| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Darren Smith (fresh) SG - Jerry Rowsey (fresh) SF - William Humphrey (fresh) PF - Jerry Trump (fresh) C - Anthony Macmillan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kenneth Nordstrom (fresh) SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) SF - Kenneth French (fresh) PF - James Chen (fresh) C - Terence Stahl (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Macmillan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:37 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Trump misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on James Chen - foul #1 on James Chen, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Trump makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:37 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Trump makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Penn State | Terence Stahl hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Jerry Rowsey - foul #1 on Jerry Rowsey, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Penn State | Terence Stahl misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Penn State | Terence Stahl misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Anthony Macmillan | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Rowsey hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 18:50 | Penn State | Kenneth French travels with the ball | 5-0 |
| 18:38 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Rowsey is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jerry Rowsey, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Philip Binion (SG) Jerry Rowsey | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 18:24 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by Anthony Macmillan - foul #1 on Anthony Macmillan, team foul #3 | 5-0 |
| 18:24 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 18:24 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom misses the 2nd free throw | 5-1 |
| 18:24 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom misses the 3rd free throw | 5-1 |
| 18:24 | UNC Wilmington | Philip Binion grabs the board | 5-1 |
| 18:02 | UNC Wilmington | Darren Smith can't connect on a runner from close range | 5-1 |
| 18:01 | Penn State | James Chen pulls down the rebound | 5-1 |
| 17:44 | Penn State | Terence Stahl hits the finger roll | 5-3 |
| 17:20 | UNC Wilmington | Darren Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Philip Binion | 8-3 |
| 16:57 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 8-3 |
| 16:56 | Penn State | Terence Stahl tips it in | 8-5 |
| 16:32 | UNC Wilmington | Darren Smith knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Macmillan | 11-5 |
| 16:25 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-5 |
| 16:23 | UNC Wilmington | William Humphrey snags the defensive board | 11-5 |
| 16:07 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Trump hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-5 |
| 16:05 | Penn State | Kenneth French gets the rebound | 11-5 |
| 16:00 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Darren Smith - foul #1 on Darren Smith, team foul #4 | 11-5 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Cody McNeill (SG), David John (SF), David Coil (PF), Dennis Cannon (C) Darren Smith, William Humphrey, Jerry Trump, Anthony Macmillan | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (SF), Christopher Hartman (C) Kenneth French, Terence Stahl | |
| 16:00 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom makes the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 16:00 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Philip Binion (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cody McNeill (fresh) SF - David John (fresh) PF - David Coil (fresh) C - Dennis Cannon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kenneth Nordstrom (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) SF - Harold Childs (fresh) PF - James Chen (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Hartman (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | UNC Wilmington | Philip Binion's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-7 |
| 15:36 | Penn State | Harold Childs is hacked by Philip Binion - foul #1 on Philip Binion, team foul #5 | 11-7 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Shawn Rollins (SG) Philip Binion | |
| Subs | Penn State | Wilfredo Greco (SF) Harry Marsala | |
| 15:24 | Penn State | Harold Childs blows the layup | 11-7 |
| 15:22 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom grabs the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 15:10 | Penn State | Harold Childs is hacked by David Coil - foul #1 on David Coil, team foul #6 | 11-7 |
| 15:00 | Penn State | Wilfredo Greco clanks a jumper from the left wing | 11-7 |
| 14:58 | Penn State | James Chen gets the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 14:45 | Penn State | James Chen knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Kenneth Nordstrom | 11-9 |
| 14:22 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Cannon can't connect on a jumper from close range | 11-9 |
| 14:20 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 14:04 | Penn State | Harold Childs buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Kenneth Nordstrom | 11-11 |
| 13:46 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Cannon is called for traveling | 11-11 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Darren Smith (PG), Philip Binion (SG), William Humphrey (SF), Jerry Trump (PF), Anthony Macmillan (C) Cody McNeill, Shawn Rollins, David John, David Coil, Dennis Cannon | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodger Fuller (PG), Harry Marsala (SG), Kenneth French (PF), Terence Stahl (C) Kenneth Nordstrom, Wilfredo Greco, James Chen, Christopher Hartman | |
| 13:27 | Penn State | Harry Marsala scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 13:08 | UNC Wilmington | Darren Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 13:06 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:50 | Penn State | Harold Childs can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 11-14 |
| 12:48 | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Macmillan pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:35 | UNC Wilmington | William Humphrey is denied on a layup by Terence Stahl | 11-14 |
| 12:34 | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Macmillan snags the offensive board | 11-14 |
| 12:22 | UNC Wilmington | Philip Binion misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 12:20 | UNC Wilmington | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Binion | 11-14 |
| 12:05 | UNC Wilmington | Philip Binion hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-14 |
| 11:51 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller is whistled for a carry | 14-14 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Cody McNeill (SG) Darren Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom (PG), Wilfredo Greco (SF) Rodger Fuller, Harold Childs | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Philip Binion (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cody McNeill (fresh) SF - William Humphrey (fresh) PF - Jerry Trump (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Macmillan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kenneth Nordstrom (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wilfredo Greco (fresh) PF - Kenneth French (fresh) C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:39 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Trump lays it up and in on a great pass from Cody McNeill and he's fouled by Harry Marsala - foul #1 on Harry Marsala, team foul #2 | 16-14 |
| 11:39 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Trump makes the free throw | 17-14 |
| 11:26 | Penn State | Kenneth French misses the fadeaway near the basket | 17-14 |
| 11:24 | UNC Wilmington | Philip Binion grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 10:59 | UNC Wilmington | Philip Binion is whistled for traveling | 17-14 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chen (PF) Kenneth French | |
| 10:42 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Harry Marsala | 17-17 |
| 10:18 | UNC Wilmington | Wilfredo Greco steals it from Jerry Trump | 17-17 |
| 10:04 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom loses the ball out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Darren Smith (PG), David John (SF), David Coil (PF), Dennis Cannon (C) Philip Binion, William Humphrey, Jerry Trump, Anthony Macmillan | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (SF), Christopher Hartman (C) Wilfredo Greco, Terence Stahl | |
| 09:45 | UNC Wilmington | Cody McNeill makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 09:36 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 09:35 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to David John | 20-17 |
| 09:27 | UNC Wilmington | Darren Smith misses the runner near the basket | 20-17 |
| 09:26 | Penn State | Harry Marsala pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 09:05 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom is denied on a layup by Darren Smith | 20-17 |
| 09:03 | UNC Wilmington | Cody McNeill grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 08:56 | UNC Wilmington | Darren Smith misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 20-17 |
| 08:54 | UNC Wilmington | David John grabs the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 08:43 | UNC Wilmington | David Coil misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-17 |
| 08:42 | UNC Wilmington | Darren Smith misses the tip | 20-17 |
| 08:41 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Harold Childs | 20-17 |
| 08:34 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Harry Marsala | 20-19 |
| 08:21 | UNC Wilmington | Darren Smith misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Christopher Hartman - foul #1 on Christopher Hartman, team foul #3 | 20-19 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Philip Binion (SG), William Humphrey (SF), Jerry Trump (PF), Anthony Macmillan (C) Cody McNeill, David John, David Coil, Dennis Cannon | |
| Subs | Penn State | Wilfredo Greco (SF), Kenneth French (PF), Terence Stahl (C) Harry Marsala, James Chen, Christopher Hartman | |
| 08:21 | UNC Wilmington | Darren Smith makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:21 | UNC Wilmington | Darren Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:21 | Penn State | Kenneth French grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 08:04 | Penn State | Terence Stahl is fouled on the floor by Anthony Macmillan - foul #2 on Anthony Macmillan, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Shawn Rollins (SG), Dennis Cannon (C) Darren Smith, Anthony Macmillan | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:04 | Penn State | Terence Stahl makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:04 | Penn State | Terence Stahl makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:48 | UNC Wilmington | Kenneth Nordstrom steals it from Shawn Rollins | 21-21 |
| 07:43 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom lays it up and in | 21-23 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Philip Binion (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Rollins (fresh) SF - William Humphrey (fresh) PF - Jerry Trump (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dennis Cannon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kenneth Nordstrom (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Childs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wilfredo Greco (fresh) PF - Kenneth French (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:18 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Trump connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 07:05 | Penn State | Terence Stahl's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-23 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Cody McNeill (SG) Shawn Rollins | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodger Fuller (PG) Kenneth Nordstrom | |
| 06:48 | UNC Wilmington | William Humphrey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 06:46 | Penn State | Terence Stahl grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 06:42 | Penn State | Harold Childs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-23 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Darren Smith (PG), David John (C) Cody McNeill, Dennis Cannon | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Marsala (SG) Wilfredo Greco | |
| 06:22 | UNC Wilmington | William Humphrey's floater is tipped away by Terence Stahl | 24-23 |
| 06:20 | UNC Wilmington | David John tips it home | 26-23 |
| 06:00 | Penn State | Terence Stahl comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-23 |
| 05:58 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to William Humphrey | 26-23 |
| 05:37 | UNC Wilmington | Philip Binion hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-23 |
| 05:35 | Penn State | Terence Stahl snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 05:23 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Darren Smith - foul #2 on Darren Smith, team foul #8 | 26-23 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Cody McNeill (PG), Shawn Rollins (SG), Dennis Cannon (PF) Darren Smith, Philip Binion, Jerry Trump | |
| Subs | Penn State | Wilfredo Greco (SF), James Chen (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) Harold Childs, Kenneth French, Terence Stahl | |
| 05:23 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:23 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:56 | UNC Wilmington | Harry Marsala is called for the reach on William Humphrey - foul #2 on Harry Marsala, team foul #4 | 26-24 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | David Coil (PF) William Humphrey | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom (PG) Harry Marsala | |
| 04:51 | UNC Wilmington | Shawn Rollins misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-24 |
| 04:50 | Penn State | Wilfredo Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 04:38 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom is fouled on the floor by Cody McNeill - foul #1 on Cody McNeill, team foul #9 | 26-24 |
| 04:38 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:38 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:17 | UNC Wilmington | David Coil misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-26 |
| 04:15 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 04:02 | Penn State | Shawn Rollins takes the ball from James Chen | 26-26 |
| 03:45 | UNC Wilmington | Cody McNeill makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Coil | 29-26 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Cody McNeill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Rollins (fresh) SF - David John (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Coil (fresh) C - Dennis Cannon (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kenneth Nordstrom (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodger Fuller (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Wilfredo Greco (fresh) PF - James Chen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Hartman (fresh) | |
| 03:27 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 03:26 | Penn State | James Chen tips it back up and in | 29-28 |
| 03:07 | UNC Wilmington | Cody McNeill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-28 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Darren Smith (PG), Jerry Rowsey (SG), William Humphrey (SF), Jerry Trump (PF), Anthony Macmillan (C) Cody McNeill, Shawn Rollins, David John, David Coil, Dennis Cannon | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Marsala (SG), Harold Childs (SF), Kenneth French (PF), Terence Stahl (C) Rodger Fuller, Wilfredo Greco, James Chen, Christopher Hartman | |
| 02:58 | Penn State | Terence Stahl misses long on a floater in the paint | 29-28 |
| 02:57 | Penn State | Terence Stahl tips it back up and in | 29-30 |
| 02:53 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Rowsey clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 02:52 | UNC Wilmington | Darren Smith gets the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 02:38 | UNC Wilmington | Darren Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 02:36 | Penn State | Kenneth French grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 02:29 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses the jumper from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 02:28 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom snags the offensive board | 29-30 |
| 02:10 | Penn State | Kenneth French misses the dunk | 29-30 |
| 02:08 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Trump snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 01:55 | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Macmillan misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 29-30 |
| 01:54 | Penn State | Terence Stahl grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 01:33 | Penn State | Terence Stahl misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Darren Smith - foul #3 on Darren Smith, team foul #10 | 29-30 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Philip Binion (PG) Darren Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chen (PF) Harold Childs | |
| 01:33 | Penn State | Terence Stahl misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 01:33 | Penn State | Terence Stahl misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 01:33 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Trump grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 01:19 | UNC Wilmington | Philip Binion hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Trump | 31-30 |
| 01:08 | Penn State | Kenneth French hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 01:06 | Penn State | James Chen grabs the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 00:55 | Penn State | Anthony Macmillan is called for the reach on Terence Stahl - foul #3 on Anthony Macmillan, team foul #11 | 31-30 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Cannon (C) Anthony Macmillan | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodger Fuller (PG) Kenneth Nordstrom | |
| 00:55 | Penn State | Terence Stahl makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:55 | Penn State | Terence Stahl makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:26 | UNC Wilmington | William Humphrey is fouled on the floor by Kenneth French - foul #1 on Kenneth French, team foul #5 | 31-32 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | David John (C) Jerry Trump | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (SF) Kenneth French | |
| 00:05 | UNC Wilmington | William Humphrey's floater is knocked away by James Chen | 31-32 |
| 00:04 | UNC Wilmington | The offensive rebound goes to David John | 31-32 |
| 00:02 | UNC Wilmington | William Humphrey banks in the layup | 33-32 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Harold Childs misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 33-32 |