| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Hondo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leland Bopp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Paxton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gabriel Garten (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Steven Deschamp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Pirtle (fresh) C - Richard Desir (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp inbounds the ball | 21-18 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 19:35 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro gets the rebound | 21-18 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro clanks a runner near the basket | 21-18 |
| 19:13 | Penn State | Richard Desir grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 18:52 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by George Hondo - foul #3 on George Hondo, team foul #1 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Box (SG) Gabriel Garten | |
| 18:52 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 18:52 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 18:27 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by George Hondo | 23-20 |
| 18:13 | Penn State | Richard Paxton misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Hamisi Asaro - foul #3 on Hamisi Asaro, team foul #2 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Garten (SG), Joshua Tolson (C) Steven Deschamp, Richard Desir | |
| 18:13 | Penn State | Richard Paxton makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 18:13 | Penn State | Richard Paxton makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 17:49 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 17:48 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer grabs the offensive board | 23-22 |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski misses the lay-in | 23-22 |
| 17:32 | Northwestern | George Hondo pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 17:11 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Hondo | 25-22 |
| 16:54 | Penn State | Richard Paxton misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Ed Kuklenski - foul #1 on Ed Kuklenski, team foul #3 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt (PF) Hamisi Asaro | |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (SG), Steven Deschamp (SF), Richard Desir (C) Gabriel Garten, Stephen Box, Joshua Tolson | |
| 16:54 | Penn State | Richard Paxton makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 16:54 | Penn State | Richard Paxton makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 16:33 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer is fouled on the floor by Scott White - foul #1 on Scott White, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (PG), Gabriel Garten (SG), Joshua Tolson (PF) Richard Paxton, Scott White, Daniel Pirtle | |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-24 |
| 16:16 | Penn State | Richard Desir pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 15:56 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Hondo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Earl Malbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gabriel Garten (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Steven Deschamp (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Tolson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Desir (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF), Hamisi Asaro (PF), James Hawkins (C) Ed Kuklenski, Thomas Hunt, Steven Mayer | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Paxton (PG), Scott White (SG), Daniel Pirtle (PF) Earl Malbrough, Gabriel Garten, Joshua Tolson | |
| 15:03 | Penn State | Scott White knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Paxton | 25-27 |
| 14:39 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 25-27 |
| 14:37 | Penn State | Richard Paxton grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 14:14 | Penn State | Scott White is called for a charge - foul #2 on Scott White, team foul #2 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (PG), Steven Mayer (C) John Rines, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (PG), Stephen Box (SG), Michael Linneman (SF), Joshua Tolson (PF) Richard Paxton, Scott White, Steven Deschamp, Daniel Pirtle | |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Richard Desir - foul #3 on Richard Desir, team foul #3 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Garten (SG), Daniel Pirtle (PF) Stephen Box, Richard Desir | |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer makes the free throw | 28-27 |
| 13:32 | Penn State | Joshua Tolson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Steven Mayer - foul #1 on Steven Mayer, team foul #4 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt (PF) Hamisi Asaro | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Paxton (PG), Steven Deschamp (SF), Richard Desir (C) Earl Malbrough, Michael Linneman, Daniel Pirtle | |
| 13:32 | Penn State | Joshua Tolson makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 13:32 | Penn State | Joshua Tolson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 13:05 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by George Hondo and he's fouled by Gabriel Garten - foul #3 on Gabriel Garten, team foul #4 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (PG), Stephen Box (SG), Daniel Pirtle (PF) Richard Paxton, Gabriel Garten, Richard Desir | |
| 13:05 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the free throw | 31-29 |
| 12:41 | Penn State | Steven Mayer steals the ball from Joshua Tolson | 31-29 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski hits a jumpshot from the left side | 33-29 |
| 12:02 | Penn State | George Hondo takes the ball from Joshua Tolson | 33-29 |
| 11:41 | Northwestern | Daniel Pirtle swats the short shot by Ed Kuklenski | 33-29 |
| 11:39 | Penn State | Earl Malbrough gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Leland Bopp (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Earl Malbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Box (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Deschamp (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Pirtle (fresh) C - Joshua Tolson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle is fouled on the floor by Leland Bopp - foul #1 on Leland Bopp, team foul #5 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF), Hamisi Asaro (PF) Leland Bopp, Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Paxton (PG), Gabriel Garten (SG), Michael Linneman (SF), Richard Desir (C) Earl Malbrough, Stephen Box, Steven Deschamp, Joshua Tolson | |
| 11:05 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten is hacked by George Hondo - foul #4 on George Hondo, team foul #6 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Hawkins (C) Steven Mayer | |
| Subs | Penn State | Steven Deschamp (PF) Daniel Pirtle | |
| 10:39 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-29 |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | Richard Desir denies the turnaround by James Hawkins | 33-29 |
| 10:07 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 09:48 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp knocks in the jumper from the left block | 33-31 |
| 09:31 | Northwestern | A charge is called on Hamisi Asaro - foul #4 on Hamisi Asaro, team foul #7 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (PG), Thomas Hunt (SG), Steven Mayer (C) Ed Kuklenski, George Hondo, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (SG), Daniel Pirtle (PF), Joshua Tolson (C) Gabriel Garten, Michael Linneman, Richard Desir | |
| 09:09 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle double dribbles | 33-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Garten (SG), Stephen Box (SF), Richard Desir (C) Scott White, Steven Deschamp, Joshua Tolson | |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer is whistled for a carry | 33-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (SG), Steven Deschamp (SF), Joshua Tolson (PF) Gabriel Garten, Stephen Box, Daniel Pirtle | |
| 08:13 | Penn State | Richard Desir misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Hamisi Asaro - foul #5 on Hamisi Asaro, team foul #8 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (PG), George Hondo (SG) John Rines, Hamisi Asaro | |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (PG), Gabriel Garten (SG), Michael Linneman (SF), Daniel Pirtle (PF) Richard Paxton, Scott White, Steven Deschamp, Joshua Tolson | |
| 08:13 | Penn State | Richard Desir misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 08:13 | Penn State | Richard Desir makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 07:52 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 07:42 | Northwestern | Gabriel Garten takes the ball from George Hondo | 33-32 |
| 07:39 | Penn State | Earl Malbrough slams it home set up by Gabriel Garten | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Earl Malbrough (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gabriel Garten (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Linneman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Pirtle (fresh) C - Richard Desir (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp's floater is tipped away by Richard Desir | 33-34 |
| 07:20 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt hits the follow up shot | 35-34 |
| 06:54 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 06:52 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp banks in the layup on a great pass from George Hondo | 37-34 |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Thomas Hunt steps in front of the Michael Linneman pass | 37-34 |
| 05:49 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-34 |
| 05:48 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 05:22 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle loses the dribble to Ed Kuklenski | 37-34 |
| 04:53 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses the easy layup | 37-34 |
| 04:51 | Penn State | Earl Malbrough grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 04:51 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF) Ed Kuklenski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Paxton (PG), Scott White (SG), Stephen Box (SF), Steven Deschamp (PF), Joshua Tolson (C) Earl Malbrough, Gabriel Garten, Michael Linneman, Daniel Pirtle, Richard Desir | |
| 04:32 | Penn State | Scott White comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 04:31 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 04:10 | Penn State | Joshua Tolson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 03:49 | Penn State | Joshua Tolson's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Hunt | 37-34 |
| 03:48 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Paxton - foul #1 on Richard Paxton, team foul #5 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (PG), James Hawkins (PF) John Rines, Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Garten (SG), Daniel Pirtle (PF) Scott White, Stephen Box | |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Leland Bopp (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Hawkins (fresh) C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Paxton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gabriel Garten (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steven Deschamp (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Pirtle (fresh) C - Joshua Tolson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Gabriel Garten | 38-37 |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp's layup is rejected by Steven Deschamp | 38-37 |
| 02:24 | Penn State | Joshua Tolson gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 02:09 | Penn State | James Hawkins steps in front of the Richard Paxton pass | 38-37 |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt (PF) James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Desir (C) Joshua Tolson | |
| 01:25 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Leland Bopp - foul #2 on Leland Bopp, team foul #9 | 38-37 |
| 01:25 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 01:25 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 01:04 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten is fouled on the floor by Steven Mayer - foul #2 on Steven Mayer, team foul #10 | 38-39 |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by George Hondo | 40-41 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Richard Paxton is hacked by Ed Kuklenski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ed Kuklenski, team foul #11 | 40-41 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Richard Paxton makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Richard Paxton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Hunt | 43-43 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-43 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Hondo (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Leland Bopp (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Paxton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gabriel Garten (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steven Deschamp (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Pirtle (fresh) C - Richard Desir (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt wins the tip | 43-43 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:46 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer misses the wide open driving attempt from the right block | 43-43 |
| 04:44 | Penn State | Richard Paxton grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 04:15 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp scores on a shot from the left block | 43-45 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Pirtle - foul #1 on Daniel Pirtle, team foul #6 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF) Leland Bopp | |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (SG), Stephen Box (SF), Joshua Tolson (C) Gabriel Garten, Daniel Pirtle, Richard Desir | |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 03:17 | Penn State | Richard Paxton connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Scott White | 45-47 |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | John Rines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (PG), Richard Desir (C) Richard Paxton, Steven Deschamp | |
| 02:39 | Penn State | Joshua Tolson makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 45-49 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 45-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (SF) John Rines | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Paxton (PG), Steven Deschamp (SF) Earl Malbrough, Stephen Box | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Joshua Tolson - foul #2 on Joshua Tolson, team foul #7 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (PG), Stephen Box (SF) Richard Paxton, Steven Deschamp | |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski misses the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:54 | Penn State | Earl Malbrough drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Stephen Box | 46-51 |
| 01:37 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-51 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp hits the follow up shot | 48-51 |
| 01:15 | Penn State | Scott White drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 00:59 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp lays it in despite the doubleteam on a great pass from Thomas Hunt | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Earl Malbrough (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott White (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Box (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joshua Tolson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Desir (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Penn State | Scott White is hacked by George Hondo in the backcourt - foul #5 on George Hondo, team foul #12 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF) George Hondo | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Paxton (PG), Steven Deschamp (SF), Daniel Pirtle (PF) Earl Malbrough, Stephen Box, Joshua Tolson | |
| 00:58 | Penn State | Scott White makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:58 | Penn State | Scott White makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Garten (SG) Scott White | |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Gabriel Garten - foul #4 on Gabriel Garten, team foul #8 | 50-56 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:40 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp is hacked by Leland Bopp in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leland Bopp, team foul #13 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joshua Tolson (PF) Daniel Pirtle | |
| 00:40 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp misses the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:40 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 00:34 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp is fouled in the backcourt by Leland Bopp - foul #4 on Leland Bopp, team foul #14 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (SG), Michael Linneman (SF) Gabriel Garten, Richard Desir | |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Garten (SG), Daniel Pirtle (PF), Richard Desir (C) Scott White, Michael Linneman, Joshua Tolson | |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Richard Desir gets the rebound | 51-57 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Leland Bopp is called for the reach on Richard Desir in the backcourt - foul #5 on Leland Bopp, team foul #15 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Hawkins (PF) Leland Bopp | |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (SG), Michael Linneman (SF) Gabriel Garten, Daniel Pirtle | |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Richard Desir makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Richard Desir makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | John Rines knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Michael Linneman is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Hunt - foul #1 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #16 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joshua Tolson (C) Richard Desir | |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Michael Linneman makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Michael Linneman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Garten (SG), Daniel Pirtle (PF), Richard Desir (C) Scott White, Michael Linneman, Joshua Tolson | |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ed Kuklenski | 57-61 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Ed Kuklenski is called for the reach on Richard Paxton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ed Kuklenski, team foul #17 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (SG) Gabriel Garten | |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Richard Paxton makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Richard Paxton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 57-63 |