| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Frew (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willard Drayton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Paul Kukowski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Milton Southern (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Lyon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Haigler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Charleston Southern | Charles Taylor inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-22 |
| 19:33 | Penn State | Willard Drayton grabs the defensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 19:08 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 19:04 | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 19:02 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 18:44 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-22 |
| 18:42 | Penn State | Willard Drayton can't tip it in | 30-22 |
| 18:41 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke snags the offensive board | 30-22 |
| 18:24 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson is hacked by Milton Southern - foul #1 on Milton Southern, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| 18:08 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 30-22 |
| 18:07 | Charleston Southern | Jason Lyon grabs the board | 30-22 |
| 17:38 | Charleston Southern | Charles Taylor connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Milton Southern | 30-24 |
| 17:16 | Penn State | Gerald Frew scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 32-24 |
| 16:56 | Charleston Southern | Charles Taylor's fadeaway is rejected by Dikembe Abke | 32-24 |
| 16:55 | Penn State | Willard Drayton grabs the board | 32-24 |
| 16:30 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Jerry Hobby | 34-24 |
| 16:07 | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-24 |
| 16:05 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abke | 34-24 |
| 15:36 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson clanks a floater from the right side | 34-24 |
| 15:35 | Charleston Southern | Jason Lyon snags the defensive board | 34-24 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willard Drayton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Paul Kukowski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Milton Southern (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Lyon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Haigler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:13 | Charleston Southern | Jason Lyon is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jason Lyon, team foul #2 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Terry Ruffin (SG), Wallace Finke (SF), Mike Woodward (PF), Stuart Anders (C) Milton Southern, Charles Taylor, Jason Lyon, Brian Haigler | |
| 14:52 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke hits the finger roll set up by Jerry Hobby | 36-24 |
| 14:34 | Charleston Southern | Wallace Finke can't finish the layup | 36-24 |
| 14:32 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-24 |
| 14:03 | Penn State | Paul Kukowski is called for the reach on Gerald Frew - foul #3 on Paul Kukowski, team foul #3 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Milton Southern (SG), Brian Haigler (C) Paul Kukowski, Stuart Anders | |
| 13:50 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby is hacked by Terry Ruffin - foul #1 on Terry Ruffin, team foul #4 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Jason Lyon (PF) Mike Woodward | |
| 13:28 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 36-24 |
| 13:26 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke grabs the offensive rebound | 36-24 |
| 13:12 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brian Haigler - foul #2 on Brian Haigler, team foul #5 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Charles Taylor (PG) Terry Ruffin | |
| 13:12 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke misses the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 13:12 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke makes the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 12:49 | Charleston Southern | Milton Southern connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-26 |
| 12:32 | Penn State | Willard Drayton buries a fadeaway in the lane | 39-26 |
| 12:19 | Charleston Southern | Jason Lyon hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 39-26 |
| 12:17 | Penn State | Gerald Frew snags the defensive board | 39-26 |
| 12:01 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Clarence Anderson | 42-26 |
| 11:55 | Charleston Southern | Wallace Finke misses badly on a floater from the left block | 42-26 |
| 11:54 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson gets the rebound | 42-26 |
| 11:25 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-26 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willard Drayton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Charles Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Southern (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wallace Finke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Lyon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Haigler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 11:00 | Charleston Southern | Wallace Finke connects on the shot from the left block set up by Brian Haigler and he's hacked by Gerald Frew - foul #1 on Gerald Frew, team foul #1 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Lazar (PG), Carl Umana (SF), John Husman (PF), Gregory Washington (C) Jerry Hobby, Gerald Frew, Willard Drayton, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski (PG), Mike Woodward (PF) Milton Southern, Jason Lyon | |
| 11:00 | Charleston Southern | Wallace Finke misses the free throw | 45-28 |
| 11:00 | Charleston Southern | Mike Woodward pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-28 |
| 10:51 | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski is hacked by Cecil Lazar - foul #2 on Cecil Lazar, team foul #2 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Terry Ruffin (SG) Wallace Finke | |
| 10:43 | Charleston Southern | Charles Taylor can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-28 |
| 10:42 | Charleston Southern | Mike Woodward tips it but misses | 45-28 |
| 10:40 | Penn State | Carl Umana pulls down the rebound | 45-28 |
| 10:17 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-28 |
| 10:16 | Penn State | Gregory Washington tips it but misses | 45-28 |
| 10:15 | Charleston Southern | Mike Woodward pulls down the rebound | 45-28 |
| 10:11 | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-28 |
| 10:10 | Charleston Southern | Brian Haigler snags the offensive board | 45-28 |
| 10:01 | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-31 |
| 09:33 | Penn State | Cecil Lazar comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 45-31 |
| 09:32 | Charleston Southern | Brian Haigler gets the rebound | 45-31 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:12 | Charleston Southern | Terry Ruffin misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 09:10 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 08:43 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Cecil Lazar | 48-31 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:27 | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-31 |
| 08:25 | Charleston Southern | Brian Haigler tips it but misses | 48-31 |
| 08:24 | Charleston Southern | Mike Woodward can't tip it in | 48-31 |
| 08:23 | Charleston Southern | Mike Woodward pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 08:10 | Charleston Southern | Brian Haigler is fouled on the floor by Gregory Washington - foul #1 on Gregory Washington, team foul #3 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Hobby (PG), Gerald Frew (SF), Willard Drayton (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) Clarence Anderson, Carl Umana, John Husman, Gregory Washington | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Milton Southern (SG), Wallace Finke (SF), Jason Lyon (PF) Terry Ruffin, Charles Taylor, Brian Haigler | |
| 07:51 | Charleston Southern | Mike Woodward blows the layup | 48-31 |
| 07:50 | Charleston Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Wallace Finke | 48-31 |
| 07:36 | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-31 |
| 07:35 | Penn State | Gerald Frew pulls down the rebound | 48-31 |
| 07:31 | Penn State | Gerald Frew knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Jerry Hobby | 50-31 |
| 07:22 | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Mike Woodward and he's fouled by Jerry Hobby - foul #1 on Jerry Hobby, team foul #4 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Stuart Anders (C) Mike Woodward | |
| 07:22 | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski makes the free throw | 50-35 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cecil Lazar (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Willard Drayton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Paul Kukowski (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SG - Milton Southern (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wallace Finke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Lyon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Stuart Anders (fresh) | |
| 06:54 | Penn State | Cecil Lazar knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-35 |
| 06:33 | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Milton Southern | 53-38 |
| 06:08 | Penn State | Cecil Lazar is hacked by Milton Southern - foul #2 on Milton Southern, team foul #6 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Anderson (SG) Cecil Lazar | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Terry Ruffin (PG), Brian Haigler (C) Paul Kukowski, Stuart Anders | |
| 05:49 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 53-38 |
| 05:48 | Penn State | Willard Drayton pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-38 |
| 05:19 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson is whistled for a carry | 53-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Charles Taylor (SF) Wallace Finke | |
| 05:02 | Charleston Southern | Jason Lyon clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-38 |
| 05:01 | Penn State | Gerald Frew pulls down the rebound | 53-38 |
| 04:42 | Penn State | Gerald Frew is whistled for traveling | 53-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Husman (PF) Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski (PG) Terry Ruffin | |
| 04:30 | Charleston Southern | Jason Lyon drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Brian Haigler | 53-40 |
| 04:01 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 53-40 |
| 04:00 | Charleston Southern | Jason Lyon grabs the defensive rebound | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Charleston Southern | Charles Taylor misses the jumper from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 03:43 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson grabs the board | 53-40 |
| 03:17 | Penn State | Willard Drayton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 03:16 | Penn State | Willard Drayton pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-40 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Husman (fresh) C - Willard Drayton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Paul Kukowski (fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. SG - Milton Southern (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Lyon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Haigler (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-40 |
| 02:58 | Charleston Southern | Charles Taylor grabs the board | 53-40 |
| 02:46 | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 53-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Lazar (PG), Donald Beam (SG), Carl Umana (SF), Gregory Washington (C) Jerry Hobby, Clarence Anderson, Gerald Frew, Willard Drayton | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Terry Ruffin (SG), Wallace Finke (SF), Mike Woodward (PF), Stuart Anders (C) Milton Southern, Charles Taylor, Jason Lyon, Brian Haigler | |
| 02:28 | Penn State | Carl Umana connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Donald Beam | 56-40 |
| 02:17 | Charleston Southern | Mike Woodward hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 56-40 |
| 02:16 | Charleston Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Ruffin | 56-40 |
| 02:11 | Charleston Southern | Mike Woodward connects on the shot from close range and the foul's on Donald Beam - foul #1 on Donald Beam, team foul #5 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Ricardo Quinones (PF) Paul Kukowski | |
| 02:11 | Charleston Southern | Mike Woodward makes the free throw | 56-43 |
| 01:52 | Penn State | John Husman misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 56-43 |
| 01:51 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to Mike Woodward | 56-43 |
| 01:47 | Charleston Southern | Mike Woodward banks in the layup | 56-45 |
| 01:30 | Penn State | Cecil Lazar misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-45 |
| 01:28 | Penn State | Donald Beam gets the offensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 01:13 | Penn State | Stuart Anders takes the ball from Cecil Lazar | 56-45 |
| 01:00 | Charleston Southern | Wallace Finke misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 56-45 |
| 00:59 | Charleston Southern | Ricardo Quinones tips it in | 56-47 |
| 00:59 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Hobby (PG), Clarence Anderson (SG), Gerald Frew (SF), Willard Drayton (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) Cecil Lazar, Donald Beam, Carl Umana, John Husman, Gregory Washington | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski (PG), Milton Southern (SG), Charles Taylor (SF), Jason Lyon (PF), Brian Haigler (C) Terry Ruffin, Mike Woodward, Wallace Finke, Ricardo Quinones, Stuart Anders | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Gerald Frew is hacked by Paul Kukowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Kukowski, team foul #7 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Diego Mejia (SG) Clarence Anderson | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | | |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Gerald Frew makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Gerald Frew makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-47 |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke grabs the board | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Brian Haigler is called for the reach on Jerry Hobby - foul #3 on Brian Haigler, team foul #8 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Lazar (SG), Carl Umana (SF), John Husman (PF), Gregory Washington (C) Diego Mejia, Gerald Frew, Willard Drayton, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Terry Ruffin (PG), Wallace Finke (SF), Mike Woodward (PF), Stuart Anders (C) Paul Kukowski, Charles Taylor, Jason Lyon, Brian Haigler | |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:18 | Charleston Southern | Mike Woodward grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 00:14 | Charleston Southern | The short jumper by Mike Woodward is denied by Gregory Washington | 58-47 |
| 00:13 | Charleston Southern | Wallace Finke gets the offensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 00:10 | Charleston Southern | Mike Woodward hits a jump hook from the baseline | 58-49 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Anderson (SG), Gerald Frew (SF), Willard Drayton (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) Cecil Lazar, Carl Umana, John Husman, Gregory Washington | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Paul Kukowski (PG), Charles Taylor (SF), Jason Lyon (PF), Brian Haigler (C) Terry Ruffin, Wallace Finke, Mike Woodward, Stuart Anders | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Gerald Frew is fouled in the backcourt by Milton Southern - foul #3 on Milton Southern, team foul #9 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Diego Mejia (SG) Clarence Anderson | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | | |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Gerald Frew makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Gerald Frew misses the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Abke | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby runs out the clock | 59-49 |