| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Frederick Green (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Gerard Creamer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Walter Colangelo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Angel Moretti (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Elvin Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Lemaire (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Perera (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger inbounds the ball | 35-30 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-30 |
| 19:14 | Washington State | Walter Colangelo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-30 |
| 19:12 | Washington State | Angel Moretti pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:49 | Washington State | Randy Perera makes the fadeaway from the right block | 35-32 |
| 18:40 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 35-32 |
| 18:38 | Washington State | Elvin Mills gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:09 | Washington State | Angel Moretti makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Walter Colangelo | 35-34 |
| 17:44 | Penn State | Paul Cordova clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 17:43 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Flickinger | 35-34 |
| 17:38 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 17:37 | Washington State | Randy Perera grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 17:13 | Washington State | Angel Moretti is fouled on the floor by Wayne Flickinger - foul #2 on Wayne Flickinger, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 16:44 | Washington State | Elvin Mills throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Douglas Spivey (SG) Frederick Green | |
| Subs | Washington State | Russell Morano (PF) Thomas Lemaire | |
| 16:30 | Penn State | Paul Cordova knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Douglas Spivey | 38-34 |
| 16:12 | Washington State | Angel Moretti misses long on a shot from the left side | 38-34 |
| 16:11 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Paul Cordova | 38-34 |
| 15:52 | Penn State | Paul Cordova connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Spivey | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Spivey (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Gerard Creamer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Leonard Lechuga (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Walter Colangelo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Angel Moretti (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Elvin Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Russell Morano (fresh) C - Randy Perera (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Washington State | Leonard Lechuga steps in front of the Russell Morano pass | 41-34 |
| 15:18 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga's fadeaway is rejected by Randy Perera | 41-34 |
| 15:17 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga can't tip it in | 41-34 |
| 15:15 | Washington State | Walter Colangelo snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 15:11 | Washington State | Leonard Lechuga swats the shot by Walter Colangelo | 41-34 |
| 15:10 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 14:45 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Paul Cordova | 44-34 |
| 14:28 | Washington State | Angel Moretti is whistled for traveling | 44-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frederick Green (PG) Douglas Spivey | |
| Subs | Washington State | Wayne Hunter (PG), Travis Dilworth (SG), Carl Sisneros (SF), Thomas Lemaire (PF) Walter Colangelo, Angel Moretti, Elvin Mills, Randy Perera | |
| 14:08 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga is called for traveling | 44-34 |
| 13:51 | Washington State | Travis Dilworth misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 13:49 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 13:38 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Russell Morano - foul #2 on Russell Morano, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Randy Perera (C) Russell Morano | |
| 13:38 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 13:38 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 13:21 | Washington State | Wayne Flickinger steals the ball from Carl Sisneros | 46-34 |
| 13:08 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Walter Colangelo (PG) Wayne Hunter | |
| 12:40 | Washington State | Travis Dilworth is hacked by Paul Cordova - foul #1 on Paul Cordova, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Angel Moretti (SG), Elvin Mills (SF) Travis Dilworth, Carl Sisneros | |
| 12:24 | Washington State | Walter Colangelo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-34 |
| 12:22 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger pulls down the rebound | 46-34 |
| 12:04 | Penn State | Thomas Lemaire is called for the reach on Frederick Green - foul #3 on Thomas Lemaire, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Russell Morano (C) Randy Perera | |
| 11:59 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga banks in the layup | 48-34 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 11:55 | Washington State | Walter Colangelo makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-37 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Frederick Green (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wayne Flickinger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. PF - Gerard Creamer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Leonard Lechuga (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Walter Colangelo (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Angel Moretti (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Elvin Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Lemaire (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Russell Morano (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Wayne Flickinger | 50-37 |
| 11:25 | Washington State | Angel Moretti drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Lemaire | 50-39 |
| 11:08 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer drills a jumper in the lane set up by Leonard Lechuga | 52-39 |
| 11:03 | Washington State | Walter Colangelo knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Elvin Mills | 52-41 |
| 10:42 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner from the left block | 54-41 |
| 10:39 | Washington State | Walter Colangelo loses the dribble to Frederick Green in the backcourt | 54-41 |
| 10:24 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-41 |
| 10:23 | Washington State | Elvin Mills gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| 10:07 | Washington State | Walter Colangelo misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Paul Cordova - foul #2 on Paul Cordova, team foul #3 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Burkart (PG), Douglas Spivey (SG), John Lau (PF), Jamie Smith (C) Frederick Green, Paul Cordova, Gerard Creamer, Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Washington State | Randy Perera (C) Thomas Lemaire | |
| 10:07 | Washington State | Walter Colangelo makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 10:07 | Washington State | Walter Colangelo makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 09:52 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-43 |
| 09:50 | Washington State | Walter Colangelo snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 09:32 | Washington State | Jamie Smith swats the layup by Randy Perera | 54-43 |
| 09:30 | Washington State | Randy Perera misses the tip | 54-43 |
| 09:29 | Washington State | Randy Perera tips it but misses | 54-43 |
| 09:27 | Penn State | Jamie Smith pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 09:20 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger is denied on a dunk by Russell Morano | 54-43 |
| 09:18 | Washington State | Angel Moretti gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 09:13 | Washington State | Walter Colangelo comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-43 |
| 09:11 | Penn State | John Lau grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 09:06 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-43 |
| 09:04 | Penn State | John Lau grabs the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 08:55 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Cordova (PG) Harold Burkart | |
| Subs | Washington State | Wayne Hunter (PG), Travis Dilworth (SG), Carl Sisneros (SF), Thomas Lemaire (PF) Walter Colangelo, Angel Moretti, Elvin Mills, Russell Morano | |
| 08:37 | Washington State | Randy Perera misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 08:36 | Penn State | John Lau gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 08:23 | Penn State | Randy Perera steals the ball from Wayne Flickinger | 54-43 |
| 08:05 | Washington State | Carl Sisneros lays it in set up by Wayne Hunter | 54-45 |
| 07:55 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Lemaire - foul #4 on Thomas Lemaire, team foul #3 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frederick Green (PG), Gerard Creamer (PF), Leonard Lechuga (C) Douglas Spivey, John Lau, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 07:55 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 07:55 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 07:37 | Washington State | Randy Perera hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Frederick Green - foul #3 on Frederick Green, team foul #4 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Angel Moretti (SG), Elvin Mills (SF) Travis Dilworth, Carl Sisneros | |
| 07:37 | Washington State | Randy Perera makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 07:37 | Washington State | Randy Perera misses the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 07:37 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Gerard Creamer | 56-46 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Frederick Green (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wayne Flickinger (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. PF - Gerard Creamer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Leonard Lechuga (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Wayne Hunter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Angel Moretti (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Elvin Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Lemaire (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Randy Perera (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Flickinger and he's hacked by Wayne Hunter - foul #1 on Wayne Hunter, team foul #4 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Walter Colangelo (PG), Russell Morano (PF) Wayne Hunter, Thomas Lemaire | |
| 07:22 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer misses the free throw | 58-46 |
| 07:22 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Angel Moretti | 58-46 |
| 07:08 | Washington State | Angel Moretti can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-46 |
| 07:06 | Washington State | Randy Perera snags the offensive board | 58-46 |
| 06:54 | Washington State | Angel Moretti knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 58-48 |
| 06:38 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Angel Moretti - foul #2 on Angel Moretti, team foul #5 | 58-48 |
| 06:38 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 06:38 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 06:20 | Washington State | Elvin Mills hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-48 |
| 06:19 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga grabs the defensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Paul Cordova drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Frederick Green | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 05:50 | Washington State | Randy Perera makes the jumper from the free throw line | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 05:25 | Penn State | Frederick Green is hacked by Russell Morano - foul #3 on Russell Morano, team foul #6 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Burkart (PG), Douglas Spivey (SG) Frederick Green, Paul Cordova | |
| Subs | Washington State | Travis Dilworth (SG), Thomas Lemaire (PF) Angel Moretti, Russell Morano | |
| 05:03 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 63-50 |
| 05:01 | Washington State | Thomas Lemaire grabs the defensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 04:57 | Washington State | Walter Colangelo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-50 |
| 04:56 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga grabs the defensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 04:50 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 65-50 |
| 04:27 | Washington State | Walter Colangelo misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-50 |
| 04:25 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga snags the defensive board | 65-50 |
| 04:07 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Cordova (PG), John Lau (PF), Jamie Smith (C) Harold Burkart, Gerard Creamer, Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Washington State | Wayne Hunter (PG), Angel Moretti (SG), Carl Sisneros (SF) Walter Colangelo, Travis Dilworth, Elvin Mills | |
| 03:58 | Washington State | Angel Moretti buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Hunter | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 65-52 |
| 03:34 | Penn State | Jamie Smith grabs the offensive board | 65-52 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Spivey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Wayne Flickinger (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. PF - John Lau (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jamie Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Wayne Hunter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Angel Moretti (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Carl Sisneros (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Lemaire (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Randy Perera (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Penn State | Paul Cordova drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Spivey | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:58 | Washington State | Carl Sisneros makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 67-54 |
| 02:29 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger's layup is rejected by Randy Perera | 67-54 |
| 02:28 | Washington State | Thomas Lemaire pulls down the rebound | 67-54 |
| 02:17 | Washington State | Randy Perera buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Angel Moretti | 67-56 |
| 01:56 | Penn State | Paul Cordova comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 67-56 |
| 01:55 | Washington State | Thomas Lemaire grabs the board | 67-56 |
| 01:37 | Washington State | Carl Sisneros is fouled on the floor by Jamie Smith - foul #1 on Jamie Smith, team foul #5 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Burkart (PG), Paul Suazo (SF) Paul Cordova, Wayne Flickinger | |
| Subs | Washington State | Travis Dilworth (SG), Russell Morano (PF) Angel Moretti, Thomas Lemaire | |
| 01:22 | Washington State | Russell Morano can't connect on a floater from close range | 67-56 |
| 01:21 | Penn State | John Lau pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| 01:03 | Penn State | Harold Burkart's fadeaway is rejected by Randy Perera | 67-56 |
| 01:01 | Washington State | Randy Perera snags the defensive board | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Washington State | Paul Suazo picks off the pass by Travis Dilworth | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Wayne Hunter is called for the reach on Harold Burkart - foul #2 on Wayne Hunter, team foul #7 | 67-56 |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Harold Burkart makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Harold Burkart makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 00:21 | Washington State | Wayne Hunter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-56 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Harold Burkart runs out the clock | 69-56 |