| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Scott Desalvo (fresh) SG - James Wheatley (fresh) SF - Ronald Hesson (fresh) PF - Nathan Haynes (fresh) C - Edward Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Manuel Harris (fresh) SG - Wayne Brock (fresh) SF - Larry Polston (fresh) PF - Edward Stevens (fresh) C - Gary Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Edward Stevens wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Tulane | Gary Mitchell double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Scott Desalvo | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Tulane | Larry Polston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Scott Desalvo | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson misses the driving attempt from the left block | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 18:22 | Tulane | Manuel Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 18:21 | Penn State | Scott Desalvo grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:07 | Penn State | James Wheatley is fouled on the floor by Wayne Brock - foul #1 on Wayne Brock, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 17:51 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Wheatley | 6-0 |
| 17:49 | Tulane | Scott Desalvo is called for the reach on Manuel Harris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Desalvo, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ernest Wilson (PG), Eugene Carmon (SG), Charles Hitchens (SF), Gary Thomas (PF), Maurice Sergent (C) Scott Desalvo, James Wheatley, Ronald Hesson, Nathan Haynes, Edward Taylor | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 17:35 | Tulane | Ernest Wilson is called for the reach on Manuel Harris - foul #1 on Ernest Wilson, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| 17:11 | Tulane | Edward Stevens misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gary Thomas - foul #1 on Gary Thomas, team foul #3 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Siegel (C) Maurice Sergent | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 17:11 | Tulane | Edward Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 17:11 | Tulane | Edward Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 6-1 |
| 17:03 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ernest Wilson | 9-1 |
| 16:38 | Tulane | Richard Siegel steals the ball from Gary Mitchell | 9-1 |
| 16:28 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-1 |
| 16:03 | Tulane | Larry Polston is whistled for traveling | 12-1 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Wheatley (SG), Ronald Hesson (SF), Nathan Haynes (PF), Maurice Sergent (C) Eugene Carmon, Charles Hitchens, Gary Thomas, Richard Siegel | |
| Subs | Tulane | Daniel Benally (PG), John Robertson (SG), Wesley Morris (SF), John Cormier (PF), William Joe (C) Manuel Harris, Wayne Brock, Larry Polston, Edward Stevens, Gary Mitchell | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ernest Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Wheatley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hesson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Maurice Sergent (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Daniel Benally (fresh) SG - John Robertson (fresh) SF - Wesley Morris (fresh) PF - John Cormier (fresh) C - William Joe (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson is whistled for a carry | 12-1 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Carmon (PG), Gary Thomas (PF), Edward Taylor (C) Ernest Wilson, Nathan Haynes, Maurice Sergent | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 15:24 | Tulane | William Joe hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Benally | 12-3 |
| 15:16 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Wesley Morris - foul #1 on Wesley Morris, team foul #2 | 12-3 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ernest Wilson (PG), Scott Desalvo (SG), Nathan Haynes (PF), Maurice Sergent (C) Eugene Carmon, James Wheatley, Gary Thomas, Edward Taylor | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 15:16 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson misses the 1st free throw | 12-3 |
| 15:16 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-3 |
| 14:55 | Tulane | John Robertson drills a floater from the baseline | 13-5 |
| 14:46 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Ernest Wilson | 15-5 |
| 14:26 | Tulane | Daniel Benally misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-5 |
| 14:24 | Penn State | Maurice Sergent snags the defensive board | 15-5 |
| 14:02 | Penn State | John Cormier is called for the reach on Scott Desalvo - foul #1 on John Cormier, team foul #3 | 15-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Hitchens (PG), James Wheatley (SG), Eugene Carmon (SF), Gary Thomas (PF), Edward Taylor (C) Ernest Wilson, Scott Desalvo, Ronald Hesson, Nathan Haynes, Maurice Sergent | |
| Subs | Tulane | Manuel Harris (PG), Wayne Brock (SG), Larry Polston (SF), Edward Stevens (PF), Gary Mitchell (C) Daniel Benally, John Robertson, Wesley Morris, John Cormier, William Joe | |
| 13:48 | Penn State | James Wheatley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 15-5 |
| 13:47 | Tulane | Edward Stevens snags the defensive board | 15-5 |
| 13:29 | Tulane | Gary Mitchell buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Stevens | 15-7 |
| 13:10 | Penn State | James Wheatley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-7 |
| 13:09 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Edward Stevens | 15-7 |
| 12:55 | Tulane | Wayne Brock connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Gary Mitchell | 15-9 |
| 12:42 | Penn State | James Wheatley misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-9 |
| 12:41 | Tulane | Manuel Harris pulls down the rebound | 15-9 |
| 12:36 | Tulane | Edward Stevens comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 15-9 |
| 12:34 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon grabs the defensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 12:30 | Penn State | Manuel Harris steals the ball from Charles Hitchens in the backcourt | 15-9 |
| 12:15 | Tulane | Larry Polston knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 15-12 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | James Wheatley scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Hitchens | 18-12 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Charles Hitchens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Wheatley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Carmon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Thomas (fresh) C - Edward Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Manuel Harris (fresh) SG - Wayne Brock (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Polston (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Stevens (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Tulane | Edward Stevens comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 18-12 |
| 11:29 | Tulane | Larry Polston tips it but misses | 18-12 |
| 11:28 | Tulane | Edward Stevens pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-12 |
| 11:10 | Tulane | Edward Stevens drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Larry Polston | 18-14 |
| 11:03 | Penn State | James Wheatley is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Wheatley, team foul #4 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ernest Wilson (PG), Scott Desalvo (SG), Ronald Hesson (SF), Nathan Haynes (PF), Richard Siegel (C) Charles Hitchens, James Wheatley, Eugene Carmon, Gary Thomas, Edward Taylor | |
| Subs | Tulane | Daniel Benally (PG), John Robertson (SG), John Cormier (PF) Manuel Harris, Wayne Brock, Edward Stevens | |
| 10:46 | Tulane | John Cormier comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Siegel - foul #1 on Richard Siegel, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Wesley Morris (SF), William Joe (C) Larry Polston, Gary Mitchell | |
| 10:46 | Tulane | John Cormier misses the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:46 | Tulane | John Cormier misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:46 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Scott Desalvo | 18-14 |
| 10:35 | Penn State | John Cormier is called for the reach on Ronald Hesson - foul #2 on John Cormier, team foul #4 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Edward Stevens (PF) John Cormier | |
| 10:21 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-14 |
| 10:19 | Tulane | William Joe grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 09:58 | Tulane | Daniel Benally misses short on a floater in the lane | 18-14 |
| 09:57 | Penn State | Scott Desalvo snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 09:42 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes is hacked by John Robertson - foul #1 on John Robertson, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Wheatley (SG), Edward Taylor (C) Scott Desalvo, Richard Siegel | |
| Subs | Tulane | Manuel Harris (PG), Wayne Brock (SG), Larry Polston (SF), Gary Mitchell (C) Daniel Benally, John Robertson, Wesley Morris, Edward Stevens | |
| 09:34 | Penn State | William Joe blocks the jumper by Edward Taylor | 18-14 |
| 09:32 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson tips it home | 20-14 |
| 09:16 | Tulane | Manuel Harris misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-14 |
| 09:14 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes pulls down the rebound | 20-14 |
| 09:02 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-14 |
| 08:40 | Tulane | Ronald Hesson steals it from Wayne Brock | 23-14 |
| 08:28 | Penn State | James Wheatley knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Nathan Haynes | 26-14 |
| 07:59 | Tulane | Larry Polston clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-14 |
| 07:58 | Penn State | Edward Taylor grabs the board | 26-14 |
| 07:51 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 26-14 |
| 07:50 | Penn State | Nathan Haynes misses the tip | 26-14 |
| 07:48 | Penn State | Edward Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 26-14 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ernest Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Wheatley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hesson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Nathan Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Manuel Harris (fresh) SG - Wayne Brock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Polston (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Joe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:43 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-14 |
| 07:41 | Tulane | Larry Polston snags the defensive board | 26-14 |
| 07:20 | Tulane | James Wheatley is called for the reach on Manuel Harris - foul #2 on James Wheatley, team foul #6 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott Desalvo (PG), Eugene Carmon (SG), Gary Thomas (PF), Maurice Sergent (C) Ernest Wilson, James Wheatley, Nathan Haynes, Edward Taylor | |
| Subs | Tulane | Daniel Benally (PG), John Robertson (SG), Wesley Morris (SF), Edward Stevens (PF) Manuel Harris, Wayne Brock, Larry Polston, William Joe | |
| 06:56 | Tulane | Eugene Carmon picks off the pass by Wesley Morris | 26-14 |
| 06:53 | Penn State | Scott Desalvo banks in the layup on a great pass from Eugene Carmon | 28-14 |
| 06:28 | Tulane | Gary Mitchell comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Maurice Sergent - foul #1 on Maurice Sergent, team foul #7 | 28-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Haynes (PF), Edward Taylor (C) Gary Thomas, Maurice Sergent | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 06:28 | Tulane | Gary Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 28-14 |
| 06:28 | Tulane | Gary Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-15 |
| 06:11 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Desalvo | 31-15 |
| 05:50 | Tulane | Eugene Carmon steals it from Daniel Benally | 31-15 |
| 05:34 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gary Mitchell - foul #1 on Gary Mitchell, team foul #6 | 31-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Maurice Sergent (C) Edward Taylor | |
| Subs | Tulane | Manuel Harris (PG), Wayne Brock (SG), Larry Polston (SF) Daniel Benally, John Robertson, Wesley Morris | |
| 05:34 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon makes the 1st free throw | 32-15 |
| 05:34 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon makes the 2nd free throw | 33-15 |
| 05:14 | Tulane | Nathan Haynes is called for the reach on Edward Stevens - foul #1 on Nathan Haynes, team foul #8 | 33-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Hitchens (PG), Gary Thomas (PF), Richard Siegel (C) Eugene Carmon, Nathan Haynes, Maurice Sergent | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 05:14 | Tulane | Edward Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 33-16 |
| 05:14 | Tulane | Edward Stevens misses the 2nd free throw | 33-16 |
| 05:14 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Richard Siegel | 33-16 |
| 04:58 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-16 |
| 04:57 | Penn State | Gary Thomas hits the follow up shot | 35-16 |
| 04:32 | Tulane | Manuel Harris makes the 3 from straight away set up by Wayne Brock | 35-19 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Gary Mitchell is called for the reach on Ronald Hesson - foul #2 on Gary Mitchell, team foul #7 | 35-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ernest Wilson (PG), Eugene Carmon (SG), Nathan Haynes (PF), Edward Taylor (C) Charles Hitchens, Scott Desalvo, Gary Thomas, Richard Siegel | |
| Subs | Tulane | Wesley Morris (PF), William Joe (C) Edward Stevens, Gary Mitchell | |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson makes the 1st free throw | 36-19 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-19 |
| 03:54 | Tulane | Larry Polston makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-22 |
| 03:46 | Penn State | Edward Taylor can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 37-22 |
| 03:44 | Tulane | Wayne Brock pulls down the rebound | 37-22 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ernest Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eugene Carmon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Hesson (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Nathan Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Manuel Harris (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wayne Brock (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Polston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wesley Morris (fresh) C - William Joe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Tulane | William Joe lays it up and in set up by Manuel Harris | 37-24 |
| 03:06 | Penn State | Wesley Morris is called for the reach on Eugene Carmon - foul #2 on Wesley Morris, team foul #8 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott Desalvo (PG), James Wheatley (SG), Gary Thomas (PF), Maurice Sergent (C) Ernest Wilson, Ronald Hesson, Nathan Haynes, Edward Taylor | |
| Subs | Tulane | John Robertson (SG), Edward Stevens (PF) Wayne Brock, Wesley Morris | |
| 03:06 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon makes the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 03:06 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon makes the 2nd free throw | 39-24 |
| 02:41 | Tulane | Larry Polston comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Maurice Sergent - foul #2 on Maurice Sergent, team foul #9 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Hesson (SF), Nathan Haynes (PF), Edward Taylor (C) Eugene Carmon, Gary Thomas, Maurice Sergent | |
| Subs | Tulane | Daniel Benally (PG) Manuel Harris | |
| 02:41 | Tulane | Larry Polston makes the 1st free throw | 39-25 |
| 02:41 | Tulane | Larry Polston makes the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 02:34 | Penn State | Edward Stevens takes the ball from Edward Taylor | 39-26 |
| 02:08 | Tulane | Edward Stevens misses short on a jumper from close range | 39-26 |
| 02:07 | Tulane | Edward Stevens tips it back up and in | 39-28 |
| 01:52 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 01:51 | Tulane | William Joe pulls down the rebound | 39-28 |
| 01:28 | Tulane | Larry Polston misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-28 |
| 01:27 | Penn State | Ronald Hesson gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 01:03 | Penn State | James Wheatley is hacked by William Joe - foul #1 on William Joe, team foul #9 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ernest Wilson (PG), Charles Hitchens (SF), Gary Thomas (PF), Maurice Sergent (C) Scott Desalvo, Ronald Hesson, Nathan Haynes, Edward Taylor | |
| Subs | Tulane | Manuel Harris (PG), Wayne Brock (SG), Wesley Morris (SF), John Cormier (PF), Gary Mitchell (C) Daniel Benally, John Robertson, Larry Polston, Edward Stevens, William Joe | |
| 01:03 | Penn State | James Wheatley makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 01:03 | Penn State | James Wheatley misses the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 01:03 | Tulane | Gary Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 00:39 | Tulane | Manuel Harris can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 00:37 | Tulane | Wesley Morris tips it home | 40-30 |
| 00:28 | Penn State | James Wheatley misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Gary Thomas misses the tip | 40-30 |
| 00:25 | Tulane | Manuel Harris snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 00:01 | Tulane | Gary Mitchell knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 40-32 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | James Wheatley misses the fullcourt shot | 40-32 |