| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Singleton (fresh) SG - Marcellus Goshorn (fresh) SF - Kevin Weiner (fresh) PF - Walter Hardy (fresh) C - Lester Vavra (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) SG - Charles McKinney (fresh) SF - Albert Wiggins (fresh) PF - David Watkins (fresh) C - Terry Erskine (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Lester Vavra wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:35 | Penn | Charles McKinney's pass is intercepted by Marcellus Goshorn in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner is hacked by John Reeves - foul #1 on John Reeves, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | Penn State | The short jumper by Walter Hardy is denied by Albert Wiggins | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | Penn | Albert Wiggins grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Penn | John Reeves misses the lay-in | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | Penn | Charles McKinney snags the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:29 | Penn | Charles McKinney hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Albert Wiggins | 3-3 |
| 18:24 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 3-3 |
| 18:22 | Penn | Albert Wiggins grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:59 | Penn | Charles McKinney connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Reeves | 3-6 |
| 17:48 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-6 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joshua Axelson (PG), James Rousey (SG), Rafael Pena (SF), Michael Beckner (PF), Angel Rossi (C) David Singleton, Marcellus Goshorn, Kevin Weiner, Walter Hardy, Lester Vavra | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 17:45 | Penn | John Reeves is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Reeves, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG) John Reeves | |
| 17:40 | Penn State | Michael Beckner clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Terry Erskine - foul #1 on Terry Erskine, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| 17:40 | Penn State | Michael Beckner makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:40 | Penn State | Michael Beckner misses the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:40 | Penn | Albert Wiggins pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:17 | Penn | David Watkins makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by David Stapleton | 4-8 |
| 17:09 | Penn State | Angel Rossi's pass is intercepted by David Watkins | 4-8 |
| 16:48 | Penn | Albert Wiggins lays it in set up by Charles McKinney | 4-10 |
| 16:35 | Penn State | David Stapleton picks off the pass by Angel Rossi | 4-10 |
| 16:06 | Penn | David Stapleton hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left corner | 4-10 |
| 16:05 | Penn | Terry Erskine gets the offensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 15:54 | Penn | David Stapleton is whistled for a carry | 4-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Singleton (PG), Marcellus Goshorn (SG), Kevin Weiner (PF), Lester Vavra (C) Joshua Axelson, Rafael Pena, Michael Beckner, Angel Rossi | |
| Subs | Penn | Frank Douglas (SF), Arthur Strickland (PF), Homer Zwicker (C) Albert Wiggins, David Watkins, Terry Erskine | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Singleton (fresh) SG - Marcellus Goshorn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Rousey (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Weiner (fresh) C - Lester Vavra (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - David Stapleton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles McKinney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Douglas (fresh) PF - Arthur Strickland (fresh) C - Homer Zwicker (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-10 |
| 15:43 | Penn State | James Rousey tips it back up and in | 6-10 |
| 15:38 | Penn | Lester Vavra is called for the reach on Frank Douglas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lester Vavra, team foul #1 | 6-10 |
| 15:24 | Penn | Homer Zwicker blows the layup but he's hacked by Lester Vavra - foul #2 on Lester Vavra, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rafael Pena (PF), Angel Rossi (C) Marcellus Goshorn, Lester Vavra | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 15:24 | Penn | Homer Zwicker misses the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:24 | Penn | Homer Zwicker makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 15:10 | Penn State | David Singleton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-11 |
| 15:08 | Penn | Frank Douglas grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 15:05 | Penn | David Stapleton is hacked by David Singleton in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Singleton, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn (SG), Funsan Victor (C) Rafael Pena, Angel Rossi | |
| Subs | Penn | Albert Wiggins (SF) Charles McKinney | |
| 14:36 | Penn | David Stapleton misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-11 |
| 14:34 | Penn | Homer Zwicker grabs the offensive board | 6-11 |
| 14:17 | Penn | David Stapleton is hacked by Marcellus Goshorn - foul #1 on Marcellus Goshorn, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joshua Axelson (PG), Walter Hardy (PF), Angel Rossi (C) David Singleton, Marcellus Goshorn, Funsan Victor | |
| Subs | Penn | David Watkins (PF), Terry Erskine (C) Arthur Strickland, Homer Zwicker | |
| 14:05 | Penn | David Stapleton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Rousey - foul #1 on James Rousey, team foul #5 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Singleton (PG) Joshua Axelson | |
| Subs | Penn | Charles McKinney (SG) Frank Douglas | |
| 14:05 | Penn | David Stapleton makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 14:05 | Penn | David Stapleton misses the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 14:05 | Penn State | Angel Rossi pulls down the rebound | 6-12 |
| 13:51 | Penn State | James Rousey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-12 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rafael Pena (SF) Kevin Weiner | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 13:26 | Penn | Charles McKinney comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-12 |
| 13:25 | Penn | David Watkins grabs the offensive board | 6-12 |
| 13:05 | Penn | Charles McKinney can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 6-12 |
| 13:03 | Penn State | Rafael Pena snags the defensive board | 6-12 |
| 12:59 | Penn State | David Singleton can't throw it down | 6-12 |
| 12:58 | Penn State | David Singleton snags the offensive board | 6-12 |
| 12:48 | Penn State | Walter Hardy is denied on a dunk by Terry Erskine | 6-12 |
| 12:46 | Penn | Albert Wiggins gets the rebound | 6-12 |
| 12:23 | Penn | David Watkins is hacked by Walter Hardy - foul #1 on Walter Hardy, team foul #6 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joshua Axelson (PG), Marcellus Goshorn (SG), Kevin Weiner (SF), Michael Beckner (PF), Funsan Victor (C) David Singleton, James Rousey, Rafael Pena, Walter Hardy, Angel Rossi | |
| Subs | Penn | Frank Douglas (PG), Arthur Strickland (PF), Homer Zwicker (C) David Stapleton, David Watkins, Terry Erskine | |
| 12:06 | Penn | Frank Douglas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-12 |
| 12:05 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Marcellus Goshorn | 6-12 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner misses long on a turnaround from close range | 6-12 |
| 11:48 | Penn | The rebound goes to Homer Zwicker | 6-12 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joshua Axelson (fresh) SG - Marcellus Goshorn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Weiner (fresh) PF - Michael Beckner (fresh) 1 pts. C - Funsan Victor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Frank Douglas (fresh) SG - Charles McKinney (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Wiggins (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Strickland (fresh) C - Homer Zwicker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Penn | Homer Zwicker hits a turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Funsan Victor - foul #1 on Funsan Victor, team foul #7 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Singleton (PG), James Rousey (SF) Joshua Axelson, Michael Beckner | |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG), David Watkins (PF) Albert Wiggins, Arthur Strickland | |
| 11:21 | Penn | Homer Zwicker makes the free throw | 6-15 |
| 11:13 | Penn State | Funsan Victor connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Marcellus Goshorn | 8-15 |
| 11:10 | Penn | Frank Douglas is hacked by James Rousey in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Rousey, team foul #8 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rafael Pena (PF) James Rousey | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 11:10 | Penn | Frank Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 11:10 | Penn | Frank Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 10:49 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-17 |
| 10:47 | Penn | David Stapleton is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 11-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Hardy (PF) Rafael Pena | |
| Subs | Penn | Terry Erskine (C) Homer Zwicker | |
| 10:39 | Penn State | Walter Hardy loses the dribble to David Watkins | 11-17 |
| 10:21 | Penn | David Watkins misses the lay-in but the foul's on Walter Hardy - foul #2 on Walter Hardy, team foul #9 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joshua Axelson (PG), Rafael Pena (PF), Angel Rossi (C) David Singleton, Walter Hardy, Funsan Victor | |
| Subs | Penn | Albert Wiggins (SF) Charles McKinney | |
| 10:21 | Penn | David Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 10:21 | Penn | David Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 10:21 | Penn State | Angel Rossi gets the rebound | 11-18 |
| 10:10 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-18 |
| 10:09 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Rafael Pena | 11-18 |
| 10:04 | Penn State | Terry Erskine denies the turnaround by Kevin Weiner | 11-18 |
| 10:03 | Penn | David Watkins pulls down the rebound | 11-18 |
| 09:42 | Penn | Terry Erskine is whistled for traveling | 11-18 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Singleton (PG), Michael Beckner (PF), Funsan Victor (C) Marcellus Goshorn, Rafael Pena, Angel Rossi | |
| Subs | Penn | Arthur Strickland (PF) David Watkins | |
| 09:27 | Penn State | David Singleton loses the dribble to Terry Erskine | 11-18 |
| 09:08 | Penn | Terry Erskine misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on David Singleton - foul #2 on David Singleton, team foul #10 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn (SG), Rafael Pena (PF), Angel Rossi (C) David Singleton, Michael Beckner, Funsan Victor | |
| Subs | Penn | Charles McKinney (SG), Homer Zwicker (C) David Stapleton, Arthur Strickland | |
| 09:08 | Penn | Terry Erskine misses the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 09:08 | Penn | Terry Erskine makes the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 08:48 | Penn State | Angel Rossi is fouled on the floor by Albert Wiggins - foul #1 on Albert Wiggins, team foul #4 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Beckner (C) Angel Rossi | |
| Subs | Penn | David Watkins (PF) Terry Erskine | |
| 08:35 | Penn State | Michael Beckner's floater is tipped away by David Watkins | 11-19 |
| 08:34 | Penn | David Watkins grabs the board | 11-19 |
| 08:29 | Penn | Frank Douglas is hacked by Joshua Axelson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Axelson, team foul #11 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Angel Rossi (C) Michael Beckner | |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (PG) Albert Wiggins | |
| 08:29 | Penn | Frank Douglas misses the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 08:29 | Penn | Frank Douglas misses the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 08:29 | Penn State | Angel Rossi pulls down the rebound | 11-19 |
| 08:16 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-19 |
| 08:14 | Penn | David Watkins pulls down the rebound | 11-19 |
| 07:48 | Penn | The jump hook by Charles McKinney is blocked by Angel Rossi | 11-19 |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Angel Rossi grabs the board | 11-19 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joshua Axelson (fairly fresh) SG - Marcellus Goshorn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Weiner (tiring) PF - Rafael Pena (fairly fresh) C - Angel Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - David Stapleton (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles McKinney (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Douglas (tiring) 2 pts. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Homer Zwicker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-19 |
| 07:05 | Penn | Charles McKinney knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Douglas | 13-22 |
| 06:51 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner is hacked by Frank Douglas - foul #1 on Frank Douglas, team foul #5 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Beckner (PF), Funsan Victor (C) Rafael Pena, Angel Rossi | |
| Subs | Penn | Albert Wiggins (SF), Arthur Strickland (PF), Terry Erskine (C) Frank Douglas, David Watkins, Homer Zwicker | |
| 06:34 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 13-22 |
| 06:33 | Penn | Albert Wiggins pulls down the rebound | 13-22 |
| 06:14 | Penn | Charles McKinney hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-22 |
| 06:12 | Penn State | Michael Beckner pulls down the rebound | 13-22 |
| 06:06 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn misses the lay-in | 13-22 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | Funsan Victor gets the offensive rebound | 13-22 |
| 05:59 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner misses badly on a shot from the right side | 13-22 |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Michael Beckner grabs the offensive board | 13-22 |
| 05:47 | Penn State | Michael Beckner buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Joshua Axelson | 15-22 |
| 05:29 | Penn | Charles McKinney knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by David Stapleton | 15-24 |
| 05:16 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn's pass is intercepted by Charles McKinney | 15-24 |
| 05:02 | Penn | Kevin Weiner steals the ball from David Stapleton | 15-24 |
| 04:55 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn is hacked by Charles McKinney - foul #1 on Charles McKinney, team foul #6 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rafael Pena (PF), Angel Rossi (C) Michael Beckner, Funsan Victor | |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), Frank Douglas (SG), David Watkins (PF) David Stapleton, Charles McKinney, Arthur Strickland | |
| 04:35 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-24 |
| 04:10 | Penn | Albert Wiggins makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Reeves | 15-26 |
| 03:49 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner is fouled on the floor by Albert Wiggins - foul #2 on Albert Wiggins, team foul #7 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Singleton (PG), James Rousey (SG), Walter Hardy (PF), Lester Vavra (C) Joshua Axelson, Marcellus Goshorn, Rafael Pena, Angel Rossi | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 03:49 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner misses the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 03:49 | Penn | David Watkins pulls down the rebound | 15-26 |
| 03:42 | Penn | Frank Douglas's pass is intercepted by David Singleton in the backcourt | 15-26 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Singleton (fresh) SG - James Rousey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Weiner (tired) PF - Walter Hardy (fresh) C - Lester Vavra (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frank Douglas (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Wiggins (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Terry Erskine (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:28 | Penn State | David Singleton travels with the ball | 15-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joshua Axelson (SG) Kevin Weiner | |
| Subs | Penn | Charles McKinney (SG) Albert Wiggins | |
| 02:59 | Penn | James Rousey steals it from Charles McKinney | 15-26 |
| 02:54 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson throws it down on a great pass from James Rousey | 17-26 |
| 02:25 | Penn | Charles McKinney misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-26 |
| 02:23 | Penn State | Walter Hardy snags the defensive board | 17-26 |
| 02:04 | Penn State | David Singleton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-26 |
| 02:02 | Penn | Terry Erskine snags the defensive board | 17-26 |
| 01:41 | Penn | David Watkins buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Reeves and he's fouled by Joshua Axelson - foul #2 on Joshua Axelson, team foul #12 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Weiner (SF) Joshua Axelson | |
| Subs | Penn | Albert Wiggins (SF), Homer Zwicker (C) Frank Douglas, Terry Erskine | |
| 01:41 | Penn | David Watkins makes the free throw | 17-29 |
| 01:28 | Penn State | Walter Hardy scores on a shot from the left wing | 19-29 |
| 01:24 | Penn | Albert Wiggins is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 19-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rafael Pena (SF) Kevin Weiner | |
| Subs | Penn | Arthur Strickland (PF) David Watkins | |
| 01:09 | Penn State | James Rousey makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Singleton | 22-29 |
| 00:46 | Penn | Charles McKinney double dribbles | 22-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Weiner (SF) Rafael Pena | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 00:37 | Penn State | Albert Wiggins is called for the reach on Kevin Weiner - foul #3 on Albert Wiggins, team foul #8 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Penn | Frank Douglas (SF) Albert Wiggins | |
| 00:37 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 00:37 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 00:08 | Penn | John Reeves misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kevin Weiner - foul #1 on Kevin Weiner, team foul #13 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn (SG) Kevin Weiner | |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (SF), Terry Erskine (C) Charles McKinney, Homer Zwicker | |
| 00:08 | Penn | John Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 00:08 | Penn | John Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | David Singleton misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 24-31 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Walter Hardy snags the offensive board | 24-31 |