| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Terry Whitehurst (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Oleg Zwiebel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roderick Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Allen Rufus (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Scott Desalvo (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Wheatley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hesson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson inbounds the ball | 28-45 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Penn State | Scott Desalvo scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Edward Taylor | 28-48 |
| 19:08 | Arizona State | Roderick Gibson is whistled for a carry | 28-48 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Hitchens (SF), Gary Thomas (PF), Maurice Sergent (C) Ronald Hesson, Nathan Haynes, Edward Taylor | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:45 | Penn State | James Wheatley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-48 |
| 18:43 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Allen Rufus | 28-48 |
| 18:37 | Arizona State | Kenneth Peterson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-48 |
| 18:36 | Penn State | James Wheatley pulls down the rebound | 28-48 |
| 18:15 | Penn State | James Wheatley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-48 |
| 18:13 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Peterson | 28-48 |
| 17:51 | Arizona State | Oleg Zwiebel clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Thomas - foul #2 on Gary Thomas, team foul #1 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ernest Wilson (PG), Eugene Carmon (SG), Ronald Hesson (SF), Edward Taylor (C) Scott Desalvo, James Wheatley, Charles Hitchens, Maurice Sergent | |
| 17:51 | Arizona State | Oleg Zwiebel makes the 1st free throw | 29-48 |
| 17:51 | Arizona State | Oleg Zwiebel makes the 2nd free throw | 30-48 |
| 17:43 | Penn State | Edward Taylor lays it up and in on a great pass from Eugene Carmon | 30-50 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:38 | Arizona State | Terry Whitehurst loses the ball out of bounds | 30-50 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Dye (PF) Roderick Gibson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:31 | Penn State | Kenneth Peterson is called for the reach on Ronald Hesson - foul #2 on Kenneth Peterson, team foul #1 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Arizona State | John Walker (PG), Paul Smith (SF) Terry Whitehurst, Kenneth Peterson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Hitchens (PG) Ernest Wilson | |
| 17:09 | Penn State | Edward Taylor is fouled on the floor by Allen Rufus - foul #2 on Allen Rufus, team foul #2 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Richard Fields (C) Allen Rufus | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ernest Wilson (PG), James Wheatley (SG), Nathan Haynes (PF) Charles Hitchens, Eugene Carmon, Gary Thomas | |
| 16:53 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Wheatley | 30-53 |
| 16:36 | Arizona State | Nathan Haynes denies the turnaround by John Walker | 30-53 |
| 16:34 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes grabs the board | 30-53 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:09 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 30-53 |
| 16:08 | Arizona State | Richard Fields grabs the board | 30-53 |
| 15:50 | Arizona State | John Walker clanks a shot from the right wing | 30-53 |
| 15:48 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Nathan Haynes | 30-53 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - John Walker (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Oleg Zwiebel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Dye (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Fields (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ernest Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Wheatley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Hesson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson lays it up and in on a great pass from Ernest Wilson and he's hacked by Oleg Zwiebel - foul #2 on Oleg Zwiebel, team foul #3 | 30-55 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Terry Whitehurst (PG), Kenneth Peterson (SF), Roderick Gibson (PF), Allen Rufus (C) Oleg Zwiebel, Paul Smith, Michael Dye, Richard Fields | |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott Desalvo (PG), Eugene Carmon (SG), Gary Thomas (PF) Ernest Wilson, James Wheatley, Nathan Haynes | |
| 15:43 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson makes the free throw | 30-56 |
| 15:35 | Arizona State | Terry Whitehurst scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Roderick Gibson | 33-56 |
| 15:11 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Scott Desalvo | 33-59 |
| 14:58 | Arizona State | The short jumper by Roderick Gibson is denied by Gary Thomas | 33-59 |
| 14:57 | Arizona State | Allen Rufus can't tip it in | 33-59 |
| 14:56 | Penn State | Gary Thomas grabs the board | 33-59 |
| 14:32 | Penn State | John Walker steals the ball from Eugene Carmon | 33-59 |
| 14:17 | Arizona State | Allen Rufus is whistled for traveling | 33-59 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Matthew Stobierski (SG) John Walker | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ernest Wilson (PG), James Wheatley (SG), Charles Hitchens (SF), Nathan Haynes (PF), Maurice Sergent (C) Scott Desalvo, Eugene Carmon, Ronald Hesson, Gary Thomas, Edward Taylor | |
| 13:57 | Penn State | Charles Hitchens clanks a jump hook in the paint | 33-59 |
| 13:56 | Arizona State | Roderick Gibson gets the rebound | 33-59 |
| 13:40 | Arizona State | Kenneth Peterson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 33-59 |
| 13:38 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson pulls down the rebound | 33-59 |
| 13:11 | Penn State | James Wheatley misses long on a runner from close range | 33-59 |
| 13:09 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Matthew Stobierski | 33-59 |
| 13:05 | Arizona State | Roderick Gibson banks in the layup set up by Kenneth Peterson and he's fouled by Nathan Haynes - foul #2 on Nathan Haynes, team foul #2 | 35-59 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Oleg Zwiebel (SG), Paul Smith (SF), Michael Dye (C) Terry Whitehurst, Kenneth Peterson, Allen Rufus | |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott Desalvo (PG), Eugene Carmon (SG), Ronald Hesson (SF), Gary Thomas (PF), Richard Siegel (C) Ernest Wilson, James Wheatley, Charles Hitchens, Nathan Haynes, Maurice Sergent | |
| 13:05 | Arizona State | Roderick Gibson makes the free throw | 36-59 |
| 12:47 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon is fouled on the floor by Oleg Zwiebel - foul #3 on Oleg Zwiebel, team foul #4 | 36-59 |
| Subs | Arizona State | John Walker (PG), Richard Fields (C) Matthew Stobierski, Roderick Gibson | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Wheatley (SG), Edward Taylor (C) Eugene Carmon, Richard Siegel | |
| 12:23 | Penn State | Scott Desalvo drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Wheatley | 36-61 |
| 12:02 | Arizona State | John Walker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-61 |
| 12:00 | Arizona State | Richard Fields tips it home | 38-61 |
| 11:48 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 38-61 |
| 11:47 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Thomas | 38-61 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - John Walker (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Oleg Zwiebel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Dye (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Fields (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Scott Desalvo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Wheatley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Hesson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Desalvo | 38-64 |
| 11:16 | Arizona State | Oleg Zwiebel can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 38-64 |
| 11:14 | Penn State | Scott Desalvo grabs the board | 38-64 |
| 10:52 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Scott Desalvo | 38-67 |
| 10:29 | Arizona State | John Walker connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Dye | 40-67 |
| 10:04 | Penn State | Gary Thomas buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Scott Desalvo and he's fouled by Michael Dye - foul #3 on Michael Dye, team foul #5 | 40-69 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Terry Whitehurst (PG), Matthew Stobierski (SG), Kenneth Peterson (SF), Roderick Gibson (PF), Allen Rufus (C) John Walker, Oleg Zwiebel, Paul Smith, Michael Dye, Richard Fields | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ernest Wilson (PG), Eugene Carmon (SG), Charles Hitchens (SF), Nathan Haynes (C) Scott Desalvo, James Wheatley, Ronald Hesson, Edward Taylor | |
| 10:04 | Penn State | Gary Thomas misses the free throw | 40-69 |
| 10:04 | Arizona State | Roderick Gibson gets the rebound | 40-69 |
| 09:49 | Arizona State | Allen Rufus hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Matthew Stobierski | 42-69 |
| 09:24 | Penn State | Gary Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 42-69 |
| 09:23 | Penn State | Gary Thomas tips it back up and in | 42-71 |
| 09:14 | Arizona State | Roderick Gibson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-71 |
| 08:55 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-71 |
| 08:54 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes snags the offensive board | 45-71 |
| 08:41 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson's floater is tipped away by Allen Rufus | 45-71 |
| 08:40 | Arizona State | Roderick Gibson grabs the board | 45-71 |
| 08:23 | Arizona State | Nathan Haynes swats the short shot by Terry Whitehurst | 45-71 |
| 08:22 | Penn State | Charles Hitchens grabs the board | 45-71 |
| 08:05 | Penn State | Charles Hitchens misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-71 |
| 08:03 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes hits the follow up shot | 45-73 |
| 07:50 | Arizona State | Kenneth Peterson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-73 |
| 07:49 | Arizona State | Roderick Gibson tips it home | 47-73 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Terry Whitehurst (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Matthew Stobierski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roderick Gibson (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Allen Rufus (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ernest Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eugene Carmon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Hitchens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Thomas (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Nathan Haynes (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Penn State | Terry Whitehurst is called for the reach on Eugene Carmon - foul #2 on Terry Whitehurst, team foul #6 | 47-73 |
| Subs | Arizona State | John Walker (PG), Oleg Zwiebel (SG), Paul Smith (SF), Michael Dye (PF), Richard Fields (C) Terry Whitehurst, Matthew Stobierski, Kenneth Peterson, Roderick Gibson, Allen Rufus | |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott Desalvo (PG), James Wheatley (SG), Ronald Hesson (SF), Richard Siegel (C) Ernest Wilson, Eugene Carmon, Charles Hitchens, Gary Thomas | |
| 07:08 | Penn State | James Wheatley is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Wheatley, team foul #3 | 47-73 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Taylor (C) Richard Siegel | |
| 06:52 | Arizona State | Richard Fields loses the ball out of bounds | 47-73 |
| 06:28 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Ronald Hesson, team foul #4 | 47-73 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Allen Rufus (C) Richard Fields | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ernest Wilson (PG), Richard Siegel (C) Scott Desalvo, Edward Taylor | |
| 06:12 | Arizona State | John Walker slams it home | 49-73 |
| 05:43 | Penn State | James Wheatley is fouled on the floor by Michael Dye - foul #4 on Michael Dye, team foul #7 | 49-73 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Terry Whitehurst (PG), Kenneth Peterson (SF), Roderick Gibson (PF) John Walker, Paul Smith, Michael Dye | |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott Desalvo (PG), Edward Taylor (C) Ernest Wilson, Richard Siegel | |
| 05:43 | Penn State | James Wheatley makes the 1st free throw | 49-74 |
| 05:43 | Penn State | James Wheatley misses the 2nd free throw | 49-74 |
| 05:43 | Arizona State | Kenneth Peterson gets the rebound | 49-74 |
| 05:28 | Arizona State | Roderick Gibson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-74 |
| 05:27 | Arizona State | Oleg Zwiebel tips it but misses | 49-74 |
| 05:25 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Nathan Haynes | 49-74 |
| 05:06 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 49-74 |
| 05:04 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes can't tip it in | 49-74 |
| 05:02 | Arizona State | Roderick Gibson snags the defensive board | 49-74 |
| 04:48 | Arizona State | Kenneth Peterson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-74 |
| 04:25 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Scott Desalvo | 51-76 |
| 04:07 | Arizona State | Scott Desalvo steals the ball from Oleg Zwiebel | 51-76 |
| 03:43 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson misses the runner near the basket | 51-76 |
| 03:41 | Arizona State | Oleg Zwiebel gets the rebound | 51-76 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Terry Whitehurst (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Oleg Zwiebel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roderick Gibson (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Allen Rufus (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Scott Desalvo (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Wheatley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Hesson (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Haynes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Arizona State | Allen Rufus makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Oleg Zwiebel | 54-76 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:00 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-76 |
| 02:59 | Arizona State | Roderick Gibson snags the defensive board | 54-76 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:46 | Arizona State | Allen Rufus misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-76 |
| 02:45 | Penn State | James Wheatley grabs the board | 54-76 |
| 02:24 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes hits a fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by Terry Whitehurst - foul #3 on Terry Whitehurst, team foul #8 | 54-78 |
| Subs | Arizona State | John Walker (PG), Matthew Stobierski (SG), Paul Smith (SF), Michael Dye (PF), Richard Fields (C) Terry Whitehurst, Oleg Zwiebel, Kenneth Peterson, Roderick Gibson, Allen Rufus | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ernest Wilson (PG), Eugene Carmon (SG), Charles Hitchens (SF), Maurice Sergent (C) Scott Desalvo, James Wheatley, Ronald Hesson, Edward Taylor | |
| 02:24 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes makes the free throw | 54-79 |
| 02:04 | Arizona State | Paul Smith hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-79 |
| 01:35 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Eugene Carmon and the foul's on Michael Dye - foul #5 on Michael Dye, team foul #9 | 57-81 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Travis Vaughn (C) Michael Dye | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Thomas (PF) Nathan Haynes | |
| 01:35 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson misses the free throw | 57-81 |
| 01:35 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Richard Fields | 57-81 |
| 01:27 | Arizona State | Eugene Carmon steals the ball from Paul Smith | 57-81 |
| 01:05 | Penn State | Gary Thomas makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Ernest Wilson | 57-83 |
| 00:47 | Arizona State | Richard Fields is called for traveling | 57-83 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Charles Hitchens | 57-86 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Arizona State | Travis Vaughn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-86 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Gary Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 57-86 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson runs out the clock | 57-86 |