| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jeffrey Spitsberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Rives (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Choquette (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dennis Reason (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Leon Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sean Brezinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Bolling (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Denver Berkeley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | John Choquette inbounds the ball | 36-27 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Nevada | Leon Green loses the dribble to Jerry Bolling in the backcourt | 36-27 |
| 19:41 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins clanks a turnaround from the left block | 36-27 |
| 19:40 | Penn State | Edward Edwards can't tip it in | 36-27 |
| 19:39 | Nevada | Dennis Reason pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 19:15 | Nevada | Edward Edwards swats the short shot by John Rives | 36-27 |
| 19:13 | Nevada | John Choquette grabs the offensive board | 36-27 |
| 18:58 | Nevada | John Choquette knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Dennis Reason | 39-27 |
| 18:36 | Penn State | Denver Berkeley misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Choquette - foul #1 on John Choquette, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Hancock (SG) Jerry Bolling | |
| 18:36 | Penn State | Denver Berkeley makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 18:36 | Penn State | Denver Berkeley misses the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 18:36 | Penn State | Edward Edwards snags the offensive board | 39-28 |
| 18:12 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins lays it up and in set up by Sean Brezinski | 39-30 |
| 17:55 | Nevada | Leon Green hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 17:53 | Nevada | Dennis Reason pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 17:41 | Nevada | John Rives's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-30 |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Bradford (PG), Harvey Greer (SG), Ricky Viers (SF), Robert Hager (PF), David Albert (C) Jeffrey Spitsberg, John Rives, John Choquette, Dennis Reason, Leon Green | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Kuhn (PG), Jerry Bolling (SG), Robbie Crawford (PF), Orlando Perez (C) Sean Brezinski, William Hancock, Edward Edwards, Ronald Perkins | |
| 17:22 | Penn State | Robert Hager is called for the reach on Jerry Bolling - foul #1 on Robert Hager, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Edward Edwards (PF) Raymond Kuhn, Robbie Crawford | |
| 17:06 | Penn State | Jerry Bolling misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Hager - foul #2 on Robert Hager, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Kuhn (PG), William Hancock (SG), Robbie Crawford (PF), Ronald Perkins (C) Sean Brezinski, Denver Berkeley, Edward Edwards, Orlando Perez | |
| 17:06 | Penn State | Jerry Bolling misses the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 17:06 | Penn State | Jerry Bolling makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 17:06 | Penn State | Jerry Bolling makes the 3rd free throw | 39-32 |
| 16:49 | Nevada | Ricky Viers is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Hager | 42-32 |
| 16:26 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins's floater is tipped away by Robert Hager | 42-32 |
| 16:25 | Nevada | David Albert pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 16:21 | Nevada | Harvey Greer's pass is intercepted by Jerry Bolling in the backcourt | 42-32 |
| 16:10 | Penn State | Robbie Crawford buries a driving attempt near the basket | 42-34 |
| 16:06 | Nevada | Harvey Greer's pass is intercepted by Raymond Kuhn in the backcourt | 42-34 |
| 15:48 | Penn State | Jerry Bolling misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-34 |
| 15:46 | Nevada | David Albert snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Joseph Bradford (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harvey Greer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ricky Viers (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hager (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Albert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Raymond Kuhn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Hancock (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerry Bolling (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robbie Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Perkins (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Nevada | Robert Hager lays it up and in | 44-34 |
| 15:14 | Penn State | William Hancock misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 15:13 | Nevada | Robert Hager pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 14:55 | Nevada | Joseph Bradford misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 14:53 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 14:40 | Penn State | David Albert denies the turnaround by Raymond Kuhn | 44-34 |
| 14:39 | Nevada | Ricky Viers grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 14:11 | Nevada | Ricky Viers scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Bradford | 46-34 |
| 13:54 | Penn State | Jerry Bolling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-34 |
| 13:52 | Penn State | William Hancock pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 13:32 | Penn State | Jerry Bolling connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by William Hancock | 46-37 |
| 13:26 | Nevada | Ricky Viers is hacked by Ronald Perkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Perkins, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg (PG), John Rives (SG), John Choquette (SF), Dennis Reason (PF), Leon Green (C) Joseph Bradford, Harvey Greer, Ricky Viers, Robert Hager, David Albert | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Denver Berkeley (SF), Orlando Perez (C) Raymond Kuhn, William Hancock, Ronald Perkins | |
| 13:07 | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-37 |
| 13:06 | Penn State | Robbie Crawford snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 12:45 | Penn State | Jerry Bolling drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Sean Brezinski and he's hacked by John Rives - foul #3 on John Rives, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| 12:45 | Penn State | Jerry Bolling makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| 12:21 | Nevada | John Rives makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Choquette | 49-40 |
| 11:56 | Penn State | Orlando Perez drills a shot in the paint set up by Sean Brezinski | 49-42 |
| 11:33 | Nevada | The jumper by John Rives is denied by Orlando Perez | 49-42 |
| 11:32 | Penn State | Jerry Bolling snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jeffrey Spitsberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Rives (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Choquette (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Dennis Reason (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Leon Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sean Brezinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Bolling (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Denver Berkeley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robbie Crawford (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Orlando Perez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:03 | Penn State | Orlando Perez can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 49-42 |
| 11:01 | Nevada | John Choquette snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 10:39 | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg is hacked by Robbie Crawford - foul #4 on Robbie Crawford, team foul #2 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Bradford (PG), Joshua Parish (SG), Ricky Viers (SF) Jeffrey Spitsberg, John Rives, John Choquette | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Hancock (SG), Edward Edwards (PF), Ronald Perkins (C) Jerry Bolling, Robbie Crawford, Orlando Perez | |
| 10:30 | Nevada | Ricky Viers is called for traveling | 49-42 |
| 10:12 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 10:11 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins tips it home | 49-44 |
| 09:53 | Nevada | William Hancock takes the ball from Joseph Bradford | 49-44 |
| 09:26 | Penn State | Denver Berkeley lays it in set up by William Hancock | 49-46 |
| 09:04 | Nevada | Joseph Bradford is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 09:02 | Nevada | Dennis Reason gets the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 08:39 | Nevada | Joshua Parish misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-46 |
| 08:38 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Ronald Perkins | 49-46 |
| 08:09 | Penn State | Edward Edwards scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Sean Brezinski | 49-48 |
| 07:55 | Nevada | Denver Berkeley takes the ball from Joshua Parish | 49-48 |
| 07:38 | Penn State | Denver Berkeley buries a runner from close range | 49-50 |
| 07:19 | Nevada | Joseph Bradford misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right side | 49-50 |
| 07:18 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Leon Green | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Joseph Bradford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Parish (fairly fresh) SF - Ricky Viers (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Reason (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Leon Green (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sean Brezinski (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Hancock (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Denver Berkeley (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Perkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Nevada | Ricky Viers is hacked by William Hancock - foul #2 on William Hancock, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg (PG), John Rives (SG), John Choquette (SF), Robert Hager (PF), David Albert (C) Joseph Bradford, Joshua Parish, Ricky Viers, Dennis Reason, Leon Green | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Bolling (SG), Robbie Crawford (PF), Orlando Perez (C) William Hancock, Edward Edwards, Ronald Perkins | |
| 06:56 | Nevada | David Albert is called for traveling | 49-50 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Kuhn (PG) Sean Brezinski | |
| 06:27 | Penn State | Jerry Bolling misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-50 |
| 06:25 | Penn State | Orlando Perez tips it back up and in | 49-52 |
| 06:11 | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robbie Crawford - foul #5 on Robbie Crawford, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Edward Edwards (PF) Raymond Kuhn, Robbie Crawford | |
| 06:11 | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 06:11 | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 05:42 | Penn State | Orlando Perez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Perkins (C) Orlando Perez | |
| 05:26 | Nevada | Robert Hager misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 05:24 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 05:10 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins is hacked by David Albert - foul #3 on David Albert, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Nevada | Dennis Reason (PF) David Albert | |
| Subs | Penn State | Orlando Perez (C) Ronald Perkins | |
| 04:46 | Penn State | Edward Edwards's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Reason | 51-52 |
| 04:44 | Penn State | Jerry Bolling tips it back up and in | 51-54 |
| 04:30 | Nevada | John Choquette is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 04:29 | Nevada | Dennis Reason pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 04:16 | Nevada | Dennis Reason misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Jerry Bolling grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 03:50 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Sean Brezinski, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Bradford (PG), Harvey Greer (SG), Ricky Viers (SF), David Albert (C) Jeffrey Spitsberg, John Rives, John Choquette, Robert Hager | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Kuhn (PG), William Hancock (SG), Ronald Perkins (C) Sean Brezinski, Jerry Bolling, Orlando Perez | |
| 03:44 | Nevada | Dennis Reason throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-54 |
| 03:17 | Penn State | William Hancock comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 03:16 | Nevada | David Albert snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Joseph Bradford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey Greer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ricky Viers (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Reason (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - David Albert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Raymond Kuhn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Hancock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Denver Berkeley (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Edwards (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Perkins (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Nevada | Dennis Reason scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Harvey Greer | 54-54 |
| 03:02 | Penn State | William Hancock buries a 3 from straight away set up by Raymond Kuhn | 54-57 |
| 03:00 | Nevada | Dennis Reason is fouled in the backcourt by William Hancock - foul #3 on William Hancock, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Jerry Bolling (SG) Raymond Kuhn, William Hancock | |
| 02:55 | Nevada | Dennis Reason hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Harvey Greer | 56-57 |
| 02:27 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 02:27 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-60 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg (PG), John Rives (SG), John Choquette (SF), Robert Hager (PF), Leon Green (C) Joseph Bradford, Harvey Greer, Ricky Viers, Dennis Reason, David Albert | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Kuhn (PG), William Hancock (SG) Sean Brezinski, Jerry Bolling | |
| 02:09 | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Rives | 58-60 |
| 01:47 | Penn State | William Hancock drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Raymond Kuhn | 58-62 |
| 01:32 | Nevada | John Rives comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 58-62 |
| 01:31 | Penn State | Edward Edwards pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 01:03 | Penn State | William Hancock comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 58-62 |
| 01:01 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Edwards | 58-62 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Leon Green - foul #2 on Leon Green, team foul #6 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Nevada | Dennis Reason (PF) Robert Hager | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Jerry Bolling (SG) Raymond Kuhn, William Hancock | |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:42 | Nevada | Leon Green is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:40 | Penn State | John Rives is called for the reach on Ronald Perkins - foul #4 on John Rives, team foul #7 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Hancock (SG) Jerry Bolling | |
| 00:40 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:40 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:35 | Nevada | John Choquette is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Leon Green | 61-65 |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Spitsberg - foul #2 on Jeffrey Spitsberg, team foul #8 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Bolling (SG) William Hancock | |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:27 | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg is fouled on the floor by Edward Edwards - foul #1 on Edward Edwards, team foul #7 | 61-67 |
| 00:27 | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:27 | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Spitsberg - foul #3 on Jeffrey Spitsberg, team foul #9 | 63-67 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:19 | Nevada | John Choquette hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-69 |
| 00:18 | Nevada | Leon Green snags the offensive board | 63-69 |
| 00:14 | Nevada | John Choquette misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 63-69 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jerry Bolling | 63-69 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | John Rives is called for the reach on Jerry Bolling in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Rives, team foul #10 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ricky Viers (SG) John Rives | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Hancock (SG) Edward Edwards | |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Jerry Bolling makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Jerry Bolling makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Nevada | Ricky Viers misses badly on the uncontested 3 from straight away | 63-71 |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Jerry Bolling gets the rebound | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski runs out the clock | 63-71 |