| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gene Parry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Gill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Day (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Das (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cory Yawn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Dalzell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Mitchell (fresh) PF - Edward Tyus (fresh) C - John McHugh (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | John Mitchell inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | New Mexico | Cory Yawn hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Edward Dalzell | 27-30 |
| 19:11 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by William Day | 30-30 |
| 18:53 | New Mexico | John McHugh scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by John Mitchell | 30-32 |
| 18:34 | Penn State | William Day knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Gene Parry | 32-32 |
| 18:20 | New Mexico | John Mitchell's pass is intercepted by William Day | 32-32 |
| 17:59 | Penn State | William Day misses the dunk attempt | 32-32 |
| 17:57 | Penn State | William Day tips it in | 34-32 |
| 17:28 | New Mexico | Cory Yawn makes the contested jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Mitchell | 34-34 |
| 17:08 | Penn State | Edward Dalzell is called for the reach on Szczesny Olshefski - foul #1 on Edward Dalzell, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gerald Veal (C) John McHugh | |
| 16:49 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 34-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Porter (PF), Curtis Elias (C) William Day, James Das | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chase Gottfried (PF) Edward Tyus | |
| 16:25 | New Mexico | Edward Dalzell evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Mitchell | 34-37 |
| 16:06 | Penn State | Gene Parry makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 15:45 | New Mexico | Edward Dalzell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 15:44 | New Mexico | John Mitchell tips it but misses | 37-37 |
| 15:43 | New Mexico | Edward Dalzell tips it in | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gene Parry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Gill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bruce Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Elias (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cory Yawn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Dalzell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Mitchell (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Chase Gottfried (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Veal (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Hammonds (SF), William Day (PF), James Das (C) Steven Gill, Bruce Porter, Curtis Elias | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Elder (PG), Augustus Lambert (SF), Edward Tyus (PF), John McHugh (C) Cory Yawn, John Mitchell, Chase Gottfried, Gerald Veal | |
| 15:18 | New Mexico | William Day swats the layup by Augustus Lambert | 37-39 |
| 15:17 | New Mexico | John McHugh hits the follow up shot | 37-41 |
| 15:02 | Penn State | William Day misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-41 |
| 15:01 | New Mexico | Edward Dalzell grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 14:35 | New Mexico | Walter Hammonds is called for the reach on Edward Dalzell - foul #1 on Walter Hammonds, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (PG), Steven Gill (SF) Szczesny Olshefski, Walter Hammonds | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cory Yawn (PG), John Mitchell (SF) Edward Dalzell, Augustus Lambert | |
| 14:19 | New Mexico | John McHugh is whistled for traveling | 37-41 |
| 14:01 | Penn State | William Day splits the doubleteam and buries a driving attempt from close range | 39-41 |
| 13:51 | New Mexico | Gene Parry steps in front of the John Mitchell pass | 39-41 |
| 13:25 | Penn State | Chester Marks misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 13:23 | New Mexico | John Mitchell grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 12:57 | New Mexico | John McHugh buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by John Mitchell and he's fouled by James Das - foul #1 on James Das, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG), Thomas Goggin (SG), Bruce Porter (PF), Curtis Elias (C) Chester Marks, Gene Parry, William Day, James Das | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Dalzell (SG), Chase Gottfried (PF) John Elder, Edward Tyus | |
| 12:57 | New Mexico | John McHugh makes the free throw | 39-44 |
| 12:38 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Chase Gottfried - foul #1 on Chase Gottfried, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gerald Veal (C) John McHugh | |
| 12:38 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin misses the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 12:38 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 12:19 | New Mexico | Gerald Veal blows the wide open layup but he's fouled by Curtis Elias - foul #1 on Curtis Elias, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| 12:19 | New Mexico | Gerald Veal makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:19 | New Mexico | Gerald Veal makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 12:01 | Penn State | Steven Gill knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-46 |
| 11:44 | New Mexico | Edward Dalzell comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 11:43 | Penn State | Curtis Elias snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Goggin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steven Gill (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bruce Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Elias (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cory Yawn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Dalzell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Mitchell (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Chase Gottfried (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Veal (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Penn State | Steven Gill hits the finger roll set up by Szczesny Olshefski | 44-46 |
| 11:06 | New Mexico | Steven Gill takes the ball from Cory Yawn | 44-46 |
| 11:02 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin can't finish the layup | 44-46 |
| 11:01 | New Mexico | Chase Gottfried gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 10:55 | New Mexico | Cory Yawn can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-46 |
| 10:53 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | Curtis Elias makes the wide open jumper in the paint on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Szczesny Olshefski | 46-46 |
| 10:03 | New Mexico | Edward Dalzell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 10:02 | New Mexico | John Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 09:43 | New Mexico | Edward Dalzell buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Veal | 46-48 |
| 09:33 | Penn State | Bruce Porter drills a fadeaway from the left side | 48-48 |
| 09:05 | New Mexico | Edward Dalzell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 09:04 | Penn State | Bruce Porter pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 08:44 | Penn State | Bruce Porter misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Chase Gottfried - foul #2 on Chase Gottfried, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gene Parry (SG), Walter Hammonds (SF), James Das (C) Thomas Goggin, Steven Gill, Curtis Elias | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Elder (PG), Augustus Lambert (SF), Edward Tyus (PF), John McHugh (C) Cory Yawn, John Mitchell, Chase Gottfried, Gerald Veal | |
| 08:44 | Penn State | Bruce Porter misses the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 08:44 | Penn State | Bruce Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 08:44 | New Mexico | Edward Tyus grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 08:15 | New Mexico | Edward Dalzell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 08:13 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 07:54 | Penn State | James Das scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gene Parry and the foul's on John McHugh - foul #3 on John McHugh, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (PG), William Day (PF) Szczesny Olshefski, Bruce Porter | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 07:54 | Penn State | James Das makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 07:38 | New Mexico | The jump hook by John Elder is blocked by James Das | 51-48 |
| 07:36 | Penn State | Chester Marks grabs the board | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Chester Marks (fresh) SG - Gene Parry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Hammonds (fresh) PF - William Day (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Das (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Elder (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Dalzell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Augustus Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Tyus (fresh) C - John McHugh (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Penn State | James Das hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Chester Marks | 53-48 |
| 06:53 | New Mexico | John Elder hits the finger roll set up by Edward Tyus | 53-50 |
| 06:32 | Penn State | William Day hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Gene Parry and he's fouled by Edward Dalzell - foul #2 on Edward Dalzell, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG), Steven Gill (SF) Chester Marks, Walter Hammonds | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cory Yawn (PG), John Mitchell (SF) Edward Dalzell, Augustus Lambert | |
| 06:32 | Penn State | William Day misses the free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico | Edward Tyus grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 06:13 | New Mexico | John Mitchell hits the finger roll and the foul's on James Das - foul #2 on James Das, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| 06:13 | New Mexico | John Mitchell makes the free throw | 55-53 |
| 05:59 | Penn State | William Day shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left block | 55-53 |
| 05:57 | Penn State | Gene Parry gets the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 05:34 | Penn State | William Day is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 55-53 |
| 05:33 | New Mexico | John McHugh snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 05:07 | New Mexico | John McHugh misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on James Das - foul #3 on James Das, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Curtis Elias (C) James Das | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Augustus Lambert (SF), Chase Gottfried (PF) John Elder, Edward Tyus | |
| 05:07 | New Mexico | John McHugh makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 05:07 | New Mexico | John McHugh makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 04:47 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 55-55 |
| 04:46 | New Mexico | Cory Yawn gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 04:28 | New Mexico | Cory Yawn evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 04:26 | New Mexico | Augustus Lambert pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 04:09 | New Mexico | Chase Gottfried hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Cory Yawn | 55-57 |
| 03:52 | Penn State | Augustus Lambert steps in front of the Curtis Elias pass | 55-57 |
| 03:26 | New Mexico | Gene Parry picks off the pass by Augustus Lambert | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gene Parry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Gill (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Day (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Curtis Elias (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cory Yawn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Augustus Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chase Gottfried (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John McHugh (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Penn State | Curtis Elias drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Szczesny Olshefski and he's hacked by Augustus Lambert - foul #1 on Augustus Lambert, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Goggin (SG), Bruce Porter (PF) Gene Parry, William Day | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Elder (PG), Edward Dalzell (SG), Edward Tyus (PF), Gerald Veal (C) Cory Yawn, John Mitchell, Chase Gottfried, John McHugh | |
| 03:14 | Penn State | Curtis Elias makes the free throw | 58-57 |
| 02:59 | New Mexico | Edward Dalzell makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Elder | 58-60 |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gene Parry (SG), James Das (C) Thomas Goggin, Curtis Elias | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cory Yawn (PG), John Mitchell (SF) John Elder, Augustus Lambert | |
| 02:50 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski drills a jumpshot from the left side | 60-60 |
| 02:33 | New Mexico | Edward Dalzell shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Mitchell | 60-63 |
| 02:19 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski double dribbles | 60-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Day (PF) Bruce Porter | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 02:00 | New Mexico | Cory Yawn misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-63 |
| 01:59 | Penn State | William Day grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 01:43 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Steven Gill | 63-63 |
| 01:19 | New Mexico | Edward Dalzell loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 63-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John McHugh (C) Gerald Veal | |
| 00:55 | Penn State | John McHugh is called for the reach on Steven Gill - foul #4 on John McHugh, team foul #7 | 63-63 |
| 00:55 | Penn State | Steven Gill misses the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 00:55 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to John McHugh | 63-63 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | John McHugh scores on a runner from the left block | 63-65 |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Gene Parry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | John Mitchell is hacked by Gene Parry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gene Parry, team foul #6 | 63-65 |
| 00:17 | New Mexico | Steven Gill is called for the reach on John Mitchell - foul #1 on Steven Gill, team foul #7 | 63-65 |
| 00:17 | New Mexico | John Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:17 | New Mexico | John Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Gene Parry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-67 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | James Das pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Gene Parry comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-67 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | John McHugh grabs the defensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | John McHugh runs out the clock | 63-67 |