| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Standifer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Jimmie Williams (fresh) PF - Igor Koralewski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Ault (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 10 pts. C - Robert Sliva (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Robert Champagne inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Purdue | Willard Wittig works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 19:30 | Purdue | Robert Champagne grabs the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 19:17 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake's floater is knocked away by Aaron Ault | 33-35 |
| 19:16 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 19:12 | Penn State | Orunjan Ake is called for the reach on Richard Standifer - foul #1 on Orunjan Ake, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 19:04 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 18:47 | Purdue | Rocky Costa is called for the reach on Robert Sliva - foul #2 on Rocky Costa, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 18:25 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 18:23 | Penn State | Aaron Ault grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 18:05 | Penn State | Donald Kirkland takes the ball from Igor Koralewski | 36-35 |
| 17:50 | Purdue | Willard Wittig shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 17:48 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland snags the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 17:31 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses badly on a floater from the left block | 36-35 |
| 17:29 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland misses the tip | 36-35 |
| 17:28 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 17:17 | Penn State | The 3pt attempt by Jimmie Williams is denied by Robert Champagne | 36-35 |
| 17:16 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski tips it home | 38-35 |
| 16:53 | Purdue | Robert Champagne buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Willard Wittig out of the doubleteam | 38-37 |
| 16:36 | Penn State | Richard Standifer travels with the ball | 38-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (SF), William Stanford (C) Robert Champagne, Robert Sliva | |
| 16:13 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge connects on the 3 from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 16:03 | Penn State | Orunjan Ake is called for the reach on Richard Standifer - foul #2 on Orunjan Ake, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell (C) Aaron Ault | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Estes (PF), Robert Sliva (C) Donald Kirkland, Orunjan Ake | |
| 15:50 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Standifer | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Standifer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Jimmie Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Igor Koralewski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Ezzell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willard Wittig (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Estes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Sliva (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Purdue | Willard Wittig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SF) Willard Wittig | |
| 15:11 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell is whistled for a carry | 40-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG) Robert Sliva | |
| 14:57 | Purdue | Richard Standifer blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Terry Wooldridge | 40-40 |
| 14:55 | Purdue | Ronald Estes snags the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 14:33 | Purdue | Robert Champagne is whistled for traveling | 40-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Aaron Ault (C) Brandon Ezzell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Orunjan Ake (PF) Terry Wooldridge, Ronald Estes | |
| 14:18 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski knocks in the shot from the left block | 42-40 |
| 13:59 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake travels with the ball | 42-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Sliva (C) Robert Champagne | |
| 13:46 | Penn State | Rocky Costa misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-40 |
| 13:44 | Purdue | William Stanford grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 13:15 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner but the foul's on Richard Standifer - foul #3 on Richard Standifer, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Oswaldo Rossi (PF) Igor Koralewski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (SF) Donald Kirkland | |
| 13:15 | Purdue | Willard Wittig makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 13:15 | Purdue | Willard Wittig makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 13:15 | Purdue | Willard Wittig makes the 3rd free throw | 42-43 |
| 12:59 | Penn State | Oswaldo Rossi misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Orunjan Ake - foul #3 on Orunjan Ake, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SF) Terry Wooldridge | |
| 12:59 | Penn State | Oswaldo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:59 | Penn State | Oswaldo Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:59 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Oswaldo Rossi | 43-43 |
| 12:38 | Penn State | Richard Standifer misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 12:36 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Robert Sliva's fadeaway is rejected by Jimmie Williams | 43-43 |
| 12:05 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Aaron Ault | 43-43 |
| 11:48 | Penn State | Rocky Costa misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Orunjan Ake - foul #4 on Orunjan Ake, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Hill (PG), Igor Koralewski (PF) Richard Standifer, Oswaldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), Terry Wooldridge (SG), Ronald Estes (PF) William Stanford, Willard Wittig, Orunjan Ake | |
| 11:48 | Penn State | Rocky Costa makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:48 | Penn State | Rocky Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ronald Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Jimmie Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Igor Koralewski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Ault (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Estes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Sliva (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge's pass is intercepted by Jimmie Williams | 45-43 |
| 11:10 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski is fouled on the floor by Robert Sliva - foul #1 on Robert Sliva, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mikel Zordan (PG), Oswaldo Rossi (PF), Brandon Ezzell (C) Rocky Costa, Jimmie Williams, Aaron Ault | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:50 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Robert Champagne - foul #1 on Robert Champagne, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (PG) Mikel Zordan | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG) Robert Champagne | |
| 10:50 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski makes the free throw | 48-43 |
| 10:35 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 10:34 | Penn State | Oswaldo Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 10:19 | Penn State | Oswaldo Rossi misses badly on a runner from the left block | 48-43 |
| 10:17 | Purdue | Willard Wittig grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Willard Wittig shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Terry Wooldridge | 48-46 |
| 09:43 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell misses the jumper from the free throw line | 48-46 |
| 09:42 | Purdue | Robert Sliva grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 09:19 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Kirkland | 48-49 |
| 08:53 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 08:52 | Purdue | Willard Wittig grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 08:24 | Purdue | Willard Wittig shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 08:22 | Purdue | Ronald Estes snags the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 08:04 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses long on a 3 from straight away | 48-49 |
| 08:02 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Brandon Ezzell | 48-49 |
| 07:39 | Penn State | Richard Standifer knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Brandon Ezzell | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Standifer (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Igor Koralewski (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Oswaldo Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Brandon Ezzell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Estes (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Sliva (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge misses the 3 from straight away | 51-49 |
| 07:21 | Penn State | Oswaldo Rossi grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 07:04 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 07:03 | Purdue | Ronald Estes pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 06:35 | Purdue | A charge is called on Willard Wittig - foul #2 on Willard Wittig, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rocky Costa (SG), Jimmie Williams (SF), Miguel Garcia (PF), Aaron Ault (C) Richard Standifer, Igor Koralewski, Oswaldo Rossi, Brandon Ezzell | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (SG), Robert Champagne (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF) Willard Wittig, Terry Wooldridge, Ronald Estes | |
| 06:12 | Penn State | Aaron Ault misses the shot from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 06:10 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake's layup is rejected by Jimmie Williams | 51-49 |
| 05:39 | Purdue | William Stanford snags the offensive board | 51-49 |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 05:18 | Penn State | Ronald Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 05:07 | Penn State | Donald Kirkland steals the ball from Aaron Ault | 51-49 |
| 04:49 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hill - foul #1 on Ronald Hill, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Oswaldo Rossi (PF) Miguel Garcia | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG) Donald Kirkland | |
| 04:28 | Purdue | Willard Wittig works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by William Stanford | 51-52 |
| 04:00 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 03:58 | Purdue | Robert Champagne grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 03:53 | Purdue | William Stanford is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hill - foul #2 on Ronald Hill, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (PG) Ronald Hill | |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (PG) Robert Sliva | |
| 03:42 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Terry Wooldridge | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Standifer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Jimmie Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Oswaldo Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Aaron Ault (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - William Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. | |
| 03:33 | Penn State | Aaron Ault banks in the layup | 53-54 |
| 03:27 | Purdue | Jimmie Williams steals it from Robert Champagne | 53-54 |
| 03:13 | Penn State | Rocky Costa is called for traveling | 53-54 |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake is denied on a dunk by Oswaldo Rossi | 53-54 |
| 02:48 | Penn State | Oswaldo Rossi snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 02:27 | Penn State | Aaron Ault is called for traveling | 53-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Igor Koralewski (PF), Brandon Ezzell (C) Oswaldo Rossi, Aaron Ault | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), Ronald Estes (PF), Robert Sliva (C) Robert Champagne, Orunjan Ake, William Stanford | |
| 02:23 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Aaron Ault (C) Brandon Ezzell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Orunjan Ake (PF), William Stanford (C) Ronald Estes, Robert Sliva | |
| 02:05 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Willard Wittig | 53-56 |
| 01:51 | Penn State | Richard Standifer misses long on a 3 from straight away | 53-56 |
| 01:49 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski tips it in | 55-56 |
| 01:49 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SF), Robert Sliva (C) Terry Wooldridge, William Stanford | |
| 01:25 | Purdue | Robert Sliva hits the finger roll set up by Willard Wittig out of the doubleteam | 55-58 |
| 01:07 | Penn State | Rocky Costa comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 01:05 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams tips it back up and in | 57-58 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Robert Sliva | 57-60 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Rocky Costa clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-60 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Aaron Ault grabs the offensive board | 57-60 |
| 00:01 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski snags the offensive board | 57-60 |