| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Irvin Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Kramer (fresh) C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal inbounds the ball | 33-21 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Penn State | William McHalffey drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Franjo Zenor | 33-23 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | Sam Edinger drills a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #1 | 35-23 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses the free throw | 35-23 |
| 19:16 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William McHalffey | 35-23 |
| 18:54 | Penn State | Mark Zinner is called for the reach on Andrew Gregg - foul #1 on Mark Zinner, team foul #1 | 35-23 |
| 18:40 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-26 |
| 18:21 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Franjo Zenor - foul #3 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG) Franjo Zenor | |
| 18:21 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 18:21 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 18:01 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-26 |
| 17:38 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by George Kramer | 40-26 |
| 17:23 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal hits the finger roll | 40-28 |
| 17:00 | Purdue | Mark Zinner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 40-28 |
| 16:59 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal snags the defensive board | 40-28 |
| 16:54 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg misses the 3 from the left corner | 40-28 |
| 16:53 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal tips it in | 40-30 |
| 16:28 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-30 |
| 16:27 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Zinner | 40-30 |
| 16:05 | Purdue | Sam Edinger makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Armstrong | 43-30 |
| 15:48 | Penn State | The jump hook by Kevin Carreras is blocked by George Kramer | 43-30 |
| 15:46 | Purdue | George Kramer grabs the board | 43-30 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Irvin Shepard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Kramer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Marijan Kiedrowski (fresh) SG - Andrew Gregg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:17 | Purdue | Sam Edinger is hacked by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #3 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (PG), James Garner (SG), Michael Dunklin (SF), Stephen Burns (PF), Randolph Conner (C) Irvin Shepard, Kevin Armstrong, Sam Edinger, George Kramer, Mark Zinner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG), Tyler Hess (SG), Walter Riggle (C) Marijan Kiedrowski, Andrew Gregg, Kevin Carreras | |
| 14:56 | Purdue | Tim Whatley throws it down on a nice dish by Michael Dunklin | 45-30 |
| 14:38 | Penn State | William McHalffey drills a shot in the paint set up by Franjo Zenor | 45-32 |
| 14:21 | Purdue | James Garner misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 45-32 |
| 14:20 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the defensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 14:11 | Penn State | The jump hook by Dikembe Abdelal is blocked by Randolph Conner | 45-32 |
| 14:10 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses the tip | 45-32 |
| 14:09 | Penn State | Walter Riggle misses the tip | 45-32 |
| 14:08 | Purdue | James Garner gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| 13:42 | Purdue | James Garner misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-32 |
| 13:41 | Penn State | Walter Riggle grabs the board | 45-32 |
| 13:16 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-32 |
| 13:15 | Penn State | Walter Riggle tips it back up and in | 45-34 |
| 12:53 | Purdue | James Garner can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 45-34 |
| 12:52 | Purdue | Randolph Conner snags the offensive board | 45-34 |
| 12:30 | Purdue | Franjo Zenor is called for the reach on Tim Whatley - foul #4 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #4 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Irvin Shepard (PG), Kevin Armstrong (SG), Sam Edinger (SF), George Kramer (PF), Mark Zinner (C) Tim Whatley, James Garner, Michael Dunklin, Stephen Burns, Randolph Conner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG), Kevin Carreras (C) Franjo Zenor, Tyler Hess, Walter Riggle | |
| 12:09 | Purdue | George Kramer buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Irvin Shepard | 47-34 |
| 11:44 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras misses long on a turnaround from close range | 47-34 |
| 11:42 | Purdue | Mark Zinner pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Irvin Shepard (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Kramer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Marijan Kiedrowski (fresh) SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Purdue | Mark Zinner scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Kevin Armstrong | 49-34 |
| 10:53 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Marijan Kiedrowski | 49-37 |
| 10:33 | Purdue | Sam Edinger makes the wide open shot from the left block on a great pass from Mark Zinner | 51-37 |
| 10:21 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras banks in the layup and he's hacked by Irvin Shepard - foul #2 on Irvin Shepard, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Burns (PF) George Kramer | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lee (SF), Walter Riggle (PF) Dikembe Abdelal, William McHalffey | |
| 10:21 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras makes the free throw | 51-40 |
| 09:52 | Purdue | Walter Riggle steals the ball from Mark Zinner | 51-40 |
| 09:40 | Penn State | Kevin Armstrong steals it from Michael Lee | 51-40 |
| 09:37 | Purdue | Sam Edinger can't finish the layup | 51-40 |
| 09:36 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard tips it in | 53-40 |
| 09:24 | Penn State | Michael Lee comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-40 |
| 09:23 | Penn State | Michael Lee snags the offensive board | 53-40 |
| 09:01 | Penn State | Walter Riggle misses long on a floater from the right block | 53-40 |
| 08:59 | Purdue | Mark Zinner pulls down the rebound | 53-40 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | Stephen Burns double dribbles | 53-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (PG), James Garner (SG), George Kramer (PF), Randolph Conner (C) Irvin Shepard, Kevin Armstrong, Stephen Burns, Mark Zinner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (SG), William McHalffey (PF) Andrew Gregg, Kevin Carreras | |
| 08:20 | Penn State | William McHalffey can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Randolph Conner - foul #1 on Randolph Conner, team foul #3 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG) Marijan Kiedrowski | |
| 08:20 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 08:20 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 08:01 | Purdue | Tyler Hess is called for the reach on Tim Whatley - foul #1 on Tyler Hess, team foul #5 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Andrew Gregg | |
| 07:45 | Purdue | Sam Edinger is hacked by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #6 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Dunklin (SF) Sam Edinger | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG) Michael Lee | |
| 07:28 | Purdue | George Kramer loses the dribble to Tyler Hess | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tim Whatley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Garner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) PF - George Kramer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Randolph Conner (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tyler Hess (fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Riggle (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Penn State | William McHalffey hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 53-41 |
| 07:10 | Purdue | Randolph Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 06:50 | Purdue | James Garner misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-41 |
| 06:49 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 06:44 | Penn State | Tyler Hess makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Franjo Zenor | 53-44 |
| 06:19 | Purdue | James Garner is hacked by Tyler Hess - foul #2 on Tyler Hess, team foul #7 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Irvin Shepard (PG), Sam Edinger (SF), Stephen Burns (PF), Mark Zinner (C) Tim Whatley, Michael Dunklin, George Kramer, Randolph Conner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG), Kevin Carreras (C) Tyler Hess, Walter Riggle | |
| 06:19 | Purdue | James Garner makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 06:19 | Purdue | James Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 05:55 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-44 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | Mark Zinner pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 05:30 | Purdue | James Garner is fouled on the floor by Andrew Gregg - foul #1 on Andrew Gregg, team foul #8 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lee (SF) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 05:30 | Purdue | James Garner makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 05:30 | Purdue | James Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:21 | Penn State | William McHalffey is fouled on the floor by Stephen Burns - foul #1 on Stephen Burns, team foul #4 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (SG) James Garner | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 05:10 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-44 |
| 05:08 | Penn State | William McHalffey tips it but misses | 57-44 |
| 05:06 | Purdue | Mark Zinner pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 04:40 | Purdue | Sam Edinger lays it up and in | 59-44 |
| 04:23 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg misses the 3 from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 04:21 | Purdue | Stephen Burns gets the rebound | 59-44 |
| 04:01 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-44 |
| 03:59 | Purdue | Sam Edinger tips it back up and in | 61-44 |
| 03:40 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses short on a floater from the left wing | 61-44 |
| 03:38 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Sam Edinger | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:16 | Purdue | Mark Zinner comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-44 |
| 03:15 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Sam Edinger | 61-44 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Irvin Shepard (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 20 pts. 8 reb. PF - Stephen Burns (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Gregg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Lee (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William McHalffey (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 02:55 | Purdue | Mark Zinner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 61-44 |
| 02:54 | Purdue | Stephen Burns can't tip it in | 61-44 |
| 02:53 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the defensive rebound | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:33 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-44 |
| 02:32 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard pulls down the rebound | 61-44 |
| 02:03 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-44 |
| 02:01 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard can't tip it in | 61-44 |
| 02:00 | Penn State | Michael Lee pulls down the rebound | 61-44 |
| 01:50 | Penn State | Michael Lee is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Michael Lee, team foul #9 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | George Kramer (PF) Stephen Burns | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Michael Lee | |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Sam Edinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-44 |
| 01:16 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the jump hook in the paint | 61-46 |
| 00:51 | Purdue | Andrew Gregg steps in front of the Sam Edinger pass | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Kevin Armstrong steps in front of the William McHalffey pass | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 00:18 | Penn State | William McHalffey pulls down the rebound | 61-46 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | William McHalffey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 61-46 |
| 00:11 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Kevin Armstrong | 61-46 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Irvin Shepard runs out the clock | 61-46 |