| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kirk Heath (fresh) SG - Glenn Jacobs (fresh) SF - Mario Gaines (fresh) PF - Daniel Smith (fresh) C - Jason Siler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Clifford Grigg (fresh) SG - Brian Barrows (fresh) SF - Harold Wagner (fresh) PF - Harvey Mordarski (fresh) C - Ralph Dubay (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Baylor | Ralph Dubay wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:57 | Baylor | Kirk Heath is called for the reach on Clifford Grigg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kirk Heath, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Baylor | Ralph Dubay knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian Barrows | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Penn State | Kirk Heath is fouled on the floor by Clifford Grigg - foul #1 on Clifford Grigg, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Harvey Mordarski | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Baylor | Harold Wagner is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Penn State | Mario Gaines is hacked by Harold Wagner - foul #1 on Harold Wagner, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Baylor | Harold Wagner grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | Baylor | Harvey Mordarski connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clifford Grigg | 0-4 |
| 17:46 | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs misses long on a shot from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 17:44 | Baylor | Brian Barrows gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:22 | Baylor | Harvey Mordarski is wide open and dunks the ball on a nice dish by Harold Wagner | 0-6 |
| 17:04 | Penn State | Mario Gaines is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Mario Gaines, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Baylor | Jermaine Duncan (PF), William Williamson (C) Harvey Mordarski, Ralph Dubay | |
| 16:53 | Baylor | Brian Barrows makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-9 |
| 16:29 | Penn State | Kirk Heath can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-9 |
| 16:27 | Baylor | Brian Barrows grabs the board | 0-9 |
| 16:18 | Baylor | William Williamson clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-9 |
| 16:16 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Daniel Smith | 0-9 |
| 15:47 | Penn State | Kirk Heath hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-9 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kirk Heath (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Glenn Jacobs (fairly fresh) SF - Mario Gaines (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Smith (fairly fresh) C - Jason Siler (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Clifford Grigg (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Barrows (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Wagner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jermaine Duncan (fresh) C - William Williamson (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Baylor | William Williamson misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Jason Siler - foul #1 on Jason Siler, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Carrasco (PG), Jason Beene (SG), Nathan Foster (SF), Anthony Seabrooks (PF), Jared Phelps (C) Kirk Heath, Glenn Jacobs, Mario Gaines, Daniel Smith, Jason Siler | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 15:36 | Baylor | William Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 3-10 |
| 15:36 | Baylor | William Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 3-11 |
| 15:17 | Penn State | Jason Beene hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 3-11 |
| 15:15 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Seabrooks | 3-11 |
| 14:58 | Penn State | Jason Beene comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-11 |
| 14:57 | Penn State | Anthony Seabrooks tips it back up and in | 5-11 |
| 14:47 | Baylor | William Williamson misses the shot from the baseline | 5-11 |
| 14:45 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jared Phelps | 5-11 |
| 14:26 | Penn State | Nathan Foster connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-11 |
| 14:22 | Baylor | Brian Barrows is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Wagner | 8-13 |
| 14:17 | Penn State | Nathan Foster misses the 3 from the right corner | 8-13 |
| 14:15 | Baylor | William Williamson grabs the board | 8-13 |
| 14:12 | Baylor | Clifford Grigg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-13 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Gaines (SF) Nathan Foster | |
| Subs | Baylor | Michael Riggs (PG), Benjamin Lawrence (SF), Jerry Conrad (PF), Ralph Dubay (C) Clifford Grigg, Harold Wagner, Jermaine Duncan, William Williamson | |
| 13:59 | Penn State | Jason Beene clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 8-13 |
| 13:57 | Baylor | Jerry Conrad gets the rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:44 | Baylor | Anthony Seabrooks takes the ball from Benjamin Lawrence | 8-13 |
| 13:26 | Penn State | Benjamin Lawrence denies the turnaround by Jason Beene | 8-13 |
| 13:24 | Penn State | Mario Gaines grabs the offensive board | 8-13 |
| 13:02 | Penn State | Jason Beene drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Mario Gaines and he's fouled by Brian Barrows - foul #1 on Brian Barrows, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kirk Heath (PG), Nathan Foster (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Jason Siler (C) Daniel Carrasco, Mario Gaines, Anthony Seabrooks, Jared Phelps | |
| Subs | Baylor | David Rensberger (SG), Harvey Mordarski (PF) Brian Barrows, Jerry Conrad | |
| 13:02 | Penn State | Jason Beene makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:58 | Baylor | David Rensberger is hacked by Jason Beene in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Beene, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs (SG) Jason Beene | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 12:36 | Baylor | Michael Riggs hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Rensberger | 11-15 |
| 12:15 | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Smith | 14-15 |
| 12:00 | Baylor | Jason Siler is called for the reach on Ralph Dubay - foul #2 on Jason Siler, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jason Beene (SG), Mario Gaines (SF), Larry Scott (C) Kirk Heath, Nathan Foster, Jason Siler | |
| Subs | Baylor | Clifford Grigg (PG), Brian Barrows (SG), Harold Wagner (SF), William Williamson (C) Michael Riggs, David Rensberger, Benjamin Lawrence, Ralph Dubay | |
| 11:49 | Baylor | Brian Barrows misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 14-15 |
| 11:48 | Baylor | Harvey Mordarski snags the offensive board | 14-15 |
| 11:32 | Baylor | William Williamson buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Harvey Mordarski | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Glenn Jacobs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Beene (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mario Gaines (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Daniel Smith (fairly fresh) C - Larry Scott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Clifford Grigg (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Barrows (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Harvey Mordarski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Williamson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:15 | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 14-17 |
| 11:13 | Penn State | Larry Scott grabs the offensive board | 14-17 |
| 10:51 | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 14-17 |
| 10:50 | Baylor | Harvey Mordarski grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 10:32 | Baylor | Brian Barrows can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-17 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Larry Scott | 14-17 |
| 10:02 | Penn State | Jason Beene is whistled for a carry | 14-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kirk Heath (PG), Albert Small (SG), Nathan Foster (SF), Anthony Seabrooks (PF), Jared Phelps (C) Glenn Jacobs, Jason Beene, Mario Gaines, Daniel Smith, Larry Scott | |
| Subs | Baylor | Benjamin Lawrence (SF), Jermaine Duncan (PF), Jerry Conrad (C) Harold Wagner, Harvey Mordarski, William Williamson | |
| 09:52 | Baylor | Brian Barrows misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-17 |
| 09:51 | Baylor | Jermaine Duncan pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 09:33 | Baylor | Brian Barrows misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 09:31 | Baylor | Jerry Conrad snags the offensive board | 14-17 |
| 09:09 | Baylor | Brian Barrows is wide open but clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Kirk Heath - foul #2 on Kirk Heath, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Carrasco (PG) Kirk Heath | |
| Subs | Baylor | Michael Riggs (PG), Ralph Dubay (C) Clifford Grigg, Jerry Conrad | |
| 09:09 | Baylor | Brian Barrows misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:09 | Baylor | Brian Barrows makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 08:54 | Penn State | Nathan Foster misses the 3 from the left corner | 14-18 |
| 08:53 | Penn State | Jared Phelps grabs the offensive board | 14-18 |
| 08:37 | Penn State | Albert Small misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 08:35 | Baylor | Ralph Dubay snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| 08:16 | Baylor | Ralph Dubay buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Riggs and he's hacked by Anthony Seabrooks - foul #1 on Anthony Seabrooks, team foul #7 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jason Beene (SG), Mario Gaines (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Larry Scott (C) Albert Small, Nathan Foster, Anthony Seabrooks, Jared Phelps | |
| Subs | Baylor | David Rensberger (SG), Harold Wagner (SF) Brian Barrows, Benjamin Lawrence | |
| 08:16 | Baylor | Ralph Dubay misses the free throw | 14-20 |
| 08:16 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Daniel Smith | 14-20 |
| 07:47 | Penn State | Jason Beene is whistled for traveling | 14-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Baylor | Clifford Grigg (PG), William Williamson (PF) Michael Riggs, Jermaine Duncan | |
| 07:40 | Baylor | Ralph Dubay can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 14-20 |
| 07:39 | Baylor | David Rensberger grabs the offensive board | 14-20 |
| 07:34 | Baylor | William Williamson jams it set up by Harold Wagner | 14-22 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Daniel Carrasco (fresh) SG - Jason Beene (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mario Gaines (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Daniel Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Scott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Clifford Grigg (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Rensberger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Wagner (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - William Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ralph Dubay (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Penn State | Daniel Smith is hacked by William Williamson - foul #1 on William Williamson, team foul #4 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs (PG), Jared Phelps (C) Daniel Carrasco, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Baylor | Jerry Conrad (PF) Ralph Dubay | |
| 06:57 | Penn State | Mario Gaines hits the finger roll | 16-22 |
| 06:39 | Baylor | William Williamson misses long on an open shot from the left side | 16-22 |
| 06:38 | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Jerry Conrad picks off the pass by Glenn Jacobs | 16-22 |
| 06:05 | Baylor | Clifford Grigg misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 16-22 |
| 06:03 | Baylor | William Williamson grabs the offensive board | 16-22 |
| 05:54 | Baylor | Mario Gaines picks off the pass by William Williamson | 16-22 |
| 05:25 | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Clifford Grigg - foul #2 on Clifford Grigg, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Carrasco (PG), Nathan Foster (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Anthony Seabrooks (C) Jason Beene, Mario Gaines, Larry Scott, Jared Phelps | |
| Subs | Baylor | Michael Riggs (PG), Brian Barrows (SG), Benjamin Lawrence (SF), Harvey Mordarski (PF), Ralph Dubay (C) Clifford Grigg, David Rensberger, Harold Wagner, Jerry Conrad, William Williamson | |
| 05:25 | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 05:25 | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 05:25 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Smith | 16-22 |
| 05:08 | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Carrasco | 19-22 |
| 05:06 | Baylor | Benjamin Lawrence is hacked by Nathan Foster in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nathan Foster, team foul #8 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Small (SG) Glenn Jacobs | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 05:06 | Baylor | Benjamin Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:06 | Baylor | Benjamin Lawrence misses the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:06 | Penn State | Anthony Seabrooks gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 04:37 | Penn State | Nathan Foster misses the 3 from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 04:35 | Baylor | Brian Barrows grabs the defensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 04:25 | Baylor | Brian Barrows scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Ralph Dubay | 19-25 |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Albert Small misses short on a floater from the right wing | 19-25 |
| 03:57 | Baylor | Benjamin Lawrence grabs the board | 19-25 |
| 03:46 | Baylor | Michael Riggs hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Lawrence | 19-28 |
| 03:33 | Penn State | Brian Barrows picks off the pass by Anthony Seabrooks | 19-28 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Daniel Carrasco (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Small (fresh) SF - Nathan Foster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Anthony Seabrooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Michael Riggs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Barrows (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Lawrence (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Harvey Mordarski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Dubay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Baylor | Brian Barrows knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Harvey Mordarski | 19-31 |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Albert Small can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harvey Mordarski - foul #1 on Harvey Mordarski, team foul #6 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kirk Heath (PG), Mario Gaines (SF), Jared Phelps (PF), Jason Siler (C) Daniel Carrasco, Nathan Foster, Daniel Smith, Anthony Seabrooks | |
| Subs | Baylor | Clifford Grigg (PG), Harold Wagner (SF), Jermaine Duncan (PF), William Williamson (C) Michael Riggs, Benjamin Lawrence, Harvey Mordarski, Ralph Dubay | |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Albert Small makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Albert Small makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 02:55 | Baylor | Harold Wagner is called for traveling in the backcourt | 21-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs (SG) Albert Small | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 02:32 | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-31 |
| 02:30 | Penn State | Jared Phelps grabs the offensive board | 21-31 |
| 02:21 | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Kirk Heath | 24-31 |
| 02:07 | Baylor | Jared Phelps takes the ball from Jermaine Duncan | 24-31 |
| 01:47 | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Glenn Jacobs, team foul #9 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jason Beene (SG) Glenn Jacobs | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 01:44 | Baylor | Kirk Heath is called for the reach on Clifford Grigg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kirk Heath, team foul #10 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Carrasco (PG) Kirk Heath | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 01:44 | Baylor | Clifford Grigg misses the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 01:44 | Baylor | Clifford Grigg misses the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 01:44 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jason Siler | 24-31 |
| 01:25 | Penn State | Jason Beene hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 01:23 | Baylor | Jermaine Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 01:11 | Baylor | Brian Barrows hits a floater from the right block | 24-33 |
| 00:53 | Penn State | Jason Beene hits the finger roll set up by Jason Siler and he's fouled by Brian Barrows - foul #2 on Brian Barrows, team foul #7 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Small (SG), Nathan Foster (SF), Anthony Seabrooks (PF), Larry Scott (C) Daniel Carrasco, Mario Gaines, Jared Phelps, Jason Siler | |
| Subs | Baylor | Michael Riggs (PG), Jerry Conrad (PF), Ralph Dubay (C) Clifford Grigg, Jermaine Duncan, William Williamson | |
| 00:53 | Penn State | Jason Beene makes the free throw | 27-33 |
| 00:51 | Baylor | Jason Beene is called for the reach on Brian Barrows in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Beene, team foul #11 | 27-33 |
| 00:51 | Baylor | Brian Barrows makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 00:51 | Baylor | Brian Barrows makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Albert Small knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Anthony Seabrooks | 29-35 |
| 00:24 | Baylor | Brian Barrows's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs (PG) Albert Small | |
| Subs | Baylor | Benjamin Lawrence (SF), Harvey Mordarski (PF) Harold Wagner, Jerry Conrad | |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 00:01 | Baylor | Jason Beene takes the ball from Ralph Dubay | 31-35 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Jason Beene misses long on a fullcourt shot | 31-35 |