| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Corey Morris (fresh) SG - Jerry Petty (fresh) SF - David Myers (fresh) PF - Roberto Costa (fresh) C - Adam Griffin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fresh) SG - Carroll Holzer (fresh) SF - Kevin Jones (fresh) PF - Steven Deleo (fresh) C - Walter Eyman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Adam Griffin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 19:53 | Northwestern | Jerry Petty is fouled on the floor by Carroll Holzer - foul #1 on Carroll Holzer, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | Corey Morris scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Jerry Petty | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | Penn State | Kevin Jones is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | David Myers is whistled for a carry | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Penn State | Corey Morris steals the ball from Steven Deleo | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Northwestern | Corey Morris banks in the layup | 4-0 |
| 18:21 | Penn State | Kevin Jones is hacked by David Myers - foul #1 on David Myers, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:08 | Penn State | Kevin Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 17:54 | Northwestern | Roberto Costa drills a shot from the left block set up by David Myers | 6-0 |
| 17:52 | Penn State | Carroll Holzer is hacked by Jerry Petty in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Petty, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Woodson (PG), Roy Vines (SG), Dallas Hurst (SF), Damien Henry (C) Corey Morris, Jerry Petty, David Myers, Adam Griffin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sam Arendt (SF) Carroll Holzer | |
| 17:39 | Penn State | Kevin Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-0 |
| 17:38 | Northwestern | Roberto Costa gets the rebound | 6-0 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | Michael Woodson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Sam Arendt - foul #1 on Sam Arendt, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Adam Griffin (C) Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | Penn State | John McClure (SG), Brian Keith (PF), Robert Atkins (C) Kevin Jones, Steven Deleo, Walter Eyman | |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | Michael Woodson makes the 1st free throw | 7-0 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | Michael Woodson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-0 |
| 17:08 | Penn State | Brian Keith's layup is rejected by Damien Henry | 8-0 |
| 17:06 | Penn State | Brian Keith snags the offensive board | 8-0 |
| 16:56 | Penn State | Brian Keith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Damien Henry - foul #1 on Damien Henry, team foul #3 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Wade Westervelt (SG) John Howard | |
| 16:56 | Penn State | Brian Keith makes the 1st free throw | 8-1 |
| 16:56 | Penn State | Brian Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 16:40 | Northwestern | Roy Vines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jerry Petty (SG), David Myers (SF), Roberto Costa (PF) Michael Woodson, Dallas Hurst, Damien Henry | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carroll Holzer (SG) Wade Westervelt | |
| 16:33 | Penn State | Carroll Holzer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 8-2 |
| 16:31 | Northwestern | Adam Griffin snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | Roy Vines hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-2 |
| 16:10 | Northwestern | Roberto Costa snags the offensive board | 8-2 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | Roberto Costa misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 8-2 |
| 15:55 | Penn State | John McClure pulls down the rebound | 8-2 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Roy Vines (fairly fresh) SG - Jerry Petty (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Myers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roberto Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Griffin (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John McClure (fresh) SG - Carroll Holzer (fresh) SF - Sam Arendt (fairly fresh) PF - Brian Keith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Atkins (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Penn State | Carroll Holzer misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-2 |
| 15:39 | Northwestern | Adam Griffin gets the rebound | 8-2 |
| 15:21 | Northwestern | Adam Griffin misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 8-2 |
| 15:19 | Northwestern | Roy Vines grabs the offensive rebound | 8-2 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | Roberto Costa can't connect on a floater from close range | 8-2 |
| 15:11 | Northwestern | David Myers snags the offensive board | 8-2 |
| 14:57 | Northwestern | Adam Griffin makes the wide open floater from the right wing | 10-2 |
| 14:50 | Penn State | David Myers is called for the reach on Carroll Holzer in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Myers, team foul #4 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Corey Morris (PG), Michael Woodson (SG), Dallas Hurst (SF), Damien Henry (C) Roy Vines, Jerry Petty, David Myers, Adam Griffin | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Kevin Jones (SG), William Murray (SF), Steven Deleo (PF), Walter Eyman (C) John McClure, Carroll Holzer, Sam Arendt, Brian Keith, Robert Atkins | |
| 14:39 | Penn State | Walter Eyman scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Kevin Jones | 10-4 |
| 14:16 | Northwestern | Corey Morris is fouled on the floor by Walter Eyman - foul #1 on Walter Eyman, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| 14:07 | Northwestern | Damien Henry's pass is intercepted by Kevin Jones | 10-4 |
| 13:48 | Penn State | Steven Deleo lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Murray and the foul's on Michael Woodson - foul #1 on Michael Woodson, team foul #5 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Adam Griffin (C) Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:48 | Penn State | Steven Deleo makes the free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:34 | Northwestern | Damien Henry misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Steven Deleo - foul #1 on Steven Deleo, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| 13:34 | Northwestern | Damien Henry makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:34 | Northwestern | Damien Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:34 | Penn State | Walter Eyman gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| 13:21 | Penn State | Kevin Jones is alone and drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Walter Eyman | 11-9 |
| 13:04 | Northwestern | The jumper by Michael Woodson is denied by Walter Eyman | 11-9 |
| 13:02 | Penn State | Kevin Jones pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:36 | Penn State | Kevin Jones misses badly on the uncontested shot in the paint but the foul's on Michael Woodson - foul #2 on Michael Woodson, team foul #6 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jerry Petty (SG), Roberto Costa (PF) Michael Woodson, Damien Henry | |
| Subs | Penn State | John McClure (PG), Wade Westervelt (SG), Sam Arendt (SF), Robert Atkins (C) John Howard, William Murray, Steven Deleo, Walter Eyman | |
| 12:36 | Penn State | Kevin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:36 | Penn State | Kevin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:25 | Northwestern | Wade Westervelt takes the ball from Roberto Costa | 11-11 |
| 12:05 | Penn State | Kevin Jones makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Sam Arendt | 11-14 |
| 11:51 | Northwestern | Corey Morris knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Jerry Petty | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Corey Morris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jerry Petty (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dallas Hurst (tiring) PF - Roberto Costa (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Griffin (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John McClure (fresh) SG - Wade Westervelt (fresh) SF - Sam Arendt (fresh) PF - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Atkins (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Penn State | Kevin Jones is open but comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 11:33 | Penn State | Robert Atkins tips it in | 13-16 |
| 11:17 | Northwestern | Corey Morris comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by John McClure - foul #1 on John McClure, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roy Vines (SF), Damien Henry (C) Dallas Hurst, Adam Griffin | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Carroll Holzer (SG), Steven Deleo (PF), Brian Keith (C) John McClure, Wade Westervelt, Sam Arendt, Robert Atkins | |
| 11:17 | Northwestern | Corey Morris makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:17 | Northwestern | Corey Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:58 | Penn State | Carroll Holzer misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Jerry Petty - foul #2 on Jerry Petty, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dallas Hurst (SF) Jerry Petty | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Murray (SF), Walter Eyman (C) Kevin Jones, Brian Keith | |
| 10:58 | Penn State | Carroll Holzer makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:58 | Penn State | Carroll Holzer makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:46 | Northwestern | Roy Vines misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-18 |
| 10:45 | Penn State | Walter Eyman gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 10:43 | Penn State | John Howard is fouled in the backcourt by Dallas Hurst - foul #1 on Dallas Hurst, team foul #8 | 15-18 |
| 10:43 | Penn State | John Howard makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:43 | Penn State | John Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 10:20 | Northwestern | Roy Vines misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Walter Eyman - foul #2 on Walter Eyman, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Adam Griffin (C) Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sam Arendt (SF), Brian Keith (C) Steven Deleo, Walter Eyman | |
| 10:20 | Northwestern | Roy Vines makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 10:20 | Northwestern | Roy Vines makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 10:14 | Penn State | Adam Griffin picks off the pass by John Howard in the backcourt | 17-20 |
| 10:01 | Northwestern | Roy Vines hits a shot from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 09:41 | Penn State | Brian Keith is open and lays it up and in set up by William Murray | 19-22 |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | Corey Morris lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Adam Griffin | 21-22 |
| 09:14 | Penn State | Carroll Holzer loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roberto Costa (PF) Damien Henry | |
| Subs | Penn State | John McClure (PG), Wade Westervelt (SG), Kevin Jones (SF), Steven Deleo (PF) John Howard, Carroll Holzer, Sam Arendt, William Murray | |
| 09:04 | Northwestern | Roy Vines can't finish the layup | 21-22 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern | Adam Griffin tips it home | 23-22 |
| 08:58 | Penn State | Corey Morris is called for the reach on Wade Westervelt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Corey Morris, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Atkins (C) Brian Keith | |
| 08:58 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 08:58 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 08:55 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Sam Arendt (SF), Brian Keith (C) Wade Westervelt, John McClure, Robert Atkins | |
| 08:47 | Northwestern | Roy Vines scores on a jumper from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 08:29 | Penn State | John Howard can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the left block | 25-24 |
| 08:27 | Northwestern | Adam Griffin pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 08:13 | Northwestern | Adam Griffin's pass is intercepted by John Howard | 25-24 |
| 08:10 | Penn State | John Howard banks in the layup | 25-26 |
| 07:51 | Northwestern | Corey Morris hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 25-26 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Adam Griffin can't tip it in | 25-26 |
| 07:48 | Penn State | Steven Deleo grabs the board | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Corey Morris (tired) 10 pts. SG - Roy Vines (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dallas Hurst (tired) PF - Roberto Costa (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Griffin (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Sam Arendt (fresh) PF - Steven Deleo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brian Keith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Penn State | Kevin Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Roy Vines - foul #1 on Roy Vines, team foul #10 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Damien Henry (C) Adam Griffin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carroll Holzer (SG), Robert Atkins (C) Sam Arendt, Brian Keith | |
| 07:29 | Penn State | Kevin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 07:29 | Penn State | Kevin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 07:13 | Northwestern | Roy Vines makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Corey Morris | 27-28 |
| 07:11 | Penn State | Corey Morris is called for the reach on John Howard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Corey Morris, team foul #11 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jerry Petty (SG) Corey Morris | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Murray (SF) Kevin Jones | |
| 07:11 | Penn State | John Howard misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 07:11 | Penn State | John Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 07:11 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Damien Henry | 27-28 |
| 06:52 | Northwestern | Jerry Petty is fouled on the floor by Steven Deleo - foul #2 on Steven Deleo, team foul #7 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | John McClure (PG), Kevin Jones (PF) John Howard, Steven Deleo | |
| 06:52 | Northwestern | Jerry Petty makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 06:52 | Northwestern | Jerry Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 06:48 | Penn State | Jerry Petty is called for the reach on Carroll Holzer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Petty, team foul #12 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Myers (SG) Jerry Petty | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:48 | Penn State | Carroll Holzer makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 06:48 | Penn State | Carroll Holzer makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 06:36 | Northwestern | Damien Henry can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Atkins - foul #1 on Robert Atkins, team foul #8 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Adam Griffin (C) David Myers | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sam Arendt (SF) Kevin Jones | |
| 06:36 | Northwestern | Damien Henry makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 06:36 | Northwestern | Damien Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 06:12 | Penn State | Carroll Holzer is whistled for traveling | 31-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Myers (SG) Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | Penn State | Wade Westervelt (SG), Brian Keith (C) Carroll Holzer, Robert Atkins | |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Roy Vines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Kevin Jones (PF) Wade Westervelt, William Murray | |
| 05:25 | Penn State | Sam Arendt is hacked by Dallas Hurst - foul #2 on Dallas Hurst, team foul #13 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Woodson (PG), Roberto Costa (PF) Dallas Hurst, Adam Griffin | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 05:25 | Penn State | Sam Arendt misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 05:25 | Penn State | Sam Arendt makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 05:11 | Northwestern | Damien Henry travels with the ball | 31-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Wade Westervelt (SG), Robert Atkins (C) John McClure, Brian Keith | |
| 04:53 | Penn State | Kevin Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 31-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Adam Griffin (C) Damien Henry | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | Roberto Costa misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-31 |
| 04:36 | Penn State | Robert Atkins grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 04:24 | Penn State | Adam Griffin is called for the reach on Robert Atkins - foul #1 on Adam Griffin, team foul #14 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carroll Holzer (SG), William Murray (SF) John Howard, Sam Arendt | |
| 04:24 | Penn State | Robert Atkins makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 04:24 | Penn State | Robert Atkins makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 04:02 | Northwestern | Robert Atkins is called for the reach on David Myers - foul #2 on Robert Atkins, team foul #9 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jerry Petty (SG), Damien Henry (C) Michael Woodson, Adam Griffin | |
| Subs | Penn State | John McClure (PG), Brian Keith (C) Wade Westervelt, Robert Atkins | |
| 04:02 | Northwestern | David Myers makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 04:02 | Northwestern | David Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 03:40 | Penn State | Carroll Holzer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | Roberto Costa gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Roy Vines (tired) 8 pts. SG - Jerry Petty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roberto Costa (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Damien Henry (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John McClure (fresh) SG - Carroll Holzer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Murray (fresh) PF - Kevin Jones (tiring) 9 pts. C - Brian Keith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Northwestern | David Myers clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 03:08 | Penn State | William Murray grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 02:48 | Penn State | Kevin Jones clanks a 3 from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to David Myers | 33-33 |
| 02:32 | Northwestern | David Myers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-33 |
| 02:31 | Penn State | Brian Keith grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 02:26 | Penn State | David Myers picks off the pass by John McClure | 33-33 |
| 02:22 | Northwestern | Roy Vines banks in the layup on a great pass from David Myers | 35-33 |
| 02:02 | Penn State | Kevin Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 02:00 | Penn State | Brian Keith gets the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 01:35 | Penn State | Kevin Jones hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Carroll Holzer | 35-35 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 35-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Corey Morris (PG), Michael Woodson (SG), Adam Griffin (C) Roy Vines, Jerry Petty, Damien Henry | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Wade Westervelt (SG), Sam Arendt (SF), Steven Deleo (PF), Walter Eyman (C) John McClure, Carroll Holzer, William Murray, Kevin Jones, Brian Keith | |
| 01:15 | Northwestern | Corey Morris misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-35 |
| 01:14 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Sam Arendt | 35-35 |
| 00:54 | Penn State | Sam Arendt is fouled on the floor by Roberto Costa - foul #1 on Roberto Costa, team foul #15 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Damien Henry (PF) Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:54 | Penn State | Sam Arendt makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 00:54 | Penn State | Sam Arendt misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | Adam Griffin pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | John Howard picks off the pass by Adam Griffin | 35-36 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Steven Deleo's pass is intercepted by Corey Morris in the backcourt | 35-36 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Steven Deleo denies the turnaround by Michael Woodson | 35-36 |