| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Randall Mendelson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Dortch (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brice Stolinski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Merle Singh (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Webster (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frankie Herrington (fresh) SF - Michael Bella (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brandon Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Gillison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Michael Bella inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:36 | Penn State | David Webster is called for the reach on Joseph Gillison - foul #3 on David Webster, team foul #1 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski (C) David Webster | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roy Duncan (PF), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Brandon Wagner, Joseph Gillison | |
| 19:12 | Penn State | Michael Bella hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 18:58 | Purdue | The pull-up jumper by Merle Singh is blocked by Michael Bella | 27-25 |
| 18:57 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson misses the tip | 27-25 |
| 18:55 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 18:42 | Penn State | Roy Duncan is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Roy Duncan, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell (PG), Brian Calabrese (SF), Brandon Wagner (PF) Mark Hale, Michael Bella, Roy Duncan | |
| 18:18 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Randall Mendelson | 30-25 |
| 17:50 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 17:22 | Purdue | Frankie Herrington steals it from Jarek Kuchinski | 30-27 |
| 17:15 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Merle Singh - foul #2 on Merle Singh, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Hale (PG), Michael Bella (SF), Joseph Gillison (C) Christopher Cornwell, Brian Calabrese, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| 17:15 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:15 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:15 | Purdue | Merle Singh grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 16:48 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski is fouled on the floor by Mark Hale - foul #2 on Mark Hale, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Aponte (SG), Samuel Lumpkin (SF) Mark Dortch, Brice Stolinski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roy Duncan (PF) Brandon Wagner | |
| 16:32 | Purdue | Samuel Lumpkin is hacked by Frankie Herrington - foul #3 on Frankie Herrington, team foul #3 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell (SG) Frankie Herrington | |
| 16:09 | Purdue | James Aponte hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Randall Mendelson | 32-28 |
| 15:43 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Christopher Cornwell | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Randall Mendelson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Aponte (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Samuel Lumpkin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Merle Singh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jarek Kuchinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Cornwell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Bella (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Roy Duncan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Gillison (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Purdue | Merle Singh scores on a runner in the lane set up by Samuel Lumpkin | 34-30 |
| 14:53 | Penn State | Michael Bella misses the lay-in | 34-30 |
| 14:52 | Purdue | Merle Singh pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 14:29 | Purdue | Merle Singh hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Aponte | 37-30 |
| 14:00 | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell hits a jumper near the basket | 37-32 |
| 13:41 | Purdue | Samuel Lumpkin scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Randall Mendelson | 40-32 |
| 13:28 | Penn State | Michael Bella misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 13:26 | Purdue | Merle Singh snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 13:21 | Purdue | Merle Singh misses the jumper near the basket | 40-32 |
| 13:19 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson tips it back up and in | 42-32 |
| 13:04 | Penn State | James Aponte is called for the reach on Christopher Cornwell - foul #1 on James Aponte, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Dortch (SG), Brice Stolinski (SF), David Webster (C) James Aponte, Samuel Lumpkin, Jarek Kuchinski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Frankie Herrington (SG), Brandon Wagner (PF), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Christopher Cornwell, Roy Duncan, Joseph Gillison | |
| 12:44 | Penn State | Michael Bella can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 42-32 |
| 12:42 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman can't tip it in | 42-32 |
| 12:41 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman tips it home | 42-34 |
| 12:21 | Purdue | Merle Singh can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 12:20 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Suleiman | 42-34 |
| 11:58 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Merle Singh | 42-34 |
| 11:39 | Purdue | Merle Singh misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 11:38 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson tips it home | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Randall Mendelson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Dortch (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brice Stolinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Merle Singh (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - David Webster (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frankie Herrington (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Michael Bella (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Brandon Wagner (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dikembe Suleiman (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 10:49 | Purdue | Merle Singh misses the shot near the basket | 44-37 |
| 10:48 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 10:38 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 44-37 |
| 10:36 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 10:12 | Purdue | Mark Dortch's pass is intercepted by Michael Bella | 44-37 |
| 09:50 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Mark Dortch - foul #1 on Mark Dortch, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Aponte (PG), Samuel Lumpkin (SF), Jarek Kuchinski (PF) Randall Mendelson, Brice Stolinski, Merle Singh | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Calabrese (SF), Joseph Gillison (C) Michael Bella, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| 09:50 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 09:50 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 09:36 | Purdue | Samuel Lumpkin can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 09:34 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 09:11 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 08:48 | Purdue | David Webster drills a fadeaway near the basket | 46-40 |
| 08:23 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 46-40 |
| 08:21 | Purdue | Samuel Lumpkin grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 07:57 | Purdue | Samuel Lumpkin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 07:56 | Penn State | Mark Hale gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 07:32 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Brandon Wagner | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Aponte (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Dortch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Lumpkin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jarek Kuchinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Webster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Frankie Herrington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brian Calabrese (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brandon Wagner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Joseph Gillison (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Purdue | David Webster misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 46-42 |
| 07:10 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 06:55 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Hale | 46-44 |
| 06:33 | Purdue | Mark Dortch comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 46-44 |
| 06:32 | Purdue | James Aponte grabs the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 06:18 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brandon Wagner - foul #1 on Brandon Wagner, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Randall Mendelson (PG), Brice Stolinski (SF) James Aponte, Samuel Lumpkin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell (PG), Michael Bella (SF), Roy Duncan (PF), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Mark Hale, Brian Calabrese, Brandon Wagner, Joseph Gillison | |
| 06:18 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 06:18 | Purdue | Jarek Kuchinski misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 06:18 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski gets the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 05:59 | Purdue | Mark Dortch clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 05:57 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 05:33 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Merle Singh (PF) Jarek Kuchinski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brandon Wagner (PF), Joseph Gillison (C) Roy Duncan, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| 05:06 | Purdue | Merle Singh clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 05:04 | Penn State | Michael Bella snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 04:43 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Christopher Cornwell | 47-46 |
| 04:16 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Randall Mendelson | 50-46 |
| 03:52 | Penn State | Michael Bella can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 03:50 | Purdue | Merle Singh snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 03:45 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-46 |
| 03:43 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson grabs the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 03:24 | Purdue | Merle Singh scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Dortch | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Randall Mendelson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Dortch (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brice Stolinski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Merle Singh (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - David Webster (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Christopher Cornwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frankie Herrington (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Bella (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Wagner (tiring) 8 pts. C - Joseph Gillison (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Penn State | Michael Bella clanks a 3 from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 03:00 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Merle Singh | 52-46 |
| 02:37 | Purdue | Frankie Herrington steals it from Mark Dortch | 52-46 |
| 02:34 | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Frankie Herrington | 52-48 |
| 02:11 | Purdue | Merle Singh connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:52 | Penn State | Michael Bella buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Gillison and he's hacked by David Webster - foul #4 on David Webster, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Hale (PG) Christopher Cornwell | |
| 01:52 | Penn State | Michael Bella makes the free throw | 55-51 |
| 01:35 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-51 |
| 01:34 | Purdue | Merle Singh tips it back up and in | 57-51 |
| 01:06 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner hits a floater from the free throw line | 57-53 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Mark Dortch scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Merle Singh | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Michael Bella makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Hale | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski is hacked by Mark Hale in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Hale, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| 00:40 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson is fouled on the floor by Mark Hale - foul #4 on Mark Hale, team foul #6 | 60-56 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Merle Singh is fouled on the floor by Brandon Wagner - foul #2 on Brandon Wagner, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Merle Singh makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Merle Singh misses the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 00:32 | Penn State | Mark Hale is called for traveling | 61-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Aponte (PG), Samuel Lumpkin (SG), Jarek Kuchinski (C) Randall Mendelson, Mark Dortch, David Webster | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:30 | Purdue | Samuel Lumpkin is hacked by Frankie Herrington in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frankie Herrington, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| 00:30 | Purdue | Samuel Lumpkin makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:30 | Purdue | Samuel Lumpkin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 63-56 |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison grabs the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison is fouled on the floor by Jarek Kuchinski - foul #1 on Jarek Kuchinski, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Randall Mendelson (PG), Mark Dortch (SG), David Webster (C) James Aponte, Samuel Lumpkin, Jarek Kuchinski | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Mark Hale can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-56 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | David Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Frankie Herrington is called for the reach on David Webster in the backcourt - foul #5 on Frankie Herrington, team foul #9 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Aponte (SG) Mark Dortch | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell (SG) Frankie Herrington | |
| 00:13 | Purdue | David Webster makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | David Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Michael Bella comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | James Aponte grabs the board | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Randall Mendelson runs out the clock | 65-56 |