| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Donald Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Abrams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Efrain Boling (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Whitesides (fresh) 5 pts. C - Leon Jennings (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Walter Gleason (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Haffner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcus Higdon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Bowers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jared Felt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | Efrain Boling inbounds the ball | 35-43 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | McNeese State | Robert Whitesides makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Donald Lewis | 38-43 |
| 19:22 | Penn State | Walter Gleason is fouled on the floor by Robert Whitesides - foul #2 on Robert Whitesides, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| 19:14 | Penn State | Walter Gleason misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 19:13 | Penn State | Jared Felt hits the follow up shot | 38-45 |
| 19:09 | McNeese State | Carl Abrams is hacked by Leonard Haffner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leonard Haffner, team foul #1 | 38-45 |
| 18:54 | McNeese State | Donald Lewis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-45 |
| 18:52 | McNeese State | Leon Jennings pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 18:29 | McNeese State | Leon Jennings is called for traveling | 38-45 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Gordon Olea (PG), Troy Joslyn (SG), John Duckett (PF) Donald Lewis, Carl Abrams, Robert Whitesides | |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Berry (SG), Theodore Bitting (SF), Randy Kern (PF), Rodney Sweet (C) Leonard Haffner, Marcus Higdon, Bruce Bowers, Jared Felt | |
| 18:18 | Penn State | Eugene Berry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Matthew Brady (SF) Efrain Boling | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 18:02 | McNeese State | Troy Joslyn misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-45 |
| 18:01 | Penn State | Randy Kern grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 17:47 | Penn State | Randy Kern misses the dunk | 38-45 |
| 17:45 | McNeese State | Leon Jennings grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 17:42 | McNeese State | Theodore Bitting is called for the reach on Troy Joslyn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Theodore Bitting, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Frank Oakman (C) Leon Jennings | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:34 | McNeese State | John Duckett makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Matthew Brady | 40-45 |
| 17:27 | Penn State | Eugene Berry misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Frank Oakman - foul #3 on Frank Oakman, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Carl Abrams (SG), Efrain Boling (SF) Troy Joslyn, Frank Oakman | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:27 | Penn State | Eugene Berry makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 17:27 | Penn State | Eugene Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 17:25 | McNeese State | Carl Abrams is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Berry - foul #1 on Eugene Berry, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| 17:12 | McNeese State | John Duckett misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Rodney Sweet - foul #2 on Rodney Sweet, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Donald Lewis (PG) Gordon Olea | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jared Felt (C) Rodney Sweet | |
| 17:12 | McNeese State | John Duckett makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 17:12 | McNeese State | John Duckett makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 16:53 | Penn State | Walter Gleason drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-50 |
| 16:51 | McNeese State | John Duckett is called for traveling in the backcourt | 42-50 |
| Subs | McNeese State | James Brumit (C) John Duckett | |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Haffner (SG), Marcus Higdon (SF), Bruce Bowers (PF) Eugene Berry, Theodore Bitting, Randy Kern | |
| 16:44 | Penn State | Jared Felt travels with the ball | 42-50 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Leon Jennings (C) James Brumit | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:39 | McNeese State | Jared Felt steps in front of the Donald Lewis pass in the backcourt | 42-50 |
| 16:31 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon loses the dribble to Donald Lewis | 42-50 |
| 16:27 | McNeese State | Efrain Boling lays it in set up by Donald Lewis | 44-50 |
| 16:06 | Penn State | Jared Felt hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 44-50 |
| 16:05 | McNeese State | Efrain Boling pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Donald Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Carl Abrams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Efrain Boling (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Brady (fairly fresh) C - Leon Jennings (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Walter Gleason (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Haffner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcus Higdon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Bowers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jared Felt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | McNeese State | Donald Lewis is fouled on the floor by Walter Gleason - foul #3 on Walter Gleason, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Gordon Olea (PG), James Smith (SG), Troy Joslyn (SF), Robert Whitesides (PF), Frank Oakman (C) Donald Lewis, Carl Abrams, Efrain Boling, Matthew Brady, Leon Jennings | |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Berry (PG), Andrew Weber (SG), Rodney Sweet (SF), Randy Kern (C) Walter Gleason, Leonard Haffner, Marcus Higdon, Jared Felt | |
| 15:17 | McNeese State | Gordon Olea makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Troy Joslyn | 46-50 |
| 15:01 | Penn State | Andrew Weber hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 15:00 | Penn State | Randy Kern tips it in | 46-52 |
| 14:36 | McNeese State | Troy Joslyn connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gordon Olea | 48-52 |
| 14:13 | Penn State | Andrew Weber's layup is rejected by Robert Whitesides | 48-52 |
| 14:12 | McNeese State | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 14:08 | McNeese State | Troy Joslyn is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Sweet - foul #3 on Rodney Sweet, team foul #6 | 48-52 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Donald Lewis (PG), James Brumit (SF), John Duckett (PF), Leon Jennings (C) Gordon Olea, Troy Joslyn, Robert Whitesides, Frank Oakman | |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Gleason (PG), Daniel Snyder (SF), Theodore Bitting (PF), Jared Felt (C) Eugene Berry, Rodney Sweet, Bruce Bowers, Randy Kern | |
| 14:01 | McNeese State | Leon Jennings clanks a shot from close range but the foul's on Walter Gleason - foul #4 on Walter Gleason, team foul #7 | 48-52 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Haffner (PG), Marcus Higdon (SF) Walter Gleason, Daniel Snyder | |
| 14:01 | McNeese State | Leon Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 14:01 | McNeese State | Leon Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 13:41 | Penn State | Donald Lewis is called for the reach on Leonard Haffner - foul #2 on Donald Lewis, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Efrain Boling (SF) James Brumit | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:28 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 13:27 | McNeese State | John Duckett grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 13:25 | McNeese State | Andrew Weber takes the ball from Donald Lewis in the backcourt | 50-52 |
| 13:13 | Penn State | Jared Felt blows the layup but he's fouled by Leon Jennings - foul #1 on Leon Jennings, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Gordon Olea (PG), Carl Abrams (SG) Donald Lewis, James Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Snyder (SF) Marcus Higdon | |
| 13:13 | Penn State | Jared Felt makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 13:13 | Penn State | Jared Felt misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 13:13 | McNeese State | Efrain Boling grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 12:54 | McNeese State | Gordon Olea knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Efrain Boling and he's fouled by Leonard Haffner - foul #2 on Leonard Haffner, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodney Sweet (PF) Daniel Snyder | |
| 12:54 | McNeese State | Gordon Olea misses the free throw | 52-53 |
| 12:54 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Rodney Sweet | 52-53 |
| 12:36 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet lays it up and in set up by Andrew Weber | 52-55 |
| 12:32 | McNeese State | Carl Abrams loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-55 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Troy Joslyn (SF), Matthew Brady (PF) Efrain Boling, John Duckett | |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Berry (PG), Randy Kern (PF) Leonard Haffner, Theodore Bitting | |
| 12:15 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet misses badly on a runner in the paint | 52-55 |
| 12:14 | Penn State | Randy Kern gets the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 12:01 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet's pass is intercepted by Carl Abrams | 52-55 |
| 11:58 | McNeese State | Carl Abrams hits the finger roll | 54-55 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Gordon Olea (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Abrams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Troy Joslyn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Brady (fresh) C - Leon Jennings (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Eugene Berry (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Weber (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Sweet (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randy Kern (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jared Felt (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Penn State | Andrew Weber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-55 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Donald Lewis (PG), James Smith (SG), Robert Whitesides (PF), Frank Oakman (C) Gordon Olea, Carl Abrams, Troy Joslyn, Leon Jennings | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marcus Higdon (SF), Bruce Bowers (PF) Rodney Sweet, Jared Felt | |
| 11:22 | McNeese State | Donald Lewis buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Brady | 57-55 |
| 11:11 | Penn State | Frank Oakman swats the shot by Andrew Weber | 57-55 |
| 11:10 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Kern | 57-55 |
| 10:55 | Penn State | Eugene Berry comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 10:54 | McNeese State | Frank Oakman snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 10:34 | McNeese State | James Smith is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Whitesides | 59-55 |
| 10:21 | Penn State | Randy Kern banks in the layup and he's hacked by Matthew Brady - foul #2 on Matthew Brady, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Carl Abrams (SG), Efrain Boling (SF), John Duckett (PF), Leon Jennings (C) Donald Lewis, Matthew Brady, Robert Whitesides, Frank Oakman | |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Haffner (PG), Theodore Bitting (SF), Rodney Sweet (C) Eugene Berry, Marcus Higdon, Bruce Bowers | |
| 10:21 | Penn State | Randy Kern makes the free throw | 59-58 |
| 10:18 | McNeese State | James Smith is hacked by Leonard Haffner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leonard Haffner, team foul #9 | 59-58 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Snyder (SF) Randy Kern | |
| 10:18 | McNeese State | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 10:18 | McNeese State | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 10:02 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet makes the jumper near the basket | 61-60 |
| 09:52 | McNeese State | Carl Abrams connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-60 |
| 09:35 | Penn State | Carl Abrams takes the ball from Andrew Weber | 64-60 |
| 09:32 | McNeese State | James Smith throws it down on a nice dish by Carl Abrams | 66-60 |
| 09:17 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-63 |
| 08:59 | McNeese State | James Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Carl Abrams | 68-63 |
| 08:52 | Penn State | Leonard Haffner comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-63 |
| 08:51 | McNeese State | Carl Abrams grabs the defensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 08:31 | McNeese State | Rodney Sweet steals it from John Duckett | 68-63 |
| 08:13 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet is called for traveling | 68-63 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Donald Lewis (PG), Gordon Olea (SG), Troy Joslyn (SF), Matthew Brady (PF), Frank Oakman (C) James Smith, Carl Abrams, Efrain Boling, John Duckett, Leon Jennings | |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Berry (PG), Marcus Higdon (SF), Bruce Bowers (PF), Jared Felt (C) Andrew Weber, Daniel Snyder, Theodore Bitting, Rodney Sweet | |
| 07:51 | McNeese State | Troy Joslyn is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Gordon Olea | 71-63 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Donald Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gordon Olea (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Troy Joslyn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Brady (fresh) C - Frank Oakman (fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Eugene Berry (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Haffner (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marcus Higdon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Bowers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jared Felt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Penn State | Troy Joslyn is called for the reach on Leonard Haffner - foul #2 on Troy Joslyn, team foul #6 | 71-63 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Robert Whitesides (PF) Gordon Olea | |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Gleason (PG), Randy Kern (PF) Leonard Haffner, Bruce Bowers | |
| 07:35 | Penn State | Randy Kern misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 71-63 |
| 07:34 | McNeese State | Frank Oakman snags the defensive board | 71-63 |
| 07:15 | McNeese State | Matthew Brady misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 71-63 |
| 07:13 | Penn State | Randy Kern grabs the defensive rebound | 71-63 |
| 06:51 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon makes the jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Robert Whitesides - foul #3 on Robert Whitesides, team foul #7 | 71-65 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Gordon Olea (PG), Carl Abrams (SG), Efrain Boling (SF), Leon Jennings (C) Donald Lewis, Troy Joslyn, Robert Whitesides, Frank Oakman | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Weber (SG), Bruce Bowers (PF) Eugene Berry, Randy Kern | |
| 06:51 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon misses the free throw | 71-65 |
| 06:51 | McNeese State | Matthew Brady gets the rebound | 71-65 |
| 06:30 | McNeese State | Gordon Olea misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-65 |
| 06:29 | McNeese State | Carl Abrams grabs the offensive rebound | 71-65 |
| 06:12 | McNeese State | Jared Felt denies the turnaround by Leon Jennings | 71-65 |
| 06:11 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jared Felt | 71-65 |
| 05:59 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers misses the driving attempt from the left block | 71-65 |
| 05:58 | McNeese State | Leon Jennings grabs the board | 71-65 |
| 05:43 | McNeese State | Carl Abrams hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Efrain Boling | 74-65 |
| 05:29 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers scores on a floater from the left block | 74-67 |
| 05:13 | McNeese State | Gordon Olea misses the floater from just outside the lane | 74-67 |
| 05:12 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon grabs the defensive rebound | 74-67 |
| 04:56 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon makes the floater in the paint set up by Walter Gleason | 74-69 |
| 04:50 | McNeese State | Efrain Boling can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Marcus Higdon - foul #1 on Marcus Higdon, team foul #10 | 74-69 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Donald Lewis (PG), James Smith (SG), Robert Whitesides (PF), John Duckett (C) Gordon Olea, Carl Abrams, Matthew Brady, Leon Jennings | |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Berry (SG), Theodore Bitting (SF), Randy Kern (PF), Rodney Sweet (C) Andrew Weber, Marcus Higdon, Bruce Bowers, Jared Felt | |
| 04:50 | McNeese State | Efrain Boling misses the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 04:50 | McNeese State | Efrain Boling misses the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 04:50 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Randy Kern | 74-69 |
| 04:40 | Penn State | Eugene Berry scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Theodore Bitting | 74-71 |
| 04:24 | McNeese State | Efrain Boling is called for traveling | 74-71 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Troy Joslyn (SF) Efrain Boling | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:15 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Troy Joslyn - foul #3 on Troy Joslyn, team foul #8 | 74-71 |
| 04:15 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 04:15 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 04:05 | McNeese State | Robert Whitesides can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 74-73 |
| 04:04 | McNeese State | James Smith hits the follow up shot | 76-73 |
| 03:45 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 76-73 |
| 03:43 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting misses the tip | 76-73 |
| 03:42 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting snags the offensive board | 76-73 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Donald Lewis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - Troy Joslyn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Whitesides (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - John Duckett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Walter Gleason (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Eugene Berry (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Sweet (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randy Kern (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Theodore Bitting (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting lays it in set up by Walter Gleason | 76-75 |
| 03:08 | McNeese State | Walter Gleason is called for the reach on Robert Whitesides - foul #5 on Walter Gleason, team foul #11 | 76-75 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Gordon Olea (PG), James Brumit (SF), Leon Jennings (C) Donald Lewis, Troy Joslyn, John Duckett | |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Haffner (PG), Daniel Snyder (SF), Bruce Bowers (PF) Walter Gleason, Rodney Sweet, Theodore Bitting | |
| 03:08 | McNeese State | Robert Whitesides misses the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 03:08 | McNeese State | Robert Whitesides makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Leonard Haffner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-75 |
| 02:58 | Penn State | Randy Kern grabs the offensive rebound | 77-75 |
| 02:48 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers buries a turnaround from close range | 77-77 |
| 02:48 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-77 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Troy Joslyn (SG), Efrain Boling (SF), Matthew Brady (PF) Gordon Olea, James Brumit, Robert Whitesides | |
| Subs | Penn State | Theodore Bitting (SF), Rodney Sweet (C) Daniel Snyder, Bruce Bowers | |
| 02:36 | McNeese State | Matthew Brady makes the runner in the paint | 79-77 |
| 02:36 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-77 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Donald Lewis (PG), Carl Abrams (SG), John Duckett (PF) James Smith, Troy Joslyn, Matthew Brady | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:28 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet hits the finger roll | 79-79 |
| 02:06 | McNeese State | Leon Jennings makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Carl Abrams | 81-79 |
| 02:06 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-79 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Robert Whitesides (PF) John Duckett | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marcus Higdon (SF), Bruce Bowers (PF), Jared Felt (C) Theodore Bitting, Randy Kern, Rodney Sweet | |
| 01:56 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon can't throw it down but he's fouled by Donald Lewis - foul #3 on Donald Lewis, team foul #9 | 81-79 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Weber (SG) Eugene Berry | |
| 01:56 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon makes the 1st free throw | 81-80 |
| 01:56 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon makes the 2nd free throw | 81-81 |
| 01:31 | McNeese State | Donald Lewis makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Efrain Boling | 84-81 |
| 01:10 | Penn State | Leonard Haffner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 84-81 |
| 01:09 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers pulls down the offensive rebound | 84-81 |
| 00:50 | Penn State | Andrew Weber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 84-81 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:25 | McNeese State | Carl Abrams buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 87-81 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 87-81 |
| 00:20 | McNeese State | Leon Jennings pulls down the rebound | 87-81 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:18 | McNeese State | Leon Jennings is hacked by Leonard Haffner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leonard Haffner, team foul #12 | 87-81 |
| Subs | McNeese State | James Smith (PG), Matthew Brady (PF) Donald Lewis, Robert Whitesides | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:18 | McNeese State | Leon Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:18 | McNeese State | Leon Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 89-81 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State 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 intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 89-81 |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Jared Felt gets the offensive rebound | 89-81 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Efrain Boling picks off the pass by Marcus Higdon | 89-81 |
| 00:11 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 89-81 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Robert Whitesides (PF) Matthew Brady | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:09 | McNeese State | Efrain Boling is hacked by Andrew Weber in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andrew Weber, team foul #13 | 89-81 |
| 00:09 | McNeese State | Efrain Boling makes the 1st free throw | 90-81 |
| 00:09 | McNeese State | Efrain Boling makes the 2nd free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Whitesides - foul #4 on Robert Whitesides, team foul #10 | 91-81 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Gordon Olea (PG), Troy Joslyn (SF), John Duckett (PF), Frank Oakman (C) Carl Abrams, Efrain Boling, Robert Whitesides, Leon Jennings | |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Berry (SG), Theodore Bitting (SF), Randy Kern (C) Andrew Weber, Marcus Higdon, Jared Felt | |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 91-82 |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers misses the 2nd free throw | 91-82 |
| 00:05 | McNeese State | John Duckett grabs the board | 91-82 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State 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) | |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | Gordon Olea runs out the clock | 91-82 |