| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Larry Vigil (fresh) SG - Robert Bellows (fresh) SF - Doug Baker (fresh) PF - Charles Senecal (fresh) C - Titus Smithey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Woodrow Adams (fresh) SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) SF - Michel Harrison (fresh) PF - John Goodsell (fresh) C - Brad Hart (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Oklahoma State | Brad Hart wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Oklahoma State | Michel Harrison is denied on a dunk by Titus Smithey | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Oklahoma State | Brad Hart snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Oklahoma State | John Goodsell clanks a jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Penn State | Charles Senecal grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Penn State | Brad Hart is called for the reach on Titus Smithey - foul #1 on Brad Hart, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Penn State | Titus Smithey drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Robert Bellows | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Oklahoma State | Robert Bellows picks off the pass by Michel Harrison | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Penn State | Larry Vigil is called for traveling | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | Oklahoma State | Michel Harrison makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Dikembe Ali and the foul's on Doug Baker - foul #1 on Doug Baker, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Oklahoma State | Michel Harrison makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:53 | Penn State | Larry Vigil buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Bellows | 5-3 |
| 17:25 | Oklahoma State | Michel Harrison misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 5-3 |
| 17:23 | Oklahoma State | Dikembe Ali tips it but misses | 5-3 |
| 17:22 | Penn State | Charles Senecal grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 17:17 | Penn State | Robert Bellows hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 5-3 |
| 17:15 | Oklahoma State | Brad Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:08 | Oklahoma State | Michel Harrison misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 17:07 | Penn State | Robert Bellows grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:53 | Penn State | Titus Smithey lays it in on a great pass from Robert Bellows | 7-3 |
| 16:46 | Oklahoma State | Larry Vigil is called for the reach on Woodrow Adams - foul #1 on Larry Vigil, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt (PG), Roger Davis (SG), Edward Tillman (SF), Michael Kindel (PF), James Edgell (C) Larry Vigil, Robert Bellows, Doug Baker, Charles Senecal, Titus Smithey | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 16:32 | Oklahoma State | Michel Harrison blows the layup | 7-3 |
| 16:31 | Penn State | Roger Davis grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 16:26 | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Kindel | 9-3 |
| 16:07 | Oklahoma State | John Goodsell hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Michel Harrison | 9-5 |
| 15:52 | Penn State | Edward Tillman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-5 |
| 15:50 | Penn State | Michael Kindel tips it back up and in | 11-5 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Stephen Wyatt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roger Davis (fresh) SF - Edward Tillman (fresh) PF - Michael Kindel (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Edgell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Woodrow Adams (fairly fresh) SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michel Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Goodsell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Brad Hart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Oklahoma State | John Goodsell's pass is intercepted by James Edgell | 11-5 |
| 15:31 | Penn State | Roger Davis misses the 3 from the right corner | 11-5 |
| 15:30 | Oklahoma State | Michel Harrison gets the rebound | 11-5 |
| 15:25 | Oklahoma State | Michel Harrison misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-5 |
| 15:23 | Penn State | Michael Kindel grabs the board | 11-5 |
| 15:02 | Penn State | James Edgell misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dikembe Ali - foul #1 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Vigil (PG), Robert Bellows (SG) Roger Davis, Edward Tillman | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Jerry Flynn (PG), Prince Canales (SG), Ernesto Perez (SF), Bernard Brandon (PF), Damion Gordon (C) Woodrow Adams, Dikembe Ali, Michel Harrison, John Goodsell, Brad Hart | |
| 15:02 | Penn State | James Edgell makes the 1st free throw | 12-5 |
| 15:02 | Penn State | James Edgell misses the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| 15:02 | Oklahoma State | The rebound goes to Damion Gordon | 12-5 |
| 14:59 | Oklahoma State | Jerry Flynn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | Titus Smithey (C) James Edgell | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 14:32 | Penn State | Titus Smithey misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Ernesto Perez - foul #1 on Ernesto Perez, team foul #3 | 12-5 |
| 14:32 | Penn State | Titus Smithey makes the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 14:32 | Penn State | Titus Smithey makes the 2nd free throw | 14-5 |
| 14:14 | Oklahoma State | Larry Vigil steals the ball from Damion Gordon | 14-5 |
| 14:11 | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt can't finish the layup | 14-5 |
| 14:09 | Penn State | Titus Smithey tips it back up and in | 16-5 |
| 14:04 | Oklahoma State | Ernesto Perez misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Stephen Wyatt - foul #1 on Stephen Wyatt, team foul #3 | 16-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | Doug Baker (SF), Charles Senecal (PF), James Edgell (C) Stephen Wyatt, Michael Kindel, Titus Smithey | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 14:04 | Oklahoma State | Ernesto Perez misses the 1st free throw | 16-5 |
| 14:04 | Oklahoma State | Ernesto Perez makes the 2nd free throw | 16-6 |
| 13:44 | Penn State | Damion Gordon is called for the reach on Robert Bellows - foul #1 on Damion Gordon, team foul #4 | 16-6 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt (SG), Edward Tillman (SF), Titus Smithey (C) Robert Bellows, Doug Baker, James Edgell | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Michel Harrison (SF) Ernesto Perez | |
| 13:31 | Penn State | Larry Vigil hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Edward Tillman | 19-6 |
| 13:09 | Oklahoma State | Michel Harrison misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Edward Tillman - foul #1 on Edward Tillman, team foul #4 | 19-6 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Bellows (SG), Doug Baker (SF), Michael Kindel (PF), James Edgell (C) Stephen Wyatt, Edward Tillman, Charles Senecal, Titus Smithey | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Woodrow Adams (PG), Brad Hart (C) Jerry Flynn, Damion Gordon | |
| 13:09 | Oklahoma State | Michel Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 19-7 |
| 13:09 | Oklahoma State | Michel Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 19-8 |
| 12:47 | Penn State | James Edgell hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Vigil | 21-8 |
| 12:31 | Oklahoma State | Michel Harrison banks in the layup on a nice dish by Prince Canales | 21-10 |
| 12:12 | Penn State | Robert Bellows drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Michael Kindel | 23-10 |
| 11:51 | Oklahoma State | Bernard Brandon knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 23-13 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Larry Vigil (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bellows (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Doug Baker (fresh) PF - Michael Kindel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Edgell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Woodrow Adams (fresh) SG - Prince Canales (fairly fresh) SF - Michel Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bernard Brandon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Brad Hart (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Penn State | Larry Vigil clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-13 |
| 11:34 | Penn State | James Edgell tips it home | 25-13 |
| 11:12 | Oklahoma State | Prince Canales buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Woodrow Adams | 25-15 |
| 11:05 | Penn State | Robert Bellows travels with the ball | 25-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt (PG), Roger Davis (SG), Edward Tillman (SF), Charles Senecal (PF), Titus Smithey (C) Larry Vigil, Robert Bellows, Doug Baker, Michael Kindel, James Edgell | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Jerry Flynn (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Ernesto Perez (SF), John Goodsell (PF), Damion Gordon (C) Woodrow Adams, Prince Canales, Michel Harrison, Bernard Brandon, Brad Hart | |
| 10:51 | Oklahoma State | Roger Davis is called for the reach on Dikembe Ali - foul #1 on Roger Davis, team foul #5 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Bellows (SG) Roger Davis | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 10:45 | Oklahoma State | Titus Smithey steps in front of the Dikembe Ali pass | 25-15 |
| 10:30 | Penn State | Charles Senecal can't throw it down but he's hacked by Ernesto Perez - foul #2 on Ernesto Perez, team foul #5 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Michel Harrison (SF) Ernesto Perez | |
| 10:30 | Penn State | Charles Senecal makes the 1st free throw | 26-15 |
| 10:30 | Penn State | Charles Senecal makes the 2nd free throw | 27-15 |
| 10:18 | Oklahoma State | Damion Gordon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-15 |
| 10:17 | Oklahoma State | John Goodsell grabs the offensive rebound | 27-15 |
| 09:58 | Oklahoma State | Dikembe Ali misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-15 |
| 09:57 | Oklahoma State | John Goodsell grabs the offensive rebound | 27-15 |
| 09:44 | Oklahoma State | Jerry Flynn misses long on a floater from the left wing | 27-15 |
| 09:42 | Oklahoma State | John Goodsell hits the follow up shot | 27-17 |
| 09:35 | Penn State | Robert Bellows knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Tillman | 30-17 |
| 09:15 | Oklahoma State | The jump hook by Michel Harrison is blocked by Charles Senecal | 30-17 |
| 09:13 | Penn State | Edward Tillman snags the defensive board | 30-17 |
| 09:07 | Penn State | Robert Bellows scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Titus Smithey | 33-17 |
| 08:50 | Oklahoma State | The short jumper by John Goodsell is denied by Titus Smithey | 33-17 |
| 08:49 | Penn State | Charles Senecal grabs the defensive rebound | 33-17 |
| 08:32 | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-17 |
| 08:30 | Oklahoma State | John Goodsell gets the rebound | 33-17 |
| 08:25 | Oklahoma State | Michel Harrison misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 33-17 |
| 08:23 | Penn State | Titus Smithey grabs the defensive rebound | 33-17 |
| 08:02 | Penn State | Robert Bellows comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Dikembe Ali - foul #2 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #6 | 33-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Vigil (PG), Doug Baker (SF), Michael Kindel (PF) Stephen Wyatt, Edward Tillman, Charles Senecal | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Woodrow Adams (PG), Prince Canales (SG), Bernard Brandon (PF), Brad Hart (C) Jerry Flynn, Dikembe Ali, John Goodsell, Damion Gordon | |
| 08:02 | Penn State | Robert Bellows misses the 1st free throw | 33-17 |
| 08:02 | Penn State | Robert Bellows makes the 2nd free throw | 34-17 |
| 07:51 | Oklahoma State | Brad Hart comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 34-17 |
| 07:49 | Penn State | Doug Baker pulls down the rebound | 34-17 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Larry Vigil (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bellows (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Doug Baker (fresh) PF - Michael Kindel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Titus Smithey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Woodrow Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Prince Canales (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michel Harrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bernard Brandon (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brad Hart (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Penn State | Larry Vigil can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-17 |
| 07:32 | Oklahoma State | Prince Canales grabs the defensive rebound | 34-17 |
| 07:25 | Oklahoma State | Doug Baker steps in front of the Prince Canales pass | 34-17 |
| 07:22 | Penn State | Doug Baker lays it up and in | 36-17 |
| 07:00 | Oklahoma State | Prince Canales connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Michel Harrison | 36-20 |
| 06:45 | Penn State | Titus Smithey travels with the ball | 36-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Davis (SG), Charles Senecal (PF), James Edgell (C) Robert Bellows, Michael Kindel, Titus Smithey | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 06:34 | Oklahoma State | Brad Hart misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-20 |
| 06:33 | Penn State | Charles Senecal pulls down the rebound | 36-20 |
| 06:09 | Penn State | Larry Vigil hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-20 |
| 06:07 | Oklahoma State | Bernard Brandon gets the rebound | 36-20 |
| 06:00 | Oklahoma State | Prince Canales misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Roger Davis - foul #2 on Roger Davis, team foul #6 | 36-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt (SG), Titus Smithey (C) Roger Davis, James Edgell | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | John Goodsell (PF) Michel Harrison | |
| 06:00 | Oklahoma State | Prince Canales makes the 1st free throw | 36-21 |
| 06:00 | Oklahoma State | Prince Canales misses the 2nd free throw | 36-21 |
| 06:00 | Oklahoma State | John Goodsell grabs the offensive rebound | 36-21 |
| 05:47 | Oklahoma State | Prince Canales misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 36-21 |
| 05:46 | Oklahoma State | Bernard Brandon tips it in | 36-23 |
| 05:33 | Penn State | Titus Smithey blows the layup | 36-23 |
| 05:32 | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt grabs the offensive rebound | 36-23 |
| 05:23 | Penn State | Titus Smithey misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Brad Hart - foul #2 on Brad Hart, team foul #7 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Bellows (SG), Michael Kindel (PF) Stephen Wyatt, Charles Senecal | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Jerry Flynn (PG), Michel Harrison (SF), Damion Gordon (C) Woodrow Adams, Bernard Brandon, Brad Hart | |
| 05:23 | Penn State | Titus Smithey misses the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 05:23 | Penn State | Titus Smithey makes the 2nd free throw | 37-23 |
| 04:55 | Oklahoma State | Titus Smithey steals the ball from John Goodsell | 37-23 |
| 04:33 | Penn State | Doug Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt (SG), Charles Senecal (PF), James Edgell (C) Robert Bellows, Michael Kindel, Titus Smithey | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 04:12 | Oklahoma State | Jerry Flynn comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 37-23 |
| 04:11 | Oklahoma State | Prince Canales tips it back up and in | 37-25 |
| 03:57 | Penn State | Larry Vigil comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-25 |
| 03:55 | Oklahoma State | John Goodsell snags the defensive board | 37-25 |
| 03:38 | Oklahoma State | Damion Gordon misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 37-25 |
| 03:36 | Penn State | Charles Senecal pulls down the rebound | 37-25 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Larry Vigil (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Wyatt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Doug Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Senecal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Edgell (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Jerry Flynn (fresh) SG - Prince Canales (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michel Harrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Goodsell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Damion Gordon (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Penn State | Larry Vigil is fouled on the floor by John Goodsell - foul #1 on John Goodsell, team foul #8 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Bellows (SG), Roger Davis (SF), Michael Kindel (PF), Titus Smithey (C) Stephen Wyatt, Doug Baker, Charles Senecal, James Edgell | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Woodrow Adams (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Ernesto Perez (SF), Bernard Brandon (PF), Brad Hart (C) Jerry Flynn, Prince Canales, Michel Harrison, John Goodsell, Damion Gordon | |
| 03:18 | Penn State | Larry Vigil makes the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 03:18 | Penn State | Larry Vigil misses the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 03:18 | Oklahoma State | Bernard Brandon snags the defensive board | 38-25 |
| 02:57 | Oklahoma State | Brad Hart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Tillman (SF) Roger Davis | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 02:41 | Penn State | Robert Bellows hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-25 |
| 02:39 | Oklahoma State | Brad Hart grabs the board | 38-25 |
| 02:21 | Oklahoma State | Bernard Brandon buries a floater from just outside the lane | 38-27 |
| 02:01 | Penn State | Michael Kindel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Davis (PG), Doug Baker (SF), Charles Senecal (PF) Larry Vigil, Edward Tillman, Michael Kindel | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 01:47 | Oklahoma State | Dikembe Ali can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-27 |
| 01:46 | Penn State | Doug Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 01:28 | Penn State | Titus Smithey travels with the ball | 38-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Vigil (PG), Stephen Wyatt (SG) Roger Davis, Robert Bellows | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 01:18 | Oklahoma State | Woodrow Adams comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 38-27 |
| 01:17 | Oklahoma State | The offensive rebound goes to Brad Hart | 38-27 |
| 01:05 | Oklahoma State | Ernesto Perez misses the easy layup | 38-27 |
| 01:03 | Penn State | Titus Smithey gets the rebound | 38-27 |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-27 |
| 00:37 | Oklahoma State | Bernard Brandon snags the defensive board | 38-27 |
| 00:33 | Oklahoma State | Woodrow Adams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 38-27 |
| 00:32 | Oklahoma State | Ernesto Perez tips it in | 38-29 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Charles Senecal is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Ali - foul #3 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #9 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Bellows (SG), Edward Tillman (SF), James Edgell (C) Stephen Wyatt, Doug Baker, Titus Smithey | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Jerry Flynn (PG), Prince Canales (SG), Michel Harrison (SF), John Goodsell (PF), Damion Gordon (C) Woodrow Adams, Dikembe Ali, Ernesto Perez, Bernard Brandon, Brad Hart | |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Charles Senecal misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 00:07 | Oklahoma State | The rebound goes to Prince Canales | 38-29 |
| 00:03 | Oklahoma State | Charles Senecal steals the ball from Damion Gordon | 38-29 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Charles Senecal misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 38-29 |