| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Felipe Nunez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Byron Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dragan Zephier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Don Owen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (fresh) SG - Brad Stookey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Wilbur (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Oliver Fernald (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Grogan (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Byron Anderson and he's hacked by Michael Owens - foul #2 on Michael Owens, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Don Owen, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Stephen Privett (SG), Sol Marino (SF) Michael Owens, Brad Stookey, Nathan Wilbur | |
| 19:38 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez makes the free throw | 30-28 |
| 19:19 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Oliver Fernald, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Don Owen (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Dwayne Sisk, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur (SF), William Savarese (PF) Sol Marino, Oliver Fernald | |
| 19:11 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez is open and buries a runner in the paint | 32-28 |
| 18:52 | Penn State | Stephen Privett is hacked by Michael Franklin - foul #2 on Michael Franklin, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Darryl Flickinger (SG), Tommy Frazier (SF), Dwayne Sisk (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Felipe Nunez, Byron Anderson, Dragan Zephier, Don Owen, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Sol Marino (SF), Michael Hill (C) Paul Boyer, Nathan Wilbur, Larry Grogan | |
| 18:33 | Penn State | William Savarese connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-30 |
| 18:10 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Hill - foul #2 on Michael Hill, team foul #3 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (PG), Byron Anderson (SG), Dragan Zephier (SF), Don Owen (PF) Ernest Bruni, Darryl Flickinger, Tommy Frazier, Dwayne Sisk | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Brad Stookey (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), Larry Grogan (C) Michael Owens, Stephen Privett, Sol Marino, Michael Hill | |
| 18:10 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:10 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:41 | Penn State | Paul Boyer scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 17:36 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson misses long on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 34-33 |
| 17:34 | Penn State | Larry Grogan snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 17:27 | Penn State | Brad Stookey is fouled on the floor by Raymond Johnson - foul #2 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Don Owen, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Stephen Privett (SG), Sol Marino (SF) Paul Boyer, Brad Stookey, Nathan Wilbur | |
| 17:12 | Penn State | Sol Marino buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Larry Grogan out of a doubleteam | 34-35 |
| 16:51 | Central Michigan | Sol Marino swats the short shot by Michael Franklin | 34-35 |
| 16:49 | Penn State | Sol Marino gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:20 | Penn State | Michael Owens misses short on a shot from the left side | 34-35 |
| 16:18 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 15:55 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk misses the lay-in | 34-35 |
| 15:53 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Larry Grogan | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Felipe Nunez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Byron Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dragan Zephier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dwayne Sisk (fresh) C - Michael Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (fresh) SG - Stephen Privett (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sol Marino (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Savarese (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Grogan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Penn State | Sol Marino travels with the ball | 34-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Darryl Flickinger (SG), Tommy Frazier (SF), Don Owen (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Felipe Nunez, Byron Anderson, Dragan Zephier, Dwayne Sisk, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF), Michael Hill (C) Michael Owens, Sol Marino, William Savarese, Larry Grogan | |
| 15:12 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 34-35 |
| 15:10 | Penn State | Michael Hill pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 14:53 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-35 |
| 14:51 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Privett | 34-35 |
| 14:34 | Penn State | Stephen Privett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 14:32 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 14:25 | Central Michigan | Don Owen buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Darryl Flickinger | 36-35 |
| 13:56 | Penn State | Stephen Privett misses the shot from the left side | 36-35 |
| 13:54 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 13:50 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger buries a jumper from the right side set up by Ernest Bruni | 38-35 |
| 13:34 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Raymond Johnson - foul #3 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (PG), Byron Anderson (SG), Dragan Zephier (SF), Michael Franklin (C) Ernest Bruni, Darryl Flickinger, Tommy Frazier, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Larry Grogan (C) Paul Boyer, Michael Hill | |
| 13:34 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 13:34 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 13:24 | Central Michigan | Don Owen makes the driving attempt from close range and he's fouled by Oliver Fernald - foul #4 on Oliver Fernald, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Savarese (PF) Oliver Fernald | |
| 13:24 | Central Michigan | Don Owen makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| 12:57 | Penn State | Michael Owens is whistled for a carry | 41-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sol Marino (SF) Nathan Wilbur | |
| 12:44 | Central Michigan | Stephen Privett steals the ball from Felipe Nunez | 41-37 |
| 12:41 | Penn State | Stephen Privett hits the finger roll | 41-39 |
| 12:25 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin lays it in set up by Byron Anderson | 43-39 |
| 11:57 | Penn State | Stephen Privett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 11:56 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 11:43 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez hits a wide open shot from the right side | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Felipe Nunez (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Byron Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dragan Zephier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Don Owen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Franklin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (fairly fresh) SG - Stephen Privett (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sol Marino (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Savarese (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Grogan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Penn State | Larry Grogan works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-41 |
| 10:50 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez is hacked by Stephen Privett - foul #4 on Stephen Privett, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Darryl Flickinger (SG), Dwayne Sisk (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Felipe Nunez, Byron Anderson, Don Owen, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Brad Stookey (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF) Michael Owens, Stephen Privett, Sol Marino | |
| 10:30 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 45-41 |
| 10:28 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 10:06 | Penn State | William Savarese misses the easy dunk attempt | 45-41 |
| 10:04 | Penn State | Larry Grogan hits the follow up shot | 45-43 |
| 10:02 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (PG), Byron Anderson (SG), Tommy Frazier (SF), Michael Franklin (C) Ernest Bruni, Darryl Flickinger, Dragan Zephier, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:44 | Penn State | Paul Boyer is open but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 45-43 |
| 09:42 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 09:20 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 09:18 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 09:04 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 08:51 | Penn State | Brad Stookey is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 48-43 |
| 08:49 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Franklin | 48-43 |
| 08:29 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 08:28 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 08:13 | Penn State | William Savarese throws it down on a nice dish by Nathan Wilbur and the foul's on Dwayne Sisk - foul #1 on Dwayne Sisk, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Darryl Flickinger (SG), Dragan Zephier (SF), Don Owen (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Felipe Nunez, Byron Anderson, Tommy Frazier, Dwayne Sisk, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Sol Marino (SF), Michael Hill (C) Paul Boyer, Nathan Wilbur, Larry Grogan | |
| 08:13 | Penn State | William Savarese makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 08:04 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Grogan (C) Michael Hill | |
| 07:44 | Penn State | Sol Marino clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 48-46 |
| 07:43 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ernest Bruni (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darryl Flickinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dragan Zephier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Don Owen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (fresh) SG - Brad Stookey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sol Marino (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Savarese (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Grogan (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Central Michigan | Michael Owens is called for the reach on Ernest Bruni in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Owens, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (PG), Byron Anderson (SG) Ernest Bruni, Darryl Flickinger | |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Privett (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF), Michael Hill (C) Brad Stookey, Sol Marino, William Savarese, Larry Grogan | |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | The jumper by Felipe Nunez is denied by Michael Hill | 48-46 |
| 07:27 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Byron Anderson | 48-46 |
| 07:18 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-46 |
| 07:16 | Penn State | Michael Hill gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 06:52 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur loses the dribble to Byron Anderson | 48-46 |
| 06:50 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Darryl Flickinger (SG), Dwayne Sisk (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Felipe Nunez, Byron Anderson, Don Owen, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Sol Marino (SF), Larry Grogan (C) Michael Owens, Nathan Wilbur, Michael Hill | |
| 06:30 | Penn State | Larry Grogan makes the contested shot near the basket set up by Sol Marino | 48-48 |
| 06:06 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | Larry Grogan gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 05:45 | Penn State | Sol Marino connects on the open fadeaway in the paint | 48-50 |
| 05:25 | Central Michigan | Stephen Privett steps in front of the Dragan Zephier pass | 48-50 |
| 05:21 | Penn State | Sol Marino banks in the layup on a great pass from Stephen Privett | 48-52 |
| 05:21 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (PG), Byron Anderson (SG), Don Owen (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Ernest Bruni, Darryl Flickinger, Dwayne Sisk, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Nathan Wilbur (SF) Paul Boyer, Sol Marino | |
| 05:19 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson is hacked by Stephen Privett in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stephen Privett, team foul #7 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brad Stookey (SG) Stephen Privett | |
| 05:19 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 05:19 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 04:55 | Penn State | Larry Grogan buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Brad Stookey | 50-54 |
| 04:52 | Central Michigan | Michael Owens picks off the pass by Byron Anderson in the backcourt | 50-54 |
| 04:51 | Penn State | Michael Owens throws it down | 50-56 |
| 04:35 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-56 |
| 04:33 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 04:05 | Penn State | Don Owen blocks the short jumper by Brad Stookey | 50-56 |
| 04:03 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald can't tip it in | 50-56 |
| 04:01 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson grabs the board | 50-56 |
| 03:36 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson misses the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Nathan Wilbur - foul #2 on Nathan Wilbur, team foul #8 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier (SF) Dragan Zephier | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Sol Marino (SF), Michael Hill (C) Michael Owens, Nathan Wilbur, Larry Grogan | |
| 03:36 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 03:36 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Felipe Nunez (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Byron Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Tommy Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Don Owen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Boyer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brad Stookey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sol Marino (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Oliver Fernald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Hill (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Penn State | Raymond Johnson is called for the reach on Michael Hill - foul #4 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier (SF), Dwayne Sisk (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Tommy Frazier, Don Owen, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Larry Grogan (C) Paul Boyer, Michael Hill | |
| 02:51 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Dwayne Sisk - foul #2 on Dwayne Sisk, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Darryl Flickinger (SG), Tommy Frazier (SF), Don Owen (PF) Felipe Nunez, Byron Anderson, Dragan Zephier, Dwayne Sisk | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Nathan Wilbur (SF) Michael Owens, Sol Marino | |
| 02:51 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 02:51 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 02:46 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni is hacked by Paul Boyer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Boyer, team foul #9 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson (SG), Dragan Zephier (SF) Darryl Flickinger, Tommy Frazier | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG) Paul Boyer | |
| 02:46 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 02:46 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin gets the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 02:34 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-58 |
| 02:32 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |
| 02:27 | Penn State | Michael Owens hits a shot from the right wing set up by Nathan Wilbur | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:13 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-60 |
| 02:12 | Central Michigan | Don Owen hits the follow up shot | 54-60 |
| 01:46 | Penn State | Larry Grogan scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Nathan Wilbur | 54-62 |
| 01:44 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin is hacked by Michael Owens in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Owens, team foul #10 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (PG) Ernest Bruni | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:44 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 01:44 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 01:25 | Penn State | Brad Stookey buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Larry Grogan | 56-64 |
| 01:10 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Felipe Nunez and he's fouled by Oliver Fernald - foul #5 on Oliver Fernald, team foul #11 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Savarese (PF) Oliver Fernald | |
| 01:10 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier misses the free throw | 58-64 |
| 01:10 | Penn State | Larry Grogan grabs the defensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 01:10 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-64 |
| 00:46 | Penn State | William Savarese banks in the layup on a great pass from Nathan Wilbur | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Central Michigan | Larry Grogan picks off the pass by Don Owen | 58-66 |
| 00:40 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur is fouled in the backcourt by Felipe Nunez - foul #1 on Felipe Nunez, team foul #7 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG) Michael Owens | |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson is whistled for a carry | 58-68 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Darryl Flickinger (SG), Tommy Frazier (SF), Dwayne Sisk (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Felipe Nunez, Byron Anderson, Dragan Zephier, Don Owen, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sol Marino (SF), Michael Hill (C) Nathan Wilbur, Larry Grogan | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Paul Boyer is hacked by Tommy Frazier - foul #3 on Tommy Frazier, team foul #8 | 58-68 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Paul Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Paul Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-70 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Paul Boyer runs out the clock | 58-70 |