| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Richardson (fresh) SF - Michael Hart (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adolph Jackson (fresh) C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Louis Hanley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Kidder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Michael Hart inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 34-36 |
| 19:43 | Purdue | Michael Hart grabs the offensive board | 34-36 |
| 19:30 | Purdue | Thomas Younger buries a 3 from straight away | 37-36 |
| 19:18 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder travels with the ball | 37-36 |
| 19:05 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson buries a fadeaway from the right block | 39-36 |
| 18:46 | Penn State | 3 seconds is called on John Oliphant | 39-36 |
| 18:36 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson is whistled for traveling | 39-36 |
| 18:15 | Penn State | Louis Hanley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 39-36 |
| 18:13 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Cesar Rizzo | 39-36 |
| 17:53 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson is called for 5 seconds | 39-36 |
| 17:32 | Penn State | John Robinson comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 39-36 |
| 17:31 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 17:17 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 17:02 | Penn State | John Robinson clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-36 |
| 17:00 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 16:43 | Purdue | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Younger is blocked by Jeffrey Kidder | 42-36 |
| 16:42 | Penn State | Donald Smith pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 16:36 | Penn State | Donald Smith makes the jumper from the left block set up by Louis Hanley | 42-38 |
| 16:21 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 42-38 |
| 16:19 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 16:15 | Penn State | John Oliphant misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Cesar Rizzo - foul #2 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Ali (C) Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:15 | Penn State | John Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:15 | Penn State | John Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 16:05 | Purdue | Michael Hart scores on a 3 from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 15:57 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Michael Hart - foul #3 on Michael Hart, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (PG) John Oliphant | |
| 15:57 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 15:57 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Richardson (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adolph Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - William Sawyer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Hanley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Smith (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Kidder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Purdue | Thomas Younger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 15:49 | Penn State | Louis Hanley snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 15:28 | Penn State | Donald Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-42 |
| 15:26 | Purdue | Michael Hart gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 15:12 | Purdue | Michael Hart is denied on a layup by John Robinson | 45-42 |
| 15:11 | Penn State | John Robinson snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 14:52 | Penn State | John Robinson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Sawyer and he's hacked by Adolph Jackson - foul #3 on Adolph Jackson, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| 14:52 | Penn State | John Robinson makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 14:42 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 14:41 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 14:21 | Penn State | Louis Hanley hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 45-45 |
| 14:19 | Purdue | Michael Hart snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 14:09 | Purdue | Thomas Younger connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Adolph Jackson | 47-45 |
| 13:51 | Penn State | Donald Smith misses the jumper from close range | 47-45 |
| 13:49 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 13:20 | Purdue | Thomas Younger comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-45 |
| 13:19 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson tips it in | 49-45 |
| 12:58 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder dunks the ball on a nice dish by Louis Hanley | 49-47 |
| 12:41 | Purdue | Michael Hart comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 49-47 |
| 12:39 | Purdue | Thomas Younger tips it in | 51-47 |
| 12:17 | Penn State | Louis Hanley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SG), Nenad Smolski (SF), Alan Nelson (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) James Richardson, Michael Hart, Adolph Jackson, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG), Lewis Pearson (SF), Erwin Walkup (C) Louis Hanley, Donald Smith, Jeffrey Kidder | |
| 11:54 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Younger | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Sawyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) PF - John Robinson (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by John Oliphant | 53-49 |
| 11:25 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes comes up short on the runner from the left block | 53-49 |
| 11:23 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski tips it in | 55-49 |
| 11:06 | Penn State | John Robinson makes the jumper from the right wing set up by William Sawyer | 55-51 |
| 10:53 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 10:34 | Penn State | John Oliphant is fouled on the floor by Thomas Younger - foul #1 on Thomas Younger, team foul #4 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), James Richardson (SG), Michael Hart (SF), Adolph Jackson (PF) Thomas Younger, Joshua Barnes, Nenad Smolski, Alan Nelson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Louis Hanley (SG), Donald Smith (SF) William Sawyer, John Robinson | |
| 10:07 | Penn State | Louis Hanley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Smith and he's hacked by Cesar Rizzo - foul #3 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder (C) Erwin Walkup | |
| 10:07 | Penn State | Louis Hanley makes the free throw | 58-54 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Lewis Pearson - foul #3 on Lewis Pearson, team foul #1 | 58-54 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 09:42 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 60-54 |
| 09:41 | Purdue | Gerard Bower pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 09:17 | Purdue | Michael Hart can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by John Oliphant - foul #3 on John Oliphant, team foul #2 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Younger (PG), Dikembe Ali (C) Gerard Bower, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (PG), Erwin Walkup (C) John Oliphant, Lewis Pearson | |
| 09:17 | Purdue | Michael Hart makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 09:17 | Purdue | Michael Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 08:56 | Penn State | Dikembe Ali is called for the reach on Jeffrey Kidder - foul #3 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #6 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nenad Smolski (PF) Adolph Jackson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:38 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder lays it in | 62-56 |
| 08:19 | Purdue | Thomas Younger makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Richardson | 65-56 |
| 08:08 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup loses the dribble to Nenad Smolski | 65-56 |
| 08:03 | Purdue | Thomas Younger clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 08:01 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 07:48 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali travels with the ball | 65-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Adolph Jackson (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Michael Hart, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG), Lewis Pearson (SF), John Robinson (PF), Alex Horstman (C) Louis Hanley, Donald Smith, Jeffrey Kidder, Erwin Walkup | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Richardson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adolph Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Sawyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Alex Horstman (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Penn State | Adolph Jackson blocks the jumper by Alex Horstman | 65-56 |
| 07:37 | Purdue | Thomas Younger grabs the board | 65-56 |
| 07:16 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 07:14 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson tips it in | 67-56 |
| 06:50 | Penn State | Alex Horstman hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Oliphant | 67-58 |
| 06:36 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 67-58 |
| 06:34 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Alex Horstman | 67-58 |
| 06:08 | Penn State | John Robinson misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-58 |
| 06:06 | Purdue | James Richardson gets the rebound | 67-58 |
| 05:55 | Purdue | William Sawyer is called for the reach on James Richardson - foul #1 on William Sawyer, team foul #3 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Joshua Barnes (SG), Michael Hart (SF), Alan Nelson (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Thomas Younger, James Richardson, Nenad Smolski, Adolph Jackson, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Penn State | Louis Hanley (SG), Donald Smith (SF), Jeffrey Kidder (C) William Sawyer, Lewis Pearson, Alex Horstman | |
| 05:38 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes is hacked by Louis Hanley - foul #3 on Louis Hanley, team foul #4 | 67-58 |
| 05:30 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes's pass is intercepted by Donald Smith | 67-58 |
| 05:24 | Penn State | Dikembe Ali picks off the pass by John Robinson | 67-58 |
| 05:07 | Purdue | Michael Hart connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-58 |
| 04:50 | Penn State | Donald Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by John Robinson | 70-60 |
| 04:35 | Purdue | John Oliphant takes the ball from Gerard Bower | 70-60 |
| 04:07 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Ali - foul #4 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #7 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Younger (PG), James Richardson (SG), Adolph Jackson (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Gerard Bower, Joshua Barnes, Alan Nelson, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (PG), Lewis Pearson (SF), Erwin Walkup (C) John Oliphant, Donald Smith, John Robinson | |
| 04:07 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 04:07 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder misses the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 04:07 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson snags the defensive board | 70-61 |
| 04:00 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 70-61 |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson pulls down the rebound | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:55 | Penn State | Louis Hanley makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from William Sawyer | 70-63 |
| 03:38 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Sawyer - foul #2 on William Sawyer, team foul #5 | 70-63 |
| 03:38 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 03:38 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 03:38 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder gets the rebound | 70-63 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Richardson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adolph Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - William Sawyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Louis Hanley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Penn State | James Richardson takes the ball from Louis Hanley | 70-63 |
| 03:11 | Purdue | Thomas Younger banks in the layup set up by James Richardson | 72-63 |
| 02:53 | Penn State | Adolph Jackson picks off the pass by William Sawyer | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:39 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-63 |
| 02:38 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo hits the follow up shot | 74-63 |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG), Donald Smith (SF), John Robinson (PF) William Sawyer, Lewis Pearson, Erwin Walkup | |
| 02:31 | Penn State | Michael Hart is called for the reach on Louis Hanley - foul #4 on Michael Hart, team foul #8 | 74-63 |
| 02:31 | Penn State | Louis Hanley makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 02:31 | Penn State | Louis Hanley makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 02:08 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeffrey Kidder - foul #2 on Jeffrey Kidder, team foul #6 | 74-65 |
| 02:08 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 02:08 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 02:08 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Robinson | 75-65 |
| 02:01 | Penn State | Donald Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 75-65 |
| 01:59 | Purdue | Thomas Younger gets the rebound | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:56 | Purdue | John Oliphant is called for the reach on Thomas Younger in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Oliphant, team foul #7 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Aziz (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Adolph Jackson, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:56 | Purdue | Thomas Younger makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 01:56 | Purdue | Thomas Younger makes the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| 01:49 | Penn State | Dikembe Ali picks off the pass by Louis Hanley | 77-65 |
| 01:48 | Purdue | Louis Hanley is called for the reach on Thomas Younger in the backcourt - foul #4 on Louis Hanley, team foul #8 | 77-65 |
| 01:48 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses the 1st free throw | 77-65 |
| 01:48 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali grabs the offensive rebound | 77-65 |
| 01:47 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali is hacked by John Robinson - foul #2 on John Robinson, team foul #9 | 77-65 |
| 01:47 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 78-65 |
| 01:47 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali misses the 2nd free throw | 78-65 |
| 01:47 | Penn State | John Robinson pulls down the rebound | 78-65 |
| 01:31 | Penn State | Michael Hart steals the ball from John Robinson | 78-65 |
| 01:26 | Purdue | Thomas Younger blows the layup | 78-65 |
| 01:25 | Purdue | Michael Hart gets the offensive rebound | 78-65 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:15 | Purdue | Michael Hart hits a jumper near the basket set up by Thomas Younger | 80-65 |
| 00:59 | Penn State | Louis Hanley misses the jumper from the right wing | 80-65 |
| 00:57 | Purdue | Michael Hart gets the rebound | 80-65 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Michael Hart scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 82-65 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue 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 a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:29 | Penn State | James Richardson picks off the pass by John Oliphant in the backcourt | 82-65 |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Michael Hart lays it up and in set up by James Richardson | 84-65 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Thomas Younger picks off the pass by Donald Smith | 84-65 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Thomas Younger runs out the clock | 84-65 |