| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Del Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Elrod (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Loken (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Phillip Bronson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Curtis Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Cartier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Byron Weir inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Penn State | William Cartier misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Del Brooks - foul #1 on Del Brooks, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| 19:41 | Penn State | William Cartier makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 19:41 | Penn State | William Cartier makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 19:32 | Northern Arizona | Scott Loken misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 19:30 | Northern Arizona | Phillip Bronson snags the offensive board | 32-26 |
| 19:17 | Northern Arizona | Phillip Bronson scores on a floater from the baseline | 34-26 |
| 18:58 | Penn State | Timothy Jones misses long on a runner in the lane | 34-26 |
| 18:57 | Penn State | Timothy Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 18:43 | Penn State | Curtis Brown blocks the jumper by William Cartier | 34-26 |
| 18:41 | Northern Arizona | Robert Elrod gets the rebound | 34-26 |
| 18:27 | Northern Arizona | Curtis Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 34-26 |
| 18:26 | Northern Arizona | Robert Elrod pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 18:14 | Northern Arizona | Robert Elrod misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-26 |
| 18:12 | Penn State | Timothy Jones pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 18:07 | Penn State | Robert Elrod steals the ball from Franjo Zenor | 34-26 |
| 18:02 | Northern Arizona | Robert Elrod lays it up and in | 36-26 |
| 17:46 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-26 |
| 17:44 | Northern Arizona | Scott Loken grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 17:19 | Northern Arizona | Phillip Bronson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by William Cartier - foul #2 on William Cartier, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG), William Smith (C) Thurman Walters, Timothy Jones | |
| 17:19 | Northern Arizona | Phillip Bronson makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 17:19 | Northern Arizona | Phillip Bronson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 16:59 | Penn State | William Smith misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Curtis Brown - foul #2 on Curtis Brown, team foul #2 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Christopher Snowden (SG), Frank Laplant (SF), Joseph Blackmon (PF), David Royal (C) Robert Elrod, Scott Loken, Phillip Bronson, Curtis Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG) Franjo Zenor | |
| 16:59 | Penn State | William Smith misses the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 16:59 | Penn State | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 16:35 | Northern Arizona | Del Brooks is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Del Brooks, team foul #3 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Daniel Cappello (SG) Del Brooks | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:21 | Penn State | Raymond Bills comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Royal - foul #1 on David Royal, team foul #4 | 38-27 |
| 16:21 | Penn State | Raymond Bills makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 16:21 | Penn State | Raymond Bills makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 16:05 | Northern Arizona | William Cartier steps in front of the Daniel Cappello pass | 38-29 |
| 15:44 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 15:43 | Penn State | William Cartier gets the offensive rebound | 38-29 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Christopher Snowden (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Cappello (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Laplant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Blackmon (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Royal (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Raymond Bills (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Cartier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Penn State | Raymond Bills misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 15:23 | Penn State | William Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 15:09 | Penn State | Byron Weir clanks a floater from the left side | 38-29 |
| 15:08 | Northern Arizona | Frank Laplant grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 14:53 | Northern Arizona | David Royal is denied on a layup by William Cartier | 38-29 |
| 14:52 | Penn State | Byron Weir pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| 14:38 | Penn State | William Cartier is hacked by Joseph Blackmon - foul #1 on Joseph Blackmon, team foul #5 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Del Brooks (PG), Robert Elrod (SG), Scott Loken (SF), Phillip Bronson (PF), Curtis Brown (C) Christopher Snowden, Daniel Cappello, Frank Laplant, Joseph Blackmon, David Royal | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Franjo Zenor (SG), Timothy Jones (C) Raymond Bills, Andrew Gregg, William Smith | |
| 14:28 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses the lay-in | 38-29 |
| 14:26 | Penn State | Timothy Jones gets the offensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 14:15 | Penn State | Byron Weir can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 14:13 | Northern Arizona | Phillip Bronson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 13:56 | Northern Arizona | Del Brooks misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 13:55 | Penn State | Byron Weir grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 13:44 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Scott Loken - foul #2 on Scott Loken, team foul #6 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Penn State | William McHalffey (PF) William Cartier | |
| 13:44 | Penn State | Byron Weir makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 13:44 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 13:44 | Northern Arizona | Curtis Brown gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 13:27 | Northern Arizona | Robert Elrod connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Del Brooks and he's fouled by Thurman Walters - foul #2 on Thurman Walters, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Penn State | George Brantley (SF) Byron Weir | |
| 13:27 | Northern Arizona | Robert Elrod makes the free throw | 41-30 |
| 13:00 | Penn State | Del Brooks is called for the reach on George Brantley - foul #3 on Del Brooks, team foul #7 | 41-30 |
| 13:00 | Penn State | George Brantley makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 13:00 | Penn State | George Brantley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 12:42 | Northern Arizona | Del Brooks buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Robert Elrod | 43-32 |
| 12:31 | Penn State | Thurman Walters scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Franjo Zenor | 43-35 |
| 12:10 | Northern Arizona | Curtis Brown loses the dribble to Timothy Jones | 43-35 |
| 12:07 | Penn State | Thurman Walters is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thurman Walters, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG), William Smith (C) Thurman Walters, Timothy Jones | |
| 11:54 | Northern Arizona | William Smith steals it from Del Brooks | 43-35 |
| 11:29 | Penn State | George Brantley misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 11:28 | Northern Arizona | Phillip Bronson snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Del Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Elrod (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Scott Loken (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Phillip Bronson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Brown (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Raymond Bills (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Franjo Zenor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Brantley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Northern Arizona | Curtis Brown is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Christopher Snowden (PG), Daniel Cappello (SG), Frank Laplant (SF), Joseph Blackmon (PF), David Royal (C) Del Brooks, Robert Elrod, Scott Loken, Phillip Bronson, Curtis Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG), Byron Weir (SF), William Cartier (PF) Franjo Zenor, George Brantley, William McHalffey | |
| 10:55 | Northern Arizona | Frank Laplant misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-35 |
| 10:53 | Penn State | Raymond Bills snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 10:36 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg is fouled on the floor by Frank Laplant - foul #2 on Frank Laplant, team foul #8 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Timothy Jones (C) Raymond Bills, William Smith | |
| 10:36 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 10:36 | Northern Arizona | Joseph Blackmon grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 10:17 | Northern Arizona | Joseph Blackmon is denied on a layup by Timothy Jones | 43-35 |
| 10:16 | Penn State | Timothy Jones gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 09:57 | Penn State | Timothy Jones hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from William Cartier | 43-37 |
| 09:42 | Northern Arizona | Christopher Snowden drills a 3 from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 09:24 | Penn State | Byron Weir drills a shot from the right wing set up by Thurman Walters | 46-39 |
| 09:19 | Northern Arizona | Daniel Cappello misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 09:17 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Cartier | 46-39 |
| 09:05 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Royal - foul #2 on David Royal, team foul #9 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Del Brooks (PG), Robert Elrod (SG), Scott Loken (SF), Phillip Bronson (PF), Curtis Brown (C) Christopher Snowden, Daniel Cappello, Frank Laplant, Joseph Blackmon, David Royal | |
| Subs | Penn State | William McHalffey (PF) William Cartier | |
| 09:05 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 09:05 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 09:05 | Northern Arizona | Phillip Bronson gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 08:51 | Northern Arizona | Curtis Brown is whistled for a carry | 46-40 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (SG), George Brantley (SF) Andrew Gregg, Byron Weir | |
| 08:38 | Penn State | Thurman Walters buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Franjo Zenor and he's hacked by Scott Loken - foul #3 on Scott Loken, team foul #10 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Smith (C) Timothy Jones | |
| 08:38 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses the free throw | 46-42 |
| 08:38 | Penn State | William Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 08:19 | Penn State | William Smith is whistled for a carry | 46-42 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG) Thurman Walters | |
| 08:03 | Northern Arizona | Robert Elrod's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Cartier (PF) William McHalffey | |
| 07:50 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by George Brantley | 46-45 |
| 07:32 | Northern Arizona | Phillip Bronson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 07:31 | Northern Arizona | Phillip Bronson grabs the offensive board | 46-45 |
| 07:21 | Northern Arizona | Phillip Bronson is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Phillip Bronson, team foul #11 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Byron Weir (SF), Timothy Jones (C) Raymond Bills, George Brantley, William Smith | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Del Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Elrod (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Scott Loken (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Phillip Bronson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Curtis Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Cartier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Penn State | The short jumper by Byron Weir is denied by Phillip Bronson | 46-45 |
| 07:03 | Northern Arizona | Curtis Brown gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 06:51 | Northern Arizona | Curtis Brown clanks a jumper from the baseline | 46-45 |
| 06:50 | Penn State | William Cartier snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 06:45 | Penn State | Byron Weir buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Franjo Zenor | 46-47 |
| 06:26 | Northern Arizona | Scott Loken is whistled for a carry | 46-47 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Penn State | William McHalffey (PF) William Cartier | |
| 06:13 | Penn State | Thurman Walters scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 46-49 |
| 05:45 | Northern Arizona | Curtis Brown banks in the layup | 48-49 |
| 05:37 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 05:36 | Northern Arizona | Curtis Brown gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 05:16 | Northern Arizona | Phillip Bronson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Christopher Snowden (PG), Daniel Cappello (SG), Frank Laplant (SF), Joseph Blackmon (PF), David Royal (C) Del Brooks, Robert Elrod, Scott Loken, Phillip Bronson, Curtis Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG), George Brantley (SF), William Smith (C) Thurman Walters, Franjo Zenor, Byron Weir, Timothy Jones | |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg loses the dribble to Frank Laplant | 48-49 |
| 04:59 | Northern Arizona | Daniel Cappello blows the layup | 48-49 |
| 04:57 | Penn State | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 04:47 | Penn State | William Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 04:45 | Penn State | George Brantley snags the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 04:32 | Penn State | Christopher Snowden picks off the pass by Raymond Bills | 48-49 |
| 04:28 | Northern Arizona | Daniel Cappello misses the easy layup | 48-49 |
| 04:27 | Penn State | George Brantley snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 04:01 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 03:59 | Northern Arizona | Joseph Blackmon grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 03:48 | Northern Arizona | George Brantley takes the ball from Christopher Snowden | 48-49 |
| 03:37 | Penn State | George Brantley is fouled on the floor by David Royal - foul #3 on David Royal, team foul #12 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Del Brooks (PG), Robert Elrod (SG), Scott Loken (SF), Phillip Bronson (PF), Curtis Brown (C) Christopher Snowden, Daniel Cappello, Frank Laplant, Joseph Blackmon, David Royal | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Franjo Zenor (SG), William Cartier (PF), Timothy Jones (C) Raymond Bills, Andrew Gregg, William McHalffey, William Smith | |
| 03:37 | Penn State | George Brantley misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 03:37 | Penn State | George Brantley misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 03:37 | Northern Arizona | Phillip Bronson pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 03:12 | Northern Arizona | Robert Elrod drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Del Brooks | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Del Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Elrod (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Scott Loken (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Phillip Bronson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Curtis Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Brantley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Cartier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Penn State | George Brantley is hacked by Phillip Bronson - foul #4 on Phillip Bronson, team foul #13 | 50-49 |
| 02:54 | Penn State | George Brantley makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 02:54 | Penn State | George Brantley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 02:28 | Northern Arizona | Curtis Brown comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Timothy Jones - foul #1 on Timothy Jones, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Weir (SF) George Brantley | |
| 02:28 | Northern Arizona | Curtis Brown misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 02:28 | Northern Arizona | Curtis Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 02:09 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses badly on a shot from the left side | 51-51 |
| 02:08 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Phillip Bronson | 51-51 |
| 01:41 | Northern Arizona | Robert Elrod hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 51-51 |
| 01:39 | Northern Arizona | Robert Elrod hits the follow up shot | 53-51 |
| 01:29 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 01:27 | Northern Arizona | Curtis Brown snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 01:11 | Northern Arizona | Robert Elrod clanks a shot from the free throw line | 53-51 |
| 01:10 | Penn State | Timothy Jones grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 01:06 | Penn State | Byron Weir connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Franjo Zenor | 53-53 |
| 00:46 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Jones picks off the pass by Curtis Brown | 53-53 |
| 00:34 | Penn State | Timothy Jones hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 53-53 |
| 00:33 | Northern Arizona | Phillip Bronson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Northern Arizona | Scott Loken is hacked by Thurman Walters - foul #4 on Thurman Walters, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| 00:00 | Northern Arizona | Del Brooks drills a shot from the left side | 55-53 |