| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Leon Gulley (fresh) SG - Anderson Nakano (fresh) SF - Terry Fahy (fresh) PF - William Clemmons (fresh) C - Jeffrey Regner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Vernon Jones (fresh) SG - Aaron Richardson (fresh) SF - Howard Manjarrez (fresh) PF - Christopher Baker (fresh) C - Joe King (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 19:47 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Penn State | Terry Fahy tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Arizona State | Vernon Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Penn State | Terry Fahy pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Penn State | Leon Gulley misses short on a shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to William Clemmons | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Penn State | William Clemmons scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Terry Fahy | 4-0 |
| 18:57 | Arizona State | William Clemmons blocks the short jumper by Joe King | 4-0 |
| 18:56 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:41 | Penn State | William Clemmons is hacked by Christopher Baker - foul #1 on Christopher Baker, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:30 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano double dribbles | 4-0 |
| 18:16 | Arizona State | Christopher Baker loses the dribble to Terry Fahy | 4-0 |
| 18:05 | Penn State | Leon Gulley misses the jumper from the right side | 4-0 |
| 18:04 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner hits the follow up shot | 6-0 |
| 17:45 | Arizona State | Aaron Richardson connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Vernon Jones | 6-3 |
| 17:36 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Anderson Nakano, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Mark Kleiber (SG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), Jason McCray (PF), Richard Hadley (C) Leon Gulley, Anderson Nakano, Terry Fahy, William Clemmons, Jeffrey Regner | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 17:25 | Arizona State | Joe King clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 17:24 | Penn State | Richard Hadley grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:10 | Penn State | Mark Kleiber misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-3 |
| 17:08 | Arizona State | Vernon Jones grabs the board | 6-3 |
| 17:03 | Arizona State | Vernon Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 17:01 | Arizona State | Howard Manjarrez hits the follow up shot | 6-5 |
| 16:49 | Penn State | Vernon Jones steals it from Mark Kleiber | 6-5 |
| 16:32 | Arizona State | Aaron Richardson scores on a 3 from straight away | 6-8 |
| 16:23 | Penn State | Mark Kleiber hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason McCray | 9-8 |
| 16:02 | Arizona State | Joe King misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 16:00 | Arizona State | Joe King grabs the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (fresh) SG - Mark Kleiber (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Jaramillo (fresh) PF - Jason McCray (fresh) C - Richard Hadley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Vernon Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Aaron Richardson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Howard Manjarrez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Baker (fresh) C - Joe King (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Arizona State | Aaron Richardson misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 15:41 | Penn State | Mark Kleiber snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 15:23 | Penn State | Jason McCray misses badly on a runner from the left block | 9-8 |
| 15:22 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Joe King | 9-8 |
| 15:04 | Arizona State | Christopher Baker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jason McCray - foul #1 on Jason McCray, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leon Gulley (PG), Anderson Nakano (SG), Terry Fahy (SF), William Clemmons (PF), Jeffrey Regner (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Mark Kleiber, Robert Jaramillo, Jason McCray, Richard Hadley | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Heise (SG) Aaron Richardson | |
| 15:04 | Arizona State | Christopher Baker makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:04 | Arizona State | Christopher Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:04 | Penn State | William Clemmons grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 14:47 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner slams it home on a great pass from Leon Gulley | 11-9 |
| 14:27 | Arizona State | Vernon Jones clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 14:25 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Regner | 11-9 |
| 14:11 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leon Gulley | 13-9 |
| 13:52 | Arizona State | Christopher Baker connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Heise | 13-12 |
| 13:47 | Penn State | Terry Fahy hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Leon Gulley | 16-12 |
| 13:39 | Arizona State | Vernon Jones is fouled on the floor by Leon Gulley - foul #1 on Leon Gulley, team foul #3 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Sammy Labarre (SG), Jason McCray (PF), Richard Hadley (C) Leon Gulley, Anderson Nakano, Terry Fahy, Jeffrey Regner | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 13:30 | Arizona State | Joe King hits a shot from the baseline and the foul's on Christopher Tiedemann - foul #1 on Christopher Tiedemann, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Floyd May (SF) Howard Manjarrez | |
| 13:30 | Arizona State | Joe King makes the free throw | 16-15 |
| 13:18 | Penn State | Jason McCray is hacked by Vernon Jones - foul #1 on Vernon Jones, team foul #2 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leon Gulley (PG), Jeffrey Regner (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Richard Hadley | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Antione Gallo (C) Joe King | |
| 12:58 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Anderson Nakano (SG), Richard Hadley (C) Leon Gulley, Sammy Labarre, Jeffrey Regner | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Aaron Richardson (SG) Robert Heise | |
| 12:45 | Arizona State | Christopher Baker hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Jason McCray - foul #2 on Jason McCray, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner (C) Jason McCray | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 12:45 | Arizona State | Christopher Baker misses the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 12:45 | Arizona State | Christopher Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 12:33 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 12:31 | Arizona State | Christopher Baker gets the rebound | 16-16 |
| 12:08 | Arizona State | Christopher Baker hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Aaron Richardson | 16-19 |
| 11:55 | Penn State | William Clemmons knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Tiedemann | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anderson Nakano (fresh) SF - William Clemmons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Hadley (fresh) C - Jeffrey Regner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Vernon Jones (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Aaron Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd May (fresh) PF - Christopher Baker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Antione Gallo (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Arizona State | Christopher Baker double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 18-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leon Gulley (PG), Sammy Labarre (SG), Terry Fahy (SF) Christopher Tiedemann, Anderson Nakano, Richard Hadley | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Howard Manjarrez (SF), Joe King (C) Floyd May, Christopher Baker | |
| 11:25 | Penn State | William Clemmons comes up short on the shot in the paint | 18-19 |
| 11:23 | Arizona State | Antione Gallo snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 11:09 | Arizona State | Joe King misses short on a shot from the left side | 18-19 |
| 11:07 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 10:54 | Penn State | Leon Gulley hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Sammy Labarre | 20-19 |
| 10:51 | Arizona State | Vernon Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Gulley - foul #2 on Leon Gulley, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Kleiber (PG), Anderson Nakano (SG), Richard Hadley (C) Leon Gulley, Sammy Labarre, Jeffrey Regner | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Heise (PG), Mladen Starzynski (SG), Jacob Pennington (PF) Vernon Jones, Aaron Richardson, Antione Gallo | |
| 10:32 | Arizona State | Mladen Starzynski is fouled on the floor by Richard Hadley - foul #1 on Richard Hadley, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Sammy Labarre (SG) Mark Kleiber, Anderson Nakano | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Christopher Baker (PF) Jacob Pennington | |
| 10:32 | Arizona State | Mladen Starzynski misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 10:32 | Penn State | William Clemmons gets the rebound | 20-19 |
| 10:21 | Penn State | William Clemmons clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-19 |
| 10:20 | Arizona State | Joe King snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 10:03 | Arizona State | Sammy Labarre is called for the reach on Robert Heise - foul #1 on Sammy Labarre, team foul #8 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Kleiber (PG), Anderson Nakano (SG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), Jeffrey Regner (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Sammy Labarre, Terry Fahy, Richard Hadley | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Darrel Croyle (C) Joe King | |
| 10:03 | Arizona State | Robert Heise misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 10:03 | Penn State | William Clemmons grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 09:47 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Mladen Starzynski - foul #1 on Mladen Starzynski, team foul #3 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Fahy (SF) Robert Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Vernon Jones (PG) Mladen Starzynski | |
| 09:47 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 09:47 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 09:32 | Arizona State | Christopher Baker makes the contested shot from the left side | 22-21 |
| 09:17 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano hits the finger roll | 24-21 |
| 09:00 | Arizona State | Howard Manjarrez is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-21 |
| 08:59 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Regner | 24-21 |
| 08:50 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano buries a shot in the lane | 26-21 |
| 08:34 | Arizona State | Christopher Baker splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left side | 26-21 |
| 08:33 | Arizona State | Vernon Jones tips it home | 26-23 |
| 08:16 | Penn State | Terry Fahy is hacked by Howard Manjarrez - foul #1 on Howard Manjarrez, team foul #4 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Sammy Labarre (SG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), Richard Hadley (C) Mark Kleiber, Anderson Nakano, Terry Fahy, Jeffrey Regner | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Aaron Richardson (SG), Floyd May (SF), Antione Gallo (PF), Joe King (C) Robert Heise, Howard Manjarrez, Christopher Baker, Darrel Croyle | |
| 08:05 | Penn State | Robert Jaramillo makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Tiedemann | 28-23 |
| 07:47 | Arizona State | Vernon Jones buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Aaron Richardson and he's hacked by William Clemmons - foul #1 on William Clemmons, team foul #9 | 28-25 |
| 07:47 | Arizona State | Vernon Jones makes the free throw | 28-26 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sammy Labarre (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Jaramillo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Clemmons (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Hadley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Vernon Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Floyd May (fresh) PF - Antione Gallo (fresh) C - Joe King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Penn State | Richard Hadley misses the lay-in | 28-26 |
| 07:27 | Arizona State | Joe King gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 07:04 | Arizona State | Floyd May is hacked by Robert Jaramillo - foul #1 on Robert Jaramillo, team foul #10 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Anderson Nakano (SG), Terry Fahy (SF), Jeffrey Regner (PF) Sammy Labarre, Robert Jaramillo, William Clemmons | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Heise (PG), Christopher Baker (PF) Vernon Jones, Antione Gallo | |
| 07:04 | Arizona State | Floyd May makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 07:04 | Arizona State | Floyd May misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 07:04 | Penn State | Richard Hadley grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 06:51 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner misses short on a shot in the lane | 28-27 |
| 06:50 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano tips it home | 30-27 |
| 06:31 | Arizona State | Terry Fahy steals it from Robert Heise | 30-27 |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner is fouled on the floor by Christopher Baker - foul #2 on Christopher Baker, team foul #5 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Kleiber (PG), Sammy Labarre (SG), William Clemmons (PF) Christopher Tiedemann, Anderson Nakano, Richard Hadley | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 05:57 | Penn State | William Clemmons double dribbles | 30-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Richard Hadley (C) Mark Kleiber, Terry Fahy | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Vernon Jones (PG), Howard Manjarrez (SF), Antione Gallo (C) Robert Heise, Floyd May, Joe King | |
| 05:48 | Arizona State | Vernon Jones hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Aaron Richardson | 30-30 |
| 05:40 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 05:39 | Arizona State | Howard Manjarrez snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 05:35 | Arizona State | Christopher Tiedemann steps in front of the Vernon Jones pass in the backcourt | 30-30 |
| 05:33 | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann lays it in | 32-30 |
| 05:19 | Arizona State | Christopher Baker is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left side | 32-30 |
| 05:18 | Penn State | Richard Hadley grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 05:10 | Penn State | William Clemmons misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 05:08 | Penn State | Richard Hadley tips it back up and in | 34-30 |
| 05:00 | Arizona State | Christopher Baker double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 34-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Kleiber (PG), Anderson Nakano (SG), Terry Fahy (SF) Christopher Tiedemann, Sammy Labarre, Richard Hadley | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Heise (SG) Aaron Richardson | |
| 04:44 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner scores on a turnaround in the lane | 36-30 |
| 04:39 | Arizona State | Robert Heise loses the dribble to Mark Kleiber | 36-30 |
| 04:36 | Penn State | Mark Kleiber misses the easy layup | 36-30 |
| 04:34 | Arizona State | Christopher Baker gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 04:17 | Arizona State | Vernon Jones can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 04:15 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Anderson Nakano | 36-30 |
| 04:11 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Kleiber | 39-30 |
| 03:57 | Arizona State | Christopher Baker knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Howard Manjarrez | 39-32 |
| 03:45 | Penn State | Mark Kleiber misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-32 |
| 03:43 | Penn State | William Clemmons grabs the offensive board | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Kleiber (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anderson Nakano (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Terry Fahy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Clemmons (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Regner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Vernon Jones (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Heise (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Howard Manjarrez (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Baker (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Antione Gallo (fresh) | |
| 03:29 | Penn State | Mark Kleiber hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-32 |
| 03:28 | Arizona State | Antione Gallo snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 03:10 | Arizona State | Antione Gallo buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Baker | 39-34 |
| 03:04 | Penn State | William Clemmons misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Antione Gallo - foul #1 on Antione Gallo, team foul #6 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leon Gulley (PG), Sammy Labarre (SG), Jason McCray (PF), Richard Hadley (C) Mark Kleiber, Anderson Nakano, Terry Fahy, Jeffrey Regner | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Aaron Richardson (SG), Floyd May (SF), Jacob Pennington (PF), Joe King (C) Vernon Jones, Howard Manjarrez, Christopher Baker, Antione Gallo | |
| 03:04 | Penn State | William Clemmons makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 03:04 | Penn State | William Clemmons makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 02:49 | Arizona State | Joe King hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 41-34 |
| 02:48 | Arizona State | Robert Heise tips it back up and in | 41-36 |
| 02:37 | Penn State | Leon Gulley drills a shot from the left side set up by Sammy Labarre and the foul's on Robert Heise - foul #1 on Robert Heise, team foul #7 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG) William Clemmons | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Mladen Starzynski (PG) Robert Heise | |
| 02:37 | Penn State | Leon Gulley makes the free throw | 44-36 |
| 02:27 | Arizona State | Jason McCray blocks the short jumper by Joe King | 44-36 |
| 02:25 | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 02:07 | Penn State | Leon Gulley is hacked by Floyd May - foul #1 on Floyd May, team foul #8 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Anderson Nakano (SG), Robert Jaramillo (SF) Christopher Tiedemann, Sammy Labarre | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 02:07 | Penn State | Leon Gulley makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 02:07 | Penn State | Leon Gulley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 01:52 | Arizona State | Mladen Starzynski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 01:50 | Arizona State | Floyd May grabs the offensive board | 46-36 |
| 01:34 | Arizona State | Joe King hits a jump hook from close range | 46-38 |
| 01:21 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Leon Gulley | 49-38 |
| 01:12 | Arizona State | Aaron Richardson drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Floyd May | 49-40 |
| 00:55 | Penn State | Leon Gulley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-40 |
| 00:54 | Arizona State | Aaron Richardson gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 00:41 | Arizona State | Joe King travels with the ball | 49-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Sammy Labarre (SG), Jeffrey Regner (C) Anderson Nakano, Robert Jaramillo, Richard Hadley | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Vernon Jones (PG), Robert Heise (SG), Howard Manjarrez (SF), Christopher Baker (PF) Mladen Starzynski, Aaron Richardson, Floyd May, Jacob Pennington | |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Leon Gulley buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Regner | 51-40 |
| 00:00 | Arizona State | Joe King loses the dribble to Christopher Tiedemann | 51-40 |