| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Woodrow Carlson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clarence Gay (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Allen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tom Berry (fresh) 4 pts. C - Tommy Jaramillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Leon Gulley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anderson Nakano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Fahy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Clemmons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Regner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Terry Fahy inbounds the ball | 23-35 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tommy Jaramillo - foul #2 on Tommy Jaramillo, team foul #1 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG) Terry Fahy | |
| 19:47 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano makes the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 19:47 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano misses the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 19:47 | Northwestern | Tom Berry gets the rebound | 23-36 |
| 19:18 | Northwestern | William Clemmons steals it from Tommy Jaramillo | 23-36 |
| 19:01 | Penn State | William Clemmons drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Leon Gulley | 23-38 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:38 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay is hacked by Christopher Tiedemann - foul #1 on Christopher Tiedemann, team foul #1 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sammy Labarre (SG), Jason McCray (PF), Richard Hadley (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Anderson Nakano, Jeffrey Regner | |
| 18:25 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-38 |
| 18:23 | Penn State | William Clemmons grabs the board | 23-38 |
| 18:06 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre jams it on a nice dish by Leon Gulley | 23-40 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-40 |
| 17:49 | Penn State | William Clemmons gets the rebound | 23-40 |
| 17:42 | Penn State | Jason McCray loses the ball out of bounds | 23-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Anderson Nakano (SG), Terry Fahy (SF), Jeffrey Regner (C) Leon Gulley, Sammy Labarre, William Clemmons, Richard Hadley | |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | Terry Fahy steps in front of the Woodrow Carlson pass | 23-40 |
| 17:19 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-43 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | William Allen buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-43 |
| 16:49 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Tiedemann | 26-46 |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | William Allen buries a jumper from the right side | 28-46 |
| 16:08 | Penn State | Jason McCray connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Tiedemann and the foul's on Tom Berry - foul #3 on Tom Berry, team foul #2 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Midgette (PF) Tom Berry | |
| Subs | Penn State | Leon Gulley (PG), Mark Kleiber (SG), William Clemmons (SF), Richard Hadley (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Anderson Nakano, Terry Fahy, Jeffrey Regner | |
| 16:08 | Penn State | Jason McCray makes the free throw | 28-49 |
| 15:46 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by William Allen | 31-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Woodrow Carlson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Gay (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edward Midgette (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tommy Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Leon Gulley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Kleiber (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Clemmons (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason McCray (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Hadley (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Penn State | William Allen takes the ball from William Clemmons | 31-49 |
| 15:21 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Allen | 33-49 |
| 15:00 | Penn State | Jason McCray is whistled for a carry | 33-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tom Berry (PF) Edward Midgette | |
| Subs | Penn State | Anderson Nakano (SG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), Jeffrey Regner (C) Mark Kleiber, Jason McCray, Richard Hadley | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:39 | Northwestern | Tom Berry slams it home on a great pass from William Allen | 35-49 |
| 14:21 | Penn State | William Clemmons drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Leon Gulley | 35-51 |
| 14:02 | Northwestern | Tom Berry comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeffrey Regner - foul #1 on Jeffrey Regner, team foul #2 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Sammy Labarre (SG), Terry Fahy (SF), Richard Hadley (C) Leon Gulley, Anderson Nakano, Robert Jaramillo, Jeffrey Regner | |
| 14:02 | Northwestern | Tom Berry makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 14:02 | Northwestern | Tom Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 13:48 | Penn State | William Clemmons knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Tiedemann | 37-53 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern | William Allen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 37-53 |
| 13:30 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson misses the tip | 37-53 |
| 13:29 | Penn State | William Clemmons grabs the defensive rebound | 37-53 |
| 13:09 | Penn State | Richard Hadley blows the layup | 37-53 |
| 13:07 | Penn State | Terry Fahy grabs the offensive board | 37-53 |
| 12:51 | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann lays it up and in set up by Sammy Labarre | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:43 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-55 |
| 12:28 | Penn State | William Clemmons misses short on a floater from the left side | 39-55 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | Tom Berry grabs the board | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:21 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson loses the dribble to Christopher Tiedemann in the backcourt | 39-55 |
| 12:11 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Christopher Tiedemann | 39-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:04 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson is hacked by Sammy Labarre - foul #1 on Sammy Labarre, team foul #3 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly (SG), Edward Midgette (C) Clarence Gay, Tommy Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Kleiber (PG), Anderson Nakano (SG), Leon Gulley (SF), Jason McCray (PF), Jeffrey Regner (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Sammy Labarre, Terry Fahy, William Clemmons, Richard Hadley | |
| 11:44 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Anderson Nakano - foul #3 on Anderson Nakano, team foul #4 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Jaramillo (SF), William Clemmons (PF) Mark Kleiber, Jason McCray | |
| 11:44 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 11:44 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Woodrow Carlson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Midgette (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Leon Gulley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anderson Nakano (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Jaramillo (fresh) PF - William Clemmons (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Regner (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Penn State | William Clemmons buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Leon Gulley | 41-61 |
| 11:17 | Northwestern | William Allen misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-61 |
| 11:15 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano pulls down the rebound | 41-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:46 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Robert Jaramillo and the foul's on Raymond Kelly - foul #2 on Raymond Kelly, team foul #3 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clarence Gay (SG), Nathan Cowles (SF), Tommy Jaramillo (C) Woodrow Carlson, William Allen, Edward Midgette | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Kleiber (PG), Terry Fahy (SF), Jason McCray (PF) Leon Gulley, Robert Jaramillo, William Clemmons | |
| 10:46 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner makes the free throw | 41-64 |
| 10:31 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-64 |
| 10:30 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano gets the rebound | 41-64 |
| 10:09 | Penn State | Raymond Kelly steals the ball from Jason McCray | 41-64 |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | Tom Berry lays it in set up by Raymond Kelly | 43-64 |
| 09:47 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano loses the dribble to Nathan Cowles | 43-64 |
| 09:43 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay misses the lay-in | 43-64 |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-64 |
| 09:32 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeffrey Regner - foul #2 on Jeffrey Regner, team foul #5 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson (PG), William Allen (SF) Raymond Kelly, Nathan Cowles | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Sammy Labarre (SG), Leon Gulley (SF), William Clemmons (PF), Richard Hadley (C) Mark Kleiber, Anderson Nakano, Terry Fahy, Jason McCray, Jeffrey Regner | |
| 09:32 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay misses the 1st free throw | 43-64 |
| 09:32 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay misses the 2nd free throw | 43-64 |
| 09:32 | Penn State | William Clemmons grabs the defensive rebound | 43-64 |
| 09:08 | Penn State | William Clemmons drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Leon Gulley | 43-67 |
| 08:57 | Northwestern | Leon Gulley steals it from Tommy Jaramillo | 43-67 |
| 08:41 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre is hacked by William Allen - foul #2 on William Allen, team foul #4 | 43-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly (SG), Edward Midgette (PF), Haywood Aponte (C) Clarence Gay, Tom Berry, Tommy Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Penn State | Anderson Nakano (SG), Terry Fahy (SF), Jeffrey Regner (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Sammy Labarre, Richard Hadley | |
| 08:17 | Penn State | Leon Gulley comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Woodrow Carlson - foul #3 on Woodrow Carlson, team foul #5 | 43-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jason McCray (PF) Terry Fahy | |
| 08:17 | Penn State | Leon Gulley makes the 1st free throw | 43-68 |
| 08:17 | Penn State | Leon Gulley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-69 |
| 07:59 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-69 |
| 07:58 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner gets the rebound | 43-69 |
| 07:40 | Penn State | William Clemmons is hacked by Woodrow Carlson - foul #4 on Woodrow Carlson, team foul #6 | 43-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clarence Gay (SG), Tommy Jaramillo (C) Raymond Kelly, Haywood Aponte | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Mark Kleiber (SG), Terry Fahy (SF), Richard Hadley (C) Leon Gulley, Anderson Nakano, Jason McCray, Jeffrey Regner | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Woodrow Carlson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Clarence Gay (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edward Midgette (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tommy Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Kleiber (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Fahy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Clemmons (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Hadley (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Penn State | Terry Fahy misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-69 |
| 07:17 | Penn State | William Clemmons gets the offensive rebound | 43-69 |
| 07:00 | Penn State | Terry Fahy misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-69 |
| 06:59 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette snags the defensive board | 43-69 |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-69 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette tips it back up and in | 45-69 |
| 06:33 | Penn State | Richard Hadley misses long on a floater in the paint | 45-69 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay pulls down the rebound | 45-69 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by William Allen | 47-69 |
| 05:55 | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edward Midgette - foul #1 on Edward Midgette, team foul #7 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Johnson (PG), Raymond Kelly (SG), Nathan Cowles (SF), Tom Berry (PF) Woodrow Carlson, Clarence Gay, William Allen, Tommy Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Penn State | Anderson Nakano (SG), Leon Gulley (SF), Jason McCray (PF), Jeffrey Regner (C) Mark Kleiber, Terry Fahy, William Clemmons, Richard Hadley | |
| 05:55 | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann misses the 1st free throw | 47-69 |
| 05:55 | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann makes the 2nd free throw | 47-70 |
| 05:40 | Northwestern | Tom Berry misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 47-70 |
| 05:38 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jason McCray | 47-70 |
| 05:19 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 47-70 |
| 05:17 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette pulls down the rebound | 47-70 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-70 |
| 04:41 | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann hits a driving attempt from the left block | 49-72 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by George Johnson | 52-72 |
| 04:04 | Penn State | Raymond Kelly is called for the reach on Anderson Nakano - foul #3 on Raymond Kelly, team foul #8 | 52-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Haywood Aponte (C) Tom Berry | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Kleiber (PG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), Richard Hadley (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Leon Gulley, Jeffrey Regner | |
| 04:04 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano makes the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 04:04 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano makes the 2nd free throw | 52-74 |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Richard Hadley picks off the pass by Nathan Cowles | 52-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:24 | Penn State | Richard Hadley can't connect on a runner from close range | 52-74 |
| 03:23 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette pulls down the rebound | 52-74 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Cowles (fresh) PF - Edward Midgette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Haywood Aponte (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Kleiber (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anderson Nakano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Jaramillo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jason McCray (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Hadley (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:06 | Northwestern | George Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-74 |
| 03:05 | Penn State | Richard Hadley grabs the defensive rebound | 52-74 |
| 02:47 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Hadley | 52-77 |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 52-77 |
| 02:32 | Penn State | Richard Hadley grabs the defensive rebound | 52-77 |
| 02:18 | Penn State | Mark Kleiber misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-77 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Richard Hadley gets the offensive rebound | 52-77 |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Mark Kleiber can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-77 |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette grabs the defensive rebound | 52-77 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | George Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-77 |
| 01:49 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly tips it in | 54-77 |
| 01:31 | Penn State | Jason McCray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG) Anderson Nakano | |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | George Johnson drills a floater from the left block set up by Raymond Kelly | 56-77 |
| 01:07 | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jason McCray | 56-80 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 56-80 |
| 00:50 | Penn State | Richard Hadley snags the defensive board | 56-80 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Raymond Kelly is called for the reach on Mark Kleiber - foul #4 on Raymond Kelly, team foul #9 | 56-80 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Mark Kleiber misses the 1st free throw | 56-80 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Haywood Aponte grabs the defensive rebound | 56-80 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on Christopher Tiedemann - foul #2 on Christopher Tiedemann, team foul #6 | 56-80 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette makes the 1st free throw | 57-80 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette makes the 2nd free throw | 58-80 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann runs out the clock | 58-80 |