| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Pittman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Lenz (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jon Key (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Duval (fresh) 3 ast. SF - George Perzanowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Gravely (fresh) C - Raymond McCammon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | George Perzanowski inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | NC State | William Gravely hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-33 |
| 19:37 | Penn State | Robert Lenz gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 19:24 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-33 |
| 19:08 | NC State | Raymond McCammon loses the ball out of bounds | 34-33 |
| 18:47 | Penn State | Paul Bennett hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-33 |
| 18:46 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis tips it home | 36-33 |
| 18:30 | NC State | William Gravely is hacked by Reginald Reavis - foul #2 on Reginald Reavis, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 18:16 | NC State | George Perzanowski misses the turnaround from the right block | 36-33 |
| 18:14 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 17:51 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 17:50 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Reavis | 36-33 |
| 17:37 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by George Perzanowski - foul #2 on George Perzanowski, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 17:37 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 17:37 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:20 | NC State | Jon Key scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-35 |
| 16:55 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis buries a floater from close range | 40-35 |
| 16:33 | NC State | Raymond McCammon can't throw it down | 40-35 |
| 16:32 | NC State | George Perzanowski gets the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 16:15 | NC State | George Perzanowski travels with the ball | 40-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | NC State | James Leland (PG), Harry Messina (C) Jon Key, Raymond McCammon | |
| 16:00 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Leland (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Duval (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - George Perzanowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Gravely (fairly fresh) C - Harry Messina (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | NC State | James Leland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-35 |
| 15:27 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-35 |
| 15:25 | NC State | Michael Duval grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 15:14 | NC State | William Gravely hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 15:13 | NC State | James Leland tips it but misses | 43-35 |
| 15:11 | Penn State | Paul Bennett snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 14:47 | Penn State | Robert Lenz comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 14:46 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses the tip | 43-35 |
| 14:45 | NC State | George Perzanowski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 14:35 | NC State | Michael Duval's pass is intercepted by Gabriel Romano | 43-35 |
| 14:08 | Penn State | Paul Bennett connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 45-35 |
| 13:52 | NC State | James Leland connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by George Perzanowski | 45-38 |
| 13:25 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 45-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Young Fang (C) Robert Lenz | |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Key (PG), Otis Shuff (SF), Raymond McCammon (C) Michael Duval, George Perzanowski, Harry Messina | |
| 13:18 | NC State | Otis Shuff double dribbles | 45-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Claude Jones (PF) Paul Bennett | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 12:57 | Penn State | Claude Jones hits a turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by William Gravely - foul #3 on William Gravely, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| 12:57 | Penn State | Claude Jones makes the free throw | 48-38 |
| 12:44 | NC State | Otis Shuff misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Reginald Reavis - foul #3 on Reginald Reavis, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| 12:44 | NC State | Otis Shuff makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 12:44 | NC State | Otis Shuff misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 12:44 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 12:22 | Penn State | Claude Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 12:20 | NC State | Otis Shuff grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 11:59 | NC State | Otis Shuff is whistled for a carry | 48-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg (PG), Albert Baber (SG), Paul Bennett (PF), Robert Lenz (C) Gabriel Romano, Daniel Pittman, Reginald Reavis, Young Fang | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Duval (SG), George Perzanowski (SF), Harry Messina (C) James Leland, Otis Shuff, William Gravely | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Dennis Silberberg (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Albert Baber (fresh) SF - Claude Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jon Key (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Duval (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - George Perzanowski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond McCammon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Messina (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Harry Messina - foul #2 on Harry Messina, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| 11:30 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 11:30 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 11:30 | NC State | Raymond McCammon pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 11:19 | NC State | Jon Key is fouled on the floor by Dennis Silberberg - foul #1 on Dennis Silberberg, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| 10:56 | NC State | George Perzanowski hits a fadeaway from the left side | 49-41 |
| 10:36 | Penn State | Robert Lenz clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 10:34 | NC State | George Perzanowski grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 10:29 | NC State | Jon Key misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Claude Jones - foul #2 on Claude Jones, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Romano (PG), Daniel Pittman (SG), Reginald Reavis (SF), Young Fang (C) Dennis Silberberg, Albert Baber, Claude Jones, Robert Lenz | |
| Subs | NC State | James Leland (SG) Michael Duval | |
| 10:29 | NC State | Jon Key makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 10:29 | NC State | Jon Key makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 10:10 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Daniel Pittman, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson (PF) Paul Bennett | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Duval (SG), William Gravely (PF) Jon Key, Raymond McCammon | |
| 09:53 | NC State | George Perzanowski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 09:51 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 09:36 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano scores on a 3 from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 09:19 | NC State | Harry Messina knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by George Perzanowski | 52-45 |
| 08:55 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Bennett (PF), Robert Lenz (C) Scott Hutchinson, Young Fang | |
| Subs | NC State | Raymond McCammon (PF), Otis Shuff (C) William Gravely, Harry Messina | |
| 08:45 | NC State | James Leland misses the dunk attempt | 52-45 |
| 08:43 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 08:21 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 08:19 | NC State | Michael Duval grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 08:04 | NC State | George Perzanowski scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Michael Duval | 52-47 |
| 07:35 | Penn State | The jumper by Paul Bennett is denied by Raymond McCammon | 52-47 |
| 07:34 | Penn State | Robert Lenz grabs the offensive board | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Pittman (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Reginald Reavis (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Leland (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Duval (tiring) 4 ast. SF - George Perzanowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond McCammon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Otis Shuff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Penn State | Robert Lenz loses the ball out of bounds | 52-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg (PG), Albert Baber (SG), Claude Jones (SF), Scott Hutchinson (PF), Young Fang (C) Gabriel Romano, Daniel Pittman, Reginald Reavis, Paul Bennett, Robert Lenz | |
| Subs | NC State | Arthur Wilmot (PG), Jon Key (SG), William Gravely (PF) James Leland, Michael Duval, George Perzanowski | |
| 06:57 | NC State | Raymond McCammon misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 06:55 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 06:28 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Claude Jones | 55-47 |
| 06:09 | NC State | Young Fang is called for the reach on Jon Key - foul #1 on Young Fang, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | NC State | James Leland (SG), George Perzanowski (SF), Harry Messina (C) Arthur Wilmot, Otis Shuff, Raymond McCammon | |
| 05:51 | NC State | Young Fang blocks the short jumper by William Gravely | 55-47 |
| 05:50 | Penn State | Young Fang grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 05:30 | Penn State | Young Fang misses the lay-in | 55-47 |
| 05:29 | NC State | The rebound goes to Harry Messina | 55-47 |
| 05:14 | NC State | Harry Messina knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Jon Key | 55-49 |
| 04:47 | Penn State | Young Fang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Romano (PG), Daniel Pittman (SG), Reginald Reavis (SF), Paul Bennett (PF), Robert Lenz (C) Dennis Silberberg, Albert Baber, Claude Jones, Scott Hutchinson, Young Fang | |
| Subs | NC State | Raymond McCammon (C) Harry Messina | |
| 04:25 | NC State | Raymond McCammon comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Lenz - foul #1 on Robert Lenz, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Duval (SG) Jon Key | |
| 04:25 | NC State | Raymond McCammon makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 04:25 | NC State | Raymond McCammon misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 04:25 | Penn State | Robert Lenz gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 03:56 | Penn State | Paul Bennett is fouled on the floor by William Gravely - foul #4 on William Gravely, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Arthur Wilmot (PG), Harry Messina (C) James Leland, William Gravely | |
| 03:42 | Penn State | Harry Messina is called for the reach on Robert Lenz - foul #3 on Harry Messina, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| 03:23 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman is called for traveling | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Arthur Wilmot (fresh) SG - Michael Duval (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - George Perzanowski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond McCammon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Messina (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | NC State | George Perzanowski clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Reginald Reavis - foul #4 on Reginald Reavis, team foul #8 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Key (PG) Arthur Wilmot | |
| 03:09 | NC State | George Perzanowski misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 03:09 | NC State | George Perzanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 02:55 | Penn State | Robert Lenz is denied on a layup by Raymond McCammon | 55-51 |
| 02:54 | NC State | Raymond McCammon gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 02:39 | NC State | Harry Messina hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jon Key | 55-53 |
| 02:19 | Penn State | The pull-up jumper by Gabriel Romano is blocked by Harry Messina | 55-53 |
| 02:17 | NC State | Harry Messina gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 02:11 | NC State | Harry Messina buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Jon Key and he's hacked by Reginald Reavis - foul #5 on Reginald Reavis, team foul #9 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Claude Jones (SF) Reginald Reavis | |
| Subs | NC State | James Leland (SG), Otis Shuff (SF), William Gravely (PF) Michael Duval, George Perzanowski, Raymond McCammon | |
| 02:11 | NC State | Harry Messina makes the free throw | 55-56 |
| 01:54 | Penn State | Claude Jones misses the dunk | 55-56 |
| 01:52 | NC State | Otis Shuff snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 01:52 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Duval (SG), George Perzanowski (SF), Raymond McCammon (C) James Leland, Otis Shuff, Harry Messina | |
| 01:29 | NC State | Jon Key hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-56 |
| 01:28 | NC State | Michael Duval pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 01:13 | NC State | Raymond McCammon knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by William Gravely | 55-58 |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Raymond McCammon - foul #2 on Raymond McCammon, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:52 | NC State | Raymond McCammon snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:23 | NC State | William Gravely can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Lenz - foul #2 on Robert Lenz, team foul #10 | 56-58 |
| 00:23 | NC State | William Gravely makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:23 | NC State | William Gravely makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Penn State | William Gravely takes the ball from Daniel Pittman | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:14 | NC State | William Gravely is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Pittman - foul #4 on Daniel Pittman, team foul #11 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | NC State | James Leland (SG) Michael Duval | |
| 00:14 | NC State | William Gravely makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:14 | NC State | William Gravely makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-62 |
| 00:08 | NC State | Raymond McCammon grabs the defensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Raymond McCammon is hacked by Gabriel Romano in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gabriel Romano, team foul #12 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Duval (SG), Arthur Wilmot (SF) Jon Key, George Perzanowski | |
| 00:05 | NC State | Raymond McCammon misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Raymond McCammon makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-63 |