| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Keese (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicolas Dickson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wayne Weaver (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Albert Baber (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Pittman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Lenz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | UMass | Robert Lenz swats the layup by Nicolas Dickson | 34-29 |
| 19:42 | UMass | Jason Smith tips it in | 36-29 |
| 19:22 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert Baber | 36-32 |
| 19:09 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gregory Munson | 38-32 |
| 18:48 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 38-32 |
| 18:47 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jason Smith | 38-32 |
| 18:41 | UMass | Joel Keese hits a runner from the left block | 40-32 |
| 18:27 | Penn State | Robert Lenz comes up short on the shot in the lane | 40-32 |
| 18:25 | UMass | Wayne Weaver grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 18:05 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Reginald Reavis - foul #2 on Reginald Reavis, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| 18:05 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 18:05 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 17:38 | Penn State | Robert Lenz hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-34 |
| 17:27 | UMass | Wayne Weaver's layup is rejected by Robert Lenz | 41-34 |
| 17:25 | Penn State | Robert Lenz grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 16:57 | Penn State | Robert Lenz can't connect on a shot from the left side | 41-34 |
| 16:55 | UMass | Jason Smith snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 16:52 | UMass | Gregory Munson's pass is intercepted by Albert Baber in the backcourt | 41-34 |
| 16:33 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Albert Baber | 41-37 |
| 16:21 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Albert Baber - foul #2 on Albert Baber, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG), Theodore Sartori (SG), Rickie Bell (PF) Gregory Munson, Joel Keese, Jason Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:21 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 16:21 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 16:21 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Paul Bennett | 42-37 |
| 15:56 | Penn State | Robert Lenz's pass is intercepted by Theodore Sartori | 42-37 |
| 15:52 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson lays it in set up by Theodore Sartori | 44-37 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Orville Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Theodore Sartori (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicolas Dickson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rickie Bell (fresh) 1 pts. C - Wayne Weaver (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Albert Baber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Pittman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:29 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis's floater is tipped away by Wayne Weaver | 44-37 |
| 15:27 | UMass | Wayne Weaver snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 15:20 | UMass | Wayne Weaver misses the easy layup | 44-37 |
| 15:19 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Robert Lenz | 44-37 |
| 15:14 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Albert Baber | 44-39 |
| 14:57 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 14:55 | Penn State | Robert Lenz gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 14:39 | Penn State | Robert Lenz can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Rickie Bell - foul #2 on Rickie Bell, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Eric Waldrop (SG), Stefan Romano (PF) Nicolas Dickson, Wayne Weaver | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:39 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 14:39 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 14:18 | UMass | Albert Baber steps in front of the Theodore Sartori pass | 44-41 |
| 14:13 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman lays it in on a nice dish by Albert Baber | 44-43 |
| 14:00 | UMass | Orville Taylor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-43 |
| 13:58 | Penn State | Paul Bennett grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 13:37 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Paul Bennett | 44-46 |
| 13:23 | UMass | Theodore Sartori misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 13:21 | UMass | Rickie Bell can't tip it in | 44-46 |
| 13:19 | UMass | Orville Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 13:08 | UMass | A charge is called on Stefan Romano - foul #1 on Stefan Romano, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG), Joel Keese (SG), Jason Smith (PF), Wayne Weaver (C) Orville Taylor, Eric Waldrop, Theodore Sartori, Rickie Bell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Cooper (PG), Gustavo Romano (SG), Scott Hutchinson (PF), Young Fang (C) Albert Baber, Daniel Pittman, Paul Bennett, Robert Lenz | |
| 12:48 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Gregory Munson - foul #1 on Gregory Munson, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| 12:48 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 12:48 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 12:48 | UMass | Wayne Weaver grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 12:39 | UMass | Young Fang is called for the reach on Jason Smith - foul #1 on Young Fang, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| 12:29 | UMass | Wayne Weaver can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-47 |
| 12:28 | Penn State | Young Fang snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 12:01 | Penn State | Young Fang scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Reginald Reavis | 44-49 |
| 11:46 | UMass | Joel Keese buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Gregory Munson | 46-49 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joel Keese (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stefan Romano (fresh) PF - Jason Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Wayne Weaver (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Cooper (fresh) SG - Gustavo Romano (fresh) SF - Reginald Reavis (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Hutchinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Young Fang (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis is hacked by Jason Smith - foul #2 on Jason Smith, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | UMass | Nicolas Dickson (SF), Rickie Bell (C) Stefan Romano, Wayne Weaver | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG), Paul Bennett (PF) Reginald Reavis, Scott Hutchinson | |
| 11:00 | Penn State | Gustavo Romano is hacked by Nicolas Dickson - foul #2 on Nicolas Dickson, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (PG), Robert Lenz (C) Roger Cooper, Young Fang | |
| 10:31 | Penn State | Paul Bennett comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 46-49 |
| 10:29 | Penn State | Paul Bennett tips it in | 46-51 |
| 10:14 | UMass | Gregory Munson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 46-51 |
| 10:12 | Penn State | Gustavo Romano pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 09:49 | Penn State | Gustavo Romano hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert Baber | 46-54 |
| 09:44 | UMass | Gregory Munson can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 09:42 | UMass | Rickie Bell pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 09:24 | UMass | Joel Keese misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Daniel Pittman - foul #2 on Daniel Pittman, team foul #4 | 46-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (PG), Theodore Sartori (SF), Stefan Romano (PF), Wayne Weaver (C) Gregory Munson, Nicolas Dickson, Jason Smith, Rickie Bell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Cooper (PG), Reginald Reavis (SF), Young Fang (C) Albert Baber, Gustavo Romano, Robert Lenz | |
| 09:24 | UMass | Joel Keese makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 09:24 | UMass | Joel Keese makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 09:04 | Penn State | The jump hook by Paul Bennett is blocked by Stefan Romano | 48-54 |
| 09:03 | UMass | Orville Taylor grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 08:45 | UMass | Wayne Weaver misses long on a floater from the left block | 48-54 |
| 08:43 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 08:21 | Penn State | Young Fang double dribbles | 48-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Eric Waldrop (SG) Joel Keese | |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson (PF) Paul Bennett | |
| 07:55 | UMass | Stefan Romano loses the ball out of bounds | 48-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Nicolas Dickson (SF), Rickie Bell (C) Eric Waldrop, Wayne Weaver | |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (PG), Robert Lenz (C) Roger Cooper, Young Fang | |
| 07:30 | Penn State | Albert Baber misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-54 |
| 07:28 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Orville Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Theodore Sartori (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicolas Dickson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stefan Romano (fresh) C - Rickie Bell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Albert Baber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Pittman (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Hutchinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:05 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 07:03 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis grabs the offensive board | 48-54 |
| 06:46 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-54 |
| 06:45 | Penn State | Robert Lenz grabs the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 06:20 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 48-54 |
| 06:19 | UMass | Orville Taylor snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 06:03 | UMass | Orville Taylor is open but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 48-54 |
| 06:01 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 05:35 | Penn State | Theodore Sartori is called for the reach on Daniel Pittman - foul #2 on Theodore Sartori, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Munson (PG), Joel Keese (SG), Eric Waldrop (SF), Jason Smith (PF), Wayne Weaver (C) Orville Taylor, Theodore Sartori, Nicolas Dickson, Stefan Romano, Rickie Bell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Cooper (PG), Gustavo Romano (SG), Paul Bennett (PF), Young Fang (C) Albert Baber, Daniel Pittman, Scott Hutchinson, Robert Lenz | |
| 05:20 | Penn State | Young Fang drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Cooper | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:56 | UMass | Gregory Munson misses the jumper from the baseline | 48-56 |
| 04:55 | Penn State | Young Fang grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 04:39 | Penn State | Paul Bennett hits a shot from the left side and he's hacked by Jason Smith - foul #3 on Jason Smith, team foul #7 | 48-58 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Claude Jones (SF) Reginald Reavis | |
| 04:39 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses the free throw | 48-58 |
| 04:39 | UMass | Jason Smith pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 04:27 | UMass | Gregory Munson makes the shot from the left block | 50-58 |
| 04:05 | Penn State | Claude Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Smith | 50-58 |
| 04:04 | UMass | Gregory Munson pulls down the rebound | 50-58 |
| 03:43 | UMass | Wayne Weaver misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-58 |
| 03:41 | Penn State | Young Fang gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| 03:24 | Penn State | Claude Jones clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Eric Waldrop - foul #2 on Eric Waldrop, team foul #8 | 50-58 |
| Subs | UMass | Orville Taylor (SG), Nicolas Dickson (SF), Rickie Bell (C) Joel Keese, Eric Waldrop, Wayne Weaver | |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (PG), Robert Lenz (C) Roger Cooper, Young Fang | |
| 03:24 | Penn State | Claude Jones makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 03:24 | Penn State | Claude Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Munson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Orville Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nicolas Dickson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Rickie Bell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Albert Baber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gustavo Romano (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Claude Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:12 | UMass | Gregory Munson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 50-60 |
| 03:10 | Penn State | Robert Lenz pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| 02:44 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses the dunk attempt | 50-60 |
| 02:43 | UMass | Jason Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 02:34 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 52-60 |
| 02:34 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Joel Keese (SG) Orville Taylor | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG), Reginald Reavis (SF) Gustavo Romano, Claude Jones | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:05 | Penn State | Paul Bennett knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Albert Baber | 52-62 |
| 01:46 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson's pass is intercepted by Albert Baber | 52-62 |
| 01:43 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman lays it in on a nice dish by Albert Baber | 52-64 |
| 01:31 | UMass | Daniel Pittman picks off the pass by Gregory Munson | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:30 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman is hacked by Gregory Munson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Munson, team foul #9 | 52-64 |
| Subs | UMass | Wayne Weaver (C) Rickie Bell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Cooper (PG), Gustavo Romano (SF), Scott Hutchinson (PF), Young Fang (C) Albert Baber, Reginald Reavis, Paul Bennett, Robert Lenz | |
| 01:30 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman misses the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 01:30 | UMass | The rebound goes to Wayne Weaver | 52-64 |
| 01:05 | UMass | Gregory Munson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-64 |
| 01:03 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson gets the rebound | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:37 | Penn State | Gustavo Romano is denied on a layup by Nicolas Dickson | 52-64 |
| 00:36 | UMass | Nicolas Dickson gets the rebound | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:30 | UMass | Wayne Weaver misses short on a jump hook from close range | 52-64 |
| 00:28 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Daniel Pittman | 52-64 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Roger Cooper runs out the clock | 52-64 |