| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Stein (fresh) SG - Christopher Jones (fresh) SF - Walter Lax (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Regner (fresh) C - Simon Mahmood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Anthony Stark (fresh) SG - Lewis Henderson (fresh) SF - Gene Doughty (fresh) PF - Aaron Hodges (fresh) C - Richard Wade (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Simon Mahmood wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Penn State | Walter Lax drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Jones | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Baylor | Anthony Stark is whistled for traveling | 3-0 |
| 19:01 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner misses the lay-in | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Gene Doughty | 3-0 |
| 18:39 | Baylor | Anthony Stark misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 18:38 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges gets the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:20 | Baylor | James Stein is called for the reach on Richard Wade - foul #1 on James Stein, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:02 | Baylor | Christopher Jones steps in front of the Richard Wade pass | 3-0 |
| 17:59 | Penn State | Christopher Jones lays it up and in | 5-0 |
| 17:57 | Baylor | Anthony Stark is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Stark, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leon Gulley (PG), Mark Kleiber (SG), Richard Lee (SF), Virgil Curry (PF) James Stein, Christopher Jones, Walter Lax, Jeffrey Regner | |
| Subs | Baylor | Jimmy English (PG), John Peterson (SG), Earnest Balaski (SF), Glenn Sharpless (PF), Thomas McDaniel (C) Anthony Stark, Lewis Henderson, Gene Doughty, Aaron Hodges, Richard Wade | |
| 17:46 | Penn State | Glenn Sharpless is called for the reach on Virgil Curry - foul #1 on Glenn Sharpless, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner (PF) Simon Mahmood | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 17:32 | Penn State | Virgil Curry buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Mark Kleiber and he's fouled by Jimmy English - foul #1 on Jimmy English, team foul #3 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Penn State | Simon Mahmood (C) Jeffrey Regner | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 17:32 | Penn State | Virgil Curry makes the free throw | 8-0 |
| 17:11 | Baylor | John Peterson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-0 |
| 17:09 | Penn State | Simon Mahmood pulls down the rebound | 8-0 |
| 16:59 | Penn State | Virgil Curry buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Kleiber | 10-0 |
| 16:49 | Baylor | Glenn Sharpless misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 10-0 |
| 16:47 | Baylor | Glenn Sharpless tips it but misses | 10-0 |
| 16:45 | Penn State | Virgil Curry gets the rebound | 10-0 |
| 16:31 | Penn State | Richard Lee is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Richard Lee, team foul #2 | 10-0 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Stein (PG), Jeffrey Regner (PF) Leon Gulley, Simon Mahmood | |
| Subs | Baylor | Anthony Stark (PG), Gene Doughty (SF), Aaron Hodges (PF) John Peterson, Earnest Balaski, Glenn Sharpless | |
| 16:07 | Baylor | Gene Doughty can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-0 |
| 16:06 | Penn State | Virgil Curry pulls down the rebound | 10-0 |
| 15:37 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-0 |
| 15:35 | Penn State | Virgil Curry tips it in | 12-0 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Stein (fresh) SG - Mark Kleiber (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Lee (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Regner (fresh) C - Virgil Curry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Anthony Stark (fresh) SG - Jimmy English (fresh) SF - Gene Doughty (fresh) PF - Aaron Hodges (fresh) C - Thomas McDaniel (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges scores on a runner from the right block | 12-2 |
| 14:59 | Penn State | Aaron Hodges steals it from Jeffrey Regner | 12-2 |
| 14:40 | Baylor | Thomas McDaniel hits a fadeaway from the left side | 12-4 |
| 14:34 | Penn State | James Stein misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-4 |
| 14:32 | Baylor | Gene Doughty gets the rebound | 12-4 |
| 14:03 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-4 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leon Gulley (PG), Christopher Jones (SG), Walter Lax (SF), Simon Mahmood (C) James Stein, Mark Kleiber, Richard Lee, Jeffrey Regner | |
| Subs | Baylor | Lewis Henderson (SG), Earnest Balaski (SF), Richard Wade (C) Jimmy English, Gene Doughty, Thomas McDaniel | |
| 13:47 | Penn State | Walter Lax misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-4 |
| 13:45 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Richard Wade | 12-4 |
| 13:25 | Baylor | Anthony Stark knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Earnest Balaski | 12-7 |
| 13:15 | Penn State | Walter Lax buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Leon Gulley | 15-7 |
| 12:46 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Virgil Curry - foul #1 on Virgil Curry, team foul #3 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Stein (PG), Jeffrey Regner (PF) Leon Gulley, Virgil Curry | |
| Subs | Baylor | John Peterson (SG), Gene Doughty (SF) Anthony Stark, Earnest Balaski | |
| 12:46 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges misses the 1st free throw | 15-7 |
| 12:46 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges misses the 2nd free throw | 15-7 |
| 12:46 | Penn State | Simon Mahmood gets the rebound | 15-7 |
| 12:27 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by James Stein and the foul's on Aaron Hodges - foul #1 on Aaron Hodges, team foul #4 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Baylor | Anthony Stark (PG), Earnest Balaski (PF) John Peterson, Aaron Hodges | |
| 12:27 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner makes the free throw | 18-7 |
| 12:07 | Baylor | Anthony Stark buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Lewis Henderson | 18-10 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner misses the fadeaway from the left block | 18-10 |
| 11:48 | Penn State | Simon Mahmood snags the offensive board | 18-10 |
| 11:34 | Penn State | Christopher Jones can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-10 |
| 11:32 | Baylor | Gene Doughty grabs the board | 18-10 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Stein (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Lax (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Regner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Simon Mahmood (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Anthony Stark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lewis Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gene Doughty (fresh) PF - Earnest Balaski (fresh) C - Richard Wade (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:12 | Baylor | Lewis Henderson clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 18-10 |
| 11:11 | Penn State | James Stein pulls down the rebound | 18-10 |
| 10:58 | Penn State | Simon Mahmood clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 18-10 |
| 10:57 | Baylor | Anthony Stark grabs the board | 18-10 |
| 10:32 | Baylor | Jeffrey Regner steals it from Lewis Henderson | 18-10 |
| 10:18 | Penn State | Christopher Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-10 |
| 10:17 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-10 |
| 10:01 | Penn State | James Stein can't connect on a floater from the right side | 18-10 |
| 09:59 | Baylor | Richard Wade snags the defensive board | 18-10 |
| 09:40 | Baylor | Lewis Henderson is open and buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 18-12 |
| 09:24 | Penn State | Earnest Balaski is called for the reach on Christopher Jones - foul #1 on Earnest Balaski, team foul #5 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leon Gulley (PG), Mark Kleiber (SG), Richard Lee (SF), Virgil Curry (PF) James Stein, Christopher Jones, Walter Lax, Jeffrey Regner | |
| Subs | Baylor | Jimmy English (PG), John Peterson (SG), Aaron Hodges (PF), Thomas McDaniel (C) Anthony Stark, Lewis Henderson, Gene Doughty, Richard Wade | |
| 09:09 | Penn State | Simon Mahmood hits a shot from the right side | 20-12 |
| 08:42 | Baylor | Jimmy English can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-12 |
| 08:41 | Baylor | Earnest Balaski can't tip it in | 20-12 |
| 08:39 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Simon Mahmood | 20-12 |
| 08:20 | Penn State | Virgil Curry blows the layup | 20-12 |
| 08:19 | Baylor | Thomas McDaniel pulls down the rebound | 20-12 |
| 07:50 | Baylor | Richard Lee is called for the reach on Earnest Balaski - foul #2 on Richard Lee, team foul #4 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Stein (PG), Christopher Jones (SG), Walter Lax (SF), Jeffrey Regner (PF) Leon Gulley, Mark Kleiber, Richard Lee, Simon Mahmood | |
| Subs | Baylor | Lewis Henderson (SG), Gene Doughty (SF) John Peterson, Earnest Balaski | |
| 07:29 | Baylor | Lewis Henderson loses the ball out of bounds | 20-12 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Baylor | Anthony Stark (PG), Richard Wade (C) Jimmy English, Thomas McDaniel | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Stein (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Lax (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Regner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Virgil Curry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Anthony Stark (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lewis Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Doughty (fresh) PF - Aaron Hodges (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Wade (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Penn State | James Stein drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Regner | 23-12 |
| 06:52 | Baylor | Anthony Stark comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Virgil Curry - foul #2 on Virgil Curry, team foul #5 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Kleiber (SG), Leon Gulley (SF), Simon Mahmood (C) Christopher Jones, Walter Lax, Virgil Curry | |
| Subs | Baylor | Thomas McDaniel (C) Richard Wade | |
| 06:52 | Baylor | Anthony Stark makes the 1st free throw | 23-13 |
| 06:52 | Baylor | Anthony Stark makes the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| 06:35 | Penn State | Mark Kleiber misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 23-14 |
| 06:34 | Penn State | Simon Mahmood tips it back up and in | 25-14 |
| 06:14 | Baylor | Gene Doughty misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-14 |
| 06:12 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges tips it home | 25-16 |
| 06:00 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner comes up short on the shot from close range | 25-16 |
| 05:58 | Baylor | Thomas McDaniel pulls down the rebound | 25-16 |
| 05:43 | Baylor | Gene Doughty comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 25-16 |
| 05:42 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Simon Mahmood | 25-16 |
| 05:29 | Penn State | James Stein can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 25-16 |
| 05:27 | Baylor | Gene Doughty gets the rebound | 25-16 |
| 05:10 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges misses badly on a shot from close range | 25-16 |
| 05:09 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Leon Gulley | 25-16 |
| 04:52 | Penn State | Leon Gulley is whistled for traveling | 25-16 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Jones (SG), Walter Lax (SF) James Stein, Mark Kleiber | |
| Subs | Baylor | Jimmy English (PG), John Peterson (SG), Earnest Balaski (SF), Glenn Sharpless (PF), Richard Wade (C) Anthony Stark, Lewis Henderson, Gene Doughty, Aaron Hodges, Thomas McDaniel | |
| 04:23 | Baylor | Glenn Sharpless misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jeffrey Regner - foul #1 on Jeffrey Regner, team foul #6 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Stein (PG) Leon Gulley | |
| Subs | Baylor | Anthony Stark (PG) John Peterson | |
| 04:23 | Baylor | Glenn Sharpless makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 04:23 | Baylor | Glenn Sharpless misses the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 04:23 | Baylor | Earnest Balaski pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 04:05 | Baylor | Richard Wade comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 25-17 |
| 04:03 | Baylor | Glenn Sharpless hits the follow up shot | 25-19 |
| 03:57 | Penn State | James Stein misses badly on a shot from the left block | 25-19 |
| 03:56 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner tips it back up and in | 27-19 |
| 03:29 | Baylor | Richard Wade is hacked by Simon Mahmood - foul #1 on Simon Mahmood, team foul #7 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leon Gulley (PG), Richard Lee (SF), Virgil Curry (C) James Stein, Walter Lax, Simon Mahmood | |
| Subs | Baylor | Lewis Henderson (SG), Gene Doughty (SF), Aaron Hodges (PF) Anthony Stark, Earnest Balaski, Glenn Sharpless | |
| 03:29 | Baylor | Richard Wade makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 03:29 | Baylor | Richard Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Leon Gulley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Lee (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Regner (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Virgil Curry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Jimmy English (fresh) SG - Lewis Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Doughty (fresh) PF - Aaron Hodges (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Wade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Penn State | Christopher Jones makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Virgil Curry | 30-21 |
| 02:43 | Baylor | Jimmy English hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-21 |
| 02:42 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner grabs the defensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 02:21 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner scores on a jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Aaron Hodges - foul #2 on Aaron Hodges, team foul #6 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Stein (PG), Mark Kleiber (SG), Walter Lax (SF) Leon Gulley, Christopher Jones, Richard Lee | |
| Subs | Baylor | Anthony Stark (PG), Earnest Balaski (SF), Thomas McDaniel (C) Jimmy English, Gene Doughty, Richard Wade | |
| 02:21 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner misses the free throw | 32-21 |
| 02:21 | Baylor | Thomas McDaniel gets the rebound | 32-21 |
| 02:05 | Baylor | Aaron Hodges knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas McDaniel | 32-23 |
| 01:50 | Penn State | James Stein makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Earnest Balaski - foul #2 on Earnest Balaski, team foul #7 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Jones (SG), Simon Mahmood (C) Mark Kleiber, Jeffrey Regner | |
| Subs | Baylor | Jimmy English (SG), Gene Doughty (SF), Richard Wade (C) Lewis Henderson, Aaron Hodges, Thomas McDaniel | |
| 01:50 | Penn State | James Stein makes the free throw | 35-23 |
| 01:29 | Baylor | Gene Doughty can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-23 |
| 01:28 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Virgil Curry | 35-23 |
| 01:07 | Penn State | Earnest Balaski denies the turnaround by Virgil Curry | 35-23 |
| 01:05 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Anthony Stark | 35-23 |
| 00:39 | Baylor | Gene Doughty hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Earnest Balaski | 35-26 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | James Stein buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-26 |
| 00:00 | Baylor | Gene Doughty comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-26 |