| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gene Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Harris (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ernest Stevens (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Moss (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Ferretti (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Calvin White (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Sutherland (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeff Green (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wayne Maddock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Bratcher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulane | Ernest Stevens inbounds the ball | 36-26 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Tulane | Richard Harris is hacked by Paul Bratcher - foul #2 on Paul Bratcher, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| 19:32 | Tulane | Matthew Moss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-26 |
| 19:18 | Penn State | Wayne Maddock comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-26 |
| 19:17 | Tulane | Ernest Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 19:14 | Tulane | Gene Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-26 |
| 19:02 | Penn State | Wayne Maddock drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-29 |
| 18:59 | Tulane | Matthew Moss is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Maddock - foul #1 on Wayne Maddock, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| 18:46 | Tulane | Matthew Moss misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 36-29 |
| 18:44 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jerry Sutherland | 36-29 |
| 18:25 | Penn State | Jerry Sutherland scores on a jumper from the right block | 36-31 |
| 18:11 | Tulane | Matthew Moss hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 36-31 |
| 18:09 | Tulane | Robert Ferretti misses the tip | 36-31 |
| 18:08 | Penn State | Wayne Maddock pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 17:44 | Penn State | Jeff Green clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ernest Stevens - foul #2 on Ernest Stevens, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Theisen (PG), Timothy Buford (SG), Edward Hix (SF), James Payne (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Gene Ward, Richard Harris, Ernest Stevens, Matthew Moss, Robert Ferretti | |
| Subs | Penn State | Buddy Morris (PG), James Swader (SG), Bradford Kunze (PF), Tony Kaylor (C) Calvin White, Jerry Sutherland, Wayne Maddock, Paul Bratcher | |
| 17:44 | Penn State | Jeff Green misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 17:44 | Penn State | Jeff Green makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:26 | Tulane | James Theisen knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 17:06 | Penn State | Bradford Kunze misses long on a runner from the left block | 38-32 |
| 17:05 | Penn State | James Swader grabs the offensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 16:43 | Penn State | Jeff Green knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 16:31 | Tulane | Bradford Kunze steals it from Timothy Buford | 38-35 |
| 16:24 | Penn State | Timothy Buford is called for the reach on Buddy Morris - foul #1 on Timothy Buford, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Tulane | Gene Ward (PG), Matthew Moss (PF), Robert Ferretti (C) James Theisen, James Payne, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Calvin White (PG), Jerry Sutherland (SG), Wayne Maddock (PF), Paul Bratcher (C) Buddy Morris, Jeff Green, Bradford Kunze, Tony Kaylor | |
| 16:07 | Penn State | Calvin White is called for traveling | 38-35 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Payne (SF) Edward Hix | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenton Marx (SF) James Swader | |
| 15:50 | Tulane | Gene Ward scores on a shot in the paint and he's fouled by Kenton Marx - foul #2 on Kenton Marx, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Tulane | Clement Newell (SG), Ernest Stevens (SF) Timothy Buford, James Payne | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tim Wirt (SG) Jerry Sutherland | |
| 15:50 | Tulane | Gene Ward makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gene Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clement Newell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ernest Stevens (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew Moss (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Ferretti (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Calvin White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tim Wirt (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Kenton Marx (fresh) PF - Wayne Maddock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Bratcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Penn State | Paul Bratcher clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-35 |
| 15:25 | Tulane | Gene Ward pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 14:56 | Tulane | Gene Ward blows the wide open dunk | 41-35 |
| 14:54 | Tulane | Robert Ferretti grabs the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 14:45 | Tulane | Matthew Moss is open and buries a jumper from close range | 43-35 |
| 14:28 | Penn State | Calvin White misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 14:27 | Tulane | Ernest Stevens pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 14:25 | Tulane | Gene Ward is hacked by Tim Wirt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tim Wirt, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Tulane | Timothy Buford (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Edward Hix (SF), James Payne (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Gene Ward, Clement Newell, Ernest Stevens, Matthew Moss, Robert Ferretti | |
| Subs | Penn State | Buddy Morris (PG), Jerry Sutherland (SG), James Swader (SF), Bradford Kunze (PF), Tony Kaylor (C) Calvin White, Tim Wirt, Kenton Marx, Wayne Maddock, Paul Bratcher | |
| 14:07 | Tulane | Edward Hix knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Timothy Buford | 45-35 |
| 13:45 | Penn State | Buddy Morris misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 13:43 | Tulane | Jeffrey Thompson grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 13:23 | Tulane | James Payne misses badly on a runner from close range | 45-35 |
| 13:21 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Swader | 45-35 |
| 13:17 | Penn State | Jerry Sutherland misses the 3 from straight away | 45-35 |
| 13:16 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Edward Hix | 45-35 |
| 13:00 | Tulane | Jerry Sutherland steals it from Edward Hix | 45-35 |
| 12:48 | Penn State | Jerry Sutherland scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Buddy Morris | 45-38 |
| 12:27 | Tulane | Timothy Buford makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Harris | 47-38 |
| 12:16 | Penn State | Buddy Morris misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-38 |
| 12:15 | Tulane | Jeffrey Thompson grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 12:09 | Tulane | Richard Harris is fouled on the floor by Jerry Sutherland - foul #3 on Jerry Sutherland, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | Gene Ward (PG), Clement Newell (SG), Ernest Stevens (SF), Matthew Moss (PF), Robert Ferretti (C) Timothy Buford, Richard Harris, Edward Hix, James Payne, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Calvin White (PG), Jeff Green (SF), Wayne Maddock (PF), Paul Bratcher (C) Buddy Morris, James Swader, Bradford Kunze, Tony Kaylor | |
| 11:52 | Tulane | Robert Ferretti hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-38 |
| 11:51 | Tulane | Gene Ward gets the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 11:42 | Tulane | Gene Ward's floater is tipped away by Paul Bratcher | 47-38 |
| 11:41 | Tulane | Gene Ward grabs the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gene Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clement Newell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ernest Stevens (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Matthew Moss (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Ferretti (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Calvin White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Sutherland (tiring) 12 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jeff Green (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Wayne Maddock (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Bratcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Tulane | Gene Ward misses short on a runner from close range | 47-38 |
| 11:21 | Penn State | Wayne Maddock grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 11:08 | Penn State | Jerry Sutherland comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 11:06 | Tulane | Ernest Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 10:48 | Tulane | Robert Ferretti misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 47-38 |
| 10:46 | Penn State | Jeff Green grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 10:22 | Penn State | Clement Newell is called for the reach on Jerry Sutherland - foul #2 on Clement Newell, team foul #3 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Theisen (PG), Timothy Buford (SG), Edward Hix (SF) Gene Ward, Clement Newell, Ernest Stevens | |
| Subs | Penn State | Buddy Morris (SG), Kenton Marx (SF), Bradford Kunze (PF) Jerry Sutherland, Jeff Green, Wayne Maddock | |
| 10:13 | Penn State | Calvin White drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 09:53 | Tulane | Matthew Moss drills a shot in the paint set up by Edward Hix | 49-41 |
| 09:35 | Penn State | Calvin White hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 49-41 |
| 09:34 | Tulane | Robert Ferretti gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 09:32 | Tulane | Timothy Buford is hacked by Buddy Morris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Buddy Morris, team foul #6 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Tulane | Gene Ward (PG), Richard Harris (SG), James Payne (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) James Theisen, Edward Hix, Matthew Moss, Robert Ferretti | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Swader (PF) Paul Bratcher | |
| 09:15 | Tulane | Gene Ward hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Richard Harris | 51-41 |
| 08:53 | Penn State | Richard Harris steals it from Buddy Morris | 51-41 |
| 08:42 | Tulane | Jeffrey Thompson's floater is tipped away by James Swader | 51-41 |
| 08:40 | Tulane | Jeffrey Thompson tips it home | 53-41 |
| 08:16 | Penn State | Buddy Morris can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-41 |
| 08:15 | Penn State | Kenton Marx snags the offensive board | 53-41 |
| 08:02 | Penn State | Buddy Morris buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Bradford Kunze | 53-43 |
| 07:57 | Tulane | Timothy Buford hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Gene Ward | 55-43 |
| 07:44 | Penn State | Gene Ward steps in front of the Calvin White pass | 55-43 |
| 07:41 | Tulane | Richard Harris banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gene Ward | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Gene Ward (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Buford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Payne (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Calvin White (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Buddy Morris (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenton Marx (fairly fresh) PF - James Swader (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Bradford Kunze (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Penn State | Bradford Kunze is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Bradford Kunze, team foul #7 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Theisen (PG), Edward Hix (SG), Ernest Stevens (SF), Matthew Moss (PF), Robert Ferretti (C) Gene Ward, Richard Harris, Timothy Buford, James Payne, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tim Wirt (PG), Jerry Sutherland (SG), Jeff Green (SF), Wayne Maddock (PF), Tony Kaylor (C) Calvin White, Buddy Morris, Kenton Marx, James Swader, Bradford Kunze | |
| 07:13 | Tulane | Matthew Moss knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Theisen | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 07:04 | Penn State | Tony Kaylor misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Ferretti - foul #3 on Robert Ferretti, team foul #4 | 60-43 |
| 07:04 | Penn State | Tony Kaylor makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 07:04 | Penn State | Tony Kaylor misses the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 07:04 | Tulane | Robert Ferretti grabs the board | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:51 | Tulane | Matthew Moss misses short on an open turnaround from the right block | 60-44 |
| 06:49 | Tulane | Robert Ferretti tips it home | 62-44 |
| 06:33 | Penn State | Robert Ferretti takes the ball from Jerry Sutherland | 62-44 |
| 06:16 | Tulane | Matthew Moss is called for traveling | 62-44 |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Bratcher (C) Tony Kaylor | |
| 05:55 | Penn State | Tim Wirt hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Sutherland | 62-47 |
| 05:36 | Tulane | Ernest Stevens can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 05:34 | Penn State | Tim Wirt snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 05:29 | Penn State | Jeff Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-47 |
| Subs | Tulane | Gene Ward (PG), Clement Newell (SG), James Payne (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) James Theisen, Edward Hix, Matthew Moss, Robert Ferretti | |
| Subs | Penn State | Buddy Morris (PG), James Swader (PF) Jerry Sutherland, Wayne Maddock | |
| 05:04 | Tulane | Tim Wirt takes the ball from James Payne | 62-47 |
| 05:00 | Penn State | Jeff Green banks in the layup set up by Tim Wirt | 62-49 |
| 04:31 | Tulane | Ernest Stevens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-49 |
| 04:29 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Tim Wirt | 62-49 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Jeffrey Thompson steps in front of the James Swader pass | 62-49 |
| 03:52 | Tulane | Jeffrey Thompson hits the easy wide open finger roll | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Penn State | Paul Bratcher is fouled on the floor by Ernest Stevens - foul #3 on Ernest Stevens, team foul #5 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Tulane | Charley Fontenot (PG), Timothy Buford (SG), Edward Hix (SF) Gene Ward, Clement Newell, Ernest Stevens | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenton Marx (SF), Bradford Kunze (PF), Tony Kaylor (C) Jeff Green, James Swader, Paul Bratcher | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Charley Fontenot (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Buford (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Hix (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Payne (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Buddy Morris (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tim Wirt (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kenton Marx (fresh) PF - Bradford Kunze (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Kaylor (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Tony Kaylor buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Kenton Marx and the foul's on Jeffrey Thompson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #6 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Tulane | Richard Harris (SG), Matthew Moss (PF), Robert Ferretti (C) Charley Fontenot, James Payne, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Calvin White (PG), Jerry Sutherland (SG) Buddy Morris, Tim Wirt | |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Tony Kaylor misses the free throw | 64-51 |
| 03:22 | Tulane | Robert Ferretti grabs the board | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:53 | Tulane | Matthew Moss can't finish the uncontested layup | 64-51 |
| 02:51 | Penn State | Tony Kaylor grabs the board | 64-51 |
| 02:39 | Penn State | Bradford Kunze's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-51 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Theisen (PG), James Payne (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Richard Harris, Matthew Moss, Robert Ferretti | |
| Subs | Penn State | Buddy Morris (PG), Tim Wirt (SG), James Swader (SF) Calvin White, Jerry Sutherland, Kenton Marx | |
| 02:16 | Tulane | Timothy Buford misses the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Tony Kaylor - foul #2 on Tony Kaylor, team foul #8 | 64-51 |
| 02:16 | Tulane | Timothy Buford makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 02:16 | Tulane | Timothy Buford misses the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 02:16 | Penn State | Tony Kaylor grabs the board | 65-51 |
| 02:07 | Penn State | Tim Wirt connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-54 |
| 01:54 | Tulane | James Theisen misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-54 |
| 01:53 | Penn State | James Swader snags the defensive board | 65-54 |
| 01:38 | Penn State | Bradford Kunze is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Thompson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #7 | 65-54 |
| 01:38 | Penn State | Bradford Kunze makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 01:38 | Penn State | Bradford Kunze makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 01:36 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | Tulane | Gene Ward (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Ernest Stevens (SF), Matthew Moss (PF), Robert Ferretti (C) James Theisen, Timothy Buford, Edward Hix, James Payne, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Calvin White (PG), Jerry Sutherland (SG), Jeff Green (SF), Wayne Maddock (PF), Paul Bratcher (C) Buddy Morris, Tim Wirt, James Swader, Bradford Kunze, Tony Kaylor | |
| 01:28 | Tulane | Matthew Moss scores on a jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Wayne Maddock - foul #2 on Wayne Maddock, team foul #9 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Tulane | James Theisen (PG), Timothy Buford (SG), Edward Hix (SF), James Payne (C) Gene Ward, Richard Harris, Ernest Stevens, Robert Ferretti | |
| Subs | Penn State | Buddy Morris (PG), Tim Wirt (SG), James Swader (SF), Bradford Kunze (PF), Tony Kaylor (C) Calvin White, Jerry Sutherland, Jeff Green, Wayne Maddock, Paul Bratcher | |
| 01:28 | Tulane | Matthew Moss makes the free throw | 68-56 |
| 01:08 | Penn State | Buddy Morris hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Edward Hix - foul #1 on Edward Hix, team foul #8 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Tulane | Jeffrey Thompson (C) Matthew Moss | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:08 | Penn State | Buddy Morris misses the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 01:08 | Penn State | Buddy Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:51 | Tulane | Timothy Buford is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Theisen | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Jeffrey Thompson takes the ball from Buddy Morris | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Tulane | James Payne comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by James Swader - foul #2 on James Swader, team foul #10 | 71-57 |
| 00:21 | Tulane | James Payne misses the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 00:21 | Tulane | James Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Bradford Kunze pulls down the rebound | 71-57 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Buddy Morris misses long on a shot near the basket | 71-57 |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Buddy Morris tips it but misses | 71-57 |
| 00:11 | Tulane | Jeffrey Thompson grabs the board | 71-57 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | James Theisen runs out the clock | 71-57 |