| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carroll Holzer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Steven Deleo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Eyman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rickey Rainville (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Peter Gibbons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Patterson (fresh) PF - Thomas Severns (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Donnellan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Kevin Jones inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Penn State | Carroll Holzer is fouled on the floor by Peter Gibbons - foul #1 on Peter Gibbons, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| 19:14 | Penn State | Kevin Jones knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Carroll Holzer | 29-29 |
| 18:59 | Alabama | Rickey Rainville clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 18:57 | Penn State | Walter Eyman pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 18:45 | Penn State | John Howard scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Steven Deleo | 32-29 |
| 18:32 | Alabama | Peter Gibbons comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 18:30 | Penn State | Walter Eyman pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:07 | Penn State | Peter Gibbons steps in front of the Walter Eyman pass | 32-29 |
| 18:04 | Alabama | Peter Gibbons hits the finger roll | 32-31 |
| 17:49 | Penn State | Kevin Jones knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 17:41 | Alabama | Peter Gibbons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | John McClure (SG), Brian Keith (C) Carroll Holzer, Walter Eyman | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 17:22 | Penn State | Kevin Jones is whistled for a carry | 35-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Murray (SF), Robert Atkins (C) Kevin Jones, Steven Deleo | |
| Subs | Alabama | Tim Henderson (PF), Martin King (C) Thomas Severns, James Donnellan | |
| 16:58 | Alabama | Anthony Patterson is hacked by William Murray - foul #1 on William Murray, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wade Westervelt (SG) John Howard | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Gamble (PG), Mark Huston (SG), Alfred Trout (SF) Rickey Rainville, Peter Gibbons, Anthony Patterson | |
| 16:40 | Alabama | Brian Keith swats the layup by Martin King | 35-31 |
| 16:38 | Penn State | William Murray pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 16:19 | Penn State | William Murray lays it in on a nice dish by John McClure | 37-31 |
| 16:04 | Alabama | Tim Henderson makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Gamble | 37-33 |
| 15:49 | Penn State | John McClure makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Wade Westervelt | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John McClure (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wade Westervelt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Keith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Atkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Gamble (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Huston (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Alfred Trout (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tim Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Martin King (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Alabama | John Gamble comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 15:27 | Penn State | Robert Atkins pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 15:23 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 40-33 |
| 15:21 | Alabama | Martin King grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 15:04 | Alabama | John Gamble is hacked by John McClure - foul #1 on John McClure, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Carroll Holzer (SG), Kevin Jones (SF), Steven Deleo (PF), Walter Eyman (C) John McClure, Wade Westervelt, William Murray, Brian Keith, Robert Atkins | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rickey Rainville (PG), Peter Gibbons (SG), Anthony Patterson (SF), Thomas Severns (PF), James Donnellan (C) John Gamble, Mark Huston, Alfred Trout, Tim Henderson, Martin King | |
| 14:49 | Alabama | Thomas Severns blows the layup | 40-33 |
| 14:48 | Penn State | Steven Deleo pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 14:42 | Penn State | Kevin Jones misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Anthony Patterson - foul #3 on Anthony Patterson, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| 14:42 | Penn State | Kevin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 14:42 | Penn State | Kevin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 14:29 | Alabama | James Donnellan blows the layup but he's hacked by Steven Deleo - foul #2 on Steven Deleo, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| 14:29 | Alabama | James Donnellan misses the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 14:29 | Alabama | James Donnellan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 14:11 | Penn State | Steven Deleo dunks the ball on a nice dish by John Howard | 44-34 |
| 13:54 | Alabama | Peter Gibbons misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 13:53 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to James Donnellan | 44-34 |
| 13:47 | Alabama | Peter Gibbons is open and buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Rickey Rainville | 44-37 |
| 13:30 | Penn State | Kevin Jones banks in the layup and the foul's on Rickey Rainville - foul #1 on Rickey Rainville, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| 13:30 | Penn State | Kevin Jones makes the free throw | 47-37 |
| 13:17 | Alabama | Peter Gibbons makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Rickey Rainville | 47-40 |
| 13:03 | Penn State | Steven Deleo can't finish the layup | 47-40 |
| 13:01 | Penn State | Steven Deleo snags the offensive board | 47-40 |
| 12:49 | Penn State | John Howard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 47-40 |
| 12:47 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Rickey Rainville | 47-40 |
| 12:36 | Alabama | James Donnellan misses the lay-in | 47-40 |
| 12:35 | Alabama | Rickey Rainville gets the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 12:25 | Alabama | Peter Gibbons drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 12:06 | Penn State | Carroll Holzer can't connect on a floater from the left side | 47-43 |
| 12:04 | Alabama | Peter Gibbons pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 11:47 | Alabama | James Donnellan is denied on a dunk by Kevin Jones | 47-43 |
| 11:46 | Alabama | Anthony Patterson tips it back up and in | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carroll Holzer (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 21 pts. PF - Steven Deleo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Eyman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rickey Rainville (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Gibbons (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Severns (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Donnellan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Penn State | Steven Deleo's pass is intercepted by James Donnellan | 47-45 |
| 11:00 | Alabama | James Donnellan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Walter Eyman - foul #1 on Walter Eyman, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | John McClure (PG), Wade Westervelt (SG), Sam Arendt (SF), Brian Keith (PF), Robert Atkins (C) John Howard, Carroll Holzer, Kevin Jones, Steven Deleo, Walter Eyman | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Gamble (PG), Mark Huston (SG), Alfred Trout (SF), Tim Henderson (PF) Rickey Rainville, Peter Gibbons, Anthony Patterson, Thomas Severns | |
| 11:00 | Alabama | James Donnellan makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 11:00 | Alabama | James Donnellan makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 10:41 | Penn State | Sam Arendt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-47 |
| 10:39 | Penn State | Brian Keith tips it home | 49-47 |
| 10:25 | Alabama | James Donnellan hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by John Gamble | 49-49 |
| 10:06 | Penn State | John McClure misses the floater from the left side | 49-49 |
| 10:05 | Alabama | James Donnellan pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 10:00 | Alabama | John Gamble hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 09:59 | Penn State | Brian Keith gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 09:37 | Penn State | Brian Keith connects on the jump hook near the basket | 51-49 |
| 09:12 | Alabama | John Gamble drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Donnellan | 51-52 |
| 08:54 | Penn State | Brian Keith connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 53-52 |
| 08:26 | Alabama | John Gamble can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-52 |
| 08:25 | Penn State | Robert Atkins pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 08:07 | Penn State | Brian Keith lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Atkins | 55-52 |
| 07:49 | Alabama | James Donnellan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 55-52 |
| 07:47 | Penn State | Brian Keith gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John McClure (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wade Westervelt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sam Arendt (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Brian Keith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Atkins (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Gamble (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Huston (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Alfred Trout (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tim Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Donnellan (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:26 | Penn State | Sam Arendt misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Gamble - foul #2 on John Gamble, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Carroll Holzer (SG), Steven Deleo (PF), Walter Eyman (C) John McClure, Wade Westervelt, Brian Keith, Robert Atkins | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rickey Rainville (PG), Peter Gibbons (SG), Anthony Patterson (SF), Thomas Severns (PF), Martin King (C) John Gamble, Mark Huston, Alfred Trout, Tim Henderson, James Donnellan | |
| 07:26 | Penn State | Sam Arendt makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:26 | Penn State | Sam Arendt misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:26 | Alabama | Thomas Severns gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 07:19 | Alabama | Peter Gibbons loses the ball out of bounds | 56-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Jones (SF) Sam Arendt | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 07:08 | Penn State | Martin King is called for the reach on John Howard - foul #1 on Martin King, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| 06:50 | Penn State | John Howard misses badly on a shot from the left side | 56-52 |
| 06:48 | Penn State | Kevin Jones can't tip it in | 56-52 |
| 06:47 | Alabama | Martin King gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 06:24 | Alabama | Peter Gibbons clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-52 |
| 06:22 | Penn State | Kevin Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 06:09 | Penn State | Walter Eyman can't finish the layup but the foul's on Thomas Severns - foul #3 on Thomas Severns, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Murray (SF) Carroll Holzer | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 06:09 | Penn State | Walter Eyman makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 06:09 | Penn State | Walter Eyman misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 06:09 | Alabama | Thomas Severns grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 05:49 | Alabama | Thomas Severns loses the dribble to John Howard | 57-52 |
| 05:46 | Penn State | John Howard slams it home | 59-52 |
| 05:41 | Alabama | Peter Gibbons makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Patterson | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:21 | Penn State | Thomas Severns swats the short shot by John Howard | 59-55 |
| 05:19 | Penn State | Steven Deleo gets the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 04:50 | Penn State | Walter Eyman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 04:49 | Penn State | Walter Eyman snags the offensive board | 59-55 |
| 04:23 | Penn State | Walter Eyman drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Kevin Jones | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:01 | Alabama | Thomas Severns connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 61-57 |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Rickey Rainville steals it from John Howard in the backcourt | 61-57 |
| 03:46 | Alabama | Peter Gibbons clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-57 |
| 03:45 | Alabama | Thomas Severns tips it back up and in | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Deleo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Eyman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rickey Rainville (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Peter Gibbons (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Severns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Martin King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:28 | Penn State | Martin King picks off the pass by John Howard | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:17 | Alabama | Rickey Rainville throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | John McClure (PG), Carroll Holzer (SG), Sam Arendt (SF), Brian Keith (PF), Robert Atkins (C) John Howard, Kevin Jones, William Murray, Steven Deleo, Walter Eyman | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Gamble (PG), Mark Huston (SG), Alfred Trout (SF), Tim Henderson (PF), John Beck (C) Rickey Rainville, Peter Gibbons, Anthony Patterson, Thomas Severns, Martin King | |
| 03:09 | Penn State | John Gamble picks off the pass by Robert Atkins | 61-59 |
| 02:52 | Alabama | Tim Henderson drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Huston | 61-61 |
| 02:52 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Kevin Jones (PF) John McClure, Robert Atkins | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rickey Rainville (PG), Peter Gibbons (SG), Anthony Patterson (SF), James Donnellan (C) John Gamble, Mark Huston, Alfred Trout, John Beck | |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Rickey Rainville steals the ball from Brian Keith | 61-61 |
| 02:14 | Alabama | Tim Henderson comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Sam Arendt - foul #4 on Sam Arendt, team foul #5 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Steven Deleo (PF) Sam Arendt | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 02:14 | Alabama | Tim Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 02:14 | Alabama | Tim Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 01:52 | Penn State | Steven Deleo misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 61-63 |
| 01:50 | Alabama | Peter Gibbons gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 01:36 | Alabama | Peter Gibbons misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 01:35 | Alabama | Anthony Patterson tips it home | 61-65 |
| 01:29 | Penn State | Steven Deleo is fouled on the floor by Tim Henderson - foul #3 on Tim Henderson, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Eyman (C) Brian Keith | |
| Subs | Alabama | Thomas Severns (PF) Tim Henderson | |
| 01:29 | Penn State | Steven Deleo makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:29 | Penn State | Steven Deleo makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 01:06 | Alabama | Rickey Rainville hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Thomas Severns | 63-68 |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Anthony Patterson steps in front of the John Howard pass | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:54 | Alabama | Rickey Rainville is fouled in the backcourt by John Howard - foul #1 on John Howard, team foul #6 | 63-68 |
| 00:52 | Alabama | Kevin Jones is called for the reach on Rickey Rainville - foul #1 on Kevin Jones, team foul #7 | 63-68 |
| 00:52 | Alabama | Rickey Rainville makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:52 | Alabama | Rickey Rainville misses the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Steven Deleo grabs the board | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:46 | Penn State | Walter Eyman buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Steven Deleo | 65-69 |
| 00:44 | Alabama | Carroll Holzer is called for the reach on Thomas Severns in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carroll Holzer, team foul #8 | 65-69 |
| 00:44 | Alabama | Thomas Severns makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:44 | Alabama | Thomas Severns makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:40 | Penn State | Walter Eyman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-71 |
| 00:39 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Peter Gibbons | 65-71 |
| 00:37 | Alabama | Carroll Holzer is called for the reach on Peter Gibbons in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carroll Holzer, team foul #9 | 65-71 |
| 00:37 | Alabama | Peter Gibbons makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:37 | Alabama | Peter Gibbons makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:30 | Penn State | John Howard misses the 3 from the right corner | 65-73 |
| 00:28 | Alabama | Thomas Severns gets the rebound | 65-73 |
| 00:25 | Alabama | Thomas Severns is fouled in the backcourt by Carroll Holzer - foul #5 on Carroll Holzer, team foul #10 | 65-73 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sam Arendt (SF) Carroll Holzer | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:25 | Alabama | Thomas Severns makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:25 | Alabama | Thomas Severns makes the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Kevin Jones makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Howard | 67-75 |
| 00:19 | Alabama | John Howard is called for the reach on Rickey Rainville in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Howard, team foul #11 | 67-75 |
| 00:19 | Alabama | Rickey Rainville misses the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:19 | Alabama | Rickey Rainville makes the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | John Howard connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Sam Arendt | 70-76 |
| 00:10 | Alabama | John Howard is called for the reach on Rickey Rainville in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Howard, team foul #12 | 70-76 |
| 00:10 | Alabama | Rickey Rainville makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:10 | Alabama | Rickey Rainville makes the 2nd free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | John Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-78 |
| 00:01 | Alabama | James Donnellan gets the rebound | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | James Donnellan runs out the clock | 70-78 |