| Lineup | Arizona | PG - William Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Rust (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roosevelt Stearns (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marvin Stimpson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Lyman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Louis White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Frierson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Telek Kwiatkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Daniel (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Hohl (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski inbounds the ball | 34-24 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Penn State | James Daniel scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Telek Kwiatkowski | 34-26 |
| 19:26 | Arizona | Roosevelt Stearns is fouled on the floor by James Daniel - foul #1 on James Daniel, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| 19:16 | Arizona | Marvin Stimpson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-26 |
| 18:54 | Penn State | James Daniel drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Louis White and the foul's on William Rust - foul #2 on William Rust, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 18:54 | Penn State | James Daniel makes the free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:47 | Arizona | James Daniel steals the ball from William Rust | 34-29 |
| 18:22 | Penn State | William Hohl misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-29 |
| 18:21 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Telek Kwiatkowski | 34-29 |
| 18:12 | Penn State | Marvin Stimpson is called for the reach on James Daniel - foul #1 on Marvin Stimpson, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| 17:55 | Penn State | Roosevelt Stearns is called for the reach on William Hohl - foul #1 on Roosevelt Stearns, team foul #3 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Arizona | Clint Barker (SG), Roscoe Bustamante (SF), Timothy Burton (C) William Rust, Roosevelt Stearns, Michael Lyman | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:32 | Penn State | John Frierson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 17:25 | Arizona | Telek Kwiatkowski swats the layup by Roscoe Bustamante | 34-32 |
| 17:24 | Penn State | William Hohl snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 17:19 | Penn State | Louis White hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 17:17 | Penn State | William Hohl tips it back up and in | 34-34 |
| 17:09 | Arizona | Clint Barker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 17:08 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:39 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski is hacked by Marvin Stimpson - foul #2 on Marvin Stimpson, team foul #4 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ronny Lawerence (PG), William Rust (SG), Roosevelt Stearns (SF), Richard Ballew (PF), Michael Lyman (C) William Schneider, Clint Barker, Roscoe Bustamante, Marvin Stimpson, Timothy Burton | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:25 | Penn State | Louis White comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Roosevelt Stearns - foul #2 on Roosevelt Stearns, team foul #5 | 34-34 |
| 16:25 | Penn State | Louis White makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 16:25 | Penn State | Louis White makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 16:05 | Arizona | Richard Ballew misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 34-36 |
| 16:03 | Penn State | William Hohl grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 15:36 | Penn State | William Hohl lays it in | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Ronny Lawerence (fresh) SG - William Rust (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roosevelt Stearns (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Ballew (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Lyman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Louis White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Frierson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Telek Kwiatkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Daniel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - William Hohl (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Arizona | William Rust misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-38 |
| 15:17 | Arizona | Richard Ballew snags the offensive board | 34-38 |
| 15:06 | Arizona | Michael Lyman misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on James Daniel - foul #2 on James Daniel, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Arizona | William Schneider (PG), Clint Barker (SG), Roscoe Bustamante (SF) Ronny Lawerence, William Rust, Roosevelt Stearns | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 15:06 | Arizona | Michael Lyman makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 15:06 | Arizona | Michael Lyman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 14:37 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | Arizona | Marvin Stimpson (PF), Timothy Burton (C) Richard Ballew, Michael Lyman | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:25 | Arizona | Roscoe Bustamante misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 14:24 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Hohl | 36-38 |
| 14:19 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-38 |
| 14:03 | Arizona | Timothy Burton misses the easy layup | 36-38 |
| 14:01 | Penn State | William Hohl grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 13:42 | Penn State | William Hohl misses the floater from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 13:40 | Penn State | William Hohl gets the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 13:11 | Penn State | William Hohl makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-40 |
| 12:59 | Arizona | Telek Kwiatkowski picks off the pass by William Schneider | 36-40 |
| 12:56 | Penn State | Louis White jams it on a nice dish by Telek Kwiatkowski | 36-42 |
| 12:42 | Arizona | Marvin Stimpson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 12:40 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Hohl | 36-42 |
| 12:34 | Penn State | Louis White is fouled on the floor by William Schneider - foul #2 on William Schneider, team foul #6 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ronny Lawerence (PG), William Rust (SG), Roosevelt Stearns (SF), Richard Ballew (PF), Michael Lyman (C) William Schneider, Clint Barker, Roscoe Bustamante, Marvin Stimpson, Timothy Burton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg (SF), Raymond Lossett (PF), Darren Petersen (C) Telek Kwiatkowski, James Daniel, William Hohl | |
| 12:15 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Louis White | 36-45 |
| 12:02 | Arizona | Richard Ballew comes up short on the floater from close range | 36-45 |
| 12:00 | Arizona | Michael Lyman grabs the offensive board | 36-45 |
| 11:49 | Arizona | Michael Lyman scores on a shot from the right block | 38-45 |
| 11:25 | Penn State | Louis White misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 11:24 | Arizona | Roosevelt Stearns pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Ronny Lawerence (fresh) SG - William Rust (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roosevelt Stearns (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Ballew (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Lyman (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Louis White (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Frierson (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Dennis Silberberg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Lossett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Darren Petersen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:13 | Arizona | Michael Lyman makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Roosevelt Stearns | 40-45 |
| 10:44 | Penn State | Raymond Lossett misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-45 |
| 10:43 | Arizona | William Rust grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 10:28 | Arizona | Richard Ballew misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by John Frierson - foul #2 on John Frierson, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Arizona | William Schneider (PG), Clint Barker (SG), Roscoe Bustamante (SF), Timothy Burton (C) Ronny Lawerence, William Rust, Roosevelt Stearns, Michael Lyman | |
| Subs | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski (SG), James Daniel (PF), William Hohl (C) Louis White, John Frierson, Darren Petersen | |
| 10:28 | Arizona | Richard Ballew makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 10:28 | Arizona | Richard Ballew misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 10:28 | Penn State | James Daniel pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 10:25 | Penn State | Raymond Lossett loses the dribble to Clint Barker in the backcourt | 41-45 |
| 10:24 | Arizona | Clint Barker lays it up and in | 43-45 |
| 10:06 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 10:05 | Arizona | Richard Ballew grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 09:52 | Arizona | Roscoe Bustamante can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 09:50 | Arizona | Roscoe Bustamante tips it back up and in | 45-45 |
| 09:23 | Penn State | James Daniel travels with the ball | 45-45 |
| Subs | Arizona | Marvin Stimpson (PF) Richard Ballew | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:10 | Arizona | Clint Barker connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 08:41 | Penn State | The jump hook by William Hohl is blocked by Timothy Burton | 48-45 |
| 08:39 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg can't tip it in | 48-45 |
| 08:38 | Arizona | Clint Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 08:33 | Arizona | Clint Barker comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dennis Silberberg - foul #1 on Dennis Silberberg, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Arizona | Roosevelt Stearns (SF), Michael Lyman (C) Roscoe Bustamante, Timothy Burton | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:33 | Arizona | Clint Barker misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:33 | Arizona | Clint Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 08:13 | Penn State | William Hohl hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 49-47 |
| 08:06 | Arizona | Michael Lyman blows the dunk but the foul's on Dennis Silberberg - foul #2 on Dennis Silberberg, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Arizona | William Rust (SG) Clint Barker | |
| Subs | Penn State | Darren Petersen (PF) James Daniel | |
| 08:06 | Arizona | Michael Lyman misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 08:06 | Arizona | Michael Lyman misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 08:06 | Penn State | Darren Petersen grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 07:44 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg is whistled for a carry | 49-47 |
| 07:25 | Arizona | Michael Lyman can't connect on a shot in the paint | 49-47 |
| 07:24 | Penn State | William Hohl snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - William Schneider (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Rust (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roosevelt Stearns (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Marvin Stimpson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Lyman (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Raymond Lossett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Telek Kwiatkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. SF - Dennis Silberberg (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darren Petersen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hohl (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Penn State | Raymond Lossett is fouled on the floor by William Rust - foul #3 on William Rust, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ronny Lawerence (PG) William Schneider | |
| Subs | Penn State | Louis White (PG) Dennis Silberberg | |
| 07:20 | Penn State | Raymond Lossett misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 07:20 | Arizona | Michael Lyman grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 07:01 | Arizona | Raymond Lossett steals the ball from William Rust | 49-47 |
| 06:33 | Penn State | Raymond Lossett scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-49 |
| 06:28 | Arizona | Marvin Stimpson makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ronny Lawerence | 51-49 |
| 06:06 | Penn State | Darren Petersen clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Roosevelt Stearns - foul #3 on Roosevelt Stearns, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Arizona | William Schneider (PG), Clint Barker (SG), Roscoe Bustamante (SF), Richard Ballew (PF), Timothy Burton (C) Ronny Lawerence, William Rust, Roosevelt Stearns, Marvin Stimpson, Michael Lyman | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Frierson (SG), James Daniel (PF) Raymond Lossett, William Hohl | |
| 06:06 | Penn State | Darren Petersen misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 06:06 | Penn State | Darren Petersen misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 06:06 | Arizona | Richard Ballew pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 05:57 | Arizona | Clint Barker misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 05:56 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Daniel | 51-49 |
| 05:27 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Frierson | 51-52 |
| 05:13 | Arizona | Clint Barker knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from William Schneider | 54-52 |
| 04:52 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski is hacked by Clint Barker - foul #2 on Clint Barker, team foul #9 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Arizona | William Rust (SG) Clint Barker | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Lossett (PG) Louis White | |
| 04:52 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:52 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:34 | Arizona | Darren Petersen is called for the reach on Timothy Burton - foul #2 on Darren Petersen, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg (SF), William Hohl (C) Telek Kwiatkowski, Darren Petersen | |
| 04:29 | Arizona | Roscoe Bustamante makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 04:12 | Penn State | Raymond Lossett hits a jumper from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 04:04 | Arizona | Roscoe Bustamante buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Ballew and he's hacked by James Daniel - foul #3 on James Daniel, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ronny Lawerence (PG), Marvin Stimpson (PF), Michael Lyman (C) William Schneider, Richard Ballew, Timothy Burton | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:04 | Arizona | Roscoe Bustamante makes the free throw | 59-56 |
| 03:39 | Penn State | William Hohl misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronny Lawerence - foul #2 on Ronny Lawerence, team foul #10 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Arizona | Clint Barker (SG), Roosevelt Stearns (SF) William Rust, Roscoe Bustamante | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 03:39 | Penn State | William Hohl misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 03:39 | Penn State | William Hohl misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 03:39 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Marvin Stimpson | 59-56 |
| 03:19 | Arizona | Marvin Stimpson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 03:18 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Dennis Silberberg | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Ronny Lawerence (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clint Barker (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Roosevelt Stearns (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marvin Stimpson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Lyman (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Raymond Lossett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Frierson (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Silberberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Daniel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - William Hohl (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Penn State | John Frierson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 02:56 | Arizona | Marvin Stimpson gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 02:56 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | Arizona | William Schneider (PG), William Rust (SG) Ronny Lawerence, Clint Barker | |
| Subs | Penn State | Louis White (PG), Telek Kwiatkowski (SF) Raymond Lossett, Dennis Silberberg | |
| 02:44 | Arizona | Marvin Stimpson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-56 |
| 02:43 | Arizona | Marvin Stimpson tips it home | 61-56 |
| 02:14 | Penn State | John Frierson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on William Rust - foul #4 on William Rust, team foul #11 | 61-56 |
| 02:14 | Penn State | John Frierson makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 02:14 | Penn State | John Frierson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 02:14 | Arizona | Marvin Stimpson pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| 01:59 | Arizona | Marvin Stimpson is called for traveling | 61-57 |
| 01:41 | Penn State | James Daniel clanks a runner near the basket | 61-57 |
| 01:39 | Arizona | William Schneider snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 01:29 | Arizona | Marvin Stimpson hits a floater from the right side | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:15 | Penn State | Louis White misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 01:14 | Penn State | James Daniel tips it home | 63-59 |
| 01:06 | Arizona | Marvin Stimpson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 01:04 | Penn State | William Hohl gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Penn State | John Frierson makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Arizona | William Rust is fouled on the floor by John Frierson - foul #3 on John Frierson, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| 00:22 | Arizona | William Rust makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:22 | Arizona | William Rust makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:13 | Penn State | William Hohl blows the layup | 65-62 |
| 00:11 | Arizona | Marvin Stimpson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Arizona | Louis White is called for the reach on Marvin Stimpson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis White, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Arizona | Bill Timmer (PG), Clint Barker (SG), Roscoe Bustamante (SF) William Schneider, William Rust, Roosevelt Stearns | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:09 | Arizona | Marvin Stimpson makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:09 | Arizona | Marvin Stimpson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Penn State | John Frierson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 67-62 |
| 00:03 | Arizona | Roscoe Bustamante grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 00:03 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | Arizona | Paul Taylor (C) Michael Lyman | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Arizona | Bill Timmer runs out the clock | 67-62 |