| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Leo Schreier (fresh) SG - Robert Carr (fresh) SF - Lee Cromer (fresh) PF - Horace Millner (fresh) C - Wayne Spears (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Mack (fresh) SG - Billy Barr (fresh) SF - Thomas Michalec (fresh) PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) C - Brian Thies (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas A&M | Horace Millner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Texas A&M | Wayne Spears misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Texas A&M | Robert Carr grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Texas A&M | Darryl Colson swats the layup by Wayne Spears | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Penn State | Brian Thies gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Penn State | Michael Mack is fouled on the floor by Leo Schreier - foul #1 on Leo Schreier, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Penn State | Brian Thies connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Mack and he's fouled by Wayne Spears - foul #1 on Wayne Spears, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Penn State | Brian Thies misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Texas A&M | Horace Millner snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Texas A&M | Thomas Michalec takes the ball from Wayne Spears after a doubleteam | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Penn State | Billy Barr lays it up and in set up by Thomas Michalec | 0-4 |
| 18:04 | Texas A&M | Wayne Spears clanks a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Brian Thies - foul #1 on Brian Thies, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:04 | Texas A&M | Wayne Spears misses the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:04 | Texas A&M | Wayne Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:00 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec is fouled in the backcourt by Horace Millner - foul #1 on Horace Millner, team foul #3 | 1-4 |
| 17:37 | Penn State | Darryl Colson misses the lay-in | 1-4 |
| 17:35 | Penn State | Brian Thies grabs the offensive rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:16 | Penn State | Billy Barr hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Mack | 1-7 |
| 17:04 | Texas A&M | Robert Carr is hacked by Billy Barr - foul #1 on Billy Barr, team foul #2 | 1-7 |
| 16:46 | Texas A&M | Darryl Colson is called for the reach on Horace Millner - foul #1 on Darryl Colson, team foul #3 | 1-7 |
| 16:37 | Texas A&M | Wayne Spears lays it up and in | 3-7 |
| 16:35 | Penn State | Leo Schreier is called for the reach on Michael Mack in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leo Schreier, team foul #4 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Manuel Crader (PG) Leo Schreier | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:07 | Penn State | Darryl Colson makes the wide open shot in the lane | 3-9 |
| 15:48 | Texas A&M | Manuel Crader makes the contested 3 from the left corner | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Manuel Crader (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Carr (fairly fresh) SF - Lee Cromer (fairly fresh) PF - Horace Millner (fairly fresh) C - Wayne Spears (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Mack (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Billy Barr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Michalec (fairly fresh) PF - Darryl Colson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Thies (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Penn State | Billy Barr's pass is intercepted by Manuel Crader in the backcourt | 6-9 |
| 15:42 | Texas A&M | Robert Carr lays it in on a great pass from Manuel Crader | 8-9 |
| 15:19 | Penn State | Darryl Colson travels with the ball | 8-9 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 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 | |
| 15:09 | Texas A&M | Manuel Crader is called for 10 seconds | 8-9 |
| 14:48 | Penn State | Lionel Job clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-9 |
| 14:46 | Texas A&M | Wayne Spears grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 14:33 | Texas A&M | Manuel Crader splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Lionel Job - foul #1 on Lionel Job, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Richard Davis (SF), Edward Weinman (PF), Paul Crider (C) Lee Cromer, Horace Millner, Wayne Spears | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:33 | Texas A&M | Manuel Crader makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:33 | Texas A&M | Manuel Crader misses the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:33 | Texas A&M | Edward Weinman grabs the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:16 | Texas A&M | Paul Crider hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald Norman - foul #1 on Donald Norman, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| 14:16 | Texas A&M | Paul Crider misses the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:16 | Texas A&M | Paul Crider makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:50 | Penn State | Donald Norman misses the floater from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 13:48 | Texas A&M | Robert Carr pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:37 | Texas A&M | Paul Crider knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Carr | 12-9 |
| 13:15 | Penn State | Lionel Job is whistled for a carry | 12-9 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Lee Cromer (SF), Horace Millner (PF), Wayne Spears (C) Robert Carr, Edward Weinman, Paul Crider | |
| Subs | Penn State | Billy Barr (SG), Thomas Michalec (SF), Darryl Colson (PF), Brian Thies (C) Pavel Czapski, Lionel Job, Sergei Sosinski, Donald Norman | |
| 13:02 | Texas A&M | Manuel Crader is hacked by Darryl Colson - foul #2 on Darryl Colson, team foul #6 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Mack (PG), Sergei Sosinski (PF) John Perry, Darryl Colson | |
| 12:37 | Texas A&M | Wayne Spears is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 12-9 |
| 12:35 | Texas A&M | Horace Millner tips it in | 14-9 |
| 12:12 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Billy Barr | 14-11 |
| 11:58 | Texas A&M | The pull-up jumper by Horace Millner is blocked by Thomas Michalec | 14-11 |
| 11:56 | Penn State | Brian Thies grabs the defensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 11:36 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec buries a floater near the basket set up by Michael Mack and he's fouled by Richard Davis - foul #1 on Richard Davis, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Kirk Yingst (PG), Robert Carr (SG), Edward Weinman (PF), Paul Crider (C) Manuel Crader, Lee Cromer, Horace Millner, Wayne Spears | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG), Pavel Czapski (SG), Donald Norman (PF) Michael Mack, Billy Barr, Sergei Sosinski | |
| 11:36 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec misses the free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:36 | Texas A&M | Robert Carr pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Kirk Yingst (fresh) SG - Robert Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Davis (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Weinman (fresh) C - Paul Crider (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Perry (fresh) SG - Pavel Czapski (fresh) SF - Thomas Michalec (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Norman (fresh) C - Brian Thies (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Texas A&M | Paul Crider double dribbles | 14-13 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lionel Job (SF) Thomas Michalec | |
| 11:03 | Penn State | John Perry misses badly on a jumper from close range | 14-13 |
| 11:02 | Texas A&M | Edward Weinman snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 10:36 | Texas A&M | Kirk Yingst makes the floater from the free throw line | 16-13 |
| 10:10 | Penn State | Lionel Job buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-16 |
| 09:58 | Texas A&M | Richard Davis double dribbles | 16-16 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Manuel Crader (PG), Lee Cromer (SF), Horace Millner (PF), Wayne Spears (C) Kirk Yingst, Richard Davis, Edward Weinman, Paul Crider | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Mack (PG), Billy Barr (SG), Thomas Michalec (SF), Sergei Sosinski (PF) John Perry, Pavel Czapski, Lionel Job, Donald Norman | |
| 09:31 | Penn State | Billy Barr misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-16 |
| 09:29 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec hits the follow up shot | 16-18 |
| 09:10 | Texas A&M | Manuel Crader evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-18 |
| 09:08 | Penn State | Billy Barr gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 09:06 | Penn State | Robert Carr steps in front of the Michael Mack pass in the backcourt | 16-18 |
| 08:53 | Texas A&M | Wayne Spears evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Horace Millner | 18-18 |
| 08:29 | Penn State | Lee Cromer steals it from Thomas Michalec | 18-18 |
| 08:26 | Texas A&M | Lee Cromer misses the dunk | 18-18 |
| 08:24 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec snags the defensive board | 18-18 |
| 08:20 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec's pass is intercepted by Manuel Crader in the backcourt | 18-18 |
| 08:05 | Texas A&M | Manuel Crader is called for a charge - foul #1 on Manuel Crader, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Kirk Yingst (PG), Richard Davis (SF), Edward Weinman (PF), Paul Crider (C) Manuel Crader, Lee Cromer, Horace Millner, Wayne Spears | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG), Pavel Czapski (SG), Lionel Job (SF), Donald Norman (C) Michael Mack, Billy Barr, Thomas Michalec, Brian Thies | |
| 08:01 | Penn State | Pavel Czapski double dribbles in the backcourt | 18-18 |
| 07:48 | Texas A&M | Paul Crider misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Pavel Czapski - foul #1 on Pavel Czapski, team foul #7 | 18-18 |
| 07:48 | Texas A&M | Paul Crider misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:48 | Texas A&M | Paul Crider makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:22 | Penn State | Lionel Job is fouled on the floor by Richard Davis - foul #2 on Richard Davis, team foul #7 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Brandon Roberts (PF) Richard Davis | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 07:22 | Penn State | Lionel Job makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:22 | Penn State | Lionel Job misses the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:22 | Texas A&M | Paul Crider gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Kirk Yingst (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Carr (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Weinman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brandon Roberts (fresh) C - Paul Crider (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Perry (fresh) SG - Pavel Czapski (fresh) SF - Lionel Job (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sergei Sosinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Norman (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Texas A&M | The jumper by Paul Crider is denied by Donald Norman | 19-19 |
| 07:11 | Penn State | Donald Norman gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 06:52 | Penn State | Pavel Czapski is whistled for traveling | 19-19 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Manuel Crader (SG) Robert Carr | |
| Subs | Penn State | Billy Barr (SG), Thomas Michalec (SF), Brian Thies (C) Pavel Czapski, Lionel Job, Sergei Sosinski | |
| 06:45 | Texas A&M | Kirk Yingst buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-19 |
| 06:23 | Penn State | Billy Barr misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-19 |
| 06:22 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to John Perry | 22-19 |
| 06:01 | Penn State | Billy Barr clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 22-19 |
| 05:59 | Texas A&M | Brandon Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 05:50 | Texas A&M | Paul Crider scores on a floater near the basket set up by Edward Weinman | 24-19 |
| 05:27 | Penn State | John Perry drills a jump hook from the left block | 24-21 |
| 05:02 | Texas A&M | Manuel Crader misses the jumper from the left side | 24-21 |
| 05:01 | Penn State | Donald Norman pulls down the rebound | 24-21 |
| 04:32 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 24-23 |
| 04:10 | Texas A&M | Kirk Yingst misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 04:09 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec gets the rebound | 24-23 |
| 04:05 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec is fouled in the backcourt by Manuel Crader - foul #2 on Manuel Crader, team foul #8 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Dale Hayward (PG), Robert Carr (SG), Lee Cromer (SF), Horace Millner (PF), Wayne Spears (C) Kirk Yingst, Manuel Crader, Edward Weinman, Brandon Roberts, Paul Crider | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Mack (PG), Pavel Czapski (SG), Sergei Sosinski (PF) John Perry, Billy Barr, Donald Norman | |
| 04:05 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:05 | Texas A&M | Wayne Spears snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 03:55 | Texas A&M | Wayne Spears misses the lay-in but the foul's on Thomas Michalec - foul #1 on Thomas Michalec, team foul #8 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Leo Schreier (PG) Dale Hayward | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lionel Job (SF), Darryl Colson (PF) Thomas Michalec, Sergei Sosinski | |
| 03:55 | Texas A&M | Wayne Spears makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 03:55 | Texas A&M | Wayne Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 03:32 | Penn State | Lionel Job scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 03:26 | Texas A&M | Wayne Spears can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 26-25 |
| 03:25 | Texas A&M | Wayne Spears tips it home | 28-25 |
| 03:01 | Penn State | Horace Millner is called for the reach on Darryl Colson - foul #2 on Horace Millner, team foul #9 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Richard Davis (SG) Robert Carr | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 03:01 | Penn State | Darryl Colson misses the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:01 | Penn State | Brian Thies gets the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Leo Schreier (fresh) SG - Richard Davis (fresh) SF - Lee Cromer (fairly fresh) PF - Horace Millner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Spears (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Mack (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Pavel Czapski (fresh) SF - Lionel Job (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Thies (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:37 | Penn State | Lionel Job misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-25 |
| 02:35 | Penn State | Pavel Czapski tips it home | 28-27 |
| 02:19 | Texas A&M | Richard Davis misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Lionel Job grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 01:59 | Penn State | Lionel Job is whistled for a carry | 28-27 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Robert Carr (SG) Richard Davis | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG), Billy Barr (SG), Thomas Michalec (SF), Sergei Sosinski (C) Michael Mack, Pavel Czapski, Lionel Job, Brian Thies | |
| 01:48 | Texas A&M | Horace Millner misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 28-27 |
| 01:46 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 01:41 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec misses the shot from the right block | 28-27 |
| 01:39 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec tips it back up and in | 28-29 |
| 01:25 | Texas A&M | Leo Schreier is hacked by John Perry - foul #1 on John Perry, team foul #9 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Richard Davis (C) Wayne Spears | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:25 | Texas A&M | Leo Schreier makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 01:25 | Texas A&M | Leo Schreier makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 00:59 | Penn State | Darryl Colson hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Horace Millner - foul #3 on Horace Millner, team foul #10 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Manuel Crader (SG), Edward Weinman (PF), Paul Crider (C) Robert Carr, Lee Cromer, Horace Millner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Norman (C) Thomas Michalec | |
| 00:59 | Penn State | Darryl Colson makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 00:59 | Penn State | Darryl Colson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 00:41 | Texas A&M | Manuel Crader misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 30-31 |
| 00:39 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Billy Barr | 30-31 |
| 00:32 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-31 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lionel Job (SF) Darryl Colson | |
| 00:23 | Texas A&M | Paul Crider hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-31 |
| 00:21 | Texas A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Weinman | 30-31 |
| 00:03 | Texas A&M | Paul Crider makes the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-31 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Billy Barr misses the halfcourt shot | 32-31 |