| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Cuellar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Morton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Rife (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bob Cole (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Zyla (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ricky Arriaga (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Herman Hooks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Harvey Morris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Berry (fresh) 6 pts. C - Oliver Crane (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Thomas Rife inbounds the ball | 44-36 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Purdue | Bob Cole clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-36 |
| 19:48 | Purdue | Thomas Rife can't tip it in | 44-36 |
| 19:46 | Penn State | Harvey Morris gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 19:44 | Penn State | Harvey Morris is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Morton - foul #2 on Christopher Morton, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| 19:31 | Penn State | The pull-up jumper by Oliver Crane is blocked by Terry Zyla | 44-36 |
| 19:30 | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga tips it home | 44-38 |
| 19:21 | Purdue | Bob Cole misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 19:19 | Penn State | Oliver Crane grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 19:16 | Penn State | Christopher Morton takes the ball from Harvey Morris in the backcourt | 44-38 |
| 19:02 | Purdue | Bob Cole can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Berry - foul #2 on Robert Berry, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (PG), Jack Perkoski (SG), Richard Rounds (SF) Richard Cuellar, Christopher Morton, Thomas Rife | |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Farrell (PG), Jessie Richey (SG), Carl Seibold (SF), Nathan Junker (C) Ricky Arriaga, Herman Hooks, Harvey Morris, Oliver Crane | |
| 19:02 | Purdue | Bob Cole makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 19:02 | Purdue | Bob Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 18:40 | Penn State | Carl Seibold is hacked by Richard Rounds - foul #1 on Richard Rounds, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| 18:20 | Penn State | Nathan Junker is denied on a layup by Terry Zyla | 46-38 |
| 18:19 | Purdue | Bob Cole grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 18:02 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-38 |
| 18:00 | Penn State | Carl Seibold is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Rounds - foul #2 on Richard Rounds, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG), Thomas Rife (SF), Ronald Keel (C) Ezekiel Brittain, Richard Rounds, Terry Zyla | |
| Subs | Penn State | Heath Nelson (PG), Herman Hooks (SG), Harvey Morris (SF), Oliver Crane (C) Samuel Farrell, Jessie Richey, Carl Seibold, Nathan Junker | |
| 17:48 | Penn State | Harvey Morris drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Herman Hooks | 49-40 |
| 17:33 | Purdue | Thomas Rife can't finish the layup | 49-40 |
| 17:32 | Penn State | Oliver Crane pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 17:30 | Penn State | Jack Perkoski is called for the reach on Herman Hooks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jack Perkoski, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Morton (SG) Jack Perkoski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga (PG) Heath Nelson | |
| 17:24 | Penn State | Robert Berry lays it up and in | 49-42 |
| 17:21 | Purdue | Christopher Morton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| 17:03 | Penn State | Harvey Morris is called for 3 seconds | 49-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Zyla (SF), Kenneth Barr (C) Thomas Rife, Ronald Keel | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:48 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (SG), Richard Rounds (SF) Christopher Morton, Terry Zyla | |
| Subs | Penn State | Heath Nelson (PG), Samuel Farrell (SG) Ricky Arriaga, Herman Hooks | |
| 16:27 | Penn State | Harvey Morris knocks in the shot from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 16:23 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jessie Richey (SG), Carl Seibold (SF), Nathan Junker (C) Heath Nelson, Harvey Morris, Robert Berry | |
| 16:05 | Penn State | Jessie Richey steps out of bounds on the baseline | 49-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Morton (SG), Thomas Rife (SF), Terry Zyla (C) Ezekiel Brittain, Richard Rounds, Kenneth Barr | |
| Subs | Penn State | Heath Nelson (PG) Samuel Farrell | |
| 15:44 | Purdue | Bob Cole misses short on a runner from the left block | 49-44 |
| 15:42 | Penn State | Carl Seibold pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Cuellar (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Morton (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Rife (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bob Cole (tired) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Terry Zyla (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Heath Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jessie Richey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Seibold (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Nathan Junker (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Oliver Crane (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Penn State | Thomas Rife takes the ball from Jessie Richey in the backcourt | 49-44 |
| 15:33 | Purdue | Bob Cole hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 15:32 | Penn State | Nathan Junker gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 15:25 | Penn State | Carl Seibold misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 15:24 | Purdue | Terry Zyla snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 15:02 | Purdue | Thomas Rife misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-44 |
| 15:00 | Purdue | Bob Cole grabs the offensive board | 49-44 |
| 14:38 | Purdue | Bob Cole hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Cuellar | 51-44 |
| 14:26 | Penn State | Terry Zyla takes the ball from Carl Seibold | 51-44 |
| 14:10 | Purdue | Bob Cole lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Morton | 53-44 |
| 13:56 | Penn State | Jessie Richey connects on the open fadeaway from the right side | 53-46 |
| 13:35 | Purdue | Bob Cole clanks a shot from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 13:33 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Bob Cole | 53-46 |
| 13:22 | Purdue | Bob Cole misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 13:20 | Purdue | Bob Cole can't tip it in | 53-46 |
| 13:18 | Penn State | Nathan Junker gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 12:59 | Penn State | Nathan Junker hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway in the lane | 53-46 |
| 12:57 | Penn State | Nathan Junker gets the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 12:57 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (PG), Jack Johns (SG), Jack Perkoski (SF), Richard Rounds (PF), Ronald Keel (C) Richard Cuellar, Christopher Morton, Thomas Rife, Bob Cole, Terry Zyla | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga (PG), Herman Hooks (SG), Harvey Morris (SF), Stephen Thompson (PF), Lance Combs (C) Heath Nelson, Jessie Richey, Carl Seibold, Nathan Junker, Oliver Crane | |
| 12:41 | Penn State | Stephen Thompson hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Ricky Arriaga | 53-48 |
| 12:37 | Purdue | Richard Rounds loses the dribble to Herman Hooks in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| 12:31 | Penn State | Stephen Thompson scores on a jump hook from close range | 53-50 |
| 12:19 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 12:17 | Penn State | Herman Hooks pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 11:59 | Penn State | Herman Hooks hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jack Johns | 53-50 |
| 11:49 | Purdue | Ronald Keel clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lance Combs - foul #4 on Lance Combs, team foul #2 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Barr (C) Ezekiel Brittain | |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Farrell (SG), Robert Berry (PF) Herman Hooks, Lance Combs | |
| 11:49 | Purdue | Ronald Keel makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 11:49 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 11:49 | Penn State | Stephen Thompson snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 11:46 | Penn State | Stephen Thompson is hacked by Kenneth Barr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Barr, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bob Cole (PF) Ronald Keel | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:30 | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 11:29 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jack Johns (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Perkoski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Rounds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bob Cole (tired) 16 pts. 10 reb. C - Kenneth Barr (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ricky Arriaga (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Farrell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harvey Morris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Berry (tiring) 8 pts. C - Stephen Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski makes the 3 from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 11:11 | Penn State | Robert Berry buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Ricky Arriaga and he's hacked by Bob Cole - foul #3 on Bob Cole, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG) Richard Rounds | |
| Subs | Penn State | Herman Hooks (SG) Ricky Arriaga | |
| 11:11 | Penn State | Robert Berry misses the free throw | 57-52 |
| 11:11 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 10:57 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Cuellar | 60-52 |
| 10:38 | Penn State | Harvey Morris hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Herman Hooks | 60-55 |
| 10:23 | Purdue | Harvey Morris blocks the jumper by Bob Cole | 60-55 |
| 10:22 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Stephen Thompson | 60-55 |
| 10:17 | Penn State | Jack Perkoski picks off the pass by Harvey Morris in the backcourt | 60-55 |
| 09:57 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 09:56 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 09:52 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell is hacked by Richard Cuellar in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Cuellar, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (PG), Ronald Keel (PF), Terry Zyla (C) Richard Cuellar, Bob Cole, Kenneth Barr | |
| Subs | Penn State | Heath Nelson (PG) Harvey Morris | |
| 09:52 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 09:52 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 09:52 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ronald Keel | 60-56 |
| 09:48 | Purdue | Jack Johns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harvey Morris (SF) Samuel Farrell | |
| 09:34 | Penn State | Stephen Thompson misses long on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 60-56 |
| 09:33 | Purdue | Terry Zyla pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 09:28 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski loses the dribble to Harvey Morris | 60-56 |
| 09:16 | Penn State | Jack Perkoski swats the short shot by Robert Berry | 60-56 |
| 09:14 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 09:10 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 60-56 |
| 09:08 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Herman Hooks | 60-56 |
| 09:06 | Penn State | Harvey Morris is hacked by Jack Perkoski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jack Perkoski, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Rounds (PF) Jack Perkoski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga (PG) Heath Nelson | |
| 09:06 | Penn State | Harvey Morris makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 09:06 | Penn State | Harvey Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 09:06 | Purdue | Ronald Keel snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 08:57 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 08:53 | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga misses long on a shot from the left side | 63-57 |
| 08:52 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 08:47 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 08:45 | Penn State | Stephen Thompson snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| 08:26 | Penn State | Herman Hooks misses the jumper from the free throw line | 63-57 |
| 08:25 | Purdue | Richard Rounds grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 08:12 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 08:11 | Purdue | Jack Johns pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 08:04 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jack Johns | 65-57 |
| 07:49 | Penn State | Harvey Morris hits a turnaround in the lane | 65-59 |
| 07:25 | Purdue | Robert Berry is called for the reach on Richard Rounds - foul #3 on Robert Berry, team foul #3 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG), Thomas Rife (SF), Bob Cole (C) Ezekiel Brittain, Terry Zyla, Ronald Keel | |
| Subs | Penn State | Heath Nelson (PG), Jessie Richey (SG), Samuel Farrell (SF), Oliver Crane (PF), Lance Combs (C) Ricky Arriaga, Herman Hooks, Harvey Morris, Robert Berry, Stephen Thompson | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Cuellar (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Johns (tired) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Rife (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Rounds (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Bob Cole (tired) 16 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Heath Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jessie Richey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Samuel Farrell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Oliver Crane (tiring) 2 reb. C - Lance Combs (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Purdue | Thomas Rife hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 65-59 |
| 07:17 | Penn State | Jessie Richey grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 07:09 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-59 |
| 07:07 | Penn State | Lance Combs tips it back up and in | 65-61 |
| 07:07 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Perkoski (SF) Thomas Rife | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Seibold (SF) Heath Nelson | |
| 06:57 | Purdue | Bob Cole misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Lance Combs - foul #5 on Lance Combs, team foul #4 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Barr (C) Richard Rounds | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Junker (C) Lance Combs | |
| 06:57 | Purdue | Bob Cole misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 06:57 | Purdue | Bob Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 06:57 | Penn State | Nathan Junker grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 06:54 | Penn State | Jack Johns is called for the reach on Jessie Richey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jack Johns, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| 06:54 | Penn State | Jessie Richey makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 06:54 | Penn State | Jessie Richey makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 06:42 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Cuellar | 68-63 |
| 06:33 | Penn State | Jessie Richey clanks a shot from the right wing | 68-63 |
| 06:32 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr grabs the defensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 06:21 | Purdue | Bob Cole clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 68-63 |
| 06:19 | Penn State | Carl Seibold grabs the defensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 06:17 | Penn State | Carl Seibold is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Cuellar - foul #4 on Richard Cuellar, team foul #10 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Rife (SF), Terry Zyla (C) Jack Johns, Kenneth Barr | |
| Subs | Penn State | Heath Nelson (PG) Jessie Richey | |
| 06:17 | Penn State | Carl Seibold makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 06:17 | Penn State | Carl Seibold misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 06:17 | Purdue | Bob Cole pulls down the rebound | 68-64 |
| 06:04 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:54 | Penn State | Nathan Junker buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Samuel Farrell and the foul's on Thomas Rife - foul #2 on Thomas Rife, team foul #11 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Morton (SG), Richard Rounds (PF), Ronald Keel (C) Jack Perkoski, Bob Cole, Terry Zyla | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 05:54 | Penn State | Nathan Junker misses the free throw | 71-66 |
| 05:54 | Purdue | Richard Rounds snags the defensive board | 71-66 |
| 05:51 | Purdue | Samuel Farrell steals the ball from Richard Cuellar in the backcourt | 71-66 |
| 05:50 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell banks in the layup | 71-68 |
| 05:31 | Purdue | Ronald Keel steps out of bounds on the baseline | 71-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Johns (SG) Richard Cuellar | |
| Subs | Penn State | Herman Hooks (SG), Robert Berry (PF) Carl Seibold, Nathan Junker | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:13 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Heath Nelson | 71-70 |
| 05:00 | Purdue | Jack Johns's pass is intercepted by Herman Hooks | 71-70 |
| 04:56 | Penn State | Herman Hooks can't throw it down | 71-70 |
| 04:54 | Purdue | Ronald Keel grabs the board | 71-70 |
| 04:43 | Purdue | Ronald Keel clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 71-70 |
| 04:42 | Purdue | Ronald Keel hits the follow up shot | 73-70 |
| 04:42 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-70 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (PG), Jack Perkoski (SF), Bob Cole (PF), Kenneth Barr (C) Christopher Morton, Thomas Rife, Richard Rounds, Ronald Keel | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga (PG), Jessie Richey (SG), Stephen Thompson (C) Heath Nelson, Herman Hooks, Oliver Crane | |
| 04:40 | Penn State | Jack Perkoski steals it from Stephen Thompson in the backcourt | 73-70 |
| 04:35 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-70 |
| 04:34 | Penn State | Stephen Thompson pulls down the rebound | 73-70 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Jessie Richey makes the jumper from the left side | 73-72 |
| 04:05 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-72 |
| 04:04 | Purdue | Jack Johns grabs the offensive rebound | 73-72 |
| 03:48 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 73-72 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG), Christopher Morton (SG), Richard Rounds (SF), Terry Zyla (C) Ezekiel Brittain, Jack Johns, Jack Perkoski, Kenneth Barr | |
| Subs | Penn State | Heath Nelson (PG), Harvey Morris (SF), Nathan Junker (PF) Ricky Arriaga, Samuel Farrell, Robert Berry | |
| 03:32 | Penn State | Jessie Richey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-72 |
| 03:30 | Purdue | Richard Rounds grabs the defensive rebound | 73-72 |
| 03:16 | Purdue | Bob Cole is denied on a dunk by Stephen Thompson | 73-72 |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Bob Cole hits the follow up shot | 75-72 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Richard Cuellar (tiring) 4 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Morton (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Richard Rounds (tiring) 2 pts. 10 reb. PF - Bob Cole (very tired) 18 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Zyla (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Heath Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Richey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Harvey Morris (tired) 12 pts. PF - Nathan Junker (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Stephen Thompson (tired) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:54 | Penn State | Heath Nelson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-72 |
| 02:53 | Purdue | Richard Rounds grabs the defensive rebound | 75-72 |
| 02:33 | Purdue | Nathan Junker takes the ball from Christopher Morton | 75-72 |
| 02:33 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 75-72 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (PG), Jack Johns (SG), Jack Perkoski (SF), Kenneth Barr (PF), Ronald Keel (C) Richard Cuellar, Christopher Morton, Richard Rounds, Bob Cole, Terry Zyla | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga (PG), Herman Hooks (SG), Carl Seibold (SF), Robert Berry (PF), Oliver Crane (C) Heath Nelson, Jessie Richey, Harvey Morris, Nathan Junker, Stephen Thompson | |
| 02:13 | Penn State | Oliver Crane misses badly on the uncontested floater from the baseline | 75-72 |
| 02:12 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr gets the rebound | 75-72 |
| 02:07 | Purdue | Herman Hooks picks off the pass by Jack Perkoski | 75-72 |
| 02:02 | Penn State | Herman Hooks jams it | 75-74 |
| 01:58 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 75-74 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (PG), Thomas Rife (SF), Bob Cole (PF), Terry Zyla (C) Ezekiel Brittain, Jack Perkoski, Kenneth Barr, Ronald Keel | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harvey Morris (SF), Stephen Thompson (C) Carl Seibold, Oliver Crane | |
| 01:38 | Penn State | Richard Cuellar is called for the reach on Ricky Arriaga - foul #5 on Richard Cuellar, team foul #12 | 75-74 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Morton (SG) Richard Cuellar | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:38 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 75-74 |
| 01:38 | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga misses the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 01:38 | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 01:38 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Thomas Rife misses the jumper in the paint | 75-75 |
| 01:26 | Purdue | Thomas Rife gets the offensive rebound | 75-75 |
| 01:11 | Purdue | Thomas Rife hits a floater from the left block | 77-75 |
| 01:09 | Penn State | Harvey Morris travels in the backcourt | 77-75 |
| 00:59 | Purdue | Thomas Rife's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-75 |
| 00:59 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 77-75 |
| 00:37 | Penn State | Robert Berry can't finish the uncontested layup | 77-75 |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga can't tip it in | 77-75 |
| 00:34 | Purdue | Christopher Morton gets the rebound | 77-75 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Ricky Arriaga is called for the reach on Christopher Morton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ricky Arriaga, team foul #5 | 77-75 |
| 00:30 | Purdue | Christopher Morton is fouled on the floor by Stephen Thompson - foul #4 on Stephen Thompson, team foul #6 | 77-75 |
| 00:30 | Purdue | Purdue calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 77-75 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Thomas Rife is fouled on the floor by Robert Berry - foul #4 on Robert Berry, team foul #7 | 77-75 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Thomas Rife makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Thomas Rife makes the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Herman Hooks is fouled in the backcourt by Bob Cole - foul #4 on Bob Cole, team foul #13 | 79-75 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Herman Hooks makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Herman Hooks makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Jack Johns is hacked by Ricky Arriaga in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ricky Arriaga, team foul #8 | 79-77 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Jack Johns makes the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Jack Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga is hacked by Bob Cole - foul #5 on Bob Cole, team foul #14 | 81-77 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Rounds (PF) Bob Cole | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Purdue calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 81-77 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga misses the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga makes the 2nd free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Jack Johns is fouled in the backcourt by Herman Hooks - foul #1 on Herman Hooks, team foul #9 | 81-78 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (PG), Jack Perkoski (SF), Ronald Keel (PF) Christopher Morton, Thomas Rife, Richard Rounds | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Jack Johns makes the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Jack Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 83-78 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Herman Hooks comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 83-78 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Ronald Keel pulls down the rebound | 83-78 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Ricky Arriaga is called for the reach on Ronald Keel in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ricky Arriaga, team foul #10 | 83-78 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Ronald Keel makes the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Ronald Keel makes the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 85-78 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Ronald Keel grabs the board | 85-78 |