| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Kepley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Takahashi (fresh) C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeremy Leighty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Burrowes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Kennedy (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kevin Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Shawn Prater (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | George Kepley inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Brian Burrowes - foul #2 on Brian Burrowes, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| 19:41 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 19:41 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 19:22 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 19:21 | Penn State | David Bertrand gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 19:16 | Penn State | Steven Kennedy picks off the pass by Erwin Walkup | 27-28 |
| 19:02 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Takahashi swats the dunk try by Steven Kennedy | 27-28 |
| 19:01 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater grabs the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 18:52 | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Jeremy Leighty | 27-31 |
| 18:32 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 27-31 |
| 18:31 | Penn State | George Kepley grabs the offensive board | 27-31 |
| 18:14 | Penn State | David Bertrand connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Brian Burrowes - foul #3 on Brian Burrowes, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn (SG) Brian Burrowes | |
| 18:14 | Penn State | David Bertrand makes the free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:02 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-31 |
| 18:01 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy hits the follow up shot | 30-33 |
| 17:42 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Shawn Prater - foul #2 on Shawn Prater, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| 17:42 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 17:42 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:16 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy travels with the ball | 32-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Huff (C) Kenneth Takahashi | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 16:56 | Penn State | George Kepley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 16:55 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 16:51 | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 16:50 | Penn State | George Kepley pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 16:34 | Penn State | David Bertrand scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-33 |
| 16:28 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Kennedy | 34-35 |
| 16:13 | Penn State | George Kepley scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by David Bertrand | 36-35 |
| 15:56 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-35 |
| 15:54 | Penn State | George Kepley grabs the board | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Erwin Walkup (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Huff (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeremy Leighty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Theodore Koehn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Kennedy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kevin Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Shawn Prater (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Bertrand | 39-35 |
| 15:18 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater double dribbles | 39-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lewis Pearson (PF) John Huff | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes (SG), Reynaldo Gallo (SF), Alfredo Marino (PF), Frank Watt (C) Jeremy Leighty, Steven Kennedy, Kevin Morgan, Shawn Prater | |
| 15:07 | Penn State | Brian Burrowes is called for the reach on Gerardo Ortega - foul #4 on Brian Burrowes, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Raymond Russell (PG), Fred Braddock (SG) Theodore Koehn, Brian Burrowes | |
| 14:48 | Penn State | David Bertrand misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 14:47 | South Carolina State | Fred Braddock grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 14:37 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 14:36 | South Carolina State | Frank Watt tips it back up and in | 39-37 |
| 14:22 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup travels with the ball | 39-37 |
| 14:09 | South Carolina State | Raymond Russell misses short on a shot from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 14:08 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Reynaldo Gallo | 39-37 |
| 13:56 | South Carolina State | Fred Braddock is hacked by Gerardo Ortega - foul #3 on Gerardo Ortega, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn (PG), Kevin Morgan (PF) Fred Braddock, Alfredo Marino | |
| 13:49 | South Carolina State | David Bertrand is called for the reach on Frank Watt - foul #2 on David Bertrand, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| 13:44 | South Carolina State | Frank Watt misses the dunk attempt | 39-37 |
| 13:42 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 13:37 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 13:35 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 13:16 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo double dribbles | 39-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty (PG), Shawn Prater (C) Raymond Russell, Frank Watt | |
| 12:54 | Penn State | George Kepley is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on George Kepley, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy (SF) Reynaldo Gallo | |
| 12:43 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by George Kepley - foul #2 on George Kepley, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| 12:43 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 12:43 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 12:23 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson hits a turnaround in the paint | 41-38 |
| 12:15 | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gerardo Ortega - foul #4 on Gerardo Ortega, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (SG), Juan Rios (SF) Gerardo Ortega, George Kepley | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 12:15 | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:15 | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:02 | Penn State | Juan Rios hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-40 |
| 12:01 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup tips it but misses | 41-40 |
| 12:00 | Penn State | Juan Rios tips it in | 43-40 |
| 11:41 | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn double dribbles | 43-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Huff (C) Erwin Walkup | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Raymond Russell (SG), Frank Watt (C) Theodore Koehn, Shawn Prater | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luis Hernadez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Juan Rios (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lewis Pearson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Huff (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeremy Leighty (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Russell (fresh) SF - Steven Kennedy (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kevin Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Watt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Penn State | Steven Kennedy steals it from Juan Rios | 43-40 |
| 11:21 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 11:20 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan snags the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 11:11 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 10:55 | Penn State | Juan Rios's pass is intercepted by Raymond Russell | 43-42 |
| 10:37 | South Carolina State | Luis Hernadez is called for the reach on Raymond Russell - foul #1 on Luis Hernadez, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Modesto Rossi (SG), George Kepley (SF), Erwin Walkup (C) David Bertrand, Juan Rios, John Huff | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn (PG), Reynaldo Gallo (SF), Alfredo Marino (PF), Shawn Prater (C) Jeremy Leighty, Steven Kennedy, Kevin Morgan, Frank Watt | |
| 10:21 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino loses the dribble to Modesto Rossi | 43-42 |
| 10:07 | Penn State | George Kepley travels with the ball | 43-42 |
| 09:48 | South Carolina State | Raymond Russell steps out of bounds on the sideline | 43-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan (PF) Alfredo Marino | |
| 09:27 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 08:58 | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 08:57 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 08:43 | Penn State | Modesto Rossi knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 08:16 | South Carolina State | Lewis Pearson steps in front of the Shawn Prater pass | 48-42 |
| 07:51 | Penn State | Modesto Rossi is fouled on the floor by Raymond Russell - foul #1 on Raymond Russell, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG), Gerardo Ortega (SG), Juan Rios (SF), John Huff (C) Luis Hernadez, Modesto Rossi, George Kepley, Erwin Walkup | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty (PG), Brian Burrowes (SG), Steven Kennedy (SF), Frank Watt (C) Theodore Koehn, Raymond Russell, Reynaldo Gallo, Shawn Prater | |
| 07:40 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson is denied on a layup by Frank Watt | 48-42 |
| 07:38 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Steven Kennedy | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Juan Rios (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lewis Pearson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Huff (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeremy Leighty (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Burrowes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steven Kennedy (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Watt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | South Carolina State | Gerardo Ortega picks off the pass by Jeremy Leighty | 48-42 |
| 07:19 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega banks in the layup | 50-42 |
| 06:59 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy misses long on a shot from the left side | 50-42 |
| 06:58 | Penn State | Juan Rios gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 06:45 | Penn State | David Bertrand hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 06:24 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 52-42 |
| 06:22 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 06:03 | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-42 |
| 06:02 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:37 | Penn State | David Bertrand is fouled on the floor by Kevin Morgan - foul #3 on Kevin Morgan, team foul #6 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | George Kepley (SF), Erwin Walkup (C) Juan Rios, John Huff | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino (PF), Shawn Prater (C) Kevin Morgan, Frank Watt | |
| 05:22 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:03 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-42 |
| 05:02 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Erwin Walkup | 55-42 |
| 04:40 | Penn State | David Bertrand is hacked by Alfredo Marino - foul #2 on Alfredo Marino, team foul #7 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn (PG), Reynaldo Gallo (SF) Jeremy Leighty, Steven Kennedy | |
| 04:40 | Penn State | David Bertrand makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 04:40 | Penn State | David Bertrand makes the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 04:28 | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes is called for traveling | 57-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Raymond Russell (SG) Brian Burrowes | |
| 04:08 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson's floater is knocked away by Alfredo Marino | 57-42 |
| 04:06 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Shawn Prater | 57-42 |
| 03:59 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 57-42 |
| 03:57 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino gets the offensive rebound | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:45 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on George Kepley - foul #3 on George Kepley, team foul #7 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (PG), Modesto Rossi (SG), Juan Rios (SF), Kenneth Takahashi (PF), John Huff (C) David Bertrand, Gerardo Ortega, George Kepley, Lewis Pearson, Erwin Walkup | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Frank Watt (C) Shawn Prater | |
| 03:45 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 03:45 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Penn State | Reynaldo Gallo is called for the reach on Luis Hernadez - foul #2 on Reynaldo Gallo, team foul #8 | 57-44 |
| 03:33 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 03:33 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Luis Hernadez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Modesto Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Juan Rios (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Takahashi (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Huff (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Theodore Koehn (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Raymond Russell (fresh) SF - Reynaldo Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 3 blk. C - Frank Watt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:24 | South Carolina State | Raymond Russell connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG), Gerardo Ortega (SG), George Kepley (SF), Lewis Pearson (PF), Erwin Walkup (C) Luis Hernadez, Modesto Rossi, Juan Rios, Kenneth Takahashi, John Huff | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty (PG), Brian Burrowes (SG), Steven Kennedy (SF), Kevin Morgan (PF), Shawn Prater (C) Theodore Koehn, Raymond Russell, Reynaldo Gallo, Alfredo Marino, Frank Watt | |
| 03:08 | Penn State | David Bertrand hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 59-47 |
| 03:07 | Penn State | David Bertrand hits the follow up shot | 61-47 |
| 02:59 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater is whistled for a carry | 61-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (PG), Modesto Rossi (SG), Juan Rios (SF), Kenneth Takahashi (PF), John Huff (C) David Bertrand, Gerardo Ortega, George Kepley, Lewis Pearson, Erwin Walkup | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn (PG), Raymond Russell (SG), Reynaldo Gallo (SF), Alfredo Marino (PF), Frank Watt (C) Jeremy Leighty, Brian Burrowes, Steven Kennedy, Kevin Morgan, Shawn Prater | |
| 02:40 | Penn State | Juan Rios lays it up and in and the foul's on Raymond Russell - foul #2 on Raymond Russell, team foul #9 | 63-47 |
| 02:40 | Penn State | Juan Rios makes the free throw | 64-47 |
| 02:32 | South Carolina State | Raymond Russell's pass is intercepted by Modesto Rossi | 64-47 |
| 02:14 | Penn State | Modesto Rossi scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Luis Hernadez | 67-47 |
| 02:00 | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-47 |
| 01:58 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Huff | 67-47 |
| 01:36 | Penn State | Raymond Russell steals the ball from Modesto Rossi | 67-47 |
| 01:29 | South Carolina State | Raymond Russell misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Modesto Rossi - foul #1 on Modesto Rossi, team foul #8 | 67-47 |
| 01:29 | South Carolina State | Raymond Russell makes the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 01:29 | South Carolina State | Raymond Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 01:11 | Penn State | Reynaldo Gallo picks off the pass by John Huff | 67-49 |
| 01:03 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-49 |
| 01:02 | South Carolina State | Frank Watt can't tip it in | 67-49 |
| 01:00 | Penn State | Modesto Rossi snags the defensive board | 67-49 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Penn State | John Huff misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Reynaldo Gallo - foul #3 on Reynaldo Gallo, team foul #10 | 67-49 |
| 00:40 | Penn State | John Huff makes the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 00:40 | Penn State | John Huff misses the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 00:40 | South Carolina State | Frank Watt grabs the board | 68-49 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo knocks in the floater from the left block | 68-51 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Kenneth Takahashi | 70-51 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo scores on a shot from the right side | 70-53 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez runs out the clock | 70-53 |