| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Daniel Natoli (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Vanmeter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Kelsey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Bowers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randy Kern (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Omar Dashner (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Orr (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Christopher Ferry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Renwick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean McMurrin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Kenneth Kelsey inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Penn State | Daniel Natoli throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-26 |
| 19:22 | Purdue | Eugene Orr misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-26 |
| 19:21 | Purdue | Dean McMurrin can't tip it in | 31-26 |
| 19:20 | Purdue | Eugene Orr tips it in | 31-28 |
| 18:53 | Penn State | Randy Kern misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 31-28 |
| 18:51 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 18:30 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick jams the wide open dunk | 31-30 |
| 18:13 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Gary Vanmeter | 33-30 |
| 17:56 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 17:55 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Gary Vanmeter | 33-30 |
| 17:50 | Penn State | The jump hook by Kenneth Kelsey is blocked by Joseph Renwick | 33-30 |
| 17:49 | Purdue | Dean McMurrin grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 17:23 | Purdue | Dean McMurrin can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-30 |
| 17:22 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Gary Vanmeter | 33-30 |
| 17:09 | Penn State | Kenneth Kelsey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 17:08 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Dean McMurrin | 33-30 |
| 16:52 | Purdue | Eugene Orr knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Christopher Ferry | 33-33 |
| 16:39 | Penn State | Gary Vanmeter knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Kenneth Kelsey | 35-33 |
| 16:25 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick hits the finger roll set up by Omar Dashner | 35-35 |
| 16:00 | Penn State | Daniel Natoli can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 15:59 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Daniel Natoli (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Gary Vanmeter (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Kelsey (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Bowers (tiring) 4 pts. C - Randy Kern (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Omar Dashner (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Orr (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Christopher Ferry (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Renwick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dean McMurrin (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Purdue | Dean McMurrin is open but misses the lay-in | 35-35 |
| 15:45 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 15:41 | Penn State | Daniel Natoli misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 15:39 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 15:37 | Purdue | Bruce Bowers is called for the reach on Omar Dashner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bruce Bowers, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Weber (PG), Steven Savoie (SG), Michael Sisler (SF), Theodore Bitting (PF), Rodney Sweet (C) Daniel Natoli, Gary Vanmeter, Kenneth Kelsey, Bruce Bowers, Randy Kern | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Billy McGloin (SG), Scott Carbone (SF), Joseph Blackwell (PF), Bobby Wilson (C) Omar Dashner, Eugene Orr, Christopher Ferry, Joseph Renwick, Dean McMurrin | |
| 15:24 | Purdue | Joseph Blackwell's pass is intercepted by Steven Savoie | 35-35 |
| 15:21 | Penn State | Michael Sisler lays it up and in set up by Steven Savoie | 37-35 |
| 15:19 | Purdue | Scott Carbone loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-35 |
| 15:01 | Penn State | Andrew Weber double dribbles | 37-35 |
| 14:49 | Purdue | Michael Sisler swats the layup by Joseph Blackwell | 37-35 |
| 14:47 | Penn State | Michael Sisler grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 14:26 | Penn State | Andrew Weber can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-35 |
| 14:25 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting tips it home | 39-35 |
| 14:21 | Purdue | Billy McGloin misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 14:19 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 14:01 | Penn State | Steven Savoie connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 13:46 | Purdue | Scott Carbone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Shawn Beadle (PG), Jared Felt (C) Michael Sisler, Rodney Sweet | |
| Subs | Purdue | Omar Dashner (PG), Chris Lamphere (SG), Joseph Renwick (PF), Dean McMurrin (C) Wayne Kramer, Billy McGloin, Joseph Blackwell, Bobby Wilson | |
| 13:27 | Penn State | Jared Felt drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Shawn Beadle | 44-35 |
| 13:11 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Joseph Renwick | 44-38 |
| 12:50 | Penn State | Jared Felt comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Omar Dashner - foul #1 on Omar Dashner, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Natoli (PG), Kenneth Kelsey (SF), Bruce Bowers (PF) Steven Savoie, Andrew Weber, Theodore Bitting | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (SG) Scott Carbone | |
| 12:50 | Penn State | Jared Felt misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 12:50 | Penn State | Jared Felt misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 12:50 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 12:31 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-38 |
| 12:29 | Purdue | Dean McMurrin tips it in | 44-40 |
| 12:14 | Penn State | Joseph Renwick steals the ball from Shawn Beadle | 44-40 |
| 11:56 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Chris Lamphere | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Daniel Natoli (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shawn Beadle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Kelsey (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Bowers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jared Felt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Omar Dashner (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Kramer (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Lamphere (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Renwick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Dean McMurrin (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Penn State | Omar Dashner is called for the reach on Daniel Natoli - foul #2 on Omar Dashner, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Steven Savoie (SG), Michael Sisler (SF), Rodney Sweet (PF), Randy Kern (C) Shawn Beadle, Kenneth Kelsey, Bruce Bowers, Jared Felt | |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy McGloin (PG), Eugene Orr (SG), Christopher Ferry (SF), Joseph Blackwell (PF), Bobby Wilson (C) Omar Dashner, Wayne Kramer, Chris Lamphere, Joseph Renwick, Dean McMurrin | |
| 11:30 | Penn State | Michael Sisler can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 11:28 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet grabs the offensive board | 44-42 |
| 11:13 | Penn State | Steven Savoie can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 11:12 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Kern | 44-42 |
| 10:55 | Penn State | Billy McGloin is called for the reach on Steven Savoie - foul #3 on Billy McGloin, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Vanmeter (PG) Daniel Natoli | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Scott Carbone (SF) Billy McGloin, Christopher Ferry | |
| 10:40 | Penn State | Michael Sisler clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Eugene Orr gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 10:21 | Purdue | Eugene Orr can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 44-42 |
| 10:20 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Wilson | 44-42 |
| 10:14 | Purdue | Eugene Orr clanks a floater from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 10:12 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 09:55 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 44-42 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Joseph Blackwell tips it in | 44-44 |
| 09:41 | Penn State | Gary Vanmeter misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wayne Kramer - foul #2 on Wayne Kramer, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Shawn Beadle (SG), Andrew Weber (SF), Bruce Bowers (PF), Theodore Bitting (C) Steven Savoie, Michael Sisler, Rodney Sweet, Randy Kern | |
| Subs | Purdue | Omar Dashner (PG), Billy McGloin (SG), Christopher Ferry (SF), Joseph Renwick (PF) Wayne Kramer, Eugene Orr, Joseph Blackwell, Bobby Wilson | |
| 09:41 | Penn State | Gary Vanmeter makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 09:41 | Penn State | Gary Vanmeter makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 09:24 | Purdue | Omar Dashner hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Billy McGloin | 46-47 |
| 08:58 | Penn State | Shawn Beadle connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Weber | 48-47 |
| 08:37 | Purdue | Gary Vanmeter steals the ball from Omar Dashner | 48-47 |
| 08:11 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting loses the dribble to Scott Carbone | 48-47 |
| 07:55 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-47 |
| 07:54 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gary Vanmeter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Beadle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Weber (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Bruce Bowers (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Theodore Bitting (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Omar Dashner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy McGloin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Ferry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Renwick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Carbone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Penn State | Christopher Ferry picks off the pass by Theodore Bitting | 48-47 |
| 07:24 | Purdue | Omar Dashner misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 07:22 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 07:09 | Penn State | Shawn Beadle hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 07:08 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 07:06 | Purdue | Bruce Bowers steals the ball from Omar Dashner in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| 06:56 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Andrew Weber | 50-47 |
| 06:36 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Omar Dashner | 50-49 |
| 06:20 | Penn State | Scott Carbone takes the ball from Theodore Bitting | 50-49 |
| 06:05 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | Shawn Beadle grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 05:45 | Penn State | Gary Vanmeter hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 05:45 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Natoli (PG), Steven Savoie (SG), Kenneth Kelsey (SF), Rodney Sweet (PF), Jared Felt (C) Gary Vanmeter, Shawn Beadle, Andrew Weber, Bruce Bowers, Theodore Bitting | |
| Subs | Purdue | Eugene Orr (SG), Bobby Wilson (SF), Joseph Blackwell (PF), Dean McMurrin (C) Billy McGloin, Christopher Ferry, Joseph Renwick, Scott Carbone | |
| 05:28 | Purdue | Eugene Orr can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Rodney Sweet - foul #2 on Rodney Sweet, team foul #2 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Randy Kern (C) Jared Felt | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:28 | Purdue | Eugene Orr makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 05:28 | Purdue | Eugene Orr makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 05:18 | Penn State | Randy Kern misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 05:17 | Purdue | Eugene Orr gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 05:03 | Purdue | Joseph Blackwell misses the lay-in | 52-51 |
| 05:01 | Penn State | Daniel Natoli pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 04:57 | Penn State | Kenneth Kelsey is hacked by Bobby Wilson - foul #1 on Bobby Wilson, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG) Omar Dashner | |
| 04:39 | Penn State | Steven Savoie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jared Felt (C) Randy Kern | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:15 | Purdue | Eugene Orr's pass is intercepted by Jared Felt | 52-51 |
| 04:00 | Penn State | Kenneth Kelsey is hacked by Dean McMurrin - foul #2 on Dean McMurrin, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Shawn Beadle (PG), Michael Sisler (SF), Theodore Bitting (PF) Daniel Natoli, Kenneth Kelsey, Rodney Sweet | |
| Subs | Purdue | Omar Dashner (PG), Scott Carbone (SF), Joseph Renwick (PF) Eugene Orr, Bobby Wilson, Joseph Blackwell | |
| 03:45 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting misses short on a floater in the paint | 52-51 |
| 03:43 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joseph Renwick | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Shawn Beadle (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Savoie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Sisler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Theodore Bitting (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jared Felt (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Omar Dashner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Kramer (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Carbone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Renwick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Dean McMurrin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Purdue | Omar Dashner is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Dean McMurrin | 52-54 |
| 03:25 | Penn State | Shawn Beadle is fouled on the floor by Omar Dashner - foul #3 on Omar Dashner, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Natoli (PG), Randy Kern (C) Steven Savoie, Jared Felt | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:25 | Penn State | Shawn Beadle misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:25 | Purdue | Dean McMurrin gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 03:08 | Purdue | Omar Dashner hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Dean McMurrin | 52-56 |
| 02:51 | Penn State | Michael Sisler makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Theodore Bitting | 54-56 |
| 02:51 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Steven Savoie (SG), Kenneth Kelsey (SF) Shawn Beadle, Michael Sisler | |
| Subs | Purdue | Eugene Orr (SG), Christopher Ferry (SF), Joseph Blackwell (C) Wayne Kramer, Scott Carbone, Dean McMurrin | |
| 02:33 | Purdue | Eugene Orr loses the ball out of bounds | 54-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodney Sweet (PF) Theodore Bitting | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:14 | Penn State | Randy Kern hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 54-56 |
| 02:12 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 02:08 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eugene Orr | 54-58 |
| 01:48 | Penn State | Kenneth Kelsey comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 01:46 | Purdue | Joseph Blackwell grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Joseph Blackwell connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Eugene Orr and he's fouled by Randy Kern - foul #2 on Randy Kern, team foul #3 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Bowers (PF) Rodney Sweet | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dean McMurrin (C) Joseph Renwick | |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Joseph Blackwell misses the free throw | 54-60 |
| 01:27 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Bruce Bowers | 54-60 |
| 01:18 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Dean McMurrin - foul #3 on Dean McMurrin, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Renwick (PF) Joseph Blackwell | |
| 01:18 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 01:18 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 01:16 | Purdue | Omar Dashner is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Bowers - foul #4 on Bruce Bowers, team foul #4 | 56-60 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Bruce Bowers steals it from Christopher Ferry | 56-60 |
| 00:54 | Penn State | Randy Kern comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Renwick - foul #1 on Joseph Renwick, team foul #9 | 56-60 |
| 00:54 | Penn State | Randy Kern makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:54 | Penn State | Randy Kern makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Dean McMurrin makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Christopher Ferry | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Daniel Natoli's pass is intercepted by Omar Dashner in the backcourt | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Omar Dashner is hacked by Steven Savoie - foul #4 on Steven Savoie, team foul #5 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Blackwell (PF) Joseph Renwick | |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Daniel Natoli is called for the reach on Omar Dashner - foul #2 on Daniel Natoli, team foul #6 | 58-62 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Steven Savoie is called for the reach on Omar Dashner - foul #5 on Steven Savoie, team foul #7 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Vanmeter (SG) Steven Savoie | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Omar Dashner makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Omar Dashner makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Randy Kern travels with the ball | 58-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy McGloin (SG), Chris Lamphere (SF), Scott Carbone (PF) Eugene Orr, Christopher Ferry, Joseph Blackwell | |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Daniel Natoli is called for the reach on Omar Dashner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Natoli, team foul #8 | 58-64 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Omar Dashner makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Omar Dashner makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Daniel Natoli can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-66 |
| 00:01 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | The clock runs out | 58-66 |