| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Poe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Schuster (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Doug Norton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Boydston (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Andrew Strachan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Maurice Yang (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Bennett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shane Young (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Jerry Daniels inbounds the ball | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | American U. | Shane Young connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Maurice Yang | 44-34 |
| 19:15 | Penn State | Mark Wright scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Poe | 47-34 |
| 19:04 | American U. | Maurice Yang misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-34 |
| 19:03 | American U. | Jerry Daniels gets the offensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 18:39 | American U. | Jerry Daniels is alone and drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Andrew Strachan | 47-36 |
| 18:29 | Penn State | Edward Boydston comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 18:28 | American U. | The rebound goes to Richard Bennett | 47-36 |
| 18:11 | American U. | Jerry Daniels can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 18:10 | Penn State | Doug Norton snags the defensive board | 47-36 |
| 18:06 | Penn State | Vincent Schuster's pass is intercepted by Jerry Daniels | 47-36 |
| 18:04 | American U. | Michael Poe is called for the reach on Andrew Strachan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Poe, team foul #1 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Taing (PG), Craig Silver (SG), Robert Evans (SF), Clifford Cutshall (PF), Carl Delatorre (C) Mark Wright, Michael Poe, Vincent Schuster, Doug Norton, Edward Boydston | |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Sievert (PG), Truman Juneau (SG), Andres Marino (PF), Adrian Gross (C) Andrew Strachan, Maurice Yang, Richard Bennett, Shane Young | |
| 17:41 | American U. | Andres Marino can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Clifford Cutshall - foul #1 on Clifford Cutshall, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | American U. | Glenn Herlihy (SF) Jerry Daniels | |
| 17:41 | American U. | Andres Marino makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 17:41 | American U. | Andres Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 17:31 | Penn State | Andres Marino is called for the reach on Craig Silver - foul #1 on Andres Marino, team foul #1 | 47-38 |
| 17:14 | Penn State | Carl Delatorre scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 17:12 | American U. | Adrian Gross's pass is intercepted by Robert Evans in the backcourt | 50-38 |
| 17:09 | Penn State | Craig Silver lays it in set up by Robert Evans | 52-38 |
| 16:49 | American U. | Andres Marino clanks a jumper from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 16:47 | American U. | Andres Marino hits the follow up shot | 52-40 |
| 16:30 | Penn State | Glenn Herlihy steals the ball from Clifford Cutshall | 52-40 |
| 16:13 | American U. | Michael Taing takes the ball from Adrian Gross | 52-40 |
| 15:54 | Penn State | Craig Silver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Wright (PG), Vincent Schuster (SG), Eric Kowitz (SF), Jack Winbush (PF), Edward Boydston (C) Michael Taing, Craig Silver, Robert Evans, Clifford Cutshall, Carl Delatorre | |
| Subs | American U. | Andrew Strachan (PG), Maurice Yang (SG), Jerry Daniels (SF), Richard Bennett (PF), Marion Block (C) Larry Sievert, Truman Juneau, Glenn Herlihy, Andres Marino, Adrian Gross | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Schuster (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Kowitz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jack Winbush (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Boydston (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Andrew Strachan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Maurice Yang (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Bennett (fresh) 3 reb. C - Marion Block (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | American U. | Andrew Strachan scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Maurice Yang | 52-42 |
| 15:19 | Penn State | Jack Winbush hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-42 |
| 15:17 | Penn State | Edward Boydston gets the offensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 14:59 | Penn State | Vincent Schuster hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Winbush | 54-42 |
| 14:47 | American U. | Andrew Strachan hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerry Daniels | 54-45 |
| 14:32 | Penn State | Eric Kowitz misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 14:30 | American U. | Marion Block snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 14:11 | American U. | Andrew Strachan is hacked by Mark Wright - foul #1 on Mark Wright, team foul #3 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Craig Silver (PG), Michael Poe (SG), Robert Evans (SF), Doug Norton (PF), Carl Delatorre (C) Mark Wright, Vincent Schuster, Eric Kowitz, Jack Winbush, Edward Boydston | |
| Subs | American U. | Truman Juneau (SG), Andres Marino (PF), Shane Young (C) Maurice Yang, Richard Bennett, Marion Block | |
| 13:56 | American U. | Shane Young knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Andrew Strachan | 54-47 |
| 13:39 | Penn State | Carl Delatorre drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Poe | 56-47 |
| 13:18 | American U. | Craig Silver steps in front of the Andres Marino pass | 56-47 |
| 13:14 | Penn State | Craig Silver lays it in | 58-47 |
| 12:50 | American U. | Shane Young can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 12:49 | American U. | Jerry Daniels snags the offensive board | 58-47 |
| 12:35 | American U. | Shane Young slams it home set up by Jerry Daniels | 58-49 |
| 12:16 | Penn State | Craig Silver lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Poe and the foul's on Andrew Strachan - foul #2 on Andrew Strachan, team foul #2 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Taing (PG), Eric Kowitz (SF), Jack Winbush (PF), Edward Boydston (C) Michael Poe, Robert Evans, Doug Norton, Carl Delatorre | |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Sievert (PG), Maurice Yang (SG), Glenn Herlihy (SF), Richard Bennett (PF), Adrian Gross (C) Andrew Strachan, Truman Juneau, Jerry Daniels, Andres Marino, Shane Young | |
| 12:16 | Penn State | Craig Silver makes the free throw | 61-49 |
| 11:59 | American U. | Adrian Gross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Vincent Schuster (SG) Craig Silver | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Taing (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vincent Schuster (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Kowitz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jack Winbush (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Boydston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Larry Sievert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Maurice Yang (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Glenn Herlihy (fresh) PF - Richard Bennett (fresh) 3 reb. C - Adrian Gross (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Penn State | Vincent Schuster connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Taing | 64-49 |
| 11:33 | American U. | Larry Sievert is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Sievert, team foul #3 | 64-49 |
| 11:22 | Penn State | Jack Winbush hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Taing and he's hacked by Richard Bennett - foul #2 on Richard Bennett, team foul #4 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Wright (PG), Clifford Cutshall (C) Michael Taing, Edward Boydston | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 11:22 | Penn State | Jack Winbush misses the free throw | 66-49 |
| 11:22 | American U. | Adrian Gross snags the defensive board | 66-49 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:20 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Doug Norton (PF) Jack Winbush | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:57 | Penn State | Glenn Herlihy picks off the pass by Clifford Cutshall | 66-49 |
| 10:53 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy slams it home | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:28 | Penn State | Maurice Yang steals the ball from Mark Wright | 66-51 |
| 10:25 | American U. | Maurice Yang lays it up and in | 66-53 |
| 10:16 | Penn State | Vincent Schuster is whistled for traveling | 66-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Taing (PG), Michael Poe (SG), Robert Evans (SF), Carl Delatorre (C) Mark Wright, Vincent Schuster, Eric Kowitz, Clifford Cutshall | |
| Subs | American U. | Andrew Strachan (PG), Truman Juneau (SG), Jerry Daniels (SF), Arthur Wiggins (PF), Marion Block (C) Larry Sievert, Maurice Yang, Glenn Herlihy, Richard Bennett, Adrian Gross | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:56 | American U. | Truman Juneau misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Carl Delatorre - foul #3 on Carl Delatorre, team foul #4 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jack Winbush (PF) Doug Norton | |
| Subs | American U. | Andres Marino (PF), Shane Young (C) Arthur Wiggins, Marion Block | |
| 09:56 | American U. | Truman Juneau misses the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 09:56 | American U. | Truman Juneau misses the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 09:56 | Penn State | Jack Winbush gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| 09:31 | Penn State | Carl Delatorre misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-53 |
| 09:29 | American U. | Andres Marino snags the defensive board | 66-53 |
| 09:18 | American U. | Shane Young is open but comes up short on the jumper from close range | 66-53 |
| 09:16 | Penn State | Carl Delatorre gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| 09:10 | Penn State | Robert Evans knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Carl Delatorre | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:51 | American U. | Jerry Daniels comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 69-53 |
| 08:50 | Penn State | Jack Winbush pulls down the rebound | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:26 | Penn State | Jerry Daniels steals it from Michael Taing | 69-53 |
| 08:13 | American U. | Jerry Daniels hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Shane Young | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:55 | Penn State | Carl Delatorre's layup is rejected by Andres Marino | 69-55 |
| 07:54 | American U. | The rebound goes to Truman Juneau | 69-55 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Taing (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Poe (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Evans (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. PF - Jack Winbush (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Delatorre (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Andrew Strachan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Truman Juneau (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jerry Daniels (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andres Marino (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Shane Young (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:26 | American U. | Robert Evans is called for the reach on Andrew Strachan - foul #1 on Robert Evans, team foul #5 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Wright (PG), Vincent Schuster (SG), Eric Kowitz (SF), Clifford Cutshall (PF), Edward Boydston (C) Michael Taing, Michael Poe, Robert Evans, Jack Winbush, Carl Delatorre | |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Sievert (PG), Maurice Yang (SG), Glenn Herlihy (SF), Richard Bennett (PF), Adrian Gross (C) Andrew Strachan, Truman Juneau, Jerry Daniels, Andres Marino, Shane Young | |
| 07:16 | American U. | Richard Bennett misses short on a jumper from the left side | 69-55 |
| 07:14 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy tips it in | 69-57 |
| 06:55 | Penn State | Eric Kowitz can't throw it down | 69-57 |
| 06:54 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy gets the rebound | 69-57 |
| 06:49 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-57 |
| 06:48 | Penn State | Clifford Cutshall pulls down the rebound | 69-57 |
| 06:31 | Penn State | Vincent Schuster comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-57 |
| 06:29 | American U. | Adrian Gross grabs the board | 69-57 |
| 06:14 | American U. | Edward Boydston swats the dunk try by Richard Bennett | 69-57 |
| 06:13 | Penn State | Mark Wright gets the rebound | 69-57 |
| 06:07 | Penn State | Edward Boydston can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 69-57 |
| 06:06 | American U. | Adrian Gross pulls down the rebound | 69-57 |
| 05:48 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-57 |
| 05:47 | American U. | Adrian Gross tips it in | 69-59 |
| 05:36 | Penn State | Mark Wright scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Edward Boydston | 71-59 |
| 05:09 | American U. | Maurice Yang makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 71-62 |
| 04:49 | Penn State | Edward Boydston clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-62 |
| 04:48 | American U. | Richard Bennett pulls down the rebound | 71-62 |
| 04:29 | American U. | Adrian Gross drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-65 |
| 04:08 | Penn State | Edward Boydston loses the dribble to Larry Sievert | 71-65 |
| 04:04 | American U. | Larry Sievert lays it up and in | 71-67 |
| 03:49 | Penn State | Clifford Cutshall misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 71-67 |
| 03:47 | American U. | Richard Bennett gets the rebound | 71-67 |
| 03:47 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-67 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Taing (PG), Craig Silver (SG), Robert Evans (SF), Doug Norton (PF), Carl Delatorre (C) Mark Wright, Vincent Schuster, Eric Kowitz, Clifford Cutshall, Edward Boydston | |
| Subs | American U. | Andrew Strachan (PG), Truman Juneau (SG), Jerry Daniels (SF), Andres Marino (PF), Shane Young (C) Larry Sievert, Maurice Yang, Glenn Herlihy, Richard Bennett, Adrian Gross | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Taing (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Craig Silver (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Evans (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. PF - Doug Norton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Delatorre (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Andrew Strachan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Truman Juneau (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jerry Daniels (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andres Marino (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Shane Young (fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:45 | American U. | Carl Delatorre is called for the reach on Andres Marino in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Delatorre, team foul #6 | 71-67 |
| 03:32 | American U. | Jerry Daniels comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-67 |
| 03:30 | Penn State | Carl Delatorre snags the defensive board | 71-67 |
| 03:25 | Penn State | Robert Evans clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-67 |
| 03:24 | Penn State | Doug Norton gets the offensive rebound | 71-67 |
| 03:16 | Penn State | Craig Silver knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Evans | 73-67 |
| 02:56 | American U. | Andrew Strachan clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 73-67 |
| 02:54 | American U. | Jerry Daniels grabs the offensive board | 73-67 |
| 02:54 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-67 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Poe (SG), Eric Kowitz (SF) Michael Taing, Robert Evans | |
| Subs | American U. | Maurice Yang (SG), Richard Bennett (PF) Truman Juneau, Andres Marino | |
| 02:41 | American U. | Jerry Daniels misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eric Kowitz - foul #4 on Eric Kowitz, team foul #7 | 73-67 |
| 02:41 | American U. | Jerry Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 02:41 | American U. | Jerry Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 02:26 | Penn State | Michael Poe misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 73-69 |
| 02:25 | Penn State | Craig Silver gets the offensive rebound | 73-69 |
| 02:05 | Penn State | Michael Poe drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Eric Kowitz | 76-69 |
| 01:46 | American U. | Richard Bennett misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Doug Norton - foul #1 on Doug Norton, team foul #8 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Wright (PG), Edward Boydston (C) Craig Silver, Carl Delatorre | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 01:46 | American U. | Richard Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 01:46 | American U. | Richard Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 01:30 | Penn State | Maurice Yang steals it from Michael Poe | 76-71 |
| 01:07 | American U. | Jerry Daniels misses badly on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Eric Kowitz - foul #5 on Eric Kowitz, team foul #9 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Penn State | Vincent Schuster (SF) Eric Kowitz | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 01:07 | American U. | Jerry Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 01:07 | American U. | Jerry Daniels misses the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 01:07 | American U. | Shane Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-72 |
| 00:48 | American U. | Jerry Daniels makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Andrew Strachan | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Michael Poe clanks a turnaround in the paint | 76-75 |
| 00:18 | American U. | Richard Bennett pulls down the rebound | 76-75 |
| 00:16 | American U. | Andrew Strachan loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Michael Poe is fouled on the floor by Shane Young - foul #1 on Shane Young, team foul #5 | 76-75 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Vincent Schuster is fouled on the floor by Jerry Daniels - foul #2 on Jerry Daniels, team foul #6 | 76-75 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Vincent Schuster is fouled on the floor by Jerry Daniels - foul #3 on Jerry Daniels, team foul #7 | 76-75 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Vincent Schuster misses the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:10 | American U. | Shane Young snags the defensive board | 76-75 |
| 00:10 | American U. | American U. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-75 |
| 00:08 | American U. | Andrew Strachan is hacked by Mark Wright in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Wright, team foul #10 | 76-75 |
| 00:08 | American U. | Andrew Strachan makes the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 00:08 | American U. | Andrew Strachan misses the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Edward Boydston snags the defensive board | 76-76 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Vincent Schuster can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-76 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Wright (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Poe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Vincent Schuster (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Doug Norton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Boydston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Andrew Strachan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Maurice Yang (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jerry Daniels (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Shane Young (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Penn State | Doug Norton wins the tip | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:47 | Penn State | Mark Wright is fouled on the floor by Andrew Strachan - foul #3 on Andrew Strachan, team foul #8 | 76-76 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Evans (SF), Clifford Cutshall (PF), Carl Delatorre (C) Michael Poe, Doug Norton, Edward Boydston | |
| Subs | American U. | Andres Marino (C) Shane Young | |
| 04:47 | Penn State | Mark Wright makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 04:47 | Penn State | Mark Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 04:39 | American U. | Andres Marino misses short on a floater from the left side | 78-76 |
| 04:37 | Penn State | Clifford Cutshall grabs the defensive rebound | 78-76 |
| 04:19 | Penn State | Carl Delatorre clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-76 |
| 04:17 | American U. | Andres Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 78-76 |
| 04:11 | American U. | Maurice Yang clanks a runner in the paint | 78-76 |
| 04:09 | Penn State | Clifford Cutshall grabs the board | 78-76 |
| 04:03 | Penn State | Vincent Schuster misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 78-76 |
| 04:01 | Penn State | Clifford Cutshall can't tip it in | 78-76 |
| 03:59 | American U. | The rebound goes to Jerry Daniels | 78-76 |
| 03:37 | American U. | Andres Marino is fouled on the floor by Carl Delatorre - foul #5 on Carl Delatorre, team foul #11 | 78-76 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Taing (PG), Craig Silver (SG), Jack Winbush (PF), Edward Boydston (C) Mark Wright, Vincent Schuster, Clifford Cutshall, Carl Delatorre | |
| Subs | American U. | Truman Juneau (SG), Adrian Gross (C) Maurice Yang, Richard Bennett | |
| 03:37 | American U. | Andres Marino makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 03:37 | American U. | Andres Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 03:37 | Penn State | Edward Boydston gets the rebound | 78-77 |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Robert Evans can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Andrew Strachan - foul #4 on Andrew Strachan, team foul #9 | 78-77 |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Robert Evans misses the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Robert Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 03:07 | American U. | Andres Marino misses the easy layup | 79-77 |
| 03:06 | Penn State | Craig Silver snags the defensive board | 79-77 |
| 02:53 | Penn State | Michael Taing connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Craig Silver | 82-77 |
| 02:53 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-77 |
| Subs | Penn State | Vincent Schuster (PG), Michael Poe (SG), Doug Norton (PF) Michael Taing, Craig Silver, Edward Boydston | |
| Subs | American U. | Maurice Yang (SG), Richard Bennett (PF), Shane Young (C) Truman Juneau, Andres Marino, Adrian Gross | |
| 02:32 | American U. | Shane Young misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 82-77 |
| 02:31 | Penn State | Jack Winbush grabs the defensive rebound | 82-77 |
| 02:31 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 82-77 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Wright (PG), Clifford Cutshall (C) Robert Evans, Jack Winbush | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 02:16 | Penn State | Mark Wright comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 82-77 |
| 02:14 | American U. | Richard Bennett grabs the board | 82-77 |
| 01:58 | American U. | Shane Young misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mark Wright - foul #3 on Mark Wright, team foul #12 | 82-77 |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Boydston (C) Clifford Cutshall | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 01:58 | American U. | Shane Young makes the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 01:58 | American U. | Shane Young makes the 2nd free throw | 82-79 |
| 01:44 | Penn State | Edward Boydston hits a floater from just outside the lane | 84-79 |
| 01:31 | American U. | Jerry Daniels drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Shane Young | 84-82 |
| 01:22 | Penn State | Andrew Strachan steps in front of the Mark Wright pass | 84-82 |
| 00:59 | American U. | Andrew Strachan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 84-82 |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Doug Norton grabs the board | 84-82 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Wright (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Poe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Vincent Schuster (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Doug Norton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Boydston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Andrew Strachan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Maurice Yang (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jerry Daniels (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Shane Young (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Penn State | Michael Poe knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Mark Wright and the foul's on Maurice Yang - foul #2 on Maurice Yang, team foul #10 | 86-82 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jack Winbush (PF) Doug Norton | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 00:32 | Penn State | Michael Poe makes the free throw | 87-82 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | American U. | Maurice Yang is hacked by Michael Poe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Poe, team foul #13 | 87-82 |
| Subs | Penn State | Doug Norton (PF) Jack Winbush | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 00:28 | American U. | Maurice Yang makes the 1st free throw | 87-83 |
| 00:28 | American U. | Maurice Yang makes the 2nd free throw | 87-84 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Andrew Strachan is called for the reach on Vincent Schuster in the backcourt - foul #5 on Andrew Strachan, team foul #11 | 87-84 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jack Winbush (PF) Doug Norton | |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Sievert (PG) Andrew Strachan | |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Vincent Schuster makes the 1st free throw | 88-84 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Vincent Schuster makes the 2nd free throw | 89-84 |
| 00:20 | American U. | Jerry Daniels connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 89-87 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 89-87 |
| Subs | Penn State | Doug Norton (PF) Jack Winbush | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Vincent Schuster is fouled in the backcourt by Maurice Yang - foul #3 on Maurice Yang, team foul #12 | 89-87 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Vincent Schuster makes the 1st free throw | 90-87 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Vincent Schuster makes the 2nd free throw | 91-87 |
| 00:11 | American U. | Jerry Daniels hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 91-87 |
| 00:10 | American U. | Larry Sievert snags the offensive board | 91-87 |
| 00:08 | American U. | Jerry Daniels misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 91-87 |
| 00:07 | American U. | Shane Young snags the offensive board | 91-87 |
| 00:05 | American U. | Jerry Daniels is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Maurice Yang | 91-90 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Michael Poe is hacked by Larry Sievert in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Sievert, team foul #13 | 91-90 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Michael Poe misses the 1st free throw | 91-90 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Michael Poe misses the 2nd free throw | 91-90 |
| 00:03 | American U. | The rebound goes to Shane Young | 91-90 |
| 00:03 | American U. | American U. calls a :30 timeout (2 full remaining) | 91-90 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Maurice Yang hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 91-90 |