| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Frederick Green (fresh) SG - Paul Cordova (fresh) SF - Scott Enyeart (fresh) PF - Gerard Creamer (fresh) C - John Lau (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fresh) SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) SF - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) PF - Zackary Hubbard (fresh) C - Benjamin Moore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Penn State | Eddie Sullivan is called for the reach on Scott Enyeart - foul #1 on Eddie Sullivan, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Northwestern | Benjamin Moore snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Dennis Hurley | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer is alone and drills a shot from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Penn State | John Lau pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Eddie Sullivan - foul #2 on Eddie Sullivan, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Rea (SF) Eddie Sullivan | |
| 18:11 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:11 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:54 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 17:52 | Northwestern | Benjamin Moore snags the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:39 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Robert Tapia, team foul #4 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Penn State | Keenan Adams (PG) Frederick Green | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Ball (SF), Roy Corner (C) Zackary Hubbard, Benjamin Moore | |
| 17:36 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia misses long on a floater from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:25 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Scott Enyeart | 4-2 |
| 17:18 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Lau | 6-2 |
| 17:06 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley misses long on a runner in the lane | 6-2 |
| 17:04 | Penn State | John Lau pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:50 | Penn State | Paul Cordova can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 16:49 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:44 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Rea | 6-5 |
| 16:31 | Penn State | Roy Corner swats the shot by Keenan Adams | 6-5 |
| 16:29 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer tips it home | 8-5 |
| 16:14 | Northwestern | Robert Rea is hacked by Keenan Adams - foul #1 on Keenan Adams, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frederick Green (PG) Keenan Adams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Davis (PG), Kyle McMicheal (SF), Zackary Hubbard (PF), Arthur Winton (C) Dennis Hurley, Robert Tapia, Robert Rea, Roy Corner | |
| 15:52 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Gerald Ball | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Frederick Green (fresh) SG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) SF - Scott Enyeart (fairly fresh) PF - Gerard Creamer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - John Lau (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Davis (fresh) SG - Gerald Ball (fairly fresh) SF - Kyle McMicheal (fresh) PF - Zackary Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Winton (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Penn State | John Lau's pass is intercepted by James Davis | 8-7 |
| 15:21 | Northwestern | John Lau picks off the pass by James Davis | 8-7 |
| 15:17 | Penn State | Paul Cordova is hacked by Gerald Ball in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Ball, team foul #5 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | Douglas Spivey (SG), Antonio Birdsong (SF), Willie Bailey (PF), Jamie Smith (C) Frederick Green, Scott Enyeart, Gerard Creamer, John Lau | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Benjamin Moore (C) Gerald Ball, Arthur Winton | |
| 14:57 | Penn State | Paul Cordova hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Antonio Birdsong | 11-7 |
| 14:41 | Northwestern | James Davis knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 14:39 | Penn State | Jamie Smith is fouled in the backcourt by James Davis - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #6 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Keenan Adams (PG) Paul Cordova | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Robert Rea (SF), Arthur Winton (PF) James Davis, Kyle McMicheal, Zackary Hubbard | |
| 14:34 | Penn State | Jamie Smith scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 13-10 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley misses the jumper from the left side | 13-10 |
| 14:27 | Penn State | Jamie Smith snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 14:09 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Keenan Adams | 16-10 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Keenan Adams - foul #2 on Keenan Adams, team foul #2 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frederick Green (PG), Paul Cordova (SG), Scott Enyeart (SF), Gerard Creamer (PF) Keenan Adams, Douglas Spivey, Antonio Birdsong, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roy Corner (PF) Benjamin Moore | |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 13:34 | Penn State | Paul Cordova is fouled on the floor by Robert Rea - foul #1 on Robert Rea, team foul #7 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Lau (C) Willie Bailey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard (PF) Arthur Winton | |
| 13:34 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 13:34 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Zackary Hubbard | 16-12 |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | Gerard Creamer takes the ball from Robert Rea | 16-12 |
| 13:03 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Paul Cordova and he's fouled by Zackary Hubbard - foul #1 on Zackary Hubbard, team foul #8 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Penn State | Douglas Spivey (SG) Frederick Green | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Davis (PG), Gerald Ball (SG), Benjamin Moore (C) Dennis Hurley, Robert Tapia, Roy Corner | |
| 13:03 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer makes the free throw | 19-12 |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard's pass is intercepted by John Lau | 19-12 |
| 12:38 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart's floater is tipped away by Benjamin Moore | 19-12 |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Zackary Hubbard | 19-12 |
| 12:23 | Northwestern | Robert Rea connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Gerald Ball | 19-15 |
| 12:20 | Penn State | James Davis is called for the reach on Paul Cordova in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Davis, team foul #9 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Antonio Birdsong (SF), Willie Bailey (PF), Jamie Smith (C) Scott Enyeart, Gerard Creamer, John Lau | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Kyle McMicheal (SF) James Davis, Robert Rea | |
| 12:20 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 12:20 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 12:06 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dennis Hurley | 21-17 |
| 11:56 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-17 |
| 11:54 | Penn State | Antonio Birdsong tips it in | 23-17 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Spivey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Antonio Birdsong (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Bailey (fresh) C - Jamie Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Ball (fresh) SF - Kyle McMicheal (fresh) PF - Zackary Hubbard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Moore (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Northwestern | Benjamin Moore misses the easy layup | 23-17 |
| 11:39 | Penn State | Jamie Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 23-17 |
| 11:35 | Penn State | Kyle McMicheal picks off the pass by Antonio Birdsong in the backcourt | 23-17 |
| 11:34 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard banks in the layup on a great pass from Kyle McMicheal | 23-19 |
| 11:32 | Penn State | Paul Cordova is hacked by Kyle McMicheal in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kyle McMicheal, team foul #10 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frederick Green (PG), Gerard Creamer (PF), John Lau (C) Douglas Spivey, Willie Bailey, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Arthur Winton (C) Gerald Ball, Benjamin Moore | |
| 11:32 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 11:32 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 11:17 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard lays it up and in | 25-21 |
| 10:58 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-21 |
| Subs | Penn State | Douglas Spivey (SG), Scott Enyeart (SF) Paul Cordova, Antonio Birdsong | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Rea (SF), Roy Corner (PF) Kyle McMicheal, Zackary Hubbard | |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | Arthur Winton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Lau - foul #1 on John Lau, team foul #3 | 25-21 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | Arthur Winton makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | Arthur Winton misses the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 10:43 | Penn State | John Lau grabs the board | 25-22 |
| 10:30 | Penn State | Robert Tapia is called for the reach on Douglas Spivey - foul #2 on Robert Tapia, team foul #11 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Burkart (PG), Willie Bailey (PF) Frederick Green, Gerard Creamer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Ball (SG), Benjamin Moore (C) Robert Tapia, Arthur Winton | |
| 10:30 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 10:30 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 10:30 | Northwestern | Roy Corner gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 10:15 | Northwestern | Gerald Ball's layup is rejected by Willie Bailey | 26-22 |
| 10:14 | Northwestern | Robert Rea grabs the offensive board | 26-22 |
| 10:08 | Northwestern | Roy Corner misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-22 |
| 10:07 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart grabs the board | 26-22 |
| 10:00 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Benjamin Moore - foul #1 on Benjamin Moore, team foul #12 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jamie Smith (C) John Lau | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard (PF) Roy Corner | |
| 10:00 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 10:00 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Zackary Hubbard | 26-22 |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | Gerald Ball misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-22 |
| 09:37 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard grabs the offensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 09:16 | Northwestern | Gerald Ball double dribbles | 26-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frederick Green (PG), Antonio Birdsong (SF), Gerard Creamer (PF), John Lau (C) Harold Burkart, Scott Enyeart, Willie Bailey, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Arthur Winton (C) Benjamin Moore | |
| 09:02 | Penn State | Antonio Birdsong knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Douglas Spivey | 28-22 |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | Arthur Winton misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 08:53 | Northwestern | Gerald Ball pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 08:33 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard is hacked by Frederick Green - foul #1 on Frederick Green, team foul #4 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Cordova (SG) Douglas Spivey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kyle McMicheal (SF), Benjamin Moore (C) Robert Rea, Arthur Winton | |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by John Lau - foul #2 on John Lau, team foul #5 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jamie Smith (C) John Lau | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard misses the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 07:59 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer is alone and throws it down set up by Jamie Smith | 30-23 |
| 07:54 | Northwestern | Gerard Creamer picks off the pass by Kyle McMicheal | 30-23 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Frederick Green (fairly fresh) SG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Birdsong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gerard Creamer (tiring) 13 pts. 2 stl. C - Jamie Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Ball (tiring) SF - Kyle McMicheal (fresh) PF - Zackary Hubbard (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Moore (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Gerald Ball - foul #2 on Gerald Ball, team foul #13 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Burkart (PG), Douglas Spivey (SF) Frederick Green, Antonio Birdsong | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Rea (SF), Roy Corner (PF) Gerald Ball, Zackary Hubbard | |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 07:22 | Northwestern | Robert Rea comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-23 |
| 07:21 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer grabs the board | 32-23 |
| 07:17 | Penn State | Robert Rea steals it from Paul Cordova in the backcourt | 32-23 |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | Roy Corner misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 32-23 |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | Kyle McMicheal misses the tip | 32-23 |
| 07:06 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer grabs the defensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 07:04 | Penn State | Paul Cordova is hacked by Dennis Hurley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #14 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott Enyeart (SF), Willie Bailey (C) Harold Burkart, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SF), Zackary Hubbard (PF), Arthur Winton (C) Dennis Hurley, Roy Corner, Benjamin Moore | |
| 07:04 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 07:04 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 06:49 | Northwestern | Kyle McMicheal misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-23 |
| 06:48 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey gets the rebound | 33-23 |
| 06:44 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Douglas Spivey | 35-23 |
| 06:39 | Northwestern | Robert Rea can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 35-23 |
| 06:38 | Northwestern | Kyle McMicheal hits the follow up shot | 35-25 |
| 06:20 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer misses the easy open layup | 35-25 |
| 06:19 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan snags the defensive board | 35-25 |
| 06:02 | Northwestern | Scott Enyeart is called for the reach on Eddie Sullivan - foul #1 on Scott Enyeart, team foul #6 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Burkart (PG), Antonio Birdsong (PF) Paul Cordova, Gerard Creamer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Benjamin Moore (C) Eddie Sullivan, Arthur Winton | |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-25 |
| 05:49 | Penn State | Willie Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 05:43 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Harold Burkart | 38-25 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | Kyle McMicheal hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-28 |
| 05:05 | Penn State | Willie Bailey makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Scott Enyeart | 40-28 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern | Robert Rea hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Tapia | 40-31 |
| 04:43 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey's pass is intercepted by Robert Rea in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| 04:26 | Northwestern | Benjamin Moore misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-31 |
| 04:24 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Scott Enyeart | 40-31 |
| 04:20 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 04:17 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frederick Green (PG), Paul Cordova (SG), Gerard Creamer (PF), Jamie Smith (C) Harold Burkart, Scott Enyeart, Antonio Birdsong, Willie Bailey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SF), Roy Corner (PF), Arthur Winton (C) Robert Tapia, Zackary Hubbard, Benjamin Moore | |
| 04:13 | Northwestern | Frederick Green is called for the reach on Roy Corner - foul #2 on Frederick Green, team foul #7 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott Enyeart (SF) Frederick Green | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Benjamin Moore (C) Eddie Sullivan | |
| 04:13 | Northwestern | Roy Corner misses the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 04:13 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 03:58 | Penn State | Paul Cordova is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 40-31 |
| 03:56 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart grabs the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 03:49 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer connects on the open runner from the baseline set up by Paul Cordova | 42-31 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Spivey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Enyeart (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Gerard Creamer (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jamie Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Roy Corner (fresh) SG - Kyle McMicheal (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Rea (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Winton (fresh) 1 pts. C - Benjamin Moore (tired) 2 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Kyle McMicheal comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Scott Enyeart - foul #2 on Scott Enyeart, team foul #8 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frederick Green (PG), John Lau (C) Douglas Spivey, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Davis (PG), Eddie Sullivan (SF) Robert Rea, Benjamin Moore | |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Kyle McMicheal makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Kyle McMicheal makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 03:15 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer is open and scores on a floater in the lane | 44-33 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Arthur Winton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by Gerard Creamer - foul #1 on Gerard Creamer, team foul #9 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Antonio Birdsong (SF), Jamie Smith (PF) Scott Enyeart, Gerard Creamer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG) Kyle McMicheal | |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Arthur Winton misses the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Arthur Winton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Arthur Winton misses the 3rd free throw | 44-34 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia snags the offensive board | 44-34 |
| 02:48 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from James Davis | 44-36 |
| 02:30 | Penn State | John Lau hits the finger roll on a great pass from Frederick Green | 46-36 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Keenan Adams (PG), Douglas Spivey (SF), Gerard Creamer (PF) Frederick Green, Antonio Birdsong, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Zackary Hubbard (PF), Benjamin Moore (C) James Davis, Arthur Winton, Roy Corner | |
| 02:05 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-36 |
| 01:52 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard's pass is intercepted by Douglas Spivey | 46-36 |
| 01:48 | Penn State | Paul Cordova hits the finger roll on a great pass from Douglas Spivey | 48-36 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-36 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia tips it in | 48-38 |
| 01:07 | Penn State | Paul Cordova's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Willie Bailey (PF) Gerard Creamer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Ball (SG), Robert Rea (C) Robert Tapia, Benjamin Moore | |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan's pass is intercepted by Keenan Adams | 48-38 |
| 00:48 | Penn State | Dennis Hurley steals the ball from Paul Cordova in the backcourt | 48-38 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard clanks a floater in the paint | 48-38 |
| 00:32 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Douglas Spivey | 48-38 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-38 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Willie Bailey gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Willie Bailey clanks a halfcourt shot | 48-38 |