| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Suazo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerard Creamer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Longwell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache inbounds the ball | 40-32 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Northwestern | John Longwell hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-35 |
| 19:18 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga is whistled for a carry | 40-35 |
| 18:59 | Northwestern | Leonard Lechuga swats the shot by Dennis Hurley | 40-35 |
| 18:58 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 18:39 | Penn State | John Longwell is called for the reach on Gerard Creamer - foul #3 on John Longwell, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Cork (PF) John Longwell | |
| 18:22 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger is wide open but clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Ronald Bastarache - foul #3 on Ronald Bastarache, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Eddie Sullivan (SG), Robert Rea (SF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Dennis Hurley, Ernest Thomas, Ronald Bastarache, Jon Thomas | |
| 18:22 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 18:22 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 18:22 | Northwestern | David Cork pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:58 | Northwestern | Robert Rea misses short on a floater from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 17:57 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey tips it in | 40-37 |
| 17:40 | Penn State | Paul Cordova drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Suazo | 43-37 |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | Robert Rea is hacked by Leonard Lechuga - foul #1 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| 17:17 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey's pass is intercepted by Paul Cordova | 43-37 |
| 17:15 | Penn State | Leonard Chung is called for the reach on Wayne Flickinger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leonard Chung, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG), Jon Thomas (C) Leonard Chung, Eddie Sullivan, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 16:50 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the floater near the basket | 45-37 |
| 16:34 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas buries a turnaround from the left block | 45-39 |
| 16:24 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga connects on the jumper from the left block | 47-39 |
| 16:07 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 15:52 | Penn State | Paul Suazo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-41 |
| 15:51 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Paul Suazo (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Flickinger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gerard Creamer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Rea (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Cork (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Northwestern | David Cork misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-41 |
| 15:46 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 15:27 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 15:26 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger tips it home | 49-41 |
| 15:19 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Leonard Lechuga - foul #2 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Douglas Spivey (SG), John Lau (PF), Jamie Smith (C) Paul Suazo, Gerard Creamer, Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Eddie Sullivan (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), John Longwell (PF) Dennis Hurley, Ernest Thomas, Robert Rea, David Cork | |
| 15:19 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 15:19 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 15:19 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jamie Smith | 49-42 |
| 14:59 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 14:57 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 14:51 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith steps in front of the Leonard Chung pass | 49-42 |
| 14:31 | Penn State | Paul Cordova hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the baseline | 49-42 |
| 14:30 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 14:25 | Northwestern | John Longwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey (C) Jon Thomas | |
| 14:02 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 14:01 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Andrew Stalvey | 49-42 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | Douglas Spivey steals the ball from Eddie Sullivan | 49-42 |
| 13:40 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger clanks a floater from the left block | 49-42 |
| 13:38 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 13:34 | Northwestern | John Longwell misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 49-42 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to John Longwell | 49-42 |
| 13:27 | Northwestern | John Longwell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 13:25 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 13:22 | Penn State | Leonard Chung is called for the reach on Paul Cordova in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leonard Chung, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Suazo (SG), Gerard Creamer (PF), Leonard Lechuga (C) Douglas Spivey, John Lau, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG), Zackary Hubbard (C) Leonard Chung, Eddie Sullivan, John Longwell | |
| 13:14 | Penn State | Paul Cordova hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Zackary Hubbard - foul #2 on Zackary Hubbard, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| 13:14 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 13:14 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 13:07 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Andrew Stalvey, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jon Thomas (C) Andrew Stalvey | |
| 12:50 | Penn State | Paul Cordova's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Rea (SF) Ronald Bastarache | |
| 12:29 | Northwestern | Robert Rea drills a turnaround from close range | 51-44 |
| 12:08 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger is open and scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Cordova | 53-44 |
| 11:50 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 53-44 |
| 11:48 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Paul Suazo (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Flickinger (tiring) 14 pts. 9 reb. PF - Gerard Creamer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Rea (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Zackary Hubbard (fairly fresh) C - Jon Thomas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard connects on the floater from close range and he's fouled by Leonard Lechuga - foul #3 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Burkart (PG), Douglas Spivey (SG), Jamie Smith (C) Paul Cordova, Paul Suazo, Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Eddie Sullivan (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), John Longwell (PF) Dennis Hurley, Ernest Thomas, Robert Rea, Jon Thomas | |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard misses the free throw | 53-46 |
| 11:32 | Penn State | Jamie Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 11:09 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-46 |
| 10:59 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Douglas Spivey | 56-46 |
| 10:48 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer loses the dribble to Zackary Hubbard | 56-46 |
| 10:31 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard's floater is tipped away by Wayne Flickinger | 56-46 |
| 10:29 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jamie Smith | 56-46 |
| 10:23 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey scores on a jump hook near the basket | 58-46 |
| 09:59 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache lays it in | 58-48 |
| 09:40 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger connects on the open floater from just outside the lane | 60-48 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | Harold Burkart takes the ball from Eddie Sullivan | 60-48 |
| 09:13 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Longwell - foul #4 on John Longwell, team foul #7 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Cordova (PG), Paul Suazo (SG), John Lau (PF), Leonard Lechuga (C) Harold Burkart, Douglas Spivey, Gerard Creamer, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG), Robert Rea (SF), David Cork (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Leonard Chung, Eddie Sullivan, Ronald Bastarache, John Longwell, Zackary Hubbard | |
| 09:13 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 09:13 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-48 |
| 08:51 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| 08:31 | Penn State | Paul Suazo comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-48 |
| 08:30 | Penn State | John Lau hits the follow up shot | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:22 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-48 |
| 08:21 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga gets the rebound | 64-48 |
| 08:14 | Penn State | Paul Cordova is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Suazo | 67-48 |
| 08:00 | Northwestern | Robert Rea comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 67-48 |
| 07:59 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Lau | 67-48 |
| 07:57 | Penn State | Paul Cordova is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Hurley - foul #3 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #8 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Howin Chiou (SG), Douglas Spivey (SF) Paul Suazo, Wayne Flickinger | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Jon Thomas (C) Dennis Hurley, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 07:57 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 07:57 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 2nd free throw | 69-48 |
| 07:48 | Northwestern | David Cork clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 69-48 |
| 07:47 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga grabs the board | 69-48 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Howin Chiou (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Spivey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Lau (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Rea (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Cork (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga loses the ball out of bounds | 69-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jamie Smith (C) Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF), John Longwell (PF) Robert Rea, David Cork | |
| 07:05 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-48 |
| 07:04 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to John Longwell | 69-48 |
| 06:43 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung lays it in set up by John Longwell | 69-50 |
| 06:32 | Penn State | John Longwell steals it from Douglas Spivey | 69-50 |
| 06:22 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-52 |
| 05:59 | Penn State | Paul Cordova clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-52 |
| 05:57 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache pulls down the rebound | 69-52 |
| 05:52 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas clanks a jumper near the basket | 69-52 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | John Longwell tips it home | 69-54 |
| 05:51 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Suazo (SG), Wayne Flickinger (SF), Gerard Creamer (PF), Leonard Lechuga (C) Howin Chiou, Douglas Spivey, John Lau, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), David Cork (PF) Ernest Thomas, John Longwell | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:22 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses the lay-in | 69-54 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley gets the rebound | 69-54 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley is fouled on the floor by Paul Suazo - foul #3 on Paul Suazo, team foul #4 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SG), Andrew Stalvey (C) Leonard Chung, Jon Thomas | |
| 05:05 | Northwestern | David Cork hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Dennis Hurley | 69-56 |
| 04:42 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Paul Cordova and he's fouled by Eddie Sullivan - foul #1 on Eddie Sullivan, team foul #9 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Burkart (PG) Paul Cordova | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Rea (SF) Ronald Bastarache | |
| 04:42 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses the free throw | 71-56 |
| 04:42 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to David Cork | 71-56 |
| 04:31 | Northwestern | Robert Rea's pass is intercepted by Wayne Flickinger | 71-56 |
| 04:27 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger lays it up and in | 73-56 |
| 04:21 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Gerard Creamer - foul #2 on Gerard Creamer, team foul #5 | 73-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Jon Thomas (C) Dennis Hurley, David Cork | |
| 04:21 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 73-57 |
| 04:21 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| 04:01 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger is fouled on the floor by Andrew Stalvey - foul #2 on Andrew Stalvey, team foul #10 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Longwell (PF) Andrew Stalvey | |
| 04:01 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 04:01 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| 04:01 | Penn State | Paul Suazo pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-58 |
| 03:46 | Penn State | Paul Suazo is whistled for a carry | 74-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SG) Eddie Sullivan | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Burkart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Suazo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wayne Flickinger (tiring) 23 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Gerard Creamer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Rea (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Longwell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Robert Rea drills a fadeaway from close range | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Penn State | Paul Suazo is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Rea - foul #2 on Robert Rea, team foul #11 | 74-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Cordova (PG), Jamie Smith (C) Harold Burkart, Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF) Robert Rea | |
| 03:27 | Penn State | Paul Suazo misses the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 03:27 | Penn State | Paul Suazo makes the 2nd free throw | 75-60 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Wayne Flickinger - foul #3 on Wayne Flickinger, team foul #6 | 75-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), David Cork (PF), Zackary Hubbard (C) Leonard Chung, John Longwell, Jon Thomas | |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| 02:39 | Penn State | Paul Cordova comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 75-62 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 75-62 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga (C) Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Longwell (PF), Jon Thomas (C) David Cork, Zackary Hubbard | |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-62 |
| 02:23 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga grabs the defensive rebound | 75-62 |
| 02:21 | Penn State | Paul Cordova is hacked by Jon Thomas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jon Thomas, team foul #12 | 75-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Howin Chiou (SG), Douglas Spivey (SF), John Lau (PF), Jamie Smith (C) Paul Suazo, Wayne Flickinger, Gerard Creamer, Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Robert Rea (SF), David Cork (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Dennis Hurley, Ronald Bastarache, John Longwell, Jon Thomas | |
| 02:21 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 1st free throw | 76-62 |
| 02:21 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses the 2nd free throw | 76-62 |
| 02:21 | Penn State | Jamie Smith gets the offensive rebound | 76-62 |
| 02:16 | Penn State | Leonard Chung is called for the reach on Paul Cordova - foul #4 on Leonard Chung, team foul #13 | 76-62 |
| 02:16 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 1st free throw | 77-62 |
| 02:16 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 2nd free throw | 78-62 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Howin Chiou is called for the reach on Ernest Thomas - foul #1 on Howin Chiou, team foul #7 | 78-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Burkart (PG) Paul Cordova | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 78-62 |
| 02:03 | Penn State | John Lau pulls down the rebound | 78-62 |
| 01:34 | Penn State | Harold Burkart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-62 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | Robert Rea grabs the defensive rebound | 78-62 |
| 01:29 | Northwestern | Harold Burkart is called for the reach on Leonard Chung - foul #1 on Harold Burkart, team foul #8 | 78-62 |
| 01:29 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung makes the 1st free throw | 78-63 |
| 01:29 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung makes the 2nd free throw | 78-64 |
| 01:15 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-64 |
| 01:13 | Northwestern | David Cork grabs the board | 78-64 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Leonard Chung and the foul's on Howin Chiou - foul #2 on Howin Chiou, team foul #9 | 78-66 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas makes the free throw | 78-67 |
| 01:03 | Penn State | Leonard Chung takes the ball from Howin Chiou in the backcourt | 78-67 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith steps in front of the Robert Rea pass | 78-67 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey knocks in the jumper from the right block | 80-67 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Robert Rea comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 80-67 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | David Cork tips it in | 80-69 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Harold Burkart runs out the clock | 80-69 |