| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Abraham Bewley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rodger Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Fetterman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bruce Page (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett inbounds the ball | 20-26 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Bruce Bennett | 22-26 |
| 19:22 | NC State | Bruce Page misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Lewis - foul #3 on James Lewis, team foul #1 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roy Hill (C) James Lewis | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 19:22 | NC State | Bruce Page misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 19:22 | NC State | Bruce Page makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 19:00 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-27 |
| 18:58 | Penn State | Roy Hill tips it home | 24-27 |
| 18:40 | NC State | Bruce Page makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Joyce | 24-29 |
| 18:36 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Bruce Bennett | 27-29 |
| 18:12 | NC State | Michael Fetterman is called for 3 seconds | 27-29 |
| 17:58 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett banks in the layup on a great pass from Milton Curnutt out of a doubleteam and the foul's on Scott Brown - foul #1 on Scott Brown, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 17:58 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the free throw | 30-29 |
| 17:39 | NC State | Scott Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 17:38 | NC State | Bruce Page tips it in | 30-31 |
| 17:19 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley is hacked by Scott Brown - foul #2 on Scott Brown, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jack Lagasse (PF) Daniel Hamilton | |
| 17:02 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller is fouled on the floor by Michael Fetterman - foul #1 on Michael Fetterman, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| 16:42 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 16:41 | NC State | Scott Brown grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 16:18 | NC State | Scott Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 30-31 |
| 16:17 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 15:51 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Rodger Fuller | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Abraham Bewley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Rodger Fuller (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Milton Curnutt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Fetterman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jack Lagasse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Page (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | NC State | Thomas Joyce drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Fetterman | 32-34 |
| 15:19 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller's pass is intercepted by Thomas Joyce | 32-34 |
| 15:14 | NC State | Thomas Joyce hits the finger roll | 32-36 |
| 14:50 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 14:49 | NC State | The rebound goes to Scott Brown | 32-36 |
| 14:41 | NC State | Thomas Joyce misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 14:40 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 14:13 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-36 |
| 14:11 | Penn State | Roy Hill can't tip it in | 32-36 |
| 14:09 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller tips it back up and in | 34-36 |
| 13:49 | NC State | Jack Lagasse misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-36 |
| 13:47 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 13:27 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Abraham Bewley | 37-36 |
| 13:06 | NC State | Jack Lagasse hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 37-36 |
| 13:05 | NC State | Jack Lagasse tips it in | 37-38 |
| 12:44 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 37-38 |
| 12:42 | NC State | Scott Brown grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 12:25 | NC State | Thomas Joyce clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-38 |
| 12:23 | NC State | Scott Brown tips it home | 37-40 |
| 12:01 | Penn State | Roy Hill buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Milton Curnutt out of a doubleteam | 39-40 |
| 11:44 | NC State | Jack Lagasse can't connect on a shot near the basket | 39-40 |
| 11:42 | Penn State | Roy Hill pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Abraham Bewley (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodger Fuller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. PF - Milton Curnutt (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Hill (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Fetterman (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jack Lagasse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Page (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett buries a runner in the paint set up by Rodger Fuller | 41-40 |
| 10:50 | NC State | Bruce Page knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Joyce | 41-42 |
| 10:33 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt misses long on a runner from the left block | 41-42 |
| 10:31 | NC State | Jack Lagasse gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 10:28 | NC State | Thomas Joyce loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Smith (PG), John Dolezal (SG), Robert Moon (SF), William Devore (PF), James Lewis (C) Abraham Bewley, Rodger Fuller, Bruce Bennett, Milton Curnutt, Roy Hill | |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Hogan (PG), David Gehring (SG), Daniel Hamilton (PF), Jimmy Cammack (C) Thomas Joyce, Michael Fetterman, Jack Lagasse, Bruce Page | |
| 10:05 | Penn State | John Dolezal misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 10:03 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 09:47 | NC State | Scott Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 09:46 | Penn State | William Devore pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 09:27 | Penn State | Derek Smith drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 09:05 | NC State | Scott Brown is fouled on the floor by Robert Moon - foul #1 on Robert Moon, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG) Scott Brown | |
| 08:55 | NC State | Jeffrey Puente loses the dribble to Derek Smith | 44-42 |
| 08:28 | Penn State | Derek Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-42 |
| 08:06 | NC State | Stephen Hogan knocks in the shot from the right side | 44-44 |
| 07:43 | Penn State | John Dolezal makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Derek Smith | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Dolezal (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Moon (fresh) PF - William Devore (fresh) C - James Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) SG - David Gehring (fresh) SF - Stephen Hogan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jimmy Cammack (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Lewis - foul #4 on James Lewis, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodger Fuller (SG), Bruce Bennett (SF), Roy Hill (PF) John Dolezal, Robert Moon, William Devore | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Jack Lagasse (SF) Jeffrey Puente, David Gehring | |
| 07:26 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 07:26 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 07:01 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller makes the contested fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Derek Smith and he's fouled by Daniel Hamilton - foul #2 on Daniel Hamilton, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Fetterman (SG), Bruce Page (C) Stephen Hogan, Jimmy Cammack | |
| 07:01 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:34 | NC State | Jack Lagasse comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Bruce Bennett - foul #2 on Bruce Bennett, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Moon (C) James Lewis | |
| Subs | NC State | David Gehring (SG), Scott Brown (SF) Michael Fetterman, Daniel Hamilton | |
| 06:34 | NC State | Jack Lagasse makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 06:34 | NC State | Jack Lagasse misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 06:34 | Penn State | Roy Hill snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 06:05 | Penn State | Bruce Page swats the short shot by Bruce Bennett | 50-47 |
| 06:04 | NC State | Jack Lagasse gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 05:44 | NC State | Scott Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 05:43 | NC State | Bruce Page tips it home | 50-49 |
| 05:15 | Penn State | Roy Hill is fouled on the floor by Jack Lagasse - foul #2 on Jack Lagasse, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (PG), Milton Curnutt (PF), James Lewis (C) Bruce Bennett, Roy Hill, Robert Moon | |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Hogan (SG), Daniel Hamilton (PF), Jimmy Cammack (C) David Gehring, Jack Lagasse, Bruce Page | |
| 04:51 | Penn State | Derek Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 04:50 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to James Lewis | 50-49 |
| 04:35 | Penn State | Derek Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-49 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:24 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton double dribbles | 52-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Fetterman (SG) Scott Brown | |
| 04:01 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Abraham Bewley and the foul's on Stephen Hogan - foul #1 on Stephen Hogan, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jack Lagasse (SF), Bruce Page (PF) Thomas Joyce, Daniel Hamilton | |
| 04:01 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt makes the free throw | 55-49 |
| 03:42 | NC State | Milton Curnutt picks off the pass by Michael Fetterman | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Abraham Bewley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodger Fuller (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Derek Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - James Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Stephen Hogan (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Fetterman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jack Lagasse (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bruce Page (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jimmy Cammack (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-49 |
| 03:15 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 03:13 | NC State | Stephen Hogan's pass is intercepted by Abraham Bewley in the backcourt | 55-49 |
| 03:12 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller throws it down on a great pass from Abraham Bewley | 57-49 |
| 03:07 | NC State | Michael Fetterman knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Bruce Page | 57-51 |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Bennett (SF), Roy Hill (C) Rodger Fuller, James Lewis | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Scott Brown (SF) Stephen Hogan, Jimmy Cammack | |
| 02:31 | NC State | Bruce Page misses short on a floater from the right side | 57-51 |
| 02:29 | NC State | Michael Fetterman pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 02:18 | NC State | Jack Lagasse misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 02:17 | NC State | Michael Fetterman tips it back up and in | 57-53 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodger Fuller (SG), James Lewis (C) Derek Smith, Roy Hill | |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel Hamilton (PF) Jack Lagasse | |
| 02:00 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses long on a shot near the basket | 57-53 |
| 01:58 | NC State | The rebound goes to Bruce Page | 57-53 |
| 01:42 | NC State | Bruce Page knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Joyce | 57-55 |
| 01:28 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-55 |
| 01:26 | NC State | Bruce Page grabs the board | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:08 | NC State | Michael Fetterman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-55 |
| 01:07 | Penn State | James Lewis pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 00:42 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 00:41 | Penn State | James Lewis tips it but misses | 57-55 |
| 00:39 | NC State | The rebound goes to Daniel Hamilton | 57-55 |
| 00:16 | NC State | Michael Fetterman blows the dunk but he's hacked by Rodger Fuller - foul #2 on Rodger Fuller, team foul #5 | 57-55 |
| 00:16 | NC State | Michael Fetterman makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:16 | NC State | Michael Fetterman misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Lewis | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Thomas Joyce is called for the reach on James Lewis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Joyce, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | James Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | James Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:15 | NC State | Bruce Page snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Bruce Page can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-56 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Rodger Fuller | 58-56 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Fetterman - foul #2 on Michael Fetterman, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Michael Fetterman comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 60-56 |