| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kenneth Nordstrom (fresh) SG - Dustin Bowman (fresh) SF - Christopher Parsons (fresh) PF - William Bancroft (fresh) C - Dikembe Azure (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Julio Rios (fresh) SG - George Holland (fresh) SF - Ronald Nguyen (fresh) PF - Zachary Ferrell (fresh) C - Yuan Xue (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | Houston | Julio Rios misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Houston | Julio Rios tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Penn State | Dustin Bowman misses the jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Penn State | Dikembe Azure snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Penn State | Dustin Bowman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by George Holland - foul #1 on George Holland, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Penn State | Dustin Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:00 | Penn State | Dustin Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:00 | Penn State | William Bancroft grabs the offensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:47 | Penn State | William Bancroft blows the layup | 1-2 |
| 18:45 | Penn State | William Bancroft tips it in | 3-2 |
| 18:27 | Houston | Julio Rios hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-2 |
| 18:26 | Penn State | William Bancroft pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:09 | Penn State | Zachary Ferrell swats the shot by Dikembe Azure | 3-2 |
| 18:08 | Houston | Julio Rios grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:45 | Houston | Julio Rios hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 17:43 | Penn State | Christopher Parsons snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:36 | Penn State | Dustin Bowman misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Holland - foul #2 on George Holland, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Bell (SG) George Holland | |
| 17:36 | Penn State | Dustin Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:36 | Penn State | Dustin Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:36 | Houston | Yuan Xue grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:27 | Houston | Dustin Bowman steals it from Yuan Xue | 4-2 |
| 17:22 | Penn State | The pull-up jumper by Christopher Parsons is blocked by Zachary Ferrell | 4-2 |
| 17:21 | Houston | Julio Rios grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:14 | Houston | Dikembe Azure denies the turnaround by Thomas Bell | 4-2 |
| 17:12 | Houston | Yuan Xue gets the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:55 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 16:54 | Penn State | Dikembe Azure snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 16:47 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 16:45 | Houston | The rebound goes to Julio Rios | 4-2 |
| 16:29 | Houston | Julio Rios makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Thomas Bell | 4-5 |
| 16:17 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom is whistled for a carry | 4-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Sudi Ali (SF), Taylor Schindler (C) Ronald Nguyen, Yuan Xue | |
| 15:54 | Houston | Julio Rios is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Nordstrom - foul #1 on Kenneth Nordstrom, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Darrin Hughes (SF), Lonnie Paris (C) Julio Rios, Zachary Ferrell | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kenneth Nordstrom (fresh) SG - Dustin Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Parsons (fresh) PF - William Bancroft (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Azure (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sudi Ali (fresh) SG - Thomas Bell (fresh) SF - Darrin Hughes (fresh) PF - Taylor Schindler (fresh) C - Lonnie Paris (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Houston | Sudi Ali misses long on a floater from the left side | 4-5 |
| 15:30 | Penn State | Christopher Parsons grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 15:09 | Penn State | William Bancroft drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Parsons | 6-5 |
| 14:46 | Houston | Darrin Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | Hedeon Zeitlin (PG), Jimmy Sanford (SG), Rufus Moore (SF), Rafael Martin (PF), John Cambra (C) Kenneth Nordstrom, Dustin Bowman, Christopher Parsons, William Bancroft, Dikembe Azure | |
| Subs | Houston | Julio Rios (PG), Ronald Nguyen (SF), Zachary Ferrell (PF), Yuan Xue (C) Sudi Ali, Darrin Hughes, Taylor Schindler, Lonnie Paris | |
| 14:33 | Penn State | Jimmy Sanford misses the 3 from the right corner | 6-5 |
| 14:32 | Houston | Ronald Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-5 |
| 14:15 | Penn State | John Cambra grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 14:08 | Penn State | Hedeon Zeitlin misses the 3 from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 14:06 | Penn State | Rufus Moore misses the tip | 6-5 |
| 14:04 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 13:48 | Houston | John Cambra is called for the reach on Zachary Ferrell - foul #1 on John Cambra, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom (PG), Dikembe Azure (C) Hedeon Zeitlin, John Cambra | |
| Subs | Houston | Sudi Ali (SG) Thomas Bell | |
| 13:38 | Houston | Ronald Nguyen clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 13:37 | Penn State | Dikembe Azure snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 13:30 | Penn State | Jimmy Sanford connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Azure | 9-5 |
| 13:02 | Houston | Julio Rios clanks a 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Kenneth Nordstrom - foul #2 on Kenneth Nordstrom, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | Hedeon Zeitlin (PG), Christopher Parsons (SF), William Bancroft (PF) Kenneth Nordstrom, Rufus Moore, Rafael Martin | |
| Subs | Houston | Darrin Hughes (SF), Taylor Schindler (C) Ronald Nguyen, Yuan Xue | |
| 13:02 | Houston | Julio Rios makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 13:02 | Houston | Julio Rios makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:02 | Houston | Julio Rios makes the 3rd free throw | 9-8 |
| 12:42 | Penn State | Dikembe Azure misses the lay-in | 9-8 |
| 12:41 | Houston | Taylor Schindler pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 12:36 | Houston | Julio Rios knocks in the jumper from the right side and he's hacked by William Bancroft - foul #1 on William Bancroft, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dustin Bowman (SG) Jimmy Sanford | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Bell (SG) Zachary Ferrell | |
| 12:36 | Houston | Julio Rios makes the free throw | 9-11 |
| 12:22 | Penn State | Hedeon Zeitlin hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 12:09 | Houston | Julio Rios's pass is intercepted by Dustin Bowman | 12-11 |
| 11:49 | Penn State | Dustin Bowman's pass is intercepted by Darrin Hughes | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Hedeon Zeitlin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dustin Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Parsons (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Bancroft (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Azure (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Julio Rios (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Thomas Bell (fresh) SF - Darrin Hughes (fresh) PF - Sudi Ali (fresh) C - Taylor Schindler (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Houston | Darrin Hughes's pass is intercepted by Dustin Bowman | 12-11 |
| 11:36 | Penn State | Christopher Parsons misses the easy layup | 12-11 |
| 11:35 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Azure | 12-11 |
| 11:21 | Penn State | Hedeon Zeitlin loses the dribble to Julio Rios | 12-11 |
| 11:07 | Houston | Julio Rios connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 11:03 | Penn State | Hedeon Zeitlin misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 12-14 |
| 11:01 | Houston | Taylor Schindler snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 10:57 | Houston | Julio Rios makes the driving attempt from the left block | 12-16 |
| 10:44 | Penn State | William Bancroft misses the lay-in but the foul's on Thomas Bell - foul #1 on Thomas Bell, team foul #3 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jimmy Sanford (SG), John Cambra (C) Dustin Bowman, Dikembe Azure | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Nguyen (SF), Zachary Ferrell (PF), Yuan Xue (C) Julio Rios, Sudi Ali, Taylor Schindler | |
| 10:44 | Penn State | William Bancroft misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:44 | Penn State | William Bancroft makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:21 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Yuan Xue and he's fouled by Hedeon Zeitlin - foul #1 on Hedeon Zeitlin, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rufus Moore (SF), Rafael Martin (PF) Christopher Parsons, William Bancroft | |
| Subs | Houston | Julio Rios (PG) Darrin Hughes | |
| 10:21 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell makes the free throw | 13-19 |
| 09:57 | Penn State | Jimmy Sanford misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-19 |
| 09:56 | Houston | The rebound goes to Yuan Xue | 13-19 |
| 09:41 | Houston | Yuan Xue is hacked by John Cambra - foul #2 on John Cambra, team foul #6 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dustin Bowman (SG), Dikembe Azure (C) Hedeon Zeitlin, John Cambra | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:26 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell can't connect on a floater from the left block | 13-19 |
| 09:24 | Penn State | Dikembe Azure grabs the board | 13-19 |
| 09:05 | Penn State | Jimmy Sanford scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dustin Bowman | 15-19 |
| 08:49 | Houston | Ronald Nguyen misses the lay-in | 15-19 |
| 08:47 | Penn State | Rufus Moore pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| 08:33 | Penn State | Jimmy Sanford loses the ball out of bounds | 15-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Hedeon Zeitlin (PG), Christopher Parsons (SF), William Bancroft (PF) Dustin Bowman, Rufus Moore, Dikembe Azure | |
| Subs | Houston | Sudi Ali (PG), Darrin Hughes (SG), Taylor Schindler (C) Julio Rios, Thomas Bell, Yuan Xue | |
| 08:12 | Houston | Ronald Nguyen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dustin Bowman (SG) Jimmy Sanford | |
| Subs | Houston | Lonnie Paris (C) Zachary Ferrell | |
| 08:05 | Penn State | Hedeon Zeitlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Darrin Hughes - foul #1 on Darrin Hughes, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| 08:05 | Penn State | Hedeon Zeitlin makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:05 | Penn State | Hedeon Zeitlin makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:05 | Penn State | Hedeon Zeitlin misses the 3rd free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:05 | Houston | Lonnie Paris gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| 07:44 | Houston | Rafael Martin denies the turnaround by Lonnie Paris | 17-19 |
| 07:43 | Penn State | William Bancroft grabs the board | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Hedeon Zeitlin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dustin Bowman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Christopher Parsons (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Bancroft (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Rafael Martin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sudi Ali (fresh) SG - Darrin Hughes (fresh) SF - Ronald Nguyen (fairly fresh) PF - Taylor Schindler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lonnie Paris (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Penn State | Dustin Bowman comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 17-19 |
| 07:34 | Houston | The rebound goes to Sudi Ali | 17-19 |
| 07:20 | Houston | Ronald Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Rafael Martin - foul #1 on Rafael Martin, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Azure (C) Rafael Martin | |
| Subs | Houston | Zachary Ferrell (PF) Lonnie Paris | |
| 07:20 | Houston | Ronald Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 07:20 | Houston | Ronald Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 07:05 | Penn State | Ronald Nguyen is called for the reach on Christopher Parsons - foul #1 on Ronald Nguyen, team foul #5 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jimmy Sanford (SG) Dustin Bowman | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Bell (SG) Ronald Nguyen | |
| 06:56 | Penn State | Jimmy Sanford scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Parsons | 19-21 |
| 06:35 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell travels with the ball | 19-21 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom (PG) Hedeon Zeitlin | |
| Subs | Houston | Yuan Xue (C) Taylor Schindler | |
| 06:24 | Penn State | Christopher Parsons buries a jump hook from the right block | 21-21 |
| 06:05 | Houston | Darrin Hughes misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-21 |
| 06:03 | Houston | Yuan Xue grabs the offensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 05:48 | Houston | Yuan Xue hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 05:46 | Penn State | Christopher Parsons snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 05:41 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 05:12 | Houston | Sudi Ali is open and scores on a turnaround from the right block | 24-23 |
| 04:59 | Penn State | Jimmy Sanford misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-23 |
| 04:57 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Parsons | 24-23 |
| 04:40 | Penn State | Jimmy Sanford hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Parsons | 27-23 |
| 04:25 | Houston | Thomas Bell is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Sanford - foul #1 on Jimmy Sanford, team foul #8 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dustin Bowman (SG), Rufus Moore (SF), Rafael Martin (PF), John Cambra (C) Jimmy Sanford, Christopher Parsons, William Bancroft, Dikembe Azure | |
| Subs | Houston | Julio Rios (PG), Ronald Nguyen (SF), Taylor Schindler (PF), Lonnie Paris (C) Sudi Ali, Darrin Hughes, Zachary Ferrell, Yuan Xue | |
| 04:25 | Houston | Thomas Bell misses the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 04:25 | Penn State | Dustin Bowman snags the defensive board | 27-23 |
| 04:08 | Penn State | Dustin Bowman clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 04:07 | Houston | Lonnie Paris snags the defensive board | 27-23 |
| 04:03 | Houston | Dustin Bowman steals the ball from Thomas Bell | 27-23 |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dustin Bowman | 29-23 |
| 03:36 | Houston | Julio Rios is hacked by Rufus Moore - foul #1 on Rufus Moore, team foul #9 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Hedeon Zeitlin (PG) Kenneth Nordstrom | |
| Subs | Houston | George Holland (SG) Thomas Bell | |
| 03:36 | Houston | Julio Rios makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 03:36 | Houston | Julio Rios makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Hedeon Zeitlin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dustin Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Rufus Moore (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rafael Martin (fresh) C - John Cambra (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Julio Rios (fresh) 18 pts. SG - George Holland (fresh) SF - Ronald Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Taylor Schindler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lonnie Paris (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Dustin Bowman is fouled on the floor by Lonnie Paris - foul #1 on Lonnie Paris, team foul #6 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Azure (C) John Cambra | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:10 | Penn State | Rufus Moore connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Dustin Bowman | 31-25 |
| 03:07 | Houston | Julio Rios's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-25 |
| 02:46 | Penn State | Rufus Moore buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Dikembe Azure and he's fouled by Ronald Nguyen - foul #2 on Ronald Nguyen, team foul #7 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom (PG) Dustin Bowman | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:46 | Penn State | Rufus Moore makes the free throw | 34-25 |
| 02:28 | Houston | Hedeon Zeitlin is called for the reach on Julio Rios - foul #2 on Hedeon Zeitlin, team foul #10 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Parsons (SF) Rufus Moore | |
| Subs | Houston | Zachary Ferrell (PF) Lonnie Paris | |
| 02:28 | Houston | Julio Rios makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 02:28 | Houston | Julio Rios misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 02:28 | Penn State | Rafael Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 02:11 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 02:03 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 01:56 | Penn State | Dikembe Azure misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 34-29 |
| 01:55 | Penn State | Dikembe Azure tips it in | 36-29 |
| 01:42 | Houston | George Holland hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 01:30 | Penn State | Christopher Parsons connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Nordstrom | 38-32 |
| 01:04 | Houston | Kenneth Nordstrom takes the ball from Ronald Nguyen | 38-32 |
| 01:01 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom lays it up and in | 40-32 |
| 00:46 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 40-32 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Rafael Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Hedeon Zeitlin hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Nordstrom | 43-32 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Ronald Nguyen steps out of bounds on the baseline | 43-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jimmy Sanford (PG), Dustin Bowman (SG), Rufus Moore (SF), William Bancroft (PF), John Cambra (C) Kenneth Nordstrom, Hedeon Zeitlin, Christopher Parsons, Rafael Martin, Dikembe Azure | |
| Subs | Houston | Sudi Ali (PG), Thomas Bell (SG), Darrin Hughes (SF), Yuan Xue (C) Julio Rios, George Holland, Ronald Nguyen, Taylor Schindler | |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Jimmy Sanford connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-32 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Sudi Ali misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 46-32 |