| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Douglas Emert (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne O'Niell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Allbright (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Stott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Alexander (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Carswell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Stamant (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Hoyle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Burdick (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Thomas Stamant inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | New Mexico State | Mark Hoyle lays it in on a nice dish by Terry Lee and he's fouled by Vincent Alexander - foul #3 on Vincent Alexander, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Farrell (C) Vincent Alexander | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 19:45 | New Mexico State | Mark Hoyle makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 19:31 | Penn State | Michael Burdick denies the turnaround by Joseph Allbright | 39-39 |
| 19:30 | New Mexico State | Michael Burdick gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 19:27 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee is hacked by Douglas Emert in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Emert, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| 19:19 | New Mexico State | Michael Burdick double dribbles | 39-39 |
| 19:10 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 39-39 |
| 19:09 | New Mexico State | Michael Burdick snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 19:07 | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell is called for traveling in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| 18:59 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright misses the jump hook from the baseline | 39-39 |
| 18:57 | New Mexico State | Mark Hoyle snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 18:53 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 18:52 | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell tips it back up and in | 39-41 |
| 18:30 | Penn State | Douglas Emert misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 18:28 | Penn State | Gary Stott hits the follow up shot | 41-41 |
| 18:14 | New Mexico State | Mark Hoyle misses long on a shot from the left block | 41-41 |
| 18:13 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 18:09 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright is hacked by Terry Lee - foul #2 on Terry Lee, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Alexander Yuen (PG), Donald Wathen (SG), Harry Holahan (C) Douglas Emert, Dwayne O'Niell, Terry Farrell | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Johnson (PG), Ronald Babcock (SG), John Weisinger (SF), Larry Finley (PF), Ernest Oglesby (C) Terry Lee, Daniel Carswell, Thomas Stamant, Mark Hoyle, Michael Burdick | |
| 17:58 | Penn State | Alexander Yuen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Harry Holahan | 43-41 |
| 17:52 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Johnson is hacked by Donald Wathen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Wathen, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| 17:45 | New Mexico State | Ronald Babcock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-41 |
| 17:25 | Penn State | Donald Wathen loses the dribble to Larry Finley | 43-41 |
| 16:58 | New Mexico State | Ernest Oglesby hits a jumper from the right side | 43-43 |
| 16:37 | Penn State | Donald Wathen is fouled on the floor by Ronald Babcock - foul #1 on Ronald Babcock, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Douglas Emert (PG), Dwayne O'Niell (SG), Terry Farrell (PF) Donald Wathen, Joseph Allbright, Harry Holahan | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Lee (PG), Daniel Carswell (SG), Christopher McVey (SF), Mark Hoyle (PF), Michael Burdick (C) Kenneth Johnson, Ronald Babcock, John Weisinger, Larry Finley, Ernest Oglesby | |
| 16:22 | Penn State | Alexander Yuen hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Emert | 46-43 |
| 16:11 | New Mexico State | Christopher McVey double dribbles | 46-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Allbright (SF) Alexander Yuen | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Stamant (SF) Christopher McVey | |
| 16:02 | Penn State | Douglas Emert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 16:01 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Allbright | 46-43 |
| 15:36 | Penn State | Mark Hoyle swats the short shot by Joseph Allbright | 46-43 |
| 15:34 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Thomas Stamant | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Douglas Emert (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dwayne O'Niell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Allbright (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Terry Farrell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Stott (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Carswell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Stamant (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Hoyle (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Burdick (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:18 | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Hoyle | 46-46 |
| 15:02 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Douglas Emert and he's fouled by Terry Lee - foul #3 on Terry Lee, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Wathen (SG), Vincent Alexander (C) Dwayne O'Niell, Gary Stott | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay (PG), Ronald Babcock (SG), Kenneth Johnson (SF), John Weisinger (PF) Terry Lee, Daniel Carswell, Thomas Stamant, Mark Hoyle | |
| 15:02 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright makes the free throw | 49-46 |
| 14:40 | New Mexico State | The short jumper by John Weisinger is denied by Terry Farrell | 49-46 |
| 14:38 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Johnson grabs the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 14:28 | New Mexico State | Michael Burdick drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Weisinger | 49-48 |
| 14:18 | Penn State | Douglas Emert connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Allbright | 52-48 |
| 14:01 | New Mexico State | Michael Burdick misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Douglas Emert - foul #3 on Douglas Emert, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baxter (PG), Alexander Yuen (SF) Douglas Emert, Joseph Allbright | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Larry Finley (PF) John Weisinger | |
| 14:01 | New Mexico State | Michael Burdick makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 14:01 | New Mexico State | Michael Burdick makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 13:54 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Johnson - foul #1 on Kenneth Johnson, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Stott (PF) Terry Farrell | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ernest Oglesby (C) Michael Burdick | |
| 13:48 | Penn State | Alexander Yuen is fouled on the floor by Ernest Oglesby - foul #2 on Ernest Oglesby, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell (SG) Samuel Baxter | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Christopher McVey (SF) Kenneth Johnson | |
| 13:38 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell misses the easy layup | 52-50 |
| 13:37 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Ronald Babcock | 52-50 |
| 13:35 | New Mexico State | Ronald Babcock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baxter (PG), Harry Holahan (C) Donald Wathen, Vincent Alexander | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Lee (PG) Ronald Babcock | |
| 13:21 | Penn State | Alexander Yuen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 13:20 | Penn State | Harry Holahan tips it in | 54-50 |
| 13:07 | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay is hacked by Dwayne O'Niell - foul #2 on Dwayne O'Niell, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Farrell (PF) Gary Stott | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell (SG), Thomas Stamant (SF), Mark Hoyle (PF) Troy Lindsay, Christopher McVey, Larry Finley | |
| 12:56 | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 54-50 |
| 12:54 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 12:49 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Terry Lee - foul #4 on Terry Lee, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay (PG) Terry Lee | |
| 12:49 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 12:49 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 12:49 | New Mexico State | Mark Hoyle gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 12:22 | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 55-50 |
| 12:21 | New Mexico State | Ernest Oglesby misses the tip | 55-50 |
| 12:20 | Penn State | Harry Holahan gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 12:06 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter is hacked by Troy Lindsay - foul #4 on Troy Lindsay, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Douglas Emert (PG), Donald Wathen (SG), Joseph Allbright (SF), Vincent Alexander (C) Alexander Yuen, Dwayne O'Niell, Terry Farrell, Harry Holahan | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Johnson (PG), Ronald Babcock (SG), John Weisinger (SF), Larry Finley (PF), Michael Burdick (C) Troy Lindsay, Daniel Carswell, Thomas Stamant, Mark Hoyle, Ernest Oglesby | |
| 12:06 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 12:06 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 11:43 | New Mexico State | Michael Burdick comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 11:41 | Penn State | Vincent Alexander grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 11:37 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright drills a turnaround in the lane | 59-50 |
| 11:35 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Johnson's pass is intercepted by Douglas Emert in the backcourt | 59-50 |
| 11:34 | Penn State | Douglas Emert misses the lay-in | 59-50 |
| 11:32 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Alexander | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Douglas Emert (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Wathen (fresh) SF - Joseph Allbright (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Samuel Baxter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. C - Vincent Alexander (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Babcock (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Weisinger (fresh) PF - Larry Finley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Burdick (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright is denied on a layup by Larry Finley | 59-50 |
| 11:14 | New Mexico State | Ronald Babcock pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 11:09 | New Mexico State | Ronald Babcock clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-50 |
| 11:07 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 10:51 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Douglas Emert | 61-50 |
| 10:48 | New Mexico State | John Weisinger throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Alexander Yuen (SF), Gary Stott (PF) Joseph Allbright, Samuel Baxter | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell (SG), Christopher McVey (SF), Mark Hoyle (PF) Ronald Babcock, John Weisinger, Larry Finley | |
| 10:42 | Penn State | Douglas Emert connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Wathen | 64-50 |
| 10:13 | New Mexico State | Michael Burdick misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Gary Stott - foul #3 on Gary Stott, team foul #6 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell (SG), Harry Holahan (C) Donald Wathen, Vincent Alexander | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Stamant (SF) Christopher McVey | |
| 10:13 | New Mexico State | Michael Burdick makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 10:13 | New Mexico State | Michael Burdick makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 09:54 | Penn State | Douglas Emert connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Alexander Yuen | 67-52 |
| 09:44 | New Mexico State | Mark Hoyle comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-52 |
| 09:43 | New Mexico State | Mark Hoyle grabs the offensive rebound | 67-52 |
| 09:31 | New Mexico State | Thomas Stamant drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-55 |
| 09:12 | Penn State | Douglas Emert knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Alexander Yuen | 70-55 |
| 09:04 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Johnson's pass is intercepted by Dwayne O'Niell | 70-55 |
| 09:00 | Penn State | Alexander Yuen dunks the ball on a nice dish by Dwayne O'Niell | 72-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:56 | New Mexico State | Douglas Emert steps in front of the Kenneth Johnson pass in the backcourt | 72-55 |
| 08:54 | Penn State | Douglas Emert can't finish the layup | 72-55 |
| 08:53 | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell pulls down the rebound | 72-55 |
| 08:43 | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Gary Stott - foul #4 on Gary Stott, team foul #7 | 72-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Wathen (SG), Joseph Allbright (SF), Terry Farrell (PF), Vincent Alexander (C) Dwayne O'Niell, Alexander Yuen, Gary Stott, Harry Holahan | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronald Babcock (PG), John Weisinger (SF), Larry Finley (PF), Ernest Oglesby (C) Kenneth Johnson, Thomas Stamant, Mark Hoyle, Michael Burdick | |
| 08:43 | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell makes the free throw | 72-58 |
| 08:28 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Douglas Emert | 74-58 |
| 08:26 | New Mexico State | John Weisinger is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Allbright - foul #3 on Joseph Allbright, team foul #8 | 74-58 |
| 08:26 | New Mexico State | John Weisinger makes the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 08:26 | New Mexico State | John Weisinger makes the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| 08:13 | Penn State | Douglas Emert misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Babcock - foul #2 on Ronald Babcock, team foul #8 | 74-60 |
| 08:13 | Penn State | Douglas Emert makes the 1st free throw | 75-60 |
| 08:13 | Penn State | Douglas Emert misses the 2nd free throw | 75-60 |
| 08:13 | New Mexico State | Ernest Oglesby gets the rebound | 75-60 |
| 08:10 | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Wathen - foul #2 on Donald Wathen, team foul #9 | 75-60 |
| 08:10 | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell misses the 1st free throw | 75-60 |
| 08:10 | Penn State | Vincent Alexander grabs the board | 75-60 |
| 07:54 | Penn State | Douglas Emert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Lee (PG), Troy Lindsay (SG), Christopher McVey (SF) Ronald Babcock, Daniel Carswell, Larry Finley | |
| 07:44 | New Mexico State | The jump hook by Terry Lee is blocked by Terry Farrell | 75-60 |
| 07:42 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Terry Farrell | 75-60 |
| 07:28 | Penn State | Douglas Emert connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Donald Wathen | 77-60 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Douglas Emert (tiring) 32 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Donald Wathen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Allbright (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terry Farrell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Vincent Alexander (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Troy Lindsay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Christopher McVey (fresh) 2 stl. PF - John Weisinger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ernest Oglesby (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | New Mexico State | Christopher McVey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Allbright - foul #4 on Joseph Allbright, team foul #10 | 77-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baxter (PG), Dwayne O'Niell (SG) Douglas Emert, Donald Wathen | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mark Hoyle (PF), Michael Burdick (C) John Weisinger, Ernest Oglesby | |
| 07:19 | New Mexico State | Christopher McVey makes the 1st free throw | 77-61 |
| 07:19 | New Mexico State | Christopher McVey misses the 2nd free throw | 77-61 |
| 07:19 | Penn State | Vincent Alexander snags the defensive board | 77-61 |
| 07:05 | Penn State | Christopher McVey blocks the short jumper by Joseph Allbright | 77-61 |
| 07:03 | New Mexico State | Michael Burdick snags the defensive board | 77-61 |
| 06:57 | New Mexico State | Christopher McVey double dribbles | 77-61 |
| 06:39 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright clanks a turnaround in the paint | 77-61 |
| 06:38 | Penn State | Vincent Alexander grabs the offensive rebound | 77-61 |
| 06:24 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter misses short on a floater in the lane | 77-61 |
| 06:22 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Michael Burdick | 77-61 |
| 06:20 | New Mexico State | Joseph Allbright picks off the pass by Troy Lindsay in the backcourt | 77-61 |
| 06:08 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 77-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Douglas Emert (PG), Alexander Yuen (SG), Gary Stott (PF), Harry Holahan (C) Samuel Baxter, Joseph Allbright, Terry Farrell, Vincent Alexander | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronald Babcock (SG), Thomas Stamant (SF), Larry Finley (PF), John Weisinger (C) Troy Lindsay, Christopher McVey, Mark Hoyle, Michael Burdick | |
| 05:52 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Gary Stott - foul #5 on Gary Stott, team foul #11 | 77-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Wathen (SG), Terry Farrell (PF) Douglas Emert, Gary Stott | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 05:52 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 77-62 |
| 05:52 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 77-63 |
| 05:40 | Penn State | Donald Wathen buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Alexander Yuen | 80-63 |
| 05:30 | New Mexico State | Thomas Stamant buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 80-65 |
| 05:08 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Donald Wathen and he's hacked by Thomas Stamant - foul #3 on Thomas Stamant, team foul #9 | 82-65 |
| Subs | Penn State | Douglas Emert (PG), Vincent Alexander (C) Donald Wathen, Harry Holahan | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mark Hoyle (PF), Ernest Oglesby (C) Larry Finley, John Weisinger | |
| 05:08 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell makes the free throw | 83-65 |
| 04:55 | New Mexico State | Thomas Stamant buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Lee | 83-67 |
| 04:43 | Penn State | Alexander Yuen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 83-67 |
| 04:42 | New Mexico State | Thomas Stamant pulls down the rebound | 83-67 |
| 04:36 | New Mexico State | Ronald Babcock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 83-67 |
| 04:34 | Penn State | Douglas Emert grabs the board | 83-67 |
| 04:22 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Emert | 85-67 |
| 04:19 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Emert - foul #4 on Douglas Emert, team foul #12 | 85-67 |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baxter (PG), Donald Wathen (SG), Joseph Allbright (SF) Douglas Emert, Dwayne O'Niell, Alexander Yuen | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay (SG), Kenneth Johnson (SF) Ronald Babcock, Thomas Stamant | |
| 04:19 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 85-68 |
| 04:19 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 85-69 |
| 04:10 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 85-69 |
| 04:09 | New Mexico State | Mark Hoyle grabs the board | 85-69 |
| 04:03 | New Mexico State | Mark Hoyle hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 85-72 |
| 03:52 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Wathen | 87-72 |
| 03:38 | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 87-72 |
| 03:37 | Penn State | Terry Farrell pulls down the rebound | 87-72 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright is whistled for traveling | 87-72 |
| Subs | Penn State | Douglas Emert (PG), Dwayne O'Niell (SG), Harry Holahan (C) Samuel Baxter, Donald Wathen, Vincent Alexander | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell (SG), Larry Finley (PF), John Weisinger (C) Terry Lee, Mark Hoyle, Ernest Oglesby | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Douglas Emert (fairly fresh) 32 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Dwayne O'Niell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Allbright (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Terry Farrell (tired) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Harry Holahan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Troy Lindsay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Daniel Carswell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Finley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Weisinger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:08 | New Mexico State | John Weisinger double dribbles | 87-72 |
| Subs | Penn State | Alexander Yuen (SG) Joseph Allbright | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Burdick (C) Kenneth Johnson | |
| 03:01 | Penn State | Alexander Yuen buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Dwayne O'Niell | 90-72 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:44 | New Mexico State | Michael Burdick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 90-72 |
| 02:42 | New Mexico State | John Weisinger snags the offensive board | 90-72 |
| 02:35 | New Mexico State | Larry Finley can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Terry Farrell - foul #2 on Terry Farrell, team foul #13 | 90-72 |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baxter (PG), Donald Wathen (SF) Douglas Emert, Dwayne O'Niell | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronald Babcock (PG), Christopher McVey (SF) Daniel Carswell, Michael Burdick | |
| 02:35 | New Mexico State | Larry Finley misses the 1st free throw | 90-72 |
| 02:35 | New Mexico State | Larry Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 90-73 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:09 | Penn State | Alexander Yuen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 90-73 |
| 02:07 | New Mexico State | John Weisinger snags the defensive board | 90-73 |
| 02:05 | New Mexico State | Christopher McVey loses the dribble to Terry Farrell in the backcourt | 90-73 |
| 01:40 | Penn State | Alexander Yuen misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Troy Lindsay - foul #5 on Troy Lindsay, team foul #10 | 90-73 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Johnson (PG), Ernest Oglesby (C) Troy Lindsay, Christopher McVey | |
| 01:40 | Penn State | Alexander Yuen makes the 1st free throw | 91-73 |
| 01:40 | Penn State | Alexander Yuen misses the 2nd free throw | 91-73 |
| 01:40 | New Mexico State | Larry Finley snags the defensive board | 91-73 |
| 01:32 | New Mexico State | Ronald Babcock comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 91-73 |
| 01:30 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Johnson hits the follow up shot | 91-75 |
| 01:08 | Penn State | Alexander Yuen makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Samuel Baxter | 93-75 |
| 00:46 | New Mexico State | Alexander Yuen steps in front of the Ernest Oglesby pass | 93-75 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Ernest Oglesby swats the short shot by Samuel Baxter | 93-75 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | Ernest Oglesby snags the defensive board | 93-75 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:14 | New Mexico State | Ronald Babcock can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 93-75 |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter snags the defensive board | 93-75 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter runs out the clock | 93-75 |