| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Paxton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gabriel Garten (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Deschamp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Pirtle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Desir (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Hondo (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Leland Bopp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp inbounds the ball | 20-28 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Penn State | Richard Paxton misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 20-28 |
| 19:52 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Steven Mayer | 20-28 |
| 19:30 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-31 |
| 19:08 | Penn State | Richard Paxton misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 20-31 |
| 19:06 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer grabs the board | 20-31 |
| 18:46 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 20-31 |
| 18:44 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp snags the defensive board | 20-31 |
| 18:40 | Penn State | Ed Kuklenski steals it from Daniel Pirtle | 20-31 |
| 18:35 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski hits the finger roll | 20-33 |
| 18:14 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Paxton | 22-33 |
| 17:45 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses the lay-in but the foul's on Daniel Pirtle - foul #1 on Daniel Pirtle, team foul #1 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Linneman (SF), Joshua Tolson (C) Daniel Pirtle, Richard Desir | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:45 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 17:45 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 17:21 | Penn State | Richard Paxton misses short on a floater from the left wing | 22-34 |
| 17:20 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten tips it in | 24-34 |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-34 |
| 17:00 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer grabs the offensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 24-34 |
| 16:40 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer hits the follow up shot | 24-36 |
| 16:27 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-36 |
| 16:25 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro grabs the defensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 16:19 | Northwestern | Richard Paxton steals it from Ed Kuklenski out of a doubleteam | 24-36 |
| 16:03 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-36 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Paxton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gabriel Garten (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Linneman (fresh) PF - Steven Deschamp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Tolson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Steven Mayer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Joshua Tolson - foul #2 on Joshua Tolson, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (PG), Stephen Box (SF), Daniel Pirtle (PF) Richard Paxton, Michael Linneman, Steven Deschamp | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF), Thomas Hunt (PF) Ed Kuklenski, Hamisi Asaro | |
| 15:43 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 15:43 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 15:25 | Penn State | Earl Malbrough hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Leland Bopp - foul #2 on Leland Bopp, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Desir (C) Daniel Pirtle | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Hawkins (C) Steven Mayer | |
| 15:25 | Penn State | Earl Malbrough makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 15:25 | Penn State | Earl Malbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 15:06 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Desir | 29-38 |
| 15:04 | Penn State | Richard Desir pulls down the rebound | 29-38 |
| 14:50 | Penn State | Joshua Tolson misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Hunt - foul #1 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Paxton (PG), Daniel Pirtle (PF) Earl Malbrough, Richard Desir | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:50 | Penn State | Joshua Tolson makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 14:50 | Penn State | Joshua Tolson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 14:47 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-38 |
| 14:29 | Penn State | Richard Paxton connects on the floater from close range and he's hacked by Leland Bopp - foul #3 on Leland Bopp, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Linneman (SF) Stephen Box | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:29 | Penn State | Richard Paxton misses the free throw | 33-38 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | George Hondo snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 14:04 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 14:02 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 13:56 | Penn State | Richard Paxton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt double dribbles | 35-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (PG), Stephen Box (SF), Richard Desir (C) Richard Paxton, Michael Linneman, Daniel Pirtle | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (PG), Steven Mayer (C) John Rines, James Hawkins | |
| 13:28 | Penn State | Joshua Tolson misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas Hunt - foul #2 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Steven Deschamp (SF) Stephen Box | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:28 | Penn State | Joshua Tolson makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 13:28 | Penn State | Joshua Tolson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Richard Desir is called for the reach on Steven Mayer - foul #2 on Richard Desir, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Paxton (PG) Earl Malbrough | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:58 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Ed Kuklenski | 37-40 |
| 12:41 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Richard Paxton and he's hacked by Leland Bopp - foul #4 on Leland Bopp, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (PG), Daniel Pirtle (PF) Richard Paxton, Richard Desir | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF), Hamisi Asaro (PF) Leland Bopp, Thomas Hunt | |
| 12:41 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Gabriel Garten - foul #3 on Gabriel Garten, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Paxton (PG), Stephen Box (SF), Richard Desir (C) Earl Malbrough, Steven Deschamp, Joshua Tolson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 12:12 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 12:08 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 12:06 | Penn State | Stephen Box gets the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 11:46 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Paxton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gabriel Garten (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Box (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Daniel Pirtle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Desir (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Rines (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro blows the layup | 42-41 |
| 11:20 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro tips it back up and in | 42-43 |
| 10:57 | Penn State | Richard Paxton makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Stephen Box | 44-43 |
| 10:31 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro can't connect on a shot near the basket | 44-43 |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer tips it but misses | 44-43 |
| 10:28 | Penn State | Richard Paxton gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 10:23 | Penn State | Richard Paxton's pass is intercepted by Ed Kuklenski | 44-43 |
| 09:54 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer is whistled for traveling | 44-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (PG), Michael Linneman (SF), Steven Deschamp (PF), Joshua Tolson (C) Richard Paxton, Stephen Box, Daniel Pirtle, Richard Desir | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (SF), Thomas Hunt (PF), James Hawkins (C) John Rines, Hamisi Asaro, Steven Mayer | |
| 09:34 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 09:32 | Northwestern | James Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski's pass is intercepted by Michael Linneman | 44-43 |
| 09:08 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 09:06 | Penn State | Joshua Tolson tips it back up and in | 46-43 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | George Hondo can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-43 |
| 08:51 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Joshua Tolson | 46-43 |
| 08:27 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Paxton (PG), Richard Desir (C) Earl Malbrough, Michael Linneman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Mayer (C) James Hawkins | |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Richard Paxton steps in front of the Ed Kuklenski pass | 46-43 |
| 07:42 | Penn State | Richard Paxton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Hunt - foul #3 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (SG), Daniel Pirtle (PF) Gabriel Garten, Richard Desir | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF), Hamisi Asaro (PF) Ed Kuklenski, George Hondo | |
| 07:42 | Penn State | Richard Paxton misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 07:42 | Penn State | Richard Paxton misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 07:42 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer grabs the board | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Paxton (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Scott White (fresh) SF - Steven Deschamp (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Pirtle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Tolson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Rines (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Northwestern | Scott White steps in front of the Thomas Hunt pass | 46-43 |
| 06:59 | Penn State | Scott White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (PG), Gabriel Garten (SG), Richard Desir (C) Richard Paxton, Scott White, Joshua Tolson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (SG) Thomas Hunt | |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 46-45 |
| 06:37 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 06:19 | Northwestern | George Hondo is fouled on the floor by Steven Deschamp - foul #1 on Steven Deschamp, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Paxton (PG), Joshua Tolson (PF) Earl Malbrough, Daniel Pirtle | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (PG), James Hawkins (PF) Leland Bopp, Hamisi Asaro | |
| 06:00 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 49-45 |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Richard Desir grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 05:37 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp scores on a floater from the right side | 51-45 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | George Hondo travels with the ball | 51-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (PG), Scott White (SG), Michael Linneman (SF), Daniel Pirtle (PF) Richard Paxton, Gabriel Garten, Steven Deschamp, Richard Desir | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt (SG), Leland Bopp (SF), Hamisi Asaro (PF) George Hondo, John Rines, Steven Mayer | |
| 05:01 | Penn State | Michael Linneman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses long on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Joshua Tolson - foul #3 on Joshua Tolson, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Paxton (PG), Steven Deschamp (SF), Richard Desir (C) Earl Malbrough, Michael Linneman, Joshua Tolson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 04:26 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp misses long on a floater from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro buries a fadeaway from the left block | 51-49 |
| 03:52 | Penn State | Scott White misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 03:51 | Northwestern | James Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Steven Deschamp picks off the pass by Leland Bopp | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Paxton (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Scott White (fresh) SF - Steven Deschamp (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Pirtle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Desir (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - James Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 03:11 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 51-49 |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt can't tip it in | 51-49 |
| 02:42 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski tips it in | 51-51 |
| 02:28 | Penn State | Richard Paxton misses the driving attempt near the basket | 51-51 |
| 02:27 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp snags the offensive board | 51-51 |
| 02:14 | Penn State | Hamisi Asaro blocks the short jumper by Richard Paxton | 51-51 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (PG), Gabriel Garten (SG), Michael Linneman (SF), Joshua Tolson (C) Richard Paxton, Scott White, Steven Deschamp, Richard Desir | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (SG), John Rines (SF), Steven Mayer (C) Ed Kuklenski, Hamisi Asaro, James Hawkins | |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | John Rines hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 01:53 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 01:50 | Penn State | Earl Malbrough double dribbles in the backcourt | 51-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Paxton (PG), Steven Deschamp (SF), Richard Desir (C) Earl Malbrough, Michael Linneman, Joshua Tolson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (PG), Hamisi Asaro (PF) John Rines, Thomas Hunt | |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Leland Bopp | 51-53 |
| 01:18 | Penn State | Richard Paxton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 00:54 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 00:36 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Gabriel Garten, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Paxton - foul #2 on Richard Paxton, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-55 |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten snags the offensive board | 51-55 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp is hacked by Leland Bopp - foul #5 on Leland Bopp, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF) Leland Bopp | |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Paxton - foul #3 on Richard Paxton, team foul #9 | 53-55 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-57 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro is hacked by Richard Paxton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Paxton, team foul #10 | 56-57 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-59 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer is hacked by Richard Paxton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Paxton, team foul #11 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (PG) Richard Paxton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt (PF) Hamisi Asaro | |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Earl Malbrough misses long on a halfcourt shot | 56-61 |