| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Predrag Brzuchalski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Pittman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Young Fang (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Lenz (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Sylvester Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Nolan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lincoln Barscewski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Rana (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis inbounds the ball | 29-37 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 19:37 | Penn State | Young Fang tips it back up and in | 31-37 |
| 19:08 | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 19:07 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Robert Lenz | 31-37 |
| 18:47 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Nolan - foul #2 on Michael Nolan, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| 18:47 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:47 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:47 | Penn State | Young Fang pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 18:31 | Penn State | Sylvester Brown is called for the reach on Daniel Pittman - foul #2 on Sylvester Brown, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| 18:11 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis is hacked by Lincoln Barscewski - foul #2 on Lincoln Barscewski, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| 17:47 | Penn State | Robert Lenz buries a floater from close range | 34-37 |
| 17:26 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter misses long on a floater from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 17:24 | Penn State | Robert Lenz grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 17:09 | Penn State | Timothy Carter is called for the reach on Young Fang - foul #1 on Timothy Carter, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Arnulfo Rossi (PG), Richard Knopp (SG), Waldo Reilly (SF), Zhong Huang (PF) Sylvester Brown, Michael Nolan, Lincoln Barscewski, Timothy Carter | |
| 16:50 | Penn State | Waldo Reilly steals the ball from Reginald Reavis | 34-37 |
| 16:32 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Lenz - foul #1 on Robert Lenz, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| 16:32 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:32 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 16:04 | Penn State | Robert Lenz scores on a jumper near the basket | 36-38 |
| 15:51 | Northern Arizona | Zhong Huang misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Young Fang - foul #1 on Young Fang, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown (PG), Michael Nolan (SG), Lincoln Barscewski (SF), Michael Barratt (C) Arnulfo Rossi, Richard Knopp, Waldo Reilly, Michael Rana | |
| 15:51 | Northern Arizona | Zhong Huang misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 15:51 | Northern Arizona | Zhong Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Predrag Brzuchalski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Pittman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Young Fang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Sylvester Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Nolan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lincoln Barscewski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zhong Huang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Barratt (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Penn State | The short jumper by Robert Lenz is denied by Zhong Huang | 36-39 |
| 15:28 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis snags the offensive board | 36-39 |
| 15:04 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 15:02 | Northern Arizona | Michael Barratt grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 14:46 | Northern Arizona | Zhong Huang's dunk attempt is rejected by Young Fang | 36-39 |
| 14:45 | Penn State | Robert Lenz gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 14:41 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis buries a 3 from straight away set up by Predrag Brzuchalski | 39-39 |
| 14:23 | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Barratt | 39-41 |
| 14:06 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses the jumper in the lane | 39-41 |
| 14:04 | Penn State | Young Fang can't tip it in | 39-41 |
| 14:02 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski gets the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 13:41 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Predrag Brzuchalski and the foul's on Lincoln Barscewski - foul #3 on Lincoln Barscewski, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (PG) Predrag Brzuchalski | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Knopp (SG), Timothy Carter (PF), Michael Rana (C) Michael Nolan, Zhong Huang, Michael Barratt | |
| 13:41 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses the free throw | 41-41 |
| 13:41 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 13:28 | Northern Arizona | Lincoln Barscewski's layup is rejected by Robert Lenz | 41-41 |
| 13:26 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 13:06 | Penn State | Timothy Carter is called for the reach on Young Fang - foul #2 on Timothy Carter, team foul #6 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gustavo Romano (SF), Keith Davis (C) Young Fang, Robert Lenz | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Arnulfo Rossi (PG), Waldo Reilly (SF) Sylvester Brown, Lincoln Barscewski | |
| 12:55 | Penn State | Albert Baber is fouled on the floor by Waldo Reilly - foul #1 on Waldo Reilly, team foul #7 | 41-41 |
| 12:55 | Penn State | Albert Baber misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 12:55 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 12:37 | Northern Arizona | Gustavo Romano steals it from Michael Rana | 41-41 |
| 12:16 | Penn State | Albert Baber is hacked by Arnulfo Rossi - foul #1 on Arnulfo Rossi, team foul #8 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Fuller (PG) Daniel Pittman | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan (SG) Richard Knopp | |
| 12:16 | Penn State | Albert Baber misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 12:16 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 12:07 | Northern Arizona | Waldo Reilly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Young Fang (PF) Thomas Fuller | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 11:52 | Penn State | Michael Rana denies the turnaround by Gustavo Romano | 41-41 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | Young Fang hits the follow up shot | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Albert Baber (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gustavo Romano (fresh) SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Young Fang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Nolan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Waldo Reilly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Rana (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Waldo Reilly | 43-43 |
| 11:24 | Penn State | Young Fang comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 43-43 |
| 11:23 | Northern Arizona | Waldo Reilly pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 11:09 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Young Fang - foul #2 on Young Fang, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski (PG), Daniel Pittman (SG), Robert Lenz (C) Albert Baber, Gustavo Romano, Keith Davis | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown (PG), Lincoln Barscewski (SF) Arnulfo Rossi, Waldo Reilly | |
| 11:09 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 11:09 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 10:55 | Penn State | Robert Lenz lays it up and in | 45-44 |
| 10:43 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 45-44 |
| 10:41 | Penn State | Robert Lenz grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:20 | Penn State | Robert Lenz hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Timothy Carter - foul #3 on Timothy Carter, team foul #9 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Keith Davis (PF) Young Fang | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Knopp (SG), Zhong Huang (PF), Michael Barratt (C) Michael Nolan, Timothy Carter, Michael Rana | |
| 10:20 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 10:20 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:00 | Northern Arizona | Zhong Huang loses the dribble to Reginald Reavis | 47-44 |
| 09:31 | Penn State | Robert Lenz can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Zhong Huang - foul #1 on Zhong Huang, team foul #10 | 47-44 |
| 09:31 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:31 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 09:13 | Northern Arizona | Michael Barratt is hacked by Daniel Pittman - foul #2 on Daniel Pittman, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (SG), Gustavo Romano (SF), Young Fang (PF) Daniel Pittman, Reginald Reavis, Keith Davis | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 08:56 | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-44 |
| 08:54 | Northern Arizona | Zhong Huang can't tip it in | 48-44 |
| 08:53 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Young Fang | 48-44 |
| 08:29 | Penn State | Young Fang's layup is rejected by Michael Barratt | 48-44 |
| 08:28 | Northern Arizona | Richard Knopp gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 08:02 | Northern Arizona | Michael Barratt hits a jumper from the left side set up by Richard Knopp | 48-46 |
| 07:40 | Penn State | Gustavo Romano knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Predrag Brzuchalski | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Predrag Brzuchalski (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Albert Baber (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gustavo Romano (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Young Fang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Lenz (tiring) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Sylvester Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Knopp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lincoln Barscewski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Zhong Huang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Barratt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Northern Arizona | Zhong Huang comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Young Fang - foul #3 on Young Fang, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG), Reginald Reavis (PF), Keith Davis (C) Predrag Brzuchalski, Young Fang, Robert Lenz | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Arnulfo Rossi (PG), Michael Nolan (SG), Waldo Reilly (SF), Michael Rana (C) Sylvester Brown, Richard Knopp, Lincoln Barscewski, Michael Barratt | |
| 07:27 | Northern Arizona | Zhong Huang misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 07:27 | Northern Arizona | Zhong Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 07:01 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 51-47 |
| 07:00 | Northern Arizona | Waldo Reilly pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 06:46 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana is fouled on the floor by Keith Davis - foul #1 on Keith Davis, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter (PF) Zhong Huang | |
| 06:19 | Northern Arizona | Waldo Reilly travels with the ball | 51-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Young Fang (PF) Gustavo Romano | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 05:57 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Waldo Reilly | 51-47 |
| 05:38 | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Arnulfo Rossi | 51-49 |
| 05:14 | Penn State | Keith Davis's floater is tipped away by Timothy Carter | 51-49 |
| 05:13 | Northern Arizona | Waldo Reilly gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 05:13 | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski (PG), Robert Lenz (C) Albert Baber, Keith Davis | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown (PG), Lincoln Barscewski (SF) Arnulfo Rossi, Waldo Reilly | |
| 04:53 | Northern Arizona | Lincoln Barscewski makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Sylvester Brown | 51-51 |
| 04:31 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Predrag Brzuchalski | 53-51 |
| 04:27 | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Nolan | 53-53 |
| 04:04 | Penn State | Young Fang is hacked by Timothy Carter - foul #4 on Timothy Carter, team foul #11 | 53-53 |
| 04:04 | Penn State | Young Fang misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 04:04 | Penn State | Young Fang makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:42 | Northern Arizona | Young Fang steps in front of the Timothy Carter pass | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Predrag Brzuchalski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Pittman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Young Fang (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Sylvester Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Nolan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lincoln Barscewski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Rana (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman misses the 3 from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 03:21 | Northern Arizona | Lincoln Barscewski gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 03:15 | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 03:13 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 02:44 | Penn State | Robert Lenz's pass is intercepted by Michael Nolan | 54-53 |
| 02:36 | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Daniel Pittman - foul #3 on Daniel Pittman, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (PG), Keith Davis (PF) Predrag Brzuchalski, Young Fang | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 02:36 | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:36 | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:34 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski (PG), Young Fang (PF) Albert Baber, Keith Davis | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 02:08 | Penn State | Robert Lenz lays it up and in | 56-55 |
| 02:03 | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan drills a driving attempt in the lane | 56-57 |
| 01:41 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Michael Rana | 56-57 |
| 01:39 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:28 | Northern Arizona | Daniel Pittman is called for the reach on Michael Nolan - foul #4 on Daniel Pittman, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| 01:28 | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 01:28 | Penn State | Young Fang pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:04 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-57 |
| 01:03 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 00:58 | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 00:56 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-57 |
| 00:43 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Reginald Reavis - foul #2 on Reginald Reavis, team foul #9 | 56-57 |
| 00:15 | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:15 | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 56-59 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman snags the offensive board | 56-59 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 00:01 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter runs out the clock | 56-59 |