| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fresh) 25 pts. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Frew (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Jessie Ullrich (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ziak (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Burke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Gerald Frew inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Penn State | James Brown connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clarence Anderson | 40-31 |
| 19:32 | UNC Wilmington | Jessie Ullrich is fouled on the floor by Cecil Beaubien - foul #2 on Cecil Beaubien, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| 19:19 | UNC Wilmington | Andrew Lyons misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 19:18 | Penn State | James Brown grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 18:55 | Penn State | James Brown misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Douglas Jenkins - foul #3 on Douglas Jenkins, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Hernandes (PF) Douglas Jenkins | |
| 18:55 | Penn State | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 18:55 | Penn State | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 18:55 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Hernandes pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 18:39 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Hernandes misses long on a shot from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 18:37 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Hernandes hits the follow up shot | 41-33 |
| 18:26 | Penn State | James Brown misses the dunk attempt | 41-33 |
| 18:24 | Penn State | James Brown gets the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 18:06 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Frew | 43-33 |
| 17:50 | UNC Wilmington | Leonard Burke comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 17:49 | UNC Wilmington | Andrew Lyons hits the follow up shot | 43-35 |
| 17:32 | Penn State | Gerald Frew misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Andrew Lyons - foul #2 on Andrew Lyons, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | William Doss (C) Andrew Lyons | |
| 17:32 | Penn State | Gerald Frew misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 17:32 | Penn State | Gerald Frew makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 17:30 | UNC Wilmington | Cecil Beaubien steals the ball from Jessie Ullrich in the backcourt | 44-35 |
| 17:24 | Penn State | Gerald Frew loses the dribble to Jerry Hernandes | 44-35 |
| 17:00 | UNC Wilmington | Jessie Ullrich misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-35 |
| 16:59 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 16:42 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 16:40 | UNC Wilmington | William Doss snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 16:26 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Hernandes misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Dikembe Abke - foul #3 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Willard Drayton (C) Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | John Hardy (PG), Thomas Ward (SG), Dennis Sterling (SF) Jessie Ullrich, Benjamin Ziak, Leonard Burke | |
| 16:26 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Hernandes makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 16:26 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Hernandes makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 16:09 | Penn State | John Hardy is called for the reach on Cecil Beaubien - foul #1 on John Hardy, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Zachary O'Farrell (PF), Andrew Lyons (C) Jerry Hernandes, William Doss | |
| 15:57 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 44-37 |
| 15:56 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Andrew Lyons | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 3 stl. SG - Clarence Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Willard Drayton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - John Hardy (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Ward (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dennis Sterling (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Zachary O'Farrell (fresh) C - Andrew Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | UNC Wilmington | John Hardy banks in the layup on a great pass from Andrew Lyons | 44-39 |
| 15:37 | Penn State | Zachary O'Farrell picks off the pass by James Brown | 44-39 |
| 15:17 | UNC Wilmington | Zachary O'Farrell drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Thomas Ward | 44-41 |
| 15:00 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Cecil Beaubien | 47-41 |
| 14:43 | UNC Wilmington | Cecil Beaubien steals it from Andrew Lyons | 47-41 |
| 14:29 | Penn State | James Brown throws it down on a great pass from Clarence Anderson | 49-41 |
| 14:24 | UNC Wilmington | James Brown blocks the short jumper by John Hardy | 49-41 |
| 14:22 | Penn State | James Brown gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 14:04 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 14:02 | Penn State | James Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 13:50 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien misses the easy layup | 49-41 |
| 13:48 | UNC Wilmington | Zachary O'Farrell snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 13:39 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Ward misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 13:37 | Penn State | Gerald Frew snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 13:32 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 13:31 | Penn State | Gerald Frew tips it home | 51-41 |
| 13:06 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Ward misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-41 |
| 13:04 | Penn State | Gerald Frew snags the defensive board | 51-41 |
| 12:53 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Willard Drayton | 53-41 |
| 12:35 | UNC Wilmington | Andrew Lyons connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 53-43 |
| 12:26 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 12:17 | UNC Wilmington | Cecil Beaubien is called for the reach on John Hardy - foul #3 on Cecil Beaubien, team foul #3 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Taberski (SG), Carl Umana (SF), Dikembe Abke (C) Clarence Anderson, Gerald Frew, Willard Drayton | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jessie Ullrich (PG), Benjamin Ziak (SG), Leonard Burke (SF), Douglas Jenkins (PF), Jerry Hernandes (C) John Hardy, Thomas Ward, Dennis Sterling, Zachary O'Farrell, Andrew Lyons | |
| 12:00 | UNC Wilmington | Cecil Beaubien takes the ball from Jessie Ullrich | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fairly fresh) 31 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. 3 pf. SG - Franjo Taberski (fresh) SF - Carl Umana (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Brown (tiring) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Jessie Ullrich (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ziak (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Burke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry Hernandes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:43 | Penn State | James Brown clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Jessie Ullrich - foul #1 on Jessie Ullrich, team foul #4 | 55-43 |
| 11:43 | Penn State | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 11:43 | Penn State | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 11:34 | UNC Wilmington | Douglas Jenkins jams it set up by Benjamin Ziak | 56-45 |
| 11:26 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Leonard Burke - foul #1 on Leonard Burke, team foul #5 | 56-45 |
| 11:26 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 11:26 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 11:14 | UNC Wilmington | Jessie Ullrich connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 58-47 |
| 11:07 | Penn State | Carl Umana throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-47 |
| 10:56 | UNC Wilmington | Benjamin Ziak is fouled on the floor by Franjo Taberski - foul #1 on Franjo Taberski, team foul #4 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Sperber (PG) Cecil Beaubien | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 10:41 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Hernandes comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Dikembe Abke - foul #4 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #5 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Willard Drayton (C) Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 10:41 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Hernandes makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 10:41 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Hernandes misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 10:41 | Penn State | Carl Umana grabs the defensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 10:23 | Penn State | Carl Umana's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Anderson (SG) James Brown | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 09:59 | UNC Wilmington | Willard Drayton swats the layup by Douglas Jenkins | 58-48 |
| 09:57 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Hernandes pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 09:44 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Hernandes connects on the jump hook in the paint | 58-50 |
| 09:24 | Penn State | Harold Sperber is hacked by Benjamin Ziak - foul #1 on Benjamin Ziak, team foul #6 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien (PG), Gerald Frew (SF), James Brown (PF) Harold Sperber, Franjo Taberski, Carl Umana | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | John Hardy (SF), Dennis Sterling (PF), William Doss (C) Leonard Burke, Douglas Jenkins, Jerry Hernandes | |
| 09:19 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien misses the dunk but the foul's on Jessie Ullrich - foul #2 on Jessie Ullrich, team foul #7 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Ward (PG) Jessie Ullrich | |
| 09:19 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 09:19 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 09:06 | UNC Wilmington | John Hardy misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gerald Frew - foul #1 on Gerald Frew, team foul #6 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Zachary O'Farrell (PF), Andrew Lyons (C) Benjamin Ziak, William Doss | |
| 09:06 | UNC Wilmington | John Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 09:06 | UNC Wilmington | John Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 08:51 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 60-52 |
| 08:50 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 08:37 | UNC Wilmington | John Hardy lays it in | 60-54 |
| 08:30 | Penn State | Gerald Frew hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-54 |
| 08:28 | UNC Wilmington | Zachary O'Farrell gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 08:03 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Sterling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Taberski (SG), Carl Umana (PF) Clarence Anderson, James Brown | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jessie Ullrich (PG), Benjamin Ziak (SG), Leonard Burke (SF), Jerry Hernandes (PF) John Hardy, Thomas Ward, Dennis Sterling, Zachary O'Farrell | |
| 07:48 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien's fadeaway is rejected by Leonard Burke | 60-54 |
| 07:46 | UNC Wilmington | Andrew Lyons snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fairly fresh) 35 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. 3 pf. SG - Franjo Taberski (fresh) SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Carl Umana (fresh) 3 reb. C - Willard Drayton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Jessie Ullrich (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Ziak (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leonard Burke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Hernandes (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | UNC Wilmington | Leonard Burke clanks a shot from the left block | 60-54 |
| 07:25 | Penn State | Gerald Frew gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 07:12 | Penn State | Benjamin Ziak steps in front of the Willard Drayton pass | 60-54 |
| 07:08 | UNC Wilmington | Benjamin Ziak banks in the layup | 60-56 |
| 06:56 | Penn State | Franjo Taberski makes the turnaround from the right block | 62-56 |
| 06:45 | UNC Wilmington | Jessie Ullrich misses the jumper from the right side | 62-56 |
| 06:44 | UNC Wilmington | Jessie Ullrich grabs the offensive board | 62-56 |
| 06:29 | UNC Wilmington | Benjamin Ziak hits the finger roll on a great pass from Andrew Lyons | 62-58 |
| 06:03 | Penn State | Willard Drayton is hacked by Leonard Burke - foul #2 on Leonard Burke, team foul #8 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Anderson (SG), Dikembe Abke (C) Gerald Frew, Carl Umana | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | John Hardy (SG), Dennis Sterling (SF), Douglas Jenkins (PF), William Doss (C) Benjamin Ziak, Leonard Burke, Jerry Hernandes, Andrew Lyons | |
| 06:03 | Penn State | Willard Drayton makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 06:03 | Penn State | Willard Drayton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 05:50 | UNC Wilmington | Jessie Ullrich clanks a 3 from the left corner | 64-58 |
| 05:49 | UNC Wilmington | William Doss misses the tip | 64-58 |
| 05:47 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:25 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dikembe Abke | 67-58 |
| 05:12 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Sterling misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 67-58 |
| 05:11 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke gets the rebound | 67-58 |
| 04:42 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-58 |
| 04:40 | UNC Wilmington | Jessie Ullrich snags the defensive board | 67-58 |
| 04:35 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Sterling connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Douglas Jenkins | 67-60 |
| 04:16 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Cecil Beaubien | 70-60 |
| 03:56 | UNC Wilmington | Jessie Ullrich is called for a charge - foul #3 on Jessie Ullrich, team foul #9 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Sperber (PG), Gerald Frew (SF), James Brown (PF) Cecil Beaubien, Franjo Taberski, Willard Drayton | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Benjamin Ziak (SG), Leonard Burke (SF), Jerry Hernandes (C) Jessie Ullrich, Dennis Sterling, William Doss | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Penn State | Gerald Frew comes up short on the shot near the basket | 70-60 |
| 03:39 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke grabs the offensive rebound | 70-60 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Sperber (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - John Hardy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benjamin Ziak (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leonard Burke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Jenkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry Hernandes (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Jerry Hernandes swats the short shot by James Brown | 70-60 |
| 03:20 | Penn State | James Brown tips it back up and in | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:58 | UNC Wilmington | Douglas Jenkins loses the dribble to James Brown | 72-60 |
| 02:36 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-60 |
| 02:34 | UNC Wilmington | Douglas Jenkins gets the rebound | 72-60 |
| 02:34 | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien (PG) Harold Sperber | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jessie Ullrich (PG), Andrew Lyons (C) John Hardy, Douglas Jenkins | |
| 02:25 | UNC Wilmington | Jessie Ullrich comes up short on the floater from the left side | 72-60 |
| 02:24 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Brown | 72-60 |
| 02:04 | Penn State | James Brown travels with the ball | 72-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Sperber (PG), Norman Taylor (SG), Franjo Taberski (SF), Carl Umana (PF), Dennis Kinley (C) Cecil Beaubien, Clarence Anderson, Gerald Frew, James Brown, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | John Hardy (PG), Thomas Ward (SG), Dennis Sterling (SF), William Doss (C) Jessie Ullrich, Benjamin Ziak, Leonard Burke, Andrew Lyons | |
| 01:52 | UNC Wilmington | Harold Sperber steals the ball from Thomas Ward | 72-60 |
| 01:23 | Penn State | Harold Sperber makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Umana | 75-60 |
| 01:12 | UNC Wilmington | William Doss blows the layup but he's fouled by Dennis Kinley - foul #1 on Dennis Kinley, team foul #7 | 75-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Willard Drayton (PF) Norman Taylor | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 01:12 | UNC Wilmington | William Doss misses the 1st free throw | 75-60 |
| 01:12 | UNC Wilmington | William Doss misses the 2nd free throw | 75-60 |
| 01:12 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Carl Umana | 75-60 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Harold Sperber connects on the floater in the paint and he's fouled by John Hardy - foul #2 on John Hardy, team foul #10 | 77-60 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Harold Sperber makes the free throw | 78-60 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | UNC Wilmington | William Doss knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Hardy | 78-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Franjo Taberski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Harold Sperber and he's fouled by Thomas Ward - foul #2 on Thomas Ward, team foul #11 | 80-63 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Franjo Taberski makes the free throw | 81-63 |
| 00:06 | UNC Wilmington | John Hardy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 81-63 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Willard Drayton grabs the board | 81-63 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Harold Sperber runs out the clock | 81-63 |