| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fresh) SG - Fred Hunter (fresh) SF - Gary Nixon (fresh) PF - Rufus Higdon (fresh) C - Matthew Watford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Terry Link (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Haight (fresh) SF - Andrew John (fresh) PF - William Tseng (fresh) C - Lincoln Vanhoose (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | Penn State | William Tseng misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Purdue | Tyler Gill snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Purdue | The pull-up jumper by Tyler Gill is blocked by William Tseng | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Penn State | William Tseng grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Penn State | Terry Link double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Purdue | Matthew Watford grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Purdue | Matthew Watford can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Penn State | Terry Link grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | Penn State | Tyler Gill steals it from Terry Link | 0-0 |
| 17:56 | Purdue | Matthew Watford makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 17:39 | Penn State | Rufus Higdon swats the layup by William Tseng | 3-0 |
| 17:37 | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose tips it home | 3-2 |
| 17:23 | Purdue | Terry Link steps in front of the Gary Nixon pass | 3-2 |
| 17:11 | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 3-2 |
| 17:10 | Penn State | William Tseng hits the follow up shot | 3-4 |
| 17:07 | Purdue | Tyler Gill is hacked by Terry Link in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Link, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (SG), Calvin Stevens (SF), James South (PF), Robert Reith (C) Fred Hunter, Gary Nixon, Rufus Higdon, Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Ryan (PG), John Curtis (SG), Nickolas Maker (SF), Scott Cotton (PF), Herbert White (C) Terry Link, Jeffrey Haight, Andrew John, William Tseng, Lincoln Vanhoose | |
| 16:54 | Purdue | Jason Trader connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Tyler Gill | 5-4 |
| 16:35 | Penn State | Herbert White is hacked by Robert Reith - foul #1 on Robert Reith, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Purdue | Howard Willis (SG) Tyler Gill | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:22 | Penn State | Nickolas Maker is called for a charge - foul #1 on Nickolas Maker, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 16:09 | Purdue | James South scores on a jumper in the lane | 7-4 |
| 16:01 | Penn State | Herbert White is fouled on the floor by Howard Willis - foul #1 on Howard Willis, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Purdue | Fred Hunter (SG), Gary Nixon (SF), Rufus Higdon (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Howard Willis, Calvin Stevens, James South, Robert Reith | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Tseng (PF) Herbert White | |
| 15:40 | Penn State | William Tseng clanks a jumper from the right side | 7-4 |
| 15:39 | Purdue | Matthew Watford grabs the board | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Trader (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fred Hunter (fresh) SF - Gary Nixon (fresh) PF - Rufus Higdon (fresh) C - Matthew Watford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Carl Ryan (fresh) SG - John Curtis (fresh) SF - Nickolas Maker (fresh) PF - William Tseng (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Cotton (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Purdue | Gary Nixon misses short on an open 3 from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 15:19 | Penn State | Scott Cotton gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:15 | Penn State | Carl Ryan scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 14:59 | Purdue | Gary Nixon buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Fred Hunter | 9-7 |
| 14:48 | Penn State | John Curtis clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 14:46 | Penn State | Carl Ryan snags the offensive board | 9-7 |
| 14:28 | Penn State | Carl Ryan is fouled on the floor by Rufus Higdon - foul #1 on Rufus Higdon, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Howard Willis (SG), Calvin Stevens (SF), James South (PF), Robert Reith (C) Jason Trader, Fred Hunter, Gary Nixon, Rufus Higdon, Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Link (PG), Jeffrey Haight (SG), Andrew John (SF), Daniel Grounds (PF), Herbert White (C) Carl Ryan, John Curtis, Nickolas Maker, William Tseng, Scott Cotton | |
| 14:10 | Penn State | Terry Link misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-7 |
| 14:09 | Purdue | Calvin Stevens gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:07 | Purdue | Tyler Gill is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tyler Gill, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose (C) Herbert White | |
| 14:02 | Penn State | Andrew John makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 13:50 | Purdue | Tyler Gill can't connect on a floater in the paint | 9-10 |
| 13:48 | Penn State | Andrew John pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:32 | Penn State | Terry Link knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Haight | 9-12 |
| 13:10 | Purdue | Howard Willis misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 13:09 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Lincoln Vanhoose | 9-12 |
| 12:51 | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose hits the finger roll set up by Jeffrey Haight | 9-14 |
| 12:49 | Purdue | Tyler Gill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-14 |
| Subs | Purdue | Fred Hunter (SG), Gary Nixon (SF), Rufus Higdon (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Howard Willis, Calvin Stevens, James South, Robert Reith | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Tseng (PF), Herbert White (C) Daniel Grounds, Lincoln Vanhoose | |
| 12:44 | Penn State | William Tseng's pass is intercepted by Fred Hunter | 9-14 |
| 12:19 | Purdue | Fred Hunter buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Tyler Gill | 11-14 |
| 12:03 | Penn State | Herbert White is hacked by Matthew Watford - foul #1 on Matthew Watford, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG) Tyler Gill | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Ryan (SG), Nickolas Maker (SF), Scott Cotton (C) Jeffrey Haight, Andrew John, Herbert White | |
| 11:48 | Penn State | Carl Ryan hits a fadeaway from the left side | 11-16 |
| 11:33 | Purdue | Fred Hunter makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Watford | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Trader (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fred Hunter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Nixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rufus Higdon (fairly fresh) C - Matthew Watford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Terry Link (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Ryan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nickolas Maker (fresh) PF - William Tseng (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Cotton (fresh) | |
| 11:06 | Penn State | Carl Ryan is hacked by Fred Hunter - foul #1 on Fred Hunter, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Calvin Stevens (SF), James South (PF), Robert Reith (C) Fred Hunter, Gary Nixon, Rufus Higdon, Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Curtis (SG), Lincoln Vanhoose (C) Terry Link, Scott Cotton | |
| 10:46 | Penn State | William Tseng is fouled on the floor by Calvin Stevens - foul #1 on Calvin Stevens, team foul #7 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight (SG), Daniel Grounds (SF) Carl Ryan, Nickolas Maker | |
| 10:46 | Penn State | William Tseng makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 10:46 | Penn State | William Tseng makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 10:35 | Purdue | Calvin Stevens misses short on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 13-18 |
| 10:33 | Penn State | William Tseng gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 10:08 | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-18 |
| 10:06 | Purdue | The rebound goes to James South | 13-18 |
| 10:04 | Purdue | Tyler Gill is hacked by John Curtis in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Curtis, team foul #3 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | Howard Willis (SG), Rufus Higdon (PF) Jason Trader, Robert Reith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew John (SF), Scott Cotton (PF), Herbert White (C) Daniel Grounds, William Tseng, Lincoln Vanhoose | |
| 09:56 | Purdue | Tyler Gill is called for traveling | 13-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Link (PG) John Curtis | |
| 09:44 | Penn State | Andrew John's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright (PG) Tyler Gill | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:36 | Purdue | James South scores on a jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Herbert White - foul #1 on Herbert White, team foul #4 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Ryan (SG), Nickolas Maker (C) Jeffrey Haight, Herbert White | |
| 09:36 | Purdue | James South makes the free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:14 | Penn State | Andrew John misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-18 |
| 09:13 | Penn State | Carl Ryan tips it back up and in | 16-20 |
| 09:07 | Purdue | Terry Link steps in front of the Calvin Stevens pass in the backcourt | 16-20 |
| 09:06 | Penn State | Andrew John jams it on a nice dish by Terry Link | 16-22 |
| 08:59 | Purdue | Howard Willis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-22 |
| 08:58 | Penn State | Scott Cotton snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| 08:47 | Penn State | Terry Link hits the finger roll on a great pass from Scott Cotton | 16-24 |
| 08:22 | Purdue | Howard Willis clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Carl Ryan - foul #1 on Carl Ryan, team foul #5 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | Fred Hunter (SG), Gary Nixon (SF), Robert Reith (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Jeffrey Albright, Calvin Stevens, Rufus Higdon, James South | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Curtis (PG), Jeffrey Haight (SG), Daniel Grounds (SF), William Tseng (PF), Lincoln Vanhoose (C) Terry Link, Carl Ryan, Andrew John, Scott Cotton, Nickolas Maker | |
| 08:22 | Purdue | Howard Willis misses the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 08:22 | Purdue | Howard Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 08:09 | Penn State | John Curtis knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jeffrey Haight | 17-27 |
| 07:52 | Purdue | Matthew Watford can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-27 |
| 07:51 | Purdue | Gary Nixon grabs the offensive rebound | 17-27 |
| 07:34 | Purdue | Fred Hunter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-27 |
| 07:32 | Penn State | Lincoln Vanhoose grabs the board | 17-27 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Howard Willis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Fred Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Reith (fairly fresh) C - Matthew Watford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Curtis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffrey Haight (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Daniel Grounds (fresh) PF - William Tseng (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lincoln Vanhoose (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Penn State | Fred Hunter takes the ball from John Curtis | 17-27 |
| 07:00 | Purdue | Gary Nixon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Fred Hunter | 19-27 |
| 06:48 | Penn State | John Curtis steps out of bounds on the sideline | 19-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Jason Trader (SG), Rufus Higdon (PF) Howard Willis, Fred Hunter, Robert Reith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Link (PG), Carl Ryan (SG), Andrew John (SF), Nickolas Maker (C) John Curtis, Jeffrey Haight, Daniel Grounds, Lincoln Vanhoose | |
| 06:25 | Purdue | Gary Nixon is called for traveling | 19-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Calvin Stevens (SF) Gary Nixon | |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott Cotton (PF) William Tseng | |
| 06:07 | Penn State | Jason Trader picks off the pass by Scott Cotton | 19-27 |
| 05:46 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-27 |
| 05:30 | Penn State | Scott Cotton clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 05:28 | Penn State | Scott Cotton grabs the offensive board | 22-27 |
| 05:17 | Penn State | Carl Ryan is fouled on the floor by Matthew Watford - foul #2 on Matthew Watford, team foul #8 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Fred Hunter (SG), Gary Nixon (SF), James South (C) Jason Trader, Calvin Stevens, Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Tseng (PF), Herbert White (C) Scott Cotton, Nickolas Maker | |
| 05:17 | Penn State | Carl Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:17 | Penn State | Carl Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 05:15 | Purdue | Gary Nixon double dribbles in the backcourt | 22-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight (SG) Carl Ryan | |
| 05:05 | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight misses the floater from the left wing | 22-29 |
| 05:03 | Penn State | William Tseng hits the follow up shot | 22-31 |
| 05:01 | Purdue | Fred Hunter is hacked by Jeffrey Haight in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Haight, team foul #6 | 22-31 |
| 04:46 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon misses the jumper from the right wing | 22-31 |
| 04:45 | Penn State | Andrew John grabs the defensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 04:43 | Penn State | Tyler Gill picks off the pass by Terry Link in the backcourt | 22-31 |
| 04:27 | Purdue | James South is fouled on the floor by Herbert White - foul #2 on Herbert White, team foul #7 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG) Tyler Gill | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Curtis (PG), Daniel Grounds (SF), Lincoln Vanhoose (C) Terry Link, Andrew John, Herbert White | |
| 04:27 | Purdue | James South misses the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 04:27 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon snags the offensive board | 22-31 |
| 04:06 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-31 |
| 04:04 | Purdue | Jason Trader pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 03:51 | Purdue | Jason Trader drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Gary Nixon | 24-31 |
| 03:42 | Penn State | Jason Trader picks off the pass by John Curtis | 24-31 |
| 03:35 | Purdue | Fred Hunter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright (PG), Calvin Stevens (SF), Robert Reith (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Fred Hunter, Gary Nixon, Rufus Higdon, James South | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Ryan (SG), Nickolas Maker (SF), Scott Cotton (PF), Herbert White (C) Jeffrey Haight, Daniel Grounds, William Tseng, Lincoln Vanhoose | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeffrey Albright (fresh) SG - Jason Trader (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Calvin Stevens (fresh) PF - Robert Reith (fresh) C - Matthew Watford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Curtis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carl Ryan (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Nickolas Maker (fresh) PF - Scott Cotton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Herbert White (fresh) | |
| 03:23 | Penn State | Scott Cotton buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from John Curtis | 24-33 |
| 03:21 | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG) Jeffrey Albright | |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Link (PG) John Curtis | |
| 03:04 | Penn State | Terry Link hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Robert Reith - foul #2 on Robert Reith, team foul #9 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Howard Willis (SG) Jason Trader | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 03:04 | Penn State | Terry Link makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 03:04 | Penn State | Terry Link makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Robert Reith can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Scott Cotton - foul #1 on Scott Cotton, team foul #8 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew John (SF) Nickolas Maker | |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Robert Reith makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Robert Reith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 02:27 | Penn State | Scott Cotton knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Terry Link | 26-37 |
| 02:06 | Purdue | Robert Reith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-37 |
| 02:05 | Penn State | Andrew John gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| 01:54 | Penn State | Terry Link knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Andrew John | 26-39 |
| 01:52 | Purdue | Scott Cotton steps in front of the Tyler Gill pass in the backcourt | 26-39 |
| 01:45 | Penn State | Terry Link hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-39 |
| 01:43 | Purdue | Robert Reith snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| 01:23 | Purdue | Howard Willis is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-39 |
| 01:22 | Penn State | Scott Cotton pulls down the rebound | 26-39 |
| 01:18 | Penn State | Terry Link comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 26-39 |
| 01:16 | Purdue | Robert Reith pulls down the rebound | 26-39 |
| 01:09 | Purdue | Tyler Gill comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-39 |
| 01:08 | Penn State | Scott Cotton pulls down the rebound | 26-39 |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Scott Cotton comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Calvin Stevens - foul #2 on Calvin Stevens, team foul #10 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG), Fred Hunter (SG), Gary Nixon (SF), Rufus Higdon (PF), James South (C) Tyler Gill, Howard Willis, Calvin Stevens, Robert Reith, Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Curtis (SG), Nickolas Maker (SF), William Tseng (PF), Lincoln Vanhoose (C) Terry Link, Carl Ryan, Andrew John, Herbert White | |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Scott Cotton makes the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Scott Cotton misses the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 00:51 | Purdue | James South pulls down the rebound | 26-40 |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Jason Trader is hacked by John Curtis in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Curtis, team foul #9 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight (SG) Scott Cotton | |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Jason Trader makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Jason Trader makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | William Tseng buries a shot from the right side set up by Jeffrey Haight | 28-42 |
| 00:23 | Purdue | Nickolas Maker is called for the reach on Gary Nixon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nickolas Maker, team foul #10 | 28-42 |
| 00:23 | Purdue | Gary Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 00:23 | Purdue | Gary Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Nickolas Maker misses the easy layup but the foul's on James South - foul #1 on James South, team foul #11 | 30-42 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Nickolas Maker makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Nickolas Maker makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Fred Hunter misses the halfcourt shot | 30-44 |