| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Micheal Whetstone (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Downard (fresh) SF - Darrell Oakes (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Whorton (fresh) C - Johnny Pate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Nicholas Schultz (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eugene McCornack (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifton Cutler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Briganti (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Chi Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Micheal Whetstone | 32-34 |
| 19:21 | Missouri | Chi Wang comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 19:20 | Penn State | Johnny Pate grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 18:59 | Penn State | Chi Wang steals the ball from Johnny Pate | 32-34 |
| 18:35 | Missouri | Charles Whorton steals it from Eugene McCornack | 32-34 |
| 18:19 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 18:17 | Missouri | David Briganti grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 17:50 | Missouri | Chi Wang misses the lay-in but the foul's on Johnny Pate - foul #2 on Johnny Pate, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 17:50 | Missouri | Chi Wang misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 17:50 | Missouri | Chi Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 17:32 | Penn State | Michael Downard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Eugene McCornack - foul #2 on Eugene McCornack, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 17:32 | Penn State | Michael Downard makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:32 | Penn State | Michael Downard misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:32 | Missouri | Chi Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 17:11 | Missouri | Charles Whorton is called for the reach on Nicholas Schultz - foul #2 on Charles Whorton, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| 16:50 | Missouri | David Briganti makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Chi Wang | 33-37 |
| 16:41 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes buries a turnaround from the left block and the foul's on David Briganti - foul #1 on David Briganti, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Oleg Zidek (SF), John Parr (C) David Briganti, Chi Wang | |
| 16:41 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:18 | Missouri | Nicholas Schultz makes the 3 from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 16:07 | Penn State | Eugene McCornack picks off the pass by Michael Downard | 36-40 |
| 15:50 | Missouri | Nicholas Schultz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 15:49 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Johnny Pate | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Micheal Whetstone (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Downard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Darrell Oakes (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Charles Whorton (fresh) C - Johnny Pate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Nicholas Schultz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Eugene McCornack (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oleg Zidek (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifton Cutler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Parr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Penn State | Michael Downard makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Micheal Whetstone | 39-40 |
| 15:09 | Missouri | Michael Downard is called for the reach on Eugene McCornack - foul #3 on Michael Downard, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Jackson (SG), Lowell Hill (SF), Robert Slaugh (PF) Michael Downard, Darrell Oakes, Charles Whorton | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Briganti (PF), Chi Wang (C) Oleg Zidek, John Parr | |
| 14:49 | Missouri | Nicholas Schultz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 14:48 | Missouri | Chi Wang hits the follow up shot | 39-42 |
| 14:34 | Penn State | Robert Slaugh connects on the open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lowell Hill | 41-42 |
| 14:05 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 14:04 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Johnny Pate | 41-42 |
| 13:48 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone misses long on a jumper from the left side | 41-42 |
| 13:47 | Missouri | David Briganti gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 13:23 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack is hacked by Lowell Hill - foul #1 on Lowell Hill, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Downard (SG), Darrell Oakes (SF), Charles Whorton (PF) Robert Jackson, Lowell Hill, Johnny Pate | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 13:01 | Missouri | Nicholas Schultz double dribbles | 41-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Oleg Zidek (SF) David Briganti | |
| 12:46 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 12:44 | Missouri | Chi Wang grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 12:23 | Missouri | Nicholas Schultz is fouled on the floor by Robert Slaugh - foul #1 on Robert Slaugh, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | John Parr (C) Chi Wang | |
| 12:08 | Missouri | John Parr misses the jumper from the free throw line | 41-42 |
| 12:07 | Penn State | Charles Whorton snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 11:58 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 11:57 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Clifton Cutler | 41-42 |
| 11:28 | Missouri | Oleg Zidek is called for traveling | 41-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lowell Hill (SF), Johnny Pate (C) Darrell Oakes, Robert Slaugh | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Briganti (PF) Oleg Zidek | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Micheal Whetstone (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Downard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Lowell Hill (fresh) PF - Charles Whorton (fresh) C - Johnny Pate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Nicholas Schultz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Eugene McCornack (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifton Cutler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Briganti (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - John Parr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:06 | Penn State | Johnny Pate hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Downard and the foul's on Clifton Cutler - foul #1 on Clifton Cutler, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Oleg Zidek (SG), Chi Wang (C) Nicholas Schultz, John Parr | |
| 11:06 | Penn State | Johnny Pate makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 10:52 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Chi Wang | 44-44 |
| 10:33 | Penn State | Michael Downard's layup is rejected by Chi Wang | 44-44 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Whorton | 44-44 |
| 10:21 | Penn State | Charles Whorton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Briganti - foul #2 on David Briganti, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Darrell Oakes (SF) Lowell Hill | |
| Subs | Missouri | Nicholas Schultz (PG), Leif Bulinski (SG) Eugene McCornack, Clifton Cutler | |
| 10:21 | Penn State | Charles Whorton makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 10:21 | Penn State | Charles Whorton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 10:06 | Missouri | David Briganti is fouled on the floor by Micheal Whetstone - foul #1 on Micheal Whetstone, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Jackson (SG) Michael Downard | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 09:44 | Missouri | David Briganti clanks a jumper from close range | 46-44 |
| 09:42 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 09:18 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes misses long on a floater from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 09:17 | Missouri | Oleg Zidek grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 08:56 | Missouri | Chi Wang scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Micheal Whetstone - foul #2 on Micheal Whetstone, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Downard (SG), Robert Slaugh (PF), David Stukes (C) Robert Jackson, Charles Whorton, Johnny Pate | |
| Subs | Missouri | Eugene McCornack (PG), Clifton Cutler (PF) Nicholas Schultz, David Briganti | |
| 08:56 | Missouri | Chi Wang misses the free throw | 46-46 |
| 08:56 | Penn State | David Stukes pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 08:40 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 08:39 | Penn State | Robert Slaugh grabs the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 08:23 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Michael Downard | 49-46 |
| 08:05 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 08:03 | Missouri | Leif Bulinski snags the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 07:42 | Missouri | David Stukes steals the ball from Clifton Cutler | 49-46 |
| 07:28 | Penn State | Chi Wang picks off the pass by Darrell Oakes | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Micheal Whetstone (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Downard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Darrell Oakes (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Slaugh (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Stukes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Eugene McCornack (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leif Bulinski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oleg Zidek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifton Cutler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Chi Wang (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:01 | Missouri | Leif Bulinski is hacked by Michael Downard - foul #4 on Michael Downard, team foul #8 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Whorton (SF), Johnny Pate (C) Darrell Oakes, David Stukes | |
| Subs | Missouri | Nicholas Schultz (PG), David Briganti (PF), John Parr (C) Eugene McCornack, Oleg Zidek, Chi Wang | |
| 07:01 | Missouri | Leif Bulinski misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 07:01 | Penn State | Johnny Pate snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 06:41 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 06:39 | Penn State | Michael Downard hits the follow up shot | 51-46 |
| 06:10 | Missouri | Michael Downard steals it from Nicholas Schultz | 51-46 |
| 05:55 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Jackson (SG), Lowell Hill (SF) Michael Downard, Robert Slaugh | |
| Subs | Missouri | Eugene McCornack (SG) Leif Bulinski | |
| 05:52 | Missouri | The refs have stopped play. Nicholas Schultz is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 51-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Oleg Zidek (SG) Nicholas Schultz | |
| 05:40 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack clanks a 3 from straight away | 51-46 |
| 05:39 | Penn State | Johnny Pate gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:19 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone loses the ball out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Darrell Oakes (SF), David Stukes (C) Lowell Hill, Johnny Pate | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 04:56 | Missouri | David Briganti drills a floater from the left block | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:43 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 04:41 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler grabs the board | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:20 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 04:18 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler hits the follow up shot | 51-50 |
| 04:04 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Whorton | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:56 | Missouri | Oleg Zidek is whistled for a carry | 54-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Downard (SG), Johnny Pate (C) Robert Jackson, David Stukes | |
| Subs | Missouri | Leif Bulinski (SG), Chi Wang (C) Clifton Cutler, John Parr | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:34 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone misses long on an open fadeaway from the right side | 54-50 |
| 03:32 | Missouri | The rebound goes to David Briganti | 54-50 |
| 03:28 | Missouri | Chi Wang comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 54-50 |
| 03:26 | Missouri | Chi Wang can't tip it in | 54-50 |
| 03:25 | Penn State | Charles Whorton snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Micheal Whetstone (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Downard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Darrell Oakes (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Whorton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Pate (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Eugene McCornack (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leif Bulinski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oleg Zidek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Briganti (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - Chi Wang (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:23 | Penn State | Michael Downard double dribbles in the backcourt | 54-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Slaugh (PF) Darrell Oakes | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 03:08 | Missouri | Oleg Zidek loses the dribble to Micheal Whetstone | 54-50 |
| 02:39 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Eugene McCornack - foul #3 on Eugene McCornack, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lowell Hill (SF), David Stukes (C) Charles Whorton, Johnny Pate | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 02:39 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 02:39 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 02:39 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Chi Wang | 55-50 |
| 02:25 | Missouri | Chi Wang makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Eugene McCornack | 55-52 |
| 02:25 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Darrell Oakes (SF), Charles Whorton (PF) Lowell Hill, David Stukes | |
| Subs | Missouri | Nicholas Schultz (PG), Clifton Cutler (PF) Leif Bulinski, David Briganti | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:08 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 57-52 |
| 02:02 | Missouri | Nicholas Schultz misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-52 |
| 02:00 | Missouri | Chi Wang tips it in | 57-54 |
| 01:38 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 01:37 | Penn State | Charles Whorton grabs the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 01:21 | Penn State | Nicholas Schultz steals the ball from Robert Slaugh | 57-54 |
| 01:18 | Missouri | Nicholas Schultz blows the layup | 57-54 |
| 01:17 | Penn State | Charles Whorton gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 01:11 | Penn State | Robert Slaugh scores on a floater from the right side set up by Micheal Whetstone | 59-54 |
| 01:03 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Michael Downard is called for a backcourt violation | 59-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Johnny Pate (C) Robert Slaugh | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Briganti (PF) Oleg Zidek | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Missouri | Nicholas Schultz misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Charles Whorton gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Nicholas Schultz is called for the reach on Charles Whorton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nicholas Schultz, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Schultz - foul #4 on Nicholas Schultz, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone misses the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:09 | Missouri | The rebound goes to David Briganti | 60-57 |
| 00:09 | Missouri | Missouri calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-57 |
| 00:01 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler grabs the offensive board | 60-57 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | The clock runs out | 60-57 |