| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fresh) SG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) SF - Timothy Sullivan (fresh) PF - John White (fresh) C - Craig Wolfe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fresh) SF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) C - Ashley Peters (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:44 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Purdue | John White drills a jumper in the paint set up by Troy Stovall and the foul's on Ashley Peters - foul #1 on Ashley Peters, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Purdue | John White makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett throws it down on a great pass from Gerald Ricco | 3-2 |
| 18:46 | Purdue | Troy Stovall comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco connects on the open jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Bennett | 3-4 |
| 17:59 | Purdue | John White makes the runner in the lane | 5-4 |
| 17:37 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bruce Bennett | 5-6 |
| 17:08 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Troy Stovall | 8-6 |
| 16:39 | Penn State | Troy Stovall is called for the reach on Garry Gearhart - foul #1 on Troy Stovall, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rafael Anderson (SF), Mile Konopski (PF), Kurt Smith (C) Timothy Sullivan, John White, Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:15 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gerald Ricco | 8-9 |
| 16:06 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Ashley Peters - foul #2 on Ashley Peters, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG), Christopher Nee (SF) Troy Stovall, Robert Hawkins | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mwai Abdur (SF) Ashley Peters | |
| 16:06 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 16:06 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:45 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses short on a floater from close range | 10-9 |
| 15:43 | Purdue | Christopher Nee grabs the board | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Bluhm (fresh) SG - Rafael Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Nee (fresh) PF - Mile Konopski (fresh) C - Kurt Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mwai Abdur (fresh) PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson hits the finger roll set up by Christopher Nee | 12-9 |
| 15:27 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Bluhm - foul #1 on Robert Bluhm, team foul #2 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), Timothy Sullivan (SF), Craig Wolfe (C) Robert Bluhm, Christopher Nee, Kurt Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:59 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 14:58 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco gets the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 14:38 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett connects on the open jump hook from the right block set up by Gerald Ricco | 12-11 |
| 14:20 | Purdue | Troy Stovall misses the easy layup | 12-11 |
| 14:18 | Purdue | Mile Konopski tips it in | 14-11 |
| 13:54 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 13:53 | Purdue | Troy Stovall gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 13:47 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Radomil Chudzinski - foul #1 on Radomil Chudzinski, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | John White (PF) Mile Konopski | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (SF) Radomil Chudzinski | |
| 13:47 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 13:47 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 13:25 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett is hacked by Troy Stovall - foul #2 on Troy Stovall, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG), Robert Hawkins (SG) Troy Stovall, Rafael Anderson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:13 | Penn State | John White is called for the reach on James Chiesa - foul #1 on John White, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| 12:48 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Hawkins - foul #1 on Robert Hawkins, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Nee (SF), Kurt Smith (C) Timothy Sullivan, Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:48 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:48 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 12:30 | Purdue | Mwai Abdur steals it from Christopher Nee | 16-13 |
| 12:07 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Chiesa | 16-16 |
| 11:55 | Purdue | Bruce Bennett swats the shot by Kurt Smith | 16-16 |
| 11:53 | Purdue | John White snags the offensive board | 16-16 |
| 11:41 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Nee | 19-16 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Bluhm (fresh) SG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Nee (fresh) 2 ast. PF - John White (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kurt Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mwai Abdur (fairly fresh) SF - James Chiesa (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Garry Gearhart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco is called for traveling | 19-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan (SF), Craig Wolfe (C) Christopher Nee, Kurt Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski (SG) Mwai Abdur | |
| 11:03 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 11:02 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Chiesa | 19-16 |
| 10:48 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 19-16 |
| 10:47 | Purdue | John White gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner in the lane | 19-16 |
| 10:37 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Craig Wolfe - foul #1 on Craig Wolfe, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mile Konopski (PF) John White | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Mistretta (SF) James Chiesa | |
| 10:31 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart misses the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:09 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan lays it in despite the doubleteam set up by Robert Bluhm | 21-17 |
| 09:41 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart is by himself and knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bruce Bennett | 21-19 |
| 09:20 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bruce Bennett - foul #1 on Bruce Bennett, team foul #4 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Nee (PG), Rafael Anderson (SG) Robert Bluhm, Robert Hawkins | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mwai Abdur (SF) William Mistretta | |
| 09:20 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 09:20 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 08:57 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | John White (PF) Mile Konopski | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:32 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson misses the wide open floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Radomil Chudzinski - foul #2 on Radomil Chudzinski, team foul #5 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | David McLeod (SG) Timothy Sullivan | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (PG), Weldon Ruffin (SG) Gerald Ricco, Radomil Chudzinski | |
| 08:32 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 08:32 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 08:07 | Penn State | James Chiesa can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-19 |
| 08:05 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart tips it in | 25-21 |
| 07:58 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by John White | 27-21 |
| 07:29 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett blows the wide open layup | 27-21 |
| 07:27 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur grabs the offensive board | 27-21 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Christopher Nee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David McLeod (fresh) SF - Rafael Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Chiesa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Weldon Ruffin (fresh) SF - Mwai Abdur (fresh) PF - Garry Gearhart (tiring) 8 pts. C - Bruce Bennett (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 07:06 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart is hacked by Christopher Nee - foul #1 on Christopher Nee, team foul #7 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG), Robert Hawkins (SG), Timothy Sullivan (SF), Mile Konopski (PF), Kurt Smith (C) Christopher Nee, David McLeod, Rafael Anderson, John White, Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Ricco (PG) Bruce Bennett | |
| 07:06 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 07:06 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart misses the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 07:06 | Purdue | Kurt Smith gets the rebound | 27-22 |
| 06:46 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Weldon Ruffin - foul #1 on Weldon Ruffin, team foul #6 | 27-22 |
| 06:46 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 06:46 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 06:46 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart gets the rebound | 27-22 |
| 06:32 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-22 |
| 06:31 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco tips it in | 27-24 |
| 06:19 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-24 |
| 06:18 | Purdue | Mile Konopski grabs the offensive board | 27-24 |
| 05:58 | Purdue | Gerald Ricco steps in front of the Robert Bluhm pass | 27-24 |
| 05:38 | Penn State | Robert Hawkins is called for the reach on Gerald Ricco - foul #2 on Robert Hawkins, team foul #8 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rafael Anderson (SG), John White (PF), Craig Wolfe (C) Robert Hawkins, Mile Konopski, Kurt Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Aaron Simonds (PG), William Mistretta (SF), Bruce Bennett (PF) Weldon Ruffin, James Chiesa, Mwai Abdur | |
| 05:38 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 05:38 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 05:38 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 05:19 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John White | 29-25 |
| 04:58 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 29-25 |
| 04:57 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Robert Bluhm | 29-25 |
| 04:42 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan is fouled on the floor by William Mistretta - foul #1 on William Mistretta, team foul #7 | 29-25 |
| 04:42 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 04:42 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 04:42 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 04:21 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 30-25 |
| 04:20 | Purdue | John White pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 04:05 | Purdue | William Mistretta is called for the reach on Timothy Sullivan - foul #2 on William Mistretta, team foul #8 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Nee (PG), Mile Konopski (PF) Robert Bluhm, John White | |
| Subs | Penn State | Weldon Ruffin (SG), James Chiesa (SF), Mwai Abdur (PF) Aaron Simonds, William Mistretta, Garry Gearhart | |
| 04:05 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 04:05 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 03:44 | Penn State | Christopher Nee picks off the pass by Weldon Ruffin | 30-25 |
| 03:40 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson lays it in on a great pass from Christopher Nee | 32-25 |
| 03:14 | Penn State | James Chiesa clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 03:12 | Purdue | Christopher Nee snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Christopher Nee (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rafael Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Timothy Sullivan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mile Konopski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Weldon Ruffin (fresh) SF - James Chiesa (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mwai Abdur (fresh) C - Bruce Bennett (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson loses the dribble to Gerald Ricco | 32-25 |
| 03:03 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco hits the finger roll | 32-27 |
| 02:42 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Weldon Ruffin | 32-27 |
| 02:27 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Craig Wolfe - foul #2 on Craig Wolfe, team foul #9 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), Robert Hawkins (SG), John White (PF) Rafael Anderson, Timothy Sullivan, Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski (SG), Ashley Peters (C) Gerald Ricco, Weldon Ruffin | |
| 02:27 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 02:27 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 02:10 | Purdue | John White misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 32-29 |
| 02:08 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 02:02 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 32-29 |
| 02:01 | Penn State | Ashley Peters gets the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 01:38 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Radomil Chudzinski | 32-32 |
| 01:30 | Purdue | John White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | David McLeod (SF), Kurt Smith (C) Christopher Nee, Mile Konopski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Aaron Simonds (PG), William Mistretta (SF), Garry Gearhart (PF) James Chiesa, Mwai Abdur, Bruce Bennett | |
| 01:05 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart connects on the open shot near the basket on a nice dish by Ashley Peters | 32-34 |
| 00:57 | Purdue | Kurt Smith drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 00:32 | Penn State | Troy Stovall steals the ball from William Mistretta | 34-34 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Kurt Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 34-34 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Robert Hawkins is called for the reach on Radomil Chudzinski - foul #3 on Robert Hawkins, team foul #10 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rafael Anderson (SG), Timothy Sullivan (SF), Mile Konopski (PF), Craig Wolfe (C) Robert Hawkins, David McLeod, John White, Kurt Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Ricco (PG), Mwai Abdur (SF) Aaron Simonds, William Mistretta | |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 34-36 |