| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anderson Nakano (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Clemmons (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Sampson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Hadley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - George Smith (fresh) SG - James Hershberg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Mahon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Stines (fresh) 4 reb. C - Taylor Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | William Clemmons inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:45 | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-27 |
| 19:44 | Montana | George Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 19:21 | Montana | Richard Mahon splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 19:08 | Penn State | William Clemmons makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Christopher Tiedemann | 34-30 |
| 18:47 | Montana | Richard Mahon splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 18:45 | Montana | Taylor Brooks tips it but misses | 34-30 |
| 18:43 | Penn State | William Clemmons pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:34 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Tiedemann | 37-30 |
| 18:11 | Montana | Christopher Tiedemann steals the ball from Richard Mahon | 37-30 |
| 17:55 | Penn State | William Clemmons loses the dribble to James Hershberg | 37-30 |
| 17:38 | Montana | Taylor Brooks clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by William Clemmons - foul #1 on William Clemmons, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Fahy (PG), Jason McCray (PF), Harry Story (C) Christopher Tiedemann, William Sampson, Richard Hadley | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 17:38 | Montana | Taylor Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 17:38 | Montana | Taylor Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 17:38 | Penn State | Harry Story pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 17:15 | Penn State | William Clemmons drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Anderson Nakano | 40-31 |
| 16:55 | Montana | George Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 40-31 |
| 16:54 | Montana | Taylor Brooks hits the follow up shot | 40-33 |
| 16:48 | Penn State | Richard Mahon blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by William Clemmons | 40-33 |
| 16:47 | Montana | The rebound goes to Taylor Brooks | 40-33 |
| 16:18 | Montana | George Smith knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 40-35 |
| 15:55 | Penn State | Terry Fahy buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Anderson Nakano | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Terry Fahy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anderson Nakano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Clemmons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason McCray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Story (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - George Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Hershberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Mahon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Stines (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Taylor Brooks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Montana | George Smith hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Hershberg | 43-37 |
| 15:15 | Penn State | William Clemmons misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Walter Stines - foul #1 on Walter Stines, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Sammy Labarre (SG), Richard Hadley (C) Terry Fahy, Anderson Nakano, Harry Story | |
| Subs | Montana | Gary Olson (SG) James Hershberg | |
| 15:15 | Penn State | William Clemmons makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 15:15 | Penn State | William Clemmons makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 14:52 | Montana | George Smith misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Christopher Tiedemann - foul #1 on Christopher Tiedemann, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Anderson Nakano (SG) Christopher Tiedemann | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 14:52 | Montana | George Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 14:52 | Montana | George Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 14:44 | Penn State | Jason McCray is fouled on the floor by Gary Olson - foul #2 on Gary Olson, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| 14:34 | Penn State | William Clemmons is whistled for traveling | 45-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Montana | Louis Barry (C) Taylor Brooks | |
| 14:13 | Montana | George Smith's floater is tipped away by Richard Hadley | 45-39 |
| 14:11 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 13:55 | Penn State | William Clemmons makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 13:27 | Montana | Richard Mahon works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 13:26 | Montana | Louis Barry snags the offensive board | 48-39 |
| 12:59 | Montana | Walter Stines hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Louis Barry and he's fouled by Jason McCray - foul #2 on Jason McCray, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), Harry Story (PF) Sammy Labarre, William Clemmons, Jason McCray | |
| Subs | Montana | Anthony Banks (SG), Taylor Brooks (C) George Smith, Louis Barry | |
| 12:59 | Montana | Walter Stines makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| 12:45 | Penn State | Taylor Brooks steals it from Anderson Nakano | 48-42 |
| 12:16 | Montana | Robert Jaramillo is called for the reach on Richard Mahon - foul #1 on Robert Jaramillo, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sammy Labarre (SG), William Clemmons (SF), William Sampson (PF) Anderson Nakano, Robert Jaramillo, Harry Story | |
| Subs | Montana | James Hershberg (SG), Jamie Steeves (SF), Louis Barry (PF) Gary Olson, Richard Mahon, Walter Stines | |
| 11:57 | Montana | Taylor Brooks loses the dribble to Richard Hadley | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sammy Labarre (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Clemmons (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Sampson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Hadley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Anthony Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hershberg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamie Steeves (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Louis Barry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Taylor Brooks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Penn State | Richard Hadley is called for 5 seconds | 48-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Anderson Nakano (SG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), Jason McCray (PF), Harry Story (C) Sammy Labarre, William Clemmons, William Sampson, Richard Hadley | |
| Subs | Montana | George Smith (PG) Anthony Banks | |
| 11:15 | Montana | Jason McCray swats the short shot by Louis Barry | 48-42 |
| 11:13 | Montana | George Smith misses the tip | 48-42 |
| 11:12 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 11:00 | Penn State | Jason McCray misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 48-42 |
| 10:59 | Penn State | Harry Story can't tip it in | 48-42 |
| 10:58 | Montana | The rebound goes to James Hershberg | 48-42 |
| 10:54 | Montana | George Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Hershberg | 48-44 |
| 10:39 | Penn State | Harry Story's pass is intercepted by Jamie Steeves | 48-44 |
| 10:23 | Montana | James Hershberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sammy Labarre (SG), William Clemmons (SF), William Sampson (PF), Richard Hadley (C) Anderson Nakano, Robert Jaramillo, Jason McCray, Harry Story | |
| Subs | Montana | Gary Olson (SG), Richard Mahon (SF), Walter Stines (PF), Jason Fisher (C) James Hershberg, Jamie Steeves, Louis Barry, Taylor Brooks | |
| 10:04 | Penn State | Richard Hadley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-44 |
| 10:02 | Montana | Jason Fisher snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 09:37 | Montana | George Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-44 |
| 09:35 | Penn State | Richard Hadley grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 09:24 | Penn State | Walter Stines blocks the short jumper by William Clemmons | 48-44 |
| 09:22 | Penn State | William Clemmons tips it back up and in | 50-44 |
| 09:03 | Montana | Richard Mahon evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 09:02 | Penn State | Richard Hadley grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 08:54 | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 08:25 | Montana | George Smith banks in the layup | 52-46 |
| 08:07 | Penn State | William Clemmons scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-46 |
| 07:38 | Montana | Richard Mahon drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sammy Labarre (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Clemmons (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Sampson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Hadley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - George Smith (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Gary Olson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Mahon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Stines (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 07:15 | Montana | Jason Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 06:56 | Montana | George Smith can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 55-49 |
| 06:54 | Penn State | William Sampson grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 06:43 | Penn State | Richard Hadley connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 57-49 |
| 06:17 | Montana | William Sampson is called for the reach on George Smith - foul #1 on William Sampson, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Fahy (PG), Anderson Nakano (SG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), Jason McCray (PF), Harry Story (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Sammy Labarre, William Clemmons, William Sampson, Richard Hadley | |
| Subs | Montana | Anthony Banks (PG), James Hershberg (SG), Jamie Steeves (SF), Louis Barry (PF), Taylor Brooks (C) George Smith, Gary Olson, Richard Mahon, Walter Stines, Jason Fisher | |
| 05:53 | Montana | Anthony Banks misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 05:51 | Penn State | Harry Story snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 05:32 | Penn State | Jason McCray misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Louis Barry - foul #1 on Louis Barry, team foul #3 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Clemmons (SF) Robert Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 05:32 | Penn State | Jason McCray makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 05:32 | Penn State | Jason McCray makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 05:10 | Montana | James Hershberg drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 05:01 | Penn State | Jason McCray buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Anderson Nakano | 61-51 |
| 04:42 | Montana | Harry Story is called for the reach on Taylor Brooks - foul #1 on Harry Story, team foul #6 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Jaramillo (SF), William Sampson (PF) William Clemmons, Harry Story | |
| Subs | Montana | Gary Olson (PG), Richard Mahon (SF) Anthony Banks, Jamie Steeves | |
| 04:23 | Montana | Taylor Brooks misses the easy layup | 61-51 |
| 04:22 | Penn State | Jason McCray grabs the defensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Louis Barry denies the turnaround by Anderson Nakano | 61-51 |
| 03:58 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Jaramillo | 61-51 |
| 03:43 | Penn State | James Hershberg steals it from Terry Fahy | 61-51 |
| 03:39 | Montana | James Hershberg banks in the layup | 61-53 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Terry Fahy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anderson Nakano (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Jaramillo (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Sampson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason McCray (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Gary Olson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Hershberg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Mahon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Barry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Taylor Brooks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Penn State | William Sampson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-53 |
| 03:23 | Penn State | William Sampson tips it home | 63-53 |
| 02:58 | Montana | Louis Barry hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:40 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano clanks a 3 from the left wing | 63-55 |
| 02:39 | Montana | Taylor Brooks pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| 02:39 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sammy Labarre (PG), William Clemmons (SF), Richard Hadley (C) Terry Fahy, Robert Jaramillo, William Sampson | |
| Subs | Montana | George Smith (PG), Walter Stines (PF) Gary Olson, Louis Barry | |
| 02:17 | Montana | Taylor Brooks's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Hadley | 63-55 |
| 02:15 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jason McCray | 63-55 |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Jason McCray blows the layup | 63-55 |
| 01:56 | Montana | Taylor Brooks grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 01:40 | Montana | Taylor Brooks's pass is intercepted by Jason McCray | 63-55 |
| 01:19 | Penn State | William Clemmons is hacked by Walter Stines - foul #2 on Walter Stines, team foul #4 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), William Sampson (PF) Sammy Labarre, Jason McCray | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 01:03 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Clemmons | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:40 | Montana | Richard Mahon's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by William Clemmons | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:17 | Penn State | William Clemmons scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Christopher Tiedemann | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:12 | Montana | George Smith is hacked by Richard Hadley - foul #1 on Richard Hadley, team foul #7 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Fahy (PG), Sammy Labarre (SG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), Jason McCray (PF), Harry Story (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Anderson Nakano, William Clemmons, William Sampson, Richard Hadley | |
| Subs | Montana | Gary Olson (SG), Jamie Steeves (SF), Louis Barry (PF), Jason Fisher (C) James Hershberg, Richard Mahon, Walter Stines, Taylor Brooks | |
| 00:12 | Montana | George Smith makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 00:12 | Montana | George Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Terry Fahy runs out the clock | 68-57 |