| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jason McKinnell (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Alejandro (fresh) SF - Edward Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Norris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Neilson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gene Parry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Gill (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Day (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Das (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Edward Johnson inbounds the ball | 20-30 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Montana | James Das steals the ball from James Alejandro | 20-30 |
| 19:36 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski is fouled on the floor by Floyd Neilson - foul #3 on Floyd Neilson, team foul #1 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Montana | Jeffrey Kirchoff (C) Floyd Neilson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 19:11 | Penn State | William Day hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Edward Johnson - foul #3 on Edward Johnson, team foul #2 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Eaton (SF) Edward Johnson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 19:11 | Penn State | William Day makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 19:11 | Penn State | William Day misses the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 19:11 | Montana | John Norris pulls down the rebound | 20-31 |
| 19:07 | Montana | Christopher Eaton double dribbles | 20-31 |
| 18:49 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski's floater is knocked away by Jeffrey Kirchoff | 20-31 |
| 18:48 | Montana | John Norris grabs the defensive rebound | 20-31 |
| 18:28 | Montana | John Norris clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Gene Parry - foul #4 on Gene Parry, team foul #1 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Goggin (SG) Gene Parry | |
| 18:28 | Montana | John Norris makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 18:28 | Montana | John Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 18:20 | Penn State | William Day drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from James Das | 22-33 |
| 17:55 | Montana | Jason McKinnell misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-33 |
| 17:53 | Penn State | Steven Gill gets the rebound | 22-33 |
| 17:34 | Penn State | William Day is whistled for traveling | 22-33 |
| 17:22 | Montana | John Norris travels with the ball | 22-33 |
| 17:08 | Penn State | John Norris steals it from James Das | 22-33 |
| 16:52 | Montana | John Norris banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeffrey Kirchoff | 24-33 |
| 16:34 | Penn State | William Day is hacked by John Norris - foul #2 on John Norris, team foul #3 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Montana | James Richards (SG), William Kimball (PF), Raymond Lannon (C) James Alejandro, John Norris, Jeffrey Kirchoff | |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Porter (PF), Curtis Elias (C) William Day, James Das | |
| 16:26 | Penn State | Curtis Elias is whistled for traveling | 24-33 |
| Subs | Montana | Norman Brandon (SF) Christopher Eaton | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 15:59 | Montana | Steven Gill steals it from Raymond Lannon | 24-33 |
| 15:55 | Penn State | Steven Gill hits the finger roll | 24-35 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jason McKinnell (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Richards (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norman Brandon (fresh) PF - William Kimball (fresh) C - Raymond Lannon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Goggin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steven Gill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Porter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Curtis Elias (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Montana | Jason McKinnell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-35 |
| 15:48 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Brandon | 24-35 |
| 15:33 | Montana | James Richards hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Raymond Lannon and he's hacked by Bruce Porter - foul #2 on Bruce Porter, team foul #2 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Montana | James Alejandro (SG), Edward Johnson (SF), Floyd Neilson (C) Jason McKinnell, Norman Brandon, Raymond Lannon | |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Hammonds (SF) Steven Gill | |
| 15:33 | Montana | James Richards misses the free throw | 26-35 |
| 15:33 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Walter Hammonds | 26-35 |
| 15:14 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Johnson - foul #4 on Edward Johnson, team foul #4 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Eaton (SF), John Norris (PF) Edward Johnson, William Kimball | |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (SG), William Day (PF), James Das (C) Thomas Goggin, Bruce Porter, Curtis Elias | |
| 15:14 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski misses the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 15:14 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 15:14 | Montana | Floyd Neilson pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 14:54 | Montana | Christopher Eaton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-35 |
| 14:53 | Penn State | James Das gets the rebound | 26-35 |
| 14:49 | Penn State | Chester Marks misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 26-35 |
| 14:48 | Penn State | James Das tips it but misses | 26-35 |
| 14:47 | Montana | Floyd Neilson gets the rebound | 26-35 |
| 14:19 | Montana | John Norris lays it up and in against a doubleteam set up by James Alejandro | 28-35 |
| 14:05 | Penn State | James Das misses short on a floater from the right block | 28-35 |
| 14:03 | Montana | Christopher Eaton snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 13:57 | Montana | The pull-up jumper by John Norris is blocked by William Day | 28-35 |
| 13:55 | Penn State | James Das grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 13:33 | Penn State | Chester Marks lays it in on a nice dish by Szczesny Olshefski | 28-37 |
| 13:08 | Montana | John Norris works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Szczesny Olshefski - foul #3 on Szczesny Olshefski, team foul #3 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Montana | Jason McKinnell (PG), William Kimball (SF) James Alejandro, Christopher Eaton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gene Parry (SG), Steven Gill (SF), Bruce Porter (PF), Curtis Elias (C) Szczesny Olshefski, Walter Hammonds, William Day, James Das | |
| 13:08 | Montana | John Norris makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 13:08 | Montana | John Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 12:44 | Penn State | Curtis Elias can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Jason McKinnell - foul #3 on Jason McKinnell, team foul #5 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Montana | Kenneth Linke (SG), Jeffrey Kirchoff (PF), Raymond Lannon (C) James Richards, John Norris, Floyd Neilson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:44 | Penn State | Curtis Elias misses the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 12:44 | Penn State | Curtis Elias makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 12:21 | Montana | William Kimball scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Kenneth Linke and the foul's on Bruce Porter - foul #3 on Bruce Porter, team foul #4 | 32-38 |
| 12:21 | Montana | William Kimball makes the free throw | 33-38 |
| 12:00 | Penn State | Steven Gill blows the layup | 33-38 |
| 11:58 | Montana | William Kimball snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jason McKinnell (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Linke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Kimball (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Kirchoff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Lannon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Chester Marks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gene Parry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steven Gill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Curtis Elias (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Montana | Jason McKinnell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 11:39 | Penn State | Curtis Elias grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 11:25 | Penn State | Chester Marks drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-40 |
| 11:06 | Montana | Kenneth Linke buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by William Kimball | 35-40 |
| 10:44 | Penn State | Curtis Elias knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Gene Parry | 35-42 |
| 10:27 | Montana | William Kimball misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 10:26 | Montana | Raymond Lannon grabs the offensive board | 35-42 |
| 10:16 | Montana | Steven Gill steals the ball from William Kimball | 35-42 |
| 10:11 | Penn State | Gene Parry lays it up and in on a great pass from Steven Gill | 35-44 |
| 09:53 | Montana | Kenneth Linke hits a shot from the right wing and the foul's on Curtis Elias - foul #1 on Curtis Elias, team foul #5 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Montana | James Alejandro (SG), Christopher Eaton (SF), John Norris (PF), Floyd Neilson (C) Jason McKinnell, William Kimball, Jeffrey Kirchoff, Raymond Lannon | |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG), William Day (PF), James Das (C) Chester Marks, Bruce Porter, Curtis Elias | |
| 09:53 | Montana | Kenneth Linke misses the free throw | 37-44 |
| 09:53 | Penn State | James Das gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 09:41 | Penn State | James Das is fouled on the floor by Floyd Neilson - foul #4 on Floyd Neilson, team foul #6 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Montana | James Richards (PG), Jeffrey Kirchoff (C) Kenneth Linke, Floyd Neilson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:27 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kirchoff is called for the reach on James Das - foul #1 on Jeffrey Kirchoff, team foul #7 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Montana | Jason McKinnell (PG) James Richards | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:27 | Penn State | James Das makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 09:27 | Penn State | James Das misses the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 09:27 | Montana | Jeffrey Kirchoff snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 09:17 | Montana | Jeffrey Kirchoff connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Jason McKinnell and he's fouled by Szczesny Olshefski - foul #4 on Szczesny Olshefski, team foul #6 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Goggin (PG) Szczesny Olshefski | |
| 09:17 | Montana | Jeffrey Kirchoff makes the free throw | 40-45 |
| 09:04 | Penn State | William Day misses the dunk | 40-45 |
| 09:02 | Penn State | William Day snags the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 08:57 | Penn State | William Day can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 08:55 | Penn State | James Das snags the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 08:41 | Penn State | Gene Parry scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Day | 40-48 |
| 08:20 | Montana | John Norris misses the 3 from the left corner | 40-48 |
| 08:18 | Montana | Christopher Eaton grabs the offensive board | 40-48 |
| 08:08 | Montana | James Alejandro hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 40-48 |
| 08:07 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to James Alejandro | 40-48 |
| 07:51 | Montana | James Das steps in front of the Christopher Eaton pass | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jason McKinnell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Alejandro (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Eaton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Norris (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Kirchoff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thomas Goggin (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gene Parry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steven Gill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - William Day (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - James Das (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:39 | Penn State | James Das buries a fadeaway from close range | 40-50 |
| 07:29 | Montana | James Das swats the layup by John Norris | 40-50 |
| 07:27 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Das | 40-50 |
| 07:15 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kirchoff takes the ball from Gene Parry | 40-50 |
| 06:53 | Montana | James Alejandro drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jason McKinnell | 42-50 |
| 06:31 | Penn State | Gene Parry double dribbles | 42-50 |
| Subs | Montana | James Richards (SG), Edward Johnson (SF), William Kimball (PF), Floyd Neilson (C) James Alejandro, Christopher Eaton, John Norris, Jeffrey Kirchoff | |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG), Walter Hammonds (SF), Bruce Porter (PF), Curtis Elias (C) Gene Parry, Steven Gill, William Day, James Das | |
| 06:20 | Montana | Edward Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-50 |
| 06:18 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 06:02 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski drills a shot from the left wing set up by Walter Hammonds | 42-52 |
| 05:43 | Montana | Jason McKinnell connects on the shot from the right side set up by William Kimball | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 05:19 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 44-52 |
| 05:17 | Montana | James Richards snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 05:10 | Montana | Edward Johnson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-52 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:53 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-55 |
| 04:30 | Montana | Jason McKinnell is hacked by Curtis Elias - foul #2 on Curtis Elias, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Montana | James Alejandro (SG), John Norris (PF) James Richards, William Kimball | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gene Parry (SG), Steven Gill (SF), William Day (PF), James Das (C) Thomas Goggin, Walter Hammonds, Bruce Porter, Curtis Elias | |
| 04:30 | Montana | Jason McKinnell misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 04:30 | Penn State | James Das gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:06 | Penn State | John Norris steps in front of the Steven Gill pass | 47-55 |
| 03:50 | Montana | Jason McKinnell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-55 |
| 03:49 | Penn State | James Das pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jason McKinnell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Alejandro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Norris (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Floyd Neilson (fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gene Parry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steven Gill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - William Day (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - James Das (fresh) 12 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Penn State | Gene Parry clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's fouled by James Alejandro - foul #3 on James Alejandro, team foul #8 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Montana | James Richards (PG), Raymond Lannon (C) Jason McKinnell, Floyd Neilson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 03:23 | Penn State | Gene Parry makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 03:23 | Penn State | Gene Parry makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 03:23 | Penn State | Gene Parry makes the 3rd free throw | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:13 | Montana | Edward Johnson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-58 |
| 03:11 | Montana | John Norris tips it in | 49-58 |
| 02:45 | Penn State | Gene Parry misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-58 |
| 02:43 | Montana | The rebound goes to James Alejandro | 49-58 |
| 02:43 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-58 |
| Subs | Montana | Jason McKinnell (PG), Floyd Neilson (C) James Richards, Raymond Lannon | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:25 | Montana | James Alejandro is hacked by William Day - foul #1 on William Day, team foul #8 | 49-58 |
| 02:25 | Montana | James Alejandro misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 02:25 | Penn State | William Day gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Edward Johnson is called for the reach on Steven Gill - foul #5 on Edward Johnson, team foul #9 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Eaton (SF) Edward Johnson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Steven Gill makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Steven Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 01:29 | Montana | Christopher Eaton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 01:28 | Montana | Christopher Eaton tips it in | 51-60 |
| 01:04 | Penn State | James Das buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Szczesny Olshefski | 51-62 |
| 00:51 | Montana | Floyd Neilson clanks a floater from close range but the foul's on William Day - foul #2 on William Day, team foul #9 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Montana | Kenneth Linke (PG), James Richards (SG), Jeffrey Kirchoff (PF) Jason McKinnell, James Alejandro, John Norris | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:51 | Montana | Floyd Neilson makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:51 | Montana | Floyd Neilson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:51 | Penn State | William Day grabs the board | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Penn State | William Day is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Linke - foul #1 on Kenneth Linke, team foul #10 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Montana | Raymond Lannon (C) Floyd Neilson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Curtis Elias (C) James Das | |
| 00:50 | Penn State | William Day makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:50 | Penn State | William Day makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana 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 (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Montana | Raymond Lannon drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Eaton | 54-64 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Steven Gill is hacked by James Richards in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Richards, team foul #11 | 54-64 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Steven Gill makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Steven Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 00:37 | Montana | Raymond Lannon clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-66 |
| 00:35 | Montana | Kenneth Linke misses the tip | 54-66 |
| 00:33 | Montana | James Richards tips it in | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana 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 (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Gene Parry loses the dribble to James Richards | 56-66 |
| 00:05 | Montana | James Richards lays it in | 58-66 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski runs out the clock | 58-66 |