| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wesley Orr (fresh) SG - Franjo Rybinski (fresh) SF - Mike Peppers (fresh) PF - Anthony Jaeger (fresh) C - Henry Micheals (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Nathan Foster (fresh) SG - Dustin Sims (fresh) SF - Jason Howard (fresh) PF - Robert Monti (fresh) C - Matthew Fuller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Henry Micheals wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Purdue | Wesley Orr makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Penn State | Robert Monti makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 19:02 | Purdue | Mike Peppers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-3 |
| 19:00 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Robert Monti | 2-3 |
| 18:39 | Penn State | Jason Howard misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-3 |
| 18:37 | Purdue | Mike Peppers gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | Purdue | Wesley Orr comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:19 | Penn State | Jason Howard grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:02 | Penn State | Matthew Fuller is fouled on the floor by Henry Micheals - foul #1 on Henry Micheals, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 17:51 | Penn State | Henry Micheals denies the turnaround by Robert Monti | 2-3 |
| 17:49 | Purdue | Mike Peppers gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:45 | Purdue | Wesley Orr buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Franjo Rybinski | 5-3 |
| 17:42 | Penn State | Wesley Orr steals the ball from Nathan Foster in the backcourt | 5-3 |
| 17:22 | Purdue | Wesley Orr is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 7-3 |
| 17:06 | Penn State | Franjo Rybinski takes the ball from Dustin Sims | 7-3 |
| 17:02 | Purdue | Wesley Orr is hacked by Robert Monti - foul #1 on Robert Monti, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Purdue | Paul Jang (PG), Michael Ruffin (SG), William Brown (SF), Lester Williams (PF), Emmanuel Shephard (C) Wesley Orr, Franjo Rybinski, Mike Peppers, Anthony Jaeger, Henry Micheals | |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Engstrom (PG), Harold Jackson (SG), Daniel Synakowski (SF), Loren Roles (PF), Jason Bailey (C) Nathan Foster, Dustin Sims, Jason Howard, Robert Monti, Matthew Fuller | |
| 16:46 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 7-3 |
| 16:44 | Penn State | Loren Roles grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:33 | Penn State | Loren Roles clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 16:31 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Bailey | 7-3 |
| 16:13 | Penn State | Harold Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-3 |
| 16:11 | Purdue | Michael Ruffin is hacked by Byron Engstrom in the backcourt - foul #1 on Byron Engstrom, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wesley Orr (PG) William Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 15:53 | Purdue | Michael Ruffin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 15:52 | Penn State | Daniel Synakowski snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wesley Orr (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Paul Jang (fresh) SF - Michael Ruffin (fresh) PF - Lester Williams (fresh) C - Emmanuel Shephard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Byron Engstrom (fresh) SG - Harold Jackson (fresh) SF - Daniel Synakowski (fresh) PF - Loren Roles (fresh) C - Jason Bailey (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Penn State | Daniel Synakowski loses the ball out of bounds | 7-3 |
| Subs | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski (SG), Mike Peppers (SF), Omer Kotarski (C) Paul Jang, Michael Ruffin, Emmanuel Shephard | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Foster (PG), Dustin Sims (SG), Charles Cornett (SF), Robert Monti (PF), Matthew Fuller (C) Byron Engstrom, Harold Jackson, Daniel Synakowski, Loren Roles, Jason Bailey | |
| 15:23 | Purdue | Robert Monti steps in front of the Franjo Rybinski pass in the backcourt | 7-3 |
| 15:13 | Penn State | Matthew Fuller hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Dustin Sims | 7-5 |
| 14:54 | Purdue | Wesley Orr hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 7-5 |
| 14:53 | Purdue | Lester Williams tips it in | 9-5 |
| 14:27 | Penn State | Dustin Sims throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Ruffin (PG), Quon Yin (SG), Anthony Jaeger (PF), Henry Micheals (C) Wesley Orr, Franjo Rybinski, Lester Williams, Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jason Howard (SF) Robert Monti | |
| 14:07 | Purdue | Michael Ruffin is alone and drills a floater from the left side set up by Henry Micheals | 11-5 |
| 13:53 | Penn State | Nathan Foster clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Ruffin - foul #1 on Michael Ruffin, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Purdue | Paul Jang (PG), William Brown (SF) Quon Yin, Mike Peppers | |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Engstrom (SG), Robert Monti (PF), Jason Bailey (C) Dustin Sims, Charles Cornett, Matthew Fuller | |
| 13:53 | Penn State | Nathan Foster makes the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:53 | Penn State | Nathan Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:53 | Purdue | William Brown pulls down the rebound | 11-6 |
| 13:30 | Purdue | Nathan Foster steals the ball from Michael Ruffin | 11-6 |
| 13:19 | Penn State | Robert Monti drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Byron Engstrom | 11-8 |
| 13:16 | Purdue | Henry Micheals is hacked by Jason Howard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Howard, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wesley Orr (PG), Franjo Rybinski (SG), Emmanuel Shephard (PF) Paul Jang, Michael Ruffin, Anthony Jaeger | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Jackson (SG), Loren Roles (PF), Daniel Synakowski (C) Nathan Foster, Robert Monti, Jason Bailey | |
| 12:59 | Purdue | Daniel Synakowski swats the layup by Wesley Orr | 11-8 |
| 12:57 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard gets the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:49 | Purdue | Jason Howard is called for the reach on William Brown - foul #2 on Jason Howard, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | Omer Kotarski (C) Henry Micheals | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dustin Sims (SG), Matthew Fuller (C) Byron Engstrom, Jason Howard | |
| 12:36 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Wesley Orr and he's fouled by Dustin Sims - foul #1 on Dustin Sims, team foul #5 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mike Peppers (SF), Lester Williams (PF) William Brown, Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Cornett (PF) Matthew Fuller | |
| 12:36 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski misses the free throw | 13-8 |
| 12:36 | Penn State | Charles Cornett snags the defensive board | 13-8 |
| 12:14 | Penn State | Dustin Sims comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 12:12 | Penn State | Charles Cornett misses the tip | 13-8 |
| 12:10 | Penn State | Harold Jackson tips it but misses | 13-8 |
| 12:08 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard pulls down the rebound | 13-8 |
| 12:02 | Purdue | Wesley Orr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | Paul Jang (SG), Anthony Jaeger (PF) Franjo Rybinski, Emmanuel Shephard | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Foster (PG), Robert Monti (PF), Jason Bailey (C) Dustin Sims, Daniel Synakowski, Loren Roles | |
| 11:36 | Penn State | Nathan Foster is fouled on the floor by Lester Williams - foul #1 on Lester Williams, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Ruffin (SG), William Brown (SF) Wesley Orr, Mike Peppers | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dustin Sims (SG), Devin Staley (SF) Harold Jackson, Charles Cornett | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Paul Jang (fresh) SG - Michael Ruffin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Brown (fresh) PF - Anthony Jaeger (fresh) C - Lester Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Nathan Foster (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Dustin Sims (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Devin Staley (fresh) PF - Robert Monti (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jason Bailey (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Penn State | Dustin Sims drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Nathan Foster | 13-10 |
| 10:55 | Purdue | Michael Ruffin buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-10 |
| 10:34 | Penn State | Robert Monti can't throw it down but the foul's on Lester Williams - foul #2 on Lester Williams, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wesley Orr (PG), Franjo Rybinski (SG), Mike Peppers (SF), Emmanuel Shephard (PF), Henry Micheals (C) Paul Jang, Michael Ruffin, William Brown, Anthony Jaeger, Lester Williams | |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Engstrom (SG), Matthew Fuller (C) Dustin Sims, Jason Bailey | |
| 10:34 | Penn State | Robert Monti makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:34 | Penn State | Robert Monti misses the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:34 | Purdue | Henry Micheals grabs the board | 16-11 |
| 10:29 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski's pass is intercepted by Robert Monti in the backcourt | 16-11 |
| 10:06 | Penn State | Devin Staley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Monti | 16-13 |
| 09:43 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 16-13 |
| 09:41 | Purdue | Mike Peppers gets the offensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 09:31 | Purdue | Henry Micheals lays it in set up by Wesley Orr | 18-13 |
| 09:03 | Penn State | Matthew Fuller can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-13 |
| 09:01 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Henry Micheals | 18-13 |
| 08:56 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Emmanuel Shephard | 20-13 |
| 08:48 | Penn State | Robert Monti hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Byron Engstrom | 20-15 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski misses the easy layup | 20-15 |
| 08:33 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Micheals | 20-15 |
| 08:21 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-15 |
| 08:19 | Penn State | Devin Staley grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 07:59 | Penn State | Devin Staley misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 20-15 |
| 07:58 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 07:54 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-15 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Matthew Fuller | 20-15 |
| 07:35 | Penn State | Devin Staley is fouled on the floor by Mike Peppers - foul #1 on Mike Peppers, team foul #5 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Paul Jang (PG), Michael Ruffin (SG), William Brown (SF), Anthony Jaeger (PF), Omer Kotarski (C) Wesley Orr, Franjo Rybinski, Mike Peppers, Emmanuel Shephard, Henry Micheals | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Jackson (PG), Dustin Sims (SG), Daniel Synakowski (SF), Loren Roles (PF), Jason Bailey (C) Nathan Foster, Byron Engstrom, Devin Staley, Robert Monti, Matthew Fuller | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Paul Jang (fresh) SG - Michael Ruffin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Brown (fresh) PF - Anthony Jaeger (fresh) C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Jackson (fresh) SG - Dustin Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Synakowski (fresh) PF - Loren Roles (fresh) C - Jason Bailey (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Penn State | Daniel Synakowski clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Ruffin - foul #2 on Michael Ruffin, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Quon Yin (SG) Michael Ruffin | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 07:22 | Penn State | Daniel Synakowski makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:22 | Penn State | Daniel Synakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:22 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger snags the defensive board | 20-16 |
| 07:05 | Purdue | William Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 07:04 | Penn State | Loren Roles grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 06:44 | Penn State | Jason Bailey loses the dribble to Paul Jang | 20-16 |
| 06:41 | Purdue | Paul Jang banks in the layup | 22-16 |
| 06:32 | Penn State | Jason Bailey connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Synakowski and he's fouled by Anthony Jaeger - foul #1 on Anthony Jaeger, team foul #7 | 22-18 |
| 06:32 | Penn State | Jason Bailey makes the free throw | 22-19 |
| 06:21 | Purdue | Harold Jackson steals it from Anthony Jaeger | 22-19 |
| 06:01 | Penn State | Loren Roles misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-19 |
| 05:59 | Purdue | Omer Kotarski grabs the defensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 05:52 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger blows the layup but he's hacked by Loren Roles - foul #1 on Loren Roles, team foul #6 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wesley Orr (PG), Mike Peppers (SF), Henry Micheals (C) Paul Jang, William Brown, Omer Kotarski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Foster (PG), Charles Cornett (SF), Matthew Fuller (C) Harold Jackson, Daniel Synakowski, Jason Bailey | |
| 05:52 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:52 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger misses the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:52 | Penn State | Matthew Fuller gets the rebound | 23-19 |
| 05:39 | Penn State | Wesley Orr steals it from Loren Roles | 23-19 |
| 05:35 | Purdue | Charles Cornett steps in front of the Quon Yin pass in the backcourt | 23-19 |
| 05:22 | Penn State | Nathan Foster is fouled on the floor by Quon Yin - foul #1 on Quon Yin, team foul #8 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski (SG) Quon Yin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Monti (PF) Loren Roles | |
| 05:22 | Penn State | Nathan Foster makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 05:22 | Penn State | Nathan Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 05:22 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Anthony Jaeger | 23-20 |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski is fouled in the backcourt by Dustin Sims - foul #2 on Dustin Sims, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Engstrom (SG) Dustin Sims | |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 05:11 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-23 |
| 04:46 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Mike Peppers | 27-23 |
| 04:32 | Penn State | Robert Monti comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Mike Peppers - foul #2 on Mike Peppers, team foul #9 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brown (SF) Mike Peppers | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Synakowski (SF) Charles Cornett | |
| 04:32 | Penn State | Robert Monti makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:32 | Penn State | Robert Monti misses the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:32 | Purdue | Henry Micheals snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 04:12 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Henry Micheals | 30-24 |
| 04:08 | Penn State | Nathan Foster hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Synakowski | 30-27 |
| 03:50 | Purdue | William Brown misses long on an open turnaround from close range | 30-27 |
| 03:48 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger tips it but misses | 30-27 |
| 03:47 | Purdue | Henry Micheals tips it back up and in | 32-27 |
| 03:31 | Penn State | Anthony Jaeger denies the turnaround by Matthew Fuller | 32-27 |
| 03:30 | Penn State | Matthew Fuller snags the offensive board | 32-27 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Wesley Orr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Franjo Rybinski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Jaeger (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Micheals (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Nathan Foster (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Byron Engstrom (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Synakowski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Monti (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - Matthew Fuller (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Penn State | Matthew Fuller misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by William Brown - foul #1 on William Brown, team foul #10 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Paul Jang (PG), Quon Yin (SG), Michael Ruffin (SF), Lester Williams (PF), Emmanuel Shephard (C) Wesley Orr, Franjo Rybinski, William Brown, Anthony Jaeger, Henry Micheals | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Jackson (PG), Dustin Sims (SG), Jason Howard (SF), Charles Cornett (PF) Nathan Foster, Byron Engstrom, Daniel Synakowski, Robert Monti | |
| 03:18 | Penn State | Matthew Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 03:18 | Penn State | Matthew Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 03:07 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard knocks in the driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Matthew Fuller - foul #1 on Matthew Fuller, team foul #8 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jason Bailey (C) Matthew Fuller | |
| 03:07 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard makes the free throw | 35-29 |
| 02:47 | Penn State | Charles Cornett banks in the layup | 35-31 |
| 02:21 | Purdue | Michael Ruffin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 02:19 | Penn State | Charles Cornett grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 01:59 | Penn State | Jason Howard hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jason Bailey | 35-33 |
| 01:41 | Purdue | Michael Ruffin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 01:39 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard gets the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 01:20 | Purdue | Michael Ruffin drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Emmanuel Shephard | 38-33 |
| 01:09 | Penn State | Jason Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wesley Orr (PG), Franjo Rybinski (SG), Mike Peppers (SF), William Brown (PF), Omer Kotarski (C) Paul Jang, Quon Yin, Michael Ruffin, Emmanuel Shephard, Lester Williams | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Foster (PG), Devin Staley (SF), Loren Roles (PF), Matthew Fuller (C) Harold Jackson, Jason Howard, Charles Cornett, Jason Bailey | |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Wesley Orr is open and buries a shot from the left wing set up by Franjo Rybinski | 40-33 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Loren Roles can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Brown - foul #2 on William Brown, team foul #11 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Engstrom (SG) Dustin Sims | |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Loren Roles misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Loren Roles misses the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Loren Roles | 40-33 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Nathan Foster hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Byron Engstrom | 40-35 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Mike Peppers loses the dribble to Loren Roles | 40-35 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Loren Roles misses the fullcourt shot | 40-35 |