| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Wester (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Moree (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Bradwell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Garofalo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - William Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Raymond Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Moris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rudolph Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Kellogg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | John Bradwell inbounds the ball | 26-34 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Penn State | William Ellis can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Rudolph Thompson - foul #2 on Rudolph Thompson, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| 19:45 | Penn State | William Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 19:45 | Penn State | William Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 19:45 | St. Bonaventure | Frank Howard snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 19:29 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Moris is hacked by Jimmy Garofalo - foul #3 on Jimmy Garofalo, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Cartier (PF) Jimmy Garofalo | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 19:18 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Moris is hacked by John Moree - foul #2 on John Moree, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| 19:03 | St. Bonaventure | William Ellis steps in front of the Mark Kellogg pass | 27-34 |
| 18:44 | Penn State | John Moree hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by William Ellis | 30-34 |
| 18:25 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Moris misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-34 |
| 18:24 | Penn State | William Ellis pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 18:18 | Penn State | John Bradwell lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Moree and he's fouled by Rudolph Thompson - foul #3 on Rudolph Thompson, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Florentino Bruno (SF) Rudolph Thompson | |
| 18:18 | Penn State | John Bradwell misses the free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:18 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Florentino Bruno | 32-34 |
| 18:01 | St. Bonaventure | Frank Howard is whistled for a carry | 32-34 |
| 17:42 | Penn State | John Moree drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Bradwell | 35-34 |
| 17:34 | St. Bonaventure | Florentino Bruno comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 35-34 |
| 17:33 | Penn State | William Cartier pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 17:19 | Penn State | Raymond Matthews steals the ball from John Bradwell | 35-34 |
| 17:09 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Matthews is hacked by William Ellis - foul #2 on William Ellis, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Cary Lewis (SF) Chad Moris | |
| 16:54 | St. Bonaventure | Frank Howard can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 35-34 |
| 16:53 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Ellis | 35-34 |
| 16:49 | Penn State | John Wester knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from William Ellis | 38-34 |
| 16:24 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Kellogg comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by William Cartier - foul #1 on William Cartier, team foul #4 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Jones (C) William Cartier | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Freddie Brown (C) Frank Howard | |
| 16:24 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Kellogg makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 16:24 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Kellogg makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 15:55 | Penn State | John Moree misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 15:53 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Kellogg pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Wester (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Moree (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Bradwell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Ellis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Raymond Matthews (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Florentino Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Cary Lewis (fresh) PF - Mark Kellogg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Freddie Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | St. Bonaventure | Florentino Bruno double dribbles | 38-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jimmy Garofalo (PF) Timothy Jones | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Donald Reeves (PG), Chad Moris (SG), Rudolph Thompson (SF), Paul Nguyen (C) Raymond Matthews, Florentino Bruno, Cary Lewis, Mark Kellogg | |
| 15:18 | Penn State | John Moree hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-36 |
| 15:17 | St. Bonaventure | Freddie Brown gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 15:01 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Nguyen can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by John Moree - foul #3 on John Moree, team foul #5 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Frank Howard (C) Freddie Brown | |
| 15:01 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 15:01 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 14:35 | Penn State | John Wester hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jimmy Garofalo | 41-38 |
| 14:21 | St. Bonaventure | Frank Howard scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Rudolph Thompson and he's fouled by William Ellis - foul #3 on William Ellis, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Matthews (PG), Freddie Brown (PF) Donald Reeves, Paul Nguyen | |
| 14:21 | St. Bonaventure | Frank Howard makes the free throw | 41-41 |
| 14:03 | Penn State | William Ellis is fouled on the floor by Freddie Brown - foul #1 on Freddie Brown, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Rand (SG) John Moree | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Mark Kellogg (PF) Freddie Brown | |
| 13:50 | Penn State | Robert Rand knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-41 |
| 13:33 | St. Bonaventure | Rudolph Thompson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 13:20 | Penn State | John Wester throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Florentino Bruno (SG), Freddie Brown (C) Chad Moris, Frank Howard | |
| 13:12 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Matthews can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-44 |
| 13:11 | Penn State | John Bradwell grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 12:57 | Penn State | John Wester scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by William Ellis | 47-44 |
| 12:40 | St. Bonaventure | Florentino Bruno can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 12:39 | Penn State | Jimmy Garofalo pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 12:16 | Penn State | Robert Rand's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Moree (SG), William Cartier (PF) Robert Rand, Jimmy Garofalo | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Cary Lewis (SF), Frank Howard (C) Rudolph Thompson, Mark Kellogg | |
| 11:51 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Matthews loses the dribble to John Wester | 47-44 |
| 11:48 | Penn State | John Wester lays it in | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Wester (tiring) 21 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Moree (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Bradwell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Cartier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Ellis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Raymond Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Florentino Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Cary Lewis (fresh) PF - Freddie Brown (fresh) 4 reb. C - Frank Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | St. Bonaventure | Cary Lewis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 11:25 | Penn State | William Cartier snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 11:08 | Penn State | Cary Lewis steals it from John Moree | 49-44 |
| 11:04 | St. Bonaventure | Cary Lewis jams it | 49-46 |
| 10:48 | Penn State | William Ellis lays it up and in set up by John Wester | 51-46 |
| 10:23 | St. Bonaventure | Cary Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Rand (SG), George Brantley (SF), Jimmy Garofalo (PF), Timothy Jones (C) John Moree, John Bradwell, William Cartier, William Ellis | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Donald Reeves (PG), Chad Moris (SG), Mark Kellogg (PF) Raymond Matthews, Florentino Bruno, Frank Howard | |
| 10:10 | Penn State | John Wester can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-46 |
| 10:08 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Moris grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 09:50 | St. Bonaventure | Donald Reeves loses the ball out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Rudolph Thompson (SF) Cary Lewis | |
| 09:28 | Penn State | Jimmy Garofalo drills a driving attempt from the left block | 53-46 |
| 09:09 | St. Bonaventure | Rudolph Thompson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Reeves | 53-48 |
| 08:50 | Penn State | Robert Rand knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jimmy Garofalo | 56-48 |
| 08:27 | St. Bonaventure | The jump hook by Chad Moris is blocked by Jimmy Garofalo | 56-48 |
| 08:25 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Freddie Brown | 56-48 |
| 08:09 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Moris misses long on a shot in the paint | 56-48 |
| 08:08 | Penn State | John Wester gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 07:51 | Penn State | Jimmy Garofalo hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Rand | 58-48 |
| 07:38 | St. Bonaventure | Freddie Brown can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 58-48 |
| 07:37 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Timothy Jones | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Wester (tiring) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Rand (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Brantley (fairly fresh) PF - Jimmy Garofalo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Jones (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Donald Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Moris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rudolph Thompson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Kellogg (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Freddie Brown (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Penn State | John Wester hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 58-48 |
| 07:15 | Penn State | Robert Rand pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 07:01 | Penn State | Robert Rand travels with the ball | 58-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Moree (SG), John Bradwell (SF), William Cartier (PF), William Ellis (C) Robert Rand, George Brantley, Jimmy Garofalo, Timothy Jones | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Matthews (PG), Florentino Bruno (SG), Cary Lewis (SF), Paul Nguyen (PF), Frank Howard (C) Donald Reeves, Chad Moris, Rudolph Thompson, Mark Kellogg, Freddie Brown | |
| 06:36 | St. Bonaventure | Frank Howard can't finish the layup | 58-48 |
| 06:34 | St. Bonaventure | Cary Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 06:24 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Nguyen is fouled on the floor by William Cartier - foul #2 on William Cartier, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| 06:24 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 06:24 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Nguyen misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 06:24 | Penn State | William Cartier gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 06:12 | Penn State | Frank Howard swats the shot by John Wester | 58-49 |
| 06:10 | St. Bonaventure | Frank Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 06:04 | St. Bonaventure | Cary Lewis is denied on a dunk by William Cartier | 58-49 |
| 06:02 | St. Bonaventure | Frank Howard grabs the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 05:47 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Matthews loses the ball out of bounds | 58-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donnell Stephenson (PG) John Wester | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Mark Kellogg (PF) Paul Nguyen | |
| 05:30 | Penn State | John Moree buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donnell Stephenson | 61-49 |
| 05:06 | St. Bonaventure | Cary Lewis makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Mark Kellogg and the foul's on John Moree - foul #4 on John Moree, team foul #8 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Chad Moris (SG) Florentino Bruno | |
| 05:06 | St. Bonaventure | Cary Lewis makes the free throw | 61-52 |
| 04:56 | Penn State | William Ellis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donnell Stephenson | 63-52 |
| 04:42 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Matthews clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-52 |
| 04:41 | Penn State | John Bradwell grabs the board | 63-52 |
| 04:29 | Penn State | Donnell Stephenson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 04:28 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Moris snags the defensive board | 63-52 |
| 04:10 | St. Bonaventure | Frank Howard hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Raymond Matthews | 63-54 |
| 03:41 | Penn State | John Moree misses long on a 3 from straight away | 63-54 |
| 03:40 | Penn State | William Cartier pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 03:40 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Wester (PG), Jimmy Garofalo (PF) Donnell Stephenson, William Cartier | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Rudolph Thompson (SF) Cary Lewis | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Penn State | Jimmy Garofalo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Rudolph Thompson - foul #4 on Rudolph Thompson, team foul #4 | 63-54 |
| 03:20 | Penn State | Jimmy Garofalo misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 03:20 | Penn State | Jimmy Garofalo makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Wester (tiring) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Moree (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Bradwell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmy Garofalo (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Ellis (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Raymond Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Moris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rudolph Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Mark Kellogg (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:09 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Moris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-54 |
| 02:46 | Penn State | John Wester misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 02:44 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Matthews snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:37 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Kellogg comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 02:36 | St. Bonaventure | Frank Howard can't tip it in | 64-54 |
| 02:34 | Penn State | John Bradwell grabs the defensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 02:05 | Penn State | John Bradwell knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from John Wester and he's fouled by Rudolph Thompson - foul #5 on Rudolph Thompson, team foul #5 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donnell Stephenson (PG), Robert Rand (SG), William Cartier (PF), Timothy Jones (C) John Wester, John Moree, Jimmy Garofalo, William Ellis | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Donald Reeves (PG), Florentino Bruno (SG), Cary Lewis (SF), Freddie Brown (PF), Paul Nguyen (C) Raymond Matthews, Chad Moris, Rudolph Thompson, Mark Kellogg, Frank Howard | |
| 02:05 | Penn State | John Bradwell makes the free throw | 67-54 |
| 01:57 | St. Bonaventure | Cary Lewis misses the runner near the basket | 67-54 |
| 01:56 | Penn State | John Bradwell grabs the board | 67-54 |
| 01:34 | Penn State | Donnell Stephenson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-54 |
| 01:32 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Florentino Bruno | 67-54 |
| 01:23 | St. Bonaventure | Cary Lewis can't finish the layup | 67-54 |
| 01:21 | St. Bonaventure | Florentino Bruno pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-54 |
| 01:08 | St. Bonaventure | Donald Reeves is called for traveling | 67-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | George Brantley (SF) John Bradwell | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Freddie Brown blocks the short jumper by George Brantley | 67-54 |
| 00:44 | St. Bonaventure | Freddie Brown grabs the board | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Rand steals it from Freddie Brown | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Timothy Jones is hacked by Cary Lewis - foul #2 on Cary Lewis, team foul #6 | 67-54 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Donnell Stephenson runs out the clock | 67-54 |