| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Daniel Morgan (fresh) SG - William Baily (fresh) SF - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Robert Rothrock (fresh) C - Russell Hoover (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) SG - Paul Cordova (fresh) SF - George Kepley (fresh) PF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Penn State | George Kepley hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Paul Cordova | 0-3 |
| 19:15 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 2-3 |
| 19:02 | Penn State | Paul Cordova hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Leonard Lechuga | 2-6 |
| 18:49 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Juan Rodriguez | 4-6 |
| 18:40 | Penn State | David Bertrand scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Cordova | 4-8 |
| 18:24 | South Carolina | William Baily is hacked by Leonard Lechuga - foul #1 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| 18:04 | South Carolina | William Baily hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-8 |
| 18:02 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock misses the tip | 4-8 |
| 18:00 | Penn State | The rebound goes to George Kepley | 4-8 |
| 17:54 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Russell Hoover - foul #1 on Russell Hoover, team foul #1 | 4-10 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (PG), Lyle Conner (SG), Nicholas Funk (SF), Stephen Scheele (PF), Gregory Badilla (C) Daniel Morgan, William Baily, Juan Rodriguez, Robert Rothrock, Russell Hoover | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:54 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the free throw | 4-11 |
| 17:27 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by George Kepley - foul #1 on George Kepley, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| 17:27 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 17:27 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele misses the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 17:27 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga pulls down the rebound | 5-11 |
| 17:11 | Penn State | George Kepley is hacked by Nicholas Funk - foul #1 on Nicholas Funk, team foul #2 | 5-11 |
| 16:53 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger clanks a runner in the paint | 5-11 |
| 16:51 | South Carolina | Lyle Conner snags the defensive board | 5-11 |
| 16:36 | South Carolina | William Smith makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Scheele | 8-11 |
| 16:11 | Penn State | George Kepley's layup is rejected by Stephen Scheele | 8-11 |
| 16:09 | Penn State | George Kepley can't tip it in | 8-11 |
| 16:08 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Gregory Badilla | 8-11 |
| 16:01 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk is called for traveling | 8-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (PG), William Baily (SG), Juan Rodriguez (SF), Robert Rothrock (PF), Russell Hoover (C) William Smith, Lyle Conner, Nicholas Funk, Stephen Scheele, Gregory Badilla | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Daniel Morgan (fresh) SG - William Baily (fresh) SF - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Robert Rothrock (fresh) C - Russell Hoover (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Kepley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fairly fresh) C - Leonard Lechuga (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Russell Hoover - foul #2 on Russell Hoover, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Melvin Lovett (C) Russell Hoover | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 15:45 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:45 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 15:25 | South Carolina | Melvin Lovett misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Leonard Lechuga - foul #2 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jamie Smith (C) Leonard Lechuga | |
| 15:25 | South Carolina | Melvin Lovett makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 15:25 | South Carolina | Melvin Lovett makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 15:10 | Penn State | Paul Cordova is whistled for traveling | 10-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla (C) Melvin Lovett | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:49 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Morgan | 12-13 |
| 14:31 | Penn State | Daniel Morgan picks off the pass by Paul Cordova | 12-13 |
| 14:28 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan hits the finger roll | 14-13 |
| 14:05 | Penn State | Jamie Smith can't finish the layup | 14-13 |
| 14:04 | South Carolina | William Baily pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 13:47 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 14-13 |
| 13:46 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan tips it but misses | 14-13 |
| 13:45 | Penn State | Jamie Smith snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 13:35 | Penn State | David Bertrand can't finish the layup | 14-13 |
| 13:33 | Penn State | George Kepley tips it home | 14-15 |
| 13:14 | South Carolina | William Baily buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Morgan | 17-15 |
| 12:59 | Penn State | Jamie Smith comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 17-15 |
| 12:57 | Penn State | Jamie Smith snags the offensive board | 17-15 |
| 12:46 | Penn State | George Kepley can't throw it down | 17-15 |
| 12:44 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Rothrock | 17-15 |
| 12:29 | South Carolina | Wayne Flickinger swats the layup by Robert Rothrock | 17-15 |
| 12:28 | Penn State | Jamie Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 12:26 | Penn State | David Bertrand's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-15 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (PG), Lyle Conner (SG), Nicholas Funk (SF), Stephen Scheele (PF), Melvin Lovett (C) Daniel Morgan, William Baily, Juan Rodriguez, Robert Rothrock, Gregory Badilla | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Suazo (SG), Mark McMurtrie (C) Paul Cordova, Jamie Smith | |
| 12:13 | South Carolina | Melvin Lovett misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 17-15 |
| 12:12 | Penn State | George Kepley gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 11:54 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Stephen Scheele - foul #1 on Stephen Scheele, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (PG), Juan Rodriguez (SF), Robert Piazza (PF) Lyle Conner, Nicholas Funk, Stephen Scheele | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:54 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 11:54 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Daniel Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Piazza (fresh) C - Melvin Lovett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Suazo (fresh) SF - Mark McMurtrie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fairly fresh) C - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-17 |
| 11:33 | South Carolina | Robert Piazza snags the offensive board | 17-17 |
| 11:14 | South Carolina | William Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-17 |
| 11:12 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Morgan | 17-17 |
| 11:00 | South Carolina | William Smith is fouled on the floor by Paul Suazo - foul #1 on Paul Suazo, team foul #4 | 17-17 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (PG), Nicholas Funk (SF), Robert Rothrock (PF), Stephen Scheele (C) Daniel Morgan, Juan Rodriguez, Robert Piazza, Melvin Lovett | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Cordova (SG) Paul Suazo | |
| 10:39 | South Carolina | William Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez (SF) Nicholas Funk | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jamie Smith (C) Mark McMurtrie | |
| 10:18 | Penn State | Jamie Smith is called for traveling | 17-17 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (PG), Nicholas Funk (SF) William Smith, Juan Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie (SF) George Kepley | |
| 09:57 | South Carolina | Jamie Smith picks off the pass by Daniel Morgan | 17-17 |
| 09:40 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Funk - foul #2 on Nicholas Funk, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (PG), Juan Rodriguez (SF), Gregory Badilla (C) Daniel Morgan, Nicholas Funk, Stephen Scheele | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:35 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gregory Badilla - foul #1 on Gregory Badilla, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (PG) William Baily | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:35 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:35 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:35 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 09:13 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 09:12 | Penn State | Paul Cordova snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 08:53 | Penn State | Paul Cordova hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-18 |
| 08:51 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla grabs the board | 17-18 |
| 08:37 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 08:36 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger grabs the board | 17-18 |
| 08:24 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Gregory Badilla - foul #2 on Gregory Badilla, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (PG), Lyle Conner (SG), Robert Piazza (PF), Melvin Lovett (C) Daniel Morgan, William Smith, Robert Rothrock, Gregory Badilla | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Gross (PG), Paul Suazo (SG), George Kepley (C) David Bertrand, Paul Cordova, Jamie Smith | |
| 08:24 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:24 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:11 | South Carolina | Lyle Conner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele (C) Melvin Lovett | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 07:48 | Penn State | George Kepley makes the runner from close range set up by Harry Gross and the foul's on William Baily - foul #1 on William Baily, team foul #8 | 17-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (SF), Robert Rothrock (PF), Melvin Lovett (C) Juan Rodriguez, Robert Piazza, Stephen Scheele | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 07:48 | Penn State | George Kepley makes the free throw | 17-23 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - William Baily (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lyle Conner (fresh) SF - Daniel Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Rothrock (fresh) 3 reb. C - Melvin Lovett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harry Gross (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Suazo (fresh) SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (tiring) C - Mark McMurtrie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:32 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-23 |
| 07:31 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan tips it home | 19-23 |
| 07:11 | Penn State | Harry Gross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-23 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (SG), Juan Rodriguez (SF), Stephen Scheele (C) Lyle Conner, Daniel Morgan, Melvin Lovett | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG) Harry Gross | |
| 06:50 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Stephen Scheele | 21-23 |
| 06:26 | Penn State | Stephen Scheele steps in front of the Paul Suazo pass | 21-23 |
| 06:02 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele buries a turnaround from the right block | 23-23 |
| 05:36 | Penn State | George Kepley is hacked by Juan Rodriguez - foul #1 on Juan Rodriguez, team foul #9 | 23-23 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lyle Conner (SG), Daniel Morgan (SF), Robert Piazza (PF), Melvin Lovett (C) William Smith, Juan Rodriguez, Robert Rothrock, Stephen Scheele | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Cordova (SG), Leonard Lechuga (C) Paul Suazo, Mark McMurtrie | |
| 05:36 | Penn State | George Kepley makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:36 | Penn State | George Kepley makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:22 | South Carolina | William Baily misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-25 |
| 05:21 | Penn State | Paul Cordova pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| 05:17 | Penn State | Daniel Morgan steals the ball from Wayne Flickinger | 23-25 |
| 05:14 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan lays it up and in | 25-25 |
| 04:56 | Penn State | David Bertrand is fouled on the floor by Lyle Conner - foul #1 on Lyle Conner, team foul #10 | 25-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez (SF), Robert Rothrock (PF) William Baily, Robert Piazza | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Lau (PF) Wayne Flickinger | |
| 04:56 | Penn State | David Bertrand makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:56 | Penn State | David Bertrand makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:34 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Lyle Conner | 28-27 |
| 04:17 | Penn State | Paul Cordova scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Bertrand | 28-30 |
| 04:01 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by John Lau - foul #1 on John Lau, team foul #5 | 28-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (SG), Robert Piazza (PF), Stephen Scheele (C) Lyle Conner, Robert Rothrock, Melvin Lovett | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:01 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:01 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:01 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Scheele | 28-30 |
| 03:53 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 03:52 | South Carolina | Robert Piazza gets the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 03:33 | South Carolina | John Lau denies the turnaround by Robert Piazza | 28-30 |
| 03:32 | Penn State | George Kepley grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Daniel Morgan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - William Baily (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Piazza (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Scheele (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Lau (fresh) C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Bertrand | 28-32 |
| 03:13 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez travels with the ball | 28-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (SG), Nicholas Funk (SF), Robert Rothrock (PF), Russell Hoover (C) William Baily, Juan Rodriguez, Robert Piazza, Stephen Scheele | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Gross (PG), Mark McMurtrie (SF), Wayne Flickinger (PF) David Bertrand, George Kepley, John Lau | |
| 03:03 | Penn State | Russell Hoover denies the turnaround by Leonard Lechuga | 28-32 |
| 03:01 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 02:47 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover is called for traveling | 28-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (SG), Gregory Badilla (C) William Smith, Robert Rothrock | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:35 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 02:34 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie can't tip it in | 28-32 |
| 02:32 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 02:08 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Leonard Lechuga - foul #3 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #6 | 28-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (SG), Juan Rodriguez (SF), Robert Rothrock (PF) Daniel Morgan, Nicholas Funk, Russell Hoover | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG), George Kepley (SG), Jamie Smith (C) Harry Gross, Paul Cordova, Leonard Lechuga | |
| 02:08 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 02:08 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 02:08 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 01:48 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by George Kepley | 28-34 |
| 01:19 | South Carolina | William Baily comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 01:17 | Penn State | George Kepley grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 00:58 | Penn State | David Bertrand scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 28-36 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 00:42 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Juan Rodriguez steals it from Wayne Flickinger | 28-36 |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla is whistled for traveling | 28-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (PG), Lyle Conner (SG), Nicholas Funk (SF), Russell Hoover (C) William Baily, William Smith, Juan Rodriguez, Gregory Badilla | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Cordova (SG), John Lau (PF) Mark McMurtrie, Wayne Flickinger | |
| 00:03 | Penn State | George Kepley misses the easy layup | 28-36 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 28-36 |