| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ralph Davis (fresh) SG - Willie Saravia (fresh) SF - Arthur Sroka (fresh) PF - Jon Weitzman (fresh) C - Wilfred Hammons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Boris Mikowski (fresh) SG - Radman Zeck (fresh) SF - Jermaine Fletcher (fresh) PF - Carlton Uchida (fresh) C - Timothy Lobb (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:42 | Penn State | Radman Zeck is by himself and knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Boris Mikowski | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Xavier | Ralph Davis misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Xavier | Willie Saravia tips it home | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | Penn State | Radman Zeck hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Boris Mikowski | 2-5 |
| 18:52 | Xavier | Ralph Davis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Boris Mikowski - foul #1 on Boris Mikowski, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:52 | Xavier | Ralph Davis misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:52 | Xavier | Ralph Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:52 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:35 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher travels with the ball | 2-5 |
| 18:19 | Xavier | Willie Saravia misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:18 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 18:07 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 2-5 |
| 18:05 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida tips it home | 2-7 |
| 17:55 | Xavier | Arthur Sroka throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-7 |
| 17:45 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher is hacked by Arthur Sroka - foul #1 on Arthur Sroka, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| 17:35 | Penn State | Radman Zeck misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-7 |
| 17:34 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida grabs the offensive board | 2-7 |
| 17:20 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher can't connect on a floater from the left side | 2-7 |
| 17:19 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida tips it back up and in | 2-9 |
| 17:00 | Xavier | Ralph Davis scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 16:44 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida makes the shot in the paint set up by Boris Mikowski | 5-11 |
| 16:30 | Xavier | Wilfred Hammons misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-11 |
| 16:28 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida snags the defensive board | 5-11 |
| 16:22 | Penn State | Radman Zeck misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-11 |
| 16:21 | Xavier | Jon Weitzman gets the rebound | 5-11 |
| 16:14 | Xavier | Willie Saravia misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-11 |
| 16:13 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb grabs the defensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 16:09 | Penn State | Boris Mikowski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Boerger (SG), Louis Wood (SF), Barry Gibson (PF), John Davis (C) Willie Saravia, Arthur Sroka, Jon Weitzman, Wilfred Hammons | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Foster (PG), Jared Wada (PF) Boris Mikowski, Carlton Uchida | |
| 16:04 | Xavier | Ralph Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-11 |
| 15:49 | Penn State | Barry Gibson denies the turnaround by Timothy Lobb | 5-11 |
| 15:48 | Xavier | John Davis pulls down the rebound | 5-11 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ralph Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Boerger (fresh) SF - Louis Wood (fresh) PF - Barry Gibson (fresh) C - John Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Foster (fresh) SG - Radman Zeck (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jermaine Fletcher (fairly fresh) PF - Jared Wada (fresh) C - Timothy Lobb (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Xavier | Steven Boerger buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Davis | 8-11 |
| 15:08 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Jermaine Fletcher | 8-13 |
| 14:45 | Xavier | Barry Gibson throws it down | 10-13 |
| 14:27 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb can't finish the layup | 10-13 |
| 14:25 | Penn State | Radman Zeck hits the follow up shot | 10-15 |
| 14:16 | Xavier | Steven Boerger misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-15 |
| 14:14 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 14:06 | Penn State | Jared Wada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Willie Saravia (SG), Arthur Sroka (SF), Jon Weitzman (PF), Wilfred Hammons (C) Steven Boerger, Louis Wood, Barry Gibson, John Davis | |
| Subs | Penn State | Boris Mikowski (PG), Michael Niehaus (SF), Carlton Uchida (PF) Mark Foster, Jermaine Fletcher, Jared Wada | |
| 13:48 | Xavier | Wilfred Hammons scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Arthur Sroka | 12-15 |
| 13:26 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Jon Weitzman - foul #1 on Jon Weitzman, team foul #2 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jared Wada (C) Timothy Lobb | |
| 13:26 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida misses the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 13:26 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 13:13 | Xavier | Wilfred Hammons can't finish the layup | 12-16 |
| 13:12 | Penn State | Michael Niehaus gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| 12:55 | Penn State | Boris Mikowski is fouled on the floor by Arthur Sroka - foul #2 on Arthur Sroka, team foul #3 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Xavier | Louis Wood (SF) Arthur Sroka | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher (SF) Michael Niehaus | |
| 12:36 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher blows the wide open layup | 12-16 |
| 12:34 | Xavier | Ralph Davis gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| 12:28 | Xavier | Jon Weitzman is hacked by Jermaine Fletcher - foul #1 on Jermaine Fletcher, team foul #2 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Niehaus (SG), Darrell Oakes (PF) Radman Zeck, Carlton Uchida | |
| 12:13 | Xavier | Darrell Oakes takes the ball from Willie Saravia | 12-16 |
| 11:57 | Penn State | Michael Niehaus can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ralph Davis - foul #1 on Ralph Davis, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Boerger (PG) Ralph Davis | |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Lobb (C) Jared Wada | |
| 11:57 | Penn State | Michael Niehaus makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 11:57 | Penn State | Michael Niehaus makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 11:48 | Xavier | Steven Boerger loses the ball out of bounds | 12-18 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Steven Boerger (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willie Saravia (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Louis Wood (fresh) PF - Jon Weitzman (fresh) C - Wilfred Hammons (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Boris Mikowski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Niehaus (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jermaine Fletcher (fairly fresh) PF - Darrell Oakes (fresh) C - Timothy Lobb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Penn State | Michael Niehaus misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 12-18 |
| 11:32 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Wilfred Hammons | 12-18 |
| 11:12 | Xavier | Louis Wood misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jermaine Fletcher - foul #2 on Jermaine Fletcher, team foul #3 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ryan Geer (PG), Barry Gibson (PF), John Davis (C) Willie Saravia, Jon Weitzman, Wilfred Hammons | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Foster (PG), Radman Zeck (SG), Carlton Uchida (PF) Boris Mikowski, Jermaine Fletcher, Darrell Oakes | |
| 11:12 | Xavier | Louis Wood makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:12 | Xavier | Louis Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 10:58 | Penn State | Steven Boerger steals the ball from Michael Niehaus | 14-18 |
| 10:51 | Xavier | Steven Boerger misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-18 |
| 10:49 | Xavier | Barry Gibson tips it home | 16-18 |
| 10:28 | Penn State | Radman Zeck can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 10:27 | Xavier | Barry Gibson grabs the board | 16-18 |
| 10:10 | Xavier | Barry Gibson is hacked by Michael Niehaus - foul #1 on Michael Niehaus, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ralph Davis (PG), Willie Saravia (SF), Jon Weitzman (PF) Ryan Geer, Louis Wood, Barry Gibson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Darrell Oakes (SF), Jared Wada (C) Michael Niehaus, Timothy Lobb | |
| 09:55 | Xavier | Ralph Davis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-18 |
| 09:54 | Penn State | Jared Wada grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 09:38 | Penn State | Jared Wada hits a shot from close range | 16-20 |
| 09:20 | Xavier | Jon Weitzman comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 16-20 |
| 09:18 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Radman Zeck | 16-20 |
| 09:12 | Penn State | Mark Foster hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-20 |
| 09:10 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Carlton Uchida | 16-20 |
| 09:01 | Penn State | Jared Wada makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Radman Zeck | 16-22 |
| 08:53 | Xavier | Steven Boerger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-22 |
| 08:52 | Xavier | Willie Saravia snags the offensive board | 16-22 |
| 08:47 | Xavier | Willie Saravia misses the floater from the right wing | 16-22 |
| 08:45 | Penn State | Jared Wada snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| 08:35 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes hits a wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-24 |
| 08:14 | Xavier | Ralph Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-24 |
| 08:12 | Xavier | John Davis snags the offensive board | 16-24 |
| 07:59 | Xavier | Steven Boerger scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Saravia | 19-24 |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Carlton Uchida, team foul #5 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ryan Geer (SG), Barry Gibson (PF), Wilfred Hammons (C) Steven Boerger, Jon Weitzman, John Davis | |
| Subs | Penn State | Boris Mikowski (PG), Michael Niehaus (SG), Charles Whorton (SF), Timothy Lobb (C) Mark Foster, Radman Zeck, Darrell Oakes, Carlton Uchida | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ralph Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ryan Geer (fresh) SF - Willie Saravia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Barry Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilfred Hammons (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Boris Mikowski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Niehaus (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Whorton (fresh) PF - Jared Wada (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Lobb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Xavier | Wilfred Hammons misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Jared Wada - foul #1 on Jared Wada, team foul #6 | 19-24 |
| 07:34 | Xavier | Wilfred Hammons makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 07:34 | Xavier | Wilfred Hammons makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 07:13 | Penn State | Michael Niehaus is fouled on the floor by Willie Saravia - foul #1 on Willie Saravia, team foul #5 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Xavier | Louis Wood (SF) Willie Saravia | |
| Subs | Penn State | Radman Zeck (SG) Jared Wada | |
| 07:08 | Penn State | Ryan Geer steals the ball from Timothy Lobb | 21-24 |
| 07:05 | Xavier | Ryan Geer misses the easy layup | 21-24 |
| 07:03 | Penn State | Michael Niehaus pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 06:35 | Penn State | Charles Whorton misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Ryan Geer - foul #1 on Ryan Geer, team foul #6 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Xavier | Willie Saravia (SG) Ralph Davis | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Foster (SG) Radman Zeck | |
| 06:35 | Penn State | Charles Whorton misses the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:35 | Penn State | Charles Whorton makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 06:21 | Xavier | Louis Wood is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Louis Wood, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| 06:01 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb loses the dribble to Wilfred Hammons | 21-25 |
| 05:42 | Xavier | Ryan Geer is called for 5 seconds | 21-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG), Jon Weitzman (PF) Louis Wood, Barry Gibson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Darrell Oakes (SF), Jared Wada (PF) Mark Foster, Charles Whorton | |
| 05:33 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ryan Geer - foul #2 on Ryan Geer, team foul #8 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ralph Davis (PG), Steven Boerger (SG) Richard Lang, Ryan Geer | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 05:33 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb misses the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:33 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb misses the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:33 | Xavier | Jon Weitzman gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 05:19 | Xavier | Ralph Davis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-25 |
| 05:17 | Penn State | Jared Wada gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 04:58 | Penn State | Jared Wada hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Willie Saravia - foul #2 on Willie Saravia, team foul #9 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Louis Wood (SF), John Davis (C) Willie Saravia, Wilfred Hammons | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Foster (PG), Radman Zeck (SG) Boris Mikowski, Michael Niehaus | |
| 04:58 | Penn State | Jared Wada makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:58 | Penn State | Jared Wada makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:45 | Xavier | Ralph Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 04:43 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jared Wada | 21-27 |
| 04:34 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb throws it down on a great pass from Radman Zeck and the foul's on Steven Boerger - foul #1 on Steven Boerger, team foul #10 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carlton Uchida (PF) Jared Wada | |
| 04:34 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb makes the free throw | 21-30 |
| 04:18 | Xavier | Steven Boerger clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-30 |
| 04:17 | Xavier | John Davis grabs the offensive board | 21-30 |
| 04:06 | Xavier | Steven Boerger clanks a 3 from the left corner | 21-30 |
| 04:05 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida pulls down the rebound | 21-30 |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Ralph Davis takes the ball from Radman Zeck | 21-30 |
| 03:48 | Xavier | Louis Wood banks in the layup on a great pass from Ralph Davis | 23-30 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ralph Davis (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Boerger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Louis Wood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jon Weitzman (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Davis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Foster (fresh) SG - Radman Zeck (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Oakes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carlton Uchida (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Lobb (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Radman Zeck | 23-32 |
| 03:30 | Xavier | Louis Wood double dribbles | 23-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ryan Geer (PG), Willie Saravia (SG), Arthur Sroka (SF), Wilfred Hammons (C) Ralph Davis, Steven Boerger, Louis Wood, John Davis | |
| Subs | Penn State | Boris Mikowski (PG), Jermaine Fletcher (SF), Jared Wada (C) Mark Foster, Darrell Oakes, Timothy Lobb | |
| 03:13 | Penn State | Jared Wada misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Arthur Sroka - foul #3 on Arthur Sroka, team foul #11 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG), Barry Gibson (PF) Arthur Sroka, Jon Weitzman | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 03:13 | Penn State | Jared Wada misses the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 03:13 | Penn State | Jared Wada misses the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 03:13 | Xavier | Wilfred Hammons pulls down the rebound | 23-32 |
| 03:05 | Xavier | Radman Zeck picks off the pass by Barry Gibson | 23-32 |
| 03:02 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher lays it in set up by Radman Zeck | 23-34 |
| 02:50 | Xavier | Boris Mikowski steps in front of the Richard Lang pass | 23-34 |
| 02:42 | Penn State | Radman Zeck is fouled on the floor by Ryan Geer - foul #3 on Ryan Geer, team foul #12 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Louis Wood (SF) Ryan Geer | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:42 | Penn State | Radman Zeck makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 02:42 | Penn State | Radman Zeck makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 02:25 | Xavier | Jared Wada denies the turnaround by Wilfred Hammons | 23-36 |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Louis Wood grabs the offensive board | 23-36 |
| 02:17 | Xavier | Wilfred Hammons loses the dribble to Jermaine Fletcher | 23-36 |
| 02:14 | Penn State | Radman Zeck banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jermaine Fletcher | 23-38 |
| 01:53 | Xavier | Wilfred Hammons hits a floater from the baseline set up by Barry Gibson | 25-38 |
| 01:37 | Penn State | Louis Wood steps in front of the Radman Zeck pass | 25-38 |
| 01:32 | Xavier | Richard Lang hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Louis Wood | 27-38 |
| 01:10 | Penn State | Barry Gibson is called for the reach on Jared Wada - foul #1 on Barry Gibson, team foul #13 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ralph Davis (PG), Steven Boerger (SG), Jon Weitzman (PF), John Davis (C) Richard Lang, Louis Wood, Barry Gibson, Wilfred Hammons | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Foster (PG), Michael Niehaus (SG), Timothy Lobb (C) Boris Mikowski, Radman Zeck, Carlton Uchida | |
| 01:10 | Penn State | Jared Wada misses the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 01:10 | Penn State | Jared Wada makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 00:57 | Xavier | Ralph Davis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-39 |
| 00:56 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to John Davis | 27-39 |
| 00:45 | Xavier | Willie Saravia is hacked by Jared Wada - foul #2 on Jared Wada, team foul #7 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Darrell Oakes (PF) Jared Wada | |
| 00:45 | Xavier | Willie Saravia makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 00:45 | Xavier | Willie Saravia makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Mark Foster and the foul's on Steven Boerger - foul #2 on Steven Boerger, team foul #14 | 29-41 |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher misses the free throw | 29-41 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Jon Weitzman snags the defensive board | 29-41 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Willie Saravia misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-41 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Timothy Lobb | 29-41 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb misses long on a fullcourt shot | 29-41 |