| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Spivey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerard Creamer (fresh) 5 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) 13 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Henry Benford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Wells (fresh) SF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jimmy Byrne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-28 |
| 19:46 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 19:22 | Virginia | Leonard Lechuga steals the ball from Jack Dunn | 34-28 |
| 19:02 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Flickinger | 37-28 |
| 18:33 | Virginia | Leonard Lechuga picks off the pass by Jack Dunn | 37-28 |
| 18:29 | Penn State | Paul Cordova is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Cordova, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Winters (SG), Edward Reiter (PF) Eric Wells, Jack Dunn | |
| 18:11 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-28 |
| 18:09 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga pulls down the rebound | 37-28 |
| 17:55 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 37-28 |
| 17:54 | Virginia | Henry Benford grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 17:25 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown's layup is rejected by Gerard Creamer | 37-28 |
| 17:23 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne tips it home | 37-30 |
| 17:07 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger buries a jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Jimmy Byrne - foul #2 on Jimmy Byrne, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Barker (SF), Gary Linger (C) Kenneth Brown, Jimmy Byrne | |
| 17:07 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the free throw | 40-30 |
| 16:48 | Virginia | Edward Reiter is fouled on the floor by Gerard Creamer - foul #2 on Gerard Creamer, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Kenneth Brown (SF), Jimmy Byrne (C) John Barker, Gary Linger | |
| 16:24 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-30 |
| 16:22 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne grabs the offensive board | 40-30 |
| 15:55 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Gerard Creamer - foul #3 on Gerard Creamer, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Suazo (SG) Douglas Spivey | |
| Subs | Virginia | Eric Wells (SG), Jack Dunn (PF), Gary Linger (C) Robert Winters, Edward Reiter, Jimmy Byrne | |
| 15:55 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 15:55 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Suazo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerard Creamer (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Leonard Lechuga (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Henry Benford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Wells (fresh) SF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jack Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gary Linger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 40-32 |
| 15:43 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer gets the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 15:33 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger lays it in set up by Paul Cordova and he's fouled by Kenneth Brown - foul #2 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Winters (SG), John Barker (SF), Jimmy Byrne (C) Eric Wells, Kenneth Brown, Gary Linger | |
| 15:33 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the free throw | 43-32 |
| 15:22 | Virginia | Henry Benford misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-32 |
| 15:20 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 15:08 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga blows the layup | 43-32 |
| 15:07 | Virginia | John Barker grabs the board | 43-32 |
| 14:45 | Virginia | John Barker double dribbles | 43-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Douglas Spivey (SG) Paul Suazo | |
| Subs | Virginia | Eric Wells (SG), Kenneth Brown (SF), Edward Reiter (PF) Robert Winters, John Barker, Jack Dunn | |
| 14:28 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Douglas Spivey, team foul #4 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Gary Linger (C) Jimmy Byrne | |
| 14:05 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Benford | 43-35 |
| 13:45 | Penn State | Kenneth Brown steps in front of the Gerard Creamer pass | 43-35 |
| 13:18 | Virginia | Eric Wells scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 12:59 | Penn State | Henry Benford is called for the reach on Gerard Creamer - foul #3 on Henry Benford, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Winters (SG), Jack Dunn (PF), Jimmy Byrne (C) Eric Wells, Edward Reiter, Gary Linger | |
| 12:45 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 43-38 |
| 12:43 | Virginia | Robert Winters gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 12:38 | Virginia | Henry Benford loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Lau (PF), Jamie Smith (C) Gerard Creamer, Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 12:27 | Penn State | Paul Cordova is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-38 |
| 12:06 | Virginia | John Lau takes the ball from Jimmy Byrne | 46-38 |
| 11:51 | Penn State | John Lau is fouled on the floor by Jack Dunn - foul #3 on Jack Dunn, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frederick Green (PG) Paul Cordova | |
| Subs | Virginia | Eric Wells (SG), John Barker (SF) Robert Winters, Kenneth Brown | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Frederick Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Spivey (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Wayne Flickinger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Lau (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Henry Benford (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Wells (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Barker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jack Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Jimmy Byrne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 11:21 | Virginia | John Barker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 11:20 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jamie Smith | 49-38 |
| 11:12 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Frederick Green | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:52 | Virginia | Henry Benford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Cordova (PG), Paul Suazo (SG), Gerard Creamer (PF), Leonard Lechuga (C) Frederick Green, Douglas Spivey, John Lau, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Winters (SG), Kenneth Brown (SF) Eric Wells, John Barker | |
| 10:33 | Penn State | Henry Benford takes the ball from Gerard Creamer | 51-38 |
| 10:24 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Henry Benford | 51-40 |
| 10:09 | Penn State | Paul Cordova clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-40 |
| 10:07 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer gets the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 09:52 | Penn State | Paul Cordova comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-40 |
| 09:50 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer grabs the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 09:38 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-40 |
| 09:37 | Virginia | Jack Dunn grabs the board | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:15 | Virginia | Henry Benford knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Brown out of a doubleteam | 51-43 |
| 09:06 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Jack Dunn - foul #4 on Jack Dunn, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Douglas Spivey (SG) Paul Suazo | |
| Subs | Virginia | Eric Wells (SG), Edward Reiter (PF) Robert Winters, Jack Dunn | |
| 09:06 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 09:06 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 08:48 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown's pass is intercepted by Leonard Lechuga | 53-43 |
| 08:30 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga hits a floater in the lane | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:18 | Virginia | Edward Reiter knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Henry Benford | 55-45 |
| 08:01 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Byrne - foul #3 on Jimmy Byrne, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frederick Green (PG), Jamie Smith (C) Paul Cordova, Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Kenneth Brown steals the ball from Wayne Flickinger | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Frederick Green (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Spivey (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Wayne Flickinger (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerard Creamer (fairly fresh) 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jamie Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Henry Benford (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Eric Wells (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Brown (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Reiter (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jimmy Byrne (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Virginia | Henry Benford misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Frederick Green - foul #1 on Frederick Green, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Lau (PF) Gerard Creamer | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Winters (SG), John Barker (SF), Jack Dunn (PF) Eric Wells, Kenneth Brown, Edward Reiter | |
| 07:34 | Virginia | Henry Benford makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 07:34 | Virginia | Henry Benford misses the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 07:34 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Douglas Spivey | 55-46 |
| 07:17 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 55-46 |
| 07:15 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger tips it but misses | 55-46 |
| 07:14 | Virginia | Jack Dunn gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 07:09 | Virginia | Robert Winters knocks in the jumper from the right side | 55-48 |
| 07:04 | Penn State | John Barker picks off the pass by Wayne Flickinger out of a doubleteam | 55-48 |
| 06:48 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from John Barker | 55-50 |
| 06:42 | Penn State | Jamie Smith travels with the ball | 55-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Cordova (PG), Gerard Creamer (PF), Leonard Lechuga (C) Frederick Green, John Lau, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia | Eric Wells (SG), Kenneth Brown (SF), Gary Linger (C) Robert Winters, John Barker, Jimmy Byrne | |
| 06:25 | Virginia | Leonard Lechuga steals it from Henry Benford | 55-50 |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Brown - foul #3 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne (C) Gary Linger | |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 06:16 | Virginia | Jack Dunn gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 05:56 | Virginia | Eric Wells is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Eric Wells, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| 05:44 | Penn State | Jimmy Byrne is called for the reach on Leonard Lechuga - foul #4 on Jimmy Byrne, team foul #9 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Winters (SG) Eric Wells | |
| 05:44 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 05:44 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 05:27 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Dunn | 58-52 |
| 05:20 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Brown - foul #4 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #10 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Suazo (SG) Douglas Spivey | |
| Subs | Virginia | Eric Wells (SG), Edward Reiter (PF), Gary Linger (C) Robert Winters, Jack Dunn, Jimmy Byrne | |
| 05:20 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 05:20 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 04:59 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 04:57 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:33 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 60-52 |
| 04:31 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer gets the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 04:12 | Penn State | Kenneth Brown steps in front of the Gerard Creamer pass | 60-52 |
| 04:12 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Douglas Spivey (SG) Paul Suazo | |
| Subs | Virginia | Cecil Judd (PG), Robert Winters (SG), Jack Dunn (PF), Jimmy Byrne (C) Henry Benford, Eric Wells, Edward Reiter, Gary Linger | |
| 03:54 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 03:53 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:40 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Cordova | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Spivey (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. SF - Wayne Flickinger (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerard Creamer (fairly fresh) 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Leonard Lechuga (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Cecil Judd (fresh) SG - Robert Winters (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Brown (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Jack Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Jimmy Byrne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:23 | Virginia | Cecil Judd misses short on an open runner from the left block | 62-52 |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| 03:07 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Wayne Flickinger and he's fouled by Jack Dunn - foul #5 on Jack Dunn, team foul #11 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Henry Benford (PG), Eric Wells (SG), John Barker (SF), Edward Reiter (PF) Cecil Judd, Robert Winters, Kenneth Brown, Jack Dunn | |
| 03:07 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer makes the free throw | 65-52 |
| 02:51 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne is whistled for a carry | 65-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frederick Green (PG), Howin Chiou (SG), Paul Suazo (SF), John Lau (PF), Jamie Smith (C) Paul Cordova, Douglas Spivey, Wayne Flickinger, Gerard Creamer, Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Virginia | Kenneth Brown (SF) John Barker | |
| 02:26 | Penn State | John Lau misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Edward Reiter - foul #1 on Edward Reiter, team foul #12 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Winters (SG) Eric Wells | |
| 02:26 | Penn State | John Lau makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 02:26 | Penn State | John Lau makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 02:04 | Virginia | Paul Suazo takes the ball from Kenneth Brown | 67-52 |
| 01:45 | Penn State | Edward Reiter denies the turnaround by Frederick Green | 67-52 |
| 01:43 | Virginia | Edward Reiter pulls down the rebound | 67-52 |
| 01:38 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-52 |
| 01:37 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jamie Smith | 67-52 |
| 01:21 | Penn State | Howin Chiou comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 67-52 |
| 01:19 | Virginia | Kenneth Brown pulls down the rebound | 67-52 |
| 01:02 | Virginia | Jamie Smith steals it from Henry Benford | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:42 | Penn State | Paul Suazo is hacked by Jimmy Byrne - foul #5 on Jimmy Byrne, team foul #13 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Eric Wells (SG), Gary Linger (C) Robert Winters, Jimmy Byrne | |
| 00:42 | Penn State | Paul Suazo misses the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 00:42 | Penn State | Paul Suazo misses the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 00:42 | Virginia | Gary Linger grabs the defensive rebound | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Virginia | Eric Wells hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-52 |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Frederick Green pulls down the rebound | 67-52 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Eric Wells steps in front of the John Lau pass | 67-52 |
| 00:03 | Virginia | Edward Reiter dunks the ball on a great pass from Eric Wells | 67-54 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Frederick Green runs out the clock | 67-54 |