| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Riggle (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Irvin Shepard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 14 pts. PF - George Kramer (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Penn State | Walter Riggle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-25 |
| 19:13 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-25 |
| 19:11 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses the tip | 24-25 |
| 19:09 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 18:53 | Penn State | George Kramer blocks the short jumper by Dikembe Abdelal | 24-25 |
| 18:51 | Purdue | Sam Edinger gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 18:22 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Armstrong | 24-27 |
| 18:20 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is hacked by Kevin Armstrong in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Armstrong, team foul #1 | 24-27 |
| 17:58 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 17:57 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Mark Zinner | 24-27 |
| 17:53 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses badly on a shot from the left side | 24-27 |
| 17:52 | Purdue | Sam Edinger pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 17:40 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Sam Edinger | 24-30 |
| 17:19 | Penn State | William McHalffey scores on a shot from the left side | 26-30 |
| 16:56 | Purdue | Sam Edinger clanks a floater near the basket | 26-30 |
| 16:55 | Purdue | George Kramer gets the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 16:44 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 16:42 | Purdue | George Kramer grabs the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 16:13 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Irvin Shepard and he's hacked by Franjo Zenor - foul #2 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (SG) Andrew Gregg | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Garner (SG), Michael Dunklin (PF), Stephen Burns (C) Irvin Shepard, George Kramer, Mark Zinner | |
| 16:13 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong makes the free throw | 26-33 |
| 15:53 | Penn State | Kevin Armstrong steps in front of the Dikembe Abdelal pass | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Riggle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Garner (fresh) SF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) C - Stephen Burns (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Purdue | Stephen Burns is fouled on the floor by Tyler Hess - foul #1 on Tyler Hess, team foul #2 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Kevin Carreras (C) Franjo Zenor, Walter Riggle | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (PG), John Madden (SF) Kevin Armstrong, Sam Edinger | |
| 15:10 | Purdue | James Garner drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Madden and he's hacked by Tyler Hess - foul #2 on Tyler Hess, team foul #3 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Zinner (C) John Madden | |
| 15:10 | Purdue | James Garner misses the free throw | 26-35 |
| 15:10 | Penn State | Tyler Hess pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 14:48 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras is whistled for traveling | 26-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG) Tyler Hess | |
| Subs | Purdue | Irvin Shepard (SG) Stephen Burns | |
| 14:23 | Purdue | William McHalffey blocks the jumper by James Garner | 26-35 |
| 14:21 | Purdue | James Garner tips it back up and in | 26-37 |
| 14:01 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Andrew Gregg | 28-37 |
| 13:34 | Purdue | Mark Zinner banks in the layup over the doubleteam set up by Irvin Shepard | 28-39 |
| 13:10 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal is hacked by James Garner - foul #1 on James Garner, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG) Marijan Kiedrowski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), Sam Edinger (SF), George Kramer (PF) Tim Whatley, James Garner, Michael Dunklin | |
| 12:41 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-39 |
| 12:39 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Irvin Shepard | 28-39 |
| 12:10 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong is hacked by Andrew Gregg - foul #1 on Andrew Gregg, team foul #4 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (SG), Michael Lee (SF) Andrew Gregg, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Garner (SG), Stephen Burns (C) Irvin Shepard, Mark Zinner | |
| 11:58 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 28-39 |
| 11:56 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William McHalffey | 28-39 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Lee (fresh) PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Garner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Kramer (fresh) 6 reb. C - Stephen Burns (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the 3 from the left corner | 28-39 |
| 11:34 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the offensive board | 28-39 |
| 11:19 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Tyler Hess | 31-39 |
| 10:56 | Purdue | Sam Edinger hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kevin Armstrong | 31-42 |
| 10:37 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the 3 from the left corner | 31-42 |
| 10:35 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras tips it but misses | 31-42 |
| 10:34 | Purdue | George Kramer grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 10:05 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-45 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:45 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor clanks a floater from the free throw line | 31-45 |
| 09:43 | Purdue | George Kramer grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 09:21 | Purdue | James Garner connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Sam Edinger | 31-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:17 | Penn State | Kevin Armstrong is called for the reach on Franjo Zenor - foul #3 on Kevin Armstrong, team foul #3 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Phillip Jones (PF), Walter Riggle (C) Tyler Hess, Michael Lee, William McHalffey, Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (PG), Irvin Shepard (SG), Michael Dunklin (PF), Mark Zinner (C) Kevin Armstrong, James Garner, George Kramer, Stephen Burns | |
| 09:04 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg is whistled for traveling | 31-48 |
| 08:45 | Purdue | Mark Zinner is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Mark Zinner, team foul #4 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG) Franjo Zenor | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:37 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 31-48 |
| 08:36 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin grabs the defensive rebound | 31-48 |
| 08:13 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 31-48 |
| 08:12 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard tips it home | 31-50 |
| 08:00 | Penn State | Phillip Jones knocks in the shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Mark Zinner - foul #3 on Mark Zinner, team foul #5 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), Stephen Burns (PF) Tim Whatley, Sam Edinger | |
| 08:00 | Penn State | Phillip Jones makes the free throw | 34-50 |
| 07:58 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong is hacked by Marijan Kiedrowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marijan Kiedrowski, team foul #5 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG), William McHalffey (PF) Marijan Kiedrowski, Phillip Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:37 | Purdue | Mark Zinner blows the layup | 34-50 |
| 07:35 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the defensive rebound | 34-50 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Riggle (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Irvin Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) PF - Stephen Burns (fresh) C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Andrew Gregg | 36-50 |
| 06:56 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #6 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Carreras (C) Walter Riggle | |
| Subs | Purdue | Sam Edinger (SF), George Kramer (PF) Michael Dunklin, Stephen Burns | |
| 06:56 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 06:56 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 06:56 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras snags the defensive board | 36-51 |
| 06:41 | Penn State | Mark Zinner denies the turnaround by William McHalffey | 36-51 |
| 06:40 | Purdue | Mark Zinner pulls down the rebound | 36-51 |
| 06:20 | Purdue | Mark Zinner jams it against the doubleteam set up by Irvin Shepard | 36-53 |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Irvin Shepard - foul #2 on Irvin Shepard, team foul #6 | 36-53 |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras misses the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| 05:58 | Purdue | Mark Zinner snags the defensive board | 37-53 |
| 05:31 | Purdue | Sam Edinger drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by George Kramer | 37-55 |
| 05:09 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Irvin Shepard - foul #3 on Irvin Shepard, team foul #7 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Tyler Hess (SG) Franjo Zenor, Andrew Gregg | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (PG), James Garner (SG), Michael Dunklin (PF), Stephen Burns (C) Kevin Armstrong, Irvin Shepard, George Kramer, Mark Zinner | |
| 05:09 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses the 1st free throw | 37-55 |
| 05:09 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| 04:40 | Purdue | Tim Whatley connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Dunklin | 38-57 |
| 04:15 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras misses long on a jumper from the right block | 38-57 |
| 04:14 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Tim Whatley | 38-57 |
| 04:08 | Purdue | Sam Edinger buries a jumper from the baseline | 38-59 |
| 03:46 | Penn State | Tyler Hess clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-59 |
| 03:45 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras tips it home | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:28 | Purdue | Dikembe Abdelal is called for the reach on Tim Whatley - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #7 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG), Michael Lee (SF), Phillip Jones (PF), Walter Riggle (C) Marijan Kiedrowski, Tyler Hess, Dikembe Abdelal, William McHalffey, Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Purdue | Irvin Shepard (SG), George Kramer (PF), Mark Zinner (C) Sam Edinger, Michael Dunklin, Stephen Burns | |
| 03:28 | Purdue | Tim Whatley makes the 1st free throw | 40-60 |
| 03:28 | Purdue | Tim Whatley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-61 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Lee (fresh) PF - Phillip Jones (fresh) 3 pts. C - Walter Riggle (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tim Whatley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Irvin Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Garner (fresh) 7 pts. PF - George Kramer (fresh) 8 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Penn State | Walter Riggle misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-61 |
| 03:09 | Penn State | Phillip Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-61 |
| 03:02 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Andrew Gregg, team foul #8 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG) Tim Whatley | |
| 02:51 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Franjo Zenor - foul #3 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #9 | 40-61 |
| 02:51 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 02:51 | Penn State | Phillip Jones snags the defensive board | 40-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:42 | Penn State | Michael Lee buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Phillip Jones | 43-61 |
| 02:24 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-61 |
| 02:23 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg pulls down the rebound | 43-61 |
| 02:19 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is whistled for a carry | 43-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Sam Edinger (SF) James Garner | |
| 01:57 | Purdue | Sam Edinger comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-61 |
| 01:55 | Penn State | Michael Lee pulls down the rebound | 43-61 |
| 01:51 | Penn State | Kevin Armstrong is called for the reach on Franjo Zenor in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Armstrong, team foul #8 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SF), William McHalffey (PF), Kevin Carreras (C) Michael Lee, Phillip Jones, Walter Riggle | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:51 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 01:51 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Sam Edinger banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kevin Armstrong | 45-63 |
| 01:22 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Gregg | 48-63 |
| 00:59 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from George Kramer | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-66 |
| 00:49 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras tips it home | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Mark Zinner is hacked by Kevin Carreras - foul #4 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #10 | 50-66 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 50-68 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 50-68 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong runs out the clock | 50-68 |