| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerome Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mitch McAleer (fresh) PF - Zlatko Zingg (fresh) 3 pts. C - Darrel Otey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Matthew Carvalho (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Raymond Green (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Wolfenbarger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oswaldo Marino (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Herman Westfall (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger inbounds the ball | 48-46 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| 19:52 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino hits a wide open fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Matthew Carvalho | 48-48 |
| 19:32 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg banks in the layup on a nice dish by Cecil Smith | 50-48 |
| 19:15 | Penn State | Zlatko Zingg takes the ball from Raymond Green | 50-48 |
| 18:55 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jerome Moore | 52-48 |
| 18:41 | Penn State | Raymond Green misses the lay-in but the foul's on Darrel Otey - foul #1 on Darrel Otey, team foul #1 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston (PF) Zlatko Zingg | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Bruce Freeman (SF), Lawrence Thompson (PF) Matthew Carvalho, Thomas Wolfenbarger, Herman Westfall | |
| 18:41 | Penn State | Raymond Green makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 18:41 | Penn State | Raymond Green makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 18:24 | Central Michigan | Oswaldo Marino swats the layup by Mitch McAleer | 52-50 |
| 18:23 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 18:18 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey misses the easy open layup | 52-50 |
| 18:17 | Penn State | Roger Padgett pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 18:08 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson misses the jumper from the left block | 52-50 |
| 18:06 | Penn State | Raymond Green tips it back up and in | 52-52 |
| 17:57 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Mitch McAleer and he's fouled by Oswaldo Marino - foul #2 on Oswaldo Marino, team foul #1 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (PG), Miguel Garza (SG), Thomas Wolfenbarger (SF), Herman Westfall (C) Roger Padgett, Raymond Green, Bruce Freeman, Oswaldo Marino | |
| 17:57 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore misses the free throw | 54-52 |
| 17:57 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 17:52 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 17:50 | Penn State | Miguel Garza grabs the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 17:31 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 17:29 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Steven Cranston | 54-52 |
| 17:10 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 16:54 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-52 |
| 16:52 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 16:48 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore is fouled on the floor by Miguel Garza - foul #3 on Miguel Garza, team foul #2 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Trevor Cantrell (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Mario Diaz (PF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Cecil Smith, Jerome Moore, Mitch McAleer, Steven Cranston, Darrel Otey | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Raymond Green (SG), Bruce Freeman (SF), Oswaldo Marino (PF) Matthew Carvalho, Miguel Garza, Thomas Wolfenbarger, Lawrence Thompson | |
| 16:39 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell is hacked by Raymond Green - foul #3 on Raymond Green, team foul #3 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg (PF) Mario Diaz | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (SG) Raymond Green | |
| 16:28 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 57-52 |
| 16:26 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 16:10 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Cheslav Zeeb - foul #1 on Cheslav Zeeb, team foul #2 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger (SF), Lawrence Thompson (C) Bruce Freeman, Herman Westfall | |
| 16:10 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 16:10 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 16:10 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 15:59 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-53 |
| 15:58 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Oswaldo Marino | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ante Lozowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Trevor Cantrell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Zlatko Zingg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Cheslav Zeeb (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Padgett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Carvalho (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Wolfenbarger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oswaldo Marino (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Lawrence Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 57-53 |
| 15:37 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 15:32 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Trevor Cantrell - foul #3 on Trevor Cantrell, team foul #3 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), Jerome Moore (SG), Mitch McAleer (SF), Mario Diaz (C) Ante Lozowski, Trevor Cantrell, Neil Smith, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| Subs | Penn State | Alex Brewer (PG), Miguel Garza (SG), Bruce Freeman (SF), Herman Westfall (C) Roger Padgett, Matthew Carvalho, Thomas Wolfenbarger, Lawrence Thompson | |
| 15:32 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 15:32 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 15:16 | Central Michigan | Mario Diaz clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 57-55 |
| 15:14 | Central Michigan | Mario Diaz gets the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 15:03 | Central Michigan | Herman Westfall is called for the reach on Jerome Moore - foul #3 on Herman Westfall, team foul #4 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey (C) Zlatko Zingg | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger (SF), Lawrence Thompson (PF) Bruce Freeman, Oswaldo Marino | |
| 14:55 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Cecil Smith | 59-55 |
| 14:43 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 59-55 |
| 14:41 | Central Michigan | Mario Diaz grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 14:37 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith's layup is rejected by Thomas Wolfenbarger | 59-55 |
| 14:36 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer gets the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 14:27 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Lawrence Thompson - foul #3 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #5 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg (PF) Mario Diaz | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Green (SG), Oswaldo Marino (PF) Miguel Garza, Lawrence Thompson | |
| 14:27 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 14:27 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 14:11 | Penn State | Raymond Green hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Wolfenbarger | 61-57 |
| 14:06 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer loses the dribble to Oswaldo Marino | 61-57 |
| 13:49 | Penn State | Alex Brewer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 13:48 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| 13:42 | Central Michigan | Thomas Wolfenbarger steals it from Mitch McAleer | 61-57 |
| 13:38 | Penn State | Mitch McAleer is called for the reach on Raymond Green in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mitch McAleer, team foul #4 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Trevor Cantrell (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Steven Cranston (PF) Cecil Smith, Jerome Moore, Mitch McAleer, Zlatko Zingg | |
| Subs | Penn State | Miguel Garza (SG), Bruce Freeman (SF), Lawrence Thompson (PF) Raymond Green, Thomas Wolfenbarger, Herman Westfall | |
| 13:19 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right block | 61-57 |
| 13:17 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 12:58 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Steven Cranston | 63-57 |
| 12:45 | Penn State | Alex Brewer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 12:44 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino grabs the offensive board | 63-57 |
| 12:31 | Penn State | Ante Lozowski takes the ball from Oswaldo Marino | 63-57 |
| 12:28 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski lays it in | 65-57 |
| 12:10 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino is denied on a layup by Steven Cranston | 65-57 |
| 12:09 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 12:04 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman misses short on an open jumper in the lane | 65-57 |
| 12:02 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino grabs the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino can't connect on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Ante Lozowski - foul #3 on Ante Lozowski, team foul #5 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), Jerome Moore (SG), Mitch McAleer (SF), Mario Diaz (PF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Ante Lozowski, Trevor Cantrell, Neil Smith, Steven Cranston, Darrel Otey | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (SG), Thomas Wolfenbarger (SF), Herman Westfall (C) Miguel Garza, Bruce Freeman, Lawrence Thompson | |
| 11:50 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerome Moore (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mitch McAleer (tiring) PF - Mario Diaz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Cheslav Zeeb (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Alex Brewer (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Carvalho (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Wolfenbarger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oswaldo Marino (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Herman Westfall (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer is whistled for traveling | 65-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson (PF) Oswaldo Marino | |
| 11:18 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-61 |
| 11:13 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Thompson | 65-61 |
| 11:11 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| 11:05 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Matthew Carvalho | 65-63 |
| 10:48 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-63 |
| 10:46 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 10:33 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Mitch McAleer | 67-63 |
| 10:33 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neil Smith (SF), Zlatko Zingg (PF) Mitch McAleer, Mario Diaz | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Green (SG), Oswaldo Marino (PF) Matthew Carvalho, Lawrence Thompson | |
| 10:07 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger is open but misses the lay-in | 67-63 |
| 10:05 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Cheslav Zeeb | 67-63 |
| 09:58 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 67-63 |
| 09:57 | Penn State | Alex Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 09:53 | Penn State | Alex Brewer makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Thomas Wolfenbarger | 67-66 |
| 09:38 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Cecil Smith | 69-66 |
| 09:32 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Wolfenbarger, team foul #6 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Mitch McAleer (SF), Darrel Otey (C) Cecil Smith, Neil Smith, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (SG), Lawrence Thompson (PF) Raymond Green, Oswaldo Marino | |
| 09:14 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jerome Moore and he's fouled by Herman Westfall - foul #4 on Herman Westfall, team foul #7 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell (SG), Steven Cranston (PF) Jerome Moore, Zlatko Zingg | |
| Subs | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino (PF), Raymond Green (C) Lawrence Thompson, Herman Westfall | |
| 09:14 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey makes the free throw | 72-66 |
| 08:52 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger banks in the layup on a great pass from Oswaldo Marino and the foul's on Mitch McAleer - foul #3 on Mitch McAleer, team foul #6 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mario Diaz (C) Darrel Otey | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson (PF) Raymond Green | |
| 08:52 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger makes the free throw | 72-69 |
| 08:29 | Central Michigan | Lawrence Thompson steals it from Trevor Cantrell out of a doubleteam | 72-69 |
| 08:13 | Penn State | Alex Brewer misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-69 |
| 08:11 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson grabs the offensive board | 72-69 |
| 07:56 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Matthew Carvalho | 72-71 |
| 07:44 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer connects on the open shot near the basket on a nice dish by Ante Lozowski | 74-71 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ante Lozowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Trevor Cantrell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mitch McAleer (tired) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Steven Cranston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Diaz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Alex Brewer (tired) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Carvalho (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Wolfenbarger (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Thompson (tired) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Oswaldo Marino (tired) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 74-73 |
| 07:12 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell is hacked by Matthew Carvalho - foul #2 on Matthew Carvalho, team foul #8 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), Neil Smith (SF), Zlatko Zingg (PF), Darrel Otey (C) Ante Lozowski, Mitch McAleer, Steven Cranston, Mario Diaz | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Green (SG), Bruce Freeman (SF), Herman Westfall (C) Matthew Carvalho, Thomas Wolfenbarger, Lawrence Thompson | |
| 07:12 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell misses the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 07:12 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino pulls down the rebound | 74-73 |
| 06:51 | Penn State | Zlatko Zingg blocks the short jumper by Raymond Green | 74-73 |
| 06:50 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman tips it in | 74-75 |
| 06:33 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell is fouled on the floor by Alex Brewer - foul #4 on Alex Brewer, team foul #9 | 74-75 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb (C) Darrel Otey | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson (PF) Oswaldo Marino | |
| 06:33 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell misses the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 06:33 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Thompson | 74-75 |
| 06:29 | Penn State | Trevor Cantrell is called for the reach on Raymond Green in the backcourt - foul #4 on Trevor Cantrell, team foul #7 | 74-75 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore (SG) Trevor Cantrell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger (PF) Lawrence Thompson | |
| 06:29 | Penn State | Raymond Green makes the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 06:29 | Penn State | Raymond Green misses the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 06:29 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb pulls down the rebound | 74-76 |
| 06:19 | Central Michigan | Thomas Wolfenbarger takes the ball from Neil Smith | 74-76 |
| 06:17 | Penn State | Raymond Green is hacked by Jerome Moore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerome Moore, team foul #8 | 74-76 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson (PF) Thomas Wolfenbarger | |
| 06:17 | Penn State | Raymond Green misses the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 06:17 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg pulls down the rebound | 74-76 |
| 06:10 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore is hacked by Herman Westfall - foul #5 on Herman Westfall, team foul #10 | 74-76 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (SG) Herman Westfall | |
| 06:10 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 06:10 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| 05:44 | Penn State | Raymond Green loses the dribble to Neil Smith | 76-76 |
| 05:41 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith lays it in on a great pass from Neil Smith | 78-76 |
| 05:22 | Penn State | Alex Brewer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 78-76 |
| 05:20 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb grabs the defensive rebound | 78-76 |
| 05:15 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 80-76 |
| 04:58 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman scores on a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Cecil Smith - foul #3 on Cecil Smith, team foul #9 | 80-78 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey (C) Cheslav Zeeb | |
| Subs | Penn State | Miguel Garza (SG), Thomas Wolfenbarger (PF), Oswaldo Marino (C) Matthew Carvalho, Lawrence Thompson, Raymond Green | |
| 04:58 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman misses the free throw | 80-78 |
| 04:58 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-78 |
| 04:47 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Neil Smith - foul #2 on Neil Smith, team foul #10 | 80-80 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer (SF), Steven Cranston (PF) Neil Smith, Zlatko Zingg | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (SG) Miguel Garza | |
| 04:47 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman makes the free throw | 80-81 |
| 04:28 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 80-81 |
| 04:27 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Thomas Wolfenbarger | 80-81 |
| 04:25 | Penn State | Jerome Moore is called for the reach on Alex Brewer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerome Moore, team foul #11 | 80-81 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Miguel Garza (SG) Matthew Carvalho | |
| 04:25 | Penn State | Alex Brewer misses the 1st free throw | 80-81 |
| 04:25 | Penn State | Alex Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 80-82 |
| 04:12 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith misses the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Alex Brewer - foul #5 on Alex Brewer, team foul #11 | 80-82 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG) Alex Brewer | |
| 04:12 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith makes the 1st free throw | 81-82 |
| 04:12 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 82-82 |
| 03:53 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Mitch McAleer - foul #4 on Mitch McAleer, team foul #12 | 82-82 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neil Smith (SF), Zlatko Zingg (PF) Mitch McAleer, Steven Cranston | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (SG), Lawrence Thompson (C) Miguel Garza, Bruce Freeman | |
| 03:53 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger makes the 1st free throw | 82-83 |
| 03:53 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger makes the 2nd free throw | 82-84 |
| 03:32 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith clanks a turnaround in the lane | 82-84 |
| 03:30 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey grabs the offensive board | 82-84 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (tiring) 19 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jerome Moore (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Neil Smith (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Zlatko Zingg (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrel Otey (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Padgett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Carvalho (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Wolfenbarger (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Oswaldo Marino (tired) 17 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Lawrence Thompson (tired) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Central Michigan | Roger Padgett is called for the reach on Cecil Smith - foul #1 on Roger Padgett, team foul #12 | 82-84 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Green (SG), Bruce Freeman (PF) Matthew Carvalho, Lawrence Thompson | |
| 03:25 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith makes the 1st free throw | 83-84 |
| 03:25 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 84-84 |
| 03:04 | Penn State | Raymond Green hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Wolfenbarger | 84-86 |
| 02:49 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 84-86 |
| 02:48 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger grabs the defensive rebound | 84-86 |
| 02:37 | Penn State | Roger Padgett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 84-86 |
| 02:36 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey grabs the board | 84-86 |
| 02:30 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg loses the dribble to Bruce Freeman | 84-86 |
| 02:15 | Penn State | Neil Smith picks off the pass by Bruce Freeman | 84-86 |
| 02:15 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-86 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Trevor Cantrell (SG), Mitch McAleer (SF), Mario Diaz (PF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Cecil Smith, Jerome Moore, Neil Smith, Zlatko Zingg, Darrel Otey | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (SG), Lawrence Thompson (C) Raymond Green, Oswaldo Marino | |
| 02:08 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb makes the driving attempt from the left block | 86-86 |
| 02:08 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 86-86 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston (PF) Mario Diaz | |
| Subs | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino (C) Thomas Wolfenbarger | |
| 02:05 | Penn State | Mitch McAleer steps in front of the Bruce Freeman pass in the backcourt | 86-86 |
| 01:59 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb blows the layup but the foul's on Matthew Carvalho - foul #3 on Matthew Carvalho, team foul #13 | 86-86 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), Jerome Moore (SG), Zlatko Zingg (PF) Ante Lozowski, Trevor Cantrell, Steven Cranston | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Green (SG), Thomas Wolfenbarger (SF) Roger Padgett, Bruce Freeman | |
| 01:59 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb misses the 1st free throw | 86-86 |
| 01:59 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb makes the 2nd free throw | 87-86 |
| 01:41 | Penn State | Raymond Green hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right side | 87-86 |
| 01:39 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb gets the rebound | 87-86 |
| 01:35 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 87-86 |
| 01:34 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb grabs the offensive board | 87-86 |
| 01:12 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Cecil Smith | 89-86 |
| 01:12 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 89-86 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey (C) Cheslav Zeeb | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson is fouled on the floor by Darrel Otey - foul #2 on Darrel Otey, team foul #13 | 89-86 |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 89-87 |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 89-87 |
| 00:52 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey gets the rebound | 89-87 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey banks in the layup on a great pass from Mitch McAleer and he's fouled by Thomas Wolfenbarger - foul #3 on Thomas Wolfenbarger, team foul #14 | 91-87 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neil Smith (SF), Steven Cranston (PF) Mitch McAleer, Zlatko Zingg | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 91-87 |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey misses the free throw | 91-87 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Oswaldo Marino | 91-87 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 91-87 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger gets the offensive rebound | 91-87 |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 91-90 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:20 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore is hacked by Raymond Green in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond Green, team foul #15 | 91-90 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer (SF), Zlatko Zingg (PF) Neil Smith, Steven Cranston | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 91-90 |
| 00:20 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore makes the 1st free throw | 92-90 |
| 00:20 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 93-90 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Cecil Smith picks off the pass by Lawrence Thompson | 93-90 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer lays it up and in on a nice dish by Cecil Smith | 95-90 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 95-90 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston (PF) Zlatko Zingg | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Thomas Wolfenbarger is called for the reach on Mitch McAleer - foul #4 on Thomas Wolfenbarger, team foul #16 | 95-90 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer misses the 1st free throw | 95-90 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer makes the 2nd free throw | 96-90 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 96-90 |