| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fresh) SG - Louis Hanley (fresh) SF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) PF - John Robinson (fresh) C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fresh) SG - James Richardson (fresh) SF - Michael Hart (fresh) PF - Adolph Jackson (fresh) C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses badly on a shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Penn State | Louis Hanley pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Penn State | Louis Hanley clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by James Richardson - foul #1 on James Richardson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Penn State | Louis Hanley misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Penn State | Louis Hanley makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:14 | Purdue | Thomas Younger hits a floater from the left wing | 1-2 |
| 18:54 | Penn State | John Oliphant connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Louis Hanley | 3-2 |
| 18:33 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 18:31 | Penn State | John Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:25 | Penn State | Michael Hart steals it from John Oliphant | 3-2 |
| 18:21 | Purdue | James Richardson slams it home on a great pass from Michael Hart | 3-4 |
| 18:09 | Penn State | Louis Hanley can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 18:07 | Purdue | Michael Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:47 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses long on a floater in the lane | 3-4 |
| 17:45 | Purdue | James Richardson tips it back up and in | 3-6 |
| 17:36 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Michael Hart - foul #1 on Michael Hart, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 17:36 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson misses the free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:36 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:31 | Purdue | Thomas Younger clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-6 |
| 17:30 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:26 | Penn State | Adolph Jackson takes the ball from Lewis Pearson | 5-6 |
| 17:15 | Purdue | Michael Hart is hacked by Louis Hanley - foul #1 on Louis Hanley, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Ali (C) Cesar Rizzo | |
| 17:04 | Purdue | Thomas Younger connects on the 3 from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 16:49 | Penn State | The jump hook by Erwin Walkup is blocked by Michael Hart | 5-9 |
| 16:48 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 16:42 | Purdue | Michael Hart knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Thomas Younger | 5-11 |
| 16:25 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup misses short on a floater from the left side | 5-11 |
| 16:23 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson snags the defensive board | 5-11 |
| 16:09 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Younger | 5-13 |
| 15:51 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Dikembe Ali - foul #1 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #3 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (PG), Donald Smith (SF) John Oliphant, Lewis Pearson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo (C) Dikembe Ali | |
| 15:51 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup misses the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 15:51 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup makes the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Luis Hernadez (fresh) SG - Louis Hanley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) PF - John Robinson (fairly fresh) C - Erwin Walkup (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adolph Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Purdue | Thomas Younger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 6-13 |
| 15:37 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson tips it back up and in | 6-15 |
| 15:17 | Penn State | Cesar Rizzo swats the layup by Luis Hernadez | 6-15 |
| 15:16 | Purdue | Michael Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 6-15 |
| 14:56 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses short on a turnaround from close range | 6-15 |
| 14:55 | Penn State | Louis Hanley gets the rebound | 6-15 |
| 14:50 | Penn State | Donald Smith misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Hart - foul #2 on Michael Hart, team foul #4 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Alex Horstman (C) Erwin Walkup | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SF) Michael Hart | |
| 14:50 | Penn State | Donald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 7-15 |
| 14:50 | Penn State | Donald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 14:50 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Adolph Jackson | 7-15 |
| 14:41 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-15 |
| 14:40 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo gets the offensive rebound | 7-15 |
| 14:23 | Purdue | Thomas Younger scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-18 |
| 14:08 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 7-18 |
| 14:07 | Penn State | Donald Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-18 |
| 13:47 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Smith | 10-18 |
| 13:28 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 10-18 |
| 13:26 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo tips it back up and in | 10-20 |
| 13:08 | Penn State | Louis Hanley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG), William Sawyer (SG), Lewis Pearson (SF) Luis Hernadez, Louis Hanley, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Nenad Smolski (SF), Alan Nelson (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) James Richardson, Adolph Jackson, Cesar Rizzo | |
| 12:53 | Purdue | Thomas Younger evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-20 |
| 12:52 | Penn State | Alex Horstman pulls down the rebound | 10-20 |
| 12:43 | Penn State | John Robinson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 10-20 |
| 12:41 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski grabs the defensive rebound | 10-20 |
| 12:32 | Purdue | Thomas Younger splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-23 |
| 12:23 | Penn State | Thomas Younger is called for the reach on John Oliphant - foul #1 on Thomas Younger, team foul #5 | 10-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder (PF) John Robinson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Otto Konopka (SG) Thomas Younger, Joshua Barnes | |
| 12:09 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 10-23 |
| 12:07 | Penn State | Alex Horstman snags the offensive board | 10-23 |
| 11:55 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-23 |
| 11:53 | Penn State | Alex Horstman grabs the offensive board | 10-23 |
| 11:43 | Penn State | John Oliphant drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Jeffrey Kidder and he's hacked by Gerard Bower - foul #1 on Gerard Bower, team foul #6 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Louis Hanley (SG) William Sawyer | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Richardson (SG) Otto Konopka | |
| 11:43 | Penn State | John Oliphant misses the free throw | 12-23 |
| 11:43 | Purdue | Alan Nelson snags the defensive board | 12-23 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Louis Hanley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fresh) C - Alex Horstman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) SG - James Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) PF - Alan Nelson (fresh) C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Purdue | Gerard Bower misses the 3pt shot from the left corner but the foul's on Alex Horstman - foul #1 on Alex Horstman, team foul #2 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Erwin Walkup (C) Alex Horstman | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 11:34 | Purdue | Gerard Bower makes the 1st free throw | 12-24 |
| 11:34 | Purdue | Gerard Bower misses the 2nd free throw | 12-24 |
| 11:34 | Purdue | Gerard Bower makes the 3rd free throw | 12-25 |
| 11:17 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-25 |
| 11:16 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder tips it in | 14-25 |
| 11:12 | Purdue | Gerard Bower buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Richardson | 14-27 |
| 10:58 | Penn State | John Oliphant knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Hanley | 16-27 |
| 10:33 | Purdue | Gerard Bower can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 16-27 |
| 10:32 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Erwin Walkup | 16-27 |
| 10:13 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder can't finish the layup | 16-27 |
| 10:11 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski pulls down the rebound | 16-27 |
| 10:05 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Erwin Walkup - foul #1 on Erwin Walkup, team foul #3 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (PG), Donald Smith (SF), John Robinson (PF), Alex Horstman (C) John Oliphant, Lewis Pearson, Jeffrey Kidder, Erwin Walkup | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Younger (PG), Adolph Jackson (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Gerard Bower, Alan Nelson, Dikembe Ali | |
| 10:05 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the 1st free throw | 16-28 |
| 10:05 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the 2nd free throw | 16-29 |
| 09:48 | Penn State | John Robinson makes the jumper from the right wing | 18-29 |
| 09:27 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Thomas Younger | 18-31 |
| 09:15 | Penn State | John Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (SG) Louis Hanley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (SG), Joshua Barnes (SF) James Richardson, Nenad Smolski | |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Thomas Younger is hacked by Luis Hernadez - foul #1 on Luis Hernadez, team foul #4 | 18-31 |
| 08:44 | Purdue | Otto Konopka scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-34 |
| 08:40 | Penn State | Cesar Rizzo denies the turnaround by Donald Smith | 18-34 |
| 08:38 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Cesar Rizzo | 18-34 |
| 08:22 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-34 |
| 08:20 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo grabs the offensive board | 18-34 |
| 08:06 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo hits a shot from the right wing | 18-36 |
| 07:59 | Penn State | Donald Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 18-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG), Lewis Pearson (SF), Erwin Walkup (C) Luis Hernadez, Donald Smith, Alex Horstman | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Richardson (SG) Otto Konopka | |
| 07:47 | Purdue | Thomas Younger shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Oliphant - foul #1 on John Oliphant, team foul #5 | 18-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Louis Hanley (SG) William Sawyer | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Ali (C) Cesar Rizzo | |
| 07:47 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses the 1st free throw | 18-36 |
| 07:47 | Purdue | Thomas Younger makes the 2nd free throw | 18-37 |
| 07:25 | Penn State | John Oliphant comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 18-37 |
| 07:24 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup grabs the offensive rebound | 18-37 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Louis Hanley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) PF - Adolph Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) | |
| 07:13 | Penn State | John Robinson hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by John Oliphant | 20-37 |
| 06:54 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-37 |
| 06:52 | Penn State | Louis Hanley grabs the board | 20-37 |
| 06:43 | Penn State | Louis Hanley misses the turnaround in the lane | 20-37 |
| 06:42 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup tips it in | 22-37 |
| 06:21 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 22-37 |
| 06:20 | Penn State | Louis Hanley grabs the defensive rebound | 22-37 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | James Richardson steals it from Louis Hanley | 22-37 |
| 06:00 | Purdue | Thomas Younger throws it down on a nice dish by James Richardson | 22-39 |
| 05:53 | Penn State | John Oliphant comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-39 |
| 05:52 | Penn State | John Oliphant tips it back up and in | 24-39 |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by Lewis Pearson - foul #1 on Lewis Pearson, team foul #6 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (SG), Donald Smith (SF), Jeffrey Kidder (PF), Alex Horstman (C) Louis Hanley, Lewis Pearson, John Robinson, Erwin Walkup | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (SG), Nenad Smolski (SF), Cesar Rizzo (C) James Richardson, Joshua Barnes, Dikembe Ali | |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 24-40 |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-41 |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson misses the 3rd free throw | 24-41 |
| 05:37 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Alex Horstman | 24-41 |
| 05:30 | Penn State | Donald Smith connects on the fadeaway from close range | 26-41 |
| 05:10 | Purdue | Donald Smith steps in front of the Cesar Rizzo pass | 26-41 |
| 04:49 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder is whistled for a carry | 26-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (PG) John Oliphant | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Alan Nelson (PF) Thomas Younger, Adolph Jackson | |
| 04:26 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo slams it home on a nice dish by Otto Konopka and he's hacked by Alex Horstman - foul #2 on Alex Horstman, team foul #7 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lewis Pearson (PF) Alex Horstman | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Richardson (SG) Otto Konopka | |
| 04:26 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the free throw | 26-44 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez double dribbles | 26-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Louis Hanley (SG), John Robinson (PF), Erwin Walkup (C) William Sawyer, Donald Smith, Jeffrey Kidder | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:51 | Purdue | Louis Hanley steps in front of the Gerard Bower pass | 26-44 |
| 03:44 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup's fadeaway is rejected by Nenad Smolski | 26-44 |
| 03:43 | Purdue | Gerard Bower snags the defensive board | 26-44 |
| 03:21 | Purdue | Gerard Bower can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 26-44 |
| 03:20 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup grabs the board | 26-44 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Luis Hernadez (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Louis Hanley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Nelson (fresh) C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:05 | Penn State | Nenad Smolski is called for the reach on Lewis Pearson - foul #1 on Nenad Smolski, team foul #7 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG) Luis Hernadez | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Younger (PG), Michael Hart (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Gerard Bower, Nenad Smolski, Cesar Rizzo | |
| 03:05 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 27-44 |
| 03:05 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-44 |
| 02:53 | Purdue | Michael Hart is denied on a layup by Lewis Pearson | 28-44 |
| 02:51 | Penn State | John Robinson pulls down the rebound | 28-44 |
| 02:49 | Penn State | John Oliphant throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Alex Horstman (C) Erwin Walkup | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SG) James Richardson | |
| 02:38 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes travels with the ball | 28-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (SG), Donald Smith (SF), Jeffrey Kidder (PF) Louis Hanley, Lewis Pearson, John Robinson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:30 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder is hacked by Joshua Barnes - foul #1 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #8 | 28-44 |
| 02:30 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder makes the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 02:30 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 02:10 | Purdue | Michael Hart hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-47 |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder misses the dunk but he's hacked by Alan Nelson - foul #1 on Alan Nelson, team foul #9 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Adolph Jackson (PF) Alan Nelson | |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder makes the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder makes the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 01:38 | Purdue | William Sawyer steps in front of the Michael Hart pass | 32-47 |
| 01:35 | Penn State | John Oliphant hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Sawyer | 34-47 |
| 01:30 | Purdue | Thomas Younger splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-47 |
| 01:29 | Penn State | Alex Horstman pulls down the rebound | 34-47 |
| 01:14 | Penn State | John Oliphant misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 34-47 |
| 01:13 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes gets the rebound | 34-47 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Thomas Younger is hacked by John Oliphant - foul #2 on John Oliphant, team foul #8 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (PG), Louis Hanley (SG), Lewis Pearson (SF), John Robinson (PF), Erwin Walkup (C) John Oliphant, William Sawyer, Donald Smith, Jeffrey Kidder, Alex Horstman | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Richardson (SG), Cesar Rizzo (C) Joshua Barnes, Dikembe Ali | |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Thomas Younger makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Thomas Younger makes the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 00:39 | Penn State | John Robinson is denied on a layup by Adolph Jackson | 34-49 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Michael Hart snags the defensive board | 34-49 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Thomas Younger shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-49 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-49 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 34-49 |