| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jacob Chambers (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Chang Zheng (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Boling (fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Louis Pierson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Cross (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Denenberg (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Theodore Bass (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hunter (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Kevin Howard inbounds the ball | 38-38 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Penn State | Jacob Chambers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-38 |
| 19:45 | Purdue | Theodore Bass grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 19:40 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the baseline | 38-38 |
| 19:39 | Penn State | Lee Boling pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 19:35 | Penn State | Chang Zheng clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 19:34 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 19:12 | Purdue | Theodore Bass is whistled for a carry | 38-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Norwood (PG), John Nunes (SG), Kevin Smith (C) Chang Zheng, Kevin Howard, Billy Wood | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:52 | Penn State | Lee Boling hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 18:51 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 18:26 | Purdue | Louis Pierson hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Russell Denenberg | 38-40 |
| 18:11 | Penn State | John Nunes hits the finger roll set up by Jacob Chambers | 40-40 |
| 17:44 | Purdue | James Hunter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 40-40 |
| 17:42 | Penn State | Lee Boling pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 17:37 | Penn State | John Nunes is hacked by James Cross - foul #1 on James Cross, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chang Zheng (SG), Randy Autry (SF), James Williams (PF), Billy Wood (C) John Nunes, Jacob Chambers, Lee Boling, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Springer (SG) James Cross | |
| 17:22 | Penn State | Chang Zheng is fouled on the floor by Mark Springer - foul #1 on Mark Springer, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Nunes (SG), Kevin Howard (SF) Chang Zheng, Randy Autry | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:03 | Penn State | John Nunes hits a 3 from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 16:40 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jacob Chambers (PG), Chang Zheng (SG), Randy Autry (SF), Lee Boling (PF), Kevin Smith (C) Michael Norwood, John Nunes, Kevin Howard, James Williams, Billy Wood | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:17 | Penn State | Randy Autry clanks a floater from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 16:16 | Purdue | James Hunter gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 16:02 | Purdue | Louis Pierson loses the ball out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Norwood (PG), Timothy Sullivan (SG), Kevin Howard (SF), James Williams (PF), Billy Wood (C) Jacob Chambers, Chang Zheng, Randy Autry, Lee Boling, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cross (SG) Mark Springer | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Norwood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Williams (fresh) C - Billy Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Louis Pierson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Cross (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Denenberg (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Theodore Bass (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hunter (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Penn State | Billy Wood hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 43-40 |
| 15:37 | Penn State | Billy Wood can't tip it in | 43-40 |
| 15:36 | Purdue | James Cross gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 15:28 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan steps in front of the Louis Pierson pass | 43-40 |
| 15:25 | Penn State | Michael Norwood hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Timothy Sullivan | 45-40 |
| 14:56 | Purdue | Theodore Bass makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Louis Pierson | 45-42 |
| 14:35 | Penn State | Billy Wood's fadeaway is rejected by James Hunter | 45-42 |
| 14:34 | Purdue | Theodore Bass gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 14:16 | Purdue | Theodore Bass comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 45-42 |
| 14:14 | Penn State | Billy Wood gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 14:02 | Penn State | James Williams comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 45-42 |
| 14:00 | Penn State | Billy Wood grabs the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 13:41 | Penn State | Michael Norwood hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Timothy Sullivan | 47-42 |
| 13:34 | Purdue | James Hunter misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Billy Wood - foul #3 on Billy Wood, team foul #1 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jacob Chambers (PG), Chang Zheng (SG), Randy Autry (SF), Lee Boling (PF), Kevin Smith (C) Michael Norwood, Timothy Sullivan, Kevin Howard, James Williams, Billy Wood | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Springer (SG), Jeffrey Wyble (SF), Andrew Disney (PF) James Cross, Russell Denenberg, Theodore Bass | |
| 13:34 | Purdue | James Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 13:34 | Purdue | James Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 13:16 | Penn State | Jacob Chambers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 13:15 | Penn State | Lee Boling hits the follow up shot | 49-43 |
| 12:56 | Purdue | James Hunter is called for traveling | 49-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Nunes (SG) Chang Zheng | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Alvis (PG), Jack Henshaw (C) Louis Pierson, James Hunter | |
| 12:46 | Penn State | Kevin Smith misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Wyble - foul #2 on Jeffrey Wyble, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| 12:46 | Penn State | Kevin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 12:46 | Penn State | Kevin Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 12:46 | Purdue | Andrew Disney gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 12:27 | Purdue | Andrew Disney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-43 |
| 12:12 | Penn State | Jacob Chambers drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Nunes | 53-43 |
| 11:58 | Purdue | Mark Springer comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-43 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | Jack Henshaw grabs the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jacob Chambers (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Nunes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Autry (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lee Boling (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Smith (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Alvis (fresh) SG - Mark Springer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeffrey Wyble (fresh) PF - Andrew Disney (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Henshaw (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Purdue | Jack Henshaw comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 53-43 |
| 11:41 | Purdue | Mark Springer grabs the offensive board | 53-43 |
| 11:34 | Purdue | Mark Springer buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-46 |
| 11:24 | Penn State | Kevin Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chang Zheng (SG), Billy Wood (C) John Nunes, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Louis Pierson (PG), James Cross (SG), Russell Denenberg (SF), Theodore Bass (PF) Lee Alvis, Mark Springer, Jeffrey Wyble, Jack Henshaw | |
| 11:01 | Purdue | Andrew Disney hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 53-46 |
| 11:00 | Penn State | Chang Zheng grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 10:44 | Penn State | Lee Boling misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Theodore Bass - foul #2 on Theodore Bass, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Norwood (PG), Kevin Howard (SF), Kevin Smith (C) Jacob Chambers, Randy Autry, Billy Wood | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Hunter (C) Andrew Disney | |
| 10:44 | Penn State | Lee Boling makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 10:44 | Penn State | Lee Boling makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 10:34 | Purdue | James Hunter is fouled on the floor by Kevin Smith - foul #1 on Kevin Smith, team foul #2 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Billy Wood (C) Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:21 | Purdue | James Hunter misses the jump hook from the left block | 55-46 |
| 10:20 | Penn State | Billy Wood grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 10:12 | Penn State | Michael Norwood blows the layup but he's fouled by Louis Pierson - foul #1 on Louis Pierson, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Nunes (SG), Jacob Chambers (SF), James Williams (PF), Kevin Smith (C) Chang Zheng, Kevin Howard, Lee Boling, Billy Wood | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:12 | Penn State | Michael Norwood makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 10:12 | Penn State | Michael Norwood misses the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 10:12 | Purdue | James Hunter gets the rebound | 56-46 |
| 09:47 | Purdue | James Hunter makes the runner near the basket set up by James Cross | 56-48 |
| 09:27 | Penn State | Jacob Chambers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 09:26 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to James Williams | 56-48 |
| 09:13 | Penn State | John Nunes scores on a driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by Louis Pierson - foul #2 on Louis Pierson, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Randy Autry (SF), Lee Boling (PF), Billy Wood (C) Michael Norwood, James Williams, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Springer (SG), Jeffrey Wyble (SF), Andrew Disney (PF) James Cross, Russell Denenberg, Theodore Bass | |
| 09:13 | Penn State | John Nunes makes the free throw | 59-48 |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Mark Springer's pass is intercepted by Lee Boling | 59-48 |
| 08:43 | Penn State | Randy Autry loses the dribble to Jeffrey Wyble | 59-48 |
| 08:16 | Purdue | Andrew Disney comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 08:15 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jacob Chambers | 59-48 |
| 08:10 | Penn State | John Nunes misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 08:09 | Purdue | The rebound goes to James Hunter | 59-48 |
| 07:49 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble travels with the ball | 59-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Norwood (PG), Chang Zheng (SG), Kevin Howard (SF), James Williams (PF), Kevin Smith (C) Jacob Chambers, John Nunes, Randy Autry, Lee Boling, Billy Wood | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Alvis (PG), Russell Denenberg (SF), Theodore Bass (PF) Louis Pierson, Jeffrey Wyble, James Hunter | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Norwood (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chang Zheng (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Smith (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Alvis (fresh) SG - Mark Springer (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Russell Denenberg (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Theodore Bass (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Disney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Penn State | Michael Norwood is fouled on the floor by Lee Alvis - foul #3 on Lee Alvis, team foul #7 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lee Boling (PF), Billy Wood (C) James Williams, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cross (PG) Lee Alvis | |
| 07:24 | Penn State | Michael Norwood misses the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 07:24 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 06:55 | Purdue | Theodore Bass's fadeaway is rejected by Lee Boling | 59-48 |
| 06:53 | Penn State | Lee Boling gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 06:46 | Penn State | Chang Zheng loses the dribble to Mark Springer | 59-48 |
| 06:26 | Purdue | Mark Springer clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-48 |
| 06:24 | Purdue | James Cross misses the tip | 59-48 |
| 06:22 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg can't tip it in | 59-48 |
| 06:20 | Penn State | Billy Wood grabs the board | 59-48 |
| 06:10 | Penn State | Billy Wood misses the easy layup | 59-48 |
| 06:09 | Purdue | Andrew Disney snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 05:51 | Purdue | Theodore Bass is hacked by Kevin Howard - foul #1 on Kevin Howard, team foul #3 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jacob Chambers (PG), Randy Autry (SF), James Williams (PF), Kevin Smith (C) Michael Norwood, Kevin Howard, Lee Boling, Billy Wood | |
| Subs | Purdue | Louis Pierson (PG), Jeffrey Wyble (SF), James Hunter (C) James Cross, Russell Denenberg, Theodore Bass | |
| 05:31 | Purdue | Mark Springer misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-48 |
| 05:30 | Penn State | Kevin Smith snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 05:16 | Penn State | Jacob Chambers misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 05:15 | Purdue | James Hunter gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 05:09 | Purdue | Mark Springer buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 04:47 | Penn State | James Hunter blocks the short jumper by Kevin Smith | 59-51 |
| 04:45 | Purdue | Mark Springer grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 04:31 | Purdue | Louis Pierson can't finish the layup | 59-51 |
| 04:30 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble hits the follow up shot | 59-53 |
| 04:11 | Penn State | Randy Autry hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 59-53 |
| 04:10 | Penn State | James Williams snags the offensive board | 59-53 |
| 04:02 | Penn State | Randy Autry misses the jumper from close range | 59-53 |
| 04:01 | Purdue | Andrew Disney grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 03:41 | Purdue | Mark Springer misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 03:40 | Purdue | James Hunter tips it in | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jacob Chambers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chang Zheng (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randy Autry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Louis Pierson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Springer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeffrey Wyble (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Disney (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hunter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:34 | Penn State | Andrew Disney takes the ball from Chang Zheng | 59-55 |
| 03:19 | Purdue | Randy Autry steals the ball from Jeffrey Wyble | 59-55 |
| 03:01 | Penn State | Jacob Chambers is called for traveling | 59-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Norwood (PG), John Nunes (SG), Kevin Howard (SF), Lee Boling (PF), Billy Wood (C) Jacob Chambers, Chang Zheng, Randy Autry, James Williams, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cross (SG), Russell Denenberg (SF), Theodore Bass (PF), Jack Henshaw (C) Mark Springer, Jeffrey Wyble, Andrew Disney, James Hunter | |
| 02:43 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 59-55 |
| 02:42 | Penn State | Kevin Howard gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 02:35 | Penn State | Billy Wood hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Howard | 61-55 |
| 02:28 | Purdue | Theodore Bass drills a jumper from the left block | 61-57 |
| 02:15 | Penn State | Michael Norwood clanks a jumper from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 02:13 | Purdue | Russell Denenberg snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 02:06 | Purdue | Jack Henshaw loses the ball out of bounds | 61-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan (PG) Michael Norwood | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Springer (SG) Louis Pierson | |
| 01:54 | Penn State | Billy Wood drills a floater from the baseline | 63-57 |
| 01:54 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jacob Chambers (PG), Chang Zheng (SG) Timothy Sullivan, John Nunes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Louis Pierson (PG), James Hunter (C) Mark Springer, Jack Henshaw | |
| 01:40 | Purdue | Kevin Howard swats the layup by Theodore Bass | 63-57 |
| 01:38 | Purdue | Theodore Bass gets the offensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 01:20 | Purdue | Theodore Bass knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 63-59 |
| 01:12 | Penn State | Lee Boling scores on a runner in the paint and he's fouled by Theodore Bass - foul #3 on Theodore Bass, team foul #8 | 65-59 |
| 01:12 | Penn State | Lee Boling makes the free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:49 | Purdue | Lee Boling steals it from Theodore Bass | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Jacob Chambers is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Pierson - foul #3 on Louis Pierson, team foul #9 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Randy Autry (SG) Chang Zheng | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Jacob Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Jacob Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Purdue | James Cross hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Louis Pierson | 68-62 |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Louis Pierson is called for the reach on Jacob Chambers in the backcourt - foul #4 on Louis Pierson, team foul #10 | 68-62 |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Jacob Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Jacob Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Lee Boling takes the ball from James Cross | 70-62 |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Kevin Howard is hacked by Louis Pierson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Louis Pierson, team foul #11 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Springer (SG) Louis Pierson | |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Kevin Howard makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Kevin Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:30 | Purdue | The rebound goes to James Hunter | 71-62 |
| 00:23 | Purdue | James Cross misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-62 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Billy Wood | 71-62 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Billy Wood is hacked by Mark Springer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Springer, team foul #12 | 71-62 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Billy Wood makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Billy Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Mark Springer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-62 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Theodore Bass hits the follow up shot | 73-64 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Randy Autry is fouled in the backcourt by James Cross - foul #2 on James Cross, team foul #13 | 73-64 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Randy Autry misses the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Randy Autry makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | James Hunter connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Springer | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Jacob Chambers runs out the clock | 74-66 |