| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Mario Ellenburg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Bartlow (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Raymond Eaton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Chris Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kenneth French (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Chen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Raymond Eaton inbounds the ball | 23-36 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:50 | UTEP | Raymond Eaton clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-36 |
| 19:49 | Penn State | Terence Stahl grabs the board | 23-36 |
| 19:47 | Penn State | Mario Ellenburg is called for the reach on Harold Childs in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mario Ellenburg, team foul #1 | 23-36 |
| 19:31 | Penn State | Harry Marsala makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Childs | 23-39 |
| 19:18 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg double dribbles | 23-39 |
| 18:50 | Penn State | Harold Childs is open and lays it up and in | 23-41 |
| 18:38 | UTEP | James Perkins connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Eaton | 25-41 |
| 18:17 | Penn State | Harold Childs is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Harold Childs, team foul #1 | 25-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG) Mario Ellenburg | |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (SF) Kenneth French | |
| 17:59 | UTEP | James Chen swats the layup by Chris Marshall | 25-41 |
| 17:57 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley gets the rebound | 25-41 |
| 17:28 | Penn State | James Chen is fouled on the floor by Chris Marshall - foul #2 on Chris Marshall, team foul #2 | 25-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi (PG), Rodger Fuller (SF), Milton Curnutt (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) Harold Childs, Harry Marsala, James Chen, Terence Stahl | |
| 17:13 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley is hacked by Chris Marshall - foul #3 on Chris Marshall, team foul #3 | 25-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Frank Parker (PF) Chris Marshall | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:52 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller's floater is knocked away by Frank Parker | 25-41 |
| 16:50 | UTEP | James Perkins gets the rebound | 25-41 |
| 16:35 | UTEP | Raymond Eaton misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-41 |
| 16:34 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman snags the defensive board | 25-41 |
| 16:21 | Penn State | Raymond Eaton steps in front of the Milton Curnutt pass | 25-41 |
| 16:17 | UTEP | Charles Barry banks in the layup on a nice dish by Raymond Eaton | 27-41 |
| 15:57 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-41 |
| 15:55 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley grabs the offensive board | 27-41 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shawn Bartlow (tiring) 1 pts. SF - Raymond Eaton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Parker (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Perkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ngunda Arizmendi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Abraham Bewley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rodger Fuller (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 6 pts. C - Christopher Hartman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Penn State | Charles Barry steals the ball from Ngunda Arizmendi | 27-41 |
| 15:24 | UTEP | Charles Barry hits the finger roll | 29-41 |
| 15:12 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt misses the jumper from the free throw line | 29-41 |
| 15:11 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman can't tip it in | 29-41 |
| 15:10 | UTEP | Frank Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 14:52 | UTEP | Christopher Hartman picks off the pass by Raymond Eaton | 29-41 |
| 14:49 | Penn State | Shawn Bartlow is called for the reach on Abraham Bewley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shawn Bartlow, team foul #4 | 29-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Richard Marine (SF), Chris Marshall (PF), William Hubbard (C) Charles Barry, Raymond Eaton, Frank Parker, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG), Harry Marsala (SG), Kenneth French (SF), James Chen (PF), Terence Stahl (C) Ngunda Arizmendi, Abraham Bewley, Rodger Fuller, Milton Curnutt, Christopher Hartman | |
| 14:28 | Penn State | Kenneth French misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right side | 29-41 |
| 14:27 | UTEP | Richard Marine grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 14:05 | UTEP | Kenneth French blocks the short jumper by Chris Marshall | 29-41 |
| 14:04 | Penn State | Terence Stahl grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 13:35 | Penn State | James Chen makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-44 |
| 13:12 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow makes the floater from the left side | 31-44 |
| 12:51 | Penn State | Harold Childs blows the layup but he's hacked by James Timpson - foul #4 on James Timpson, team foul #5 | 31-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg (PG), Raymond Eaton (SG), James Perkins (C) James Timpson, Shawn Bartlow, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodger Fuller (SF), Christopher Hartman (PF) Kenneth French, James Chen | |
| 12:51 | Penn State | Harold Childs makes the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 12:51 | Penn State | Harold Childs makes the 2nd free throw | 31-46 |
| 12:35 | UTEP | James Perkins comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Terence Stahl - foul #3 on Terence Stahl, team foul #2 | 31-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Milton Curnutt (PF) Terence Stahl | |
| 12:35 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 12:35 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 12:08 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Milton Curnutt | 33-49 |
| 11:53 | UTEP | James Perkins slams it home | 35-49 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Mario Ellenburg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Eaton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Marine (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chris Marshall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Perkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodger Fuller (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 6 pts. C - Christopher Hartman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:32 | Penn State | Harry Marsala banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Harold Childs | 35-51 |
| 11:13 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg is denied on a layup by Milton Curnutt | 35-51 |
| 11:12 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Milton Curnutt | 35-51 |
| 10:52 | Penn State | Chris Marshall is called for the reach on Rodger Fuller - foul #4 on Chris Marshall, team foul #6 | 35-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG), Frank Parker (PF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Mario Ellenburg, Raymond Eaton, Chris Marshall, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (PG), Kenneth French (SF), James Chen (PF), Terence Stahl (C) Harold Childs, Harry Marsala, Milton Curnutt, Christopher Hartman | |
| 10:39 | Penn State | Kenneth French can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-51 |
| 10:37 | UTEP | Frank Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 35-51 |
| 10:29 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Abraham Bewley - foul #1 on Abraham Bewley, team foul #3 | 35-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Hubbard (C) Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi (PG) Rodger Fuller | |
| 10:29 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 10:29 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow makes the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 10:09 | Penn State | James Chen misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-51 |
| 10:07 | Penn State | Terence Stahl grabs the offensive rebound | 36-51 |
| 09:51 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi is fouled on the floor by Charles Barry - foul #1 on Charles Barry, team foul #7 | 36-51 |
| 09:51 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi makes the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 09:51 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi makes the 2nd free throw | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 09:42 | UTEP | Abraham Bewley steals the ball from Richard Marine | 36-53 |
| 09:15 | Penn State | James Chen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ngunda Arizmendi | 36-56 |
| 09:00 | UTEP | Charles Barry scores on a shot from the left side and he's fouled by Ngunda Arizmendi - foul #2 on Ngunda Arizmendi, team foul #4 | 38-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg (PG), Sammie Rhodes (PF), James Perkins (C) Shawn Bartlow, Frank Parker, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG), Harry Marsala (SG), Rodger Fuller (SF) Ngunda Arizmendi, Abraham Bewley, Kenneth French | |
| 09:00 | UTEP | Charles Barry makes the free throw | 39-56 |
| 08:32 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Harry Marsala | 39-59 |
| 08:16 | UTEP | Charles Barry is fouled on the floor by Harry Marsala - foul #2 on Harry Marsala, team foul #5 | 39-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Raymond Eaton (SG) Charles Barry | |
| Subs | Penn State | Milton Curnutt (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) James Chen, Terence Stahl | |
| 08:11 | UTEP | James Perkins hits a shot from the left wing | 41-59 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Milton Curnutt, team foul #6 | 41-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Chris Marshall (PF) Mario Ellenburg, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (SF) Rodger Fuller | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Timpson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Raymond Eaton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Marine (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chris Marshall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - James Perkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Abraham Bewley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Hartman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:40 | UTEP | Harold Childs is called for the reach on James Timpson - foul #2 on Harold Childs, team foul #7 | 41-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi (PG) Harold Childs | |
| 07:40 | UTEP | James Timpson makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 07:40 | UTEP | James Timpson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 07:15 | Penn State | Harry Marsala connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ngunda Arizmendi | 43-61 |
| 07:04 | UTEP | James Timpson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 43-61 |
| 07:02 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman gets the rebound | 43-61 |
| 06:43 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Marine - foul #4 on Richard Marine, team foul #8 | 43-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (SG), William Hubbard (C) Richard Marine, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG), Rodger Fuller (SG), Kenneth French (SF), James Chen (PF) Ngunda Arizmendi, Harry Marsala, Abraham Bewley, Milton Curnutt | |
| 06:43 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman makes the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 06:43 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-63 |
| 06:31 | UTEP | Chris Marshall is open and buries a jumper from the left wing | 45-63 |
| 06:05 | Penn State | Harold Childs can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 45-63 |
| 06:03 | UTEP | William Hubbard snags the defensive board | 45-63 |
| 05:59 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Timpson out of the doubleteam | 47-63 |
| 05:38 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-63 |
| 05:36 | UTEP | James Timpson snags the defensive board | 47-63 |
| 05:17 | UTEP | James Timpson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-63 |
| 05:16 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow grabs the offensive rebound | 47-63 |
| 05:06 | UTEP | James Timpson evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Chris Marshall | 49-63 |
| 05:04 | Penn State | Harold Childs is hacked by Raymond Eaton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Eaton, team foul #9 | 49-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (SG), Richard Marine (SF), Frank Parker (PF), James Perkins (C) Shawn Bartlow, Raymond Eaton, Chris Marshall, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Marsala (SG), Abraham Bewley (SF), Milton Curnutt (PF), Terence Stahl (C) Rodger Fuller, Kenneth French, James Chen, Christopher Hartman | |
| 05:04 | Penn State | Harold Childs misses the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 05:04 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Frank Parker | 49-63 |
| 04:50 | UTEP | James Timpson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-63 |
| 04:25 | Penn State | Terence Stahl hits a wide open driving attempt from close range set up by Harold Childs | 52-65 |
| 04:06 | UTEP | Harry Marsala steals the ball from Charles Barry | 52-65 |
| 04:03 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Harry Marsala | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Richard Marine buries a turnaround from the right block | 54-67 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Timpson (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Barry (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Marine (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Frank Parker (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - James Perkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Abraham Bewley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Penn State | Terence Stahl scores on a floater in the lane | 54-69 |
| 03:16 | UTEP | James Timpson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-69 |
| 03:15 | UTEP | James Timpson hits the follow up shot | 56-69 |
| 03:11 | Penn State | Charles Barry steps in front of the Harry Marsala pass in the backcourt | 56-69 |
| 03:09 | UTEP | James Timpson can't finish the layup | 56-69 |
| 03:07 | Penn State | Terence Stahl pulls down the rebound | 56-69 |
| 02:43 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Charles Barry - foul #2 on Charles Barry, team foul #10 | 56-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg (PG), Raymond Eaton (SF), Sammie Rhodes (PF), William Hubbard (C) James Timpson, Richard Marine, Frank Parker, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi (PG), Rodger Fuller (SF), Christopher Hartman (C) Harold Childs, Abraham Bewley, Terence Stahl | |
| 02:43 | Penn State | Harry Marsala makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 02:43 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| 02:43 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 56-70 |
| 02:24 | UTEP | Raymond Eaton misses the 3 from the left wing | 56-70 |
| 02:22 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg hits the follow up shot | 58-70 |
| 02:04 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt jams the wide open dunk on a nice dish by Rodger Fuller | 58-72 |
| 01:57 | UTEP | Charles Barry's floater is knocked away by Milton Curnutt | 58-72 |
| 01:55 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt gets the rebound | 58-72 |
| 01:39 | Penn State | Harry Marsala buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ngunda Arizmendi | 58-75 |
| 01:21 | UTEP | Charles Barry comes up short on the shot from the right side | 58-75 |
| 01:19 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg grabs the offensive rebound | 58-75 |
| 01:01 | UTEP | Charles Barry can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-75 |
| 01:00 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman grabs the board | 58-75 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 58-75 |
| Subs | UTEP | Frank Parker (PF) Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (SG) Harry Marsala | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | UTEP | Charles Barry knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Mario Ellenburg | 60-75 |
| 00:49 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi is fouled in the backcourt by Mario Ellenburg - foul #2 on Mario Ellenburg, team foul #11 | 60-75 |
| 00:49 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi makes the 1st free throw | 60-76 |
| 00:49 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi misses the 2nd free throw | 60-76 |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Frank Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 60-76 |
| 00:43 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-76 |
| 00:42 | UTEP | William Hubbard grabs the offensive board | 60-76 |
| 00:39 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Abraham Bewley - foul #2 on Abraham Bewley, team foul #8 | 60-76 |
| 00:39 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg makes the 1st free throw | 61-76 |
| 00:39 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg misses the 2nd free throw | 61-76 |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt snags the defensive board | 61-76 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt is open and buries a jumper in the lane | 61-78 |
| 00:09 | UTEP | Frank Parker lays it up and in on a great pass from Mario Ellenburg and he's hacked by Christopher Hartman - foul #2 on Christopher Hartman, team foul #9 | 63-78 |
| 00:09 | UTEP | Frank Parker makes the free throw | 64-78 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi runs out the clock | 64-78 |