| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Frederick Green (fresh) 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Cordova (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerard Creamer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Craig Alden (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lloyd Malizia (fresh) PF - Robert Mason (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger inbounds the ball | 47-33 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-33 |
| 19:34 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 47-33 |
| 19:32 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer grabs the defensive rebound | 47-33 |
| 19:21 | Penn State | Paul Cordova's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-33 |
| 19:10 | Rutgers | Robert Mason banks in the layup | 47-35 |
| 19:06 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 47-35 |
| 19:05 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger grabs the offensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 18:55 | Penn State | David Kimbrough denies the turnaround by Wayne Flickinger | 47-35 |
| 18:54 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer can't tip it in | 47-35 |
| 18:52 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough grabs the board | 47-35 |
| 18:43 | Rutgers | Craig Alden misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 47-35 |
| 18:41 | Rutgers | Robert Mason tips it but misses | 47-35 |
| 18:40 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger grabs the board | 47-35 |
| 18:25 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Lloyd Malizia - foul #3 on Lloyd Malizia, team foul #1 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (SF) Lloyd Malizia | |
| 18:25 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 18:25 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 18:19 | Rutgers | Robert Mason makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Alberto Romano | 48-38 |
| 18:03 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Cordova | 50-38 |
| 17:38 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 50-38 |
| 17:36 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 17:15 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger can't finish the layup | 50-38 |
| 17:13 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga snags the offensive board | 50-38 |
| 16:54 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Cordova and he's hacked by Robert Mason - foul #1 on Robert Mason, team foul #2 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Douglas Spivey (SG) Frederick Green | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis Walker (PG), Joseph Jenkins (PF), Brock Cotton (C) Jimmy Riley, Robert Mason, David Kimbrough | |
| 16:54 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the free throw | 53-38 |
| 16:35 | Rutgers | Craig Alden makes the contested 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Brock Cotton | 53-41 |
| 16:15 | Penn State | Paul Cordova's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-41 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | Leonard Lechuga swats the short shot by Brock Cotton | 53-41 |
| 15:51 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Brock Cotton | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Spivey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerard Creamer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Luis Walker (fresh) SG - Craig Alden (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Alberto Romano (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brock Cotton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Rutgers | Brock Cotton makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Craig Alden | 53-43 |
| 15:20 | Penn State | Paul Cordova's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Robert Mason (PF), David Kimbrough (C) Luis Walker, Craig Alden, Joseph Jenkins, Brock Cotton | |
| 14:55 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Alberto Romano | 53-45 |
| 14:47 | Penn State | David Kimbrough swats the short shot by Wayne Flickinger | 53-45 |
| 14:46 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger tips it home | 55-45 |
| 14:40 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley misses the 3 from the right corner | 55-45 |
| 14:39 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough grabs the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 14:22 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 14:20 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano gets the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 14:07 | Rutgers | Robert Mason misses short on a 3 from straight away | 55-45 |
| 14:06 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 13:58 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga is fouled on the floor by David Kimbrough - foul #1 on David Kimbrough, team foul #3 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frederick Green (PG) Douglas Spivey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (SG) Alberto Romano | |
| 13:50 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Lloyd Malizia - foul #4 on Lloyd Malizia, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kim Smith (SF) Lloyd Malizia | |
| 13:50 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 13:50 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 13:50 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 13:43 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-45 |
| 13:29 | Rutgers | The jump hook by David Kimbrough is blocked by Leonard Lechuga | 56-45 |
| 13:27 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley gets the offensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 13:06 | Rutgers | Robert Mason is fouled on the floor by Gerard Creamer - foul #2 on Gerard Creamer, team foul #1 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Lau (PF), Jamie Smith (C) Gerard Creamer, Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis Walker (PG), Joseph Jenkins (PF), Brock Cotton (C) Jimmy Riley, Robert Mason, David Kimbrough | |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins is called for traveling | 56-45 |
| 12:50 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger's floater is tipped away by Joseph Jenkins | 56-45 |
| 12:49 | Penn State | John Lau tips it in | 58-45 |
| 12:35 | Rutgers | Kim Smith travels with the ball | 58-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (SF) Kim Smith | |
| 12:26 | Penn State | Paul Cordova buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Wayne Flickinger | 61-45 |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | Craig Alden knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Jenkins | 61-48 |
| 12:10 | Penn State | Alberto Romano is called for the reach on Wayne Flickinger - foul #2 on Alberto Romano, team foul #5 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Douglas Spivey (SG), Gerard Creamer (PF) Paul Cordova, John Lau | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), David Kimbrough (C) Luis Walker, Brock Cotton | |
| 12:01 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey clanks a 3 from the right corner | 61-48 |
| 11:59 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough grabs the defensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 11:46 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins lays it in and he's fouled by Douglas Spivey - foul #2 on Douglas Spivey, team foul #2 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga (C) Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:46 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins misses the free throw | 61-50 |
| 11:46 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Frederick Green (fresh) 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Douglas Spivey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Wayne Flickinger (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gerard Creamer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jimmy Riley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Craig Alden (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Kimbrough (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger scores on a runner in the lane | 63-50 |
| 11:20 | Rutgers | Craig Alden comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Douglas Spivey - foul #3 on Douglas Spivey, team foul #3 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Burkart (PG) Frederick Green | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Mason (PF) Joseph Jenkins | |
| 11:20 | Rutgers | Craig Alden makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 11:20 | Rutgers | Craig Alden makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 11:03 | Penn State | David Kimbrough denies the turnaround by Wayne Flickinger | 63-52 |
| 11:02 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 10:51 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 10:50 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |
| 10:35 | Rutgers | Robert Mason misses the lay-in | 63-52 |
| 10:34 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 10:14 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Harold Burkart | 66-52 |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Kimbrough | 66-55 |
| 09:38 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger is fouled on the floor by Alberto Romano - foul #3 on Alberto Romano, team foul #6 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frederick Green (PG), Paul Cordova (SG), John Lau (PF), Jamie Smith (C) Harold Burkart, Douglas Spivey, Gerard Creamer, Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis Walker (PG), David Vinson (SG), Kim Smith (SF), Joseph Jenkins (C) Jimmy Riley, Craig Alden, Alberto Romano, David Kimbrough | |
| 09:32 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger buries a turnaround from close range set up by Paul Cordova and he's hacked by Luis Walker - foul #2 on Luis Walker, team foul #7 | 68-55 |
| 09:32 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the free throw | 69-55 |
| 09:08 | Rutgers | Robert Mason lays it up and in on a great pass from Luis Walker | 69-57 |
| 08:51 | Penn State | John Lau misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 69-57 |
| 08:49 | Rutgers | Kim Smith gets the rebound | 69-57 |
| 08:38 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 69-57 |
| 08:37 | Penn State | John Lau snags the defensive board | 69-57 |
| 08:31 | Penn State | Paul Cordova hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Vinson - foul #1 on David Vinson, team foul #8 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga (C) Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (SG), Alberto Romano (SF), Brock Cotton (C) David Vinson, Kim Smith, Robert Mason | |
| 08:31 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 08:31 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Brock Cotton can't finish the layup | 71-57 |
| 08:06 | Penn State | John Lau gets the rebound | 71-57 |
| 07:48 | Penn State | Joseph Jenkins picks off the pass by Frederick Green | 71-57 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Frederick Green (fresh) 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 4 ast. SF - Wayne Flickinger (tiring) 24 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Lau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Luis Walker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Craig Alden (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Romano (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brock Cotton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Rutgers | Craig Alden comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 71-57 |
| 07:29 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger grabs the defensive rebound | 71-57 |
| 07:21 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger hits the finger roll on a great pass from Frederick Green | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:02 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Craig Alden | 73-59 |
| 06:54 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger lays it up and in on a nice dish by Frederick Green and he's fouled by Brock Cotton - foul #2 on Brock Cotton, team foul #9 | 75-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Douglas Spivey (SG), Gerard Creamer (PF), Jamie Smith (C) Frederick Green, John Lau, Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley (PG), Lloyd Malizia (SF), Robert Mason (PF), David Kimbrough (C) Luis Walker, Alberto Romano, Joseph Jenkins, Brock Cotton | |
| 06:54 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses the free throw | 75-59 |
| 06:54 | Rutgers | David Kimbrough pulls down the rebound | 75-59 |
| 06:40 | Rutgers | Robert Mason comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-59 |
| 06:39 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey pulls down the rebound | 75-59 |
| 06:22 | Penn State | Paul Cordova can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-59 |
| 06:21 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger grabs the offensive rebound | 75-59 |
| 06:14 | Penn State | Paul Cordova scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 78-59 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley double dribbles | 78-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga (C) Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:27 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger buries a floater from the right block set up by Paul Cordova | 80-59 |
| 05:25 | Rutgers | Douglas Spivey is called for the reach on Jimmy Riley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Douglas Spivey, team foul #4 | 80-59 |
| 05:12 | Rutgers | Robert Mason connects on the jumper from the right block and the foul's on Gerard Creamer - foul #3 on Gerard Creamer, team foul #5 | 80-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frederick Green (PG) Douglas Spivey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:12 | Rutgers | Robert Mason makes the free throw | 80-62 |
| 04:57 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Paul Cordova | 82-62 |
| 04:40 | Rutgers | Jimmy Riley misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 82-62 |
| 04:39 | Rutgers | Lloyd Malizia tips it back up and in | 82-64 |
| 04:19 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger is called for traveling | 82-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Douglas Spivey (SG), Jamie Smith (C) Paul Cordova, Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alberto Romano (SG), Joseph Jenkins (PF) Craig Alden, Robert Mason | |
| 04:10 | Rutgers | Joseph Jenkins slams it home on a great pass from Lloyd Malizia | 82-66 |
| 03:53 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Douglas Spivey and he's fouled by Joseph Jenkins - foul #1 on Joseph Jenkins, team foul #10 | 84-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Burkart (PG) Frederick Green | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis Walker (PG), Kim Smith (SF), Brock Cotton (C) Jimmy Riley, Lloyd Malizia, David Kimbrough | |
| 03:53 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer makes the free throw | 85-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:44 | Rutgers | Gerard Creamer is called for the reach on Kim Smith - foul #4 on Gerard Creamer, team foul #6 | 85-66 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Burkart (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Spivey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Wayne Flickinger (tiring) 30 pts. 9 reb. PF - Gerard Creamer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Jamie Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Luis Walker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alberto Romano (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Kim Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brock Cotton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Rutgers | Alberto Romano knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 85-68 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Penn State | Harold Burkart is fouled on the floor by Kim Smith - foul #2 on Kim Smith, team foul #11 | 85-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Cordova (SG), Leonard Lechuga (C) Douglas Spivey, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Alden (SG) Kim Smith | |
| 03:13 | Penn State | Harold Burkart makes the 1st free throw | 86-68 |
| 03:13 | Penn State | Harold Burkart makes the 2nd free throw | 87-68 |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Joseph Jenkins is denied by Leonard Lechuga | 87-68 |
| 02:55 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga grabs the defensive rebound | 87-68 |
| 02:33 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 87-68 |
| 02:31 | Penn State | Harold Burkart gets the offensive rebound | 87-68 |
| 02:06 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga lays it up and in on a nice dish by Harold Burkart | 89-68 |
| 01:46 | Rutgers | The jumper by Craig Alden is denied by Leonard Lechuga | 89-68 |
| 01:44 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer pulls down the rebound | 89-68 |
| 01:21 | Penn State | Paul Cordova can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 89-68 |
| 01:19 | Rutgers | Brock Cotton snags the defensive board | 89-68 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | Paul Cordova picks off the pass by Brock Cotton | 89-68 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses the turnaround in the lane | 89-68 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Craig Alden gets the rebound | 89-68 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Brock Cotton misses short on a floater from the right wing | 89-68 |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer gets the rebound | 89-68 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Harold Burkart runs out the clock | 89-68 |