| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Boris Mikowski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Radman Zeck (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jermaine Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carlton Uchida (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Lobb (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) SG - Sean Burton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) PF - James Blair (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Orville Lange inbounds the ball | 19-20 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | James Blair knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-22 |
| 19:20 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb lays it in set up by Boris Mikowski | 21-22 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Orville Lange's floater is tipped away by Carlton Uchida | 21-22 |
| 19:01 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 18:44 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-22 |
| 18:42 | Penn State | Radman Zeck tips it home | 23-22 |
| 18:17 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 23-22 |
| 18:16 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jermaine Fletcher | 23-22 |
| 18:07 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb connects on the floater in the paint | 25-22 |
| 17:44 | Northwestern | Boris Mikowski takes the ball from Terry Fleming | 25-22 |
| 17:28 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb misses the dunk attempt | 25-22 |
| 17:27 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Terry Fleming | 25-22 |
| 17:05 | Northwestern | Carlton Uchida swats the short shot by Sean Burton | 25-22 |
| 17:04 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 16:51 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-22 |
| 16:49 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb gets the offensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 16:36 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-22 |
| 16:35 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Blair | 25-22 |
| 16:06 | Northwestern | Sean Burton misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Radman Zeck - foul #2 on Radman Zeck, team foul #1 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Niehaus (SG), Jared Wada (PF) Boris Mikowski, Carlton Uchida | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Jeffery Brannen, Orville Lange, James Blair, Terry Fleming | |
| 16:06 | Northwestern | Sean Burton makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 16:06 | Northwestern | Sean Burton misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 16:06 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 15:46 | Penn State | Jared Wada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Foster (PG) Michael Niehaus | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Blair (SF) Sean Burton | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Foster (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Radman Zeck (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jermaine Fletcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jared Wada (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Lobb (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Blair (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) | |
| 15:18 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 25-23 |
| 15:16 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 15:00 | Penn State | Eugene Pfeiffer is called for the reach on Radman Zeck - foul #3 on Eugene Pfeiffer, team foul #1 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Boris Mikowski (PG), Carlton Uchida (PF) Mark Foster, Jared Wada | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:40 | Penn State | Radman Zeck misses the shot from the free throw line | 25-23 |
| 14:38 | Northwestern | James Blair snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| 14:13 | Northwestern | Carlton Uchida swats the layup by Timothy Williams | 25-23 |
| 14:11 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Carlton Uchida | 25-23 |
| 13:58 | Penn State | Radman Zeck buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 13:35 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 27-23 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern | James Blair can't tip it in | 27-23 |
| 13:31 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb gets the rebound | 27-23 |
| 13:04 | Penn State | Radman Zeck comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Combs - foul #1 on Thomas Combs, team foul #2 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jared Wada (PF) Carlton Uchida | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG), Orville Lange (SF), Terry Fleming (C) Charles Foster, James Blair, Thomas Combs | |
| 13:04 | Penn State | Radman Zeck makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 13:04 | Penn State | Radman Zeck makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eugene Pfeiffer | 29-25 |
| 12:34 | Penn State | Sean Burton steals the ball from Boris Mikowski in the backcourt | 29-25 |
| 12:33 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer lays it up and in on a great pass from Sean Burton | 29-27 |
| 12:21 | Penn State | Timothy Williams denies the turnaround by Timothy Lobb | 29-27 |
| 12:19 | Northwestern | Sean Burton gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 11:50 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming is hacked by Timothy Lobb - foul #2 on Timothy Lobb, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Foster (PG), Michael Niehaus (SF), Carlton Uchida (PF) Boris Mikowski, Jermaine Fletcher, Jared Wada | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Blair (SF), Chas Reimann (PF) Orville Lange, Terry Fleming | |
| 11:25 | Northwestern | Timothy Lobb swats the layup by Eugene Pfeiffer | 29-27 |
| 11:23 | Northwestern | Sean Burton gets the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Foster (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Radman Zeck (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Niehaus (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carlton Uchida (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 5 blk. C - Timothy Lobb (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sean Burton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Blair (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Chas Reimann is denied by Timothy Lobb | 29-27 |
| 11:07 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| 10:47 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida can't finish the layup | 29-27 |
| 10:46 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 10:24 | Northwestern | Carlton Uchida denies the turnaround by Eugene Pfeiffer | 29-27 |
| 10:23 | Penn State | Radman Zeck snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 09:54 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Sean Burton - foul #1 on Sean Burton, team foul #3 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Boris Mikowski (PG), Jermaine Fletcher (SF) Mark Foster, Radman Zeck | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Orville Lange (SF), Terry Fleming (C) Sean Burton, James Blair, Timothy Williams | |
| 09:54 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 09:54 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 09:33 | Northwestern | Jermaine Fletcher steps in front of the Eugene Pfeiffer pass | 30-27 |
| 09:08 | Penn State | Michael Niehaus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Darrell Oakes (PF), Jared Wada (C) Carlton Uchida, Timothy Lobb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (SF) Orville Lange | |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 30-27 |
| 08:39 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Darrell Oakes | 30-27 |
| 08:20 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes misses the floater from the left side | 30-27 |
| 08:18 | Penn State | Jared Wada misses the tip | 30-27 |
| 08:17 | Northwestern | Sean Burton gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 08:13 | Northwestern | Sean Burton can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 30-27 |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Jared Wada grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 08:07 | Penn State | Boris Mikowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 30-27 |
| 08:05 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming travels with the ball | 30-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Radman Zeck (SG), Carlton Uchida (PF) Michael Niehaus, Darrell Oakes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), James Blair (SF), Thomas Combs (C) Jeffery Brannen, Sean Burton, Terry Fleming | |
| 07:44 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jermaine Fletcher, team foul #3 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Williams (PF) Chas Reimann | |
| 07:26 | Northwestern | Carlton Uchida blocks the short jumper by Timothy Williams | 30-27 |
| 07:24 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 07:22 | Penn State | Boris Mikowski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG), Orville Lange (SF), Chas Reimann (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Charles Foster, James Blair, Timothy Williams, Thomas Combs | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Boris Mikowski (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Radman Zeck (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jermaine Fletcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carlton Uchida (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 7 blk. C - Jared Wada (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sean Burton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) PF - Chas Reimann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer is hacked by Radman Zeck - foul #3 on Radman Zeck, team foul #4 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Blair (SF), Timothy Williams (C) Orville Lange, Terry Fleming | |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | Sean Burton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern | James Blair snags the offensive board | 30-27 |
| 06:07 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 30-27 |
| 06:06 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to James Blair | 30-27 |
| 05:49 | Northwestern | Sean Burton makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Eugene Pfeiffer | 30-30 |
| 05:36 | Penn State | Radman Zeck knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Boris Mikowski | 32-30 |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by James Blair | 32-32 |
| 05:05 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jared Wada | 35-32 |
| 04:46 | Northwestern | James Blair scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Burton | 35-34 |
| 04:31 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida connects on the jumper from the left block | 37-34 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Carlton Uchida swats the layup by Eugene Pfeiffer | 37-34 |
| 04:09 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 37-34 |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Sean Burton is hacked by Jermaine Fletcher - foul #3 on Jermaine Fletcher, team foul #5 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Foster (PG), Michael Niehaus (SF), Darrell Oakes (PF), Timothy Lobb (C) Boris Mikowski, Jermaine Fletcher, Carlton Uchida, Jared Wada | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Orville Lange (SF), Thomas Combs (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Sean Burton, James Blair, Chas Reimann, Timothy Williams | |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | Michael Niehaus steals it from Orville Lange | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Foster (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Radman Zeck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Niehaus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Darrell Oakes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Lobb (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) PF - Thomas Combs (fresh) C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Mark Foster | 40-34 |
| 02:32 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Thomas Combs and he's fouled by Radman Zeck - foul #4 on Radman Zeck, team foul #6 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Whorton (PF) Radman Zeck | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), James Blair (PF) Jeffery Brannen, Thomas Combs | |
| 02:32 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer misses the free throw | 40-36 |
| 02:32 | Northwestern | James Blair grabs the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Foster | 40-38 |
| 02:21 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Boris Mikowski (PG), Radman Zeck (SG), Carlton Uchida (PF) Mark Foster, Darrell Oakes, Charles Whorton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:01 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Radman Zeck | 43-38 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 01:26 | Penn State | Radman Zeck hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 43-40 |
| 01:24 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb can't tip it in | 43-40 |
| 01:22 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Charles Foster misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-40 |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Boris Mikowski grabs the board | 43-40 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Orville Lange - foul #1 on Orville Lange, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Foster (SG), Jermaine Fletcher (SF) Radman Zeck, Michael Niehaus | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Sean Burton (SG) Charles Foster, Eugene Pfeiffer | |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-43 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Boris Mikowski is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Brannen - foul #1 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Radman Zeck (SG) Mark Foster | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Radman Zeck is fouled on the floor by Sean Burton - foul #2 on Sean Burton, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Boris Mikowski is hacked by Sean Burton - foul #3 on Sean Burton, team foul #7 | 45-43 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Boris Mikowski makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Boris Mikowski misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen misses long on a 3 from straight away | 46-43 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Brannen - foul #2 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #8 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Foster (SG) Radman Zeck | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Orville Lange snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Orville Lange comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 47-43 |