| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ricky Arriaga (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Herman Hooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harvey Morris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Junker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Oliver Crane (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeff Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dee Dyer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Remmers (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Samuel McGee (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Richter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Harvey Morris inbounds the ball | 26-32 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 19:34 | TCU | Dee Dyer gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 19:30 | TCU | Howard Remmers is hacked by Harvey Morris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harvey Morris, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| 19:15 | TCU | Randy Richter is open and scores on a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Oliver Crane - foul #1 on Oliver Crane, team foul #2 | 26-34 |
| 19:15 | TCU | Randy Richter makes the free throw | 26-35 |
| 18:59 | Penn State | Harvey Morris buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nathan Junker | 28-35 |
| 18:49 | TCU | Randy Richter lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeff Nelson | 28-37 |
| 18:28 | Penn State | Nathan Junker buries a shot from the right block set up by Ricky Arriaga and he's fouled by Samuel McGee - foul #2 on Samuel McGee, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jessie Richey (PG), Samuel Farrell (SG), Carl Seibold (SF), Lance Combs (C) Ricky Arriaga, Herman Hooks, Harvey Morris, Oliver Crane | |
| Subs | TCU | Robert Hoar (PG) Jeff Nelson | |
| 18:28 | Penn State | Nathan Junker makes the free throw | 31-37 |
| 18:14 | TCU | Randy Richter connects on the open floater in the lane set up by Dee Dyer | 31-39 |
| 18:08 | Penn State | Nathan Junker makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jessie Richey | 34-39 |
| 18:04 | TCU | Dee Dyer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 18:03 | TCU | Howard Remmers tips it back up and in | 34-41 |
| 17:57 | Penn State | Carl Seibold makes the fadeaway from the right side | 36-41 |
| 17:42 | TCU | Randy Richter connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 36-43 |
| 17:31 | Penn State | The short jumper by Nathan Junker is denied by Howard Remmers | 36-43 |
| 17:29 | Penn State | Lance Combs gets the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 17:11 | Penn State | Randy Richter blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Carl Seibold | 36-43 |
| 17:10 | Penn State | Carl Seibold gets the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 16:56 | Penn State | Howard Remmers swats the short shot by Lance Combs | 36-43 |
| 16:55 | TCU | The rebound goes to Samuel McGee | 36-43 |
| 16:45 | TCU | Dee Dyer can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 16:44 | Penn State | Lance Combs pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 16:25 | Penn State | Samuel McGee swats the shot by Samuel Farrell | 36-43 |
| 16:23 | Penn State | Carl Seibold tips it in | 38-43 |
| 16:21 | TCU | Howard Remmers is hacked by Lance Combs in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lance Combs, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga (PG), Herman Hooks (SG), Harvey Morris (SF), Andrew Simonson (PF), Oliver Crane (C) Jessie Richey, Samuel Farrell, Carl Seibold, Nathan Junker, Lance Combs | |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Nelson (PG) Robert Hoar | |
| 15:59 | TCU | Samuel McGee hits the easy wide open finger roll | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ricky Arriaga (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Herman Hooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harvey Morris (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Simonson (fresh) C - Oliver Crane (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeff Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dee Dyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Howard Remmers (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Samuel McGee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Richter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga is hacked by Howard Remmers - foul #2 on Howard Remmers, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | TCU | Scott McCrimmon (SG), Robert Hoar (SF), James Clark (PF), Dwight Brown (C) Dee Dyer, Howard Remmers, Samuel McGee, Randy Richter | |
| 15:30 | Penn State | Scott McCrimmon is called for the reach on Oliver Crane - foul #2 on Scott McCrimmon, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| 15:13 | Penn State | Andrew Simonson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-45 |
| 15:11 | Penn State | Oliver Crane gets the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 14:53 | Penn State | Oliver Crane misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-45 |
| 14:52 | Penn State | Oliver Crane grabs the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 14:39 | Penn State | Andrew Simonson misses long on a jumper from the left block | 38-45 |
| 14:38 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 14:33 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeff Nelson | 38-47 |
| 14:22 | Penn State | Herman Hooks is whistled for traveling | 38-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jessie Richey (PG), Samuel Farrell (SG), Nathan Junker (PF), Bobby Hebert (C) Ricky Arriaga, Herman Hooks, Andrew Simonson, Oliver Crane | |
| Subs | TCU | Dee Dyer (SG), Samuel McGee (PF), Randy Richter (C) Jeff Nelson, Scott McCrimmon, Dwight Brown | |
| 14:03 | TCU | Randy Richter drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Robert Hoar and he's fouled by Bobby Hebert - foul #1 on Bobby Hebert, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Seibold (SF) Harvey Morris | |
| Subs | TCU | Howard Remmers (SF) James Clark | |
| 14:03 | TCU | Randy Richter misses the free throw | 38-49 |
| 14:03 | Penn State | Nathan Junker gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 13:53 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-49 |
| 13:51 | TCU | Howard Remmers grabs the defensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 13:46 | TCU | Robert Hoar drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Randy Richter | 38-51 |
| 13:34 | Penn State | Randy Richter takes the ball from Jessie Richey | 38-51 |
| 13:15 | TCU | Dee Dyer is open and scores on a shot in the lane | 38-53 |
| 12:52 | Penn State | Carl Seibold hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 38-53 |
| 12:50 | TCU | Samuel McGee gets the rebound | 38-53 |
| 12:25 | TCU | Robert Hoar can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-53 |
| 12:24 | TCU | Samuel McGee tips it in | 38-55 |
| 12:14 | Penn State | Bobby Hebert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga (PG), Herman Hooks (SG), Andrew Simonson (SF), Lance Combs (PF), Oliver Crane (C) Jessie Richey, Samuel Farrell, Carl Seibold, Nathan Junker, Bobby Hebert | |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Nelson (PG), Scott McCrimmon (SG), James Clark (PF), Dwight Brown (C) Robert Hoar, Dee Dyer, Samuel McGee, Randy Richter | |
| 11:56 | TCU | James Clark dunks the ball on a nice dish by Scott McCrimmon | 38-57 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ricky Arriaga (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Herman Hooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Simonson (fresh) PF - Lance Combs (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Oliver Crane (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeff Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott McCrimmon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Remmers (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. PF - James Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwight Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:47 | Penn State | Jeff Nelson steals it from Lance Combs | 38-57 |
| 11:21 | TCU | Howard Remmers can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 38-57 |
| 11:19 | TCU | Dwight Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-57 |
| 11:11 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon misses the lay-in | 38-57 |
| 11:10 | Penn State | Herman Hooks grabs the defensive rebound | 38-57 |
| 11:01 | Penn State | Scott McCrimmon steals it from Oliver Crane | 38-57 |
| 10:49 | TCU | Howard Remmers comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-57 |
| 10:47 | TCU | Dwight Brown grabs the offensive board | 38-57 |
| 10:26 | TCU | Howard Remmers knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeff Nelson | 38-59 |
| 10:10 | Penn State | Lance Combs hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Ricky Arriaga | 40-59 |
| 09:57 | TCU | James Clark is whistled for traveling | 40-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jessie Richey (PG), Samuel Farrell (SG), Harvey Morris (SF), Nathan Junker (PF), Carl Seibold (C) Ricky Arriaga, Herman Hooks, Andrew Simonson, Lance Combs, Oliver Crane | |
| Subs | TCU | Dee Dyer (SG), Robert Hoar (SF), Samuel McGee (PF), Randy Richter (C) Scott McCrimmon, Howard Remmers, James Clark, Dwight Brown | |
| 09:35 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell misses the easy layup | 40-59 |
| 09:34 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell grabs the offensive board | 40-59 |
| 09:24 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell double dribbles | 40-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bobby Hebert (PF) Nathan Junker | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 09:05 | TCU | Samuel McGee misses the jumper in the paint | 40-59 |
| 09:04 | TCU | Jeff Nelson hits the follow up shot | 40-61 |
| 08:45 | Penn State | Dee Dyer takes the ball from Harvey Morris | 40-61 |
| 08:21 | TCU | Randy Richter misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-61 |
| 08:19 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell grabs the board | 40-61 |
| 08:05 | Penn State | Harvey Morris knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 42-61 |
| 08:03 | TCU | Jessie Richey is called for the reach on Jeff Nelson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jessie Richey, team foul #5 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga (PG), Herman Hooks (SG), Nathan Junker (PF), Oliver Crane (C) Jessie Richey, Samuel Farrell, Bobby Hebert, Carl Seibold | |
| Subs | TCU | Scott McCrimmon (SG), Howard Remmers (SF), James Clark (PF), Dwight Brown (C) Jeff Nelson, Dee Dyer, Samuel McGee, Randy Richter | |
| 07:47 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon blows the wide open layup | 42-61 |
| 07:46 | TCU | Dwight Brown gets the offensive rebound | 42-61 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ricky Arriaga (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Herman Hooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harvey Morris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nathan Junker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Oliver Crane (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Robert Hoar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott McCrimmon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Remmers (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. PF - James Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwight Brown (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:38 | TCU | Howard Remmers scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-64 |
| 07:25 | Penn State | Oliver Crane drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Herman Hooks | 45-64 |
| 07:21 | TCU | Robert Hoar is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Junker - foul #2 on Nathan Junker, team foul #6 | 45-64 |
| 07:04 | TCU | Robert Hoar knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-67 |
| 06:49 | Penn State | Howard Remmers swats the layup by Harvey Morris | 45-67 |
| 06:47 | Penn State | Herman Hooks tips it in | 47-67 |
| 06:31 | TCU | Nathan Junker swats the dunk try by Howard Remmers | 47-67 |
| 06:30 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Harvey Morris | 47-67 |
| 06:11 | Penn State | Harvey Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-67 |
| 06:10 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon grabs the defensive rebound | 47-67 |
| 05:48 | TCU | Howard Remmers loses the dribble to Herman Hooks | 47-67 |
| 05:44 | Penn State | Herman Hooks banks in the layup | 49-67 |
| 05:44 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-67 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jessie Richey (PG), Samuel Farrell (SG), Carl Seibold (SF), Lance Combs (PF), Bobby Hebert (C) Ricky Arriaga, Herman Hooks, Harvey Morris, Nathan Junker, Oliver Crane | |
| Subs | TCU | Dee Dyer (SG), Samuel McGee (PF), Randy Richter (C) Scott McCrimmon, Howard Remmers, Dwight Brown | |
| 05:20 | TCU | Samuel McGee is hacked by Jessie Richey - foul #2 on Jessie Richey, team foul #7 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Nelson (PG) James Clark | |
| 05:20 | TCU | Samuel McGee makes the 1st free throw | 49-68 |
| 05:20 | TCU | Samuel McGee makes the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 05:08 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-69 |
| 04:49 | TCU | Samuel McGee knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Randy Richter | 49-71 |
| 04:30 | Penn State | Carl Seibold hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-71 |
| 04:28 | TCU | Dee Dyer grabs the defensive rebound | 49-71 |
| 04:15 | TCU | Randy Richter loses the dribble to Bobby Hebert | 49-71 |
| 03:57 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-71 |
| 03:56 | TCU | Randy Richter grabs the board | 49-71 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | TCU | Randy Richter is hacked by Carl Seibold - foul #1 on Carl Seibold, team foul #8 | 49-71 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Simonson (PF) Bobby Hebert | |
| Subs | TCU | Scott McCrimmon (SG), James Clark (SF), Dwight Brown (PF) Jeff Nelson, Dee Dyer, Samuel McGee | |
| 03:27 | TCU | Randy Richter makes the 1st free throw | 49-72 |
| 03:27 | TCU | Randy Richter makes the 2nd free throw | 49-73 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jessie Richey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Farrell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Carl Seibold (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Andrew Simonson (fresh) C - Lance Combs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Robert Hoar (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott McCrimmon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dwight Brown (fresh) 5 reb. C - Randy Richter (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Penn State | Jessie Richey drills a floater from the left wing | 51-73 |
| 02:58 | TCU | Robert Hoar makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Dwight Brown | 51-76 |
| 02:48 | Penn State | Andrew Simonson is called for traveling | 51-76 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | TCU | James Matter (PF) Randy Richter | |
| 02:28 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Robert Hoar and he's fouled by Carl Seibold - foul #2 on Carl Seibold, team foul #9 | 51-78 |
| 02:28 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon makes the free throw | 51-79 |
| 02:12 | Penn State | Lance Combs makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-79 |
| 02:08 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-79 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bobby Hebert (C) Lance Combs | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 01:55 | Penn State | Carl Seibold misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-79 |
| 01:54 | TCU | James Matter snags the defensive board | 53-79 |
| 01:48 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon is called for a charge - foul #3 on Scott McCrimmon, team foul #4 | 53-79 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lance Combs (PF) Andrew Simonson | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 01:34 | Penn State | Bobby Hebert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-79 |
| 01:19 | TCU | James Clark connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Scott McCrimmon | 53-81 |
| 01:12 | Penn State | Jessie Richey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-81 |
| 00:58 | TCU | Robert Hoar misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Bobby Hebert - foul #2 on Bobby Hebert, team foul #10 | 55-81 |
| 00:58 | TCU | Robert Hoar makes the 1st free throw | 55-82 |
| 00:58 | TCU | Robert Hoar makes the 2nd free throw | 55-83 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Jessie Richey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-83 |
| 00:50 | Penn State | Lance Combs tips it in | 57-83 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-83 |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Lance Combs snags the defensive board | 57-83 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Bobby Hebert clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-83 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Hebert | 57-83 |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Carl Seibold's floater is knocked away by James Matter | 57-83 |
| 00:12 | TCU | Robert Hoar gets the rebound | 57-83 |
| 00:00 | TCU | Robert Hoar runs out the clock | 57-83 |