| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Scott White (fresh) SG - Michael Linneman (fresh) SF - Richard Desir (fresh) PF - Daniel Pirtle (fresh) C - Huey Griffith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - David Spivey (fresh) SG - Nicholas Williams (fresh) SF - Gerard Kardos (fresh) PF - Jerome Etter (fresh) C - Kenneth Thompson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida Atlantic | Jerome Etter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:39 | Florida Atlantic | Nicholas Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Penn State | Huey Griffith grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Penn State | Richard Desir makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Scott White | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Florida Atlantic | Gerard Kardos clanks a floater from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Florida Atlantic | Gerard Kardos hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Penn State | Richard Desir buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott White | 5-2 |
| 18:35 | Florida Atlantic | Nicholas Williams loses the dribble to Scott White | 5-2 |
| 18:28 | Penn State | Scott White can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 18:27 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Linneman | 5-2 |
| 18:19 | Penn State | Richard Desir throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 18:06 | Florida Atlantic | David Spivey misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-2 |
| 18:04 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Daniel Pirtle | 5-2 |
| 17:43 | Penn State | Scott White misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:42 | Florida Atlantic | David Spivey pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:34 | Florida Atlantic | Nicholas Williams can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 17:33 | Penn State | Scott White snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:14 | Penn State | Richard Desir misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Gerard Kardos - foul #1 on Gerard Kardos, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Box (PG), Gus Cochran (SG), Edward Vass (PF), Leroy Love (C) Scott White, Michael Linneman, Daniel Pirtle, Huey Griffith | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Fernando Hernandez (SF), Lee Height (PF), Andrew Ables (C) Gerard Kardos, Jerome Etter, Kenneth Thompson | |
| 17:14 | Penn State | Richard Desir misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:14 | Penn State | Richard Desir misses the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:14 | Florida Atlantic | Lee Height grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:46 | Florida Atlantic | Nicholas Williams knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by David Spivey | 5-4 |
| 16:30 | Penn State | Stephen Box hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 16:29 | Florida Atlantic | Lee Height grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:27 | Florida Atlantic | David Spivey loses the dribble to Stephen Box in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| 16:20 | Penn State | Fernando Hernandez is called for the reach on Richard Desir - foul #1 on Fernando Hernandez, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Haynes (SF) Richard Desir | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Luis Castillo (PG) David Spivey | |
| 16:08 | Penn State | Nicholas Williams is called for the reach on Gary Haynes - foul #1 on Nicholas Williams, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Gerard Kardos (SG) Nicholas Williams | |
| 16:02 | Penn State | Stephen Box comes up short on the floater from the left side | 5-4 |
| 16:00 | Florida Atlantic | Fernando Hernandez grabs the board | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Stephen Box (fresh) SG - Gus Cochran (fresh) SF - Gary Haynes (fresh) PF - Edward Vass (fresh) C - Leroy Love (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - Luis Castillo (fresh) SG - Gerard Kardos (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fernando Hernandez (fresh) PF - Lee Height (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Ables (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Florida Atlantic | Gerard Kardos scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Luis Castillo | 5-6 |
| 15:16 | Penn State | Gary Haynes misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Fernando Hernandez - foul #2 on Fernando Hernandez, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Green (SG), Huey Griffith (C) Gus Cochran, Leroy Love | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Nicholas Williams (SG), Jerome Etter (PF), Kenneth Thompson (C) Fernando Hernandez, Lee Height, Andrew Ables | |
| 15:16 | Penn State | Gary Haynes misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:16 | Penn State | Gary Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 14:50 | Florida Atlantic | Nicholas Williams comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on William Green - foul #1 on William Green, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (PG), Michael Linneman (SG), Daniel Pirtle (PF) Stephen Box, William Green, Huey Griffith | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | David Spivey (PG), Timothy Wise (SF) Luis Castillo, Gerard Kardos | |
| 14:50 | Florida Atlantic | Nicholas Williams makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:50 | Florida Atlantic | Nicholas Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:36 | Penn State | Scott White hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Haynes | 9-8 |
| 14:13 | Florida Atlantic | Nicholas Williams makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Spivey | 9-11 |
| 14:05 | Penn State | Gary Haynes comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 9-11 |
| 14:04 | Florida Atlantic | Nicholas Williams pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:36 | Florida Atlantic | Jerome Etter is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jerome Etter, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Box (PG), William Green (SG), Richard Desir (SF), Huey Griffith (C) Scott White, Michael Linneman, Gary Haynes, Daniel Pirtle | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Gerard Kardos (SF) Timothy Wise | |
| 13:21 | Penn State | Richard Desir's pass is intercepted by David Spivey | 9-11 |
| 13:01 | Florida Atlantic | Nicholas Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-11 |
| 13:00 | Florida Atlantic | Jerome Etter tips it back up and in | 9-13 |
| 12:43 | Penn State | William Green is hacked by Gerard Kardos - foul #2 on Gerard Kardos, team foul #6 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (PG), Gus Cochran (SG), Daniel Pirtle (PF) Stephen Box, William Green, Edward Vass | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Luis Castillo (SG), Timothy Wise (SF), Lee Height (PF), Andrew Ables (C) Nicholas Williams, Gerard Kardos, Jerome Etter, Kenneth Thompson | |
| 12:32 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 9-13 |
| 12:30 | Florida Atlantic | Timothy Wise gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:16 | Florida Atlantic | David Spivey comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 9-13 |
| 12:14 | Penn State | Richard Desir grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 11:57 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Scott White | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Scott White (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gus Cochran (fresh) SF - Richard Desir (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Pirtle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Huey Griffith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - David Spivey (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Luis Castillo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Wise (fresh) PF - Lee Height (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Ables (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Florida Atlantic | Daniel Pirtle is called for the reach on Lee Height - foul #1 on Daniel Pirtle, team foul #2 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Box (PG), Michael Linneman (SG), Gary Haynes (SF), Edward Vass (C) Scott White, Gus Cochran, Daniel Pirtle, Huey Griffith | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Nicholas Williams (SG) David Spivey | |
| 11:18 | Florida Atlantic | Nicholas Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-13 |
| 11:17 | Florida Atlantic | Andrew Ables tips it home | 11-15 |
| 11:00 | Penn State | Gary Haynes hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Linneman | 13-15 |
| 10:36 | Florida Atlantic | Gary Haynes steps in front of the Lee Height pass | 13-15 |
| 10:23 | Penn State | Stephen Box is hacked by Lee Height - foul #1 on Lee Height, team foul #7 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle (PF), Huey Griffith (C) Richard Desir, Edward Vass | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | David Spivey (PG), Jerome Etter (PF), Kenneth Thompson (C) Luis Castillo, Lee Height, Andrew Ables | |
| 10:23 | Penn State | Stephen Box misses the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:23 | Florida Atlantic | Jerome Etter grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:18 | Florida Atlantic | David Spivey clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-15 |
| 10:16 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:12 | Penn State | A charge is called on Stephen Box - foul #1 on Stephen Box, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (PG), William Green (SF) Stephen Box, Gary Haynes | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | | |
| 09:50 | Florida Atlantic | David Spivey misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Scott White - foul #1 on Scott White, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Haynes (SF) Michael Linneman | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | | |
| 09:50 | Florida Atlantic | David Spivey makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:50 | Florida Atlantic | David Spivey makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:36 | Penn State | William Green misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Nicholas Williams - foul #2 on Nicholas Williams, team foul #8 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Desir (SF), Edward Vass (C) Gary Haynes, Huey Griffith | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Luis Castillo (SG) Nicholas Williams | |
| 09:36 | Penn State | William Green makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:36 | Penn State | William Green makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:08 | Florida Atlantic | Luis Castillo is whistled for traveling | 15-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Linneman (SG), Gary Haynes (SF), Huey Griffith (C) Scott White, Richard Desir, Edward Vass | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | | |
| 08:49 | Penn State | Gary Haynes misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Wise - foul #1 on Timothy Wise, team foul #9 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (PG), Gus Cochran (SG), Edward Vass (PF) William Green, Michael Linneman, Daniel Pirtle | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | | |
| 08:49 | Penn State | Gary Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:49 | Penn State | Gary Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:24 | Florida Atlantic | Timothy Wise is fouled on the floor by Huey Griffith - foul #1 on Huey Griffith, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Box (PG), Michael Linneman (SG), Richard Desir (SF), Daniel Pirtle (PF), Leroy Love (C) Scott White, Gus Cochran, Gary Haynes, Edward Vass, Huey Griffith | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Andrew Ables (C) Kenneth Thompson | |
| 08:09 | Florida Atlantic | Stephen Box steps in front of the David Spivey pass | 17-17 |
| 08:06 | Penn State | Stephen Box banks in the layup | 19-17 |
| 07:43 | Florida Atlantic | Daniel Pirtle steps in front of the Timothy Wise pass | 19-17 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Stephen Box (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Linneman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Desir (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Pirtle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Love (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - David Spivey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Castillo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Wise (tiring) PF - Jerome Etter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Ables (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle lays it up and in set up by Stephen Box and he's hacked by David Spivey - foul #1 on David Spivey, team foul #10 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (PG), Gus Cochran (SG), Huey Griffith (C) Stephen Box, Michael Linneman, Leroy Love | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Lee Height (PF) Jerome Etter | |
| 07:28 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle makes the free throw | 22-17 |
| 07:01 | Florida Atlantic | David Spivey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 07:00 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Daniel Pirtle | 22-17 |
| 06:49 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Lee Height - foul #2 on Lee Height, team foul #11 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Linneman (SG), Gary Haynes (SF), Edward Vass (C) Gus Cochran, Richard Desir, Huey Griffith | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Kenneth Thompson (C) Lee Height | |
| 06:49 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle misses the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 06:49 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle makes the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 06:25 | Florida Atlantic | Andrew Ables connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Luis Castillo | 23-19 |
| 06:17 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle lays it in on a nice dish by Scott White | 25-19 |
| 05:58 | Florida Atlantic | David Spivey knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Luis Castillo | 25-21 |
| 05:39 | Penn State | The jump hook by Daniel Pirtle is blocked by Andrew Ables | 25-21 |
| 05:37 | Penn State | Scott White gets the offensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 05:29 | Penn State | Gary Haynes is called for a charge - foul #1 on Gary Haynes, team foul #6 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Box (PG), Gus Cochran (SG), Richard Desir (SF), Huey Griffith (C) Scott White, Michael Linneman, Gary Haynes, Daniel Pirtle | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Jerome Etter (PF) Andrew Ables | |
| 05:12 | Florida Atlantic | David Spivey knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Luis Castillo | 25-23 |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Stephen Box buries a jumper from the left side | 27-23 |
| 04:33 | Florida Atlantic | David Spivey connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Luis Castillo | 27-26 |
| 04:21 | Penn State | Timothy Wise steals the ball from Richard Desir | 27-26 |
| 03:56 | Florida Atlantic | David Spivey drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-28 |
| 03:44 | Penn State | Gus Cochran misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 03:42 | Florida Atlantic | Timothy Wise grabs the board | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Stephen Box (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gus Cochran (fresh) SF - Richard Desir (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Vass (tiring) C - Huey Griffith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida Atlantic | PG - David Spivey (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Castillo (tiring) 5 ast. SF - Timothy Wise (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Jerome Etter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Thompson (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Florida Atlantic | Timothy Wise loses the ball out of bounds | 27-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (PG), Michael Linneman (SG), Daniel Pirtle (PF) Stephen Box, Gus Cochran, Edward Vass | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Nicholas Williams (PG), Gerard Kardos (SG), Fernando Hernandez (SF), Lee Height (PF), Andrew Ables (C) David Spivey, Luis Castillo, Timothy Wise, Jerome Etter, Kenneth Thompson | |
| 03:00 | Penn State | Huey Griffith misses the shot from close range | 27-28 |
| 02:59 | Florida Atlantic | Fernando Hernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 02:55 | Florida Atlantic | Nicholas Williams misses the floater from just outside the lane | 27-28 |
| 02:53 | Florida Atlantic | Gerard Kardos hits the follow up shot | 27-30 |
| 02:43 | Penn State | Andrew Ables is called for the reach on Michael Linneman - foul #1 on Andrew Ables, team foul #12 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Haynes (SF), Leroy Love (PF) Richard Desir, Daniel Pirtle | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | | |
| 02:43 | Penn State | Michael Linneman makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:43 | Penn State | Michael Linneman misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:43 | Florida Atlantic | Andrew Ables snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 02:22 | Florida Atlantic | Andrew Ables misses long on a runner from the baseline | 28-30 |
| 02:20 | Penn State | Huey Griffith snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 02:06 | Penn State | Huey Griffith misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Lee Height - foul #3 on Lee Height, team foul #13 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Desir (SF), Daniel Pirtle (PF) Gary Haynes, Leroy Love | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Jerome Etter (PF) Lee Height | |
| 02:06 | Penn State | Huey Griffith misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:06 | Penn State | Huey Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 01:47 | Florida Atlantic | Nicholas Williams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-30 |
| 01:45 | Penn State | Huey Griffith pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 01:39 | Penn State | Huey Griffith can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 29-30 |
| 01:38 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 01:20 | Penn State | Richard Desir is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Richard Desir, team foul #7 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Green (PG), Gary Haynes (SF), Edward Vass (C) Scott White, Richard Desir, Huey Griffith | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | Kenneth Thompson (C) Andrew Ables | |
| 01:03 | Florida Atlantic | Gerard Kardos misses badly on a shot from the right block | 29-30 |
| 01:02 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 00:55 | Penn State | Gary Haynes misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 00:53 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Vass | 29-30 |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Michael Linneman misses long on a 3 from straight away | 29-30 |
| 00:42 | Florida Atlantic | Nicholas Williams grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 00:16 | Florida Atlantic | Nicholas Williams hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerome Etter | 29-33 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Jerome Etter is called for the reach on Gary Haynes - foul #2 on Jerome Etter, team foul #14 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (PG), Richard Desir (PF), Huey Griffith (C) Michael Linneman, Daniel Pirtle, Edward Vass | |
| Subs | Florida Atlantic | David Spivey (PG) Fernando Hernandez | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Gary Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Gary Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |