| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Cheslav Zulauf (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Demasi (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Cleveland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Gary Reith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:44 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 37-36 |
| 19:43 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras tips it back up and in | 39-36 |
| 19:26 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf misses the 3 from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 19:25 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 19:07 | Penn State | William McHalffey is called for traveling | 39-36 |
| 18:44 | Washington State | Dikembe Abdelal takes the ball from Christopher Johnson | 39-36 |
| 18:40 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal lays it in | 41-36 |
| 18:19 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Demasi | 41-39 |
| 18:00 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras is open but misses the lay-in | 41-39 |
| 17:59 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 17:45 | Washington State | James Demasi hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 17:43 | Washington State | Gary Reith tips it in | 41-41 |
| 17:36 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Franjo Zenor | 43-41 |
| 17:16 | Washington State | James Demasi misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-41 |
| 17:15 | Washington State | James Demasi pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 16:52 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 16:51 | Washington State | Gary Reith grabs the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 16:32 | Washington State | Gary Reith connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Cheslav Zulauf | 43-44 |
| 16:19 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 16:17 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 15:55 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from James Demasi | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Cheslav Zulauf (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Demasi (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Justin Cleveland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Gary Reith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Andrew Gregg | 45-46 |
| 15:27 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by William McHalffey - foul #1 on William McHalffey, team foul #1 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Tyler Hess (SG), Walter Riggle (C) Franjo Zenor, Andrew Gregg, Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 15:27 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 15:27 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 15:27 | Penn State | Walter Riggle gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 15:14 | Penn State | Gary Reith takes the ball from Tyler Hess | 45-47 |
| 14:45 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Cheslav Zulauf | 45-49 |
| 14:25 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 14:11 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from James Demasi | 47-51 |
| 13:52 | Penn State | William McHalffey drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Tyler Hess | 49-51 |
| 13:31 | Washington State | William McHalffey is called for the reach on Christopher Johnson - foul #2 on William McHalffey, team foul #2 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG), Kevin Carreras (C) Marijan Kiedrowski, Tyler Hess, Walter Riggle | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 13:06 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland comes up short on the floater from close range | 49-51 |
| 13:05 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 12:52 | Penn State | William McHalffey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-51 |
| 12:50 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Justin Cleveland | 49-51 |
| 12:25 | Washington State | Kevin Carreras swats the short shot by Christopher Johnson | 49-51 |
| 12:23 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 12:03 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Cheslav Zulauf | 49-51 |
| 11:37 | Washington State | James Demasi is hacked by William McHalffey - foul #3 on William McHalffey, team foul #3 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (SG), Michael Lee (SF) Andrew Gregg, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah (SG), Boris Zellmann (SF) James Demasi, Justin Cleveland | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Cheslav Zulauf (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boris Zellmann (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Gary Reith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Washington State | Gary Reith can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 11:19 | Penn State | Michael Lee pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 10:58 | Penn State | Michael Lee clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Cheslav Zulauf - foul #3 on Cheslav Zulauf, team foul #1 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Phillip Jones (PF), Walter Riggle (C) William McHalffey, Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 10:58 | Penn State | Michael Lee misses the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 10:58 | Penn State | Michael Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 10:34 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 10:32 | Washington State | Boris Zellmann grabs the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 10:15 | Washington State | Gary Reith misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 10:14 | Penn State | Tyler Hess gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 09:49 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Cheslav Zulauf - foul #4 on Cheslav Zulauf, team foul #2 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG), William McHalffey (PF), Kevin Carreras (C) Tyler Hess, Phillip Jones, Walter Riggle | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Demasi (SG), Justin Cleveland (SF) Cheslav Zulauf, Boris Zellmann | |
| 09:49 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 09:49 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 09:24 | Washington State | Gary Reith connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdallah | 52-54 |
| 09:10 | Penn State | James Demasi picks off the pass by Michael Lee | 52-54 |
| 08:41 | Washington State | Franjo Zenor steps in front of the James Demasi pass | 52-54 |
| 08:38 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor hits the finger roll | 54-54 |
| 08:23 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland's floater is tipped away by Kevin Carreras | 54-54 |
| 08:21 | Penn State | Michael Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 08:11 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Dikembe Abdallah - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdallah, team foul #3 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Franjo Zenor, Michael Lee | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 08:11 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 08:11 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 08:00 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 55-56 |
| 07:43 | Penn State | William McHalffey hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Marijan Kiedrowski | 57-56 |
| 07:28 | Washington State | Gary Reith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 07:27 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland grabs the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Marijan Kiedrowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Carreras (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Dikembe Abdallah (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Demasi (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Cleveland (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Gary Reith (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson slams it home | 57-58 |
| 07:01 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 57-58 |
| 07:00 | Washington State | Gary Reith gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 06:42 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson blows the layup | 57-58 |
| 06:40 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Marijan Kiedrowski | 57-58 |
| 06:36 | Penn State | Christopher Johnson steps in front of the Kevin Carreras pass | 57-58 |
| 06:20 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland scores on a runner from the right block set up by Dikembe Abdallah | 57-60 |
| 06:13 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 57-60 |
| 06:12 | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah grabs the board | 57-60 |
| 05:51 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #4 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG), Tyler Hess (SG), Phillip Jones (PF), Walter Riggle (C) Marijan Kiedrowski, Andrew Gregg, William McHalffey, Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf (PG) James Demasi | |
| 05:51 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 05:51 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 05:39 | Penn State | Phillip Jones can't connect on an uncontested runner near the basket | 57-62 |
| 05:38 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 05:15 | Washington State | Gary Reith is fouled on the floor by Walter Riggle - foul #2 on Walter Riggle, team foul #5 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Boris Zellmann (SF) Justin Cleveland | |
| 04:49 | Washington State | Gary Reith is fouled on the floor by Walter Riggle - foul #3 on Walter Riggle, team foul #6 | 57-62 |
| 04:20 | Washington State | Phillip Jones denies the turnaround by Christopher Johnson | 57-62 |
| 04:18 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf grabs the offensive board | 57-62 |
| 04:07 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-65 |
| 03:48 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-65 |
| 03:46 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Gary Reith | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 03:24 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-65 |
| 03:23 | Washington State | Boris Zellmann grabs the offensive board | 57-65 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Phillip Jones (fresh) C - Walter Riggle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Cheslav Zulauf (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdallah (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Boris Zellmann (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Johnson (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Gary Reith (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf is fouled on the floor by Franjo Zenor - foul #1 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #7 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG), Michael Lee (SF), William McHalffey (PF), Kevin Carreras (C) Tyler Hess, Dikembe Abdelal, Phillip Jones, Walter Riggle | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Demasi (SG), Clarence Williamson (PF) Dikembe Abdallah, Christopher Johnson | |
| 02:54 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf misses the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 02:54 | Penn State | Michael Lee snags the defensive board | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:47 | Penn State | Michael Lee is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Michael Lee, team foul #8 | 57-65 |
| 02:45 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-65 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Justin Cleveland (SF), Christopher Johnson (PF) Boris Zellmann, Clarence Williamson | |
| 02:27 | Washington State | James Demasi is fouled on the floor by Andrew Gregg - foul #2 on Andrew Gregg, team foul #9 | 57-65 |
| 02:27 | Washington State | James Demasi makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 02:27 | Washington State | James Demasi makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 02:08 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-67 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Michael Lee | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Wilbanks (PG), Dikembe Abdallah (SG), Boris Zellmann (SF), Clarence Williamson (PF), Clinton Shockley (C) Cheslav Zulauf, James Demasi, Justin Cleveland, Christopher Johnson, Gary Reith | |
| 01:47 | Washington State | Andrew Gregg is called for the reach on Clarence Williamson - foul #3 on Andrew Gregg, team foul #10 | 57-67 |
| 01:47 | Washington State | Clarence Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 01:47 | Washington State | Clarence Williamson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 01:47 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelal | 57-68 |
| 01:37 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William McHalffey | 59-68 |
| 01:37 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf (PG), James Demasi (SG), Justin Cleveland (SF), Christopher Johnson (PF), Gary Reith (C) Richard Wilbanks, Dikembe Abdallah, Boris Zellmann, Clarence Williamson, Clinton Shockley | |
| 01:18 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 59-68 |
| 01:16 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kevin Carreras | 59-68 |
| 01:09 | Penn State | Justin Cleveland is called for the reach on Andrew Gregg - foul #3 on Justin Cleveland, team foul #4 | 59-68 |
| 01:02 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras clanks a jumper from the right wing | 59-68 |
| 01:01 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras tips it home | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:57 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf is hacked by Kevin Carreras - foul #2 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #11 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Clinton Shockley (C) Gary Reith | |
| 00:57 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:57 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-70 |
| 00:50 | Penn State | William McHalffey pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 00:48 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Andrew Gregg | 64-70 |
| 00:46 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Franjo Zenor - foul #2 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #12 | 64-70 |
| 00:46 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:46 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:46 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William McHalffey | 64-70 |
| 00:40 | Penn State | William McHalffey knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 66-70 |
| 00:38 | Washington State | James Demasi is fouled in the backcourt by Franjo Zenor - foul #3 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #13 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Gary Reith (C) Clinton Shockley | |
| 00:38 | Washington State | James Demasi makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:38 | Washington State | James Demasi makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:32 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-72 |
| 00:30 | Washington State | James Demasi grabs the board | 66-72 |
| 00:28 | Washington State | James Demasi is hacked by Andrew Gregg in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andrew Gregg, team foul #14 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah (SG), Clinton Shockley (C) Justin Cleveland, Gary Reith | |
| 00:28 | Washington State | James Demasi makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:28 | Washington State | James Demasi makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Franjo Zenor out of a doubleteam | 69-74 |
| 00:22 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-74 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Justin Cleveland (SF) Cheslav Zulauf | |
| 00:19 | Washington State | Andrew Gregg is called for the reach on James Demasi in the backcourt - foul #5 on Andrew Gregg, team foul #15 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (SG) Andrew Gregg | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 00:19 | Washington State | James Demasi makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:19 | Washington State | James Demasi makes the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Tyler Hess hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 69-76 |
| 00:11 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Christopher Johnson | 69-76 |
| 00:11 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-76 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf (PG) Dikembe Abdallah | |
| 00:10 | Washington State | James Demasi is fouled in the backcourt by Tyler Hess - foul #1 on Tyler Hess, team foul #16 | 69-76 |
| 00:10 | Washington State | James Demasi makes the 1st free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:10 | Washington State | James Demasi makes the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Tyler Hess misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-78 |
| 00:01 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the offensive board | 69-78 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | The clock runs out | 69-78 |