| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Johns (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Fred Hatfield (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Goss (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Louis Hanley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | Edward Johns hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-24 |
| 19:17 | Penn State | John Oliphant misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 19:16 | Penn State | John Robinson misses the tip | 32-24 |
| 19:15 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup hits the follow up shot | 32-26 |
| 18:58 | Tennessee | Edward Johns is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Edward Johns, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 18:44 | Penn State | John Robinson comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Fred Hatfield - foul #3 on Fred Hatfield, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| 18:44 | Penn State | John Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 18:44 | Penn State | John Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:28 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Johns | 34-28 |
| 18:12 | Penn State | Louis Hanley can't connect on a shot from the right block | 34-28 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee | Robert Goss gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee | Erwin Walkup swats the short shot by Fred Hatfield | 34-28 |
| 17:53 | Penn State | John Robinson pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 17:41 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-28 |
| 17:40 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Randall Mosquera | 34-28 |
| 17:20 | Tennessee | Edward Johns drills a floater from just outside the lane | 36-28 |
| 17:02 | Penn State | John Robinson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-28 |
| 17:01 | Penn State | Louis Hanley tips it back up and in | 36-30 |
| 16:45 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 36-30 |
| 16:44 | Tennessee | Robert Goss grabs the offensive board | 36-30 |
| 16:32 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the contested 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Fred Hatfield | 39-30 |
| 16:16 | Penn State | John Oliphant buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Hanley and he's hacked by Robert Goss - foul #2 on Robert Goss, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Sanders (SG), Stephen Jones (SF), David Morgan (C) Harold Payne, Fred Hatfield, Robert Goss | |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Smith (SF), Alex Horstman (C) Lewis Pearson, Erwin Walkup | |
| 16:16 | Penn State | John Oliphant misses the free throw | 39-32 |
| 16:16 | Tennessee | David Morgan gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 16:01 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 39-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (PG) John Oliphant | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Jones (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Morgan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Luis Hernadez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Louis Hanley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Alex Horstman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Penn State | Louis Hanley makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Donald Smith | 39-34 |
| 15:36 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders loses the dribble to John Robinson | 39-34 |
| 15:07 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez is hacked by Edward Johns - foul #3 on Edward Johns, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (SG), Fred Hatfield (SF), Laurence Mozingo (C) Edward Sanders, Stephen Jones, David Morgan | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lewis Pearson (SF) Donald Smith | |
| 14:56 | Penn State | Louis Hanley comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Fred Hatfield - foul #4 on Fred Hatfield, team foul #5 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Jones (SF) Fred Hatfield | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:56 | Penn State | Louis Hanley misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 14:56 | Penn State | Louis Hanley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:38 | Tennessee | John Robinson picks off the pass by Laurence Mozingo | 39-35 |
| 14:31 | Penn State | Louis Hanley knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Luis Hernadez | 39-37 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee | Edward Johns works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Randall Mosquera | 42-37 |
| 13:39 | Penn State | Louis Hanley hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Luis Hernadez | 42-39 |
| 13:18 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Sanders (SG), Fred Hatfield (SF) Harold Payne, Stephen Jones | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG), Donald Smith (SF), Erwin Walkup (C) Luis Hernadez, Lewis Pearson, Alex Horstman | |
| 12:57 | Penn State | John Oliphant is denied on a dunk by Laurence Mozingo | 42-39 |
| 12:55 | Penn State | John Robinson grabs the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 12:34 | Penn State | John Robinson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Randall Mosquera - foul #2 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #6 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Goss (PF) Randall Mosquera | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:34 | Penn State | John Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 12:34 | Penn State | John Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 12:34 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 12:17 | Tennessee | Edward Johns misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 12:16 | Penn State | Donald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 12:12 | Penn State | Louis Hanley loses the dribble to Edward Sanders | 42-39 |
| 12:08 | Tennessee | Edward Johns lays it in on a great pass from Edward Sanders | 44-39 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | John Oliphant misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-39 |
| 11:48 | Penn State | Donald Smith tips it in | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fred Hatfield (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Goss (fresh) 4 reb. C - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Hanley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Smith - foul #2 on Donald Smith, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (PG), Randall Mosquera (PF) Edward Johns, Robert Goss | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (SG), Lewis Pearson (SF) Louis Hanley, Donald Smith | |
| 11:31 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 11:31 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 11:19 | Penn State | John Robinson is denied on a dunk by Randall Mosquera | 46-41 |
| 11:17 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 10:51 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Lewis Pearson - foul #1 on Lewis Pearson, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder (PF) John Robinson | |
| 10:51 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 10:51 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 10:51 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 10:22 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-43 |
| 09:59 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Harold Payne | 48-43 |
| 09:41 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-43 |
| 09:40 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 09:36 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-43 |
| 09:34 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 09:30 | Penn State | John Oliphant is called for traveling | 48-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Johns (PG), Stephen Jones (SF), Robert Goss (PF) Edward Sanders, Fred Hatfield, Randall Mosquera | |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (PG), Louis Hanley (SG), John Robinson (PF), Alex Horstman (C) John Oliphant, William Sawyer, Jeffrey Kidder, Erwin Walkup | |
| 09:14 | Tennessee | John Robinson steps in front of the Laurence Mozingo pass | 48-43 |
| 09:01 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Robinson | 48-46 |
| 08:44 | Tennessee | Robert Goss hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edward Johns | 50-46 |
| 08:26 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez is whistled for a carry | 50-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Morgan (C) Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:09 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by David Morgan | 52-46 |
| 07:59 | Penn State | Alex Horstman connects on the turnaround in the lane | 52-48 |
| 07:32 | Tennessee | Harold Payne can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Robinson - foul #4 on John Robinson, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield (SF), Randall Mosquera (PF) Stephen Jones, David Morgan | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG), Donald Smith (SF), Erwin Walkup (C) Luis Hernadez, Lewis Pearson, Alex Horstman | |
| 07:32 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 07:32 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Fred Hatfield (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. PF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Goss (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Hanley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup loses the dribble to Randall Mosquera | 54-48 |
| 06:52 | Tennessee | Edward Johns can't throw it down against a doubleteam but he's fouled by John Oliphant - foul #3 on John Oliphant, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Sanders (SG), Laurence Mozingo (C) Harold Payne, Robert Goss | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder (PF) John Robinson | |
| 06:52 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 06:52 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 06:43 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder clanks a runner from the left block | 56-48 |
| 06:42 | Penn State | Donald Smith tips it but misses | 56-48 |
| 06:40 | Penn State | Louis Hanley grabs the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 06:33 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 56-48 |
| 06:31 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 06:18 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Louis Hanley - foul #1 on Louis Hanley, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| 06:18 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 06:18 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 06:05 | Penn State | Louis Hanley loses the dribble to Laurence Mozingo | 57-48 |
| 05:59 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Fred Hatfield | 59-48 |
| 05:39 | Penn State | Donald Smith drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Kidder | 59-50 |
| 05:26 | Tennessee | Edward Johns splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 05:24 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Louis Hanley | 59-50 |
| 05:01 | Penn State | Donald Smith clanks a fadeaway from close range | 59-50 |
| 05:00 | Penn State | Donald Smith tips it home | 59-52 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Edward Johns | 61-52 |
| 04:48 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (SG) Edward Sanders | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lewis Pearson (SF), John Robinson (PF) Donald Smith, Jeffrey Kidder | |
| 04:19 | Penn State | John Oliphant misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Edward Johns - foul #4 on Edward Johns, team foul #7 | 61-52 |
| 04:19 | Penn State | John Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 04:19 | Penn State | John Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee | John Robinson swats the short shot by Randall Mosquera | 61-54 |
| 03:59 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera gets the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 03:42 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield misses short on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Lewis Pearson - foul #2 on Lewis Pearson, team foul #6 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Goss (C) Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | Penn State | Alex Horstman (C) Erwin Walkup | |
| 03:42 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 03:42 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 03:20 | Penn State | John Oliphant knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by John Robinson | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Fred Hatfield (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. PF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Goss (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis Hanley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Alex Horstman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | Edward Johns misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 62-56 |
| 03:12 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Louis Hanley | 62-56 |
| 02:53 | Penn State | John Robinson buries a jump hook from close range | 62-58 |
| 02:31 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Fred Hatfield | 64-58 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Alex Horstman misses the dunk attempt | 64-58 |
| 02:16 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield grabs the offensive rebound | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:53 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield is hacked by Lewis Pearson - foul #3 on Lewis Pearson, team foul #7 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Jones (PF), David Morgan (C) Randall Mosquera, Robert Goss | |
| Subs | Penn State | Erwin Walkup (C) Alex Horstman | |
| 01:53 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 01:53 | Penn State | John Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 01:34 | Penn State | John Oliphant scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Lewis Pearson | 64-60 |
| 01:34 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (PF), Laurence Mozingo (C) Stephen Jones, David Morgan | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:14 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera's floater is tipped away by Lewis Pearson | 64-60 |
| 01:12 | Penn State | Louis Hanley gets the rebound | 64-60 |
| 01:00 | Penn State | Louis Hanley buries a jump hook from the right block | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the shot from the left block | 64-62 |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Louis Hanley pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Laurence Mozingo swats the layup by John Oliphant | 64-62 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Harold Payne steals the ball from Lewis Pearson | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Edward Johns is fouled in the backcourt by John Oliphant - foul #4 on John Oliphant, team foul #8 | 64-62 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Penn State | John Oliphant connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Lewis Pearson | 66-65 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Harold Payne is fouled in the backcourt by John Oliphant - foul #5 on John Oliphant, team foul #9 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (PG) John Oliphant | |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-65 |
| 00:05 | Penn State | John Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 68-65 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo snags the defensive board | 68-65 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo runs out the clock | 68-65 |