| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fresh) SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) SF - Jimmie Williams (fresh) PF - Walter Riggle (fresh) C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Michael Bolling (fresh) SG - Robert Freeberg (fresh) SF - Clarence Errico (fresh) PF - James Marshall (fresh) C - Donald Morris (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Walter Riggle wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Penn State | Robert Freeberg steps in front of the Tyler Hess pass | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Western Michigan | Donald Morris is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Tyler Hess - foul #1 on Tyler Hess, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Western Michigan | Donald Morris makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:17 | Western Michigan | Donald Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | Western Michigan | Donald Morris is fouled on the floor by Kevin Carreras - foul #1 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:34 | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg makes the jumpshot from the left side | 3-4 |
| 18:14 | Penn State | Walter Riggle misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 18:13 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to James Marshall | 3-4 |
| 18:03 | Western Michigan | Clarence Errico scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-6 |
| 17:58 | Penn State | Tyler Hess knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Walter Riggle | 5-6 |
| 17:46 | Western Michigan | Donald Morris works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Kevin Carreras - foul #2 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell (C) Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Gay (PG), Graham Lloyd (SG), Robert Parker (SF), Corey Johnson (PF) Michael Bolling, Robert Freeberg, Clarence Errico, James Marshall | |
| 17:46 | Western Michigan | Donald Morris makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:46 | Western Michigan | Donald Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:46 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:27 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-7 |
| 17:26 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell grabs the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 17:11 | Penn State | Walter Riggle can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-7 |
| 17:10 | Penn State | Walter Riggle pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:55 | Penn State | Tyler Hess misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-7 |
| 16:53 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams tips it home | 7-7 |
| 16:36 | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Morris | 7-10 |
| 16:31 | Penn State | Rocky Costa double dribbles | 7-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (SG) Rocky Costa | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling (PG), Robert Freeberg (SG), Clarence Errico (SF) John Gay, Graham Lloyd, Donald Morris | |
| 16:19 | Western Michigan | Robert Parker can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 7-10 |
| 16:18 | Penn State | Richard Standifer snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 15:50 | Penn State | Richard Standifer makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Standifer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmie Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Riggle (fairly fresh) C - Brandon Ezzell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Michael Bolling (fresh) SG - Robert Freeberg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clarence Errico (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Corey Johnson (fresh) C - Robert Parker (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-10 |
| 15:26 | Penn State | Tyler Hess pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 15:02 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Freeberg - foul #1 on Robert Freeberg, team foul #1 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rocky Costa (SG), Oswaldo Rossi (C) Tyler Hess, Brandon Ezzell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Gay (PG), Graham Lloyd (SG), James Marshall (PF), Donald Morris (C) Michael Bolling, Robert Freeberg, Corey Johnson, Robert Parker | |
| 15:02 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 15:02 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 14:45 | Western Michigan | John Gay is open and scores on a jumper from the left side | 12-12 |
| 14:17 | Penn State | Rocky Costa makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jimmie Williams | 15-12 |
| 13:57 | Western Michigan | Donald Morris is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 15-12 |
| 13:55 | Penn State | Rocky Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 13:32 | Penn State | Walter Riggle misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on James Marshall - foul #1 on James Marshall, team foul #2 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (PG), Brandon Ezzell (C) Richard Standifer, Oswaldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling (PG), Robert Freeberg (SG), Robert Parker (SF), Corey Johnson (PF) John Gay, Graham Lloyd, Clarence Errico, James Marshall | |
| 13:32 | Penn State | Walter Riggle makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 13:32 | Penn State | Walter Riggle makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 13:08 | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-12 |
| 13:06 | Penn State | Walter Riggle grabs the board | 17-12 |
| 12:49 | Penn State | Tyler Hess comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 17-12 |
| 12:47 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 12:32 | Western Michigan | Donald Morris clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-12 |
| 12:31 | Western Michigan | Donald Morris pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 12:05 | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-12 |
| 12:03 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Walter Riggle | 17-12 |
| 11:42 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-12 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (SG), Michael Lee (SF), Oswaldo Rossi (C) Rocky Costa, Jimmie Williams, Walter Riggle | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Gay (PG), Graham Lloyd (SG), Clarence Errico (SF), James Marshall (PF) Michael Bolling, Robert Freeberg, Robert Parker, Donald Morris | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Standifer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Lee (fresh) PF - Brandon Ezzell (fresh) C - Oswaldo Rossi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - John Gay (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Graham Lloyd (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clarence Errico (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Marshall (fresh) C - Corey Johnson (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Western Michigan | James Marshall can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 17-12 |
| 11:24 | Western Michigan | Clarence Errico tips it home | 17-14 |
| 10:55 | Penn State | Richard Standifer scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Lee | 20-14 |
| 10:33 | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-14 |
| 10:32 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Richard Standifer | 20-14 |
| 10:28 | Penn State | Corey Johnson denies the turnaround by Michael Lee | 20-14 |
| 10:27 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson gets the rebound | 20-14 |
| 10:18 | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-14 |
| 10:17 | Western Michigan | Clarence Errico tips it in | 20-16 |
| 09:54 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-16 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rocky Costa (SG), Jimmie Williams (SF), Walter Riggle (PF) Tyler Hess, Michael Lee, Brandon Ezzell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling (PG), Robert Freeberg (SG), Donald Morris (C) John Gay, Graham Lloyd, Corey Johnson | |
| 09:32 | Western Michigan | James Marshall's pass is intercepted by Walter Riggle | 20-16 |
| 09:17 | Penn State | Richard Standifer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-16 |
| 09:16 | Western Michigan | Donald Morris grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 08:51 | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Oswaldo Rossi - foul #1 on Oswaldo Rossi, team foul #4 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (PG) Richard Standifer | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Parker (PF) James Marshall | |
| 08:51 | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg misses the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:51 | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 08:38 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Rocky Costa | 22-17 |
| 08:18 | Western Michigan | Clarence Errico misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-17 |
| 08:16 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Parker | 22-17 |
| 08:03 | Western Michigan | Clarence Errico's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Phillip Jones (C) Oswaldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson (PF) Robert Parker | |
| 07:42 | Penn State | Rocky Costa comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 22-17 |
| 07:41 | Western Michigan | Donald Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 22-17 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Riggle (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Michael Bolling (fresh) SG - Robert Freeberg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clarence Errico (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Corey Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (SG) Rocky Costa | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Marshall (PF) Corey Johnson | |
| 07:17 | Penn State | Richard Standifer double dribbles | 22-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lee (SF), Brandon Ezzell (PF) Jimmie Williams, Walter Riggle | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 06:52 | Western Michigan | James Marshall lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Bolling | 22-19 |
| 06:38 | Penn State | Richard Standifer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 22-19 |
| 06:36 | Western Michigan | Donald Morris grabs the board | 22-19 |
| 06:11 | Western Michigan | Donald Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rocky Costa (SG), Oswaldo Rossi (C) Tyler Hess, Phillip Jones | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Gay (PG), Graham Lloyd (SG), Corey Johnson (PF) Michael Bolling, Robert Freeberg, James Marshall | |
| 05:49 | Penn State | Michael Lee hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Clarence Errico - foul #1 on Clarence Errico, team foul #3 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling (PG), Robert Freeberg (SG) John Gay, Graham Lloyd | |
| 05:49 | Penn State | Michael Lee makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:49 | Penn State | Michael Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:27 | Western Michigan | Clarence Errico shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-19 |
| 05:25 | Penn State | Rocky Costa grabs the board | 24-19 |
| 05:19 | Penn State | Donald Morris steals it from Michael Lee | 24-19 |
| 05:12 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Bolling | 24-21 |
| 04:58 | Penn State | Rocky Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 04:57 | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 04:43 | Western Michigan | Donald Morris blows the layup over the doubleteam | 24-21 |
| 04:41 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| 04:20 | Penn State | Richard Standifer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-21 |
| 04:19 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 03:58 | Western Michigan | Donald Morris misses the easy layup | 24-21 |
| 03:57 | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg hits the follow up shot | 24-23 |
| 03:28 | Penn State | Richard Standifer clanks a shot from the right side | 24-23 |
| 03:27 | Western Michigan | Donald Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Standifer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Rocky Costa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Ezzell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Oswaldo Rossi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Michael Bolling (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Freeberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clarence Errico (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Corey Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Morris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Western Michigan | Brandon Ezzell is called for the reach on Corey Johnson - foul #1 on Brandon Ezzell, team foul #5 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (PG), Mikel Zordan (SG), Jimmie Williams (SF), Walter Riggle (PF), Kevin Carreras (C) Richard Standifer, Rocky Costa, Michael Lee, Brandon Ezzell, Oswaldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Gay (PG), Graham Lloyd (SG), Robert Parker (SF), James Marshall (PF) Michael Bolling, Robert Freeberg, Clarence Errico, Corey Johnson | |
| 02:57 | Western Michigan | James Marshall clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Jimmie Williams - foul #1 on Jimmie Williams, team foul #6 | 24-23 |
| 02:57 | Western Michigan | James Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 02:57 | Western Michigan | James Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Robert Parker steals the ball from Mikel Zordan | 24-25 |
| 02:35 | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Parker | 24-27 |
| 02:11 | Penn State | James Marshall takes the ball from Walter Riggle | 24-27 |
| 01:55 | Western Michigan | Mikel Zordan is called for the reach on James Marshall - foul #1 on Mikel Zordan, team foul #7 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rocky Costa (SG) Mikel Zordan | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling (PG), Robert Freeberg (SG), Clarence Errico (SF), Corey Johnson (C) John Gay, Graham Lloyd, Robert Parker, Donald Morris | |
| 01:55 | Western Michigan | James Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 01:55 | Western Michigan | James Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 01:39 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 24-29 |
| 01:38 | Penn State | Walter Riggle tips it back up and in | 26-29 |
| 01:14 | Western Michigan | Robert Freeberg's layup is rejected by Walter Riggle | 26-29 |
| 01:13 | Penn State | Tyler Hess snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 00:55 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras blows the layup but he's hacked by James Marshall - foul #2 on James Marshall, team foul #4 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Gay (PG), Graham Lloyd (SG), Donald Morris (C) Michael Bolling, Robert Freeberg, Corey Johnson | |
| 00:55 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 00:55 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:30 | Western Michigan | Clarence Errico splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kevin Carreras - foul #3 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #8 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell (C) Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling (PG), Robert Freeberg (SG) John Gay, Graham Lloyd | |
| 00:30 | Western Michigan | Clarence Errico makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 00:30 | Western Michigan | Clarence Errico makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams misses badly on a floater from close range | 28-31 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Walter Riggle hits the follow up shot | 30-31 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Clarence Errico comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 30-31 |