| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Thomas Riel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Fidler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Chet Wall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harvey Inman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Perry (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Zachary Harbin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Lavigne (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Jones (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Shockley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Landon (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Riel makes the contested 3 from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 19:26 | Penn State | Harvey Inman picks off the pass by Albert Jones | 35-36 |
| 19:03 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Fidler | 38-36 |
| 18:34 | Penn State | Martin Lavigne misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Lee Perry - foul #3 on Lee Perry, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Summerlin (C) Lee Perry | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ray Anderson (PG), Monroe Morrissey (SF), Richard Sorensen (PF), John Selby (C) Zachary Harbin, Albert Jones, Donald Shockley, Edward Landon | |
| 18:34 | Penn State | Martin Lavigne makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:34 | Penn State | Martin Lavigne makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 18:12 | Virginia Tech | David Fidler knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Chet Wall | 40-38 |
| 17:55 | Penn State | Chet Wall steals the ball from John Selby | 40-38 |
| 17:38 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 40-38 |
| 17:36 | Penn State | Richard Sorensen grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 17:31 | Penn State | John Selby is hacked by Thomas Riel - foul #1 on Thomas Riel, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Zachary Harbin (PG), Gregory Inman (SG), Albert Jones (SF), Donald Shockley (PF), Edward Landon (C) Ray Anderson, Martin Lavigne, Monroe Morrissey, Richard Sorensen, John Selby | |
| 17:03 | Penn State | Edward Landon knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-40 |
| 16:58 | Virginia Tech | David Fidler misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-40 |
| 16:56 | Penn State | Edward Landon gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 16:33 | Penn State | Gregory Inman buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Zachary Harbin | 40-43 |
| 16:13 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Riel travels with the ball | 40-43 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Edwin Chapman (PG), Danny Wrenn (SG), Terrence Nixon (SF) Thomas Riel, David Fidler, Chet Wall | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ray Anderson (PG), Martin Lavigne (SG), Monroe Morrissey (SF), Richard Sorensen (PF) Zachary Harbin, Gregory Inman, Albert Jones, Donald Shockley | |
| 15:55 | Penn State | Martin Lavigne is hacked by David Summerlin - foul #1 on David Summerlin, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey (SG), Lee Perry (C) Terrence Nixon, David Summerlin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Zachary Harbin (PG), Gerald Arnold (SF), John Selby (C) Ray Anderson, Monroe Morrissey, Edward Landon | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Edwin Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Worthey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Danny Wrenn (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harvey Inman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Perry (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Zachary Harbin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Lavigne (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Sorensen (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Selby (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Penn State | Wayne Worthey steals it from John Selby | 40-43 |
| 15:24 | Virginia Tech | Danny Wrenn misses the floater from the right side | 40-43 |
| 15:23 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman tips it back up and in | 42-43 |
| 15:14 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold connects on the runner from the right block and he's hacked by Edwin Chapman - foul #1 on Edwin Chapman, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Terrence Nixon (SF) Harvey Inman | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ray Anderson (PG), Gregory Inman (SG), Donald Shockley (PF), Edward Landon (C) Zachary Harbin, Martin Lavigne, Richard Sorensen, John Selby | |
| 15:14 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold makes the free throw | 42-46 |
| 14:54 | Virginia Tech | Danny Wrenn loses the ball out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Riel (PG), Chet Wall (SF) Edwin Chapman, Terrence Nixon | |
| Subs | Penn State | Zachary Harbin (PG), Martin Lavigne (SG) Ray Anderson, Gregory Inman | |
| 14:30 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 14:28 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 14:22 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-46 |
| 14:20 | Penn State | Edward Landon snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 13:51 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold makes the fadeaway in the paint | 42-48 |
| 13:35 | Virginia Tech | Danny Wrenn clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 13:34 | Penn State | Donald Shockley grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 13:07 | Penn State | Edward Landon scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Zachary Harbin | 42-50 |
| 13:02 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Riel evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Worthey | 45-50 |
| 12:38 | Penn State | Martin Lavigne knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Gerald Arnold | 45-52 |
| 12:17 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-52 |
| 12:16 | Virginia Tech | Lee Perry tips it home | 47-52 |
| 11:56 | Penn State | Zachary Harbin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-52 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Fidler (SG), Terrence Nixon (SF), Harvey Inman (PF), David Summerlin (C) Thomas Riel, Chet Wall, Danny Wrenn, Lee Perry | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ray Anderson (PG), Gregory Inman (SG), Richard Sorensen (PF), John Selby (C) Zachary Harbin, Martin Lavigne, Donald Shockley, Edward Landon | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Wayne Worthey (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Fidler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrence Nixon (fresh) PF - Harvey Inman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Summerlin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ray Anderson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gregory Inman (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Gerald Arnold (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Sorensen (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Selby (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Virginia Tech | Gregory Inman takes the ball from Terrence Nixon | 47-52 |
| 11:04 | Penn State | Richard Sorensen is whistled for a carry | 47-52 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Edwin Chapman (PG) Wayne Worthey | |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Landon (C) John Selby | |
| 10:44 | Virginia Tech | The jumper by David Summerlin is denied by Edward Landon | 47-52 |
| 10:42 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Harvey Inman | 47-52 |
| 10:28 | Virginia Tech | David Summerlin can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 47-52 |
| 10:27 | Virginia Tech | David Summerlin gets the offensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 10:11 | Virginia Tech | David Fidler connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 09:42 | Penn State | Gregory Inman is whistled for a carry | 50-52 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Riel (PG), Chet Wall (SF), Lee Perry (C) Edwin Chapman, Terrence Nixon, David Summerlin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Zachary Harbin (PG), Martin Lavigne (SG), Donald Shockley (PF), Albert Jones (C) Ray Anderson, Gregory Inman, Richard Sorensen, Edward Landon | |
| 09:21 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Riel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 09:20 | Penn State | Donald Shockley grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 08:53 | Penn State | Martin Lavigne can't throw it down | 50-52 |
| 08:52 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 08:48 | Virginia Tech | David Fidler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-52 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey (SG) David Fidler | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Selby (PF), Edward Landon (C) Donald Shockley, Albert Jones | |
| 08:32 | Penn State | Edward Landon can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Lee Perry - foul #4 on Lee Perry, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Summerlin (C) Lee Perry | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:32 | Penn State | Edward Landon misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 08:32 | Penn State | Edward Landon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 08:15 | Virginia Tech | David Summerlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-53 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Shockley (PF) Edward Landon | |
| 07:55 | Penn State | Harvey Inman steals the ball from Gerald Arnold | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Thomas Riel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Worthey (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chet Wall (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harvey Inman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - David Summerlin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Zachary Harbin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Martin Lavigne (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Arnold (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Donald Shockley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Selby (fresh) | |
| 07:45 | Virginia Tech | David Summerlin's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Shockley | 50-53 |
| 07:44 | Virginia Tech | David Summerlin grabs the offensive board | 50-53 |
| 07:36 | Virginia Tech | David Summerlin misses short on a floater from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 07:35 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Riel can't tip it in | 50-53 |
| 07:33 | Penn State | Donald Shockley grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 07:08 | Penn State | Martin Lavigne scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by John Selby | 50-55 |
| 07:01 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 06:59 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Chet Wall | 50-55 |
| 06:41 | Virginia Tech | Zachary Harbin is called for the reach on Thomas Riel - foul #2 on Zachary Harbin, team foul #1 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Fidler (SG), Danny Wrenn (SF), Lee Perry (C) Wayne Worthey, Chet Wall, Harvey Inman | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ray Anderson (PG), Gregory Inman (SG), Edward Landon (PF), Albert Jones (C) Zachary Harbin, Martin Lavigne, Donald Shockley, John Selby | |
| 06:17 | Virginia Tech | Lee Perry scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-55 |
| 05:53 | Penn State | Danny Wrenn is called for the reach on Gerald Arnold - foul #1 on Danny Wrenn, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey (PG), Terrence Nixon (SF) Thomas Riel, David Summerlin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Zachary Harbin (PG), Martin Lavigne (SG), Richard Sorensen (PF) Ray Anderson, Gregory Inman, Albert Jones | |
| 05:47 | Penn State | Martin Lavigne can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-55 |
| 05:45 | Penn State | Edward Landon hits the follow up shot | 52-57 |
| 05:30 | Virginia Tech | Lee Perry clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 05:29 | Penn State | Richard Sorensen pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 05:00 | Penn State | Edward Landon makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Martin Lavigne | 52-59 |
| 04:47 | Virginia Tech | Danny Wrenn hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-59 |
| 04:46 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Gerald Arnold | 52-59 |
| 04:23 | Penn State | David Fidler steals it from Edward Landon | 52-59 |
| 04:23 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-59 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Riel (PG), Chet Wall (SF), Harvey Inman (PF) Wayne Worthey, Terrence Nixon, Danny Wrenn | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ray Anderson (PG), Gregory Inman (SG), Donald Shockley (PF), Albert Jones (C) Zachary Harbin, Martin Lavigne, Richard Sorensen, Edward Landon | |
| 04:03 | Virginia Tech | Lee Perry drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Riel out of a doubleteam | 55-59 |
| 03:49 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold clanks a jump hook in the paint | 55-59 |
| 03:47 | Virginia Tech | Lee Perry snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Thomas Riel (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Fidler (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chet Wall (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harvey Inman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Lee Perry (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ray Anderson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gregory Inman (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Gerald Arnold (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Shockley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Riel's fadeaway is rejected by Albert Jones | 55-59 |
| 03:42 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman tips it but misses | 55-59 |
| 03:41 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 03:21 | Penn State | Gregory Inman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 03:19 | Penn State | Albert Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 03:03 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold's fadeaway is rejected by Harvey Inman | 55-59 |
| 03:01 | Penn State | Donald Shockley grabs the offensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 02:42 | Penn State | Gregory Inman clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-59 |
| 02:41 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 02:37 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Thomas Riel | 57-59 |
| 02:14 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold loses the dribble to Lee Perry | 57-59 |
| 01:59 | Virginia Tech | David Fidler knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Chet Wall | 59-59 |
| 01:30 | Penn State | Chet Wall steps in front of the Gerald Arnold pass | 59-59 |
| 01:12 | Virginia Tech | David Fidler misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-59 |
| 01:11 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Riel grabs the offensive board | 59-59 |
| 00:58 | Virginia Tech | David Fidler clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-59 |
| 00:56 | Penn State | Donald Shockley gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 00:56 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Zachary Harbin (PG), Martin Lavigne (SG), Edward Landon (C) Ray Anderson, Gregory Inman, Albert Jones | |
| 00:36 | Penn State | Martin Lavigne comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 59-59 |
| 00:34 | Penn State | Edward Landon tips it back up and in | 59-61 |
| 00:24 | Virginia Tech | Lee Perry hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-61 |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Donald Shockley grabs the defensive rebound | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Donald Shockley is hacked by Thomas Riel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Riel, team foul #7 | 59-61 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Donald Shockley misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:20 | Virginia Tech | David Fidler grabs the board | 59-61 |
| 00:11 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Riel is called for traveling | 59-61 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Martin Lavigne is fouled in the backcourt by David Fidler - foul #2 on David Fidler, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Martin Lavigne misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:08 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Harvey Inman | 59-61 |
| 00:08 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| 00:03 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Riel works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-61 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold runs out the clock | 59-61 |