| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (fresh) SG - John Mock (fresh) SF - Robert Hayes (fresh) PF - Chad Birkholz (fresh) C - John Vance (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Terry Link (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Haight (fresh) SF - Wallace Hull (fresh) PF - William Tseng (fresh) C - Lincoln Vanhoose (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | John Vance wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:56 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes loses the dribble to Terry Link in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:55 | Penn State | Terry Link misses the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:53 | Penn State | Wallace Hull grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Penn State | The jump hook by Jeffrey Haight is blocked by Robert Hayes | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | John Mock scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 19:34 | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 19:16 | Northwestern | John Mock is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Haight - foul #1 on Jeffrey Haight, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | Northwestern | John Vance makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Mikel Paczkowski | 4-2 |
| 18:45 | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 18:43 | Penn State | William Tseng tips it home | 4-4 |
| 18:41 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Haight steals it from John Mock in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 18:34 | Penn State | Terry Link is hacked by Mikel Paczkowski - foul #1 on Mikel Paczkowski, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:27 | Penn State | Wallace Hull hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Haight | 4-7 |
| 18:23 | Northwestern | John Mock is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| 18:13 | Penn State | Terry Link is denied on a layup by John Vance | 4-7 |
| 18:12 | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose grabs the offensive board | 4-7 |
| 18:02 | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose is whistled for a carry | 4-7 |
| 17:58 | Northwestern | John Mock is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Haight - foul #2 on Jeffrey Haight, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (PG), Ed Dixon (SG), Michael Davis (SF), Thomas Johnson (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Mikel Paczkowski, John Mock, Robert Hayes, Chad Birkholz, John Vance | |
| 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 | |
| 17:35 | Northwestern | Carl Ryan swats the shot by John Patterson | 4-7 |
| 17:34 | Penn State | Herbert White grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:13 | Penn State | Carl Ryan misses the lay-in | 4-7 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | John Patterson grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 16:57 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon travels with the ball | 4-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), John Mock (SG), Robert Hayes (SF), Cedric Hacker (PF), John Vance (C) John Patterson, Ed Dixon, Michael Davis, Thomas Johnson, Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Link (PG), Andrew John (SG), Wallace Hull (SF), Nickolas Maker (PF) Carl Ryan, Kenton Marx, Scott Cotton, Herbert White | |
| 16:41 | Penn State | Wallace Hull is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 16:19 | Northwestern | John Vance hits the finger roll | 6-10 |
| 15:59 | Penn State | Nickolas Maker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-10 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | John Vance snags the defensive board | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jimmy Quinn (fairly fresh) SG - John Mock (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Robert Hayes (tiring) PF - Cedric Hacker (fairly fresh) C - John Vance (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Terry Link (tiring) SG - Andrew John (fairly fresh) SF - Wallace Hull (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Nickolas Maker (fairly fresh) C - Tony Kaylor (tiring) | |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes is open and lays it up and in | 8-10 |
| 15:33 | Penn State | Andrew John knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Terry Link | 8-12 |
| 15:18 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by John Mock and he's hacked by Wallace Hull - foul #1 on Wallace Hull, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), John Patterson (SG), Chad Birkholz (PF), Thomas Johnson (C) Jimmy Quinn, John Mock, Cedric Hacker, John Vance | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Ryan (PG), Kenton Marx (SG), William Tseng (PF), Scott Cotton (C) Terry Link, Andrew John, Nickolas Maker, Tony Kaylor | |
| 15:18 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes makes the free throw | 11-12 |
| 15:02 | Penn State | William Tseng is open but misses the lay-in | 11-12 |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | William Tseng swats the dunk try by John Patterson | 11-12 |
| 14:52 | Northwestern | John Patterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-12 |
| 14:44 | Penn State | Wallace Hull grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 14:40 | Penn State | Carl Ryan is hacked by John Patterson in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Patterson, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (SF), Stephen Brown (C) Robert Hayes, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose (C) Scott Cotton | |
| 14:22 | Penn State | William Tseng misses long on an open runner from the baseline | 11-12 |
| 14:20 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Stephen Brown | 11-12 |
| 14:12 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 11-12 |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown grabs the offensive board | 11-12 |
| 13:46 | Northwestern | John Patterson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 13:44 | Penn State | Kenton Marx grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 13:39 | Penn State | Kenton Marx misses the lay-in | 11-12 |
| 13:37 | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose tips it home | 11-14 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon is hacked by Kenton Marx - foul #1 on Kenton Marx, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Mock (SG), Michael Davis (SF), Thomas Johnson (PF), John Vance (C) John Patterson, Ed Dixon, Chad Birkholz, Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Link (PG), Tony Kaylor (SF), Herbert White (C) Carl Ryan, Wallace Hull, Lincoln Vanhoose | |
| 13:12 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Davis | 13-14 |
| 13:09 | Penn State | Tony Kaylor's pass is intercepted by Thomas Johnson in the backcourt | 13-14 |
| 12:56 | Northwestern | Herbert White swats the short shot by Michael Davis | 13-14 |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Michael Davis snags the offensive board | 13-14 |
| 12:34 | Northwestern | John Vance can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by William Tseng - foul #1 on William Tseng, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (PG), Robert Hayes (SF), Chad Birkholz (PF) Mikel Paczkowski, Michael Davis, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Ryan (PG), Andrew John (SF), Scott Cotton (C) Terry Link, Tony Kaylor, Herbert White | |
| 12:34 | Northwestern | John Vance makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:34 | Northwestern | John Vance misses the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:34 | Penn State | William Tseng grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 12:13 | Penn State | Scott Cotton connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Carl Ryan and he's hacked by Chad Birkholz - foul #1 on Chad Birkholz, team foul #3 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Wallace Hull (SF), Nickolas Maker (PF) Kenton Marx, William Tseng | |
| 12:13 | Penn State | Scott Cotton makes the free throw | 14-17 |
| 12:09 | Northwestern | John Patterson is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Cotton - foul #1 on Scott Cotton, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Hayes | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Patterson (tiring) 2 reb. SG - John Mock (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hayes (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Chad Birkholz (tired) 2 pts. C - John Vance (tired) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Carl Ryan (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Andrew John (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wallace Hull (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nickolas Maker (fresh) C - Scott Cotton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Penn State | Scott Cotton clanks a runner from the right block but he's fouled by John Mock - foul #1 on John Mock, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (SF) Robert Hayes | |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Link (PG), Kenton Marx (SG) Carl Ryan, Andrew John | |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 16-17 |
| 11:43 | Penn State | Scott Cotton makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 11:43 | Penn State | Scott Cotton makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 11:23 | Northwestern | John Patterson blows the layup | 16-19 |
| 11:21 | Penn State | Scott Cotton snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 11:05 | Penn State | Kenton Marx makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Terry Link | 16-21 |
| 11:02 | Northwestern | Terry Link steals it from John Mock in the backcourt | 16-21 |
| 11:01 | Penn State | Wallace Hull misses the easy layup | 16-21 |
| 11:00 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Mock | 16-21 |
| 10:54 | Northwestern | John Patterson is whistled for a carry | 16-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Michael Davis (SG), Robert Hayes (SF), Cedric Hacker (PF), Stephen Brown (C) John Patterson, John Mock, Ed Dixon, Chad Birkholz, John Vance | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Ryan (PG), Andrew John (SG), Tony Kaylor (SF), William Tseng (PF), Herbert White (C) Terry Link, Kenton Marx, Wallace Hull, Nickolas Maker, Scott Cotton | |
| 10:52 | Penn State | Carl Ryan is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Davis - foul #1 on Michael Davis, team foul #5 | 16-21 |
| 10:40 | Penn State | Tony Kaylor misses short on a shot from the right block | 16-21 |
| 10:38 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-21 |
| 10:26 | Penn State | William Tseng snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 10:15 | Penn State | Carl Ryan is fouled on the floor by Robert Hayes - foul #1 on Robert Hayes, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Mock (SG), Thomas Johnson (C) Michael Davis, Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Wallace Hull (SF), Lincoln Vanhoose (C) Tony Kaylor, Herbert White | |
| 10:05 | Penn State | Carl Ryan is fouled on the floor by Mikel Paczkowski - foul #2 on Mikel Paczkowski, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), John Vance (C) Mikel Paczkowski, Cedric Hacker | |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Link (PG) Andrew John | |
| 10:05 | Penn State | Carl Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 10:05 | Penn State | Carl Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 09:50 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson buries a fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on William Tseng - foul #2 on William Tseng, team foul #7 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenton Marx (SG), Scott Cotton (PF) Carl Ryan, William Tseng | |
| 09:50 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson makes the free throw | 19-23 |
| 09:34 | Penn State | Wallace Hull misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-23 |
| 09:32 | Northwestern | John Vance gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn is hacked by Terry Link in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Link, team foul #8 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (SG) John Mock | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nickolas Maker (PF) Scott Cotton | |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 09:01 | Penn State | Terry Link comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Hayes - foul #2 on Robert Hayes, team foul #8 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (SG), Michael Davis (SF), Chad Birkholz (PF) Jimmy Quinn, Robert Hayes, John Vance | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew John (SG), Tony Kaylor (SF), Scott Cotton (PF), Herbert White (C) Kenton Marx, Wallace Hull, Nickolas Maker, Lincoln Vanhoose | |
| 09:01 | Penn State | Terry Link makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 09:01 | Penn State | Terry Link makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 08:59 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon double dribbles in the backcourt | 21-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Ryan (PG) Terry Link | |
| 08:39 | Penn State | Carl Ryan misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Michael Davis - foul #2 on Michael Davis, team foul #9 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Mock (SG), Stephen Brown (C) Michael Davis, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose (C) Herbert White | |
| 08:39 | Penn State | Carl Ryan misses the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 08:39 | Penn State | Carl Ryan misses the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 08:39 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Mock | 21-25 |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | John Mock is hacked by Carl Ryan - foul #1 on Carl Ryan, team foul #9 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker (PF) Chad Birkholz | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | John Mock makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | John Mock misses the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown snags the offensive board | 22-25 |
| 08:16 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Andrew John - foul #1 on Andrew John, team foul #10 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Link (PG), Kenton Marx (SG) Carl Ryan, Tony Kaylor | |
| 08:16 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 08:16 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 08:06 | Penn State | Terry Link's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz (PF), John Vance (C) Ed Dixon, Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Wallace Hull (SF) Andrew John | |
| 07:39 | Northwestern | John Patterson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 24-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), Ed Dixon (SF) John Patterson, Cedric Hacker | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Ryan (PG), Nickolas Maker (PF) Terry Link, Scott Cotton | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jimmy Quinn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Mock (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ed Dixon (tiring) PF - Chad Birkholz (tired) 2 pts. C - John Vance (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Carl Ryan (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenton Marx (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Wallace Hull (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nickolas Maker (fresh) C - Lincoln Vanhoose (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Penn State | Carl Ryan misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 24-25 |
| 07:20 | Northwestern | John Vance grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 07:14 | Northwestern | John Mock drills a shot from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 07:14 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 26-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (PG), Thomas Johnson (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Jimmy Quinn, Chad Birkholz, John Vance | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew John (SG), Herbert White (C) Kenton Marx, Lincoln Vanhoose | |
| 06:57 | Penn State | Wallace Hull misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Patterson - foul #2 on John Patterson, team foul #10 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), Cedric Hacker (SF) John Patterson, Ed Dixon | |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Link (PG) Carl Ryan | |
| 06:57 | Penn State | Wallace Hull makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:57 | Penn State | Wallace Hull makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 06:43 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn makes the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Terry Link - foul #2 on Terry Link, team foul #11 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Ryan (PG), Tony Kaylor (SF) Terry Link, Wallace Hull | |
| 06:43 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn makes the free throw | 29-27 |
| 06:37 | Penn State | Andrew John is fouled in the backcourt by Cedric Hacker - foul #1 on Cedric Hacker, team foul #11 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Vance (C) Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:37 | Penn State | Andrew John makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 06:37 | Penn State | Andrew John makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 06:18 | Northwestern | John Vance misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 29-29 |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Tony Kaylor snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 05:59 | Penn State | Herbert White hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by John Mock - foul #2 on John Mock, team foul #12 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (SG), Chad Birkholz (PF) John Mock, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenton Marx (SG), Scott Cotton (PF) Andrew John, Nickolas Maker | |
| 05:59 | Penn State | Herbert White makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 05:59 | Penn State | Herbert White makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 05:55 | Northwestern | Carl Ryan steals it from Jimmy Quinn in the backcourt | 29-31 |
| 05:46 | Penn State | Scott Cotton hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Carl Ryan | 29-33 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by John Vance and the foul's on Carl Ryan - foul #2 on Carl Ryan, team foul #12 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Brown (C) John Vance | |
| Subs | Penn State | Wallace Hull (SF), Nickolas Maker (PF), Lincoln Vanhoose (C) Carl Ryan, Tony Kaylor, Herbert White | |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn misses the free throw | 31-33 |
| 05:27 | Penn State | Nickolas Maker gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 05:10 | Penn State | Wallace Hull is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right block | 31-35 |
| 05:08 | Northwestern | Scott Cotton is called for the reach on Cedric Hacker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Cotton, team foul #13 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew John (SG) Scott Cotton | |
| 05:08 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker misses the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 05:08 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 04:58 | Penn State | Wallace Hull is open but comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 32-35 |
| 04:56 | Penn State | Wallace Hull snags the offensive board | 32-35 |
| 04:44 | Penn State | Wallace Hull knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Kenton Marx | 32-37 |
| 04:39 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 32-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson (PF), John Vance (C) Chad Birkholz, Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:26 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson hits a runner from the baseline | 34-37 |
| 04:09 | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Quinn - foul #1 on Jimmy Quinn, team foul #13 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG) Jimmy Quinn | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Kaylor (PF) Nickolas Maker | |
| 04:09 | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 04:09 | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski travels in the backcourt | 34-38 |
| 03:52 | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 34-38 |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mikel Paczkowski | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ed Dixon (very tired) SF - Cedric Hacker (tired) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Johnson (tiring) 7 pts. C - John Vance (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kenton Marx (tired) 2 pts. SG - Andrew John (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Wallace Hull (tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Kaylor (tired) C - Lincoln Vanhoose (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose makes the wide open fadeaway near the basket | 36-40 |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Davis (SG), Robert Hayes (SF), John Patterson (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Ed Dixon, Cedric Hacker, Thomas Johnson, John Vance | |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Link (PG), Jeffrey Haight (SG), William Tseng (PF), Scott Cotton (C) Kenton Marx, Andrew John, Tony Kaylor, Lincoln Vanhoose | |
| 03:04 | Penn State | William Tseng loses the dribble to Robert Hayes | 36-40 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown buries a floater from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 02:39 | Penn State | Terry Link is alone and drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Haight | 38-42 |
| 02:26 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Scott Cotton - foul #3 on Scott Cotton, team foul #14 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Mock (SG), Chad Birkholz (PF) Michael Davis, Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Kaylor (SF), Herbert White (C) Wallace Hull, Scott Cotton | |
| 02:26 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 02:26 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Chad Birkholz is called for the reach on Jeffrey Haight - foul #2 on Chad Birkholz, team foul #14 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Vance (C) John Patterson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | William Tseng swats the layup by Robert Hayes | 40-44 |
| 01:57 | Penn State | William Tseng grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 01:36 | Penn State | William Tseng is open and scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Terry Link | 40-46 |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Terry Link takes the ball from John Vance | 40-46 |
| 01:23 | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 40-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (C) John Vance | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Ryan (PG), Andrew John (SF), Lincoln Vanhoose (C) Terry Link, Tony Kaylor, Herbert White | |
| 01:01 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Mikel Paczkowski, team foul #15 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Mikel Paczkowski, Chad Birkholz | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:41 | Penn State | William Tseng connects on the floater from the left block | 40-48 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson misses the jump hook from close range | 40-48 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Tseng | 40-48 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight is fouled in the backcourt by John Patterson - foul #3 on John Patterson, team foul #16 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (PG), Michael Davis (SG), Chad Birkholz (PF), John Vance (C) John Patterson, John Mock, Thomas Johnson, Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Link (PG), Wallace Hull (SF), Nickolas Maker (PF) Carl Ryan, Andrew John, William Tseng | |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight misses the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes blows the layup | 40-49 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Terry Link | 40-49 |