| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Ronald Pilon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Gress (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Lohr (fresh) PF - Ben Walter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alexander Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Jones (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Sam Arendt (fresh) PF - Steven Deleo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Keith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Sam Arendt inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Penn State | Steven Deleo misses badly on a shot near the basket | 28-26 |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Ben Walter gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 19:30 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon is hacked by Steven Deleo - foul #3 on Steven Deleo, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carroll Holzer (SG) Steven Deleo | |
| 19:13 | Purdue | Carroll Holzer steals it from Ben Walter | 28-26 |
| 18:53 | Penn State | Brian Keith makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Sam Arendt | 28-28 |
| 18:48 | Purdue | Jason Gress can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-28 |
| 18:46 | Purdue | Ben Walter grabs the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 18:32 | Purdue | Brian Keith is called for the reach on Bill Lohr - foul #2 on Brian Keith, team foul #2 | 28-28 |
| 18:18 | Purdue | Carroll Holzer picks off the pass by Ronald Pilon | 28-28 |
| 17:54 | Penn State | John Howard knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Sam Arendt | 28-30 |
| 17:42 | Purdue | Ben Walter is fouled on the floor by Kevin Jones - foul #3 on Kevin Jones, team foul #3 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Moore (PF) Ben Walter | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Murray (PF), Robert Atkins (C) Kevin Jones, Brian Keith | |
| 17:31 | Purdue | Gary Moore can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Murray - foul #1 on William Murray, team foul #4 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reed (PG), Michael Reynolds (SF) Ronald Pilon, Bill Lohr | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:31 | Purdue | Gary Moore makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 17:31 | Purdue | Gary Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 17:31 | Penn State | Robert Atkins gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 17:10 | Penn State | John Howard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 17:08 | Purdue | Alexander Bryant snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 16:41 | Purdue | Michael Reynolds is hacked by Sam Arendt - foul #1 on Sam Arendt, team foul #5 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Fred Green (C) Alexander Bryant | |
| Subs | Penn State | John McClure (PG), Wade Westervelt (SG) John Howard, Carroll Holzer | |
| 16:27 | Purdue | Jason Gress connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Reed | 32-30 |
| 16:01 | Penn State | John McClure misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Fred Green - foul #2 on Fred Green, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Pilon (PG), William Rottman (SG), Bill Lohr (SF), Ben Walter (PF) Brian Reed, Jason Gress, Michael Reynolds, Gary Moore | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Keith (PF) Sam Arendt | |
| 16:01 | Penn State | John McClure makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 16:01 | Penn State | John McClure makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Ronald Pilon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Rottman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bill Lohr (fresh) PF - Ben Walter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Green (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John McClure (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Wade Westervelt (fresh) SF - William Murray (fresh) PF - Brian Keith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Atkins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Purdue | William Rottman is hacked by Wade Westervelt - foul #1 on Wade Westervelt, team foul #6 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Kevin Jones (SG), Steven Deleo (PF), Walter Eyman (C) John McClure, Wade Westervelt, Brian Keith, Robert Atkins | |
| 15:30 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Bill Lohr | 34-32 |
| 15:13 | Penn State | Steven Deleo comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 15:12 | Penn State | Walter Eyman tips it in | 34-34 |
| 14:54 | Purdue | William Rottman drills a jump hook from the left block | 36-34 |
| 14:32 | Penn State | John Howard connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Walter Eyman and he's hacked by Ben Walter - foul #2 on Ben Walter, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Gress (SG), Alexander Bryant (C) William Rottman, Fred Green | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sam Arendt (SF) William Murray | |
| 14:32 | Penn State | John Howard makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 14:13 | Purdue | Jason Gress misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-37 |
| 14:11 | Penn State | Walter Eyman gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 13:43 | Penn State | Alexander Bryant swats the short shot by Steven Deleo | 36-37 |
| 13:41 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Bill Lohr | 36-37 |
| 13:36 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 13:35 | Purdue | Alexander Bryant snags the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 13:27 | Purdue | Alexander Bryant connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-37 |
| 13:06 | Penn State | Alexander Bryant is called for the reach on Walter Eyman - foul #1 on Alexander Bryant, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reed (PG), Michael Reynolds (SF), Gary Moore (PF) Ronald Pilon, Bill Lohr, Ben Walter | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carroll Holzer (PG), Brian Keith (C) John Howard, Walter Eyman | |
| 12:48 | Penn State | Alexander Bryant steals it from Kevin Jones | 39-37 |
| 12:19 | Purdue | Michael Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Kevin Jones - foul #4 on Kevin Jones, team foul #7 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), William Murray (SF), Robert Atkins (C) Kevin Jones, Sam Arendt, Steven Deleo | |
| 12:19 | Purdue | Michael Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 12:19 | Penn State | William Murray gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 11:58 | Penn State | Gary Moore blocks the short jumper by Brian Keith | 39-37 |
| 11:56 | Penn State | William Murray grabs the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Brian Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Gress (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Alexander Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carroll Holzer (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Murray (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Brian Keith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Atkins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Penn State | John Howard misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 11:38 | Purdue | Alexander Bryant grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 11:18 | Purdue | Brian Keith is called for the reach on Gary Moore - foul #3 on Brian Keith, team foul #8 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Pilon (PG), Bill Lohr (SF), Fred Green (C) Brian Reed, Michael Reynolds, Alexander Bryant | |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Eyman (C) Robert Atkins | |
| 11:18 | Purdue | Gary Moore makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 11:18 | Purdue | Gary Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 10:49 | Penn State | Fred Green is called for the reach on John Howard - foul #3 on Fred Green, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Rottman (SG), Ben Walter (PF) Jason Gress, Gary Moore | |
| Subs | Penn State | John McClure (SG), Sam Arendt (SF), Steven Deleo (PF) Carroll Holzer, William Murray, Brian Keith | |
| 10:31 | Penn State | Walter Eyman knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by John McClure | 41-39 |
| 10:17 | Purdue | Bill Lohr misses long on a jumper from the left side | 41-39 |
| 10:15 | Penn State | Walter Eyman snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 09:59 | Penn State | John Howard misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 41-39 |
| 09:58 | Penn State | John McClure snags the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 09:37 | Penn State | John McClure is hacked by William Rottman - foul #3 on William Rottman, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reed (PG), Jason Gress (SG), Alexander Bryant (C) Ronald Pilon, William Rottman, Fred Green | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carroll Holzer (PG) John Howard | |
| 09:18 | Penn State | Carroll Holzer buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John McClure | 41-42 |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Brian Reed scores on a floater from the left side set up by Jason Gress | 43-42 |
| 08:36 | Penn State | Walter Eyman buries a floater from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 08:16 | Purdue | Jason Gress splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Brian Reed and he's fouled by John McClure - foul #1 on John McClure, team foul #9 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Pilon (PG), Michael Reynolds (SF), Gary Moore (PF) Brian Reed, Bill Lohr, Ben Walter | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), William Murray (SF), Brian Keith (PF), Robert Atkins (C) John McClure, Sam Arendt, Steven Deleo, Walter Eyman | |
| 08:16 | Purdue | Jason Gress misses the free throw | 45-44 |
| 08:16 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Robert Atkins | 45-44 |
| 07:51 | Penn State | John Howard's fadeaway is rejected by Alexander Bryant | 45-44 |
| 07:49 | Penn State | William Murray tips it back up and in | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Ronald Pilon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Gress (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Alexander Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carroll Holzer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Keith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Atkins (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Purdue | Jason Gress is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left side | 45-46 |
| 07:36 | Penn State | Brian Keith grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 07:14 | Penn State | John Howard buries a shot from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 07:02 | Purdue | Alexander Bryant misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 07:01 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Reynolds | 45-48 |
| 06:32 | Purdue | Michael Reynolds throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reed (PG), Fred Green (C) Ronald Pilon, Alexander Bryant | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Jones (SG), Sam Arendt (SF), Steven Deleo (PF), Walter Eyman (C) Carroll Holzer, William Murray, Brian Keith, Robert Atkins | |
| 06:11 | Penn State | Steven Deleo misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Gary Moore - foul #3 on Gary Moore, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bill Lohr (SF), Ben Walter (PF) Michael Reynolds, Gary Moore | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:11 | Penn State | Steven Deleo makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 06:11 | Penn State | Steven Deleo makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 05:51 | Purdue | Brian Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Rottman (SG) Jason Gress | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 05:38 | Penn State | Kevin Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-50 |
| 05:36 | Penn State | Walter Eyman hits the follow up shot | 45-52 |
| 05:24 | Purdue | Bill Lohr travels with the ball | 45-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Pilon (PG) Brian Reed | |
| Subs | Penn State | John McClure (PG) John Howard | |
| 05:09 | Penn State | Steven Deleo scores on a floater in the lane set up by Kevin Jones | 45-54 |
| 04:51 | Purdue | Fred Green buries a driving attempt from the right block | 47-54 |
| 04:26 | Penn State | Kevin Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Gress (SG), Michael Reynolds (SF), Gary Moore (PF), Alexander Bryant (C) William Rottman, Bill Lohr, Ben Walter, Fred Green | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG) John McClure | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:07 | Purdue | Gary Moore misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Walter Eyman - foul #4 on Walter Eyman, team foul #10 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Keith (C) Walter Eyman | |
| 04:07 | Purdue | Gary Moore makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 04:07 | Purdue | Gary Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 03:38 | Penn State | Brian Keith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reed (PG) Ronald Pilon | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carroll Holzer (SG) Steven Deleo | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Brian Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Gress (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Alexander Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carroll Holzer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sam Arendt (fresh) PF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. C - Brian Keith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Purdue | Gary Moore clanks a shot in the lane | 49-54 |
| 03:24 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Alexander Bryant | 49-54 |
| 03:14 | Purdue | Gary Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bill Lohr (SF), Ben Walter (PF) Michael Reynolds, Gary Moore | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Murray (SF), Robert Atkins (C) Sam Arendt, Kevin Jones | |
| 02:55 | Penn State | Bill Lohr is called for the reach on Carroll Holzer - foul #3 on Bill Lohr, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Eyman (C) Robert Atkins | |
| 02:55 | Penn State | Carroll Holzer makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 02:55 | Penn State | Carroll Holzer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 02:26 | Purdue | Brian Keith swats the short shot by Brian Reed | 49-56 |
| 02:24 | Penn State | Walter Eyman pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 02:24 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Pilon (PG) Brian Reed | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Jones (SG), Sam Arendt (SF), Steven Deleo (PF) Carroll Holzer, William Murray, Brian Keith | |
| 01:55 | Penn State | Walter Eyman misses the runner near the basket | 49-56 |
| 01:54 | Purdue | Bill Lohr grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 01:49 | Purdue | Jason Gress works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 01:48 | Purdue | Alexander Bryant snags the offensive board | 49-56 |
| 01:38 | Purdue | Bill Lohr misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 49-56 |
| 01:37 | Penn State | Walter Eyman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:14 | Penn State | John Howard hits a wide open floater from close range on a nice dish by Steven Deleo | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:03 | Purdue | Jason Gress evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-58 |
| 01:01 | Penn State | Walter Eyman gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Kevin Jones is hacked by Alexander Bryant - foul #2 on Alexander Bryant, team foul #8 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Keith (C) Walter Eyman | |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Kevin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Kevin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Purdue | Alexander Bryant misses the dunk | 49-60 |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Kevin Jones grabs the board | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Ronald Pilon is called for the reach on John Howard - foul #1 on Ronald Pilon, team foul #9 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reed (PG), William Rottman (SG), Michael Reynolds (SF), Gary Moore (PF), Fred Green (C) Ronald Pilon, Jason Gress, Bill Lohr, Ben Walter, Alexander Bryant | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carroll Holzer (SG), William Murray (SF), Robert Atkins (C) Kevin Jones, Sam Arendt, Steven Deleo | |
| 00:23 | Penn State | John Howard makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 00:23 | Penn State | John Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Fred Green is called for traveling | 49-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | John McClure (SG) John Howard | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Carroll Holzer runs out the clock | 49-62 |