| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Wade Westervelt (fresh) SG - Lucas Smith (fresh) SF - Michael Bonnett (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Mullins (fresh) C - David Richards (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Brian Reed (fresh) SG - Ronald Pilon (fresh) SF - Bill Lohr (fresh) PF - Benjamin Carlile (fresh) C - Ricky Mullins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Ricky Mullins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Purdue | The pull-up jumper by Bill Lohr is blocked by David Richards | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Penn State | Michael Bonnett gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Purdue | Ricky Mullins snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon is hacked by Wade Westervelt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wade Westervelt, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Purdue | Ricky Mullins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Penn State | Lucas Smith snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins is hacked by Benjamin Carlile - foul #1 on Benjamin Carlile, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Penn State | David Richards misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Purdue | Benjamin Carlile grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Purdue | Bill Lohr misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Purdue | Brian Reed gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:16 | Purdue | Bill Lohr misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:15 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 18:13 | Penn State | Michael Bonnett pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:07 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Wade Westervelt | 2-0 |
| 18:05 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon loses the dribble to Wade Westervelt in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 17:53 | Penn State | Lucas Smith's pass is intercepted by Ronald Pilon | 2-0 |
| 17:50 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 17:49 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Mullins | 2-0 |
| 17:33 | Penn State | David Richards can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 17:32 | Purdue | Bill Lohr grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:21 | Purdue | Benjamin Carlile is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 16:58 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins knocks in the floater from close range and the foul's on Brian Reed - foul #1 on Brian Reed, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Shaw (PG), Oleg Novak (SG), Vule Jesiolowski (SF), Frank Holm (C) Wade Westervelt, Lucas Smith, Michael Bonnett, David Richards | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gregorio Costa (PG), Carlos Constant (SG), Keith Boyle (SF), William Sheats (PF), Ramiro Perez (C) Brian Reed, Ronald Pilon, Bill Lohr, Benjamin Carlile, Ricky Mullins | |
| 16:58 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:41 | Purdue | Carlos Constant comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 16:40 | Penn State | Frank Holm gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:27 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Sheats - foul #1 on William Sheats, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| 16:27 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 16:27 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:03 | Purdue | Keith Boyle's fadeaway is rejected by Nathaniel Mullins | 7-3 |
| 16:01 | Penn State | Vule Jesiolowski gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Shaw (fresh) SG - Oleg Novak (fresh) SF - Vule Jesiolowski (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Mullins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Frank Holm (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gregorio Costa (fresh) SG - Carlos Constant (fresh) SF - Keith Boyle (fresh) PF - William Sheats (fresh) C - Ramiro Perez (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Penn State | Vule Jesiolowski scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-3 |
| 15:25 | Purdue | Ramiro Perez misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Frank Holm - foul #1 on Frank Holm, team foul #2 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wade Westervelt (PG), Lucas Smith (SG), Richard Bramblett (SF), Jeremy Schwander (C) Robert Shaw, Oleg Novak, Vule Jesiolowski, Frank Holm | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reed (PG), Bill Lohr (SF), Jon Givan (C) Carlos Constant, Keith Boyle, William Sheats | |
| 15:25 | Purdue | Ramiro Perez makes the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 15:25 | Purdue | Ramiro Perez makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 15:03 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt misses the shot in the paint | 10-5 |
| 15:01 | Penn State | Jeremy Schwander gets the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 14:50 | Penn State | Lucas Smith misses the floater from just outside the lane | 10-5 |
| 14:49 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt gets the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 14:42 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins's fadeaway is rejected by Ramiro Perez | 10-5 |
| 14:40 | Penn State | Jeremy Schwander tips it back up and in | 12-5 |
| 14:17 | Purdue | Jon Givan steps out of bounds on the sideline | 12-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Bonnett (SF), Frank Holm (PF), David Richards (C) Richard Bramblett, Nathaniel Mullins, Jeremy Schwander | |
| Subs | Purdue | Carlos Constant (PG), Ronald Pilon (SG), Keith Boyle (SF), William Sheats (PF) Brian Reed, Gregorio Costa, Bill Lohr, Ramiro Perez | |
| 13:51 | Penn State | Lucas Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-5 |
| 13:50 | Penn State | Frank Holm misses the tip | 12-5 |
| 13:49 | Purdue | Carlos Constant grabs the defensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 13:47 | Purdue | Michael Bonnett takes the ball from Keith Boyle in the backcourt | 12-5 |
| 13:25 | Penn State | Lucas Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-5 |
| 13:24 | Purdue | Keith Boyle grabs the defensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 13:01 | Purdue | Carlos Constant drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Ronald Pilon | 12-7 |
| 12:49 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-7 |
| 12:47 | Purdue | Carlos Constant is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 15-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Shaw (PG), Oleg Novak (SG), Richard Bramblett (SF), Vule Jesiolowski (PF), Jeremy Schwander (C) Wade Westervelt, Lucas Smith, Michael Bonnett, Frank Holm, David Richards | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gregorio Costa (PG), Bill Lohr (SF), Stjepan Gladysiewski (PF), Ricky Mullins (C) Carlos Constant, Keith Boyle, William Sheats, Jon Givan | |
| 12:40 | Penn State | Bill Lohr is called for the reach on Jeremy Schwander - foul #1 on Bill Lohr, team foul #4 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reed (PG), Benjamin Carlile (PF) Ronald Pilon, Stjepan Gladysiewski | |
| 12:25 | Penn State | Oleg Novak's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-7 |
| 12:15 | Purdue | Robert Shaw picks off the pass by Bill Lohr | 15-7 |
| 12:10 | Penn State | Oleg Novak blows the layup | 15-7 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Ricky Mullins gets the rebound | 15-7 |
| 12:06 | Purdue | Brian Reed is fouled in the backcourt by Oleg Novak - foul #1 on Oleg Novak, team foul #3 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins (PF) Vule Jesiolowski | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 11:42 | Purdue | Gregorio Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 15-7 |
| 11:41 | Penn State | Richard Bramblett gets the rebound | 15-7 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Shaw (fresh) SG - Oleg Novak (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Bramblett (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Mullins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Jeremy Schwander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Brian Reed (fairly fresh) SG - Gregorio Costa (fresh) SF - Bill Lohr (fairly fresh) PF - Benjamin Carlile (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Ricky Mullins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Penn State | Richard Bramblett clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 15-7 |
| 11:16 | Penn State | Richard Bramblett hits the follow up shot | 17-7 |
| 10:55 | Purdue | Gregorio Costa drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Bill Lohr | 17-10 |
| 10:51 | Penn State | Robert Shaw loses the dribble to Brian Reed in the backcourt | 17-10 |
| 10:36 | Purdue | Ricky Mullins misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-10 |
| 10:35 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Lohr | 17-10 |
| 10:20 | Purdue | Bill Lohr misses short on a jumper from close range | 17-10 |
| 10:18 | Penn State | Robert Shaw pulls down the rebound | 17-10 |
| 10:12 | Penn State | Jeremy Schwander lays it in set up by Robert Shaw | 19-10 |
| 10:05 | Purdue | Bill Lohr is open and buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregorio Costa | 19-12 |
| 09:49 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-12 |
| 09:48 | Purdue | Brian Reed gets the rebound | 19-12 |
| 09:46 | Purdue | Bill Lohr is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Schwander - foul #1 on Jeremy Schwander, team foul #4 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wade Westervelt (PG), Lucas Smith (SG), Michael Bonnett (SF), Frank Holm (PF), David Richards (C) Robert Shaw, Oleg Novak, Richard Bramblett, Nathaniel Mullins, Jeremy Schwander | |
| Subs | Purdue | Carlos Constant (PG), Ronald Pilon (SG), Keith Boyle (SF), William Sheats (PF), Ramiro Perez (C) Brian Reed, Gregorio Costa, Bill Lohr, Benjamin Carlile, Ricky Mullins | |
| 09:41 | Purdue | William Sheats knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 19-14 |
| 09:24 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt misses the jumper near the basket | 19-14 |
| 09:22 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt grabs the offensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 09:08 | Penn State | William Sheats steps in front of the Michael Bonnett pass | 19-14 |
| 08:51 | Purdue | William Sheats misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Frank Holm - foul #2 on Frank Holm, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | Vule Jesiolowski (PF) Frank Holm | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:51 | Purdue | William Sheats makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 08:51 | Purdue | William Sheats misses the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 08:51 | Penn State | David Richards grabs the board | 19-15 |
| 08:36 | Penn State | Lucas Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-15 |
| 08:29 | Purdue | Carlos Constant knocks in the jumper near the basket and the foul's on Wade Westervelt - foul #2 on Wade Westervelt, team foul #6 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Shaw (PG), Stan Whitaker (C) Wade Westervelt, David Richards | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:29 | Purdue | Carlos Constant misses the free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:29 | Penn State | Stan Whitaker grabs the defensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 08:15 | Penn State | Robert Shaw misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Carlos Constant - foul #1 on Carlos Constant, team foul #5 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reed (PG), Bill Lohr (SF), Jon Givan (C) Carlos Constant, Keith Boyle, Ramiro Perez | |
| 08:15 | Penn State | Robert Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 08:15 | Penn State | Robert Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 08:15 | Purdue | The rebound goes to William Sheats | 20-17 |
| 07:56 | Purdue | Brian Reed can't connect on a shot from the left side | 20-17 |
| 07:54 | Purdue | Bill Lohr pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 07:42 | Purdue | Jon Givan hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from William Sheats | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Shaw (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lucas Smith (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Bonnett (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Vule Jesiolowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Stan Whitaker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Brian Reed (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Pilon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Lohr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Sheats (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jon Givan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Penn State | Robert Shaw misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-19 |
| 07:27 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Vule Jesiolowski | 20-19 |
| 07:11 | Penn State | Stan Whitaker hits the finger roll | 22-19 |
| 06:54 | Purdue | Vule Jesiolowski swats the short shot by William Sheats | 22-19 |
| 06:52 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Michael Bonnett | 22-19 |
| 06:43 | Penn State | Ronald Pilon is called for the reach on Lucas Smith - foul #1 on Ronald Pilon, team foul #6 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Bramblett (SF), Nathaniel Mullins (PF), David Richards (C) Michael Bonnett, Vule Jesiolowski, Stan Whitaker | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gregorio Costa (PG), Carlos Constant (SG), Keith Boyle (SF), Stjepan Gladysiewski (PF), Ramiro Perez (C) Brian Reed, Ronald Pilon, Bill Lohr, William Sheats, Jon Givan | |
| 06:33 | Penn State | The jumper by Lucas Smith is denied by Keith Boyle | 22-19 |
| 06:31 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gregorio Costa | 22-19 |
| 06:18 | Purdue | Ramiro Perez blows the layup | 22-19 |
| 06:17 | Penn State | Richard Bramblett gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 06:09 | Penn State | Lucas Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Richard Bramblett | 25-19 |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Stjepan Gladysiewski misses short on a floater from the right block | 25-19 |
| 05:40 | Purdue | Stjepan Gladysiewski grabs the offensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 05:34 | Purdue | Gregorio Costa is hacked by Richard Bramblett - foul #1 on Richard Bramblett, team foul #7 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Oleg Novak (SG), Michael Bonnett (SF) Lucas Smith, Richard Bramblett | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ricky Mullins (C) Ramiro Perez | |
| 05:34 | Purdue | Gregorio Costa misses the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 05:34 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins snags the defensive board | 25-19 |
| 05:16 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins can't finish the layup | 25-19 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | Ricky Mullins gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| 05:12 | Purdue | Carlos Constant is fouled in the backcourt by Oleg Novak - foul #2 on Oleg Novak, team foul #8 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lucas Smith (SG) Oleg Novak | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Pilon (SG), Benjamin Carlile (PF) Keith Boyle, Stjepan Gladysiewski | |
| 05:12 | Purdue | Carlos Constant makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 05:12 | Purdue | Carlos Constant makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:44 | Penn State | Lucas Smith comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronald Pilon - foul #2 on Ronald Pilon, team foul #7 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reed (PG), Bill Lohr (SF) Ronald Pilon, Carlos Constant | |
| 04:44 | Penn State | Lucas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 04:44 | Penn State | Lucas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 04:20 | Purdue | Benjamin Carlile makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Ricky Mullins | 27-23 |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Ricky Mullins is called for the reach on Nathaniel Mullins - foul #1 on Ricky Mullins, team foul #8 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wade Westervelt (PG), Oleg Novak (SG), Richard Bramblett (SF), Frank Holm (C) Robert Shaw, Lucas Smith, Michael Bonnett, David Richards | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Pilon (SG), Keith Boyle (SF), William Sheats (PF), Ramiro Perez (C) Gregorio Costa, Bill Lohr, Benjamin Carlile, Ricky Mullins | |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 03:43 | Purdue | William Sheats connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Ronald Pilon | 29-25 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Wade Westervelt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oleg Novak (fresh) SF - Richard Bramblett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathaniel Mullins (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Holm (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Brian Reed (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Pilon (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Keith Boyle (fresh) PF - William Sheats (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ramiro Perez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:33 | Penn State | Oleg Novak clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-25 |
| 03:32 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Frank Holm makes the runner in the lane | 31-25 |
| 03:14 | Purdue | Keith Boyle connects on the fadeaway from close range | 31-27 |
| 03:02 | Penn State | Frank Holm misses long on a turnaround from close range | 31-27 |
| 03:01 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Keith Boyle | 31-27 |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Ronald Pilon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 02:45 | Penn State | Frank Holm snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 02:24 | Penn State | Frank Holm makes the shot from the right block and the foul's on Ramiro Perez - foul #1 on Ramiro Perez, team foul #9 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Vule Jesiolowski (SF), Jeremy Schwander (C) Richard Bramblett, Nathaniel Mullins | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gregorio Costa (PG), Carlos Constant (SF), Stjepan Gladysiewski (PF), Ricky Mullins (C) Brian Reed, Keith Boyle, William Sheats, Ramiro Perez | |
| 02:24 | Penn State | Frank Holm makes the free throw | 34-27 |
| 02:03 | Purdue | Gregorio Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-27 |
| 01:45 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt loses the ball out of bounds | 34-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bill Lohr (SF) Ronald Pilon | |
| 01:29 | Purdue | Bill Lohr is alone and drills a runner from the right block set up by Gregorio Costa | 34-29 |
| 01:07 | Penn State | Frank Holm hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 34-29 |
| 01:05 | Purdue | Ricky Mullins pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 00:49 | Purdue | Ricky Mullins is wide open but clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 34-29 |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Frank Holm pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 00:42 | Penn State | Vule Jesiolowski is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Vule Jesiolowski, team foul #9 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lucas Smith (SG), Richard Bramblett (SF), David Richards (C) Oleg Novak, Vule Jesiolowski, Jeremy Schwander | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reed (PG), Ronald Pilon (SG), Keith Boyle (SF), Benjamin Carlile (PF), Jon Givan (C) Gregorio Costa, Carlos Constant, Bill Lohr, Stjepan Gladysiewski, Ricky Mullins | |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Brian Reed scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Keith Boyle | 34-31 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Frank Holm misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-31 |