| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Wilburn White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Laroche (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Seth Dechant (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ira Heckstall (fresh) C - Damion Houston (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Edward Sickles (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lukavsky (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Volesky (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Seth Dechant inbounds the ball | 27-33 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO 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) | |
| 19:35 | Cal Poly SLO | Rodney Laroche comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-33 |
| 19:34 | Cal Poly SLO | Ira Heckstall hits the follow up shot | 29-33 |
| 19:11 | Penn State | Donald Smith is hacked by Ira Heckstall - foul #3 on Ira Heckstall, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Dalton (PF) Ira Heckstall | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 18:59 | Penn State | Donald Smith comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 29-33 |
| 18:57 | Penn State | Jeffrey Brown tips it home | 29-35 |
| 18:53 | Cal Poly SLO | Wilburn White splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 18:51 | Cal Poly SLO | Damion Houston gets the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 18:35 | Cal Poly SLO | Damion Houston connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Wilburn White | 31-35 |
| 18:19 | Penn State | Robert Volesky loses the ball out of bounds | 31-35 |
| 18:12 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Dalton hits a wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Rodney Laroche | 34-35 |
| 17:58 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 17:57 | Cal Poly SLO | Damion Houston snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 17:43 | Cal Poly SLO | Damion Houston is whistled for traveling | 34-35 |
| 17:32 | Penn State | Robert Volesky misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Damion Houston - foul #3 on Damion Houston, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Luis Edwards (C) Damion Houston | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:32 | Penn State | Robert Volesky misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 17:32 | Penn State | Robert Volesky makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 17:11 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Dalton is open and scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 36-36 |
| 16:55 | Penn State | Jeffrey Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Luis Edwards | 36-36 |
| 16:53 | Penn State | Jeffrey Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 16:41 | Penn State | Donald Smith scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Edward Sickles | 36-38 |
| 16:17 | Cal Poly SLO | Seth Dechant is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-38 |
| 16:16 | Cal Poly SLO | Rodney Laroche hits the follow up shot | 38-38 |
| 15:57 | Penn State | Edward Sickles scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Wilburn White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Laroche (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Seth Dechant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Dalton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Edward Sickles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lukavsky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeffrey Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Volesky (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Cal Poly SLO | Rodney Laroche comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 15:41 | Penn State | Robert Volesky pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 15:28 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-41 |
| 15:26 | Cal Poly SLO | Luis Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 15:02 | Cal Poly SLO | Seth Dechant shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 14:37 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Sickles | 40-44 |
| 14:23 | Cal Poly SLO | Rodney Laroche comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 40-44 |
| 14:21 | Cal Poly SLO | Wilburn White hits the follow up shot | 42-44 |
| 14:10 | Penn State | Luis Edwards is called for the reach on Robert Volesky - foul #2 on Luis Edwards, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Martin Williams (PG), David Colston (SG), Timothy Lindsey (SF), Ira Heckstall (PF), Damion Houston (C) Wilburn White, Rodney Laroche, Seth Dechant, Michael Dalton, Luis Edwards | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ervin Vidrine (PG), John Oliphant (SG), Louis Hanley (SF), John Robinson (PF), Alex Horstman (C) Edward Sickles, Michael Lukavsky, Donald Smith, Jeffrey Brown, Robert Volesky | |
| 13:56 | Penn State | Alex Horstman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-44 |
| 13:31 | Cal Poly SLO | Ira Heckstall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 13:30 | Penn State | Alex Horstman gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 13:11 | Penn State | Louis Hanley can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Timothy Lindsey - foul #2 on Timothy Lindsey, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| 13:11 | Penn State | Louis Hanley makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 13:11 | Penn State | Louis Hanley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 12:48 | Cal Poly SLO | Damion Houston misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-46 |
| 12:46 | Penn State | John Oliphant gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 12:30 | Penn State | John Oliphant is hacked by David Colston - foul #1 on David Colston, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky (PG) Ervin Vidrine | |
| 12:20 | Penn State | John Oliphant misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ira Heckstall - foul #4 on Ira Heckstall, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Lee Terpstra (SG) Ira Heckstall | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:20 | Penn State | John Oliphant misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 12:20 | Penn State | John Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 12:07 | Cal Poly SLO | David Colston loses the ball out of bounds | 42-47 |
| 11:52 | Penn State | Louis Hanley loses the dribble to Martin Williams | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Martin Williams (fresh) SG - Lee Terpstra (fresh) SF - David Colston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Lindsey (fresh) C - Damion Houston (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Lukavsky (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Oliphant (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Hanley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alex Horstman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Cal Poly SLO | Lee Terpstra knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 11:26 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 45-47 |
| 11:24 | Penn State | John Oliphant grabs the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 11:11 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by John Oliphant | 45-49 |
| 10:57 | Cal Poly SLO | Martin Williams's pass is intercepted by Alex Horstman | 45-49 |
| 10:42 | Penn State | Alex Horstman can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-49 |
| 10:40 | Cal Poly SLO | David Colston pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 10:28 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Lindsey hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Damion Houston | 47-49 |
| 10:11 | Penn State | David Colston steals it from John Robinson | 47-49 |
| 10:06 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Lindsey hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Colston | 49-49 |
| 09:49 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-49 |
| 09:47 | Cal Poly SLO | Martin Williams gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 09:21 | Cal Poly SLO | Damion Houston misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 49-49 |
| 09:19 | Cal Poly SLO | David Colston tips it but misses | 49-49 |
| 09:17 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Louis Hanley | 49-49 |
| 09:04 | Penn State | Alex Horstman misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Damion Houston - foul #4 on Damion Houston, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Wilburn White (PG), Rodney Laroche (SG), Seth Dechant (SF), Michael Dalton (PF), Luis Edwards (C) Martin Williams, Lee Terpstra, David Colston, Timothy Lindsey, Damion Houston | |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Sickles (PG), William Sawyer (SG), Donald Smith (SF), Jeffrey Brown (PF) Michael Lukavsky, John Oliphant, Louis Hanley, John Robinson | |
| 09:04 | Penn State | Alex Horstman makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:04 | Penn State | Alex Horstman misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:04 | Cal Poly SLO | Luis Edwards gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 08:44 | Cal Poly SLO | Wilburn White splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Alex Horstman - foul #2 on Alex Horstman, team foul #1 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Volesky (C) Alex Horstman | |
| 08:44 | Cal Poly SLO | Wilburn White makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 08:44 | Cal Poly SLO | Wilburn White makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 08:16 | Penn State | Robert Volesky can't finish the layup but the foul's on Rodney Laroche - foul #3 on Rodney Laroche, team foul #8 | 51-50 |
| 08:16 | Penn State | Robert Volesky makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:16 | Penn State | Robert Volesky misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:16 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to Seth Dechant | 51-51 |
| 07:59 | Cal Poly SLO | Luis Edwards hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Wilburn White | 53-51 |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Edward Sickles misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 07:45 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to Seth Dechant | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Wilburn White (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodney Laroche (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Seth Dechant (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Dalton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Edward Sickles (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Sawyer (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Volesky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Cal Poly SLO | Rodney Laroche is whistled for traveling | 53-51 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Ira Heckstall (PF) Luis Edwards | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky (SG) William Sawyer | |
| 07:07 | Penn State | Edward Sickles's pass is intercepted by Wilburn White | 53-51 |
| 07:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Rodney Laroche misses the easy layup | 53-51 |
| 07:02 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Donald Smith | 53-51 |
| 06:38 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky's floater is tipped away by Seth Dechant | 53-51 |
| 06:37 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Dalton grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 06:30 | Cal Poly SLO | Rodney Laroche connects on the open jumper from the left side on a great pass from Wilburn White and the foul's on Robert Volesky - foul #3 on Robert Volesky, team foul #2 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Damion Houston (C) Michael Dalton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Louis Hanley (SF) Donald Smith | |
| 06:30 | Cal Poly SLO | Rodney Laroche makes the free throw | 56-51 |
| 06:05 | Penn State | Robert Volesky misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 56-51 |
| 06:04 | Cal Poly SLO | Ira Heckstall pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 05:47 | Cal Poly SLO | Wilburn White lays it in despite the doubleteam set up by Rodney Laroche | 58-51 |
| 05:36 | Penn State | Louis Hanley can't finish the layup | 58-51 |
| 05:34 | Cal Poly SLO | Damion Houston grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 05:16 | Cal Poly SLO | Rodney Laroche can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 58-51 |
| 05:15 | Penn State | Jeffrey Brown grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 04:52 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Sickles | 58-53 |
| 04:35 | Cal Poly SLO | Wilburn White is hacked by Louis Hanley - foul #1 on Louis Hanley, team foul #3 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Martin Williams (PG), David Colston (SG), Timothy Lindsey (SF), Michael Dalton (C) Wilburn White, Rodney Laroche, Seth Dechant, Damion Houston | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (SG), Donald Smith (SF), John Robinson (PF), Alex Horstman (C) Edward Sickles, Louis Hanley, Jeffrey Brown, Robert Volesky | |
| 04:14 | Cal Poly SLO | David Colston is hacked by John Oliphant - foul #2 on John Oliphant, team foul #4 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ervin Vidrine (PG) Michael Lukavsky | |
| 04:08 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Smith picks off the pass by Martin Williams | 58-53 |
| 04:02 | Penn State | John Oliphant is fouled on the floor by David Colston - foul #2 on David Colston, team foul #9 | 58-53 |
| 04:02 | Penn State | John Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 04:02 | Penn State | John Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 03:42 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Dalton's floater is tipped away by Alex Horstman | 58-55 |
| 03:41 | Cal Poly SLO | Ira Heckstall tips it but misses | 58-55 |
| 03:39 | Penn State | Alex Horstman gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Martin Williams (fresh) SG - David Colston (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Lindsey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ira Heckstall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Dalton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ervin Vidrine (fresh) SG - John Oliphant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alex Horstman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Penn State | Ervin Vidrine is hacked by Martin Williams - foul #2 on Martin Williams, team foul #10 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Damion Houston (C) Ira Heckstall | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky (SG) John Oliphant | |
| 03:18 | Penn State | Ervin Vidrine misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 03:18 | Penn State | Ervin Vidrine makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:00 | Cal Poly SLO | David Colston comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Alex Horstman - foul #3 on Alex Horstman, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Seth Dechant (SF) Timothy Lindsey | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (SG) Ervin Vidrine | |
| 03:00 | Cal Poly SLO | David Colston makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 03:00 | Cal Poly SLO | David Colston makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 02:57 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Wilburn White (PG), Rodney Laroche (SG), Ira Heckstall (PF) Martin Williams, David Colston, Michael Dalton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Sickles (PG), Jeffrey Brown (PF), Robert Volesky (C) John Oliphant, John Robinson, Alex Horstman | |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jeffrey Brown | 60-58 |
| 02:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Wilburn White shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 02:24 | Penn State | Donald Smith gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 02:09 | Penn State | Edward Sickles hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 02:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Seth Dechant gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 01:51 | Cal Poly SLO | Rodney Laroche makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ira Heckstall | 63-58 |
| 01:29 | Penn State | Jeffrey Brown is whistled for a carry | 63-58 |
| 01:16 | Cal Poly SLO | Seth Dechant's floater is tipped away by Robert Volesky | 63-58 |
| 01:15 | Penn State | Edward Sickles grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 01:01 | Penn State | Robert Volesky buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Edward Sickles | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Cal Poly SLO | Wilburn White shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Edward Sickles - foul #1 on Edward Sickles, team foul #6 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | David Colston (SF) Seth Dechant | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:33 | Cal Poly SLO | Wilburn White makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:33 | Cal Poly SLO | Wilburn White makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Robert Volesky buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Lukavsky and he's fouled by Damion Houston - foul #5 on Damion Houston, team foul #11 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Dalton (C) Damion Houston | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Robert Volesky makes the free throw | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Rodney Laroche is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Lukavsky - foul #2 on Michael Lukavsky, team foul #7 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Seth Dechant (SF) David Colston | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Rodney Laroche makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Rodney Laroche makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Edward Sickles throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-63 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | David Colston (SF) Seth Dechant | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Smith is called for the reach on Wilburn White - foul #3 on Donald Smith, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| 00:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Wilburn White misses the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:22 | Cal Poly SLO | The offensive rebound goes to Ira Heckstall | 67-63 |
| 00:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| 00:19 | Cal Poly SLO | Jeffrey Brown is called for the reach on Ira Heckstall - foul #2 on Jeffrey Brown, team foul #9 | 67-63 |
| 00:19 | Cal Poly SLO | Ira Heckstall makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:19 | Cal Poly SLO | Ira Heckstall misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Robert Volesky | 68-63 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Edward Sickles hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 68-63 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Jeffrey Brown grabs the offensive board | 68-63 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-63 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Edward Sickles grabs the offensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Edward Sickles can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-63 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Brown | 68-63 |
| 00:01 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-66 |
| 00:01 | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Seth Dechant (SF) David Colston | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Wilburn White runs out the clock | 68-66 |