| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Robert Tse (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Brehm (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Rowden (fresh) PF - Edward Bartling (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Harrison (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Maisonet (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Pierce (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Huang Wen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Azure (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce inbounds the ball | 24-36 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Penn State | James Maisonet misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-36 |
| 19:37 | Arizona State | Matthew Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 19:32 | Arizona State | Robert Tse hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-36 |
| 19:30 | Arizona State | Edward Bartling misses the tip | 24-36 |
| 19:28 | Arizona State | James Rowden pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 19:03 | Arizona State | Matthew Harrison misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Dikembe Azure - foul #2 on Dikembe Azure, team foul #1 | 24-36 |
| 19:03 | Arizona State | Matthew Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 19:03 | Arizona State | Matthew Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 18:52 | Penn State | James Maisonet comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 18:50 | Penn State | Huang Wen snags the offensive board | 26-36 |
| 18:28 | Penn State | James Rowden denies the turnaround by Dikembe Azure | 26-36 |
| 18:27 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce tips it in | 26-38 |
| 18:12 | Arizona State | Matthew Harrison misses the layup against the doubleteam | 26-38 |
| 18:11 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce grabs the board | 26-38 |
| 17:58 | Penn State | James Maisonet comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-38 |
| 17:56 | Arizona State | Matthew Harrison grabs the board | 26-38 |
| 17:43 | Arizona State | James Rowden makes the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-38 |
| 17:31 | Penn State | Dikembe Azure misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-38 |
| 17:30 | Penn State | Huang Wen can't tip it in | 28-38 |
| 17:28 | Arizona State | Robert Tse gets the rebound | 28-38 |
| 17:14 | Arizona State | James Rowden comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Darrell Pierce - foul #1 on Darrell Pierce, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Adam Ranson (PG), Larry Kimbler (SG), Gary Cipolla (PF), Dwayne Robinson (C) Robert Tse, Robert Brehm, Edward Bartling, Matthew Harrison | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodney Robinson (SG), Roberto Giordano (SF), William Bancroft (PF), Charles Potts (C) James Maisonet, Darrell Pierce, Huang Wen, Dikembe Azure | |
| 17:14 | Arizona State | James Rowden makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 17:14 | Arizona State | James Rowden makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 16:48 | Penn State | William Bancroft is hacked by Dwayne Robinson - foul #2 on Dwayne Robinson, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Peter Mei (SF) James Rowden | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:37 | Penn State | Roberto Giordano clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gary Cipolla - foul #3 on Gary Cipolla, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Arizona State | David Cross (PF) Gary Cipolla | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:37 | Penn State | Roberto Giordano misses the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 16:37 | Penn State | Roberto Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 16:18 | Arizona State | Adam Ranson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 16:16 | Penn State | Jimmy Jones gets the rebound | 30-39 |
| 15:53 | Penn State | Rodney Robinson drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jimmy Jones | 30-41 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Adam Ranson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Larry Kimbler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Mei (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Cross (fresh) C - Dwayne Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jimmy Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roberto Giordano (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Bancroft (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Potts (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Arizona State | Dwayne Robinson travels with the ball | 30-41 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Tse (PG), Robert Brehm (SG), James Rowden (SF), Edward Bartling (PF), Matthew Harrison (C) Adam Ranson, Larry Kimbler, Peter Mei, David Cross, Dwayne Robinson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dan Carrozza (PG), James Maisonet (SG), Darrell Pierce (SF), Huang Wen (PF), Dikembe Azure (C) Jimmy Jones, Rodney Robinson, Roberto Giordano, William Bancroft, Charles Potts | |
| 15:15 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Rowden - foul #2 on James Rowden, team foul #3 | 30-41 |
| 15:15 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 15:15 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 14:58 | Arizona State | Darrell Pierce steps in front of the Robert Tse pass | 30-43 |
| 14:54 | Penn State | Dan Carrozza slams it home on a nice dish by Darrell Pierce | 30-45 |
| 14:40 | Arizona State | Matthew Harrison misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-45 |
| 14:38 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Darrell Pierce | 30-45 |
| 14:15 | Penn State | Dan Carrozza clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-45 |
| 14:13 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Robert Brehm | 30-45 |
| 13:56 | Arizona State | Robert Brehm hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-45 |
| 13:54 | Arizona State | James Rowden grabs the offensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 13:34 | Arizona State | Huang Wen picks off the pass by Robert Tse | 30-45 |
| 13:10 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Dan Carrozza | 30-47 |
| 12:43 | Arizona State | Edward Bartling hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 30-47 |
| 12:41 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce snags the defensive board | 30-47 |
| 12:39 | Penn State | Dan Carrozza's pass is intercepted by Robert Tse in the backcourt | 30-47 |
| 12:38 | Arizona State | Robert Tse hits the finger roll | 32-47 |
| 12:25 | Penn State | Dan Carrozza's pass is intercepted by Edward Bartling | 32-47 |
| 12:06 | Arizona State | Edward Bartling can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 32-47 |
| 12:04 | Penn State | Dikembe Azure pulls down the rebound | 32-47 |
| 11:53 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce hits a shot from the left block | 32-49 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Robert Tse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Brehm (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Rowden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Bartling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Harrison (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Dan Carrozza (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Maisonet (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Pierce (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. PF - Huang Wen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Azure (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 11:38 | Arizona State | Robert Brehm can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-49 |
| 11:37 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Azure | 32-49 |
| 11:18 | Penn State | Dan Carrozza misses short on a shot from the left wing | 32-49 |
| 11:16 | Arizona State | Edward Bartling gets the rebound | 32-49 |
| 10:49 | Arizona State | Matthew Harrison makes the contested turnaround from close range set up by James Rowden | 34-49 |
| 10:29 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce's layup is rejected by Matthew Harrison | 34-49 |
| 10:28 | Arizona State | Matthew Harrison pulls down the rebound | 34-49 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:22 | Arizona State | James Rowden is hacked by Dikembe Azure - foul #3 on Dikembe Azure, team foul #3 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Adam Ranson (PG), Larry Kimbler (SG), Peter Mei (SF), Gary Cipolla (PF), Dwayne Robinson (C) Robert Tse, Robert Brehm, James Rowden, Edward Bartling, Matthew Harrison | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jimmy Jones (PG), Rodney Robinson (SG), Roberto Giordano (SF), William Bancroft (PF), Charles Potts (C) Dan Carrozza, James Maisonet, Darrell Pierce, Huang Wen, Dikembe Azure | |
| 10:08 | Arizona State | Dwayne Robinson's floater is tipped away by William Bancroft | 34-49 |
| 10:06 | Penn State | Charles Potts gets the rebound | 34-49 |
| 09:46 | Penn State | Jimmy Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-49 |
| 09:33 | Arizona State | Gary Cipolla's dunk attempt is rejected by Charles Potts | 34-49 |
| 09:31 | Penn State | Charles Potts pulls down the rebound | 34-49 |
| 09:12 | Penn State | Peter Mei is called for the reach on Roberto Giordano - foul #2 on Peter Mei, team foul #4 | 34-49 |
| 08:56 | Penn State | Dwayne Robinson swats the layup by William Bancroft | 34-49 |
| 08:54 | Arizona State | Dwayne Robinson grabs the board | 34-49 |
| 08:35 | Arizona State | Dwayne Robinson misses the easy open layup | 34-49 |
| 08:34 | Arizona State | Gary Cipolla grabs the offensive board | 34-49 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:26 | Arizona State | Dwayne Robinson's pass is intercepted by Jimmy Jones | 34-49 |
| 07:57 | Penn State | Jimmy Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-49 |
| 07:55 | Arizona State | Gary Cipolla snags the defensive board | 34-49 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Adam Ranson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Larry Kimbler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Mei (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Cipolla (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dwayne Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rodney Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roberto Giordano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Bancroft (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Potts (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Arizona State | Dwayne Robinson hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-49 |
| 07:09 | Penn State | Jimmy Jones makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-52 |
| 06:51 | Arizona State | Gary Cipolla hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Dwayne Robinson | 38-52 |
| 06:26 | Penn State | Jimmy Jones misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-52 |
| 06:25 | Penn State | Rodney Robinson grabs the offensive board | 38-52 |
| 06:07 | Penn State | Rodney Robinson loses the ball out of bounds | 38-52 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Tse (PG), Robert Brehm (SG), James Rowden (SF), Edward Bartling (PF), Matthew Harrison (C) Adam Ranson, Larry Kimbler, Peter Mei, Gary Cipolla, Dwayne Robinson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dan Carrozza (PG), James Maisonet (SG), Darrell Pierce (SF), Huang Wen (PF), Dikembe Azure (C) Jimmy Jones, Rodney Robinson, Roberto Giordano, William Bancroft, Charles Potts | |
| 05:48 | Arizona State | Edward Bartling's layup is rejected by Dikembe Azure | 38-52 |
| 05:47 | Arizona State | Robert Tse gets the offensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 05:33 | Arizona State | Dikembe Azure blocks the short jumper by Robert Tse | 38-52 |
| 05:31 | Penn State | James Maisonet gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| 05:16 | Penn State | Huang Wen's pass is intercepted by Robert Brehm | 38-52 |
| 05:06 | Arizona State | Matthew Harrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-52 |
| 04:50 | Penn State | Matthew Harrison swats the short shot by Dan Carrozza | 38-52 |
| 04:48 | Arizona State | Robert Tse snags the defensive board | 38-52 |
| 04:42 | Arizona State | Robert Tse connects on the open floater from the left block | 40-52 |
| 04:38 | Penn State | James Maisonet lays it in on a great pass from Dan Carrozza | 40-54 |
| 04:18 | Arizona State | James Rowden buries a shot near the basket | 42-54 |
| 04:00 | Penn State | Dan Carrozza is hacked by Edward Bartling - foul #1 on Edward Bartling, team foul #5 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jimmy Jones (PG) Dan Carrozza | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:38 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 42-54 |
| 03:37 | Penn State | Huang Wen misses the tip | 42-54 |
| 03:36 | Arizona State | James Rowden grabs the board | 42-54 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Robert Tse (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Brehm (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Rowden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Bartling (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Harrison (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Maisonet (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Pierce (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. PF - Huang Wen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Azure (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Arizona State | Robert Tse loses the dribble to Huang Wen | 42-54 |
| 03:07 | Penn State | Dikembe Azure misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Matthew Harrison - foul #1 on Matthew Harrison, team foul #6 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Adam Ranson (PG), Larry Kimbler (SG), Peter Mei (SF), Gary Cipolla (PF), Dwayne Robinson (C) Robert Tse, Robert Brehm, James Rowden, Edward Bartling, Matthew Harrison | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dan Carrozza (PG), Roberto Giordano (SF) James Maisonet, Darrell Pierce | |
| 03:07 | Penn State | Dikembe Azure misses the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 03:07 | Penn State | Dikembe Azure misses the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 03:07 | Arizona State | Gary Cipolla grabs the defensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 02:51 | Arizona State | Peter Mei makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Adam Ranson | 45-54 |
| 02:51 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-54 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Tse (PG), Robert Brehm (SG), James Rowden (SF), Edward Bartling (PF), Matthew Harrison (C) Adam Ranson, Larry Kimbler, Peter Mei, Gary Cipolla, Dwayne Robinson | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Maisonet (SG), Darrell Pierce (SF), William Bancroft (C) Dan Carrozza, Roberto Giordano, Dikembe Azure | |
| 02:24 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Jimmy Jones and he's fouled by James Rowden - foul #3 on James Rowden, team foul #7 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Adam Ranson (PG), Larry Kimbler (SG), Peter Mei (SF), Gary Cipolla (PF), Dwayne Robinson (C) Robert Tse, Robert Brehm, James Rowden, Edward Bartling, Matthew Harrison | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:24 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce makes the free throw | 45-57 |
| 02:06 | Arizona State | Peter Mei double dribbles | 45-57 |
| 01:44 | Penn State | James Maisonet is hacked by Larry Kimbler - foul #1 on Larry Kimbler, team foul #8 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Azure (C) William Bancroft | |
| 01:44 | Penn State | James Maisonet makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 01:44 | Penn State | James Maisonet makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:27 | Arizona State | Adam Ranson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Dwayne Robinson | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:03 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce misses the runner in the paint | 48-59 |
| 01:01 | Penn State | Huang Wen tips it home | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Arizona State | Dwayne Robinson buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Cipolla and he's hacked by Dikembe Azure - foul #4 on Dikembe Azure, team foul #4 | 50-61 |
| 00:57 | Arizona State | Dwayne Robinson makes the free throw | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State 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) | |
| 00:55 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Kimbler - foul #2 on Larry Kimbler, team foul #9 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Potts (C) Dikembe Azure | |
| 00:55 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 00:55 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 00:50 | Arizona State | Peter Mei comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Potts - foul #2 on Charles Potts, team foul #5 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Azure (C) Charles Potts | |
| 00:50 | Arizona State | Peter Mei misses the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 00:50 | Arizona State | Peter Mei misses the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 00:50 | Penn State | Huang Wen snags the defensive board | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State 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) | |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-63 |
| 00:26 | Arizona State | Gary Cipolla grabs the board | 51-63 |
| 00:19 | Arizona State | Darrell Pierce steals it from Peter Mei | 51-63 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | James Maisonet banks in the layup on a great pass from Darrell Pierce | 51-65 |
| 00:11 | Arizona State | Adam Ranson's fadeaway is rejected by Dikembe Azure | 51-65 |
| 00:10 | Arizona State | Peter Mei tips it but misses | 51-65 |
| 00:09 | Arizona State | Gary Cipolla tips it in | 53-65 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Jimmy Jones runs out the clock | 53-65 |