| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Alex Brewer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Miguel Garza (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Nnamdi Abdula (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Wolfenbarger (fresh) 5 reb. C - Herman Westfall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Danny Burch (fresh) 11 pts. SG - David Burchfield (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Rice (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Diehl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lafayette | Bryan Rice inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Lafayette | Leonard Diehl misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Miguel Garza - foul #3 on Miguel Garza, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (SG) Miguel Garza | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Aaron Rutledge (C) Tom Davis | |
| 19:40 | Lafayette | Leonard Diehl misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 19:40 | Lafayette | Leonard Diehl makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 19:15 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Burchfield - foul #3 on David Burchfield, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino (C) Herman Westfall | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Frank Stiffler (SG) David Burchfield | |
| 19:15 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 19:15 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 19:01 | Lafayette | Bryan Rice buries a runner from close range and the foul's on Matthew Carvalho - foul #3 on Matthew Carvalho, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Miguel Garza (SG), Raymond Green (SF), Lawrence Thompson (C) Matthew Carvalho, Nnamdi Abdula, Thomas Wolfenbarger | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Larry Carey (PG) Danny Burch | |
| 19:01 | Lafayette | Bryan Rice misses the free throw | 32-35 |
| 19:01 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:42 | Penn State | Alex Brewer drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Miguel Garza and he's fouled by Leonard Diehl - foul #3 on Leonard Diehl, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Eric Patten (SF), Tom Davis (C) Bryan Rice, Leonard Diehl | |
| 18:42 | Penn State | Alex Brewer makes the free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:21 | Lafayette | Eric Patten banks in the layup on a nice dish by Larry Carey and he's hacked by Oswaldo Marino - foul #1 on Oswaldo Marino, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| 18:21 | Lafayette | Eric Patten makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 18:13 | Penn State | Miguel Garza comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 35-38 |
| 18:12 | Penn State | Raymond Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 17:56 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson can't finish the layup | 35-38 |
| 17:55 | Penn State | Raymond Green tips it home | 37-38 |
| 17:53 | Lafayette | Eric Patten is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Green - foul #1 on Raymond Green, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chris Bauer (SG), Nnamdi Abdula (SF), Bruce Freeman (PF), Herman Westfall (C) Miguel Garza, Raymond Green, Oswaldo Marino, Lawrence Thompson | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Danny Burch (PG), Alexander Stafford (SG), Bryan Rice (SF) Larry Carey, Frank Stiffler, Eric Patten | |
| 17:36 | Lafayette | Bryan Rice scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Danny Burch | 37-41 |
| 17:11 | Penn State | Alex Brewer makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Bruce Freeman | 40-41 |
| 16:55 | Lafayette | Aaron Rutledge lays it in set up by Danny Burch and the foul's on Alex Brewer - foul #3 on Alex Brewer, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (PG), Miguel Garza (SG), Thomas Wolfenbarger (PF) Alex Brewer, Chris Bauer, Bruce Freeman | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Frank Stiffler (SG) Alexander Stafford | |
| 16:55 | Lafayette | Aaron Rutledge misses the free throw | 40-43 |
| 16:55 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 16:39 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 40-43 |
| 16:37 | Lafayette | Tom Davis grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 16:21 | Lafayette | Tom Davis is fouled on the floor by Herman Westfall - foul #3 on Herman Westfall, team foul #6 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino (C) Herman Westfall | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 16:08 | Lafayette | Bryan Rice misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Nnamdi Abdula - foul #2 on Nnamdi Abdula, team foul #7 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson (C) Nnamdi Abdula | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 16:08 | Lafayette | Bryan Rice makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 16:08 | Lafayette | Bryan Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 15:48 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger scores on a jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Aaron Rutledge - foul #2 on Aaron Rutledge, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Green (SF) Oswaldo Marino | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Larry Carey (PG), David Burchfield (SG), Tommy Scott (SF), Leonard Diehl (PF), Robert Glen (C) Danny Burch, Frank Stiffler, Bryan Rice, Aaron Rutledge, Tom Davis | |
| 15:48 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger misses the free throw | 42-45 |
| 15:48 | Lafayette | Leonard Diehl grabs the board | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Matthew Carvalho (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Miguel Garza (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Green (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Wolfenbarger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Larry Carey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Burchfield (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tommy Scott (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leonard Diehl (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Glen (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:33 | Lafayette | Robert Glen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chris Bauer (SG), Nnamdi Abdula (SF) Miguel Garza, Lawrence Thompson | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 15:30 | Penn State | Larry Carey is called for the reach on Chris Bauer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Carey, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| 15:23 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho makes the shot from the right side set up by Raymond Green | 44-45 |
| 15:07 | Lafayette | Thomas Wolfenbarger steps in front of the Leonard Diehl pass | 44-45 |
| 14:45 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Tommy Scott - foul #4 on Tommy Scott, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Alex Brewer (PG), Miguel Garza (SG), Bruce Freeman (PF), Oswaldo Marino (C) Matthew Carvalho, Chris Bauer, Thomas Wolfenbarger, Raymond Green | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Alexander Stafford (PG), Eric Patten (SF) Larry Carey, Tommy Scott | |
| 14:45 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 14:45 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:41 | Lafayette | Eric Patten is fouled in the backcourt by Alex Brewer - foul #4 on Alex Brewer, team foul #8 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (PG) Alex Brewer | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 14:41 | Lafayette | Eric Patten makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:41 | Lafayette | Eric Patten makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 14:19 | Penn State | David Burchfield is called for the reach on Miguel Garza - foul #4 on David Burchfield, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson (C) Nnamdi Abdula | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Danny Burch (PG), Frank Stiffler (SG), Tom Davis (C) Alexander Stafford, David Burchfield, Robert Glen | |
| 14:04 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino is alone and drills a jumper from close range set up by Matthew Carvalho | 48-47 |
| 14:02 | Lafayette | Matthew Carvalho is called for the reach on Danny Burch in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Carvalho, team foul #9 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chris Bauer (PG), Nnamdi Abdula (SF), Herman Westfall (C) Matthew Carvalho, Oswaldo Marino, Bruce Freeman | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Bryan Rice (SF) Eric Patten | |
| 14:02 | Lafayette | Danny Burch misses the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 14:02 | Penn State | Miguel Garza grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 13:44 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Chris Bauer | 51-47 |
| 13:24 | Lafayette | Danny Burch clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Chris Bauer - foul #4 on Chris Bauer, team foul #10 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Alex Brewer (PG), Thomas Wolfenbarger (PF) Chris Bauer, Lawrence Thompson | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Glen (C) Tom Davis | |
| 13:24 | Lafayette | Danny Burch makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 13:24 | Lafayette | Danny Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 13:12 | Penn State | Herman Westfall buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Wolfenbarger and he's fouled by Danny Burch - foul #2 on Danny Burch, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino (C) Alex Brewer | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 13:12 | Penn State | Herman Westfall makes the free throw | 54-49 |
| 12:51 | Lafayette | Leonard Diehl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Alex Brewer (PG), Raymond Green (SF) Herman Westfall, Nnamdi Abdula | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Alexander Stafford (PG), Eric Patten (SF), Aaron Rutledge (C) Danny Burch, Bryan Rice, Robert Glen | |
| 12:49 | Penn State | Miguel Garza is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Stiffler - foul #2 on Frank Stiffler, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| 12:49 | Penn State | Miguel Garza makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 12:49 | Penn State | Miguel Garza makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 12:47 | Lafayette | Miguel Garza steals it from Alexander Stafford in the backcourt | 56-49 |
| 12:27 | Penn State | Aaron Rutledge steals the ball from Oswaldo Marino | 56-49 |
| 12:22 | Lafayette | Eric Patten misses the fadeaway from the left block | 56-49 |
| 12:20 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 12:14 | Penn State | Alex Brewer is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Raymond Green | 58-49 |
| 11:58 | Lafayette | Eric Patten lays it in set up by Aaron Rutledge | 58-51 |
| 11:46 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Raymond Green | 60-51 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Alex Brewer (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Miguel Garza (tired) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Wolfenbarger (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Oswaldo Marino (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Alexander Stafford (fairly fresh) SG - Frank Stiffler (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Eric Patten (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leonard Diehl (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron Rutledge (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:40 | Lafayette | Thomas Wolfenbarger steals it from Frank Stiffler in the backcourt | 60-51 |
| 11:24 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger loses the dribble to Alexander Stafford | 60-51 |
| 11:11 | Lafayette | Eric Patten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-51 |
| 11:11 | Lafayette | Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chris Bauer (PG), Nnamdi Abdula (SF), Bruce Freeman (PF), Lawrence Thompson (C) Alex Brewer, Raymond Green, Thomas Wolfenbarger, Oswaldo Marino | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Danny Burch (PG), Larry Carey (SG), Bryan Rice (SF), Robert Glen (PF), Tom Davis (C) Alexander Stafford, Frank Stiffler, Eric Patten, Leonard Diehl, Aaron Rutledge | |
| 10:56 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Bruce Freeman | 62-51 |
| 10:54 | Lafayette | Lawrence Thompson is called for the reach on Danny Burch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #11 | 62-51 |
| 10:54 | Lafayette | Danny Burch makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 10:54 | Lafayette | Danny Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 10:43 | Penn State | Chris Bauer hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Nnamdi Abdula | 65-53 |
| 10:20 | Lafayette | Danny Burch misses short on an open floater from the left side | 65-53 |
| 10:19 | Penn State | Chris Bauer gets the rebound | 65-53 |
| 10:14 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-53 |
| 10:12 | Lafayette | Robert Glen gets the rebound | 65-53 |
| 10:09 | Lafayette | Chris Bauer takes the ball from Larry Carey in the backcourt | 65-53 |
| 09:54 | Penn State | Miguel Garza clanks a floater from close range but he's fouled by Larry Carey - foul #2 on Larry Carey, team foul #9 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (PG), Oswaldo Marino (PF), Herman Westfall (C) Chris Bauer, Bruce Freeman, Lawrence Thompson | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 09:54 | Penn State | Miguel Garza makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 09:54 | Penn State | Miguel Garza makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 09:42 | Lafayette | Danny Burch is fouled on the floor by Matthew Carvalho - foul #5 on Matthew Carvalho, team foul #12 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Alex Brewer (PG) Matthew Carvalho | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Frank Stiffler (SG), Leonard Diehl (PF), Aaron Rutledge (C) Larry Carey, Robert Glen, Tom Davis | |
| 09:42 | Lafayette | Danny Burch misses the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 09:42 | Lafayette | Danny Burch misses the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 09:42 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Herman Westfall | 67-53 |
| 09:38 | Penn State | Herman Westfall is hacked by Danny Burch in the backcourt - foul #3 on Danny Burch, team foul #10 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger (PF) Alex Brewer | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 09:38 | Penn State | Herman Westfall makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 09:38 | Penn State | Herman Westfall makes the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 09:34 | Lafayette | Danny Burch is fouled in the backcourt by Nnamdi Abdula - foul #3 on Nnamdi Abdula, team foul #13 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Alex Brewer (PG) Nnamdi Abdula | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 09:34 | Lafayette | Danny Burch makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 09:34 | Lafayette | Danny Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 09:14 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 69-55 |
| 09:13 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino can't tip it in | 69-55 |
| 09:11 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger grabs the offensive board | 69-55 |
| 08:59 | Penn State | Leonard Diehl blocks the short jumper by Oswaldo Marino | 69-55 |
| 08:57 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Wolfenbarger | 69-55 |
| 08:42 | Penn State | Herman Westfall comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Aaron Rutledge - foul #3 on Aaron Rutledge, team foul #11 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula (SF) Alex Brewer | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Larry Carey (PG), Eric Patten (SF), Robert Glen (PF), Tom Davis (C) Danny Burch, Bryan Rice, Leonard Diehl, Aaron Rutledge | |
| 08:42 | Penn State | Herman Westfall misses the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 08:42 | Penn State | Herman Westfall makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 08:13 | Lafayette | Robert Glen is open and scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Frank Stiffler | 70-57 |
| 08:13 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chris Bauer (PG), Raymond Green (SF), Bruce Freeman (PF), Lawrence Thompson (C) Herman Westfall, Nnamdi Abdula, Thomas Wolfenbarger, Oswaldo Marino | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Alexander Stafford (SG) Frank Stiffler | |
| 07:57 | Penn State | Raymond Green hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Lawrence Thompson | 72-57 |
| 07:50 | Lafayette | Tom Davis buries a floater from the left block set up by Larry Carey | 72-59 |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Chris Bauer is hacked by Eric Patten in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Patten, team foul #12 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Alex Brewer (PG) Miguel Garza | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Danny Burch (PG), David Burchfield (SG), Tommy Scott (SF), Aaron Rutledge (PF) Larry Carey, Alexander Stafford, Eric Patten, Robert Glen | |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Chris Bauer makes the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Chris Bauer makes the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Alex Brewer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Chris Bauer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Raymond Green (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bruce Freeman (fresh) C - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Danny Burch (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Burchfield (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Tommy Scott (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Aaron Rutledge (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Tom Davis (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Lafayette | Tommy Scott can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 74-59 |
| 07:31 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman grabs the board | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 07:25 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula (SF), Oswaldo Marino (PF), Herman Westfall (C) Raymond Green, Bruce Freeman, Lawrence Thompson | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Leonard Diehl (PF) Tom Davis | |
| 07:07 | Lafayette | Danny Burch is whistled for a carry | 74-59 |
| 06:40 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Aaron Rutledge - foul #4 on Aaron Rutledge, team foul #13 | 74-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger (PF) Oswaldo Marino | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Alexander Stafford (PG), Robert Glen (C) Danny Burch, Aaron Rutledge | |
| 06:40 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula makes the 1st free throw | 75-59 |
| 06:40 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula makes the 2nd free throw | 76-59 |
| 06:37 | Lafayette | Alexander Stafford travels in the backcourt | 76-59 |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger misses short on an open shot from close range but he's fouled by Leonard Diehl - foul #4 on Leonard Diehl, team foul #14 | 76-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Green (SF), Lawrence Thompson (C) Nnamdi Abdula, Herman Westfall | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Larry Carey (PG), Tom Davis (C) Alexander Stafford, Leonard Diehl | |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger makes the 1st free throw | 77-59 |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger makes the 2nd free throw | 78-59 |
| 05:51 | Lafayette | Thomas Wolfenbarger picks off the pass by Tommy Scott | 78-59 |
| 05:49 | Penn State | Tommy Scott picks off the pass by Raymond Green in the backcourt | 78-59 |
| 05:34 | Lafayette | David Burchfield connects on the jump hook in the paint | 78-61 |
| 05:32 | Penn State | Alex Brewer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula (SF), Oswaldo Marino (PF), Herman Westfall (C) Raymond Green, Thomas Wolfenbarger, Lawrence Thompson | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Alexander Stafford (PG), Bryan Rice (SF), Aaron Rutledge (PF) Larry Carey, Tommy Scott, Robert Glen | |
| 05:18 | Lafayette | Alexander Stafford comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 78-61 |
| 05:17 | Penn State | Chris Bauer snags the defensive board | 78-61 |
| 04:59 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Freeman (PF) Herman Westfall | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Danny Burch (PG), Eric Patten (SF), Leonard Diehl (PF) Alexander Stafford, Bryan Rice, Tom Davis | |
| 04:47 | Lafayette | Aaron Rutledge misses short on an open jumper from the left wing | 78-61 |
| 04:45 | Penn State | Chris Bauer snags the defensive board | 78-61 |
| 04:39 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Tommy Scott (SF), Robert Glen (C) Eric Patten, Aaron Rutledge | |
| 04:21 | Lafayette | Danny Burch misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 78-61 |
| 04:19 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Bruce Freeman | 78-61 |
| 03:58 | Penn State | Chris Bauer misses the 3 from the right wing | 78-61 |
| 03:56 | Lafayette | Robert Glen gets the rebound | 78-61 |
| 03:56 | Lafayette | Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Miguel Garza (SG), Raymond Green (SF), Thomas Wolfenbarger (PF), Lawrence Thompson (C) Chris Bauer, Nnamdi Abdula, Bruce Freeman, Oswaldo Marino | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Larry Carey (PG), Frank Stiffler (SG), Bryan Rice (SF), Aaron Rutledge (PF) Danny Burch, David Burchfield, Tommy Scott, Leonard Diehl | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Lafayette | Lawrence Thompson takes the ball from Bryan Rice | 78-61 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Alex Brewer (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Miguel Garza (tired) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Green (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Wolfenbarger (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. C - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Larry Carey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Stiffler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryan Rice (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Rutledge (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Robert Glen (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger hits a wide open turnaround near the basket | 80-61 |
| 03:02 | Lafayette | Aaron Rutledge blows the wide open layup | 80-61 |
| 03:00 | Lafayette | Aaron Rutledge can't tip it in | 80-61 |
| 02:58 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Raymond Green | 80-61 |
| 02:39 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger can't finish the layup | 80-61 |
| 02:37 | Lafayette | Frank Stiffler gets the rebound | 80-61 |
| 02:20 | Lafayette | Bryan Rice clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Raymond Green - foul #2 on Raymond Green, team foul #14 | 80-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chris Bauer (SG), Bruce Freeman (PF), Oswaldo Marino (C) Miguel Garza, Thomas Wolfenbarger, Lawrence Thompson | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Alexander Stafford (PG), Tommy Scott (PF) Larry Carey, Robert Glen | |
| 02:20 | Lafayette | Bryan Rice makes the 1st free throw | 80-62 |
| 02:20 | Lafayette | Bryan Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 80-63 |
| 02:01 | Penn State | Raymond Green connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Bruce Freeman and the foul's on Bryan Rice - foul #1 on Bryan Rice, team foul #15 | 82-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson (C) Alex Brewer | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Eric Patten (SF) Bryan Rice | |
| 02:01 | Penn State | Raymond Green misses the free throw | 82-63 |
| 02:01 | Lafayette | Tommy Scott gets the rebound | 82-63 |
| 01:47 | Lafayette | Tommy Scott is open but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 82-63 |
| 01:45 | Lafayette | Tommy Scott tips it back up and in | 82-65 |
| 01:18 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino is open and scores on a jumper near the basket | 84-65 |
| 00:51 | Lafayette | Eric Patten comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 84-65 |
| 00:49 | Penn State | Raymond Green grabs the board | 84-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Penn State | Raymond Green loses the dribble to Alexander Stafford in the backcourt | 84-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Lafayette | Aaron Rutledge misses the wide open jumper from the left wing | 84-65 |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman snags the defensive board | 84-65 |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Tommy Scott is called for the reach on Lawrence Thompson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Tommy Scott, team foul #16 | 84-65 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Larry Carey (PG), Robert Glen (C) Alexander Stafford, Tommy Scott | |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 84-65 |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 85-65 |
| 00:35 | Lafayette | Frank Stiffler double dribbles in the backcourt | 85-65 |
| Subs | Penn State | Alex Brewer (PG) Bruce Freeman | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Raymond Green misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 85-65 |
| 00:09 | Lafayette | Frank Stiffler snags the defensive board | 85-65 |
| 00:07 | Lafayette | Larry Carey is hacked by Lawrence Thompson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #15 | 85-65 |
| 00:07 | Lafayette | Larry Carey misses the 1st free throw | 85-65 |
| 00:07 | Lafayette | Larry Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 85-66 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Alex Brewer runs out the clock | 85-66 |