| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Michael Maxon (fresh) SG - Phillip Wise (fresh) SF - James Brown (fresh) PF - Donald Wadley (fresh) C - Garrett Biondi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Calvin White (fresh) SG - Jerry Sutherland (fresh) SF - Jeff Green (fresh) PF - Wayne Maddock (fresh) C - Paul Bratcher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Paul Bratcher wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Penn State | Jeff Green clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Phillip Wise - foul #1 on Phillip Wise, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Penn State | Jeff Green misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Penn State | Jeff Green makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:25 | Missouri | Phillip Wise's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-1 |
| 19:07 | Penn State | Jerry Sutherland hits a runner from the left block and the foul's on Michael Maxon - foul #1 on Michael Maxon, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Penn State | Jerry Sutherland makes the free throw | 0-4 |
| 19:04 | Missouri | Michael Maxon is hacked by Calvin White in the backcourt - foul #1 on Calvin White, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:59 | Missouri | Michael Maxon makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Brown | 3-4 |
| 18:41 | Penn State | Jeff Green jams it on a nice dish by Wayne Maddock | 3-6 |
| 18:22 | Missouri | Wayne Maddock swats the short shot by Donald Wadley | 3-6 |
| 18:20 | Penn State | Wayne Maddock grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 18:05 | Penn State | Jerry Sutherland can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-6 |
| 18:04 | Missouri | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:44 | Missouri | Donald Wadley is hacked by Wayne Maddock - foul #1 on Wayne Maddock, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Buddy Morris (PG), Tim Wirt (SG), James Swader (SF), Bradford Kunze (PF), Merle Vaugh (C) Calvin White, Jerry Sutherland, Jeff Green, Wayne Maddock, Paul Bratcher | |
| 17:31 | Missouri | Buddy Morris steals the ball from Donald Wadley | 3-6 |
| 17:28 | Penn State | Buddy Morris blows the layup | 3-6 |
| 17:27 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Donald Wadley | 3-6 |
| 17:08 | Missouri | Donald Wadley drills a jump hook from the left block | 5-6 |
| 16:48 | Penn State | Buddy Morris clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 5-6 |
| 16:46 | Missouri | Garrett Biondi snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 16:44 | Missouri | Phillip Wise is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| Subs | Missouri | Erwin Baptiste (PG), Kenneth Peace (SG), Glenn Jackson (SF), Elmer Romaine (PF), Paul Yoshioka (C) Michael Maxon, Phillip Wise, James Brown, Donald Wadley, Garrett Biondi | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:34 | Penn State | Buddy Morris misses the easy layup | 5-6 |
| 16:33 | Missouri | Paul Yoshioka pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:27 | Missouri | Kenneth Peace comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 5-6 |
| 16:26 | Penn State | James Swader gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:08 | Penn State | Buddy Morris misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 16:06 | Penn State | James Swader grabs the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 15:43 | Penn State | James Swader's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Peace | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Erwin Baptiste (fresh) SG - Kenneth Peace (fresh) SF - Glenn Jackson (fresh) PF - Elmer Romaine (fresh) C - Paul Yoshioka (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Buddy Morris (fairly fresh) SG - Tim Wirt (fairly fresh) SF - James Swader (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bradford Kunze (fairly fresh) C - Merle Vaugh (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Missouri | Kenneth Peace comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 5-6 |
| 15:35 | Penn State | James Swader snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 15:20 | Penn State | Bradford Kunze clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 15:18 | Missouri | Paul Yoshioka grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 15:13 | Missouri | Kenneth Peace knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Paul Yoshioka | 7-6 |
| 14:45 | Penn State | James Swader buries a jumpshot from the left side | 7-8 |
| 14:25 | Missouri | Glenn Jackson hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Paul Yoshioka | 9-8 |
| 14:05 | Penn State | James Swader misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 14:03 | Penn State | Bradford Kunze tips it home | 9-10 |
| 13:58 | Missouri | Glenn Jackson drills a floater from close range | 11-10 |
| 13:39 | Penn State | James Swader misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Erwin Baptiste - foul #1 on Erwin Baptiste, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Maxon (PG), Phillip Wise (SG), James Brown (SF), Donald Wadley (PF), Garrett Biondi (C) Erwin Baptiste, Kenneth Peace, Glenn Jackson, Elmer Romaine, Paul Yoshioka | |
| Subs | Penn State | Calvin White (PG), Jerry Sutherland (SG), Wayne Maddock (PF), Paul Bratcher (C) Buddy Morris, Tim Wirt, Bradford Kunze, Merle Vaugh | |
| 13:39 | Penn State | James Swader makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:39 | Penn State | James Swader makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:25 | Missouri | James Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on James Swader - foul #1 on James Swader, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jeff Green (SF) James Swader | |
| 13:25 | Missouri | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:25 | Missouri | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:12 | Penn State | Jerry Sutherland misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-12 |
| 13:11 | Penn State | Paul Bratcher gets the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 13:06 | Penn State | Jerry Sutherland makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-15 |
| 13:02 | Missouri | Michael Maxon's pass is intercepted by Jerry Sutherland in the backcourt | 12-15 |
| 13:01 | Penn State | Jerry Sutherland lays it in | 12-17 |
| 12:42 | Missouri | James Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 12:41 | Penn State | Paul Bratcher snags the defensive board | 12-17 |
| 12:16 | Penn State | Jeff Green misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 12:15 | Missouri | Donald Wadley pulls down the rebound | 12-17 |
| 11:56 | Missouri | Donald Wadley can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 11:55 | Missouri | Garrett Biondi tips it home | 14-17 |
| 11:42 | Penn State | Jerry Sutherland misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-17 |
| 11:40 | Penn State | Calvin White tips it but misses | 14-17 |
| 11:38 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Donald Wadley | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Michael Maxon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Phillip Wise (fairly fresh) SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Donald Wadley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Garrett Biondi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Calvin White (fairly fresh) SG - Jerry Sutherland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeff Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Maddock (fairly fresh) C - Paul Bratcher (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Missouri | Michael Maxon hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Brown | 16-17 |
| 10:53 | Penn State | Paul Bratcher clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-17 |
| 10:52 | Missouri | Phillip Wise gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 10:48 | Missouri | Phillip Wise double dribbles | 16-17 |
| Subs | Missouri | Erwin Baptiste (PG), Kenneth Peace (SG), Daniel Johnson (SF), Glenn Jackson (PF), Paul Yoshioka (C) Michael Maxon, Phillip Wise, James Brown, Donald Wadley, Garrett Biondi | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Snell (SG), Michael Minder (SF) Jerry Sutherland, Jeff Green | |
| 10:27 | Penn State | Michael Minder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | Missouri | Elmer Romaine (PF) Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 10:25 | Missouri | Michael Minder is called for the reach on Glenn Jackson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Minder, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| 10:10 | Missouri | Glenn Jackson makes the wide open floater in the lane | 18-17 |
| 10:06 | Penn State | Calvin White misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 18-17 |
| 10:05 | Missouri | Elmer Romaine snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 09:37 | Missouri | Paul Yoshioka hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-17 |
| 09:35 | Missouri | Elmer Romaine snags the offensive board | 18-17 |
| 09:25 | Missouri | Elmer Romaine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-17 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dodek Kowalski (PG), Daniel Johnson (SF), Donald Wadley (PF), Garrett Biondi (C) Erwin Baptiste, Glenn Jackson, Elmer Romaine, Paul Yoshioka | |
| Subs | Penn State | Buddy Morris (PG), Jerry Sutherland (SG), Jeff Green (SF), Bradford Kunze (PF) Calvin White, Christopher Snell, Michael Minder, Wayne Maddock | |
| 09:04 | Penn State | Jerry Sutherland misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 09:02 | Missouri | Daniel Johnson gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 09:00 | Missouri | Daniel Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-17 |
| Subs | Missouri | Phillip Wise (SG), James Brown (SF) Kenneth Peace, Garrett Biondi | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:43 | Penn State | Paul Bratcher hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 18-17 |
| 08:42 | Missouri | Donald Wadley grabs the defensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:36 | Missouri | Phillip Wise comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 18-17 |
| 08:35 | Penn State | Paul Bratcher grabs the defensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:27 | Penn State | Jeff Green is fouled on the floor by Daniel Johnson - foul #1 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #4 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Maxon (PG) Dodek Kowalski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tim Wirt (PG), James Swader (PF) Buddy Morris, Paul Bratcher | |
| 08:09 | Penn State | James Swader throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-17 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Peace (SG), Glenn Jackson (PF), Elmer Romaine (C) Phillip Wise, Donald Wadley, Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Snell (SG), Merle Vaugh (C) Jerry Sutherland, Bradford Kunze | |
| 08:05 | Missouri | Kenneth Peace is hacked by Christopher Snell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Snell, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| 07:48 | Missouri | James Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 07:47 | Missouri | Elmer Romaine tips it back up and in | 20-17 |
| 07:43 | Penn State | Tim Wirt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 07:41 | Penn State | Jeff Green gets the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 07:21 | Penn State | Christopher Snell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 07:19 | Penn State | Merle Vaugh pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Michael Maxon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Peace (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Glenn Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Elmer Romaine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tim Wirt (fairly fresh) SG - Christopher Snell (fairly fresh) SF - Jeff Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Swader (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Merle Vaugh (fresh) | |
| 07:04 | Penn State | Jeff Green buries a shot from the free throw line set up by James Swader and he's fouled by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #5 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dodek Kowalski (PG), Erwin Baptiste (SG), Daniel Johnson (SF), Paul Yoshioka (PF), Garrett Biondi (C) Michael Maxon, Kenneth Peace, James Brown, Glenn Jackson, Elmer Romaine | |
| Subs | Penn State | Calvin White (PG), Jerry Sutherland (SG), Wayne Maddock (PF), Paul Bratcher (C) Tim Wirt, Christopher Snell, James Swader, Merle Vaugh | |
| 07:04 | Penn State | Jeff Green makes the free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:45 | Missouri | Erwin Baptiste makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Dodek Kowalski | 23-20 |
| 06:27 | Penn State | Erwin Baptiste steals the ball from Paul Bratcher | 23-20 |
| 06:19 | Missouri | Paul Bratcher steals the ball from Paul Yoshioka | 23-20 |
| 06:05 | Penn State | Jeff Green's pass is intercepted by Paul Yoshioka | 23-20 |
| 06:01 | Missouri | Dodek Kowalski is hacked by Calvin White in the backcourt - foul #2 on Calvin White, team foul #6 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | Phillip Wise (SG), Glenn Jackson (SF) Dodek Kowalski, Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Buddy Morris (PG), Michael Minder (SF), Bradford Kunze (C) Calvin White, Jeff Green, Paul Bratcher | |
| 05:48 | Missouri | Garrett Biondi hits a wide open jumper from the left block set up by Erwin Baptiste | 25-20 |
| 05:31 | Penn State | Michael Minder clanks a floater from the right wing | 25-20 |
| 05:29 | Missouri | Garrett Biondi snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 05:25 | Missouri | Erwin Baptiste double dribbles | 25-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Maxon (PG), James Brown (SF), Elmer Romaine (C) Erwin Baptiste, Paul Yoshioka, Garrett Biondi | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tim Wirt (PG), Christopher Snell (SG), James Swader (PF), Merle Vaugh (C) Buddy Morris, Jerry Sutherland, Wayne Maddock, Bradford Kunze | |
| 05:07 | Penn State | James Swader hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-20 |
| 05:06 | Missouri | Michael Maxon pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| 04:47 | Missouri | Phillip Wise misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Minder - foul #2 on Michael Minder, team foul #7 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | Donald Wadley (PF) Glenn Jackson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Bradford Kunze (PF) Michael Minder | |
| 04:47 | Missouri | Phillip Wise misses the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 04:47 | Missouri | Phillip Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 04:26 | Penn State | Tim Wirt is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #6 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | Erwin Baptiste (SG), Daniel Johnson (SF) Phillip Wise, James Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Buddy Morris (PG), Jerry Sutherland (SG), Paul Bratcher (C) Tim Wirt, Christopher Snell, Merle Vaugh | |
| 04:07 | Penn State | The jump hook by Bradford Kunze is blocked by Daniel Johnson | 26-20 |
| 04:05 | Penn State | Jerry Sutherland tips it back up and in | 26-22 |
| 03:50 | Missouri | Jerry Sutherland steps in front of the Michael Maxon pass | 26-22 |
| 03:46 | Penn State | Buddy Morris throws it down on a great pass from Jerry Sutherland | 26-24 |
| 03:24 | Missouri | Erwin Baptiste misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 03:22 | Missouri | Donald Wadley pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 02:57 | Missouri | Daniel Johnson is hacked by Paul Bratcher - foul #1 on Paul Bratcher, team foul #8 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Peace (PG), Phillip Wise (SG), Glenn Jackson (PF), Garrett Biondi (C) Michael Maxon, Erwin Baptiste, Donald Wadley, Elmer Romaine | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tim Wirt (PG), Christopher Snell (SG), Michael Minder (SF), Wayne Maddock (PF), Merle Vaugh (C) Buddy Morris, Jerry Sutherland, James Swader, Bradford Kunze, Paul Bratcher | |
| 02:57 | Missouri | Daniel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 02:57 | Missouri | Daniel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kenneth Peace (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Phillip Wise (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Garrett Biondi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tim Wirt (fresh) SG - Christopher Snell (fresh) SF - Michael Minder (fresh) PF - Wayne Maddock (tiring) C - Merle Vaugh (fresh) | |
| 02:35 | Penn State | Merle Vaugh connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 28-26 |
| 02:19 | Missouri | Daniel Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-26 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Brown (SF) Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:01 | Penn State | Michael Minder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 01:59 | Missouri | Kenneth Peace snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 01:57 | Missouri | Kenneth Peace is fouled in the backcourt by Tim Wirt - foul #1 on Tim Wirt, team foul #9 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Calvin White (PG), Buddy Morris (SG), Jeff Green (SF) Tim Wirt, Christopher Snell, Michael Minder | |
| 01:57 | Missouri | Kenneth Peace makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 01:57 | Missouri | Kenneth Peace makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:32 | Penn State | Jeff Green drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Calvin White | 30-28 |
| 01:23 | Missouri | Garrett Biondi scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by James Brown | 32-28 |
| 01:04 | Penn State | Buddy Morris misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 01:03 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Glenn Jackson | 32-28 |
| 01:01 | Missouri | Garrett Biondi is called for traveling in the backcourt | 32-28 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dodek Kowalski (PG), Erwin Baptiste (SG), Donald Wadley (PF), Paul Yoshioka (C) Kenneth Peace, Phillip Wise, Glenn Jackson, Garrett Biondi | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Sutherland (SG), Bradford Kunze (PF), Paul Bratcher (C) Buddy Morris, Wayne Maddock, Merle Vaugh | |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Paul Bratcher misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Paul Yoshioka - foul #1 on Paul Yoshioka, team foul #7 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tim Wirt (PG), Christopher Snell (SG) Calvin White, Jerry Sutherland | |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Paul Bratcher makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Paul Bratcher makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 00:29 | Missouri | Erwin Baptiste scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Tim Wirt scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 35-32 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Erwin Baptiste hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 35-32 |