| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Elton Ellenberger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Ward (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Perry (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew May (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Lester Graves (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gustavo Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Shannon (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Quesada (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | William Perry inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Penn State | William Perry connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away set up by Andrew May | 33-28 |
| 19:22 | Cal | William Quesada travels with the ball | 33-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Furguson (PG), Kyle Plyler (SF), Frederic Talsky (C) Elton Ellenberger, William Perry, Andrew May | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 19:08 | Penn State | Charles Furguson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Shannon - foul #1 on Kenneth Shannon, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 19:08 | Penn State | Charles Furguson misses the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 19:08 | Penn State | Charles Furguson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 18:39 | Cal | Kenneth Shannon hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jerry Johnson and he's fouled by William Robinson - foul #3 on William Robinson, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Kuo (PF) William Robinson | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 18:39 | Cal | Kenneth Shannon misses the free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:39 | Penn State | Christopher Kuo snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 18:23 | Penn State | Brian Ward hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 17:56 | Cal | Kenneth Shannon is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Kenneth Shannon, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Elton Ellenberger (PG), Kenneth Taylor (SF), Quincy Thomas (C) Charles Furguson, Kyle Plyler, Frederic Talsky | |
| Subs | Cal | Damion Adams (SF) Gustavo Yazzie | |
| 17:49 | Penn State | Elton Ellenberger is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Ward | 39-30 |
| 17:22 | Cal | Damion Adams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 17:20 | Penn State | Christopher Kuo gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 17:18 | Penn State | Damion Adams picks off the pass by Elton Ellenberger in the backcourt | 39-30 |
| 16:52 | Cal | Elton Ellenberger steals the ball from Kenneth Shannon | 39-30 |
| 16:47 | Penn State | Elton Ellenberger misses the easy layup | 39-30 |
| 16:45 | Penn State | Brian Ward pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 16:29 | Penn State | Brian Ward's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Shannon | 39-30 |
| 16:05 | Cal | Damion Adams connects on the floater from the left side | 39-32 |
| 15:48 | Penn State | Brian Ward loses the dribble to Lester Graves | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Elton Ellenberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Christopher Kuo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Quincy Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Lester Graves (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Johnson (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Damion Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Shannon (tiring) 6 pts. C - William Quesada (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Cal | Damion Adams scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Lester Graves | 39-35 |
| 15:06 | Penn State | Elton Ellenberger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 15:05 | Cal | The rebound goes to William Quesada | 39-35 |
| 14:47 | Cal | Lester Graves can't throw it down against a doubleteam but he's fouled by Elton Ellenberger - foul #1 on Elton Ellenberger, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Furguson (PG), Kyle Plyler (SF), William Robinson (PF), Frederic Talsky (C) Elton Ellenberger, Kenneth Taylor, Christopher Kuo, Quincy Thomas | |
| Subs | Cal | Paul Maselli (SG), Gustavo Yazzie (SF), Sidney Starkey (PF), Arthur Green (C) Jerry Johnson, Damion Adams, Kenneth Shannon, William Quesada | |
| 14:47 | Cal | Lester Graves misses the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:47 | Cal | Lester Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 14:31 | Penn State | Frederic Talsky connects on the open floater in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Furguson | 41-36 |
| 14:06 | Cal | Sidney Starkey misses the 3 from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 14:04 | Penn State | Frederic Talsky snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 14:02 | Penn State | Paul Maselli is called for the reach on Brian Ward in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Maselli, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Perry (PG), Kenneth Taylor (SG) Charles Furguson, Brian Ward | |
| Subs | Cal | Terrence Bailey (SG) Lester Graves | |
| 13:57 | Penn State | William Perry is fouled on the floor by Sidney Starkey - foul #1 on Sidney Starkey, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| 13:45 | Penn State | Frederic Talsky misses the easy layup but the foul's on Paul Maselli - foul #3 on Paul Maselli, team foul #5 | 41-36 |
| 13:45 | Penn State | Frederic Talsky makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 13:45 | Penn State | Frederic Talsky makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 13:16 | Cal | Terrence Bailey hits a floater near the basket | 43-38 |
| 13:02 | Penn State | Frederic Talsky is called for a charge - foul #1 on Frederic Talsky, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Furguson (PG), Brian Ward (SG), Andrew May (C) William Perry, Kenneth Taylor, Frederic Talsky | |
| Subs | Cal | William Harris (SG), Kenneth Shannon (PF), William Quesada (C) Paul Maselli, Sidney Starkey, Arthur Green | |
| 12:35 | Cal | Kenneth Shannon buries a jumper from the left block | 43-40 |
| 12:24 | Penn State | Kyle Plyler drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 12:18 | Cal | William Quesada can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 12:16 | Cal | William Quesada misses the tip | 46-40 |
| 12:14 | Penn State | Kyle Plyler grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 11:59 | Penn State | Kyle Plyler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 11:58 | Cal | The rebound goes to Terrence Bailey | 46-40 |
| 11:35 | Cal | Gustavo Yazzie travels with the ball | 46-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Elton Ellenberger (PG), Kenneth Taylor (SG), William Perry (SF), Frederic Talsky (C) Charles Furguson, Brian Ward, Kyle Plyler, Andrew May | |
| Subs | Cal | Paul Maselli (PG), Jerry Johnson (SG), Damion Adams (SF), Sidney Starkey (PF), Arthur Green (C) Terrence Bailey, William Harris, Gustavo Yazzie, Kenneth Shannon, William Quesada | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Elton Ellenberger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Frederic Talsky (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Paul Maselli (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Damion Adams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sidney Starkey (fresh) C - Arthur Green (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Penn State | William Perry's pass is intercepted by Paul Maselli in the backcourt | 46-40 |
| 11:12 | Cal | Sidney Starkey makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Johnson | 46-42 |
| 11:02 | Penn State | Elton Ellenberger clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Maselli - foul #4 on Paul Maselli, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| 11:02 | Penn State | Elton Ellenberger makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 11:02 | Penn State | Elton Ellenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 10:48 | Cal | Kenneth Taylor is called for the reach on Jerry Johnson - foul #2 on Kenneth Taylor, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Cal | James Phillips (PG), Gustavo Yazzie (SF) Jerry Johnson, Sidney Starkey | |
| 10:35 | Cal | William Robinson blocks the short jumper by Arthur Green | 48-42 |
| 10:33 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Green | 48-42 |
| 10:14 | Cal | Damion Adams clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 10:13 | Penn State | William Robinson gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 10:10 | Penn State | Kenneth Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Ward (SG), Kyle Plyler (SF), Andrew May (C) Kenneth Taylor, William Perry, Frederic Talsky | |
| Subs | Cal | William Harris (SG), Kenneth Shannon (PF), William Quesada (C) James Phillips, Damion Adams, Arthur Green | |
| 09:52 | Cal | Paul Maselli clanks a shot in the paint | 48-42 |
| 09:50 | Cal | Kenneth Shannon snags the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 09:42 | Cal | Paul Maselli buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gustavo Yazzie | 48-45 |
| 09:28 | Penn State | Brian Ward connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Elton Ellenberger | 51-45 |
| 09:13 | Cal | Kenneth Shannon misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 51-45 |
| 09:11 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kyle Plyler | 51-45 |
| 09:05 | Penn State | Andrew May connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Ward | 53-45 |
| 08:47 | Cal | Gustavo Yazzie hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 53-45 |
| 08:45 | Cal | Paul Maselli tips it in | 53-47 |
| 08:28 | Penn State | Andrew May misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on William Quesada - foul #3 on William Quesada, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Furguson (PG), Kenneth Taylor (SG), William Perry (SF) Elton Ellenberger, Brian Ward, Kyle Plyler | |
| Subs | Cal | Lester Graves (PG), Jerry Johnson (SG), Damion Adams (SF), Sidney Starkey (PF), Arthur Green (C) Paul Maselli, William Harris, Gustavo Yazzie, Kenneth Shannon, William Quesada | |
| 08:28 | Penn State | Andrew May makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 08:28 | Penn State | Andrew May makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 08:03 | Cal | Arthur Green is fouled on the floor by William Perry - foul #1 on William Perry, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frederic Talsky (C) Andrew May | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 07:41 | Cal | Arthur Green misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Taylor - foul #3 on Kenneth Taylor, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Elton Ellenberger (PG) Charles Furguson | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 07:41 | Cal | Arthur Green misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 07:41 | Cal | Arthur Green misses the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 07:41 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Frederic Talsky | 55-47 |
| 07:39 | Penn State | Kenneth Taylor is hacked by Jerry Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Johnson, team foul #8 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Furguson (PG) Elton Ellenberger | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 07:39 | Penn State | Kenneth Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 07:39 | Penn State | Kenneth Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 07:39 | Cal | Sidney Starkey grabs the board | 56-47 |
| 07:13 | Cal | Damion Adams is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 07:11 | Cal | Arthur Green hits the follow up shot | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Charles Furguson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Robinson (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Frederic Talsky (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Lester Graves (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Damion Adams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sidney Starkey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:42 | Penn State | William Perry is whistled for a carry | 56-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Elton Ellenberger (PG), Brian Ward (SG), Kyle Plyler (SF), Christopher Kuo (C) Charles Furguson, Kenneth Taylor, William Perry, Frederic Talsky | |
| Subs | Cal | James Phillips (PG), Terrence Bailey (SG), Gustavo Yazzie (SF), Kenneth Shannon (PF), William Quesada (C) Lester Graves, Jerry Johnson, Damion Adams, Sidney Starkey, Arthur Green | |
| 06:25 | Cal | Kenneth Shannon comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 56-49 |
| 06:23 | Cal | Gustavo Yazzie tips it in | 56-51 |
| 06:08 | Penn State | Kyle Plyler buries a shot from the left side | 58-51 |
| 05:41 | Cal | James Phillips is hacked by Elton Ellenberger - foul #2 on Elton Ellenberger, team foul #7 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth Taylor (SG), William Perry (SF), Quincy Thomas (C) Brian Ward, Kyle Plyler, William Robinson | |
| Subs | Cal | Paul Maselli (SG) Terrence Bailey | |
| 05:41 | Cal | James Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 05:41 | Cal | James Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 05:41 | Penn State | William Perry grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 05:26 | Penn State | Paul Maselli steps in front of the Kenneth Taylor pass | 58-52 |
| 05:05 | Cal | Paul Maselli misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Taylor - foul #4 on Kenneth Taylor, team foul #8 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Ward (SG), William Robinson (PF), Frederic Talsky (C) Kenneth Taylor, Christopher Kuo, Quincy Thomas | |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Johnson (SG), Damion Adams (SF), Sidney Starkey (C) James Phillips, Gustavo Yazzie, William Quesada | |
| 05:05 | Cal | Paul Maselli misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 05:05 | Cal | Paul Maselli makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 04:43 | Penn State | Elton Ellenberger makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Brian Ward | 60-53 |
| 04:14 | Cal | Sidney Starkey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-53 |
| 04:12 | Penn State | William Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 03:48 | Penn State | Kenneth Shannon picks off the pass by Elton Ellenberger | 60-53 |
| 03:24 | Cal | Sidney Starkey connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Paul Maselli | 60-56 |
| 03:07 | Penn State | Kenneth Shannon steals the ball from Frederic Talsky | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Elton Ellenberger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Ward (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Perry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Robinson (tired) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Frederic Talsky (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Paul Maselli (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jerry Johnson (tiring) 4 ast. SF - Damion Adams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Shannon (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Sidney Starkey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:42 | Cal | William Robinson is called for the reach on Kenneth Shannon - foul #4 on William Robinson, team foul #9 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Furguson (PG), Kenneth Taylor (SG), Kyle Plyler (SF), Christopher Kuo (PF), Andrew May (C) Elton Ellenberger, Brian Ward, William Perry, William Robinson, Frederic Talsky | |
| Subs | Cal | Lester Graves (PG), Terrence Bailey (SG), Gustavo Yazzie (SF), Arthur Green (C) Paul Maselli, Jerry Johnson, Damion Adams, Sidney Starkey | |
| 02:42 | Cal | Kenneth Shannon misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 02:42 | Penn State | Christopher Kuo grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 02:36 | Penn State | Kenneth Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Cal | William Quesada (C) Kenneth Shannon | |
| 02:18 | Cal | Lester Graves shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 02:16 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Green | 60-56 |
| 02:00 | Cal | The short jumper by Terrence Bailey is denied by Christopher Kuo | 60-56 |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Christopher Kuo grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 01:31 | Penn State | Christopher Kuo is open and buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 01:12 | Cal | Arthur Green buries a jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Kyle Plyler - foul #2 on Kyle Plyler, team foul #10 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Elton Ellenberger (PG), Brian Ward (SG), William Perry (SF), William Robinson (PF) Charles Furguson, Kenneth Taylor, Kyle Plyler, Christopher Kuo | |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Johnson (SG) Terrence Bailey | |
| 01:12 | Cal | Arthur Green makes the free throw | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Elton Ellenberger comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-59 |
| 00:46 | Cal | William Quesada grabs the board | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Cal | William Quesada hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jerry Johnson | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Penn State | Lester Graves is called for the reach on Elton Ellenberger in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lester Graves, team foul #9 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Kenneth Shannon (PF) Arthur Green | |
| 00:34 | Penn State | Elton Ellenberger misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:34 | Cal | William Quesada gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Cal | Gustavo Yazzie knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Penn State | William Perry can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Lester Graves - foul #2 on Lester Graves, team foul #10 | 62-63 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | William Perry makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | William Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:09 | Cal | Cal calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| 00:01 | Cal | Gustavo Yazzie misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 64-63 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Robinson | 64-63 |