| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Joseph Cave (fresh) SG - Kyle Knopp (fresh) SF - Tim Buttram (fresh) PF - John Shellman (fresh) C - William Stone (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kevin Frazier (fresh) SG - Joe Thomas (fresh) SF - Michael Krieg (fresh) PF - Matthew Kim (fresh) C - Adam Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Boise State | William Stone wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Boise State | William Stone clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Penn State | Michael Krieg gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier misses short on a shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Boise State | William Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Boise State | Matthew Kim is called for the reach on John Shellman - foul #1 on Matthew Kim, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Boise State | Joe Thomas takes the ball from William Stone | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Joe Thomas | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Boise State | Joseph Cave clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Boise State | William Stone snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Boise State | Joseph Cave's fadeaway is rejected by Adam Williams | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Boise State | John Shellman grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Boise State | William Stone can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Boise State | Tim Buttram tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Penn State | Adam Williams knocks in the floater near the basket | 2-4 |
| 17:50 | Boise State | Kyle Knopp can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:48 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:28 | Penn State | Matthew Kim misses the jumper from the left side | 2-4 |
| 17:27 | Penn State | Michael Krieg misses the tip | 2-4 |
| 17:25 | Boise State | John Shellman pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:19 | Boise State | Tim Buttram misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 17:17 | Penn State | Adam Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:14 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier is hacked by Joseph Cave in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Cave, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Boise State | Danny Ralls (PG), Louis Harward (SG), Leo Ledford (C) Joseph Cave, Kyle Knopp, William Stone | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:03 | Penn State | Louis Harward is called for the reach on Kevin Frazier - foul #1 on Louis Harward, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Boise State | Russell Clark (SF) Tim Buttram | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:55 | Penn State | Matthew Kim's dunk attempt is rejected by Russell Clark | 2-4 |
| 16:53 | Penn State | Adam Williams tips it home | 2-6 |
| 16:33 | Boise State | Danny Ralls misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-6 |
| 16:32 | Penn State | Michael Krieg gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:13 | Penn State | John Shellman picks off the pass by Michael Krieg | 2-6 |
| 16:08 | Boise State | Danny Ralls loses the dribble to Kevin Frazier | 2-6 |
| 16:03 | Penn State | Michael Krieg misses the easy layup | 2-6 |
| 16:01 | Boise State | Leo Ledford grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Danny Ralls (fresh) SG - Louis Harward (fresh) SF - Russell Clark (fresh) PF - John Shellman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Leo Ledford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kevin Frazier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joe Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Krieg (fresh) PF - Matthew Kim (fairly fresh) C - Adam Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Boise State | Louis Harward misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 2-6 |
| 15:43 | Boise State | Danny Ralls misses the tip | 2-6 |
| 15:41 | Penn State | Michael Krieg gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 15:32 | Penn State | Matthew Kim connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Joe Thomas | 2-8 |
| 15:16 | Boise State | Louis Harward scores on a floater from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 14:58 | Penn State | Russell Clark blocks the short jumper by Kevin Frazier | 4-8 |
| 14:56 | Boise State | Danny Ralls snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 14:49 | Boise State | John Shellman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-8 |
| Subs | Boise State | Joseph Cave (PG), Kyle Knopp (SG), Tim Buttram (SF), William Stone (C) Danny Ralls, Louis Harward, Russell Clark, John Shellman | |
| Subs | Penn State | Arnold Jernigan (PG), William Magdaleno (SG), Clarence Gore (SF), Harold Briley (PF), Frank Suber (C) Kevin Frazier, Joe Thomas, Michael Krieg, Matthew Kim, Adam Williams | |
| 14:40 | Penn State | Harold Briley misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-8 |
| 14:38 | Boise State | William Stone gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 14:11 | Boise State | Tim Buttram buries a floater near the basket | 6-8 |
| 13:53 | Penn State | Harold Briley connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-10 |
| 13:41 | Boise State | Tim Buttram knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kyle Knopp | 9-10 |
| 13:33 | Penn State | Frank Suber hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 9-10 |
| 13:31 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Leo Ledford | 9-10 |
| 13:25 | Boise State | William Stone misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Frank Suber - foul #1 on Frank Suber, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Boise State | Gregory Heinrich (PF) Leo Ledford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Krieg (SF) Clarence Gore | |
| 13:25 | Boise State | William Stone makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:25 | Boise State | William Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:15 | Penn State | William Magdaleno's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Tim Buttram | 11-10 |
| 13:13 | Boise State | William Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:09 | Boise State | William Stone misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 13:08 | Penn State | William Magdaleno gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:58 | Penn State | Frank Suber banks in the layup | 11-12 |
| 12:54 | Boise State | Joseph Cave misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Krieg - foul #1 on Michael Krieg, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Boise State | Danny Ralls (SG), John Shellman (PF) Kyle Knopp, Gregory Heinrich | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Frazier (PG) Arnold Jernigan | |
| 12:54 | Boise State | Joseph Cave misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:54 | Boise State | Joseph Cave makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:45 | Penn State | Michael Krieg misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Stone - foul #1 on William Stone, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Boise State | Louis Harward (SG) Joseph Cave | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joe Thomas (SG) William Magdaleno | |
| 12:45 | Penn State | Michael Krieg makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:45 | Penn State | Michael Krieg misses the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:45 | Boise State | The rebound goes to John Shellman | 12-13 |
| 12:23 | Boise State | Tim Buttram misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 12:21 | Boise State | John Shellman hits the follow up shot | 14-13 |
| 12:05 | Penn State | Harold Briley misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by John Shellman - foul #1 on John Shellman, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Boise State | Brett Campbell (SF), Russell Clark (C) Tim Buttram, William Stone | |
| Subs | Penn State | Adam Williams (C) Frank Suber | |
| 12:05 | Penn State | Harold Briley misses the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:05 | Penn State | Harold Briley misses the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:05 | Boise State | Danny Ralls grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 11:43 | Boise State | Russell Clark clanks a floater from the free throw line | 14-13 |
| 11:42 | Boise State | John Shellman tips it home | 16-13 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Danny Ralls (fresh) SG - Louis Harward (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brett Campbell (fresh) PF - John Shellman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Russell Clark (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kevin Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joe Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Krieg (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Harold Briley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Penn State | Adam Williams scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Harold Briley | 16-15 |
| 11:12 | Boise State | Russell Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Subs | Boise State | Joseph Cave (PG), Kyle Knopp (SG), Gregory Heinrich (PF), Leo Ledford (C) Danny Ralls, Louis Harward, Brett Campbell, John Shellman | |
| Subs | Penn State | Arnold Jernigan (PG), William Magdaleno (SG), Clarence Gore (SF), Matthew Kim (PF) Kevin Frazier, Joe Thomas, Michael Krieg, Harold Briley | |
| 11:04 | Penn State | Adam Williams drills a driving attempt from the right block | 16-17 |
| 10:56 | Boise State | Russell Clark lays it up and in set up by Joseph Cave | 18-17 |
| 10:44 | Penn State | Adam Williams comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Leo Ledford - foul #1 on Leo Ledford, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Boise State | Tim Buttram (SF) Gregory Heinrich | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 10:44 | Penn State | Adam Williams misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:44 | Penn State | Adam Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 10:28 | Boise State | Kyle Knopp is fouled on the floor by Adam Williams - foul #1 on Adam Williams, team foul #4 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Boise State | William Stone (C) Russell Clark | |
| Subs | Penn State | Frank Suber (C) Adam Williams | |
| 10:21 | Boise State | Tim Buttram loses the dribble to William Magdaleno | 18-18 |
| 10:18 | Penn State | William Magdaleno lays it up and in | 18-20 |
| 09:51 | Boise State | Kyle Knopp's pass is intercepted by Clarence Gore | 18-20 |
| 09:43 | Penn State | Frank Suber misses the dunk but he's fouled by William Stone - foul #2 on William Stone, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Boise State | Danny Ralls (PG), Louis Harward (SG), John Shellman (PF) Joseph Cave, Kyle Knopp, William Stone | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Frazier (PG), Joe Thomas (SG), Michael Krieg (SF) Arnold Jernigan, William Magdaleno, Clarence Gore | |
| 09:43 | Penn State | Frank Suber misses the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:43 | Penn State | Frank Suber misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:43 | Boise State | John Shellman grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 09:28 | Boise State | Danny Ralls can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 09:27 | Penn State | Matthew Kim gets the rebound | 18-20 |
| 09:13 | Penn State | Joe Thomas's pass is intercepted by Leo Ledford | 18-20 |
| 09:09 | Boise State | Danny Ralls misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Matthew Kim - foul #2 on Matthew Kim, team foul #5 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Boise State | Brett Campbell (SF), Russell Clark (C) Tim Buttram, Leo Ledford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Briley (PF), Adam Williams (C) Matthew Kim, Frank Suber | |
| 09:09 | Boise State | Danny Ralls makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:09 | Boise State | Danny Ralls makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:57 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier is hacked by John Shellman - foul #2 on John Shellman, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Boise State | Gregory Heinrich (PF) John Shellman | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:57 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:57 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:42 | Boise State | Gregory Heinrich is fouled on the floor by Harold Briley - foul #1 on Harold Briley, team foul #6 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Boise State | Joseph Cave (PG) Louis Harward | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:31 | Boise State | Kevin Frazier is called for the reach on Joseph Cave - foul #1 on Kevin Frazier, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| 08:31 | Boise State | Joseph Cave misses the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:31 | Penn State | Harold Briley grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 08:10 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Russell Clark - foul #1 on Russell Clark, team foul #8 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Boise State | Leo Ledford (C) Russell Clark | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Magdaleno (SG) Joe Thomas | |
| 08:10 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 08:10 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 08:10 | Boise State | Leo Ledford pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| 07:53 | Boise State | Gregory Heinrich misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Harold Briley - foul #2 on Harold Briley, team foul #8 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Boise State | Tim Buttram (SF) Brett Campbell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Arnold Jernigan (SF), Clarence Gore (PF), Frank Suber (C) Michael Krieg, Harold Briley, Adam Williams | |
| 07:53 | Boise State | Gregory Heinrich misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:53 | Boise State | Gregory Heinrich misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:53 | Penn State | Frank Suber grabs the board | 20-23 |
| 07:35 | Penn State | Frank Suber buries a shot from the baseline set up by Kevin Frazier | 20-25 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Joseph Cave (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Ralls (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tim Buttram (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gregory Heinrich (fresh) C - Leo Ledford (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kevin Frazier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Magdaleno (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arnold Jernigan (fresh) PF - Clarence Gore (fresh) C - Frank Suber (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Boise State | Gregory Heinrich makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Tim Buttram | 22-25 |
| 07:02 | Penn State | Clarence Gore's pass is intercepted by Leo Ledford | 22-25 |
| 06:43 | Boise State | Joseph Cave knocks in the floater from close range set up by Tim Buttram and he's hacked by Frank Suber - foul #2 on Frank Suber, team foul #9 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Boise State | Kyle Knopp (SG), Brett Campbell (SF), Russell Clark (PF) Danny Ralls, Tim Buttram, Gregory Heinrich | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joe Thomas (SG), Michael Krieg (SF), Adam Williams (C) Kevin Frazier, Arnold Jernigan, Frank Suber | |
| 06:43 | Boise State | Joseph Cave makes the free throw | 25-25 |
| 06:33 | Penn State | William Magdaleno hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 25-25 |
| 06:32 | Boise State | Leo Ledford grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 06:19 | Boise State | Kyle Knopp misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-25 |
| 06:18 | Boise State | Leo Ledford gets the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 06:08 | Boise State | Brett Campbell loses the dribble to William Magdaleno | 25-25 |
| 06:05 | Penn State | Joe Thomas banks in the layup set up by William Magdaleno | 25-27 |
| 05:48 | Boise State | Russell Clark blows the layup | 25-27 |
| 05:47 | Penn State | Clarence Gore snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 05:40 | Penn State | Adam Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 25-27 |
| 05:38 | Penn State | Clarence Gore tips it home | 25-29 |
| 05:24 | Boise State | Clarence Gore is called for the reach on Russell Clark - foul #1 on Clarence Gore, team foul #10 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Boise State | Louis Harward (PG), Tim Buttram (SF), Gregory Heinrich (PF) Joseph Cave, Brett Campbell, Leo Ledford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Kim (PF), Frank Suber (C) Clarence Gore, Adam Williams | |
| 05:24 | Boise State | Russell Clark makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 05:24 | Boise State | Russell Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 05:04 | Penn State | William Magdaleno knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Frank Suber | 27-31 |
| 04:40 | Boise State | Kyle Knopp is hacked by Joe Thomas - foul #1 on Joe Thomas, team foul #11 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Boise State | Danny Ralls (PG), Leo Ledford (C) Louis Harward, Russell Clark | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Frazier (PG), Arnold Jernigan (SF) William Magdaleno, Michael Krieg | |
| 04:40 | Boise State | Kyle Knopp makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 04:40 | Boise State | Kyle Knopp makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 04:20 | Penn State | Arnold Jernigan is hacked by Tim Buttram - foul #1 on Tim Buttram, team foul #9 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Boise State | Louis Harward (SG), Russell Clark (C) Kyle Knopp, Gregory Heinrich | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:20 | Penn State | Arnold Jernigan misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 04:20 | Boise State | Russell Clark pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 03:57 | Boise State | Louis Harward clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 03:55 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kevin Frazier | 29-31 |
| 03:38 | Penn State | Frank Suber misses badly on a shot from the left block | 29-31 |
| 03:36 | Boise State | Leo Ledford gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Danny Ralls (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Louis Harward (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tim Buttram (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leo Ledford (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Russell Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kevin Frazier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arnold Jernigan (fresh) PF - Matthew Kim (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Suber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:31 | Boise State | Tim Buttram comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 03:29 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kevin Frazier | 29-31 |
| 03:10 | Penn State | Russell Clark is called for the reach on Frank Suber - foul #2 on Russell Clark, team foul #10 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Boise State | Brett Campbell (SF), John Shellman (PF), William Stone (C) Tim Buttram, Leo Ledford, Russell Clark | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Magdaleno (SG), Michael Krieg (SF), Harold Briley (PF) Joe Thomas, Arnold Jernigan, Matthew Kim | |
| 03:10 | Penn State | Frank Suber misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 03:10 | Penn State | Frank Suber makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 02:49 | Boise State | Brett Campbell connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Shellman | 31-32 |
| 02:39 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by William Magdaleno | 31-34 |
| 02:18 | Boise State | John Shellman's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Briley | 31-34 |
| 02:16 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Frank Suber | 31-34 |
| 02:10 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Frank Suber | 31-36 |
| 01:41 | Boise State | William Stone clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 01:39 | Penn State | Michael Krieg gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 01:21 | Penn State | Michael Krieg is fouled on the floor by Danny Ralls - foul #1 on Danny Ralls, team foul #11 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Boise State | Joseph Cave (PG), Kyle Knopp (SG), Tim Buttram (SF) Danny Ralls, Louis Harward, Brett Campbell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Arnold Jernigan (PG), Matthew Kim (PF), Adam Williams (C) Kevin Frazier, Harold Briley, Frank Suber | |
| 01:21 | Penn State | Michael Krieg misses the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 01:21 | Penn State | Michael Krieg makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 01:14 | Boise State | John Shellman clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-37 |
| 01:12 | Penn State | Adam Williams grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 01:00 | Penn State | Tim Buttram steals it from William Magdaleno | 31-37 |
| 00:43 | Boise State | Kyle Knopp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-37 |
| Subs | Boise State | Gregory Heinrich (PF), Leo Ledford (C) John Shellman, William Stone | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Gore (SF) Michael Krieg | |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Adam Williams misses the easy layup | 31-37 |
| 00:22 | Boise State | Leo Ledford gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 00:17 | Boise State | Tim Buttram clanks a turnaround in the paint | 31-37 |
| 00:16 | Boise State | Kyle Knopp grabs the offensive board | 31-37 |
| 00:04 | Boise State | Kyle Knopp hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 00:02 | Boise State | Leo Ledford grabs the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 00:00 | Boise State | The clock runs out | 31-37 |