| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Scott White (fresh) SG - Michael Linneman (fresh) SF - Richard Desir (fresh) PF - Daniel Pirtle (fresh) C - Huey Griffith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Nole Kendrick (fresh) SG - Lawrence Barker (fresh) SF - William Schwentker (fresh) PF - John Bever (fresh) C - David Leatherman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Seton Hall | David Leatherman 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 | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:31 | Seton Hall | Nole Kendrick clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Penn State | Richard Desir hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Lawrence Barker | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Seton Hall | David Leatherman hits the finger roll | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Penn State | Michael Linneman drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Scott White | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | Seton Hall | Nole Kendrick banks in the layup and he's fouled by Scott White - foul #1 on Scott White, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:19 | Seton Hall | Nole Kendrick makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:00 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 17:59 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle snags the offensive board | 3-5 |
| 17:48 | Penn State | Scott White misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 17:47 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Desir | 3-5 |
| 17:31 | Penn State | Michael Linneman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 17:30 | Seton Hall | Nole Kendrick grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:12 | Seton Hall | William Schwentker loses the ball out of bounds | 3-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Box (PG), Gus Cochran (SG), Gary Haynes (SF), Leroy Love (PF), Edward Vass (C) Scott White, Michael Linneman, Richard Desir, Daniel Pirtle, Huey Griffith | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 16:59 | Penn State | Edward Vass is fouled on the floor by David Leatherman - foul #1 on David Leatherman, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 16:48 | Penn State | Gary Haynes misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 3-5 |
| 16:47 | Seton Hall | John Bever snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 16:42 | Seton Hall | William Schwentker makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Nole Kendrick | 3-7 |
| 16:34 | Penn State | Leroy Love scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Edward Vass | 5-7 |
| 16:12 | Seton Hall | A charge is called on Nole Kendrick - foul #1 on Nole Kendrick, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Desir (PF) Leroy Love | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Kendrick Standish (PG), Harry Gatto (SG), Anthony Cook (SF), Dikembe Abdool (PF), Timothy Allen (C) Nole Kendrick, Lawrence Barker, William Schwentker, John Bever, David Leatherman | |
| 16:00 | Penn State | Stephen Box buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Vass and he's fouled by Kendrick Standish - foul #1 on Kendrick Standish, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Green (SG), Leroy Love (PF) Gus Cochran, Richard Desir | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 16:00 | Penn State | Stephen Box makes the free throw | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Stephen Box (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Green (fresh) SF - Gary Haynes (fresh) PF - Leroy Love (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Vass (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Kendrick Standish (fresh) SG - Harry Gatto (fresh) SF - Anthony Cook (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abdool (fresh) C - Timothy Allen (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Seton Hall | Anthony Cook misses the 3 from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 15:29 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Gary Haynes | 8-7 |
| 15:25 | Penn State | Stephen Box hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 8-7 |
| 15:24 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Harry Gatto | 8-7 |
| 15:20 | Seton Hall | Anthony Cook misses long on a runner near the basket | 8-7 |
| 15:18 | Seton Hall | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Gatto | 8-7 |
| 15:09 | Seton Hall | Harry Gatto is fouled on the floor by William Green - foul #1 on William Green, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gus Cochran (SG), Richard Desir (SF), Huey Griffith (C) Stephen Box, Gary Haynes, Leroy Love | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Nole Kendrick (PG), Lawrence Barker (SG), William Schwentker (SF) Kendrick Standish, Harry Gatto, Anthony Cook | |
| 14:50 | Seton Hall | A charge is called on William Schwentker - foul #1 on William Schwentker, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Box (PG), Michael Linneman (SG), Daniel Pirtle (PF) William Green, Gus Cochran, Huey Griffith | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | David Leatherman (C) Timothy Allen | |
| 14:33 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdool - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdool, team foul #5 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (PG), Gus Cochran (SG) Stephen Box, Michael Linneman | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Bever (PF) Dikembe Abdool | |
| 14:33 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:33 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:11 | Seton Hall | David Leatherman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 14:09 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Richard Desir | 9-7 |
| 13:49 | Penn State | Edward Vass comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 9-7 |
| 13:47 | Seton Hall | John Bever grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 13:33 | Seton Hall | William Schwentker connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-9 |
| 13:19 | Penn State | Scott White is hacked by Nole Kendrick - foul #2 on Nole Kendrick, team foul #6 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Box (PG), Michael Linneman (SG), Gary Haynes (SF), Huey Griffith (C) Scott White, Gus Cochran, Richard Desir, Daniel Pirtle | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Kendrick Standish (PG), Harry Gatto (SG), Anthony Cook (SF), Dikembe Abdool (PF) Nole Kendrick, Lawrence Barker, William Schwentker, John Bever | |
| 13:05 | Penn State | Edward Vass misses the floater from close range | 9-9 |
| 13:04 | Penn State | Gary Haynes pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:56 | Penn State | Huey Griffith lays it in on a nice dish by Edward Vass | 11-9 |
| 12:39 | Seton Hall | Harry Gatto misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-9 |
| 12:37 | Penn State | Michael Linneman gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:29 | Penn State | Stephen Box is called for traveling | 11-9 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (PG), Richard Desir (SF), Daniel Pirtle (PF) Stephen Box, Gary Haynes, Edward Vass | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Timothy Allen (C) David Leatherman | |
| 12:04 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Abdool clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 11-9 |
| 12:03 | Penn State | Scott White snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Scott White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Linneman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Desir (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Pirtle (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Huey Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Kendrick Standish (fresh) SG - Harry Gatto (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Anthony Cook (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abdool (fresh) C - Timothy Allen (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Penn State | Richard Desir misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 11-9 |
| 11:45 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle tips it back up and in | 13-9 |
| 11:22 | Seton Hall | Richard Desir steals it from Anthony Cook | 13-9 |
| 11:07 | Penn State | Richard Desir drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Scott White | 15-9 |
| 10:48 | Seton Hall | Anthony Cook misses badly on a floater from the left side | 15-9 |
| 10:46 | Seton Hall | Timothy Allen tips it home | 15-11 |
| 10:27 | Penn State | Scott White connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Desir | 18-11 |
| 10:06 | Seton Hall | Huey Griffith denies the turnaround by Timothy Allen | 18-11 |
| 10:05 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle grabs the board | 18-11 |
| 09:49 | Penn State | Richard Desir is fouled on the floor by Anthony Cook - foul #1 on Anthony Cook, team foul #7 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Box (PG), Gus Cochran (SG), Leroy Love (PF), Edward Vass (C) Scott White, Michael Linneman, Daniel Pirtle, Huey Griffith | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Schwentker (PG), Lawrence Barker (SG), John Bever (PF), David Leatherman (C) Kendrick Standish, Anthony Cook, Dikembe Abdool, Timothy Allen | |
| 09:49 | Penn State | Richard Desir misses the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 09:49 | Seton Hall | John Bever gets the rebound | 18-11 |
| 09:33 | Seton Hall | David Leatherman misses short on a floater from the left block | 18-11 |
| 09:31 | Seton Hall | John Bever hits the follow up shot | 18-13 |
| 09:15 | Penn State | Richard Desir comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 18-13 |
| 09:13 | Seton Hall | William Schwentker grabs the defensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 08:54 | Seton Hall | John Bever hits a jumper from the right side | 18-15 |
| 08:46 | Penn State | Richard Desir clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 08:44 | Penn State | Stephen Box can't tip it in | 18-15 |
| 08:43 | Penn State | Richard Desir gets the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 08:35 | Penn State | Stephen Box can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 18-15 |
| 08:33 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to John Bever | 18-15 |
| 08:11 | Seton Hall | William Schwentker is fouled on the floor by Stephen Box - foul #1 on Stephen Box, team foul #3 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Linneman (SG), Gary Haynes (SF), Huey Griffith (C) Gus Cochran, Richard Desir, Leroy Love | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Anthony Cook (SF) Harry Gatto | |
| 07:57 | Seton Hall | Gary Haynes denies the turnaround by Lawrence Barker | 18-15 |
| 07:56 | Penn State | Huey Griffith snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Stephen Box (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Linneman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Haynes (fresh) PF - Edward Vass (fresh) C - Huey Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - William Schwentker (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lawrence Barker (fresh) SF - Anthony Cook (fresh) PF - John Bever (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Leatherman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:49 | Penn State | Stephen Box is fouled on the floor by John Bever - foul #1 on John Bever, team foul #8 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Green (SG) Michael Linneman | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 07:49 | Penn State | Stephen Box misses the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 07:49 | Seton Hall | David Leatherman grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 07:25 | Seton Hall | John Bever misses short on a jumper from the left side | 18-15 |
| 07:24 | Seton Hall | David Leatherman snags the offensive board | 18-15 |
| 07:06 | Seton Hall | David Leatherman is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on David Leatherman, team foul #9 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (PG), Michael Linneman (SG), Daniel Pirtle (PF) Stephen Box, William Green, Huey Griffith | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dikembe Abdool (PF), Timothy Allen (C) John Bever, David Leatherman | |
| 06:45 | Penn State | Gary Haynes knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Scott White and he's hacked by Anthony Cook - foul #2 on Anthony Cook, team foul #10 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Huey Griffith (C) Edward Vass | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Kendrick Standish (PG), Harry Gatto (SF) William Schwentker, Anthony Cook | |
| 06:45 | Penn State | Gary Haynes makes the free throw | 21-15 |
| 06:29 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Abdool loses the dribble to Scott White | 21-15 |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Scott White | 23-15 |
| 05:56 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Abdool misses the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Daniel Pirtle - foul #1 on Daniel Pirtle, team foul #4 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Green (SG), Richard Desir (SF), Edward Vass (C) Michael Linneman, Gary Haynes, Huey Griffith | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Schwentker (SF) Lawrence Barker | |
| 05:56 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Abdool misses the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 05:56 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Abdool makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 05:39 | Penn State | William Schwentker steals it from Richard Desir | 23-16 |
| 05:35 | Seton Hall | Harry Gatto lays it in set up by William Schwentker | 23-18 |
| 05:18 | Penn State | Scott White comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 23-18 |
| 05:16 | Seton Hall | Harry Gatto pulls down the rebound | 23-18 |
| 05:12 | Seton Hall | William Schwentker hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 23-18 |
| 05:10 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Daniel Pirtle | 23-18 |
| 05:03 | Penn State | Scott White buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Vass | 26-18 |
| 04:42 | Seton Hall | William Schwentker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 26-18 |
| 04:41 | Penn State | William Green pulls down the rebound | 26-18 |
| 04:25 | Penn State | William Green travels with the ball | 26-18 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Box (PG), Michael Linneman (SG), Gary Haynes (SF), Huey Griffith (C) Scott White, William Green, Daniel Pirtle, Edward Vass | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Lawrence Barker (SG), John Bever (PF) Harry Gatto, Timothy Allen | |
| 04:00 | Seton Hall | William Schwentker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-18 |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Gary Haynes pulls down the rebound | 26-18 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Stephen Box (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Linneman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Haynes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Desir (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Huey Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Kendrick Standish (fairly fresh) SG - Lawrence Barker (fresh) SF - William Schwentker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Bever (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Abdool (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:43 | Penn State | Stephen Box loses the ball out of bounds | 26-18 |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Vass (PF) Richard Desir | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Nole Kendrick (PG), Anthony Cook (SF), David Leatherman (C) Kendrick Standish, William Schwentker, Dikembe Abdool | |
| 03:21 | Seton Hall | John Bever is whistled for a carry | 26-18 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Green (PG), Gus Cochran (SG), Daniel Pirtle (PF) Stephen Box, Michael Linneman, Edward Vass | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 03:05 | Penn State | Gus Cochran hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-18 |
| 03:03 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle tips it back up and in | 28-18 |
| 02:34 | Seton Hall | Huey Griffith steals the ball from Nole Kendrick | 28-18 |
| 02:21 | Penn State | Huey Griffith scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-18 |
| 01:52 | Seton Hall | Anthony Cook comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gus Cochran - foul #1 on Gus Cochran, team foul #5 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (PG), Michael Linneman (SG), Richard Desir (SF), Leroy Love (PF), Edward Vass (C) William Green, Gus Cochran, Gary Haynes, Daniel Pirtle, Huey Griffith | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Schwentker (SG), Dikembe Abdool (PF) Lawrence Barker, John Bever | |
| 01:52 | Seton Hall | Anthony Cook misses the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 01:52 | Seton Hall | Anthony Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 01:36 | Penn State | Richard Desir knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Leroy Love | 33-19 |
| 01:10 | Seton Hall | David Leatherman can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Edward Vass - foul #1 on Edward Vass, team foul #6 | 33-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Huey Griffith (C) Leroy Love | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 01:10 | Seton Hall | David Leatherman misses the 1st free throw | 33-19 |
| 01:10 | Seton Hall | David Leatherman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-20 |
| 00:47 | Penn State | David Leatherman steps in front of the Michael Linneman pass | 33-20 |
| 00:30 | Seton Hall | Dikembe Abdool's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Box (PG), Daniel Pirtle (PF) Scott White, Huey Griffith | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Kendrick Standish (PG), Lawrence Barker (SG), John Bever (PF), Timothy Allen (C) Nole Kendrick, Anthony Cook, Dikembe Abdool, David Leatherman | |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Richard Desir hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Box | 36-20 |
| 00:00 | Seton Hall | Kendrick Standish misses the halfcourt shot | 36-20 |