| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Louis White (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gabriel Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Telek Kwiatkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Daniel (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Anthony Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Gravely (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Perzanowski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Gay (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond McCammon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski inbounds the ball | 34-18 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Penn State | James Daniel misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-18 |
| 19:34 | Penn State | James Daniel tips it but misses | 34-18 |
| 19:33 | NC State | Raymond McCammon grabs the defensive rebound | 34-18 |
| 19:07 | NC State | Raymond McCammon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Andrew Gay | 34-20 |
| 18:52 | Penn State | James Daniel buries a runner from close range set up by Louis White and he's hacked by Andrew Gay - foul #1 on Andrew Gay, team foul #1 | 36-20 |
| 18:52 | Penn State | James Daniel misses the free throw | 36-20 |
| 18:52 | NC State | The rebound goes to George Perzanowski | 36-20 |
| 18:40 | NC State | George Perzanowski makes the driving attempt from the right block | 36-22 |
| 18:19 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-22 |
| 18:18 | NC State | Andrew Gay grabs the board | 36-22 |
| 17:50 | NC State | Anthony Jones misses the lay-in | 36-22 |
| 17:48 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 36-22 |
| 17:34 | Penn State | Anthony Jones steals it from Telek Kwiatkowski | 36-22 |
| 17:29 | NC State | George Perzanowski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Anthony Jones | 36-24 |
| 17:20 | Penn State | Louis White is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-24 |
| 17:18 | NC State | Andrew Gay grabs the board | 36-24 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:58 | NC State | William Gravely loses the dribble to Telek Kwiatkowski | 36-24 |
| 16:55 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano can't finish the layup | 36-24 |
| 16:53 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano misses the tip | 36-24 |
| 16:52 | NC State | George Perzanowski gets the rebound | 36-24 |
| 16:28 | NC State | Andrew Gay drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by George Perzanowski and he's fouled by James Daniel - foul #2 on James Daniel, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Young Fang (C) Paul Bennett | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Hoerr (SF), Harry Messina (C) William Gravely, Raymond McCammon | |
| 16:28 | NC State | Andrew Gay makes the free throw | 36-27 |
| 15:59 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano scores on a jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Anthony Jones - foul #2 on Anthony Jones, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Key (PG), James Leland (SG), Otis Shuff (C) Anthony Jones, George Perzanowski, Andrew Gay | |
| 15:59 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano makes the free throw | 39-27 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Louis White (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Telek Kwiatkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Daniel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Young Fang (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jon Key (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Leland (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Hoerr (fresh) PF - Harry Messina (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Otis Shuff (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | NC State | Otis Shuff knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Harry Messina | 39-29 |
| 15:08 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | NC State | William Gravely (SG), George Perzanowski (SF), Raymond McCammon (PF) James Leland, Matthew Hoerr, Otis Shuff | |
| 14:43 | NC State | George Perzanowski misses the dunk attempt | 39-29 |
| 14:41 | NC State | Harry Messina tips it back up and in | 39-31 |
| 14:20 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 13:53 | NC State | George Perzanowski double dribbles | 42-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Bennett (C) Young Fang | |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Gay (PF) Harry Messina | |
| 13:27 | Penn State | Andrew Gay picks off the pass by James Daniel | 42-31 |
| 12:58 | NC State | William Gravely misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 42-31 |
| 12:56 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Gay | 42-31 |
| 12:27 | NC State | William Gravely makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-33 |
| 12:06 | Penn State | George Perzanowski steals it from Louis White out of a doubleteam | 42-33 |
| 12:01 | NC State | Jon Key double dribbles in the backcourt | 42-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Oliver (SG), Reginald Reavis (PF), Young Fang (C) Gabriel Romano, James Daniel, Paul Bennett | |
| Subs | NC State | Anthony Jones (PG), James Leland (SG), Matthew Hoerr (SF), Harry Messina (C) Jon Key, William Gravely, George Perzanowski, Raymond McCammon | |
| 11:47 | Penn State | Joseph Oliver hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 42-33 |
| 11:45 | NC State | Harry Messina grabs the board | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Louis White (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joseph Oliver (fresh) SF - Telek Kwiatkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) C - Young Fang (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Anthony Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Leland (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Hoerr (fresh) PF - Andrew Gay (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Messina (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | NC State | Harry Messina hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Anthony Jones and the foul's on Joseph Oliver - foul #1 on Joseph Oliver, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg (SF) Louis White | |
| Subs | NC State | Otis Shuff (C) Andrew Gay | |
| 11:28 | NC State | Harry Messina misses the free throw | 42-35 |
| 11:28 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 11:06 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg is hacked by James Leland - foul #2 on James Leland, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Romano (PG) Dennis Silberberg | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 10:48 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 10:46 | NC State | Otis Shuff snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 10:22 | NC State | Harry Messina misses the driving attempt in the lane | 42-35 |
| 10:21 | Penn State | Joseph Oliver pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 10:14 | Penn State | Joseph Oliver makes the jumper from the left side set up by Gabriel Romano | 44-35 |
| 09:49 | NC State | Otis Shuff comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Young Fang - foul #3 on Young Fang, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Louis White (PG), Dennis Silberberg (SF), James Daniel (PF), Paul Bennett (C) Joseph Oliver, Telek Kwiatkowski, Reginald Reavis, Young Fang | |
| Subs | NC State | William Gravely (SG), George Perzanowski (SF), Andrew Gay (PF) James Leland, Matthew Hoerr, Harry Messina | |
| 09:49 | NC State | Otis Shuff misses the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 09:49 | NC State | Otis Shuff makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 09:40 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano is fouled on the floor by George Perzanowski - foul #2 on George Perzanowski, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Key (PG), Raymond McCammon (C) Anthony Jones, Otis Shuff | |
| 09:27 | Penn State | Louis White hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 09:25 | NC State | Andrew Gay gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 09:05 | NC State | Jon Key connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from George Perzanowski and he's hacked by James Daniel - foul #3 on James Daniel, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Oliver (SG) Gabriel Romano | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 09:05 | NC State | Jon Key makes the free throw | 44-39 |
| 08:48 | Penn State | James Daniel buries a turnaround from the baseline | 46-39 |
| 08:23 | NC State | Paul Bennett denies the turnaround by George Perzanowski | 46-39 |
| 08:21 | NC State | Jon Key tips it home | 46-41 |
| 08:08 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Joseph Oliver | 49-41 |
| 07:40 | NC State | William Gravely hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 07:39 | NC State | Raymond McCammon snags the offensive board | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Louis White (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joseph Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Silberberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Daniel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jon Key (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Gravely (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Perzanowski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Gay (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond McCammon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | NC State | Andrew Gay misses the floater in the paint | 49-41 |
| 07:21 | Penn State | James Daniel snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 07:10 | Penn State | James Daniel hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 49-41 |
| 07:09 | Penn State | Paul Bennett grabs the offensive board | 49-41 |
| 06:59 | Penn State | James Daniel misses the shot from just outside the lane | 49-41 |
| 06:57 | Penn State | James Daniel tips it back up and in | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:40 | NC State | George Perzanowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 06:38 | Penn State | Paul Bennett grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 06:19 | Penn State | James Daniel knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Joseph Oliver | 53-41 |
| 06:10 | NC State | George Perzanowski buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Jon Key | 53-43 |
| 05:53 | Penn State | Louis White misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 05:52 | NC State | The rebound goes to George Perzanowski | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:44 | NC State | George Perzanowski is hacked by Dennis Silberberg - foul #1 on Dennis Silberberg, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Romano (SG), Telek Kwiatkowski (SF), Young Fang (C) Joseph Oliver, Dennis Silberberg, Paul Bennett | |
| Subs | NC State | Anthony Jones (PG), James Leland (SG), Matthew Hoerr (SF), Harry Messina (PF), Otis Shuff (C) Jon Key, William Gravely, George Perzanowski, Andrew Gay, Raymond McCammon | |
| 05:30 | NC State | Anthony Jones can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 05:28 | NC State | Otis Shuff snags the offensive board | 53-43 |
| 05:17 | NC State | Anthony Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 53-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Reginald Reavis (PF) James Daniel | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 05:01 | Penn State | Young Fang can't connect on a floater from the left side | 53-43 |
| 05:00 | NC State | Harry Messina snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 04:56 | NC State | James Leland's pass is intercepted by Young Fang | 53-43 |
| 04:38 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-43 |
| 04:37 | NC State | Matthew Hoerr pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 04:20 | NC State | Anthony Jones misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Young Fang - foul #4 on Young Fang, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | NC State | William Gravely (SG), George Perzanowski (SF), Raymond McCammon (PF) James Leland, Matthew Hoerr, Otis Shuff | |
| 04:20 | NC State | Anthony Jones makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 04:20 | NC State | Anthony Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 04:20 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Young Fang | 53-44 |
| 04:11 | Penn State | George Perzanowski is called for the reach on Telek Kwiatkowski - foul #3 on George Perzanowski, team foul #5 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Daniel (PF) Reginald Reavis | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 03:56 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski is fouled on the floor by George Perzanowski - foul #4 on George Perzanowski, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:41 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Louis White (tiring) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gabriel Romano (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Telek Kwiatkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Daniel (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Young Fang (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Anthony Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Gravely (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Perzanowski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Raymond McCammon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Messina (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:30 | NC State | Anthony Jones drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Raymond McCammon | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:16 | Penn State | Louis White makes the contested 3 from the left corner | 56-46 |
| 02:56 | NC State | Anthony Jones is called for traveling | 56-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Oliver (SG), Paul Bennett (C) Louis White, Young Fang | |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Gay (PF) Harry Messina | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-46 |
| 02:37 | NC State | George Perzanowski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:32 | NC State | Gabriel Romano steals it from Anthony Jones | 56-46 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Paul Bennett is hacked by Andrew Gay - foul #2 on Andrew Gay, team foul #7 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG), Dennis Silberberg (SF), Reginald Reavis (PF) Gabriel Romano, Telek Kwiatkowski, James Daniel | |
| Subs | NC State | James Leland (SG), Matthew Hoerr (SF), Otis Shuff (PF), Roger Thomas (C) William Gravely, George Perzanowski, Andrew Gay, Raymond McCammon | |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Paul Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 02:17 | NC State | Otis Shuff snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 02:08 | NC State | Otis Shuff drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 57-48 |
| 02:08 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Romano (PG), Telek Kwiatkowski (SF), James Daniel (PF) Daniel Pittman, Dennis Silberberg, Reginald Reavis | |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Key (PG), William Gravely (SG), George Perzanowski (SF), Andrew Gay (PF), Raymond McCammon (C) Anthony Jones, James Leland, Matthew Hoerr, Otis Shuff, Roger Thomas | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:53 | Penn State | Paul Bennett clanks a floater in the paint | 57-48 |
| 01:51 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Gabriel Romano | 57-48 |
| 01:32 | Penn State | James Daniel's floater is tipped away by Raymond McCammon | 57-48 |
| 01:31 | NC State | William Gravely pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| 01:19 | NC State | The jump hook by Andrew Gay is blocked by Paul Bennett | 57-48 |
| 01:17 | Penn State | James Daniel gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 01:00 | Penn State | James Daniel misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by William Gravely - foul #1 on William Gravely, team foul #8 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Louis White (PG) Joseph Oliver | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:00 | Penn State | James Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 01:00 | Penn State | James Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:55 | NC State | George Perzanowski drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Jon Key | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Penn State | William Gravely is called for the reach on Telek Kwiatkowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Gravely, team foul #9 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Oliver (SG) Gabriel Romano | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:54 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski misses the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:54 | NC State | Andrew Gay pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 00:48 | NC State | Andrew Gay is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Andrew Gay, team foul #10 | 59-50 |
| 00:46 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski is hacked by Jon Key in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jon Key, team foul #11 | 59-50 |
| 00:46 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:46 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:46 | NC State | Andrew Gay pulls down the rebound | 60-50 |
| 00:39 | NC State | George Perzanowski can't finish the layup | 60-50 |
| 00:37 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski pulls down the rebound | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Louis White's pass is intercepted by Jon Key | 60-50 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Jon Key misses the easy layup | 60-50 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | James Daniel snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Louis White runs out the clock | 60-50 |