| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Perry (fresh) SG - Billy Barr (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Michalec (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Thies (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Church (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Antone (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Ibanez (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Todd Antone inbounds the ball | 20-24 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:31 | Purdue | Arthur Davis is called for traveling | 20-24 |
| 19:05 | Penn State | Darryl Colson can't throw it down | 20-24 |
| 19:04 | Penn State | Darryl Colson grabs the offensive board | 20-24 |
| 18:44 | Penn State | A charge is called on Thomas Michalec - foul #1 on Thomas Michalec, team foul #1 | 20-24 |
| 18:15 | Purdue | Jeremy Church misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 20-24 |
| 18:14 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez tips it home | 20-26 |
| 17:49 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-26 |
| 17:25 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Mathew Kendrick | 23-28 |
| 17:04 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec can't throw it down but he's hacked by Todd Antone - foul #3 on Todd Antone, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| 17:04 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 17:04 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 17:04 | Penn State | Darryl Colson snags the offensive board | 24-28 |
| 16:55 | Penn State | Darryl Colson lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Perry and the foul's on Arthur Davis - foul #1 on Arthur Davis, team foul #2 | 26-28 |
| 16:55 | Penn State | Darryl Colson makes the free throw | 27-28 |
| 16:37 | Purdue | Todd Antone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski (SF), Donald Norman (PF) Thomas Michalec, Darryl Colson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:09 | Penn State | John Perry double dribbles | 27-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lionel Job (SF) Brian Thies | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 15:48 | Purdue | Jeremy Church is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 27-28 |
| 15:46 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Sergei Sosinski | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Perry (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Barr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lionel Job (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Sergei Sosinski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Norman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Church (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Antone (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Ibanez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Penn State | Donald Norman misses badly on a floater in the lane | 27-28 |
| 15:16 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gary Ibanez | 27-28 |
| 14:57 | Purdue | Todd Antone misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Lionel Job - foul #1 on Lionel Job, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Michalec (SF), Darryl Colson (PF), Brian Thies (C) Lionel Job, Sergei Sosinski, Donald Norman | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:57 | Purdue | Todd Antone makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 14:57 | Purdue | Todd Antone misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 14:57 | Penn State | Brian Thies grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 14:55 | Penn State | John Perry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-29 |
| 14:32 | Purdue | Jeremy Church is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 14:31 | Purdue | Todd Antone gets the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 14:09 | Purdue | Arthur Davis scores on a jumper from the baseline | 27-31 |
| 13:50 | Penn State | Darryl Colson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the left block | 27-31 |
| 13:48 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gary Ibanez | 27-31 |
| 13:26 | Purdue | Thomas Michalec takes the ball from Mathew Kendrick | 27-31 |
| 13:23 | Penn State | John Perry throws it down set up by Thomas Michalec | 29-31 |
| 12:58 | Purdue | Brian Thies is called for the reach on Gary Ibanez - foul #1 on Brian Thies, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Frederick Babinski (PF) Arthur Davis | |
| 12:33 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick buries a floater from the baseline | 29-33 |
| 12:16 | Penn State | The short jumper by Thomas Michalec is denied by Todd Antone | 29-33 |
| 12:15 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 11:55 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-33 |
| 11:53 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 11:45 | Penn State | Darryl Colson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 29-33 |
| 11:43 | Penn State | Billy Barr hits the follow up shot | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Perry (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Barr (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Michalec (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Thies (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Church (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Antone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frederick Babinski (fresh) C - Gary Ibanez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-33 |
| 11:15 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 10:46 | Penn State | Billy Barr misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-33 |
| 10:44 | Purdue | Frederick Babinski gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 10:24 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Mack (PG), Pavel Czapski (SG), Lionel Job (SF), Sergei Sosinski (PF), Donald Norman (C) John Perry, Billy Barr, Thomas Michalec, Darryl Colson, Brian Thies | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Jones (PG), Louis Brunson (SG), Arthur Davis (PF) Mathew Kendrick, Jeremy Church, Gary Ibanez | |
| 09:56 | Penn State | Donald Norman misses the easy layup but the foul's on Louis Brunson - foul #1 on Louis Brunson, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| 09:56 | Penn State | Donald Norman misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 09:56 | Penn State | Donald Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 09:33 | Purdue | Todd Antone makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Philip Jones and he's fouled by Lionel Job - foul #2 on Lionel Job, team foul #4 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Ibanez (C) Frederick Babinski | |
| 09:33 | Purdue | Todd Antone makes the free throw | 32-36 |
| 09:17 | Penn State | Pavel Czapski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeremy Church (SG) Todd Antone | |
| 09:06 | Purdue | Lionel Job is called for the reach on Louis Brunson - foul #3 on Lionel Job, team foul #5 | 32-36 |
| 08:44 | Purdue | Jeremy Church splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Philip Jones | 32-38 |
| 08:27 | Penn State | Philip Jones steals the ball from Pavel Czapski | 32-38 |
| 08:22 | Purdue | Philip Jones banks in the layup | 32-40 |
| 07:57 | Penn State | Michael Mack clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-40 |
| 07:56 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski tips it in | 34-40 |
| 07:34 | Purdue | Arthur Davis comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Sergei Sosinski - foul #3 on Sergei Sosinski, team foul #6 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG), Billy Barr (SG), Thomas Michalec (SF), Darryl Colson (PF), Brian Thies (C) Michael Mack, Pavel Czapski, Lionel Job, Sergei Sosinski, Donald Norman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick (PG), Todd Antone (SF), Frederick Babinski (C) Philip Jones, Louis Brunson, Gary Ibanez | |
| 07:34 | Purdue | Arthur Davis makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 07:34 | Purdue | Arthur Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Perry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Barr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Michalec (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Thies (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Church (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Antone (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Babinski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec drills a floater from the right side set up by Darryl Colson | 36-42 |
| 07:13 | Purdue | John Perry is called for the reach on Mathew Kendrick in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Perry, team foul #7 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Magee (SG), Gary Ibanez (C) Jeremy Church, Arthur Davis | |
| 07:13 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick misses the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 07:13 | Penn State | Billy Barr grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 06:52 | Penn State | Todd Antone steals the ball from Thomas Michalec | 36-42 |
| 06:25 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez throws it down and the foul's on Brian Thies - foul #2 on Brian Thies, team foul #8 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Jones (SG) Gary Magee | |
| 06:25 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez makes the free throw | 36-45 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec travels with the ball | 36-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeremy Church (SG) Philip Jones | |
| 05:44 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez hits a turnaround from the right block | 36-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 05:28 | Penn State | John Perry is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Church - foul #3 on Jeremy Church, team foul #4 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Arthur Davis (PF) Gary Ibanez | |
| 05:16 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec lays it up and in on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Darryl Colson | 38-47 |
| 04:50 | Purdue | Arthur Davis misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-47 |
| 04:48 | Penn State | Brian Thies gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| 04:39 | Penn State | Brian Thies can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 38-47 |
| 04:38 | Penn State | Brian Thies gets the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 04:23 | Penn State | Darryl Colson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 38-47 |
| 04:22 | Purdue | Arthur Davis grabs the board | 38-47 |
| 03:58 | Purdue | Arthur Davis can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Darryl Colson - foul #1 on Darryl Colson, team foul #9 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Pavel Czapski (SG), Lionel Job (SF), Sergei Sosinski (PF), Donald Norman (C) Billy Barr, Thomas Michalec, Darryl Colson, Brian Thies | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Ibanez (C) Frederick Babinski | |
| 03:58 | Purdue | Arthur Davis misses the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 03:58 | Purdue | Arthur Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 03:58 | Penn State | Lionel Job gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Pavel Czapski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Jeremy Church - foul #4 on Jeremy Church, team foul #5 | 38-47 |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Pavel Czapski misses the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Pavel Czapski misses the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 03:51 | Purdue | Arthur Davis snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 03:24 | Purdue | Jeremy Church misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 38-47 |
| 03:23 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Perry (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Pavel Czapski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lionel Job (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sergei Sosinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Norman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mathew Kendrick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Church (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Todd Antone (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Ibanez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Penn State | John Perry is fouled on the floor by Mathew Kendrick - foul #2 on Mathew Kendrick, team foul #6 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Mack (PG) John Perry | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Jones (PG), Louis Brunson (SG), Gary Magee (PF) Mathew Kendrick, Jeremy Church, Arthur Davis | |
| 03:09 | Penn State | Donald Norman misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 03:08 | Purdue | Louis Brunson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 02:52 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez buries a jumper from the right block | 38-49 |
| 02:34 | Penn State | Lionel Job lays it up and in on a great pass from Pavel Czapski and he's fouled by Gary Ibanez - foul #3 on Gary Ibanez, team foul #7 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Michalec (SF), Darryl Colson (PF), Brian Thies (C) Pavel Czapski, Sergei Sosinski, Donald Norman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Frederick Babinski (PF) Gary Magee | |
| 02:34 | Penn State | Lionel Job misses the free throw | 40-49 |
| 02:34 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gary Ibanez | 40-49 |
| 02:34 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-49 |
| 02:06 | Purdue | Todd Antone drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Philip Jones | 40-51 |
| 01:53 | Penn State | Todd Antone steals it from Brian Thies | 40-51 |
| 01:30 | Purdue | Philip Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-51 |
| 01:29 | Penn State | Lionel Job grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 01:25 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec buries a jump hook from close range set up by Michael Mack | 42-51 |
| 01:25 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 42-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG), Billy Barr (SG) Michael Mack, Lionel Job | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick (PG), Jeremy Church (SG), Arthur Davis (PF) Philip Jones, Louis Brunson, Frederick Babinski | |
| 01:06 | Purdue | Jeremy Church's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Billy Barr | 42-51 |
| 00:49 | Penn State | John Perry clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 00:48 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Arthur Davis | 42-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Purdue | Arthur Davis is hacked by John Perry in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Perry, team foul #10 | 42-51 |
| 00:47 | Purdue | Arthur Davis makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 00:47 | Purdue | Arthur Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Brian Thies is open but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 42-53 |
| 00:40 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez misses long on a runner in the paint | 42-53 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Darryl Colson pulls down the rebound | 42-53 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Darryl Colson misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Jeremy Church - foul #5 on Jeremy Church, team foul #8 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Mack (PG), Lionel Job (SG), Sergei Sosinski (SF), Donald Norman (C) John Perry, Billy Barr, Thomas Michalec, Brian Thies | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Jones (PG), Louis Brunson (SG), Gary Magee (PF), Frederick Babinski (C) Mathew Kendrick, Jeremy Church, Arthur Davis, Gary Ibanez | |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Darryl Colson misses the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Darryl Colson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Todd Antone grabs the defensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Philip Jones runs out the clock | 42-53 |