| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Christopher Oxford (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howin Chu (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Norman Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wilson Lappin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Gaskin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Byron Weir inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Penn State | Byron Weir can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 31-31 |
| 19:34 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 19:30 | Western Michigan | The jumper by Christopher Oxford is denied by William Smith | 31-31 |
| 19:29 | Penn State | Thurman Walters pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 19:09 | Penn State | Thurman Walters hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 19:08 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:50 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 18:50 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:50 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:26 | Penn State | William Smith connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Thurman Walters | 33-33 |
| 18:04 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| 18:04 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:04 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:35 | Penn State | William Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-33 |
| 17:23 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-33 |
| 17:22 | Penn State | Byron Weir snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 17:15 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor drills a shot from the left side set up by Thurman Walters | 35-35 |
| 16:55 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 16:53 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 16:39 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu is hacked by Franjo Zenor - foul #1 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg (PG), Charles Adams (SF), Jeremiah Miller (PF), Allen Weeks (C) Christopher Oxford, Norman Scott, Wilson Lappin, Gregory Gaskin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG) Thurman Walters | |
| 16:30 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller hits a jumper from the free throw line | 37-35 |
| 16:04 | Penn State | William Smith loses the dribble to Allen Weeks | 37-35 |
| 15:42 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 15:40 | Penn State | William Smith gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Freeberg (fresh) SG - Howin Chu (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeremiah Miller (fresh) 4 pts. C - Allen Weeks (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:14 | Penn State | Jeremiah Miller is called for the reach on William McHalffey - foul #2 on Jeremiah Miller, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (PG), Norman Scott (SF), Wilson Lappin (PF), Gregory Gaskin (C) Robert Freeberg, Howin Chu, Jeremiah Miller, Allen Weeks | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG) Franjo Zenor | |
| 14:52 | Penn State | Thurman Walters is fouled on the floor by Christopher Oxford - foul #2 on Christopher Oxford, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| 14:26 | Penn State | William McHalffey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-35 |
| 14:00 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin is open and scores on a shot from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 13:42 | Penn State | Charles Adams steals it from Thurman Walters | 39-35 |
| 13:32 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin makes the jumper from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 13:09 | Penn State | William Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 41-35 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg (PG), Howin Chu (SG) Christopher Oxford, Charles Adams | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Franjo Zenor (SG), Kevin Carreras (C) Thurman Walters, Andrew Gregg, William Smith | |
| 12:49 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Marijan Kiedrowski | 41-35 |
| 12:20 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Freeberg - foul #1 on Robert Freeberg, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller (SF), Allen Weeks (C) Norman Scott, Gregory Gaskin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Byron Weir | |
| 12:20 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 12:20 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 12:20 | Western Michigan | Allen Weeks gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 12:04 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jeremiah Miller | 44-36 |
| 11:40 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Allen Weeks - foul #2 on Allen Weeks, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (PG), Charles Adams (SF) Robert Freeberg, Wilson Lappin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), William Smith (C) Marijan Kiedrowski, William McHalffey | |
| 11:40 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 11:40 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Christopher Oxford (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howin Chu (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Charles Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeremiah Miller (fresh) 4 pts. C - Allen Weeks (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Carreras (fresh) C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Howin Chu | 46-37 |
| 11:08 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 11:06 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 10:51 | Penn State | William Smith is open and lays it up and in | 46-39 |
| 10:27 | Western Michigan | Charles Adams comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 10:25 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 09:56 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 09:55 | Penn State | William Smith snags the offensive board | 46-39 |
| 09:40 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 46-39 |
| 09:38 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the offensive board | 46-39 |
| 09:23 | Penn State | Thurman Walters is hacked by Christopher Oxford - foul #3 on Christopher Oxford, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Norman Scott (SF), Wilson Lappin (PF), Gregory Gaskin (C) Howin Chu, Charles Adams, Allen Weeks | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG), Byron Weir (SF), William McHalffey (PF), Phillip Jones (C) Franjo Zenor, Dikembe Abdelal, Kevin Carreras, William Smith | |
| 09:02 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 46-39 |
| 09:00 | Penn State | William McHalffey tips it home | 46-41 |
| 08:49 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin clanks a floater from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 08:47 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott tips it in | 48-41 |
| 08:32 | Penn State | Byron Weir comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 08:30 | Penn State | Thurman Walters hits the follow up shot | 48-43 |
| 08:06 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Andrew Gregg - foul #1 on Andrew Gregg, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg (PG), Howin Chu (SG) Christopher Oxford, Wilson Lappin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG), William Smith (C) Thurman Walters, Phillip Jones | |
| 08:06 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 08:06 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 08:06 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William McHalffey | 49-43 |
| 07:49 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg is fouled on the floor by Jeremiah Miller - foul #3 on Jeremiah Miller, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Adams (PG), Wilson Lappin (PF) Robert Freeberg, Jeremiah Miller | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 07:38 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Charles Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howin Chu (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Wilson Lappin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Gaskin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott is fouled on the floor by William Smith as he's doubleteamed - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| 07:11 | Western Michigan | Andrew Gregg steals the ball from Wilson Lappin | 49-45 |
| 06:43 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the floater from the right side | 49-47 |
| 06:20 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 49-47 |
| 06:18 | Penn State | Byron Weir snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 06:01 | Penn State | William McHalffey comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Gregory Gaskin - foul #1 on Gregory Gaskin, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford (PG), Jeremiah Miller (SF), Allen Weeks (C) Charles Adams, Norman Scott, Gregory Gaskin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Kevin Carreras (C) Andrew Gregg, William Smith | |
| 06:01 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 06:01 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 05:46 | Western Michigan | Thurman Walters takes the ball from Wilson Lappin | 49-48 |
| 05:17 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is fouled on the floor by Christopher Oxford - foul #4 on Christopher Oxford, team foul #8 | 49-48 |
| 05:17 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 05:17 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 04:55 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jeremiah Miller | 52-48 |
| 04:30 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-51 |
| 04:01 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Miller knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Oxford | 54-51 |
| 03:46 | Penn State | Byron Weir banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thurman Walters | 54-53 |
| 03:46 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Norman Scott (SF), Gregory Gaskin (C) Jeremiah Miller, Allen Weeks | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Smith (C) Kevin Carreras | |
| 03:34 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 03:32 | Penn State | Byron Weir snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Christopher Oxford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Howin Chu (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Wilson Lappin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Gaskin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Penn State | Gregory Gaskin swats the dunk try by William McHalffey | 54-53 |
| 03:07 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 02:48 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 02:46 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 02:32 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin misses long on a turnaround from close range | 54-53 |
| 02:31 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 02:17 | Western Michigan | Christopher Oxford scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Howin Chu | 56-53 |
| 01:53 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor lays it in on a nice dish by Byron Weir | 56-55 |
| 01:39 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott banks in the layup | 58-55 |
| 01:10 | Penn State | Howin Chu steals it from William McHalffey | 58-55 |
| 00:53 | Western Michigan | Byron Weir denies the turnaround by Gregory Gaskin | 58-55 |
| 00:51 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott misses the tip | 58-55 |
| 00:50 | Penn State | Thurman Walters snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Thurman Walters can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 00:22 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Western Michigan | Thurman Walters is called for the reach on Gregory Gaskin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thurman Walters, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Charles Adams (SF) Norman Scott | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:20 | Western Michigan | Byron Weir is called for the reach on Howin Chu - foul #2 on Byron Weir, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| 00:20 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:20 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 00:12 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu is hacked by Franjo Zenor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Norman Scott (SF) Charles Adams | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:12 | Western Michigan | Howin Chu misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor grabs the board | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Byron Weir hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Franjo Zenor | 59-60 |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 59-60 |