| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Maisonet (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilbert Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Marble (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Small (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Gower (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Kounovsky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Reuben Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Nathan Kounovsky inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Howard | Billy Clark makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from David Gower | 25-31 |
| 19:27 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce misses the dunk attempt | 25-31 |
| 19:25 | Penn State | Jason Marble tips it but misses | 25-31 |
| 19:24 | Howard | David Gower grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 19:13 | Howard | Darrell Pierce steals it from Billy Clark | 25-31 |
| 18:50 | Penn State | Reuben Lambert is called for the reach on James Maisonet - foul #2 on Reuben Lambert, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | David McCubrey (PG), Yong Tang (SG), Todd Carlton (SF), Michael Frank (PF) Jimmy Jones, James Maisonet, Darrell Pierce, Wilbert Jones | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 18:26 | Penn State | Todd Carlton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 25-31 |
| 18:24 | Penn State | Jason Marble tips it in | 27-31 |
| 18:11 | Howard | David Gower misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-31 |
| 18:10 | Penn State | Michael Frank snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 17:41 | Penn State | Jason Marble is hacked by Reuben Lambert - foul #3 on Reuben Lambert, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jimmy Jones (PG), Wilbert Jones (PF) Yong Tang, Michael Frank | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Harder (C) Reuben Lambert | |
| 17:26 | Penn State | David McCubrey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Darrell Pierce (SF) Todd Carlton | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 17:02 | Howard | Robert Harder misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 17:01 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Harder | 27-31 |
| 16:44 | Howard | Nathan Kounovsky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Todd Carlton (SF) Darrell Pierce | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Stafford (PG), Robert Nicol (SG), Walter Carroll (C) Robert Small, David Gower, Billy Clark | |
| 16:22 | Penn State | Nathan Kounovsky is called for the reach on Jason Marble - foul #2 on Nathan Kounovsky, team foul #3 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Yong Tang (SG), Darrell Pierce (SF) Jimmy Jones, Todd Carlton | |
| Subs | Howard | Peter Jefcoat (SF) Nathan Kounovsky | |
| 15:59 | Penn State | Peter Jefcoat takes the ball from Darrell Pierce | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David McCubrey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Yong Tang (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Darrell Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilbert Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Marble (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Stafford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Nicol (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Jefcoat (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Harder (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Carroll (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Howard | Walter Carroll misses the 3 from straight away | 27-31 |
| 15:36 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 15:20 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones misses the easy layup | 27-31 |
| 15:18 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Yong Tang | 27-31 |
| 14:57 | Penn State | Yong Tang can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 27-31 |
| 14:56 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 14:36 | Penn State | David McCubrey makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Yong Tang | 30-31 |
| 14:12 | Howard | Walter Carroll knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Peter Jefcoat | 30-34 |
| 13:43 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce misses long on a shot from close range | 30-34 |
| 13:42 | Howard | Robert Nicol grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 13:38 | Howard | Peter Jefcoat misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 13:37 | Penn State | Jason Marble pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 13:19 | Penn State | David McCubrey buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Marble | 33-34 |
| 13:15 | Howard | Robert Stafford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by David McCubrey - foul #2 on David McCubrey, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Maisonet (SG), Todd Carlton (SF), Michael Frank (C) Yong Tang, Darrell Pierce, Jason Marble | |
| Subs | Howard | David Gower (SG), Nathan Kounovsky (SF), Billy Clark (PF), Reuben Lambert (C) Robert Nicol, Peter Jefcoat, Robert Harder, Walter Carroll | |
| 13:15 | Howard | Robert Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 13:15 | Howard | Robert Stafford misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 13:15 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 12:53 | Penn State | James Maisonet hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 12:51 | Howard | Nathan Kounovsky grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 12:33 | Howard | Nathan Kounovsky misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 33-35 |
| 12:31 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Todd Carlton | 33-35 |
| 12:06 | Penn State | Michael Frank is hacked by Reuben Lambert - foul #4 on Reuben Lambert, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jimmy Jones (PG), Jason Marble (C) James Maisonet, Wilbert Jones | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Small (PG), Walter Carroll (C) Robert Stafford, Reuben Lambert | |
| 11:52 | Penn State | Todd Carlton hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Walter Carroll - foul #1 on Walter Carroll, team foul #5 | 33-35 |
| 11:52 | Penn State | Todd Carlton makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 11:52 | Penn State | Todd Carlton misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 11:52 | Penn State | Michael Frank snags the offensive board | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David McCubrey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Carlton (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Frank (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Marble (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Small (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Gower (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Kounovsky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Clark (fresh) 4 pts. C - Walter Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Penn State | Todd Carlton connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-35 |
| 11:11 | Howard | Nathan Kounovsky makes the shot from close range and the foul's on Jimmy Jones - foul #2 on Jimmy Jones, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| 11:11 | Howard | Nathan Kounovsky makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| 10:51 | Penn State | Michael Frank makes the shot from the right wing set up by Jason Marble | 38-38 |
| 10:37 | Howard | Billy Clark can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Michael Frank - foul #2 on Michael Frank, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dan Carrozza (PG), James Maisonet (SG), Darrell Pierce (SF), Wilbert Jones (PF) Jimmy Jones, David McCubrey, Todd Carlton, Jason Marble | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 10:37 | Howard | Billy Clark makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 10:37 | Howard | Billy Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 10:37 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 10:19 | Penn State | Michael Frank misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-39 |
| 10:17 | Howard | David Gower pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 10:11 | Howard | Robert Small comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 38-39 |
| 10:09 | Howard | Nathan Kounovsky misses the tip | 38-39 |
| 10:07 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 09:39 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones scores on a shot from the right block set up by Darrell Pierce | 40-39 |
| 09:24 | Howard | Nathan Kounovsky can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Dan Carrozza - foul #1 on Dan Carrozza, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jimmy Jones (PG), David McCubrey (SG), Todd Carlton (SF), Jason Marble (C) Dan Carrozza, James Maisonet, Darrell Pierce, Wilbert Jones | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Stafford (SG), Robert Harder (PF), Gregory Miller (C) David Gower, Billy Clark, Walter Carroll | |
| 09:24 | Howard | Nathan Kounovsky misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 09:24 | Howard | Nathan Kounovsky makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 09:01 | Penn State | Michael Frank hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Nathan Kounovsky - foul #3 on Nathan Kounovsky, team foul #6 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Yong Tang (SF) Todd Carlton | |
| Subs | Howard | Peter Jefcoat (SF) Nathan Kounovsky | |
| 09:01 | Penn State | Michael Frank makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 09:01 | Penn State | Michael Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 08:41 | Howard | Robert Harder is whistled for traveling | 42-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Todd Carlton (SF) Yong Tang | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Nicol (SG) Robert Small | |
| 08:20 | Penn State | Michael Frank is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Michael Frank, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Maisonet (SG), Darrell Pierce (SF), Wilbert Jones (PF) Jimmy Jones, Todd Carlton, Jason Marble | |
| Subs | Howard | David Gower (SG) Robert Nicol | |
| 08:05 | Howard | Peter Jefcoat misses the jump hook from the baseline | 42-40 |
| 08:04 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 07:45 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Frank | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David McCubrey (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Maisonet (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wilbert Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Frank (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Stafford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Gower (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Jefcoat (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Harder (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Miller (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Howard | David Gower travels with the ball | 44-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jimmy Jones (PG), Yong Tang (SF), Jason Marble (C) James Maisonet, Darrell Pierce, Wilbert Jones | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Small (PG), Nathan Kounovsky (SF), Billy Clark (PF), Reuben Lambert (C) Robert Stafford, Peter Jefcoat, Robert Harder, Gregory Miller | |
| 07:08 | Penn State | Jimmy Jones misses the floater from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 07:07 | Howard | Reuben Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 07:02 | Howard | David Gower blows the layup | 44-40 |
| 07:01 | Howard | Reuben Lambert tips it but misses | 44-40 |
| 07:00 | Penn State | David McCubrey snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 06:35 | Penn State | Michael Frank comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 44-40 |
| 06:33 | Penn State | Jason Marble tips it back up and in | 46-40 |
| 06:07 | Howard | Nathan Kounovsky misses the lay-in | 46-40 |
| 06:06 | Howard | Robert Small tips it back up and in | 46-42 |
| 05:43 | Penn State | Yong Tang's fadeaway is rejected by Reuben Lambert | 46-42 |
| 05:41 | Howard | Reuben Lambert grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 05:24 | Howard | Nathan Kounovsky comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 05:23 | Penn State | David McCubrey pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 05:04 | Penn State | Jason Marble hits a shot in the paint | 48-42 |
| 04:56 | Howard | Robert Small misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 48-42 |
| 04:55 | Penn State | Michael Frank grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 04:55 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dan Carrozza (PG), James Maisonet (SG), Darrell Pierce (SF), Wilbert Jones (PF) Jimmy Jones, David McCubrey, Yong Tang, Jason Marble | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 04:26 | Penn State | James Maisonet is hacked by David Gower - foul #2 on David Gower, team foul #7 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jason Marble (C) Michael Frank | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 04:26 | Penn State | James Maisonet makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 04:26 | Penn State | James Maisonet makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 04:00 | Howard | David Gower loses the dribble to Dan Carrozza | 50-42 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce blows the layup | 50-42 |
| 03:37 | Howard | Reuben Lambert pulls down the rebound | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Dan Carrozza (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Maisonet (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wilbert Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Jason Marble (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Small (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Gower (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Kounovsky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Billy Clark (fresh) 5 pts. C - Reuben Lambert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Howard | Wilbert Jones blocks the short jumper by Nathan Kounovsky | 50-42 |
| 03:29 | Howard | Reuben Lambert tips it home | 50-44 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:11 | Penn State | Dan Carrozza travels with the ball | 50-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | David McCubrey (PG), Michael Frank (C) Dan Carrozza, Jason Marble | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Stafford (SG), Robert Harder (C) David Gower, Reuben Lambert | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:52 | Howard | Nathan Kounovsky scores on a jumper from the left side | 50-46 |
| 02:31 | Penn State | Michael Frank hits the finger roll set up by David McCubrey | 52-46 |
| 02:31 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jimmy Jones (PG) James Maisonet | |
| Subs | Howard | David Gower (SG), Reuben Lambert (C) Robert Stafford, Robert Harder | |
| 02:15 | Howard | David Gower misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 02:13 | Howard | Billy Clark hits the follow up shot | 52-48 |
| 02:00 | Penn State | Michael Frank misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Reuben Lambert - foul #5 on Reuben Lambert, team foul #8 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Maisonet (SG), Jason Marble (C) David McCubrey, Wilbert Jones | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Harder (C) Reuben Lambert | |
| 02:00 | Penn State | Michael Frank makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 02:00 | Penn State | Michael Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 01:44 | Howard | Nathan Kounovsky comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 54-48 |
| 01:42 | Penn State | Michael Frank grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 01:13 | Penn State | Michael Frank is whistled for a carry | 54-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wilbert Jones (PF) Michael Frank | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:49 | Howard | Robert Small clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones is hacked by David Gower in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Gower, team foul #9 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | David McCubrey (PG), Todd Carlton (SF), Michael Frank (C) Jimmy Jones, Darrell Pierce, Jason Marble | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Wilbert Jones misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:44 | Howard | Billy Clark snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Howard | Robert Small misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 00:36 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Michael Frank | 54-48 |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Robert Small is called for the reach on Michael Frank in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Small, team foul #10 | 54-48 |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Michael Frank makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Michael Frank misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:33 | Howard | Nathan Kounovsky gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 00:29 | Howard | David Gower drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Small | 55-51 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Michael Frank is hacked by David Gower in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Gower, team foul #11 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Darrell Pierce (SF) Todd Carlton | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Michael Frank misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Michael Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:21 | Howard | Nathan Kounovsky is hacked by James Maisonet - foul #2 on James Maisonet, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jimmy Jones (PG), Jason Marble (C) David McCubrey, Michael Frank | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:17 | Howard | David Gower can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Jason Marble grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Jason Marble is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Small - foul #3 on Robert Small, team foul #12 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | David McCubrey (PG), Todd Carlton (SF) Jimmy Jones, Darrell Pierce | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Jason Marble misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Jason Marble makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:08 | Howard | Jason Marble steps in front of the David Gower pass | 57-51 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | David McCubrey is hacked by Robert Small in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Small, team foul #13 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Frank (C) Jason Marble | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:06 | Penn State | David McCubrey makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | David McCubrey misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:06 | Howard | Robert Harder grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 00:00 | Howard | David Gower knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-54 |