| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Sliva (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Standifer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jimmie Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Igor Koralewski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Ault (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams inbounds the ball | 20-18 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:40 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski travels with the ball | 20-18 |
| 19:14 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 20-18 |
| 19:13 | Purdue | Robert Sliva tips it but misses | 20-18 |
| 19:11 | Penn State | Richard Standifer gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 18:52 | Penn State | Rocky Costa clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-18 |
| 18:50 | Penn State | Aaron Ault grabs the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 18:38 | Penn State | Rocky Costa scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jimmie Williams | 20-20 |
| 18:18 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 18:16 | Purdue | Robert Sliva tips it in | 22-20 |
| 17:53 | Penn State | Aaron Ault is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 22-20 |
| 17:29 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 24-20 |
| 17:03 | Penn State | Richard Standifer drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jimmie Williams | 24-23 |
| 16:39 | Purdue | Willard Wittig connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Champagne | 26-23 |
| 16:23 | Penn State | Richard Standifer clanks a 3 from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 16:21 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake grabs the board | 26-23 |
| 15:55 | Purdue | Robert Champagne connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Willard Wittig | 28-23 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Champagne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Sliva (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Standifer (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jimmie Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Igor Koralewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Ault (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski dunks the ball and the foul's on Robert Sliva - foul #3 on Robert Sliva, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (SF), Ronald Estes (PF), William Stanford (C) Robert Champagne, Orunjan Ake, Robert Sliva | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 15:33 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski makes the free throw | 28-26 |
| 15:17 | Purdue | Rocky Costa steps in front of the Donald Kirkland pass | 28-26 |
| 15:13 | Penn State | Rocky Costa lays it in | 28-28 |
| 15:09 | Purdue | Willard Wittig evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 28-28 |
| 15:07 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 15:05 | Penn State | Richard Standifer's pass is intercepted by Donald Kirkland in the backcourt | 28-28 |
| 14:46 | Purdue | Willard Wittig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Sliva (C) Donald Kirkland | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell (C) Aaron Ault | |
| 14:24 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 13:55 | Purdue | Rocky Costa steals it from Willard Wittig out of a doubleteam | 28-31 |
| 13:52 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams misses the lay-in | 28-31 |
| 13:50 | Purdue | Willard Wittig grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 13:45 | Purdue | Willard Wittig hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 13:43 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 13:37 | Penn State | Rocky Costa hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Ronald Estes - foul #1 on Ronald Estes, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), Robert Champagne (SF), Orunjan Ake (PF) Willard Wittig, Ronald Estes, Robert Sliva | |
| Subs | Penn State | Aaron Ault (C) Brandon Ezzell | |
| 13:37 | Penn State | Rocky Costa misses the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 13:37 | Penn State | Rocky Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 13:15 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake banks in the layup on a nice dish by Terry Wooldridge | 30-32 |
| 12:59 | Penn State | Rocky Costa misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-32 |
| 12:58 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 12:53 | Purdue | Robert Champagne buries a turnaround in the lane | 32-32 |
| 12:24 | Penn State | Richard Standifer knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 12:05 | Purdue | Robert Champagne can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left side | 32-35 |
| 12:04 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Champagne | 32-35 |
| 11:46 | Purdue | Jimmie Williams is called for the reach on Robert Champagne - foul #1 on Jimmie Williams, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Robert Sliva (C) Terry Wooldridge, William Stanford | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Sliva (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Standifer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Rocky Costa (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. SF - Jimmie Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Igor Koralewski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Ault (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Purdue | Igor Koralewski swats the short shot by Orunjan Ake | 32-35 |
| 11:28 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 11:10 | Penn State | Richard Standifer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 11:08 | Purdue | Robert Sliva pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 10:44 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Aaron Ault - foul #2 on Aaron Ault, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG) Donald Kirkland | |
| Subs | Penn State | Oswaldo Rossi (PF), Brandon Ezzell (C) Igor Koralewski, Aaron Ault | |
| 10:44 | Purdue | Robert Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 10:44 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 10:44 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 10:18 | Penn State | Oswaldo Rossi hits the finger roll | 33-37 |
| 10:15 | Purdue | William Stanford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (SF) Robert Champagne | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:53 | Penn State | Richard Standifer makes the 3 from straight away set up by Rocky Costa | 33-40 |
| 09:35 | Purdue | Oswaldo Rossi steals the ball from Orunjan Ake | 33-40 |
| 09:20 | Penn State | Willard Wittig steps in front of the Jimmie Williams pass | 33-40 |
| 08:57 | Purdue | Richard Standifer is called for the reach on William Stanford - foul #2 on Richard Standifer, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), Robert Champagne (SF), Ronald Estes (PF) William Stanford, Terry Wooldridge, Orunjan Ake | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mikel Zordan (PG), Ronald Hill (SG), Igor Koralewski (SF), Aaron Ault (C) Richard Standifer, Rocky Costa, Jimmie Williams, Brandon Ezzell | |
| 08:36 | Purdue | Igor Koralewski is called for the reach on Robert Champagne - foul #2 on Igor Koralewski, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| 08:17 | Purdue | Robert Champagne splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Willard Wittig and he's hacked by Igor Koralewski - foul #3 on Igor Koralewski, team foul #5 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (C) Robert Sliva | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:17 | Purdue | Robert Champagne makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 07:58 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 07:56 | Penn State | Oswaldo Rossi grabs the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 07:34 | Penn State | Ronald Hill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Robert Champagne - foul #1 on Robert Champagne, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (SG), Orunjan Ake (PF) Willard Wittig, Ronald Estes | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rocky Costa (SG), Jimmie Williams (SF) Mikel Zordan, Oswaldo Rossi | |
| 07:34 | Penn State | Ronald Hill misses the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 07:34 | Penn State | Ronald Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) SG - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - William Stanford (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ronald Hill (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Rocky Costa (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jimmie Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Igor Koralewski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron Ault (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:06 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge is whistled for a carry | 36-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Sliva (C) Terry Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (PG), Oswaldo Rossi (PF) Ronald Hill, Igor Koralewski | |
| 06:37 | Penn State | Donald Kirkland takes the ball from Richard Standifer | 36-41 |
| 06:34 | Purdue | Robert Champagne hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Kirkland | 38-41 |
| 06:17 | Penn State | Richard Standifer loses the ball out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG) Robert Champagne | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 05:57 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-41 |
| 05:55 | Purdue | Robert Sliva pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 05:41 | Purdue | Willard Wittig buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Orunjan Ake | 41-41 |
| 05:22 | Penn State | Oswaldo Rossi misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-41 |
| 05:21 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 04:53 | Purdue | Richard Standifer is called for the reach on Donald Kirkland - foul #3 on Richard Standifer, team foul #6 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SF), Ronald Estes (PF) William Stanford, Orunjan Ake | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Hill (SG), Mikel Zordan (SF), Igor Koralewski (PF) Rocky Costa, Jimmie Williams, Oswaldo Rossi | |
| 04:38 | Purdue | Willard Wittig steps out of bounds on the baseline | 41-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (PG) Donald Kirkland | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell (C) Aaron Ault | |
| 04:17 | Penn State | Richard Standifer misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 04:15 | Purdue | Willard Wittig grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 03:52 | Purdue | Robert Sliva's pass is intercepted by Brandon Ezzell | 41-41 |
| 03:25 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski misses badly on a shot from the right side | 41-41 |
| 03:23 | Purdue | Ronald Estes grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Champagne (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Estes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Sliva (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Standifer (tiring) 14 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Hill (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Mikel Zordan (fresh) PF - Igor Koralewski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Brandon Ezzell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Purdue | Willard Wittig clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 03:06 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 02:39 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell double dribbles | 41-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (PG), William Stanford (SG), Orunjan Ake (PF) Willard Wittig, Robert Champagne, Ronald Estes | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rocky Costa (SG), Jimmie Williams (SF), Aaron Ault (C) Richard Standifer, Mikel Zordan, Brandon Ezzell | |
| 02:35 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Robert Champagne (SF) Terry Wooldridge, Robert Sliva | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:10 | Purdue | Willard Wittig can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 02:08 | Purdue | Robert Champagne can't tip it in | 41-41 |
| 02:06 | Penn State | Rocky Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 01:56 | Penn State | Aaron Ault is hacked by Orunjan Ake - foul #2 on Orunjan Ake, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Sliva (C) William Stanford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (PG) Ronald Hill | |
| 01:43 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Standifer | 41-43 |
| 01:19 | Purdue | Willard Wittig is hacked by Rocky Costa - foul #1 on Rocky Costa, team foul #7 | 41-43 |
| 01:19 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 01:19 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Aaron Ault | 41-43 |
| 01:00 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski is fouled on the floor by Orunjan Ake - foul #3 on Orunjan Ake, team foul #5 | 41-43 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:34 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams double dribbles | 41-43 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | The short jumper by Willard Wittig is denied by Aaron Ault | 41-43 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Rocky Costa gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Rocky Costa is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Kirkland - foul #1 on Donald Kirkland, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Rocky Costa is hacked by Orunjan Ake - foul #4 on Orunjan Ake, team foul #7 | 41-43 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Rocky Costa misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Robert Sliva snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Robert Sliva's layup is rejected by Rocky Costa | 41-43 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | The clock runs out | 41-43 |