| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Paxton (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Gabriel Garten (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Deschamp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Tolson (fresh) 6 reb. C - Richard Desir (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Melvin Tsan (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Lenny Akers inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Purdue | Steven Deschamp steals the ball from Cecil Barnes | 26-31 |
| 19:34 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten lays it in on a great pass from Steven Deschamp | 28-31 |
| 19:23 | Purdue | Lenny Akers drills a driving attempt in the lane | 28-33 |
| 19:03 | Penn State | Richard Paxton connects on the shot from the left side | 30-33 |
| 18:43 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 18:42 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Cecil Barnes | 30-33 |
| 18:21 | Purdue | Lenny Akers is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Lenny Akers, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (PG), Scott White (SG), Stephen Box (SF) Richard Paxton, Gabriel Garten, Richard Desir | |
| Subs | Purdue | Henry Gorman (SF) Lenny Akers | |
| 17:58 | Penn State | Joshua Tolson clanks a runner near the basket | 30-33 |
| 17:56 | Purdue | Ricky Heath pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:38 | Purdue | Ricky Heath comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 30-33 |
| 17:37 | Penn State | Stephen Box grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 17:32 | Penn State | Stephen Box makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Earl Malbrough | 32-33 |
| 17:17 | Purdue | Ricky Heath loses the dribble to Steven Deschamp | 32-33 |
| 17:03 | Penn State | Earl Malbrough's floater is tipped away by Henry Gorman | 32-33 |
| 17:02 | Penn State | Earl Malbrough tips it in | 34-33 |
| 16:39 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes's pass is intercepted by Scott White | 34-33 |
| 16:16 | Penn State | Scott White clanks a 3 from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 16:15 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ricky Heath | 34-33 |
| 16:04 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 34-33 |
| 16:03 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan can't tip it in | 34-33 |
| 16:02 | Penn State | Earl Malbrough snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Earl Malbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott White (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Box (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Deschamp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Tolson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Barnes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Gorman (fresh) PF - Melvin Tsan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Ricky Heath (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Penn State | Scott White is hacked by Melvin Tsan - foul #1 on Melvin Tsan, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Paxton (PG), Gabriel Garten (SG), Daniel Pirtle (PF), Richard Desir (C) Earl Malbrough, Scott White, Stephen Box, Joshua Tolson | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG), Lenny Akers (SF), James Miles (PF), Martin Chatfield (C) Anthony Stephens, Henry Gorman, Melvin Tsan, Ricky Heath | |
| 15:29 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 15:13 | Purdue | James Miles double dribbles | 37-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Linneman (SF) Steven Deschamp | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:59 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle misses the jumper from the baseline | 37-33 |
| 14:57 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle grabs the offensive board | 37-33 |
| 14:42 | Penn State | Michael Linneman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-33 |
| 14:40 | Penn State | Michael Linneman pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 14:27 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 14:15 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gabriel Garten - foul #2 on Gabriel Garten, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Steven Deschamp (SF) Michael Linneman | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:15 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 14:15 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 14:05 | Penn State | Richard Desir is whistled for a carry | 40-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (PG) Gabriel Garten | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:43 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield misses the lay-in | 40-35 |
| 13:41 | Purdue | James Miles gets the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 13:23 | Purdue | Earl Malbrough picks off the pass by William Garner | 40-35 |
| 13:19 | Penn State | Earl Malbrough can't throw it down | 40-35 |
| 13:18 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Lenny Akers | 40-35 |
| 12:49 | Purdue | James Miles connects on the floater from the right side | 40-37 |
| 12:31 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Earl Malbrough | 42-37 |
| 12:21 | Purdue | Richard Desir steals it from Lenny Akers | 42-37 |
| 12:14 | Penn State | Richard Paxton is called for traveling | 42-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Garten (SG), Michael Linneman (SF), Joshua Tolson (C) Earl Malbrough, Steven Deschamp, Richard Desir | |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Wayne Linder (SG), Henry Gorman (SF), Melvin Tsan (PF), Ricky Heath (C) William Garner, Cecil Barnes, Lenny Akers, James Miles, Martin Chatfield | |
| 12:03 | Purdue | Wayne Linder knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Anthony Stephens | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Paxton (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Gabriel Garten (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Linneman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Daniel Pirtle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Tolson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Linder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Gorman (fresh) PF - Melvin Tsan (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Wayne Linder - foul #1 on Wayne Linder, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Steven Deschamp (SF) Michael Linneman | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 11:45 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 11:45 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 11:29 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (PG) Richard Paxton | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 11:11 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 44-39 |
| 11:09 | Purdue | Henry Gorman snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 11:03 | Purdue | Gabriel Garten steals it from Wayne Linder | 44-39 |
| 10:54 | Penn State | Henry Gorman is called for the reach on Steven Deschamp - foul #2 on Henry Gorman, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Paxton (PG) Earl Malbrough | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lenny Akers (SF) Henry Gorman | |
| 10:39 | Penn State | Richard Paxton clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Wayne Linder - foul #2 on Wayne Linder, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Linneman (SF), Richard Desir (C) Steven Deschamp, Joshua Tolson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:39 | Penn State | Richard Paxton makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 10:39 | Penn State | Richard Paxton misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Ricky Heath pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 10:20 | Purdue | Richard Desir is called for the reach on Anthony Stephens - foul #2 on Richard Desir, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (SG), Steven Deschamp (SF), Joshua Tolson (C) Gabriel Garten, Michael Linneman, Richard Desir | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:05 | Purdue | Lenny Akers is hacked by Steven Deschamp - foul #3 on Steven Deschamp, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Box (SG), Richard Desir (C) Scott White, Joshua Tolson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:48 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Linder | 45-42 |
| 09:28 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Anthony Stephens - foul #2 on Anthony Stephens, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (PG), Gabriel Garten (SG), Michael Linneman (SF), Joshua Tolson (C) Richard Paxton, Stephen Box, Steven Deschamp, Richard Desir | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG), Cecil Barnes (SG), James Miles (PF), Martin Chatfield (C) Anthony Stephens, Wayne Linder, Melvin Tsan, Ricky Heath | |
| 09:28 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 09:28 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 09:10 | Purdue | Lenny Akers makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Garner | 46-44 |
| 08:47 | Penn State | Lenny Akers steals the ball from Joshua Tolson | 46-44 |
| 08:29 | Purdue | James Miles lays it up and in | 46-46 |
| 08:11 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle loses the dribble to Lenny Akers | 46-46 |
| 08:08 | Purdue | William Garner hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lenny Akers | 46-48 |
| 07:54 | Penn State | Michael Linneman makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Earl Malbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gabriel Garten (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Linneman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Pirtle (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Tolson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Garner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Barnes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lenny Akers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Miles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Chatfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from William Garner and the foul's on Joshua Tolson - foul #1 on Joshua Tolson, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Paxton (PG), Scott White (SG), Steven Deschamp (SF), Richard Desir (C) Earl Malbrough, Gabriel Garten, Michael Linneman, Joshua Tolson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Wayne Linder (SG), Henry Gorman (SF), Ricky Heath (C) William Garner, Cecil Barnes, Lenny Akers, James Miles | |
| 07:27 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield misses the free throw | 49-50 |
| 07:27 | Purdue | Ricky Heath grabs the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 07:22 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Linder | 49-53 |
| 07:05 | Penn State | Wayne Linder is called for the reach on Richard Paxton - foul #3 on Wayne Linder, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Melvin Tsan (PF) Martin Chatfield | |
| 07:05 | Penn State | Richard Paxton makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 07:05 | Penn State | Richard Paxton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 06:52 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Melvin Tsan, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Box (SG) Scott White | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 06:29 | Penn State | Richard Paxton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (SG) Stephen Box | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 06:14 | Purdue | Ricky Heath loses the ball out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Garten (SG) Scott White | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cecil Barnes (SG) Wayne Linder | |
| 06:04 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten is fouled on the floor by Anthony Stephens - foul #3 on Anthony Stephens, team foul #9 | 51-53 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:52 | Purdue | Ricky Heath can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 53-53 |
| 05:51 | Penn State | Richard Desir pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 05:34 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-53 |
| 05:33 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Pirtle | 53-53 |
| 05:12 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-53 |
| 05:11 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 04:54 | Purdue | Steven Deschamp takes the ball from Cecil Barnes | 53-53 |
| 04:40 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Paxton | 56-53 |
| 04:19 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan misses the dunk but the foul's on Richard Desir - foul #3 on Richard Desir, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (SG), Stephen Box (SF), Joshua Tolson (C) Gabriel Garten, Steven Deschamp, Richard Desir | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG), Wayne Linder (SG), Lenny Akers (SF), James Miles (C) Anthony Stephens, Cecil Barnes, Henry Gorman, Ricky Heath | |
| 04:19 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 04:19 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:58 | Penn State | Richard Paxton misses long on a floater in the paint | 56-55 |
| 03:57 | Penn State | Joshua Tolson tips it in | 58-55 |
| 03:43 | Purdue | Lenny Akers dunks the ball on a great pass from William Garner | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Paxton (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott White (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Box (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Pirtle (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Tolson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Garner (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wayne Linder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Melvin Tsan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - James Miles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Penn State | Scott White hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 58-57 |
| 03:18 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 02:58 | Purdue | Wayne Linder connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-60 |
| 02:52 | Penn State | Richard Paxton misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Melvin Tsan - foul #3 on Melvin Tsan, team foul #10 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Garten (SG), Steven Deschamp (SF) Scott White, Stephen Box | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ricky Heath (C) Melvin Tsan | |
| 02:52 | Penn State | Richard Paxton makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:52 | Penn State | Richard Paxton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (PG) Richard Paxton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Cecil Barnes (SG) William Garner, Wayne Linder | |
| 02:45 | Purdue | James Miles misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joshua Tolson - foul #2 on Joshua Tolson, team foul #6 | 60-60 |
| 02:45 | Purdue | James Miles makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 02:45 | Purdue | James Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 02:25 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-62 |
| 02:24 | Purdue | Ricky Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 02:09 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes is denied on a dunk by Joshua Tolson | 60-62 |
| 02:08 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes gets the offensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 01:54 | Purdue | James Miles scores on a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Daniel Pirtle - foul #4 on Daniel Pirtle, team foul #7 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Paxton (PG), Richard Desir (C) Earl Malbrough, Joshua Tolson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:54 | Purdue | James Miles makes the free throw | 60-65 |
| 01:39 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Gabriel Garten | 62-65 |
| 01:20 | Purdue | Richard Paxton is called for the reach on Lenny Akers - foul #2 on Richard Paxton, team foul #8 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Melvin Tsan (PF) James Miles | |
| 01:20 | Purdue | Lenny Akers makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 01:20 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 01:20 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle grabs the defensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Ricky Heath takes the ball from Steven Deschamp | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan slams it home | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp misses the 3 from the right wing | 62-68 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Richard Paxton gets the offensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens is hacked by Richard Paxton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Paxton, team foul #9 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Linder (SG), James Miles (PF) Cecil Barnes, Melvin Tsan | |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-70 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Ricky Heath pulls down the rebound | 65-70 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-70 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (SF) James Miles | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Ricky Heath runs out the clock | 65-70 |