| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Rines (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Earl Malbrough (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steven Deschamp (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Vass (fresh) C - Richard Desir (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Gary Haynes inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Penn State | Earl Malbrough connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Haynes | 23-28 |
| 19:08 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-28 |
| 18:58 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 18:56 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 18:27 | Northwestern | James Hawkins misses the jumper from the baseline | 25-28 |
| 18:25 | Penn State | Edward Vass grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 18:20 | Penn State | Earl Malbrough knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gary Haynes | 25-31 |
| 18:01 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-31 |
| 17:59 | Penn State | Richard Desir grabs the defensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 17:34 | Penn State | Earl Malbrough is hacked by Hamisi Asaro - foul #2 on Hamisi Asaro, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Garten (PG), Michael Linneman (SF), Daniel Pirtle (PF), Huey Griffith (C) Earl Malbrough, Gary Haynes, Edward Vass, Richard Desir | |
| 17:12 | Penn State | Huey Griffith knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Gabriel Garten and he's hacked by Thomas Hunt - foul #1 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #2 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ralph Couture (PF) Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Box (SF) Michael Linneman | |
| 17:12 | Penn State | Huey Griffith misses the free throw | 25-33 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Hamisi Asaro | 25-33 |
| 16:53 | Northwestern | James Hawkins shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right block | 25-33 |
| 16:52 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| 16:23 | Penn State | George Hondo takes the ball from Daniel Pirtle | 25-33 |
| 16:01 | Northwestern | George Hondo works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Hawkins | 28-33 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Rines (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Hawkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Couture (fresh) 2 pts. C - Hamisi Asaro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Garten (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Deschamp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Box (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Pirtle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Huey Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:52 | Penn State | Ralph Couture steals the ball from Steven Deschamp | 28-33 |
| 15:25 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stephen Box - foul #1 on Stephen Box, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Burke (SG), Thomas Hunt (C) James Hawkins, Ralph Couture | |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (PG), Michael Linneman (SF), Richard Desir (C) Gabriel Garten, Stephen Box, Huey Griffith | |
| 15:25 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 15:25 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 15:25 | Penn State | Richard Desir pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 15:04 | Penn State | Richard Desir buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Earl Malbrough and the foul's on William Burke - foul #1 on William Burke, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| 15:04 | Penn State | Richard Desir makes the free throw | 29-36 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | John Rines is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 29-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Garten (PG) Earl Malbrough | |
| 14:23 | Penn State | Richard Desir hits the finger roll set up by Steven Deschamp out of the doubleteam | 29-38 |
| 14:05 | Northwestern | Michael Linneman steals the ball from George Hondo | 29-38 |
| 13:47 | Penn State | Richard Desir misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Hunt - foul #2 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #4 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (PG), Stephen Box (SF), Leroy Love (PF) Gabriel Garten, Michael Linneman, Daniel Pirtle | |
| 13:47 | Penn State | Richard Desir makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 13:47 | Penn State | Richard Desir makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 13:20 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Leroy Love - foul #2 on Leroy Love, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Hawkins (SF) William Burke | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Haynes (SF), Huey Griffith (C) Stephen Box, Richard Desir | |
| 13:20 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 13:20 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 12:54 | Penn State | Thomas Hunt steals the ball from Gary Haynes | 30-40 |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | James Hawkins can't throw it down but the foul's on Huey Griffith - foul #1 on Huey Griffith, team foul #3 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Burke (SG), Ralph Couture (PF) John Rines, Hamisi Asaro | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Garten (PG), Michael Linneman (SF), Daniel Pirtle (PF), Richard Desir (C) Earl Malbrough, Gary Haynes, Leroy Love, Huey Griffith | |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | James Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | James Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | Ralph Couture grabs the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 12:08 | Northwestern | George Hondo splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from William Burke | 34-40 |
| 11:46 | Penn State | Richard Desir buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Gabriel Garten out of a doubleteam | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Burke (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Hawkins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Couture (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Hunt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Garten (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Deschamp (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Michael Linneman (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Daniel Pirtle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Desir (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | James Hawkins misses short on a jumper from the right side | 34-42 |
| 11:17 | Northwestern | George Hondo tips it in | 36-42 |
| 10:53 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the left side | 36-44 |
| 10:39 | Northwestern | George Hondo works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-44 |
| 10:37 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 10:33 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten is fouled on the floor by George Hondo - foul #3 on George Hondo, team foul #5 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Kuhn (PG), John Rines (SG), Hamisi Asaro (C) George Hondo, William Burke, Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (PG), Gary Haynes (SF), Edward Vass (PF), Huey Griffith (C) Gabriel Garten, Michael Linneman, Daniel Pirtle, Richard Desir | |
| 10:12 | Penn State | Earl Malbrough banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Haynes | 36-46 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | Gary Haynes is called for the reach on Kenneth Kuhn - foul #2 on Gary Haynes, team foul #4 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt (C) Ralph Couture | |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Box (SF) Gary Haynes | |
| 09:35 | Northwestern | John Rines hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-46 |
| 09:33 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Huey Griffith | 36-46 |
| 09:09 | Penn State | Edward Vass can't finish the layup | 36-46 |
| 09:08 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Thomas Hunt | 36-46 |
| 08:46 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt hits the follow up shot | 38-46 |
| 08:17 | Penn State | Earl Malbrough is wide open but clanks a shot from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 08:15 | Penn State | Edward Vass hits the follow up shot | 38-48 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro blows the layup | 38-48 |
| 07:59 | Penn State | Huey Griffith gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 07:43 | Penn State | A charge is called on Stephen Box - foul #2 on Stephen Box, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (PG), William Burke (SG), Ralph Couture (PF) Kenneth Kuhn, James Hawkins, Hamisi Asaro | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Garten (PG), Michael Linneman (SG), Gary Haynes (SF), Daniel Pirtle (PF), Richard Desir (C) Earl Malbrough, Steven Deschamp, Stephen Box, Edward Vass, Huey Griffith | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Burke (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Rines (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Couture (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Hunt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Garten (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Linneman (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Gary Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Daniel Pirtle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Desir (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt is whistled for a carry | 38-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Hawkins (SF) John Rines | |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (PG), Steven Deschamp (SG) Gabriel Garten, Michael Linneman | |
| 06:56 | Penn State | Richard Desir clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-48 |
| 06:55 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle tips it but misses | 38-48 |
| 06:53 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Haynes | 38-48 |
| 06:36 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle banks in the layup on a great pass from Earl Malbrough | 38-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:26 | Northwestern | George Hondo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-50 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Ralph Couture can't tip it in | 38-50 |
| 06:24 | Penn State | Richard Desir gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 05:55 | Penn State | Richard Desir clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 38-50 |
| 05:54 | Northwestern | James Hawkins gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 05:34 | Northwestern | George Hondo drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-50 |
| 05:11 | Penn State | Richard Desir drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Deschamp | 40-52 |
| 05:11 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF), Hamisi Asaro (C) James Hawkins, Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Garten (PG), Michael Linneman (SG), Stephen Box (SF), Edward Vass (PF) Earl Malbrough, Steven Deschamp, Gary Haynes, Daniel Pirtle | |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | William Burke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt (C) Ralph Couture | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:28 | Penn State | Richard Desir blows the layup | 40-52 |
| 04:26 | Northwestern | John Rines grabs the board | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:21 | Northwestern | John Rines misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 40-52 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt tips it back up and in | 42-52 |
| 03:54 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 42-52 |
| 03:52 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:40 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt makes the contested jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Hamisi Asaro | 44-52 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Burke (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Rines (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Hunt (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Garten (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Linneman (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Stephen Box (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Vass (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Desir (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Penn State | Edward Vass hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Desir | 44-54 |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from George Hondo and he's hacked by Edward Vass - foul #1 on Edward Vass, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Hawkins (SF), Ralph Couture (PF) William Burke, Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | Penn State | Earl Malbrough (PG), Steven Deschamp (SG), Gary Haynes (SF), Daniel Pirtle (PF), Huey Griffith (C) Gabriel Garten, Michael Linneman, Stephen Box, Edward Vass, Richard Desir | |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses the free throw | 46-54 |
| 02:55 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:43 | Penn State | Huey Griffith's pass is intercepted by George Hondo | 46-54 |
| 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) | |
| 02:31 | Northwestern | John Rines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-54 |
| 02:14 | Penn State | Earl Malbrough can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 02:12 | Penn State | Gary Haynes hits the follow up shot | 46-56 |
| 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) | |
| 02:05 | Northwestern | George Hondo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-56 |
| 02:03 | Penn State | Huey Griffith grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 01:47 | Penn State | Steven Deschamp hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Earl Malbrough | 46-59 |
| 01:30 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 46-59 |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | James Hawkins tips it in | 48-59 |
| 01:08 | Penn State | Gary Haynes is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Gary Haynes, team foul #7 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt (C) Ralph Couture | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Garten (PG), Michael Linneman (SG), Stephen Box (SF) Earl Malbrough, Steven Deschamp, Gary Haynes | |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt can't throw it down | 48-59 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | James Hawkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | James Hawkins's floater is tipped away by Huey Griffith | 48-59 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | James Hawkins snags the offensive board | 48-59 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Daniel Pirtle is called for the reach on James Hawkins - foul #1 on Daniel Pirtle, team foul #8 | 48-59 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | James Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | James Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle pulls down the rebound | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Stephen Box misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Hamisi Asaro - foul #3 on Hamisi Asaro, team foul #6 | 49-59 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Stephen Box makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Stephen Box makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | George Hondo clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-61 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt hits the follow up shot | 51-61 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Gabriel Garten runs out the clock | 51-61 |