| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Warren Strohm (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ricky Hoggan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Douglas Peyton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Edward Jacoby (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Wallace Klink (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fresh) SG - Seth Bronson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Steven Deleo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mitchell Mena (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Douglas Peyton inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Washington State | Wallace Klink blows the layup | 24-26 |
| 19:42 | Penn State | Kevin Jones snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 19:38 | Penn State | John Howard is hacked by Wallace Klink - foul #3 on Wallace Klink, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Washington State | Donald Palumbo (C) Wallace Klink | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 19:21 | Penn State | Edward Jacoby swats the layup by Steven Deleo | 24-26 |
| 19:20 | Penn State | Steven Deleo can't tip it in | 24-26 |
| 19:18 | Washington State | Donald Palumbo pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 19:06 | Washington State | Warren Strohm hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Ricky Hoggan | 26-26 |
| 18:49 | Penn State | Kevin Jones clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-26 |
| 18:47 | Washington State | Donald Palumbo pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 18:39 | Washington State | Edward Jacoby misses long on a shot from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 18:37 | Washington State | Donald Palumbo snags the offensive board | 26-26 |
| 18:20 | Washington State | Warren Strohm clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 18:18 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Jacoby | 26-26 |
| 17:54 | Washington State | Edward Jacoby is called for traveling | 26-26 |
| 17:31 | Penn State | Seth Bronson misses the 3 from the right corner | 26-26 |
| 17:29 | Washington State | Donald Palumbo snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 17:24 | Washington State | Warren Strohm comes up short on the runner from the left block | 26-26 |
| 17:23 | Washington State | Edward Jacoby tips it home | 28-26 |
| 17:21 | Penn State | John Howard is hacked by Warren Strohm in the backcourt - foul #1 on Warren Strohm, team foul #2 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Washington State | Brendan Goodwin (PG), Gail Morris (SF) Ricky Hoggan, Douglas Peyton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin (SG), William Murray (SF), Brian Keith (PF), Walter Eyman (C) Seth Bronson, Kevin Jones, Steven Deleo, Mitchell Mena | |
| 16:59 | Penn State | John Howard buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jesse Ardoin and he's hacked by Brendan Goodwin - foul #2 on Brendan Goodwin, team foul #3 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ricky Hoggan (SG), Peter Ferguson (PF) Warren Strohm, Donald Palumbo | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:59 | Penn State | John Howard makes the free throw | 28-29 |
| 16:47 | Washington State | Gail Morris misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 16:46 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Brian Keith | 28-29 |
| 16:30 | Penn State | Brian Keith scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from John Howard | 28-31 |
| 16:28 | Washington State | John Howard steps in front of the Brendan Goodwin pass in the backcourt | 28-31 |
| 16:13 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 16:12 | Washington State | Peter Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 16:07 | Washington State | Gail Morris drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Brendan Goodwin | 30-31 |
| 15:41 | Penn State | Walter Eyman drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Jesse Ardoin and he's fouled by Edward Jacoby - foul #2 on Edward Jacoby, team foul #4 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Washington State | Warren Strohm (PG), Douglas Peyton (SG), Wallace Klink (C) Brendan Goodwin, Ricky Hoggan, Edward Jacoby | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carroll Holzer (PG), Seth Bronson (SG), Kevin Jones (SF), Steven Deleo (PF) John Howard, Jesse Ardoin, William Murray, Brian Keith | |
| 15:41 | Penn State | Walter Eyman makes the free throw | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Warren Strohm (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Douglas Peyton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gail Morris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Ferguson (fresh) C - Wallace Klink (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Carroll Holzer (fresh) SG - Seth Bronson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Steven Deleo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Eyman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Washington State | Wallace Klink can't finish the layup | 30-34 |
| 15:16 | Penn State | Walter Eyman snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 14:56 | Penn State | Walter Eyman double dribbles | 30-34 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mitchell Mena (C) Walter Eyman | |
| 14:36 | Washington State | Wallace Klink misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 14:35 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Ferguson | 30-34 |
| 14:16 | Washington State | Gail Morris buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Warren Strohm | 33-34 |
| 13:52 | Penn State | Steven Deleo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Washington State | Brendan Goodwin (PG), Edward Jacoby (PF) Gail Morris, Peter Ferguson | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG) Carroll Holzer | |
| 13:30 | Washington State | Brendan Goodwin banks in the layup on a great pass from Wallace Klink | 35-34 |
| 13:08 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena is hacked by Wallace Klink - foul #4 on Wallace Klink, team foul #5 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ricky Hoggan (SG), Donald Palumbo (C) Warren Strohm, Wallace Klink | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin (SG), William Murray (SF), Brian Keith (PF) Seth Bronson, Kevin Jones, Steven Deleo | |
| 12:46 | Penn State | John Howard clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 12:44 | Washington State | Brendan Goodwin grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 12:30 | Washington State | Ricky Hoggan's floater is tipped away by Brian Keith | 35-34 |
| 12:29 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Brian Keith | 35-34 |
| 12:00 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 11:50 | Washington State | Ricky Hoggan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 11:49 | Washington State | Donald Palumbo grabs the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 11:43 | Washington State | Edward Jacoby blows the layup but the foul's on John Howard - foul #2 on John Howard, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Washington State | Warren Strohm (PG), Gail Morris (SF) Brendan Goodwin, Douglas Peyton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Seth Bronson (SG), Kevin Jones (SF), Steven Deleo (PF), Walter Eyman (C) Jesse Ardoin, William Murray, Brian Keith, Mitchell Mena | |
| 11:43 | Washington State | Edward Jacoby misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 11:43 | Washington State | Edward Jacoby makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Warren Strohm (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Hoggan (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gail Morris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Jacoby (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Palumbo (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Seth Bronson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Steven Deleo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Eyman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Penn State | John Howard misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 11:27 | Washington State | Edward Jacoby snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 11:21 | Washington State | Edward Jacoby misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-37 |
| 11:19 | Penn State | Kevin Jones snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 10:56 | Penn State | Edward Jacoby steals it from Kevin Jones | 36-37 |
| 10:39 | Washington State | Ricky Hoggan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 10:37 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to Gail Morris | 36-37 |
| 10:30 | Washington State | Edward Jacoby hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 10:29 | Penn State | Steven Deleo grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 10:07 | Penn State | Walter Eyman connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by John Howard | 36-39 |
| 09:59 | Washington State | Edward Jacoby buries a runner near the basket | 38-39 |
| 09:30 | Penn State | Steven Deleo scores on a jumper near the basket | 38-41 |
| 09:13 | Washington State | Ricky Hoggan scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 08:56 | Penn State | Walter Eyman is hacked by Donald Palumbo - foul #2 on Donald Palumbo, team foul #6 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Washington State | Brendan Goodwin (PG), Peter Ferguson (PF) Warren Strohm, Edward Jacoby | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carroll Holzer (PG), Jesse Ardoin (SG), William Murray (SF), Brian Keith (PF), Mitchell Mena (C) John Howard, Seth Bronson, Kevin Jones, Steven Deleo, Walter Eyman | |
| 08:34 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena misses the jumper from the right side | 41-41 |
| 08:33 | Washington State | Ricky Hoggan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 08:27 | Washington State | Carroll Holzer takes the ball from Ricky Hoggan | 41-41 |
| 08:03 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Carroll Holzer | 41-44 |
| 07:48 | Washington State | Brendan Goodwin drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-44 |
| 07:24 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena can't finish the layup | 43-44 |
| 07:23 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena tips it in | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Brendan Goodwin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Hoggan (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gail Morris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Ferguson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Palumbo (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Carroll Holzer (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Ardoin (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Murray (fresh) PF - Brian Keith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mitchell Mena (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Washington State | Brendan Goodwin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Carroll Holzer - foul #2 on Carroll Holzer, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Washington State | Warren Strohm (SG), Douglas Peyton (SF), Wallace Klink (C) Ricky Hoggan, Gail Morris, Donald Palumbo | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Seth Bronson (SG), Kevin Jones (SF) Carroll Holzer, Jesse Ardoin, William Murray | |
| 07:09 | Washington State | Brendan Goodwin makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 07:09 | Washington State | Brendan Goodwin misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 07:09 | Penn State | Brian Keith gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 06:52 | Penn State | Brian Keith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-48 |
| 06:41 | Washington State | Douglas Peyton drills a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Kevin Jones - foul #1 on Kevin Jones, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Jacoby (PF) Peter Ferguson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Steven Deleo (PF) Brian Keith | |
| 06:41 | Washington State | Douglas Peyton makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 06:14 | Penn State | Steven Deleo buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 06:03 | Washington State | Warren Strohm misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-50 |
| 06:02 | Penn State | Steven Deleo grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 05:37 | Penn State | Wallace Klink is called for the reach on Seth Bronson - foul #5 on Wallace Klink, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Washington State | Gail Morris (SF), Donald Palumbo (C) Brendan Goodwin, Wallace Klink | |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Eyman (C) Mitchell Mena | |
| 05:37 | Penn State | Seth Bronson makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 05:37 | Penn State | Seth Bronson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 05:24 | Washington State | The pull-up jumper by Warren Strohm is blocked by Steven Deleo | 47-52 |
| 05:22 | Washington State | Donald Palumbo grabs the offensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 05:02 | Washington State | Gail Morris can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-52 |
| 05:00 | Penn State | Walter Eyman pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 04:37 | Penn State | Kevin Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-52 |
| Subs | Washington State | Brendan Goodwin (PG), Peter Ferguson (PF) Douglas Peyton, Donald Palumbo | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carroll Holzer (PG), Jesse Ardoin (SG), William Murray (SF), Brian Keith (PF) John Howard, Seth Bronson, Kevin Jones, Steven Deleo | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:20 | Washington State | Edward Jacoby misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 47-52 |
| 04:18 | Penn State | Carroll Holzer grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 03:55 | Penn State | Brian Keith is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Brian Keith, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ricky Hoggan (SG), Donald Palumbo (C) Warren Strohm, Edward Jacoby | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mitchell Mena (C) Walter Eyman | |
| 03:43 | Washington State | Gail Morris is hacked by William Murray - foul #1 on William Murray, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Jones (SF) William Murray | |
| 03:33 | Washington State | Brendan Goodwin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 47-52 |
| 03:31 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kevin Jones | 47-52 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State 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) | |
| 03:14 | Penn State | Carroll Holzer double dribbles | 47-52 |
| Subs | Washington State | Douglas Peyton (SF) Gail Morris | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Seth Bronson (SG), Steven Deleo (PF) Carroll Holzer, Jesse Ardoin, Brian Keith | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Brendan Goodwin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Hoggan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Peyton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Peter Ferguson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Palumbo (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Seth Bronson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Steven Deleo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mitchell Mena (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Washington State | Brendan Goodwin misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 03:05 | Penn State | John Howard gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 02:42 | Penn State | Seth Bronson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Peter Ferguson - foul #2 on Peter Ferguson, team foul #8 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Washington State | Warren Strohm (SG), Edward Jacoby (C) Ricky Hoggan, Donald Palumbo | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:42 | Penn State | Seth Bronson misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 02:42 | Penn State | Seth Bronson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 02:40 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-53 |
| Subs | Washington State | Gail Morris (SF) Brendan Goodwin | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:29 | Washington State | Douglas Peyton makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-53 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:10 | Penn State | Steven Deleo misses the runner from the baseline | 50-53 |
| 02:09 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Peter Ferguson | 50-53 |
| 02:09 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-53 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ricky Hoggan (SG) Gail Morris | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:58 | Washington State | Edward Jacoby hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Warren Strohm | 52-53 |
| 01:36 | Penn State | Seth Bronson drills a fadeaway from the right block | 52-55 |
| 01:28 | Washington State | Warren Strohm misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by John Howard - foul #3 on John Howard, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Washington State | Donald Palumbo (C) Peter Ferguson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:28 | Washington State | Warren Strohm makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 01:28 | Washington State | Warren Strohm makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 01:05 | Penn State | Douglas Peyton steps in front of the John Howard pass | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Washington State | Warren Strohm clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 00:46 | Penn State | Steven Deleo pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Douglas Peyton takes the ball from Mitchell Mena | 54-55 |
| 00:15 | Washington State | Douglas Peyton banks in the layup | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Kevin Jones clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Douglas Peyton - foul #2 on Douglas Peyton, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Kevin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Kevin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 00:04 | Washington State | Washington State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Douglas Peyton misses short on a halfcourt shot | 56-57 |