| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elijah Black (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Keller (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Lauria (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Dickey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Liang Mang (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nathan Bartos (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ante Wisnowski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Auburn | Richard Wood is whistled for a carry | 28-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Gamboa (SG), David Gentry (PF) Elijah Black, William Robinson | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 19:23 | Penn State | Dale Lauria knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from James Keller and the foul's on Richard Wood - foul #3 on Richard Wood, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Elijah Black (SG) Larry Gamboa | |
| Subs | Auburn | Carl Cardona (C) Richard Wood | |
| 19:23 | Penn State | Dale Lauria makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 19:10 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Carl Cardona | 31-33 |
| 18:47 | Penn State | Elijah Black misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 31-33 |
| 18:46 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Lauria | 31-33 |
| 18:25 | Penn State | James Keller buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Elijah Black | 34-33 |
| 18:14 | Auburn | John Dickey works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Liang Mang | 34-35 |
| 17:47 | Penn State | Dale Lauria drills a jump hook from the right block | 36-35 |
| 17:21 | Auburn | John Dickey misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 17:19 | Penn State | Dale Lauria snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 16:55 | Penn State | David Gentry is denied on a layup by Carl Cardona | 36-35 |
| 16:53 | Penn State | Tony Sims grabs the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 16:33 | Penn State | Tony Sims throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Gamboa (SG), David Sarvis (C) Elijah Black, Dale Lauria | |
| Subs | Auburn | Norman Rosendahl (PG), Bobby Bosley (SG), Ronnie Sumter (PF), William Woodall (C) John Dickey, Liang Mang, Ante Wisnowski, Carl Cardona | |
| 16:16 | Auburn | Ronnie Sumter misses long on a runner from the baseline | 36-35 |
| 16:15 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Larry Gamboa | 36-35 |
| 15:47 | Penn State | Larry Gamboa knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Gamboa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Keller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Gentry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Sarvis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Norman Rosendahl (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bobby Bosley (fresh) SF - Nathan Bartos (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronnie Sumter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Woodall (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Auburn | Larry Gamboa steps in front of the Norman Rosendahl pass | 38-35 |
| 15:25 | Penn State | James Keller hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Tony Sims | 40-35 |
| 15:10 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos is whistled for traveling | 40-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (SG), William Robinson (PF), Dale Lauria (C) Larry Gamboa, David Gentry, David Sarvis | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Dickey (PG), Liang Mang (SG), Ante Wisnowski (PF), Richard Wood (C) Norman Rosendahl, Bobby Bosley, Ronnie Sumter, William Woodall | |
| 14:43 | Penn State | Tony Sims comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 14:41 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Nathan Bartos | 40-35 |
| 14:23 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by James Carr - foul #2 on James Carr, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Elijah Black (SG), Larry Gamboa (SF), David Sarvis (C) James Carr, James Keller, Dale Lauria | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 14:23 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 14:23 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 14:23 | Penn State | The rebound goes to David Sarvis | 40-36 |
| 13:55 | Penn State | Tony Sims can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-36 |
| 13:53 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Richard Wood | 40-36 |
| 13:32 | Auburn | John Dickey evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-36 |
| 13:31 | Penn State | William Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 13:05 | Penn State | Elijah Black misses the easy layup but the foul's on Liang Mang - foul #1 on Liang Mang, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Keller (SF), David Gentry (PF), Dale Lauria (C) Larry Gamboa, William Robinson, David Sarvis | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 13:05 | Penn State | Elijah Black makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 13:05 | Penn State | Elijah Black misses the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 13:05 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 12:44 | Auburn | John Dickey scores on a 3 from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 12:15 | Penn State | Elijah Black makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by James Keller | 43-39 |
| 12:11 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by James Keller - foul #2 on James Keller, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (SG) Elijah Black | |
| Subs | Auburn | Norman Rosendahl (PG), Bobby Bosley (SG), Ronnie Sumter (PF) John Dickey, Liang Mang, Ante Wisnowski | |
| 12:11 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 12:11 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 12:11 | Penn State | David Gentry pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 11:56 | Penn State | David Gentry is whistled for a carry | 43-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Robinson (PF) David Gentry | |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Costello (PF), Carl Cardona (C) Nathan Bartos, Richard Wood | |
| 11:41 | Auburn | Dale Lauria steps in front of the Ronnie Sumter pass | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Carr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Keller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - William Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Lauria (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Norman Rosendahl (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bobby Bosley (fresh) SF - Ronnie Sumter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Costello (fresh) C - Carl Cardona (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Penn State | Michael Costello blocks the short jumper by Dale Lauria | 43-39 |
| 11:33 | Auburn | Ronnie Sumter pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 11:13 | Auburn | Bobby Bosley makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 10:54 | Penn State | William Robinson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 10:53 | Auburn | Michael Costello gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 10:32 | Auburn | Carl Cardona's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Elijah Black (SG), Larry Gamboa (SF), David Gentry (PF), David Sarvis (C) James Carr, James Keller, William Robinson, Dale Lauria | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Dickey (PG), Liang Mang (SG), Ante Wisnowski (SF), Richard Wood (C) Norman Rosendahl, Bobby Bosley, Michael Costello, Carl Cardona | |
| 10:20 | Penn State | Liang Mang is called for the reach on Elijah Black - foul #2 on Liang Mang, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dale Lauria (C) David Sarvis | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 10:03 | Penn State | Elijah Black clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 10:02 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 09:49 | Auburn | John Dickey misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-42 |
| 09:47 | Penn State | Dale Lauria pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 09:25 | Penn State | Tony Sims connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Elijah Black | 45-42 |
| 09:09 | Auburn | Liang Mang scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 08:45 | Penn State | David Gentry misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Dickey - foul #3 on John Dickey, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (PG), James Keller (SF), David Sarvis (C) Tony Sims, Larry Gamboa, Dale Lauria | |
| Subs | Auburn | Nathan Bartos (SF) Ronnie Sumter | |
| 08:45 | Penn State | David Gentry makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 08:45 | Penn State | David Gentry misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 08:45 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 08:20 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos is called for traveling | 46-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Sims (PG), William Robinson (PF) James Carr, David Gentry | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 07:56 | Penn State | James Keller is hacked by Nathan Bartos - foul #1 on Nathan Bartos, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (PG), Dale Lauria (C) Tony Sims, David Sarvis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Norman Rosendahl (PG), Carl Cardona (C) John Dickey, Richard Wood | |
| 07:34 | Penn State | Ante Wisnowski steals the ball from William Robinson | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Carr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elijah Black (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Keller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - William Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Lauria (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Norman Rosendahl (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Liang Mang (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Bartos (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ante Wisnowski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Carl Cardona (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Auburn | James Keller is called for the reach on Carl Cardona - foul #3 on James Keller, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Sims (PG), Larry Gamboa (SF), David Gentry (PF) James Carr, James Keller, William Robinson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Bosley (SG) Liang Mang | |
| 07:00 | Auburn | Carl Cardona can't connect on a runner from the right block | 46-45 |
| 06:58 | Penn State | Dale Lauria grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 06:29 | Penn State | Tony Sims misses short on a shot in the paint | 46-45 |
| 06:28 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Sims | 46-45 |
| 06:08 | Penn State | A charge is called on Larry Gamboa - foul #1 on Larry Gamboa, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (SG), James Keller (SF), William Robinson (PF), David Sarvis (C) Elijah Black, Larry Gamboa, David Gentry, Dale Lauria | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Dickey (PG), Liang Mang (SG), Ronnie Sumter (PF), Richard Wood (C) Norman Rosendahl, Bobby Bosley, Ante Wisnowski, Carl Cardona | |
| 05:48 | Auburn | Liang Mang hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 46-45 |
| 05:47 | Penn State | The rebound goes to David Sarvis | 46-45 |
| 05:28 | Penn State | Tony Sims misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Ronnie Sumter - foul #1 on Ronnie Sumter, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Elijah Black (SG), Dale Lauria (C) James Carr, David Sarvis | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 05:28 | Penn State | Tony Sims misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 05:28 | Penn State | Tony Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 05:02 | Auburn | John Dickey can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Tony Sims - foul #1 on Tony Sims, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Gamboa (SF), David Sarvis (C) James Keller, Dale Lauria | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 05:02 | Auburn | John Dickey makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 05:02 | Auburn | John Dickey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 04:40 | Penn State | Elijah Black misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 04:38 | Penn State | David Sarvis misses the tip | 47-47 |
| 04:37 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Liang Mang | 47-47 |
| 04:16 | Auburn | Richard Wood clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 04:14 | Auburn | Richard Wood snags the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 04:00 | Auburn | Ronnie Sumter is denied on a dunk by Larry Gamboa | 47-47 |
| 03:58 | Penn State | David Sarvis pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 03:29 | Penn State | Elijah Black hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 47-47 |
| 03:27 | Penn State | William Robinson hits the follow up shot | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elijah Black (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Gamboa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Sarvis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Dickey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Liang Mang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Bartos (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronnie Sumter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Auburn | Liang Mang is fouled on the floor by Elijah Black - foul #2 on Elijah Black, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (PG), James Keller (SF), David Gentry (PF), Dale Lauria (C) Tony Sims, Larry Gamboa, William Robinson, David Sarvis | |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Bosley (SG), Ante Wisnowski (SF) Liang Mang, Nathan Bartos | |
| 03:13 | Auburn | David Gentry swats the short shot by Ante Wisnowski | 49-47 |
| 03:11 | Penn State | James Keller grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 02:51 | Penn State | Elijah Black connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 51-47 |
| 02:51 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Sims (PG) Elijah Black | |
| Subs | Auburn | Liang Mang (SG) Bobby Bosley | |
| 02:22 | Auburn | Ronnie Sumter blows the layup but the foul's on James Carr - foul #3 on James Carr, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Elijah Black (SG) James Carr | |
| Subs | Auburn | Nathan Bartos (SF) Ante Wisnowski | |
| 02:22 | Auburn | Ronnie Sumter makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 02:22 | Auburn | Ronnie Sumter misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 02:22 | Penn State | David Gentry snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 02:00 | Penn State | Dale Lauria is hacked by Ronnie Sumter - foul #2 on Ronnie Sumter, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Robinson (PF) David Gentry | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski (PF) Ronnie Sumter | |
| 02:00 | Penn State | Dale Lauria makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 02:00 | Penn State | Dale Lauria makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 01:47 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos knocks in the 3 from straight away | 53-51 |
| 01:33 | Penn State | Dale Lauria is hacked by Ante Wisnowski - foul #1 on Ante Wisnowski, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| 01:33 | Penn State | Dale Lauria misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 01:33 | Auburn | Liang Mang snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 01:21 | Auburn | James Keller picks off the pass by Ante Wisnowski | 53-51 |
| 00:59 | Penn State | William Robinson misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Ante Wisnowski - foul #2 on Ante Wisnowski, team foul #9 | 53-51 |
| 00:59 | Penn State | William Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:59 | Penn State | William Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos loses the ball out of bounds | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Penn State | Liang Mang is called for the reach on Elijah Black in the backcourt - foul #3 on Liang Mang, team foul #10 | 55-51 |
| 00:37 | Penn State | Elijah Black makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:37 | Penn State | Elijah Black misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:37 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Ante Wisnowski | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Auburn | John Dickey clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 00:30 | Penn State | William Robinson snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 00:29 | Penn State | John Dickey is called for the reach on William Robinson in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Dickey, team foul #11 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (PG) Tony Sims | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:29 | Penn State | William Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:29 | Penn State | William Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:23 | Auburn | John Dickey works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 00:22 | Auburn | Ante Wisnowski snags the offensive board | 58-51 |
| 00:19 | Auburn | John Dickey is whistled for a carry | 58-51 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Elijah Black is hacked by Liang Mang in the backcourt - foul #4 on Liang Mang, team foul #12 | 58-51 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Elijah Black makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Elijah Black makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Liang Mang misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-51 |
| 00:10 | Auburn | Nathan Bartos snags the offensive board | 60-51 |
| 00:08 | Auburn | John Dickey comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Elijah Black grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | James Carr runs out the clock | 60-51 |