| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mike Clute (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Radman Zeck (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jermaine Fletcher (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Timothy Lobb (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Hurd (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jim Roach (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Wells (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Plourde (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Phil Lavine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Dan Plourde inbounds the ball | 29-22 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Ronald Wells drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Dan Plourde | 29-24 |
| 19:13 | Penn State | Dan Plourde steps in front of the Timothy Lobb pass | 29-24 |
| 18:58 | Purdue | James Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodney Scalabrine (SF), Marin Palczynski (C) Jermaine Fletcher, Charles Hurd | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:38 | Penn State | Marin Palczynski is hacked by Dan Plourde - foul #2 on Dan Plourde, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | George Smoak (SF) Rodney Scalabrine | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:20 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 29-24 |
| 18:19 | Penn State | Marin Palczynski tips it back up and in | 31-24 |
| 17:58 | Purdue | Mike Clute takes the ball from Dan Plourde | 31-24 |
| 17:30 | Penn State | Marin Palczynski comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Dan Plourde - foul #3 on Dan Plourde, team foul #2 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodney Scalabrine (SF) George Smoak | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lonnie Hansen (SF) Dan Plourde | |
| 17:30 | Penn State | Marin Palczynski makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 17:30 | Penn State | Marin Palczynski misses the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 17:30 | Purdue | Phil Lavine grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 17:23 | Purdue | Ronald Wells misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rodney Scalabrine - foul #1 on Rodney Scalabrine, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Hurd (C) Marin Palczynski | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:23 | Purdue | Ronald Wells makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 17:23 | Purdue | Ronald Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 16:54 | Penn State | Ronald Wells steals it from Mike Clute | 32-26 |
| 16:51 | Purdue | Jim Roach lays it up and in on a great pass from Ronald Wells | 32-28 |
| 16:30 | Penn State | Rodney Scalabrine is called for traveling | 32-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Woolverton (PG), Jermaine Fletcher (SF) Mike Clute, Rodney Scalabrine | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Buswell (PG), Byron Cole (SG), Daniel Adair (PF), Arlen Bergold (C) Jim Roach, Ronald Wells, James Powell, Phil Lavine | |
| 16:16 | Purdue | Michael Woolverton steals it from Lonnie Hansen | 32-28 |
| 16:12 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton lays it up and in | 34-28 |
| 16:07 | Purdue | Byron Cole scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-31 |
| 15:38 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher is whistled for a carry | 34-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodney Scalabrine (PF), Marin Palczynski (C) Timothy Lobb, Charles Hurd | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dan Plourde (SF) Lonnie Hansen | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Woolverton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Radman Zeck (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jermaine Fletcher (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Rodney Scalabrine (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marin Palczynski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Buswell (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Byron Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Plourde (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Adair (fresh) C - Arlen Bergold (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:13 | Purdue | Byron Cole drills a 3 from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 14:50 | Penn State | Marin Palczynski is fouled on the floor by James Buswell - foul #2 on James Buswell, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | George Smoak (SF), Timothy Lobb (PF), Charles Hurd (C) Jermaine Fletcher, Rodney Scalabrine, Marin Palczynski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jim Roach (PG), Ronald Wells (SG), James Powell (PF), Phil Lavine (C) James Buswell, Byron Cole, Daniel Adair, Arlen Bergold | |
| 14:41 | Penn State | George Smoak makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Timothy Lobb | 36-34 |
| 14:33 | Purdue | Ronald Wells hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Jim Roach | 36-36 |
| 14:05 | Penn State | Dan Plourde steps in front of the Charles Hurd pass | 36-36 |
| 14:00 | Purdue | James Powell can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Timothy Lobb - foul #2 on Timothy Lobb, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher (SF), Rodney Scalabrine (PF) George Smoak, Timothy Lobb | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:00 | Purdue | James Powell misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 14:00 | Purdue | James Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 13:34 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 13:33 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Phil Lavine | 36-37 |
| 13:12 | Purdue | Ronald Wells misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 13:10 | Penn State | Rodney Scalabrine snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 13:00 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher connects on the jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Dan Plourde - foul #4 on Dan Plourde, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Lobb (PF), Marin Palczynski (C) Rodney Scalabrine, Charles Hurd | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lonnie Hansen (SF), Arlen Bergold (C) Dan Plourde, Phil Lavine | |
| 13:00 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher misses the free throw | 38-37 |
| 13:00 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Arlen Bergold | 38-37 |
| 12:53 | Purdue | James Powell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jim Roach | 38-39 |
| 12:28 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Radman Zeck | 41-39 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Arlen Bergold clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Marin Palczynski - foul #1 on Marin Palczynski, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | George Smoak (SF), Charles Hurd (C) Jermaine Fletcher, Marin Palczynski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Byron Cole (SG), Daniel Adair (PF) Ronald Wells, James Powell | |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Arlen Bergold makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Arlen Bergold misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:07 | Penn State | George Smoak grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 11:49 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 11:48 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Lonnie Hansen | 41-40 |
| 11:24 | Purdue | Daniel Adair misses long on a shot from the left block | 41-40 |
| 11:22 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Woolverton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Radman Zeck (tiring) 2 ast. SF - George Smoak (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Lobb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Hurd (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jim Roach (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Byron Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lonnie Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Adair (fresh) C - Arlen Bergold (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:03 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 11:02 | Purdue | Daniel Adair gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 10:55 | Purdue | Jim Roach misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 10:53 | Purdue | Arlen Bergold gets the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 10:43 | Purdue | Byron Cole can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-40 |
| 10:41 | Purdue | Arlen Bergold grabs the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 10:21 | Purdue | Lonnie Hansen is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 41-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher (SF), Rodney Scalabrine (PF), Marin Palczynski (C) George Smoak, Timothy Lobb, Charles Hurd | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Buswell (PG), Ronald Wells (SG), James Powell (PF), Phil Lavine (C) Jim Roach, Byron Cole, Daniel Adair, Arlen Bergold | |
| 09:52 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Lonnie Hansen - foul #2 on Lonnie Hansen, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Lobb (PF), Charles Hurd (C) Jermaine Fletcher, Marin Palczynski | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:52 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 09:52 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 09:39 | Purdue | Charles Hurd picks off the pass by Phil Lavine | 43-40 |
| 09:21 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton is called for traveling | 43-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher (SF), Marin Palczynski (C) Timothy Lobb, Charles Hurd | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:57 | Purdue | James Buswell misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-40 |
| 08:56 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 08:50 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 08:48 | Penn State | Marin Palczynski gets the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 08:21 | Penn State | James Powell swats the layup by Marin Palczynski | 43-40 |
| 08:20 | Purdue | James Powell snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 08:15 | Purdue | Ronald Wells connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from James Buswell and the foul's on Radman Zeck - foul #3 on Radman Zeck, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mike Clute (PG), Timothy Lobb (PF), Charles Hurd (C) Michael Woolverton, Jermaine Fletcher, Marin Palczynski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jim Roach (SF) Lonnie Hansen | |
| 08:15 | Purdue | Ronald Wells makes the free throw | 43-43 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb travels with the ball | 43-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Woolverton (PG), George Smoak (SF) Mike Clute, Rodney Scalabrine | |
| Subs | Purdue | Byron Cole (SG), Dan Plourde (SF), Daniel Adair (PF) James Buswell, Ronald Wells, James Powell | |
| 07:30 | Purdue | Daniel Adair can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 07:28 | Penn State | Radman Zeck grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 07:08 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton misses long on a floater from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 07:07 | Purdue | Jim Roach snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Woolverton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Radman Zeck (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Smoak (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Lobb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Hurd (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jim Roach (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Byron Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Plourde (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Daniel Adair (fresh) 2 reb. C - Phil Lavine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:49 | Purdue | Dan Plourde misses long on an open runner in the paint | 43-43 |
| 06:47 | Penn State | George Smoak snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 06:24 | Penn State | George Smoak misses long on a shot in the lane | 43-43 |
| 06:23 | Purdue | Phil Lavine pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 06:16 | Purdue | George Smoak steals the ball from Daniel Adair | 43-43 |
| 06:13 | Penn State | Radman Zeck hits the finger roll set up by George Smoak | 45-43 |
| 05:56 | Purdue | Dan Plourde makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 05:28 | Penn State | George Smoak misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 05:27 | Purdue | Phil Lavine snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 05:27 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mike Clute (PG), Jermaine Fletcher (SF), Rodney Scalabrine (PF), Marin Palczynski (C) Michael Woolverton, George Smoak, Timothy Lobb, Charles Hurd | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Wells (SG), James Powell (PF), Arlen Bergold (C) Byron Cole, Daniel Adair, Phil Lavine | |
| 05:04 | Purdue | James Powell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Wells | 45-48 |
| 04:43 | Penn State | Marin Palczynski misses the lay-in | 45-48 |
| 04:41 | Purdue | Arlen Bergold pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:27 | Purdue | Jim Roach comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Rodney Scalabrine - foul #2 on Rodney Scalabrine, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Lobb (C) Marin Palczynski | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:27 | Purdue | Jim Roach misses the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 04:27 | Purdue | Jim Roach makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:18 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher travels with the ball | 45-49 |
| 04:01 | Purdue | Jim Roach hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-49 |
| 03:59 | Purdue | Arlen Bergold can't tip it in | 45-49 |
| 03:58 | Penn State | Rodney Scalabrine grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 03:48 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Rodney Scalabrine | 47-49 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:27 | Purdue | Jim Roach connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Wells | 47-51 |
| 03:14 | Penn State | Radman Zeck is hacked by Jim Roach - foul #2 on Jim Roach, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Woolverton (PG), Charles Hurd (C) Mike Clute, Timothy Lobb | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Buswell (PG), Lonnie Hansen (SF), Phil Lavine (C) Jim Roach, Dan Plourde, Arlen Bergold | |
| 02:53 | Penn State | Charles Hurd is hacked by James Buswell - foul #3 on James Buswell, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Lobb (PF) Jermaine Fletcher | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:53 | Penn State | Charles Hurd makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 02:53 | Penn State | Charles Hurd makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Woolverton (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Radman Zeck (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Scalabrine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Lobb (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Hurd (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Buswell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Wells (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lonnie Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Phil Lavine (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jim Roach (PG), Dan Plourde (SF) James Buswell, Lonnie Hansen | |
| 02:38 | Purdue | Phil Lavine misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-51 |
| 02:36 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to James Powell | 49-51 |
| 02:31 | Purdue | Jim Roach is fouled on the floor by Michael Woolverton - foul #4 on Michael Woolverton, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher (SF) Rodney Scalabrine | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Ronald Wells can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 49-51 |
| 02:19 | Penn State | Radman Zeck pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:50 | Penn State | Charles Hurd lays it up and in | 51-51 |
| 01:30 | Purdue | Dan Plourde hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 51-51 |
| 01:29 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 01:05 | Penn State | Charles Hurd misses the floater from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 01:03 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb tips it in | 53-51 |
| 00:59 | Purdue | Jim Roach's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Penn State | James Powell denies the turnaround by Timothy Lobb | 53-51 |
| 00:34 | Purdue | Phil Lavine snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Dan Plourde is hacked by Radman Zeck - foul #4 on Radman Zeck, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Dan Plourde makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Dan Plourde misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Charles Hurd grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Ronald Wells is called for the reach on Charles Hurd in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Wells, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Charles Hurd makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Charles Hurd makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | Purdue | James Powell misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 55-52 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | James Powell can't tip it in | 55-52 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Ronald Wells is called for the reach on Jermaine Fletcher in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Wells, team foul #9 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mike Clute (SG) Radman Zeck | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Phil Lavine | 55-52 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Dan Plourde misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 00:07 | Purdue | James Powell gets the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Timothy Lobb is called for the reach on Ronald Wells - foul #3 on Timothy Lobb, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Ronald Wells misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:01 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb runs out the clock | 55-52 |