| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Hedrick (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Austin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mike Musson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Bess (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Raymond Kuhn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Millis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Denver Berkeley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robbie Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Orlando Perez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin inbounds the ball | 20-23 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Southern Cal | Denver Berkeley steals it from Aaron Bess | 20-23 |
| 19:42 | Penn State | Robbie Crawford lays it up and in set up by Denver Berkeley | 20-25 |
| 19:40 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes is fouled in the backcourt by James Millis - foul #1 on James Millis, team foul #1 | 20-25 |
| 19:24 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Russell Hedrick | 22-25 |
| 19:02 | Penn State | Orlando Perez misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Aaron Bess - foul #2 on Aaron Bess, team foul #1 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Edwin Banuelos (PG), Carlos Wolfram (SG), Lloyd Arnold (SF) Raymond Kuhn, James Millis, Denver Berkeley | |
| 19:02 | Penn State | Orlando Perez misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 19:02 | Penn State | Orlando Perez makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 19:00 | Southern Cal | Carlos Wolfram takes the ball from Ronald Barnes in the backcourt | 22-26 |
| 18:33 | Penn State | Orlando Perez misses the shot from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 18:31 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Mike Musson | 22-26 |
| 18:10 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Carlos Wolfram - foul #2 on Carlos Wolfram, team foul #2 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Kuhn (PG), James Millis (SG), Denver Berkeley (SF), Edward Edwards (C) Edwin Banuelos, Carlos Wolfram, Lloyd Arnold, Orlando Perez | |
| 18:10 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 18:10 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 18:10 | Penn State | Edward Edwards grabs the board | 23-26 |
| 17:41 | Penn State | Edward Edwards clanks a jump hook near the basket | 23-26 |
| 17:39 | Southern Cal | Mike Musson grabs the board | 23-26 |
| 17:14 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Russell Hedrick | 26-26 |
| 17:00 | Penn State | James Millis lays it up and in on a great pass from Denver Berkeley | 26-28 |
| 16:31 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess lays it in uncontested set up by Ronald Barnes | 28-28 |
| 16:11 | Penn State | Raymond Kuhn comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 28-28 |
| 16:10 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 15:47 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Barnes | 30-28 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Hedrick (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Melvin Austin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mike Musson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Aaron Bess (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Raymond Kuhn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Millis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Denver Berkeley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robbie Crawford (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:22 | Penn State | James Millis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-28 |
| 15:21 | Penn State | Denver Berkeley pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 15:01 | Penn State | Raymond Kuhn connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robbie Crawford | 30-31 |
| 14:38 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 14:37 | Southern Cal | Mike Musson tips it in | 32-31 |
| 14:16 | Penn State | Edward Edwards misses badly on a floater from the right side | 32-31 |
| 14:14 | Penn State | Robbie Crawford tips it in | 32-33 |
| 13:50 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 13:48 | Penn State | Robbie Crawford pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 13:33 | Penn State | Aaron Bess swats the layup by Robbie Crawford | 32-33 |
| 13:32 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 13:30 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Max Dressler (PG), Kevin Sinclair (SG), Paul Melby (SF), Joseph Donlon (PF), Tomas Hoover (C) Ronald Barnes, Russell Hedrick, Melvin Austin, Mike Musson, Aaron Bess | |
| Subs | Penn State | Edwin Banuelos (PG), Carlos Wolfram (SG), Lloyd Arnold (SF), Paul Thurman (PF) Raymond Kuhn, James Millis, Denver Berkeley, Robbie Crawford | |
| 13:11 | Penn State | Tomas Hoover steals the ball from Edward Edwards | 32-33 |
| 12:54 | Southern Cal | Joseph Donlon is open and scores on a shot from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 12:33 | Penn State | Carlos Wolfram hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 12:31 | Penn State | Paul Thurman hits the follow up shot | 34-35 |
| 12:04 | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 34-35 |
| 12:03 | Penn State | Carlos Wolfram snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 11:36 | Penn State | Edwin Banuelos scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Carlos Wolfram | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Max Dressler (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Kevin Sinclair (fresh) SF - Paul Melby (fresh) PF - Joseph Donlon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tomas Hoover (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Edwin Banuelos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Wolfram (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Arnold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Thurman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Edwards (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:13 | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover's floater is tipped away by Lloyd Arnold | 34-37 |
| 11:12 | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover tips it in | 36-37 |
| 10:48 | Penn State | Lloyd Arnold lays it in | 36-39 |
| 10:24 | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover lays it up and in set up by Max Dressler and the foul's on Paul Thurman - foul #1 on Paul Thurman, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (PG), Russell Hedrick (SG), Melvin Austin (SF), Mike Musson (PF) Max Dressler, Kevin Sinclair, Paul Melby, Joseph Donlon | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robbie Crawford (PF), Orlando Perez (C) Paul Thurman, Edward Edwards | |
| 10:24 | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover misses the free throw | 38-39 |
| 10:24 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Orlando Perez | 38-39 |
| 10:07 | Penn State | Russell Hedrick is called for the reach on Lloyd Arnold - foul #1 on Russell Hedrick, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark White (C) Tomas Hoover | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Kuhn (PG), James Millis (SG), Denver Berkeley (SF) Edwin Banuelos, Carlos Wolfram, Lloyd Arnold | |
| 09:44 | Penn State | Orlando Perez is whistled for a carry | 38-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Edwin Banuelos (PG), Carlos Wolfram (SG), Lloyd Arnold (SF), Edward Edwards (C) Raymond Kuhn, James Millis, Denver Berkeley, Orlando Perez | |
| 09:27 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes misses the wide open 3 from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 09:25 | Penn State | Lloyd Arnold pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 08:59 | Penn State | Robbie Crawford lays it up and in set up by Lloyd Arnold and he's hacked by Mike Musson - foul #3 on Mike Musson, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Kuhn (PG), James Millis (SG), Denver Berkeley (SF), Orlando Perez (C) Edwin Banuelos, Carlos Wolfram, Lloyd Arnold, Edward Edwards | |
| 08:59 | Penn State | Robbie Crawford makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 08:32 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 08:30 | Penn State | Robbie Crawford gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 08:09 | Penn State | Denver Berkeley travels with the ball | 38-42 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Max Dressler (PG), Kevin Sinclair (SG), Paul Melby (SF), Tomas Hoover (C) Ronald Barnes, Russell Hedrick, Melvin Austin, Mark White | |
| Subs | Penn State | Edwin Banuelos (PG), Carlos Wolfram (SG), Lloyd Arnold (SF), Edward Edwards (C) Raymond Kuhn, James Millis, Denver Berkeley, Orlando Perez | |
| 07:47 | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Max Dressler | 40-42 |
| 07:28 | Penn State | Tomas Hoover denies the turnaround by Robbie Crawford | 40-42 |
| 07:26 | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Max Dressler (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Sinclair (fresh) SF - Paul Melby (fresh) PF - Mike Musson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Tomas Hoover (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Edwin Banuelos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Wolfram (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Arnold (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Robbie Crawford (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward Edwards (tired) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:03 | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Edward Edwards - foul #4 on Edward Edwards, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (PG), Joseph Donlon (PF) Max Dressler, Mike Musson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Kuhn (PG), James Millis (SG), Denver Berkeley (SF), Paul Thurman (PF), Orlando Perez (C) Edwin Banuelos, Carlos Wolfram, Lloyd Arnold, Robbie Crawford, Edward Edwards | |
| 07:03 | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 07:03 | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 06:34 | Penn State | Paul Thurman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 06:33 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Joseph Donlon | 42-42 |
| 06:30 | Southern Cal | James Millis is called for the reach on Kevin Sinclair in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Millis, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick (SG), Melvin Austin (SF), Aaron Bess (C) Kevin Sinclair, Paul Melby, Tomas Hoover | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robbie Crawford (PF) Paul Thurman | |
| 06:09 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 06:08 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Denver Berkeley | 42-42 |
| 05:52 | Penn State | Raymond Kuhn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 42-42 |
| 05:51 | Penn State | Denver Berkeley tips it in | 42-44 |
| 05:26 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Melvin Austin | 45-44 |
| 04:57 | Penn State | Russell Hedrick takes the ball from Robbie Crawford | 45-44 |
| 04:28 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-44 |
| 04:26 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess can't tip it in | 45-44 |
| 04:24 | Penn State | Denver Berkeley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 03:55 | Penn State | James Millis can't finish the layup but the foul's on Russell Hedrick - foul #2 on Russell Hedrick, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Max Dressler (PG), Kevin Sinclair (SG), Paul Melby (SF), Mike Musson (PF), Tomas Hoover (C) Ronald Barnes, Russell Hedrick, Melvin Austin, Joseph Donlon, Aaron Bess | |
| Subs | Penn State | Edwin Banuelos (PG), Lloyd Arnold (SF), Paul Thurman (PF), Edward Edwards (C) Raymond Kuhn, Denver Berkeley, Robbie Crawford, Orlando Perez | |
| 03:55 | Penn State | James Millis makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 03:55 | Penn State | James Millis makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 03:40 | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover hits the finger roll | 47-46 |
| 03:17 | Penn State | Lloyd Arnold lays it in on a nice dish by James Millis | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Max Dressler (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Sinclair (fresh) SF - Paul Melby (fresh) PF - Mike Musson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Tomas Hoover (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Edwin Banuelos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Millis (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Arnold (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Thurman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Edwards (tiring) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Southern Cal | Mike Musson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Paul Thurman - foul #2 on Paul Thurman, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carlos Wolfram (SG) James Millis | |
| 03:04 | Southern Cal | Mike Musson makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 03:04 | Southern Cal | Mike Musson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 02:47 | Penn State | Mike Musson blocks the short jumper by Edward Edwards | 49-48 |
| 02:45 | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 02:40 | Southern Cal | Max Dressler makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Tomas Hoover | 51-48 |
| 02:15 | Penn State | Carlos Wolfram is fouled on the floor by Kevin Sinclair - foul #1 on Kevin Sinclair, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robbie Crawford (PF), Orlando Perez (C) Paul Thurman, Edward Edwards | |
| 01:50 | Penn State | Edwin Banuelos misses the floater from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 01:48 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Paul Melby | 51-48 |
| 01:48 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (PG), Russell Hedrick (SG), Melvin Austin (SF), Aaron Bess (C) Max Dressler, Kevin Sinclair, Paul Melby, Tomas Hoover | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Kuhn (PG), James Millis (SG), Denver Berkeley (SF) Edwin Banuelos, Carlos Wolfram, Lloyd Arnold | |
| 01:24 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 01:22 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 01:00 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Ronald Barnes | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Orlando Perez misses long on a shot from the right side | 53-48 |
| 00:42 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess grabs the board | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Southern Cal | James Millis is called for the reach on Aaron Bess in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Millis, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Max Dressler (PG), Paul Melby (SF) Ronald Barnes, Melvin Austin | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:41 | Southern Cal | Aaron Bess misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:41 | Southern Cal | Max Dressler grabs the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 00:40 | Southern Cal | Raymond Kuhn is called for the reach on Max Dressler - foul #1 on Raymond Kuhn, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover (C) Aaron Bess | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:40 | Southern Cal | Max Dressler makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:40 | Southern Cal | Max Dressler misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:40 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Orlando Perez | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Raymond Kuhn misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-48 |
| 00:32 | Southern Cal | Mike Musson grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 00:32 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-48 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (PG) Max Dressler | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:30 | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover is fouled in the backcourt by James Millis - foul #4 on James Millis, team foul #9 | 54-48 |
| 00:30 | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:30 | Southern Cal | Tomas Hoover makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Orlando Perez double dribbles | 56-48 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Max Dressler (PG) Ronald Barnes | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick is fouled in the backcourt by James Millis - foul #5 on James Millis, team foul #10 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carlos Wolfram (SG) James Millis | |
| 00:23 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:23 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Robbie Crawford hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-48 |
| 00:15 | Southern Cal | Russell Hedrick pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Max Dressler runs out the clock | 58-48 |