| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) 3 reb. PF - George Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Percy Naumann (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Frew (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Husman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar can't connect on a shot from close range | 28-31 |
| 19:51 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 19:23 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke misses the dunk | 28-31 |
| 19:22 | Pittsburgh | George Brown snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 19:17 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Percy Naumann - foul #1 on Percy Naumann, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| 19:17 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 19:17 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 18:53 | Penn State | John Husman is hacked by Daniel Westerfield - foul #3 on Daniel Westerfield, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 18:34 | Penn State | Gerald Frew hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Percy Naumann | 29-33 |
| 18:19 | Pittsburgh | Percy Naumann is called for the reach on Larry Jones - foul #2 on Percy Naumann, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| 18:09 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield loses the dribble to Gerald Frew | 29-33 |
| 18:06 | Penn State | Gerald Frew lays it up and in | 29-35 |
| 17:57 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas double dribbles | 29-35 |
| 17:35 | Penn State | Gerald Frew's pass is intercepted by Larry Jones | 29-35 |
| 17:13 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 17:12 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones tips it home | 31-35 |
| 16:48 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby is fouled on the floor by Brandon Claar - foul #3 on Brandon Claar, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | David Ford (PF) George Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Umana (PF) John Husman | |
| 16:20 | Penn State | Carl Umana buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gerald Frew | 31-37 |
| 16:04 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar clanks a jumper near the basket | 31-37 |
| 16:03 | Penn State | Percy Naumann grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 15:39 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Daniel Westerfield - foul #4 on Daniel Westerfield, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), John Strauss (SG), Willie Fink (SF), Edward Marlowe (C) Edward Thomas, Larry Jones, Daniel Westerfield, Brandon Claar | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 15:39 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 15:39 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Strauss (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Fink (fresh) PF - David Ford (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Marlowe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Percy Naumann (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carl Umana (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Abdulmateen | 34-39 |
| 15:02 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke's pass is intercepted by Willie Fink | 34-39 |
| 14:51 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink is hacked by Carl Umana - foul #2 on Carl Umana, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas (PG), George Brown (PF), Brandon Claar (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, David Ford, Edward Marlowe | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Husman (PF) Carl Umana | |
| 14:42 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Willie Fink and the foul's on John Husman - foul #1 on John Husman, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| 14:42 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas makes the free throw | 37-39 |
| 14:24 | Penn State | Gerald Frew misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-39 |
| 14:22 | Penn State | Percy Naumann tips it but misses | 37-39 |
| 14:21 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 14:02 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar clanks a jumper from the right block | 37-39 |
| 14:01 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 13:41 | Penn State | Gerald Frew's fadeaway is rejected by Brandon Claar | 37-39 |
| 13:39 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke gets the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 13:20 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-39 |
| 13:19 | Pittsburgh | George Brown grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 13:09 | Pittsburgh | Gerald Frew takes the ball from Willie Fink | 37-39 |
| 12:42 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 12:41 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Frew | 37-39 |
| 12:20 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 37-41 |
| 12:13 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from George Brown | 40-41 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-41 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Larry Jones (SG), Daniel Westerfield (SF), David Ford (PF), Edward Marlowe (C) Edward Thomas, John Strauss, Willie Fink, George Brown, Brandon Claar | |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Beam (PG), Cecil Lazar (SG), Timothy Aston (SF), Carl Umana (PF), Willard Drayton (C) Jerry Hobby, Percy Naumann, Gerald Frew, John Husman, Dikembe Abke | |
| 11:41 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Ford (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Marlowe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Donald Beam (fresh) SG - Cecil Lazar (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Aston (fresh) PF - Carl Umana (fresh) 4 pts. C - Willard Drayton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Penn State | Carl Umana is called for traveling | 43-41 |
| 11:07 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Edward Marlowe | 46-41 |
| 10:43 | Penn State | Carl Umana scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Donald Beam | 46-44 |
| 10:33 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield is hacked by Timothy Aston - foul #1 on Timothy Aston, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas (PG), Brandon Claar (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Edward Marlowe | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Husman (PF) Timothy Aston | |
| 10:14 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield slams it home | 48-44 |
| 09:49 | Penn State | Carl Umana misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 48-44 |
| 09:48 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 09:39 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-44 |
| 09:38 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar hits the follow up shot | 50-44 |
| 09:18 | Penn State | John Husman is fouled on the floor by David Ford - foul #1 on David Ford, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | George Brown (PF) David Ford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Hobby (PG), Percy Naumann (SG), Gerald Frew (SF), Dikembe Abke (C) Donald Beam, Cecil Lazar, Carl Umana, Willard Drayton | |
| 08:54 | Penn State | Larry Jones steals it from Dikembe Abke | 50-44 |
| 08:44 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-44 |
| 08:42 | Penn State | John Husman grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 08:16 | Penn State | Brandon Claar blocks the short jumper by Gerald Frew | 50-44 |
| 08:15 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke gets the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 07:56 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 07:54 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 07:39 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones is hacked by Percy Naumann - foul #3 on Percy Naumann, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | John Strauss (SG), Willie Fink (SF) Larry Jones, Daniel Westerfield | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Umana (PF), Willard Drayton (C) John Husman, Dikembe Abke | |
| 07:30 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 07:28 | Penn State | Willard Drayton pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Strauss (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Fink (fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Percy Naumann (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Carl Umana (fresh) 7 pts. C - Willard Drayton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Penn State | Carl Umana is open but comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 50-44 |
| 07:00 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 06:55 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 06:53 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas snags the offensive board | 50-44 |
| 06:46 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar lays it up and in on a nice dish by Willie Fink and he's fouled by Willard Drayton - foul #1 on Willard Drayton, team foul #7 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG) Edward Thomas | |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Lazar (SG), Timothy Aston (SF) Percy Naumann, Gerald Frew | |
| 06:46 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar makes the free throw | 53-44 |
| 06:17 | Penn State | Carl Umana hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-44 |
| 06:16 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Willard Drayton | 53-44 |
| 06:01 | Penn State | Willard Drayton misses long on a floater from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 05:59 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby grabs the offensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 05:38 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 05:36 | Penn State | Cecil Lazar snags the offensive board | 53-44 |
| 05:17 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-44 |
| 05:15 | Pittsburgh | John Strauss pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 05:15 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-44 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas (PG), Larry Jones (SG), Daniel Westerfield (SF) Dikembe Abdulmateen, John Strauss, Willie Fink | |
| Subs | Penn State | Percy Naumann (SG), Gerald Frew (SF), John Husman (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) Cecil Lazar, Timothy Aston, Carl Umana, Willard Drayton | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:55 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 04:53 | Pittsburgh | George Brown grabs the offensive board | 53-44 |
| 04:44 | Pittsburgh | Gerald Frew steps in front of the Daniel Westerfield pass | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:26 | Penn State | Gerald Frew misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-44 |
| 04:24 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to George Brown | 53-44 |
| 04:16 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abke denies the turnaround by Brandon Claar | 53-44 |
| 04:15 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 04:11 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 04:10 | Penn State | Gerald Frew misses the tip | 53-44 |
| 04:09 | Pittsburgh | George Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 03:51 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar misses the easy layup | 53-44 |
| 03:49 | Penn State | Gerald Frew pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 03:24 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke's pass is intercepted by Larry Jones | 53-44 |
| 03:19 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones lays it in | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - George Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Percy Naumann (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 4 stl. PF - John Husman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Penn State | Larry Jones is called for the reach on Jerry Hobby in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Jones, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | David Ford (PF), Edward Marlowe (C) George Brown, Brandon Claar | |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Beam (PG) Jerry Hobby | |
| 02:56 | Penn State | Percy Naumann buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Abke | 55-47 |
| 02:56 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-47 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar (C) Edward Marlowe | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:28 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 55-47 |
| 02:27 | Penn State | John Husman pulls down the rebound | 55-47 |
| 02:04 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Brandon Claar - foul #4 on Brandon Claar, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | George Brown (PF) David Ford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Hobby (PG) Donald Beam | |
| 02:04 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 02:04 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 01:38 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-48 |
| 01:15 | Penn State | Percy Naumann loses the dribble to George Brown | 55-48 |
| 00:48 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Thomas | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:42 | Penn State | Gerald Frew connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Jerry Hobby | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:39 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar is hacked by Jerry Hobby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Hobby, team foul #8 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | David Ford (PF) George Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:39 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:39 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar misses the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:39 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Husman | 59-50 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 00:28 | Pittsburgh | Jerry Hobby is called for the reach on David Ford in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Hobby, team foul #9 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG) Edward Thomas | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:28 | Pittsburgh | David Ford makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:28 | Pittsburgh | David Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Percy Naumann clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-53 |
| 00:23 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield pulls down the rebound | 61-53 |
| 00:23 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas (PG) Dikembe Abdulmateen | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:20 | Pittsburgh | David Ford is fouled in the backcourt by Percy Naumann - foul #4 on Percy Naumann, team foul #10 | 61-53 |
| 00:20 | Pittsburgh | David Ford makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:20 | Pittsburgh | David Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jerry Hobby | 63-55 |
| 00:14 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Hobby - foul #4 on Jerry Hobby, team foul #11 | 63-55 |
| 00:14 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:14 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abke | 64-55 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Percy Naumann misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-55 |
| 00:09 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield pulls down the rebound | 64-55 |
| 00:07 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield is hacked by Percy Naumann in the backcourt - foul #5 on Percy Naumann, team foul #12 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Lazar (SG) Percy Naumann | |
| 00:07 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:07 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Gerald Frew hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 65-55 |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Larry Jones | 65-55 |