| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Sharpe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernesto Caballero (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Letourneau (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jamie Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Nestor Panek (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Walter Gleason (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Andrew Weber (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marcus Higdon (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bruce Bowers (fresh) C - Jared Felt (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau inbounds the ball | 40-30 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | The jumper by Gary Sharpe is denied by Bruce Bowers | 40-30 |
| 19:37 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 19:22 | Penn State | Nestor Panek steals the ball from Bruce Bowers | 40-30 |
| 19:16 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek misses the dunk | 40-30 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith grabs the offensive board | 40-30 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau is hacked by Marcus Higdon - foul #3 on Marcus Higdon, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Driver (SG), Dustin Thomas (SF), James Robinson (PF), Steve Mattingly (C) Ernesto Caballero, Charles Letourneau, Jamie Smith, Nestor Panek | |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Haffner (SG), Theodore Bitting (SF), Randy Kern (PF), Rodney Sweet (C) Andrew Weber, Marcus Higdon, Bruce Bowers, Jared Felt | |
| 18:48 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe comes up short on the floater in the lane | 40-30 |
| 18:46 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Theodore Bitting | 40-30 |
| 18:29 | Penn State | Randy Kern misses the dunk | 40-30 |
| 18:27 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting grabs the offensive board | 40-30 |
| 18:14 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet connects on the runner in the lane set up by Walter Gleason | 40-32 |
| 18:12 | Northwestern | Dustin Thomas double dribbles in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero (SG), Charles Letourneau (SF), Leroy Delgadillo (PF), Nestor Panek (C) Dana Driver, Dustin Thomas, James Robinson, Steve Mattingly | |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Berry (PG), Andrew Weber (SG), Daniel Snyder (SF), Jared Felt (C) Walter Gleason, Leonard Haffner, Theodore Bitting, Rodney Sweet | |
| 17:54 | Penn State | Ernesto Caballero steps in front of the Andrew Weber pass | 40-32 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero banks in the layup | 42-32 |
| 17:37 | Penn State | The short jumper by Jared Felt is denied by Nestor Panek | 42-32 |
| 17:36 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 17:13 | Northwestern | Leroy Delgadillo can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-32 |
| 17:11 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Daniel Snyder | 42-32 |
| 17:09 | Penn State | Gary Sharpe picks off the pass by Andrew Weber in the backcourt | 42-32 |
| 16:58 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-32 |
| 16:57 | Penn State | Jared Felt grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 16:31 | Penn State | Daniel Snyder misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 16:24 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-32 |
| 16:02 | Penn State | Jared Felt loses the dribble to Ernesto Caballero | 45-32 |
| 15:58 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero misses the lay-in | 45-32 |
| 15:56 | Penn State | Jared Felt pulls down the rebound | 45-32 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Sharpe (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernesto Caballero (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Letourneau (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Leroy Delgadillo (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Nestor Panek (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Eugene Berry (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Weber (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Snyder (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Kern (tiring) 4 reb. C - Jared Felt (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Penn State | Andrew Weber drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-35 |
| 15:38 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 15:37 | Penn State | Randy Kern grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 15:35 | Penn State | Eugene Berry is fouled in the backcourt by Ernesto Caballero - foul #3 on Ernesto Caballero, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Driver (PG), Jonathan Hargis (SG), Steve Hayworth (SF), Jamie Smith (PF), James Robinson (C) Gary Sharpe, Ernesto Caballero, Charles Letourneau, Leroy Delgadillo, Nestor Panek | |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Gleason (PG), Leonard Haffner (SG), Marcus Higdon (SF), Bruce Bowers (PF), Theodore Bitting (C) Eugene Berry, Andrew Weber, Daniel Snyder, Randy Kern, Jared Felt | |
| 15:26 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Jonathan Hargis - foul #4 on Jonathan Hargis, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dustin Thomas (SF) Jonathan Hargis | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 15:26 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers misses the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 15:26 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers misses the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 15:26 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 15:13 | Penn State | Leonard Haffner knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 14:57 | Northwestern | Bruce Bowers picks off the pass by Dana Driver | 45-38 |
| 14:39 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers banks in the layup set up by Walter Gleason | 45-40 |
| 14:34 | Northwestern | Leonard Haffner is called for the reach on Dana Driver in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leonard Haffner, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau (SF), Steve Mattingly (C) Dustin Thomas, James Robinson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Weber (SG), Rodney Sweet (C) Leonard Haffner, Theodore Bitting | |
| 14:15 | Northwestern | Dana Driver misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Rodney Sweet - foul #2 on Rodney Sweet, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| 14:15 | Northwestern | Dana Driver makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 14:15 | Northwestern | Dana Driver misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 14:15 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 14:12 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Hayworth - foul #4 on Steve Hayworth, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero (SG) Steve Hayworth | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:58 | Penn State | Dana Driver steals it from Marcus Higdon | 46-40 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Weber - foul #3 on Andrew Weber, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG) Dana Driver | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:38 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 13:36 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 13:29 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet makes the wide open turnaround from the right block set up by Bruce Bowers | 46-42 |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Walter Gleason - foul #2 on Walter Gleason, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nestor Panek (C) Steve Mattingly | |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Haffner (SG), Theodore Bitting (SF), Jared Felt (C) Andrew Weber, Marcus Higdon, Rodney Sweet | |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 12:54 | Penn State | Walter Gleason knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Leonard Haffner | 48-45 |
| 12:54 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Driver (PG), Dustin Thomas (SF), James Robinson (PF) Gary Sharpe, Charles Letourneau, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:37 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek is open and scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dana Driver | 50-45 |
| 12:15 | Penn State | Jared Felt's pass is intercepted by Dustin Thomas | 50-45 |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Jared Felt - foul #1 on Jared Felt, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG), Charles Letourneau (SF), Jamie Smith (PF) Ernesto Caballero, Dustin Thomas, James Robinson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Berry (SG), Marcus Higdon (SF), Rodney Sweet (PF), Randy Kern (C) Leonard Haffner, Theodore Bitting, Bruce Bowers, Jared Felt | |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 11:53 | Penn State | Randy Kern grabs the board | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Sharpe (tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dana Driver (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Letourneau (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Jamie Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Nestor Panek (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Walter Gleason (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Berry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marcus Higdon (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Rodney Sweet (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Kern (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Penn State | Walter Gleason can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 51-45 |
| 11:35 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | Walter Gleason steps in front of the Charles Letourneau pass in the backcourt | 51-45 |
| 11:18 | Penn State | Randy Kern hits the finger roll set up by Walter Gleason and he's fouled by Nestor Panek - foul #1 on Nestor Panek, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly (C) Nestor Panek | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jared Felt (C) Marcus Higdon | |
| 11:18 | Penn State | Randy Kern makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 10:55 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe travels with the ball | 51-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero (SG), Nestor Panek (C) Dana Driver, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Weber (SG), Theodore Bitting (SF) Eugene Berry, Rodney Sweet | |
| 10:35 | Penn State | Jared Felt lays it in on a nice dish by Theodore Bitting | 51-50 |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Smith (PF) Steve Mattingly | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marcus Higdon (SF) Jared Felt | |
| 10:25 | Penn State | Ernesto Caballero is called for the reach on Andrew Weber - foul #4 on Ernesto Caballero, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Driver (SG) Ernesto Caballero | |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Bowers (PF) Theodore Bitting | |
| 10:12 | Penn State | Andrew Weber hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 10:11 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Marcus Higdon | 51-50 |
| 09:56 | Penn State | Andrew Weber knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Walter Gleason | 51-53 |
| 09:32 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek hits the follow up shot | 53-53 |
| 09:30 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Robinson (PG), Dustin Thomas (SF), Steve Mattingly (PF), Leroy Delgadillo (C) Gary Sharpe, Charles Letourneau, Jamie Smith, Nestor Panek | |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Haffner (PG), Eugene Berry (SG), Daniel Snyder (SF), Theodore Bitting (PF), Rodney Sweet (C) Walter Gleason, Andrew Weber, Marcus Higdon, Bruce Bowers, Randy Kern | |
| 09:17 | Penn State | Eugene Berry clanks a jumper from the right side | 53-53 |
| 09:16 | Northwestern | Dana Driver gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly lays it in set up by James Robinson | 55-53 |
| 08:47 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting is open and scores on a jump hook from close range | 55-55 |
| 08:22 | Northwestern | Theodore Bitting takes the ball from James Robinson | 55-55 |
| 08:09 | Penn State | Eugene Berry drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Leonard Haffner and he's fouled by Dana Driver - foul #3 on Dana Driver, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG), Charles Letourneau (SF), Jamie Smith (PF), Nestor Panek (C) James Robinson, Dustin Thomas, Steve Mattingly, Leroy Delgadillo | |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Gleason (PG), Marcus Higdon (SF), Randy Kern (PF), Jared Felt (C) Leonard Haffner, Daniel Snyder, Theodore Bitting, Rodney Sweet | |
| 08:09 | Penn State | Eugene Berry makes the free throw | 55-58 |
| 08:00 | Northwestern | Dana Driver knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Jamie Smith | 57-58 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Jared Felt knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Walter Gleason and the foul's on Nestor Panek - foul #2 on Nestor Panek, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero (PG), Jonathan Hargis (SG), Steve Hayworth (SF) Gary Sharpe, Dana Driver, Charles Letourneau | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Weber (SG) Eugene Berry | |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Jared Felt misses the free throw | 57-60 |
| 07:52 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernesto Caballero (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jonathan Hargis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steve Hayworth (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jamie Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Nestor Panek (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Walter Gleason (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrew Weber (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Marcus Higdon (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randy Kern (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Jared Felt (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-60 |
| 07:36 | Penn State | Andrew Weber misses short on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-60 |
| 07:34 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek grabs the board | 57-60 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis's floater is tipped away by Jared Felt | 57-60 |
| 07:29 | Penn State | Randy Kern snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| 07:26 | Penn State | Andrew Weber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Bowers (PF) Randy Kern | |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero is hacked by Andrew Weber - foul #4 on Andrew Weber, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Theodore Bitting (SF) Marcus Higdon | |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 07:06 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Theodore Bitting, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG) Ernesto Caballero | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 06:52 | Penn State | Andrew Weber gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 06:47 | Penn State | Andrew Weber is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 59-60 |
| 06:45 | Penn State | Andrew Weber pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 06:31 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting makes the shot from the baseline set up by Andrew Weber | 59-62 |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Jared Felt - foul #2 on Jared Felt, team foul #9 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero (PG), Steve Mattingly (PF), James Robinson (C) Gary Sharpe, Jamie Smith, Nestor Panek | |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Haffner (PG), Marcus Higdon (SF), Randy Kern (C) Walter Gleason, Theodore Bitting, Jared Felt | |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Randy Kern pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 06:06 | Penn State | Leonard Haffner misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 05:49 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis snags the offensive board | 60-62 |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Leonard Haffner - foul #3 on Leonard Haffner, team foul #10 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG), Charles Letourneau (SF), Nestor Panek (C) Ernesto Caballero, Steve Hayworth, James Robinson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Berry (PG), Rodney Sweet (SF), Jared Felt (C) Andrew Weber, Marcus Higdon, Bruce Bowers | |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 05:20 | Penn State | Jared Felt clanks a shot from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly snags the defensive board | 62-62 |
| 05:17 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis is hacked by Leonard Haffner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leonard Haffner, team foul #11 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Gleason (PG) Leonard Haffner | |
| 05:17 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 05:17 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 05:04 | Penn State | Eugene Berry blows the dunk | 64-62 |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Eugene Berry grabs the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 04:38 | Penn State | Randy Kern is hacked by Jonathan Hargis - foul #5 on Jonathan Hargis, team foul #8 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero (PG), Steve Hayworth (SG), Leroy Delgadillo (PF), James Robinson (C) Gary Sharpe, Jonathan Hargis, Steve Mattingly, Nestor Panek | |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Haffner (SG), Marcus Higdon (SF), Theodore Bitting (C) Eugene Berry, Rodney Sweet, Jared Felt | |
| 04:38 | Penn State | Randy Kern makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 04:38 | Penn State | Randy Kern makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero is hacked by Walter Gleason in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Gleason, team foul #12 | 64-64 |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 04:19 | Penn State | Leonard Haffner hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Marcus Higdon | 66-67 |
| 03:53 | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Marcus Higdon - foul #4 on Marcus Higdon, team foul #13 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Smith (PF), Nestor Panek (C) Leroy Delgadillo, James Robinson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Weber (SG), Daniel Snyder (SF), Bruce Bowers (PF) Leonard Haffner, Marcus Higdon, Randy Kern | |
| 03:53 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| 03:53 | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 03:53 | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth misses the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 03:53 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Andrew Weber | 66-67 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernesto Caballero (tired) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Steve Hayworth (tiring) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Charles Letourneau (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Jamie Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Nestor Panek (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Walter Gleason (tired) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Weber (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Daniel Snyder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Bowers (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Theodore Bitting (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers is alone and drills a jump hook from close range set up by Walter Gleason | 66-69 |
| 03:22 | Northwestern | Bruce Bowers is called for the reach on Jamie Smith - foul #2 on Bruce Bowers, team foul #14 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG), Dustin Thomas (SF) Ernesto Caballero, Charles Letourneau | |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Berry (PG), Rodney Sweet (PF), Jared Felt (C) Walter Gleason, Bruce Bowers, Theodore Bitting | |
| 03:22 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith misses the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 03:22 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Jared Felt grabs the defensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 03:13 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet misses the lay-in | 66-69 |
| 03:11 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 03:07 | Northwestern | Rodney Sweet picks off the pass by Steve Hayworth in the backcourt | 66-69 |
| 02:56 | Penn State | Andrew Weber is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-69 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 66-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leroy Delgadillo (PF) Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Gleason (PG), Randy Kern (PF) Andrew Weber, Daniel Snyder | |
| 02:29 | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth misses short on a jumper from the right side | 66-69 |
| 02:28 | Penn State | Randy Kern grabs the defensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 02:06 | Penn State | Eugene Berry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-69 |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 66-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Driver (PG), Ernesto Caballero (SG), Charles Letourneau (SF), Steve Mattingly (PF) Gary Sharpe, Steve Hayworth, Dustin Thomas, Nestor Panek | |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Haffner (SG), Daniel Snyder (SF), Bruce Bowers (PF) Walter Gleason, Randy Kern, Jared Felt | |
| 01:52 | Northwestern | Rodney Sweet steals the ball from Dana Driver | 66-69 |
| 01:49 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers is hacked by Charles Letourneau in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Letourneau, team foul #9 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG), Jamie Smith (PF), Nestor Panek (C) Dana Driver, Steve Mattingly, Leroy Delgadillo | |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Gleason (PG), Andrew Weber (SG), Marcus Higdon (SF), Jared Felt (C) Eugene Berry, Leonard Haffner, Daniel Snyder, Rodney Sweet | |
| 01:49 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 01:49 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 66-71 |
| 01:24 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon grabs the defensive rebound | 66-71 |
| 01:05 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon scores on a 3 from the right corner | 66-74 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 66-74 |
| 00:48 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jared Felt | 66-74 |
| 00:48 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers is hacked by Ernesto Caballero in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ernesto Caballero, team foul #10 | 66-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth (SG) Ernesto Caballero | |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Haffner (PG), Eugene Berry (SG), Theodore Bitting (SF), Rodney Sweet (C) Walter Gleason, Andrew Weber, Marcus Higdon, Jared Felt | |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers makes the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Eugene Berry takes the ball from Gary Sharpe in the backcourt | 66-76 |
| 00:42 | Penn State | Eugene Berry lays it up and in | 66-78 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek connects on the runner from the left block set up by Charles Letourneau | 68-78 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Penn State | Steve Hayworth is called for the reach on Eugene Berry in the backcourt - foul #5 on Steve Hayworth, team foul #11 | 68-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Robinson (PG), Dana Driver (SG), Dustin Thomas (SF), Steve Mattingly (PF), Leroy Delgadillo (C) Gary Sharpe, Steve Hayworth, Charles Letourneau, Jamie Smith, Nestor Panek | |
| Subs | Penn State | Randy Kern (PF) Bruce Bowers | |
| 00:36 | Penn State | Eugene Berry makes the 1st free throw | 68-79 |
| 00:36 | Penn State | Eugene Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 68-80 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Dustin Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Kern - foul #1 on Randy Kern, team foul #15 | 68-80 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Dustin Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 68-80 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Dustin Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 68-80 |
| 00:34 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Randy Kern | 68-80 |
| 00:32 | Penn State | Dana Driver steals it from Eugene Berry in the backcourt | 68-80 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Dana Driver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-80 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Leonard Haffner runs out the clock | 68-80 |