| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Hurst (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerry Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Betz (fresh) PF - Rodney Wilhoit (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Harland Fisher (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Nathan Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Sims (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Monti (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Matthew Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Jason Howard inbounds the ball | 41-34 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Penn State | Jason Howard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-34 |
| 19:41 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Harland Fisher | 41-34 |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith's pass is intercepted by Nathan Foster in the backcourt | 41-34 |
| 19:36 | Penn State | Nathan Foster can't finish the layup | 41-34 |
| 19:34 | Penn State | Nathan Foster tips it home | 41-36 |
| 19:21 | Northwestern | Rodney Wilhoit's pass is intercepted by Robert Monti | 41-36 |
| 18:58 | Penn State | Jason Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 18:57 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 18:44 | Northwestern | John Hurst drills a jump hook near the basket | 43-36 |
| 18:42 | Penn State | Gerry Smith picks off the pass by Jason Howard in the backcourt | 43-36 |
| 18:41 | Northwestern | Steve Betz slams it home on a great pass from Gerry Smith | 45-36 |
| 18:27 | Penn State | Nathan Foster comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 18:26 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Harland Fisher | 45-36 |
| 18:17 | Northwestern | Rodney Wilhoit misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-36 |
| 18:15 | Penn State | Robert Monti grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 18:01 | Penn State | Nathan Foster comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-36 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | Rodney Wilhoit grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 17:40 | Northwestern | Rodney Wilhoit blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Monti - foul #1 on Robert Monti, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG), Dana Just (SG) John Hurst, Steve Betz | |
| 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 | |
| 17:40 | Northwestern | Rodney Wilhoit makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 17:40 | Northwestern | Rodney Wilhoit makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 17:37 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom is hacked by James Reed in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Reed, team foul #1 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Hurst (PG) James Reed | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:26 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-36 |
| 17:24 | Penn State | Harold Jackson snags the offensive board | 47-36 |
| 17:14 | Penn State | Dana Just steps in front of the Jason Bailey pass | 47-36 |
| 16:57 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Gerry Smith, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Foster (PG), Devin Staley (SF), Charles Cornett (PF) Harold Jackson, Daniel Synakowski, Jason Bailey | |
| 16:36 | Penn State | Charles Cornett can't connect on a jumper from close range | 47-36 |
| 16:35 | Penn State | Charles Cornett misses the tip | 47-36 |
| 16:34 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| 16:28 | Northwestern | Rodney Wilhoit scores on a floater in the paint | 49-36 |
| 16:08 | Penn State | Devin Staley clanks a jump hook from close range | 49-36 |
| 16:07 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Byron Engstrom | 49-36 |
| 15:44 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner but the foul's on Dana Just - foul #2 on Dana Just, team foul #3 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG), Lyle Adelson (SG), Samuel Moore (PF), Duncan Barber (C) John Hurst, Dana Just, Gerry Smith, Rodney Wilhoit | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Jackson (SG), Daniel Synakowski (SF), Robert Monti (PF), Matthew Fuller (C) Nathan Foster, Devin Staley, Charles Cornett, Loren Roles | |
| 15:44 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom misses the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 15:44 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 15:44 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom makes the 3rd free throw | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Reed (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Lyle Adelson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harland Fisher (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. PF - Samuel Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Duncan Barber (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Byron Engstrom (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Jackson (fresh) SF - Daniel Synakowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Monti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Matthew Fuller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-38 |
| 15:34 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Duncan Barber | 49-38 |
| 15:25 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 49-38 |
| 15:24 | Penn State | Daniel Synakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 15:07 | Penn State | Harold Jackson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-38 |
| 15:05 | Northwestern | Duncan Barber snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | Lyle Adelson is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lyle Adelson, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Just (SG) Lyle Adelson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Foster (PG), Dustin Sims (SG), Jason Howard (SF), Jason Bailey (C) Byron Engstrom, Harold Jackson, Daniel Synakowski, Matthew Fuller | |
| 14:46 | Penn State | Dustin Sims scores on a turnaround from the right block | 49-40 |
| 14:26 | Northwestern | Robert Monti swats the short shot by Duncan Barber | 49-40 |
| 14:24 | Penn State | Nathan Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 14:08 | Penn State | Dustin Sims can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Dana Just - foul #3 on Dana Just, team foul #5 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerry Smith (SG), Steve Betz (SF) Dana Just, Harland Fisher | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Jackson (PG), Loren Roles (PF), Matthew Fuller (C) Nathan Foster, Robert Monti, Jason Bailey | |
| 14:08 | Penn State | Dustin Sims makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 14:08 | Penn State | Dustin Sims misses the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 14:08 | Northwestern | Samuel Moore gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 13:50 | Northwestern | Duncan Barber is open and scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from James Reed | 51-41 |
| 13:26 | Penn State | Harold Jackson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 13:25 | Northwestern | Steve Betz gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 13:20 | Northwestern | Samuel Moore hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Reed | 53-41 |
| 12:59 | Penn State | Jason Howard is called for traveling | 53-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Hurst (PG), Dana Just (SG), Harland Fisher (SF) James Reed, Gerry Smith, Steve Betz | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Foster (PG), Byron Engstrom (SG), Devin Staley (SF), Charles Cornett (PF), Daniel Synakowski (C) Harold Jackson, Dustin Sims, Jason Howard, Loren Roles, Matthew Fuller | |
| 12:44 | Northwestern | Duncan Barber's layup is rejected by Charles Cornett | 53-41 |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | Samuel Moore gets the offensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-41 |
| 12:30 | Northwestern | Dana Just grabs the offensive board | 53-41 |
| 12:30 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jason Bailey (C) Daniel Synakowski | |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dana Just | 56-41 |
| 11:48 | Penn State | Charles Cornett connects on the open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Byron Engstrom | 56-44 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Hurst (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dana Just (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Harland Fisher (tired) 15 pts. 9 reb. PF - Samuel Moore (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Duncan Barber (tired) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Nathan Foster (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Byron Engstrom (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Devin Staley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Cornett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Jason Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher drills a fadeaway from the left side | 58-44 |
| 11:13 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Dana Just - foul #4 on Dana Just, team foul #6 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG), Gerry Smith (SG), Steve Betz (SF), Rodney Wilhoit (PF) John Hurst, Dana Just, Harland Fisher, Samuel Moore | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dustin Sims (SG), Daniel Synakowski (SF), Robert Monti (PF), Matthew Fuller (C) Nathan Foster, Devin Staley, Charles Cornett, Jason Bailey | |
| 11:13 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom makes the free throw | 58-47 |
| 10:58 | Northwestern | Duncan Barber scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Rodney Wilhoit | 60-47 |
| 10:41 | Penn State | Daniel Synakowski's pass is intercepted by Steve Betz | 60-47 |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | James Reed is hacked by Robert Monti - foul #2 on Robert Monti, team foul #2 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Samuel Moore (C) Duncan Barber | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Jackson (PG) Byron Engstrom | |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Rodney Wilhoit comes up short on the shot from the left block | 60-47 |
| 10:14 | Northwestern | Rodney Wilhoit hits the follow up shot | 62-47 |
| 10:01 | Penn State | Matthew Fuller misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 62-47 |
| 09:59 | Penn State | Matthew Fuller tips it in | 62-49 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern | James Reed is hacked by Dustin Sims in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dustin Sims, team foul #3 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Hurst (PG), Harland Fisher (SF) James Reed, Steve Betz | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Foster (PG), Jason Howard (SF), Loren Roles (C) Dustin Sims, Daniel Synakowski, Matthew Fuller | |
| 09:52 | Northwestern | Rodney Wilhoit's layup is rejected by Jason Howard | 62-49 |
| 09:51 | Penn State | Robert Monti grabs the board | 62-49 |
| 09:49 | Penn State | Jason Howard is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Howard, team foul #4 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Duncan Barber (C) Samuel Moore | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | Rodney Wilhoit is denied on a layup by Loren Roles | 62-49 |
| 09:35 | Penn State | Robert Monti gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| 09:31 | Penn State | Jason Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-49 |
| 09:19 | Northwestern | Rodney Wilhoit misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 09:17 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jason Howard | 62-49 |
| 09:15 | Penn State | Jason Howard is fouled in the backcourt by Harland Fisher - foul #3 on Harland Fisher, team foul #7 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Fuller (C) Robert Monti | |
| 09:15 | Penn State | Jason Howard makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 09:15 | Penn State | Jason Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 08:57 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Loren Roles - foul #1 on Loren Roles, team foul #5 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG), Samuel Moore (C) John Hurst, Duncan Barber | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dustin Sims (SG), Daniel Synakowski (SF) Nathan Foster, Jason Howard | |
| 08:57 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 08:57 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 08:39 | Penn State | Loren Roles banks in the layup | 64-53 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | Dustin Sims is called for the reach on Gerry Smith - foul #3 on Dustin Sims, team foul #6 | 64-53 |
| 08:23 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Betz (SF), Duncan Barber (C) Harland Fisher, Rodney Wilhoit | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Foster (PG), Devin Staley (SF), Charles Cornett (PF), Jason Bailey (C) Harold Jackson, Daniel Synakowski, Loren Roles, Matthew Fuller | |
| 08:18 | Northwestern | Steve Betz is hacked by Devin Staley - foul #1 on Devin Staley, team foul #7 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Hurst (PG) James Reed | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:18 | Northwestern | Steve Betz makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 08:18 | Northwestern | Steve Betz misses the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 08:18 | Penn State | Charles Cornett pulls down the rebound | 65-53 |
| 07:49 | Penn State | Nathan Foster misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Hurst - foul #3 on John Hurst, team foul #8 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lyle Adelson (SG) Gerry Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Engstrom (SG) Dustin Sims | |
| 07:49 | Penn State | Nathan Foster makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 07:49 | Penn State | Nathan Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Lyle Adelson is fouled in the backcourt by Byron Engstrom - foul #3 on Byron Engstrom, team foul #8 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Just (PG) John Hurst | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Lyle Adelson misses the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 07:47 | Penn State | Jason Bailey pulls down the rebound | 65-55 |
| 07:31 | Penn State | Charles Cornett clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-55 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | Steve Betz grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dana Just (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Lyle Adelson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steve Betz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Moore (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Duncan Barber (very tired) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Nathan Foster (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Byron Engstrom (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Devin Staley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Cornett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Jason Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Northwestern | Lyle Adelson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 65-55 |
| 07:11 | Penn State | Charles Cornett pulls down the rebound | 65-55 |
| 07:09 | Penn State | Lyle Adelson picks off the pass by Charles Cornett in the backcourt | 65-55 |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | Lyle Adelson lays it up and in | 67-55 |
| 06:50 | Penn State | Nathan Foster is called for traveling | 67-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG), Harland Fisher (SF), Rodney Wilhoit (PF) Dana Just, Steve Betz, Samuel Moore | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Jackson (PG), Dustin Sims (SG), Jason Howard (SF), Robert Monti (PF), Matthew Fuller (C) Nathan Foster, Byron Engstrom, Devin Staley, Charles Cornett, Jason Bailey | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:30 | Northwestern | Rodney Wilhoit connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Reed | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:18 | Penn State | Duncan Barber is called for the reach on Matthew Fuller - foul #4 on Duncan Barber, team foul #9 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Hurst (PG) James Reed | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Synakowski (SG) Dustin Sims | |
| 06:18 | Penn State | Matthew Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 06:18 | Penn State | Matthew Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | John Hurst connects on the runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Jason Howard - foul #3 on Jason Howard, team foul #9 | 71-57 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | John Hurst makes the free throw | 72-57 |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Daniel Synakowski is fouled in the backcourt by John Hurst - foul #4 on John Hurst, team foul #10 | 72-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Foster (PG), Loren Roles (C) Jason Howard, Matthew Fuller | |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Daniel Synakowski misses the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Daniel Synakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:37 | Northwestern | Lyle Adelson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-58 |
| 05:35 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Loren Roles | 72-58 |
| 05:31 | Penn State | Nathan Foster clanks a runner in the lane | 72-58 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern | Rodney Wilhoit pulls down the rebound | 72-58 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG), Samuel Moore (PF) John Hurst, Rodney Wilhoit | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dustin Sims (SG), Jason Howard (SF), Matthew Fuller (C) Harold Jackson, Daniel Synakowski, Loren Roles | |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | Jason Howard steals the ball from Harland Fisher in the backcourt | 72-58 |
| 05:19 | Penn State | Robert Monti's pass is intercepted by Samuel Moore | 72-58 |
| 05:07 | Northwestern | Lyle Adelson buries a 3 from the left wing | 75-58 |
| 05:04 | Penn State | Nathan Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rodney Wilhoit (PF) Duncan Barber | |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Engstrom (PG), Devin Staley (SF) Nathan Foster, Jason Howard | |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher is fouled on the floor by Devin Staley - foul #2 on Devin Staley, team foul #10 | 75-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Just (PG) James Reed | |
| Subs | Penn State | Loren Roles (PF) Robert Monti | |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 76-58 |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 76-58 |
| 04:58 | Penn State | Devin Staley snags the defensive board | 76-58 |
| 04:55 | Penn State | Lyle Adelson steals it from Byron Engstrom in the backcourt | 76-58 |
| 04:52 | Northwestern | Dana Just banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lyle Adelson | 78-58 |
| 04:29 | Penn State | Loren Roles connects on the runner near the basket set up by Matthew Fuller | 78-60 |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Lyle Adelson is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney Wilhoit | 81-60 |
| 03:45 | Penn State | Matthew Fuller clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 81-60 |
| 03:44 | Penn State | Devin Staley tips it back up and in | 81-62 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Northwestern | Lyle Adelson is fouled in the backcourt by Dustin Sims - foul #4 on Dustin Sims, team foul #11 | 81-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Hurst (PG), Steve Betz (SF), Duncan Barber (C) Dana Just, Harland Fisher, Samuel Moore | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Jackson (PG), Charles Cornett (SF), Daniel Synakowski (PF), Jason Bailey (C) Dustin Sims, Devin Staley, Loren Roles, Matthew Fuller | |
| 03:42 | Northwestern | Lyle Adelson makes the 1st free throw | 82-62 |
| 03:42 | Northwestern | Lyle Adelson misses the 2nd free throw | 82-62 |
| 03:42 | Penn State | Daniel Synakowski gets the rebound | 82-62 |
| 03:31 | Penn State | Harold Jackson is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Byron Engstrom | 82-65 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Hurst (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Lyle Adelson (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Steve Betz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodney Wilhoit (very tired) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Duncan Barber (very tired) 14 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Jackson (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Byron Engstrom (tired) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Cornett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Daniel Synakowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Rodney Wilhoit misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Synakowski - foul #2 on Daniel Synakowski, team foul #12 | 82-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG) John Hurst | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Rodney Wilhoit misses the 1st free throw | 82-65 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Rodney Wilhoit makes the 2nd free throw | 83-65 |
| 02:54 | Penn State | Daniel Synakowski hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 83-65 |
| 02:53 | Northwestern | Lyle Adelson pulls down the rebound | 83-65 |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | James Reed is called for 10 seconds | 83-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerry Smith (SG) Lyle Adelson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Loren Roles (PF) Byron Engstrom | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:18 | Penn State | Daniel Synakowski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 83-65 |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | Steve Betz gets the rebound | 83-65 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | James Reed misses short on an open 3 from the right wing | 83-65 |
| 01:49 | Penn State | Daniel Synakowski snags the defensive board | 83-65 |
| 01:25 | Penn State | Daniel Synakowski clanks a jumper from close range | 83-65 |
| 01:23 | Penn State | Loren Roles grabs the offensive rebound | 83-65 |
| 01:16 | Penn State | Daniel Synakowski misses short on a floater from the left wing | 83-65 |
| 01:14 | Northwestern | Steve Betz snags the defensive board | 83-65 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Duncan Barber can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jason Bailey - foul #1 on Jason Bailey, team foul #13 | 83-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Hurst (PG), Lyle Adelson (SG), Harland Fisher (SF) James Reed, Gerry Smith, Steve Betz | |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Engstrom (PG) Charles Cornett | |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Duncan Barber makes the 1st free throw | 84-65 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Duncan Barber misses the 2nd free throw | 84-65 |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Jason Bailey pulls down the rebound | 84-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Harold Jackson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 84-65 |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Lyle Adelson gets the rebound | 84-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | Byron Engstrom takes the ball from Harland Fisher in the backcourt | 84-65 |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom lays it in | 84-67 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Lyle Adelson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 84-67 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Byron Engstrom | 84-67 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Harold Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 84-67 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | John Hurst runs out the clock | 84-67 |