| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) PF - Alex Horstman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Francisco Arias (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Flynn (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Lucio Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Boser (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Beavers (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Lucio Bruno inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | TCU | Lucio Bruno makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Francisco Arias | 27-24 |
| 19:17 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 27-24 |
| 19:16 | Penn State | Robert Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 18:56 | Penn State | Richard Flynn steals it from Gerardo Ortega | 27-24 |
| 18:45 | TCU | Lucio Bruno connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Francisco Arias | 27-26 |
| 18:28 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson travels with the ball | 27-26 |
| 18:09 | TCU | Gerardo Ortega takes the ball from Richard Flynn | 27-26 |
| 17:47 | Penn State | Alex Horstman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-26 |
| 17:22 | TCU | Barry Beavers misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 17:21 | TCU | Samuel Boser pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 17:06 | TCU | Lucio Bruno buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 16:48 | Penn State | Robert Johnson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 27-29 |
| 16:47 | Penn State | John Oliphant hits the follow up shot | 29-29 |
| 16:21 | TCU | Richard Flynn comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 29-29 |
| 16:20 | Penn State | Robert Johnson gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 16:02 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 16:00 | TCU | Barry Beavers snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lewis Pearson (fairly fresh) PF - Alex Horstman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Francisco Arias (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Flynn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Lucio Bruno (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Boser (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Beavers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:31 | TCU | Lucio Bruno misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 15:30 | Penn State | Alex Horstman grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 15:11 | Penn State | Robert Johnson comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Francisco Arias - foul #1 on Francisco Arias, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (PG), Jeffrey Kidder (PF) John Oliphant, Alex Horstman | |
| Subs | TCU | Tommie Lewis (PG), Caleb Knapp (SG), Marvin Parker (SF), Hector Martinez (PF), Robert Kollar (C) Francisco Arias, Richard Flynn, Lucio Bruno, Samuel Boser, Barry Beavers | |
| 15:11 | Penn State | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 15:11 | Penn State | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 14:42 | TCU | Marvin Parker connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Tommie Lewis | 31-31 |
| 14:14 | Penn State | Robert Johnson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-31 |
| 14:12 | TCU | The rebound goes to Robert Kollar | 31-31 |
| 13:48 | TCU | Robert Kollar loses the dribble to Lewis Pearson | 31-31 |
| 13:23 | Penn State | Robert Johnson knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Sawyer | 33-31 |
| 12:54 | TCU | William Sawyer is called for the reach on Tommie Lewis - foul #1 on William Sawyer, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG) William Sawyer | |
| Subs | TCU | Francisco Arias (PG), Richard Flynn (SG), Lucio Bruno (SF), Samuel Boser (PF), Barry Beavers (C) Tommie Lewis, Caleb Knapp, Marvin Parker, Hector Martinez, Robert Kollar | |
| 12:34 | TCU | Lucio Bruno misses the 3 from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 12:33 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Kidder | 33-31 |
| 12:10 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Francisco Arias - foul #2 on Francisco Arias, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Erwin Walkup (C) Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 12:10 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 12:10 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 11:52 | TCU | Samuel Boser misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 11:50 | TCU | Lucio Bruno grabs the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lewis Pearson (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Francisco Arias (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Flynn (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Lucio Bruno (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Boser (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Beavers (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:40 | TCU | Barry Beavers loses the dribble to Lewis Pearson | 34-31 |
| 11:20 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Lucio Bruno - foul #2 on Lucio Bruno, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Juan Rios (SF) Lewis Pearson | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 11:20 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 11:20 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 11:20 | TCU | Samuel Boser snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 11:06 | TCU | Lucio Bruno is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Juan Rios - foul #1 on Juan Rios, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (SG) Gerardo Ortega | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 11:06 | TCU | Lucio Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 11:06 | TCU | Lucio Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 10:45 | Penn State | John Oliphant is hacked by Francisco Arias - foul #3 on Francisco Arias, team foul #4 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | TCU | Hector Martinez (C) Barry Beavers | |
| 10:28 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 34-33 |
| 10:26 | TCU | The rebound goes to Richard Flynn | 34-33 |
| 10:12 | TCU | Richard Flynn hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lucio Bruno | 34-35 |
| 09:47 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 09:46 | TCU | Hector Martinez pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 09:18 | TCU | The jumper by Hector Martinez is denied by Juan Rios | 34-35 |
| 09:16 | TCU | Lucio Bruno grabs the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 08:58 | TCU | Lucio Bruno loses the dribble to Juan Rios | 34-35 |
| 08:29 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder clanks a shot from the left side | 34-35 |
| 08:27 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup hits the follow up shot | 36-35 |
| 08:00 | TCU | Samuel Boser's layup is rejected by Erwin Walkup | 36-35 |
| 07:59 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 07:35 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Hernadez (fresh) SF - Juan Rios (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Erwin Walkup (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Francisco Arias (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Flynn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Lucio Bruno (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Boser (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Hector Martinez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | TCU | Samuel Boser misses long on a shot in the paint | 38-35 |
| 07:08 | Penn State | John Oliphant gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 06:39 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (PG), Gerardo Ortega (SG), Lewis Pearson (SF), Robert Johnson (C) John Oliphant, Luis Hernadez, Juan Rios, Erwin Walkup | |
| Subs | TCU | Tommie Lewis (PG), Caleb Knapp (SG), Marvin Parker (SF), Robert Kollar (PF), Barry Beavers (C) Francisco Arias, Richard Flynn, Lucio Bruno, Samuel Boser, Hector Martinez | |
| 06:19 | TCU | Robert Kollar hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Sawyer - foul #2 on William Sawyer, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| 06:19 | TCU | Robert Kollar makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 06:19 | TCU | Robert Kollar misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 06:19 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 05:57 | Penn State | Robert Johnson splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Sawyer | 40-36 |
| 05:32 | TCU | Robert Kollar clanks a jumper in the paint | 40-36 |
| 05:31 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder lays it in set up by Lewis Pearson | 42-36 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:48 | TCU | Marvin Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG), Alex Horstman (PF) William Sawyer, Jeffrey Kidder | |
| Subs | TCU | Lucio Bruno (SF), Samuel Boser (PF) Marvin Parker, Robert Kollar | |
| 04:19 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by John Oliphant | 44-36 |
| 04:14 | TCU | Barry Beavers is fouled on the floor by Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | TCU | Richard Flynn (SG) Caleb Knapp | |
| 04:02 | TCU | Alex Horstman denies the turnaround by Richard Flynn | 44-36 |
| 04:00 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Lewis Pearson | 44-36 |
| 03:33 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Johnson out of the doubleteam | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alex Horstman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Tommie Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Flynn (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Lucio Bruno (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Boser (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Beavers (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | TCU | Samuel Boser lays it up and in on a nice dish by Tommie Lewis | 47-38 |
| 02:50 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Oliphant | 49-38 |
| 02:34 | TCU | Lewis Pearson is called for the reach on Lucio Bruno - foul #2 on Lewis Pearson, team foul #5 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (PG), Luis Hernadez (SG), Juan Rios (SF), Erwin Walkup (C) John Oliphant, Gerardo Ortega, Lewis Pearson, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | TCU | Francisco Arias (PG), Hector Martinez (PF), Robert Kollar (C) Tommie Lewis, Samuel Boser, Barry Beavers | |
| 02:25 | TCU | Lucio Bruno works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 02:23 | Penn State | William Sawyer gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 01:56 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-38 |
| 01:44 | TCU | Richard Flynn is hacked by Alex Horstman - foul #1 on Alex Horstman, team foul #6 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | TCU | Samuel Boser (PF), Barry Beavers (C) Hector Martinez, Robert Kollar | |
| 01:39 | TCU | William Sawyer is called for the reach on Francisco Arias - foul #3 on William Sawyer, team foul #7 | 52-38 |
| 01:39 | TCU | Francisco Arias makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 01:39 | TCU | Francisco Arias misses the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 01:39 | Penn State | Alex Horstman snags the defensive board | 52-39 |
| 01:20 | Penn State | Juan Rios misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Lucio Bruno - foul #3 on Lucio Bruno, team foul #5 | 52-39 |
| 01:20 | Penn State | Juan Rios makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 01:20 | Penn State | Juan Rios makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 00:59 | TCU | The jump hook by Lucio Bruno is blocked by Juan Rios | 54-39 |
| 00:58 | TCU | Richard Flynn tips it home | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Penn State | William Sawyer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | TCU | Lucio Bruno can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-41 |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Alex Horstman comes up short on the floater from the left block | 54-41 |
| 00:27 | TCU | Lucio Bruno grabs the board | 54-41 |
| 00:21 | TCU | Richard Flynn buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Francisco Arias and the foul's on Luis Hernadez - foul #1 on Luis Hernadez, team foul #8 | 54-43 |
| 00:21 | TCU | Richard Flynn makes the free throw | 54-44 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | William Sawyer runs out the clock | 54-44 |