| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Edgar Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Winters (fresh) SF - John Barker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Dunn (fresh) 6 reb. C - Jimmy Byrne (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Burkart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Enyeart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gerard Creamer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Lau (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart blows the layup but he's fouled by Jack Dunn - foul #2 on Jack Dunn, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| 19:48 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 19:48 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart misses the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 19:48 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 19:31 | Virginia | Jack Dunn hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 19:29 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne hits the follow up shot | 35-28 |
| 19:24 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 35-28 |
| 19:22 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer tips it back up and in | 35-30 |
| 18:56 | Virginia | Edgar Nelson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 18:54 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Lau | 35-30 |
| 18:52 | Penn State | Paul Cordova is fouled in the backcourt by Edgar Nelson - foul #3 on Edgar Nelson, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Virginia | Cecil Judd (PG), Shawn Caldwell (SF), Edward Reiter (PF) Edgar Nelson, John Barker, Jack Dunn | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 18:43 | Penn State | John Lau misses long on a runner from the baseline | 35-30 |
| 18:41 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer misses the tip | 35-30 |
| 18:39 | Virginia | Shawn Caldwell snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 18:35 | Virginia | Harold Burkart is called for the reach on Shawn Caldwell - foul #1 on Harold Burkart, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Barker (SF), Jack Dunn (PF) Shawn Caldwell, Edward Reiter | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 18:08 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne buries a runner from the right block set up by John Barker | 37-30 |
| 17:39 | Penn State | Harold Burkart is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Byrne - foul #2 on Jimmy Byrne, team foul #3 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Virginia | Shawn Caldwell (SF), Edward Reiter (PF) John Barker, Jack Dunn | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:33 | Penn State | Harold Burkart connects on the floater from the right side | 37-32 |
| 17:29 | Virginia | Harold Burkart takes the ball from Shawn Caldwell | 37-32 |
| 17:21 | Penn State | Jimmy Byrne is called for the reach on John Lau - foul #3 on Jimmy Byrne, team foul #4 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Barker (SF), Jack Dunn (PF), Patrick Fabian (C) Shawn Caldwell, Edward Reiter, Jimmy Byrne | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:02 | Penn State | Harold Burkart can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-32 |
| 17:00 | Virginia | Jack Dunn grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 16:36 | Virginia | Cecil Judd is fouled on the floor by John Lau - foul #2 on John Lau, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Virginia | Walter Tung (PG), Shawn Caldwell (SF), Edward Reiter (PF) Cecil Judd, John Barker, Jack Dunn | |
| Subs | Penn State | Keenan Adams (PG), Jamie Smith (C) Harold Burkart, John Lau | |
| 16:22 | Virginia | Gerard Creamer takes the ball from Walter Tung | 37-32 |
| 16:04 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | Virginia | Cecil Judd (PG), John Barker (SF), Jack Dunn (PF) Walter Tung, Shawn Caldwell, Edward Reiter | |
| Subs | Penn State | Frederick Green (SG) Paul Cordova | |
| 15:44 | Virginia | John Barker scores on a floater from the left side | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Cecil Judd (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Winters (fairly fresh) SF - John Barker (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Dunn (fresh) 7 reb. C - Patrick Fabian (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Keenan Adams (fresh) SG - Frederick Green (fresh) SF - Scott Enyeart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gerard Creamer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jamie Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Penn State | Patrick Fabian steals the ball from Frederick Green | 39-32 |
| 15:07 | Virginia | Patrick Fabian's pass is intercepted by Gerard Creamer | 39-32 |
| 14:51 | Penn State | Frederick Green buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Keenan Adams | 39-34 |
| 14:29 | Virginia | Robert Winters misses the 3 from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 14:27 | Virginia | Jack Dunn tips it in | 41-34 |
| 14:14 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Keenan Adams | 41-36 |
| 13:51 | Virginia | John Barker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-36 |
| Subs | Virginia | Edgar Nelson (PG), Shawn Caldwell (SF), Edward Reiter (PF), Jimmy Byrne (C) Cecil Judd, John Barker, Jack Dunn, Patrick Fabian | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Cordova (PG), Douglas Spivey (SG), John Lau (C) Keenan Adams, Frederick Green, Jamie Smith | |
| 13:33 | Penn State | Jimmy Byrne swats the shot by John Lau | 41-36 |
| 13:32 | Virginia | Shawn Caldwell snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 13:27 | Virginia | Edgar Nelson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gerard Creamer - foul #1 on Gerard Creamer, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| 13:27 | Virginia | Edgar Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 13:27 | Virginia | Edgar Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 13:27 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Edgar Nelson | 42-36 |
| 13:11 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 12:49 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 12:47 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Edward Reiter | 45-36 |
| 12:31 | Virginia | Edward Reiter makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Shawn Caldwell | 47-36 |
| 12:17 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart comes up short on the runner from the right block | 47-36 |
| 12:15 | Penn State | John Lau tips it home | 47-38 |
| 11:51 | Virginia | The pull-up jumper by Robert Winters is blocked by Gerard Creamer | 47-38 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Scott Enyeart | 47-38 |
| 11:45 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the contested 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Lau | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Edgar Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Winters (tiring) SF - Shawn Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Reiter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jimmy Byrne (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Spivey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Scott Enyeart (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gerard Creamer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Lau (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Virginia | Robert Winters hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 11:15 | Virginia | Edward Reiter tips it home | 49-41 |
| 11:01 | Penn State | The jumper by Scott Enyeart is denied by Edward Reiter | 49-41 |
| 11:00 | Virginia | Edward Reiter pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 10:36 | Virginia | Edward Reiter is fouled on the floor by Gerard Creamer - foul #2 on Gerard Creamer, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Barker (SF), Jack Dunn (PF) Shawn Caldwell, Edward Reiter | |
| Subs | Penn State | Antonio Birdsong (SF), Willie Bailey (PF), Jamie Smith (C) Scott Enyeart, Gerard Creamer, John Lau | |
| 10:19 | Virginia | John Barker misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 10:17 | Penn State | Jamie Smith pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 09:56 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-41 |
| 09:54 | Virginia | John Barker gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 09:25 | Virginia | John Barker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 09:23 | Penn State | Willie Bailey snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 09:16 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 09:15 | Virginia | Jack Dunn snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 09:07 | Virginia | John Barker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Keenan Adams (PG), Gerard Creamer (PF), John Lau (C) Paul Cordova, Willie Bailey, Jamie Smith | |
| 09:00 | Penn State | John Lau is called for traveling | 49-41 |
| 08:37 | Virginia | John Barker hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Edgar Nelson | 52-41 |
| 08:29 | Penn State | Antonio Birdsong clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 52-41 |
| 08:27 | Penn State | John Lau tips it home | 52-43 |
| 08:12 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne lays it in | 54-43 |
| 08:03 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer misses badly on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Jack Dunn - foul #3 on Jack Dunn, team foul #5 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Cordova (PG), Scott Enyeart (SF) Keenan Adams, Antonio Birdsong | |
| 08:03 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 08:03 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 07:35 | Virginia | Douglas Spivey steps in front of the Robert Winters pass | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Edgar Nelson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Winters (tired) SF - John Barker (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Dunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Jimmy Byrne (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Spivey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Scott Enyeart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gerard Creamer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Lau (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Penn State | John Lau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-45 |
| 07:02 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 07:01 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| 06:51 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey loses the dribble to Jimmy Byrne | 54-45 |
| 06:38 | Virginia | John Barker hits a shot from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 06:21 | Penn State | John Lau is fouled on the floor by Jack Dunn - foul #4 on Jack Dunn, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Willie Bailey (PF), Jamie Smith (C) Gerard Creamer, John Lau | |
| 06:16 | Penn State | John Barker steps in front of the Scott Enyeart pass | 56-45 |
| 05:47 | Virginia | Jack Dunn loses the dribble to Jamie Smith | 56-45 |
| 05:33 | Penn State | Paul Cordova scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 05:09 | Virginia | John Barker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 05:07 | Penn State | Jamie Smith pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Douglas Spivey | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:38 | Virginia | Edgar Nelson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-50 |
| 04:36 | Penn State | Jamie Smith snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 04:15 | Penn State | Paul Cordova can't throw it down against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Jimmy Byrne - foul #4 on Jimmy Byrne, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Virginia | Cecil Judd (SG), Shawn Caldwell (SF), Edward Reiter (PF) Robert Winters, John Barker, Jack Dunn | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Burkart (SG), Antonio Birdsong (SF), Gerard Creamer (PF), John Lau (C) Douglas Spivey, Scott Enyeart, Willie Bailey, Jamie Smith | |
| 04:15 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 04:15 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 04:15 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Jimmy Byrne | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:47 | Virginia | Antonio Birdsong takes the ball from Edgar Nelson | 56-51 |
| 03:40 | Penn State | Paul Cordova is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-51 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Winters (SG) Cecil Judd | |
| Subs | Penn State | Keenan Adams (PG) Paul Cordova | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Edgar Nelson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Winters (tired) SF - Shawn Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Reiter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jimmy Byrne (tiring) 18 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Keenan Adams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Burkart (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Antonio Birdsong (fresh) PF - Gerard Creamer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Lau (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne double dribbles | 56-51 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Barker (SF), Jack Dunn (PF) Shawn Caldwell, Edward Reiter | |
| Subs | Penn State | Douglas Spivey (SG) Harold Burkart | |
| 03:04 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Keenan Adams | 56-53 |
| 02:43 | Virginia | Jimmy Byrne misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 02:42 | Penn State | Antonio Birdsong gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 02:42 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Subs | Virginia | Cecil Judd (SG), Shawn Caldwell (SF), Edward Reiter (PF) Robert Winters, John Barker, Jack Dunn | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Cordova (PG), Scott Enyeart (SF) Keenan Adams, Antonio Birdsong | |
| 02:25 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Scott Enyeart | 56-56 |
| 01:58 | Virginia | Gerard Creamer takes the ball from Jimmy Byrne | 56-56 |
| 01:37 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart hits a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Shawn Caldwell - foul #1 on Shawn Caldwell, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Winters (SG), John Barker (SF), Jack Dunn (PF) Cecil Judd, Shawn Caldwell, Edward Reiter | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:37 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart misses the free throw | 56-58 |
| 01:37 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Jimmy Byrne | 56-58 |
| 01:19 | Virginia | Jack Dunn blows the layup | 56-58 |
| 01:18 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Winters | 56-58 |
| 00:57 | Virginia | Robert Winters loses the ball out of bounds | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Paul Cordova is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Byrne - foul #5 on Jimmy Byrne, team foul #9 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Virginia | Patrick Fabian (C) Jimmy Byrne | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Virginia | John Barker misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-60 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Paul Cordova pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Edgar Nelson is called for the reach on Paul Cordova in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edgar Nelson, team foul #10 | 56-60 |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:18 | Virginia | Jack Dunn pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| 00:12 | Virginia | John Barker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 00:10 | Virginia | John Barker snags the offensive board | 56-61 |
| 00:08 | Virginia | John Barker misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer grabs the board | 56-61 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer is hacked by Robert Winters in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Winters, team foul #11 | 56-61 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Edgar Nelson misses the halfcourt shot | 56-63 |