| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sammy Labarre (fresh) SG - James Wheatley (fresh) SF - Ronald Hesson (fresh) PF - Ernest Wilson (fresh) C - William Sampson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Buscher (fresh) SG - Gordon Vaughn (fresh) SF - Tony Iglesias (fresh) PF - Vernon Schell (fresh) C - Alberto Rodriguez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Alberto Rodriguez wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Marquette | Tony Iglesias misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Marquette | Tony Iglesias is hacked by Sammy Labarre - foul #1 on Sammy Labarre, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hesson - foul #1 on Ronald Hesson, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:04 | Marquette | Vernon Schell drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Willie Buscher | 0-2 |
| 17:48 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 17:47 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Alberto Rodriguez | 0-2 |
| 17:34 | Marquette | Alberto Rodriguez is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Alberto Rodriguez, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Penn State | Justin Farmer (PG), Eugene Carmon (SG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), Nathan Haynes (PF), Gary Thomas (C) Sammy Labarre, James Wheatley, Ronald Hesson, Ernest Wilson, William Sampson | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 17:16 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Vernon Schell - foul #1 on Vernon Schell, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 17:16 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 17:16 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 16:59 | Marquette | Vernon Schell misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 16:58 | Penn State | Gary Thomas snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 16:37 | Penn State | The short jumper by Eugene Carmon is denied by Alberto Rodriguez | 2-2 |
| 16:36 | Penn State | Gary Thomas can't tip it in | 2-2 |
| 16:34 | Marquette | Willie Buscher snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 16:28 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Buscher | 2-5 |
| 16:17 | Penn State | Vernon Schell steps in front of the Nathan Haynes pass | 2-5 |
| 16:13 | Marquette | Justin Farmer steals it from Tony Iglesias | 2-5 |
| 16:09 | Penn State | Vernon Schell steals it from Eugene Carmon | 2-5 |
| 15:58 | Marquette | Willie Buscher connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Vernon Schell | 2-8 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Justin Farmer (fresh) SG - Eugene Carmon (fresh) SF - Robert Jaramillo (fresh) PF - Nathan Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Buscher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Vaughn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tony Iglesias (fresh) PF - Vernon Schell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Alberto Rodriguez (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Gary Thomas and he's fouled by Vernon Schell - foul #2 on Vernon Schell, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sammy Labarre (PG), James Wheatley (SG), Ronald Hesson (SF), Benjamin Foskey (C) Justin Farmer, Eugene Carmon, Robert Jaramillo, Gary Thomas | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jerry Galusha (SF), Jason Brinson (PF), Benny Jourdan (C) Tony Iglesias, Vernon Schell, Alberto Rodriguez | |
| 15:44 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes misses the free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:44 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:28 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 15:27 | Marquette | Jason Brinson gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:11 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-8 |
| 15:10 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan tips it back up and in | 4-10 |
| 14:50 | Penn State | James Wheatley is hacked by Gordon Vaughn - foul #1 on Gordon Vaughn, team foul #4 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Justin Farmer (PG), Eugene Carmon (SG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), Ernest Wilson (PF), William Sampson (C) Sammy Labarre, James Wheatley, Ronald Hesson, Nathan Haynes, Benjamin Foskey | |
| Subs | Marquette | Guy Mayes (PG), Robert Morrison (SG) Willie Buscher, Gordon Vaughn | |
| 14:28 | Penn State | Robert Jaramillo buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Sampson | 7-10 |
| 14:06 | Marquette | Guy Mayes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 7-10 |
| 14:05 | Penn State | William Sampson grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 13:49 | Penn State | Jason Brinson swats the dunk try by William Sampson | 7-10 |
| 13:48 | Penn State | William Sampson grabs the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:35 | Penn State | William Sampson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Benny Jourdan - foul #1 on Benny Jourdan, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sammy Labarre (PG), James Wheatley (SG), Ronald Hesson (SF), Benjamin Foskey (PF) Justin Farmer, Eugene Carmon, Robert Jaramillo, Ernest Wilson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn (SG), Tony Iglesias (SF), Alberto Rodriguez (C) Robert Morrison, Jerry Galusha, Benny Jourdan | |
| 13:35 | Penn State | William Sampson misses the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:35 | Penn State | William Sampson misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:35 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Alberto Rodriguez | 7-10 |
| 13:19 | Marquette | Alberto Rodriguez misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-10 |
| 13:17 | Marquette | Guy Mayes grabs the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:03 | Marquette | Jason Brinson makes the jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Benjamin Foskey - foul #1 on Benjamin Foskey, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ernest Wilson (PF), Gary Thomas (C) Benjamin Foskey, William Sampson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Buscher (PG) Guy Mayes | |
| 13:03 | Marquette | Jason Brinson misses the free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:03 | Penn State | Gary Thomas gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 12:42 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-12 |
| 12:28 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 10-12 |
| 12:27 | Marquette | Jason Brinson tips it back up and in | 10-14 |
| 12:13 | Penn State | Gary Thomas misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Alberto Rodriguez - foul #2 on Alberto Rodriguez, team foul #6 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Carmon (SG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), Benjamin Foskey (PF) James Wheatley, Ronald Hesson, Ernest Wilson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jerry Galusha (PF), Benny Jourdan (C) Jason Brinson, Alberto Rodriguez | |
| 12:13 | Penn State | Gary Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:13 | Penn State | Gary Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:58 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 11:56 | Penn State | Gary Thomas grabs the board | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sammy Labarre (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eugene Carmon (fresh) SF - Robert Jaramillo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Benjamin Foskey (fresh) C - Gary Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Buscher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Vaughn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tony Iglesias (fresh) PF - Jerry Galusha (fresh) C - Benny Jourdan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Penn State | Jerry Galusha blocks the short jumper by Gary Thomas | 12-14 |
| 11:34 | Marquette | Tony Iglesias pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 11:31 | Marquette | Willie Buscher is fouled in the backcourt by Sammy Labarre - foul #2 on Sammy Labarre, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Hesson (PG), James Wheatley (SG), Ernest Wilson (PF), William Sampson (C) Sammy Labarre, Eugene Carmon, Benjamin Foskey, Gary Thomas | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 11:20 | Marquette | Willie Buscher misses the 3 from the left corner | 12-14 |
| 11:19 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 10:55 | Penn State | Robert Jaramillo can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Tony Iglesias - foul #1 on Tony Iglesias, team foul #7 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | Justin Farmer (PG), Eugene Carmon (SG), Benjamin Foskey (PF) Ronald Hesson, James Wheatley, Ernest Wilson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Guy Mayes (PG), Jason Brinson (PF) Willie Buscher, Tony Iglesias | |
| 10:55 | Penn State | Robert Jaramillo misses the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:55 | Penn State | Robert Jaramillo misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:55 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Benny Jourdan | 12-14 |
| 10:41 | Marquette | Jerry Galusha misses the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Jaramillo - foul #1 on Robert Jaramillo, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Wheatley (SG), Ronald Hesson (SF), Ernest Wilson (PF) Justin Farmer, Robert Jaramillo, Benjamin Foskey | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 10:41 | Marquette | Jerry Galusha makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:41 | Marquette | Jerry Galusha misses the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:41 | Penn State | William Sampson grabs the board | 12-15 |
| 10:27 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Wheatley | 15-15 |
| 10:09 | Marquette | Guy Mayes clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 10:08 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan gets the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 09:58 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 09:56 | Marquette | Guy Mayes misses the tip | 15-15 |
| 09:55 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 09:41 | Penn State | James Wheatley knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ernest Wilson | 18-15 |
| 09:30 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan is fouled on the floor by Eugene Carmon - foul #1 on Eugene Carmon, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Justin Farmer (PG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), Nathan Haynes (PF), Benjamin Foskey (C) Eugene Carmon, Ronald Hesson, Ernest Wilson, William Sampson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Buscher (PG), Tony Iglesias (SF), Jon Kantrowitz (C) Gordon Vaughn, Jerry Galusha, Benny Jourdan | |
| 09:25 | Marquette | James Wheatley picks off the pass by Jason Brinson | 18-15 |
| 09:13 | Penn State | James Wheatley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-15 |
| 09:11 | Marquette | Jon Kantrowitz pulls down the rebound | 18-15 |
| 09:03 | Marquette | Guy Mayes comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 18-15 |
| 09:01 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 08:48 | Penn State | Justin Farmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Carmon (SG), Ronald Hesson (SF), William Sampson (C) James Wheatley, Robert Jaramillo, Nathan Haynes | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 08:29 | Marquette | Guy Mayes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Jaramillo (SF), Ernest Wilson (PF), Gary Thomas (C) Justin Farmer, Benjamin Foskey, William Sampson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benny Jourdan (C) Jason Brinson | |
| 08:07 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 08:05 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Benny Jourdan | 18-15 |
| 07:53 | Marquette | Guy Mayes connects on the jumper in the paint | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ronald Hesson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Eugene Carmon (fresh) SF - Robert Jaramillo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ernest Wilson (fresh) C - Gary Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Buscher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Guy Mayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tony Iglesias (fresh) PF - Jon Kantrowitz (fresh) C - Benny Jourdan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson is fouled on the floor by Willie Buscher - foul #1 on Willie Buscher, team foul #8 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Justin Farmer (PG), James Wheatley (SG), Nathan Haynes (PF), William Sampson (C) Eugene Carmon, Robert Jaramillo, Ernest Wilson, Gary Thomas | |
| Subs | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn (SG), Jerry Galusha (SF) Guy Mayes, Tony Iglesias | |
| 07:31 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 07:31 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson misses the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 07:31 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jon Kantrowitz | 19-17 |
| 07:10 | Marquette | Jerry Galusha is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hesson - foul #2 on Ronald Hesson, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ernest Wilson (SF), Benjamin Foskey (PF) Ronald Hesson, Nathan Haynes | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jason Brinson (PF) Benny Jourdan | |
| 07:10 | Marquette | Jerry Galusha misses the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 07:10 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Sampson | 19-17 |
| 06:55 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-17 |
| 06:54 | Marquette | Willie Buscher gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 06:38 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn buries a turnaround from the left block | 19-19 |
| 06:19 | Penn State | Gordon Vaughn is called for the reach on Justin Farmer - foul #2 on Gordon Vaughn, team foul #9 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Jaramillo (SF), Nathan Haynes (PF) Ernest Wilson, Benjamin Foskey | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Morrison (SG), Tony Iglesias (SF) Gordon Vaughn, Jon Kantrowitz | |
| 06:19 | Penn State | Justin Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:19 | Penn State | Justin Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:08 | Marquette | Willie Buscher misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-19 |
| 06:07 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 05:43 | Penn State | William Sampson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 21-19 |
| 05:42 | Marquette | Willie Buscher pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 05:20 | Marquette | Jerry Galusha connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Willie Buscher | 21-21 |
| 05:04 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 21-21 |
| 05:03 | Marquette | Jason Brinson pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 04:55 | Marquette | Willie Buscher misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 04:53 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 04:47 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Justin Farmer | 23-21 |
| 04:38 | Marquette | Nathan Haynes blocks the short jumper by Jerry Galusha | 23-21 |
| 04:36 | Marquette | Tony Iglesias tips it back up and in | 23-23 |
| 04:25 | Penn State | William Sampson loses the ball out of bounds | 23-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Carmon (PG), Ernest Wilson (SF), Benjamin Foskey (PF), Gary Thomas (C) Justin Farmer, Robert Jaramillo, Nathan Haynes, William Sampson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Guy Mayes (PG), Jon Kantrowitz (PF), Benny Jourdan (C) Willie Buscher, Jerry Galusha, Jason Brinson | |
| 04:16 | Marquette | Guy Mayes is hacked by Eugene Carmon - foul #2 on Eugene Carmon, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sammy Labarre (PG) Eugene Carmon | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 04:16 | Marquette | Guy Mayes misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:16 | Penn State | Gary Thomas grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 03:58 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Sammy Labarre | 25-23 |
| 03:43 | Marquette | Jon Kantrowitz is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Foskey - foul #2 on Benjamin Foskey, team foul #9 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Carmon (SG), Ronald Hesson (SF) James Wheatley, Benjamin Foskey | |
| Subs | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn (SG), Vernon Schell (PF) Robert Morrison, Benny Jourdan | |
| 03:43 | Marquette | Jon Kantrowitz makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:43 | Marquette | Jon Kantrowitz misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:43 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Gary Thomas | 25-24 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sammy Labarre (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Carmon (fresh) SF - Ronald Hesson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Guy Mayes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gordon Vaughn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tony Iglesias (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Schell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Jon Kantrowitz (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-24 |
| 03:20 | Penn State | Gary Thomas tips it in | 27-24 |
| 03:14 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-24 |
| 03:12 | Marquette | Jon Kantrowitz snags the offensive board | 27-24 |
| 02:54 | Marquette | Eugene Carmon steals the ball from Guy Mayes | 27-24 |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-24 |
| 02:37 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Vernon Schell | 27-24 |
| 02:17 | Marquette | Vernon Schell lays it in on a great pass from Guy Mayes and the foul's on Eugene Carmon - foul #3 on Eugene Carmon, team foul #10 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Wheatley (SG), Benjamin Foskey (PF), William Sampson (C) Eugene Carmon, Ernest Wilson, Gary Thomas | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jerry Galusha (SF), Alberto Rodriguez (C) Tony Iglesias, Jon Kantrowitz | |
| 02:17 | Marquette | Vernon Schell makes the free throw | 27-27 |
| 02:00 | Penn State | Vernon Schell takes the ball from William Sampson | 27-27 |
| 01:42 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Guy Mayes | 27-30 |
| 01:28 | Penn State | James Wheatley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ernest Wilson (PF) Benjamin Foskey | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Buscher (PG) Guy Mayes | |
| 01:18 | Marquette | Willie Buscher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-30 |
| 01:16 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 01:09 | Penn State | James Wheatley connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Sammy Labarre | 30-30 |
| 00:51 | Marquette | Willie Buscher buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Gordon Vaughn steals the ball from Ronald Hesson | 30-33 |
| 00:39 | Marquette | William Sampson picks off the pass by Willie Buscher | 30-33 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Sammy Labarre, team foul #11 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Jaramillo (SF), Nathan Haynes (PF), Benjamin Foskey (C) Sammy Labarre, Ernest Wilson, William Sampson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Morrison (SG), Tony Iglesias (SF), Jason Brinson (PF) Gordon Vaughn, Jerry Galusha, Vernon Schell | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Ronald Hesson steals it from Robert Morrison | 30-33 |