| Lineup | Howard | PG - Lawrence Fortier (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Burnley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Garfield Cannon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Spence (fresh) 3 pts. C - Clinton Griggs (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Alex Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Raymond Green (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Thomas Wolfenbarger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oswaldo Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Herman Westfall (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Garfield Cannon inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Howard | Oswaldo Marino is called for the reach on James Spence - foul #2 on Oswaldo Marino, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson (PF) Oswaldo Marino | |
| 19:16 | Howard | James Spence loses the dribble to Herman Westfall | 27-29 |
| 19:06 | Penn State | Alex Brewer buries a 3 from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 18:43 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Alex Brewer - foul #3 on Alex Brewer, team foul #2 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Miguel Garza (SG), Bruce Freeman (SF), Oswaldo Marino (PF) Alex Brewer, Raymond Green, Thomas Wolfenbarger, Herman Westfall | |
| 18:43 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:43 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:43 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 18:23 | Penn State | Roger Padgett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-32 |
| 18:21 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson tips it back up and in | 28-34 |
| 18:02 | Howard | Garfield Cannon drills a 3 from straight away set up by Lawrence Fortier | 31-34 |
| 17:44 | Penn State | Roger Padgett's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Fortier | 31-34 |
| 17:39 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier lays it up and in | 33-34 |
| 17:32 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Garfield Cannon - foul #1 on Garfield Cannon, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Howard | Ira Sheffield (SG) James Burnley | |
| Subs | Penn State | Herman Westfall (C) Lawrence Thompson | |
| 17:32 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:32 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 17:09 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 17:07 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:50 | Howard | Garfield Cannon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 16:49 | Howard | Ira Sheffield grabs the offensive board | 33-36 |
| 16:31 | Howard | Clinton Griggs misses long on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Miguel Garza - foul #1 on Miguel Garza, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Howard | Gerald Ewing (SG), Mark Sherman (SF), James Altieri (PF) Lawrence Fortier, Garfield Cannon, James Spence | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Green (SG), Thomas Wolfenbarger (SF), Lawrence Thompson (PF) Miguel Garza, Bruce Freeman, Oswaldo Marino | |
| 16:31 | Howard | Clinton Griggs makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 16:31 | Howard | Clinton Griggs makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 16:14 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Roger Padgett and he's hacked by James Altieri - foul #1 on James Altieri, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Howard | James Burnley (SG), Lawrence Baker (C) Gerald Ewing, Clinton Griggs | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:14 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson makes the free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:01 | Howard | A charge is called on James Altieri - foul #2 on James Altieri, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino (PF) Lawrence Thompson | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Ira Sheffield (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Burnley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Sherman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Altieri (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Lawrence Baker (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Padgett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Green (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Thomas Wolfenbarger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oswaldo Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Herman Westfall (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino scores on a shot from the right side | 35-41 |
| 15:24 | Howard | Mark Sherman misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-41 |
| 15:22 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Raymond Green | 35-41 |
| 14:57 | Penn State | Roger Padgett buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Herman Westfall | 35-44 |
| 14:37 | Howard | Lawrence Baker is called for traveling | 35-44 |
| Subs | Howard | Lawrence Fortier (PG), Gerald Ewing (SG), Garfield Cannon (SF), James Spence (PF) Ira Sheffield, James Burnley, Mark Sherman, Lawrence Baker | |
| Subs | Penn State | Alex Brewer (PG), Matthew Carvalho (SG), Lawrence Thompson (PF) Roger Padgett, Raymond Green, Oswaldo Marino | |
| 14:27 | Penn State | Herman Westfall misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Altieri - foul #3 on James Altieri, team foul #4 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Howard | Clinton Griggs (C) James Altieri | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:27 | Penn State | Herman Westfall makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 14:27 | Penn State | Herman Westfall misses the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 14:27 | Howard | James Spence grabs the board | 35-45 |
| 14:03 | Howard | Lawrence Thompson is called for the reach on Gerald Ewing - foul #1 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #4 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino (C) Herman Westfall | |
| 13:51 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-45 |
| 13:49 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| 13:42 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 35-45 |
| 13:41 | Howard | Clinton Griggs grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 13:31 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Ewing | 38-45 |
| 13:22 | Penn State | Alex Brewer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Herman Westfall (C) Oswaldo Marino | |
| 13:10 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 13:08 | Penn State | Herman Westfall grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 13:04 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | Howard | James Burnley (SG), James Altieri (C) Gerald Ewing, Clinton Griggs | |
| Subs | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino (PF) Lawrence Thompson | |
| 12:52 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier steps out of bounds on the sideline | 38-45 |
| 12:30 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino misses the dunk | 38-45 |
| 12:28 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 12:10 | Penn State | Herman Westfall misses the floater from the baseline | 38-45 |
| 12:09 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho hits the follow up shot | 38-47 |
| 11:50 | Howard | Garfield Cannon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-47 |
| 11:49 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Lawrence Fortier (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Burnley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Garfield Cannon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Spence (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - James Altieri (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Alex Brewer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Carvalho (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Wolfenbarger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oswaldo Marino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Herman Westfall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Alex Brewer | 38-49 |
| 11:20 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier hits a 3 from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 11:07 | Penn State | Alex Brewer comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 41-49 |
| 11:06 | Penn State | Herman Westfall pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 10:57 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Alex Brewer | 41-51 |
| 10:42 | Howard | James Spence can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 41-51 |
| 10:41 | Penn State | Herman Westfall snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| 10:37 | Penn State | Garfield Cannon is called for the reach on Thomas Wolfenbarger - foul #2 on Garfield Cannon, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Ira Sheffield (PG), Gerald Ewing (SG), Mark Sherman (SF), Andrew Marcoux (PF), Clinton Griggs (C) Lawrence Fortier, James Burnley, Garfield Cannon, James Spence, James Altieri | |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Freeman (SF), Lawrence Thompson (PF), Raymond Green (C) Thomas Wolfenbarger, Oswaldo Marino, Herman Westfall | |
| 10:24 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman's fadeaway is rejected by Clinton Griggs | 41-51 |
| 10:23 | Howard | Mark Sherman gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| 10:09 | Howard | Andrew Marcoux misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Lawrence Thompson - foul #2 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| 10:09 | Howard | Andrew Marcoux makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 10:09 | Howard | Andrew Marcoux makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 09:47 | Penn State | Alex Brewer makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Carvalho | 43-54 |
| 09:44 | Howard | Alex Brewer steps in front of the Ira Sheffield pass in the backcourt | 43-54 |
| 09:29 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho loses the dribble to Ira Sheffield | 43-54 |
| 09:12 | Howard | Clinton Griggs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-54 |
| 09:11 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Bruce Freeman | 43-54 |
| 09:06 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman's pass is intercepted by Andrew Marcoux | 43-54 |
| 08:42 | Howard | Ira Sheffield's pass is intercepted by Raymond Green | 43-54 |
| 08:21 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bruce Freeman | 43-57 |
| 08:02 | Howard | Gerald Ewing comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-57 |
| 08:01 | Howard | Clinton Griggs tips it back up and in | 45-57 |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Alex Brewer clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-57 |
| 07:44 | Howard | Gerald Ewing grabs the defensive rebound | 45-57 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Ira Sheffield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Ewing (fairly fresh) SF - Andrew Marcoux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Sherman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Clinton Griggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Alex Brewer (tiring) 9 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Carvalho (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Thompson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Green (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Howard | Gerald Ewing loses the dribble to Bruce Freeman | 45-57 |
| 07:21 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Matthew Carvalho | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 07:07 | Howard | Clinton Griggs is hacked by Raymond Green - foul #1 on Raymond Green, team foul #6 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Howard | Lawrence Fortier (PG), James Burnley (SG), Garfield Cannon (SF), James Spence (PF), James Altieri (C) Ira Sheffield, Gerald Ewing, Andrew Marcoux, Mark Sherman, Clinton Griggs | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger (SF), Oswaldo Marino (PF), Herman Westfall (C) Bruce Freeman, Lawrence Thompson, Raymond Green | |
| 06:51 | Howard | Garfield Cannon buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-59 |
| 06:28 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino misses the lay-in | 48-59 |
| 06:26 | Howard | James Altieri gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 06:06 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-59 |
| 06:05 | Howard | James Altieri snags the offensive board | 48-59 |
| 06:00 | Howard | James Spence hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lawrence Fortier | 50-59 |
| 05:37 | Penn State | Herman Westfall blows the dunk | 50-59 |
| 05:36 | Howard | James Altieri gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| 05:24 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Garfield Cannon | 53-59 |
| 05:09 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Wolfenbarger | 53-62 |
| 04:55 | Howard | Garfield Cannon hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Burnley | 56-62 |
| 04:38 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger is hacked by Garfield Cannon - foul #3 on Garfield Cannon, team foul #6 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Howard | Ira Sheffield (PG), Gerald Ewing (SG), Mark Sherman (SF), Clinton Griggs (C) Lawrence Fortier, James Burnley, Garfield Cannon, James Altieri | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Miguel Garza (SG) Alex Brewer, Matthew Carvalho | |
| 04:22 | Penn State | Herman Westfall connects on the shot from the left block | 56-64 |
| 04:01 | Howard | Ira Sheffield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 04:00 | Howard | Gerald Ewing grabs the offensive board | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:54 | Howard | Mark Sherman is open but comes up short on the runner from close range | 56-64 |
| 03:52 | Howard | Mark Sherman snags the offensive board | 56-64 |
| 03:43 | Howard | The short jumper by James Spence is denied by Oswaldo Marino | 56-64 |
| 03:42 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger snags the defensive board | 56-64 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Ira Sheffield (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Ewing (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Mark Sherman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Spence (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Clinton Griggs (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Padgett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Miguel Garza (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Wolfenbarger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Oswaldo Marino (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Herman Westfall (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Roger Padgett | 56-66 |
| 03:08 | Howard | James Spence's fadeaway is rejected by Oswaldo Marino | 56-66 |
| 03:07 | Howard | Mark Sherman gets the offensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 02:58 | Howard | Ira Sheffield buries a runner in the paint and he's fouled by Thomas Wolfenbarger - foul #1 on Thomas Wolfenbarger, team foul #7 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Howard | James Burnley (SG), Garfield Cannon (SF), James Altieri (PF) Gerald Ewing, Mark Sherman, James Spence | |
| Subs | Penn State | Alex Brewer (PG), Matthew Carvalho (SG), Lawrence Thompson (PF) Roger Padgett, Miguel Garza, Oswaldo Marino | |
| 02:58 | Howard | Ira Sheffield misses the free throw | 58-66 |
| 02:58 | Penn State | Herman Westfall snags the defensive board | 58-66 |
| 02:35 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-66 |
| 02:33 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger tips it in | 58-68 |
| 02:33 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-68 |
| Subs | Howard | Lawrence Fortier (PG) Ira Sheffield | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Green (SG), Oswaldo Marino (PF) Matthew Carvalho, Herman Westfall | |
| 02:18 | Howard | James Burnley comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 58-68 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson pulls down the rebound | 58-68 |
| 01:56 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Lawrence Thompson | 58-70 |
| 01:35 | Howard | Garfield Cannon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-70 |
| Subs | Howard | Ira Sheffield (PG), Gerald Ewing (SG), Mark Sherman (SF), Lawrence Baker (C) Lawrence Fortier, James Burnley, Garfield Cannon, Clinton Griggs | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Miguel Garza (SG), Bruce Freeman (SF) Alex Brewer, Thomas Wolfenbarger, Oswaldo Marino | |
| 01:08 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Mark Sherman - foul #1 on Mark Sherman, team foul #7 | 58-70 |
| 01:08 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 01:08 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 01:08 | Howard | Lawrence Baker pulls down the rebound | 58-71 |
| 00:58 | Howard | Gerald Ewing misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-71 |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Roger Padgett grabs the board | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Mark Sherman steals the ball from Bruce Freeman | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Howard | Lawrence Baker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ira Sheffield | 60-71 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Roger Padgett runs out the clock | 60-71 |