| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Costello (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Downard (fresh) SF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Stukes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Pate (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Liu (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Anthony (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Graziano (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Fudge (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Robert Jackson inbounds the ball | 21-21 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Penn State | Robert Jackson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 19:33 | Alabama | James Liu gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 19:08 | Alabama | James Liu works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Downard - foul #2 on Michael Downard, team foul #1 | 21-21 |
| 19:08 | Alabama | James Liu makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 19:08 | Alabama | James Liu makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 18:40 | Penn State | Gerald Costello can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-23 |
| 18:38 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Larry Harris | 21-23 |
| 18:13 | Alabama | James Liu misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Gerald Costello - foul #1 on Gerald Costello, team foul #2 | 21-23 |
| 18:13 | Alabama | James Liu makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 18:13 | Alabama | James Liu misses the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 18:13 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Johnny Pate | 21-24 |
| 17:49 | Penn State | James Liu takes the ball from Gerald Costello | 21-24 |
| 17:45 | Alabama | Richard Anthony hits the finger roll set up by James Liu | 21-26 |
| 17:27 | Penn State | Gerald Costello's floater is knocked away by Stephen Graziano | 21-26 |
| 17:25 | Alabama | Larry Harris grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 17:05 | Alabama | Larry Harris misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Robert Jackson - foul #2 on Robert Jackson, team foul #3 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Slaugh (C) Johnny Pate | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 17:05 | Alabama | Larry Harris makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 17:05 | Alabama | Larry Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 16:44 | Penn State | Gerald Costello misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-28 |
| 16:43 | Alabama | John Fudge gets the rebound | 21-28 |
| 16:17 | Alabama | Larry Harris drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-30 |
| 15:49 | Penn State | Richard Anthony takes the ball from David Stukes | 21-30 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Costello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Downard (fresh) SF - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Stukes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Slaugh (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Liu (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Anthony (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Graziano (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Fudge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Alabama | Larry Harris buries a fadeaway in the lane | 21-32 |
| 14:52 | Penn State | Gerald Costello knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-32 |
| 14:31 | Alabama | Michael Downard picks off the pass by Richard Anthony | 24-32 |
| 14:03 | Penn State | Gerald Costello is hacked by Larry Harris - foul #3 on Larry Harris, team foul #1 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (PG), Lowell Hill (SF), Adam Knorr (PF), Johnny Pate (C) Gerald Costello, Robert Jackson, David Stukes, Robert Slaugh | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Bowden (PG), Ray McGuire (SG), John Follis (PF) James Liu, Richard Anthony, Stephen Graziano | |
| 13:45 | Penn State | Matthew Bowden steals it from Lowell Hill | 24-32 |
| 13:40 | Alabama | Ray McGuire throws it down set up by Matthew Bowden | 24-34 |
| 13:15 | Penn State | Johnny Pate is denied on a layup by John Fudge | 24-34 |
| 13:14 | Alabama | John Follis pulls down the rebound | 24-34 |
| 12:48 | Alabama | John Fudge misses long on a 3 from straight away | 24-34 |
| 12:47 | Penn State | Adam Knorr pulls down the rebound | 24-34 |
| 12:22 | Penn State | Johnny Pate can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-34 |
| 12:20 | Penn State | Joseph King snags the offensive board | 24-34 |
| 12:05 | Penn State | Johnny Pate misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on John Fudge - foul #1 on John Fudge, team foul #2 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Slaugh (PF) Adam Knorr | |
| Subs | Alabama | Stephen Graziano (PF) Larry Harris | |
| 12:05 | Penn State | Johnny Pate makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 12:05 | Penn State | Johnny Pate makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 11:43 | Alabama | John Fudge drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Follis | 26-37 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Downard (fairly fresh) SF - Lowell Hill (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Slaugh (fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnny Pate (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Matthew Bowden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray McGuire (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Follis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Graziano (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Fudge (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Penn State | Johnny Pate shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on John Follis - foul #1 on John Follis, team foul #3 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Costello (PG), Robert Jackson (SG) Joseph King, Michael Downard | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Liu (PG), Richard Anthony (SG) Matthew Bowden, Stephen Graziano | |
| 11:20 | Penn State | Johnny Pate misses the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 11:20 | Penn State | Johnny Pate makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 11:18 | Alabama | James Liu throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-37 |
| 10:57 | Penn State | Robert Jackson misses short on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-37 |
| 10:55 | Penn State | Johnny Pate can't tip it in | 27-37 |
| 10:53 | Alabama | John Follis snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 10:31 | Alabama | Richard Anthony makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-40 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:11 | Penn State | Gerald Costello misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 27-40 |
| 10:09 | Alabama | John Fudge grabs the board | 27-40 |
| 09:43 | Alabama | Richard Anthony scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-43 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:30 | Penn State | Gerald Costello drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-43 |
| 09:06 | Alabama | John Follis misses the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 30-43 |
| 09:05 | Alabama | Ray McGuire tips it back up and in | 30-45 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:56 | Penn State | Johnny Pate hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 30-45 |
| 08:55 | Alabama | James Liu gets the rebound | 30-45 |
| 08:26 | Alabama | Richard Anthony loses the dribble to Robert Jackson | 30-45 |
| 08:22 | Penn State | Robert Jackson misses the easy layup | 30-45 |
| 08:20 | Penn State | Robert Slaugh tips it but misses | 30-45 |
| 08:18 | Alabama | John Follis grabs the defensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 07:56 | Alabama | James Liu misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-45 |
| 07:54 | Penn State | Johnny Pate grabs the defensive rebound | 30-45 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:36 | Penn State | Robert Jackson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Gerald Costello | 33-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Costello (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lowell Hill (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Slaugh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Pate (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Liu (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Anthony (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray McGuire (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Follis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - John Fudge (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Alabama | Ray McGuire knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-48 |
| 06:52 | Penn State | Robert Jackson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 33-48 |
| 06:50 | Alabama | John Follis pulls down the rebound | 33-48 |
| 06:25 | Alabama | Richard Anthony hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-48 |
| 06:24 | Alabama | John Follis snags the offensive board | 33-48 |
| 06:09 | Alabama | John Fudge shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-48 |
| 06:07 | Alabama | John Follis can't tip it in | 33-48 |
| 06:06 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Anthony | 33-48 |
| 05:50 | Alabama | John Follis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-48 |
| 05:48 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Johnny Pate | 33-48 |
| 05:48 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 33-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (PG), Michael Downard (SG), David Stukes (PF), Jonny Russell (C) Gerald Costello, Lowell Hill, Robert Slaugh, Johnny Pate | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Bowden (SG), Larry Harris (SF), Stephen Graziano (PF), Richard Nakagawa (C) Richard Anthony, Ray McGuire, John Follis, John Fudge | |
| 05:26 | Penn State | Jonny Russell makes the shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Richard Nakagawa - foul #2 on Richard Nakagawa, team foul #4 | 35-48 |
| 05:26 | Penn State | Jonny Russell misses the free throw | 35-48 |
| 05:26 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano grabs the board | 35-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:07 | Alabama | James Liu misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-48 |
| 05:05 | Penn State | Jonny Russell grabs the board | 35-48 |
| 04:55 | Penn State | Michael Downard misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 04:54 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 04:25 | Alabama | Joseph King is called for the reach on Matthew Bowden - foul #1 on Joseph King, team foul #4 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Costello (PG) Joseph King | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Anthony (SG) James Liu | |
| 04:00 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano hits a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Robert Jackson - foul #3 on Robert Jackson, team foul #5 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ray McGuire (SG), John Follis (SF) Richard Anthony, Larry Harris | |
| 04:00 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano makes the free throw | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Penn State | David Stukes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Jackson and he's hacked by Stephen Graziano - foul #1 on Stephen Graziano, team foul #5 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Adam Knorr (PF) Jonny Russell | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 03:41 | Penn State | David Stukes misses the free throw | 37-51 |
| 03:41 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano grabs the board | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Alabama | Richard Nakagawa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-51 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Costello (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Downard (fresh) SF - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Adam Knorr (fresh) C - David Stukes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Matthew Bowden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray McGuire (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Follis (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. PF - Stephen Graziano (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Nakagawa (fresh) | |
| 03:27 | Penn State | David Stukes misses the turnaround in the lane | 37-51 |
| 03:25 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano gets the rebound | 37-51 |
| 03:19 | Alabama | John Follis drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Matthew Bowden | 37-53 |
| 03:07 | Penn State | Gerald Costello buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Jackson | 40-53 |
| 02:44 | Alabama | John Follis misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 40-53 |
| 02:42 | Penn State | Adam Knorr snags the defensive board | 40-53 |
| 02:36 | Penn State | Michael Downard is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Michael Downard, team foul #6 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lowell Hill (SF), Robert Slaugh (PF), Jonny Russell (C) Robert Jackson, Adam Knorr, David Stukes | |
| Subs | Alabama | Larry Harris (SF) Stephen Graziano | |
| 02:16 | Alabama | Gerald Costello takes the ball from Larry Harris | 40-53 |
| 02:11 | Penn State | Gerald Costello lays it up and in | 42-53 |
| 01:54 | Alabama | Larry Harris dunks the ball on a nice dish by Matthew Bowden | 42-55 |
| 01:31 | Penn State | Gerald Costello misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-55 |
| 01:30 | Alabama | John Follis grabs the defensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 01:24 | Alabama | Larry Harris misses short on an open runner near the basket | 42-55 |
| 01:23 | Penn State | Michael Downard grabs the board | 42-55 |
| 01:11 | Penn State | Robert Slaugh misses short on a shot in the paint | 42-55 |
| 01:09 | Penn State | Jonny Russell can't tip it in | 42-55 |
| 01:08 | Penn State | Jonny Russell grabs the offensive board | 42-55 |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Gerald Costello misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 42-55 |
| 00:50 | Penn State | Robert Slaugh tips it but misses | 42-55 |
| 00:49 | Penn State | Michael Downard pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Michael Downard buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Gerald Costello | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Alabama | Larry Harris is hacked by Gerald Costello in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Costello, team foul #7 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Jackson (SF), David Stukes (PF), Johnny Pate (C) Lowell Hill, Robert Slaugh, Jonny Russell | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:43 | Alabama | Larry Harris misses the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Johnny Pate gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Gerald Costello misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-55 |
| 00:36 | Alabama | Larry Harris pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Alabama | Ray McGuire's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Stephen Graziano (PF) Larry Harris | |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Johnny Pate knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Michael Downard | 47-55 |
| 00:25 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Liu (PG), Richard Anthony (SG), Larry Harris (SF), John Fudge (C) Matthew Bowden, Ray McGuire, John Follis, Richard Nakagawa | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Alabama | Richard Anthony is hacked by Michael Downard in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Downard, team foul #8 | 47-55 |
| 00:24 | Alabama | Richard Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:24 | Alabama | Richard Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Gerald Costello misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Anthony - foul #1 on Richard Anthony, team foul #6 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Bowden (PG), Ray McGuire (SG), John Follis (SF), Richard Nakagawa (C) James Liu, Richard Anthony, Larry Harris, John Fudge | |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Gerald Costello makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Gerald Costello makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:18 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano is hacked by Gerald Costello in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerald Costello, team foul #9 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Liu (PG), Richard Anthony (SG), Larry Harris (SF), John Fudge (C) Matthew Bowden, Ray McGuire, John Follis, Richard Nakagawa | |
| 00:18 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:18 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Johnny Pate connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 51-59 |
| 00:09 | Alabama | James Liu is hacked by Gerald Costello in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gerald Costello, team foul #10 | 51-59 |
| 00:09 | Alabama | James Liu makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:09 | Alabama | James Liu makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Robert Jackson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-61 |
| 00:02 | Alabama | John Fudge snags the defensive board | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | John Fudge runs out the clock | 51-61 |