| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fresh) SG - Allen Blake (fresh) SF - Michael Hart (fresh) PF - Adolph Jackson (fresh) C - Stephen Fuson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Lukavsky (fresh) SG - Edward Sickles (fresh) SF - Louis Hanley (fresh) PF - Donald Smith (fresh) C - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Younger | 2-0 |
| 19:40 | Penn State | Michael Hart is called for the reach on Michael Lukavsky - foul #1 on Michael Hart, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Penn State | Jeffrey Brown clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Penn State | Jeffrey Brown gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Penn State | Edward Sickles misses the easy layup but the foul's on Allen Blake - foul #1 on Allen Blake, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Penn State | Edward Sickles misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Penn State | Edward Sickles makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:04 | Purdue | Allen Blake misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-1 |
| 19:02 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson can't tip it in | 2-1 |
| 19:00 | Purdue | Allen Blake tips it back up and in | 4-1 |
| 18:40 | Penn State | Donald Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-1 |
| 18:39 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson gets the rebound | 4-1 |
| 18:24 | Purdue | Allen Blake steps out of bounds on the baseline | 4-1 |
| 18:08 | Penn State | Edward Sickles misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-1 |
| 18:07 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson snags the defensive board | 4-1 |
| 17:43 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson blows the layup but he's fouled by Jeffrey Brown - foul #1 on Jeffrey Brown, team foul #1 | 4-1 |
| 17:43 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 17:43 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 5-1 |
| 17:17 | Penn State | Louis Hanley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-1 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Ward (PG), Robert Butler (SF) Thomas Younger, Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:00 | Purdue | Allen Blake drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Butler | 7-1 |
| 16:31 | Penn State | Edward Sickles misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-1 |
| 16:29 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson grabs the board | 7-1 |
| 16:25 | Purdue | Allen Blake connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Butler | 10-1 |
| 16:15 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky makes the jumpshot from the right side | 10-3 |
| 15:55 | Purdue | Jeff Ward can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-3 |
| 15:53 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson tips it home | 12-3 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeff Ward (fresh) SG - Allen Blake (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Butler (fresh) PF - Adolph Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Stephen Fuson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Lukavsky (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Sickles (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Louis Hanley (fresh) PF - Donald Smith (fresh) C - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-3 |
| 15:47 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson pulls down the rebound | 12-3 |
| 15:22 | Purdue | Jeff Ward hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-3 |
| 15:15 | Penn State | Donald Smith scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edward Sickles | 15-5 |
| 14:51 | Purdue | Allen Blake is called for traveling | 15-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Younger (PG), James Richardson (SG), Michael Hart (SF), Alan Nelson (PF) Jeff Ward, Allen Blake, Robert Butler, Adolph Jackson | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (PG), Ervin Vidrine (SG), John Oliphant (SF), John Robinson (PF), Robert Volesky (C) Michael Lukavsky, Edward Sickles, Louis Hanley, Donald Smith, Jeffrey Brown | |
| 14:42 | Penn State | Ervin Vidrine clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Richardson - foul #1 on James Richardson, team foul #3 | 15-5 |
| 14:42 | Penn State | Ervin Vidrine makes the 1st free throw | 15-6 |
| 14:42 | Penn State | Ervin Vidrine makes the 2nd free throw | 15-7 |
| 14:18 | Purdue | Thomas Younger comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Sawyer - foul #1 on William Sawyer, team foul #2 | 15-7 |
| 14:18 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses the 1st free throw | 15-7 |
| 14:18 | Purdue | Thomas Younger makes the 2nd free throw | 16-7 |
| 13:53 | Penn State | Ervin Vidrine comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 16-7 |
| 13:52 | Purdue | Michael Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 16-7 |
| 13:29 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-7 |
| 13:28 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Oliphant | 16-7 |
| 13:03 | Penn State | Robert Volesky misses the shot from just outside the lane | 16-7 |
| 13:02 | Purdue | James Richardson gets the rebound | 16-7 |
| 12:41 | Purdue | Alan Nelson lays it in on a nice dish by Stephen Fuson | 18-7 |
| 12:26 | Penn State | Ervin Vidrine misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-7 |
| 12:25 | Purdue | Thomas Younger grabs the board | 18-7 |
| 12:03 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Ward (PG), Allen Blake (SG), Robert Butler (SF), Dikembe Ali (PF), Adolph Jackson (C) Thomas Younger, James Richardson, Michael Hart, Alan Nelson, Stephen Fuson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky (PG), Edward Sickles (SG), Louis Hanley (SF), Donald Smith (PF), Jeffrey Brown (C) William Sawyer, Ervin Vidrine, John Oliphant, John Robinson, Robert Volesky | |
| 11:53 | Penn State | Louis Hanley hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Michael Lukavsky | 18-9 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeff Ward (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Allen Blake (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Butler (fresh) PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) C - Adolph Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Lukavsky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Sickles (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Hanley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-9 |
| 11:10 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's fouled by Allen Blake - foul #2 on Allen Blake, team foul #4 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Richardson (SG), Alan Nelson (PF) Allen Blake, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:10 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky makes the 1st free throw | 18-10 |
| 11:10 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky makes the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 11:10 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky makes the 3rd free throw | 18-12 |
| 10:42 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 18-12 |
| 10:40 | Penn State | Louis Hanley gets the rebound | 18-12 |
| 10:22 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Edward Sickles | 18-14 |
| 10:02 | Purdue | Robert Butler is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Butler, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Younger (PG), Michael Hart (SF) Jeff Ward, Alan Nelson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:46 | Penn State | Edward Sickles misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 09:45 | Penn State | Jeffrey Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 09:30 | Penn State | Donald Smith loses the dribble to James Richardson | 18-14 |
| 09:27 | Purdue | Michael Hart hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Richardson | 20-14 |
| 09:16 | Penn State | Thomas Younger steals it from Michael Lukavsky | 20-14 |
| 09:13 | Purdue | Thomas Younger lays it up and in | 22-14 |
| 09:03 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Butler - foul #2 on Robert Butler, team foul #6 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alan Nelson (PF), Stephen Fuson (C) Robert Butler, Adolph Jackson | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (SF), John Robinson (PF) Louis Hanley, Donald Smith | |
| 09:03 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 09:03 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 08:34 | Purdue | Thomas Younger is whistled for a carry | 22-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ervin Vidrine (SG), Robert Volesky (C) Edward Sickles, Jeffrey Brown | |
| 08:08 | Penn State | Ervin Vidrine is fouled on the floor by James Richardson - foul #2 on James Richardson, team foul #7 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | Allen Blake (SG) James Richardson | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (PG) Michael Lukavsky | |
| 08:08 | Penn State | Ervin Vidrine misses the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 08:08 | Purdue | Alan Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 07:51 | Purdue | Alan Nelson's floater is tipped away by Robert Volesky | 22-16 |
| 07:49 | Penn State | John Robinson snags the defensive board | 22-16 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Blake (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alan Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Fuson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - William Sawyer (fresh) SG - Ervin Vidrine (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Oliphant (fresh) PF - John Robinson (fresh) C - Robert Volesky (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Penn State | Thomas Younger is called for the reach on William Sawyer - foul #1 on Thomas Younger, team foul #8 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Ward (PG), Adolph Jackson (PF) Thomas Younger, Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Sickles (SG), Louis Hanley (SF), Donald Smith (PF), Jeffrey Brown (C) Ervin Vidrine, John Oliphant, John Robinson, Robert Volesky | |
| 07:28 | Penn State | William Sawyer misses the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 07:28 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson grabs the board | 22-16 |
| 07:06 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Brown - foul #2 on Jeffrey Brown, team foul #3 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz (SF), Dikembe Ali (PF) Allen Blake, Alan Nelson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky (PG), Robert Volesky (C) William Sawyer, Jeffrey Brown | |
| 07:06 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 07:06 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 06:48 | Penn State | Louis Hanley clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 23-16 |
| 06:46 | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz grabs the defensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 06:23 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson's floater is tipped away by Robert Volesky | 23-16 |
| 06:21 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Donald Smith | 23-16 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | Edward Sickles makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Michael Lukavsky and he's fouled by Adolph Jackson - foul #1 on Adolph Jackson, team foul #9 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Younger (PG), Allen Blake (SG), Alan Nelson (SF) Jeff Ward, Dikembe Aziz, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:04 | Penn State | Edward Sickles misses the free throw | 23-18 |
| 06:04 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson snags the defensive board | 23-18 |
| 05:50 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-18 |
| 05:48 | Penn State | Louis Hanley snags the defensive board | 23-18 |
| 05:33 | Penn State | Donald Smith misses the easy layup | 23-18 |
| 05:31 | Penn State | Robert Volesky tips it in | 23-20 |
| 05:02 | Purdue | Thomas Younger hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 05:00 | Purdue | Alan Nelson grabs the offensive board | 23-20 |
| 04:38 | Purdue | Allen Blake evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-20 |
| 04:37 | Penn State | Robert Volesky grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 04:30 | Penn State | Edward Sickles is fouled on the floor by Adolph Jackson - foul #2 on Adolph Jackson, team foul #10 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Hart (SF) Adolph Jackson | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (PG), John Oliphant (SF), John Robinson (PF), Alex Horstman (C) Michael Lukavsky, Louis Hanley, Donald Smith, Robert Volesky | |
| 04:30 | Penn State | Edward Sickles makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 04:30 | Penn State | Edward Sickles makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:11 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-22 |
| 04:09 | Purdue | Alan Nelson tips it home | 25-22 |
| 03:54 | Penn State | William Sawyer misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Allen Blake - foul #3 on Allen Blake, team foul #11 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Ward (PG), James Richardson (SG), Robert Butler (PF) Thomas Younger, Allen Blake, Alan Nelson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ervin Vidrine (SG), Jeffrey Brown (C) Edward Sickles, Alex Horstman | |
| 03:54 | Penn State | William Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 03:54 | Penn State | William Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:31 | Purdue | Jeff Ward misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ervin Vidrine - foul #1 on Ervin Vidrine, team foul #4 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky (PG) William Sawyer | |
| 03:31 | Purdue | Jeff Ward makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 03:31 | Purdue | Jeff Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeff Ward (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Hart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Butler (fresh) C - Stephen Fuson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Lukavsky (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ervin Vidrine (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Oliphant (fresh) PF - John Robinson (fresh) C - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Penn State | Ervin Vidrine scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Brown | 27-26 |
| 02:48 | Purdue | Jeffrey Brown blocks the short jumper by Robert Butler | 27-26 |
| 02:46 | Purdue | Michael Hart pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 02:23 | Purdue | Robert Butler buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 02:09 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-26 |
| 02:07 | Purdue | James Richardson snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 01:47 | Purdue | Robert Butler makes the jumper near the basket set up by Stephen Fuson | 32-26 |
| 01:35 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by John Oliphant | 32-28 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Robert Butler hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 01:09 | Penn State | Jeffrey Brown gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Ervin Vidrine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Younger (PG), Alan Nelson (SF), Dikembe Ali (PF), Adolph Jackson (C) Jeff Ward, Michael Hart, Robert Butler, Stephen Fuson | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (PG), Edward Sickles (SG), Louis Hanley (SF), Donald Smith (PF) Michael Lukavsky, Ervin Vidrine, John Oliphant, John Robinson | |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Thomas Younger is hacked by William Sawyer - foul #2 on William Sawyer, team foul #5 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Volesky (C) Jeffrey Brown | |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses the shot from the right block | 32-28 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Edward Sickles | 32-28 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Edward Sickles can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 32-28 |