| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Rudy Bojorquez (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Zenzen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fredrick Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Broome (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Norbert Cassidy (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson inbounds the ball | 21-24 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Penn State | Robert Johnson misses the lay-in | 21-24 |
| 19:37 | Penn State | Robert Johnson hits the follow up shot | 23-24 |
| 19:26 | Washington State | Rudy Bojorquez evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Zenzen | 23-27 |
| 19:14 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder can't connect on a runner near the basket | 23-27 |
| 19:12 | Washington State | Norbert Cassidy pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 19:08 | Washington State | Jeffrey Kidder steals it from Norbert Cassidy | 23-27 |
| 19:03 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Lewis Pearson | 26-27 |
| 18:35 | Washington State | Fredrick Williams buries a floater from the free throw line | 26-29 |
| 18:17 | Penn State | Robert Johnson is fouled on the floor by Norbert Cassidy - foul #3 on Norbert Cassidy, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| 17:58 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lewis Pearson and he's hacked by John Broome - foul #2 on John Broome, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| 17:58 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder misses the free throw | 28-29 |
| 17:58 | Washington State | The rebound goes to John Broome | 28-29 |
| 17:40 | Washington State | Rudy Bojorquez evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-29 |
| 17:39 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 17:26 | Penn State | Robert Johnson drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Lewis Pearson and he's hacked by Norbert Cassidy - foul #4 on Norbert Cassidy, team foul #3 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Cecil Stephens (C) Norbert Cassidy | |
| 17:26 | Penn State | Robert Johnson makes the free throw | 31-29 |
| 16:58 | Washington State | John Broome misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 16:58 | Washington State | John Broome misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 16:58 | Washington State | John Broome makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 16:44 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Lewis Pearson | 34-30 |
| 16:23 | Washington State | Rudy Bojorquez splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 16:21 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Lewis Pearson | 34-30 |
| 16:12 | Penn State | Rudy Bojorquez steps in front of the Lewis Pearson pass | 34-30 |
| 15:53 | Washington State | Edward Zenzen's fadeaway is rejected by Lewis Pearson | 34-30 |
| 15:51 | Penn State | The rebound goes to David Bertrand | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Rudy Bojorquez (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Edward Zenzen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Fredrick Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Broome (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Cecil Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Penn State | David Bertrand is hacked by Rudy Bojorquez - foul #2 on Rudy Bojorquez, team foul #4 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (PG) David Bertrand | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Andrews (PG), Michael Christian (SF), Tommy Hughes (PF) Rudy Bojorquez, Fredrick Williams, John Broome | |
| 15:26 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 34-30 |
| 15:25 | Washington State | Tommy Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 15:03 | Washington State | Richard Andrews is whistled for a carry | 34-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Shawn Demarco (SG) Edward Zenzen | |
| 14:52 | Penn State | Robert Johnson makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Luis Hernadez | 36-30 |
| 14:25 | Washington State | Cecil Stephens comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 14:24 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 14:05 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 36-30 |
| 14:04 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson tips it home | 38-30 |
| 13:43 | Washington State | Michael Christian misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 38-30 |
| 13:42 | Washington State | Tommy Hughes hits the follow up shot | 38-32 |
| 13:34 | Penn State | Robert Johnson can't throw it down | 38-32 |
| 13:33 | Washington State | Cecil Stephens gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 13:08 | Washington State | Michael Christian knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 38-34 |
| 12:48 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Luis Hernadez | 40-34 |
| 12:31 | Washington State | Michael Christian double dribbles | 40-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG) Luis Hernadez | |
| Subs | Washington State | Rudy Bojorquez (PG), Edward Zenzen (SG), Fredrick Williams (SF), John Broome (PF), Norbert Cassidy (C) Richard Andrews, Shawn Demarco, Michael Christian, Tommy Hughes, Cecil Stephens | |
| 12:14 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 40-34 |
| 12:13 | Washington State | Fredrick Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 11:48 | Washington State | Edward Zenzen drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Rudy Bojorquez and he's fouled by Gerardo Ortega - foul #2 on Gerardo Ortega, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Erwin Walkup (C) Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 11:48 | Washington State | Edward Zenzen misses the free throw | 40-36 |
| 11:48 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Pearson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Rudy Bojorquez (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Edward Zenzen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fredrick Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Broome (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Norbert Cassidy (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Fredrick Williams - foul #1 on Fredrick Williams, team foul #5 | 40-36 |
| 11:28 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 11:28 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 11:14 | Washington State | The pull-up jumper by Norbert Cassidy is blocked by Jeffrey Kidder | 42-36 |
| 11:12 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 11:01 | Penn State | John Broome swats the short shot by Lewis Pearson | 42-36 |
| 11:00 | Washington State | Norbert Cassidy grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 10:50 | Washington State | Fredrick Williams comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 10:48 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 10:42 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup is whistled for a carry | 42-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (SG) Gerardo Ortega | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 10:14 | Washington State | The short jumper by Norbert Cassidy is denied by Erwin Walkup | 42-36 |
| 10:12 | Washington State | Fredrick Williams grabs the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 09:43 | Washington State | Fredrick Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Kidder | 42-36 |
| 09:41 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 09:17 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez misses badly on a shot from the right side | 42-36 |
| 09:16 | Washington State | Fredrick Williams pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 08:51 | Washington State | Fredrick Williams scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from John Broome and he's fouled by Erwin Walkup - foul #1 on Erwin Walkup, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega (SG), George Kepley (SF), John Huff (PF), Robert Johnson (C) David Bertrand, Lewis Pearson, Jeffrey Kidder, Erwin Walkup | |
| Subs | Washington State | Tommy Hughes (PF) John Broome | |
| 08:51 | Washington State | Fredrick Williams misses the free throw | 42-38 |
| 08:51 | Penn State | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 08:24 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 08:22 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Norbert Cassidy | 42-38 |
| 07:55 | Washington State | Tommy Hughes misses short on a runner in the lane | 42-38 |
| 07:54 | Penn State | Robert Johnson gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 07:32 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 07:31 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Fredrick Williams | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Luis Hernadez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Kepley (fresh) PF - John Huff (fresh) C - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Rudy Bojorquez (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Edward Zenzen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fredrick Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Tommy Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Norbert Cassidy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:03 | Washington State | Tommy Hughes is fouled on the floor by Gerardo Ortega - foul #3 on Gerardo Ortega, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG), Lewis Pearson (SF), Jeffrey Kidder (PF) Luis Hernadez, George Kepley, John Huff | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Andrews (PG), Shawn Demarco (SG), Michael Christian (SF), John Broome (PF), Cecil Stephens (C) Rudy Bojorquez, Edward Zenzen, Fredrick Williams, Tommy Hughes, Norbert Cassidy | |
| 06:49 | Washington State | Michael Christian clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Lewis Pearson - foul #1 on Lewis Pearson, team foul #5 | 42-38 |
| 06:49 | Washington State | Michael Christian misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 06:49 | Washington State | Michael Christian misses the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 06:49 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Kidder | 42-38 |
| 06:31 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Johnson | 45-38 |
| 06:04 | Washington State | Shawn Demarco clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-38 |
| 06:03 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 05:38 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Gerardo Ortega and the foul's on John Broome - foul #3 on John Broome, team foul #6 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Zenzen (SG) Shawn Demarco | |
| 05:38 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder misses the free throw | 47-38 |
| 05:38 | Washington State | Michael Christian gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 05:19 | Washington State | Edward Zenzen can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-38 |
| 05:17 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 47-38 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:48 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson drills a floater from the left block set up by David Bertrand | 49-38 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:31 | Washington State | Michael Christian misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Gerardo Ortega - foul #4 on Gerardo Ortega, team foul #6 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (SG), Erwin Walkup (C) Gerardo Ortega, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Rudy Bojorquez (PG), Norbert Cassidy (C) Richard Andrews, Cecil Stephens | |
| 04:31 | Washington State | Michael Christian makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 04:31 | Washington State | Michael Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 04:09 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez misses long on a floater from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 04:08 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder hits the follow up shot | 51-40 |
| 03:54 | Washington State | Jeffrey Kidder takes the ball from Norbert Cassidy | 51-40 |
| 03:25 | Penn State | Rudy Bojorquez steals it from Jeffrey Kidder | 51-40 |
| 03:22 | Washington State | Rudy Bojorquez banks in the layup | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Luis Hernadez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lewis Pearson (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Rudy Bojorquez (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Edward Zenzen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Christian (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Broome (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Norbert Cassidy (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Penn State | David Bertrand can't connect on a floater from the right block | 51-42 |
| 03:02 | Washington State | The rebound goes to John Broome | 51-42 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:55 | Washington State | Rudy Bojorquez makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Zenzen | 51-44 |
| 02:55 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega (SG), Robert Johnson (C) Luis Hernadez, Erwin Walkup | |
| Subs | Washington State | Fredrick Williams (SF) Michael Christian | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:44 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder is denied on a dunk by Fredrick Williams | 51-44 |
| 02:43 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder tips it home | 53-44 |
| 02:31 | Washington State | Fredrick Williams is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Rudy Bojorquez out of a doubleteam and he's fouled by Lewis Pearson - foul #2 on Lewis Pearson, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| 02:31 | Washington State | Fredrick Williams makes the free throw | 53-47 |
| 02:13 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Johnson | 56-47 |
| 02:06 | Washington State | Norbert Cassidy's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Kidder | 56-47 |
| 02:04 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder grabs the board | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:59 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 01:57 | Penn State | Robert Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 01:44 | Penn State | Robert Johnson lays it up and in | 58-47 |
| 01:34 | Washington State | Norbert Cassidy blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #8 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (PG), George Kepley (SG), Juan Rios (SF), John Huff (PF), Erwin Walkup (C) David Bertrand, Gerardo Ortega, Lewis Pearson, Jeffrey Kidder, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Andrews (PG), Shawn Demarco (SG), Michael Christian (SF), Tommy Hughes (PF) Rudy Bojorquez, Edward Zenzen, Fredrick Williams, John Broome | |
| 01:34 | Washington State | Norbert Cassidy misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 01:34 | Washington State | Norbert Cassidy makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 01:07 | Penn State | George Kepley clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Shawn Demarco - foul #2 on Shawn Demarco, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Cecil Stephens (C) Norbert Cassidy | |
| 01:07 | Penn State | George Kepley misses the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 01:07 | Penn State | George Kepley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:49 | Washington State | Cecil Stephens blows the layup but he's hacked by John Huff - foul #1 on John Huff, team foul #9 | 59-48 |
| 00:49 | Washington State | Cecil Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:49 | Washington State | Cecil Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:49 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Richard Andrews is called for the reach on Erwin Walkup in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Andrews, team foul #8 | 59-49 |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Washington State | Tommy Hughes misses long on a jumper from the left side | 61-49 |
| 00:40 | Washington State | Shawn Demarco misses the tip | 61-49 |
| 00:39 | Washington State | Tommy Hughes tips it in | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez is whistled for a carry | 61-51 |
| 00:11 | Washington State | Richard Andrews loses the ball out of bounds | 61-51 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez runs out the clock | 61-51 |