| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Guy Washington (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brock Edgerly (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kendall Singh (fresh) PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenny Maher (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Standifer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rocky Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Riggle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Rocky Costa inbounds the ball | 19-26 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Penn State | Tyler Hess clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-26 |
| 19:35 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee snags the defensive board | 19-26 |
| 19:18 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-26 |
| 18:57 | Penn State | Richard Standifer connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-29 |
| 18:32 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-29 |
| 18:03 | Penn State | Tyler Hess drills a 3 from the left corner | 21-32 |
| 17:58 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington is hacked by Richard Standifer - foul #1 on Richard Standifer, team foul #1 | 21-32 |
| 17:43 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 21-32 |
| 17:41 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher hits the follow up shot | 23-32 |
| 17:12 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Kendall Singh - foul #1 on Kendall Singh, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| 17:12 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras misses the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 17:12 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 16:55 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Riggle | 23-33 |
| 16:53 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington grabs the offensive rebound | 23-33 |
| 16:37 | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh loses the ball out of bounds | 23-33 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets (PG), Joseph Vaughn (SF), Russell Strouse (PF) Guy Washington, Kendall Singh, Jerry Lee | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lee (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Richard Standifer, Rocky Costa | |
| 16:13 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Brock Edgerly - foul #1 on Brock Edgerly, team foul #2 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine (PG), John Maddocks (C) Brock Edgerly, Kenny Maher | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (SG) Tyler Hess | |
| 16:13 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 16:13 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 16:03 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Vaughn is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #2 | 23-35 |
| 15:46 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Russell Strouse, team foul #3 | 23-35 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Lester Valentine (fresh) SG - Otha Zets (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joseph Vaughn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Russell Strouse (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Maddocks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Standifer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walter Riggle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Penn State | Michael Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Valentine - foul #1 on Lester Valentine, team foul #4 | 23-35 |
| 15:21 | Penn State | The jump hook by Michael Lee is blocked by Russell Strouse | 23-35 |
| 15:20 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal tips it home | 23-37 |
| 15:06 | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine is whistled for traveling | 23-37 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington (PG), Brock Edgerly (SG), Kendall Singh (SF), Jerry Lee (PF), Kenny Maher (C) Lester Valentine, Otha Zets, Joseph Vaughn, Russell Strouse, John Maddocks | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (PG), Rocky Costa (SG) Michael Lee, Richard Standifer | |
| 14:49 | Penn State | Kenny Maher swats the short shot by Dikembe Abdelal | 23-37 |
| 14:48 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee gets the rebound | 23-37 |
| 14:43 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington is fouled on the floor by Tyler Hess - foul #1 on Tyler Hess, team foul #3 | 23-37 |
| 14:35 | Virginia Tech | Rocky Costa picks off the pass by Guy Washington | 23-37 |
| 14:20 | Penn State | Tyler Hess's pass is intercepted by Brock Edgerly | 23-37 |
| 14:17 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly hits the finger roll | 25-37 |
| 13:49 | Penn State | Rocky Costa comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Guy Washington - foul #1 on Guy Washington, team foul #5 | 25-37 |
| 13:49 | Penn State | Rocky Costa makes the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 13:49 | Penn State | Rocky Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 25-39 |
| 13:29 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #4 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse (PF) Jerry Lee | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (SG) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 13:24 | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-39 |
| 13:22 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher tips it home | 27-39 |
| 12:59 | Penn State | Tyler Hess misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-39 |
| 12:57 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly gets the rebound | 27-39 |
| 12:52 | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh can't connect on a runner from close range | 27-39 |
| 12:51 | Penn State | Walter Riggle gets the rebound | 27-39 |
| 12:31 | Penn State | Rocky Costa hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 27-39 |
| 12:29 | Penn State | Tyler Hess gets the offensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 12:06 | Penn State | Walter Riggle is hacked by Russell Strouse - foul #3 on Russell Strouse, team foul #6 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine (PG), Otha Zets (SG), Joseph Vaughn (SF), Jerry Lee (PF) Guy Washington, Brock Edgerly, Kendall Singh, Kenny Maher | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lee (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Brandon Ezzell (PF) Tyler Hess, Rocky Costa, Walter Riggle | |
| 11:43 | Penn State | Michael Lee misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-39 |
| 11:42 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-39 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Lester Valentine (fresh) SG - Otha Zets (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joseph Vaughn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 4 reb. C - Russell Strouse (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Standifer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Ezzell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell's fadeaway is rejected by Lester Valentine | 27-39 |
| 11:24 | Penn State | Michael Lee gets the offensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 11:00 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 27-39 |
| 10:58 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell gets the offensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 10:43 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Lee | 27-41 |
| 10:28 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Lester Valentine | 30-41 |
| 09:59 | Penn State | Richard Standifer drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-44 |
| 09:52 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee is called for a charge - foul #3 on Jerry Lee, team foul #7 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Guy Washington (PG), Brock Edgerly (SG), Kendall Singh (SF), Scott Hornyak (PF), Kenny Maher (C) Lester Valentine, Otha Zets, Joseph Vaughn, Jerry Lee, Russell Strouse | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (PG), Rocky Costa (SG), Walter Riggle (PF), Phillip Jones (C) Michael Lee, Richard Standifer, Brandon Ezzell, Kevin Carreras | |
| 09:23 | Penn State | Tyler Hess misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-44 |
| 09:21 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly snags the defensive board | 30-44 |
| 09:17 | Virginia Tech | The short jumper by Brock Edgerly is denied by Phillip Jones | 30-44 |
| 09:15 | Penn State | Walter Riggle snags the defensive board | 30-44 |
| 08:46 | Penn State | Phillip Jones misses long on a shot from the left wing | 30-44 |
| 08:45 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal tips it back up and in | 30-46 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 08:32 | Virginia Tech | Scott Hornyak can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-46 |
| 08:30 | Penn State | Tyler Hess gets the rebound | 30-46 |
| 08:01 | Penn State | Tyler Hess is fouled on the floor by Scott Hornyak - foul #2 on Scott Hornyak, team foul #8 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jerry Lee (PF) Scott Hornyak | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Carreras (C) Phillip Jones | |
| 08:01 | Penn State | Tyler Hess makes the 1st free throw | 30-47 |
| 08:01 | Penn State | Tyler Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 30-48 |
| 07:46 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Kevin Carreras - foul #1 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #5 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (SG) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 07:46 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher makes the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 07:46 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher makes the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 07:26 | Penn State | Tyler Hess buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-51 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Guy Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brock Edgerly (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kendall Singh (fresh) PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenny Maher (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Standifer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rocky Costa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Riggle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-51 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Rocky Costa | |
| 06:56 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras can't finish the layup | 32-51 |
| 06:55 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Jerry Lee | 32-51 |
| 06:50 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 32-51 |
| 06:48 | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh grabs the offensive rebound | 32-51 |
| 06:35 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Kenny Maher and the foul's on Walter Riggle - foul #1 on Walter Riggle, team foul #6 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell (PF) Walter Riggle | |
| 06:35 | Virginia Tech | Brock Edgerly misses the free throw | 34-51 |
| 06:35 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras gets the rebound | 34-51 |
| 06:07 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras misses the easy layup | 34-51 |
| 06:06 | Penn State | Richard Standifer snags the offensive board | 34-51 |
| 05:44 | Penn State | Richard Standifer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-51 |
| 05:42 | Virginia Tech | Kenny Maher grabs the board | 34-51 |
| 05:37 | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #7 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets (PG), Joseph Vaughn (SG), Russell Strouse (PF), John Maddocks (C) Guy Washington, Brock Edgerly, Jerry Lee, Kenny Maher | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lee (PG), Rocky Costa (SF) Tyler Hess, Brandon Ezzell | |
| 05:37 | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh makes the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 05:37 | Virginia Tech | Kendall Singh misses the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 05:37 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the defensive rebound | 35-51 |
| 05:14 | Penn State | Otha Zets steals the ball from Kevin Carreras | 35-51 |
| 05:08 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Vaughn buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Otha Zets | 38-51 |
| 04:39 | Penn State | Richard Standifer hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Michael Lee | 38-54 |
| 04:25 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 38-54 |
| 04:24 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kevin Carreras | 38-54 |
| 04:00 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Standifer and he's fouled by Kendall Singh - foul #2 on Kendall Singh, team foul #9 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine (PG) Kendall Singh | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (PG), Walter Riggle (PF), Phillip Jones (C) Michael Lee, Richard Standifer, Kevin Carreras | |
| 04:00 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the free throw | 38-57 |
| 03:50 | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-57 |
| 03:49 | Penn State | Walter Riggle grabs the defensive rebound | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal blows the layup | 38-57 |
| 03:25 | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine grabs the defensive rebound | 38-57 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Lester Valentine (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Otha Zets (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Vaughn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Russell Strouse (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - John Maddocks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Riggle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Phillip Jones (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Joseph Vaughn | 40-57 |
| 02:56 | Penn State | Walter Riggle misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Vaughn - foul #2 on Joseph Vaughn, team foul #10 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lee (SG), Kevin Carreras (C) Rocky Costa, Phillip Jones | |
| 02:56 | Penn State | Walter Riggle makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 02:56 | Penn State | Walter Riggle misses the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 02:56 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse pulls down the rebound | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 02:42 | Virginia Tech | Michael Lee is called for the reach on Russell Strouse - foul #3 on Michael Lee, team foul #8 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (SG) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 02:42 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse misses the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 02:42 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras gets the rebound | 40-58 |
| 02:18 | Penn State | Tyler Hess misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-58 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Richard Standifer snags the offensive board | 40-58 |
| 02:04 | Penn State | Tyler Hess buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Standifer | 40-61 |
| 01:47 | Virginia Tech | Otha Zets clanks a 3 from the right corner | 40-61 |
| 01:46 | Virginia Tech | Russell Strouse grabs the offensive rebound | 40-61 |
| 01:34 | Virginia Tech | John Maddocks misses the lay-in | 40-61 |
| 01:33 | Penn State | Tyler Hess gets the rebound | 40-61 |
| 01:13 | Penn State | Tyler Hess can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-61 |
| 01:11 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Vaughn grabs the defensive rebound | 40-61 |
| 01:04 | Virginia Tech | Lester Valentine knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 43-61 |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Russell Strouse steals it from Kevin Carreras | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:35 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Vaughn misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-61 |
| 00:34 | Penn State | Richard Standifer grabs the board | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Richard Standifer drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Lee | 43-63 |
| 00:03 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Carreras steals the ball from John Maddocks | 43-63 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Tyler Hess runs out the clock | 43-63 |