| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Lukavsky (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Sickles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Blake (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adolph Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Fuson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Donald Smith inbounds the ball | 31-23 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Penn State | Stephen Fuson is called for the reach on Michael Lukavsky - foul #3 on Stephen Fuson, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| 19:32 | Penn State | Donald Smith makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffrey Brown | 33-23 |
| 19:08 | Purdue | Robert Butler hits a wide open jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Younger | 33-25 |
| 18:53 | Penn State | John Robinson is fouled on the floor by Adolph Jackson - foul #3 on Adolph Jackson, team foul #2 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alan Nelson (PF) Adolph Jackson | |
| 18:37 | Penn State | Jeffrey Brown is hacked by Robert Butler - foul #1 on Robert Butler, team foul #3 | 33-25 |
| 18:18 | Penn State | Allen Blake picks off the pass by Michael Lukavsky | 33-25 |
| 17:57 | Purdue | Thomas Younger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-25 |
| 17:56 | Penn State | John Robinson grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 17:50 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-25 |
| 17:21 | Purdue | Edward Sickles steps in front of the Thomas Younger pass | 33-25 |
| 17:04 | Penn State | Edward Sickles clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-25 |
| 17:02 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 16:49 | Purdue | Jeffrey Brown is called for the reach on Stephen Fuson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Brown, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | Louis Hanley (SF) Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Ali (PF) Robert Butler | |
| 16:23 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Younger | 33-27 |
| 16:06 | Penn State | Edward Sickles can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 16:05 | Penn State | Jeffrey Brown tips it in | 35-27 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Lukavsky (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Sickles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Louis Hanley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allen Blake (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alan Nelson (fresh) PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Fuson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeffrey Brown - foul #2 on Jeffrey Brown, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (PG), John Oliphant (SG), Donald Smith (SF), Alex Horstman (PF), Robert Volesky (C) Michael Lukavsky, Edward Sickles, Louis Hanley, John Robinson, Jeffrey Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Ward (PG), James Richardson (SG), Adolph Jackson (PF) Thomas Younger, Allen Blake, Dikembe Ali | |
| 15:39 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 15:39 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 15:21 | Penn State | Donald Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-29 |
| 15:20 | Penn State | William Sawyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 14:54 | Penn State | Robert Volesky jams it and he's hacked by Stephen Fuson - foul #4 on Stephen Fuson, team foul #4 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky (PG) William Sawyer | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Butler (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Alan Nelson, Stephen Fuson | |
| 14:54 | Penn State | Robert Volesky makes the free throw | 38-29 |
| 14:31 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson loses the dribble to John Oliphant | 38-29 |
| 14:14 | Penn State | Donald Smith misses the jumper from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 14:13 | Purdue | Robert Butler snags the defensive board | 38-29 |
| 13:54 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Jeff Ward and the foul's on John Oliphant - foul #2 on John Oliphant, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Sickles (SG), John Robinson (PF), Jeffrey Brown (C) John Oliphant, Alex Horstman, Robert Volesky | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Younger (PG), Allen Blake (SG) Jeff Ward, James Richardson | |
| 13:54 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson misses the free throw | 38-31 |
| 13:54 | Penn State | Jeffrey Brown pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 13:38 | Penn State | Jeffrey Brown misses badly on a floater near the basket | 38-31 |
| 13:37 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 13:33 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson is fouled on the floor by John Robinson - foul #3 on John Robinson, team foul #4 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Louis Hanley (SF) Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:15 | Purdue | Robert Butler connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Allen Blake and he's hacked by Louis Hanley - foul #1 on Louis Hanley, team foul #5 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Fuson (C) Dikembe Ali | |
| 13:15 | Purdue | Robert Butler misses the free throw | 38-33 |
| 13:15 | Penn State | John Robinson pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 12:52 | Penn State | Edward Sickles misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 12:50 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Stephen Fuson | 38-33 |
| 12:45 | Purdue | Allen Blake is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 12:44 | Purdue | Thomas Younger tips it in | 38-35 |
| 12:30 | Penn State | Adolph Jackson denies the turnaround by Louis Hanley | 38-35 |
| 12:29 | Purdue | Robert Butler grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 12:01 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson hits a shot from just outside the lane | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Lukavsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Sickles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Louis Hanley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allen Blake (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Butler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Adolph Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Fuson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Penn State | Adolph Jackson is called for the reach on John Robinson - foul #4 on Adolph Jackson, team foul #5 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (SG), Donald Smith (SF) Michael Lukavsky, Louis Hanley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alan Nelson (SF), Dikembe Ali (PF) Robert Butler, Adolph Jackson | |
| 11:34 | Penn State | John Robinson can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-37 |
| 11:33 | Penn State | Edward Sickles misses the tip | 38-37 |
| 11:32 | Penn State | Jeffrey Brown tips it but misses | 38-37 |
| 11:30 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 11:01 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 10:59 | Penn State | John Robinson pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 10:33 | Penn State | John Robinson banks in the layup | 40-37 |
| 10:08 | Purdue | Allen Blake makes the contested 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-40 |
| 09:45 | Penn State | Jeffrey Brown misses the fadeaway from the right side | 40-40 |
| 09:43 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 09:16 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson travels with the ball | 40-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky (PG), Alex Horstman (PF), Robert Volesky (C) Edward Sickles, John Robinson, Jeffrey Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Ward (PG), James Richardson (SG), Robert Butler (SF) Thomas Younger, Allen Blake, Stephen Fuson | |
| 08:58 | Penn State | Robert Volesky makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 42-40 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | Jeff Ward comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Lukavsky - foul #1 on Michael Lukavsky, team foul #6 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Fuson (C) Dikembe Ali | |
| 08:35 | Purdue | Jeff Ward misses the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | Jeff Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 08:16 | Penn State | Robert Volesky misses the easy layup | 42-41 |
| 08:14 | Penn State | John Oliphant snags the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 07:57 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky buries a fadeaway from the left side | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Lukavsky (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Oliphant (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alex Horstman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Volesky (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeff Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Richardson (fresh) SF - Robert Butler (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alan Nelson (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Fuson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Purdue | Jeff Ward misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-41 |
| 07:27 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson misses the tip | 44-41 |
| 07:26 | Penn State | Alex Horstman grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 07:13 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 07:11 | Purdue | Robert Butler snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 06:50 | Purdue | Jeff Ward makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Richardson | 44-44 |
| 06:31 | Penn State | Donald Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Butler - foul #2 on Robert Butler, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Sickles (SG), John Robinson (PF), Jeffrey Brown (C) John Oliphant, Alex Horstman, Robert Volesky | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Younger (PG), Allen Blake (SG), Dikembe Aziz (SF), Adolph Jackson (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Jeff Ward, James Richardson, Robert Butler, Alan Nelson, Stephen Fuson | |
| 06:31 | Penn State | Donald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 06:31 | Penn State | Donald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 06:14 | Purdue | Allen Blake evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-44 |
| 06:12 | Penn State | Donald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 05:56 | Penn State | Jeffrey Brown is called for traveling | 46-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Louis Hanley (SF) Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:36 | Purdue | Allen Blake evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Aziz | 46-47 |
| 05:15 | Penn State | John Robinson knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Sickles and the foul's on Dikembe Aziz - foul #1 on Dikembe Aziz, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| 05:15 | Penn State | John Robinson makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 04:46 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on John Robinson - foul #4 on John Robinson, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (PG) Michael Lukavsky | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Butler (SF), Stephen Fuson (C) Dikembe Aziz, Dikembe Ali | |
| 04:46 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 04:46 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 04:31 | Penn State | Adolph Jackson is called for the reach on John Robinson - foul #5 on Adolph Jackson, team foul #8 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (SG) William Sawyer | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alan Nelson (PF) Adolph Jackson | |
| 04:31 | Penn State | John Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 04:31 | Purdue | Alan Nelson pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 04:16 | Purdue | Robert Butler can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 04:15 | Purdue | Stephen Fuson snags the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 03:46 | Purdue | Jeffrey Brown is called for the reach on Thomas Younger - foul #3 on Jeffrey Brown, team foul #8 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky (PG) John Oliphant | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:46 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 03:46 | Penn State | John Robinson snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Lukavsky (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Sickles (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Louis Hanley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allen Blake (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Butler (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Alan Nelson (fresh) C - Stephen Fuson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:34 | Penn State | Jeffrey Brown hits a shot from the left block set up by Michael Lukavsky and he's hacked by Stephen Fuson - foul #5 on Stephen Fuson, team foul #9 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Ward (PG), Dikembe Ali (C) Thomas Younger, Stephen Fuson | |
| 03:34 | Penn State | Jeffrey Brown misses the free throw | 51-49 |
| 03:34 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 03:18 | Purdue | Jeff Ward scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Allen Blake | 51-52 |
| 03:02 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 03:01 | Penn State | John Robinson tips it home | 53-52 |
| 02:56 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Smith (SF) Louis Hanley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Younger (PG) Jeff Ward | |
| 02:37 | Purdue | Thomas Younger is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Allen Blake out of a doubleteam | 53-55 |
| 02:09 | Penn State | Edward Sickles misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 02:07 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Robert Butler | 53-55 |
| 02:07 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| 01:45 | Purdue | Alan Nelson makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-57 |
| 01:38 | Penn State | Edward Sickles hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Lukavsky | 56-57 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| 01:23 | Purdue | Allen Blake works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 01:22 | Purdue | Thomas Younger tips it back up and in | 56-59 |
| 01:11 | Penn State | Jeffrey Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-59 |
| 00:49 | Purdue | Thomas Younger is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Brown - foul #4 on Jeffrey Brown, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| 00:49 | Purdue | Thomas Younger makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:49 | Purdue | Thomas Younger makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Donald Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Edward Sickles | 58-61 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Edward Sickles is called for the reach on Robert Butler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Sickles, team foul #10 | 58-61 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Robert Butler misses the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Robert Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-62 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Allen Blake pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Allen Blake is hacked by Edward Sickles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Sickles, team foul #11 | 58-62 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Allen Blake makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Allen Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Edward Sickles misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-64 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Donald Smith snags the offensive board | 58-64 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Robinson | 61-64 |
| 00:07 | Purdue | Purdue calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 61-64 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Michael Lukavsky is called for the reach on Allen Blake in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Lukavsky, team foul #12 | 61-64 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Allen Blake makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Allen Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-66 |