| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Gilbert Banes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Francisco Gomez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Amaker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nicholas Grill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Wilhoit (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gary Schanz (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Patrick Nuzzo (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Dupuis (fresh) 7 reb. PF - Marlin Hayne (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Patten (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis inbounds the ball | 24-38 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Penn State | Gary Schanz clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-38 |
| 19:37 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis tips it in | 24-40 |
| 19:24 | Georgia Southern | Michael Wilhoit can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Patten - foul #1 on Michael Patten, team foul #1 | 24-40 |
| 19:24 | Georgia Southern | Michael Wilhoit makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 19:24 | Georgia Southern | Michael Wilhoit misses the 2nd free throw | 25-40 |
| 19:24 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne snags the defensive board | 25-40 |
| 19:06 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Nicholas Grill - foul #1 on Nicholas Grill, team foul #1 | 25-40 |
| 19:06 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne misses the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 19:06 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne makes the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 18:37 | Georgia Southern | John Amaker misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Richard Dupuis - foul #1 on Richard Dupuis, team foul #2 | 25-41 |
| 18:37 | Georgia Southern | John Amaker makes the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 18:37 | Georgia Southern | John Amaker misses the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| 18:37 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Patrick Nuzzo | 26-41 |
| 18:17 | Penn State | John Amaker is called for the reach on Richard Dupuis - foul #2 on John Amaker, team foul #2 | 26-41 |
| 18:01 | Penn State | Michael Patten loses the dribble to John Amaker | 26-41 |
| 17:58 | Georgia Southern | Gilbert Banes lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Amaker | 28-41 |
| 17:38 | Penn State | Michael Patten is whistled for a carry | 28-41 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Chad Simpson (C) Michael Wilhoit | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jackie Scalf (SF), Keith Hey (C) Richard Dupuis, Michael Patten | |
| 17:19 | Georgia Southern | John Amaker travels with the ball | 28-41 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Brower (PF) Nicholas Grill | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:58 | Penn State | Keith Hey loses the dribble to Francisco Gomez | 28-41 |
| 16:55 | Georgia Southern | Francisco Gomez throws it down | 30-41 |
| 16:26 | Penn State | Gary Schanz can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Gilbert Banes - foul #3 on Gilbert Banes, team foul #3 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | George Weese (PG), John Bouton (SG), Michael Wilhoit (C) Gilbert Banes, Francisco Gomez, John Amaker | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Dupuis (SF) Jackie Scalf | |
| 16:26 | Penn State | Gary Schanz misses the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 16:26 | Penn State | Gary Schanz makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 16:03 | Georgia Southern | Chad Simpson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-42 |
| 16:02 | Georgia Southern | George Weese tips it in | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - George Weese (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Bouton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Brower (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chad Simpson (fresh) C - Michael Wilhoit (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gary Schanz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 ast. SG - Patrick Nuzzo (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Dupuis (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. PF - Marlin Hayne (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Hey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo is hacked by John Bouton - foul #2 on John Bouton, team foul #4 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Gilbert Banes (PG), Nicholas Grill (PF) George Weese, Chad Simpson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Patten (C) Keith Hey | |
| 15:12 | Penn State | Gary Schanz is fouled on the floor by John Bouton - foul #3 on John Bouton, team foul #5 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Francisco Gomez (SG), John Amaker (SF) John Bouton, Nicholas Brower | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jackie Scalf (SF) Richard Dupuis | |
| 14:49 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf lays it up and in on a great pass from Marlin Hayne | 32-44 |
| 14:34 | Georgia Southern | Gilbert Banes knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by John Amaker | 34-44 |
| 14:19 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf hits a driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by John Amaker - foul #3 on John Amaker, team foul #6 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Chad Simpson (C) Michael Wilhoit | |
| Subs | Penn State | Keith Hey (C) Michael Patten | |
| 14:19 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf misses the free throw | 34-46 |
| 14:19 | Penn State | Keith Hey snags the offensive board | 34-46 |
| 13:53 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Nicholas Grill - foul #2 on Nicholas Grill, team foul #7 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | George Weese (PG) Gilbert Banes | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Dupuis (SF) Patrick Nuzzo | |
| 13:53 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 13:53 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 13:24 | Georgia Southern | Francisco Gomez can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 34-48 |
| 13:22 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis grabs the defensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 13:14 | Penn State | George Weese is called for the reach on Marlin Hayne - foul #1 on George Weese, team foul #8 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | John Bouton (SG), Nicholas Brower (SF) Francisco Gomez, John Amaker | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), Patrick Nuzzo (SG) Gary Schanz, Jackie Scalf | |
| 13:14 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne misses the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 13:14 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Nuzzo | 34-48 |
| 12:56 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Nicholas Brower - foul #2 on Nicholas Brower, team foul #9 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Gilbert Banes (PG), Jackie Sailor (PF) George Weese, Nicholas Grill | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:56 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 12:56 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne makes the 2nd free throw | 34-50 |
| 12:35 | Georgia Southern | Gilbert Banes is fouled on the floor by Richard Dupuis - foul #2 on Richard Dupuis, team foul #3 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Michael Wilhoit (C) Jackie Sailor | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Moriarty (PF), Michael Patten (C) Marlin Hayne, Keith Hey | |
| 12:18 | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Brower is whistled for traveling | 34-50 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Francisco Gomez (SG) John Bouton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jackie Scalf (SF) Richard Dupuis | |
| 11:56 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-50 |
| 11:54 | Georgia Southern | Michael Wilhoit gets the rebound | 34-50 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Gilbert Banes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Francisco Gomez (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Brower (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chad Simpson (fresh) C - Michael Wilhoit (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mario Price (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Patrick Nuzzo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jackie Scalf (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Dennis Moriarty (fresh) C - Michael Patten (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:49 | Georgia Southern | Jackie Scalf steals the ball from Michael Wilhoit | 34-50 |
| 11:46 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo hits the finger roll set up by Jackie Scalf | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:38 | Georgia Southern | Francisco Gomez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-52 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | John Amaker (SF), Nicholas Grill (PF) Nicholas Brower, Chad Simpson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Schanz (PG) Mario Price | |
| 11:10 | Penn State | Gary Schanz misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-52 |
| 11:08 | Georgia Southern | John Amaker snags the defensive board | 34-52 |
| 11:02 | Georgia Southern | Gilbert Banes misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Gary Schanz - foul #2 on Gary Schanz, team foul #4 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Brower (C) Michael Wilhoit | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Dupuis (SF), Marlin Hayne (PF), Keith Hey (C) Jackie Scalf, Dennis Moriarty, Michael Patten | |
| 11:02 | Georgia Southern | Gilbert Banes makes the 1st free throw | 35-52 |
| 11:02 | Georgia Southern | Gilbert Banes makes the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| 10:43 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 36-52 |
| 10:41 | Georgia Southern | Francisco Gomez grabs the defensive rebound | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:21 | Georgia Southern | Gilbert Banes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-52 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | George Weese (PG), John Bouton (SG), Chad Simpson (C) Gilbert Banes, Francisco Gomez, Nicholas Brower | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 10:03 | Penn State | Gary Schanz knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Dupuis | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:59 | Georgia Southern | John Bouton clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-54 |
| 09:58 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis pulls down the rebound | 36-54 |
| 09:36 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Dupuis | 36-56 |
| 09:30 | Georgia Southern | The short jumper by John Amaker is denied by Marlin Hayne | 36-56 |
| 09:28 | Penn State | Keith Hey snags the defensive board | 36-56 |
| 09:21 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne is fouled on the floor by Chad Simpson - foul #1 on Chad Simpson, team foul #10 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Gilbert Banes (PG), Francisco Gomez (SG), Michael Wilhoit (C) George Weese, John Bouton, Nicholas Grill | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), Jackie Scalf (SF) Gary Schanz, Richard Dupuis | |
| 09:21 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne makes the 1st free throw | 36-57 |
| 09:21 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne misses the 2nd free throw | 36-57 |
| 09:21 | Penn State | Keith Hey pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-57 |
| 08:58 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-57 |
| 08:56 | Georgia Southern | Chad Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-57 |
| 08:52 | Georgia Southern | John Amaker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-57 |
| 08:51 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Mario Price | 36-57 |
| 08:29 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-57 |
| 08:28 | Georgia Southern | Michael Wilhoit snags the defensive board | 36-57 |
| 08:22 | Georgia Southern | Gilbert Banes clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-57 |
| 08:21 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne gets the rebound | 36-57 |
| 07:57 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-57 |
| 07:56 | Penn State | Keith Hey hits the follow up shot | 36-59 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Gilbert Banes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Francisco Gomez (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Amaker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Chad Simpson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Wilhoit (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mario Price (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Patrick Nuzzo (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jackie Scalf (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marlin Hayne (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Hey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Georgia Southern | Francisco Gomez buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by John Amaker | 38-59 |
| 07:14 | Penn State | John Amaker is called for the reach on Jackie Scalf - foul #4 on John Amaker, team foul #11 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | John Bouton (SG), Nicholas Brower (SF), Nicholas Grill (PF) Francisco Gomez, John Amaker, Chad Simpson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Schanz (PG), Richard Dupuis (SF), Dennis Moriarty (PF), Michael Patten (C) Mario Price, Patrick Nuzzo, Marlin Hayne, Keith Hey | |
| 07:14 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf makes the 1st free throw | 38-60 |
| 07:14 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf makes the 2nd free throw | 38-61 |
| 07:02 | Georgia Southern | Dennis Moriarty steps in front of the Gilbert Banes pass | 38-61 |
| 06:37 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf is fouled on the floor by John Bouton - foul #4 on John Bouton, team foul #12 | 38-61 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | George Weese (PG), Larry Reilly (SF), Jackie Sailor (PF) Gilbert Banes, Nicholas Grill, Michael Wilhoit | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), James Hinson (SF), Keith Hey (C) Gary Schanz, Richard Dupuis, Michael Patten | |
| 06:37 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf makes the 1st free throw | 38-62 |
| 06:37 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf makes the 2nd free throw | 38-63 |
| 06:08 | Georgia Southern | Larry Reilly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-63 |
| 06:06 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf gets the rebound | 38-63 |
| 05:40 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf travels with the ball | 38-63 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Chad Simpson (C) Larry Reilly | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 05:21 | Georgia Southern | Chad Simpson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-63 |
| 05:19 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf gets the rebound | 38-63 |
| 04:51 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-63 |
| 04:49 | Georgia Southern | Chad Simpson snags the defensive board | 38-63 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:44 | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Brower knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jackie Sailor | 41-63 |
| 04:24 | Penn State | Dennis Moriarty hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Hinson | 41-65 |
| 04:12 | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Brower hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Mario Price - foul #3 on Mario Price, team foul #5 | 41-65 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Larry Reilly (SF) Jackie Sailor | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:12 | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Brower makes the 1st free throw | 42-65 |
| 04:12 | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Brower misses the 2nd free throw | 42-65 |
| 04:12 | Penn State | Keith Hey grabs the board | 42-65 |
| 03:53 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf can't connect on a floater from close range | 42-65 |
| 03:51 | Georgia Southern | Chad Simpson snags the defensive board | 42-65 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - George Weese (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Bouton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Larry Reilly (fresh) PF - Nicholas Brower (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Chad Simpson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mario Price (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jackie Scalf (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Moriarty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Hey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:46 | Georgia Southern | John Bouton misses long on a 3 from straight away | 42-65 |
| 03:44 | Georgia Southern | Chad Simpson snags the offensive board | 42-65 |
| 03:34 | Georgia Southern | Chad Simpson is called for traveling | 42-65 |
| 03:15 | Penn State | Keith Hey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 42-65 |
| 03:14 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf tips it home | 42-67 |
| 03:00 | Georgia Southern | Larry Reilly misses the 3 from the left corner | 42-67 |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Dennis Moriarty grabs the board | 42-67 |
| 02:43 | Penn State | John Bouton steps in front of the Keith Hey pass | 42-67 |
| 02:27 | Georgia Southern | Larry Reilly is fouled on the floor by James Hinson - foul #2 on James Hinson, team foul #6 | 42-67 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Jackie Sailor (PF) Nicholas Brower | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:12 | Georgia Southern | Jackie Sailor can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Keith Hey - foul #1 on Keith Hey, team foul #7 | 42-67 |
| 02:12 | Georgia Southern | Jackie Sailor makes the 1st free throw | 43-67 |
| 02:12 | Georgia Southern | Jackie Sailor makes the 2nd free throw | 44-67 |
| 01:54 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-67 |
| 01:52 | Penn State | Dennis Moriarty tips it back up and in | 44-69 |
| 01:38 | Georgia Southern | Mario Price takes the ball from Chad Simpson | 44-69 |
| 01:17 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-69 |
| 01:15 | Georgia Southern | Chad Simpson snags the defensive board | 44-69 |
| 01:11 | Georgia Southern | George Weese loses the dribble to Dennis Moriarty | 44-69 |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf is fouled on the floor by Jackie Sailor - foul #1 on Jackie Sailor, team foul #13 | 44-69 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Brower (SF) Larry Reilly | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf makes the 1st free throw | 44-70 |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf makes the 2nd free throw | 44-71 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:38 | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Brower connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by George Weese | 46-71 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by James Hinson | 46-73 |
| 00:05 | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Brower misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-73 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Hinson | 46-73 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Mario Price runs out the clock | 46-73 |