| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Gilberg (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Charles Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Jantz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oregon | PG - Jerry Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Hopson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dennis Rommel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Cole (fresh) C - Ronald Paynter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Oregon | Dennis Rommel inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon | Oregon is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Oregon | William Gilberg steals the ball from Larry Hopson | 33-30 |
| 19:49 | Penn State | William Gilberg hits the finger roll | 35-30 |
| 19:30 | Oregon | Wayne Cole hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Hopson | 35-32 |
| 19:09 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| 19:07 | Oregon | The rebound goes to Larry Hopson | 35-32 |
| 18:44 | Oregon | Larry Hopson misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Jantz - foul #1 on Richard Jantz, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 18:44 | Oregon | Larry Hopson makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 18:44 | Oregon | Larry Hopson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 18:19 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-34 |
| 18:07 | Oregon | Larry Hopson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 18:05 | Oregon | Larry Hopson tips it in | 37-36 |
| 17:36 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski is hacked by Dennis Rommel - foul #1 on Dennis Rommel, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 17:15 | Penn State | John Wilson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 16:52 | Oregon | Dennis Rommel misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-36 |
| 16:51 | Oregon | Dennis Rommel tips it but misses | 40-36 |
| 16:50 | Oregon | Wayne Cole can't tip it in | 40-36 |
| 16:48 | Penn State | Richard Jantz grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 16:33 | Penn State | Larry Hopson steps in front of the William Gilberg pass | 40-36 |
| 16:17 | Oregon | Dennis Rommel misses the runner in the paint | 40-36 |
| 16:16 | Oregon | Dennis Rommel snags the offensive board | 40-36 |
| 16:01 | Oregon | Wayne Cole's layup is rejected by Richard Jantz | 40-36 |
| 16:00 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Gilberg (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Szczesny Olshefski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Charles Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Jantz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oregon | PG - Jerry Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Hopson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Dennis Rommel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wayne Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Paynter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski misses long on an open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-36 |
| 15:39 | Penn State | John Wilson can't tip it in | 40-36 |
| 15:37 | Oregon | Jerry Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 15:14 | Oregon | Dennis Rommel is fouled on the floor by Szczesny Olshefski - foul #4 on Szczesny Olshefski, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Alfredo Ramos (SF), Bruce Porter (C) Szczesny Olshefski, Richard Jantz | |
| Subs | Oregon | Tyrone Harris (PG), Ruben Swisher (SG), Jin Qian (SF), Ojore Abdelhamid (PF), Sam Hunter (C) Jerry Jones, Larry Hopson, Dennis Rommel, Wayne Cole, Ronald Paynter | |
| 15:07 | Oregon | Jin Qian misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Alfredo Ramos - foul #1 on Alfredo Ramos, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| 15:07 | Oregon | Jin Qian misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 15:07 | Oregon | Jin Qian misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 15:07 | Penn State | Bruce Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 14:47 | Penn State | William Gilberg is fouled on the floor by Sam Hunter - foul #4 on Sam Hunter, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Oregon | Wayne Cole (PF) Sam Hunter | |
| 14:18 | Penn State | Bruce Porter misses short on an open turnaround near the basket | 40-36 |
| 14:17 | Oregon | Jin Qian pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 14:03 | Oregon | Jin Qian misses long on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 14:01 | Penn State | William Gilberg grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 13:41 | Penn State | John Wilson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-36 |
| 13:39 | Oregon | Ojore Abdelhamid grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 13:11 | Oregon | Wayne Cole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (SG), Richard Jantz (C) William Gilberg, Bruce Porter | |
| Subs | Oregon | Jerry Jones (PG), Dennis Rommel (PF) Ruben Swisher, Wayne Cole | |
| 12:52 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ojore Abdelhamid - foul #2 on Ojore Abdelhamid, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| 12:52 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 12:52 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 12:32 | Oregon | Dennis Rommel connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Jerry Jones | 41-38 |
| 12:11 | Penn State | The pull-up jumper by Richard Jantz is blocked by Dennis Rommel | 41-38 |
| 12:09 | Penn State | Alfredo Ramos gets the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 11:44 | Penn State | John Wilson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 11:43 | Penn State | Charles Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Alfredo Ramos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Wilson (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Jantz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oregon | PG - Jerry Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tyrone Harris (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jin Qian (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dennis Rommel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ojore Abdelhamid (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Penn State | Jin Qian steals the ball from Charles Wilson | 41-38 |
| 11:15 | Oregon | Jerry Jones is denied on a layup by Charles Wilson | 41-38 |
| 11:14 | Penn State | Richard Jantz grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 10:52 | Penn State | Charles Wilson lays it in on a nice dish by Alfredo Ramos and he's fouled by Dennis Rommel - foul #2 on Dennis Rommel, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Gilberg (SG), Bruce Porter (C) Alfredo Ramos, Richard Jantz | |
| Subs | Oregon | Larry Hopson (SG), Wayne Cole (PF), Ronald Paynter (C) Tyrone Harris, Jin Qian, Ojore Abdelhamid | |
| 10:52 | Penn State | Charles Wilson makes the free throw | 44-38 |
| 10:39 | Oregon | Jerry Jones hits a wide open driving attempt in the paint | 44-40 |
| 10:21 | Penn State | Dennis Rommel steals it from Szczesny Olshefski | 44-40 |
| 10:05 | Oregon | Ronald Paynter drills a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Bruce Porter - foul #1 on Bruce Porter, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Curtis Elias (PF) Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Oregon | | |
| 10:05 | Oregon | Ronald Paynter makes the free throw | 44-43 |
| 09:43 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski buries a jumper from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 09:36 | Oregon | Jerry Jones misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Wilson - foul #3 on John Wilson, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| 09:36 | Oregon | Jerry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 09:36 | Oregon | Jerry Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:14 | Penn State | Bruce Porter's dunk attempt is rejected by Ronald Paynter | 46-45 |
| 09:13 | Oregon | Wayne Cole pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 08:52 | Oregon | Wayne Cole hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by William Gilberg - foul #2 on William Gilberg, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Jantz (PF) Curtis Elias | |
| Subs | Oregon | Tyrone Harris (PG) Jerry Jones | |
| 08:52 | Oregon | Wayne Cole misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 08:52 | Oregon | Wayne Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 08:31 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski misses long on a shot from the left side | 46-46 |
| 08:29 | Oregon | Dennis Rommel gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 08:25 | Oregon | Larry Hopson drills a jump hook from close range and he's hacked by William Gilberg - foul #3 on William Gilberg, team foul #7 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Alfredo Ramos (SF) William Gilberg | |
| Subs | Oregon | Jin Qian (SF), Ojore Abdelhamid (C) Dennis Rommel, Wayne Cole | |
| 08:25 | Oregon | Larry Hopson makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 08:04 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jin Qian - foul #2 on Jin Qian, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Oregon | Ruben Swisher (SG), Wayne Cole (PF) Larry Hopson, Ronald Paynter | |
| 08:04 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:04 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 07:52 | Oregon | The pull-up jumper by Ruben Swisher is blocked by Alfredo Ramos | 48-49 |
| 07:51 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Bruce Porter | 48-49 |
| 07:35 | Penn State | John Wilson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Wilson (tiring) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Szczesny Olshefski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Alfredo Ramos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Jantz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Porter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oregon | PG - Tyrone Harris (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ruben Swisher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jin Qian (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wayne Cole (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ojore Abdelhamid (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Oregon | Jin Qian connects on the turnaround near the basket | 51-51 |
| 06:39 | Penn State | John Wilson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 06:37 | Oregon | Wayne Cole pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 06:09 | Oregon | Ruben Swisher misses the dunk but he's fouled by Richard Jantz - foul #2 on Richard Jantz, team foul #8 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Gilberg (SG), Charles Wilson (PF) Alfredo Ramos, Bruce Porter | |
| Subs | Oregon | Jerry Jones (PG), Larry Hopson (SF), Ronald Paynter (PF), Sam Hunter (C) Tyrone Harris, Jin Qian, Wayne Cole, Ojore Abdelhamid | |
| 06:09 | Oregon | Ruben Swisher makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 06:09 | Oregon | Ruben Swisher makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:42 | Penn State | Charles Wilson misses the shot from close range | 51-53 |
| 05:40 | Oregon | Sam Hunter snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 05:23 | Oregon | Jerry Jones is fouled on the floor by John Wilson - foul #4 on John Wilson, team foul #9 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | George Ayer (SF), Bruce Porter (C) Szczesny Olshefski, Richard Jantz | |
| Subs | Oregon | Dennis Rommel (SF) Ruben Swisher | |
| 05:23 | Oregon | Jerry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 05:23 | Oregon | Jerry Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 05:01 | Penn State | Charles Wilson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-55 |
| 04:44 | Oregon | Larry Hopson makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Dennis Rommel | 53-57 |
| 04:15 | Penn State | William Gilberg hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by George Ayer | 55-57 |
| 03:52 | Oregon | Sam Hunter is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 03:50 | Oregon | Dennis Rommel tips it home | 55-59 |
| 03:24 | Penn State | William Gilberg misses the dunk but he's hacked by Sam Hunter - foul #5 on Sam Hunter, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG), Alfredo Ramos (SF), Richard Jantz (C) John Wilson, George Ayer, Bruce Porter | |
| Subs | Oregon | Tyrone Harris (SG), Wayne Cole (PF), Ojore Abdelhamid (C) Larry Hopson, Ronald Paynter, Sam Hunter | |
| 03:24 | Penn State | William Gilberg makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 03:24 | Penn State | William Gilberg makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Gilberg (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Alfredo Ramos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Jantz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oregon | PG - Jerry Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tyrone Harris (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Rommel (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Wayne Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ojore Abdelhamid (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Oregon | Tyrone Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-59 |
| 02:39 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski buries a runner near the basket | 59-59 |
| 02:39 | Oregon | Oregon calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Oregon | Larry Hopson (SG), Ronald Paynter (C) Tyrone Harris, Ojore Abdelhamid | |
| 02:19 | Oregon | Ronald Paynter hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right block | 59-59 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Charles Wilson grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 01:56 | Penn State | Richard Jantz misses the shot from the right side | 59-59 |
| 01:54 | Oregon | Ronald Paynter grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 01:30 | Oregon | Ronald Paynter buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Jones | 59-61 |
| 01:04 | Penn State | Charles Wilson makes the shot from just outside the lane | 61-61 |
| 00:44 | Oregon | Larry Hopson splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Dennis Rommel | 61-63 |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-63 |
| 00:19 | Oregon | Larry Hopson pulls down the rebound | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon | Oregon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Oregon | Szczesny Olshefski is called for the reach on Larry Hopson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Szczesny Olshefski, team foul #10 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Wilson (PG) Szczesny Olshefski | |
| Subs | Oregon | | |
| 00:17 | Oregon | Larry Hopson misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:17 | Oregon | Larry Hopson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Charles Wilson gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | John Wilson's pass is intercepted by Jerry Jones | 61-63 |
| 00:10 | Oregon | Wayne Cole is hacked by John Wilson in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Wilson, team foul #11 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Johnson (PG) John Wilson | |
| Subs | Oregon | | |
| 00:10 | Oregon | Wayne Cole makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:10 | Oregon | Wayne Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon | Oregon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-65 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Alfredo Ramos loses the dribble to Ronald Paynter | 61-65 |
| 00:03 | Oregon | Larry Hopson is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Johnson - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #12 | 61-65 |
| 00:03 | Oregon | Larry Hopson makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:03 | Oregon | Larry Hopson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Richard Jantz grabs the board | 61-66 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Richard Jantz comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 61-66 |