| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Stephen Wyatt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harry Wynn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanley Lindgren (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Edwards (fresh) C - Charles Senecal (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Richard Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brant Alvis (fresh) SF - Paul Gifford (fresh) PF - Jean Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Hofstra | Paul Gifford inbounds the ball | 29-24 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Hofstra | Robert Gardner misses short on a floater from the left block | 29-24 |
| 19:32 | Hofstra | Robert Gardner grabs the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 19:12 | Hofstra | Paul Gifford makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brant Alvis | 29-26 |
| 18:58 | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 18:57 | Hofstra | Jean Johnson snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 18:55 | Hofstra | Harry Wynn picks off the pass by Richard Hoffman in the backcourt | 29-26 |
| 18:41 | Penn State | Charles Senecal misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 29-26 |
| 18:39 | Penn State | Harry Wynn tips it in | 31-26 |
| 18:20 | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-26 |
| 18:19 | Penn State | Harry Wynn grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 18:01 | Penn State | Robert Gardner is called for the reach on Harry Wynn - foul #2 on Robert Gardner, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Oliver (PG), Dennis Carpenter (SF) Harry Wynn, Stephen Edwards | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Daniel Fogarty (SG), Shawn Poplar (C) Brant Alvis, Robert Gardner | |
| 17:45 | Penn State | Paul Gifford picks off the pass by Dennis Carpenter | 31-26 |
| 17:40 | Hofstra | Robert Oliver steals it from Paul Gifford | 31-26 |
| 17:15 | Penn State | Charles Senecal misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Shawn Poplar - foul #1 on Shawn Poplar, team foul #2 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Wynn (SG) Robert Oliver | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Larry Witcher (PF) Jean Johnson | |
| 17:15 | Penn State | Charles Senecal makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 17:15 | Penn State | Charles Senecal misses the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 17:15 | Hofstra | Larry Witcher pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 16:56 | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-26 |
| 16:55 | Hofstra | Paul Gifford tips it home | 32-28 |
| 16:29 | Penn State | Dennis Carpenter is hacked by Paul Gifford - foul #1 on Paul Gifford, team foul #3 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Oliver (PG), Alfredo Figueroa (PF) Harry Wynn, Stanley Lindgren | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Jean Johnson (PF) Larry Witcher | |
| 16:12 | Penn State | Charles Senecal is fouled on the floor by Shawn Poplar - foul #2 on Shawn Poplar, team foul #4 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stanley Lindgren (PF) Alfredo Figueroa | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 15:52 | Penn State | Charles Senecal's floater is tipped away by Shawn Poplar | 32-28 |
| 15:50 | Hofstra | Jean Johnson pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Wyatt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Carpenter (fresh) PF - Stanley Lindgren (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Senecal (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Richard Hoffman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Fogarty (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Gifford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jean Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Poplar (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Hofstra | Shawn Poplar misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Stanley Lindgren - foul #2 on Stanley Lindgren, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Wynn (SG), Alfredo Figueroa (PF) Stephen Wyatt, Stanley Lindgren | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 15:34 | Hofstra | Shawn Poplar misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 15:34 | Hofstra | Shawn Poplar makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 15:10 | Penn State | Charles Senecal scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Robert Oliver | 34-29 |
| 15:06 | Hofstra | Daniel Fogarty clanks a shot from the free throw line | 34-29 |
| 15:04 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Alfredo Figueroa | 34-29 |
| 14:37 | Penn State | Alfredo Figueroa buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Dennis Carpenter | 36-29 |
| 14:11 | Hofstra | Daniel Fogarty misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 14:09 | Hofstra | Jean Johnson tips it but misses | 36-29 |
| 14:08 | Penn State | Charles Senecal grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 14:02 | Penn State | Charles Senecal clanks a shot in the paint | 36-29 |
| 14:00 | Penn State | Alfredo Figueroa snags the offensive board | 36-29 |
| 13:42 | Penn State | Robert Oliver scores on a runner from the left block | 38-29 |
| 13:22 | Hofstra | Jean Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 13:20 | Hofstra | Shawn Poplar misses the tip | 38-29 |
| 13:19 | Penn State | Charles Senecal grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 13:06 | Penn State | Charles Senecal blows the layup but the foul's on Jean Johnson - foul #1 on Jean Johnson, team foul #5 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt (PG), Gonzalo Romano (SG), Peter Lee (SF), Stanley Lindgren (PF) Robert Oliver, Harry Wynn, Dennis Carpenter, Alfredo Figueroa | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Brant Alvis (SG), Larry Witcher (PF), Robert Gardner (C) Richard Hoffman, Jean Johnson, Shawn Poplar | |
| 13:06 | Penn State | Charles Senecal misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 13:06 | Penn State | Charles Senecal makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 12:43 | Hofstra | Larry Witcher is whistled for a carry | 39-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Carpenter (SF) Peter Lee | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 12:27 | Penn State | Gonzalo Romano hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 39-29 |
| 12:26 | Penn State | Charles Senecal can't tip it in | 39-29 |
| 12:24 | Penn State | Dennis Carpenter gets the offensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 12:07 | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dennis Carpenter | 42-29 |
| 11:48 | Hofstra | Robert Gardner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dennis Carpenter - foul #3 on Dennis Carpenter, team foul #2 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Wynn (SG), Peter Lee (SF), Stephen Edwards (C) Gonzalo Romano, Dennis Carpenter, Charles Senecal | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman (PG) Brant Alvis | |
| 11:48 | Hofstra | Robert Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 11:48 | Hofstra | Robert Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Stephen Wyatt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Wynn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Lee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stanley Lindgren (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stephen Edwards (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Richard Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Fogarty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Gifford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Witcher (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Penn State | Stephen Edwards can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-30 |
| 11:26 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Larry Witcher | 42-30 |
| 11:21 | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gonzalo Romano (SG), Dennis Carpenter (SF), Charles Senecal (C) Harry Wynn, Peter Lee, Stanley Lindgren | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Brant Alvis (SG), Jean Johnson (PF) Richard Hoffman, Larry Witcher | |
| 11:00 | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Oliver (PG), Harry Wynn (SG), Stanley Lindgren (PF) Gonzalo Romano, Dennis Carpenter, Stephen Edwards | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman (PG) Brant Alvis | |
| 10:45 | Hofstra | Stanley Lindgren picks off the pass by Paul Gifford | 42-30 |
| 10:29 | Penn State | Stanley Lindgren comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-30 |
| 10:28 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Daniel Fogarty | 42-30 |
| 10:03 | Hofstra | Robert Gardner is fouled on the floor by Stephen Wyatt - foul #1 on Stephen Wyatt, team foul #3 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gonzalo Romano (SG), Dennis Carpenter (SF), Stephen Edwards (PF), Alfredo Figueroa (C) Robert Oliver, Harry Wynn, Stanley Lindgren, Charles Senecal | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Brant Alvis (SG), Larry Witcher (PF), Shawn Poplar (C) Daniel Fogarty, Jean Johnson, Robert Gardner | |
| 09:34 | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-30 |
| 09:32 | Hofstra | Shawn Poplar tips it home | 42-32 |
| 09:15 | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-32 |
| 09:13 | Penn State | Stephen Edwards can't tip it in | 42-32 |
| 09:11 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Richard Hoffman | 42-32 |
| 08:42 | Hofstra | Paul Gifford misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Dennis Carpenter - foul #4 on Dennis Carpenter, team foul #4 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Oliver (PG), Harry Wynn (SG), Peter Lee (SF), Stanley Lindgren (PF), Charles Senecal (C) Stephen Wyatt, Gonzalo Romano, Dennis Carpenter, Stephen Edwards, Alfredo Figueroa | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Daniel Fogarty (PG), Jean Johnson (PF), Robert Gardner (C) Richard Hoffman, Larry Witcher, Shawn Poplar | |
| 08:42 | Hofstra | Paul Gifford misses the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 08:42 | Hofstra | Paul Gifford makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 08:17 | Penn State | Stanley Lindgren misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 08:16 | Penn State | Peter Lee tips it but misses | 42-33 |
| 08:15 | Hofstra | Robert Gardner snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 07:54 | Hofstra | Daniel Fogarty is whistled for traveling | 42-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt (PG), Dennis Carpenter (SF) Robert Oliver, Peter Lee | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman (PG), Kevin Arana (SF) Brant Alvis, Paul Gifford | |
| 07:25 | Penn State | Harry Wynn loses the ball out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Peter Lee (SG) Harry Wynn | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Paul Gifford (SF) Kevin Arana | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Stephen Wyatt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Lee (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dennis Carpenter (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Stanley Lindgren (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Senecal (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Richard Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Fogarty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Gifford (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jean Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman makes the floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Peter Lee - foul #2 on Peter Lee, team foul #5 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Wynn (SG) Peter Lee | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Kevin Arana (SF), Shawn Poplar (C) Paul Gifford, Robert Gardner | |
| 07:05 | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman makes the free throw | 42-36 |
| 06:36 | Penn State | Stanley Lindgren drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Wyatt | 45-36 |
| 06:16 | Hofstra | Shawn Poplar hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-36 |
| 06:15 | Hofstra | Kevin Arana pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 06:03 | Hofstra | Shawn Poplar jams it on a great pass from Jean Johnson and he's hacked by Charles Senecal - foul #1 on Charles Senecal, team foul #6 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Oliver (PG), Gonzalo Romano (SG), Peter Lee (SF), Stephen Edwards (PF) Stephen Wyatt, Harry Wynn, Dennis Carpenter, Stanley Lindgren | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Brant Alvis (SG), Paul Gifford (SF), Larry Witcher (PF) Richard Hoffman, Kevin Arana, Jean Johnson | |
| 06:03 | Hofstra | Shawn Poplar makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| 05:45 | Penn State | Robert Oliver clanks a shot from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 05:44 | Hofstra | Larry Witcher gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 05:26 | Hofstra | Shawn Poplar drills a jumper in the lane | 45-41 |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Stephen Edwards misses short on a floater from the left block | 45-41 |
| 05:01 | Penn State | Charles Senecal hits the follow up shot | 47-41 |
| 04:44 | Hofstra | Shawn Poplar blows the layup | 47-41 |
| 04:42 | Penn State | Stephen Edwards snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 04:21 | Penn State | Charles Senecal connects on the floater near the basket set up by Stephen Edwards | 49-41 |
| 04:21 | Hofstra | Hofstra calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt (PG), Harry Wynn (SG), Dennis Carpenter (SF), Stanley Lindgren (PF), Alfredo Figueroa (C) Robert Oliver, Gonzalo Romano, Peter Lee, Stephen Edwards, Charles Senecal | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman (PG), Jean Johnson (PF), Robert Gardner (C) Daniel Fogarty, Larry Witcher, Shawn Poplar | |
| 03:58 | Hofstra | Jean Johnson is hacked by Dennis Carpenter - foul #5 on Dennis Carpenter, team foul #7 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Oliver (PG) Dennis Carpenter | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Kevin Arana (SF) Paul Gifford | |
| 03:58 | Hofstra | Jean Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 03:58 | Hofstra | Kevin Arana grabs the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 03:40 | Hofstra | Kevin Arana connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Hoffman | 49-43 |
| 03:11 | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 03:09 | Hofstra | Jean Johnson pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harry Wynn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Wyatt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stanley Lindgren (fresh) 6 pts. C - Alfredo Figueroa (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Richard Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brant Alvis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Arana (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jean Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Hofstra | Kevin Arana double dribbles | 49-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Edwards (PF), Charles Senecal (C) Robert Oliver, Alfredo Figueroa | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Daniel Fogarty (SG), Paul Gifford (SF) Brant Alvis, Kevin Arana | |
| 02:25 | Penn State | Harry Wynn misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 02:24 | Penn State | Stephen Edwards grabs the offensive board | 49-43 |
| 02:00 | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:45 | Hofstra | Robert Gardner banks in the layup set up by Richard Hoffman | 52-45 |
| 01:42 | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Brant Alvis (SG) Daniel Fogarty | |
| 01:31 | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Stephen Edwards - foul #2 on Stephen Edwards, team foul #8 | 52-45 |
| 01:31 | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 01:31 | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 01:02 | Penn State | Paul Gifford is called for the reach on Stanley Lindgren - foul #2 on Paul Gifford, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt clanks a floater from the right side | 52-47 |
| 00:45 | Hofstra | Robert Gardner grabs the board | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Hofstra | Paul Gifford misses badly on a floater from the left side | 52-47 |
| 00:38 | Hofstra | Robert Gardner gets the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 00:35 | Hofstra | Charles Senecal denies the turnaround by Robert Gardner | 52-47 |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Stanley Lindgren gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Penn State | Stanley Lindgren is fouled in the backcourt by Brant Alvis - foul #2 on Brant Alvis, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Peter Lee (SF) Stephen Edwards | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 00:32 | Penn State | Stanley Lindgren makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:32 | Penn State | Stanley Lindgren misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:32 | Hofstra | Robert Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 00:25 | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Brant Alvis | 53-50 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Peter Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Hoffman - foul #1 on Richard Hoffman, team foul #8 | 53-50 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Peter Lee misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 00:24 | Hofstra | Jean Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 00:07 | Hofstra | Jean Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 00:04 | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 00:02 | Hofstra | Robert Gardner pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 00:00 | Hofstra | The clock runs out | 53-50 |