| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Kepley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Terrance Horton (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Charles Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ricky Davis (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Suber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John McNease (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Ricky Davis inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Virginia | John McNease misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Erwin Walkup - foul #2 on Erwin Walkup, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 19:34 | Virginia | John McNease misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 19:34 | Virginia | John McNease makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 19:15 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-28 |
| 18:58 | Virginia | George Kepley is called for the reach on John McNease - foul #1 on George Kepley, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| 18:30 | Virginia | Ricky Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 18:28 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:22 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Suber - foul #2 on Robert Suber, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (PG), Clyde Richardson (SG), Stanley Slade (SF), Bryce Applebaum (PF) Terrance Horton, Charles Stevens, Ricky Davis, Robert Suber | |
| 18:22 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 18:22 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 17:56 | Virginia | Robert Guerriero is fouled on the floor by Erwin Walkup - foul #3 on Erwin Walkup, team foul #3 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Huff (C) Erwin Walkup | |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG), Charles Stevens (SG), Ricky Davis (SF), Robert Suber (PF) Robert Guerriero, Clyde Richardson, Stanley Slade, Bryce Applebaum | |
| 17:41 | Virginia | John McNease misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 17:40 | Penn State | George Kepley gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 17:34 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 17:32 | Virginia | John McNease gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 17:03 | Virginia | Charles Stevens comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 17:01 | Penn State | David Bertrand grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 16:55 | Penn State | Ricky Davis swats the short shot by Lewis Pearson | 34-28 |
| 16:54 | Penn State | John Huff grabs the offensive board | 34-28 |
| 16:39 | Penn State | David Bertrand is hacked by Robert Suber - foul #3 on Robert Suber, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (PG), Clyde Richardson (SG), Stanley Slade (SF), Bryce Applebaum (PF) Terrance Horton, Charles Stevens, Ricky Davis, Robert Suber | |
| 16:19 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Gerardo Ortega | 36-28 |
| 16:07 | Virginia | Bryce Applebaum misses badly on a floater from the left side | 36-28 |
| 16:06 | Virginia | Stanley Slade hits the follow up shot | 36-30 |
| 15:47 | Penn State | John Huff drills a turnaround in the lane set up by David Bertrand | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lewis Pearson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - John Huff (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Robert Guerriero (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Clyde Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Slade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryce Applebaum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John McNease (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Virginia | John McNease misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 15:19 | Penn State | George Kepley pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 15:02 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-30 |
| 15:01 | Virginia | Stanley Slade pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 14:33 | Virginia | Stanley Slade is hacked by George Kepley - foul #2 on George Kepley, team foul #4 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Erwin Walkup (C) John Huff | |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG), Charles Stevens (SG), Ricky Davis (SF), Robert Suber (PF) Robert Guerriero, Clyde Richardson, Stanley Slade, Bryce Applebaum | |
| 14:10 | Virginia | Terrance Horton misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 14:08 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 13:52 | Penn State | David Bertrand loses the ball out of bounds | 38-30 |
| 13:26 | Virginia | Terrance Horton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 13:25 | Virginia | Charles Stevens snags the offensive board | 38-30 |
| 13:10 | Virginia | Charles Stevens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Bryce Applebaum (PF) Robert Suber | |
| 12:48 | Penn State | David Bertrand hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Bryce Applebaum - foul #2 on Bryce Applebaum, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Suber (PF) Bryce Applebaum | |
| 12:48 | Penn State | David Bertrand misses the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 12:48 | Penn State | David Bertrand makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 12:27 | Virginia | Terrance Horton makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-33 |
| 12:06 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson misses short on a floater in the lane | 39-33 |
| 12:04 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to George Kepley | 39-33 |
| 11:52 | Penn State | George Kepley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 11:51 | Virginia | Robert Suber snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 11:33 | Virginia | Charles Stevens connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Suber and he's fouled by Gerardo Ortega - foul #1 on Gerardo Ortega, team foul #5 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Bryce Applebaum (PF) Robert Suber | |
| 11:33 | Virginia | Charles Stevens makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lewis Pearson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Terrance Horton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Stevens (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ricky Davis (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bryce Applebaum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John McNease (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 11:13 | Virginia | Terrance Horton pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 10:50 | Virginia | Ricky Davis makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-38 |
| 10:34 | Penn State | John McNease swats the shot by Lewis Pearson | 39-38 |
| 10:32 | Virginia | John McNease snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 10:12 | Virginia | Terrance Horton connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Stevens | 39-41 |
| 09:56 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 09:55 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup can't tip it in | 39-41 |
| 09:53 | Virginia | Ricky Davis snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 09:49 | Virginia | Charles Stevens misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 39-41 |
| 09:47 | Penn State | George Kepley grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 09:29 | Penn State | George Kepley hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lewis Pearson | 42-41 |
| 09:09 | Virginia | Charles Stevens knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 08:47 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by David Bertrand | 44-43 |
| 08:42 | Virginia | Charles Stevens can't finish the layup | 44-43 |
| 08:40 | Virginia | John McNease tips it home | 44-45 |
| 08:27 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 44-45 |
| 08:25 | Penn State | David Bertrand gets the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 08:01 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 07:37 | Virginia | Terrance Horton misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 07:36 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (tiring) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Kepley (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lewis Pearson (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Erwin Walkup (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Terrance Horton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Stevens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Bryce Applebaum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John McNease (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Penn State | David Bertrand lays it in on a nice dish by Lewis Pearson | 49-45 |
| 06:55 | Virginia | Erwin Walkup steps in front of the Charles Stevens pass | 49-45 |
| 06:43 | Penn State | David Bertrand misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 49-45 |
| 06:42 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson grabs the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 06:29 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 06:27 | Virginia | John McNease grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 06:23 | Virginia | Charles Stevens misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 06:22 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 06:06 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup tips it but misses | 49-45 |
| 06:03 | Virginia | Bryce Applebaum pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 05:45 | Virginia | John McNease comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 49-45 |
| 05:43 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 05:27 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup misses short on a jumper near the basket | 49-45 |
| 05:25 | Penn State | George Kepley gets the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 05:13 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 05:11 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup hits the follow up shot | 51-45 |
| 04:47 | Virginia | Gerardo Ortega takes the ball from Bryce Applebaum | 51-45 |
| 04:44 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega banks in the layup | 53-45 |
| 04:15 | Virginia | Charles Stevens connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Terrance Horton | 53-48 |
| 04:01 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (PG), Modesto Rossi (SG), Juan Rios (SF), John Huff (C) David Bertrand, Gerardo Ortega, George Kepley, Erwin Walkup | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (PG), Clyde Richardson (SG), Stanley Slade (SF), Robert Suber (PF), John Merrick (C) Terrance Horton, Charles Stevens, Ricky Davis, Bryce Applebaum, John McNease | |
| 03:33 | Virginia | Stanley Slade misses the floater from the left side | 53-48 |
| 03:32 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Clyde Richardson | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Luis Hernadez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Modesto Rossi (fresh) SF - Juan Rios (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lewis Pearson (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - John Huff (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Robert Guerriero (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Clyde Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Slade (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Suber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - John Merrick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:05 | Virginia | Stanley Slade hits the finger roll | 53-50 |
| 02:51 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Robert Suber - foul #4 on Robert Suber, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | John McNease (C) John Merrick | |
| 02:51 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 02:51 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 02:25 | Virginia | Clyde Richardson is called for 5 seconds | 54-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi (PF), Erwin Walkup (C) Lewis Pearson, John Huff | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 02:23 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lewis Pearson (PF) Kenneth Takahashi | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 02:04 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 02:03 | Virginia | Clyde Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 01:40 | Virginia | Juan Rios takes the ball from Robert Guerriero | 54-50 |
| 01:40 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG), Gerardo Ortega (SG), George Kepley (SF) Luis Hernadez, Modesto Rossi, Juan Rios | |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG), Charles Stevens (SG), Ricky Davis (SF) Robert Guerriero, Clyde Richardson, Stanley Slade | |
| 01:23 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega is fouled on the floor by John McNease - foul #3 on John McNease, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| 01:06 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson is called for traveling | 54-50 |
| 00:48 | Virginia | John McNease connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Charles Stevens | 54-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega is fouled on the floor by Charles Stevens - foul #2 on Charles Stevens, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Penn State | George Kepley is fouled on the floor by Robert Suber - foul #5 on Robert Suber, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Bryce Applebaum (PF) Robert Suber | |
| 00:20 | Penn State | George Kepley makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | George Kepley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Virginia | Charles Stevens misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-52 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | David Bertrand pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | David Bertrand is hacked by Charles Stevens in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Stevens, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | David Bertrand makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | David Bertrand makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:03 | Virginia | Ricky Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup runs out the clock | 58-52 |