| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Abraham Bewley (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth French (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wade Sutton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Stapler (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Albert Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - John Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler inbounds the ball | 40-36 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 19:44 | Penn State | Terence Stahl pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 19:28 | Penn State | Kenneth French connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Harry Marsala | 42-36 |
| 19:00 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Albert Jones and he's fouled by Abraham Bewley - foul #2 on Abraham Bewley, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| 19:00 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| 18:52 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 18:51 | Alabama | Albert Jones snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 18:47 | Alabama | Terence Stahl blocks the short jumper by Jeremy Stapler | 42-39 |
| 18:46 | Penn State | Kenneth French grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 18:31 | Penn State | Harry Marsala is fouled on the floor by John Brown - foul #3 on John Brown, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Walker (C) John Brown | |
| 18:16 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt clanks a floater from the right block | 42-39 |
| 18:14 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Wade Sutton | 42-39 |
| 18:08 | Alabama | Wade Sutton is hacked by Abraham Bewley - foul #3 on Abraham Bewley, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| 17:47 | Alabama | Terence Stahl swats the layup by Ronald Walker | 42-39 |
| 17:46 | Penn State | Kenneth French gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 17:38 | Penn State | Kenneth French misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Norman Ferguson - foul #2 on Norman Ferguson, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG), James Chen (PF) Abraham Bewley, Milton Curnutt | |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG) Norman Ferguson | |
| 17:38 | Penn State | Kenneth French makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 17:38 | Penn State | Kenneth French makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 17:17 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Albert Jones | 44-42 |
| 16:48 | Penn State | Harold Childs makes the jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Willy Bomar - foul #2 on Willy Bomar, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodger Fuller (SG), Christopher Hartman (C) Harry Marsala, Terence Stahl | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Chen (SG), Michael Pugh (C) Wade Sutton, Albert Jones | |
| 16:48 | Penn State | Harold Childs makes the free throw | 47-42 |
| 16:27 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen is whistled for traveling | 47-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (PG) Rodger Fuller | |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG) Kenneth Chen | |
| 16:06 | Penn State | Michael Pugh steals the ball from Christopher Hartman | 47-42 |
| 15:52 | Alabama | Harold Childs steals the ball from Norman Ferguson | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Abraham Bewley (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Childs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth French (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Chen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Hartman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willy Bomar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Stapler (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Walker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Pugh (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Penn State | Kenneth French misses short on a runner from the baseline | 47-42 |
| 15:41 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 15:38 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 47-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Marsala (SG), Milton Curnutt (PF), Terence Stahl (C) Harold Childs, James Chen, Christopher Hartman | |
| Subs | Alabama | Wade Sutton (SG), John Brown (C) Jeremy Stapler, Ronald Walker | |
| 15:27 | Penn State | Terence Stahl buries a jumper from the free throw line | 49-42 |
| 14:58 | Alabama | Michael Pugh's fadeaway is rejected by Terence Stahl | 49-42 |
| 14:57 | Penn State | Terence Stahl pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 14:38 | Penn State | Kenneth French clanks a jumper from the right side | 49-42 |
| 14:37 | Alabama | John Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 14:21 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 14:20 | Alabama | Michael Pugh tips it back up and in | 49-44 |
| 13:59 | Penn State | Kenneth French's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG), Rodger Fuller (SF), Christopher Hartman (C) Abraham Bewley, Kenneth French, Terence Stahl | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Walker (PG), Jeremy Stapler (SF), Albert Jones (PF) Norman Ferguson, Willy Bomar, Michael Pugh | |
| 13:45 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Rodger Fuller - foul #2 on Rodger Fuller, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chen (PF) Milton Curnutt | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Chen (SG) Wade Sutton | |
| 13:45 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 13:45 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 13:37 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 13:35 | Penn State | James Chen grabs the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:23 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Harold Childs | 52-45 |
| 13:11 | Alabama | Albert Jones misses the 3 from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 13:10 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 12:53 | Penn State | Harry Marsala connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by James Chen | 54-45 |
| 12:37 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-45 |
| 12:35 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen grabs the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 12:18 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-45 |
| 12:17 | Penn State | James Chen grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 11:52 | Penn State | Harold Childs drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Harry Marsala | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rodger Fuller (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Chen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Hartman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ronald Walker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SG - Kenneth Chen (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Jeremy Stapler (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Albert Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - John Brown (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ronald Walker | 56-48 |
| 11:14 | Penn State | Harold Childs is fouled on the floor by Ronald Walker - foul #2 on Ronald Walker, team foul #4 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (PG), Kenneth French (SF), Milton Curnutt (PF), Terence Stahl (C) Harry Marsala, Rodger Fuller, James Chen, Christopher Hartman | |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Wade Sutton (SG), Michael Pugh (PF), Jerry Cable (C) Ronald Walker, Kenneth Chen, Albert Jones, John Brown | |
| 11:09 | Penn State | Terence Stahl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-48 |
| 10:56 | Alabama | Kenneth French takes the ball from Norman Ferguson | 56-48 |
| 10:42 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Terence Stahl | 58-48 |
| 10:35 | Alabama | Michael Pugh loses the dribble to Milton Curnutt | 58-48 |
| 10:16 | Penn State | Jeremy Stapler swats the layup by Harold Childs | 58-48 |
| 10:15 | Alabama | Jerry Cable gets the rebound | 58-48 |
| 10:11 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler lays it in on a nice dish by Norman Ferguson | 58-50 |
| 09:54 | Penn State | Norman Ferguson is called for the reach on Abraham Bewley - foul #3 on Norman Ferguson, team foul #5 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodger Fuller (SG) Harold Childs | |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (SF), Albert Jones (PF) Jeremy Stapler, Jerry Cable | |
| 09:42 | Penn State | Kenneth French hits a driving attempt near the basket | 60-50 |
| 09:36 | Alabama | Michael Pugh loses the dribble to Kenneth French | 60-50 |
| 09:33 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt misses the lay-in | 60-50 |
| 09:32 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley snags the offensive board | 60-50 |
| 09:24 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-50 |
| 09:23 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt can't tip it in | 60-50 |
| 09:21 | Alabama | Wade Sutton snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 09:16 | Alabama | Wade Sutton can't connect on a floater in the paint | 60-50 |
| 09:15 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Terence Stahl | 60-50 |
| 09:05 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Albert Jones - foul #3 on Albert Jones, team foul #6 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Marsala (SG) Rodger Fuller | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler (SF), Ronald Walker (C) Willy Bomar, Michael Pugh | |
| 09:05 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 09:05 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 08:50 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-53 |
| 08:39 | Penn State | Terence Stahl misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 08:37 | Alabama | Ronald Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 08:13 | Alabama | Albert Jones misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 08:11 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler gets the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 07:57 | Alabama | Wade Sutton misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-53 |
| 07:55 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Abraham Bewley (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth French (tiring) 20 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. PF - Milton Curnutt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Terence Stahl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Ferguson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wade Sutton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Stapler (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. PF - Albert Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Walker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Penn State | Harry Marsala connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Terence Stahl | 64-53 |
| 07:44 | Alabama | Milton Curnutt takes the ball from Norman Ferguson | 64-53 |
| 07:33 | Penn State | Kenneth French throws it down on a nice dish by Abraham Bewley | 66-53 |
| 07:22 | Alabama | Ronald Walker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-53 |
| 07:21 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-53 |
| 07:09 | Alabama | Ronald Walker can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Terence Stahl - foul #1 on Terence Stahl, team foul #4 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG), Rodger Fuller (SF), James Chen (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) Abraham Bewley, Kenneth French, Milton Curnutt, Terence Stahl | |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG), Kenneth Chen (SG), Michael Pugh (PF), John Brown (C) Norman Ferguson, Wade Sutton, Jeremy Stapler, Albert Jones | |
| 07:09 | Alabama | Ronald Walker makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 07:09 | Alabama | Ronald Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 06:44 | Penn State | Harold Childs is fouled on the floor by John Brown - foul #4 on John Brown, team foul #7 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler (SF) Ronald Walker | |
| 06:44 | Penn State | Harold Childs misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 06:44 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Michael Pugh | 66-55 |
| 06:33 | Alabama | John Brown drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Pugh | 66-57 |
| 06:18 | Penn State | Harry Marsala's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi (PG) Harry Marsala | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 06:11 | Alabama | Michael Pugh can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-57 |
| 06:09 | Penn State | Harold Childs snags the defensive board | 66-57 |
| 05:56 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Harold Childs and he's hacked by John Brown - foul #5 on John Brown, team foul #8 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jerry Cable (C) John Brown | |
| 05:56 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman makes the free throw | 69-57 |
| 05:43 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 69-57 |
| 05:41 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman pulls down the rebound | 69-57 |
| 05:22 | Penn State | Harold Childs misses short on a floater from the right wing | 69-57 |
| 05:21 | Alabama | Jerry Cable grabs the board | 69-57 |
| 05:16 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen's pass is intercepted by James Chen | 69-57 |
| 04:57 | Penn State | James Chen misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-57 |
| 04:55 | Penn State | James Chen pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-57 |
| 04:40 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Willy Bomar - foul #3 on Willy Bomar, team foul #9 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Marsala (SG), Terence Stahl (C) Rodger Fuller, Christopher Hartman | |
| Subs | Alabama | Wade Sutton (SG), Ronald Walker (SF), Albert Jones (PF) Willy Bomar, Jeremy Stapler, Jerry Cable | |
| 04:40 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 04:40 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi misses the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 04:40 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Ronald Walker | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:27 | Alabama | Ronald Walker can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 70-57 |
| 04:25 | Alabama | Albert Jones can't tip it in | 70-57 |
| 04:24 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen tips it home | 70-59 |
| 04:07 | Penn State | James Chen misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 70-59 |
| 04:06 | Alabama | Albert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:43 | Alabama | Michael Pugh clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-59 |
| 03:42 | Alabama | Wade Sutton tips it back up and in | 70-61 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ngunda Arizmendi (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Harold Childs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - James Chen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Kenneth Chen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SG - Wade Sutton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Pugh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Penn State | Ronald Walker is called for the reach on Harold Childs - foul #3 on Ronald Walker, team foul #10 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth French (SF), Milton Curnutt (PF) Ngunda Arizmendi, James Chen | |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Jeremy Stapler (SF) Kenneth Chen, Michael Pugh | |
| 03:21 | Penn State | Harold Childs makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 03:21 | Penn State | Harold Childs makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-61 |
| 03:06 | Penn State | Terence Stahl grabs the defensive rebound | 72-61 |
| 02:49 | Penn State | Harry Marsala hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Wade Sutton - foul #3 on Wade Sutton, team foul #11 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (PG) Harold Childs | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jerry Cable (C) Ronald Walker | |
| 02:49 | Penn State | Harry Marsala makes the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 02:49 | Penn State | Harry Marsala makes the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| 02:36 | Alabama | Jerry Cable comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 74-61 |
| 02:34 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson grabs the offensive board | 74-61 |
| 02:19 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-61 |
| 02:18 | Penn State | Terence Stahl snags the defensive board | 74-61 |
| 01:52 | Penn State | Albert Jones steals the ball from Terence Stahl | 74-61 |
| 01:47 | Alabama | Wade Sutton is whistled for traveling | 74-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi (PG), Harold Childs (SG), Rodger Fuller (SF), James Chen (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) Abraham Bewley, Harry Marsala, Kenneth French, Milton Curnutt, Terence Stahl | |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG), Kenneth Chen (SG), Ronald Walker (SF), Michael Pugh (PF) Norman Ferguson, Wade Sutton, Jeremy Stapler, Albert Jones | |
| 01:29 | Penn State | James Chen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-61 |
| 01:10 | Alabama | Michael Pugh's layup is rejected by James Chen | 74-61 |
| 01:09 | Alabama | Michael Pugh misses the tip | 74-61 |
| 01:07 | Alabama | Michael Pugh gets the offensive rebound | 74-61 |
| 00:57 | Alabama | Willy Bomar misses the lay-in | 74-61 |
| 00:55 | Penn State | James Chen snags the defensive board | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Jerry Cable takes the ball from Ngunda Arizmendi | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen clanks a floater from the right wing | 74-61 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Harold Childs pulls down the rebound | 74-61 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi runs out the clock | 74-61 |