| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Vierthaler (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Ward (fresh) PF - Kyle Plyler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew May (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Billings (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ryan Korte (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Waters (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lewis Mulligan (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Berlin (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Brian Ward inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 19:46 | Penn State | James Vierthaler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ryan Korte - foul #2 on Ryan Korte, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Elton Ellenberger (SG), Kenneth Taylor (SF), Christopher Kuo (PF), Quincy Thomas (C) William Perry, Brian Ward, Kyle Plyler, Andrew May | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd (SF) Johnny Waters | |
| 19:46 | Penn State | James Vierthaler misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 19:46 | Penn State | James Vierthaler makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 19:24 | South Carolina | Lewis Mulligan misses the easy layup | 36-34 |
| 19:22 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd snags the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 19:01 | South Carolina | A charge is called on Lewis Mulligan - foul #3 on Lewis Mulligan, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Ward (SF), Kyle Plyler (PF) James Vierthaler, Quincy Thomas | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Johnny Waters (SF), Cornell Wegener (PF) Ryan Korte, Lewis Mulligan | |
| 18:54 | Penn State | Jeffrey Redd steps in front of the Kenneth Taylor pass | 36-34 |
| 18:40 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters loses the ball out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Perry (SG), Charles Furguson (SF), Andrew May (C) Kenneth Taylor, Brian Ward, Kyle Plyler | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ryan Korte (SG) John Billings | |
| 18:32 | Penn State | Christopher Kuo's floater is tipped away by Johnny Waters | 36-34 |
| 18:30 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 18:24 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-34 |
| 18:22 | Penn State | William Perry snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 18:16 | Penn State | Johnny Waters swats the shot by Elton Ellenberger | 36-34 |
| 18:14 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Johnny Waters | 36-34 |
| 17:56 | South Carolina | Cornell Wegener is hacked by Elton Ellenberger - foul #3 on Elton Ellenberger, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Vierthaler (PG), Kenneth Taylor (SG), Brian Ward (SF), Kyle Plyler (PF), Frederic Talsky (C) Elton Ellenberger, William Perry, Charles Furguson, Christopher Kuo, Andrew May | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Billings (PG), Anderson Shriver (PF) Jeffrey Redd, Cornell Wegener | |
| 17:51 | South Carolina | David Berlin connects on the floater from the left wing set up by John Billings | 36-36 |
| 17:33 | Penn State | Kenneth Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 17:31 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:10 | South Carolina | David Berlin loses the ball out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Perry (SG), Charles Furguson (SF), Quincy Thomas (PF), Andrew May (C) James Vierthaler, Kenneth Taylor, Kyle Plyler, Frederic Talsky | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd (SG), Cornell Wegener (C) Ryan Korte, David Berlin | |
| 16:55 | Penn State | Anderson Shriver takes the ball from Brian Ward | 36-36 |
| 16:36 | South Carolina | Cornell Wegener blows the layup | 36-36 |
| 16:34 | Penn State | Andrew May grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 16:17 | Penn State | Charles Furguson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 16:16 | Penn State | Quincy Thomas snags the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 16:05 | Penn State | Anderson Shriver is called for the reach on Brian Ward - foul #1 on Anderson Shriver, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Vierthaler (PG), Kenneth Taylor (SG), Kyle Plyler (PF), Christopher Kuo (C) William Perry, Charles Furguson, Quincy Thomas, Andrew May | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ryan Korte (SG), John Williams (SF), David Berlin (C) John Billings, Johnny Waters, Cornell Wegener | |
| 15:59 | Penn State | Christopher Kuo misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Ryan Korte - foul #3 on Ryan Korte, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Elton Ellenberger (PG), Frederic Talsky (C) James Vierthaler, Brian Ward | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Billings (PG), Lewis Mulligan (PF) John Williams, Anderson Shriver | |
| 15:59 | Penn State | Christopher Kuo makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 15:59 | Penn State | Christopher Kuo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Elton Ellenberger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Kuo (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kyle Plyler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederic Talsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Billings (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ryan Korte (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Redd (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lewis Mulligan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - David Berlin (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:45 | South Carolina | David Berlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 15:44 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Christopher Kuo | 38-36 |
| 15:27 | Penn State | Lewis Mulligan swats the shot by Kyle Plyler | 38-36 |
| 15:25 | South Carolina | Lewis Mulligan gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 15:20 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 15:18 | South Carolina | David Berlin hits the follow up shot | 38-38 |
| 15:09 | Penn State | Kyle Plyler knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 40-38 |
| 14:49 | South Carolina | John Billings comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 14:48 | South Carolina | Lewis Mulligan gets the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 14:32 | South Carolina | John Billings works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the right side | 40-40 |
| 14:14 | Penn State | Kyle Plyler can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 14:12 | South Carolina | Lewis Mulligan grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 13:50 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd is fouled on the floor by Christopher Kuo - foul #1 on Christopher Kuo, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Perry (SG), Brian Ward (SF), Quincy Thomas (PF), Andrew May (C) Kenneth Taylor, Christopher Kuo, Kyle Plyler, Frederic Talsky | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Williams (PG), Johnny Waters (SF), Cornell Wegener (C) John Billings, Jeffrey Redd, David Berlin | |
| 13:36 | South Carolina | Quincy Thomas is called for the reach on Ryan Korte - foul #1 on Quincy Thomas, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| 13:25 | South Carolina | Ryan Korte is hacked by William Perry - foul #2 on William Perry, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| 13:09 | South Carolina | Ryan Korte is fouled on the floor by Quincy Thomas - foul #2 on Quincy Thomas, team foul #5 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Furguson (SF) Brian Ward | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd (SG) Ryan Korte | |
| 12:50 | South Carolina | Cornell Wegener's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Ward (SF), Kyle Plyler (PF) Charles Furguson, Quincy Thomas | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Billings (PG) Jeffrey Redd | |
| 12:35 | Penn State | Brian Ward can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 12:33 | Penn State | William Perry misses the tip | 40-40 |
| 12:32 | Penn State | Brian Ward snags the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 12:25 | Penn State | William Perry's pass is intercepted by John Billings | 40-40 |
| 12:05 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters makes the wide open runner from close range on a great pass from John Williams | 40-42 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | Kyle Plyler misses long on a shot from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 11:49 | Penn State | Andrew May misses the tip | 40-42 |
| 11:48 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters grabs the board | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Elton Ellenberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Ward (fresh) PF - Kyle Plyler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew May (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Billings (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnny Waters (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. PF - Lewis Mulligan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Cornell Wegener (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | South Carolina | John Williams hits a wide open 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Cornell Wegener | 40-45 |
| 11:17 | Penn State | Brian Ward comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by John Williams - foul #3 on John Williams, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Vierthaler (PG), Kenneth Taylor (SG), Christopher Kuo (PF), Frederic Talsky (C) Elton Ellenberger, William Perry, Kyle Plyler, Andrew May | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd (PG), Ryan Korte (SG), David Berlin (C) John Billings, John Williams, Cornell Wegener | |
| 11:17 | Penn State | Brian Ward misses the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 11:17 | Penn State | Brian Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 11:04 | South Carolina | Lewis Mulligan is hacked by Kenneth Taylor - foul #2 on Kenneth Taylor, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Furguson (SF) Brian Ward | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:47 | South Carolina | Lewis Mulligan buries a fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Christopher Kuo - foul #2 on Christopher Kuo, team foul #7 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Quincy Thomas (PF) Christopher Kuo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:47 | South Carolina | Lewis Mulligan makes the free throw | 41-48 |
| 10:28 | Penn State | James Vierthaler is whistled for a carry | 41-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Kuo (PF) Quincy Thomas | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:08 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 10:06 | Penn State | James Vierthaler pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 10:02 | Penn State | Kenneth Taylor is fouled on the floor by Johnny Waters - foul #1 on Johnny Waters, team foul #6 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Perry (SG), Quincy Thomas (PF), Andrew May (C) Kenneth Taylor, Christopher Kuo, Frederic Talsky | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Billings (PG) Johnny Waters | |
| 09:49 | Penn State | William Perry is fouled on the floor by David Berlin - foul #1 on David Berlin, team foul #7 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Ward (SF), Christopher Kuo (PF), Frederic Talsky (C) Charles Furguson, Quincy Thomas, Andrew May | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 09:49 | Penn State | William Perry makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 09:49 | Penn State | William Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 09:28 | South Carolina | David Berlin misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-48 |
| 09:26 | Penn State | Christopher Kuo snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 09:18 | Penn State | Christopher Kuo lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Vierthaler | 45-48 |
| 08:58 | South Carolina | Ryan Korte hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by a doubleteamed John Billings | 45-50 |
| 08:49 | Penn State | William Perry clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-50 |
| 08:48 | Penn State | Frederic Talsky hits the follow up shot | 47-50 |
| 08:26 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 08:24 | Penn State | William Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 08:11 | Penn State | Christopher Kuo lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Perry | 49-50 |
| 08:02 | South Carolina | Ryan Korte misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on William Perry - foul #3 on William Perry, team foul #8 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Elton Ellenberger (PG), Kenneth Taylor (SG), Charles Furguson (SF), Kyle Plyler (PF), Andrew May (C) James Vierthaler, William Perry, Brian Ward, Christopher Kuo, Frederic Talsky | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Williams (PG), Johnny Waters (SF), Cornell Wegener (C) John Billings, Jeffrey Redd, David Berlin | |
| 08:02 | South Carolina | Ryan Korte makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 08:02 | South Carolina | Ryan Korte makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 07:54 | Penn State | Kyle Plyler is fouled on the floor by Lewis Mulligan - foul #4 on Lewis Mulligan, team foul #8 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Billings (PG) Ryan Korte | |
| 07:54 | Penn State | Kyle Plyler misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 07:54 | South Carolina | Lewis Mulligan grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 07:36 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from John Billings | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Elton Ellenberger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Furguson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kyle Plyler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew May (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Billings (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnny Waters (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. PF - Lewis Mulligan (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Cornell Wegener (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Penn State | Kyle Plyler connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Elton Ellenberger | 51-54 |
| 07:08 | South Carolina | Kenneth Taylor is called for the reach on Cornell Wegener - foul #3 on Kenneth Taylor, team foul #9 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Quincy Thomas (PF) Kyle Plyler | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd (PG), Ryan Korte (SG) John Billings, John Williams | |
| 07:08 | South Carolina | Cornell Wegener makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:08 | South Carolina | Cornell Wegener misses the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:08 | Penn State | Andrew May pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 06:57 | Penn State | Charles Furguson is hacked by Jeffrey Redd - foul #2 on Jeffrey Redd, team foul #9 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Vierthaler (PG) Elton Ellenberger | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Berlin (C) Cornell Wegener | |
| 06:57 | Penn State | Charles Furguson makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 06:57 | Penn State | Charles Furguson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 06:46 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Andrew May - foul #1 on Andrew May, team foul #10 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Ward (SF) Charles Furguson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 06:46 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 06:46 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:33 | Penn State | James Vierthaler buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew May | 56-56 |
| 06:07 | South Carolina | Ryan Korte makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffrey Redd | 56-58 |
| 05:53 | Penn State | James Vierthaler can't connect on a floater from the left side | 56-58 |
| 05:52 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Ryan Korte | 56-58 |
| 05:45 | South Carolina | James Vierthaler steals the ball from David Berlin | 56-58 |
| 05:25 | Penn State | Andrew May is hacked by Jeffrey Redd - foul #3 on Jeffrey Redd, team foul #10 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Elton Ellenberger (PG), William Perry (SG), Charles Furguson (SF), Kyle Plyler (PF) James Vierthaler, Kenneth Taylor, Brian Ward, Quincy Thomas | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Billings (PG), John Williams (SG), Cornell Wegener (C) Jeffrey Redd, Ryan Korte, David Berlin | |
| 05:25 | Penn State | Andrew May misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 05:25 | Penn State | Andrew May makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 05:05 | South Carolina | Lewis Mulligan misses the shot near the basket | 57-58 |
| 05:04 | South Carolina | John Williams tips it back up and in | 57-60 |
| 04:55 | Penn State | Andrew May's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Kuo (C) Andrew May | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ryan Korte (SG), David Berlin (C) John Williams, Cornell Wegener | |
| 04:43 | South Carolina | Lewis Mulligan hits a wide open shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Billings | 57-62 |
| 04:32 | Penn State | David Berlin takes the ball from William Perry | 57-62 |
| 04:14 | South Carolina | John Billings works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ryan Korte | 57-65 |
| 04:01 | Penn State | Elton Ellenberger knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on Lewis Mulligan - foul #5 on Lewis Mulligan, team foul #11 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Vierthaler (SG), Brian Ward (SF), Frederic Talsky (C) William Perry, Charles Furguson, Kyle Plyler | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd (SG), Cornell Wegener (PF) Ryan Korte, Lewis Mulligan | |
| 04:01 | Penn State | Elton Ellenberger makes the free throw | 60-65 |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 60-65 |
| 03:40 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters hits the follow up shot | 60-67 |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Christopher Kuo's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Waters | 60-67 |
| 03:20 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters grabs the board | 60-67 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Elton Ellenberger (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Vierthaler (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Ward (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Christopher Kuo (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Frederic Talsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Billings (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jeffrey Redd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnny Waters (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. 4 blk. PF - Cornell Wegener (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Berlin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:53 | South Carolina | John Billings comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 60-67 |
| 02:52 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Brian Ward | 60-67 |
| 02:36 | Penn State | Frederic Talsky banks in the layup on a nice dish by Elton Ellenberger and he's hacked by Cornell Wegener - foul #2 on Cornell Wegener, team foul #12 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth Taylor (SG), Charles Furguson (SF), Kyle Plyler (PF) Elton Ellenberger, Brian Ward, Christopher Kuo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ryan Korte (SG), John Williams (SF) John Billings, Johnny Waters | |
| 02:36 | Penn State | Frederic Talsky makes the free throw | 63-67 |
| 02:20 | South Carolina | Ryan Korte scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jeffrey Redd | 63-70 |
| 02:07 | Penn State | David Berlin blocks the short jumper by James Vierthaler | 63-70 |
| 02:05 | Penn State | Charles Furguson snags the offensive board | 63-70 |
| 01:54 | Penn State | James Vierthaler can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 63-70 |
| 01:53 | South Carolina | David Berlin grabs the board | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 01:51 | South Carolina | David Berlin is hacked by James Vierthaler in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Vierthaler, team foul #11 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Perry (SG), Brian Ward (SF), Andrew May (C) Kenneth Taylor, Charles Furguson, Frederic Talsky | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Billings (PG), Johnny Waters (SF), Anderson Shriver (PF) Jeffrey Redd, John Williams, Cornell Wegener | |
| 01:51 | South Carolina | David Berlin makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 01:51 | South Carolina | David Berlin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:37 | Penn State | James Vierthaler connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from William Perry | 65-72 |
| 01:34 | South Carolina | John Billings is hacked by James Vierthaler in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Vierthaler, team foul #12 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd (C) David Berlin | |
| 01:34 | South Carolina | John Billings makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 01:34 | South Carolina | John Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 01:26 | Penn State | Brian Ward hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by William Perry | 68-74 |
| 01:23 | South Carolina | John Billings is hacked by James Vierthaler in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Vierthaler, team foul #13 | 68-74 |
| 01:23 | South Carolina | John Billings makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 01:23 | South Carolina | John Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 01:15 | Penn State | James Vierthaler hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Johnny Waters | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Penn State | James Vierthaler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-79 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters grabs the board | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:40 | South Carolina | James Vierthaler is called for the reach on Johnny Waters in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Vierthaler, team foul #14 | 71-79 |
| Subs | Penn State | Elton Ellenberger (PG) James Vierthaler | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:40 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters misses the 1st free throw | 71-79 |
| 00:40 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Johnny Waters is called for the reach on Brian Ward - foul #2 on Johnny Waters, team foul #13 | 71-80 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cornell Wegener (PF), David Berlin (C) Anderson Shriver, Jeffrey Redd | |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Brian Ward misses the 1st free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Brian Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 72-80 |
| 00:33 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters is fouled in the backcourt by Elton Ellenberger - foul #4 on Elton Ellenberger, team foul #15 | 72-80 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Anderson Shriver (PF), Jeffrey Redd (C) Cornell Wegener, David Berlin | |
| 00:33 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters makes the 1st free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:33 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Kyle Plyler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-82 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth Taylor (SG), Charles Furguson (SF), Christopher Kuo (PF), Frederic Talsky (C) William Perry, Brian Ward, Kyle Plyler, Andrew May | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | John Billings runs out the clock | 72-82 |