| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Scott Desalvo (fresh) SG - James Wheatley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hesson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Nathan Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Eugene Zentner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Rich (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Grillo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ralph Still (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Shinault (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:48 | Penn State | James Wheatley hits a fadeaway from the right side | 34-30 |
| 19:21 | Butler | Ralph Still misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Edward Taylor - foul #2 on Edward Taylor, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ernest Wilson (PG), Eugene Carmon (SG), Gary Thomas (PF) Scott Desalvo, James Wheatley, Nathan Haynes | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 19:21 | Butler | Ralph Still misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:21 | Butler | Ralph Still makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 19:12 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 19:10 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon can't tip it in | 34-31 |
| 19:08 | Penn State | Edward Taylor tips it home | 36-31 |
| 18:44 | Butler | Eugene Carmon is called for the reach on Thomas Rich - foul #2 on Eugene Carmon, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Wheatley (SG), Nathan Haynes (PF) Eugene Carmon, Gary Thomas | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 18:23 | Butler | Dennis Grillo is fouled on the floor by Edward Taylor - foul #3 on Edward Taylor, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott Desalvo (PG), Eugene Carmon (SF), Gary Thomas (PF), Maurice Sergent (C) Ernest Wilson, Ronald Hesson, Nathan Haynes, Edward Taylor | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 18:10 | Butler | Eugene Zentner lays it in and the foul's on James Wheatley - foul #1 on James Wheatley, team foul #4 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Hitchens (PG), Ronald Hesson (SF), Nathan Haynes (PF), Richard Siegel (C) Scott Desalvo, Eugene Carmon, Gary Thomas, Maurice Sergent | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 18:10 | Butler | Eugene Zentner makes the free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:54 | Penn State | James Wheatley scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Charles Hitchens | 39-34 |
| 17:25 | Butler | James Wheatley is called for the reach on Thomas Rich - foul #2 on James Wheatley, team foul #5 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ernest Wilson (PG), Scott Desalvo (SG), Eugene Carmon (SF), Gary Thomas (PF), Maurice Sergent (C) Charles Hitchens, James Wheatley, Ronald Hesson, Nathan Haynes, Richard Siegel | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Bender (SF) Dennis Grillo | |
| 17:13 | Butler | Thomas Rich lays it in and he's hacked by Ernest Wilson - foul #1 on Ernest Wilson, team foul #6 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Hesson (SF), Nathan Haynes (C) Ernest Wilson, Maurice Sergent | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:13 | Butler | Thomas Rich makes the free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:04 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon makes the 3 from straight away | 42-37 |
| 16:37 | Butler | Joseph Bender misses long on a shot from the left side | 42-37 |
| 16:36 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 16:24 | Penn State | Scott Desalvo comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 16:22 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon tips it home | 44-37 |
| 15:56 | Butler | Thomas Rich misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-37 |
| 15:55 | Butler | Joseph Bender gets the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Scott Desalvo (fresh) SG - Eugene Carmon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hesson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gary Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Eugene Zentner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Rich (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Bender (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Still (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Shinault (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Butler | Joseph Bender buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 15:16 | Penn State | Gary Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Ralph Still - foul #1 on Ralph Still, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ernest Wilson (PG), James Wheatley (SG), Charles Hitchens (SF), Edward Taylor (C) Scott Desalvo, Eugene Carmon, Ronald Hesson, Nathan Haynes | |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Grillo (SF), Christopher Porter (C) Joseph Bender, Steven Shinault | |
| 15:16 | Penn State | Gary Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 15:16 | Penn State | Gary Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 15:16 | Butler | Ralph Still gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 14:47 | Butler | Gary Thomas blocks the short jumper by Thomas Rich | 44-40 |
| 14:46 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 14:42 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Hesson (SF), Nathan Haynes (PF) Charles Hitchens, Gary Thomas | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:25 | Butler | Edward Taylor blocks the short jumper by Ralph Still | 44-40 |
| 14:24 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 14:19 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson knocks in the runner in the paint and the foul's on Thomas Rich - foul #2 on Thomas Rich, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Erickson (PG), Theodore Fleenor (PF) Eugene Zentner, Ralph Still | |
| 14:19 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson makes the free throw | 47-40 |
| 13:50 | Butler | Thomas Rich hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 13:48 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 13:39 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Hitchens (SF), Richard Siegel (PF) Ronald Hesson, Nathan Haynes | |
| Subs | Butler | John Adames (SG) Thomas Rich | |
| 13:16 | Butler | Richard Siegel picks off the pass by Theodore Fleenor | 47-40 |
| 13:10 | Penn State | James Wheatley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Dennis Grillo - foul #1 on Dennis Grillo, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott Desalvo (PG), Eugene Carmon (SF), Gary Thomas (PF) Ernest Wilson, Charles Hitchens, Richard Siegel | |
| Subs | Butler | Eugene Zentner (PG), Ralph Still (PF) Charles Erickson, Theodore Fleenor | |
| 13:10 | Penn State | James Wheatley makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 13:10 | Penn State | James Wheatley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 12:52 | Butler | Eugene Zentner connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Dennis Grillo | 49-42 |
| 12:45 | Penn State | Edward Taylor is hacked by Christopher Porter - foul #4 on Christopher Porter, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ernest Wilson (PG), Ronald Hesson (SF), Nathan Haynes (PF) Scott Desalvo, Eugene Carmon, Gary Thomas | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Bender (SF), Steven Shinault (C) Dennis Grillo, Christopher Porter | |
| 12:31 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson is hacked by Eugene Zentner - foul #1 on Eugene Zentner, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Hitchens (PG), Maurice Sergent (C) Ernest Wilson, Edward Taylor | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:19 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Eugene Zentner - foul #2 on Eugene Zentner, team foul #6 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott Desalvo (PG), Eugene Carmon (SG), Edward Taylor (C) Charles Hitchens, James Wheatley, Maurice Sergent | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:19 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 12:19 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 12:00 | Butler | Ralph Still's floater is tipped away by Edward Taylor | 51-42 |
| 11:59 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Nathan Haynes | 51-42 |
| 11:53 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ronald Hesson, team foul #7 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ernest Wilson (PG), James Wheatley (SG), Gary Thomas (PF), Maurice Sergent (C) Scott Desalvo, Eugene Carmon, Nathan Haynes, Edward Taylor | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Rich (SG), Theodore Fleenor (PF) John Adames, Ralph Still | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ernest Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - James Wheatley (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hesson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Gary Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Maurice Sergent (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Eugene Zentner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Thomas Rich (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Bender (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Theodore Fleenor (fresh) C - Steven Shinault (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Butler | Eugene Zentner comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 51-42 |
| 11:34 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 11:14 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson misses long on a floater from the right side | 51-42 |
| 11:13 | Butler | Steven Shinault gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 10:44 | Butler | Thomas Rich misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 10:42 | Butler | Steven Shinault can't tip it in | 51-42 |
| 10:41 | Butler | Theodore Fleenor tips it in | 51-44 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | James Wheatley can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 51-44 |
| 10:30 | Butler | Thomas Rich pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 10:12 | Butler | Joseph Bender misses the 3 from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 10:10 | Penn State | Gary Thomas grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 10:01 | Penn State | Maurice Sergent travels with the ball | 51-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott Desalvo (PG), Eugene Carmon (SG), Charles Hitchens (SF), Nathan Haynes (PF), Edward Taylor (C) Ernest Wilson, James Wheatley, Ronald Hesson, Gary Thomas, Maurice Sergent | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Erickson (PG), John Adames (SG), Dennis Grillo (SF), Ralph Still (PF) Eugene Zentner, Thomas Rich, Joseph Bender, Theodore Fleenor | |
| 09:36 | Butler | Ralph Still misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-44 |
| 09:34 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 09:28 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon dunks the ball set up by Edward Taylor | 53-44 |
| 09:07 | Butler | John Adames is hacked by Edward Taylor - foul #4 on Edward Taylor, team foul #8 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Hesson (SF), Richard Siegel (C) Charles Hitchens, Edward Taylor | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:07 | Butler | John Adames makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 09:07 | Butler | John Adames makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 08:55 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes drills a jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Ralph Still - foul #2 on Ralph Still, team foul #7 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Wheatley (SG) Eugene Carmon | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Rich (SG) John Adames | |
| 08:55 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes makes the free throw | 56-46 |
| 08:29 | Butler | Steven Shinault throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Hitchens (PG), Eugene Carmon (SG) Scott Desalvo, James Wheatley | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson travels with the ball | 56-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott Desalvo (PG), James Wheatley (SG), Maurice Sergent (C) Charles Hitchens, Ronald Hesson, Richard Siegel | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:51 | Butler | James Wheatley picks off the pass by Thomas Rich | 56-46 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Scott Desalvo (fresh) SG - James Wheatley (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Carmon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nathan Haynes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Maurice Sergent (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Rich (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Grillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ralph Still (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Shinault (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-46 |
| 07:35 | Butler | Ralph Still gets the rebound | 56-46 |
| 07:21 | Butler | The jumper by Ralph Still is denied by Nathan Haynes | 56-46 |
| 07:19 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| 06:56 | Penn State | Scott Desalvo misses the 3pt attempt from straight away but he's fouled by Ralph Still - foul #3 on Ralph Still, team foul #8 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ernest Wilson (PG), Ronald Hesson (SF), Gary Thomas (PF), Edward Taylor (C) James Wheatley, Eugene Carmon, Nathan Haynes, Maurice Sergent | |
| Subs | Butler | Eugene Zentner (PG), John Adames (SG), Joseph Bender (SF), Theodore Fleenor (PF), Christopher Porter (C) Charles Erickson, Thomas Rich, Dennis Grillo, Ralph Still, Steven Shinault | |
| 06:56 | Penn State | Scott Desalvo makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 06:56 | Penn State | Scott Desalvo misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 06:56 | Penn State | Scott Desalvo makes the 3rd free throw | 58-46 |
| 06:35 | Butler | Joseph Bender misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-46 |
| 06:34 | Butler | Eugene Zentner misses the tip | 58-46 |
| 06:33 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 06:13 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 58-46 |
| 06:11 | Butler | Theodore Fleenor snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| 05:48 | Butler | Joseph Bender misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-46 |
| 05:47 | Butler | Christopher Porter grabs the offensive board | 58-46 |
| 05:25 | Butler | Eugene Zentner makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from John Adames and he's hacked by Gary Thomas - foul #2 on Gary Thomas, team foul #9 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Hitchens (PG), James Wheatley (SG), Nathan Haynes (PF) Ernest Wilson, Scott Desalvo, Gary Thomas | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Rich (SG) John Adames | |
| 05:25 | Butler | Eugene Zentner misses the free throw | 58-48 |
| 05:25 | Penn State | Edward Taylor gets the rebound | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 05:12 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-48 |
| 05:10 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Taylor | 58-48 |
| 04:55 | Penn State | James Wheatley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-48 |
| 04:54 | Butler | Christopher Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 04:33 | Butler | Thomas Rich is called for 5 seconds | 58-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Carmon (SF) Ronald Hesson | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Erickson (PG), Dennis Grillo (SF), Ralph Still (PF) Eugene Zentner, Joseph Bender, Theodore Fleenor | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 04:07 | Penn State | James Wheatley misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-48 |
| 04:06 | Penn State | Charles Hitchens can't tip it in | 58-48 |
| 04:04 | Penn State | Charles Hitchens grabs the offensive board | 58-48 |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 58-48 |
| 03:50 | Penn State | James Wheatley snags the offensive board | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Charles Hitchens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wheatley (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Carmon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nathan Haynes (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Rich (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Grillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ralph Still (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Porter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:39 | Penn State | James Wheatley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Hitchens | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:22 | Butler | Ralph Still scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-50 |
| 03:05 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 03:04 | Butler | Thomas Rich grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Ralph Still misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-50 |
| 02:48 | Penn State | Charles Hitchens grabs the board | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:29 | Penn State | James Wheatley makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:08 | Butler | Thomas Rich clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-50 |
| 02:07 | Penn State | Edward Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 01:47 | Penn State | Edward Taylor can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 63-50 |
| 01:46 | Butler | The rebound goes to Christopher Porter | 63-50 |
| 01:33 | Butler | Ralph Still jams it | 63-52 |
| 01:08 | Penn State | Edward Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 01:06 | Butler | Christopher Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 00:59 | Butler | Eugene Carmon is called for the reach on Dennis Grillo - foul #3 on Eugene Carmon, team foul #10 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ernest Wilson (PG), Gary Thomas (PF), Maurice Sergent (C) James Wheatley, Nathan Haynes, Edward Taylor | |
| Subs | Butler | John Adames (SG), Theodore Fleenor (PF), Steven Shinault (C) Thomas Rich, Ralph Still, Christopher Porter | |
| 00:59 | Butler | Dennis Grillo makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:59 | Butler | Dennis Grillo makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:56 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Erickson - foul #1 on Charles Erickson, team foul #9 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott Desalvo (PG), James Wheatley (SG), Nathan Haynes (PF), Richard Siegel (C) Ernest Wilson, Charles Hitchens, Gary Thomas, Maurice Sergent | |
| Subs | Butler | Eugene Zentner (PG), Thomas Rich (SG), Ralph Still (PF), Christopher Porter (C) Charles Erickson, John Adames, Theodore Fleenor, Steven Shinault | |
| 00:56 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:56 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:50 | Butler | Ralph Still can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Nathan Haynes - foul #2 on Nathan Haynes, team foul #11 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ernest Wilson (PG), Charles Hitchens (SF), Gary Thomas (PF), Maurice Sergent (C) Scott Desalvo, James Wheatley, Nathan Haynes, Richard Siegel | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Erickson (PG), John Adames (SG), Joseph Bender (SF), Steven Shinault (C) Eugene Zentner, Thomas Rich, Dennis Grillo, Christopher Porter | |
| 00:50 | Butler | Ralph Still makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:50 | Butler | Ralph Still makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:49 | Penn State | Maurice Sergent is hacked by Charles Erickson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Erickson, team foul #10 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott Desalvo (PG), James Wheatley (SG), Ronald Hesson (SF), Nathan Haynes (PF) Ernest Wilson, Eugene Carmon, Charles Hitchens, Gary Thomas | |
| Subs | Butler | Eugene Zentner (PG), Thomas Rich (SG), Dennis Grillo (SF), Christopher Porter (C) Charles Erickson, John Adames, Joseph Bender, Steven Shinault | |
| 00:49 | Penn State | Maurice Sergent makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:49 | Penn State | Maurice Sergent makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:44 | Butler | Thomas Rich misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-56 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Maurice Sergent grabs the board | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Penn State | James Wheatley misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 67-56 |
| 00:21 | Butler | Christopher Porter grabs the board | 67-56 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Ronald Hesson swats the short shot by Ralph Still | 67-56 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Dennis Grillo grabs the offensive board | 67-56 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Ralph Still's pass is intercepted by James Wheatley | 67-56 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Scott Desalvo runs out the clock | 67-56 |