| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Shane Phillips (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Privatsky (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Todd Nies (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jason Marble (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Tim Shepardson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Batista (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Boone (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gill (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lester Cleaver (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Todd Nies inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Penn State | Tim Shepardson picks off the pass by Jason Marble | 30-30 |
| 19:40 | Long Beach State | Lowell Boone misses the easy layup | 30-30 |
| 19:39 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Harold Edwards | 30-30 |
| 19:27 | Penn State | Todd Nies misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 19:26 | Penn State | Shane Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 19:13 | Penn State | Lester Cleaver swats the short shot by Todd Nies | 30-30 |
| 19:11 | Long Beach State | Lowell Boone gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:49 | Long Beach State | Lowell Boone makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 18:39 | Penn State | Lester Cleaver is called for the reach on Robert Privatsky - foul #2 on Lester Cleaver, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Yong Tang (SG), Wilbert Jones (SF), Michael Frank (C) Robert Privatsky, Harold Edwards, Jason Marble | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Roy Bradley (PG), John Golden (SF), Joseph Grandison (PF), Larry Moore (C) Tim Shepardson, Lowell Boone, James Gill, Lester Cleaver | |
| 18:34 | Penn State | Shane Phillips hits a wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Yong Tang | 33-33 |
| 18:18 | Long Beach State | John Golden clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 18:16 | Penn State | Michael Frank grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 18:08 | Penn State | Shane Phillips comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-33 |
| 18:07 | Long Beach State | Joseph Grandison grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 17:46 | Long Beach State | John Golden lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roy Bradley and he's fouled by Wilbert Jones - foul #2 on Wilbert Jones, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Privatsky (SG), Jason Marble (C) Yong Tang, Michael Frank | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Castle (PG), Kevin Michel (SF) Roy Bradley, Joseph Grandison | |
| 17:46 | Long Beach State | John Golden makes the free throw | 33-36 |
| 17:37 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Shane Phillips | 35-36 |
| 17:20 | Long Beach State | Larry Moore scores on a runner from the right block set up by John Golden | 35-38 |
| 17:05 | Penn State | Robert Privatsky misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 17:04 | Long Beach State | John Golden grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 17:00 | Long Beach State | John Castle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Edwards (PF) Wilbert Jones | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Tim Shepardson (PG), Lowell Boone (SF), James Gill (PF), Lester Cleaver (C) John Castle, Kevin Michel, John Golden, Larry Moore | |
| 16:51 | Penn State | Robert Privatsky buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Shane Phillips | 38-38 |
| 16:48 | Long Beach State | Joseph Batista is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 38-38 |
| 16:33 | Penn State | Shane Phillips misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 38-38 |
| 16:32 | Penn State | Harold Edwards gets the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 16:20 | Penn State | Lester Cleaver is called for the reach on Jason Marble - foul #3 on Lester Cleaver, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Yong Tang (SG), Wilbert Jones (SF), Michael Frank (C) Shane Phillips, Todd Nies, Jason Marble | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Roy Bradley (PG), Joseph Grandison (C) Joseph Batista, Lester Cleaver | |
| 16:06 | Penn State | Yong Tang is whistled for traveling | 38-38 |
| 16:03 | Long Beach State | Tim Shepardson is hacked by Robert Privatsky in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Privatsky, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Shane Phillips (PG) Robert Privatsky | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 15:51 | Long Beach State | Lowell Boone lays it up and in | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Shane Phillips (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Yong Tang (fairly fresh) SF - Wilbert Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Harold Edwards (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Frank (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Roy Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Shepardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lowell Boone (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Gill (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Grandison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Penn State | Michael Frank is called for traveling | 38-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | David McCubrey (SG), Todd Carlton (SF) Yong Tang, Wilbert Jones | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ricky Forney (PG), Joseph Batista (SG), Kevin Michel (SF), Lester Cleaver (C) Roy Bradley, Tim Shepardson, Lowell Boone, Joseph Grandison | |
| 15:23 | Long Beach State | Joseph Batista misses the jumper from the free throw line | 38-40 |
| 15:22 | Penn State | Shane Phillips pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 15:11 | Penn State | Shane Phillips misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-40 |
| 15:10 | Penn State | Todd Carlton grabs the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 15:00 | Penn State | Shane Phillips hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ricky Forney - foul #4 on Ricky Forney, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Todd Nies (PF), Jason Marble (C) Harold Edwards, Michael Frank | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Castle (PG), John Golden (PF) Ricky Forney, James Gill | |
| 15:00 | Penn State | Shane Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 15:00 | Penn State | Shane Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:55 | Long Beach State | John Golden's pass is intercepted by Shane Phillips in the backcourt | 40-40 |
| 14:52 | Penn State | Todd Carlton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Shane Phillips | 42-40 |
| 14:31 | Long Beach State | John Golden misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-40 |
| 14:29 | Penn State | Jason Marble grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 14:23 | Penn State | Shane Phillips hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David McCubrey | 45-40 |
| 14:09 | Long Beach State | John Golden hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 13:56 | Penn State | John Castle steals it from Todd Nies | 45-43 |
| 13:54 | Long Beach State | Lester Cleaver is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lester Cleaver, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Yong Tang (SG), Michael Frank (C) Shane Phillips, Jason Marble | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Roy Bradley (PG), Tim Shepardson (SG), Lowell Boone (SF), James Gill (PF), Larry Moore (C) John Castle, Joseph Batista, Kevin Michel, John Golden, Lester Cleaver | |
| 13:43 | Penn State | David McCubrey is fouled on the floor by Roy Bradley - foul #2 on Roy Bradley, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| 13:26 | Penn State | Todd Nies makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David McCubrey and he's fouled by Tim Shepardson - foul #1 on Tim Shepardson, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Shane Phillips (PG), Harold Edwards (C) Yong Tang, Michael Frank | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 13:26 | Penn State | Todd Nies makes the free throw | 48-43 |
| 13:24 | Long Beach State | Larry Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wilbert Jones (PF) Todd Nies | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 13:19 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones is hacked by Tim Shepardson - foul #2 on Tim Shepardson, team foul #7 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Privatsky (PG) Shane Phillips | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 13:19 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 13:19 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 13:19 | Long Beach State | Larry Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 13:17 | Long Beach State | Roy Bradley is hacked by David McCubrey in the backcourt - foul #4 on David McCubrey, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Yong Tang (SG) David McCubrey | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 13:12 | Long Beach State | Roy Bradley drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Lowell Boone | 49-45 |
| 13:08 | Penn State | Yong Tang is hacked by Tim Shepardson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tim Shepardson, team foul #8 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Golden (PF) James Gill | |
| 13:08 | Penn State | Yong Tang misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 13:08 | Long Beach State | Tim Shepardson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 12:55 | Long Beach State | Todd Carlton takes the ball from Roy Bradley | 49-45 |
| 12:36 | Penn State | Robert Privatsky misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 12:35 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 12:27 | Penn State | Harold Edwards comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 49-45 |
| 12:26 | Penn State | Todd Carlton gets the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 12:12 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Robert Privatsky and he's fouled by John Golden - foul #1 on John Golden, team foul #9 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Todd Nies (PF), Jason Marble (C) Todd Carlton, Harold Edwards | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Batista (SG), James Gill (PF), Joseph Grandison (C) Roy Bradley, John Golden, Larry Moore | |
| 12:12 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones makes the free throw | 52-45 |
| 11:51 | Long Beach State | Wilbert Jones steals the ball from Joseph Batista | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Privatsky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Yong Tang (tiring) SF - Wilbert Jones (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Todd Nies (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Marble (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Tim Shepardson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Batista (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Boone (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Gill (tiring) 3 reb. C - Joseph Grandison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Penn State | Robert Privatsky misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 52-45 |
| 11:36 | Long Beach State | James Gill pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 11:34 | Long Beach State | Tim Shepardson is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Nies - foul #2 on Todd Nies, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Shane Phillips (SG), Todd Carlton (SF), Michael Frank (C) Yong Tang, Wilbert Jones, Jason Marble | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Castle (PG) Tim Shepardson | |
| 11:14 | Long Beach State | Lowell Boone misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-45 |
| 11:12 | Penn State | Shane Phillips snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 11:12 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kevin Michel (SF), John Golden (PF) Lowell Boone, James Gill | |
| 10:57 | Penn State | Todd Nies banks in the layup set up by Robert Privatsky | 54-45 |
| 10:34 | Long Beach State | Joseph Batista knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 10:27 | Penn State | Michael Frank throws it down | 56-47 |
| 10:25 | Long Beach State | Kevin Michel's pass is intercepted by Shane Phillips in the backcourt | 56-47 |
| 10:07 | Penn State | John Golden picks off the pass by Shane Phillips | 56-47 |
| 09:48 | Long Beach State | Joseph Grandison buries a floater from the right block set up by Joseph Batista | 56-49 |
| 09:44 | Penn State | Robert Privatsky's pass is intercepted by Joseph Batista in the backcourt | 56-49 |
| 09:29 | Long Beach State | Michael Frank takes the ball from Joseph Grandison | 56-49 |
| 09:12 | Penn State | Robert Privatsky blows the layup but he's hacked by John Castle - foul #2 on John Castle, team foul #10 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Yong Tang (SG), Wilbert Jones (SF), Harold Edwards (PF), Jason Marble (C) Shane Phillips, Todd Carlton, Todd Nies, Michael Frank | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Roy Bradley (PG), Tim Shepardson (SG), Lowell Boone (SF), James Gill (PF), Larry Moore (C) John Castle, Joseph Batista, Kevin Michel, John Golden, Joseph Grandison | |
| 09:12 | Penn State | Robert Privatsky misses the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 09:12 | Penn State | Robert Privatsky makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 08:51 | Long Beach State | Lowell Boone is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-49 |
| 08:49 | Long Beach State | Larry Moore tips it but misses | 57-49 |
| 08:48 | Penn State | Jason Marble pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 08:31 | Penn State | Harold Edwards blows the dunk but he's fouled by Lowell Boone - foul #2 on Lowell Boone, team foul #11 | 57-49 |
| 08:31 | Penn State | Harold Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 08:31 | Penn State | Harold Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 08:31 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Larry Moore | 58-49 |
| 08:14 | Long Beach State | Lowell Boone's floater is tipped away by Jason Marble | 58-49 |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Yong Tang gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 07:59 | Penn State | Harold Edwards scores on a runner in the paint | 60-49 |
| 07:40 | Long Beach State | Tim Shepardson misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 60-49 |
| 07:39 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Wilbert Jones | 60-49 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Privatsky (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Yong Tang (tiring) SF - Wilbert Jones (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Harold Edwards (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Marble (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Roy Bradley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Shepardson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Lowell Boone (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Gill (tiring) 4 reb. C - Larry Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Penn State | Roy Bradley steals the ball from Jason Marble in the backcourt | 60-49 |
| 07:26 | Long Beach State | Lowell Boone makes the jumper from the right side set up by James Gill | 60-51 |
| 07:08 | Penn State | Robert Privatsky hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 60-51 |
| 07:07 | Penn State | Jason Marble can't tip it in | 60-51 |
| 07:05 | Long Beach State | Roy Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 06:50 | Long Beach State | Tim Shepardson misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 60-51 |
| 06:49 | Long Beach State | Larry Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 06:34 | Long Beach State | Larry Moore can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Jason Marble - foul #2 on Jason Marble, team foul #5 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Shane Phillips (PG), David McCubrey (SG), Todd Carlton (SF), Todd Nies (PF), Michael Frank (C) Robert Privatsky, Yong Tang, Wilbert Jones, Harold Edwards, Jason Marble | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ricky Forney (PG), Joseph Batista (SG), Lester Cleaver (C) Roy Bradley, Tim Shepardson, James Gill | |
| 06:34 | Long Beach State | Larry Moore makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 06:34 | Long Beach State | Larry Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 06:18 | Penn State | Shane Phillips drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 05:56 | Long Beach State | Joseph Batista hits a floater from the right side set up by Ricky Forney | 62-55 |
| 05:54 | Penn State | Todd Carlton is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on Todd Carlton, team foul #6 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kevin Michel (SF), John Golden (PF) Lowell Boone, Larry Moore | |
| 05:46 | Long Beach State | Joseph Batista comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on David McCubrey - foul #5 on David McCubrey, team foul #7 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Privatsky (SG) David McCubrey | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 05:46 | Long Beach State | Joseph Batista misses the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 05:46 | Long Beach State | Joseph Batista makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 05:37 | Penn State | Todd Nies drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Shane Phillips | 64-56 |
| 05:22 | Long Beach State | Joseph Batista can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 05:21 | Long Beach State | Lester Cleaver hits the follow up shot | 64-58 |
| 04:52 | Penn State | Shane Phillips scores on a 3 from the right corner | 67-58 |
| 04:50 | Long Beach State | Joseph Batista is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Privatsky - foul #5 on Robert Privatsky, team foul #8 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Yong Tang (SG), Wilbert Jones (SF), Harold Edwards (PF) Robert Privatsky, Todd Carlton, Todd Nies | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lowell Boone (SF) Kevin Michel | |
| 04:50 | Long Beach State | Joseph Batista misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 04:50 | Penn State | Michael Frank grabs the defensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 04:46 | Penn State | Shane Phillips double dribbles in the backcourt | 67-58 |
| 04:26 | Long Beach State | John Golden can't connect on a floater near the basket | 67-58 |
| 04:25 | Long Beach State | Lester Cleaver grabs the offensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 04:04 | Long Beach State | John Golden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-58 |
| 04:04 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Todd Nies (PF), Jason Marble (C) Harold Edwards, Michael Frank | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Castle (PG), Kevin Michel (SF), James Gill (PF), Joseph Grandison (C) Ricky Forney, Lowell Boone, John Golden, Lester Cleaver | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Penn State | Shane Phillips makes the jumpshot from the right side | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Shane Phillips (tired) 30 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Yong Tang (tired) SF - Wilbert Jones (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Todd Nies (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Marble (tired) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - John Castle (fresh) SG - Joseph Batista (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Michel (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Gill (tiring) 4 reb. C - Joseph Grandison (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Long Beach State | Joseph Grandison is fouled on the floor by Shane Phillips - foul #3 on Shane Phillips, team foul #9 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Todd Carlton (SF) Wilbert Jones | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 03:31 | Long Beach State | Joseph Grandison misses the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 03:31 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Todd Nies | 69-58 |
| 03:07 | Penn State | The jump hook by Todd Carlton is blocked by James Gill | 69-58 |
| 03:05 | Long Beach State | James Gill gets the rebound | 69-58 |
| 02:47 | Long Beach State | Joseph Batista hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 69-58 |
| 02:45 | Long Beach State | Kevin Michel misses the tip | 69-58 |
| 02:43 | Long Beach State | James Gill tips it in | 69-60 |
| 02:43 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wilbert Jones (SF), Harold Edwards (PF), Michael Frank (C) Todd Carlton, Todd Nies, Jason Marble | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Roy Bradley (SG), Lowell Boone (SF), John Golden (PF), Larry Moore (C) Joseph Batista, Kevin Michel, James Gill, Joseph Grandison | |
| 02:18 | Penn State | Michael Frank makes the jumper from close range | 71-60 |
| 02:06 | Long Beach State | John Golden makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by John Castle | 71-62 |
| 01:46 | Penn State | Shane Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-62 |
| 01:45 | Long Beach State | John Golden snags the defensive board | 71-62 |
| 01:26 | Long Beach State | Lowell Boone loses the ball out of bounds | 71-62 |
| 01:26 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Todd Carlton (SF), Todd Nies (PF), Jason Marble (C) Wilbert Jones, Harold Edwards, Michael Frank | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ricky Forney (PG), Joseph Batista (SG), James Gill (PF), Lester Cleaver (C) John Castle, Roy Bradley, John Golden, Larry Moore | |
| 01:24 | Penn State | Todd Carlton loses the dribble to Lester Cleaver in the backcourt | 71-62 |
| 01:12 | Long Beach State | Lowell Boone banks in the layup | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:02 | Penn State | Shane Phillips comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 71-64 |
| 01:00 | Long Beach State | James Gill pulls down the rebound | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Long Beach State | James Gill misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 71-64 |
| 00:46 | Long Beach State | Lester Cleaver hits the follow up shot | 71-66 |
| 00:46 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Ricky Forney is called for the reach on Shane Phillips in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ricky Forney, team foul #12 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Edwards (PF), Michael Frank (C) Todd Nies, Jason Marble | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Tim Shepardson (PG) Ricky Forney | |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Shane Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Shane Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:45 | Long Beach State | James Gill grabs the defensive rebound | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Long Beach State | Lowell Boone's layup is rejected by Michael Frank | 71-66 |
| 00:38 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Harold Edwards | 71-66 |
| 00:37 | Penn State | Harold Edwards is hacked by Joseph Batista in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Batista, team foul #13 | 71-66 |
| 00:37 | Penn State | Harold Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:37 | Penn State | Harold Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:30 | Long Beach State | Harold Edwards is called for the reach on Lowell Boone - foul #2 on Harold Edwards, team foul #10 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Todd Nies (PF), Jason Marble (C) Harold Edwards, Michael Frank | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:30 | Long Beach State | Lowell Boone makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:30 | Long Beach State | Lowell Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Todd Carlton is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Batista - foul #4 on Joseph Batista, team foul #14 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Edwards (PF), Michael Frank (C) Todd Nies, Jason Marble | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Todd Carlton makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Todd Carlton misses the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:27 | Long Beach State | Lester Cleaver grabs the defensive rebound | 74-68 |
| 00:21 | Long Beach State | Joseph Batista drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Tim Shepardson | 74-71 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Michael Frank is fouled in the backcourt by Tim Shepardson - foul #4 on Tim Shepardson, team foul #15 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wilbert Jones (SF), Jason Marble (C) Yong Tang, Todd Carlton | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Michael Frank makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Michael Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:12 | Long Beach State | Joseph Batista misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 76-71 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 76-71 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Tim Shepardson is called for the reach on Wilbert Jones in the backcourt - foul #5 on Tim Shepardson, team foul #16 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Penn State | Yong Tang (SG) Jason Marble | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Roy Bradley (PG) Tim Shepardson | |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:06 | Long Beach State | Joseph Batista is fouled in the backcourt by Yong Tang - foul #2 on Yong Tang, team foul #11 | 78-71 |
| Subs | Penn State | Todd Carlton (SF), Todd Nies (PF), Jason Marble (C) Wilbert Jones, Harold Edwards, Michael Frank | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:06 | Long Beach State | Joseph Batista makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:06 | Long Beach State | Joseph Batista makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Shane Phillips is hacked by Joseph Batista in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Batista, team foul #17 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wilbert Jones (SF), Harold Edwards (PF), Michael Frank (C) Todd Carlton, Todd Nies, Jason Marble | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Golden (SG) Joseph Batista | |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Shane Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Shane Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:04 | Long Beach State | Lester Cleaver grabs the board | 79-73 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Lester Cleaver misses short on a halfcourt shot | 79-73 |