| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clarence Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gerald Frew (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willard Drayton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Ford (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield inbounds the ball | 16-27 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-27 |
| 19:35 | Penn State | Willard Drayton gets the rebound | 16-27 |
| 19:26 | Penn State | Gerald Frew lays it in on a nice dish by Clarence Anderson | 18-27 |
| 19:00 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Thomas | 18-29 |
| 18:37 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdulmateen - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdulmateen, team foul #1 | 18-29 |
| 18:37 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 18:37 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 18:15 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen's pass is intercepted by Willard Drayton | 20-29 |
| 18:13 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-29 |
| 18:04 | Pittsburgh | Willard Drayton blocks the short jumper by Brandon Claar | 20-29 |
| 18:02 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke snags the defensive board | 20-29 |
| 17:44 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdulmateen - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdulmateen, team foul #2 | 20-29 |
| 17:21 | Penn State | Gerald Frew clanks a jumper from the left wing | 20-29 |
| 17:20 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby tips it back up and in | 22-29 |
| 16:59 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David Ford | 22-32 |
| 16:30 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-32 |
| 16:28 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen pulls down the rebound | 22-32 |
| 16:02 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 22-32 |
| 16:01 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar grabs the offensive board | 22-32 |
| 15:42 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Westerfield | 22-34 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Clarence Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Willard Drayton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Ford (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 12 pts. | |
| 15:20 | Penn State | Willard Drayton buries a floater from the left wing | 24-34 |
| 15:00 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-34 |
| 14:59 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield tips it home | 24-36 |
| 14:37 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Jerry Hobby | 26-36 |
| 14:12 | Pittsburgh | Clarence Anderson steps in front of the David Ford pass | 26-36 |
| 13:57 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Jerry Hobby | 29-36 |
| 13:41 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from the baseline | 29-36 |
| 13:40 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar tips it but misses | 29-36 |
| 13:38 | Penn State | Gerald Frew grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 13:12 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby double dribbles | 29-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | John Strauss (PG), Larry Jones (SG), Willie Fink (SF), George Brown (PF), Edward Marlowe (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Edward Thomas, Daniel Westerfield, David Ford, Brandon Claar | |
| 12:55 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink loses the ball out of bounds | 29-36 |
| 12:26 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-36 |
| 12:25 | Penn State | Gerald Frew grabs the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 12:07 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby is hacked by Edward Marlowe - foul #1 on Edward Marlowe, team foul #3 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Husman (PF) Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 11:48 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-36 |
| 11:47 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 11:25 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Lazar (PG), Carl Umana (SF), Dikembe Abke (C) Jerry Hobby, Gerald Frew, Willard Drayton | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas (SG), Daniel Westerfield (SF), Brandon Claar (C) Larry Jones, Willie Fink, Edward Marlowe | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Lazar (fresh) SG - Clarence Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Umana (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Husman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - John Strauss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Brown (fresh) C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:03 | Penn State | Carl Umana misses long on a jumper from the left side | 29-36 |
| 11:02 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 10:37 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Strauss | 29-38 |
| 10:13 | Penn State | Carl Umana scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Clarence Anderson | 32-38 |
| 09:45 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 09:43 | Penn State | John Husman grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 09:20 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by George Brown - foul #2 on George Brown, team foul #4 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Hobby (PG), Gerald Frew (SF), Willard Drayton (C) Cecil Lazar, Carl Umana, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), David Ford (PF) John Strauss, George Brown | |
| 09:20 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 09:20 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 08:55 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen connects on the shot from the free throw line | 34-40 |
| 08:26 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby is hacked by Edward Thomas - foul #1 on Edward Thomas, team foul #5 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Lazar (SG), Carl Umana (PF) Clarence Anderson, John Husman | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink (SF) Daniel Westerfield | |
| 08:07 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby misses the 3 from straight away | 34-40 |
| 08:06 | Pittsburgh | David Ford grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 07:38 | Pittsburgh | David Ford comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 34-40 |
| 07:36 | Penn State | Willard Drayton pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 07:19 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 07:17 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Lazar (fresh) SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Umana (fresh) 5 pts. C - Willard Drayton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Fink (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Ford (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Dikembe Abdulmateen | 34-42 |
| 06:28 | Penn State | Cecil Lazar works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 06:26 | Pittsburgh | David Ford grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 06:24 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Hobby - foul #2 on Jerry Hobby, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Anderson (SG), Dikembe Abke (C) Cecil Lazar, Carl Umana | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones (SG), Daniel Westerfield (SF), George Brown (PF), Edward Marlowe (C) Edward Thomas, Willie Fink, David Ford, Brandon Claar | |
| 06:05 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones makes the fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Clarence Anderson - foul #1 on Clarence Anderson, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Lazar (PG), Carl Umana (SF) Jerry Hobby, Gerald Frew | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 06:05 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones makes the free throw | 34-45 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:50 | Penn State | Carl Umana hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Clarence Anderson | 37-45 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:27 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones is fouled on the floor by Cecil Lazar - foul #2 on Cecil Lazar, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Husman (PF) Willard Drayton | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | John Strauss (PG), Edward Thomas (SG), Brandon Claar (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Larry Jones, Edward Marlowe | |
| 05:04 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 37-45 |
| 05:03 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:41 | Penn State | Carl Umana can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Edward Thomas - foul #2 on Edward Thomas, team foul #6 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Hobby (PG) Cecil Lazar | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 04:41 | Penn State | Carl Umana misses the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 04:41 | Penn State | Carl Umana makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 04:12 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Edward Thomas | 38-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:57 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Edward Thomas - foul #3 on Edward Thomas, team foul #7 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Frew (SF), Willard Drayton (PF) Carl Umana, John Husman | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), David Ford (PF) John Strauss, George Brown | |
| 03:57 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 03:57 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 03:57 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson makes the 3rd free throw | 40-47 |
| 03:36 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 03:35 | Penn State | Willard Drayton snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Lazar (SG), John Husman (PF) Clarence Anderson, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Lazar (fresh) SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Husman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Willard Drayton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Ford (fresh) 5 reb. C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 02:51 | Penn State | John Husman gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 02:51 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Anderson (SG), Dikembe Abke (C) Cecil Lazar, John Husman | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 02:29 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-47 |
| 02:28 | Pittsburgh | David Ford gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 02:04 | Pittsburgh | David Ford blows the wide open layup | 40-47 |
| 02:02 | Penn State | Willard Drayton gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 01:33 | Penn State | Gerald Frew misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 01:32 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Abke | 40-47 |
| 01:15 | Penn State | Gerald Frew hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Clarence Anderson and he's hacked by Dikembe Abdulmateen - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdulmateen, team foul #8 | 42-47 |
| 01:15 | Penn State | Gerald Frew makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 00:46 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Thomas | 43-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Penn State | Gerald Frew loses the dribble to Brandon Claar | 43-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:37 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas is hacked by Clarence Anderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clarence Anderson, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones (PG) Dikembe Abdulmateen | |
| 00:34 | Pittsburgh | Jerry Hobby is called for the reach on Edward Thomas - foul #3 on Jerry Hobby, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| 00:32 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar is fouled on the floor by Jerry Hobby - foul #4 on Jerry Hobby, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| 00:29 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones is hacked by Jerry Hobby - foul #5 on Jerry Hobby, team foul #7 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Lazar (PG) Jerry Hobby | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 00:29 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 00:29 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Cecil Lazar shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-52 |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke snags the offensive board | 43-52 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Gerald Frew pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Willard Drayton | 46-52 |
| 00:13 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones is hacked by Cecil Lazar in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cecil Lazar, team foul #8 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Willie Fink (SF) Edward Thomas, Daniel Westerfield | |
| 00:13 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 00:13 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 00:04 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdulmateen | 46-54 |
| 00:04 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas (SG), Daniel Westerfield (SF) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Willie Fink | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones runs out the clock | 46-54 |