| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sean Burton (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) PF - James Blair (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Radman Zeck (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jermaine Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlton Uchida (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Lobb (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Orville Lange inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 29-31 |
| 19:33 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Fleming | 29-31 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern | Sean Burton is fouled on the floor by Jermaine Fletcher - foul #3 on Jermaine Fletcher, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Timothy Williams (PF) Jeffery Brannen, Sean Burton, James Blair | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Niehaus (SF) Jermaine Fletcher | |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Mark Foster is called for the reach on Eugene Pfeiffer - foul #2 on Mark Foster, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chas Reimann (PF) Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 18:48 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Carlton Uchida - foul #3 on Carlton Uchida, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), James Blair (SF), Terry Fleming (C) Charles Foster, Orville Lange, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jared Wada (PF) Carlton Uchida | |
| 18:48 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 18:48 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 18:48 | Penn State | Jared Wada pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 18:36 | Penn State | Radman Zeck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Sean Burton (SG), Orville Lange (SF) Jeffery Brannen, Eugene Pfeiffer, James Blair | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | Timothy Lobb is called for the reach on Sean Burton - foul #1 on Timothy Lobb, team foul #4 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), James Blair (SF), Timothy Williams (C) Charles Foster, Sean Burton, Orville Lange, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 18:05 | Northwestern | James Blair misses the driving attempt from the left block | 29-31 |
| 18:03 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:55 | Penn State | Radman Zeck is fouled on the floor by Eugene Pfeiffer - foul #3 on Eugene Pfeiffer, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Sean Burton (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Eugene Pfeiffer, James Blair, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:31 | Penn State | Jared Wada misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 29-31 |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | Orville Lange gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:25 | Northwestern | Sean Burton is fouled on the floor by Radman Zeck - foul #2 on Radman Zeck, team foul #5 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), James Blair (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Charles Foster, Orville Lange, Chas Reimann, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | Sean Burton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 17:03 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 16:45 | Penn State | James Blair is called for the reach on Michael Niehaus - foul #2 on James Blair, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Chas Reimann (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Timothy Williams, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:30 | Penn State | Michael Niehaus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Orville Lange (SF) Charles Foster, James Blair | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming is hacked by Mark Foster - foul #3 on Mark Foster, team foul #6 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), James Blair (SF), Timothy Williams (C) Jeffery Brannen, Orville Lange, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Penn State | Boris Mikowski (PG) Mark Foster | |
| 16:00 | Northwestern | Boris Mikowski steals it from Sean Burton | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Foster (fresh) SG - Sean Burton (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Blair (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) C - Timothy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Boris Mikowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Radman Zeck (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Niehaus (fresh) PF - Jared Wada (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Lobb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:56 | Penn State | Radman Zeck can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-31 |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 15:33 | Northwestern | James Blair misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-31 |
| 15:31 | Northwestern | Sean Burton grabs the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 15:09 | Northwestern | James Blair can't connect on a shot from the left side | 29-31 |
| 15:07 | Penn State | Jared Wada pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 14:53 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb travels with the ball | 29-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Terry Fleming (C) Charles Foster, Sean Burton, James Blair, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Foster (PG), Jermaine Fletcher (SF), Carlton Uchida (PF) Radman Zeck, Michael Niehaus, Jared Wada | |
| 14:34 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 29-31 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer tips it in | 31-31 |
| 14:27 | Penn State | Eugene Pfeiffer steals it from Mark Foster | 31-31 |
| 13:58 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Blair (PF) Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:34 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb is hacked by Terry Fleming - foul #2 on Terry Fleming, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG), Timothy Williams (PF) Jeffery Brannen, Orville Lange | |
| Subs | Penn State | Radman Zeck (SG) Boris Mikowski | |
| 13:21 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida is called for traveling | 31-31 |
| 13:01 | Northwestern | Sean Burton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 13:00 | Penn State | Radman Zeck gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 12:53 | Penn State | Radman Zeck can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 12:52 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb snags the offensive board | 31-31 |
| 12:47 | Penn State | Radman Zeck misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 12:45 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher tips it in | 31-33 |
| 12:23 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Sean Burton | 33-33 |
| 12:08 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher connects on the runner from the right block | 33-35 |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | James Blair's pass is intercepted by Mark Foster | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sean Burton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Blair (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Fleming (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Foster (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Radman Zeck (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jermaine Fletcher (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carlton Uchida (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Lobb (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Penn State | Radman Zeck comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 11:37 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | Sean Burton slams it home set up by Eugene Pfeiffer | 35-35 |
| 11:22 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Timothy Williams - foul #2 on Timothy Williams, team foul #4 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Orville Lange (SF), Chas Reimann (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Sean Burton, James Blair, Timothy Williams, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Penn State | Boris Mikowski (SG), Jared Wada (PF) Radman Zeck, Carlton Uchida | |
| 11:22 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 11:22 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs blows the layup | 35-36 |
| 10:59 | Penn State | Mark Foster grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 10:45 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Mark Foster | 35-38 |
| 10:28 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer misses long on a floater near the basket | 35-38 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs tips it in | 37-38 |
| 10:20 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Jared Wada | 37-40 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Eugene Pfeiffer | 39-40 |
| 09:46 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas Combs - foul #1 on Thomas Combs, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Sean Burton (SG), James Blair (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Eugene Pfeiffer, Orville Lange, Chas Reimann, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Penn State | Radman Zeck (SG), Carlton Uchida (PF) Mark Foster, Jared Wada | |
| 09:46 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 09:46 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Charles Foster | 41-42 |
| 09:09 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb misses short on a runner near the basket | 41-42 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | James Blair gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern | James Blair misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jermaine Fletcher - foul #4 on Jermaine Fletcher, team foul #7 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Orville Lange (SF), Thomas Combs (C) Charles Foster, Timothy Williams, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Niehaus (SF), Jared Wada (C) Jermaine Fletcher, Timothy Lobb | |
| 09:02 | Northwestern | James Blair makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern | James Blair misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 09:02 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 08:50 | Penn State | Jared Wada is hacked by Thomas Combs - foul #2 on Thomas Combs, team foul #6 | 42-42 |
| 08:35 | Penn State | Michael Niehaus knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 08:18 | Northwestern | Sean Burton is called for traveling | 42-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Timothy Williams (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Orville Lange, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Foster (PG) Boris Mikowski | |
| 08:02 | Penn State | Mark Foster misses the 3 from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 08:00 | Northwestern | James Blair snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 07:43 | Northwestern | Sean Burton connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Foster | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Foster (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sean Burton (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Blair (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Foster (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Radman Zeck (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Niehaus (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carlton Uchida (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jared Wada (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Penn State | The short jumper by Carlton Uchida is denied by James Blair | 45-44 |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Sean Burton grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 07:10 | Northwestern | James Blair misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 45-44 |
| 07:08 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 06:55 | Penn State | Mark Foster drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Radman Zeck | 45-47 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | James Blair can't finish the layup | 45-47 |
| 06:33 | Northwestern | James Blair misses the tip | 45-47 |
| 06:31 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams hits the follow up shot | 47-47 |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Radman Zeck | 47-49 |
| 05:52 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming loses the ball out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Chas Reimann (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Charles Foster, Sean Burton, James Blair, Timothy Williams, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Penn State | Boris Mikowski (SG), Jermaine Fletcher (SF), Timothy Lobb (C) Radman Zeck, Michael Niehaus, Carlton Uchida | |
| 05:32 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb clanks a turnaround from the left block | 47-49 |
| 05:30 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 47-49 |
| 05:01 | Northwestern | Orville Lange grabs the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 47-49 |
| 04:39 | Penn State | Boris Mikowski snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 04:32 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 47-49 |
| 04:31 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 04:26 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer loses the ball out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG), James Blair (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Chas Reimann, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Penn State | Radman Zeck (SG), Darrell Oakes (PF) Mark Foster, Jared Wada | |
| 04:09 | Penn State | Boris Mikowski drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Lobb | 47-52 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | James Blair connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-52 |
| 03:39 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes is fouled on the floor by Eugene Pfeiffer - foul #4 on Eugene Pfeiffer, team foul #7 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Chas Reimann (PF), Timothy Williams (C) Sean Burton, Orville Lange, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carlton Uchida (PF) Jermaine Fletcher | |
| 03:39 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - James Blair (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Boris Mikowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Radman Zeck (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Darrell Oakes (fresh) PF - Carlton Uchida (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Lobb (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann banks in the layup | 51-52 |
| 02:55 | Penn State | Chas Reimann is called for the reach on Radman Zeck - foul #2 on Chas Reimann, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Terry Fleming (C) Eugene Pfeiffer, James Blair, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Foster (PG), Jermaine Fletcher (SF), Jared Wada (C) Boris Mikowski, Darrell Oakes, Timothy Lobb | |
| 02:55 | Penn State | Radman Zeck makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 02:55 | Penn State | Radman Zeck makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Sean Burton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 02:36 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen tips it but misses | 51-54 |
| 02:35 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jermaine Fletcher | 51-54 |
| 02:24 | Penn State | Chas Reimann picks off the pass by Carlton Uchida | 51-54 |
| 02:08 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming misses the easy layup | 51-54 |
| 02:07 | Penn State | Radman Zeck pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 01:48 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Carlton Uchida | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | Sean Burton buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffery Brannen | 54-57 |
| 01:17 | Penn State | Radman Zeck is hacked by Jeffery Brannen - foul #3 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #9 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Blair (PF) Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Lobb (C) Jared Wada | |
| 01:17 | Penn State | Radman Zeck makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 01:17 | Penn State | Radman Zeck misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | James Blair gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Sean Burton clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-58 |
| 00:46 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Brannen - foul #4 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #10 | 54-58 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffery Brannen | 56-60 |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Brannen - foul #5 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #11 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG) Jeffery Brannen | |
| Subs | Penn State | Boris Mikowski (SG), Michael Niehaus (SF) Radman Zeck, Jermaine Fletcher | |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida grabs the offensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-61 |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Terry Fleming is called for the reach on Carlton Uchida - foul #3 on Terry Fleming, team foul #12 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Radman Zeck (SG) Mark Foster | |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Terry Fleming | 56-61 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Sean Burton is fouled on the floor by Michael Niehaus - foul #1 on Michael Niehaus, team foul #8 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Foster (PG), Jermaine Fletcher (SF) Boris Mikowski, Michael Niehaus | |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Sean Burton makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Sean Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Foster - foul #3 on Charles Foster, team foul #13 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Boris Mikowski (SG), Michael Niehaus (SF) Radman Zeck, Jermaine Fletcher | |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Sean Burton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-63 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | James Blair snags the offensive board | 58-63 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Sean Burton scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Orville Lange | 61-63 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Radman Zeck (SG), Jermaine Fletcher (SF) Boris Mikowski, Michael Niehaus | |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Charles Foster is called for the reach on Timothy Lobb in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Foster, team foul #14 | 61-63 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Sean Burton clanks a 3 from straight away | 61-65 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida gets the rebound | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida is hacked by Charles Foster in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Foster, team foul #15 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SG) Charles Foster | |
| Subs | Penn State | Boris Mikowski (SG) Radman Zeck | |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Orville Lange misses short on a halfcourt shot | 61-67 |