| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Louis White (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Frierson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Telek Kwiatkowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Daniel (fresh) 7 pts. C - William Hohl (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ivan Blazejewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Kratzer (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Gregory Sao (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale Super (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Bueno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Penn State | William Hohl buries a turnaround in the paint | 31-25 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | Jack Kratzer scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 19:00 | Penn State | William Hohl comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 31-28 |
| 18:58 | Northwestern | Dale Super grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 18:54 | Northwestern | Dale Super is hacked by William Hohl - foul #2 on William Hohl, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 18:43 | Northwestern | Gregory Sao makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 18:14 | Penn State | Louis White comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-31 |
| 18:12 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski tips it in | 33-31 |
| 17:57 | Northwestern | James Daniel swats the short shot by Ivan Blazejewski | 33-31 |
| 17:55 | Northwestern | Gregory Sao tips it home | 33-33 |
| 17:36 | Penn State | James Daniel connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by William Hohl | 35-33 |
| 17:19 | Northwestern | Gregory Sao hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Telek Kwiatkowski - foul #2 on Telek Kwiatkowski, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| 17:19 | Northwestern | Gregory Sao misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:19 | Northwestern | Gregory Sao misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:19 | Penn State | James Daniel grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 16:57 | Penn State | Jack Kratzer steals the ball from James Daniel | 35-33 |
| 16:54 | Northwestern | Jack Kratzer jams it | 35-35 |
| 16:25 | Penn State | William Hohl hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 35-35 |
| 16:23 | Northwestern | Jack Kratzer grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 16:00 | Northwestern | Louis Bueno scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Jack Kratzer | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Louis White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Frierson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Telek Kwiatkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Daniel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hohl (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ivan Blazejewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Kratzer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gregory Sao (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Super (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Bueno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Penn State | Louis White scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Telek Kwiatkowski | 38-37 |
| 15:23 | Northwestern | Jack Kratzer comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 15:21 | Penn State | William Hohl pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:52 | Penn State | William Hohl can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 38-37 |
| 14:51 | Penn State | John Frierson pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:34 | Penn State | John Frierson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ivan Blazejewski | 38-37 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | Ivan Blazejewski comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Louis White - foul #2 on Louis White, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | Ivan Blazejewski makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | Ivan Blazejewski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 14:00 | Penn State | William Hohl hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Louis Bueno - foul #3 on Louis Bueno, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Allen Wegner (PG) Ivan Blazejewski | |
| 14:00 | Penn State | William Hohl makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 14:00 | Penn State | William Hohl misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 14:00 | Northwestern | Louis Bueno gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 13:35 | Northwestern | Jack Kratzer misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by William Hohl - foul #3 on William Hohl, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| 13:35 | Northwestern | Jack Kratzer makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:35 | Northwestern | Jack Kratzer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 13:18 | Penn State | Louis White buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Telek Kwiatkowski | 42-41 |
| 13:09 | Northwestern | Dale Super's pass is intercepted by William Hohl | 42-41 |
| 12:47 | Penn State | James Daniel hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 42-41 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | Allen Wegner pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 12:40 | Northwestern | Dale Super clanks a 3 from straight away | 42-41 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Louis Bueno grabs the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | Dale Super comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 12:30 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Hohl | 42-41 |
| 12:08 | Penn State | James Daniel hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 12:06 | Northwestern | Dale Super gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 11:56 | Northwestern | Dale Super's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Lossett (PG), Dennis Silberberg (SF), Darren Petersen (PF) Louis White, John Frierson, James Daniel | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jesus Gonzalez (PF), Harley Berning (C) Dale Super, Louis Bueno | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Raymond Lossett (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Telek Kwiatkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dennis Silberberg (fresh) PF - Darren Petersen (fresh) C - William Hohl (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Allen Wegner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Kratzer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gregory Sao (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesus Gonzalez (fresh) 4 pts. C - Harley Berning (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Penn State | Allen Wegner steals the ball from Raymond Lossett | 42-41 |
| 11:08 | Northwestern | Gregory Sao can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-41 |
| 11:06 | Penn State | Darren Petersen grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 10:50 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 42-41 |
| 10:48 | Northwestern | Jack Kratzer snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 10:35 | Northwestern | Darren Petersen is called for the reach on Jesus Gonzalez - foul #1 on Darren Petersen, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Louis White (PG), John Frierson (SG), James Daniel (PF) Raymond Lossett, Telek Kwiatkowski, William Hohl | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ivan Blazejewski (PG), Dario Olkowski (SG), Kurt Newton (SF), Dale Super (PF), Louis Bueno (C) Allen Wegner, Jack Kratzer, Gregory Sao, Jesus Gonzalez, Harley Berning | |
| 10:22 | Northwestern | Dario Olkowski makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ivan Blazejewski | 42-44 |
| 09:53 | Penn State | John Frierson comes up short on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Ivan Blazejewski - foul #1 on Ivan Blazejewski, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| 09:53 | Penn State | John Frierson makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 09:53 | Penn State | John Frierson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 09:32 | Northwestern | Louis Bueno buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Ivan Blazejewski | 44-46 |
| 09:09 | Penn State | Darren Petersen drills a fadeaway in the lane | 46-46 |
| 08:50 | Northwestern | Kurt Newton buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 46-48 |
| 08:28 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kurt Newton - foul #1 on Kurt Newton, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Lossett (PG), Telek Kwiatkowski (SF), William Hohl (C) Louis White, John Frierson, Darren Petersen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jack Kratzer (SG), Gregory Sao (SF), Jesus Gonzalez (PF) Dario Olkowski, Kurt Newton, Dale Super | |
| 08:28 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:28 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 08:16 | Northwestern | Louis Bueno loses the dribble to William Hohl | 48-48 |
| 07:54 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Hohl | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Raymond Lossett (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dennis Silberberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Telek Kwiatkowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Daniel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hohl (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ivan Blazejewski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jack Kratzer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gregory Sao (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesus Gonzalez (fresh) 4 pts. C - Louis Bueno (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:48 | Northwestern | Louis Bueno misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 51-48 |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 07:20 | Penn State | William Hohl makes the runner from the baseline | 53-48 |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | Louis Bueno can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Hohl - foul #4 on William Hohl, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Louis White (PG), John Frierson (SG) Dennis Silberberg, James Daniel | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Allen Wegner (PG), Dale Super (PF) Ivan Blazejewski, Jesus Gonzalez | |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | Louis Bueno misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | Louis Bueno misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 07:09 | Penn State | Raymond Lossett pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 07:03 | Penn State | Raymond Lossett misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Gregory Sao - foul #3 on Gregory Sao, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harley Berning (C) Louis Bueno | |
| 07:03 | Penn State | Raymond Lossett makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 07:03 | Penn State | Raymond Lossett makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | Harley Berning makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Allen Wegner | 55-50 |
| 06:32 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski is hacked by Gregory Sao - foul #4 on Gregory Sao, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| 06:08 | Penn State | Louis White can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 06:06 | Penn State | John Frierson hits the follow up shot | 57-50 |
| 05:58 | Northwestern | Jack Kratzer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 05:57 | Penn State | Raymond Lossett grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 05:34 | Penn State | John Frierson is fouled on the floor by Gregory Sao - foul #5 on Gregory Sao, team foul #6 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Daniel (PF) Raymond Lossett | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ivan Blazejewski (PG), Kurt Newton (SF), Louis Bueno (C) Allen Wegner, Gregory Sao, Harley Berning | |
| 05:16 | Penn State | William Hohl hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Louis Bueno - foul #4 on Louis Bueno, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| 05:16 | Penn State | William Hohl makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 05:16 | Penn State | William Hohl makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | Dale Super can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 59-50 |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 04:46 | Penn State | William Hohl is called for a charge - foul #5 on William Hohl, team foul #7 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Lossett (PG), Dennis Silberberg (SF), Darren Petersen (C) Louis White, John Frierson, William Hohl | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jesus Gonzalez (PF) Dale Super | |
| 04:31 | Northwestern | Jesus Gonzalez lays it in on a great pass from Louis Bueno | 59-52 |
| 04:10 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | Jesus Gonzalez grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Ivan Blazejewski is fouled on the floor by Raymond Lossett - foul #2 on Raymond Lossett, team foul #8 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dario Olkowski (SG) Jack Kratzer | |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Ivan Blazejewski makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Ivan Blazejewski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 03:36 | Penn State | James Daniel can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-54 |
| 03:34 | Penn State | Darren Petersen snags the offensive board | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Raymond Lossett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Telek Kwiatkowski (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dennis Silberberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Daniel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Darren Petersen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ivan Blazejewski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dario Olkowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kurt Newton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesus Gonzalez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Bueno (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Ivan Blazejewski - foul #2 on Ivan Blazejewski, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Louis White (PG), John Frierson (SG) Dennis Silberberg, James Daniel | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dale Super (PF), Harley Berning (C) Jesus Gonzalez, Louis Bueno | |
| 03:14 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 03:14 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 03:01 | Northwestern | Ivan Blazejewski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg (SF) Telek Kwiatkowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Allen Wegner (PG), Jack Kratzer (SG) Ivan Blazejewski, Dario Olkowski | |
| 02:54 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski (SF), James Daniel (PF) Dennis Silberberg, Raymond Lossett | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ivan Blazejewski (PG), Louis Bueno (C) Allen Wegner, Harley Berning | |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Louis White loses the ball out of bounds | 60-54 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Jack Kratzer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-54 |
| 01:59 | Penn State | Louis White misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ivan Blazejewski - foul #3 on Ivan Blazejewski, team foul #9 | 60-54 |
| 01:59 | Penn State | Louis White makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 01:59 | Penn State | Louis White makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:52 | Northwestern | Dale Super drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 01:26 | Penn State | Darren Petersen knocks in the floater from the right block | 64-56 |
| 01:04 | Northwestern | Kurt Newton scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Louis Bueno | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski is hacked by Louis Bueno - foul #5 on Louis Bueno, team foul #10 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Lossett (PF) James Daniel | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harley Berning (C) Louis Bueno | |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Daniel (PF) Raymond Lossett | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Jack Kratzer makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-61 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Dale Super gets the rebound | 66-61 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Jack Kratzer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Ivan Blazejewski gets the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Jack Kratzer misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 66-61 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Ivan Blazejewski grabs the offensive board | 66-61 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Jack Kratzer clanks a 3 from the left corner | 66-61 |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Louis White grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Ivan Blazejewski is called for the reach on Louis White in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ivan Blazejewski, team foul #11 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Lossett (C) Darren Petersen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Louis White makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Louis White makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Kurt Newton hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 68-61 |