| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Ako (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 9 pts. SF - George Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) 2 stl. C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gerald Frew (fresh) 5 reb. PF - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pittsburgh | George Brown inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from George Brown | 30-29 |
| 19:10 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Clarence Anderson | 30-32 |
| 18:44 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from George Brown | 32-32 |
| 18:26 | Penn State | Gerald Frew hits the finger roll on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Cecil Beaubien | 32-34 |
| 18:01 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar slams it home | 34-34 |
| 17:51 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke is whistled for traveling | 34-34 |
| 17:26 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abke denies the turnaround by Dikembe Ako | 34-34 |
| 17:25 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar gets the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 17:01 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones misses the floater from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 16:59 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:36 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-34 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink (SF) George Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:12 | Penn State | Gerald Frew misses the shot in the lane | 34-34 |
| 16:10 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Brandon Claar | 34-34 |
| 16:04 | Pittsburgh | Gerald Frew blocks the jumper by Larry Jones | 34-34 |
| 16:02 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Ako (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Willie Fink (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Westerfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Penn State | James Brown is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Cecil Beaubien | 34-36 |
| 15:16 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Clarence Anderson - foul #3 on Clarence Anderson, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), David Ford (PF), Edward Marlowe (C) Dikembe Ako, Daniel Westerfield, Brandon Claar | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 15:16 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 15:16 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:04 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdulmateen - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdulmateen, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Cecil Lazar (SG) Larry Jones | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 15:04 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:04 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 14:39 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink loses the dribble to Clarence Anderson | 36-38 |
| 14:36 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson lays it up and in | 36-40 |
| 14:14 | Pittsburgh | Cecil Lazar misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 14:12 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 14:07 | Penn State | Willie Fink is called for the reach on Gerald Frew - foul #1 on Willie Fink, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako (PG), George Brown (SF), Brandon Claar (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Willie Fink, Edward Marlowe | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:47 | Penn State | James Brown connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Cecil Beaubien | 36-42 |
| 13:24 | Pittsburgh | Cecil Lazar misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 13:22 | Penn State | Gerald Frew snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 13:16 | Penn State | Dikembe Ako takes the ball from Dikembe Abke | 36-42 |
| 13:11 | Pittsburgh | David Ford lays it up and in on a great pass from Dikembe Ako | 38-42 |
| 12:58 | Penn State | Gerald Frew is fouled on the floor by Cecil Lazar - foul #1 on Cecil Lazar, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones (SG), Daniel Westerfield (PF) Cecil Lazar, David Ford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Willard Drayton (C) Dikembe Abke | |
| 12:45 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on Larry Jones - foul #2 on Larry Jones, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| 12:45 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 12:45 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien misses the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 12:45 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien makes the 3rd free throw | 38-43 |
| 12:24 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 12:22 | Penn State | Willard Drayton grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 12:05 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 12:03 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 11:48 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar misses the floater in the paint | 38-43 |
| 11:47 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield gets the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Ako (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 11 pts. SF - George Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Frew (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Willard Drayton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Cecil Beaubien - foul #2 on Cecil Beaubien, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink (SF), Edward Marlowe (C) George Brown, Brandon Claar | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Taberski (SG), Carl Umana (SF) Clarence Anderson, Gerald Frew | |
| 11:27 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 11:27 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako misses the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 11:27 | Penn State | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 11:18 | Penn State | Edward Marlowe steps in front of the Cecil Beaubien pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 38-43 |
| 10:54 | Pittsburgh | Carl Umana takes the ball from Daniel Westerfield | 38-43 |
| 10:50 | Penn State | James Brown can't finish the layup | 38-43 |
| 10:48 | Penn State | James Brown tips it back up and in | 38-45 |
| 10:25 | Pittsburgh | Willard Drayton is called for the reach on Edward Marlowe - foul #1 on Willard Drayton, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar (C) Edward Marlowe | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abke (C) James Brown | |
| 10:10 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-45 |
| 10:09 | Pittsburgh | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Claar | 38-45 |
| 09:49 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones misses the shot from the right side | 38-45 |
| 09:47 | Penn State | Carl Umana grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 09:42 | Penn State | Larry Jones steals it from Cecil Beaubien out of a doubleteam | 38-45 |
| 09:38 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink hits the finger roll on a great pass from Larry Jones | 40-45 |
| 09:22 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 09:21 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Willard Drayton | 40-45 |
| 09:05 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien misses the layup against the doubleteam | 40-45 |
| 09:04 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 08:37 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 08:35 | Penn State | Willard Drayton grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 08:30 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-45 |
| 08:29 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke gets the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 08:09 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-45 |
| 08:08 | Penn State | Willard Drayton tips it but misses | 40-45 |
| 08:06 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 07:37 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Jones | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Ako (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Fink (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Westerfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Brandon Claar (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (tiring) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Franjo Taberski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Umana (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willard Drayton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien makes the contested jumper in the paint set up by Dikembe Abke and the foul's on Dikembe Ako - foul #2 on Dikembe Ako, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Cecil Lazar (SG), George Brown (SF), David Ford (PF), Edward Marlowe (C) Dikembe Ako, Larry Jones, Willie Fink, Daniel Westerfield, Brandon Claar | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Anderson (SG), Gerald Frew (SF), James Brown (PF), Dennis Kinley (C) Franjo Taberski, Carl Umana, Willard Drayton, Dikembe Abke | |
| 07:15 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien makes the free throw | 42-48 |
| 06:55 | Pittsburgh | James Brown is called for the reach on David Ford - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Sperber (PG) Cecil Beaubien | |
| 06:31 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-48 |
| 06:21 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 06:20 | Pittsburgh | David Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 05:54 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 05:53 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe tips it home | 44-48 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:26 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-48 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako (PG), Brandon Claar (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Edward Marlowe | |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien (PG) Harold Sperber | |
| 05:07 | Pittsburgh | Clarence Anderson steps in front of the David Ford pass | 44-48 |
| 05:03 | Penn State | Gerald Frew banks in the layup set up by Clarence Anderson | 44-50 |
| 04:34 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-50 |
| 04:32 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 04:03 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-50 |
| 04:02 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien tips it back up and in | 44-52 |
| 04:00 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-52 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones (SG), Daniel Westerfield (PF) Cecil Lazar, David Ford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abke (C) Dennis Kinley | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:47 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar's fadeaway is rejected by Gerald Frew | 44-52 |
| 03:45 | Penn State | James Brown snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:25 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien is fouled on the floor by Daniel Westerfield - foul #3 on Daniel Westerfield, team foul #6 | 44-52 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Ako (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:05 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 03:03 | Pittsburgh | George Brown pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 02:59 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Jones | 46-52 |
| 02:39 | Penn State | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-52 |
| 02:38 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to George Brown | 46-52 |
| 02:24 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Larry Jones | 48-52 |
| 02:03 | Penn State | Daniel Westerfield picks off the pass by James Brown | 48-52 |
| 01:47 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 01:46 | Penn State | Gerald Frew gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 01:28 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-55 |
| 01:18 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones is hacked by Clarence Anderson - foul #4 on Clarence Anderson, team foul #5 | 48-55 |
| 01:13 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako knocks in the shot in the lane and he's hacked by Cecil Beaubien - foul #3 on Cecil Beaubien, team foul #6 | 50-55 |
| 01:13 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako makes the free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:48 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 51-55 |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Gerald Frew snags the offensive board | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Gerald Frew is hacked by George Brown - foul #3 on George Brown, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Gerald Frew makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Gerald Frew makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:40 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Larry Jones | 53-57 |
| 00:37 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien is hacked by Dikembe Ako in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Ako, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| 00:37 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:37 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:31 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson grabs the board | 53-59 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Jones - foul #3 on Larry Jones, team foul #9 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Kinley (C) Dikembe Abke | |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:19 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 53-61 |
| 00:18 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield gets the offensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 00:14 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-61 |
| 00:12 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield snags the offensive board | 53-61 |
| 00:09 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | James Brown snags the defensive board | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien runs out the clock | 53-61 |