| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Terry Link (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Haight (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wallace Hull (fresh) PF - William Tseng (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Lincoln Vanhoose (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Irick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Moreland (fresh) 3 pts. C - Matthew Watford (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Wallace Hull inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Matthew Watford - foul #3 on Matthew Watford, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rufus Higdon (C) Matthew Watford | |
| 19:35 | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 19:35 | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 19:09 | Purdue | Robert Irick travels with the ball | 31-32 |
| 18:53 | Penn State | The short jumper by Lincoln Vanhoose is denied by Charles Moreland | 31-32 |
| 18:51 | Penn State | Wallace Hull can't tip it in | 31-32 |
| 18:49 | Purdue | Robert Irick pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 18:32 | Purdue | Lincoln Vanhoose steps in front of the Robert Irick pass | 31-32 |
| 18:15 | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose hits a jumper near the basket | 33-32 |
| 18:00 | Purdue | Tyler Gill misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 17:59 | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 17:40 | Penn State | Terry Link is hacked by Gary Nixon - foul #1 on Gary Nixon, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Ryan (PG), Kenton Marx (SG), Tony Kaylor (SF), Scott Cotton (PF), Herbert White (C) Terry Link, Jeffrey Haight, Wallace Hull, William Tseng, Lincoln Vanhoose | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG), Harold Nadeau (SG), Claude Macri (SF), Dwight Wright (PF), James South (C) Tyler Gill, Robert Irick, Gary Nixon, Charles Moreland, Rufus Higdon | |
| 17:21 | Penn State | Scott Cotton misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 33-32 |
| 17:19 | Penn State | Scott Cotton grabs the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 17:01 | Penn State | Carl Ryan misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 16:59 | Penn State | Tony Kaylor tips it in | 35-32 |
| 16:43 | Purdue | Dwight Wright drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Jason Trader | 35-34 |
| 16:33 | Penn State | Tony Kaylor's pass is intercepted by Jason Trader | 35-34 |
| 16:16 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 16:14 | Purdue | Dwight Wright hits the follow up shot | 35-36 |
| 16:00 | Penn State | Carl Ryan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 35-36 |
| 15:58 | Purdue | James South grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Carl Ryan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenton Marx (fairly fresh) SF - Tony Kaylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Cotton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Herbert White (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Trader (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Nadeau (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Macri (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dwight Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James South (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Purdue | James South is whistled for traveling | 35-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Link (PG), Andrew John (SG), Wallace Hull (SF), William Tseng (PF), Lincoln Vanhoose (C) Carl Ryan, Kenton Marx, Tony Kaylor, Scott Cotton, Herbert White | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Robert Irick (SG), Rufus Higdon (SF), Charles Moreland (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Jason Trader, Harold Nadeau, Claude Macri, Dwight Wright, James South | |
| 15:19 | Penn State | Andrew John is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Andrew John, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 14:54 | Purdue | Matthew Watford misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway in the paint | 35-36 |
| 14:53 | Purdue | Robert Irick misses the tip | 35-36 |
| 14:51 | Penn State | William Tseng pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 14:30 | Penn State | Charles Moreland denies the turnaround by Wallace Hull | 35-36 |
| 14:29 | Penn State | Wallace Hull hits the follow up shot | 37-36 |
| 14:05 | Purdue | Matthew Watford scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Robert Irick and the foul's on Andrew John - foul #3 on Andrew John, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight (SG) Andrew John | |
| Subs | Purdue | Harold Nadeau (SG), Gary Nixon (SF), Dwight Wright (PF) Robert Irick, Rufus Higdon, Charles Moreland | |
| 14:05 | Purdue | Matthew Watford misses the free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:05 | Penn State | William Tseng pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 14:01 | Penn State | Terry Link buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Haight | 39-38 |
| 13:59 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau is hacked by William Tseng in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Tseng, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Ryan (PG), Kenton Marx (SF) Terry Link, Wallace Hull | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG) Tyler Gill | |
| 13:44 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau is whistled for traveling | 39-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Nickolas Maker (PF), Scott Cotton (C) William Tseng, Lincoln Vanhoose | |
| Subs | Purdue | James South (C) Matthew Watford | |
| 13:29 | Penn State | Scott Cotton is whistled for traveling | 39-38 |
| 13:11 | Purdue | Gary Nixon clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 13:10 | Purdue | Dwight Wright tips it back up and in | 39-40 |
| 12:56 | Penn State | Gary Nixon denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Haight | 39-40 |
| 12:55 | Penn State | Kenton Marx hits the follow up shot | 41-40 |
| 12:43 | Purdue | James South clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 12:42 | Purdue | Gary Nixon tips it back up and in | 41-42 |
| 12:17 | Penn State | Gary Nixon takes the ball from Carl Ryan | 41-42 |
| 11:55 | Purdue | Gary Nixon knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Nadeau | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Carl Ryan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Haight (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenton Marx (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nickolas Maker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Cotton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Trader (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Nadeau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Nixon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dwight Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James South (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Penn State | Kenton Marx misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 11:37 | Purdue | Jason Trader grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 11:10 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Gary Nixon | 41-47 |
| 10:50 | Penn State | Gary Nixon picks off the pass by Nickolas Maker | 41-47 |
| 10:47 | Purdue | Gary Nixon slams it home | 41-49 |
| 10:28 | Penn State | Kenton Marx hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 41-49 |
| 10:27 | Penn State | Scott Cotton grabs the offensive board | 41-49 |
| 10:22 | Penn State | James South is called for the reach on Scott Cotton - foul #1 on James South, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Link (PG), Andrew John (SG), Wallace Hull (SF), William Tseng (PF), Tony Kaylor (C) Carl Ryan, Jeffrey Haight, Kenton Marx, Nickolas Maker, Scott Cotton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Robert Irick (SG), Rufus Higdon (SF), Charles Moreland (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Jason Trader, Harold Nadeau, Gary Nixon, Dwight Wright, James South | |
| 10:14 | Penn State | William Tseng is whistled for traveling | 41-49 |
| 10:11 | Purdue | Robert Irick is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Irick, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| 10:06 | Penn State | Wallace Hull's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-49 |
| 10:01 | Purdue | Tyler Gill loses the dribble to Terry Link in the backcourt | 41-49 |
| 09:56 | Penn State | Tony Kaylor misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 09:55 | Penn State | Terry Link tips it home | 43-49 |
| 09:53 | Purdue | Tony Kaylor is called for the reach on Tyler Gill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tony Kaylor, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| 09:44 | Purdue | Robert Irick can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Wallace Hull - foul #3 on Wallace Hull, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| 09:44 | Purdue | Robert Irick makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 09:44 | Purdue | Robert Irick makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 09:20 | Penn State | William Tseng misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 43-51 |
| 09:19 | Penn State | Wallace Hull gets the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 09:00 | Penn State | William Tseng knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Andrew John | 45-51 |
| 08:58 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon is fouled in the backcourt by Wallace Hull - foul #4 on Wallace Hull, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight (SG), Lincoln Vanhoose (C) Andrew John, Wallace Hull | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:44 | Purdue | Robert Irick misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Jeffrey Haight - foul #2 on Jeffrey Haight, team foul #7 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Claude Macri (SF) Rufus Higdon | |
| 08:44 | Purdue | Robert Irick misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 08:44 | Purdue | Robert Irick makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:31 | Penn State | Terry Link can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Claude Macri - foul #2 on Claude Macri, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Howard Willis (PG) Tyler Gill | |
| 08:31 | Penn State | Terry Link makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 08:31 | Penn State | Terry Link misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 08:31 | Purdue | Charles Moreland snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 08:28 | Purdue | Tony Kaylor is called for the reach on Howard Willis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tony Kaylor, team foul #8 | 46-52 |
| 08:28 | Purdue | Howard Willis misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 08:28 | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Tony Kaylor misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 08:10 | Purdue | Robert Irick grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 08:03 | Purdue | Robert Irick drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Watford | 46-55 |
| 07:49 | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Irick - foul #2 on Robert Irick, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wallace Hull (SF), Herbert White (C) Tony Kaylor, Lincoln Vanhoose | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dwight Wright (C) Matthew Watford | |
| 07:49 | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 07:49 | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Terry Link (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Haight (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wallace Hull (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - William Tseng (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Herbert White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Howard Willis (fresh) SG - Robert Irick (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Macri (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Charles Moreland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Dwight Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Purdue | Wallace Hull steals the ball from Claude Macri | 47-55 |
| 07:24 | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight lays it up and in set up by Wallace Hull | 49-55 |
| 07:20 | Purdue | Robert Irick throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew John (SG) Jeffrey Haight | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Gary Nixon (SF), Rufus Higdon (PF) Howard Willis, Robert Irick, Charles Moreland | |
| 07:09 | Penn State | Terry Link is denied on a layup by Rufus Higdon | 49-55 |
| 07:08 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert White | 49-55 |
| 07:00 | Penn State | Terry Link misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 06:59 | Purdue | Gary Nixon grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 06:40 | Purdue | Tyler Gill is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 06:38 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Tseng | 49-55 |
| 06:24 | Penn State | Tyler Gill takes the ball from Herbert White | 49-55 |
| 05:57 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 05:56 | Purdue | Claude Macri tips it but misses | 49-55 |
| 05:54 | Penn State | William Tseng grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 05:47 | Penn State | Claude Macri steps in front of the Herbert White pass | 49-55 |
| 05:42 | Purdue | Claude Macri banks in the layup | 49-57 |
| 05:21 | Penn State | Wallace Hull misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gary Nixon - foul #2 on Gary Nixon, team foul #7 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Ryan (PG), Kenton Marx (SG), Scott Cotton (PF), Lincoln Vanhoose (C) Terry Link, Andrew John, William Tseng, Herbert White | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG), Robert Irick (SG), Harold Nadeau (SF), James South (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Tyler Gill, Claude Macri, Gary Nixon, Rufus Higdon, Dwight Wright | |
| 05:21 | Penn State | Wallace Hull makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 05:21 | Penn State | Wallace Hull makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 05:18 | Purdue | Kenton Marx is called for the reach on Harold Nadeau in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenton Marx, team foul #9 | 51-57 |
| 05:18 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 05:18 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau misses the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 05:18 | Purdue | Matthew Watford grabs the offensive board | 51-58 |
| 05:10 | Purdue | Robert Irick knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Nadeau | 51-60 |
| 04:51 | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 51-60 |
| 04:49 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau grabs the defensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 04:35 | Purdue | Matthew Watford makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Robert Irick | 51-62 |
| 04:27 | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose double dribbles | 51-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Nickolas Maker (PF) Scott Cotton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Moreland (PF) Matthew Watford | |
| 04:11 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Jason Trader | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:07 | Penn State | Kenton Marx travels with the ball | 51-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight (SG), Tony Kaylor (SF) Kenton Marx, Wallace Hull | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Nixon (SF), Matthew Watford (C) Robert Irick, James South | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:05 | Purdue | Jason Trader is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-64 |
| 03:57 | Penn State | Tony Kaylor misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Harold Nadeau - foul #3 on Harold Nadeau, team foul #8 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dwight Wright (C) Matthew Watford | |
| 03:57 | Penn State | Tony Kaylor misses the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 03:57 | Penn State | Tony Kaylor misses the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 03:57 | Purdue | Charles Moreland snags the defensive board | 51-64 |
| 03:39 | Purdue | Jason Trader is called for traveling | 51-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Robert Irick (SG) Jason Trader, Harold Nadeau | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Carl Ryan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Haight (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Kaylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nickolas Maker (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Lincoln Vanhoose (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Irick (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Nixon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Moreland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Dwight Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Ryan | 54-64 |
| 03:01 | Purdue | Gary Nixon is hacked by Tony Kaylor - foul #4 on Tony Kaylor, team foul #10 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Link (PG), Kenton Marx (SG), Andrew John (SF), William Tseng (PF), Scott Cotton (C) Carl Ryan, Jeffrey Haight, Tony Kaylor, Nickolas Maker, Lincoln Vanhoose | |
| Subs | Purdue | Claude Macri (SG), Rufus Higdon (C) Robert Irick, Dwight Wright | |
| 03:01 | Purdue | Gary Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 03:01 | Purdue | Gary Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 02:42 | Penn State | Terry Link knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Kenton Marx | 57-66 |
| 02:42 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Harold Nadeau (SG), Matthew Watford (C) Claude Macri, Gary Nixon | |
| 02:17 | Purdue | Charles Moreland can't finish the layup | 57-66 |
| 02:16 | Purdue | Matthew Watford tips it back up and in | 57-68 |
| 02:00 | Penn State | Terry Link is hacked by Harold Nadeau - foul #4 on Harold Nadeau, team foul #9 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Kaylor (SF), Herbert White (C) Andrew John, William Tseng | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG), Dwight Wright (PF), James South (C) Tyler Gill, Charles Moreland, Matthew Watford | |
| 02:00 | Penn State | Terry Link makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 02:00 | Penn State | Terry Link makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 01:55 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight (SG), Wallace Hull (SF), William Tseng (PF), Lincoln Vanhoose (C) Kenton Marx, Tony Kaylor, Scott Cotton, Herbert White | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Robert Irick (SG), Gary Nixon (SF), Charles Moreland (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Jason Trader, Harold Nadeau, Rufus Higdon, Dwight Wright, James South | |
| 01:37 | Purdue | Tyler Gill scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-71 |
| 01:32 | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Wallace Hull | 61-71 |
| 01:09 | Purdue | William Tseng steps in front of the Gary Nixon pass | 61-71 |
| 00:53 | Penn State | Terry Link misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-71 |
| 00:51 | Purdue | Gary Nixon pulls down the rebound | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Gary Nixon is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Link - foul #2 on Terry Link, team foul #11 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Ryan (PG), Kenton Marx (SG), Tony Kaylor (SF), Scott Cotton (PF), Herbert White (C) Terry Link, Jeffrey Haight, Wallace Hull, William Tseng, Lincoln Vanhoose | |
| Subs | Purdue | Howard Willis (PG), Harold Nadeau (SG), Dwight Wright (PF), Rufus Higdon (C) Tyler Gill, Robert Irick, Charles Moreland, Matthew Watford | |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Gary Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Gary Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Scott Cotton knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Kenton Marx and the foul's on Dwight Wright - foul #2 on Dwight Wright, team foul #10 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG), James South (C) Howard Willis, Gary Nixon | |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Scott Cotton makes the free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Dwight Wright is hacked by Kenton Marx in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenton Marx, team foul #12 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Link (PG), Jeffrey Haight (SG), Wallace Hull (SF), William Tseng (PF), Lincoln Vanhoose (C) Carl Ryan, Kenton Marx, Tony Kaylor, Scott Cotton, Herbert White | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Robert Irick (SG), Gary Nixon (SF), Charles Moreland (PF) Jason Trader, Harold Nadeau, Rufus Higdon, James South | |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Dwight Wright makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Dwight Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:37 | Penn State | Charles Moreland takes the ball from Terry Link | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Charles Moreland is hacked by Wallace Hull - foul #5 on Wallace Hull, team foul #13 | 64-75 |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Ryan (PG), Kenton Marx (SG), Tony Kaylor (SF), Scott Cotton (PF), Herbert White (C) Terry Link, Jeffrey Haight, Wallace Hull, William Tseng, Lincoln Vanhoose | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG), Harold Nadeau (SG), Rufus Higdon (SF) Tyler Gill, Robert Irick, Gary Nixon | |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Charles Moreland makes the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Charles Moreland makes the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Kenton Marx can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-77 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Dwight Wright snags the defensive board | 64-77 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Jason Trader runs out the clock | 64-77 |