| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Frank Nagy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Melvin Jones (fresh) C - John Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Louis White (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Frierson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Telek Kwiatkowski (fresh) PF - James Daniel (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - William Hohl (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Frank Nagy inbounds the ball | 30-23 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:32 | Indiana | Robert Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-23 |
| 19:30 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Jones | 30-23 |
| 19:17 | Indiana | John Hicks misses the easy layup | 30-23 |
| 19:15 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Louis White | 30-23 |
| 18:48 | Penn State | William Hohl comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 18:47 | Indiana | Frank Nagy snags the defensive board | 30-23 |
| 18:26 | Indiana | Robert Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-23 |
| 18:24 | Indiana | Vernon Allen grabs the offensive board | 30-23 |
| 18:10 | Indiana | Melvin Jones's pass is intercepted by Louis White | 30-23 |
| 17:41 | Penn State | William Hohl connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Louis White and the foul's on John Hicks - foul #1 on John Hicks, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| 17:41 | Penn State | William Hohl makes the free throw | 30-26 |
| 17:32 | Indiana | Frank Nagy misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-26 |
| 17:30 | Penn State | James Daniel gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 17:13 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski is fouled on the floor by Melvin Jones - foul #2 on Melvin Jones, team foul #2 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Indiana | Johnny Lynch (PF) Melvin Jones | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:50 | Penn State | James Daniel clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 30-26 |
| 16:49 | Indiana | Johnny Lynch gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 16:26 | Indiana | Robert Williams hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Hicks | 33-26 |
| 16:10 | Penn State | John Frierson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 16:08 | Penn State | James Daniel can't tip it in | 33-26 |
| 16:07 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Telek Kwiatkowski | 33-26 |
| 15:49 | Penn State | The jumper by James Daniel is denied by Johnny Lynch | 33-26 |
| 15:48 | Indiana | Johnny Lynch pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Allen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Frank Nagy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnny Lynch (fresh) 5 reb. C - John Hicks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Louis White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Frierson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Telek Kwiatkowski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Daniel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - William Hohl (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Indiana | Robert Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-26 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dean Shoemaker (PF) Johnny Lynch | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 15:20 | Penn State | The short jumper by James Daniel is denied by John Hicks | 33-26 |
| 15:18 | Penn State | John Frierson can't tip it in | 33-26 |
| 15:17 | Indiana | Vernon Allen pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 15:12 | Indiana | Robert Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 15:10 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Allen | 33-26 |
| 14:50 | Indiana | Frank Nagy hits a floater from the left wing set up by Robert Williams | 35-26 |
| 14:25 | Penn State | William Hohl misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 35-26 |
| 14:23 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski gets the offensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 14:07 | Penn State | Frank Nagy is called for the reach on Telek Kwiatkowski - foul #2 on Frank Nagy, team foul #3 | 35-26 |
| 13:50 | Penn State | William Hohl connects on the floater from the right side set up by Telek Kwiatkowski | 35-28 |
| 13:29 | Indiana | John Hicks hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by William Hohl - foul #3 on William Hohl, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 13:29 | Indiana | John Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 13:29 | Indiana | John Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 13:06 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski is denied on a dunk by Dean Shoemaker | 37-28 |
| 13:04 | Indiana | Vernon Allen gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 12:41 | Indiana | Frank Nagy buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Vernon Allen | 40-28 |
| 12:17 | Penn State | James Daniel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-28 |
| Subs | Indiana | Sammie Woolridge (PG), Johnny Lynch (C) Robert Williams, John Hicks | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Lossett (PG), Dennis Silberberg (SF), Darren Petersen (PF) Louis White, John Frierson, James Daniel | |
| 12:08 | Indiana | Vernon Allen buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Sammie Woolridge | 42-28 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 12:00 | Penn State | William Hohl is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on William Hohl, team foul #2 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Indiana | Melvin Jones (PF) Dean Shoemaker | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:33 | Indiana | Dennis Silberberg takes the ball from Sammie Woolridge | 42-28 |
| 11:30 | Penn State | Raymond Lossett hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dennis Silberberg | 42-30 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Sammie Woolridge (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vernon Allen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Frank Nagy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Melvin Jones (fresh) 2 reb. C - Johnny Lynch (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Raymond Lossett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Telek Kwiatkowski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Dennis Silberberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darren Petersen (fresh) C - William Hohl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:09 | Indiana | Telek Kwiatkowski takes the ball from Sammie Woolridge | 42-30 |
| 11:04 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg misses the easy layup | 42-30 |
| 11:03 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Melvin Jones | 42-30 |
| 10:48 | Indiana | Vernon Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-30 |
| 10:47 | Penn State | Raymond Lossett grabs the board | 42-30 |
| 10:41 | Penn State | Johnny Lynch steps in front of the William Hohl pass | 42-30 |
| 10:28 | Indiana | Vernon Allen makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-30 |
| 10:19 | Penn State | Raymond Lossett makes the shot from the right side | 44-32 |
| 10:10 | Indiana | Vernon Allen is called for traveling | 44-32 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Williams (PG), David Forney (SG), Richard Paquette (SF), Dean Shoemaker (PF), John Hicks (C) Sammie Woolridge, Vernon Allen, Frank Nagy, Melvin Jones, Johnny Lynch | |
| Subs | Penn State | Louis White (PG), John Frierson (SG), James Daniel (PF) Raymond Lossett, Telek Kwiatkowski, William Hohl | |
| 09:52 | Penn State | Darren Petersen connects on the floater from the baseline | 44-34 |
| 09:33 | Indiana | John Hicks drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Williams | 46-34 |
| 09:15 | Penn State | Darren Petersen drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Louis White and he's fouled by David Forney - foul #1 on David Forney, team foul #4 | 46-36 |
| 09:15 | Penn State | Darren Petersen makes the free throw | 46-37 |
| 09:05 | Indiana | Dean Shoemaker clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 46-37 |
| 09:03 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Darren Petersen | 46-37 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 08:36 | Penn State | James Daniel clanks a floater in the paint | 46-37 |
| 08:35 | Indiana | Dean Shoemaker pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 08:30 | Indiana | John Hicks loses the ball out of bounds | 46-37 |
| Subs | Indiana | Vernon Allen (SG), Frank Nagy (SF) David Forney, Richard Paquette | |
| Subs | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski (SF), William Hohl (C) Dennis Silberberg, Darren Petersen | |
| 08:13 | Penn State | William Hohl misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Frank Nagy - foul #3 on Frank Nagy, team foul #5 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Indiana | Johnny Lynch (C) John Hicks | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:13 | Penn State | William Hohl makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 08:13 | Penn State | William Hohl misses the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 08:13 | Indiana | Johnny Lynch snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 07:58 | Indiana | Frank Nagy misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 07:57 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Lynch | 46-38 |
| 07:35 | Indiana | Robert Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 07:33 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Williams (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Vernon Allen (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Frank Nagy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dean Shoemaker (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Johnny Lynch (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Louis White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Frierson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Telek Kwiatkowski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Daniel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - William Hohl (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Penn State | James Daniel throws it down set up by Louis White | 46-40 |
| 07:00 | Indiana | Dean Shoemaker misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-40 |
| 06:58 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Daniel | 46-40 |
| 06:29 | Penn State | John Frierson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 06:28 | Penn State | Louis White tips it but misses | 46-40 |
| 06:27 | Indiana | Vernon Allen pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 06:09 | Indiana | Johnny Lynch is fouled on the floor by William Hohl - foul #5 on William Hohl, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Indiana | Sammie Woolridge (PG), Richard Paquette (SF), Melvin Jones (PF), John Hicks (C) Robert Williams, Frank Nagy, Dean Shoemaker, Johnny Lynch | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg (SF), Raymond Lossett (PF), Darren Petersen (C) Telek Kwiatkowski, James Daniel, William Hohl | |
| 05:52 | Indiana | Darren Petersen steals the ball from John Hicks | 46-40 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:39 | Penn State | Louis White can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 05:37 | Indiana | Richard Paquette gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 05:21 | Indiana | Vernon Allen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 05:19 | Indiana | Melvin Jones gets the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 05:05 | Indiana | Richard Paquette comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 46-40 |
| 05:03 | Penn State | Raymond Lossett snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 04:47 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 04:45 | Indiana | John Hicks gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 04:28 | Indiana | Vernon Allen misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 04:27 | Indiana | Richard Paquette grabs the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 04:04 | Indiana | Richard Paquette scores on a floater from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 04:04 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-40 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Williams (PG), Frank Nagy (SF), Dean Shoemaker (PF) Sammie Woolridge, Richard Paquette, Melvin Jones | |
| Subs | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski (SG), James Daniel (PF) Louis White, John Frierson | |
| 03:41 | Penn State | Frank Nagy steps in front of the Dennis Silberberg pass | 48-40 |
| 03:38 | Indiana | Vernon Allen blows the layup | 48-40 |
| 03:37 | Penn State | Raymond Lossett gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:32 | Penn State | Telek Kwiatkowski buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Raymond Lossett | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Vernon Allen (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Frank Nagy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dean Shoemaker (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Hicks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Raymond Lossett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SG - Telek Kwiatkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Silberberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Daniel (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Darren Petersen (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Indiana | Darren Petersen swats the short shot by Vernon Allen | 48-43 |
| 03:15 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to John Hicks | 48-43 |
| 02:54 | Indiana | Robert Williams's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Dennis Silberberg | 48-43 |
| 02:53 | Indiana | Frank Nagy grabs the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 02:38 | Indiana | Robert Williams drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Vernon Allen | 50-43 |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-43 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Louis White (PG), John Frierson (SG) Raymond Lossett, Dennis Silberberg | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:21 | Penn State | John Frierson is whistled for traveling | 50-43 |
| 01:59 | Indiana | John Hicks misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Darren Petersen - foul #2 on Darren Petersen, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| 01:59 | Indiana | John Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 01:59 | Indiana | John Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:40 | Penn State | James Daniel misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Dean Shoemaker - foul #4 on Dean Shoemaker, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| 01:40 | Penn State | James Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 01:40 | Penn State | James Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 01:23 | Indiana | Robert Williams buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 01:08 | Penn State | James Daniel buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Louis White | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Indiana | John Frierson steals it from Vernon Allen | 54-47 |
| 00:37 | Penn State | John Frierson lays it in | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:36 | Indiana | Robert Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Louis White - foul #3 on Louis White, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Indiana | Melvin Jones (PF), Johnny Lynch (C) Dean Shoemaker, John Hicks | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:34 | Indiana | Robert Williams is hacked by Louis White - foul #4 on Louis White, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| 00:31 | Indiana | Johnny Lynch is hacked by James Daniel - foul #1 on James Daniel, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| 00:31 | Indiana | Johnny Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:31 | Indiana | Johnny Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Louis White connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Darren Petersen | 56-52 |
| 00:25 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| Subs | Indiana | John Hicks (C) Johnny Lynch | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:24 | Indiana | Robert Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Louis White - foul #5 on Louis White, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Lossett (PG) Louis White | |
| 00:24 | Indiana | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:24 | Indiana | Robert Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | John Frierson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | John Frierson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Indiana | Raymond Lossett is called for the reach on Robert Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Lossett, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dean Shoemaker (PF) Melvin Jones | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:17 | Indiana | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:17 | Indiana | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 59-55 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Robert Williams steals the ball from Darren Petersen | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:07 | Indiana | Raymond Lossett is called for the reach on Robert Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Lossett, team foul #10 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Indiana | Melvin Jones (PF) Dean Shoemaker | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:07 | Indiana | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:07 | Indiana | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | John Frierson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 00:01 | Penn State | James Daniel snags the offensive board | 61-55 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | The clock runs out | 61-55 |