| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Roger Whetzel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lyle Sprenger (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Erik Prettyman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ruben Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Mack (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Billy Barr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Michalec (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Brian Thies (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Lyle Sprenger inbounds the ball | 28-40 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | UMass | Roger Whetzel hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Michael Turner | 30-40 |
| 19:21 | Penn State | Lyle Sprenger is called for the reach on Darryl Colson - foul #1 on Lyle Sprenger, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| Subs | UMass | James Flanagan (PG), Robert Claycomb (SF), Paul Nicely (PF) Michael Turner, Lyle Sprenger, Erik Prettyman | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 19:07 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec is hacked by Roger Whetzel - foul #3 on Roger Whetzel, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Vose (SG) Roger Whetzel | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 18:54 | Penn State | Brian Thies banks in the layup on a great pass from Darryl Colson and the foul's on Robert Claycomb - foul #2 on Robert Claycomb, team foul #3 | 30-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Turner (PG), Lyle Sprenger (SF) Robert Vose, Robert Claycomb | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 18:54 | Penn State | Brian Thies makes the free throw | 30-43 |
| 18:35 | UMass | James Flanagan connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 32-43 |
| 18:09 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec clanks a shot from the right wing | 32-43 |
| 18:07 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Michalec | 32-43 |
| 17:43 | Penn State | Darryl Colson is fouled on the floor by Ruben Hudson - foul #2 on Ruben Hudson, team foul #4 | 32-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Vose (SG), Robert Claycomb (SF), Erik Prettyman (PF) Michael Turner, Lyle Sprenger, Paul Nicely | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG) Michael Mack | |
| 17:29 | Penn State | Brian Thies's pass is intercepted by James Flanagan | 32-43 |
| 17:03 | UMass | Robert Claycomb is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Robert Claycomb, team foul #5 | 32-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Turner (PG), Lyle Sprenger (SF), Albert Brown (PF) Robert Vose, Robert Claycomb, Erik Prettyman | |
| Subs | Penn State | Pavel Czapski (SG), Lionel Job (SF), Sergei Sosinski (PF), Donald Norman (C) Billy Barr, Thomas Michalec, Darryl Colson, Brian Thies | |
| 16:56 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Lyle Sprenger - foul #2 on Lyle Sprenger, team foul #6 | 32-43 |
| 16:56 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 16:56 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 16:43 | UMass | Ruben Hudson connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Michael Turner | 34-45 |
| 16:21 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-45 |
| 16:20 | Penn State | Donald Norman tips it but misses | 34-45 |
| 16:18 | UMass | Lyle Sprenger pulls down the rebound | 34-45 |
| 16:01 | UMass | Michael Turner knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from James Flanagan | 36-45 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Flanagan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lyle Sprenger (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Albert Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ruben Hudson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Perry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Pavel Czapski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lionel Job (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sergei Sosinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Norman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Penn State | Donald Norman comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Turner - foul #1 on Michael Turner, team foul #7 | 36-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Whetzel (SG), Robert Claycomb (SF), Erik Prettyman (PF) James Flanagan, Lyle Sprenger, Ruben Hudson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Mack (PG), Billy Barr (SG), Thomas Michalec (SF), Darryl Colson (PF) John Perry, Pavel Czapski, Lionel Job, Sergei Sosinski | |
| 15:42 | Penn State | Donald Norman misses the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 15:42 | Penn State | Donald Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 15:22 | UMass | Michael Turner knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Roger Whetzel | 39-46 |
| 15:10 | Penn State | Michael Mack makes the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Michael Turner - foul #2 on Michael Turner, team foul #8 | 39-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Lyle Sprenger (SF), Ruben Hudson (C) Robert Claycomb, Albert Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Thies (C) Donald Norman | |
| 15:10 | Penn State | Michael Mack makes the free throw | 39-49 |
| 14:50 | UMass | Michael Turner hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Whetzel | 42-49 |
| 14:35 | Penn State | Brian Thies clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 42-49 |
| 14:33 | UMass | The rebound goes to Lyle Sprenger | 42-49 |
| 14:31 | UMass | Michael Mack steps in front of the Michael Turner pass in the backcourt | 42-49 |
| 14:12 | Penn State | Billy Barr drills a runner in the lane | 42-51 |
| 14:00 | UMass | Lyle Sprenger is hacked by Billy Barr - foul #2 on Billy Barr, team foul #1 | 42-51 |
| Subs | UMass | James Flanagan (PG), Robert Claycomb (SF), Albert Brown (C) Michael Turner, Lyle Sprenger, Ruben Hudson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Pavel Czapski (SG), Sergei Sosinski (SF), Donald Norman (PF) Billy Barr, Thomas Michalec, Darryl Colson | |
| 13:43 | UMass | James Flanagan makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Roger Whetzel | 45-51 |
| 13:26 | Penn State | Brian Thies lays it in | 45-53 |
| 13:07 | UMass | Roger Whetzel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 13:05 | Penn State | Brian Thies grabs the board | 45-53 |
| 12:42 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski misses the turnaround in the lane | 45-53 |
| 12:40 | UMass | Erik Prettyman snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 12:14 | UMass | Roger Whetzel misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-53 |
| 12:12 | UMass | James Flanagan hits the follow up shot | 47-53 |
| 11:47 | Penn State | James Flanagan steals the ball from Brian Thies | 47-53 |
| 11:43 | UMass | Robert Claycomb lays it up and in on a great pass from James Flanagan | 49-53 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Flanagan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Whetzel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Claycomb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Erik Prettyman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Mack (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Pavel Czapski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sergei Sosinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Norman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Thies (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski makes the shot from the baseline | 49-55 |
| 11:02 | UMass | Roger Whetzel buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-55 |
| 10:36 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski's pass is intercepted by Albert Brown | 52-55 |
| 10:20 | UMass | Albert Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Norman | 52-55 |
| 10:19 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Claycomb | 52-55 |
| 10:02 | UMass | Roger Whetzel misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Brian Thies - foul #2 on Brian Thies, team foul #2 | 52-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Turner (PG), Lyle Sprenger (SF), Paul Nicely (PF), Ruben Hudson (C) James Flanagan, Robert Claycomb, Erik Prettyman, Albert Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG), Billy Barr (SG), Thomas Michalec (SF), Darryl Colson (PF) Michael Mack, Pavel Czapski, Sergei Sosinski, Donald Norman | |
| 10:02 | UMass | Roger Whetzel makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 10:02 | UMass | Roger Whetzel misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 10:02 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 09:35 | Penn State | A charge is called on Darryl Colson - foul #2 on Darryl Colson, team foul #3 | 53-55 |
| 09:16 | UMass | Brian Thies is called for the reach on Ruben Hudson - foul #3 on Brian Thies, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Erik Prettyman (PF) Paul Nicely | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:02 | UMass | Ruben Hudson can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on John Perry - foul #1 on John Perry, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Nicely (PF) Erik Prettyman | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:02 | UMass | Ruben Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 09:02 | UMass | Ruben Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 08:45 | Penn State | John Perry misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Ruben Hudson - foul #3 on Ruben Hudson, team foul #9 | 54-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Erik Prettyman (PF) Paul Nicely | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:45 | Penn State | John Perry misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 08:45 | Penn State | John Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 08:24 | UMass | Roger Whetzel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 08:22 | Penn State | Billy Barr grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 08:09 | Penn State | Billy Barr loses the ball out of bounds | 54-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Albert Brown (PF) Erik Prettyman | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 07:52 | UMass | Michael Turner makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 07:33 | Penn State | Billy Barr misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Ruben Hudson - foul #4 on Ruben Hudson, team foul #10 | 57-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Erik Prettyman (PF) Albert Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Norman (C) Brian Thies | |
| 07:33 | Penn State | Billy Barr makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 07:33 | Penn State | Billy Barr makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Whetzel (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lyle Sprenger (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Erik Prettyman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ruben Hudson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Perry (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Barr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Michalec (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Donald Norman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | UMass | Ruben Hudson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 57-58 |
| 07:21 | Penn State | Billy Barr gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 06:59 | Penn State | Darryl Colson misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Erik Prettyman - foul #1 on Erik Prettyman, team foul #11 | 57-58 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Pavel Czapski (SG), Sergei Sosinski (SF) Billy Barr, Thomas Michalec | |
| 06:59 | Penn State | Darryl Colson misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 06:59 | Penn State | Darryl Colson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 06:36 | UMass | Michael Turner misses long on a jumper from the right side | 57-59 |
| 06:35 | Penn State | Donald Norman grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 06:31 | Penn State | Erik Prettyman swats the dunk try by Sergei Sosinski | 57-59 |
| 06:29 | Penn State | Donald Norman hits the follow up shot | 57-61 |
| 06:13 | UMass | Roger Whetzel misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-61 |
| 06:12 | Penn State | John Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 06:06 | Penn State | Ruben Hudson is called for the reach on John Perry - foul #5 on Ruben Hudson, team foul #12 | 57-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Albert Brown (PF), Paul Nicely (C) Erik Prettyman, Ruben Hudson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lionel Job (SF), Brian Thies (C) Darryl Colson, Donald Norman | |
| 06:06 | Penn State | John Perry misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 06:06 | Penn State | John Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 05:48 | UMass | Lionel Job steals the ball from Michael Turner | 57-62 |
| 05:31 | Penn State | Brian Thies misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Nicely - foul #1 on Paul Nicely, team foul #13 | 57-62 |
| Subs | UMass | James Flanagan (PG), Erik Prettyman (PF) Michael Turner, Paul Nicely | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Mack (PG), Billy Barr (SG), Thomas Michalec (SF) John Perry, Pavel Czapski, Lionel Job | |
| 05:31 | Penn State | Brian Thies makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 05:31 | Penn State | Brian Thies makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:11 | UMass | James Flanagan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-64 |
| 05:09 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec grabs the defensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 04:47 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-64 |
| 04:45 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec grabs the offensive board | 57-64 |
| 04:35 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski connects on the shot in the paint set up by Billy Barr | 57-66 |
| 04:25 | UMass | Lyle Sprenger misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Michalec - foul #2 on Thomas Michalec, team foul #6 | 57-66 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Turner (PG), Paul Nicely (C) James Flanagan, Albert Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Darryl Colson (PF), Donald Norman (C) Sergei Sosinski, Brian Thies | |
| 04:25 | UMass | Lyle Sprenger makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 04:25 | UMass | Lyle Sprenger makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 04:01 | Penn State | Donald Norman's pass is intercepted by Lyle Sprenger | 59-66 |
| 03:47 | UMass | Erik Prettyman comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 59-66 |
| 03:46 | UMass | Michael Turner tips it in | 61-66 |
| 03:27 | Penn State | Roger Whetzel steals the ball from Thomas Michalec | 61-66 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Turner (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Whetzel (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lyle Sprenger (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Erik Prettyman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Nicely (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Mack (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Billy Barr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Michalec (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Donald Norman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:08 | UMass | Michael Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-66 |
| 03:07 | Penn State | Darryl Colson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 02:47 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Lyle Sprenger - foul #3 on Lyle Sprenger, team foul #14 | 61-66 |
| Subs | UMass | James Flanagan (PG), Robert Claycomb (SF), Albert Brown (C) Michael Turner, Lyle Sprenger, Paul Nicely | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG), Pavel Czapski (SG), Sergei Sosinski (PF) Michael Mack, Billy Barr, Darryl Colson | |
| 02:47 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 02:47 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:34 | UMass | James Flanagan is fouled on the floor by John Perry - foul #2 on John Perry, team foul #7 | 61-68 |
| Subs | UMass | Lyle Sprenger (SF) Robert Claycomb | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lionel Job (SF) Thomas Michalec | |
| 02:34 | UMass | James Flanagan makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 02:34 | UMass | James Flanagan misses the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 02:34 | Penn State | Donald Norman gets the rebound | 62-68 |
| 02:34 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:21 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by John Perry | 62-71 |
| 02:03 | UMass | Lyle Sprenger clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-71 |
| 02:02 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski grabs the board | 62-71 |
| 02:02 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-71 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Turner (PG), Robert Claycomb (SF) James Flanagan, Lyle Sprenger | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Mack (PG), Billy Barr (SG), Thomas Michalec (SF), Darryl Colson (PF), Brian Thies (C) John Perry, Pavel Czapski, Lionel Job, Sergei Sosinski, Donald Norman | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:46 | Penn State | Billy Barr hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Darryl Colson | 62-73 |
| 01:32 | UMass | Robert Claycomb loses the dribble to Darryl Colson | 62-73 |
| 01:11 | Penn State | Brian Thies can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-73 |
| 01:09 | UMass | Michael Turner grabs the board | 62-73 |
| 01:04 | UMass | Roger Whetzel makes the shot from the left block set up by Michael Turner | 64-73 |
| 00:36 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec is called for traveling | 64-73 |
| Subs | UMass | Lyle Sprenger (SF) Robert Claycomb | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:30 | UMass | Michael Turner misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-73 |
| 00:28 | UMass | Lyle Sprenger grabs the offensive rebound | 64-73 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Michael Turner buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Michael Mack is hacked by Roger Whetzel in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roger Whetzel, team foul #15 | 67-73 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lionel Job (SF), Donald Norman (C) Thomas Michalec, Brian Thies | |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Michael Mack makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Michael Mack makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:17 | UMass | Lyle Sprenger hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-75 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-75 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Michael Turner is called for the reach on Donald Norman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Turner, team foul #16 | 70-75 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Donald Norman misses the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Donald Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:09 | UMass | Lyle Sprenger is whistled for a carry | 70-76 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Lionel Job is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Whetzel - foul #5 on Roger Whetzel, team foul #17 | 70-76 |
| Subs | UMass | James Flanagan (SG) Roger Whetzel | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Lionel Job misses the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Lionel Job misses the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:07 | UMass | Lyle Sprenger grabs the defensive rebound | 70-76 |
| 00:07 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-76 |
| 00:02 | UMass | Albert Brown double dribbles | 70-76 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Michael Mack runs out the clock | 70-76 |