| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Silberberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Lenz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nicolas Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Stahl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Russell Evenson (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Countess (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Penn State | Robert Lenz's floater is knocked away by Russell Evenson | 25-26 |
| 19:42 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano hits the follow up shot | 27-26 |
| 19:23 | UMass | William Countess is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 27-26 |
| 19:05 | Penn State | Paul Bennett connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gabriel Romano | 29-26 |
| 18:40 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-26 |
| 18:18 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano misses the easy layup | 29-26 |
| 18:17 | UMass | Gregory Munson pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 18:11 | UMass | Russell Evenson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 18:09 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson grabs the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 17:52 | UMass | William Countess splits the doubleteam and buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Gregory Munson | 29-28 |
| 17:26 | Penn State | Robert Lenz is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Lenz, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 16:57 | UMass | William Countess comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 29-28 |
| 16:56 | UMass | William Countess pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 16:43 | UMass | Russell Evenson misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Reginald Reavis - foul #2 on Reginald Reavis, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (SG), Stefan Romano (SF), Wayne Weaver (C) Nicolas Dickson, Thomas Stahl, William Countess | |
| 16:43 | UMass | Russell Evenson misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 16:43 | UMass | Russell Evenson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 16:19 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Gabriel Romano | 32-29 |
| 16:01 | UMass | Gregory Munson drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stefan Romano | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Silberberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Orville Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stefan Romano (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Russell Evenson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Wayne Weaver (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-31 |
| 15:34 | UMass | Russell Evenson pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 15:13 | UMass | Russell Evenson loses the dribble to Robert Lenz | 32-31 |
| 14:44 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses the lay-in | 32-31 |
| 14:43 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano can't tip it in | 32-31 |
| 14:41 | UMass | Russell Evenson pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 14:18 | UMass | Gregory Munson is hacked by Robert Lenz - foul #2 on Robert Lenz, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG) Dennis Silberberg | |
| Subs | UMass | Nicolas Dickson (SG), Thomas Stahl (SF), William Countess (C) Orville Taylor, Stefan Romano, Russell Evenson | |
| 13:59 | UMass | William Countess's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-31 |
| 13:33 | Penn State | Robert Lenz comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 32-31 |
| 13:31 | UMass | Wayne Weaver grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 13:22 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson can't finish the layup | 32-31 |
| 13:20 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Robert Lenz | 32-31 |
| 12:51 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano is fouled on the floor by Thomas Stahl - foul #1 on Thomas Stahl, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg (SG), Scott Hutchinson (PF), Young Fang (C) Daniel Pittman, Paul Bennett, Robert Lenz | |
| Subs | UMass | Russell Evenson (PF) Wayne Weaver | |
| 12:29 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 12:28 | UMass | Russell Evenson snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 12:10 | UMass | Gregory Munson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 12:08 | UMass | Thomas Stahl gets the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 11:45 | UMass | Russell Evenson clanks a shot from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 11:43 | UMass | Thomas Stahl tips it home | 32-33 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Silberberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Reginald Reavis (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Scott Hutchinson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Young Fang (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicolas Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Stahl (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Russell Evenson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Countess (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Reginald Reavis | 35-33 |
| 10:54 | UMass | Russell Evenson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Reginald Reavis - foul #3 on Reginald Reavis, team foul #4 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (PG), Albert Baber (SG), Claude Jones (SF), Paul Bennett (PF) Gabriel Romano, Dennis Silberberg, Reginald Reavis, Scott Hutchinson | |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG), Theodore Sartori (SG), Stefan Romano (SF), Wayne Weaver (C) Gregory Munson, Nicolas Dickson, Thomas Stahl, William Countess | |
| 10:54 | UMass | Russell Evenson misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 10:54 | UMass | Russell Evenson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 10:54 | Penn State | Young Fang gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | Paul Bennett drills a floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Wayne Weaver - foul #1 on Wayne Weaver, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Lenz (C) Young Fang | |
| Subs | UMass | William Countess (C) Russell Evenson | |
| 10:31 | Penn State | Paul Bennett makes the free throw | 38-33 |
| 10:19 | UMass | Paul Bennett is called for the reach on Orville Taylor - foul #2 on Paul Bennett, team foul #5 | 38-33 |
| 09:53 | UMass | Claude Jones steps in front of the Theodore Sartori pass | 38-33 |
| 09:49 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman misses the lay-in | 38-33 |
| 09:47 | UMass | The rebound goes to William Countess | 38-33 |
| 09:21 | UMass | Wayne Weaver drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Stefan Romano | 38-35 |
| 08:59 | Penn State | Albert Baber is hacked by Theodore Sartori - foul #3 on Theodore Sartori, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Romano (PG), Dennis Silberberg (SG), Reginald Reavis (SF) Daniel Pittman, Albert Baber, Claude Jones | |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG), Nicolas Dickson (SG), Thomas Stahl (SF), Russell Evenson (PF) Orville Taylor, Theodore Sartori, Stefan Romano, William Countess | |
| 08:43 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano double dribbles | 38-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Young Fang (C) Robert Lenz | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:20 | UMass | Paul Bennett swats the short shot by Thomas Stahl | 38-35 |
| 08:19 | UMass | Russell Evenson hits the follow up shot | 38-37 |
| 07:50 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg loses the dribble to Wayne Weaver | 38-37 |
| 07:21 | UMass | Thomas Stahl clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-37 |
| 07:19 | Penn State | Young Fang pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Silberberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Bennett (tiring) 10 pts. C - Young Fang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicolas Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Stahl (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Russell Evenson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Weaver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:12 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gregory Munson - foul #2 on Gregory Munson, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG), Scott Hutchinson (PF), Robert Lenz (C) Dennis Silberberg, Paul Bennett, Young Fang | |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG), William Countess (C) Gregory Munson, Wayne Weaver | |
| 07:12 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 07:12 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 06:46 | UMass | Scott Hutchinson is called for the reach on Thomas Stahl - foul #1 on Scott Hutchinson, team foul #6 | 40-37 |
| 06:24 | UMass | Daniel Pittman is called for the reach on Nicolas Dickson - foul #1 on Daniel Pittman, team foul #7 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (SG), Claude Jones (SF) Gabriel Romano, Reginald Reavis | |
| Subs | UMass | Stefan Romano (SF) Thomas Stahl | |
| 06:24 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 06:24 | Penn State | Robert Lenz grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 06:00 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses the floater in the paint | 40-37 |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Robert Lenz tips it in | 42-37 |
| 05:38 | UMass | Orville Taylor connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Stefan Romano | 42-40 |
| 05:14 | Penn State | Robert Lenz is whistled for traveling | 42-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Romano (PG), Dennis Silberberg (SG), Reginald Reavis (SF), Paul Bennett (PF), Young Fang (C) Daniel Pittman, Albert Baber, Claude Jones, Scott Hutchinson, Robert Lenz | |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG), Thomas Stahl (SF) Nicolas Dickson, Stefan Romano | |
| 04:52 | UMass | Paul Bennett is called for the reach on Russell Evenson - foul #3 on Paul Bennett, team foul #8 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Wayne Weaver (C) William Countess | |
| 04:52 | UMass | Russell Evenson misses the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 04:52 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Young Fang | 42-40 |
| 04:24 | Penn State | Paul Bennett is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Gabriel Romano out of a doubleteam | 44-40 |
| 04:03 | UMass | Gregory Munson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 04:01 | Penn State | Young Fang gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 03:50 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses the easy layup | 44-40 |
| 03:49 | UMass | The rebound goes to Orville Taylor | 44-40 |
| 03:24 | UMass | Thomas Stahl lays it up and in set up by Russell Evenson | 44-42 |
| 03:00 | Penn State | Young Fang banks in the layup on a great pass from Gabriel Romano | 46-42 |
| 03:00 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Lenz (C) Young Fang | |
| Subs | UMass | Nicolas Dickson (SG), William Countess (C) Orville Taylor, Wayne Weaver | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dennis Silberberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Lenz (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicolas Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Stahl (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Russell Evenson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - William Countess (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:39 | UMass | Reginald Reavis swats the short shot by Thomas Stahl | 46-42 |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Paul Bennett pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 02:09 | Penn State | Robert Lenz is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Robert Lenz, team foul #9 | 46-42 |
| 01:41 | UMass | Russell Evenson clanks a floater from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 01:39 | Penn State | Paul Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:36 | Penn State | Gregory Munson is called for the reach on Paul Bennett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Munson, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| 01:34 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis is fouled on the floor by Nicolas Dickson - foul #1 on Nicolas Dickson, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| 01:32 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis is fouled on the floor by Gregory Munson - foul #4 on Gregory Munson, team foul #7 | 46-42 |
| 01:32 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 01:32 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:17 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson double dribbles | 48-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (PG), Albert Baber (SG) Gabriel Romano, Dennis Silberberg | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:16 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Munson - foul #5 on Gregory Munson, team foul #8 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG) Gregory Munson | |
| 01:16 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 01:16 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 01:03 | UMass | Russell Evenson misses the lay-in | 50-42 |
| 01:02 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Paul Bennett | 50-42 |
| 01:02 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-42 |
| 01:00 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman is hacked by Nicolas Dickson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicolas Dickson, team foul #9 | 50-42 |
| 01:00 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 01:00 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 01:00 | UMass | Thomas Stahl pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:54 | UMass | Thomas Stahl misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's hacked by Reginald Reavis - foul #4 on Reginald Reavis, team foul #10 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Romano (PG), Dennis Silberberg (SG) Daniel Pittman, Albert Baber | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:54 | UMass | Thomas Stahl misses the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 00:54 | UMass | Thomas Stahl makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 00:54 | UMass | Thomas Stahl makes the 3rd free throw | 51-44 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:53 | Penn State | Orville Taylor is called for the reach on Reginald Reavis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Orville Taylor, team foul #10 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (PG), Albert Baber (SG) Gabriel Romano, Dennis Silberberg | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:53 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 00:53 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 00:46 | UMass | Orville Taylor misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Robert Lenz | 53-44 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Robert Lenz is fouled in the backcourt by Orville Taylor - foul #2 on Orville Taylor, team foul #11 | 53-44 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 00:37 | UMass | Albert Baber steals it from Russell Evenson | 55-44 |
| 00:32 | Penn State | Albert Baber can't finish the layup | 55-44 |
| 00:31 | UMass | The rebound goes to Russell Evenson | 55-44 |
| 00:24 | UMass | William Countess hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Orville Taylor and he's hacked by Robert Lenz - foul #4 on Robert Lenz, team foul #11 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Romano (PG), Dennis Silberberg (SG) Daniel Pittman, Albert Baber | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:24 | UMass | William Countess makes the free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg is hacked by Nicolas Dickson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nicolas Dickson, team foul #12 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (PG) Gabriel Romano | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg misses the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:22 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Thomas Stahl comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 56-47 |
| 00:13 | UMass | William Countess pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 00:09 | UMass | Orville Taylor is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Stahl | 56-50 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Orville Taylor is called for the reach on Daniel Pittman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Orville Taylor, team foul #13 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Romano (PG), Claude Jones (PF) Dennis Silberberg, Paul Bennett | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Orville Taylor misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing | 58-50 |