| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Silberberg (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Bennett (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Lenz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Chad Arnold (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shaun Scruggs (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neal Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Chisulo Banda (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | James Brown inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Missouri | Chad Arnold misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 24-26 |
| 19:39 | Penn State | Paul Bennett grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 19:10 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Chisulo Banda - foul #3 on Chisulo Banda, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | James Cunningham (C) Chisulo Banda | |
| 19:10 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 19:10 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 18:41 | Missouri | Neal Stephens comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 26-26 |
| 18:39 | Missouri | James Cunningham pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 18:23 | Missouri | Neal Stephens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-26 |
| 17:54 | Penn State | Robert Lenz loses the dribble to James Brown | 26-26 |
| 17:28 | Missouri | Neal Stephens is hacked by Paul Bennett - foul #3 on Paul Bennett, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| 17:11 | Missouri | Chad Arnold is fouled on the floor by Robert Lenz - foul #1 on Robert Lenz, team foul #2 | 26-26 |
| 16:52 | Missouri | Chad Arnold can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-26 |
| 16:50 | Missouri | James Brown grabs the offensive board | 26-26 |
| 16:30 | Missouri | Chad Arnold misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but the foul's on Dennis Silberberg - foul #1 on Dennis Silberberg, team foul #3 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Blackwood (SG), Alex Sweatt (SF), Dikembe Abdullah (PF) Shaun Scruggs, James Brown, Neal Stephens | |
| 16:30 | Missouri | Chad Arnold misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 16:30 | Missouri | Chad Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 16:30 | Missouri | Chad Arnold makes the 3rd free throw | 26-28 |
| 16:03 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 26-28 |
| 16:01 | Missouri | James Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Silberberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Chad Arnold (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Blackwood (fresh) SF - Alex Sweatt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) C - James Cunningham (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Missouri | Chad Arnold hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 26-28 |
| 15:39 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 15:11 | Penn State | James Cunningham denies the turnaround by Robert Lenz | 26-28 |
| 15:10 | Missouri | Chad Arnold snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 14:41 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood is hacked by Dennis Silberberg - foul #2 on Dennis Silberberg, team foul #4 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs (PG), James Brown (SF), Neal Stephens (PF), Chisulo Banda (C) Chad Arnold, Alex Sweatt, Dikembe Abdullah, James Cunningham | |
| 14:27 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Brown | 26-31 |
| 14:05 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano travels with the ball | 26-31 |
| 13:49 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda is fouled on the floor by Reginald Reavis - foul #3 on Reginald Reavis, team foul #5 | 26-31 |
| 13:27 | Missouri | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 26-31 |
| 13:26 | Penn State | Paul Bennett pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 13:02 | Penn State | Paul Bennett can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Neal Stephens - foul #2 on Neal Stephens, team foul #2 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG), Young Fang (C) Dennis Silberberg, Robert Lenz | |
| Subs | Missouri | Chad Arnold (PG) Paul Blackwood | |
| 13:02 | Penn State | Paul Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 13:02 | Penn State | Paul Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 12:33 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Bennett | 28-31 |
| 12:31 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 12:06 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 12:05 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 11:46 | Missouri | Chad Arnold misses the dunk | 28-31 |
| 11:45 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Young Fang | 28-31 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Pittman (fresh) SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Bennett (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Young Fang (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Chad Arnold (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shaun Scruggs (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Neal Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Chisulo Banda (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano scores on a 3 from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 11:09 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda drills a fadeaway in the paint | 31-33 |
| 10:52 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Chisulo Banda - foul #4 on Chisulo Banda, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg (SG), Claude Jones (SF), Scott Hutchinson (PF), Robert Lenz (C) Daniel Pittman, Reginald Reavis, Paul Bennett, Young Fang | |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Blackwood (SG), Alex Sweatt (SF), Dikembe Abdullah (PF), James Cunningham (C) Shaun Scruggs, James Brown, Neal Stephens, Chisulo Banda | |
| 10:52 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 10:52 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 10:27 | Missouri | Dikembe Abdullah misses the floater from the left side | 33-33 |
| 10:25 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 10:04 | Penn State | Robert Lenz connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Dennis Silberberg | 35-33 |
| 09:43 | Missouri | Dikembe Abdullah comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Dennis Silberberg - foul #3 on Dennis Silberberg, team foul #6 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (PG), Reginald Reavis (SF) Gabriel Romano, Claude Jones | |
| Subs | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs (PG), James Brown (SF) Chad Arnold, Alex Sweatt | |
| 09:43 | Missouri | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 09:43 | Missouri | Dikembe Abdullah misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 09:43 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 09:24 | Penn State | James Cunningham swats the layup by Robert Lenz | 35-34 |
| 09:22 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis gets the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 09:03 | Penn State | Robert Lenz lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dennis Silberberg and he's fouled by James Cunningham - foul #3 on James Cunningham, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Neal Stephens (PF) Dikembe Abdullah | |
| 09:03 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 08:43 | Missouri | Neal Stephens is hacked by Scott Hutchinson - foul #1 on Scott Hutchinson, team foul #7 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (SG), Paul Bennett (PF) Dennis Silberberg, Scott Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Missouri | Chad Arnold (PG) Paul Blackwood | |
| 08:43 | Missouri | Neal Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 08:43 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Robert Lenz | 38-34 |
| 08:37 | Penn State | Robert Lenz hits a jumper from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 08:10 | Missouri | James Cunningham misses badly on a shot in the lane | 40-34 |
| 08:08 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Robert Lenz is whistled for traveling | 40-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Romano (PG), Claude Jones (SF), Young Fang (C) Albert Baber, Reginald Reavis, Robert Lenz | |
| Subs | Missouri | Chisulo Banda (C) James Cunningham | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Pittman (fresh) SF - Claude Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Young Fang (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Chad Arnold (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shaun Scruggs (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Neal Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Chisulo Banda (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 07:27 | Penn State | Paul Bennett pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 07:05 | Penn State | Young Fang can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-34 |
| 07:04 | Penn State | Claude Jones snags the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 06:49 | Penn State | Paul Bennett hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 40-34 |
| 06:48 | Missouri | Neal Stephens grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 06:44 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 06:43 | Penn State | Young Fang grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 06:14 | Missouri | Neal Stephens grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 05:49 | Missouri | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 40-34 |
| 05:48 | Missouri | Chad Arnold tips it home | 40-36 |
| 05:48 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg (SG), Reginald Reavis (SF), Robert Lenz (C) Daniel Pittman, Claude Jones, Young Fang | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 05:32 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg connects on the jump hook from close range | 42-36 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:11 | Missouri | Paul Bennett is called for the reach on Neal Stephens - foul #4 on Paul Bennett, team foul #8 | 42-36 |
| 05:11 | Missouri | Neal Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 05:11 | Penn State | Robert Lenz grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 04:48 | Penn State | James Brown takes the ball from Robert Lenz | 42-36 |
| 04:32 | Missouri | James Brown is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson (PF) Paul Bennett | |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Blackwood (SG), Alex Sweatt (SF) Shaun Scruggs, James Brown | |
| 04:07 | Penn State | Robert Lenz comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 04:06 | Missouri | Neal Stephens snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 04:00 | Missouri | Neal Stephens connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Chad Arnold | 42-38 |
| 03:31 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Gabriel Romano | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Silberberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Hutchinson (fresh) C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Chad Arnold (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Blackwood (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alex Sweatt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neal Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Chisulo Banda (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Missouri | Chad Arnold is called for a charge - foul #1 on Chad Arnold, team foul #6 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Bennett (PF) Scott Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs (PG), James Brown (SF), Dikembe Abdullah (PF) Chad Arnold, Alex Sweatt, Neal Stephens | |
| 02:43 | Penn State | Shaun Scruggs steals the ball from Paul Bennett | 44-38 |
| 02:43 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Chad Arnold (PG), Neal Stephens (PF) Paul Blackwood, Dikembe Abdullah | |
| 02:24 | Missouri | Neal Stephens is fouled on the floor by Paul Bennett - foul #5 on Paul Bennett, team foul #9 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson (PF) Paul Bennett | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 02:24 | Missouri | Neal Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 02:24 | Missouri | Neal Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 02:24 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 02:09 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 44-39 |
| 02:07 | Penn State | Robert Lenz grabs the offensive board | 44-39 |
| 01:45 | Penn State | Robert Lenz hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 44-39 |
| 01:43 | Missouri | Neal Stephens gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:24 | Missouri | Neal Stephens misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-39 |
| 01:22 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 01:10 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-39 |
| 00:59 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Lenz - foul #2 on Robert Lenz, team foul #10 | 44-39 |
| 00:59 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 00:59 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Penn State | Robert Lenz is fouled on the floor by Neal Stephens - foul #3 on Neal Stephens, team foul #7 | 44-41 |
| 00:36 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 00:36 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 00:36 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda grabs the board | 45-41 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda's floater is tipped away by Reginald Reavis | 45-41 |
| 00:30 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Scott Hutchinson | 45-41 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Chad Arnold is called for the reach on Scott Hutchinson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chad Arnold, team foul #8 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG), Claude Jones (SF) Dennis Silberberg, Reginald Reavis | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 00:29 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 00:23 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Scott Hutchinson | 45-41 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Reginald Reavis (SF) Scott Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Arnold - foul #3 on Chad Arnold, team foul #9 | 45-41 |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 00:21 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 00:15 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Brown | 46-44 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Chad Arnold is called for the reach on Reginald Reavis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Chad Arnold, team foul #10 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg (SG), Scott Hutchinson (PF) Daniel Pittman, Claude Jones | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 00:12 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Chisulo Banda | 47-44 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:07 | Missouri | Chad Arnold misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-44 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg is hacked by Shaun Scruggs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shaun Scruggs, team foul #11 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG), Claude Jones (PF) Reginald Reavis, Scott Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs misses the halfcourt shot | 48-44 |