| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Everett Ibrahim (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Wise (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Vowels (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Sidney Wise inbounds the ball | 19-25 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | UConn | Derek Smith takes the ball from James Hohowski | 19-25 |
| 19:24 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Derek Smith and he's hacked by Michael Vowels - foul #2 on Michael Vowels, team foul #1 | 21-25 |
| 19:24 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim makes the free throw | 22-25 |
| 19:06 | UConn | Everett Ibrahim blocks the short jumper by Michael Vowels | 22-25 |
| 19:04 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim grabs the board | 22-25 |
| 18:42 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco travels with the ball | 22-25 |
| 18:30 | UConn | James Hohowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-25 |
| 18:29 | UConn | James Hohowski snags the offensive board | 22-25 |
| 18:08 | UConn | Michael Vowels knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Richard Johnson | 22-27 |
| 17:40 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #2 | 22-27 |
| 17:40 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 17:40 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 17:23 | UConn | James Hohowski is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Nwa Abdel | 24-30 |
| 17:03 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 24-30 |
| 17:01 | Penn State | Derek Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 16:32 | Penn State | Derek Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Nwa Abdel - foul #2 on Nwa Abdel, team foul #3 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Vincent Stearns (C) Michael Vowels | |
| 16:32 | Penn State | Derek Smith makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 16:32 | Penn State | Derek Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 16:05 | UConn | Nwa Abdel misses the lay-in | 26-30 |
| 16:03 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett snags the defensive board | 26-30 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Everett Ibrahim (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sidney Wise (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Stearns (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Penn State | Sidney Wise is called for the reach on Gerald Ricco - foul #2 on Sidney Wise, team foul #4 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Devore (PF) Roy Hill | |
| Subs | UConn | Monte Bennett (PG), Brooks Michelstein (SF) James Hohowski, Sidney Wise | |
| 15:34 | Penn State | Derek Smith comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 15:32 | UConn | Nwa Abdel grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 15:30 | UConn | Derek Smith steals the ball from Monte Bennett in the backcourt | 26-30 |
| 15:03 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 26-30 |
| 15:01 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett hits the follow up shot | 28-30 |
| 14:41 | UConn | Vincent Stearns misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bruce Bennett - foul #3 on Bruce Bennett, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roy Hill (PF) William Devore | |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Hans Zvorsky (SG), Sidney Wise (SF), James Moore (PF) Monte Bennett, Richard Johnson, Brooks Michelstein, Nwa Abdel | |
| 14:41 | UConn | Vincent Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 14:41 | UConn | Vincent Stearns misses the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 14:41 | Penn State | Roy Hill pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 14:16 | Penn State | Roy Hill is hacked by Vincent Stearns - foul #1 on Vincent Stearns, team foul #5 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vowels (C) Vincent Stearns | |
| 13:54 | Penn State | Derek Smith misses long on a floater from the baseline | 28-31 |
| 13:52 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim tips it but misses | 28-31 |
| 13:51 | UConn | James Hohowski grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 13:24 | UConn | Michael Vowels makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Sidney Wise and he's fouled by Everett Ibrahim - foul #3 on Everett Ibrahim, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (SG), Nwa Abdel (PF) Hans Zvorsky, James Moore | |
| 13:24 | UConn | Michael Vowels makes the free throw | 28-34 |
| 13:05 | Penn State | James Hohowski steals it from Roy Hill | 28-34 |
| 12:38 | UConn | Sidney Wise can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 28-34 |
| 12:37 | Penn State | Derek Smith grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 12:09 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-34 |
| 12:08 | UConn | Sidney Wise gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 11:49 | UConn | Michael Vowels misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-34 |
| 11:47 | Penn State | Roy Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roy Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Everett Ibrahim (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sidney Wise (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Vowels (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Ricco and he's hacked by Sidney Wise - foul #3 on Sidney Wise, team foul #6 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Devore (PF) Roy Hill | |
| Subs | UConn | Monte Bennett (PG), Brooks Michelstein (SF) James Hohowski, Sidney Wise | |
| 11:27 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the free throw | 31-34 |
| 11:08 | UConn | Richard Johnson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Monte Bennett and he's fouled by William Devore - foul #1 on William Devore, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| 11:08 | UConn | Richard Johnson makes the free throw | 31-37 |
| 10:47 | Penn State | Brooks Michelstein picks off the pass by Everett Ibrahim | 31-37 |
| 10:20 | UConn | Richard Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 10:19 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein snags the offensive board | 31-37 |
| 09:58 | UConn | Nwa Abdel is called for traveling | 31-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Dolezal (PG), Mwai Abdur (SG), James Chiesa (SF), Roy Hill (PF) Derek Smith, Gerald Ricco, Bruce Bennett, Everett Ibrahim | |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Sidney Wise (SF), James Moore (PF), Vincent Stearns (C) Monte Bennett, Brooks Michelstein, Nwa Abdel, Michael Vowels | |
| 09:29 | Penn State | Vincent Stearns swats the short shot by William Devore | 31-37 |
| 09:28 | UConn | James Moore snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 08:59 | UConn | James Hohowski works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 31-39 |
| 08:36 | Penn State | John Dolezal misses the 3 from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 08:34 | Penn State | William Devore pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 08:15 | Penn State | John Dolezal misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-39 |
| 08:14 | UConn | Vincent Stearns grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 07:52 | UConn | Roy Hill denies the turnaround by James Moore | 31-39 |
| 07:50 | Penn State | James Chiesa gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 07:25 | Penn State | James Moore picks off the pass by William Devore | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Dolezal (fresh) SG - Mwai Abdur (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Chiesa (fresh) PF - Roy Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Devore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sidney Wise (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Vincent Stearns (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | UConn | Richard Johnson makes the wide open jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Vincent Stearns | 31-41 |
| 06:41 | Penn State | Richard Johnson steals the ball from William Devore | 31-41 |
| 06:17 | UConn | James Hohowski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 31-41 |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Roy Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:03 | Penn State | Roy Hill hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 06:01 | UConn | Vincent Stearns grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 05:59 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 31-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Smith (PG), Gerald Ricco (SG), Bruce Bennett (SF), Everett Ibrahim (C) John Dolezal, Mwai Abdur, James Chiesa, William Devore | |
| Subs | UConn | Nwa Abdel (PF), Michael Vowels (C) James Moore, Vincent Stearns | |
| 05:40 | UConn | James Hohowski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 05:39 | UConn | Nwa Abdel tips it in | 31-43 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:34 | Penn State | Derek Smith clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 31-43 |
| 05:33 | UConn | Sidney Wise pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 05:04 | UConn | Nwa Abdel misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Derek Smith - foul #1 on Derek Smith, team foul #4 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zvorsky (SG) Richard Johnson | |
| 05:04 | UConn | Nwa Abdel makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 05:04 | UConn | Nwa Abdel makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 04:56 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses short on a 3 from straight away | 31-45 |
| 04:55 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 04:35 | Penn State | Hans Zvorsky takes the ball from Roy Hill | 31-45 |
| 04:31 | UConn | Sidney Wise lays it up and in on a great pass from Hans Zvorsky | 31-47 |
| 04:19 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco is hacked by Nwa Abdel - foul #3 on Nwa Abdel, team foul #7 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Devore (PF) Roy Hill | |
| Subs | UConn | Monte Bennett (PG), Brooks Michelstein (SF), James Moore (PF), Vincent Stearns (C) James Hohowski, Sidney Wise, Nwa Abdel, Michael Vowels | |
| 04:19 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 04:19 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 03:58 | UConn | Everett Ibrahim takes the ball from Brooks Michelstein | 33-47 |
| 03:42 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-47 |
| 03:40 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim gets the offensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 03:29 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Derek Smith | 35-47 |
| 03:14 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein is fouled on the floor by Gerald Ricco - foul #1 on Gerald Ricco, team foul #5 | 35-47 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Devore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Everett Ibrahim (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Monte Bennett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brooks Michelstein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Vincent Stearns (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:53 | UConn | Vincent Stearns misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on William Devore - foul #2 on William Devore, team foul #6 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roy Hill (PF) William Devore | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 02:53 | UConn | Vincent Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 02:53 | UConn | Vincent Stearns makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett hits the finger roll set up by Derek Smith | 37-49 |
| 02:19 | UConn | Monte Bennett throws it down on a nice dish by Brooks Michelstein and the foul's on Everett Ibrahim - foul #4 on Everett Ibrahim, team foul #7 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Deal (SF) Vincent Stearns | |
| 02:19 | UConn | Monte Bennett makes the free throw | 37-52 |
| 02:08 | Penn State | Derek Smith knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Roy Hill | 39-52 |
| 01:50 | UConn | James Moore misses the lay-in but the foul's on Roy Hill - foul #2 on Roy Hill, team foul #8 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Vincent Stearns (C) Douglas Deal | |
| 01:50 | UConn | James Moore makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 01:50 | UConn | James Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 01:50 | Penn State | Roy Hill grabs the board | 39-53 |
| 01:46 | Penn State | Derek Smith misses short on a shot from the left side | 39-53 |
| 01:44 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim tips it back up and in | 41-53 |
| 01:20 | UConn | Everett Ibrahim is called for the reach on Vincent Stearns - foul #5 on Everett Ibrahim, team foul #9 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Devore (C) Everett Ibrahim | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:20 | UConn | Vincent Stearns misses the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 01:20 | Penn State | Roy Hill grabs the board | 41-53 |
| 01:11 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett's fadeaway is rejected by James Moore | 41-53 |
| 01:09 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett hits the follow up shot | 43-53 |
| 00:40 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky misses the 3 from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 00:38 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein gets the offensive rebound | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:13 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Penn State | William Devore clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 43-53 |
| 00:03 | UConn | The rebound goes to Brooks Michelstein | 43-53 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Monte Bennett runs out the clock | 43-53 |