) Chang Zheng, Randy Autry, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 01:21 | Penn State | David Whaley steals it from Michael Norwood | 32-20 |
| 01:01 | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 32-20 |
| 00:59 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell can't tip it in | 32-20 |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Lee Boling gets the rebound | 32-20 |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Kevin Howard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-20 |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Lee Boling tips it home | 34-20 |
| 00:17 | Vanderbilt | The jumper by William Bower is denied by Lee Boling | 34-20 |
| 00:16 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis hits the follow up shot | 34-22 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Billy Wood blows the layup | 34-22 |