| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Allis (fresh) C - George Kramer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jimmie Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Igor Koralewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Riggle (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams inbounds the ball | 20-38 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams is fouled on the floor by Gregory Allis - foul #1 on Gregory Allis, team foul #1 | 20-38 |
| 19:26 | Penn State | Rocky Costa knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-41 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:02 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland's pass is intercepted by Walter Riggle | 20-41 |
| 18:46 | Penn State | Tyler Hess misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-41 |
| 18:45 | Purdue | Willard Wittig snags the defensive board | 20-41 |
| 18:37 | Purdue | George Kramer works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner from the left block | 22-41 |
| 18:26 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-41 |
| 18:25 | Purdue | Robert Champagne pulls down the rebound | 22-41 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 18:10 | Purdue | George Kramer can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Igor Koralewski - foul #2 on Igor Koralewski, team foul #1 | 22-41 |
| 18:10 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the 1st free throw | 23-41 |
| 18:10 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the 2nd free throw | 24-41 |
| 17:48 | Penn State | Rocky Costa misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-41 |
| 17:46 | Penn State | Walter Riggle grabs the offensive board | 24-41 |
| 17:41 | Penn State | Willard Wittig steals it from Jimmie Williams | 24-41 |
| 17:26 | Purdue | George Kramer is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Jimmie Williams - foul #1 on Jimmie Williams, team foul #2 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell (C) Igor Koralewski | |
| 17:26 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 17:26 | Purdue | George Kramer misses the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 17:26 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell grabs the board | 25-41 |
| 17:00 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams is hacked by Willard Wittig - foul #3 on Willard Wittig, team foul #2 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (SG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF) Willard Wittig, Robert Champagne, Gregory Allis | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:42 | Penn State | Tyler Hess hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 25-41 |
| 16:41 | Purdue | George Kramer grabs the defensive rebound | 25-41 |
| 16:25 | Purdue | George Kramer works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Donald Kirkland | 27-41 |
| 16:10 | Penn State | Walter Riggle can't finish the layup | 27-41 |
| 16:09 | Penn State | Rocky Costa hits the follow up shot | 27-43 |
| 15:49 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge is fouled on the floor by Brandon Ezzell - foul #2 on Brandon Ezzell, team foul #3 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Robert Champagne (SF), Gregory Allis (PF), Robert Sliva (C) Donald Kirkland, Terry Wooldridge, Orunjan Ake, George Kramer | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (PG), Mikel Zordan (SG), Igor Koralewski (PF) Tyler Hess, Rocky Costa, Brandon Ezzell | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Allis (fresh) C - Robert Sliva (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Standifer (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mikel Zordan (fresh) SF - Jimmie Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Igor Koralewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Riggle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Purdue | Walter Riggle steals it from Willard Wittig | 27-43 |
| 15:20 | Penn State | Richard Standifer misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 27-43 |
| 15:19 | Penn State | Walter Riggle tips it home | 27-45 |
| 15:05 | Purdue | Robert Champagne is fouled on the floor by Jimmie Williams - foul #2 on Jimmie Williams, team foul #4 | 27-45 |
| 14:54 | Purdue | Robert Champagne buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Allis | 30-45 |
| 14:46 | Penn State | Walter Riggle comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Sliva - foul #2 on Robert Sliva, team foul #3 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (PG) Mikel Zordan | |
| 14:46 | Penn State | Walter Riggle makes the 1st free throw | 30-46 |
| 14:46 | Penn State | Walter Riggle makes the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 14:29 | Purdue | Willard Wittig splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-47 |
| 14:07 | Penn State | Richard Standifer makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-50 |
| 13:48 | Purdue | Robert Sliva drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-50 |
| 13:35 | Penn State | Tyler Hess misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 35-50 |
| 13:33 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Riggle | 35-50 |
| 13:14 | Penn State | Robert Champagne is called for the reach on Jimmie Williams - foul #1 on Robert Champagne, team foul #4 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF), George Kramer (C) William Stanford, Robert Champagne, Gregory Allis, Robert Sliva | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rocky Costa (SG), Brandon Ezzell (C) Richard Standifer, Igor Koralewski | |
| 13:06 | Penn State | Orunjan Ake blocks the jumper by Tyler Hess | 35-50 |
| 13:05 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake grabs the board | 35-50 |
| 12:51 | Purdue | Willard Wittig shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-50 |
| 12:49 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams pulls down the rebound | 35-50 |
| 12:34 | Penn State | Tyler Hess knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Rocky Costa | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 12:18 | Purdue | Jimmie Williams denies the turnaround by George Kramer | 35-53 |
| 12:16 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams gets the rebound | 35-53 |
| 11:54 | Penn State | Rocky Costa hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-53 |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland pulls down the rebound | 35-53 |
| 11:50 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (SG) Willard Wittig | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (PG), Michael Lee (SF), Oswaldo Rossi (PF) Tyler Hess, Jimmie Williams, Walter Riggle | |
| 11:28 | Penn State | Oswaldo Rossi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SF), Gregory Allis (PF) Terry Wooldridge, Orunjan Ake | |
| Subs | Penn State | Igor Koralewski (PF) Oswaldo Rossi | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Stanford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Allis (fresh) C - George Kramer (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Standifer (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Igor Koralewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Ezzell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Purdue | George Kramer banks in the layup over the doubleteam | 37-53 |
| 11:04 | Penn State | Michael Lee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Champagne - foul #2 on Robert Champagne, team foul #5 | 37-53 |
| 11:04 | Penn State | Michael Lee makes the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 11:04 | Penn State | Michael Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| 10:48 | Purdue | The jump hook by George Kramer is blocked by Brandon Ezzell | 37-55 |
| 10:46 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski pulls down the rebound | 37-55 |
| 10:24 | Penn State | Michael Lee misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 37-55 |
| 10:22 | Purdue | Robert Champagne grabs the defensive rebound | 37-55 |
| 10:04 | Purdue | George Kramer misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's fouled by Brandon Ezzell - foul #3 on Brandon Ezzell, team foul #5 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG) William Stanford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (PG), Jimmie Williams (SF), Walter Riggle (C) Richard Standifer, Igor Koralewski, Brandon Ezzell | |
| 10:04 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 10:04 | Purdue | George Kramer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 09:40 | Penn State | Rocky Costa is denied on a dunk by Gregory Allis | 39-55 |
| 09:39 | Purdue | Willard Wittig snags the defensive board | 39-55 |
| 09:20 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Willard Wittig | 41-55 |
| 08:59 | Penn State | Robert Champagne is called for the reach on Jimmie Williams - foul #3 on Robert Champagne, team foul #6 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF), Robert Sliva (C) Donald Kirkland, Robert Champagne, Gregory Allis, George Kramer | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (SG) Rocky Costa | |
| 08:34 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Igor Koralewski (PF), Oswaldo Rossi (C) Michael Lee, Walter Riggle | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 08:19 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-55 |
| 08:18 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake tips it but misses | 41-55 |
| 08:17 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Tyler Hess | 41-55 |
| 08:04 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Standifer | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 07:54 | Purdue | Willard Wittig works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Wooldridge | 44-57 |
| 07:32 | Penn State | Oswaldo Rossi makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Tyler Hess | 44-59 |
| 07:18 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Standifer - foul #2 on Richard Standifer, team foul #6 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), Robert Champagne (SF), Gregory Allis (PF), George Kramer (C) William Stanford, Terry Wooldridge, Orunjan Ake, Robert Sliva | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rocky Costa (SG), Michael Lee (SF), Walter Riggle (C) Richard Standifer, Jimmie Williams, Oswaldo Rossi | |
| 07:18 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 07:18 | Purdue | Willard Wittig makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Allis (fresh) C - George Kramer (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Igor Koralewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Riggle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 06:50 | Penn State | Walter Riggle drills a shot from the left side | 45-61 |
| 06:43 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-61 |
| 06:41 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Igor Koralewski | 45-61 |
| 06:28 | Penn State | Tyler Hess is fouled on the floor by Donald Kirkland - foul #2 on Donald Kirkland, team foul #7 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell (C) Igor Koralewski | |
| 06:28 | Penn State | Tyler Hess misses the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 06:28 | Purdue | George Kramer snags the defensive board | 45-61 |
| 06:21 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Rocky Costa - foul #2 on Rocky Costa, team foul #7 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (PG) Tyler Hess | |
| 06:21 | Purdue | Willard Wittig makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 06:21 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 06:21 | Purdue | Willard Wittig makes the 3rd free throw | 47-61 |
| 06:05 | Penn State | Gregory Allis blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Walter Riggle | 47-61 |
| 06:03 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Lee | 47-61 |
| 05:50 | Penn State | Walter Riggle is hacked by Gregory Allis - foul #2 on Gregory Allis, team foul #8 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (SG) Willard Wittig | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jimmie Williams (SF) Michael Lee | |
| 05:50 | Penn State | Walter Riggle makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 05:50 | Penn State | Walter Riggle makes the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 05:43 | Purdue | George Kramer evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper near the basket set up by William Stanford | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 05:27 | Penn State | Richard Standifer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-63 |
| 05:26 | Purdue | Robert Champagne gets the rebound | 49-63 |
| 05:21 | Purdue | The jump hook by George Kramer is blocked by Brandon Ezzell | 49-63 |
| 05:19 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland hits the follow up shot | 51-63 |
| 04:56 | Penn State | Walter Riggle misses short on a floater from the baseline | 51-63 |
| 04:55 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell tips it in | 51-65 |
| 04:40 | Purdue | George Kramer's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF), Robert Sliva (C) Donald Kirkland, Robert Champagne, Gregory Allis, George Kramer | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (PG), Igor Koralewski (PF) Rocky Costa, Walter Riggle | |
| 04:24 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski loses the dribble to Terry Wooldridge | 51-65 |
| 04:08 | Purdue | Willard Wittig evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Stanford | 54-65 |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Richard Standifer scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-68 |
| 03:37 | Purdue | Willard Wittig shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-68 |
| 03:35 | Penn State | Tyler Hess gets the rebound | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:30 | Penn State | Richard Standifer makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jimmie Williams | 54-71 |
| 03:23 | Purdue | Willard Wittig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-71 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG) Terry Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rocky Costa (SG), Michael Lee (SF), Oswaldo Rossi (C) Richard Standifer, Jimmie Williams, Brandon Ezzell | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Stanford (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Sliva (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Igor Koralewski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Oswaldo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:05 | Penn State | Orunjan Ake is called for the reach on Tyler Hess - foul #2 on Orunjan Ake, team foul #9 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SF), Gregory Allis (PF), George Kramer (C) William Stanford, Orunjan Ake, Robert Sliva | |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Riggle (C) Igor Koralewski | |
| 03:05 | Penn State | Tyler Hess makes the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 03:05 | Penn State | Tyler Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 54-73 |
| 02:57 | Purdue | Gregory Allis connects on the open runner from the right block set up by Willard Wittig out of the doubleteam | 56-73 |
| 02:43 | Penn State | Michael Lee comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-73 |
| 02:42 | Penn State | Michael Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-73 |
| 02:27 | Penn State | Rocky Costa lays it in on a nice dish by Tyler Hess | 56-75 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 02:07 | Purdue | Walter Riggle picks off the pass by Robert Champagne | 56-75 |
| 01:43 | Penn State | Rocky Costa clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-75 |
| 01:41 | Penn State | Michael Lee hits the follow up shot | 56-77 |
| 01:14 | Purdue | Oswaldo Rossi is called for the reach on Gregory Allis - foul #1 on Oswaldo Rossi, team foul #8 | 56-77 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jimmie Williams (SF), Igor Koralewski (PF) Michael Lee, Oswaldo Rossi | |
| 01:14 | Purdue | Gregory Allis makes the 1st free throw | 57-77 |
| 01:14 | Purdue | Gregory Allis misses the 2nd free throw | 57-77 |
| 01:14 | Penn State | Walter Riggle pulls down the rebound | 57-77 |
| 00:49 | Penn State | Rocky Costa misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-77 |
| 00:48 | Purdue | The rebound goes to George Kramer | 57-77 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Willard Wittig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-77 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Tyler Hess misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gregory Allis - foul #3 on Gregory Allis, team foul #10 | 57-77 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Tyler Hess misses the 1st free throw | 57-77 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Tyler Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 57-78 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Willard Wittig splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-78 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Tyler Hess runs out the clock | 60-78 |