| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kenneth Nordstrom (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth French (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Chen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Hartman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Colin Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ralph Patel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Noel Pruitt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Johnson (fresh) C - Melvin Compton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Kenneth French inbounds the ball | 29-18 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Penn State | Ralph Patel takes the ball from Harry Marsala | 29-18 |
| 19:11 | UC Riverside | Melvin Compton comes up short on the floater from the right block | 29-18 |
| 19:10 | UC Riverside | Noel Pruitt can't tip it in | 29-18 |
| 19:09 | Penn State | James Chen pulls down the rebound | 29-18 |
| 18:59 | Penn State | Harry Marsala hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Nordstrom | 32-18 |
| 18:40 | UC Riverside | Colin Brown is hacked by Christopher Hartman - foul #1 on Christopher Hartman, team foul #1 | 32-18 |
| 18:32 | UC Riverside | Ralph Patel hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Colin Brown | 32-21 |
| 18:28 | Penn State | Colin Brown is called for the reach on Kenneth Nordstrom in the backcourt - foul #2 on Colin Brown, team foul #1 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Donald Pride (PF) Fred Johnson | |
| 18:11 | Penn State | James Chen is alone and drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Nordstrom | 34-21 |
| 17:53 | UC Riverside | Donald Pride misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 34-21 |
| 17:52 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Chen | 34-21 |
| 17:28 | Penn State | Harry Marsala is hacked by Melvin Compton - foul #3 on Melvin Compton, team foul #2 | 34-21 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (SG) Harry Marsala | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Anthony Steiner (PG), Timothy Hamilton (SG), Charles Cooley (SF), Abraham Patton (C) Colin Brown, Ralph Patel, Noel Pruitt, Melvin Compton | |
| 16:59 | Penn State | James Chen is hacked by Anthony Steiner - foul #2 on Anthony Steiner, team foul #3 | 34-21 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Fred Johnson (PF) Charles Cooley | |
| 16:40 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Anthony Steiner - foul #3 on Anthony Steiner, team foul #4 | 34-21 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Cooley (SF) Anthony Steiner | |
| 16:40 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom makes the 1st free throw | 35-21 |
| 16:40 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 36-21 |
| 16:18 | UC Riverside | Timothy Hamilton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-21 |
| 16:16 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman gets the rebound | 36-21 |
| 15:53 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Harold Childs | 38-21 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kenneth Nordstrom (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Harold Childs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth French (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Chen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Hartman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Timothy Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Donald Pride (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Cooley (fresh) PF - Fred Johnson (fresh) C - Abraham Patton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | UC Riverside | Abraham Patton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-21 |
| 15:32 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom grabs the board | 38-21 |
| 15:25 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Hamilton - foul #2 on Timothy Hamilton, team foul #5 | 38-21 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Marsala (SG), Terence Stahl (C) Kenneth French, Christopher Hartman | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Colin Brown (PG), Ralph Patel (SG), Noel Pruitt (SF), Chester Patrick (PF), Melvin Compton (C) Timothy Hamilton, Donald Pride, Charles Cooley, Fred Johnson, Abraham Patton | |
| 15:13 | Penn State | Terence Stahl's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-21 |
| 14:53 | UC Riverside | Ralph Patel makes the jumper from the left side | 38-23 |
| 14:36 | Penn State | Chester Patrick is called for the reach on Terence Stahl - foul #2 on Chester Patrick, team foul #6 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wilfredo Greco (SF) Harold Childs | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 14:15 | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 38-23 |
| 14:14 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Nordstrom | 38-23 |
| 14:00 | Penn State | Wilfredo Greco can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Noel Pruitt - foul #2 on Noel Pruitt, team foul #7 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth French (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) James Chen, Terence Stahl | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Donald Pride (PF) Chester Patrick | |
| 14:00 | Penn State | Wilfredo Greco makes the 1st free throw | 39-23 |
| 14:00 | Penn State | Wilfredo Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 40-23 |
| 13:40 | UC Riverside | Noel Pruitt misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-23 |
| 13:38 | UC Riverside | Ralph Patel grabs the offensive rebound | 40-23 |
| 13:20 | UC Riverside | Colin Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-23 |
| 13:18 | UC Riverside | Noel Pruitt pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-23 |
| 13:01 | UC Riverside | Donald Pride misses the easy layup | 40-23 |
| 12:59 | UC Riverside | Noel Pruitt pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-23 |
| 12:41 | UC Riverside | The jump hook by Ralph Patel is blocked by Christopher Hartman | 40-23 |
| 12:39 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman grabs the defensive rebound | 40-23 |
| 12:18 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi (PG), Harold Childs (SF), James Chen (PF), Terence Stahl (C) Kenneth Nordstrom, Wilfredo Greco, Kenneth French, Christopher Hartman | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Anthony Steiner (PG), Timothy Hamilton (SG), Charles Cooley (SF), Fred Johnson (PF), Abraham Patton (C) Colin Brown, Ralph Patel, Noel Pruitt, Donald Pride, Melvin Compton | |
| 12:02 | UC Riverside | James Chen takes the ball from Anthony Steiner | 40-23 |
| 11:33 | Penn State | Harry Marsala can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-23 |
| 11:32 | UC Riverside | Charles Cooley pulls down the rebound | 40-23 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ngunda Arizmendi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harold Childs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Chen (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Anthony Steiner (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Cooley (fresh) PF - Fred Johnson (fresh) C - Abraham Patton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:15 | UC Riverside | Abraham Patton comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-23 |
| 11:14 | UC Riverside | Fred Johnson snags the offensive board | 40-23 |
| 11:04 | UC Riverside | Timothy Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-23 |
| 11:03 | Penn State | Terence Stahl grabs the defensive rebound | 40-23 |
| 10:36 | Penn State | Harold Childs misses short on a jumper in the lane | 40-23 |
| 10:35 | Penn State | Terence Stahl tips it but misses | 40-23 |
| 10:34 | UC Riverside | Fred Johnson grabs the board | 40-23 |
| 10:19 | UC Riverside | Fred Johnson's pass is intercepted by Ngunda Arizmendi | 40-23 |
| 09:56 | Penn State | James Chen connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Ngunda Arizmendi | 42-23 |
| 09:45 | UC Riverside | Abraham Patton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-23 |
| 09:43 | Penn State | Harold Childs gets the rebound | 42-23 |
| 09:39 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses short on a 3 from straight away | 42-23 |
| 09:38 | UC Riverside | Charles Cooley snags the defensive board | 42-23 |
| 09:26 | UC Riverside | Fred Johnson is fouled on the floor by James Chen - foul #3 on James Chen, team foul #2 | 42-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth Nordstrom (PG), Wilfredo Greco (SG), Kenneth French (SF), Christopher Hartman (C) Ngunda Arizmendi, Harry Marsala, Harold Childs, Terence Stahl | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Colin Brown (PG), Ralph Patel (SG), Noel Pruitt (SF), Donald Pride (PF), Melvin Compton (C) Anthony Steiner, Timothy Hamilton, Charles Cooley, Fred Johnson, Abraham Patton | |
| 09:13 | UC Riverside | Colin Brown is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Nordstrom - foul #1 on Kenneth Nordstrom, team foul #3 | 42-23 |
| 09:01 | UC Riverside | Donald Pride loses the dribble to Kenneth Nordstrom | 42-23 |
| 08:35 | Penn State | Kenneth French misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-23 |
| 08:33 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Ralph Patel | 42-23 |
| 08:23 | UC Riverside | Donald Pride is hacked by Kenneth Nordstrom - foul #2 on Kenneth Nordstrom, team foul #4 | 42-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG), John Permenter (SF), Richard Frank (PF), Terence Stahl (C) Kenneth Nordstrom, Kenneth French, James Chen, Christopher Hartman | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Anthony Steiner (PG), Timothy Hamilton (SG), Chester Patrick (PF), Timothy Burris (C) Colin Brown, Ralph Patel, Noel Pruitt, Melvin Compton | |
| 08:18 | UC Riverside | Timothy Hamilton is hacked by Richard Frank - foul #1 on Richard Frank, team foul #5 | 42-23 |
| 08:09 | UC Riverside | Timothy Burris misses short on a floater from the left wing | 42-23 |
| 08:08 | UC Riverside | Donald Pride misses the tip | 42-23 |
| 08:06 | Penn State | John Permenter grabs the board | 42-23 |
| 07:40 | Penn State | Wilfredo Greco makes the wide open fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Terence Stahl | 44-23 |
| 07:30 | UC Riverside | Donald Pride jams it set up by Anthony Steiner | 44-25 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wilfredo Greco (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Permenter (fresh) PF - Richard Frank (fresh) C - Terence Stahl (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Anthony Steiner (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Hamilton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Pride (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Burris (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Penn State | Chester Patrick takes the ball from Harold Childs in the backcourt | 44-25 |
| 07:12 | UC Riverside | Donald Pride blows the layup but the foul's on Richard Frank - foul #2 on Richard Frank, team foul #6 | 44-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi (PG) Wilfredo Greco | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Cooley (PG) Anthony Steiner | |
| 07:12 | UC Riverside | Donald Pride makes the 1st free throw | 44-26 |
| 07:12 | UC Riverside | Donald Pride makes the 2nd free throw | 44-27 |
| 06:53 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Richard Frank and he's hacked by Donald Pride - foul #2 on Donald Pride, team foul #8 | 46-27 |
| 06:53 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi makes the free throw | 47-27 |
| 06:42 | UC Riverside | Chester Patrick can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Permenter - foul #1 on John Permenter, team foul #7 | 47-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Abraham Patton (C) Timothy Burris | |
| 06:42 | UC Riverside | Chester Patrick misses the 1st free throw | 47-27 |
| 06:42 | UC Riverside | Chester Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 47-28 |
| 06:14 | Penn State | Harold Childs misses short on an open floater from the right wing | 47-28 |
| 06:12 | UC Riverside | Abraham Patton snags the defensive board | 47-28 |
| 05:58 | UC Riverside | Donald Pride drills a jump hook from the right block | 47-30 |
| 05:37 | Penn State | Terence Stahl drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-30 |
| 05:24 | UC Riverside | Donald Pride buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Timothy Hamilton | 49-32 |
| 05:13 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi is fouled on the floor by Charles Cooley - foul #3 on Charles Cooley, team foul #9 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wilfredo Greco (SG) Harold Childs | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Anthony Steiner (PG), Timothy Burris (C) Chester Patrick, Abraham Patton | |
| 05:13 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi makes the 1st free throw | 50-32 |
| 05:13 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi makes the 2nd free throw | 51-32 |
| 05:04 | UC Riverside | Timothy Hamilton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Wilfredo Greco - foul #2 on Wilfredo Greco, team foul #8 | 51-32 |
| 05:04 | UC Riverside | Timothy Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 51-32 |
| 05:04 | UC Riverside | Timothy Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-33 |
| 04:41 | Penn State | Terence Stahl scores on a shot from the left block | 53-33 |
| 04:22 | UC Riverside | Charles Cooley buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Steiner | 53-35 |
| 04:02 | Penn State | Charles Cooley steals the ball from Ngunda Arizmendi | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:53 | UC Riverside | Timothy Hamilton hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Steiner | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Wilfredo Greco is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Hamilton - foul #3 on Timothy Hamilton, team foul #10 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Abraham Patton (C) Timothy Burris | |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Wilfredo Greco makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Wilfredo Greco misses the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 03:51 | UC Riverside | Donald Pride grabs the board | 54-38 |
| 03:28 | UC Riverside | Abraham Patton clanks a 3 from the left wing | 54-38 |
| 03:27 | UC Riverside | Donald Pride hits the follow up shot | 54-40 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ngunda Arizmendi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilfredo Greco (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Permenter (tiring) PF - Richard Frank (tiring) C - Terence Stahl (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Anthony Steiner (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Hamilton (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Cooley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Donald Pride (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Abraham Patton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Penn State | Terence Stahl misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Abraham Patton - foul #1 on Abraham Patton, team foul #11 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (SG) Wilfredo Greco | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 03:03 | Penn State | Terence Stahl misses the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 03:03 | Penn State | Terence Stahl makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 03:00 | UC Riverside | Harold Childs steps in front of the Anthony Steiner pass in the backcourt | 55-40 |
| 02:40 | Penn State | Charles Cooley steals the ball from Terence Stahl | 55-40 |
| 02:21 | UC Riverside | Timothy Hamilton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-40 |
| 02:19 | Penn State | John Permenter pulls down the rebound | 55-40 |
| 01:57 | Penn State | Harold Childs makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Ngunda Arizmendi | 57-40 |
| 01:42 | UC Riverside | Donald Pride's floater is tipped away by Terence Stahl | 57-40 |
| 01:40 | Penn State | Richard Frank pulls down the rebound | 57-40 |
| 01:11 | Penn State | Harold Childs misses long on an open shot from the right wing | 57-40 |
| 01:09 | UC Riverside | Anthony Steiner grabs the board | 57-40 |
| 00:49 | UC Riverside | Anthony Steiner is whistled for a carry | 57-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wilfredo Greco (SF) John Permenter | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Terence Stahl misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Abraham Patton - foul #2 on Abraham Patton, team foul #12 | 57-40 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Terence Stahl makes the 1st free throw | 58-40 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Terence Stahl misses the 2nd free throw | 58-40 |
| 00:26 | UC Riverside | Abraham Patton grabs the defensive rebound | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:19 | UC Riverside | Timothy Hamilton comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 58-40 |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi grabs the board | 58-40 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi runs out the clock | 58-40 |