| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Golden (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Castleman (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Nathan Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Rubalcava (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Dinan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Stein (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Ferguson (fresh) C - Jesse Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Christopher Jones inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Penn State | Christopher Jones is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by David Castleman - foul #3 on David Castleman, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Brown (PF) David Castleman | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Lee (SG), Dustin Ferguson (PF), Simon Mahmood (C) James Stein, Ronald Ferguson, Jesse Davis | |
| 19:43 | Penn State | Christopher Jones misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 19:43 | Penn State | Christopher Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 19:26 | Purdue | Nathan Daniels is fouled on the floor by Christopher Jones - foul #1 on Christopher Jones, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell (SF) Nathan Daniels | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Stein (SG), Walter Lax (SF), Jesse Davis (C) Richard Lee, Christopher Jones, Simon Mahmood | |
| 19:05 | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 19:03 | Penn State | Dustin Ferguson gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:34 | Penn State | James Stein scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 18:07 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 18:06 | Penn State | Dustin Ferguson grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 17:49 | Penn State | Dustin Ferguson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Daniels (SF), Ronald Corey (PF) Bobby Yarnell, Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Lee (SG), Christopher Jones (SF), Ronald Ferguson (PF), Simon Mahmood (C) James Stein, Walter Lax, Dustin Ferguson, Jesse Davis | |
| 17:28 | Purdue | Robert Golden is hacked by Christopher Jones - foul #2 on Christopher Jones, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Brown (C) David Dinan | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:09 | Purdue | Christopher Jones steals it from Nathan Daniels | 29-36 |
| 16:56 | Penn State | Simon Mahmood is open and scores on a runner from the right block | 29-38 |
| 16:27 | Purdue | Thomas Brown misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Dinan (C) Ronald Corey | |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Lax (PG), James Stein (SG), Dustin Ferguson (PF), Jesse Davis (C) Robert Smith, Richard Lee, Ronald Ferguson, Simon Mahmood | |
| 16:27 | Purdue | Thomas Brown misses the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 16:27 | Purdue | Thomas Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 16:18 | Penn State | James Stein knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Dustin Ferguson and the foul's on Brian Rubalcava - foul #1 on Brian Rubalcava, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Corey (PF) Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Smith (PG) Walter Lax | |
| 16:18 | Penn State | James Stein makes the free throw | 30-41 |
| 15:59 | Purdue | Dustin Ferguson picks off the pass by Brian Rubalcava | 30-41 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Golden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Rubalcava (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Nathan Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Corey (fresh) C - David Dinan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Stein (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dustin Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jesse Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Penn State | Robert Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Castleman (SG), Bobby Yarnell (SF) Nathan Daniels, Ronald Corey | |
| Subs | Penn State | Eric Gillam (PG), Richard Lee (SG), Ronald Ferguson (PF) Robert Smith, James Stein, Dustin Ferguson | |
| 15:17 | Purdue | Robert Golden scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Bobby Yarnell | 33-41 |
| 15:08 | Penn State | Ronald Ferguson is denied on a layup by Brian Rubalcava | 33-41 |
| 15:07 | Purdue | David Dinan snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 14:54 | Purdue | David Castleman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 14:53 | Purdue | David Dinan tips it back up and in | 35-41 |
| 14:39 | Penn State | Jesse Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-41 |
| 14:37 | Penn State | Ronald Ferguson snags the offensive board | 35-41 |
| 14:26 | Penn State | Jesse Davis hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Ferguson | 35-43 |
| 14:04 | Purdue | David Castleman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Dinan | 38-43 |
| 13:39 | Penn State | David Dinan steals it from Jesse Davis out of a doubleteam | 38-43 |
| 13:23 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater in the paint | 38-43 |
| 13:22 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava hits the follow up shot | 40-43 |
| 12:59 | Penn State | Brian Rubalcava denies the turnaround by Christopher Jones | 40-43 |
| 12:57 | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 12:40 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Jesse Davis - foul #1 on Jesse Davis, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Daniels (SF), Ronald Corey (PF), Thomas Brown (C) Robert Golden, Bobby Yarnell, David Dinan | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Stein (SG), Walter Lax (SF), Dustin Ferguson (PF), Simon Mahmood (C) Richard Lee, Christopher Jones, Ronald Ferguson, Jesse Davis | |
| 12:40 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 12:40 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 12:19 | Penn State | Eric Gillam hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 12:17 | Purdue | Ronald Corey pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 11:53 | Purdue | David Castleman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 11:52 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Simon Mahmood | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Brian Rubalcava (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. SG - David Castleman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Corey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Eric Gillam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Stein (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Lax (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dustin Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Simon Mahmood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Penn State | Simon Mahmood blows the wide open dunk | 42-43 |
| 11:26 | Purdue | Thomas Brown pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 10:59 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava banks in the layup over the doubleteam | 44-43 |
| 10:48 | Penn State | Walter Lax loses the dribble to David Castleman | 44-43 |
| 10:28 | Purdue | David Castleman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 10:26 | Penn State | Dustin Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 10:07 | Penn State | Walter Lax misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 10:05 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 09:38 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from the right block | 44-43 |
| 09:36 | Purdue | Thomas Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 09:22 | Purdue | David Castleman clanks a shot in the lane but the foul's on Walter Lax - foul #1 on Walter Lax, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Golden (PG), David Dinan (C) Brian Rubalcava, Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Jones (SF), Ronald Ferguson (PF), Jesse Davis (C) Walter Lax, Dustin Ferguson, Simon Mahmood | |
| 09:22 | Purdue | David Castleman makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 09:22 | Purdue | David Castleman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 09:01 | Penn State | Ronald Ferguson makes the floater from the free throw line | 46-45 |
| 08:32 | Purdue | David Castleman knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 08:13 | Penn State | Eric Gillam is fouled on the floor by Ronald Corey - foul #2 on Ronald Corey, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell (SF), Brian Rubalcava (PF) Nathan Daniels, Ronald Corey | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Lee (SG), Simon Mahmood (C) James Stein, Ronald Ferguson | |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Eric Gillam makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Jones | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Golden (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Castleman (tiring) 16 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Yarnell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Rubalcava (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Dinan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Eric Gillam (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jesse Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Simon Mahmood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Purdue | David Castleman misses the jumpshot from the right side | 49-48 |
| 07:24 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jesse Davis | 49-48 |
| 07:19 | Penn State | Eric Gillam connects on the open 3pt shot from straight away set up by Christopher Jones | 49-51 |
| 06:52 | Purdue | David Castleman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-51 |
| 06:51 | Penn State | Eric Gillam grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 06:26 | Penn State | Richard Lee is fouled on the floor by David Castleman - foul #4 on David Castleman, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Daniels (SF), Thomas Brown (C) Bobby Yarnell, David Dinan | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Stein (SG), Walter Lax (SF), Dustin Ferguson (PF) Richard Lee, Christopher Jones, Simon Mahmood | |
| 06:09 | Penn State | Jesse Davis hits a driving attempt from the left block | 49-53 |
| 05:40 | Purdue | Nathan Daniels loses the dribble to Dustin Ferguson | 49-53 |
| 05:28 | Penn State | Dustin Ferguson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Dustin Ferguson, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Corey (PF), David Dinan (C) Brian Rubalcava, Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Jones (SF), Ronald Ferguson (PF) Walter Lax, Dustin Ferguson | |
| 04:59 | Purdue | Ronald Corey misses the jumper from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 04:57 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Corey | 49-53 |
| 04:42 | Purdue | Nathan Daniels misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-53 |
| 04:41 | Purdue | Ronald Corey grabs the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 04:18 | Purdue | Nathan Daniels buries a jumpshot from the left side | 51-53 |
| 04:05 | Penn State | Christopher Jones misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Nathan Daniels - foul #1 on Nathan Daniels, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell (SF), Brian Rubalcava (PF), Thomas Brown (C) Nathan Daniels, Ronald Corey, David Dinan | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Smith (PG), Richard Lee (SG), Dustin Ferguson (PF) Eric Gillam, James Stein, Ronald Ferguson | |
| 04:05 | Penn State | Christopher Jones misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 04:05 | Penn State | Christopher Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 03:51 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dustin Ferguson - foul #2 on Dustin Ferguson, team foul #7 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Daniels (SF) Bobby Yarnell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Simon Mahmood (C) Jesse Davis | |
| 03:51 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:51 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Dustin Ferguson gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Golden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Castleman (tired) 16 pts. 4 pf. SF - Nathan Daniels (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brian Rubalcava (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dustin Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Simon Mahmood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:32 | Penn State | Dustin Ferguson buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Robert Smith | 52-56 |
| 03:09 | Purdue | Thomas Brown's layup is rejected by Simon Mahmood | 52-56 |
| 03:07 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 02:38 | Purdue | David Castleman knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nathan Daniels | 54-56 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Robert Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bobby Yarnell (SF), David Dinan (C) Nathan Daniels, Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Eric Gillam (PG), James Stein (SG), Walter Lax (SF), Ronald Ferguson (PF), Jesse Davis (C) Robert Smith, Richard Lee, Christopher Jones, Dustin Ferguson, Simon Mahmood | |
| 01:57 | Purdue | James Stein steps in front of the David Castleman pass | 54-56 |
| 01:54 | Penn State | Eric Gillam banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Stein | 54-58 |
| 01:32 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater in the paint | 54-58 |
| 01:30 | Penn State | Ronald Ferguson snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| 01:20 | Penn State | Eric Gillam misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 01:19 | Penn State | Ronald Ferguson tips it but misses | 54-58 |
| 01:17 | Purdue | Brian Rubalcava grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 00:55 | Purdue | David Dinan knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Golden and he's hacked by Jesse Davis - foul #2 on Jesse Davis, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Daniels (SF) Bobby Yarnell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Jones (SF) Walter Lax | |
| 00:55 | Purdue | David Dinan makes the free throw | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Eric Gillam is fouled on the floor by David Castleman - foul #5 on David Castleman, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Corey (PF) David Castleman | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Jesse Davis is fouled on the floor by David Dinan - foul #2 on David Dinan, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Jesse Davis makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Jesse Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | David Dinan pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Robert Golden is hacked by James Stein - foul #2 on James Stein, team foul #9 | 57-59 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Robert Golden misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Ronald Ferguson snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Ronald Ferguson is hacked by Robert Golden in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Golden, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Ronald Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Ronald Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Purdue | Ronald Corey's pass is intercepted by James Stein | 57-61 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Eric Gillam is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Rubalcava - foul #2 on Brian Rubalcava, team foul #9 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Lax (SF), Simon Mahmood (C) Christopher Jones, Ronald Ferguson | |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Eric Gillam makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Eric Gillam makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Nathan Daniels misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 00:01 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Eric Gillam | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Eric Gillam runs out the clock | 57-63 |