| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Standifer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rocky Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Walter Riggle (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Paul Hartman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Wiseman (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bill Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cody Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrance Baden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | Bill Rogers inbounds the ball | 31-19 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden hits the finger roll | 31-21 |
| 19:28 | Penn State | Rocky Costa misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-21 |
| 19:27 | Chicago State | Cody Hunter pulls down the rebound | 31-21 |
| 19:15 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden scores on a shot from the left block | 31-23 |
| 18:58 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 31-23 |
| 18:56 | Penn State | Walter Riggle gets the offensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 18:43 | Penn State | Rocky Costa scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Tyler Hess | 34-23 |
| 18:33 | Chicago State | Kevin Carreras denies the turnaround by Terrance Baden | 34-23 |
| 18:31 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-23 |
| 18:10 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden is wide open and dunks the ball on a great pass from Paul Hartman | 34-25 |
| 17:43 | Penn State | Michael Wiseman is called for the reach on Walter Riggle - foul #1 on Michael Wiseman, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| 17:26 | Penn State | Rocky Costa misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-25 |
| 17:24 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden pulls down the rebound | 34-25 |
| 17:11 | Chicago State | Michael Wiseman can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Standifer - foul #2 on Richard Standifer, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| 17:11 | Chicago State | Michael Wiseman makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 17:11 | Chicago State | Michael Wiseman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 16:47 | Penn State | Tyler Hess double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 34-27 |
| 16:28 | Chicago State | Paul Hartman hits a turnaround in the lane | 34-29 |
| 16:01 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras makes the shot from close range | 36-29 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Standifer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rocky Costa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Walter Riggle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Paul Hartman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Wiseman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Bill Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cody Hunter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Terrance Baden (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Chicago State | Paul Hartman connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Wiseman | 36-32 |
| 15:23 | Penn State | Tyler Hess can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 15:22 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Cody Hunter | 36-32 |
| 15:04 | Chicago State | Walter Riggle is called for the reach on Bill Rogers - foul #2 on Walter Riggle, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lee (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Tyler Hess, Rocky Costa | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Eric Oliver (PG), Gary Degennaro (SG), Melvin Kelly (SF), Mitchell Gonsales (PF), Kerry Clemente (C) Paul Hartman, Michael Wiseman, Bill Rogers, Cody Hunter, Terrance Baden | |
| 14:56 | Chicago State | Melvin Kelly drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Eric Oliver | 36-35 |
| 14:39 | Penn State | Walter Riggle hits a shot from the right block | 38-35 |
| 14:24 | Chicago State | Eric Oliver misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 38-35 |
| 14:22 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kevin Carreras | 38-35 |
| 14:17 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses the dunk but he's hacked by Eric Oliver - foul #1 on Eric Oliver, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| 14:17 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:17 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 13:52 | Chicago State | Melvin Kelly comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-35 |
| 13:51 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 13:45 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras loses the ball out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (PG) Richard Standifer | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bill Rogers (SF) Melvin Kelly | |
| 13:19 | Chicago State | Eric Oliver hits a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Tyler Hess - foul #2 on Tyler Hess, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Terrance Baden (C) Kerry Clemente | |
| 13:19 | Chicago State | Eric Oliver makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 12:53 | Penn State | Tyler Hess splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 12:38 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rocky Costa (SG) Michael Lee | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Paul Hartman (PG), Michael Wiseman (SG), Cody Hunter (PF) Eric Oliver, Gary Degennaro, Mitchell Gonsales | |
| 12:22 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Tyler Hess | 44-38 |
| 12:06 | Chicago State | Paul Hartman banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a great pass from Michael Wiseman | 44-40 |
| 11:43 | Penn State | Tyler Hess splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 11:42 | Chicago State | Cody Hunter pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Riggle (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Paul Hartman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Wiseman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cody Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Terrance Baden (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Chicago State | Bill Rogers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 11:20 | Penn State | Walter Riggle grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 11:14 | Penn State | The short jumper by Dikembe Abdelal is denied by Terrance Baden | 44-40 |
| 11:13 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras can't tip it in | 44-40 |
| 11:11 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 10:48 | Chicago State | The short jumper by Terrance Baden is denied by Walter Riggle | 44-40 |
| 10:46 | Chicago State | Michael Wiseman grabs the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 10:31 | Chicago State | Cody Hunter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 10:29 | Chicago State | Cody Hunter pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 10:16 | Chicago State | Michael Wiseman scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Hartman | 44-42 |
| 09:58 | Penn State | Tyler Hess evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 09:57 | Chicago State | Michael Wiseman snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 09:41 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bill Rogers | 44-44 |
| 09:12 | Penn State | Tyler Hess evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Walter Riggle | 47-44 |
| 08:52 | Chicago State | Paul Hartman loses the dribble to Rocky Costa | 47-44 |
| 08:34 | Penn State | Walter Riggle's pass is intercepted by Paul Hartman | 47-44 |
| 08:13 | Chicago State | Paul Hartman evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Bill Rogers | 47-46 |
| 07:44 | Penn State | Walter Riggle can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Cody Hunter - foul #2 on Cody Hunter, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lee (PG), Richard Standifer (SG), Phillip Jones (C) Tyler Hess, Rocky Costa, Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Eric Oliver (PG), Gary Degennaro (SG), Melvin Kelly (SF), Mitchell Gonsales (PF), Kerry Clemente (C) Paul Hartman, Michael Wiseman, Bill Rogers, Cody Hunter, Terrance Baden | |
| 07:44 | Penn State | Walter Riggle makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 07:44 | Penn State | Walter Riggle makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Lee (fresh) SG - Richard Standifer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Riggle (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Phillip Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Eric Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Degennaro (fresh) SF - Melvin Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mitchell Gonsales (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kerry Clemente (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Chicago State | The jumper by Melvin Kelly is denied by Walter Riggle | 49-46 |
| 07:16 | Penn State | Michael Lee gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 06:59 | Penn State | Michael Lee clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 49-46 |
| 06:58 | Chicago State | Mitchell Gonsales snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 06:45 | Chicago State | The pull-up jumper by Kerry Clemente is blocked by Phillip Jones | 49-46 |
| 06:44 | Penn State | Phillip Jones grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 06:38 | Penn State | Walter Riggle misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-46 |
| 06:36 | Penn State | Michael Lee grabs the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 06:17 | Penn State | Phillip Jones misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Degennaro - foul #2 on Gary Degennaro, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (PG), Brandon Ezzell (PF) Dikembe Abdelal, Walter Riggle | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 06:17 | Penn State | Phillip Jones misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 06:17 | Penn State | Phillip Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 06:17 | Chicago State | Mitchell Gonsales grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 05:48 | Chicago State | Gary Degennaro comes up short on the floater from the right side | 49-46 |
| 05:46 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 05:24 | Penn State | Tyler Hess scores on a 3 from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 05:07 | Chicago State | Melvin Kelly misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 05:06 | Chicago State | Kerry Clemente misses the tip | 52-46 |
| 05:05 | Penn State | Richard Standifer grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 04:44 | Penn State | Michael Lee misses the dunk | 52-46 |
| 04:42 | Chicago State | Eric Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 04:32 | Chicago State | Phillip Jones steals it from Mitchell Gonsales | 52-46 |
| 04:07 | Penn State | Michael Lee clanks a 3 from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 04:05 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell gets the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 03:46 | Penn State | Michael Lee is open and buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Tyler Hess and he's hacked by Melvin Kelly - foul #1 on Melvin Kelly, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rocky Costa (SF), Dikembe Abdelal (PF), Kevin Carreras (C) Tyler Hess, Brandon Ezzell, Phillip Jones | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Paul Hartman (PG), Michael Wiseman (SG), Bill Rogers (SF), Cody Hunter (PF), Terrance Baden (C) Eric Oliver, Gary Degennaro, Melvin Kelly, Mitchell Gonsales, Kerry Clemente | |
| 03:46 | Penn State | Michael Lee misses the free throw | 54-46 |
| 03:46 | Chicago State | Bill Rogers gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Chicago State | Cody Hunter makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Michael Wiseman | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Richard Standifer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rocky Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Paul Hartman (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Wiseman (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cody Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Terrance Baden (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:08 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 54-48 |
| 03:06 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Cody Hunter | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:48 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 54-48 |
| 02:46 | Chicago State | Bill Rogers tips it in | 54-50 |
| 02:46 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (PG) Michael Lee | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 02:26 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Tyler Hess | 56-50 |
| 02:08 | Chicago State | Dikembe Abdelal steals the ball from Terrance Baden | 56-50 |
| 01:39 | Penn State | Richard Standifer comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 56-50 |
| 01:37 | Chicago State | Michael Wiseman snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 01:19 | Chicago State | The jump hook by Paul Hartman is blocked by Kevin Carreras | 56-50 |
| 01:18 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden can't tip it in | 56-50 |
| 01:17 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Richard Standifer misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 00:56 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses the tip | 56-50 |
| 00:55 | Penn State | Tyler Hess tips it back up and in | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Chicago State | Michael Wiseman misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-50 |
| 00:46 | Chicago State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Hartman | 58-50 |
| 00:44 | Chicago State | Michael Wiseman is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Hartman out of a doubleteam | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Hartman - foul #1 on Paul Hartman, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Riggle (PF) Tyler Hess | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Rocky Costa is hacked by Terrance Baden - foul #3 on Terrance Baden, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Rocky Costa misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:41 | Chicago State | Cody Hunter snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Cody Hunter and he's hacked by Kevin Carreras - foul #1 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #4 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (PG) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 00:37 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden misses the free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:37 | Chicago State | Cody Hunter grabs the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Chicago State | Paul Hartman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 58-55 |
| 00:29 | Chicago State | Cody Hunter hits the follow up shot | 58-57 |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Wiseman - foul #2 on Michael Wiseman, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:17 | Chicago State | Cody Hunter misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Walter Riggle | 60-57 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Paul Hartman is called for the reach on Walter Riggle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Hartman, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Walter Riggle makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Walter Riggle makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden is whistled for traveling | 62-57 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Paul Hartman is called for the reach on Rocky Costa in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Hartman, team foul #10 | 62-57 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Rocky Costa misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Rocky Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:06 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Michael Wiseman | 62-57 |
| 00:02 | Chicago State | Michael Wiseman misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |