| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph King (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Costello (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lowell Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mitchell Mena (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonny Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Issa Abdullah (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Rose (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Robin Williams comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Mitchell Mena - foul #1 on Mitchell Mena, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:03 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 30-30 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Robin Williams banks in the layup | 30-32 |
| 18:10 | Penn State | Gerald Costello is fouled on the floor by Robert Christian - foul #2 on Robert Christian, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 17:53 | Penn State | Gerald Costello clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 17:52 | Penn State | Lowell Hill grabs the offensive board | 30-32 |
| 17:33 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena is whistled for traveling | 30-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Adam Knorr (PF) Mitchell Mena | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-32 |
| 17:08 | Penn State | Joseph King gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 16:48 | Penn State | Steven Rose steals it from Joseph King | 30-32 |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| 16:25 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler gets the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah blows the dunk | 30-32 |
| 16:06 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the offensive board | 30-32 |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 15:46 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jonny Russell | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Costello (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lowell Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Knorr (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonny Russell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Issa Abdullah (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Rose (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Robin Williams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Penn State | Robin Williams is called for the reach on Gerald Costello - foul #2 on Robin Williams, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary West (PG), Fred Harrison (SG), Mitchell Mena (PF) Joseph King, Gerald Costello, Jonny Russell | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:06 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Ronald Spangler - foul #2 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #3 | 30-32 |
| 15:06 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 15:06 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Robert Christian loses the dribble to Fred Harrison | 32-32 |
| 14:40 | Penn State | Fred Harrison hits the finger roll | 34-32 |
| 14:11 | St. John's | Robert Christian clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-32 |
| 14:09 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Issa Abdullah | 34-32 |
| 13:57 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 13:56 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 13:36 | Penn State | Gary West connects on the runner from the right block set up by Fred Harrison | 36-32 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Robin Williams drills a turnaround from the baseline | 36-34 |
| 12:51 | Penn State | Gary West is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 12:29 | St. John's | Robin Williams can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 39-34 |
| 12:28 | St. John's | Robin Williams hits the follow up shot | 39-36 |
| 11:59 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena lays it in | 41-36 |
| 11:45 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robin Williams | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gary West (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Hill (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mitchell Mena (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Knorr (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Christian (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Issa Abdullah (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Rose (tiring) 4 reb. C - Robin Williams (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena knocks in the jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Ronald Spangler - foul #3 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (PG), Gerald Costello (SG), Jonny Russell (C) Gary West, Fred Harrison, Adam Knorr | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:18 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena makes the free throw | 44-39 |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Gerald Costello is called for the reach on Robin Williams - foul #2 on Gerald Costello, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Welch (PF) Mitchell Mena | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:40 | St. John's | Robert Christian buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Spangler | 44-42 |
| 10:21 | Penn State | The short jumper by Jonny Russell is denied by Robin Williams | 44-42 |
| 10:19 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Robin Williams is hacked by Jonny Russell - foul #1 on Jonny Russell, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| 09:23 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Rose | 44-44 |
| 09:18 | Penn State | Gerald Costello can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-44 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 08:54 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah is hacked by Lowell Hill - foul #1 on Lowell Hill, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary West (PG) Lowell Hill | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Robert Christian's fadeaway is rejected by Jonny Russell | 44-44 |
| 08:30 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Mark Welch | 44-44 |
| 08:09 | Penn State | Jonny Russell dunks the ball and he's fouled by Robin Williams - foul #3 on Robin Williams, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Licon (PF) Mark Welch | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:09 | Penn State | Jonny Russell makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 07:50 | St. John's | Edward Licon steals it from Steven Rose | 47-44 |
| 07:34 | Penn State | Gerald Costello shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-44 |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Steven Rose pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gary West (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Costello (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joseph King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Edward Licon (fresh) C - Jonny Russell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Christian (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Issa Abdullah (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Rose (tiring) 5 reb. C - Robin Williams (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | St. John's | Steven Rose misses the lay-in | 47-44 |
| 07:15 | Penn State | Edward Licon gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 06:55 | Penn State | Edward Licon drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph King | 49-44 |
| 06:34 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 06:33 | Penn State | Jonny Russell gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 06:09 | Penn State | Jonny Russell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Spangler - foul #4 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #6 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Fred Harrison (PG), Adam Knorr (SF), Mitchell Mena (PF) Gary West, Joseph King, Edward Licon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Ardoin (PG), Steven Beaudette (SF) Ronald Spangler, Issa Abdullah | |
| 06:09 | Penn State | Jonny Russell misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 06:09 | Penn State | Jonny Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Robin Williams banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Christian | 50-46 |
| 05:20 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Steven Rose - foul #3 on Steven Rose, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Welch (C) Jonny Russell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Gary Heppner (PF) Robert Christian, Steven Rose | |
| 05:20 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 05:20 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler is called for traveling | 52-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary West (PG), Lowell Hill (SF) Gerald Costello, Mark Welch | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:34 | Penn State | Robin Williams denies the turnaround by Mitchell Mena | 52-46 |
| 04:32 | Penn State | Lowell Hill snags the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 04:11 | Penn State | Lowell Hill comes up short on the floater near the basket | 52-46 |
| 04:10 | Penn State | Adam Knorr hits the follow up shot | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:05 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 04:04 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 03:43 | Penn State | The jump hook by Lowell Hill is blocked by Robin Williams | 54-46 |
| 03:42 | Penn State | Lowell Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Penn State | Adam Knorr hits the finger roll set up by Gary West and the foul's on Jesse Ardoin - foul #1 on Jesse Ardoin, team foul #8 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (PG), Mark Welch (C) Fred Harrison, Mitchell Mena | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (PG), Issa Abdullah (SF), Steven Rose (PF) Ronald Spangler, Jesse Ardoin, Robin Williams | |
| 03:16 | Penn State | Adam Knorr makes the free throw | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph King (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary West (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lowell Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Adam Knorr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Welch (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Beaudette (fresh) SF - Issa Abdullah (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Rose (tiring) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Heppner (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:04 | St. John's | Steven Rose comes up short on the floater from the right side | 57-46 |
| 03:02 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Rose | 57-46 |
| 02:52 | St. John's | Gary Heppner's pass is intercepted by Gary West | 57-46 |
| 02:49 | Penn State | Lowell Hill banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary West | 59-46 |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Steven Rose can't finish the uncontested layup but he's hacked by Adam Knorr - foul #1 on Adam Knorr, team foul #5 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Fred Harrison (SG), Edward Licon (PF) Joseph King, Lowell Hill | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG) Steven Beaudette | |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Steven Rose misses the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Steven Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 02:35 | Penn State | Fred Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 02:14 | Penn State | Edward Licon misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 59-46 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | Gary Heppner snags the defensive board | 59-46 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah misses long on a shot from the right block | 59-46 |
| 02:04 | Penn State | Edward Licon grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 01:43 | Penn State | Edward Licon clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Christian - foul #3 on Robert Christian, team foul #9 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robin Williams (C) Gary Heppner | |
| 01:43 | Penn State | Edward Licon misses the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 01:43 | Penn State | Edward Licon makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-46 |
| 01:20 | Penn State | Edward Licon snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| 01:16 | Penn State | Adam Knorr drills a shot in the paint set up by Mark Welch | 62-46 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Christian | 62-49 |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Edward Licon hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 62-49 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Steven Rose lays it up and in set up by Ronald Spangler | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Adam Knorr misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 62-51 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Mark Welch grabs the offensive board | 62-51 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Gary West runs out the clock | 62-51 |