| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Eric Gillam (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Stein (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Lisle (fresh) SF - Manuel Shay (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Garfield Birdsong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Christopher Jones inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:39 | Penn State | Jesse Davis knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Stein | 36-27 |
| 19:22 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abke shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater in the lane | 36-27 |
| 19:20 | Penn State | Jesse Davis pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 19:02 | Penn State | Christopher Jones scores on a floater from the left block | 38-27 |
| 18:40 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abke misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-27 |
| 18:38 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abke hits the follow up shot | 38-29 |
| 18:25 | Penn State | Jesse Davis clanks a 3 from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 18:23 | Penn State | Ronald Ferguson tips it back up and in | 40-29 |
| 18:04 | Arizona State | Garfield Birdsong can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-29 |
| 18:02 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Christopher Jones | 40-29 |
| 17:44 | Penn State | Christopher Jones's floater is tipped away by Garfield Birdsong | 40-29 |
| 17:42 | Arizona State | Garfield Birdsong snags the defensive board | 40-29 |
| 17:26 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abke misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 40-29 |
| 17:25 | Penn State | Ronald Ferguson snags the defensive board | 40-29 |
| 17:19 | Penn State | Dikembe Akimseu steps in front of the Eric Gillam pass | 40-29 |
| 17:04 | Arizona State | Brandon Lisle is whistled for a carry | 40-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Smith (PG), Walter Lax (SF), Dustin Ferguson (PF) Eric Gillam, Christopher Jones, Ronald Ferguson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Gerald Woods (SG) Brandon Lisle | |
| 16:44 | Penn State | Walter Lax knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 43-29 |
| 16:21 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abke splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-29 |
| 16:20 | Arizona State | Manuel Shay grabs the offensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 16:04 | Arizona State | Garfield Birdsong connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Akimseu and he's hacked by Walter Lax - foul #1 on Walter Lax, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Lee (SG), Simon Mahmood (C) James Stein, Dustin Ferguson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Brandon Lisle (SG) Dikembe Akimseu | |
| 16:04 | Arizona State | Garfield Birdsong makes the free throw | 43-32 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Lee (fresh) SF - Walter Lax (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jesse Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Simon Mahmood (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Gerald Woods (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Lisle (fresh) SF - Manuel Shay (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Garfield Birdsong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Penn State | Manuel Shay picks off the pass by Jesse Davis | 43-32 |
| 15:41 | Arizona State | Brandon Lisle dunks the ball set up by Manuel Shay | 43-34 |
| 15:27 | Penn State | Jesse Davis makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Richard Lee | 45-34 |
| 15:13 | Arizona State | Manuel Shay loses the ball out of bounds | 45-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Stein (SG), Christopher Jones (SF) Richard Lee, Walter Lax | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 14:56 | Penn State | Christopher Jones can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dikembe Abke - foul #3 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Lee (SG) James Stein | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 14:56 | Penn State | Christopher Jones makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 14:56 | Penn State | Christopher Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 14:40 | Arizona State | Manuel Shay makes the jump hook from close range | 47-36 |
| 14:34 | Penn State | Richard Lee misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 14:33 | Arizona State | Manuel Shay grabs the board | 47-36 |
| 14:28 | Arizona State | Garfield Birdsong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Stein (SG), Walter Lax (SF), Dustin Ferguson (PF) Richard Lee, Christopher Jones, Jesse Davis | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Dikembe Akimseu (PG) Brandon Lisle | |
| 14:08 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke takes the ball from Robert Smith | 47-36 |
| 13:55 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abke works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 13:42 | Penn State | Robert Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Stein | 49-39 |
| 13:27 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eric Gillam (PG), Richard Lee (SG), Christopher Jones (SF), Jesse Davis (PF) Robert Smith, James Stein, Walter Lax, Dustin Ferguson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Brandon Lisle (SG), William Smith (SF) Gerald Woods, Manuel Shay | |
| 13:25 | Penn State | Dikembe Akimseu takes the ball from Eric Gillam in the backcourt | 49-39 |
| 13:24 | Arizona State | William Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dikembe Akimseu | 49-41 |
| 13:12 | Penn State | Jesse Davis is hacked by Dikembe Akimseu - foul #1 on Dikembe Akimseu, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Smith (PG), Dustin Ferguson (PF) Eric Gillam, Simon Mahmood | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 12:59 | Penn State | Jesse Davis clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Dikembe Abke - foul #4 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eric Gillam (PG) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 12:59 | Penn State | Jesse Davis makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 12:59 | Penn State | Jesse Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 12:59 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abke snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 12:48 | Arizona State | Brandon Lisle travels with the ball | 50-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Smith (PG), James Stein (SG), Simon Mahmood (C) Eric Gillam, Richard Lee, Dustin Ferguson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | John Poulin (PF) Garfield Birdsong | |
| 12:25 | Penn State | Simon Mahmood misses the driving attempt in the paint | 50-41 |
| 12:24 | Penn State | James Stein tips it home | 52-41 |
| 12:07 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abke makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from John Poulin | 52-43 |
| 11:47 | Penn State | Jesse Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 11:46 | Penn State | Robert Smith tips it but misses | 52-43 |
| 11:44 | Penn State | Christopher Jones hits the follow up shot | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Stein (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jesse Davis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Simon Mahmood (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Dikembe Akimseu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brandon Lisle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Poulin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (tiring) 19 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Arizona State | Brandon Lisle misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-43 |
| 11:29 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Christopher Jones | 54-43 |
| 11:09 | Penn State | William Smith steps in front of the Jesse Davis pass | 54-43 |
| 10:58 | Arizona State | Brandon Lisle drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from William Smith | 54-46 |
| 10:43 | Penn State | Jesse Davis hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 54-46 |
| 10:41 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to James Stein | 54-46 |
| 10:12 | Penn State | Brandon Lisle takes the ball from Christopher Jones | 54-46 |
| 09:57 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abke is whistled for traveling | 54-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eric Gillam (PG), Richard Lee (SG), Walter Lax (SF), Dustin Ferguson (PF) Robert Smith, James Stein, Christopher Jones, Simon Mahmood | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Gerald Woods (PG), Manuel Shay (SF), Garfield Birdsong (PF), Dane Johnson (C) Dikembe Akimseu, William Smith, John Poulin, Dikembe Abke | |
| 09:39 | Penn State | Richard Lee buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Lax | 57-46 |
| 09:20 | Arizona State | Dane Johnson drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Gerald Woods and he's fouled by Jesse Davis - foul #3 on Jesse Davis, team foul #2 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Ferguson (PF) Dustin Ferguson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 09:20 | Arizona State | Dane Johnson makes the free throw | 57-49 |
| 09:09 | Penn State | Walter Lax misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 09:08 | Penn State | Ronald Ferguson snags the offensive board | 57-49 |
| 08:43 | Penn State | Ronald Ferguson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 08:42 | Arizona State | Garfield Birdsong gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 08:33 | Arizona State | Gerald Woods connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 08:04 | Penn State | Manuel Shay picks off the pass by Eric Gillam | 57-52 |
| 07:58 | Arizona State | Garfield Birdsong scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Woods | 57-54 |
| 07:44 | Penn State | Jesse Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 07:42 | Arizona State | Gerald Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Eric Gillam (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Lax (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jesse Davis (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Gerald Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brandon Lisle (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Manuel Shay (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Garfield Birdsong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dane Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Arizona State | Gerald Woods can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 07:34 | Penn State | Jesse Davis grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 07:13 | Penn State | Jesse Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 57-54 |
| 07:11 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Ferguson | 57-54 |
| 06:55 | Penn State | Jesse Davis drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Lee | 60-54 |
| 06:35 | Arizona State | Manuel Shay can't connect on a floater from the left side | 60-54 |
| 06:33 | Penn State | Jesse Davis grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Jesse Davis misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 60-54 |
| 06:13 | Arizona State | Garfield Birdsong grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 06:03 | Arizona State | Brandon Lisle can't throw it down | 60-54 |
| 06:02 | Penn State | Walter Lax grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 06:00 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Smith (PG), James Stein (SG), Christopher Jones (SF), Dustin Ferguson (PF), Simon Mahmood (C) Eric Gillam, Richard Lee, Walter Lax, Ronald Ferguson, Jesse Davis | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Dikembe Akimseu (PG), Dikembe Abke (C) Brandon Lisle, Dane Johnson | |
| 05:45 | Penn State | Robert Smith connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 62-54 |
| 05:30 | Arizona State | Garfield Birdsong lays it up and in on a great pass from Dikembe Akimseu | 62-56 |
| 05:05 | Penn State | Robert Smith misses the dunk but the foul's on Dikembe Akimseu - foul #2 on Dikembe Akimseu, team foul #4 | 62-56 |
| 05:05 | Penn State | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 05:05 | Penn State | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 04:51 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abke connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Gerald Woods | 64-58 |
| 04:37 | Penn State | James Stein misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Garfield Birdsong - foul #4 on Garfield Birdsong, team foul #5 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eric Gillam (PG), Jesse Davis (C) Robert Smith, Simon Mahmood | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 04:37 | Penn State | James Stein misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 04:37 | Penn State | James Stein makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 04:23 | Arizona State | Dikembe Akimseu double dribbles | 65-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | William Smith (SF) Gerald Woods | |
| 04:11 | Penn State | Dustin Ferguson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 65-58 |
| 04:09 | Penn State | Dustin Ferguson hits the follow up shot | 67-58 |
| 03:47 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abke is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 67-58 |
| 03:46 | Penn State | Eric Gillam pulls down the rebound | 67-58 |
| 03:27 | Penn State | Eric Gillam misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-58 |
| 03:25 | Arizona State | Garfield Birdsong snags the defensive board | 67-58 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Eric Gillam (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Stein (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jesse Davis (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Manuel Shay (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Garfield Birdsong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Arizona State | Garfield Birdsong is fouled on the floor by James Stein - foul #3 on James Stein, team foul #3 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Smith (PG), Richard Lee (SG), Ronald Ferguson (PF), Simon Mahmood (C) Eric Gillam, James Stein, Dustin Ferguson, Jesse Davis | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Gerald Woods (SG) Manuel Shay | |
| 02:54 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abke evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left side | 67-58 |
| 02:53 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abke gets the offensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 02:53 | Arizona State | Arizona State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dustin Ferguson (PF) Ronald Ferguson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Manuel Shay (SF) William Smith | |
| 02:46 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abke's floater is tipped away by Dustin Ferguson | 67-58 |
| 02:44 | Arizona State | Dikembe Akimseu tips it in | 67-60 |
| 02:39 | Penn State | Robert Smith double dribbles in the backcourt | 67-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Ferguson (PF) Dustin Ferguson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Brandon Lisle (SG) Gerald Woods | |
| 02:26 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dustin Ferguson (PF), Jesse Davis (C) Ronald Ferguson, Simon Mahmood | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 02:13 | Penn State | Dustin Ferguson connects on the floater from the left block set up by Richard Lee and he's hacked by Garfield Birdsong - foul #5 on Garfield Birdsong, team foul #6 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Stein (SG) Richard Lee | |
| Subs | Arizona State | John Poulin (PF) Garfield Birdsong | |
| 02:13 | Penn State | Dustin Ferguson makes the free throw | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:58 | Arizona State | James Stein is called for the reach on Dikembe Abke - foul #4 on James Stein, team foul #4 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Lee (SG), Walter Lax (SF), Simon Mahmood (C) James Stein, Christopher Jones, Jesse Davis | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Gerald Woods (PG), William Smith (SF), Dane Johnson (C) Dikembe Akimseu, Manuel Shay, Dikembe Abke | |
| 01:50 | Arizona State | John Poulin scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Dane Johnson | 70-63 |
| 01:40 | Penn State | Richard Lee loses the ball out of bounds | 70-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eric Gillam (PG), James Stein (SG), Christopher Jones (SF), Ronald Ferguson (PF), Jesse Davis (C) Robert Smith, Richard Lee, Walter Lax, Dustin Ferguson, Simon Mahmood | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Dikembe Akimseu (PG), Manuel Shay (SF), Dikembe Abke (C) Gerald Woods, William Smith, Dane Johnson | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:18 | Arizona State | Manuel Shay slams it home | 70-65 |
| 00:59 | Penn State | Jesse Davis knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Eric Gillam | 72-65 |
| 00:34 | Arizona State | Manuel Shay buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Christopher Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Akimseu - foul #3 on Dikembe Akimseu, team foul #7 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Simon Mahmood (C) Ronald Ferguson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Christopher Jones makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Christopher Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Arizona State | Manuel Shay can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-68 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Stein | 74-68 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | James Stein is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Akimseu - foul #4 on Dikembe Akimseu, team foul #8 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Lax (SF) Christopher Jones | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 00:24 | Penn State | James Stein makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | James Stein makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:18 | Arizona State | Brandon Lisle misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 76-68 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Eric Gillam gets the rebound | 76-68 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Eric Gillam is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Akimseu - foul #5 on Dikembe Akimseu, team foul #9 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Gerald Woods (PG) Dikembe Akimseu | |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Eric Gillam makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Eric Gillam makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:07 | Arizona State | James Stein is called for the reach on Brandon Lisle - foul #5 on James Stein, team foul #5 | 78-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Smith (PG), Richard Lee (SG), Dustin Ferguson (PF) Eric Gillam, James Stein, Jesse Davis | |
| Subs | Arizona State | William Smith (SF), Dane Johnson (C) Manuel Shay, Dikembe Abke | |
| 00:05 | Arizona State | Gerald Woods's pass is intercepted by Richard Lee | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Robert Smith runs out the clock | 78-68 |