| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Hanley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lambert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 36-33 |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 19:30 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 19:29 | Penn State | Louis Hanley snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 19:23 | Penn State | John Robinson double dribbles | 36-33 |
| 19:01 | Rutgers | John Morris is fouled on the floor by Erwin Walkup - foul #1 on Erwin Walkup, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 18:51 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 18:50 | Penn State | Louis Hanley grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 18:32 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 18:31 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Craig O'Brien | 36-33 |
| 18:18 | Rutgers | John Oliphant is called for the reach on John Morris - foul #2 on John Oliphant, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| 18:02 | Rutgers | James Lambert hits a jumper from the right block and the foul's on Louis Hanley - foul #1 on Louis Hanley, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| 18:02 | Rutgers | James Lambert makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:43 | Penn State | John Robinson misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Ed Tiffany - foul #3 on Ed Tiffany, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Fenton (PF) Ed Tiffany | |
| 17:43 | Penn State | John Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:43 | Penn State | John Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:29 | Rutgers | John Morris scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 17:17 | Penn State | David Fenton blocks the short jumper by John Robinson | 37-38 |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 17:00 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | David Fenton tips it in | 37-40 |
| 16:38 | Penn State | John Robinson scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Erwin Walkup | 39-40 |
| 16:14 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 16:12 | Penn State | John Robinson pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 15:56 | Penn State | Louis Hanley is whistled for traveling | 39-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (PG), Donald Smith (SF), Alex Horstman (C) John Oliphant, Lewis Pearson, Erwin Walkup | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (PG), Carl Farr (SG), Ed Tiffany (PF), Ronald Foor (C) John Morris, James Lambert, Stanley Lewis, Craig O'Brien | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Luis Hernadez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Hanley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Alex Horstman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Waylon Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Farr (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Fenton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 15:38 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Robinson | 39-40 |
| 15:16 | Penn State | John Robinson is fouled on the floor by Ed Tiffany - foul #4 on Ed Tiffany, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Strum (PF) Ed Tiffany | |
| 14:59 | Penn State | Louis Hanley clanks a jumper from the baseline | 39-40 |
| 14:58 | Penn State | Donald Smith tips it home | 41-40 |
| 14:41 | Rutgers | David Fenton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-40 |
| 14:40 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Donald Smith | 41-40 |
| 14:36 | Penn State | Donald Smith's pass is intercepted by Ronald Foor | 41-40 |
| 14:20 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Nelson Strum and he's fouled by Luis Hernadez - foul #2 on Luis Hernadez, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG), Lewis Pearson (SF) Luis Hernadez, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Morris (PG), James Lambert (SG) David Fenton, Nelson Strum | |
| 14:20 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 14:09 | Penn State | Alex Horstman is hacked by Ronald Foor - foul #2 on Ronald Foor, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien (C) Waylon Williams | |
| 13:56 | Penn State | John Oliphant knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Louis Hanley and he's hacked by Ronald Foor - foul #3 on Ronald Foor, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Erwin Walkup (C) Alex Horstman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:56 | Penn State | John Oliphant makes the free throw | 44-43 |
| 13:33 | Rutgers | Carl Farr misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-43 |
| 13:32 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Louis Hanley | 44-43 |
| 13:15 | Penn State | John Oliphant misses short on a runner from the left block | 44-43 |
| 13:14 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 13:01 | Rutgers | Carl Farr is called for traveling | 44-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis (SF), Nelson Strum (PF) Carl Farr, Ronald Foor | |
| 12:35 | Penn State | John Robinson knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Lewis Pearson | 46-43 |
| 12:24 | Rutgers | James Lambert can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 12:23 | Rutgers | John Morris snags the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 12:05 | Rutgers | James Lambert blows the layup | 46-43 |
| 12:03 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 11:49 | Rutgers | John Morris drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Stanley Lewis and he's hacked by Erwin Walkup - foul #2 on Erwin Walkup, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (PG), William Sawyer (SG), Donald Smith (SF), Alex Horstman (C) John Oliphant, Louis Hanley, Lewis Pearson, Erwin Walkup | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Fenton (PF), Ronald Foor (C) Nelson Strum, Craig O'Brien | |
| 11:49 | Rutgers | John Morris misses the free throw | 46-45 |
| 11:49 | Penn State | Alex Horstman snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Luis Hernadez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Sawyer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Alex Horstman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lambert (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Fenton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Penn State | Donald Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Luis Hernadez | 48-45 |
| 11:19 | Rutgers | Alex Horstman is called for the reach on James Lambert - foul #2 on Alex Horstman, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder (PF) John Robinson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (PG), Carl Farr (SG) John Morris, James Lambert | |
| 11:02 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor slams it home and he's fouled by Alex Horstman - foul #3 on Alex Horstman, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Strum (PF) Stanley Lewis | |
| 11:02 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 10:52 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Donald Smith | 51-48 |
| 10:30 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 51-50 |
| 10:06 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder blows the layup | 51-50 |
| 10:05 | Penn State | Donald Smith tips it in | 53-50 |
| 09:53 | Rutgers | William Sawyer steals it from David Fenton | 53-50 |
| 09:49 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez lays it in on a great pass from William Sawyer | 55-50 |
| 09:29 | Rutgers | A charge is called on Waylon Williams - foul #1 on Waylon Williams, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG), Louis Hanley (SG), Lewis Pearson (SF), John Robinson (PF), Erwin Walkup (C) Luis Hernadez, William Sawyer, Donald Smith, Jeffrey Kidder, Alex Horstman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Morris (PG), James Lambert (SG), Stanley Lewis (SF), Craig O'Brien (C) Waylon Williams, Carl Farr, Nelson Strum, Ronald Foor | |
| 09:07 | Penn State | John Morris steals it from John Oliphant | 55-50 |
| 08:50 | Rutgers | James Lambert misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-50 |
| 08:49 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 08:41 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup can't connect on a floater in the lane | 55-50 |
| 08:39 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup hits the follow up shot | 57-50 |
| 08:20 | Rutgers | John Morris makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 08:13 | Penn State | John Robinson misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 08:11 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to John Robinson | 57-53 |
| 07:48 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Oliphant | 59-53 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Hanley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lambert (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Fenton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 07:29 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 07:06 | Penn State | John Robinson hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Lewis Pearson | 61-53 |
| 06:43 | Rutgers | James Lambert makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Morris | 61-56 |
| 06:25 | Penn State | James Lambert picks off the pass by John Oliphant | 61-56 |
| 06:22 | Rutgers | John Morris lays it in on a nice dish by James Lambert | 61-58 |
| 06:06 | Penn State | James Lambert swats the layup by John Robinson | 61-58 |
| 06:04 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to James Lambert | 61-58 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | James Lambert is hacked by Louis Hanley - foul #2 on Louis Hanley, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (PG), Donald Smith (SF), Alex Horstman (C) John Oliphant, Lewis Pearson, Erwin Walkup | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (PG), Carl Farr (SF), Ed Tiffany (PF), Ronald Foor (C) John Morris, Stanley Lewis, David Fenton, Craig O'Brien | |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | James Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | James Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 05:29 | Penn State | Donald Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Donald Smith, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder (PF) John Robinson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Hanson (SF) James Lambert | |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-60 |
| 05:06 | Penn State | Louis Hanley grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 04:59 | Penn State | Alex Horstman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (SG) Louis Hanley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Carl Farr misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 61-60 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | Carl Farr tips it in | 61-62 |
| 04:20 | Penn State | William Sawyer hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Luis Hernadez | 63-62 |
| 04:02 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany hits a runner in the lane and he's hacked by Jeffrey Kidder - foul #2 on Jeffrey Kidder, team foul #10 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG), Lewis Pearson (SF), John Robinson (PF), Erwin Walkup (C) Luis Hernadez, Donald Smith, Jeffrey Kidder, Alex Horstman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Morris (PG), James Lambert (SG), Craig O'Brien (C) Waylon Williams, Walter Hanson, Ronald Foor | |
| 04:02 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany makes the free throw | 63-65 |
| 03:41 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup drills a floater from the right wing set up by William Sawyer | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Sawyer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Lambert (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Farr (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | Carl Farr hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-68 |
| 03:09 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 65-68 |
| 03:08 | Rutgers | James Lambert grabs the board | 65-68 |
| 03:03 | Rutgers | Carl Farr misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-68 |
| 03:01 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Oliphant | 65-68 |
| 02:39 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by William Sawyer and he's hacked by Carl Farr - foul #1 on Carl Farr, team foul #6 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Louis Hanley (SG) William Sawyer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis (SF), Ronald Foor (PF) Carl Farr, Ed Tiffany | |
| 02:39 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson misses the free throw | 67-68 |
| 02:39 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor pulls down the rebound | 67-68 |
| 02:29 | Rutgers | John Morris's layup is rejected by Erwin Walkup | 67-68 |
| 02:28 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien gets the offensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 02:16 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 67-68 |
| 02:15 | Penn State | John Robinson snags the defensive board | 67-68 |
| 01:53 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by John Oliphant | 69-68 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | James Lambert misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-68 |
| 01:35 | Penn State | John Robinson pulls down the rebound | 69-68 |
| 01:24 | Penn State | John Robinson slams it home on a great pass from John Oliphant | 71-68 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | John Morris loses the ball out of bounds | 71-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany (PF) Ronald Foor | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Craig O'Brien - foul #3 on Craig O'Brien, team foul #7 | 71-68 |
| 00:37 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:37 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis hits a floater from the free throw line set up by James Lambert | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Penn State | John Oliphant is fouled in the backcourt by James Lambert - foul #3 on James Lambert, team foul #8 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (SG), Donald Smith (SF) Louis Hanley, Lewis Pearson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:30 | Penn State | John Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:30 | Penn State | John Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | James Lambert makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Stanley Lewis | 75-73 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| Subs | Penn State | Louis Hanley (SG), Lewis Pearson (SF) William Sawyer, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:23 | Penn State | John Oliphant is fouled in the backcourt by James Lambert - foul #4 on James Lambert, team foul #9 | 75-73 |
| 00:23 | Penn State | John Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:23 | Penn State | John Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | James Lambert buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Stanley Lewis | 77-76 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson is fouled in the backcourt by James Lambert - foul #5 on James Lambert, team foul #10 | 77-76 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (SG) James Lambert | |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson misses the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ed Tiffany | 78-76 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | John Morris comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 78-76 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien hits the follow up shot | 78-78 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Stanley Lewis denies the turnaround by John Oliphant | 78-78 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien gets the rebound | 78-78 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 78-78 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Louis Hanley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Robinson (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Waylon Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup wins the tip | 78-78 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:42 | Penn State | John Oliphant misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Waylon Williams - foul #2 on Waylon Williams, team foul #11 | 78-78 |
| 04:42 | Penn State | John Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 79-78 |
| 04:42 | Penn State | John Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| 04:30 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis hits a 3 from the left corner | 80-81 |
| 04:15 | Penn State | John Oliphant comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 80-81 |
| 04:14 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien gets the rebound | 80-81 |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis misses the floater from the left wing | 80-81 |
| 03:57 | Penn State | John Robinson pulls down the rebound | 80-81 |
| 03:43 | Penn State | John Oliphant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-81 |
| 03:33 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany double dribbles | 80-81 |
| 03:11 | Penn State | John Oliphant connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 82-81 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | John Morris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by John Robinson - foul #2 on John Robinson, team foul #11 | 82-81 |
| Subs | Penn State | Alex Horstman (C) Erwin Walkup | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | John Morris makes the 1st free throw | 82-82 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | John Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 82-83 |
| 02:34 | Penn State | Ed Tiffany swats the layup by Louis Hanley | 82-83 |
| 02:32 | Penn State | Alex Horstman tips it in | 84-83 |
| 02:10 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Craig O'Brien is denied by John Robinson | 84-83 |
| 02:09 | Penn State | Alex Horstman pulls down the rebound | 84-83 |
| 01:59 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Louis Hanley | 86-83 |
| 01:49 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 86-85 |
| 01:32 | Penn State | John Robinson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 86-85 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany gets the rebound | 86-85 |
| 01:23 | Rutgers | John Morris comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 86-85 |
| 01:21 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Alex Horstman | 86-85 |
| 01:14 | Penn State | John Oliphant knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Waylon Williams - foul #3 on Waylon Williams, team foul #12 | 88-85 |
| Subs | Penn State | Erwin Walkup (C) Alex Horstman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:14 | Penn State | John Oliphant misses the free throw | 88-85 |
| 01:14 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien pulls down the rebound | 88-85 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 88-85 |
| 00:46 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup pulls down the rebound | 88-85 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 ast. SG - Louis Hanley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lewis Pearson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Waylon Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Lewis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ed Tiffany (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Craig O'Brien (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Penn State | John Robinson is fouled on the floor by Stanley Lewis - foul #1 on Stanley Lewis, team foul #13 | 88-85 |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (PG), William Sawyer (SG), Donald Smith (SF) John Oliphant, Louis Hanley, Lewis Pearson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:25 | Penn State | John Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 89-85 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | John Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 89-85 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien snags the defensive board | 89-85 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 89-85 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup grabs the board | 89-85 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 89-85 |
| Subs | Penn State | Louis Hanley (SG) William Sawyer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez is fouled in the backcourt by John Morris - foul #2 on John Morris, team foul #14 | 89-85 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez makes the 1st free throw | 90-85 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez makes the 2nd free throw | 91-85 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | John Morris misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 91-85 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Erwin Walkup | 91-85 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup is fouled in the backcourt by John Morris - foul #3 on John Morris, team foul #15 | 91-85 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG), Lewis Pearson (SF), Alex Horstman (PF) Louis Hanley, Donald Smith, John Robinson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup makes the 1st free throw | 92-85 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup makes the 2nd free throw | 93-85 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 93-88 |
| 00:01 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 93-88 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Robinson (PF) Erwin Walkup | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | John Oliphant runs out the clock | 93-88 |