| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Otis Little (fresh) SG - Harry Hall (fresh) SF - Sean Heflin (fresh) PF - David Goncalves (fresh) C - Brian Lepage (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sean Brezinski (fresh) SG - Brad Stookey (fresh) SF - Sol Marino (fresh) PF - Robbie Crawford (fresh) C - Ronald Perkins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Penn State | Brad Stookey is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Brad Stookey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Cal State Fullerton | Otis Little throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski is fouled on the floor by Brian Lepage - foul #1 on Brian Lepage, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins's floater is knocked away by David Goncalves | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Cal State Fullerton | Brian Lepage snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Cal State Fullerton | Brian Lepage is hacked by Ronald Perkins - foul #1 on Ronald Perkins, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Cal State Fullerton | Sean Heflin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Cal State Fullerton | Harry Hall hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins's layup is rejected by David Goncalves | 2-0 |
| 18:07 | Cal State Fullerton | Otis Little pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Cal State Fullerton | Otis Little can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:00 | Penn State | Sol Marino snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:43 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins is whistled for traveling | 2-0 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Armando Castro (SG), Boris Czernovski (SF), Edward Edwards (PF), Orlando Perez (C) Sean Brezinski, Brad Stookey, Sol Marino, Robbie Crawford, Ronald Perkins | |
| 17:41 | Cal State Fullerton | Harry Hall is hacked by Armando Castro in the backcourt - foul #1 on Armando Castro, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| 17:34 | Cal State Fullerton | Sean Heflin's floater is tipped away by Orlando Perez | 2-0 |
| 17:33 | Penn State | Boris Czernovski gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:04 | Penn State | Michael Owens can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Otis Little - foul #1 on Otis Little, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Joseph Bush (SG), James McAnulty (SF), Robert Kinser (PF), Frederick Nicodemus (C) Harry Hall, Sean Heflin, David Goncalves, Brian Lepage | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:04 | Penn State | Michael Owens makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 17:04 | Penn State | Michael Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 16:56 | Cal State Fullerton | James McAnulty is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Bush | 5-2 |
| 16:33 | Penn State | Michael Owens scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Armando Castro | 5-4 |
| 16:15 | Cal State Fullerton | Joseph Bush is hacked by Edward Edwards - foul #1 on Edward Edwards, team foul #4 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Brian Lepage (C) Otis Little | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brad Stookey (SG), Sol Marino (SF), Robbie Crawford (PF), Ronald Perkins (C) Armando Castro, Boris Czernovski, Edward Edwards, Orlando Perez | |
| 16:05 | Cal State Fullerton | Joseph Bush hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 16:03 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - James McAnulty (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frederick Nicodemus (fresh) PF - Robert Kinser (fresh) C - Brian Lepage (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brad Stookey (fresh) SF - Sol Marino (fresh) PF - Robbie Crawford (fresh) C - Ronald Perkins (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins misses the lay-in | 5-4 |
| 15:38 | Cal State Fullerton | Joseph Bush grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 15:34 | Cal State Fullerton | Sol Marino takes the ball from Joseph Bush | 5-4 |
| 15:30 | Penn State | Michael Owens blows the layup | 5-4 |
| 15:28 | Cal State Fullerton | Frederick Nicodemus grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 15:07 | Cal State Fullerton | Frederick Nicodemus is open and lays it up and in | 7-4 |
| 14:46 | Penn State | Robbie Crawford comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 14:45 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins tips it home | 7-6 |
| 14:32 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Kinser misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Owens - foul #1 on Michael Owens, team foul #5 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Otis Little (PG), Harry Hall (SG), Sean Heflin (SF), David Goncalves (PF) James McAnulty, Joseph Bush, Frederick Nicodemus, Brian Lepage | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Armando Castro (SG), Boris Czernovski (SF), Edward Edwards (PF), Orlando Perez (C) Michael Owens, Brad Stookey, Sol Marino, Robbie Crawford, Ronald Perkins | |
| 14:32 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Kinser makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:32 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Kinser makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:08 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 9-6 |
| 14:07 | Cal State Fullerton | David Goncalves grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:05 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Kinser loses the dribble to Sean Brezinski in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| 14:04 | Penn State | Armando Castro can't finish the layup | 9-6 |
| 14:03 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski snags the offensive board | 9-6 |
| 13:49 | Penn State | Armando Castro misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 13:48 | Cal State Fullerton | David Goncalves gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:46 | Cal State Fullerton | Sean Heflin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Brian Lepage (C) Robert Kinser | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brad Stookey (SG), Sol Marino (SF), Robbie Crawford (PF), Ronald Perkins (C) Armando Castro, Boris Czernovski, Edward Edwards, Orlando Perez | |
| 13:24 | Penn State | Otis Little steals it from Brad Stookey | 9-6 |
| 13:21 | Cal State Fullerton | Harry Hall lays it up and in set up by Otis Little | 11-6 |
| 12:53 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Otis Little - foul #2 on Otis Little, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | James McAnulty (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), Frederick Nicodemus (PF) Otis Little, Harry Hall, David Goncalves | |
| Subs | Penn State | Armando Castro (SG), Boris Czernovski (SF), Edward Edwards (PF), Orlando Perez (C) Brad Stookey, Sol Marino, Robbie Crawford, Ronald Perkins | |
| 12:53 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:53 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski misses the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:53 | Cal State Fullerton | Brian Lepage pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:36 | Cal State Fullerton | Brian Lepage drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Sean Heflin | 13-7 |
| 12:15 | Penn State | Edward Edwards banks in the layup | 13-9 |
| 12:13 | Cal State Fullerton | Joseph Bush is hacked by Armando Castro in the backcourt - foul #2 on Armando Castro, team foul #6 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Brad Stookey (SG), Sol Marino (SF), Robbie Crawford (PF), Ronald Perkins (C) Sean Brezinski, Armando Castro, Boris Czernovski, Edward Edwards, Orlando Perez | |
| 11:59 | Cal State Fullerton | Joseph Bush is hacked by Sol Marino - foul #1 on Sol Marino, team foul #7 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | David Goncalves (PF) Frederick Nicodemus | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:59 | Cal State Fullerton | Joseph Bush makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 11:59 | Cal State Fullerton | Joseph Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - James McAnulty (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Heflin (fairly fresh) PF - David Goncalves (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Lepage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brad Stookey (fresh) SF - Sol Marino (fresh) PF - Robbie Crawford (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Perkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Penn State | Sean Heflin is called for the reach on Robbie Crawford - foul #1 on Sean Heflin, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Harry Hall (SG) James McAnulty | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG) Michael Owens | |
| 11:18 | Penn State | Robbie Crawford misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 15-9 |
| 11:16 | Penn State | Sol Marino tips it in | 15-11 |
| 10:47 | Cal State Fullerton | Joseph Bush misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Sol Marino - foul #2 on Sol Marino, team foul #8 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Frederick Nicodemus (C) Brian Lepage | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Boris Czernovski (SF), Edward Edwards (PF), Orlando Perez (C) Sean Brezinski, Sol Marino, Robbie Crawford, Ronald Perkins | |
| 10:47 | Cal State Fullerton | Joseph Bush makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:47 | Cal State Fullerton | Joseph Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 10:25 | Penn State | Boris Czernovski misses short on a shot from the right wing | 17-11 |
| 10:24 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Frederick Nicodemus | 17-11 |
| 10:21 | Cal State Fullerton | Harry Hall is hacked by Edward Edwards in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Edwards, team foul #9 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Terry Ivory (PG), James McAnulty (SF) Joseph Bush, Sean Heflin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robbie Crawford (PF), Ronald Perkins (C) Edward Edwards, Orlando Perez | |
| 10:21 | Cal State Fullerton | Harry Hall makes the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 10:21 | Cal State Fullerton | Harry Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 19-11 |
| 10:03 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Owens and he's hacked by Frederick Nicodemus - foul #1 on Frederick Nicodemus, team foul #5 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Brian Lepage (C) David Goncalves | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG) Michael Owens | |
| 10:03 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins makes the free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:44 | Cal State Fullerton | James McAnulty is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Harry Hall | 21-14 |
| 09:21 | Penn State | Brad Stookey double dribbles | 21-14 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Sean Heflin (SF), Robert Kinser (PF) James McAnulty, Frederick Nicodemus | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Orlando Perez (C) Sean Brezinski, Ronald Perkins | |
| 09:07 | Cal State Fullerton | Sean Heflin connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Harry Hall and he's fouled by Orlando Perez - foul #1 on Orlando Perez, team foul #10 | 23-14 |
| 09:07 | Cal State Fullerton | Sean Heflin misses the free throw | 23-14 |
| 09:07 | Penn State | Robbie Crawford snags the defensive board | 23-14 |
| 08:42 | Penn State | Boris Czernovski loses the dribble to Harry Hall | 23-14 |
| 08:22 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Kinser is open but misses the lay-in | 23-14 |
| 08:21 | Cal State Fullerton | Terry Ivory misses the tip | 23-14 |
| 08:19 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Kinser tips it back up and in | 25-14 |
| 08:01 | Penn State | Brad Stookey is hacked by Terry Ivory - foul #1 on Terry Ivory, team foul #6 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | James McAnulty (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), David Goncalves (PF), Frederick Nicodemus (C) Terry Ivory, Harry Hall, Robert Kinser, Brian Lepage | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Ronald Perkins (C) Michael Owens, Orlando Perez | |
| 07:37 | Penn State | Brad Stookey buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Sean Brezinski | 25-17 |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - James McAnulty (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Heflin (tiring) 2 pts. PF - David Goncalves (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Frederick Nicodemus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sean Brezinski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Stookey (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Boris Czernovski (fairly fresh) PF - Robbie Crawford (tired) C - Ronald Perkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Cal State Fullerton | Frederick Nicodemus scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Heflin | 28-17 |
| 07:24 | Penn State | Brad Stookey scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Sean Brezinski | 28-19 |
| 07:18 | Cal State Fullerton | Joseph Bush can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-19 |
| 07:17 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins pulls down the rebound | 28-19 |
| 06:51 | Penn State | David Goncalves blocks the short jumper by Robbie Crawford | 28-19 |
| 06:50 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski grabs the offensive rebound | 28-19 |
| 06:36 | Penn State | Boris Czernovski scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald Perkins | 28-21 |
| 06:13 | Cal State Fullerton | David Goncalves clanks a jump hook from the right block | 28-21 |
| 06:11 | Cal State Fullerton | Sean Heflin grabs the offensive board | 28-21 |
| 05:53 | Cal State Fullerton | David Goncalves scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from James McAnulty and he's fouled by Brad Stookey - foul #2 on Brad Stookey, team foul #11 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Terry Ivory (PG), Harry Hall (SG), Robert Kinser (SF), Brian Lepage (C) James McAnulty, Joseph Bush, Sean Heflin, Frederick Nicodemus | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Armando Castro (SG), Orlando Perez (C) Sean Brezinski, Brad Stookey, Ronald Perkins | |
| 05:53 | Cal State Fullerton | David Goncalves misses the free throw | 30-21 |
| 05:53 | Penn State | Robbie Crawford pulls down the rebound | 30-21 |
| 05:36 | Penn State | Michael Owens can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 30-21 |
| 05:35 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to David Goncalves | 30-21 |
| 05:31 | Cal State Fullerton | Harry Hall loses the dribble to Robbie Crawford in the backcourt | 30-21 |
| 05:11 | Penn State | Boris Czernovski misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-21 |
| 05:09 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Brian Lepage | 30-21 |
| 05:01 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Kinser is fouled on the floor by Boris Czernovski - foul #1 on Boris Czernovski, team foul #12 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Joseph Bush (PG), Frederick Nicodemus (PF) Terry Ivory, David Goncalves | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sol Marino (SF), Ronald Perkins (C) Boris Czernovski, Orlando Perez | |
| 05:01 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Kinser makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 05:01 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Kinser makes the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 04:32 | Penn State | 3 seconds is called on Robbie Crawford | 32-21 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Sean Heflin (SF) Robert Kinser | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG) Michael Owens | |
| 04:28 | Cal State Fullerton | Joseph Bush is hacked by Ronald Perkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Perkins, team foul #13 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Orlando Perez (C) Ronald Perkins | |
| 04:28 | Cal State Fullerton | Joseph Bush makes the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 04:28 | Cal State Fullerton | Joseph Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 34-21 |
| 04:00 | Penn State | Orlando Perez misses the dunk attempt | 34-21 |
| 03:58 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Brian Lepage | 34-21 |
| 03:35 | Cal State Fullerton | Frederick Nicodemus comes up short on the jumper from close range | 34-21 |
| 03:34 | Penn State | Armando Castro snags the defensive board | 34-21 |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Joseph Bush (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Hall (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Heflin (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Frederick Nicodemus (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Lepage (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sean Brezinski (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Armando Castro (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sol Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robbie Crawford (very tired) 2 reb. C - Orlando Perez (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:13 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 34-21 |
| 03:11 | Penn State | Armando Castro gets the offensive rebound | 34-21 |
| 02:55 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sol Marino | 34-23 |
| 02:36 | Cal State Fullerton | Brian Lepage hits the finger roll set up by Harry Hall | 36-23 |
| 02:11 | Penn State | Robbie Crawford misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-23 |
| 02:09 | Cal State Fullerton | Joseph Bush pulls down the rebound | 36-23 |
| 02:05 | Cal State Fullerton | Joseph Bush's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-23 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Otis Little (PG), James McAnulty (SF), Robert Kinser (PF) Harry Hall, Sean Heflin, Frederick Nicodemus | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Brad Stookey (SG), Edward Edwards (PF), Ronald Perkins (C) Sean Brezinski, Armando Castro, Robbie Crawford, Orlando Perez | |
| 01:38 | Penn State | Brad Stookey comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 36-23 |
| 01:36 | Cal State Fullerton | Otis Little pulls down the rebound | 36-23 |
| 01:10 | Cal State Fullerton | Otis Little makes the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 38-23 |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Brad Stookey misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-23 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Edward Edwards tips it but misses | 38-23 |
| 00:42 | Penn State | Edward Edwards snags the offensive board | 38-23 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Sol Marino loses the dribble to Robert Kinser | 38-23 |
| 00:00 | Cal State Fullerton | James McAnulty travels with the ball | 38-23 |