| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fresh) SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kenneth French (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Chen (fresh) 7 pts. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edward Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Chong (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Kenneth French inbounds the ball | 16-34 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Penn State | Kenneth French connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Harold Childs | 19-34 |
| 19:18 | NC State | Thomas Joyce drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Victor Chong | 19-37 |
| 18:54 | Penn State | Edward Davis steals the ball from Harry Marsala | 19-37 |
| 18:33 | NC State | The pull-up jumper by Matthew Lewis is blocked by James Chen | 19-37 |
| 18:32 | Penn State | Kenneth French gets the rebound | 19-37 |
| 18:23 | Penn State | Harry Marsala works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kenneth French | 22-37 |
| 18:04 | NC State | Thomas Joyce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-37 |
| 18:03 | NC State | Victor Chong can't tip it in | 22-37 |
| 18:02 | Penn State | Terence Stahl grabs the defensive rebound | 22-37 |
| 17:57 | Penn State | Kenneth French drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Harold Childs | 24-37 |
| 17:35 | NC State | Matthew Lewis is hacked by Kenneth French - foul #4 on Kenneth French, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (SF) Kenneth French | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:18 | NC State | Scott Brown is whistled for a carry | 24-37 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:55 | Penn State | Harry Marsala splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 16:40 | NC State | Edward Davis misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 27-37 |
| 16:38 | Penn State | Terence Stahl grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 16:16 | Penn State | James Chen hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Harold Childs | 30-37 |
| 16:11 | NC State | Matthew Lewis can't throw it down | 30-37 |
| 16:09 | NC State | Victor Chong tips it back up and in | 30-39 |
| 15:46 | Penn State | Harry Marsala shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-39 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Abraham Bewley (fresh) PF - James Chen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Terence Stahl (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Matthew Lewis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edward Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Chong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:29 | NC State | Scott Brown hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Davis | 32-42 |
| 15:07 | Penn State | Harold Childs makes the wide open jumper from the baseline set up by Harry Marsala out of the doubleteam | 34-42 |
| 14:49 | NC State | Matthew Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodger Fuller (SG), Milton Curnutt (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) Harry Marsala, James Chen, Terence Stahl | |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), Bruce Page (PF), James Lewis (C) Scott Brown, Edward Davis, Victor Chong | |
| 14:34 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman is hacked by James Lewis - foul #1 on James Lewis, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| 14:07 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 14:05 | NC State | Matthew Lewis gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 13:49 | NC State | Thomas Joyce connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Bruce Page | 34-45 |
| 13:26 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt misses the wide open driving attempt from the right block | 34-45 |
| 13:24 | NC State | Bruce Page grabs the board | 34-45 |
| 13:04 | NC State | James Lewis clanks a floater from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 13:03 | NC State | Matthew Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 12:42 | NC State | James Lewis is fouled on the floor by Abraham Bewley - foul #1 on Abraham Bewley, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Marsala (SG), Kenneth French (SF), James Chen (PF), Terence Stahl (C) Harold Childs, Abraham Bewley, Milton Curnutt, Christopher Hartman | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG) Thomas Joyce | |
| 12:23 | NC State | Scott Brown hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Lewis | 34-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:09 | Penn State | Bruce Page steps in front of the James Chen pass | 34-48 |
| 11:46 | NC State | Terence Stahl steps in front of the Scott Brown pass | 34-48 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Rodger Fuller (fresh) SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth French (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Chen (fresh) 10 pts. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bill Glantz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Lewis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Page (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Penn State | Kenneth French comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-48 |
| 11:26 | Penn State | Terence Stahl pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 11:20 | Penn State | Bruce Page swats the layup by Kenneth French | 34-48 |
| 11:19 | NC State | James Lewis grabs the board | 34-48 |
| 11:15 | NC State | Scott Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 34-48 |
| 11:13 | NC State | James Lewis misses the tip | 34-48 |
| 11:11 | Penn State | Kenneth French gets the rebound | 34-48 |
| 10:51 | Penn State | Kenneth French hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-48 |
| 10:50 | Penn State | James Chen can't tip it in | 34-48 |
| 10:49 | NC State | Bruce Page grabs the board | 34-48 |
| 10:44 | NC State | Bruce Page is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Bruce Page, team foul #2 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG), Milton Curnutt (PF) Rodger Fuller, James Chen | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (SG), Edward Davis (PF), Victor Chong (C) Bill Glantz, Bruce Page, James Lewis | |
| 10:35 | Penn State | Terence Stahl hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 34-48 |
| 10:33 | Penn State | Kenneth French can't tip it in | 34-48 |
| 10:32 | Penn State | Terence Stahl pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 10:17 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Harry Marsala | 36-48 |
| 09:48 | NC State | Matthew Lewis hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 36-48 |
| 09:46 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt snags the defensive board | 36-48 |
| 09:41 | Penn State | Harry Marsala evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-48 |
| 09:40 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Terence Stahl | 36-48 |
| 09:24 | Penn State | Edward Davis steals the ball from Terence Stahl | 36-48 |
| 08:55 | NC State | Scott Brown buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Matthew Lewis | 36-51 |
| 08:38 | Penn State | Scott Brown is called for the reach on Harry Marsala - foul #2 on Scott Brown, team foul #3 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodger Fuller (SG), James Chen (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) Harry Marsala, Milton Curnutt, Terence Stahl | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Bill Glantz (SG), Bruce Page (PF) Scott Brown, Jeffrey Puente, Matthew Lewis | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:32 | Penn State | Kenneth French misses the jumper from the right side | 36-51 |
| 08:30 | NC State | Edward Davis snags the defensive board | 36-51 |
| 08:24 | NC State | Edward Davis blows the dunk | 36-51 |
| 08:23 | NC State | Victor Chong grabs the offensive rebound | 36-51 |
| 08:07 | NC State | Victor Chong misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 36-51 |
| 08:05 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman gets the rebound | 36-51 |
| 08:01 | Penn State | Kenneth French's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Davis | 36-51 |
| 07:59 | NC State | Bruce Page grabs the defensive rebound | 36-51 |
| 07:30 | NC State | Victor Chong misses badly on a floater from the right side | 36-51 |
| 07:29 | Penn State | James Chen pulls down the rebound | 36-51 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodger Fuller (fresh) SF - Kenneth French (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Chen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Hartman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Glantz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Page (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Victor Chong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Penn State | James Chen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Harold Childs | 38-51 |
| 07:09 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-51 |
| 07:08 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller grabs the board | 38-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:53 | Penn State | Kenneth French buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Rodger Fuller | 40-51 |
| 06:24 | NC State | Thomas Joyce hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Edward Davis | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:06 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Rodger Fuller | 42-54 |
| 05:44 | NC State | Thomas Joyce can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-54 |
| 05:42 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman grabs the defensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 05:42 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Marsala (SG), Terence Stahl (C) Rodger Fuller, Christopher Hartman | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Matthew Lewis (SF), James Lewis (C) Thomas Joyce, Edward Davis, Victor Chong | |
| 05:26 | Penn State | James Lewis is called for the reach on Terence Stahl - foul #2 on James Lewis, team foul #4 | 42-54 |
| 05:11 | Penn State | James Chen misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-54 |
| 05:09 | NC State | Scott Brown pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:56 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Kenneth French - foul #5 on Kenneth French, team foul #3 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (SF) Kenneth French | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:56 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 04:56 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 04:42 | Penn State | Bruce Page picks off the pass by James Chen | 42-56 |
| 04:13 | NC State | Scott Brown scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bill Glantz | 42-59 |
| 04:06 | Penn State | Harry Marsala works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-59 |
| 04:04 | NC State | Matthew Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 42-59 |
| 03:45 | NC State | Matthew Lewis can't finish the layup | 42-59 |
| 03:44 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Chen | 42-59 |
| 03:37 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 42-59 |
| 03:36 | Penn State | James Chen pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-59 |
| 03:24 | Penn State | Harry Marsala hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 42-59 |
| 03:22 | NC State | Matthew Lewis snags the defensive board | 42-59 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Abraham Bewley (fresh) PF - James Chen (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bill Glantz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Lewis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bruce Page (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - James Lewis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | NC State | Harry Marsala steps in front of the Bill Glantz pass | 42-59 |
| 03:02 | Penn State | James Chen banks in the layup on a great pass from Harry Marsala | 44-59 |
| 02:34 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Bruce Page | 44-61 |
| 02:25 | Penn State | James Chen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-61 |
| 02:23 | Penn State | Terence Stahl grabs the offensive board | 44-61 |
| 02:15 | Penn State | Matthew Lewis takes the ball from Terence Stahl | 44-61 |
| 01:46 | NC State | Bruce Page misses short on a runner in the lane | 44-61 |
| 01:45 | Penn State | James Chen grabs the board | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:28 | Penn State | Harry Marsala connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Harold Childs | 47-61 |
| 01:21 | NC State | Scott Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-61 |
| 01:20 | NC State | James Lewis tips it back up and in | 47-63 |
| 01:16 | Penn State | Harry Marsala clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-63 |
| 01:14 | NC State | James Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 47-63 |
| 00:53 | NC State | James Lewis is hacked by Abraham Bewley - foul #2 on Abraham Bewley, team foul #4 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Edward Davis (PF), Victor Chong (C) Bill Glantz, Bruce Page, James Lewis | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:26 | NC State | Matthew Lewis can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-63 |
| 00:24 | NC State | Edward Davis tips it but misses | 47-63 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Scott Brown tips it home | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Penn State | James Chen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-65 |
| 00:16 | NC State | Scott Brown snags the defensive board | 47-65 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Thomas Joyce runs out the clock | 47-65 |