| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sammy Labarre (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Wheatley (fresh) SF - Ronald Hesson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Wilson (fresh) C - William Sampson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Coutee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Henry (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Kory Clinton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Schwabenbauer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Sims (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson inbounds the ball | 21-24 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Penn State | James Wheatley scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 19:33 | Rutgers | Donald Henry scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Coutee | 24-27 |
| 19:10 | Penn State | William Sampson drills a shot near the basket | 26-27 |
| 18:53 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-27 |
| 18:51 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson grabs the board | 26-27 |
| 18:36 | Penn State | William Sampson scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sammy Labarre | 28-27 |
| 18:19 | Rutgers | Donald Henry splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-27 |
| 18:17 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims tips it back up and in | 28-29 |
| 18:01 | Penn State | James Wheatley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 17:59 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 17:31 | Rutgers | William Sampson is called for the reach on James Coutee - foul #2 on William Sampson, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Justin Farmer (PG), Eugene Carmon (SG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), Nathan Haynes (PF), Benjamin Foskey (C) Sammy Labarre, James Wheatley, Ronald Hesson, Ernest Wilson, William Sampson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:10 | Rutgers | Donald Henry clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton tips it back up and in | 28-31 |
| 16:50 | Penn State | Robert Jaramillo can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 28-31 |
| 16:48 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 16:35 | Rutgers | James Coutee connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Henry | 28-33 |
| 16:21 | Penn State | Robert Jaramillo is fouled on the floor by Kory Clinton - foul #3 on Kory Clinton, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Hesson (PG), James Wheatley (SG), Ernest Wilson (PF) Justin Farmer, Eugene Carmon, Nathan Haynes | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sid Anderson (SF), Jurica Bujarski (PF) Kory Clinton, Patrick Schwabenbauer | |
| 16:09 | Penn State | Benjamin Foskey hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Ronald Hesson | 30-33 |
| 15:41 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Justin Farmer (PG), Eugene Carmon (SG), Gary Thomas (C) James Wheatley, Robert Jaramillo, Ernest Wilson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Stahl (PG) James Coutee | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Justin Farmer (fresh) SG - Eugene Carmon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Hesson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Foskey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Donald Stahl (fresh) SG - Donald Henry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Sid Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jurica Bujarski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Curtis Sims (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | Donald Henry makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sid Anderson | 33-36 |
| 14:53 | Penn State | Justin Farmer misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 14:52 | Rutgers | Donald Henry grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 14:31 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims loses the dribble to Benjamin Foskey | 33-36 |
| 14:20 | Penn State | Sid Anderson steps in front of the Benjamin Foskey pass | 33-36 |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Donald Stahl loses the dribble to Eugene Carmon in the backcourt | 33-36 |
| 14:13 | Penn State | Curtis Sims steals the ball from Gary Thomas | 33-36 |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's fouled by Gary Thomas - foul #1 on Gary Thomas, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sammy Labarre (PG), James Wheatley (SG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), Ernest Wilson (PF), William Sampson (C) Justin Farmer, Eugene Carmon, Ronald Hesson, Benjamin Foskey, Gary Thomas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Coutee (PG), Kory Clinton (SF), Patrick Schwabenbauer (PF) Donald Stahl, Sid Anderson, Jurica Bujarski | |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 13:39 | Penn State | Robert Jaramillo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kory Clinton - foul #4 on Kory Clinton, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sid Anderson (SF) Kory Clinton | |
| 13:39 | Penn State | Robert Jaramillo makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 13:39 | Penn State | Robert Jaramillo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 13:11 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims clanks a driving attempt from close range | 35-37 |
| 13:10 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Robert Jaramillo | 35-37 |
| 12:48 | Penn State | James Wheatley misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-37 |
| 12:46 | Penn State | William Sampson pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 12:33 | Penn State | William Sampson is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Jaramillo | 37-37 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Ernest Wilson is called for the reach on Donald Henry - foul #1 on Ernest Wilson, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Hesson (SF), Nathan Haynes (PF) Robert Jaramillo, Ernest Wilson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Stahl (SF), Jurica Bujarski (C) Sid Anderson, Curtis Sims | |
| 11:50 | Rutgers | Nathan Haynes is called for the reach on Patrick Schwabenbauer - foul #2 on Nathan Haynes, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cameron Moody (SG) Donald Henry | |
| 11:31 | Rutgers | Cameron Moody connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by James Coutee | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sammy Labarre (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wheatley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Hesson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Haynes (fresh) C - William Sampson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Coutee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cameron Moody (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Stahl (fresh) PF - Patrick Schwabenbauer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jurica Bujarski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Penn State | William Sampson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-40 |
| 11:13 | Rutgers | Donald Stahl pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 10:50 | Rutgers | Cameron Moody misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 10:49 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 10:29 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Hesson | 40-40 |
| 10:07 | Rutgers | James Coutee is whistled for a carry | 40-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Justin Farmer (PG), Eugene Carmon (SG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), Ernest Wilson (PF), Benjamin Foskey (C) Sammy Labarre, James Wheatley, Ronald Hesson, Nathan Haynes, William Sampson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Henry (SG), Sid Anderson (SF), Curtis Sims (C) Cameron Moody, Donald Stahl, Patrick Schwabenbauer | |
| 09:58 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon double dribbles | 40-40 |
| 09:34 | Rutgers | Jurica Bujarski comes up short on the shot from the left block | 40-40 |
| 09:33 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims tips it back up and in | 40-42 |
| 09:09 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Benjamin Foskey | 42-42 |
| 08:46 | Rutgers | Donald Henry hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 08:39 | Penn State | Justin Farmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sammy Labarre (PG), James Wheatley (SG), Ronald Hesson (SF), Gary Thomas (C) Justin Farmer, Eugene Carmon, Robert Jaramillo, Benjamin Foskey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Stahl (PG), Patrick Schwabenbauer (PF) James Coutee, Jurica Bujarski | |
| 08:23 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 42-45 |
| 08:22 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 08:17 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernest Wilson | 44-45 |
| 07:50 | Rutgers | Donald Henry evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 07:49 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Ronald Hesson | 44-45 |
| 07:35 | Penn State | James Wheatley scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sammy Labarre (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wheatley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Hesson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernest Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Donald Stahl (fresh) SG - Donald Henry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Sid Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Schwabenbauer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Sims (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:10 | Rutgers | Donald Henry evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-45 |
| 07:08 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 06:47 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 47-45 |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 06:21 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-45 |
| 06:19 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 06:06 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernest Wilson | 50-45 |
| 05:40 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Gary Thomas - foul #2 on Gary Thomas, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Justin Farmer (PG), Eugene Carmon (SG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), Nathan Haynes (PF), William Sampson (C) Sammy Labarre, James Wheatley, Ronald Hesson, Ernest Wilson, Gary Thomas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Coutee (PG), Cameron Moody (SG), Kory Clinton (SF), Jurica Bujarski (C) Donald Stahl, Donald Henry, Patrick Schwabenbauer, Curtis Sims | |
| 05:40 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 05:40 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 05:26 | Penn State | William Sampson misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Kory Clinton - foul #5 on Kory Clinton, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer (PF) Kory Clinton | |
| 05:26 | Penn State | William Sampson makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 05:26 | Penn State | William Sampson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | Cameron Moody misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 05:07 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 04:49 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by William Sampson | 54-46 |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | James Coutee misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-46 |
| 04:23 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:57 | Penn State | William Sampson misses the lay-in | 54-46 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jurica Bujarski | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:37 | Rutgers | James Coutee knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:23 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes is fouled on the floor by Patrick Schwabenbauer - foul #1 on Patrick Schwabenbauer, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sammy Labarre (PG), James Wheatley (SG), Ronald Hesson (SF), Ernest Wilson (PF) Justin Farmer, Eugene Carmon, Robert Jaramillo, Nathan Haynes | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Henry (SG), Donald Stahl (SF), Curtis Sims (C) Cameron Moody, Sid Anderson, Jurica Bujarski | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sammy Labarre (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wheatley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Hesson (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ernest Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Sampson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Coutee (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Henry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Donald Stahl (fresh) PF - Patrick Schwabenbauer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Sims (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:00 | Penn State | James Wheatley makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Sammy Labarre | 57-49 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Donald Henry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Carmon (SG), Robert Jaramillo (SF) James Wheatley, Ronald Hesson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:20 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 02:19 | Rutgers | James Coutee grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 02:03 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Curtis Sims out of a doubleteam | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:40 | Penn State | Robert Jaramillo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Wheatley (SG), Ronald Hesson (SF) Eugene Carmon, Robert Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sid Anderson (SF) Donald Stahl | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:24 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 01:23 | Rutgers | Donald Henry grabs the offensive board | 57-52 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Coutee | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre is fouled on the floor by Sid Anderson as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Sid Anderson, team foul #5 | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson is hacked by Sid Anderson - foul #2 on Sid Anderson, team foul #6 | 57-55 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson is hacked by Sid Anderson - foul #3 on Sid Anderson, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | William Sampson steals it from Donald Henry | 57-55 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson is fouled in the backcourt by James Coutee - foul #1 on James Coutee, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Donald Henry evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left corner | 59-58 |
| 00:01 | Penn State | James Coutee is called for the reach on Sammy Labarre in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Coutee, team foul #9 | 59-58 |
| 00:01 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Curtis Sims hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 59-58 |