| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Vlade Osowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Stork (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Koo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Hilliard (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gene Parry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Gill (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Day (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Das (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Steven Gill inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Penn State | William Day hits the finger roll set up by Szczesny Olshefski | 27-39 |
| 19:19 | Western Carolina | James Koo can't throw it down but he's hacked by Szczesny Olshefski - foul #2 on Szczesny Olshefski, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| 19:19 | Western Carolina | James Koo makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 19:19 | Western Carolina | James Koo makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 18:51 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Day | 29-41 |
| 18:36 | Western Carolina | Tom Stork makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Vlade Osowski | 32-41 |
| 18:13 | Penn State | William Day comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 32-41 |
| 18:11 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to William Day | 32-41 |
| 17:50 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-41 |
| 17:40 | Western Carolina | William Day swats the shot by James Koo | 32-41 |
| 17:39 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Das | 32-41 |
| 17:24 | Penn State | Larry Hilliard picks off the pass by William Day | 32-41 |
| 17:10 | Western Carolina | John Stanley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-41 |
| 17:08 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Day | 32-41 |
| 16:43 | Penn State | James Das buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Gene Parry | 32-43 |
| 16:20 | Western Carolina | Szczesny Olshefski takes the ball from James Koo | 32-43 |
| 16:16 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski lays it in | 32-45 |
| 16:00 | Western Carolina | James Koo's floater is tipped away by James Das | 32-45 |
| 15:59 | Western Carolina | John Stanley hits the follow up shot | 34-45 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Vlade Osowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tom Stork (fresh) 13 pts. SF - James Koo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Larry Hilliard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gene Parry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Gill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Day (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Das (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski double dribbles | 34-45 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Humberto Hernandez (PG), Nwabudike Akre (SG), Kun Qian (SF), Harley Sweat (PF), James Christensen (C) Vlade Osowski, Tom Stork, James Koo, John Stanley, Larry Hilliard | |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (PG), Bruce Porter (PF), Curtis Elias (C) Szczesny Olshefski, William Day, James Das | |
| 15:24 | Western Carolina | Curtis Elias takes the ball from Humberto Hernandez | 34-45 |
| 15:06 | Penn State | Steven Gill connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Chester Marks | 34-47 |
| 15:00 | Western Carolina | Chester Marks steps in front of the Humberto Hernandez pass | 34-47 |
| 14:37 | Penn State | Bruce Porter is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Bruce Porter, team foul #2 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Tom Stork (SG), John Stanley (PF) Nwabudike Akre, James Christensen | |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG) Chester Marks | |
| 14:17 | Western Carolina | Tom Stork is fouled on the floor by Gene Parry - foul #2 on Gene Parry, team foul #3 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Vlade Osowski (PG), James Koo (SF) Humberto Hernandez, Kun Qian | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Goggin (SG) Gene Parry | |
| 13:59 | Western Carolina | Vlade Osowski hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tom Stork | 36-47 |
| 13:54 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Steven Gill | 36-49 |
| 13:33 | Western Carolina | James Koo buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Vlade Osowski | 39-49 |
| 13:17 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 13:16 | Western Carolina | Harley Sweat grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 12:56 | Western Carolina | Harley Sweat misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 12:54 | Penn State | Bruce Porter gets the rebound | 39-49 |
| 12:36 | Penn State | Curtis Elias's pass is intercepted by John Stanley | 39-49 |
| 12:22 | Western Carolina | James Koo banks in the layup and the foul's on Steven Gill - foul #1 on Steven Gill, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Humberto Hernandez (PG), Larry Hilliard (C) Vlade Osowski, Harley Sweat | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gene Parry (SG), William Day (PF), James Das (C) Thomas Goggin, Bruce Porter, Curtis Elias | |
| 12:22 | Western Carolina | James Koo makes the free throw | 42-49 |
| 11:55 | Penn State | Steven Gill is hacked by James Koo - foul #2 on James Koo, team foul #1 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kun Qian (SF) James Koo | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Humberto Hernandez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tom Stork (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kun Qian (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Hilliard (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gene Parry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Gill (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. PF - William Day (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Das (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Penn State | Steven Gill misses long on a floater from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 11:43 | Western Carolina | John Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 11:26 | Western Carolina | Humberto Hernandez misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-49 |
| 11:25 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Das | 42-49 |
| 11:01 | Penn State | Larry Hilliard swats the layup by Steven Gill | 42-49 |
| 11:00 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski tips it home | 42-51 |
| 10:43 | Western Carolina | Tom Stork can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Gene Parry - foul #3 on Gene Parry, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Vlade Osowski (PG), James Koo (SF) Humberto Hernandez, John Stanley | |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Hammonds (SF) Steven Gill | |
| 10:43 | Western Carolina | Tom Stork makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 10:43 | Western Carolina | Tom Stork makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 10:26 | Penn State | William Day throws it down on a great pass from Szczesny Olshefski and the foul's on Kun Qian - foul #1 on Kun Qian, team foul #2 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Humberto Hernandez (SG) Tom Stork | |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (PG), Bruce Porter (PF) Szczesny Olshefski, Walter Hammonds | |
| 10:26 | Penn State | William Day misses the free throw | 44-53 |
| 10:26 | Western Carolina | Kun Qian gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 10:15 | Western Carolina | Larry Hilliard's layup is rejected by James Das | 44-53 |
| 10:13 | Penn State | Bruce Porter gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 09:52 | Penn State | Bruce Porter comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 09:51 | Western Carolina | Kun Qian grabs the board | 44-53 |
| 09:31 | Western Carolina | Larry Hilliard drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Kun Qian | 46-53 |
| 09:14 | Penn State | Chester Marks comes up short on the shot from the right side | 46-53 |
| 09:12 | Western Carolina | Larry Hilliard snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 08:59 | Western Carolina | Kun Qian buries a jumper from close range | 48-53 |
| 08:45 | Penn State | William Day can't finish the layup | 48-53 |
| 08:44 | Penn State | James Das grabs the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 08:38 | Penn State | James Das loses the ball out of bounds | 48-53 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Tom Stork (SG), John Stanley (PF), Harley Sweat (C) Humberto Hernandez, Kun Qian, Larry Hilliard | |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG), Thomas Goggin (SG), Steven Gill (SF), Curtis Elias (C) Chester Marks, Gene Parry, Bruce Porter, James Das | |
| 08:24 | Western Carolina | Vlade Osowski scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Harley Sweat | 51-53 |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Steven Gill misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 08:11 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin hits the follow up shot | 51-55 |
| 07:58 | Western Carolina | William Day is called for the reach on Vlade Osowski - foul #1 on William Day, team foul #6 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Nwabudike Akre (PG), Donald Goodson (SF) Vlade Osowski, James Koo | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 07:36 | Western Carolina | Harley Sweat can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 07:34 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Nwabudike Akre (fresh) SG - Tom Stork (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Goodson (fresh) PF - John Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Harley Sweat (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Goggin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steven Gill (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. PF - William Day (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Curtis Elias (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin is fouled on the floor by John Stanley - foul #1 on John Stanley, team foul #3 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Humberto Hernandez (PG), Kun Qian (SF) Nwabudike Akre, Donald Goodson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Porter (PF) William Day | |
| 07:04 | Penn State | Steven Gill can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Tom Stork - foul #1 on Tom Stork, team foul #4 | 51-55 |
| 07:04 | Penn State | Steven Gill misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:04 | Penn State | Steven Gill misses the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:04 | Western Carolina | Harley Sweat pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 06:44 | Western Carolina | Kun Qian is hacked by Steven Gill - foul #2 on Steven Gill, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Vlade Osowski (PG) Humberto Hernandez | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Das (C) Curtis Elias | |
| 06:44 | Western Carolina | Kun Qian makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 06:44 | Western Carolina | Kun Qian makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 06:33 | Penn State | Steven Gill banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Das and the foul's on Kun Qian - foul #2 on Kun Qian, team foul #5 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Koo (SF) Kun Qian | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:33 | Penn State | Steven Gill misses the free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:33 | Penn State | James Das grabs the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 06:14 | Penn State | Tom Stork is called for the reach on Thomas Goggin - foul #2 on Tom Stork, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Larry Hilliard (C) Harley Sweat | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:00 | Penn State | Larry Hilliard is called for the reach on James Das - foul #1 on Larry Hilliard, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gene Parry (SG) Thomas Goggin | |
| 06:00 | Penn State | James Das misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:00 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to John Stanley | 53-57 |
| 05:40 | Western Carolina | John Stanley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Bruce Porter - foul #3 on Bruce Porter, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Curtis Elias (C) Bruce Porter | |
| 05:40 | Western Carolina | John Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 05:40 | Western Carolina | John Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:29 | Penn State | Steven Gill is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Steven Gill, team foul #9 | 55-57 |
| 05:08 | Western Carolina | Tom Stork is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-57 |
| 05:06 | Penn State | Curtis Elias gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 04:49 | Penn State | Steven Gill misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 04:48 | Western Carolina | Larry Hilliard grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 04:44 | Western Carolina | Vlade Osowski can't connect on an uncontested jumper in the paint | 55-57 |
| 04:43 | Penn State | James Das grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 04:27 | Penn State | Gene Parry drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Szczesny Olshefski and the foul's on James Koo - foul #3 on James Koo, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Humberto Hernandez (PG), Nwabudike Akre (SG), Harley Sweat (PF), Kun Qian (C) Vlade Osowski, Tom Stork, John Stanley, Larry Hilliard | |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (PG), William Day (PF) Szczesny Olshefski, James Das | |
| 04:27 | Penn State | Gene Parry makes the free throw | 55-60 |
| 04:14 | Western Carolina | Curtis Elias steals it from Kun Qian | 55-60 |
| 03:57 | Penn State | Steven Gill is called for a backcourt violation | 55-60 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Christensen (C) James Koo | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Goggin (SG) Gene Parry | |
| 03:35 | Western Carolina | Kun Qian can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-60 |
| 03:33 | Penn State | Curtis Elias pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Humberto Hernandez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nwabudike Akre (fresh) SF - Kun Qian (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Harley Sweat (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Christensen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Chester Marks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Goggin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steven Gill (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - William Day (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Curtis Elias (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:28 | Penn State | Chester Marks scores on a floater from the left side set up by Thomas Goggin | 55-62 |
| 02:59 | Western Carolina | Nwabudike Akre drills a 3 from straight away | 58-62 |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-62 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Vlade Osowski (PG), Tom Stork (SG), James Koo (SF), John Stanley (PF), Larry Hilliard (C) Humberto Hernandez, Nwabudike Akre, Kun Qian, Harley Sweat, James Christensen | |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG), Gene Parry (SG), James Das (C) Chester Marks, Thomas Goggin, Curtis Elias | |
| 02:36 | Penn State | Steven Gill hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Szczesny Olshefski | 58-64 |
| 02:20 | Western Carolina | James Koo misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Gill - foul #4 on Steven Gill, team foul #10 | 58-64 |
| 02:20 | Western Carolina | James Koo makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 02:20 | Western Carolina | James Koo makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 01:58 | Penn State | William Day scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Gene Parry and the foul's on John Stanley - foul #2 on John Stanley, team foul #9 | 60-66 |
| 01:58 | Penn State | William Day makes the free throw | 60-67 |
| 01:32 | Western Carolina | Tom Stork splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Vlade Osowski | 62-67 |
| 01:12 | Penn State | Steven Gill is called for traveling | 62-67 |
| 00:52 | Western Carolina | Larry Hilliard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-67 |
| 00:50 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski grabs the board | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | Penn State | William Day misses the floater from the baseline | 62-67 |
| 00:23 | Western Carolina | James Koo snags the defensive board | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:19 | Western Carolina | Vlade Osowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-67 |
| 00:18 | Penn State | James Das gets the rebound | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Vlade Osowski is called for the reach on James Das in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vlade Osowski, team foul #10 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Curtis Elias (C) William Day | |
| 00:16 | Penn State | James Das makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | James Das misses the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:16 | Western Carolina | James Koo pulls down the rebound | 62-68 |
| 00:10 | Western Carolina | Szczesny Olshefski takes the ball from John Stanley | 62-68 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Gene Parry can't finish the layup | 62-68 |
| 00:05 | Western Carolina | Larry Hilliard snags the defensive board | 62-68 |
| 00:01 | Western Carolina | Tom Stork is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-68 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Curtis Elias snags the defensive board | 62-68 |