| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Darrell Estes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 6 reb. C - Felix Cole (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Micheal Whetstone (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael Downard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Oakes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Whorton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Pate (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Orville Lange inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | Orville Lange hits a runner near the basket | 27-25 |
| 19:30 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-25 |
| 19:28 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Darrell Estes | 27-25 |
| 19:12 | Northwestern | Darrell Oakes steps in front of the Felix Cole pass | 27-25 |
| 19:09 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes lays it up and in | 27-27 |
| 18:50 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes knocks in the runner from close range set up by Jeffery Brannen and he's fouled by Charles Whorton - foul #2 on Charles Whorton, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Coulter (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Chas Reimann, Felix Cole | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 18:50 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes makes the free throw | 30-27 |
| 18:36 | Penn State | Johnny Pate buries a jumper in the lane set up by Micheal Whetstone and the foul's on Thomas Combs - foul #3 on Thomas Combs, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (SG), Chas Reimann (PF) Darrell Estes, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 18:36 | Penn State | Johnny Pate misses the free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 18:07 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann loses the dribble to Micheal Whetstone | 30-29 |
| 17:52 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes loses the ball out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Felix Cole (C) Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:23 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| 17:09 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Jeffery Brannen - foul #3 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #3 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG) Jeffery Brannen | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:09 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 17:09 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 17:09 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Felix Cole | 30-30 |
| 16:40 | Northwestern | Chuck Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-30 |
| 16:38 | Northwestern | Orville Lange hits the follow up shot | 32-30 |
| 16:20 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone is whistled for traveling | 32-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chas Reimann (PF) Steven Coulter | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Slaugh (PF) Darrell Oakes | |
| 16:07 | Northwestern | Micheal Whetstone picks off the pass by Chuck Moore | 32-30 |
| 15:58 | Penn State | Michael Downard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 15:56 | Penn State | Charles Whorton hits the follow up shot | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Timothy Mayes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chuck Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Orville Lange (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 7 reb. C - Felix Cole (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Micheal Whetstone (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Downard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Whorton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Slaugh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Pate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Northwestern | Orville Lange connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-32 |
| 15:14 | Penn State | Michael Downard buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Whorton | 34-35 |
| 14:53 | Northwestern | Chuck Moore misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 14:52 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 14:29 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Downard | 34-38 |
| 14:03 | Northwestern | Charles Whorton is called for the reach on Orville Lange - foul #3 on Charles Whorton, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Darrell Estes (SG), Steven Coulter (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Timothy Mayes, Chuck Moore, Chas Reimann, Felix Cole | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Jackson (SG), Darrell Oakes (SF) Michael Downard, Charles Whorton | |
| 13:37 | Northwestern | Orville Lange misses the dunk attempt | 34-38 |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs grabs the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes double dribbles | 34-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Jones (PF), David Stukes (C) Robert Slaugh, Johnny Pate | |
| 12:42 | Penn State | Robert Jackson is fouled on the floor by Orville Lange - foul #3 on Orville Lange, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Whorton (PF) David Jones | |
| 12:30 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Micheal Whetstone and the foul's on Jeffery Brannen - foul #4 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #5 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Chas Reimann (PF) Jeffery Brannen, Steven Coulter | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:30 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes makes the free throw | 34-41 |
| 12:10 | Northwestern | Darrell Oakes blocks the jumper by Timothy Mayes | 34-41 |
| 12:08 | Penn State | Charles Whorton grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 11:52 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 11:51 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Timothy Mayes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Estes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Orville Lange (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 7 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Micheal Whetstone (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Jackson (fresh) SF - Darrell Oakes (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Charles Whorton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Stukes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Stukes - foul #1 on David Stukes, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Downard (SG), Johnny Pate (C) Robert Jackson, David Stukes | |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann misses the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann misses the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 11:28 | Penn State | Johnny Pate grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 11:13 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Micheal Whetstone | 34-44 |
| 10:48 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 34-44 |
| 10:46 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Darrell Oakes | 34-44 |
| 10:24 | Penn State | Thomas Combs is called for the reach on Darrell Oakes - foul #4 on Thomas Combs, team foul #6 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), Steven Coulter (PF), Felix Cole (C) Darrell Estes, Chas Reimann, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lowell Hill (SF), Robert Slaugh (PF) Darrell Oakes, Charles Whorton | |
| 10:14 | Penn State | Michael Downard misses long on a floater from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 10:13 | Penn State | Michael Downard snags the offensive board | 34-44 |
| 09:57 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:35 | Northwestern | Felix Cole makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Timothy Mayes | 36-47 |
| 09:08 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern | Felix Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 08:53 | Northwestern | Orville Lange loses the dribble to Johnny Pate | 36-47 |
| 08:32 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-47 |
| 08:31 | Northwestern | Orville Lange pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | Orville Lange comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 36-47 |
| 08:09 | Penn State | Michael Downard grabs the board | 36-47 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Johnny Pate makes the floater from the right side | 36-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Timothy Mayes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chuck Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Orville Lange (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Coulter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Felix Cole (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Micheal Whetstone (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Downard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lowell Hill (fresh) PF - Robert Slaugh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Pate (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-49 |
| 07:30 | Penn State | Robert Slaugh grabs the board | 36-49 |
| 07:05 | Penn State | Robert Slaugh loses the ball out of bounds | 36-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Darrell Estes (SG), Chas Reimann (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Timothy Mayes, Chuck Moore, Steven Coulter, Felix Cole | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Jackson (SG), Darrell Oakes (SF), Charles Whorton (PF), David Stukes (C) Michael Downard, Lowell Hill, Robert Slaugh, Johnny Pate | |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeffery Brannen and he's fouled by Robert Jackson - foul #3 on Robert Jackson, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann makes the free throw | 39-49 |
| 06:41 | Penn State | Robert Jackson misses the easy layup | 39-49 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann snags the defensive board | 39-49 |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen's pass is intercepted by Micheal Whetstone | 39-49 |
| 06:32 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone blows the layup | 39-49 |
| 06:30 | Penn State | David Stukes tips it home | 39-51 |
| 06:14 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Darrell Oakes - foul #2 on Darrell Oakes, team foul #5 | 39-51 |
| 06:14 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes misses the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 06:14 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 05:55 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeffery Brannen - foul #5 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #7 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Felix Cole (C) Jeffery Brannen, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Downard (SG) Robert Jackson | |
| 05:55 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 05:55 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone misses the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 05:55 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann gets the rebound | 40-52 |
| 05:30 | Northwestern | Orville Lange slams it home on a great pass from Darrell Estes | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:04 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:57 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann misses the lay-in | 42-52 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | Orville Lange grabs the offensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | Felix Cole hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 42-52 |
| 04:40 | Penn State | David Stukes gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 04:11 | Penn State | David Stukes misses long on a shot from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 04:10 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Timothy Mayes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrell Estes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Orville Lange (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. C - Felix Cole (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Micheal Whetstone (tiring) 20 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Downard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Oakes (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Whorton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Stukes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann scores on a shot in the lane set up by Timothy Mayes | 44-55 |
| 03:18 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes can't finish the layup | 44-55 |
| 03:17 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann grabs the board | 44-55 |
| 03:09 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes misses long on a shot from the right side | 44-55 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Felix Cole tips it back up and in | 46-55 |
| 02:47 | Penn State | Timothy Mayes is called for the reach on Micheal Whetstone - foul #3 on Timothy Mayes, team foul #8 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), Steven Coulter (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Darrell Estes, Chas Reimann, Felix Cole | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Jackson (SG), Lowell Hill (SF), Robert Slaugh (PF), Johnny Pate (C) Michael Downard, Darrell Oakes, Charles Whorton, David Stukes | |
| 02:47 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Chuck Moore misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 02:19 | Penn State | Robert Slaugh grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 02:19 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Downard (SG), Darrell Oakes (SF), Charles Whorton (PF) Robert Jackson, Lowell Hill, Robert Slaugh | |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 46-55 |
| 01:57 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Chuck Moore | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:46 | Northwestern | Orville Lange comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 01:45 | Penn State | Johnny Pate grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:27 | Penn State | Michael Downard buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Micheal Whetstone | 46-57 |
| 01:12 | Northwestern | Orville Lange hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Darrell Oakes - foul #3 on Darrell Oakes, team foul #6 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Chas Reimann (PF), Felix Cole (C) Chuck Moore, Steven Coulter, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Costello (PG), Robert Jackson (SG), Lowell Hill (SF), Robert Slaugh (PF), David Stukes (C) Micheal Whetstone, Michael Downard, Darrell Oakes, Charles Whorton, Johnny Pate | |
| 01:12 | Northwestern | Orville Lange misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 01:12 | Northwestern | Orville Lange makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Robert Slaugh misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Felix Cole - foul #2 on Felix Cole, team foul #9 | 47-57 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Robert Slaugh makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Robert Slaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Robert Slaugh denies the turnaround by Chas Reimann | 47-59 |
| 00:36 | Penn State | David Stukes grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Lowell Hill misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Orville Lange - foul #4 on Orville Lange, team foul #10 | 47-59 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Lowell Hill makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Lowell Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Chas Reimann | 47-60 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann blows the layup but the foul's on David Stukes - foul #2 on David Stukes, team foul #7 | 47-60 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Gerald Costello runs out the clock | 49-60 |