| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Tracy Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Quiros (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ted Swinson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Clifford Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kennith Alexander (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Wester (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steve Bracamonte (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Gregory (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Simon Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Larry Gregory inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Penn State | Larry Gregory hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 19:40 | Baylor | Kennith Alexander pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 19:28 | Baylor | William Ellis is called for the reach on Terry Quiros - foul #2 on William Ellis, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Baylor | Tracy Johnson (SG), Keith Erickson (PF) Terry Quiros, Clifford Jones | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 19:11 | Baylor | Kennith Alexander comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-27 |
| 19:10 | Penn State | Larry Gregory snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 18:49 | Penn State | John Wester misses short on a jumper from close range | 34-27 |
| 18:48 | Penn State | Larry Gregory can't tip it in | 34-27 |
| 18:47 | Penn State | Larry Gregory hits the follow up shot | 34-29 |
| 18:27 | Baylor | Ted Swinson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 34-29 |
| 18:26 | Baylor | Tracy Johnson snags the offensive board | 34-29 |
| 18:03 | Baylor | Ted Swinson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 18:01 | Baylor | Tracy Johnson snags the offensive board | 34-29 |
| 17:46 | Baylor | Tracy Jones knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Tracy Johnson | 36-29 |
| 17:17 | Penn State | John Wester is whistled for traveling | 36-29 |
| Subs | Baylor | Anthony Holland (PG), Terry Quiros (SG), John Holladay (SF), Clifford Jones (PF) Tracy Jones, Tracy Johnson, Ted Swinson, Keith Erickson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Castelli (C) William Ellis | |
| 17:06 | Baylor | Anthony Holland is fouled on the floor by Donald Castelli - foul #1 on Donald Castelli, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| 16:54 | Baylor | John Holladay comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 36-29 |
| 16:52 | Baylor | Terry Quiros grabs the offensive board | 36-29 |
| 16:37 | Baylor | John Holladay's layup is rejected by Simon Jackson | 36-29 |
| 16:36 | Baylor | Kennith Alexander snags the offensive board | 36-29 |
| 16:27 | Baylor | Terry Quiros hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-29 |
| 16:25 | Penn State | Simon Jackson grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 16:05 | Penn State | Larry Gregory banks in the layup | 36-31 |
| 15:42 | Baylor | John Holladay buries a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Simon Jackson - foul #2 on Simon Jackson, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Baylor | Tracy Jones (PG), Ted Swinson (SF) Anthony Holland, Clifford Jones | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 15:42 | Baylor | John Holladay misses the free throw | 38-31 |
| 15:42 | Penn State | Simon Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Tracy Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Quiros (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ted Swinson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Holladay (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kennith Alexander (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Wester (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steve Bracamonte (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Gregory (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Simon Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Castelli (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Penn State | Simon Jackson's floater is tipped away by Kennith Alexander | 38-31 |
| 15:28 | Baylor | John Holladay gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 15:04 | Baylor | Ted Swinson hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Donald Castelli - foul #2 on Donald Castelli, team foul #4 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Bradwell (SF), Jimmy Garofalo (C) Larry Gregory, Donald Castelli | |
| 15:04 | Baylor | Ted Swinson misses the free throw | 40-31 |
| 15:04 | Penn State | John Bradwell grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 14:43 | Penn State | John Wester hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 14:42 | Baylor | John Holladay gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 14:13 | Baylor | Tracy Jones hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-31 |
| 13:51 | Penn State | Simon Jackson comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Holladay - foul #1 on John Holladay, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Baylor | Tracy Johnson (PG), Clifford Jones (PF), Eric Weiss (C) Tracy Jones, Ted Swinson, Kennith Alexander | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Bradshaw (PG), Randy Reed (SF), William Ellis (C) John Wester, Steve Bracamonte, Jimmy Garofalo | |
| 13:51 | Penn State | Simon Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 13:51 | Penn State | Simon Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 13:51 | Baylor | Eric Weiss snags the defensive board | 43-31 |
| 13:30 | Baylor | John Holladay misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Randy Reed - foul #1 on Randy Reed, team foul #5 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Baylor | Tracy Jones (PG) Terry Quiros | |
| Subs | Penn State | Fred Dedeaux (PF) Simon Jackson | |
| 13:30 | Baylor | John Holladay misses the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 13:30 | Baylor | John Holladay misses the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 13:30 | Penn State | Fred Dedeaux pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 13:28 | Penn State | Tracy Johnson steps in front of the Randy Reed pass in the backcourt | 43-31 |
| 13:25 | Baylor | Tracy Johnson banks in the layup | 45-31 |
| 13:08 | Penn State | Fred Dedeaux misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-31 |
| 13:06 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Eric Weiss | 45-31 |
| 13:00 | Baylor | Tracy Jones splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 45-31 |
| 12:59 | Baylor | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Weiss | 45-31 |
| 12:38 | Baylor | Clifford Jones can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Fred Dedeaux - foul #1 on Fred Dedeaux, team foul #6 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Baylor | Terry Quiros (SG), Kennith Alexander (C) Tracy Johnson, Eric Weiss | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Wester (PG), Steve Bracamonte (SG), Larry Gregory (SF) Christopher Bradshaw, John Bradwell, Randy Reed | |
| 12:38 | Baylor | Clifford Jones misses the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 12:38 | Baylor | Clifford Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 12:36 | Penn State | Tracy Jones is called for the reach on John Wester in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tracy Jones, team foul #2 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Baylor | Ted Swinson (SF) Clifford Jones | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:27 | Penn State | Fred Dedeaux is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Wester | 46-33 |
| 12:07 | Baylor | Kennith Alexander hits the finger roll on a great pass from Tracy Jones | 48-33 |
| 11:55 | Penn State | John Wester connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Steve Bracamonte and the foul's on Tracy Jones - foul #3 on Tracy Jones, team foul #3 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Baylor | Tracy Johnson (PG), Keith Erickson (SF), Clifford Jones (PF) Tracy Jones, Ted Swinson, John Holladay | |
| Subs | Penn State | Simon Jackson (PF), Donald Castelli (C) Fred Dedeaux, William Ellis | |
| 11:55 | Penn State | John Wester makes the free throw | 48-36 |
| 11:26 | Baylor | Keith Erickson buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-36 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Tracy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Quiros (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Erickson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clifford Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kennith Alexander (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Wester (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Bracamonte (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Gregory (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Simon Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Castelli (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:06 | Penn State | Donald Castelli is wide open and dunks the ball | 51-38 |
| 10:42 | Baylor | Kennith Alexander knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clifford Jones | 53-38 |
| 10:22 | Penn State | Larry Gregory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-38 |
| Subs | Baylor | Anthony Holland (PG), Ted Swinson (SF), John Holladay (PF), Eric Weiss (C) Tracy Johnson, Keith Erickson, Clifford Jones, Kennith Alexander | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Bradshaw (PG), John Bradwell (SG), Randy Reed (SF) John Wester, Steve Bracamonte, Larry Gregory | |
| 10:01 | Baylor | John Holladay hits the finger roll | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:57 | Penn State | John Bradwell is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Bradwell, team foul #7 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Baylor | Tracy Jones (PG), Kennith Alexander (C) Anthony Holland, Eric Weiss | |
| Subs | Penn State | Fred Dedeaux (PF), William Ellis (C) Simon Jackson, Donald Castelli | |
| 09:34 | Baylor | Kennith Alexander misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 55-38 |
| 09:32 | Penn State | John Bradwell gets the rebound | 55-38 |
| 09:29 | Penn State | John Bradwell is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 55-38 |
| Subs | Baylor | Eric Weiss (C) Kennith Alexander | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:06 | Baylor | Ted Swinson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Terry Quiros | 58-38 |
| 08:54 | Penn State | Eric Weiss swats the short shot by Randy Reed | 58-38 |
| 08:53 | Baylor | Eric Weiss grabs the board | 58-38 |
| 08:40 | Baylor | Ted Swinson is fouled on the floor by Randy Reed - foul #2 on Randy Reed, team foul #8 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Baylor | Tracy Johnson (SG), Kennith Alexander (C) Terry Quiros, Eric Weiss | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Wester (PG), Steve Bracamonte (SG), Simon Jackson (PF), Donald Castelli (C) Christopher Bradshaw, Randy Reed, Fred Dedeaux, William Ellis | |
| 08:40 | Baylor | Ted Swinson makes the 1st free throw | 59-38 |
| 08:40 | Baylor | Ted Swinson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-38 |
| 08:23 | Penn State | Ted Swinson steals the ball from Simon Jackson | 60-38 |
| 07:58 | Baylor | Ted Swinson scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Tracy Johnson | 62-38 |
| 07:45 | Penn State | Simon Jackson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Simon Jackson, team foul #9 | 62-38 |
| Subs | Baylor | Terry Quiros (SG), Clifford Jones (PF) Tracy Johnson, Ted Swinson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Gregory (SF) John Bradwell | |
| 07:18 | Baylor | Tracy Jones comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Simon Jackson - foul #4 on Simon Jackson, team foul #10 | 62-38 |
| Subs | Baylor | Keith Erickson (C) Kennith Alexander | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jimmy Garofalo (C) Donald Castelli | |
| 07:18 | Baylor | Tracy Jones misses the 1st free throw | 62-38 |
| 07:18 | Baylor | Tracy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 63-38 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Tracy Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Quiros (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Holladay (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clifford Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Erickson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Wester (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Bracamonte (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Gregory (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Simon Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Jimmy Garofalo (fresh) | |
| 06:58 | Penn State | Steve Bracamonte can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-38 |
| 06:56 | Baylor | Clifford Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 63-38 |
| 06:31 | Baylor | John Holladay can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 63-38 |
| 06:29 | Penn State | Simon Jackson snags the defensive board | 63-38 |
| 06:23 | Penn State | Larry Gregory misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by John Holladay - foul #2 on John Holladay, team foul #4 | 63-38 |
| Subs | Baylor | Ted Swinson (SF), Kennith Alexander (C) John Holladay, Keith Erickson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Bradshaw (PG), John Bradwell (SG), Fred Dedeaux (PF), William Ellis (C) John Wester, Steve Bracamonte, Simon Jackson, Jimmy Garofalo | |
| 06:23 | Penn State | Larry Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 63-38 |
| 06:23 | Penn State | Larry Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 63-39 |
| 05:54 | Baylor | Clifford Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 63-39 |
| 05:53 | Penn State | Fred Dedeaux pulls down the rebound | 63-39 |
| 05:47 | Penn State | Fred Dedeaux misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-39 |
| 05:45 | Penn State | William Ellis pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-39 |
| 05:36 | Penn State | Fred Dedeaux hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 63-39 |
| 05:35 | Baylor | Ted Swinson grabs the board | 63-39 |
| 05:14 | Baylor | Tracy Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-39 |
| 05:13 | Penn State | William Ellis grabs the board | 63-39 |
| 05:10 | Penn State | William Ellis is fouled in the backcourt by Tracy Jones - foul #4 on Tracy Jones, team foul #5 | 63-39 |
| Subs | Baylor | Anthony Holland (PG), Tracy Johnson (SG), John Holladay (PF) Tracy Jones, Terry Quiros, Clifford Jones | |
| Subs | Penn State | Steve Bracamonte (SG) Larry Gregory | |
| 04:58 | Penn State | Christopher Bradshaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-39 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Wester (PG), Simon Jackson (PF), Donald Castelli (C) Christopher Bradshaw, Fred Dedeaux, William Ellis | |
| 04:42 | Baylor | John Holladay clanks a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Donald Castelli - foul #3 on Donald Castelli, team foul #11 | 63-39 |
| Subs | Baylor | Terry Quiros (SG), Keith Erickson (PF) Anthony Holland, Ted Swinson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:42 | Baylor | John Holladay misses the 1st free throw | 63-39 |
| 04:42 | Baylor | John Holladay makes the 2nd free throw | 64-39 |
| 04:33 | Penn State | John Wester is fouled on the floor by John Holladay - foul #3 on John Holladay, team foul #6 | 64-39 |
| Subs | Baylor | Ted Swinson (SF) Keith Erickson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:28 | Penn State | Donald Castelli's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-39 |
| 04:07 | Baylor | Ted Swinson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-39 |
| 04:06 | Baylor | Terry Quiros grabs the offensive board | 64-39 |
| 03:40 | Baylor | Donald Castelli takes the ball from Ted Swinson after a doubleteam | 64-39 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Penn State | John Wester misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 64-39 |
| 03:18 | Baylor | John Holladay pulls down the rebound | 64-39 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Tracy Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry Quiros (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ted Swinson (tiring) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Holladay (tired) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Kennith Alexander (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Wester (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Bracamonte (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Bradwell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Simon Jackson (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Castelli (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:58 | Baylor | John Holladay knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Tracy Johnson | 66-39 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:44 | Penn State | Simon Jackson scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Steve Bracamonte and he's fouled by Kennith Alexander - foul #3 on Kennith Alexander, team foul #7 | 66-41 |
| Subs | Baylor | Tracy Jones (PG), Clifford Jones (PF), Keith Erickson (C) Tracy Johnson, Ted Swinson, Kennith Alexander | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Bradshaw (PG), Randy Reed (SF), William Ellis (C) John Wester, John Bradwell, Donald Castelli | |
| 02:44 | Penn State | Simon Jackson makes the free throw | 66-42 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:24 | Baylor | Steve Bracamonte takes the ball from Keith Erickson | 66-42 |
| 02:04 | Penn State | Randy Reed misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Clifford Jones - foul #2 on Clifford Jones, team foul #8 | 66-42 |
| Subs | Baylor | Tracy Johnson (SG), Eric Weiss (C) Terry Quiros, John Holladay | |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Gregory (SF), Fred Dedeaux (PF) Steve Bracamonte, Simon Jackson | |
| 02:04 | Penn State | Randy Reed misses the 1st free throw | 66-42 |
| 02:04 | Penn State | Randy Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 66-43 |
| 01:48 | Baylor | Christopher Bradshaw steals it from Clifford Jones | 66-43 |
| 01:27 | Penn State | Randy Reed misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-43 |
| 01:26 | Penn State | Larry Gregory snags the offensive board | 66-43 |
| 01:18 | Penn State | Randy Reed misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-43 |
| 01:17 | Baylor | Eric Weiss snags the defensive board | 66-43 |
| 00:55 | Baylor | Randy Reed steals it from Eric Weiss | 66-43 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Penn State | Randy Reed hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Tracy Johnson - foul #1 on Tracy Johnson, team foul #9 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Baylor | Terry Quiros (SG), Ted Swinson (SF), Kennith Alexander (C) Tracy Johnson, Keith Erickson, Eric Weiss | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Wester (PG), Steve Bracamonte (SG), Simon Jackson (PF) Christopher Bradshaw, Larry Gregory, Fred Dedeaux | |
| 00:49 | Penn State | Randy Reed makes the 1st free throw | 66-44 |
| 00:49 | Penn State | Randy Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 66-45 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Baylor | Kennith Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-45 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Gregory (SF) Randy Reed | |
| 00:42 | Penn State | Steve Bracamonte hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Simon Jackson | 66-48 |
| 00:39 | Baylor | Ted Swinson is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ted Swinson, team foul #10 | 66-48 |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Steve Bracamonte misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-48 |
| 00:34 | Penn State | William Ellis tips it back up and in | 66-50 |
| 00:07 | Baylor | William Ellis swats the layup by Clifford Jones | 66-50 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Simon Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Simon Jackson misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 66-50 |