| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Boyer (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Stephen Privett (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Nathan Wilbur (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oliver Fernald (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Grogan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Parrish (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Hanger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Theodore Burleson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brent Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur inbounds the ball | 35-24 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Penn State | Larry Grogan knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Boyer | 37-24 |
| 19:31 | Purdue | Rodney Bell connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by John Hanger | 37-26 |
| 19:10 | Penn State | Brent Bailey blocks the short jumper by Oliver Fernald | 37-26 |
| 19:08 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald tips it home | 39-26 |
| 19:00 | Purdue | John Hanger misses the shot from the free throw line | 39-26 |
| 18:59 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to John Hanger | 39-26 |
| 18:38 | Purdue | Robert Parrish misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Oliver Fernald - foul #1 on Oliver Fernald, team foul #1 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Armando Castro (PG), Brad Stookey (SG), Sol Marino (SF), William Savarese (PF) Paul Boyer, Stephen Privett, Nathan Wilbur, Oliver Fernald | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:38 | Purdue | Robert Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 18:38 | Purdue | Robert Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 18:15 | Penn State | Sol Marino can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 18:13 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 17:51 | Purdue | John Hanger comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 17:50 | Penn State | Larry Grogan grabs the board | 39-28 |
| 17:25 | Penn State | Armando Castro is fouled on the floor by Robert Parrish - foul #1 on Robert Parrish, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Stephen Privett (SG), Oliver Fernald (PF) Armando Castro, Brad Stookey, William Savarese | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (SG), Wayne Hayslett (PF) Robert Parrish, Theodore Burleson | |
| 17:03 | Penn State | Stephen Privett misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Tim Johnson - foul #3 on Tim Johnson, team foul #2 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski (SG) Tim Johnson | |
| 17:03 | Penn State | Stephen Privett misses the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 17:03 | Penn State | Stephen Privett makes the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 16:46 | Purdue | Rodney Bell clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Boyer - foul #2 on Paul Boyer, team foul #2 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur (SF) Sol Marino | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:46 | Purdue | Rodney Bell makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 16:46 | Purdue | Rodney Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 16:25 | Penn State | Larry Grogan throws it down and he's hacked by Brent Bailey - foul #2 on Brent Bailey, team foul #3 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sol Marino (SF) Nathan Wilbur | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:25 | Penn State | Larry Grogan makes the free throw | 43-30 |
| 16:19 | Purdue | Paul Boyer picks off the pass by John Hanger in the backcourt | 43-30 |
| 16:18 | Penn State | Stephen Privett hits the finger roll set up by Paul Boyer | 45-30 |
| 16:02 | Purdue | John Hanger knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Oleg Swatloski | 45-33 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Boyer (fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Privett (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Sol Marino (fresh) PF - Oliver Fernald (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Grogan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oleg Swatloski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hanger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Hayslett (fresh) C - Brent Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:49 | Penn State | Paul Boyer is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Paul Boyer, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Brad Stookey (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), William Savarese (PF) Paul Boyer, Stephen Privett, Sol Marino, Oliver Fernald | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Parrish (SG) Oleg Swatloski | |
| 15:47 | Purdue | Robert Parrish is hacked by Brad Stookey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brad Stookey, team foul #4 | 45-33 |
| 15:38 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett is hacked by William Savarese - foul #1 on William Savarese, team foul #5 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski (SF), Theodore Burleson (PF) John Hanger, Brent Bailey | |
| 15:20 | Purdue | Robert Parrish hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Oleg Swatloski | 45-36 |
| 15:04 | Penn State | Brad Stookey misses short on a shot from the left side | 45-36 |
| 15:02 | Penn State | Brad Stookey can't tip it in | 45-36 |
| 15:01 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Grogan | 45-36 |
| 14:47 | Penn State | Brad Stookey misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wayne Hayslett - foul #1 on Wayne Hayslett, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sol Marino (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF) Nathan Wilbur, William Savarese | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brent Bailey (C) Wayne Hayslett | |
| 14:47 | Penn State | Brad Stookey makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 14:47 | Penn State | Brad Stookey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 14:18 | Purdue | Robert Parrish clanks a jumper from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 14:16 | Penn State | Brad Stookey grabs the board | 47-36 |
| 14:11 | Penn State | Sol Marino misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Oleg Swatloski - foul #1 on Oleg Swatloski, team foul #5 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Privett (SG), Michael Hill (C) Brad Stookey, Larry Grogan | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Hanger (PF) Theodore Burleson | |
| 14:11 | Penn State | Sol Marino makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 14:11 | Penn State | Sol Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 13:54 | Purdue | Robert Parrish makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-38 |
| 13:25 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by John Hanger - foul #1 on John Hanger, team foul #6 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), Larry Grogan (C) Michael Owens, Sol Marino, Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (SG), Theodore Burleson (PF) Robert Parrish, Oleg Swatloski | |
| 13:25 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald misses the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 13:25 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 13:01 | Purdue | Tim Johnson hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Rodney Bell | 50-41 |
| 12:39 | Penn State | Larry Grogan double dribbles | 50-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), William Savarese (PF) Paul Boyer, Oliver Fernald | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Parrish (SG), Joe Poor (SF), Wayne Hayslett (PF) Rodney Bell, John Hanger, Brent Bailey | |
| 12:36 | Purdue | Joe Poor loses the dribble to Michael Owens in the backcourt | 50-41 |
| 12:34 | Penn State | Michael Owens banks in the layup | 52-41 |
| 12:32 | Purdue | Joe Poor travels in the backcourt | 52-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG) Michael Owens | |
| Subs | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski (SF) Joe Poor | |
| 12:14 | Penn State | Paul Boyer misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 12:12 | Penn State | Larry Grogan tips it back up and in | 54-41 |
| 11:55 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Wayne Hayslett and he's hacked by Larry Grogan - foul #2 on Larry Grogan, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Sol Marino (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF) Paul Boyer, Nathan Wilbur, William Savarese | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Poor (SF) Robert Parrish | |
| 11:55 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson misses the free throw | 54-43 |
| 11:55 | Penn State | Stephen Privett gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Privett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Sol Marino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oliver Fernald (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Grogan (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tim Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Oleg Swatloski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Poor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Theodore Burleson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Hayslett (fresh) | |
| 11:50 | Penn State | Michael Owens misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Wayne Hayslett - foul #2 on Wayne Hayslett, team foul #7 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brent Bailey (C) Theodore Burleson | |
| 11:50 | Penn State | Michael Owens makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | Michael Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 11:50 | Purdue | Joe Poor snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 11:32 | Purdue | Oliver Fernald picks off the pass by Wayne Hayslett | 55-43 |
| 11:03 | Penn State | Larry Grogan drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Sol Marino | 57-43 |
| 10:48 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett throws it down set up by Tim Johnson | 57-45 |
| 10:23 | Penn State | Stephen Privett comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 10:21 | Purdue | Joe Poor snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 10:06 | Purdue | Brent Bailey drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Tim Johnson | 57-47 |
| 09:44 | Penn State | Stephen Privett misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-47 |
| 09:42 | Penn State | Larry Grogan tips it in | 59-47 |
| 09:37 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Brad Stookey (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), William Savarese (PF), Michael Hill (C) Michael Owens, Stephen Privett, Sol Marino, Oliver Fernald, Larry Grogan | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG), Robert Parrish (SG), John Hanger (SF), Theodore Burleson (PF) Tim Johnson, Oleg Swatloski, Joe Poor, Wayne Hayslett | |
| 09:22 | Penn State | Paul Boyer misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 59-47 |
| 09:21 | Penn State | William Savarese tips it home | 61-47 |
| 09:06 | Purdue | Robert Parrish is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from Rodney Bell | 61-49 |
| 08:40 | Penn State | Robert Parrish takes the ball from Michael Hill | 61-49 |
| 08:21 | Purdue | John Hanger is fouled on the floor by Brad Stookey - foul #4 on Brad Stookey, team foul #7 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Privett (SG), Oliver Fernald (PF), Larry Grogan (C) Brad Stookey, William Savarese, Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Poor (SF) Brent Bailey | |
| 08:21 | Purdue | John Hanger makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 08:21 | Purdue | John Hanger makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Larry Grogan misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Theodore Burleson - foul #3 on Theodore Burleson, team foul #8 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski (SF) Joe Poor | |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Larry Grogan misses the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Larry Grogan makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Boyer (fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Privett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Nathan Wilbur (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oliver Fernald (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Grogan (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Parrish (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Oleg Swatloski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Hanger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Theodore Burleson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Purdue | Robert Parrish makes the wide open floater from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 07:03 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald drills a turnaround from the right block | 64-53 |
| 06:34 | Purdue | John Hanger banks in the layup on a nice dish by Rodney Bell | 64-55 |
| 06:07 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 06:05 | Purdue | Robert Parrish pulls down the rebound | 64-55 |
| 05:40 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Oleg Swatloski | 64-57 |
| 05:26 | Penn State | Larry Grogan misses badly on a runner in the paint | 64-57 |
| 05:24 | Purdue | John Hanger grabs the defensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 05:18 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-57 |
| 05:16 | Penn State | Stephen Privett grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Boyer | 66-57 |
| 05:00 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 66-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Brad Stookey (SG), Sol Marino (SF), William Savarese (PF) Paul Boyer, Stephen Privett, Nathan Wilbur, Oliver Fernald | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (SG), Joe Poor (SF), Wayne Hayslett (PF), Brent Bailey (C) Robert Parrish, Oleg Swatloski, John Hanger, Theodore Burleson | |
| 04:46 | Penn State | Brad Stookey misses badly on the uncontested jump hook near the basket | 66-57 |
| 04:45 | Penn State | Sol Marino tips it in | 68-57 |
| 04:33 | Purdue | Brent Bailey connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Joe Poor | 68-59 |
| 04:21 | Penn State | Sol Marino buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Brad Stookey | 70-59 |
| 04:01 | Purdue | Joe Poor misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 70-59 |
| 04:00 | Penn State | Brad Stookey gets the rebound | 70-59 |
| 03:45 | Penn State | Sol Marino misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Tim Johnson - foul #4 on Tim Johnson, team foul #9 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Privett (SG), Oliver Fernald (PF), Michael Hill (C) Brad Stookey, William Savarese, Larry Grogan | |
| Subs | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski (SG) Rodney Bell | |
| 03:45 | Penn State | Sol Marino makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 03:45 | Penn State | Sol Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Privett (tiring) 14 pts. SF - Sol Marino (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oliver Fernald (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tim Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Oleg Swatloski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joe Poor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Wayne Hayslett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brent Bailey (tiring) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Purdue | Joe Poor misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Oliver Fernald - foul #2 on Oliver Fernald, team foul #8 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Grogan (C) Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:25 | Purdue | Joe Poor makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 03:25 | Purdue | Joe Poor makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 03:01 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Wayne Hayslett - foul #3 on Wayne Hayslett, team foul #10 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Hill (C) Larry Grogan | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG), Robert Parrish (SG) Tim Johnson, Joe Poor | |
| 03:01 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald misses the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 03:01 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 02:58 | Purdue | Robert Parrish is hacked by Stephen Privett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Privett, team foul #9 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Savarese (PF) Oliver Fernald | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:58 | Purdue | Robert Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 02:58 | Purdue | Robert Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 02:31 | Penn State | Stephen Privett scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Owens | 76-63 |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Parrish | 76-66 |
| 02:00 | Penn State | Robert Parrish steals it from Michael Hill | 76-66 |
| 02:00 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF), Larry Grogan (C) Michael Owens, Sol Marino, William Savarese, Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Hanger (SF), Theodore Burleson (PF) Oleg Swatloski, Wayne Hayslett | |
| 01:48 | Purdue | Robert Parrish buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney Bell | 76-68 |
| 01:24 | Penn State | Paul Boyer's dunk attempt is rejected by Brent Bailey | 76-68 |
| 01:23 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson grabs the defensive rebound | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:18 | Purdue | Robert Parrish hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Rodney Bell | 76-70 |
| 00:58 | Penn State | Stephen Privett loses the ball out of bounds | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Purdue | Brent Bailey scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Robert Parrish | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Penn State | Rodney Bell is called for the reach on Nathan Wilbur in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rodney Bell, team foul #11 | 76-72 |
| 00:42 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:42 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson's pass is intercepted by Paul Boyer in the backcourt | 78-72 |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Paul Boyer lays it in | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Rodney Bell misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 80-72 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald gets the rebound | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald is hacked by Rodney Bell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodney Bell, team foul #12 | 80-72 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brad Stookey (SG) Stephen Privett | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald makes the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:23 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson is fouled on the floor by Nathan Wilbur - foul #1 on Nathan Wilbur, team foul #10 | 82-72 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Sol Marino (SF), William Savarese (PF), Michael Hill (C) Paul Boyer, Nathan Wilbur, Oliver Fernald, Larry Grogan | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG), Oleg Swatloski (SG), Joe Poor (SF), Wayne Hayslett (C) Rodney Bell, Robert Parrish, John Hanger, Brent Bailey | |
| 00:23 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson makes the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:23 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson makes the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Brad Stookey is fouled in the backcourt by Oleg Swatloski - foul #2 on Oleg Swatloski, team foul #13 | 82-74 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF), Larry Grogan (C) Michael Owens, Sol Marino, William Savarese, Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG), Robert Parrish (SG), John Hanger (SF), Brent Bailey (C) Tim Johnson, Oleg Swatloski, Joe Poor, Wayne Hayslett | |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Brad Stookey makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Brad Stookey makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Robert Parrish can't finish the layup | 84-74 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Larry Grogan gets the rebound | 84-74 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Paul Boyer runs out the clock | 84-74 |