| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Leon Gulley (fresh) SG - Anderson Nakano (fresh) SF - William Clemmons (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Regner (fresh) C - Jason McCray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Charles Robinson (fresh) SG - Mack Sharp (fresh) SF - Charles McGann (fresh) PF - Chester Herbert (fresh) C - Nelson Polisky (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Chester Herbert wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Penn State | William Clemmons misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Penn State | Leon Gulley tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Fresno State | Mack Sharp comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Fresno State | Charles McGann grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Fresno State | Mack Sharp misses short on a shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Penn State | Jason McCray pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano misses the 3 from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Fresno State | Charles McGann pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | Fresno State | Charles McGann clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Penn State | Jason McCray pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | Penn State | Leon Gulley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Chester Herbert | 2-0 |
| 18:07 | Fresno State | Charles McGann clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:05 | Fresno State | Chester Herbert tips it home | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | Penn State | William Clemmons misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Robinson - foul #1 on Charles Robinson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Mark Kleiber (SG), Richard Hadley (PF), Harry Story (C) Leon Gulley, Anderson Nakano, Jeffrey Regner, Jason McCray | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 17:49 | Penn State | William Clemmons misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | Penn State | William Clemmons makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:36 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson is fouled on the floor by Christopher Tiedemann - foul #1 on Christopher Tiedemann, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Fahy (SF) William Clemmons | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 17:23 | Fresno State | Charles McGann connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Mack Sharp | 3-5 |
| 17:09 | Penn State | Mark Kleiber hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 17:07 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 17:02 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 3-5 |
| 17:01 | Fresno State | Chester Herbert misses the tip | 3-5 |
| 16:59 | Penn State | Harry Story grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:53 | Penn State | Richard Hadley is fouled on the floor by Chester Herbert - foul #1 on Chester Herbert, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey (SG), Donald Johnson (SF), Michael Coleman (PF), Ronald Borders (C) Mack Sharp, Charles McGann, Chester Herbert, Nelson Polisky | |
| 16:42 | Penn State | Richard Hadley clanks a jumper in the lane | 3-5 |
| 16:41 | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:36 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 16:35 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Borders | 3-5 |
| 16:18 | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey is whistled for traveling | 3-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Martz (PG) Charles Robinson | |
| 16:02 | Penn State | Mark Kleiber can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 16:01 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (fresh) SG - Mark Kleiber (fresh) SF - Terry Fahy (fresh) PF - Richard Hadley (fresh) C - Harry Story (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Walter Martz (fresh) SG - Vernon Croskey (fresh) SF - Donald Johnson (fresh) PF - Michael Coleman (fresh) C - Ronald Borders (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Fresno State | Donald Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leon Gulley (PG), Anderson Nakano (SG), Jeffrey Regner (PF), Edward Moore (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Mark Kleiber, Richard Hadley, Harry Story | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky (C) Ronald Borders | |
| 15:36 | Penn State | Leon Gulley connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 15:31 | Fresno State | Walter Martz is hacked by Edward Moore - foul #1 on Edward Moore, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Mark Kleiber (SG), William Clemmons (SF), Harry Story (C) Leon Gulley, Anderson Nakano, Terry Fahy, Jeffrey Regner | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Mack Sharp (SG), Charles McGann (SF), Chester Herbert (PF) Vernon Croskey, Donald Johnson, Michael Coleman | |
| 15:11 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Chester Herbert | 5-7 |
| 14:51 | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-7 |
| 14:50 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Nelson Polisky | 5-7 |
| 14:41 | Fresno State | Chester Herbert blows the dunk | 5-7 |
| 14:39 | Penn State | Harry Story pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:31 | Penn State | William Clemmons loses the ball out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leon Gulley (PG), Anderson Nakano (SG), Terry Fahy (SF), Jeffrey Regner (PF), Jason McCray (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Mark Kleiber, William Clemmons, Edward Moore, Harry Story | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles Robinson (PG) Walter Martz | |
| 14:14 | Fresno State | Chester Herbert hits a floater from close range | 5-9 |
| 14:02 | Penn State | Jason McCray scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Leon Gulley and he's fouled by Nelson Polisky - foul #1 on Nelson Polisky, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Clemmons (SF) Terry Fahy | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey (SG), Donald Johnson (C) Mack Sharp, Nelson Polisky | |
| 14:02 | Penn State | Jason McCray misses the free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:02 | Fresno State | Charles McGann grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 13:57 | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Anderson Nakano - foul #1 on Anderson Nakano, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Fahy (SF), Edward Moore (C) William Clemmons, Jason McCray | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ronald Borders (C) Chester Herbert | |
| 13:57 | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:57 | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:38 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-10 |
| 13:37 | Penn State | Edward Moore can't tip it in | 7-10 |
| 13:36 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano tips it back up and in | 9-10 |
| 13:18 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Regner steps in front of the Donald Johnson pass | 9-10 |
| 13:04 | Penn State | Ronald Borders is called for the reach on Leon Gulley - foul #1 on Ronald Borders, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Mark Kleiber (SG), William Clemmons (SF), Richard Hadley (PF), Jason McCray (C) Leon Gulley, Anderson Nakano, Terry Fahy, Jeffrey Regner, Edward Moore | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Michael Coleman (PF), Nelson Polisky (C) Charles McGann, Ronald Borders | |
| 12:59 | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 9-10 |
| 12:58 | Penn State | Jason McCray tips it in | 11-10 |
| 12:53 | Fresno State | Michael Coleman is fouled on the floor by Richard Hadley - foul #1 on Richard Hadley, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leon Gulley (PG), Anderson Nakano (SG) Christopher Tiedemann, Mark Kleiber | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Chester Herbert (PF) Michael Coleman | |
| 12:42 | Fresno State | Donald Johnson misses the easy layup | 11-10 |
| 12:40 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky tips it but misses | 11-10 |
| 12:39 | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey misses the tip | 11-10 |
| 12:37 | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey grabs the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:10 | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 12:09 | Penn State | Leon Gulley pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:04 | Penn State | William Clemmons hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 11-10 |
| 12:02 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 11:58 | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey's pass is intercepted by Richard Hadley | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Leon Gulley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anderson Nakano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Clemmons (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Hadley (fresh) C - Jason McCray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Charles Robinson (fresh) SG - Vernon Croskey (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Donald Johnson (fresh) PF - Chester Herbert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Nelson Polisky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Penn State | Leon Gulley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 11:36 | Fresno State | Chester Herbert grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 11:32 | Fresno State | Donald Johnson is whistled for traveling | 11-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Mark Kleiber (SG), Terry Fahy (SF), Jeffrey Regner (PF), Harry Story (C) Leon Gulley, Anderson Nakano, William Clemmons, Richard Hadley, Jason McCray | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Martz (PG), Mack Sharp (SG), Charles McGann (SF), Ronald Borders (C) Charles Robinson, Vernon Croskey, Donald Johnson, Nelson Polisky | |
| 11:28 | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann's pass is intercepted by Walter Martz in the backcourt | 11-10 |
| 11:15 | Fresno State | Ronald Borders makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mack Sharp | 11-12 |
| 11:10 | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-12 |
| 11:08 | Fresno State | Charles McGann grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 11:04 | Fresno State | Mack Sharp knocks in the turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Christopher Tiedemann - foul #2 on Christopher Tiedemann, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leon Gulley (PG), William Clemmons (SF) Christopher Tiedemann, Terry Fahy | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Michael Coleman (PF) Chester Herbert | |
| 11:04 | Fresno State | Mack Sharp misses the free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:04 | Penn State | Harry Story snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 10:51 | Penn State | Harry Story's layup is rejected by Ronald Borders | 11-14 |
| 10:50 | Penn State | William Clemmons gets the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:45 | Penn State | William Clemmons is hacked by Ronald Borders - foul #2 on Ronald Borders, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | Anderson Nakano (SG), Terry Fahy (SF) Leon Gulley, William Clemmons | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky (C) Ronald Borders | |
| 10:33 | Penn State | Mark Kleiber connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Anderson Nakano | 14-14 |
| 10:23 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky misses short on a runner near the basket | 14-14 |
| 10:21 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 10:17 | Penn State | Mack Sharp steals it from Anderson Nakano | 14-14 |
| 10:01 | Fresno State | Charles McGann misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 10:00 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 09:54 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Anderson Nakano, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leon Gulley (PG), William Clemmons (SF), Richard Hadley (PF), Jason McCray (C) Anderson Nakano, Terry Fahy, Jeffrey Regner, Harry Story | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles Robinson (PG), Donald Johnson (SF) Walter Martz, Charles McGann | |
| 09:34 | Penn State | The refs have stopped play. William Clemmons is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 14-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Fahy (SF), Edward Moore (C) William Clemmons, Jason McCray | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey (SG), Chester Herbert (PF) Mack Sharp, Michael Coleman | |
| 09:25 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky connects on the turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Richard Hadley - foul #2 on Richard Hadley, team foul #7 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner (PF) Richard Hadley | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 09:25 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky makes the free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:23 | Penn State | Leon Gulley is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Robinson - foul #2 on Charles Robinson, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Martz (PG) Charles Robinson | |
| 09:11 | Penn State | Mark Kleiber double dribbles | 14-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jason McCray (C) Edward Moore | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles McGann (SF) Nelson Polisky | |
| 09:02 | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-20 |
| 08:40 | Penn State | Jason McCray hits the finger roll | 16-20 |
| 08:23 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Regner steals the ball from Charles McGann | 16-20 |
| 08:13 | Penn State | Leon Gulley is fouled on the floor by Vernon Croskey - foul #1 on Vernon Croskey, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Moore (PF), Harry Story (C) Jeffrey Regner, Jason McCray | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Mack Sharp (SG), Nelson Polisky (C) Vernon Croskey, Charles McGann | |
| 08:13 | Penn State | Leon Gulley misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:13 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Chester Herbert | 16-20 |
| 07:53 | Fresno State | Mack Sharp misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-20 |
| 07:51 | Penn State | Harry Story snags the defensive board | 16-20 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Leon Gulley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Kleiber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Fahy (fresh) PF - Edward Moore (fresh) C - Harry Story (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Walter Martz (fresh) SG - Mack Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Johnson (fresh) PF - Chester Herbert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Nelson Polisky (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Penn State | Leon Gulley buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-20 |
| 07:17 | Fresno State | Mack Sharp misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Terry Fahy - foul #1 on Terry Fahy, team foul #8 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | Anderson Nakano (SG), Jeffrey Regner (PF), Jason McCray (C) Mark Kleiber, Edward Moore, Harry Story | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey (PG), Charles McGann (SF), Michael Coleman (PF) Walter Martz, Donald Johnson, Chester Herbert | |
| 07:17 | Fresno State | Mack Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:17 | Fresno State | Mack Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 07:07 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-21 |
| 06:46 | Fresno State | Mack Sharp loses the ball out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Kleiber (SG), Edward Moore (PF), Harry Story (C) Anderson Nakano, Jeffrey Regner, Jason McCray | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ruben Wallis (PG) Mack Sharp | |
| 06:39 | Penn State | Leon Gulley connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Terry Fahy | 24-21 |
| 06:21 | Fresno State | Charles McGann misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Kleiber - foul #1 on Mark Kleiber, team foul #9 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Penn State | Anderson Nakano (SG), Jeffrey Regner (PF) Mark Kleiber, Edward Moore | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Martz (PG) Ruben Wallis | |
| 06:21 | Fresno State | Charles McGann misses the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:21 | Fresno State | Charles McGann misses the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:21 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 06:14 | Penn State | Charles McGann picks off the pass by Terry Fahy | 24-21 |
| 06:11 | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey lays it in set up by Charles McGann | 24-23 |
| 06:01 | Penn State | Harry Story travels with the ball | 24-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Kleiber (SG), Jason McCray (C) Anderson Nakano, Harry Story | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 05:45 | Fresno State | Michael Coleman can't finish the layup but the foul's on Terry Fahy - foul #2 on Terry Fahy, team foul #10 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Anderson Nakano (SF), Edward Moore (C) Terry Fahy, Jason McCray | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Mack Sharp (SG), Donald Johnson (C) Vernon Croskey, Nelson Polisky | |
| 05:45 | Fresno State | Michael Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:45 | Fresno State | Michael Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:27 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 05:25 | Fresno State | Donald Johnson gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 05:07 | Fresno State | Donald Johnson drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Walter Martz and he's fouled by Edward Moore - foul #2 on Edward Moore, team foul #11 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (SF), Jason McCray (C) Mark Kleiber, Edward Moore | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Chester Herbert (PF) Michael Coleman | |
| 05:07 | Fresno State | Donald Johnson makes the free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:54 | Penn State | Jason McCray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Story (C) Jason McCray | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ruben Wallis (PG), Nelson Polisky (C) Walter Martz, Charles McGann | |
| 04:31 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Regner swats the dunk try by Nelson Polisky | 24-28 |
| 04:30 | Fresno State | Mack Sharp grabs the offensive board | 24-28 |
| 04:11 | Fresno State | Donald Johnson comes up short on the floater near the basket | 24-28 |
| 04:09 | Penn State | Harry Story pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| 04:04 | Penn State | Chester Herbert steals it from Leon Gulley | 24-28 |
| 03:40 | Fresno State | Ruben Wallis is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ruben Wallis, team foul #8 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Fahy (SF), Richard Hadley (PF), Jason McCray (C) Leon Gulley, Jeffrey Regner, Harry Story | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles Robinson (PG), Vernon Croskey (SG), Walter Martz (SF), Ronald Borders (C) Ruben Wallis, Mack Sharp, Donald Johnson, Nelson Polisky | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (fresh) SG - Anderson Nakano (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Fahy (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Hadley (fresh) C - Jason McCray (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Charles Robinson (fresh) SG - Vernon Croskey (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Walter Martz (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Chester Herbert (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Borders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Penn State | Richard Hadley's fadeaway is rejected by Chester Herbert | 24-28 |
| 03:20 | Penn State | Richard Hadley tips it back up and in | 26-28 |
| 02:57 | Fresno State | Chester Herbert is fouled on the floor by Richard Hadley - foul #3 on Richard Hadley, team foul #12 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Kleiber (SG), Edward Moore (PF) Terry Fahy, Richard Hadley | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles McGann (SF) Walter Martz | |
| 02:57 | Fresno State | Chester Herbert misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:57 | Fresno State | Chester Herbert makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:39 | Penn State | Jason McCray misses short on a runner in the paint | 26-29 |
| 02:38 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Charles Robinson | 26-29 |
| 02:32 | Fresno State | Chester Herbert misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Edward Moore - foul #3 on Edward Moore, team foul #13 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Fahy (SF), Jeffrey Regner (PF) Mark Kleiber, Edward Moore | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 02:32 | Fresno State | Chester Herbert makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 02:32 | Fresno State | Chester Herbert makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 02:20 | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Story (C) Jason McCray | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Michael Coleman (PF) Chester Herbert | |
| 01:59 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Vernon Croskey | 26-34 |
| 01:38 | Penn State | Harry Story misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Ronald Borders - foul #3 on Ronald Borders, team foul #9 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jason McCray (C) Terry Fahy | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Mack Sharp (SG), Donald Johnson (SF), Nelson Polisky (C) Vernon Croskey, Charles McGann, Ronald Borders | |
| 01:38 | Penn State | Harry Story makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 01:38 | Penn State | Harry Story makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 01:23 | Fresno State | Mack Sharp connects on the 3 from straight away | 28-37 |
| 01:10 | Penn State | Jason McCray misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 28-37 |
| 01:09 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner tips it in | 30-37 |
| 00:55 | Fresno State | Donald Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Tiedemann - foul #3 on Christopher Tiedemann, team foul #14 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leon Gulley (PG), Mark Kleiber (SG) Christopher Tiedemann, Harry Story | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Martz (PG) Charles Robinson | |
| 00:55 | Fresno State | Donald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 00:55 | Fresno State | Donald Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 00:35 | Penn State | The jumper by Leon Gulley is denied by Nelson Polisky | 30-39 |
| 00:33 | Fresno State | Mack Sharp grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 00:29 | Fresno State | Walter Martz is fouled on the floor by Anderson Nakano - foul #3 on Anderson Nakano, team foul #15 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Fahy (SF) Anderson Nakano | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey (SG), Charles McGann (SF), Chester Herbert (PF) Mack Sharp, Donald Johnson, Michael Coleman | |
| 00:29 | Fresno State | Walter Martz makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 00:29 | Fresno State | Walter Martz misses the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner grabs the board | 30-40 |
| 00:01 | Penn State | Leon Gulley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-40 |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | Chester Herbert pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |