| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Hogan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jack Lagasse (fresh) PF - Edward Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Chong (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth French (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Hartman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Jack Lagasse inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:53 | NC State | Thomas Joyce buries a 3 from straight away | 31-30 |
| 19:35 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edward Davis - foul #1 on Edward Davis, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 19:35 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 19:35 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 19:20 | NC State | Thomas Joyce buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Stephen Hogan | 34-31 |
| 18:52 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt misses the lay-in | 34-31 |
| 18:51 | NC State | The rebound goes to Victor Chong | 34-31 |
| 18:26 | NC State | Christopher Hartman steals the ball from Thomas Joyce | 34-31 |
| 18:01 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Victor Chong - foul #3 on Victor Chong, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| 18:01 | Penn State | Harry Marsala makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 18:01 | Penn State | Harry Marsala makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:53 | NC State | Thomas Joyce can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-33 |
| 17:51 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 17:46 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt is whistled for a carry | 34-33 |
| 17:37 | NC State | Victor Chong misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Christopher Hartman - foul #3 on Christopher Hartman, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Lewis (C) Christopher Hartman | |
| 17:37 | NC State | Victor Chong makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:37 | NC State | Victor Chong makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:17 | Penn State | Derek Smith is fouled on the floor by Thomas Joyce - foul #2 on Thomas Joyce, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| 17:04 | Penn State | Harry Marsala shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-33 |
| 17:02 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt grabs the offensive board | 36-33 |
| 16:52 | Penn State | Kenneth French makes the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 36-36 |
| 16:36 | NC State | Stephen Hogan hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jack Lagasse | 38-36 |
| 16:07 | Penn State | Harry Marsala can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-36 |
| 16:06 | NC State | The rebound goes to Victor Chong | 38-36 |
| 16:04 | NC State | Thomas Joyce is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Joyce, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Bill Glantz (SG), Matthew Lewis (SF), Bruce Page (C) Thomas Joyce, Stephen Hogan, Jack Lagasse, Victor Chong | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodger Fuller (PG), Abraham Bewley (SG), William Devore (PF) Derek Smith, Harry Marsala, Milton Curnutt | |
| 15:46 | Penn State | James Lewis makes the wide open floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth French | 38-38 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bill Glantz (fresh) SF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Page (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Rodger Fuller (fresh) SG - Abraham Bewley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth French (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Devore (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | NC State | Scott Brown misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 15:29 | Penn State | William Devore gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 15:00 | Penn State | Kenneth French misses short on a shot from the right block | 38-38 |
| 14:59 | NC State | Edward Davis grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 14:54 | NC State | Kenneth French takes the ball from Matthew Lewis | 38-38 |
| 14:38 | Penn State | William Devore is called for a charge - foul #1 on William Devore, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Victor Chong (C) Bill Glantz, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Smith (PG), Harry Marsala (SG), Christopher Hartman (C) Rodger Fuller, Abraham Bewley, James Lewis | |
| 14:26 | NC State | Victor Chong misses the dunk | 38-38 |
| 14:24 | NC State | Bruce Page pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 13:59 | NC State | Victor Chong makes the shot in the paint | 40-38 |
| 13:57 | Penn State | Derek Smith travels in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Hogan (SG), Jack Lagasse (SF) Scott Brown, Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodger Fuller (SF), Milton Curnutt (PF) Kenneth French, William Devore | |
| 13:47 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 13:46 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Milton Curnutt | 40-38 |
| 13:20 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman misses long on a jumper from the left side | 40-38 |
| 13:18 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt grabs the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 13:02 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Matthew Lewis - foul #3 on Matthew Lewis, team foul #5 | 40-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Bruce Page (C) Victor Chong | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:02 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 13:02 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 12:48 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 12:47 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 12:20 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt can't connect on a runner in the lane | 40-39 |
| 12:19 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman hits the follow up shot | 40-41 |
| 12:13 | NC State | The short jumper by Bruce Page is denied by Christopher Hartman | 40-41 |
| 12:12 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 11:58 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt travels with the ball | 40-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Bill Glantz (SF), Edward Davis (PF), Victor Chong (C) Thomas Joyce, Jack Lagasse, Matthew Lewis, Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth French (SF), William Devore (PF) Rodger Fuller, Milton Curnutt | |
| 11:39 | NC State | Edward Davis misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Devore - foul #2 on William Devore, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Jack Lagasse (SF) Stephen Hogan | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodger Fuller (PG) Derek Smith | |
| 11:39 | NC State | Edward Davis makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 11:39 | NC State | Edward Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bill Glantz (fresh) SF - Jack Lagasse (fresh) PF - Edward Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Chong (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Rodger Fuller (fresh) SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth French (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Devore (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Hartman (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:16 | Penn State | Kenneth French is fouled on the floor by Jack Lagasse - foul #2 on Jack Lagasse, team foul #6 | 42-41 |
| 11:11 | Penn State | Victor Chong steals the ball from Rodger Fuller | 42-41 |
| 10:55 | NC State | Scott Brown connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Edward Davis | 45-41 |
| 10:30 | Penn State | Kenneth French is wide open but clanks a runner from the left block | 45-41 |
| 10:29 | Penn State | Kenneth French hits the follow up shot | 45-43 |
| 10:23 | NC State | Edward Davis lays it up and in on a great pass from Scott Brown | 47-43 |
| 10:02 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller travels with the ball | 47-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Stephen Hogan (SG), Matthew Lewis (SF), Bruce Page (C) Scott Brown, Bill Glantz, Jack Lagasse, Victor Chong | |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Smith (PG), Milton Curnutt (PF), James Lewis (C) Harry Marsala, William Devore, Christopher Hartman | |
| 09:46 | NC State | Thomas Joyce drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Lewis | 50-43 |
| 09:27 | Penn State | Kenneth French comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bruce Page - foul #1 on Bruce Page, team foul #7 | 50-43 |
| 09:27 | Penn State | Kenneth French makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 09:27 | Penn State | Kenneth French misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 09:27 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to James Lewis | 50-44 |
| 09:08 | Penn State | Kenneth French lays it in on a nice dish by Milton Curnutt and he's hacked by Matthew Lewis - foul #4 on Matthew Lewis, team foul #8 | 50-46 |
| 09:08 | Penn State | Kenneth French makes the free throw | 50-47 |
| 08:54 | NC State | Kenneth French picks off the pass by Thomas Joyce | 50-47 |
| 08:42 | Penn State | James Lewis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 50-47 |
| 08:41 | Penn State | Derek Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 08:16 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Derek Smith | 50-50 |
| 07:58 | NC State | Edward Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 50-50 |
| 07:56 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Lewis | 50-50 |
| 07:40 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 07:39 | Penn State | James Lewis snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Hogan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Edward Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Page (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rodger Fuller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth French (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - James Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 07:10 | Penn State | Kenneth French misses the tip | 50-50 |
| 07:09 | NC State | Stephen Hogan gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 07:05 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 07:03 | NC State | Edward Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 06:51 | NC State | A charge is called on Thomas Joyce - foul #4 on Thomas Joyce, team foul #9 | 50-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Bill Glantz (SG), Jack Lagasse (SF), Victor Chong (C) Thomas Joyce, Stephen Hogan, Matthew Lewis, Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Marsala (SG), Abraham Bewley (SF), William Devore (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) Rodger Fuller, Kenneth French, Milton Curnutt, James Lewis | |
| 06:22 | Penn State | Harry Marsala drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Derek Smith | 50-53 |
| 06:05 | NC State | Scott Brown comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 50-53 |
| 06:03 | NC State | Bill Glantz tips it back up and in | 52-53 |
| 05:34 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 05:32 | NC State | Jack Lagasse grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 05:28 | NC State | Jack Lagasse clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-53 |
| 05:26 | Penn State | Harry Marsala grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 05:03 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley misses badly on the uncontested shot from the free throw line | 52-53 |
| 05:01 | Penn State | William Devore pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 04:40 | Penn State | Harry Marsala works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 04:38 | NC State | Victor Chong grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 04:24 | NC State | Scott Brown makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Bill Glantz | 55-53 |
| 04:06 | Penn State | Jack Lagasse is called for the reach on Abraham Bewley - foul #3 on Jack Lagasse, team foul #10 | 55-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Stephen Hogan (SG), Matthew Lewis (SF), Bruce Page (PF) Scott Brown, Bill Glantz, Jack Lagasse, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodger Fuller (SF), Milton Curnutt (PF) Derek Smith, William Devore | |
| 04:06 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:06 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 03:45 | NC State | The short jumper by Victor Chong is denied by Christopher Hartman | 55-55 |
| 03:44 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 03:27 | Penn State | Harry Marsala is hacked by Stephen Hogan - foul #1 on Stephen Hogan, team foul #11 | 55-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SF) Victor Chong | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Dolezal (SF) Abraham Bewley | |
| 03:27 | Penn State | Harry Marsala makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 03:27 | Penn State | Harry Marsala makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Stephen Hogan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bill Glantz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Bruce Page (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Rodger Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Dolezal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Christopher Hartman (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | NC State | Bruce Page is denied on a dunk by Milton Curnutt | 55-57 |
| 03:14 | NC State | Bill Glantz grabs the offensive board | 55-57 |
| 02:57 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Milton Curnutt - foul #2 on Milton Curnutt, team foul #4 | 55-57 |
| Subs | NC State | Jack Lagasse (SF) Bill Glantz | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth French (SF), James Lewis (C) Harry Marsala, Christopher Hartman | |
| 02:57 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:57 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:55 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | NC State | Victor Chong (C) Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Smith (PG), Harry Marsala (SG), Christopher Hartman (C) Rodger Fuller, John Dolezal, James Lewis | |
| 02:34 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman can't connect on a shot in the paint | 57-57 |
| 02:33 | NC State | Victor Chong grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 02:19 | NC State | Matthew Lewis banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Joyce | 59-57 |
| 02:00 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman can't finish the layup | 59-57 |
| 01:58 | NC State | The rebound goes to Jack Lagasse | 59-57 |
| 01:38 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses badly on a runner from close range | 59-57 |
| 01:37 | Penn State | Kenneth French pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 01:16 | Penn State | Kenneth French throws it down | 59-59 |
| 01:08 | NC State | Victor Chong hits a floater from the baseline | 61-59 |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Kenneth French buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:18 | NC State | Derek Smith picks off the pass by Thomas Joyce | 61-61 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Derek Smith banks in the layup | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:09 | NC State | Thomas Joyce is hacked by Derek Smith - foul #2 on Derek Smith, team foul #5 | 61-63 |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Davis (PF) Matthew Lewis | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:04 | NC State | Victor Chong comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 61-63 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Harry Marsala gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Harry Marsala is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Joyce - foul #5 on Thomas Joyce, team foul #12 | 61-63 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG) Thomas Joyce | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Harry Marsala makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Harry Marsala makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Jack Lagasse comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 61-65 |