| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Warren Lykes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Grey (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jon Curry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jessie Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Green (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Ashley Peters (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Jon Curry inbounds the ball | 33-38 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Columbia | Bruce Bennett steals it from Jessie Moore | 33-38 |
| 19:18 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Radomil Chudzinski | 33-40 |
| 19:09 | Columbia | Garry Gearhart steals the ball from Warren Lykes | 33-40 |
| 18:53 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Radomil Chudzinski and he's hacked by James Green - foul #2 on James Green, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| 18:53 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses the free throw | 33-42 |
| 18:53 | Columbia | The rebound goes to James Green | 33-42 |
| 18:49 | Columbia | Joshua Grey drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jon Curry | 36-42 |
| 18:31 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 18:29 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Bennett | 36-42 |
| 18:19 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski's pass is intercepted by Joshua Grey | 36-42 |
| 18:12 | Columbia | Bruce Bennett is called for the reach on Jon Curry - foul #3 on Bruce Bennett, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mwai Abdur (SF) Bruce Bennett | |
| 18:00 | Columbia | Jessie Moore misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-42 |
| 17:58 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 17:34 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Mwai Abdur | 36-44 |
| 17:27 | Columbia | Garry Gearhart steals the ball from Jon Curry | 36-44 |
| 17:14 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart blows the layup but the foul's on Jon Curry - foul #3 on Jon Curry, team foul #2 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Morgan (PG), Jeffrey Gibbs (SF), David Caddell (C) Warren Lykes, Jon Curry, James Green | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (SF) Radomil Chudzinski | |
| 17:14 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart misses the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 17:14 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 17:03 | Columbia | Joshua Grey misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 17:01 | Columbia | David Caddell can't tip it in | 36-45 |
| 17:00 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 16:55 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 16:54 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Joshua Grey | 36-45 |
| 16:50 | Columbia | Richard Morgan misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 16:49 | Columbia | Jeffrey Gibbs tips it home | 38-45 |
| 16:28 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Gibbs - foul #1 on Jeffrey Gibbs, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Gomes (SG), Richard Thrall (C) Joshua Grey, Jessie Moore | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:09 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 16:07 | Columbia | Richard Morgan grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 15:51 | Columbia | David Caddell lays it up and in | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Richard Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Gomes (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Caddell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Thrall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mwai Abdur (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Chiesa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Garry Gearhart (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - Ashley Peters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Chiesa | 40-48 |
| 15:13 | Columbia | Garry Gearhart is called for the reach on David Caddell - foul #3 on Garry Gearhart, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | Warren Lykes (PG), Joshua Grey (SG), Jon Curry (SF), Martin Peralta (PF), James Green (C) Richard Morgan, Michael Gomes, Jeffrey Gibbs, David Caddell, Richard Thrall | |
| Subs | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski (SG), Bruce Bennett (PF) Mwai Abdur, Garry Gearhart | |
| 14:54 | Columbia | Warren Lykes misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 14:52 | Columbia | Jon Curry gets the offensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 14:31 | Columbia | Joshua Grey connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-48 |
| 14:10 | Penn State | James Chiesa comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 14:09 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses the tip | 42-48 |
| 14:08 | Columbia | The rebound goes to James Green | 42-48 |
| 13:50 | Columbia | Warren Lykes knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Jon Curry | 45-48 |
| 13:39 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett connects on the shot from close range set up by Gerald Ricco | 45-50 |
| 13:21 | Columbia | Martin Peralta's pass is intercepted by Radomil Chudzinski | 45-50 |
| 13:03 | Penn State | James Green takes the ball from Ashley Peters | 45-50 |
| 12:49 | Columbia | Joshua Grey can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Radomil Chudzinski - foul #3 on Radomil Chudzinski, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Morgan (PG), Jessie Moore (C) Warren Lykes, James Green | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mwai Abdur (SF), Garry Gearhart (PF) James Chiesa, Ashley Peters | |
| 12:49 | Columbia | Joshua Grey makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 12:49 | Columbia | Joshua Grey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 12:23 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Radomil Chudzinski | 47-52 |
| 12:01 | Columbia | Bruce Bennett takes the ball from Martin Peralta | 47-52 |
| 11:43 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses badly on a 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Jon Curry - foul #4 on Jon Curry, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Gomes (SG), Jeffrey Gibbs (SF), James Green (C) Joshua Grey, Jon Curry, Martin Peralta | |
| Subs | Penn State | Aaron Simonds (PG), Weldon Ruffin (SG) Gerald Ricco, Radomil Chudzinski | |
| 11:43 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 11:43 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 11:43 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the 3rd free throw | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Richard Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Gomes (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jessie Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Green (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Aaron Simonds (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Weldon Ruffin (fresh) SF - Mwai Abdur (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Columbia | Jeffrey Gibbs misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 11:32 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Gomes | 47-53 |
| 11:23 | Columbia | Michael Gomes travels with the ball | 47-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | Warren Lykes (PG) Michael Gomes | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 10:59 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart throws it down set up by Mwai Abdur | 47-55 |
| 10:30 | Columbia | James Green knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Richard Morgan | 50-55 |
| 10:14 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Garry Gearhart | 50-57 |
| 09:58 | Columbia | Aaron Simonds is called for the reach on Jeffrey Gibbs - foul #1 on Aaron Simonds, team foul #4 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Columbia | Joshua Grey (SG), Martin Peralta (PF) Richard Morgan, James Green | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Ricco (PG), Radomil Chudzinski (SG), Ashley Peters (C) Aaron Simonds, Weldon Ruffin, Mwai Abdur | |
| 09:35 | Columbia | Garry Gearhart denies the turnaround by Martin Peralta | 50-57 |
| 09:34 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 09:10 | Penn State | Ashley Peters misses short on a jumper from close range | 50-57 |
| 09:09 | Columbia | Jessie Moore snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| 08:49 | Columbia | Martin Peralta buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 52-57 |
| 08:35 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses the easy layup | 52-57 |
| 08:33 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Jessie Moore | 52-57 |
| 08:09 | Columbia | Martin Peralta connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Warren Lykes | 55-57 |
| 07:48 | Penn State | Warren Lykes is called for the reach on Bruce Bennett - foul #2 on Warren Lykes, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Morgan (PG), Jon Curry (SF), David Caddell (PF), James Green (C) Warren Lykes, Jeffrey Gibbs, Martin Peralta, Jessie Moore | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mwai Abdur (SG), James Chiesa (SF) Radomil Chudzinski, Garry Gearhart | |
| 07:30 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Bennett | 55-60 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Richard Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Grey (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jon Curry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Caddell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Green (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Mwai Abdur (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Chiesa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Bennett (tiring) 19 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ashley Peters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Columbia | Mwai Abdur steps in front of the Richard Morgan pass | 55-60 |
| 07:12 | Penn State | James Chiesa hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mwai Abdur | 55-62 |
| 06:48 | Columbia | Joshua Grey is fouled on the floor by Mwai Abdur - foul #1 on Mwai Abdur, team foul #5 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Columbia | Martin Peralta (PF) David Caddell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Weldon Ruffin (SG), Garry Gearhart (PF) Gerald Ricco, Bruce Bennett | |
| 06:42 | Columbia | Martin Peralta misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-62 |
| 06:40 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Mwai Abdur | 55-62 |
| 06:21 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur is denied on a layup by James Green | 55-62 |
| 06:19 | Columbia | James Green grabs the defensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 06:07 | Columbia | Martin Peralta misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Garry Gearhart - foul #4 on Garry Gearhart, team foul #6 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Gomes (SG) Joshua Grey | |
| Subs | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski (SG) Weldon Ruffin | |
| 06:07 | Columbia | Martin Peralta misses the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 06:07 | Columbia | Martin Peralta makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 05:42 | Penn State | Ashley Peters loses the ball out of bounds | 56-62 |
| 05:14 | Columbia | Jon Curry misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-62 |
| 05:12 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| 04:53 | Penn State | James Chiesa can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-62 |
| 04:51 | Columbia | Michael Gomes pulls down the rebound | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:32 | Columbia | Martin Peralta can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Garry Gearhart - foul #5 on Garry Gearhart, team foul #7 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Columbia | Warren Lykes (PG), Joshua Grey (SG), Jeffrey Gibbs (SF), Jessie Moore (C) Richard Morgan, Michael Gomes, Jon Curry, James Green | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Ricco (PG), William Mistretta (SF), Bruce Bennett (PF) James Chiesa, Mwai Abdur, Garry Gearhart | |
| 04:32 | Columbia | Martin Peralta misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 04:32 | Columbia | Martin Peralta makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:17 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-62 |
| 04:16 | Columbia | Jessie Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 04:03 | Columbia | Jessie Moore can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 57-62 |
| 04:01 | Columbia | Jeffrey Gibbs hits the follow up shot | 59-62 |
| 03:34 | Penn State | William Mistretta misses the easy layup | 59-62 |
| 03:33 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Martin Peralta | 59-62 |
| 03:26 | Columbia | Ashley Peters is called for the reach on Jessie Moore - foul #1 on Ashley Peters, team foul #8 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Caddell (C) Martin Peralta | |
| Subs | Penn State | Weldon Ruffin (SG) Radomil Chudzinski | |
| 03:26 | Columbia | Jessie Moore misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 03:26 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett pulls down the rebound | 59-62 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Warren Lykes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Grey (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeffrey Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jessie Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - David Caddell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Weldon Ruffin (fresh) SF - William Mistretta (fresh) PF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ashley Peters (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Penn State | Ashley Peters scores on a jumper from the right block | 59-64 |
| 02:56 | Columbia | Joshua Grey loses the dribble to Gerald Ricco | 59-64 |
| 02:56 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jon Curry (SF), James Green (C) Jeffrey Gibbs, David Caddell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski (SG), Mwai Abdur (SF) Weldon Ruffin, William Mistretta | |
| 02:30 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur scores on a fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Jon Curry - foul #5 on Jon Curry, team foul #6 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Morgan (SF), Martin Peralta (PF) Jon Curry, Jessie Moore | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:30 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur misses the free throw | 59-66 |
| 02:30 | Columbia | Martin Peralta grabs the defensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 02:06 | Columbia | Richard Morgan misses the 3 from the right wing | 59-66 |
| 02:05 | Penn State | Ashley Peters snags the defensive board | 59-66 |
| 01:49 | Penn State | Ashley Peters clanks a shot from the right wing | 59-66 |
| 01:48 | Columbia | Warren Lykes pulls down the rebound | 59-66 |
| 01:31 | Columbia | Martin Peralta misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-66 |
| 01:30 | Penn State | Ashley Peters gets the rebound | 59-66 |
| 01:10 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco is hacked by Warren Lykes - foul #3 on Warren Lykes, team foul #7 | 59-66 |
| 01:10 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 01:10 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 01:10 | Columbia | James Green snags the defensive board | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:04 | Columbia | Gerald Ricco steals the ball from Joshua Grey | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur is fouled on the floor by Richard Morgan - foul #2 on Richard Morgan, team foul #8 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (SF) Radomil Chudzinski | |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:51 | Columbia | Joshua Grey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 59-69 |
| 00:50 | Columbia | Martin Peralta pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-69 |
| 00:46 | Columbia | Ashley Peters is called for the reach on Warren Lykes - foul #2 on Ashley Peters, team foul #9 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jeffrey Gibbs (SF), Jessie Moore (PF), David Caddell (C) Joshua Grey, Martin Peralta, James Green | |
| Subs | Penn State | Weldon Ruffin (SG), William Mistretta (SF) Gerald Ricco, Bruce Bennett | |
| 00:46 | Columbia | Warren Lykes makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:46 | Columbia | Warren Lykes makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | James Chiesa is hacked by Warren Lykes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Warren Lykes, team foul #9 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Columbia | Joshua Grey (SG), Martin Peralta (PF), James Green (C) Jeffrey Gibbs, Jessie Moore, David Caddell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Ricco (SG), Bruce Bennett (PF) Weldon Ruffin, William Mistretta | |
| 00:45 | Penn State | James Chiesa makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | James Chiesa makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:39 | Columbia | Joshua Grey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-71 |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Ashley Peters pulls down the rebound | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Richard Morgan denies the turnaround by Ashley Peters | 61-71 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett hits the follow up shot | 61-73 |
| 00:09 | Columbia | Martin Peralta buries a jump hook from the baseline | 63-73 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | James Chiesa runs out the clock | 63-73 |