| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kevin Frazier (fresh) SG - Joe Thomas (fresh) SF - Michael Krieg (fresh) PF - Matthew Kim (fresh) C - Adam Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mark Beesley (fresh) SG - Daniel Maynard (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Drake (fresh) PF - Andrew Stocking (fresh) C - Huang Fang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Adam Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:33 | Penn State | Michael Krieg clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Kevin Frazier - foul #1 on Kevin Frazier, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | Penn State | Adam Williams misses the jumper from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:59 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:53 | Northwestern | Daniel Maynard's pass is intercepted by Kevin Frazier | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier slams it home | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:32 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Joe Thomas | 2-3 |
| 18:17 | Penn State | Michael Krieg misses long on an open shot from the right side | 2-3 |
| 18:15 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:01 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking travels with the ball | 2-3 |
| 17:47 | Penn State | Adam Williams connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Kim | 4-3 |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | Huang Fang lays it in set up by Mark Beesley and he's fouled by Adam Williams - foul #1 on Adam Williams, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | Arnold Jernigan (PG), William Magdaleno (SG), Clarence Gore (SF), Harold Briley (PF), Frank Suber (C) Kevin Frazier, Joe Thomas, Michael Krieg, Matthew Kim, Adam Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla (PG), Calvin Engman (SG), Jason Cary (SF), William Renfroe (PF) Mark Beesley, Daniel Maynard, Jeffrey Drake, Andrew Stocking | |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | Huang Fang misses the free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:42 | Penn State | Clarence Gore pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:38 | Penn State | William Magdaleno is hacked by Calvin Engman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Calvin Engman, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal (SF) Huang Fang | |
| 17:29 | Penn State | Olumoi Aujla steals the ball from Harold Briley | 4-5 |
| 17:15 | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-8 |
| 16:56 | Penn State | Clarence Gore loses the dribble to William Renfroe | 4-8 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | William Renfroe misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-8 |
| 16:48 | Northwestern | William Renfroe grabs the offensive board | 4-8 |
| 16:43 | Northwestern | Jason Cary misses the shot from just outside the lane | 4-8 |
| 16:42 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman grabs the offensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:24 | Northwestern | Jason Cary is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jason Cary, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Frazier (PG), Joe Thomas (SG), Michael Krieg (SF) Arnold Jernigan, William Magdaleno, Frank Suber | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Beesley (PG), Daniel Maynard (SG), Jeffrey Drake (SF), Andrew Stocking (PF), Huang Fang (C) Olumoi Aujla, Jason Cary, Oscar Villarreal, Calvin Engman, William Renfroe | |
| 16:10 | Penn State | Michael Krieg drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Frazier | 7-8 |
| 16:04 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jeffrey Drake, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Kim (PF), Adam Williams (C) Harold Briley, Clarence Gore | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:02 | Penn State | Mark Beesley picks off the pass by Adam Williams in the backcourt | 7-8 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | Mark Beesley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 15:55 | Penn State | Adam Williams grabs the board | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kevin Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Thomas (fresh) SF - Michael Krieg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Kim (fresh) C - Adam Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mark Beesley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Maynard (fairly fresh) SF - Jeffrey Drake (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Andrew Stocking (fresh) 3 pts. C - Huang Fang (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Penn State | Michael Krieg misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-8 |
| 15:40 | Penn State | Adam Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:31 | Penn State | Mark Beesley is called for the reach on Kevin Frazier - foul #1 on Mark Beesley, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Magdaleno (SG) Joe Thomas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:19 | Penn State | Adam Williams hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 7-8 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Drake | 7-8 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | Daniel Maynard misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-8 |
| 15:11 | Penn State | William Magdaleno snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 15:07 | Penn State | Daniel Maynard is called for the reach on Michael Krieg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Maynard, team foul #5 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Penn State | Arnold Jernigan (PG), Ernest Barker (PF), Frank Suber (C) Kevin Frazier, Matthew Kim, Adam Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Calvin Engman (SF) Jeffrey Drake | |
| 14:52 | Penn State | Ernest Barker banks in the layup and the foul's on Andrew Stocking - foul #1 on Andrew Stocking, team foul #6 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Gore (SF) Michael Krieg | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:52 | Penn State | Ernest Barker makes the free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:31 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking is fouled on the floor by Arnold Jernigan - foul #1 on Arnold Jernigan, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Briley (PF) Ernest Barker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla (PG), Oscar Villarreal (SF), William Renfroe (C) Mark Beesley, Daniel Maynard, Huang Fang | |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | Harold Briley is called for the reach on Andrew Stocking - foul #1 on Harold Briley, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joe Thomas (SG) Clarence Gore | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:09 | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Olumoi Aujla | 10-10 |
| 13:44 | Penn State | William Magdaleno is hacked by Andrew Stocking - foul #2 on Andrew Stocking, team foul #7 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Krieg (SF), Adam Williams (C) Arnold Jernigan, Frank Suber | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Beesley (PG), Jason Cary (SG), Jeffrey Drake (SF), Huang Fang (C) Olumoi Aujla, Oscar Villarreal, Andrew Stocking, William Renfroe | |
| 13:44 | Penn State | William Magdaleno misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:44 | Northwestern | Huang Fang snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 13:16 | Northwestern | Jason Cary clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-10 |
| 13:14 | Penn State | Harold Briley grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 13:12 | Penn State | Joe Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Cary - foul #2 on Jason Cary, team foul #8 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Frazier (PG), Matthew Kim (PF) William Magdaleno, Harold Briley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Maynard (SG) Jason Cary | |
| 13:12 | Penn State | Joe Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:12 | Penn State | Joe Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:51 | Northwestern | Huang Fang can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-10 |
| 12:50 | Penn State | Matthew Kim pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:42 | Penn State | Adam Williams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Huang Fang - foul #1 on Huang Fang, team foul #9 | 12-10 |
| 12:42 | Penn State | Adam Williams misses the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:42 | Penn State | Adam Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | Huang Fang grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 12:18 | Northwestern | Michael Krieg takes the ball from Huang Fang | 12-10 |
| 12:14 | Penn State | Joe Thomas can't finish the layup | 12-10 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Huang Fang grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:08 | Northwestern | Mark Beesley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Matthew Kim - foul #1 on Matthew Kim, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Magdaleno (SG), Clarence Gore (SF), Harold Briley (PF), Ernest Barker (C) Joe Thomas, Michael Krieg, Matthew Kim, Adam Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla (SG), Oscar Villarreal (SF), William Renfroe (PF) Daniel Maynard, Jeffrey Drake, Calvin Engman | |
| 12:08 | Northwestern | Mark Beesley makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:08 | Northwestern | Mark Beesley makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:05 | Penn State | Mark Beesley is called for the reach on Kevin Frazier in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Beesley, team foul #10 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Penn State | Arnold Jernigan (SF) Ernest Barker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Maynard (SG) Mark Beesley | |
| 12:05 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:05 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:52 | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kevin Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Magdaleno (fresh) SF - Arnold Jernigan (fresh) PF - Harold Briley (fresh) C - Clarence Gore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Olumoi Aujla (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Maynard (tiring) SF - Oscar Villarreal (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Renfroe (fresh) C - Huang Fang (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Penn State | Clarence Gore hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 11:34 | Penn State | Arnold Jernigan grabs the offensive board | 14-15 |
| 11:18 | Penn State | Clarence Gore hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 14-15 |
| 11:16 | Penn State | Arnold Jernigan gets the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 11:06 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by William Magdaleno | 16-15 |
| 10:42 | Northwestern | William Magdaleno steals the ball from Oscar Villarreal | 16-15 |
| 10:37 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Magdaleno | 18-15 |
| 10:20 | Northwestern | Daniel Maynard is called for 3 seconds | 18-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joe Thomas (SG), Michael Krieg (SF), Matthew Kim (PF), Frank Suber (C) William Magdaleno, Arnold Jernigan, Harold Briley, Clarence Gore | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Calvin Engman (PG), Jeffrey Drake (SF) Olumoi Aujla, Oscar Villarreal | |
| 09:57 | Penn State | Michael Krieg misses the easy layup | 18-15 |
| 09:56 | Penn State | Michael Krieg tips it but misses | 18-15 |
| 09:54 | Northwestern | William Renfroe snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 09:50 | Northwestern | Michael Krieg is called for the reach on Jeffrey Drake - foul #1 on Michael Krieg, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Adam Williams (C) Frank Suber | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla (PG) William Renfroe | |
| 09:33 | Northwestern | Huang Fang misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 09:31 | Penn State | Michael Krieg grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 09:13 | Penn State | Matthew Kim misses the lay-in | 18-15 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | Huang Fang grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla misses badly on a shot in the lane | 18-15 |
| 09:04 | Penn State | Adam Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 08:57 | Penn State | Matthew Kim can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 18-15 |
| 08:56 | Northwestern | Huang Fang grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 08:50 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Magdaleno (PG), Clarence Gore (PF), Frank Suber (C) Kevin Frazier, Matthew Kim, Adam Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Renfroe (PF) Olumoi Aujla | |
| 08:48 | Penn State | Daniel Maynard is called for the reach on Joe Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Maynard, team foul #11 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla (PG) Daniel Maynard | |
| 08:48 | Penn State | Joe Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 08:48 | Penn State | Joe Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | William Renfroe snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake is denied on a layup by Frank Suber | 18-15 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman gets the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Olumoi Aujla | 18-17 |
| 08:26 | Penn State | Olumoi Aujla picks off the pass by Michael Krieg in the backcourt | 18-17 |
| 08:13 | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-17 |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman snags the offensive board | 18-17 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Jeffrey Drake is denied by Frank Suber | 18-17 |
| 07:56 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Huang Fang | 18-17 |
| 07:43 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman misses the dunk but the foul's on Joe Thomas - foul #1 on Joe Thomas, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Arnold Jernigan (PG), Harold Briley (PF), Adam Williams (C) Joe Thomas, Michael Krieg, Frank Suber | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:43 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:43 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Arnold Jernigan (fresh) SG - William Magdaleno (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clarence Gore (fresh) PF - Harold Briley (fresh) C - Adam Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Olumoi Aujla (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Calvin Engman (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeffrey Drake (tired) 4 reb. PF - William Renfroe (tiring) 3 reb. C - Huang Fang (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Penn State | Clarence Gore is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Drake - foul #2 on Jeffrey Drake, team foul #12 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Kim (PF) Harold Briley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal (SF) Jeffrey Drake | |
| 07:18 | Penn State | Clarence Gore misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:18 | Penn State | Clarence Gore makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | A charge is called on Calvin Engman - foul #2 on Calvin Engman, team foul #13 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Frazier (PG), Frank Suber (C) Clarence Gore, Adam Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Beesley (PG) Calvin Engman | |
| 06:40 | Penn State | Frank Suber misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Huang Fang - foul #2 on Huang Fang, team foul #14 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Briley (SF) Arnold Jernigan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking (PF) Huang Fang | |
| 06:40 | Penn State | Frank Suber makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:40 | Penn State | Frank Suber misses the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Andrew Stocking | 20-19 |
| 06:27 | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal's pass is intercepted by William Magdaleno | 20-19 |
| 06:22 | Penn State | William Magdaleno blows the layup | 20-19 |
| 06:20 | Penn State | Matthew Kim grabs the offensive board | 20-19 |
| 06:07 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Harold Briley | 22-19 |
| 05:52 | Northwestern | Matthew Kim steps in front of the Olumoi Aujla pass | 22-19 |
| 05:50 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier is hacked by Mark Beesley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Beesley, team foul #15 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joe Thomas (SG), Michael Krieg (SF), Ernest Barker (C) William Magdaleno, Matthew Kim, Frank Suber | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Cary (SG) Mark Beesley | |
| 05:50 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:50 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:34 | Northwestern | Harold Briley is called for the reach on Andrew Stocking - foul #2 on Harold Briley, team foul #8 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Arnold Jernigan (PG), Adam Williams (C) Kevin Frazier, Ernest Barker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:34 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking misses the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:34 | Penn State | Adam Williams pulls down the rebound | 24-19 |
| 05:12 | Penn State | Adam Williams buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harold Briley | 26-19 |
| 05:05 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking makes the floater from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 04:57 | Penn State | Adam Williams can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-21 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla grabs the board | 26-21 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | Olumoi Aujla's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Briley | 26-21 |
| 04:48 | Penn State | Adam Williams pulls down the rebound | 26-21 |
| 04:29 | Penn State | Harold Briley buries a floater near the basket set up by Arnold Jernigan and he's hacked by Andrew Stocking - foul #3 on Andrew Stocking, team foul #16 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Frazier (PG), William Magdaleno (SG), Frank Suber (C) Arnold Jernigan, Joe Thomas, Adam Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Beesley (PG), Calvin Engman (C) Jason Cary, Andrew Stocking | |
| 04:29 | Penn State | Harold Briley misses the free throw | 28-21 |
| 04:29 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 28-23 |
| 04:06 | Penn State | William Magdaleno misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Olumoi Aujla - foul #1 on Olumoi Aujla, team foul #17 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Gore (SF), Ernest Barker (PF) Michael Krieg, Harold Briley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:06 | Penn State | William Magdaleno makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 04:06 | Penn State | William Magdaleno makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | William Renfroe's pass is intercepted by William Magdaleno | 30-23 |
| 03:44 | Penn State | William Magdaleno blows the dunk | 30-23 |
| 03:43 | Penn State | Clarence Gore grabs the offensive board | 30-23 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kevin Frazier (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Magdaleno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Clarence Gore (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Barker (fresh) 3 pts. C - Frank Suber (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mark Beesley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Olumoi Aujla (very tired) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Oscar Villarreal (tiring) 5 pts. PF - William Renfroe (tired) 3 reb. C - Calvin Engman (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Penn State | Frank Suber clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-23 |
| 03:23 | Northwestern | Oscar Villarreal pulls down the rebound | 30-23 |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | Mark Beesley can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 30-23 |
| 03:17 | Penn State | Ernest Barker snags the defensive board | 30-23 |
| 03:08 | Penn State | Clarence Gore knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Frank Suber | 33-23 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 33-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Arnold Jernigan (PG), Michael Krieg (SF), Matthew Kim (PF), Adam Williams (C) Kevin Frazier, Clarence Gore, Ernest Barker, Frank Suber | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Cary (PG), Daniel Maynard (SG), Jeffrey Drake (SF), Huang Fang (C) Mark Beesley, Olumoi Aujla, Oscar Villarreal, William Renfroe | |
| 02:50 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman misses long on a shot from the right side | 33-23 |
| 02:48 | Northwestern | Jason Cary misses the tip | 33-23 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern | Daniel Maynard grabs the offensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Daniel Maynard can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 33-23 |
| 02:37 | Penn State | Adam Williams snags the defensive board | 33-23 |
| 02:27 | Penn State | William Magdaleno loses the ball out of bounds | 33-23 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman lays it up and in | 33-25 |
| 01:54 | Penn State | William Magdaleno hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 33-25 |
| 01:52 | Penn State | Michael Krieg can't tip it in | 33-25 |
| 01:50 | Penn State | Matthew Kim grabs the offensive board | 33-25 |
| 01:38 | Penn State | Huang Fang takes the ball from Michael Krieg | 33-25 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | Adam Williams takes the ball from Huang Fang | 33-25 |
| 00:59 | Penn State | Adam Williams clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Huang Fang - foul #3 on Huang Fang, team foul #18 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Frazier (PG), Joe Thomas (SG), Clarence Gore (SF), Harold Briley (PF) Arnold Jernigan, William Magdaleno, Michael Krieg, Matthew Kim | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Renfroe (C) Huang Fang | |
| 00:59 | Penn State | Adam Williams makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 00:59 | Penn State | Adam Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 00:59 | Penn State | Harold Briley snags the offensive board | 34-25 |
| 00:54 | Penn State | Clarence Gore knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Briley | 37-25 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Drake clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-25 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman tips it back up and in | 37-27 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Clarence Gore makes the wide open jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Frazier | 39-27 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Adam Williams steals the ball from Jason Cary | 39-27 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Calvin Engman steals it from Kevin Frazier in the backcourt | 39-27 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | William Renfroe scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Joe Thomas clanks a fullcourt shot | 39-30 |