| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Alonzo Shoffner (fresh) SG - Herbert Burton (fresh) SF - William Fischer (fresh) PF - Joseph Witzel (fresh) C - Jing Zhao (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jimmy Jones (fresh) SG - James Maisonet (fresh) SF - Todd Carlton (fresh) PF - Darrell Pierce (fresh) C - Bruce Bennett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Penn State | Todd Carlton misses the fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Bennett | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce lays it in on a nice dish by James Maisonet | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Hawaii | Herbert Burton loses the ball out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Penn State | James Maisonet misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce hits the follow up shot | 0-4 |
| 18:32 | Hawaii | Jing Zhao misses long on a runner from the left block | 0-4 |
| 18:30 | Hawaii | Jing Zhao tips it in | 2-4 |
| 18:12 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce misses the turnaround from the left block | 2-4 |
| 18:10 | Hawaii | Joseph Witzel grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:05 | Hawaii | Herbert Burton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:04 | Hawaii | Alonzo Shoffner snags the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:49 | Hawaii | Herbert Burton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 17:47 | Hawaii | Alonzo Shoffner gets the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:39 | Hawaii | Jimmy Jones is called for the reach on Joseph Witzel - foul #1 on Jimmy Jones, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dan Carrozza (PG), David McCubrey (SG), Roberto Giordano (SF), Jason Marble (PF), Huang Wen (C) Jimmy Jones, James Maisonet, Todd Carlton, Darrell Pierce, Bruce Bennett | |
| 17:21 | Hawaii | Jing Zhao double dribbles | 2-4 |
| 17:12 | Penn State | William Fischer steals the ball from David McCubrey | 2-4 |
| 16:55 | Hawaii | Herbert Burton misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 16:53 | Hawaii | Alonzo Shoffner snags the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:47 | Hawaii | Herbert Burton is hacked by David McCubrey - foul #1 on David McCubrey, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Bennett (C) Huang Wen | |
| 16:34 | Hawaii | Herbert Burton hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Alonzo Shoffner | 4-4 |
| 16:20 | Penn State | David McCubrey knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 15:53 | Hawaii | Herbert Burton can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Jason Marble - foul #1 on Jason Marble, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Michael Guidry (C) Jing Zhao | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jimmy Jones (PG), Darrell Pierce (SF) Dan Carrozza, Roberto Giordano | |
| 15:53 | Hawaii | Herbert Burton makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:53 | Hawaii | Herbert Burton misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:53 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Alonzo Shoffner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herbert Burton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Fischer (fresh) PF - Joseph Witzel (fresh) C - Michael Guidry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jimmy Jones (fresh) SG - David McCubrey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darrell Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Marble (fresh) C - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Penn State | David McCubrey misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 15:37 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to William Fischer | 5-7 |
| 15:12 | Hawaii | Michael Guidry is called for traveling | 5-7 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jordan Rivers (PG), Antonio Jackson (SG), Arthur Dodson (SF), George Mansfield (PF) Alonzo Shoffner, Herbert Burton, William Fischer, Joseph Witzel | |
| Subs | Penn State | Yong Tang (SG), Todd Carlton (SF) Jimmy Jones, Bruce Bennett | |
| 15:02 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Yong Tang and the foul's on George Mansfield - foul #1 on George Mansfield, team foul #1 | 5-9 |
| 15:02 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce misses the free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:02 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Michael Guidry | 5-9 |
| 14:48 | Hawaii | Jason Marble picks off the pass by Michael Guidry | 5-9 |
| 14:28 | Penn State | David McCubrey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 14:26 | Hawaii | Arthur Dodson gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:15 | Hawaii | Arthur Dodson is fouled on the floor by Todd Carlton - foul #1 on Todd Carlton, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Alonzo Shoffner (PG), William Fischer (SF), Jing Zhao (C) Jordan Rivers, Arthur Dodson, Michael Guidry | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jimmy Jones (PG), James Maisonet (SG), Bruce Bennett (C) David McCubrey, Yong Tang, Darrell Pierce | |
| 13:58 | Hawaii | Antonio Jackson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 13:57 | Penn State | Jason Marble grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 13:37 | Penn State | James Maisonet can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 13:35 | Penn State | Jason Marble snags the offensive board | 5-9 |
| 13:29 | Penn State | James Maisonet scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Jimmy Jones | 5-11 |
| 13:17 | Hawaii | George Mansfield can't finish the layup | 5-11 |
| 13:15 | Penn State | Todd Carlton snags the defensive board | 5-11 |
| 13:08 | Penn State | James Maisonet connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jimmy Jones and he's fouled by Alonzo Shoffner - foul #1 on Alonzo Shoffner, team foul #2 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Herbert Burton (SG), Joseph Witzel (PF) Antonio Jackson, George Mansfield | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dan Carrozza (PG), Darrell Pierce (SF) Jimmy Jones, Todd Carlton | |
| 13:08 | Penn State | James Maisonet makes the free throw | 5-14 |
| 12:50 | Hawaii | Herbert Burton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-14 |
| 12:49 | Penn State | Jason Marble snags the defensive board | 5-14 |
| 12:43 | Penn State | Dan Carrozza double dribbles | 5-14 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Penn State | David McCubrey (SG) James Maisonet | |
| 12:24 | Hawaii | Herbert Burton connects on the jumper from the left side | 7-14 |
| 12:15 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce is fouled on the floor by William Fischer - foul #1 on William Fischer, team foul #3 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jordan Rivers (PG), Arthur Dodson (SF), Michael Guidry (C) Alonzo Shoffner, William Fischer, Jing Zhao | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jimmy Jones (PG) Dan Carrozza | |
| 12:08 | Penn State | The jumper by Jimmy Jones is denied by Arthur Dodson | 7-14 |
| 12:06 | Hawaii | Michael Guidry gets the rebound | 7-14 |
| 11:41 | Hawaii | Herbert Burton scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Dodson | 10-14 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Jordan Rivers (fresh) SG - Herbert Burton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Arthur Dodson (fresh) PF - Joseph Witzel (fresh) C - Michael Guidry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David McCubrey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darrell Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jason Marble (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Penn State | David McCubrey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-14 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Todd Carlton (SF) Jason Marble | |
| 11:12 | Hawaii | Herbert Burton misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 10-14 |
| 11:10 | Penn State | Todd Carlton gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 10:54 | Penn State | David McCubrey hits a 3 from straight away set up by Todd Carlton | 10-17 |
| 10:46 | Hawaii | Arthur Dodson is fouled on the floor by Bruce Bennett - foul #1 on Bruce Bennett, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Alonzo Shoffner (PG), William Fischer (SF), George Mansfield (PF), Jing Zhao (C) Jordan Rivers, Arthur Dodson, Joseph Witzel, Michael Guidry | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dan Carrozza (PG), Roberto Giordano (SF), Jason Marble (PF) Jimmy Jones, Todd Carlton, Darrell Pierce | |
| 10:40 | Hawaii | Herbert Burton misses the dunk over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Jason Marble - foul #2 on Jason Marble, team foul #6 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Maisonet (SG), Todd Carlton (SF), Darrell Pierce (PF) Dan Carrozza, Roberto Giordano, Jason Marble | |
| 10:40 | Hawaii | Herbert Burton misses the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 10:40 | Hawaii | Herbert Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 10:17 | Penn State | Herbert Burton is called for the reach on James Maisonet - foul #1 on Herbert Burton, team foul #4 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Antonio Jackson (SG) Herbert Burton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dan Carrozza (PG), Roberto Giordano (SF), Yong Tang (PF), Huang Wen (C) James Maisonet, Todd Carlton, Darrell Pierce, Bruce Bennett | |
| 10:04 | Penn State | Yong Tang misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 11-17 |
| 10:03 | Hawaii | Alonzo Shoffner grabs the defensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 09:48 | Hawaii | Jing Zhao hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Huang Wen - foul #1 on Huang Wen, team foul #7 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jimmy Jones (PG), Todd Carlton (SF), Darrell Pierce (PF), Bruce Bennett (C) Dan Carrozza, Roberto Giordano, Yong Tang, Huang Wen | |
| 09:48 | Hawaii | Jing Zhao makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 09:48 | Hawaii | Jing Zhao misses the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 09:48 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| 09:39 | Penn State | The jumper by Jimmy Jones is denied by Jing Zhao | 12-17 |
| 09:37 | Hawaii | William Fischer gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| 09:27 | Hawaii | Antonio Jackson can't connect on a shot from the right side | 12-17 |
| 09:25 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce pulls down the rebound | 12-17 |
| 09:08 | Penn State | David McCubrey connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jimmy Jones | 12-20 |
| 08:43 | Hawaii | William Fischer is fouled on the floor by Bruce Bennett - foul #2 on Bruce Bennett, team foul #8 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jordan Rivers (PG), Herbert Burton (SG), Joseph Witzel (PF), Michael Guidry (C) Alonzo Shoffner, Antonio Jackson, George Mansfield, Jing Zhao | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dan Carrozza (PG), James Maisonet (SG), Roberto Giordano (SF), Yong Tang (PF), Huang Wen (C) Jimmy Jones, David McCubrey, Todd Carlton, Darrell Pierce, Bruce Bennett | |
| 08:43 | Hawaii | William Fischer makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 08:43 | Hawaii | William Fischer makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 08:32 | Penn State | Roberto Giordano misses the lay-in | 14-20 |
| 08:31 | Penn State | Roberto Giordano tips it home | 14-22 |
| 08:08 | Hawaii | Joseph Witzel hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on James Maisonet - foul #1 on James Maisonet, team foul #9 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Arthur Dodson (SF) William Fischer | |
| Subs | Penn State | David McCubrey (PG), Darrell Pierce (PF) Dan Carrozza, Yong Tang | |
| 08:08 | Hawaii | Joseph Witzel makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 08:08 | Hawaii | Joseph Witzel misses the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 08:08 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | James Maisonet misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-22 |
| 07:51 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Roberto Giordano | 15-22 |
| 07:32 | Penn State | David McCubrey can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-22 |
| 07:30 | Hawaii | Joseph Witzel snags the defensive board | 15-22 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Jordan Rivers (fresh) SG - Herbert Burton (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Arthur Dodson (fresh) PF - Joseph Witzel (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Guidry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David McCubrey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Maisonet (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Pierce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Huang Wen (fresh) | |
| 07:13 | Hawaii | Herbert Burton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-22 |
| 07:12 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce grabs the board | 15-22 |
| 07:07 | Penn State | Herbert Burton steps in front of the James Maisonet pass | 15-22 |
| 06:50 | Hawaii | Herbert Burton hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jordan Rivers | 18-22 |
| 06:38 | Penn State | James Maisonet is hacked by Jordan Rivers - foul #1 on Jordan Rivers, team foul #5 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Alonzo Shoffner (PG), William Fischer (SF), George Mansfield (PF), Jing Zhao (C) Jordan Rivers, Arthur Dodson, Joseph Witzel, Michael Guidry | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jimmy Jones (PG), Todd Carlton (SF), Yong Tang (PF) James Maisonet, Roberto Giordano, Darrell Pierce | |
| 06:28 | Penn State | Jimmy Jones knocks in the floater from the right side and he's hacked by Alonzo Shoffner - foul #2 on Alonzo Shoffner, team foul #6 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jordan Rivers (PG), Antonio Jackson (SG) Alonzo Shoffner, Herbert Burton | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:28 | Penn State | Jimmy Jones makes the free throw | 18-25 |
| 06:10 | Hawaii | Antonio Jackson double dribbles | 18-25 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Darrell Pierce (PF) David McCubrey | |
| 05:51 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 18-25 |
| 05:50 | Penn State | Yong Tang tips it in | 18-27 |
| 05:28 | Hawaii | William Fischer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 18-27 |
| 05:26 | Hawaii | William Fischer can't tip it in | 18-27 |
| 05:25 | Penn State | Todd Carlton grabs the defensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 05:15 | Penn State | Yong Tang buries a shot from the right wing set up by Todd Carlton | 18-29 |
| 04:46 | Hawaii | Jing Zhao comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Huang Wen - foul #2 on Huang Wen, team foul #10 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Herbert Burton (SG), Arthur Dodson (SF), Joseph Witzel (PF) Antonio Jackson, William Fischer, George Mansfield | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dan Carrozza (PG), David McCubrey (SG) Jimmy Jones, Huang Wen | |
| 04:46 | Hawaii | Jing Zhao makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 04:46 | Hawaii | Jing Zhao makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 04:33 | Penn State | David McCubrey misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-29 |
| 04:32 | Hawaii | Jing Zhao gets the rebound | 20-29 |
| 04:22 | Hawaii | Arthur Dodson knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Herbert Burton | 22-29 |
| 04:11 | Penn State | Todd Carlton's floater is knocked away by Arthur Dodson | 22-29 |
| 04:09 | Hawaii | Joseph Witzel snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 03:48 | Hawaii | Arthur Dodson misses badly on a runner from the right block | 22-29 |
| 03:47 | Hawaii | Jing Zhao tips it in | 24-29 |
| 03:28 | Penn State | Yong Tang knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from David McCubrey | 24-31 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Jordan Rivers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herbert Burton (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Dodson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Joseph Witzel (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jing Zhao (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Dan Carrozza (fresh) SG - David McCubrey (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Carlton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Yong Tang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Darrell Pierce (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Hawaii | Arthur Dodson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-31 |
| 03:08 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce grabs the board | 24-31 |
| 03:03 | Penn State | Arthur Dodson blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by David McCubrey | 24-31 |
| 03:01 | Hawaii | Joseph Witzel gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 02:56 | Hawaii | Arthur Dodson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Todd Carlton - foul #2 on Todd Carlton, team foul #11 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Alonzo Shoffner (PG), George Mansfield (PF), Michael Guidry (C) Jordan Rivers, Joseph Witzel, Jing Zhao | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jimmy Jones (PG), James Maisonet (SG), Roberto Giordano (SF), Jason Marble (PF), Bruce Bennett (C) Dan Carrozza, David McCubrey, Todd Carlton, Yong Tang, Darrell Pierce | |
| 02:56 | Hawaii | Arthur Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 02:56 | Hawaii | Arthur Dodson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 02:39 | Penn State | Alonzo Shoffner is called for the reach on James Maisonet - foul #3 on Alonzo Shoffner, team foul #7 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jordan Rivers (PG), William Fischer (SF) Alonzo Shoffner, Arthur Dodson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:39 | Penn State | James Maisonet makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 02:39 | Penn State | James Maisonet misses the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 02:39 | Hawaii | Michael Guidry pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 02:24 | Hawaii | William Fischer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-32 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Antonio Jackson (SG) Herbert Burton | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:12 | Penn State | James Maisonet is hacked by Jordan Rivers - foul #2 on Jordan Rivers, team foul #8 | 26-32 |
| 02:12 | Penn State | James Maisonet misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 02:12 | Hawaii | Michael Guidry grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 01:57 | Hawaii | Bruce Bennett denies the turnaround by Michael Guidry | 26-32 |
| 01:56 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 01:51 | Penn State | James Maisonet comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 01:50 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Michael Guidry | 26-32 |
| 01:32 | Hawaii | Michael Guidry is open and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-32 |
| 01:16 | Penn State | James Maisonet comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 01:14 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to William Fischer | 28-32 |
| 00:57 | Hawaii | Michael Guidry misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 28-32 |
| 00:56 | Penn State | Jason Marble grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Roberto Giordano buries a floater in the paint | 28-34 |
| 00:26 | Hawaii | Michael Guidry blows the layup but he's fouled by Roberto Giordano - foul #1 on Roberto Giordano, team foul #12 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Herbert Burton (SG), Joseph Witzel (PF) Antonio Jackson, George Mansfield | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dan Carrozza (PG), David McCubrey (SG), Todd Carlton (SF), Darrell Pierce (PF) Jimmy Jones, James Maisonet, Roberto Giordano, Jason Marble | |
| 00:26 | Hawaii | Michael Guidry makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 00:26 | Hawaii | Michael Guidry misses the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | David McCubrey connects on the 3 from the right corner | 29-37 |