| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ashley Peters (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Dennis Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cody Clair (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Louis Walker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Stevens (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Leonard Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett inbounds the ball | 31-40 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco hits the finger roll | 33-40 |
| 19:21 | Colorado State | Leonard Ross misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Ashley Peters - foul #3 on Ashley Peters, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mwai Abdur (SF) Ashley Peters | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 19:21 | Colorado State | Leonard Ross makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 19:21 | Colorado State | Leonard Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 19:02 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner but the foul's on Edward Stevens - foul #1 on Edward Stevens, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| 19:02 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 19:02 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 19:02 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses the 3rd free throw | 35-42 |
| 19:02 | Colorado State | Leonard Ross snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 18:51 | Colorado State | Dennis Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-42 |
| 18:34 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Edward Stevens - foul #2 on Edward Stevens, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| 18:34 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 18:34 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 18:19 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens travels with the ball | 37-42 |
| 17:52 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 17:50 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco can't tip it in | 37-42 |
| 17:48 | Colorado State | Louis Walker snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 17:43 | Colorado State | Dennis Ward comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 17:42 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 17:27 | Penn State | Edward Stevens is called for the reach on Mwai Abdur - foul #3 on Edward Stevens, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Clay Likens (PG), Walter Como (SF), Robert Scheerer (PF) Dennis Ward, Louis Walker, Edward Stevens | |
| 17:10 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Clay Likens - foul #1 on Clay Likens, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (SF) Radomil Chudzinski | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 17:10 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 17:10 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 16:56 | Colorado State | Walter Como scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Mwai Abdur - foul #2 on Mwai Abdur, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Coleman (SF), Gary Winegar (PF) Cody Clair, Leonard Ross | |
| 16:56 | Colorado State | Walter Como makes the free throw | 39-45 |
| 16:35 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 16:33 | Colorado State | John Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 16:27 | Colorado State | James Chiesa picks off the pass by Gary Winegar | 39-45 |
| 16:04 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Mwai Abdur | 42-45 |
| 15:59 | Colorado State | John Coleman misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 15:58 | Colorado State | Robert Scheerer pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mwai Abdur (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Chiesa (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Garry Gearhart (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Clay Likens (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Walter Como (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Coleman (fresh) PF - Gary Winegar (fresh) C - Robert Scheerer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Colorado State | Clay Likens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-45 |
| 15:44 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 15:40 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 42-45 |
| 15:39 | Colorado State | Robert Scheerer snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 15:33 | Colorado State | Clay Likens buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Walter Como | 42-48 |
| 15:11 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 15:10 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 15:03 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Bruce Bennett | 45-48 |
| 14:43 | Colorado State | John Coleman hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Walter Como | 45-50 |
| 14:16 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Robert Scheerer - foul #1 on Robert Scheerer, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski (SG), Ashley Peters (C) Mwai Abdur, James Chiesa | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dennis Ward (PG), Cody Clair (SG), Louis Walker (SF), Edward Stevens (PF), Leonard Ross (C) Clay Likens, Walter Como, John Coleman, Gary Winegar, Robert Scheerer | |
| 14:16 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses the free throw | 47-50 |
| 14:16 | Colorado State | Leonard Ross gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 13:59 | Colorado State | Cody Clair hits the finger roll | 47-52 |
| 13:42 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 13:40 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco can't tip it in | 47-52 |
| 13:38 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 13:31 | Colorado State | Dennis Ward is fouled on the floor by Bruce Bennett - foul #2 on Bruce Bennett, team foul #3 | 47-52 |
| 13:16 | Colorado State | Cody Clair can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Gerald Ricco - foul #2 on Gerald Ricco, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| 13:16 | Colorado State | Cody Clair makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 13:16 | Colorado State | Cody Clair makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 12:56 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski is fouled on the floor by Louis Walker - foul #3 on Louis Walker, team foul #6 | 47-54 |
| 12:40 | Penn State | Leonard Ross steals it from Ashley Peters | 47-54 |
| 12:38 | Colorado State | Dennis Ward loses the dribble to Gerald Ricco in the backcourt | 47-54 |
| 12:36 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski lays it in on a nice dish by Gerald Ricco | 49-54 |
| 12:20 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens loses the ball out of bounds | 49-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (PG), William Mistretta (SF) Gerald Ricco, Bruce Bennett | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 12:01 | Penn State | Louis Walker is called for the reach on James Chiesa - foul #4 on Louis Walker, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Walter Como (SF) Louis Walker | |
| 12:01 | Penn State | James Chiesa misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 12:01 | Colorado State | Leonard Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Chiesa (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fresh) 13 pts. SF - William Mistretta (fresh) PF - Garry Gearhart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ashley Peters (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Dennis Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cody Clair (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Walter Como (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Edward Stevens (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Leonard Ross (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Colorado State | Dennis Ward connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Cody Clair and he's fouled by William Mistretta - foul #2 on William Mistretta, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Weldon Ruffin (SG), Mwai Abdur (SF) Radomil Chudzinski, William Mistretta | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 11:40 | Colorado State | Dennis Ward misses the free throw | 49-56 |
| 11:40 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 11:20 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 11:19 | Colorado State | Leonard Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 11:13 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Dennis Ward | 49-58 |
| 11:00 | Penn State | James Chiesa can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-58 |
| 10:59 | Penn State | James Chiesa snags the offensive board | 49-58 |
| 10:45 | Penn State | James Chiesa misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 10:43 | Colorado State | Leonard Ross snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| 10:34 | Colorado State | Cody Clair scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Walter Como | 49-60 |
| 10:19 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Edward Stevens - foul #4 on Edward Stevens, team foul #8 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Ricco (PG), Radomil Chudzinski (SG), Bruce Bennett (C) James Chiesa, Weldon Ruffin, Ashley Peters | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Clay Likens (PG), John Coleman (SF), Gary Winegar (PF), Robert Scheerer (C) Dennis Ward, Cody Clair, Edward Stevens, Leonard Ross | |
| 10:19 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart misses the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 10:19 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 10:12 | Colorado State | Clay Likens comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-60 |
| 10:11 | Colorado State | John Coleman tips it back up and in | 50-62 |
| 09:46 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Mwai Abdur | 52-62 |
| 09:26 | Colorado State | Bruce Bennett picks off the pass by John Coleman | 52-62 |
| 09:08 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 52-62 |
| 09:06 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco grabs the offensive board | 52-62 |
| 08:54 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 52-62 |
| 08:53 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski tips it back up and in | 54-62 |
| 08:34 | Colorado State | Gary Winegar loses the dribble to Gerald Ricco | 54-62 |
| 08:08 | Penn State | John Coleman steals it from Mwai Abdur | 54-62 |
| 08:04 | Colorado State | Clay Likens banks in the layup set up by John Coleman | 54-64 |
| 07:48 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 54-64 |
| 07:47 | Colorado State | Gary Winegar pulls down the rebound | 54-64 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Mwai Abdur (fairly fresh) 4 ast. PF - Garry Gearhart (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Clay Likens (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Walter Como (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Winegar (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Scheerer (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Colorado State | John Coleman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Radomil Chudzinski - foul #2 on Radomil Chudzinski, team foul #6 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Weldon Ruffin (SG), James Chiesa (SF), Ashley Peters (C) Radomil Chudzinski, Mwai Abdur, Garry Gearhart | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dennis Ward (PG), Cody Clair (SG), Edward Stevens (PF), Leonard Ross (C) Clay Likens, Walter Como, Gary Winegar, Robert Scheerer | |
| 07:43 | Colorado State | John Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 07:43 | Colorado State | John Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 07:28 | Penn State | James Chiesa hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gerald Ricco | 57-66 |
| 07:17 | Colorado State | Cody Clair is hacked by Weldon Ruffin - foul #1 on Weldon Ruffin, team foul #7 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Louis Walker (SF) John Coleman | |
| 07:17 | Colorado State | Cody Clair misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 07:17 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens snags the offensive board | 57-66 |
| 06:59 | Colorado State | Cody Clair misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-66 |
| 06:58 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco pulls down the rebound | 57-66 |
| 06:34 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Chiesa | 59-66 |
| 06:17 | Colorado State | Cody Clair misses the lay-in | 59-66 |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Ashley Peters snags the defensive board | 59-66 |
| 05:59 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses the lay-in | 59-66 |
| 05:58 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens gets the rebound | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:53 | Colorado State | Dennis Ward's fadeaway is rejected by Ashley Peters | 59-66 |
| 05:52 | Penn State | Ashley Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:34 | Penn State | Ashley Peters is fouled on the floor by Leonard Ross - foul #2 on Leonard Ross, team foul #9 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski (SG), William Mistretta (SF), Garry Gearhart (PF) Gerald Ricco, Weldon Ruffin, Bruce Bennett | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Clay Likens (PG) Dennis Ward | |
| 05:34 | Penn State | Ashley Peters makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 05:34 | Penn State | Ashley Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 05:32 | Colorado State | Clay Likens is fouled in the backcourt by James Chiesa - foul #2 on James Chiesa, team foul #8 | 61-66 |
| 05:32 | Colorado State | Clay Likens makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 05:32 | Colorado State | Clay Likens makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 05:16 | Penn State | William Mistretta clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Louis Walker - foul #5 on Louis Walker, team foul #10 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Aaron Simonds (PG) James Chiesa | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Walter Como (SF) Louis Walker | |
| 05:16 | Penn State | William Mistretta misses the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 05:16 | Penn State | William Mistretta makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 04:57 | Colorado State | Walter Como is fouled on the floor by Radomil Chudzinski - foul #3 on Radomil Chudzinski, team foul #9 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mwai Abdur (SF) William Mistretta | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 04:57 | Colorado State | Walter Como misses the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 04:57 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens snags the offensive board | 62-68 |
| 04:52 | Colorado State | Walter Como drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Clay Likens | 62-71 |
| 04:44 | Penn State | Cody Clair is called for the reach on Radomil Chudzinski - foul #1 on Cody Clair, team foul #11 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Coleman (SF), Robert Scheerer (C) Cody Clair, Leonard Ross | |
| 04:44 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 04:44 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski misses the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 04:44 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Robert Scheerer | 63-71 |
| 04:40 | Colorado State | Walter Como hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Clay Likens | 63-73 |
| 04:33 | Penn State | Ashley Peters knocks in the jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Walter Como - foul #1 on Walter Como, team foul #12 | 65-73 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dennis Ward (PG) Clay Likens | |
| 04:33 | Penn State | Ashley Peters makes the free throw | 66-73 |
| 04:20 | Colorado State | John Coleman lays it up and in | 66-75 |
| 04:06 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-75 |
| 04:05 | Colorado State | Robert Scheerer pulls down the rebound | 66-75 |
| 03:48 | Colorado State | John Coleman drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-78 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Aaron Simonds (fresh) SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fresh) 18 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mwai Abdur (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Garry Gearhart (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ashley Peters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Dennis Ward (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Walter Como (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Coleman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Stevens (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Scheerer (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 66-78 |
| 03:27 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Robert Scheerer | 66-78 |
| 03:22 | Colorado State | Walter Como clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 66-78 |
| 03:20 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart grabs the defensive rebound | 66-78 |
| 03:10 | Penn State | John Coleman picks off the pass by Ashley Peters | 66-78 |
| 03:08 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-78 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Ricco (PG), Bruce Bennett (PF) Aaron Simonds, Garry Gearhart | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Cody Clair (SG), Leonard Ross (C) John Coleman, Robert Scheerer | |
| 02:53 | Colorado State | Dennis Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-78 |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Gerald Ricco | 69-78 |
| 02:15 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens is whistled for traveling | 69-78 |
| 02:03 | Penn State | Ashley Peters misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-78 |
| 02:01 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett tips it in | 71-78 |
| 01:51 | Colorado State | Dennis Ward can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 71-78 |
| 01:49 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett gets the rebound | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:44 | Penn State | Ashley Peters double dribbles | 71-78 |
| Subs | Penn State | Garry Gearhart (PF) Mwai Abdur | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 01:30 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens misses the floater from the right side | 71-78 |
| 01:28 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett pulls down the rebound | 71-78 |
| 01:15 | Penn State | Cody Clair steals it from Bruce Bennett | 71-78 |
| 01:00 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens's layup is rejected by Ashley Peters | 71-78 |
| 00:59 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco snags the defensive board | 71-78 |
| 00:49 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Garry Gearhart | 73-78 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens is fouled in the backcourt by Radomil Chudzinski - foul #4 on Radomil Chudzinski, team foul #10 | 73-78 |
| 00:48 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:48 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 73-80 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 73-80 |
| 00:40 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett tips it home | 75-80 |
| 00:38 | Colorado State | Gerald Ricco is called for the reach on Dennis Ward in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerald Ricco, team foul #11 | 75-80 |
| 00:38 | Colorado State | Dennis Ward makes the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:38 | Colorado State | Dennis Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:38 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Garry Gearhart | 75-81 |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 75-81 |
| 00:32 | Colorado State | Leonard Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 75-81 |
| 00:30 | Colorado State | Gerald Ricco is called for the reach on Leonard Ross in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gerald Ricco, team foul #12 | 75-81 |
| 00:30 | Colorado State | Leonard Ross makes the 1st free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:30 | Colorado State | Leonard Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 75-83 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Cody Clair picks off the pass by Bruce Bennett | 75-83 |
| 00:21 | Colorado State | Radomil Chudzinski is called for the reach on Walter Como in the backcourt - foul #5 on Radomil Chudzinski, team foul #13 | 75-83 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mwai Abdur (SG) Radomil Chudzinski | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 00:21 | Colorado State | Walter Como makes the 1st free throw | 75-84 |
| 00:21 | Colorado State | Walter Como makes the 2nd free throw | 75-85 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Cody Clair steps in front of the Gerald Ricco pass | 75-85 |
| 00:11 | Colorado State | Cody Clair banks in the layup | 75-87 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart's pass is intercepted by Cody Clair | 75-87 |
| 00:04 | Colorado State | Walter Como hits the finger roll set up by Cody Clair | 75-89 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 75-89 |