| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Buddy Waterhouse (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Dunmire (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fresh) SG - Seth Bronson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven Deleo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mitchell Mena (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse inbounds the ball | 23-34 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:33 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Dunmire | 26-34 |
| 19:09 | Penn State | Jon Strand steps in front of the Mitchell Mena pass | 26-34 |
| 19:06 | Houston | John Mitchell lays it in on a nice dish by Jon Strand | 28-34 |
| 18:46 | Penn State | Steven Deleo is fouled on the floor by Matthew Hillyard - foul #2 on Matthew Hillyard, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| 18:32 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena's pass is intercepted by Buddy Waterhouse | 28-34 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire is whistled for a carry | 28-34 |
| 17:59 | Penn State | Seth Bronson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-34 |
| 17:57 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena tips it but misses | 28-34 |
| 17:56 | Penn State | Steven Deleo pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 17:30 | Penn State | Seth Bronson is hacked by Christopher Dunmire - foul #3 on Christopher Dunmire, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Lyndon Cable (C) Christopher Dunmire | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:13 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-34 |
| 17:11 | Penn State | Steven Deleo snags the offensive board | 28-34 |
| 16:59 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-36 |
| 16:42 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard hits a driving attempt near the basket | 30-36 |
| 16:23 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 30-36 |
| 16:22 | Penn State | Steven Deleo gets the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 16:03 | Penn State | John Howard buries a floater from the free throw line | 30-38 |
| 15:48 | Houston | Jon Strand buries a shot from the right side | 32-38 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Mitchell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Buddy Waterhouse (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Matthew Hillyard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Lyndon Cable (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Seth Bronson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven Deleo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Mitchell Mena (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Penn State | Kevin Jones can't finish the layup | 32-38 |
| 15:22 | Houston | Jon Strand grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 14:53 | Houston | Jon Strand is whistled for traveling | 32-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Yuri Jesiolowski (SG), Edgar Williams (SF), Christopher Dunmire (C) Jon Strand, John Mitchell, Buddy Waterhouse, Matthew Hillyard | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carroll Holzer (PG), Jesse Ardoin (SG), William Murray (SF), Brian Keith (PF), Walter Eyman (C) John Howard, Seth Bronson, Kevin Jones, Steven Deleo, Mitchell Mena | |
| 14:27 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ronald Russell - foul #1 on Ronald Russell, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Matthew Hillyard (PF) Lyndon Cable | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:27 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 14:27 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 14:10 | Houston | Edgar Williams travels with the ball | 32-40 |
| 13:41 | Penn State | Matthew Hillyard blocks the short jumper by Brian Keith | 32-40 |
| 13:39 | Houston | Ronald Russell snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 13:22 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Edgar Williams | 34-40 |
| 12:55 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Carroll Holzer | 34-43 |
| 12:35 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 12:34 | Penn State | Brian Keith gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 12:05 | Penn State | Ronald Russell picks off the pass by Jesse Ardoin | 34-43 |
| 11:39 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Brian Keith - foul #3 on Brian Keith, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), John Mitchell (SG), Buddy Waterhouse (SF) Ronald Russell, Yuri Jesiolowski, Edgar Williams | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Seth Bronson (SG), Kevin Jones (SF), Steven Deleo (PF), Mitchell Mena (C) Carroll Holzer, Jesse Ardoin, William Murray, Brian Keith, Walter Eyman | |
| 11:39 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard misses the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 11:39 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Buddy Waterhouse (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Matthew Hillyard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Dunmire (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Seth Bronson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven Deleo (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Mitchell Mena (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Penn State | Seth Bronson is hacked by Christopher Dunmire - foul #4 on Christopher Dunmire, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Lyndon Cable (C) Christopher Dunmire | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:08 | Penn State | Kevin Jones misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 35-43 |
| 11:06 | Penn State | Seth Bronson grabs the offensive board | 35-43 |
| 10:51 | Penn State | Seth Bronson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-43 |
| 10:25 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 35-43 |
| 10:24 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kevin Jones | 35-43 |
| 09:55 | Penn State | Steven Deleo misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 35-43 |
| 09:53 | Houston | Lyndon Cable gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 09:30 | Houston | Mitchell Mena swats the shot by Buddy Waterhouse | 35-43 |
| 09:28 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 09:11 | Penn State | Steven Deleo knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Kevin Jones | 35-45 |
| 08:58 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Matthew Hillyard, team foul #5 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Edgar Williams (SF) Matthew Hillyard | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Keith (PF) Steven Deleo | |
| 08:38 | Penn State | Kevin Jones's pass is intercepted by Jon Strand | 35-45 |
| 08:12 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse banks in the layup | 37-45 |
| 07:49 | Penn State | John Howard misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Jon Strand - foul #2 on Jon Strand, team foul #6 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Yuri Jesiolowski (SG), Christopher Dunmire (C) Jon Strand, John Mitchell, Buddy Waterhouse | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin (SG), William Murray (SF), Steven Deleo (PF), Walter Eyman (C) Seth Bronson, Kevin Jones, Brian Keith, Mitchell Mena | |
| 07:49 | Penn State | John Howard makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 07:49 | Penn State | John Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 07:49 | Penn State | William Murray grabs the offensive board | 37-46 |
| 07:26 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Matthew Hillyard (PF) Lyndon Cable | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carroll Holzer (PG) John Howard | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ronald Russell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Yuri Jesiolowski (fresh) SF - Edgar Williams (fresh) PF - Matthew Hillyard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Christopher Dunmire (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Carroll Holzer (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jesse Ardoin (fresh) 11 pts. SF - William Murray (fresh) PF - Steven Deleo (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Walter Eyman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard misses long on a floater from close range | 37-46 |
| 07:08 | Penn State | William Murray pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 06:46 | Penn State | Walter Eyman misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Yuri Jesiolowski - foul #1 on Yuri Jesiolowski, team foul #7 | 37-46 |
| 06:46 | Penn State | Walter Eyman misses the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 06:46 | Penn State | Walter Eyman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 06:30 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard misses short on a runner from close range | 37-47 |
| 06:29 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard hits the follow up shot | 39-47 |
| 06:01 | Penn State | Steven Deleo misses the easy layup | 39-47 |
| 06:00 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 05:38 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Yuri Jesiolowski | 41-47 |
| 05:38 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), John Mitchell (SG), Buddy Waterhouse (SF), Lyndon Cable (PF) Ronald Russell, Yuri Jesiolowski, Edgar Williams, Matthew Hillyard | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Seth Bronson (SG), Kevin Jones (SF), Mitchell Mena (C) Carroll Holzer, Jesse Ardoin, William Murray, Walter Eyman | |
| 05:15 | Penn State | Kevin Jones misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 05:13 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena snags the offensive board | 41-47 |
| 04:52 | Penn State | Steven Deleo buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Mitchell Mena | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:34 | Houston | John Mitchell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 04:33 | Houston | Lyndon Cable snags the offensive board | 41-49 |
| 04:15 | Houston | John Mitchell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | John Howard grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 03:57 | Penn State | John Howard comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 41-49 |
| 03:55 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Deleo | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Penn State | Steven Deleo can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-49 |
| 03:34 | Houston | Lyndon Cable grabs the board | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Mitchell | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Buddy Waterhouse (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Lyndon Cable (fresh) 5 reb. C - Christopher Dunmire (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Seth Bronson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Deleo (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Mitchell Mena (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Penn State | Christopher Dunmire steps in front of the Kevin Jones pass | 44-49 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:47 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 02:45 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Lyndon Cable | 44-49 |
| 02:16 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Edgar Williams (SF), Matthew Hillyard (PF) Buddy Waterhouse, Lyndon Cable | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Keith (PF) Steven Deleo | |
| 01:52 | Penn State | Seth Bronson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 01:51 | Houston | Edgar Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 01:32 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jon Strand and he's fouled by Brian Keith - foul #4 on Brian Keith, team foul #2 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse (SF) Edgar Williams | |
| Subs | Penn State | Steven Deleo (PF) Brian Keith | |
| 01:32 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard makes the free throw | 47-49 |
| 01:13 | Penn State | Matthew Hillyard swats the short shot by Mitchell Mena | 47-49 |
| 01:12 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:57 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 00:56 | Penn State | Kevin Jones snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:34 | Penn State | John Howard misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Jon Strand - foul #3 on Jon Strand, team foul #8 | 47-49 |
| 00:34 | Penn State | John Howard makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 00:34 | Penn State | John Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Christopher Dunmire | 49-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Jon Strand is called for the reach on John Howard in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jon Strand, team foul #9 | 49-51 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | John Howard makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | John Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 00:21 | Houston | John Mitchell buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jon Strand | 52-53 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Kevin Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Jon Strand - foul #5 on Jon Strand, team foul #10 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG) Jon Strand | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Kevin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Kevin Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:01 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-54 |
| 00:00 | Houston | The clock runs out | 52-54 |