| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Drexler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Vallone (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Gerald Frew (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Husman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Gerald Frew inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 23-28 |
| 19:31 | Southern Cal | John Richards pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 19:25 | Southern Cal | John Richards misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 19:24 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Husman | 23-28 |
| 19:06 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-28 |
| 19:05 | Penn State | Gerald Frew tips it but misses | 23-28 |
| 19:04 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 18:59 | Southern Cal | Eugene Drexler misses the easy layup | 23-28 |
| 18:58 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 18:38 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby misses the 3 from straight away | 23-28 |
| 18:37 | Southern Cal | Samuel Williams gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 18:31 | Southern Cal | Eric Vallone is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abke - foul #2 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| 18:20 | Southern Cal | Samuel Williams connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by John Richards | 25-28 |
| 18:03 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jerry Hobby | 25-31 |
| 17:39 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abke - foul #3 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #2 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda (PG), David Johnson (SF), Jeffrey Renfro (C) John Richards, Eugene Drexler, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Umana (PF), Willard Drayton (C) John Husman, Dikembe Abke | |
| 17:16 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jerry Hobby - foul #2 on Jerry Hobby, team foul #3 | 25-31 |
| 17:16 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 17:16 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 17:16 | Penn State | Carl Umana snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 16:51 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 16:49 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Renfro grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 16:44 | Southern Cal | Jerry Hobby steps in front of the David Johnson pass | 26-31 |
| 16:26 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 16:24 | Southern Cal | David Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 16:02 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 16:01 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda misses the tip | 26-31 |
| 16:00 | Southern Cal | David Johnson can't tip it in | 26-31 |
| 15:58 | Penn State | Willard Drayton grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Williams (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Eric Vallone (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Renfro (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Umana (fresh) 2 reb. C - Willard Drayton (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Penn State | Gerald Frew knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Clarence Anderson and the foul's on Jeffrey Renfro - foul #1 on Jeffrey Renfro, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Richards (PG), Milton Johnson (SF), Dikembe Banda (C) Dikembe Banda, David Johnson, Jeffrey Renfro | |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Lazar (PG), John Husman (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) Jerry Hobby, Carl Umana, Willard Drayton | |
| 15:34 | Penn State | Gerald Frew makes the free throw | 26-34 |
| 15:08 | Southern Cal | John Richards misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-34 |
| 15:06 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda grabs the offensive board | 26-34 |
| 14:54 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda misses long on a floater from the right side | 26-34 |
| 14:53 | Penn State | Gerald Frew gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 14:30 | Penn State | Cecil Lazar hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-34 |
| 14:29 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke tips it back up and in | 26-36 |
| 14:25 | Southern Cal | John Richards connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Banda and the foul's on Cecil Lazar - foul #1 on Cecil Lazar, team foul #4 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Eugene Drexler (SF) Milton Johnson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Hobby (PG), Carl Umana (SF), Willard Drayton (PF) Clarence Anderson, Gerald Frew, John Husman | |
| 14:25 | Southern Cal | John Richards misses the free throw | 28-36 |
| 14:25 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke grabs the defensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 14:11 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Cecil Lazar | 28-39 |
| 13:58 | Southern Cal | John Richards buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-39 |
| 13:32 | Penn State | Carl Umana throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Renfro (C) Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:21 | Southern Cal | John Richards buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Vallone and he's hacked by Jerry Hobby - foul #3 on Jerry Hobby, team foul #5 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda (SG) Samuel Williams | |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Beam (SG) Jerry Hobby | |
| 13:21 | Southern Cal | John Richards makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 13:19 | Penn State | Cecil Lazar loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Wilson (PG) John Richards | |
| Subs | Penn State | Diego Mejia (SG) Cecil Lazar | |
| 13:02 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda drills a shot from the right side set up by Donald Wilson | 35-39 |
| 12:40 | Penn State | Donald Beam misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-39 |
| 12:38 | Southern Cal | Eric Vallone snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 12:33 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Wilson | 38-39 |
| 12:07 | Penn State | Diego Mejia hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 38-39 |
| 12:05 | Southern Cal | Eugene Drexler snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 12:00 | Southern Cal | Eugene Drexler can't throw it down | 38-39 |
| 11:59 | Penn State | Donald Beam pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Donald Wilson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Drexler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Vallone (tiring) 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Renfro (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Donald Beam (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Diego Mejia (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Umana (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Willard Drayton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Penn State | Carl Umana is called for traveling | 38-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Richards (PG), Samuel Williams (SG), David Johnson (SF), Michael Carr (PF), Dikembe Banda (C) Donald Wilson, Dikembe Banda, Eugene Drexler, Eric Vallone, Jeffrey Renfro | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Hobby (PG), Clarence Anderson (SG), Gerald Frew (SF), John Husman (PF) Donald Beam, Diego Mejia, Carl Umana, Dikembe Abke | |
| 11:19 | Southern Cal | The jump hook by John Richards is blocked by Willard Drayton | 38-39 |
| 11:18 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Gerald Frew | 38-39 |
| 11:16 | Penn State | Samuel Williams is called for the reach on Clarence Anderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samuel Williams, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| 11:00 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 10:59 | Southern Cal | Samuel Williams pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 10:54 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda double dribbles | 38-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gregory Washington (C) Willard Drayton | |
| 10:28 | Penn State | John Husman buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Clarence Anderson | 38-41 |
| 10:22 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda misses short on a floater from the right block | 38-41 |
| 10:21 | Penn State | Gregory Washington grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 09:57 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 38-41 |
| 09:55 | Southern Cal | Michael Carr grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 09:39 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda makes the floater near the basket | 40-41 |
| 09:18 | Penn State | Gregory Washington lays it up and in set up by Jerry Hobby | 40-43 |
| 08:56 | Southern Cal | John Richards hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Carr | 42-43 |
| 08:42 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-43 |
| 08:41 | Southern Cal | Michael Carr pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 08:36 | Southern Cal | John Richards misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Jerry Hobby - foul #4 on Jerry Hobby, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda (SG), Eugene Drexler (SF), Eric Vallone (PF), Jeffrey Renfro (C) Samuel Williams, David Johnson, Michael Carr, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Lazar (PG), Donald Beam (SG), Carl Umana (SF), Willard Drayton (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) Jerry Hobby, Clarence Anderson, Gerald Frew, John Husman, Gregory Washington | |
| 08:36 | Southern Cal | John Richards makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 08:36 | Southern Cal | John Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 08:34 | Penn State | Donald Beam is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 44-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Wilson (PG) John Richards | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:29 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 08:27 | Southern Cal | Donald Wilson tips it back up and in | 46-43 |
| 08:22 | Penn State | Donald Wilson is called for the reach on Dikembe Abke in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Wilson, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| 08:01 | Penn State | Eugene Drexler steals the ball from Donald Beam | 46-43 |
| 07:57 | Southern Cal | Eric Vallone hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eugene Drexler | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Donald Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Drexler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Vallone (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Renfro (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Lazar (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Beam (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Umana (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Willard Drayton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Penn State | Carl Umana hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 07:36 | Southern Cal | Eric Vallone pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 07:31 | Southern Cal | Donald Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Milton Johnson (SF) Eugene Drexler | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 07:29 | Penn State | Dikembe Banda is called for the reach on Dikembe Abke in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| 07:10 | Penn State | Cecil Lazar's 3 pointer is rejected by Milton Johnson | 48-43 |
| 07:08 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke hits the follow up shot | 48-45 |
| 06:55 | Southern Cal | Donald Beam takes the ball from Dikembe Banda | 48-45 |
| 06:28 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-45 |
| 06:26 | Southern Cal | Donald Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 06:18 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 06:16 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abke | 48-45 |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Willard Drayton misses the floater from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 05:56 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke gets the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 05:37 | Penn State | Carl Umana is open and buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Donald Beam | 48-47 |
| 05:37 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Richards (PG), Eugene Drexler (SF), Dikembe Banda (C) Donald Wilson, Milton Johnson, Jeffrey Renfro | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Hobby (PG), Clarence Anderson (SG), Gerald Frew (SF), John Husman (PF) Cecil Lazar, Donald Beam, Carl Umana, Dikembe Abke | |
| 05:24 | Southern Cal | Eugene Drexler clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 48-47 |
| 05:23 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Gerald Frew | 48-47 |
| 05:18 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 04:51 | Southern Cal | John Husman steals it from Eric Vallone | 48-50 |
| 04:49 | Penn State | John Richards steals the ball from Clarence Anderson in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| 04:31 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda jams it on a nice dish by John Richards | 50-50 |
| 04:16 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 04:01 | Southern Cal | Eugene Drexler hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Dikembe Banda | 52-53 |
| 03:47 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Husman | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Richards (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Drexler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Vallone (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Clarence Anderson (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Husman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Willard Drayton (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Southern Cal | John Richards hits a floater from the free throw line | 54-55 |
| 03:01 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 03:00 | Southern Cal | John Richards snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 02:54 | Southern Cal | Clarence Anderson steals it from Eugene Drexler | 54-55 |
| 02:32 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 02:16 | Southern Cal | Eugene Drexler can't finish the layup | 54-58 |
| 02:15 | Penn State | Willard Drayton pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 02:13 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-58 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Wilson (PG), Samuel Williams (SG), David Johnson (SF), Michael Carr (PF), Jeffrey Renfro (C) John Richards, Dikembe Banda, Eugene Drexler, Eric Vallone, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Lazar (PG), Carl Umana (SF), Gregory Washington (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) Jerry Hobby, Gerald Frew, John Husman, Willard Drayton | |
| 01:55 | Southern Cal | Michael Carr connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Wilson | 56-58 |
| 01:55 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Richards (PG), Eugene Drexler (SF), Eric Vallone (PF), Dikembe Banda (C) Donald Wilson, David Johnson, Michael Carr, Jeffrey Renfro | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Hobby (PG), Gerald Frew (SF), John Husman (PF) Cecil Lazar, Carl Umana, Gregory Washington | |
| 01:26 | Penn State | Gerald Frew is alone and drills a jumper from the right block set up by Jerry Hobby and the foul's on Eugene Drexler - foul #1 on Eugene Drexler, team foul #5 | 56-60 |
| 01:26 | Penn State | Gerald Frew misses the free throw | 56-60 |
| 01:26 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 01:13 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on John Husman - foul #2 on John Husman, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| 01:13 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 01:13 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:50 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson is hacked by Dikembe Banda - foul #2 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #6 | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson misses short on a shot from the left wing | 58-60 |
| 00:19 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Banda grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Southern Cal | Eugene Drexler can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Gerald Frew - foul #1 on Gerald Frew, team foul #8 | 58-60 |
| 00:13 | Southern Cal | Eugene Drexler misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:13 | Southern Cal | Eugene Drexler misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson snags the defensive board | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Williams - foul #4 on Samuel Williams, team foul #7 | 58-60 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal 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 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | Samuel Williams buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Richards | 61-62 |
| 00:01 | Penn State | John Richards is called for the reach on Dikembe Abke in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Richards, team foul #8 | 61-62 |
| 00:01 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:01 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Samuel Williams misses short on a halfcourt shot | 61-64 |