| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Mack (fresh) SG - Billy Barr (fresh) SF - Thomas Michalec (fresh) PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) C - Brian Thies (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Leonard Simmons (fresh) SG - Dennis Reese (fresh) SF - Everett Otwell (fresh) PF - Michael Jones (fresh) C - Jonathan Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Brian Thies wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Penn State | Michael Mack is hacked by Dennis Reese - foul #1 on Dennis Reese, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Penn State | Billy Barr clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Dennis Reese - foul #2 on Dennis Reese, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roger Pearson (SG) Dennis Reese | |
| 19:25 | Penn State | Billy Barr misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Penn State | Billy Barr makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:07 | New Orleans | Everett Otwell knocks in the fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Thomas Michalec - foul #1 on Thomas Michalec, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 19:07 | New Orleans | Everett Otwell makes the free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:02 | Penn State | Michael Mack loses the dribble to Everett Otwell in the backcourt | 1-3 |
| 18:55 | New Orleans | Jonathan Jones travels with the ball | 1-3 |
| 18:45 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Everett Otwell - foul #1 on Everett Otwell, team foul #3 | 1-3 |
| 18:45 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec misses the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:45 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | New Orleans | Billy Barr picks off the pass by Leonard Simmons in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 18:18 | Penn State | Darryl Colson misses the jump hook from close range | 2-3 |
| 18:16 | New Orleans | Everett Otwell grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:57 | New Orleans | Michael Jones hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Leonard Simmons | 2-5 |
| 17:30 | Penn State | Everett Otwell steals it from Billy Barr | 2-5 |
| 17:27 | New Orleans | Roger Pearson jams it on a great pass from Everett Otwell | 2-7 |
| 17:09 | Penn State | Brian Thies comes up short on the floater in the lane | 2-7 |
| 17:07 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Michael Jones | 2-7 |
| 16:56 | New Orleans | Jonathan Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 2-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG), Pavel Czapski (SG), Lionel Job (SF), Sergei Sosinski (PF), Donald Norman (C) Michael Mack, Billy Barr, Thomas Michalec, Darryl Colson, Brian Thies | |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Milligan (PG), Leonard Servin (SG), Hollis Forester (SF), Jeffrey Spiro (PF), Mark Reed (C) Leonard Simmons, Roger Pearson, Everett Otwell, Michael Jones, Jonathan Jones | |
| 16:52 | Penn State | Leonard Servin is called for the reach on John Perry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leonard Servin, team foul #4 | 2-7 |
| 16:30 | Penn State | Donald Norman hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Pavel Czapski | 4-7 |
| 16:07 | New Orleans | Mark Reed misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Donald Norman - foul #1 on Donald Norman, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| 16:07 | New Orleans | Mark Reed makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:07 | New Orleans | Mark Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:49 | Penn State | Donald Norman is hacked by Mark Reed - foul #1 on Mark Reed, team foul #5 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Thomas Vess (C) Mark Reed | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Perry (fresh) SG - Pavel Czapski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lionel Job (fresh) PF - Sergei Sosinski (fresh) C - Donald Norman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - William Milligan (fresh) SG - Leonard Servin (fresh) SF - Hollis Forester (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Spiro (fresh) C - Thomas Vess (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Pavel Czapski and he's fouled by Thomas Vess - foul #1 on Thomas Vess, team foul #6 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Leonard Simmons (PG), Roger Pearson (SG), Michael Jones (PF), Jonathan Jones (C) William Milligan, Leonard Servin, Hollis Forester, Jeffrey Spiro | |
| 15:33 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski misses the free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:33 | New Orleans | Jonathan Jones snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 15:29 | New Orleans | Roger Pearson scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Jones | 6-11 |
| 15:14 | Penn State | Donald Norman is hacked by Thomas Vess - foul #2 on Thomas Vess, team foul #7 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Penn State | Billy Barr (SG), Thomas Michalec (SF), Brian Thies (C) Pavel Czapski, Lionel Job, Sergei Sosinski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Everett Otwell (SF) Thomas Vess | |
| 15:14 | Penn State | Donald Norman makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 15:14 | Penn State | Donald Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 15:02 | New Orleans | Everett Otwell comes up short on the shot from the right side | 8-11 |
| 15:01 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 14:46 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec can't throw it down | 8-11 |
| 14:45 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec tips it back up and in | 10-11 |
| 14:29 | New Orleans | Jonathan Jones knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 10-13 |
| 14:12 | Penn State | Donald Norman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 10-13 |
| 14:10 | New Orleans | Everett Otwell grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 13:53 | New Orleans | Leonard Simmons comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 13:51 | New Orleans | Jonathan Jones tips it home | 10-15 |
| 13:49 | Penn State | Everett Otwell steals the ball from Billy Barr in the backcourt | 10-15 |
| 13:47 | New Orleans | Roger Pearson hits the finger roll set up by Everett Otwell | 10-17 |
| 13:28 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec clanks a driving attempt from close range | 10-17 |
| 13:26 | Penn State | Brian Thies grabs the offensive board | 10-17 |
| 13:12 | Penn State | Billy Barr drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by John Perry | 12-17 |
| 12:53 | New Orleans | Leonard Simmons misses the fadeaway from the left side | 12-17 |
| 12:51 | Penn State | Brian Thies grabs the defensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 12:34 | Penn State | John Perry is hacked by Everett Otwell - foul #2 on Everett Otwell, team foul #8 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Pavel Czapski (SG), Lionel Job (SF), Darryl Colson (PF), Sergei Sosinski (C) Billy Barr, Thomas Michalec, Donald Norman, Brian Thies | |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Milligan (PG), Leonard Servin (SG), Hollis Forester (SF), Jeffrey Spiro (PF), Mark Reed (C) Leonard Simmons, Roger Pearson, Everett Otwell, Michael Jones, Jonathan Jones | |
| 12:34 | Penn State | John Perry misses the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 12:34 | New Orleans | Mark Reed pulls down the rebound | 12-17 |
| 12:27 | New Orleans | Pavel Czapski steals the ball from Mark Reed | 12-17 |
| 12:24 | Penn State | John Perry is fouled in the backcourt by William Milligan - foul #1 on William Milligan, team foul #9 | 12-17 |
| 12:24 | Penn State | John Perry makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 12:24 | Penn State | John Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 12:03 | New Orleans | Mark Reed's layup is rejected by Lionel Job | 14-17 |
| 12:02 | New Orleans | Mark Reed gets the offensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 11:48 | New Orleans | John Perry picks off the pass by Leonard Servin | 14-17 |
| 11:43 | Penn State | Pavel Czapski banks in the layup set up by John Perry | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Perry (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pavel Czapski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lionel Job (fresh) PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) C - Sergei Sosinski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - William Milligan (fresh) SG - Leonard Servin (fresh) SF - Hollis Forester (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Spiro (fresh) C - Mark Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | New Orleans | William Milligan is fouled on the floor by John Perry - foul #1 on John Perry, team foul #3 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Mack (PG) John Perry | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jonathan Jones (C) Mark Reed | |
| 11:13 | New Orleans | Jonathan Jones can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Mack - foul #1 on Michael Mack, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Thies (C) Pavel Czapski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Leonard Simmons (PG), Roger Pearson (SG) William Milligan, Leonard Servin | |
| 11:13 | New Orleans | Jonathan Jones makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 11:13 | New Orleans | Jonathan Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 10:50 | Penn State | Roger Pearson is called for the reach on Sergei Sosinski - foul #1 on Roger Pearson, team foul #10 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Billy Barr (SG) Lionel Job | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 10:50 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:50 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 10:33 | New Orleans | Jonathan Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-19 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Darryl Colson | 18-19 |
| 10:09 | Penn State | Brian Thies misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 18-19 |
| 10:08 | Penn State | Brian Thies tips it home | 20-19 |
| 09:45 | New Orleans | Hollis Forester knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 20-21 |
| 09:32 | Penn State | Darryl Colson can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jonathan Jones - foul #1 on Jonathan Jones, team foul #11 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Penn State | Pavel Czapski (SG), Lionel Job (SF) Billy Barr, Sergei Sosinski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Milligan (PG), Leonard Servin (SG), Michael Jones (PF), Mark Reed (C) Leonard Simmons, Roger Pearson, Jeffrey Spiro, Jonathan Jones | |
| 09:32 | Penn State | Darryl Colson makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 09:32 | Penn State | Darryl Colson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 09:32 | New Orleans | Michael Jones grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 09:19 | New Orleans | William Milligan misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-21 |
| 09:17 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Brian Thies | 21-21 |
| 09:12 | Penn State | Lionel Job is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Lionel Job, team foul #5 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Michalec (SF) Michael Mack | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 08:51 | New Orleans | Darryl Colson blocks the short jumper by Hollis Forester | 21-21 |
| 08:49 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 08:45 | Penn State | Pavel Czapski is fouled in the backcourt by William Milligan - foul #2 on William Milligan, team foul #12 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roger Pearson (SG), Jeffrey Spiro (C) William Milligan, Mark Reed | |
| 08:45 | Penn State | Pavel Czapski makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 08:45 | Penn State | Pavel Czapski misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 08:45 | New Orleans | Jeffrey Spiro gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 08:38 | New Orleans | Leonard Servin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-21 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Mack (PG) Lionel Job | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 08:18 | Penn State | Darryl Colson misses the easy layup | 22-21 |
| 08:17 | New Orleans | Jeffrey Spiro pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 08:12 | New Orleans | Roger Pearson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 22-21 |
| 08:11 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Thomas Michalec | 22-21 |
| 07:54 | Penn State | Hollis Forester is called for the reach on Darryl Colson - foul #1 on Hollis Forester, team foul #13 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG), Billy Barr (SG), Donald Norman (C) Michael Mack, Pavel Czapski, Brian Thies | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Leonard Simmons (PG), Jonathan Jones (C) Leonard Servin, Michael Jones | |
| 07:54 | Penn State | Darryl Colson makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 07:54 | Penn State | Darryl Colson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 07:46 | New Orleans | Roger Pearson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Darryl Colson - foul #1 on Darryl Colson, team foul #6 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski (PF) Darryl Colson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 07:46 | New Orleans | Roger Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 07:46 | New Orleans | Roger Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Perry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Barr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Michalec (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sergei Sosinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Norman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Leonard Simmons (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Roger Pearson (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Hollis Forester (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Spiro (tiring) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Jones (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Jeffrey Spiro - foul #1 on Jeffrey Spiro, team foul #14 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lionel Job (SG) Billy Barr | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Mark Reed (SF) Hollis Forester | |
| 07:22 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 07:22 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 07:22 | New Orleans | Jonathan Jones pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 06:55 | New Orleans | Leonard Simmons is called for a charge - foul #1 on Leonard Simmons, team foul #15 | 24-23 |
| 06:34 | Penn State | Lionel Job buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Michalec and the foul's on Mark Reed - foul #2 on Mark Reed, team foul #16 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Mack (PG), Billy Barr (SG), Darryl Colson (PF), Brian Thies (C) John Perry, Thomas Michalec, Sergei Sosinski, Donald Norman | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Hollis Forester (SF), Michael Jones (PF) Mark Reed, Jeffrey Spiro | |
| 06:34 | Penn State | Lionel Job misses the free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:34 | Penn State | Lionel Job grabs the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 06:24 | Penn State | Michael Jones steals the ball from Darryl Colson | 26-23 |
| 06:07 | New Orleans | Roger Pearson is hacked by Billy Barr - foul #1 on Billy Barr, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Pavel Czapski (SG), Thomas Michalec (SF) Billy Barr, Lionel Job | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Leonard Servin (SG) Leonard Simmons | |
| 06:07 | New Orleans | Roger Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:07 | New Orleans | Roger Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:47 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from Pavel Czapski | 28-25 |
| 05:40 | New Orleans | Leonard Servin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Hollis Forester and he's fouled by Darryl Colson - foul #2 on Darryl Colson, team foul #8 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski (PF) Darryl Colson | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Leonard Simmons (PG), Jeffrey Spiro (PF) Roger Pearson, Michael Jones | |
| 05:40 | New Orleans | Leonard Servin makes the free throw | 28-28 |
| 05:25 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-28 |
| 05:25 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 28-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG), Lionel Job (SF), Donald Norman (C) Michael Mack, Thomas Michalec, Brian Thies | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 05:16 | New Orleans | Hollis Forester makes the shot from the free throw line | 28-30 |
| 05:12 | Penn State | Hollis Forester is called for the reach on John Perry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hollis Forester, team foul #17 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Everett Otwell (SF) Hollis Forester | |
| 05:12 | Penn State | John Perry makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 05:12 | Penn State | John Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 04:52 | New Orleans | Jeffrey Spiro misses short on a shot near the basket | 30-30 |
| 04:51 | Penn State | Pavel Czapski grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 04:49 | Penn State | Pavel Czapski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Billy Barr (SG) Pavel Czapski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Michael Jones (PF) Jonathan Jones | |
| 04:40 | New Orleans | Everett Otwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roger Pearson (SG) Leonard Simmons | |
| 04:23 | Penn State | Billy Barr hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Donald Norman | 33-30 |
| 04:07 | New Orleans | Everett Otwell comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 33-30 |
| 04:06 | Penn State | Lionel Job gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 03:50 | Penn State | Donald Norman misses the easy open layup | 33-30 |
| 03:48 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Norman | 33-30 |
| 03:33 | Penn State | Billy Barr clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 33-30 |
| 03:31 | Penn State | Donald Norman gets the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Perry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Barr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lionel Job (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sergei Sosinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Norman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Leonard Servin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roger Pearson (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Everett Otwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Michael Jones (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Spiro (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Mack (PG), Pavel Czapski (SG), Thomas Michalec (SF), Darryl Colson (PF), Brian Thies (C) John Perry, Billy Barr, Lionel Job, Sergei Sosinski, Donald Norman | |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Milligan (PG), Dennis Reese (SG), Mark Reed (PF), Thomas Vess (C) Leonard Servin, Roger Pearson, Michael Jones, Jeffrey Spiro | |
| 02:53 | New Orleans | Everett Otwell misses the shot from the left block | 33-30 |
| 02:52 | New Orleans | Dennis Reese snags the offensive board | 33-30 |
| 02:39 | New Orleans | Everett Otwell misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 02:37 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 02:33 | Penn State | Michael Mack misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 02:32 | New Orleans | Everett Otwell grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 02:15 | New Orleans | Everett Otwell travels with the ball | 33-30 |
| 01:57 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec makes the wide open turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Michael Mack | 35-30 |
| 01:43 | New Orleans | William Milligan travels with the ball | 35-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG), Billy Barr (SG) Michael Mack, Pavel Czapski | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Leonard Simmons (PG), Jeffrey Spiro (PF), Jonathan Jones (C) William Milligan, Mark Reed, Thomas Vess | |
| 01:31 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec lays it up and in on a great pass from Billy Barr | 37-30 |
| 01:18 | New Orleans | Leonard Simmons banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dennis Reese and the foul's on John Perry - foul #2 on John Perry, team foul #9 | 37-32 |
| 01:18 | New Orleans | Leonard Simmons makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 01:16 | Penn State | John Perry is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Simmons - foul #2 on Leonard Simmons, team foul #18 | 37-33 |
| 01:16 | Penn State | John Perry misses the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 01:16 | Penn State | John Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 01:16 | Penn State | Brian Thies grabs the offensive board | 37-33 |
| 01:11 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec hits the finger roll | 39-33 |
| 00:59 | New Orleans | Jonathan Jones's floater is tipped away by Brian Thies | 39-33 |
| 00:58 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 00:53 | Penn State | Billy Barr clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec misses the tip | 39-33 |
| 00:50 | New Orleans | Jeffrey Spiro snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 00:31 | New Orleans | Dennis Reese misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Perry - foul #3 on John Perry, team foul #10 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Mack (PG), Lionel Job (SF), Sergei Sosinski (PF), Donald Norman (C) John Perry, Thomas Michalec, Darryl Colson, Brian Thies | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Roger Pearson (PG), Michael Jones (PF) Leonard Simmons, Jeffrey Spiro | |
| 00:31 | New Orleans | Dennis Reese makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 00:31 | New Orleans | Dennis Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Dennis Reese is called for the reach on Michael Mack in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Reese, team foul #19 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Pavel Czapski (SG) Billy Barr | |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Milligan (SG), Hollis Forester (SF) Dennis Reese, Everett Otwell | |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Michael Mack makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Michael Mack makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 00:01 | New Orleans | Michael Mack steals the ball from Hollis Forester | 41-35 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Michael Mack misses long on a fullcourt shot | 41-35 |