| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Cronk (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anderson Bartley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Mayberry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Garrett (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Archuleta (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Woolverton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Radman Zeck (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jermaine Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Lobb (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Hurd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | William Mayberry inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett gets the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 19:30 | Northwestern | Timothy Lobb steals it from William Mayberry | 32-29 |
| 19:17 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 19:05 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Cronk | 35-32 |
| 18:36 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton is hacked by James Cronk - foul #2 on James Cronk, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Patton (PG), Erik Studer (SG), Joshua Kirchner (SF), Terry Fleming (PF), Preston Roberson (C) James Cronk, Anderson Bartley, William Mayberry, Randall Garrett, David Archuleta | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 18:15 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb buries a runner in the paint set up by Michael Woolverton | 35-34 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 17:58 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Timothy Lobb | 35-34 |
| 17:37 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Preston Roberson - foul #1 on Preston Roberson, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Cronk (PG), Anderson Bartley (SG), William Mayberry (PF) Harold Patton, Erik Studer, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:37 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:37 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | Preston Roberson grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 17:21 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-34 |
| 17:19 | Penn State | Charles Hurd snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 16:59 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb loses the dribble to Joshua Kirchner | 35-34 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern | James Cronk is fouled on the floor by Jermaine Fletcher - foul #1 on Jermaine Fletcher, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Studer (SG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SF), Randall Garrett (PF), David Archuleta (C) Anderson Bartley, Joshua Kirchner, William Mayberry, Preston Roberson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | James Cronk connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Eugene Pfeiffer | 37-34 |
| 15:59 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Woolverton | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Cronk (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Erik Studer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) PF - Randall Garrett (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Archuleta (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Woolverton (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Radman Zeck (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jermaine Fletcher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Lobb (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Charles Hurd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Northwestern | David Archuleta misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Jermaine Fletcher - foul #2 on Jermaine Fletcher, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Patton (PG), Anderson Bartley (SG), Joshua Kirchner (SF), William Mayberry (PF) James Cronk, Erik Studer, Eugene Pfeiffer, Randall Garrett | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodney Scalabrine (SF) Jermaine Fletcher | |
| 15:39 | Northwestern | David Archuleta misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 15:39 | Northwestern | David Archuleta makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 15:21 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randall Garrett (PF), Preston Roberson (C) William Mayberry, David Archuleta | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:56 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley clanks a 3 from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 14:55 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Rodney Scalabrine | 38-36 |
| 14:26 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb hits a jumper from the right side set up by Radman Zeck | 38-38 |
| 14:06 | Northwestern | Radman Zeck is called for the reach on Anderson Bartley - foul #2 on Radman Zeck, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Cronk (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SF), William Mayberry (PF), David Archuleta (C) Harold Patton, Joshua Kirchner, Randall Garrett, Preston Roberson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher (SF) Rodney Scalabrine | |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | Charles Hurd is called for the reach on James Cronk - foul #2 on Charles Hurd, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| 13:44 | Northwestern | William Mayberry misses short on a jumper from the right side | 38-38 |
| 13:42 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley hits the follow up shot | 40-38 |
| 13:21 | Penn State | Charles Hurd scores on a shot from close range and the foul's on David Archuleta - foul #1 on David Archuleta, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Studer (SG), Joshua Kirchner (SF) Anderson Bartley, Eugene Pfeiffer | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodney Scalabrine (PF) Timothy Lobb | |
| 13:21 | Penn State | Charles Hurd makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:03 | Northwestern | David Archuleta lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Cronk | 42-41 |
| 12:35 | Penn State | David Archuleta denies the turnaround by Michael Woolverton | 42-41 |
| 12:34 | Northwestern | David Archuleta grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | William Mayberry misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 42-41 |
| 12:10 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Rodney Scalabrine | 42-41 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | Radman Zeck misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Erik Studer - foul #2 on Erik Studer, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley (SG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SF), Randall Garrett (PF), Preston Roberson (C) Erik Studer, Joshua Kirchner, William Mayberry, David Archuleta | |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Lobb (PF), Marin Palczynski (C) Rodney Scalabrine, Charles Hurd | |
| 11:50 | Penn State | Radman Zeck makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | Radman Zeck makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Cronk (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Anderson Bartley (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) PF - Randall Garrett (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Preston Roberson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Woolverton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Radman Zeck (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jermaine Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Lobb (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Marin Palczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Northwestern | James Cronk connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Anderson Bartley | 45-43 |
| 11:01 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 10:59 | Penn State | Marin Palczynski grabs the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 10:45 | Penn State | Randall Garrett blocks the short jumper by Marin Palczynski | 45-43 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Cronk | 48-43 |
| 10:16 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 10:15 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb grabs the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 09:55 | Penn State | Marin Palczynski is fouled on the floor by Preston Roberson - foul #2 on Preston Roberson, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Patton (PG), Joshua Kirchner (SG), William Mayberry (PF), David Archuleta (C) James Cronk, Anderson Bartley, Randall Garrett, Preston Roberson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mike Clute (SG), Rodney Scalabrine (SF), George Smoak (PF), Charles Hurd (C) Radman Zeck, Jermaine Fletcher, Timothy Lobb, Marin Palczynski | |
| 09:34 | Penn State | Mike Clute misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 09:32 | Penn State | George Smoak grabs the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 09:15 | Penn State | Joshua Kirchner takes the ball from George Smoak after a doubleteam | 48-43 |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | William Mayberry dunks the ball on a nice dish by David Archuleta | 50-43 |
| 08:42 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 08:41 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to David Archuleta | 50-43 |
| 08:21 | Northwestern | David Archuleta scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 52-43 |
| 08:01 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 07:59 | Northwestern | William Mayberry grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 07:45 | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-43 |
| 07:44 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton grabs the board | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Harold Patton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Kirchner (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Eugene Pfeiffer (fairly fresh) PF - William Mayberry (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - David Archuleta (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Woolverton (tiring) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mike Clute (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodney Scalabrine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Smoak (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Hurd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Penn State | Charles Hurd loses the ball out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Cronk (PG), Anderson Bartley (SG), Randall Garrett (PF), Preston Roberson (C) Harold Patton, Eugene Pfeiffer, William Mayberry, David Archuleta | |
| Subs | Penn State | Radman Zeck (SG), Jermaine Fletcher (SF), Timothy Lobb (PF), Marin Palczynski (C) Michael Woolverton, Rodney Scalabrine, George Smoak, Charles Hurd | |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner loses the dribble to Marin Palczynski | 52-43 |
| 06:45 | Penn State | Mike Clute is hacked by James Cronk - foul #3 on James Cronk, team foul #6 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Mayberry (SF), Terry Fleming (C) Joshua Kirchner, Preston Roberson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:22 | Penn State | Marin Palczynski double dribbles | 52-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner (SF), Preston Roberson (C) William Mayberry, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:04 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett misses short on a floater from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | James Cronk tips it in | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:36 | Penn State | Marin Palczynski knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jermaine Fletcher and he's fouled by Anderson Bartley - foul #2 on Anderson Bartley, team foul #7 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Studer (SG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SF), Terry Fleming (PF), David Archuleta (C) Anderson Bartley, Joshua Kirchner, Randall Garrett, Preston Roberson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Woolverton (PG) Mike Clute | |
| 05:36 | Penn State | Marin Palczynski makes the free throw | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | David Archuleta misses the floater near the basket | 54-46 |
| 05:22 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer snags the offensive board | 54-46 |
| 05:08 | Northwestern | David Archuleta is whistled for traveling | 54-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley (SG), William Mayberry (SF), Randall Garrett (PF) Erik Studer, Eugene Pfeiffer, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Hurd (C) Marin Palczynski | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:39 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Radman Zeck | 54-49 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | David Archuleta loses the ball out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Studer (SG), Joshua Kirchner (SF), Preston Roberson (C) Anderson Bartley, William Mayberry, David Archuleta | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mike Clute (SG) Radman Zeck | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 03:50 | Penn State | Charles Hurd grabs the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 03:36 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Cronk - foul #4 on James Cronk, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Patton (PG), Anderson Bartley (SG), William Mayberry (SF), Terry Fleming (PF), David Archuleta (C) James Cronk, Erik Studer, Joshua Kirchner, Randall Garrett, Preston Roberson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodney Scalabrine (SF), George Smoak (PF) Jermaine Fletcher, Timothy Lobb | |
| 03:36 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 03:36 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Harold Patton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anderson Bartley (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Mayberry (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Fleming (fresh) C - David Archuleta (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Woolverton (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mike Clute (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodney Scalabrine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Smoak (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Hurd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | David Archuleta's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Hurd | 54-51 |
| 03:10 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley tips it home | 56-51 |
| 02:51 | Penn State | William Mayberry swats the layup by George Smoak | 56-51 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | David Archuleta gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | David Archuleta slams it home set up by Harold Patton | 58-51 |
| 02:28 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Cronk (PG), Erik Studer (SG), Joshua Kirchner (SF), Randall Garrett (PF), Preston Roberson (C) Harold Patton, Anderson Bartley, William Mayberry, Terry Fleming, David Archuleta | |
| Subs | Penn State | Radman Zeck (SG), Jermaine Fletcher (SF), Timothy Lobb (PF) Mike Clute, Rodney Scalabrine, George Smoak | |
| 02:07 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Woolverton | 58-53 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | Preston Roberson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Hurd - foul #3 on Charles Hurd, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley (SG), William Mayberry (SF) Erik Studer, Joshua Kirchner | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | Preston Roberson makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | Preston Roberson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 01:40 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb grabs the board | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:22 | Penn State | Charles Hurd misses badly on the uncontested jump hook near the basket | 59-53 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | Preston Roberson grabs the board | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:02 | Northwestern | Radman Zeck is called for the reach on Anderson Bartley - foul #3 on Radman Zeck, team foul #6 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Archuleta (C) Preston Roberson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | William Mayberry hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Hurd - foul #4 on Charles Hurd, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | William Mayberry makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | William Mayberry misses the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb grabs the board | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley is fouled in the backcourt by Radman Zeck - foul #4 on Radman Zeck, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Patton (PG), Joshua Kirchner (SF), Terry Fleming (C) James Cronk, William Mayberry, David Archuleta | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Lobb | 60-56 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Radman Zeck is called for the reach on Terry Fleming in the backcourt - foul #5 on Radman Zeck, team foul #9 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Cronk (PG), William Mayberry (PF) Harold Patton, Randall Garrett | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mike Clute (SG) Radman Zeck | |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Mike Clute is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jermaine Fletcher | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner is fouled in the backcourt by Mike Clute - foul #1 on Mike Clute, team foul #10 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randall Garrett (PF), David Archuleta (C) William Mayberry, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Woolverton - foul #3 on Michael Woolverton, team foul #11 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Mayberry (SF) Joshua Kirchner | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Mike Clute misses short on a halfcourt shot | 63-59 |