| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alberto Figueroa (fresh) SG - Fred Hunter (fresh) SF - Gary Nixon (fresh) PF - Robert Reith (fresh) C - Matthew Watford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Carl Ryan (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Haight (fresh) SF - Jason Carty (fresh) PF - Nickolas Maker (fresh) C - Scott Cotton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Matthew Watford 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) | |
| 19:58 | Purdue | Robert Reith is hacked by Jason Carty in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Carty, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Reith | 2-0 |
| 19:39 | Penn State | Carl Ryan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Purdue | Gary Nixon hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-0 |
| 19:10 | Penn State | Gary Nixon steals the ball from Carl Ryan | 4-0 |
| 19:07 | Purdue | Gary Nixon throws it down | 6-0 |
| 18:57 | Penn State | Gary Nixon is called for the reach on Scott Cotton - foul #1 on Gary Nixon, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 18:49 | Penn State | Carl Ryan hits the finger roll set up by Jeffrey Haight | 6-2 |
| 18:25 | Purdue | Robert Reith can't finish the uncontested layup | 6-2 |
| 18:23 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Scott Cotton | 6-2 |
| 18:06 | Penn State | The short jumper by Nickolas Maker is denied by Robert Reith | 6-2 |
| 18:05 | Purdue | Fred Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:39 | Purdue | Nickolas Maker steps in front of the Fred Hunter pass | 6-2 |
| 17:25 | Penn State | Carl Ryan makes the floater in the lane set up by Jason Carty | 6-4 |
| 17:02 | Purdue | Gary Nixon misses the lay-in | 6-4 |
| 17:00 | Purdue | Fred Hunter tips it in | 8-4 |
| 16:40 | Penn State | Matthew Watford steals the ball from Jeffrey Haight | 8-4 |
| 16:36 | Purdue | Fred Hunter makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Nixon | 10-4 |
| 16:29 | Penn State | Scott Cotton drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Jeffrey Haight | 10-6 |
| 16:10 | Purdue | Gary Nixon loses the ball out of bounds | 10-6 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright (PG), Oscar Contreras (SG), Calvin Stevens (SF), Alva Bozenski (PF), Kevin Sicard (C) Alberto Figueroa, Fred Hunter, Gary Nixon, Robert Reith, Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clyde Malkin (PG), John Curtis (SG), Andrew John (SF), Daniel Grounds (PF), Herbert White (C) Carl Ryan, Jeffrey Haight, Jason Carty, Nickolas Maker, Scott Cotton | |
| 15:58 | Penn State | Clyde Malkin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-6 |
| 15:57 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard pulls down the rebound | 10-6 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeffrey Albright (fresh) SG - Oscar Contreras (fresh) SF - Calvin Stevens (fresh) PF - Alva Bozenski (fresh) C - Kevin Sicard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Clyde Malkin (fresh) SG - John Curtis (fresh) SF - Andrew John (fresh) PF - Daniel Grounds (fresh) C - Herbert White (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Purdue | Alva Bozenski misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Andrew John - foul #1 on Andrew John, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| 15:40 | Purdue | Alva Bozenski misses the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 15:40 | Purdue | Alva Bozenski misses the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 15:40 | Penn State | Herbert White gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 15:25 | Penn State | Daniel Grounds comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Calvin Stevens - foul #1 on Calvin Stevens, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| 15:25 | Penn State | Daniel Grounds misses the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 15:25 | Penn State | Daniel Grounds makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:05 | Purdue | Daniel Grounds is called for the reach on Alva Bozenski - foul #1 on Daniel Grounds, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| 14:44 | Purdue | Alva Bozenski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 14:42 | Penn State | Clyde Malkin pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 14:29 | Penn State | Clyde Malkin clanks a shot from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 14:27 | Penn State | John Curtis snags the offensive board | 10-7 |
| 14:09 | Penn State | Daniel Grounds loses the dribble to Jeffrey Albright | 10-7 |
| 13:53 | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright double dribbles | 10-7 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa (PG), Fred Hunter (SG), Gary Nixon (SF), Rodolfo Hernandez (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Jeffrey Albright, Oscar Contreras, Calvin Stevens, Alva Bozenski, Kevin Sicard | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Ryan (PG), Jeffrey Haight (SG), Eric Nelson (SF), Nickolas Maker (PF), Fredrick Oliver (C) Clyde Malkin, John Curtis, Andrew John, Daniel Grounds, Herbert White | |
| 13:33 | Penn State | Fred Hunter steals it from Fredrick Oliver | 10-7 |
| 13:31 | Purdue | Fred Hunter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-7 |
| 13:24 | Penn State | Nickolas Maker makes the turnaround near the basket | 10-9 |
| 13:22 | Purdue | Gary Nixon is hacked by Eric Nelson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Nelson, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| 13:08 | Purdue | Fred Hunter scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alberto Figueroa | 12-9 |
| 12:55 | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jeffrey Haight, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Reith (PF) Gary Nixon | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:39 | Purdue | Matthew Watford knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Reith | 14-9 |
| 12:24 | Penn State | Fredrick Oliver is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 14-9 |
| Subs | Purdue | Oscar Contreras (SG), Gary Nixon (SF), Kevin Sicard (C) Fred Hunter, Rodolfo Hernandez, Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew John (SG), Jason Carty (SF), Scott Cotton (C) Jeffrey Haight, Eric Nelson, Fredrick Oliver | |
| 12:04 | Purdue | Gary Nixon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-9 |
| 12:03 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard snags the offensive board | 14-9 |
| 11:48 | Purdue | Nickolas Maker swats the shot by Alberto Figueroa | 14-9 |
| 11:46 | Penn State | Jason Carty pulls down the rebound | 14-9 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alberto Figueroa (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Contreras (fresh) SF - Gary Nixon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Reith (tiring) C - Kevin Sicard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Carl Ryan (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Andrew John (fresh) SF - Jason Carty (fairly fresh) PF - Nickolas Maker (tiring) 2 pts. C - Scott Cotton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Penn State | Nickolas Maker knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Carl Ryan and he's fouled by Robert Reith - foul #1 on Robert Reith, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright (PG), Calvin Stevens (SF), Alva Bozenski (PF) Alberto Figueroa, Gary Nixon, Robert Reith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clyde Malkin (PG) Carl Ryan | |
| 11:41 | Penn State | Nickolas Maker makes the free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:39 | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 14-12 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Grounds (PF) Nickolas Maker | |
| 11:31 | Penn State | Daniel Grounds drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Clyde Malkin and the foul's on Alva Bozenski - foul #1 on Alva Bozenski, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| 11:31 | Penn State | Daniel Grounds makes the free throw | 14-15 |
| 11:16 | Purdue | Oscar Contreras misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 11:15 | Penn State | Jason Carty snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 10:52 | Penn State | Daniel Grounds makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Clyde Malkin | 14-17 |
| 10:29 | Purdue | Kevin Sicard hits a wide open driving attempt in the lane set up by Calvin Stevens | 16-17 |
| 10:11 | Penn State | Scott Cotton is hacked by Calvin Stevens - foul #2 on Calvin Stevens, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa (PG), Fred Hunter (SG), Gary Nixon (SF), Rodolfo Hernandez (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Jeffrey Albright, Oscar Contreras, Calvin Stevens, Alva Bozenski, Kevin Sicard | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Curtis (PG), Jeffrey Haight (SG), Eric Nelson (SF), Herbert White (PF), Fredrick Oliver (C) Clyde Malkin, Andrew John, Jason Carty, Daniel Grounds, Scott Cotton | |
| 09:59 | Penn State | Herbert White comes up short on the floater in the lane | 16-17 |
| 09:58 | Purdue | Matthew Watford snags the defensive board | 16-17 |
| 09:31 | Purdue | Gary Nixon misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 09:30 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Haight | 16-17 |
| 09:13 | Penn State | Fredrick Oliver misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 16-17 |
| 09:12 | Penn State | Fredrick Oliver tips it in | 16-19 |
| 08:50 | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 08:41 | Penn State | Rodolfo Hernandez is called for the reach on Eric Nelson - foul #1 on Rodolfo Hernandez, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alva Bozenski (SF), Robert Reith (PF) Gary Nixon, Rodolfo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Ryan (PG), Andrew John (SF), Nickolas Maker (PF), Scott Cotton (C) John Curtis, Eric Nelson, Herbert White, Fredrick Oliver | |
| 08:33 | Penn State | Carl Ryan comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 08:31 | Penn State | Nickolas Maker tips it home | 19-21 |
| 08:10 | Purdue | Robert Reith misses the jumper from the free throw line | 19-21 |
| 08:09 | Purdue | Alva Bozenski gets the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 07:53 | Purdue | Jeffrey Haight is called for the reach on Alberto Figueroa - foul #2 on Jeffrey Haight, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright (PG), Oscar Contreras (SG), Kevin Sicard (C) Alberto Figueroa, Fred Hunter, Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clyde Malkin (PG), Jason Carty (SF) Carl Ryan, Jeffrey Haight | |
| 07:42 | Purdue | Oscar Contreras is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Albright | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeffrey Albright (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Oscar Contreras (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alva Bozenski (fresh) PF - Robert Reith (fairly fresh) C - Kevin Sicard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Clyde Malkin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew John (fairly fresh) SF - Jason Carty (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Nickolas Maker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Scott Cotton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Penn State | Scott Cotton hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Andrew John and the foul's on Kevin Sicard - foul #1 on Kevin Sicard, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez (SF) Alva Bozenski | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 07:22 | Penn State | Scott Cotton makes the free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:07 | Purdue | The short jumper by Robert Reith is denied by Andrew John | 22-24 |
| 07:05 | Penn State | Jason Carty grabs the defensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 06:45 | Penn State | Andrew John can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Oscar Contreras - foul #1 on Oscar Contreras, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Nixon (SF) Robert Reith | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Curtis (PG), Eric Nelson (SF), Daniel Grounds (PF), Herbert White (C) Clyde Malkin, Jason Carty, Nickolas Maker, Scott Cotton | |
| 06:45 | Penn State | Andrew John makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:45 | Penn State | Andrew John makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 06:31 | Purdue | Oscar Contreras is hacked by Andrew John - foul #2 on Andrew John, team foul #7 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Reith (PF) Rodolfo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Ryan (PG) Andrew John | |
| 06:31 | Purdue | Oscar Contreras makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:31 | Purdue | Oscar Contreras misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:31 | Penn State | Daniel Grounds grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 06:24 | Penn State | Carl Ryan misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 06:22 | Penn State | Carl Ryan grabs the offensive board | 23-26 |
| 06:06 | Penn State | Daniel Grounds connects on the shot near the basket | 23-28 |
| 05:47 | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright is alone and drills a floater from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 05:38 | Penn State | Eric Nelson clanks a shot from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Gary Nixon pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 05:17 | Purdue | Carl Ryan steps in front of the Kevin Sicard pass | 25-28 |
| 05:03 | Penn State | John Curtis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-28 |
| 05:01 | Penn State | Daniel Grounds pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 04:48 | Penn State | Herbert White knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 04:46 | Purdue | Robert Reith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa (PG), Fred Hunter (SG), Alva Bozenski (SF), Rodolfo Hernandez (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Jeffrey Albright, Oscar Contreras, Gary Nixon, Robert Reith, Kevin Sicard | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clyde Malkin (SG), Jason Carty (SF), Nickolas Maker (PF), Fredrick Oliver (C) John Curtis, Eric Nelson, Daniel Grounds, Herbert White | |
| 04:27 | Penn State | Fredrick Oliver is fouled on the floor by Alberto Figueroa - foul #1 on Alberto Figueroa, team foul #9 | 25-30 |
| 04:27 | Penn State | Fredrick Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 04:27 | Penn State | Fredrick Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 04:15 | Purdue | Matthew Watford banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alva Bozenski | 27-32 |
| 03:54 | Penn State | Clyde Malkin clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Matthew Watford - foul #1 on Matthew Watford, team foul #10 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Calvin Stevens (PG) Alberto Figueroa | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jeffrey Haight (SG), Andrew John (SF) Carl Ryan, Jason Carty | |
| 03:54 | Penn State | Clyde Malkin makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 03:54 | Penn State | Clyde Malkin makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 03:42 | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-34 |
| 03:41 | Penn State | Nickolas Maker grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Calvin Stevens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Hunter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alva Bozenski (fresh) PF - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) C - Matthew Watford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Clyde Malkin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Haight (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew John (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nickolas Maker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Fredrick Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Penn State | Andrew John knocks in the jumper from the right side | 27-36 |
| 02:57 | Purdue | Matthew Watford hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Alva Bozenski | 30-36 |
| 02:37 | Penn State | Nickolas Maker loses the ball out of bounds | 30-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa (PG), Gary Nixon (SF), Kevin Sicard (PF) Fred Hunter, Alva Bozenski, Rodolfo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Ryan (PG), Daniel Grounds (PF), Scott Cotton (C) Clyde Malkin, Nickolas Maker, Fredrick Oliver | |
| 02:35 | Purdue | Jeffrey Haight picks off the pass by Alberto Figueroa in the backcourt | 30-36 |
| 02:33 | Penn State | Carl Ryan lays it up and in set up by Jeffrey Haight | 30-38 |
| 02:31 | Purdue | Andrew John takes the ball from Alberto Figueroa in the backcourt | 30-38 |
| 02:19 | Penn State | Daniel Grounds is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Daniel Grounds, team foul #8 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Oscar Contreras (SG), Robert Reith (PF) Gary Nixon, Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Eric Nelson (SF) Andrew John | |
| 02:07 | Purdue | Robert Reith hits the finger roll set up by Alberto Figueroa | 32-38 |
| 01:55 | Penn State | Eric Nelson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Haight | 32-41 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Alberto Figueroa connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Oscar Contreras | 35-41 |
| 01:12 | Penn State | Scott Cotton is denied on a dunk by Kevin Sicard | 35-41 |
| 01:11 | Purdue | Robert Reith gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Oscar Contreras's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Cotton | 35-41 |
| 00:49 | Penn State | Daniel Grounds gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 00:34 | Penn State | Daniel Grounds is fouled on the floor by Robert Reith - foul #2 on Robert Reith, team foul #11 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright (PG), Fred Hunter (SG), Gary Nixon (SF), Alva Bozenski (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Alberto Figueroa, Oscar Contreras, Calvin Stevens, Robert Reith, Kevin Sicard | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clyde Malkin (PG), John Curtis (SG), Jason Carty (SF), Herbert White (C) Carl Ryan, Jeffrey Haight, Eric Nelson, Scott Cotton | |
| 00:34 | Penn State | Daniel Grounds makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 00:34 | Penn State | Daniel Grounds misses the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 00:34 | Purdue | Matthew Watford pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | John Curtis steals the ball from Gary Nixon | 35-42 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Daniel Grounds lays it up and in set up by John Curtis | 35-44 |
| 00:11 | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Albright, team foul #12 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodolfo Hernandez (PF) Matthew Watford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Fredrick Oliver (C) Daniel Grounds | |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Jason Carty drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-46 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Jeffrey Albright comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 35-46 |