| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fresh) SG - Dennis Silberberg (fresh) SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) PF - Paul Bennett (fresh) C - Robert Lenz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oregon | PG - Frank Pringle (fresh) SG - Howard Soriano (fresh) SF - Charles Perkins (fresh) PF - Michael Lamb (fresh) C - Joe Leiter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Oregon | Michael Lamb wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon | Oregon is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Oregon | Howard Soriano shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Penn State | Robert Lenz snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Penn State | Howard Soriano steals it from Dennis Silberberg | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Oregon | Charles Perkins hits the finger roll on a great pass from Howard Soriano | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg buries a 3 from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:23 | Oregon | Howard Soriano misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:21 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:52 | Penn State | Robert Lenz clanks a jumper from the left side | 3-2 |
| 17:51 | Oregon | Michael Lamb gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:32 | Oregon | Howard Soriano evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Reginald Reavis - foul #1 on Reginald Reavis, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 17:32 | Oregon | Howard Soriano makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:32 | Oregon | Howard Soriano makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:14 | Penn State | Robert Lenz is whistled for traveling | 3-4 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Oregon | Dante Follett (C) Joe Leiter | |
| 16:56 | Oregon | Howard Soriano makes the contested 3 from the right corner set up by Frank Pringle | 3-7 |
| 16:31 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 3-7 |
| 16:30 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg tips it in | 5-7 |
| 16:20 | Oregon | Howard Soriano evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 16:18 | Oregon | Michael Lamb misses the tip | 5-7 |
| 16:16 | Oregon | Charles Perkins gets the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:04 | Oregon | Robert Lenz is called for the reach on Frank Pringle - foul #1 on Robert Lenz, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Oregon | Donald Carter (PG), Steven Wysocki (SG), Anthony Sharp (PF), Joe Leiter (C) Frank Pringle, Howard Soriano, Michael Lamb, Dante Follett | |
| 15:57 | Oregon | Charles Perkins misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Lenz - foul #2 on Robert Lenz, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | Young Fang (C) Robert Lenz | |
| Subs | Oregon | | |
| 15:57 | Oregon | Charles Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:57 | Oregon | Charles Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fresh) SG - Dennis Silberberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) PF - Paul Bennett (fresh) C - Young Fang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oregon | PG - Donald Carter (fresh) SG - Steven Wysocki (fresh) SF - Charles Perkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Sharp (fresh) C - Joe Leiter (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis hits the finger roll | 7-9 |
| 15:10 | Oregon | Charles Perkins can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Reginald Reavis - foul #2 on Reginald Reavis, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Penn State | Claude Jones (SF) Reginald Reavis | |
| Subs | Oregon | | |
| 15:10 | Oregon | Charles Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:10 | Oregon | Charles Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:10 | Penn State | Paul Bennett snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 14:46 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Gabriel Romano, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Oregon | Frank Pringle (PG), Howard Soriano (SG) Donald Carter, Steven Wysocki | |
| 14:21 | Oregon | Anthony Sharp is fouled on the floor by Paul Bennett - foul #1 on Paul Bennett, team foul #6 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Oregon | Michael Lamb (PF), Dante Follett (C) Anthony Sharp, Joe Leiter | |
| 13:58 | Oregon | Howard Soriano's floater is tipped away by Young Fang | 7-10 |
| 13:56 | Penn State | Claude Jones grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 13:27 | Penn State | Young Fang's fadeaway is rejected by Dante Follett | 7-10 |
| 13:26 | Penn State | Young Fang pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:02 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 12:37 | Oregon | Charles Perkins loses the ball out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson (C) Young Fang | |
| Subs | Oregon | Donald Carter (PG), Joe Leiter (C) Frank Pringle, Dante Follett | |
| 12:08 | Penn State | Paul Bennett can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 10-10 |
| 12:07 | Oregon | Donald Carter pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 11:45 | Oregon | Howard Soriano makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Joe Leiter | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dennis Silberberg (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Claude Jones (fresh) PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) C - Scott Hutchinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oregon | PG - Donald Carter (fresh) SG - Howard Soriano (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Perkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Lamb (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Leiter (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Lamb - foul #1 on Michael Lamb, team foul #1 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG), Young Fang (C) Dennis Silberberg, Scott Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Oregon | Frank Pringle (PG), Steven Wysocki (SG), Anthony Sharp (PF) Howard Soriano, Charles Perkins, Michael Lamb | |
| 11:23 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:23 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:23 | Oregon | Anthony Sharp pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 10:54 | Oregon | Joe Leiter scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Frank Pringle | 10-15 |
| 10:34 | Penn State | Claude Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Joe Leiter - foul #1 on Joe Leiter, team foul #2 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson (PF) Paul Bennett | |
| Subs | Oregon | Dante Follett (C) Joe Leiter | |
| 10:34 | Penn State | Claude Jones misses the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 10:34 | Penn State | Claude Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 10:34 | Oregon | Dante Follett pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| 10:18 | Oregon | Donald Carter double dribbles | 10-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Oregon | Howard Soriano (SG), Charles Perkins (SF) Steven Wysocki, Donald Carter | |
| 09:53 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-15 |
| 09:51 | Oregon | Charles Perkins gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 09:26 | Oregon | Howard Soriano is called for traveling | 10-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (SG), Dennis Silberberg (SF) Gabriel Romano, Claude Jones | |
| Subs | Oregon | Michael Lamb (PF) Anthony Sharp | |
| 09:13 | Penn State | Young Fang lays it in | 12-15 |
| 08:51 | Oregon | Dante Follett is alone and drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Pringle | 12-17 |
| 08:27 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-17 |
| 08:06 | Oregon | Frank Pringle misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-17 |
| 08:05 | Penn State | Albert Baber grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 07:48 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Pittman | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Daniel Pittman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Baber (fresh) SF - Dennis Silberberg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Scott Hutchinson (fresh) C - Young Fang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Oregon | PG - Frank Pringle (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Howard Soriano (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Perkins (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Lamb (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dante Follett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Oregon | Dante Follett can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Young Fang - foul #1 on Young Fang, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Romano (PG), Claude Jones (SF), Paul Bennett (PF) Albert Baber, Dennis Silberberg, Young Fang | |
| Subs | Oregon | Donald Carter (PG), Steven Wysocki (SG), Jules Rossi (SF) Frank Pringle, Howard Soriano, Charles Perkins | |
| 07:28 | Oregon | Dante Follett makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:28 | Oregon | Dante Follett misses the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:28 | Penn State | Paul Bennett gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| 07:06 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses the easy layup | 18-18 |
| 07:05 | Oregon | Donald Carter snags the defensive board | 18-18 |
| 06:48 | Oregon | Jules Rossi misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 06:46 | Oregon | Dante Follett tips it back up and in | 18-20 |
| 06:17 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-20 |
| 06:16 | Oregon | Steven Wysocki snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 05:55 | Oregon | Scott Hutchinson is called for the reach on Dante Follett - foul #1 on Scott Hutchinson, team foul #8 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg (SG), Reginald Reavis (SF), Young Fang (C) Daniel Pittman, Claude Jones, Scott Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Oregon | Howard Soriano (SG), Charles Perkins (SF), Anthony Sharp (PF) Steven Wysocki, Jules Rossi, Michael Lamb | |
| 05:55 | Oregon | Dante Follett makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 05:55 | Oregon | Dante Follett misses the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 05:55 | Penn State | Paul Bennett pulls down the rebound | 18-21 |
| 05:38 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis is fouled on the floor by Charles Perkins - foul #1 on Charles Perkins, team foul #3 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Oregon | Frank Pringle (PG), Joe Leiter (C) Donald Carter, Dante Follett | |
| 05:17 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis knocks in the floater from close range | 20-21 |
| 05:03 | Oregon | Charles Perkins knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Joe Leiter | 20-23 |
| 04:36 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-23 |
| 04:08 | Oregon | Joe Leiter connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Pringle | 20-25 |
| 03:49 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Dennis Silberberg | 23-25 |
| 03:30 | Oregon | Frank Pringle loses the ball out of bounds | 23-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG), Robert Lenz (C) Dennis Silberberg, Young Fang | |
| Subs | Oregon | Donald Carter (PG), Jules Rossi (SF), Michael Lamb (PF) Frank Pringle, Charles Perkins, Anthony Sharp | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Daniel Pittman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Lenz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oregon | PG - Donald Carter (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Howard Soriano (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jules Rossi (fresh) PF - Michael Lamb (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Leiter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:03 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman is hacked by Joe Leiter - foul #2 on Joe Leiter, team foul #4 | 23-25 |
| 02:36 | Penn State | Donald Carter steps in front of the Daniel Pittman pass | 23-25 |
| 02:33 | Oregon | Howard Soriano hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Carter | 23-27 |
| 02:28 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano misses the 3 from straight away | 23-27 |
| 02:26 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Reavis | 23-27 |
| 02:13 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (SG), Scott Hutchinson (PF) Gabriel Romano, Paul Bennett | |
| Subs | Oregon | Frank Pringle (PG), Steven Wysocki (SG), Charles Perkins (SF), Dante Follett (C) Donald Carter, Howard Soriano, Jules Rossi, Joe Leiter | |
| 01:54 | Oregon | Charles Perkins buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-29 |
| 01:36 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson knocks in the shot from close range | 25-29 |
| 01:14 | Oregon | Dante Follett is called for traveling | 25-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg (SG) Albert Baber | |
| Subs | Oregon | | |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 00:41 | Oregon | Steven Wysocki is hacked by Scott Hutchinson - foul #2 on Scott Hutchinson, team foul #9 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Romano (PG), Paul Bennett (PF) Daniel Pittman, Scott Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Oregon | Anthony Sharp (PF) Michael Lamb | |
| 00:41 | Oregon | Steven Wysocki makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 00:41 | Oregon | Steven Wysocki misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Paul Bennett gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses the fadeaway from the right side | 28-30 |
| 00:20 | Oregon | Dante Follett snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 00:00 | Oregon | Dante Follett clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-30 |