| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kenneth Nordstrom (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth French (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Chen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Michael White (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Ealey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Pryce (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Bass (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Erich Naccarato (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Kenneth French inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 19:40 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 19:36 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass travels with the ball | 34-32 |
| 19:14 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Chen | 37-32 |
| 18:49 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Chen steps in front of the Gary Ealey pass | 37-32 |
| 18:30 | Penn State | Harry Marsala comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Gary Ealey - foul #1 on Gary Ealey, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| 18:30 | Penn State | Harry Marsala makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 18:30 | Penn State | Harry Marsala makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 18:12 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-32 |
| 18:10 | Penn State | James Chen snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 18:00 | Penn State | Kenneth French knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Harry Marsala | 41-32 |
| 17:35 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on James Chen - foul #1 on James Chen, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| 17:35 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:35 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 17:20 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-34 |
| 16:56 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael White misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 16:54 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Terence Stahl | 41-34 |
| 16:50 | Penn State | Harry Marsala scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 16:26 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Sidney Pryce misses the layup against the doubleteam | 44-34 |
| 16:24 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass can't tip it in | 44-34 |
| 16:23 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Erich Naccarato pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 16:12 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Sidney Pryce splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 16:10 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 15:54 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Harry Marsala | 46-34 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kenneth Nordstrom (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth French (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Chen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Terence Stahl (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Michael White (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Ealey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Pryce (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Bass (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Erich Naccarato (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kenneth French takes the ball from Erich Naccarato | 46-34 |
| 15:28 | Penn State | Harry Marsala can't finish the layup | 46-34 |
| 15:26 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Sidney Pryce snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 15:13 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass is alone and drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Gary Ealey | 46-36 |
| 14:58 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-36 |
| 14:56 | Penn State | Terence Stahl tips it but misses | 46-36 |
| 14:55 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The rebound goes to Erich Naccarato | 46-36 |
| 14:53 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael White throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (SG), Christopher Hartman (C) Harry Marsala, Terence Stahl | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | William Cain (PG), James Jones (SG), Rodney Walters (SF), John Fields (PF), Donnie Blythe (C) Michael White, Gary Ealey, Sidney Pryce, Kevin Bass, Erich Naccarato | |
| 14:34 | Penn State | James Chen hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Nordstrom | 48-36 |
| 14:18 | Arkansas, Little Rock | William Cain comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenneth Nordstrom - foul #3 on Kenneth Nordstrom, team foul #2 | 48-36 |
| 14:18 | Arkansas, Little Rock | William Cain makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 14:18 | Arkansas, Little Rock | William Cain misses the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 14:18 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman grabs the board | 48-37 |
| 14:05 | Penn State | James Chen comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Fields - foul #2 on John Fields, team foul #2 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael White (PG) John Fields | |
| 14:05 | Penn State | James Chen makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 14:05 | Penn State | James Chen makes the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 13:47 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael White is fouled on the floor by Kenneth French - foul #2 on Kenneth French, team foul #3 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Sidney Pryce (SF) Donnie Blythe | |
| 13:36 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Rodney Walters comes up short on the shot from the right side | 50-37 |
| 13:34 | Penn State | Kenneth French pulls down the rebound | 50-37 |
| 13:28 | Penn State | Harold Childs connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Nordstrom | 52-37 |
| 13:06 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Rodney Walters is hacked by Kenneth French - foul #3 on Kenneth French, team foul #4 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Marsala (SG) Kenneth French | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Gary Ealey (SG) William Cain | |
| 12:51 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Gary Ealey misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 12:49 | Penn State | James Chen grabs the defensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 12:34 | Penn State | Harry Marsala's pass is intercepted by Sidney Pryce | 52-37 |
| 12:21 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael White is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Michael White, team foul #3 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Terence Stahl (C) James Chen | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass (PF), Erich Naccarato (C) James Jones, Rodney Walters | |
| 12:05 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-37 |
| 12:04 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom tips it back up and in | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 11:52 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael White hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-37 |
| 11:51 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass hits the follow up shot | 54-39 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kenneth Nordstrom (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Harold Childs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Christopher Hartman (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Michael White (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Ealey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sidney Pryce (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Bass (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Erich Naccarato (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman is hacked by Kevin Bass - foul #1 on Kevin Bass, team foul #4 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | William Cain (PG) Michael White | |
| 11:27 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom is hacked by Erich Naccarato - foul #1 on Erich Naccarato, team foul #5 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth French (SF) Harold Childs | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| 11:16 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-39 |
| 11:14 | Penn State | Kenneth French tips it in | 56-39 |
| 11:02 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Erich Naccarato hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth French - foul #4 on Kenneth French, team foul #5 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wilfredo Greco (SF) Kenneth French | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Jones (SG), Rodney Walters (SF) Gary Ealey, Sidney Pryce | |
| 11:02 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Erich Naccarato makes the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 11:02 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Erich Naccarato misses the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 11:02 | Penn State | Terence Stahl grabs the board | 56-40 |
| 10:47 | Penn State | Terence Stahl hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Nordstrom | 58-40 |
| 10:30 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Terence Stahl denies the turnaround by Kevin Bass | 58-40 |
| 10:28 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Jones tips it but misses | 58-40 |
| 10:26 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Christopher Hartman | 58-40 |
| 10:05 | Penn State | Harry Marsala knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-40 |
| 09:46 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Jones can't finish the layup | 61-40 |
| 09:44 | Penn State | Terence Stahl pulls down the rebound | 61-40 |
| 09:20 | Penn State | Harry Marsala banks in the layup set up by Kenneth Nordstrom and he's hacked by James Jones - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #6 | 63-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi (PG), Harold Childs (SF), James Chen (PF) Kenneth Nordstrom, Wilfredo Greco, Terence Stahl | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael White (PG), Gary Ealey (SG), Sidney Pryce (SF) William Cain, Kevin Bass, Erich Naccarato | |
| 09:20 | Penn State | Harry Marsala makes the free throw | 64-40 |
| 09:07 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Gary Ealey is fouled on the floor by James Chen - foul #2 on James Chen, team foul #6 | 64-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wilfredo Greco (SF) Harry Marsala | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| 09:01 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Christopher Hartman steals the ball from Sidney Pryce | 64-40 |
| 08:45 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Wilfredo Greco | 66-40 |
| 08:36 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Jones hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael White | 66-42 |
| 08:16 | Penn State | James Chen misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Rodney Walters - foul #2 on Rodney Walters, team foul #7 | 66-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom (PG), Terence Stahl (C) Ngunda Arizmendi, Christopher Hartman | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donnie Blythe (C) James Jones | |
| 08:16 | Penn State | James Chen makes the 1st free throw | 67-42 |
| 08:16 | Penn State | James Chen makes the 2nd free throw | 68-42 |
| 08:01 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael White misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-42 |
| 07:59 | Penn State | Terence Stahl snags the defensive board | 68-42 |
| 07:48 | Penn State | James Chen scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-42 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kenneth Nordstrom (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Childs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wilfredo Greco (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Chen (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Michael White (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Ealey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sidney Pryce (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rodney Walters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donnie Blythe (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael White scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Ealey | 70-45 |
| 07:11 | Penn State | Harold Childs's pass is intercepted by Michael White | 70-45 |
| 07:02 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Sidney Pryce works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the left block set up by Michael White and the foul's on Wilfredo Greco - foul #1 on Wilfredo Greco, team foul #7 | 70-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Marsala (SG), Kenneth French (SF) Harold Childs, Wilfredo Greco | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass (PF), Erich Naccarato (C) Rodney Walters, Donnie Blythe | |
| 07:02 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Sidney Pryce makes the free throw | 70-48 |
| 06:54 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Chen | 73-48 |
| 06:32 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Ealey | 73-50 |
| 06:27 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 73-50 |
| 06:25 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Sidney Pryce grabs the defensive rebound | 73-50 |
| 06:17 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Kevin Bass misses the easy layup | 73-50 |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Terence Stahl gets the rebound | 73-50 |
| 06:00 | Penn State | Harry Marsala knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Chen | 76-50 |
| 05:50 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael White buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Sidney Pryce out of a doubleteam | 76-52 |
| 05:35 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Harry Marsala | 79-52 |
| 05:24 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Terence Stahl denies the turnaround by Erich Naccarato | 79-52 |
| 05:22 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Sidney Pryce tips it back up and in | 79-54 |
| 05:10 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 79-54 |
| 05:09 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The rebound goes to Erich Naccarato | 79-54 |
| 04:51 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Sidney Pryce works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-54 |
| 04:49 | Penn State | James Chen pulls down the rebound | 79-54 |
| 04:30 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Harry Marsala | 81-54 |
| 04:11 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Gary Ealey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 81-54 |
| 04:09 | Penn State | Harry Marsala gets the rebound | 81-54 |
| 03:52 | Penn State | Terence Stahl misses the dunk attempt | 81-54 |
| 03:50 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The rebound goes to Michael White | 81-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kenneth Nordstrom (tiring) 22 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 24 pts. 6 ast. SF - Kenneth French (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Chen (tiring) 18 pts. 5 reb. C - Terence Stahl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Ealey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Sidney Pryce (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kevin Bass (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Erich Naccarato (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Sidney Pryce splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Erich Naccarato | 81-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses the lay-in | 81-57 |
| 03:10 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom tips it home | 83-57 |
| 02:53 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Gary Ealey clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 83-57 |
| 02:52 | Penn State | Terence Stahl gets the rebound | 83-57 |
| 02:46 | Penn State | Harry Marsala can't connect on a floater in the paint | 83-57 |
| 02:44 | Penn State | Terence Stahl pulls down the offensive rebound | 83-57 |
| 02:22 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth French | 85-57 |
| 02:10 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael White misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 85-57 |
| 02:09 | Penn State | Terence Stahl pulls down the rebound | 85-57 |
| 01:40 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom dunks the ball | 87-57 |
| 01:17 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Sidney Pryce is denied on a layup by James Chen | 87-57 |
| 01:16 | Penn State | Kenneth French snags the defensive board | 87-57 |
| 01:01 | Penn State | James Chen is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on James Chen, team foul #8 | 87-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi (PG), Harold Childs (SG), Wilfredo Greco (SF), Richard Frank (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) Kenneth Nordstrom, Harry Marsala, Kenneth French, James Chen, Terence Stahl | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | William Cain (PG), James Jones (SG), Rodney Walters (SF), John Fields (PF), Donnie Blythe (C) Michael White, Gary Ealey, Sidney Pryce, Kevin Bass, Erich Naccarato | |
| 00:58 | Arkansas, Little Rock | William Cain is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 87-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Penn State | Harold Childs comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on James Jones - foul #3 on James Jones, team foul #8 | 87-57 |
| 00:32 | Penn State | Harold Childs makes the 1st free throw | 88-57 |
| 00:32 | Penn State | Harold Childs misses the 2nd free throw | 88-57 |
| 00:32 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Fields gets the rebound | 88-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Jones drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by William Cain | 88-60 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi runs out the clock | 88-60 |