| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Frew (fresh) PF - James Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Brian Armstrong (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rolando Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Carrion (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Harvey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Cecil Sumter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Gerald Frew inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Penn State | Gerald Frew's pass is intercepted by Rolando Olson | 34-33 |
| 19:27 | Washington State | Clarence Carrion misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-33 |
| 19:25 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 19:20 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 19:18 | Washington State | Cecil Sumter gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 19:07 | Washington State | Brian Armstrong can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Cecil Beaubien - foul #1 on Cecil Beaubien, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 19:07 | Washington State | Brian Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 19:07 | Washington State | Brian Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:51 | Penn State | James Brown misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| 18:50 | Washington State | Rolando Olson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 18:29 | Washington State | Clarence Carrion's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-34 |
| 18:08 | Penn State | James Brown hits a driving attempt in the lane | 36-34 |
| 17:52 | Washington State | Brian Armstrong misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-34 |
| 17:50 | Washington State | Brian Armstrong pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:34 | Washington State | Dikembe Abke is called for the reach on Cecil Sumter - foul #2 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| 17:18 | Washington State | Frank Harvey misses short on a runner from the baseline | 36-34 |
| 17:17 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Gerald Frew | 36-34 |
| 17:12 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien is fouled on the floor by Frank Harvey - foul #1 on Frank Harvey, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 16:48 | Penn State | Clarence Carrion swats the short shot by Dikembe Abke | 36-34 |
| 16:47 | Penn State | James Brown tips it in | 38-34 |
| 16:27 | Washington State | Clarence Carrion shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 38-36 |
| 16:01 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 16:00 | Penn State | James Brown tips it but misses | 38-36 |
| 15:59 | Washington State | Clarence Carrion pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Brian Armstrong (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rolando Olson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Carrion (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Harvey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Cecil Sumter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Washington State | Cecil Beaubien steps in front of the Brian Armstrong pass | 38-36 |
| 15:29 | Penn State | James Brown misses the easy layup | 38-36 |
| 15:28 | Washington State | Clarence Carrion grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 15:16 | Washington State | Brian Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 15:15 | Washington State | Frank Harvey misses the tip | 38-36 |
| 15:13 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:57 | Penn State | Rolando Olson picks off the pass by Cecil Beaubien | 38-36 |
| 14:38 | Washington State | Clarence Carrion drills a floater from the left side set up by Brian Armstrong | 38-38 |
| 14:09 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Brown | 41-38 |
| 13:48 | Washington State | Clarence Carrion works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-38 |
| 13:46 | Washington State | Cecil Sumter hits the follow up shot | 41-40 |
| 13:26 | Penn State | James Brown misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Clarence Carrion - foul #3 on Clarence Carrion, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Willard Drayton (C) Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Washington State | Roger Littell (PG), Myron Timm (SG), Terrence Friedlander (SF), Charles Patton (PF), Erik Gabriel (C) Brian Armstrong, Rolando Olson, Clarence Carrion, Frank Harvey, Cecil Sumter | |
| 13:26 | Penn State | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:26 | Penn State | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 13:05 | Washington State | Roger Littell hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Patton | 43-42 |
| 12:36 | Penn State | James Brown misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 12:35 | Washington State | Myron Timm pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 12:11 | Washington State | Roger Littell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 12:10 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 12:06 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 12:05 | Washington State | Erik Gabriel gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 11:47 | Washington State | Roger Littell misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Cecil Beaubien - foul #2 on Cecil Beaubien, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Taberski (SG), Carl Umana (SF) Clarence Anderson, Gerald Frew | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 11:47 | Washington State | Roger Littell makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 11:47 | Washington State | Roger Littell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franjo Taberski (fresh) SF - Carl Umana (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Brown (tiring) 18 pts. 8 reb. C - Willard Drayton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Roger Littell (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Myron Timm (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrence Friedlander (fresh) PF - Charles Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Erik Gabriel (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Penn State | Terrence Friedlander steals it from Carl Umana | 43-44 |
| 10:58 | Washington State | Franjo Taberski steps in front of the Roger Littell pass | 43-44 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | Erik Gabriel is called for the reach on Carl Umana - foul #1 on Erik Gabriel, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abke (C) Willard Drayton | |
| Subs | Washington State | Rolando Olson (SG), Clarence Carrion (SF), Frank Harvey (PF), Cecil Sumter (C) Roger Littell, Terrence Friedlander, Charles Patton, Erik Gabriel | |
| 10:12 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Dikembe Abke | 46-44 |
| 09:58 | Washington State | Cecil Sumter is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 46-44 |
| 09:56 | Penn State | James Brown grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 09:37 | Penn State | James Brown hits the finger roll | 48-44 |
| 09:32 | Washington State | Rolando Olson is open but comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Franjo Taberski - foul #3 on Franjo Taberski, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Sperber (PG), Clarence Anderson (SG), Gerald Frew (SF) Cecil Beaubien, Franjo Taberski, James Brown | |
| Subs | Washington State | Brian Armstrong (PG) Myron Timm | |
| 09:32 | Washington State | Rolando Olson misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 09:32 | Washington State | Rolando Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 09:12 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Harold Sperber | 51-45 |
| 08:58 | Washington State | Frank Harvey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Carl Umana - foul #2 on Carl Umana, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Willard Drayton (PF) Carl Umana | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 08:58 | Washington State | Frank Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:58 | Washington State | Frank Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 08:44 | Penn State | Harold Sperber can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 08:42 | Penn State | Willard Drayton can't tip it in | 51-47 |
| 08:41 | Washington State | Clarence Carrion grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 08:19 | Washington State | Brian Armstrong can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-47 |
| 08:17 | Penn State | Harold Sperber snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 07:50 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Frank Harvey - foul #2 on Frank Harvey, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien (PG), Carl Umana (PF) Harold Sperber, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Washington State | Myron Timm (SG), Charles Patton (PF) Rolando Olson, Frank Harvey | |
| 07:50 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 07:50 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 07:31 | Washington State | Charles Patton connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carl Umana (fresh) 5 pts. C - Willard Drayton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Brian Armstrong (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Myron Timm (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Carrion (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Patton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Sumter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 07:02 | Penn State | Carl Umana pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 06:42 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-49 |
| 06:41 | Washington State | Cecil Sumter gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 06:36 | Washington State | Cecil Beaubien picks off the pass by Clarence Carrion out of a doubleteam | 53-49 |
| 06:32 | Penn State | Gerald Frew lays it in set up by Cecil Beaubien | 55-49 |
| 06:12 | Washington State | Brian Armstrong blows the layup | 55-49 |
| 06:10 | Washington State | Cecil Sumter can't tip it in | 55-49 |
| 06:09 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 05:50 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien is fouled on the floor by Brian Armstrong - foul #3 on Brian Armstrong, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Taberski (SG), James Brown (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) Clarence Anderson, Gerald Frew, Willard Drayton | |
| Subs | Washington State | Rolando Olson (SG), Terrence Friedlander (SF), Frank Harvey (PF), Erik Gabriel (C) Brian Armstrong, Clarence Carrion, Charles Patton, Cecil Sumter | |
| 05:35 | Penn State | James Brown connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Cecil Beaubien | 57-49 |
| 05:26 | Washington State | Frank Harvey connects on the floater from the right wing and he's fouled by James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Sperber (SG) Carl Umana | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 05:26 | Washington State | Frank Harvey makes the free throw | 57-52 |
| 05:01 | Penn State | Franjo Taberski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 04:59 | Washington State | Rolando Olson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 04:39 | Washington State | James Brown picks off the pass by Frank Harvey | 57-52 |
| 04:17 | Penn State | Erik Gabriel steals it from Franjo Taberski | 57-52 |
| 04:02 | Washington State | Frank Harvey connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Rolando Olson | 57-54 |
| 03:42 | Penn State | James Brown can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 57-54 |
| 03:41 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke grabs the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 03:35 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien is hacked by Myron Timm - foul #3 on Myron Timm, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Anderson (SG), Gerald Frew (SF), Willard Drayton (C) Harold Sperber, Franjo Taberski, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Washington State | Brian Armstrong (PG), Clarence Carrion (SF), Cecil Sumter (C) Myron Timm, Terrence Friedlander, Erik Gabriel | |
| 03:19 | Penn State | Willard Drayton's pass is intercepted by Cecil Sumter | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Willard Drayton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Brian Armstrong (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rolando Olson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Carrion (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Harvey (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Cecil Sumter (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Washington State | Clarence Carrion is hacked by Willard Drayton - foul #1 on Willard Drayton, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Sperber (PG) Cecil Beaubien | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 03:04 | Washington State | Clarence Carrion makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 03:04 | Washington State | Clarence Carrion misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 03:04 | Penn State | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 03:00 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien (PG) Harold Sperber | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 02:43 | Penn State | James Brown can't finish the layup | 57-55 |
| 02:41 | Washington State | Frank Harvey gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 02:29 | Washington State | Brian Armstrong scores on a 3 from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 02:03 | Penn State | Brian Armstrong steals the ball from Gerald Frew | 57-58 |
| 01:59 | Washington State | Cecil Beaubien takes the ball from Brian Armstrong in the backcourt | 57-58 |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson lays it in on a great pass from Cecil Beaubien | 59-58 |
| 01:36 | Washington State | Cecil Sumter lays it up and in | 59-60 |
| 01:17 | Penn State | Willard Drayton is whistled for a carry | 59-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abke (C) Willard Drayton | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 00:59 | Washington State | Frank Harvey misses the lay-in | 59-60 |
| 00:58 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Harvey | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Washington State | Brian Armstrong connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Clarence Carrion | 59-62 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Gerald Frew's pass is intercepted by Frank Harvey | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Washington State | Clarence Carrion is hacked by Clarence Anderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clarence Anderson, team foul #8 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Charles Patton (PF) Frank Harvey | |
| 00:05 | Washington State | Clarence Carrion makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:05 | Washington State | Clarence Carrion makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien buries a 3 from the right corner | 62-64 |