| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mwai Abdur (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 10 pts. C - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Ricky Worley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Poche (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Shelley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfredo Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNC Wilmington | Timothy Shelley inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | UNC Wilmington | Kenneth Lawson can't connect on a floater from the left block | 28-28 |
| 19:37 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 19:14 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Radomil Chudzinski and the foul's on Ricky Worley - foul #3 on Ricky Worley, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | James Fendley (PG) Ricky Worley | |
| 19:14 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the free throw | 31-28 |
| 18:54 | UNC Wilmington | Kenneth Lawson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-28 |
| 18:53 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 18:35 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Gerald Ricco | 34-28 |
| 18:12 | UNC Wilmington | Alfredo Yazzie clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Garry Gearhart - foul #1 on Garry Gearhart, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 18:12 | UNC Wilmington | Alfredo Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:12 | UNC Wilmington | Alfredo Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:43 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 17:41 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett snags the offensive board | 34-30 |
| 17:24 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses long on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Alfredo Yazzie - foul #2 on Alfredo Yazzie, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| 17:24 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:24 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:24 | UNC Wilmington | Alfredo Yazzie gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 17:18 | UNC Wilmington | Timothy Shelley can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 34-30 |
| 17:17 | UNC Wilmington | Alfredo Yazzie snags the offensive board | 34-30 |
| 17:06 | UNC Wilmington | Ryan Poche connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-32 |
| 16:40 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski loses the ball out of bounds | 34-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Weldon Ruffin (SG), James Chiesa (SF) Radomil Chudzinski, Mwai Abdur | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Roy Guerin (SF) Timothy Shelley | |
| 16:27 | UNC Wilmington | Alfredo Yazzie comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 16:25 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 16:05 | Penn State | James Chiesa hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Ricco | 37-32 |
| 15:51 | UNC Wilmington | James Fendley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ashley Peters (C) Garry Gearhart | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Ricky Worley (PG), Leroy Fisher (SF), Dennis Heard (PF) James Fendley, Ryan Poche, Alfredo Yazzie | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Weldon Ruffin (fresh) SF - James Chiesa (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Ashley Peters (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Ricky Worley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roy Guerin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leroy Fisher (fresh) PF - Dennis Heard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses short on a shot from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 15:29 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Roy Guerin | 37-32 |
| 15:23 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Heard misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on James Chiesa - foul #1 on James Chiesa, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski (SG), Mwai Abdur (SF) Weldon Ruffin, James Chiesa | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Timothy Shelley (SF), Patrick Bliss (C) Leroy Fisher, Kenneth Lawson | |
| 15:23 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Heard makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 15:23 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Heard makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 15:04 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco is whistled for a carry | 37-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Garry Gearhart (PF) Mwai Abdur | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 14:53 | UNC Wilmington | Patrick Bliss misses short on a shot from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 14:51 | UNC Wilmington | Ricky Worley tips it in | 37-36 |
| 14:35 | Penn State | Ashley Peters misses the runner from the left block | 37-36 |
| 14:33 | UNC Wilmington | Timothy Shelley gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 14:14 | UNC Wilmington | Timothy Shelley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-36 |
| 14:12 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Heard gets the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 13:51 | UNC Wilmington | Timothy Shelley can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 13:49 | UNC Wilmington | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Bliss | 37-36 |
| 13:36 | UNC Wilmington | Radomil Chudzinski is called for the reach on Ricky Worley - foul #2 on Radomil Chudzinski, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Ryan Poche (SG), James Fendley (SF), Alfredo Yazzie (PF), Kenneth Lawson (C) Roy Guerin, Timothy Shelley, Dennis Heard, Patrick Bliss | |
| 13:26 | UNC Wilmington | Ryan Poche misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 13:24 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 13:02 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Ricco | 39-36 |
| 12:40 | UNC Wilmington | Kenneth Lawson connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Ricky Worley | 39-38 |
| 12:20 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 12:18 | UNC Wilmington | Kenneth Lawson snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 12:08 | UNC Wilmington | Ryan Poche scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 39-40 |
| 11:44 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Radomil Chudzinski | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Garry Gearhart (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Ashley Peters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Ricky Worley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Poche (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fendley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alfredo Yazzie (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Lawson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:22 | UNC Wilmington | Garry Gearhart picks off the pass by James Fendley | 41-40 |
| 10:58 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 10:57 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco tips it back up and in | 43-40 |
| 10:51 | UNC Wilmington | Ryan Poche misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Radomil Chudzinski - foul #3 on Radomil Chudzinski, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (PG), Weldon Ruffin (SG), Mwai Abdur (SF) Gerald Ricco, Radomil Chudzinski, Bruce Bennett | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Timothy Shelley (SF) Ricky Worley | |
| 10:51 | UNC Wilmington | Ryan Poche makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 10:51 | UNC Wilmington | Ryan Poche makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:30 | Penn State | James Chiesa clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-42 |
| 10:29 | UNC Wilmington | Alfredo Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 10:06 | UNC Wilmington | Kenneth Lawson comes up short on the runner in the paint | 43-42 |
| 10:04 | UNC Wilmington | Kenneth Lawson tips it but misses | 43-42 |
| 10:02 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 09:33 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 43-42 |
| 09:31 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Timothy Shelley | 43-42 |
| 09:10 | UNC Wilmington | James Fendley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 09:09 | UNC Wilmington | Timothy Shelley grabs the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 08:54 | UNC Wilmington | Ryan Poche misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-42 |
| 08:52 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 08:46 | Penn State | Kenneth Lawson takes the ball from Garry Gearhart | 43-42 |
| 08:26 | UNC Wilmington | Timothy Shelley's pass is intercepted by James Chiesa | 43-42 |
| 08:23 | Penn State | Weldon Ruffin banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Chiesa | 45-42 |
| 08:02 | UNC Wilmington | James Chiesa is called for the reach on James Fendley - foul #2 on James Chiesa, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Ricco (PG), Radomil Chudzinski (SG), Bruce Bennett (PF) James Chiesa, Weldon Ruffin, Garry Gearhart | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Ricky Worley (PG), Roy Guerin (SG), Dennis Heard (PF), Patrick Bliss (C) James Fendley, Ryan Poche, Alfredo Yazzie, Kenneth Lawson | |
| 07:47 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Heard makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Timothy Shelley | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mwai Abdur (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Ashley Peters (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Ricky Worley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roy Guerin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Shelley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dennis Heard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Bliss (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Roy Guerin - foul #1 on Roy Guerin, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Leroy Fisher (SF) Timothy Shelley | |
| 07:25 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 07:25 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 07:10 | UNC Wilmington | Leroy Fisher misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 47-45 |
| 07:09 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 06:50 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Ricco | 50-45 |
| 06:32 | UNC Wilmington | Roy Guerin misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 06:31 | UNC Wilmington | Leroy Fisher gets the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 06:18 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Heard lays it up and in set up by Roy Guerin | 50-47 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Mwai Abdur | 53-47 |
| 05:48 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Heard's floater is tipped away by Ashley Peters | 53-47 |
| 05:46 | UNC Wilmington | Patrick Bliss tips it but misses | 53-47 |
| 05:44 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Heard tips it but misses | 53-47 |
| 05:43 | UNC Wilmington | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Bliss | 53-47 |
| 05:43 | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Garry Gearhart (PF) Ashley Peters | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Ryan Poche (SG), Timothy Shelley (SF), Alfredo Yazzie (PF), Kenneth Lawson (C) Roy Guerin, Leroy Fisher, Dennis Heard, Patrick Bliss | |
| 05:29 | UNC Wilmington | Timothy Shelley drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ryan Poche | 53-49 |
| 05:08 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-49 |
| 04:51 | UNC Wilmington | Timothy Shelley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ryan Poche | 53-51 |
| 04:24 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 04:22 | UNC Wilmington | Kenneth Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 03:58 | UNC Wilmington | Alfredo Yazzie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 03:56 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 03:41 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Alfredo Yazzie - foul #3 on Alfredo Yazzie, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ashley Peters (C) Mwai Abdur | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 03:41 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 03:41 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Ashley Peters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Ricky Worley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Poche (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Shelley (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alfredo Yazzie (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Lawson (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:18 | UNC Wilmington | Timothy Shelley misses long on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Bruce Bennett - foul #1 on Bruce Bennett, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| 03:18 | UNC Wilmington | Timothy Shelley makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 03:18 | UNC Wilmington | Timothy Shelley misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 03:18 | Penn State | Ashley Peters snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 03:02 | Penn State | Ashley Peters blows the dunk | 55-52 |
| 03:00 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart grabs the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 02:35 | Penn State | Ashley Peters hits the finger roll set up by Bruce Bennett | 57-52 |
| 02:26 | UNC Wilmington | Ricky Worley misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 02:24 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 01:57 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the shot from close range | 59-52 |
| 01:30 | UNC Wilmington | Alfredo Yazzie hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 59-52 |
| 01:29 | UNC Wilmington | Kenneth Lawson tips it in | 59-54 |
| 01:06 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses the 3 from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 01:05 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco tips it but misses | 59-54 |
| 01:04 | UNC Wilmington | Kenneth Lawson gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:51 | UNC Wilmington | Ryan Poche misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-54 |
| 00:49 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Bruce Bennett | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | UNC Wilmington | Ryan Poche is hacked by Bruce Bennett - foul #2 on Bruce Bennett, team foul #7 | 61-54 |
| 00:24 | UNC Wilmington | Ryan Poche misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Ashley Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Ashley Peters is hacked by Ryan Poche in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ryan Poche, team foul #5 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mwai Abdur (SG), James Chiesa (SF) Radomil Chudzinski, Bruce Bennett | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Timothy Shelley is called for the reach on Mwai Abdur - foul #2 on Timothy Shelley, team foul #6 | 61-54 |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Ricky Worley is called for the reach on Mwai Abdur - foul #4 on Ricky Worley, team foul #7 | 61-54 |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur misses the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:18 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lawson | 62-54 |
| 00:13 | UNC Wilmington | Gerald Ricco steals it from Kenneth Lawson | 62-54 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco lays it in | 64-54 |
| 00:05 | UNC Wilmington | Mwai Abdur steals it from Ryan Poche | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco runs out the clock | 64-54 |