| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Shane Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - David McCubrey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Todd Carlton (fresh) PF - Todd Nies (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jason Marble (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Ron Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Church (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Keith Soriano (fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Sampson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Frederic Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson misses badly on the uncontested runner from the baseline | 26-31 |
| 19:33 | Penn State | Todd Nies snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 19:20 | Penn State | Shane Phillips misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 19:18 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Frederic Wilson | 26-31 |
| 19:16 | Louisiana State | David McCubrey is called for the reach on Keith Soriano in the backcourt - foul #2 on David McCubrey, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| 19:00 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-31 |
| 18:36 | Penn State | Shane Phillips scores on a 3 from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 18:09 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson banks in the layup and the foul's on Jason Marble - foul #2 on Jason Marble, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Privatsky (SG), Wilbert Jones (SF), Harold Edwards (C) David McCubrey, Todd Carlton, Jason Marble | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge (PG), Jonathan Hart (SG), David Powell (PF) Ron Murphy, Patrick Church, James Sampson | |
| 18:09 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson makes the free throw | 29-34 |
| 17:49 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones makes the shot from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 17:30 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 31-34 |
| 17:28 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Harold Edwards | 31-34 |
| 17:23 | Penn State | Shane Phillips scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Robert Privatsky | 33-34 |
| 17:00 | Louisiana State | Robert Privatsky is called for the reach on Richard Rutledge - foul #4 on Robert Privatsky, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Yong Tang (SG), Michael Frank (C) Robert Privatsky, Todd Nies | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Washington (SF), James Sampson (PF), Jon Aquilar (C) Keith Soriano, David Powell, Frederic Wilson | |
| 16:31 | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Sampson | 33-37 |
| 16:19 | Penn State | Michael Frank's dunk attempt is rejected by Jon Aquilar | 33-37 |
| 16:17 | Penn State | Shane Phillips tips it in | 35-37 |
| 16:13 | Louisiana State | David Washington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | David McCubrey (SG), Todd Carlton (SF), Jason Marble (C) Yong Tang, Wilbert Jones, Harold Edwards | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy (PG), Patrick Church (SG) Richard Rutledge, Jonathan Hart | |
| 15:53 | Penn State | Shane Phillips makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Frank | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Shane Phillips (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - David McCubrey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Todd Carlton (fresh) PF - Michael Frank (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Marble (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Ron Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Church (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Sampson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jon Aquilar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Patrick Church | 38-40 |
| 15:04 | Penn State | Shane Phillips loses the dribble to Ron Murphy | 38-40 |
| 14:35 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from David Washington | 38-43 |
| 14:23 | Penn State | Michael Frank loses the ball out of bounds | 38-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Yong Tang (SG), Wilbert Jones (SF), Todd Nies (PF), Harold Edwards (C) David McCubrey, Todd Carlton, Michael Frank, Jason Marble | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge (PG), Jonathan Hart (SG), Keith Soriano (SF), David Powell (PF), Frederic Wilson (C) Ron Murphy, Patrick Church, David Washington, James Sampson, Jon Aquilar | |
| 14:01 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 13:59 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 13:42 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano's pass is intercepted by Yong Tang | 38-43 |
| 13:19 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones's pass is intercepted by Richard Rutledge | 38-43 |
| 12:59 | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Keith Soriano | 38-46 |
| 12:35 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones is called for a backcourt violation | 38-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Privatsky (PG), David McCubrey (SG), Todd Carlton (SF), Michael Frank (C) Shane Phillips, Yong Tang, Wilbert Jones, Harold Edwards | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Washington (SF), James Sampson (PF), Jon Aquilar (C) Keith Soriano, David Powell, Frederic Wilson | |
| 12:33 | Louisiana State | Todd Nies takes the ball from David Washington in the backcourt | 38-46 |
| 12:14 | Penn State | Todd Nies knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from David McCubrey and the foul's on Richard Rutledge - foul #2 on Richard Rutledge, team foul #1 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy (PG), Patrick Church (SG) Richard Rutledge, Jonathan Hart | |
| 12:14 | Penn State | Todd Nies misses the free throw | 40-46 |
| 12:14 | Louisiana State | James Sampson snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 12:12 | Louisiana State | Robert Privatsky is called for the reach on Ron Murphy in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Privatsky, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Shane Phillips (PG) Robert Privatsky | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 11:46 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy is fouled on the floor by Todd Nies - foul #2 on Todd Nies, team foul #5 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jason Marble (C) Todd Nies | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Shane Phillips (tiring) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - David McCubrey (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Todd Carlton (fresh) PF - Michael Frank (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Marble (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Ron Murphy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Church (fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Sampson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Jon Aquilar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from James Sampson | 40-48 |
| 10:56 | Penn State | Patrick Church is called for the reach on David McCubrey - foul #1 on Patrick Church, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Yong Tang (SG), Wilbert Jones (SF), Harold Edwards (PF) David McCubrey, Todd Carlton, Michael Frank | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge (PG), Jonathan Hart (SG), Keith Soriano (SF), David Powell (PF) Ron Murphy, Patrick Church, David Washington, James Sampson | |
| 10:36 | Penn State | Harold Edwards hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 40-48 |
| 10:34 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart gets the rebound | 40-48 |
| 10:05 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jonathan Hart | 40-51 |
| 09:36 | Penn State | Keith Soriano picks off the pass by Jason Marble | 40-51 |
| 09:13 | Louisiana State | Harold Edwards denies the turnaround by Richard Rutledge | 40-51 |
| 09:12 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:53 | Penn State | Harold Edwards drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Shane Phillips | 42-51 |
| 08:50 | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | David McCubrey (SG), Todd Carlton (SF), Todd Nies (PF), Michael Frank (C) Yong Tang, Wilbert Jones, Harold Edwards, Jason Marble | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy (PG), Patrick Church (SG), David Washington (SF), James Sampson (PF), Frederic Wilson (C) Richard Rutledge, Jonathan Hart, Keith Soriano, David Powell, Jon Aquilar | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:24 | Penn State | Shane Phillips clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 08:23 | Louisiana State | James Sampson grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 08:19 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church is fouled in the backcourt by David McCubrey - foul #3 on David McCubrey, team foul #6 | 42-51 |
| 07:59 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by James Sampson | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:54 | Penn State | Ron Murphy is called for the reach on Shane Phillips in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ron Murphy, team foul #3 | 42-53 |
| 07:35 | Penn State | Ron Murphy steps in front of the David McCubrey pass | 42-53 |
| 07:30 | Louisiana State | David Washington hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ron Murphy | 42-55 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Shane Phillips (tired) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - David McCubrey (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Todd Carlton (fresh) PF - Todd Nies (fresh) 8 pts. C - Michael Frank (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Ron Murphy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Church (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Washington (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Sampson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Frederic Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Penn State | Shane Phillips comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-55 |
| 07:16 | Louisiana State | James Sampson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 07:02 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ron Murphy | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:44 | Penn State | Todd Carlton is hacked by Ron Murphy - foul #4 on Ron Murphy, team foul #4 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wilbert Jones (PF), Jason Marble (C) Shane Phillips, Michael Frank | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge (PG), Jonathan Hart (SG), Keith Soriano (SF) Ron Murphy, Patrick Church, David Washington | |
| 06:37 | Penn State | David McCubrey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-58 |
| 06:35 | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge pulls down the rebound | 42-58 |
| 06:07 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Sampson | 42-61 |
| 05:41 | Penn State | Todd Nies knocks in the jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Richard Rutledge - foul #3 on Richard Rutledge, team foul #5 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Yong Tang (SG), Harold Edwards (C) Todd Carlton, Jason Marble | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Powell (PF), Jon Aquilar (C) James Sampson, Frederic Wilson | |
| 05:41 | Penn State | Todd Nies makes the free throw | 45-61 |
| 05:20 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar loses the dribble to Wilbert Jones | 45-61 |
| 04:59 | Penn State | Harold Edwards jams it | 47-61 |
| 04:48 | Louisiana State | David Powell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Keith Soriano | 47-63 |
| 04:41 | Penn State | Harold Edwards can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jon Aquilar - foul #1 on Jon Aquilar, team foul #6 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Shane Phillips (PG), Todd Carlton (SF), Michael Frank (C) David McCubrey, Wilbert Jones, Todd Nies | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy (PG), David Washington (SF) Richard Rutledge, Keith Soriano | |
| 04:41 | Penn State | Harold Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 04:41 | Penn State | Harold Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 04:12 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar clanks a floater from the right wing | 48-63 |
| 04:10 | Louisiana State | David Washington can't tip it in | 48-63 |
| 04:09 | Louisiana State | David Washington tips it home | 48-65 |
| 03:47 | Penn State | Yong Tang is whistled for a carry | 48-65 |
| Subs | Penn State | David McCubrey (SG), Todd Nies (PF) Yong Tang, Harold Edwards | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge (PG) Ron Murphy | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge is fouled on the floor by Shane Phillips - foul #1 on Shane Phillips, team foul #7 | 48-65 |
| 03:34 | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge makes the 1st free throw | 48-66 |
| 03:34 | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge misses the 2nd free throw | 48-66 |
| 03:34 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Todd Nies | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Shane Phillips (tired) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - David McCubrey (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Todd Carlton (fairly fresh) PF - Todd Nies (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Frank (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Richard Rutledge (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Hart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Washington (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jon Aquilar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Penn State | Shane Phillips can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-66 |
| 03:16 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Frank | 48-66 |
| 03:09 | Penn State | Shane Phillips clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-66 |
| 03:07 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar pulls down the rebound | 48-66 |
| 02:49 | Louisiana State | David Washington banks in the layup set up by Jonathan Hart | 48-68 |
| 02:35 | Penn State | Shane Phillips clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Jon Aquilar - foul #2 on Jon Aquilar, team foul #7 | 48-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wilbert Jones (SF), Jason Marble (C) Todd Carlton, Michael Frank | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 02:35 | Penn State | Shane Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 49-68 |
| 02:35 | Penn State | Shane Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 50-68 |
| 02:35 | Penn State | Shane Phillips makes the 3rd free throw | 51-68 |
| 02:24 | Louisiana State | David Powell misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-68 |
| 02:23 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Todd Nies | 51-68 |
| 02:16 | Penn State | Shane Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-68 |
| 02:15 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Wilbert Jones | 51-68 |
| 01:56 | Penn State | David McCubrey is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 51-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Todd Carlton (SF) Wilbert Jones | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 01:34 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar makes the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line set up by David Washington | 51-70 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:12 | Penn State | Todd Nies can't finish the layup | 51-70 |
| 01:10 | Louisiana State | David Washington pulls down the rebound | 51-70 |
| 00:50 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart is fouled on the floor by Todd Nies - foul #3 on Todd Nies, team foul #8 | 51-70 |
| 00:50 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart makes the 1st free throw | 51-71 |
| 00:50 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 51-72 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Todd Carlton loses the ball out of bounds | 51-72 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart is hacked by Todd Carlton - foul #2 on Todd Carlton, team foul #9 | 51-72 |
| 00:23 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart makes the 1st free throw | 51-73 |
| 00:23 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 51-73 |
| 00:23 | Penn State | David McCubrey pulls down the rebound | 51-73 |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Shane Phillips misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-73 |
| 00:16 | Louisiana State | David Washington snags the defensive board | 51-73 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge runs out the clock | 51-73 |