| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wayne Kronberg (fresh) SG - James Glynn (fresh) SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) PF - Jeremy Sica (fresh) C - Rudolph Crotty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kirk Heath (fresh) SG - Glenn Jacobs (fresh) SF - Mario Gaines (fresh) PF - Daniel Smith (fresh) C - Jason Siler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Rudolph Crotty wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 19:41 | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Glynn | 3-0 |
| 19:17 | Penn State | Wayne Kronberg steals the ball from Glenn Jacobs | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | Purdue | James Glynn slams it home set up by Wayne Kronberg | 5-0 |
| 18:49 | Penn State | Rudolph Crotty steps in front of the Kirk Heath pass | 5-0 |
| 18:37 | Purdue | James Glynn connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeremy Sica | 7-0 |
| 18:11 | Penn State | Kirk Heath misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-0 |
| 18:10 | Penn State | Jason Siler grabs the offensive board | 7-0 |
| 17:53 | Penn State | Jason Siler is fouled on the floor by Rudolph Crotty - foul #1 on Rudolph Crotty, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Purdue | Paul Jang (SG), David Looney (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF), Neil Adams (C) Wayne Kronberg, James Glynn, Jeremy Sica, Rudolph Crotty | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:37 | Penn State | Mario Gaines misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 7-0 |
| 17:35 | Purdue | Christopher Robertson grabs the board | 7-0 |
| 17:11 | Purdue | Richard Johnson is open and scores on a turnaround in the lane | 9-0 |
| 16:53 | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-3 |
| 16:25 | Purdue | Neil Adams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 9-3 |
| 16:24 | Purdue | David Looney pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-3 |
| 16:03 | Purdue | Christopher Robertson is hacked by Daniel Smith - foul #1 on Daniel Smith, team foul #1 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg (PG), James Glynn (SG), Jeremy Sica (SF), Rudolph Crotty (C) Richard Johnson, Paul Jang, David Looney, Neil Adams | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Carrasco (PG), Jason Beene (SG), Nathan Foster (SF), Anthony Seabrooks (PF), Jared Phelps (C) Kirk Heath, Glenn Jacobs, Mario Gaines, Daniel Smith, Jason Siler | |
| 15:47 | Purdue | James Glynn scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Robertson | 12-3 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wayne Kronberg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Glynn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Sica (fresh) PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) C - Rudolph Crotty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Daniel Carrasco (fresh) SG - Jason Beene (fresh) SF - Nathan Foster (fresh) PF - Anthony Seabrooks (fresh) C - Jared Phelps (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Penn State | Jason Beene misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Glynn - foul #1 on James Glynn, team foul #2 | 12-3 |
| Subs | Purdue | Neil Adams (C) Rudolph Crotty | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 15:23 | Penn State | Jason Beene makes the 1st free throw | 12-4 |
| 15:23 | Penn State | Jason Beene makes the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| 14:54 | Purdue | James Glynn clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-5 |
| 14:53 | Purdue | James Glynn misses the tip | 12-5 |
| 14:51 | Penn State | Daniel Carrasco grabs the defensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 14:32 | Penn State | Nathan Foster misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 12-5 |
| 14:31 | Penn State | Daniel Carrasco grabs the offensive board | 12-5 |
| 14:12 | Penn State | Jason Beene drills a jumper from the right wing | 12-7 |
| 14:10 | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg is called for traveling in the backcourt | 12-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Johnson (SF), Douglas Sanders (PF), Rudolph Crotty (C) Jeremy Sica, Christopher Robertson, Neil Adams | |
| Subs | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs (SG), Mario Gaines (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Jason Siler (C) Jason Beene, Nathan Foster, Anthony Seabrooks, Jared Phelps | |
| 13:59 | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-10 |
| 13:30 | Purdue | James Glynn knocks in the floater from the left side and he's hacked by Glenn Jacobs - foul #1 on Glenn Jacobs, team foul #2 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Looney (SF), Jeremy Sica (PF) Wayne Kronberg, Douglas Sanders | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kirk Heath (PG) Daniel Carrasco | |
| 13:30 | Purdue | James Glynn misses the free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:30 | Penn State | Mario Gaines grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 13:04 | Penn State | Kirk Heath makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Mario Gaines | 14-13 |
| 12:47 | Purdue | Rudolph Crotty scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-13 |
| 12:22 | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on James Glynn - foul #2 on James Glynn, team foul #3 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg (PG), Christopher Robertson (PF), Neil Adams (C) James Glynn, David Looney, Rudolph Crotty | |
| Subs | Penn State | Anthony Seabrooks (PF), Jared Phelps (C) Daniel Smith, Jason Siler | |
| 12:22 | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:22 | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 12:00 | Purdue | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-15 |
| 11:58 | Purdue | Jeremy Sica tips it in | 18-15 |
| 11:30 | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-15 |
| 11:28 | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wayne Kronberg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Sica (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) C - Neil Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kirk Heath (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Glenn Jacobs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mario Gaines (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anthony Seabrooks (fresh) C - Jared Phelps (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Purdue | Kirk Heath picks off the pass by Richard Johnson in the backcourt | 18-15 |
| 11:00 | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 10:58 | Purdue | Neil Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 10:35 | Purdue | Jeremy Sica misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-15 |
| 10:33 | Penn State | Jared Phelps gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 10:05 | Penn State | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on Jared Phelps - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #4 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Looney (SF), Douglas Sanders (PF), Rudolph Crotty (C) Jeremy Sica, Christopher Robertson, Neil Adams | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Carrasco (PG), Jason Beene (SG), Nathan Foster (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Jason Siler (C) Kirk Heath, Glenn Jacobs, Mario Gaines, Anthony Seabrooks, Jared Phelps | |
| 09:44 | Penn State | Jason Beene is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jason Beene, team foul #3 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Paul Jang (SG) David Looney | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:22 | Purdue | Richard Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 09:20 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Rudolph Crotty | 18-15 |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Daniel Carrasco - foul #1 on Daniel Carrasco, team foul #4 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Looney (SF), Jeremy Sica (PF) Paul Jang, Douglas Sanders | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg misses the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 08:32 | Penn State | Nathan Foster misses the floater from the left side | 19-15 |
| 08:31 | Penn State | Daniel Carrasco hits the follow up shot | 19-17 |
| 08:28 | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 19-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Robertson (PF) David Looney | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:09 | Penn State | Jason Beene makes the shot from the left side | 19-19 |
| 07:40 | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 19-19 |
| 07:39 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jason Siler | 19-19 |
| 07:20 | Penn State | Daniel Smith double dribbles | 19-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Paul Jang (SG), David Looney (SF), Douglas Sanders (PF), Neil Adams (C) Wayne Kronberg, Jeremy Sica, Christopher Robertson, Rudolph Crotty | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kirk Heath (PG), Albert Small (SG), Mario Gaines (SF), Anthony Seabrooks (PF), Jared Phelps (C) Daniel Carrasco, Jason Beene, Nathan Foster, Daniel Smith, Jason Siler | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Paul Jang (fresh) SF - David Looney (fresh) PF - Douglas Sanders (fresh) C - Neil Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kirk Heath (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Albert Small (fresh) SF - Mario Gaines (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anthony Seabrooks (fresh) C - Jared Phelps (fresh) | |
| 07:07 | Purdue | Mario Gaines picks off the pass by Douglas Sanders | 19-19 |
| 07:04 | Penn State | Mario Gaines lays it up and in | 19-21 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Neil Adams misses the jumper from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 06:42 | Penn State | Anthony Seabrooks grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 06:40 | Penn State | Kirk Heath is hacked by Richard Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #5 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg (PG), Jeremy Sica (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF) Richard Johnson, David Looney, Douglas Sanders | |
| Subs | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs (SG) Albert Small | |
| 06:20 | Penn State | Mario Gaines is fouled on the floor by Wayne Kronberg - foul #1 on Wayne Kronberg, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Looney (SF), Rudolph Crotty (C) Jeremy Sica, Neil Adams | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:04 | Penn State | Kirk Heath is fouled on the floor by Rudolph Crotty - foul #2 on Rudolph Crotty, team foul #7 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeremy Sica (SF), Neil Adams (C) David Looney, Rudolph Crotty | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:04 | Penn State | Kirk Heath makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | Kirk Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:40 | Purdue | Jared Phelps steps in front of the Wayne Kronberg pass | 19-23 |
| 05:14 | Penn State | Anthony Seabrooks loses the dribble to Wayne Kronberg | 19-23 |
| 04:52 | Purdue | Neil Adams scores on a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Jared Phelps - foul #1 on Jared Phelps, team foul #5 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Glynn (SG), David Looney (SF), Douglas Sanders (PF) Paul Jang, Jeremy Sica, Christopher Robertson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Carrasco (PG), Jason Beene (SG), Nathan Foster (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Jason Siler (C) Kirk Heath, Glenn Jacobs, Mario Gaines, Anthony Seabrooks, Jared Phelps | |
| 04:52 | Purdue | Neil Adams makes the free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:29 | Penn State | Nathan Foster makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Smith and he's hacked by David Looney - foul #1 on David Looney, team foul #8 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeremy Sica (PF) Douglas Sanders | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:29 | Penn State | Nathan Foster misses the free throw | 22-25 |
| 04:29 | Purdue | Jeremy Sica gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| 04:07 | Purdue | Neil Adams comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 22-25 |
| 04:06 | Penn State | Daniel Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 03:42 | Penn State | Jason Beene misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-25 |
| 03:41 | Purdue | Jeremy Sica snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 03:22 | Purdue | Neil Adams is whistled for traveling | 22-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Johnson (PG), Christopher Robertson (PF), Rudolph Crotty (C) Wayne Kronberg, David Looney, Neil Adams | |
| Subs | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs (SG), Mario Gaines (SF) Jason Beene, Nathan Foster | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Glynn (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Sica (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) C - Rudolph Crotty (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Daniel Carrasco (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Glenn Jacobs (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mario Gaines (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Smith (fresh) C - Jason Siler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-25 |
| 02:55 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Carrasco | 22-25 |
| 02:46 | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-25 |
| 02:44 | Purdue | Rudolph Crotty grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 02:42 | Purdue | Richard Johnson is hacked by Mario Gaines in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mario Gaines, team foul #6 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg (PG), Douglas Sanders (PF) Jeremy Sica, Christopher Robertson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kirk Heath (PG), Anthony Seabrooks (PF), Jared Phelps (C) Daniel Carrasco, Daniel Smith, Jason Siler | |
| 02:19 | Purdue | Mario Gaines steps in front of the Wayne Kronberg pass | 22-25 |
| 01:56 | Penn State | Kirk Heath misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-25 |
| 01:55 | Purdue | James Glynn pulls down the rebound | 22-25 |
| 01:53 | Purdue | Kirk Heath is called for the reach on Wayne Kronberg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kirk Heath, team foul #7 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Robertson (PF) Douglas Sanders | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jason Beene (SG) Glenn Jacobs | |
| 01:53 | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 01:53 | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 01:25 | Penn State | Jason Beene blows the layup | 24-25 |
| 01:24 | Purdue | Richard Johnson grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 01:22 | Purdue | Jason Beene is called for the reach on James Glynn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Beene, team foul #8 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeremy Sica (SF) Wayne Kronberg | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Carrasco (PG), Daniel Smith (PF), Jason Siler (C) Kirk Heath, Anthony Seabrooks, Jared Phelps | |
| 01:22 | Purdue | James Glynn makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 01:22 | Purdue | James Glynn makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 00:58 | Penn State | Jason Beene clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-25 |
| 00:57 | Purdue | Rudolph Crotty pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Jeremy Sica comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Daniel Carrasco - foul #2 on Daniel Carrasco, team foul #9 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Looney (SF) Christopher Robertson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs (SG), Nathan Foster (SF) Jason Beene, Mario Gaines | |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Jeremy Sica makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Jeremy Sica makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Daniel Smith is hacked by David Looney - foul #2 on David Looney, team foul #9 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kronberg (PG) David Looney | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Daniel Smith misses the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Jason Siler grabs the offensive board | 28-25 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Glenn Jacobs makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | James Glynn hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 28-28 |