| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Cartier (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Carl (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Whatley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Byron Weir inbounds the ball | 14-20 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Penn State | Timothy Jones loses the dribble to Kevin Armstrong | 14-20 |
| 19:21 | Purdue | George Carl hits a floater from the left wing set up by Kevin Armstrong | 14-22 |
| 19:00 | Penn State | Anthony Tuck is called for the reach on Franjo Zenor - foul #1 on Anthony Tuck, team foul #1 | 14-22 |
| 18:42 | Penn State | Anthony Tuck steals it from Thurman Walters | 14-22 |
| 18:20 | Purdue | Franjo Zenor is called for the reach on George Carl - foul #3 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #1 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG) Franjo Zenor | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:58 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong blows the layup but the foul's on Byron Weir - foul #2 on Byron Weir, team foul #2 | 14-22 |
| 17:58 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 17:58 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 17:58 | Penn State | Timothy Jones snags the defensive board | 14-22 |
| 17:51 | Penn State | Timothy Jones connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Thurman Walters | 16-22 |
| 17:34 | Purdue | Byron Weir steals it from George Carl | 16-22 |
| 17:30 | Penn State | Byron Weir hits the finger roll | 18-22 |
| 17:09 | Purdue | Tim Whatley is hacked by William Cartier - foul #1 on William Cartier, team foul #3 | 18-22 |
| 16:47 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-25 |
| 16:38 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the 3 from the right corner | 21-25 |
| 16:20 | Purdue | George Carl misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-25 |
| 16:18 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Byron Weir | 21-25 |
| 16:11 | Penn State | William Cartier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-25 |
| 16:10 | Penn State | Timothy Jones tips it in | 23-25 |
| 15:44 | Purdue | George Carl makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-28 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Cartier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Carl (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Whatley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anthony Tuck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. C - Mark Zinner (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Penn State | Timothy Jones misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Anthony Tuck - foul #2 on Anthony Tuck, team foul #2 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG), Franjo Zenor (SG) Thurman Walters, Andrew Gregg | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Madden (PG), Michael Morgan (SG), Alvin Baize (SF), Randolph Conner (C) Kevin Armstrong, George Carl, Tim Whatley, Mark Zinner | |
| 15:34 | Penn State | Timothy Jones misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 15:34 | Penn State | Timothy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 15:20 | Purdue | Alvin Baize misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-28 |
| 15:18 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| 15:10 | Penn State | Timothy Jones banks in the layup | 26-28 |
| 14:46 | Purdue | Michael Morgan can't connect on a runner from the right block | 26-28 |
| 14:45 | Purdue | Alvin Baize hits the follow up shot | 26-30 |
| 14:22 | Penn State | The short jumper by Timothy Jones is denied by Randolph Conner | 26-30 |
| 14:20 | Penn State | Timothy Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 14:08 | Penn State | Raymond Bills hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by John Madden - foul #1 on John Madden, team foul #3 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Smith (C) Timothy Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), George Carl (SG) John Madden, Anthony Tuck | |
| 14:08 | Penn State | Raymond Bills makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 14:08 | Penn State | Raymond Bills makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 13:48 | Purdue | Michael Morgan makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-33 |
| 13:26 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on George Carl - foul #1 on George Carl, team foul #4 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG) Raymond Bills | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (SF), Mark Zinner (C) Michael Morgan, Alvin Baize | |
| 13:26 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 13:26 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 13:06 | Purdue | Tim Whatley can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Franjo Zenor - foul #4 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #4 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG) Franjo Zenor | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:06 | Purdue | Tim Whatley makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 13:06 | Purdue | Tim Whatley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 12:44 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-35 |
| 12:23 | Purdue | George Carl is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 33-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | George Brantley (SF), William McHalffey (PF) Byron Weir, William Cartier | |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Tuck (PF) Randolph Conner | |
| 12:06 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-35 |
| 12:04 | Penn State | William Smith tips it but misses | 33-35 |
| 12:02 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Anthony Tuck | 33-35 |
| 11:39 | Purdue | George Carl misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 11:37 | Penn State | George Brantley snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Brantley (fresh) 4 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) C - William Smith (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Carl (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Whatley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) | |
| 11:14 | Penn State | Thurman Walters hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-35 |
| 11:13 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 10:44 | Purdue | George Carl misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Gregg - foul #2 on Andrew Gregg, team foul #5 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG), Byron Weir (SF), William Cartier (PF), Timothy Jones (C) Thurman Walters, George Brantley, William McHalffey, William Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Baize (PG), Michael Morgan (SF), Randolph Conner (C) Kevin Armstrong, Tim Whatley, Mark Zinner | |
| 10:44 | Purdue | George Carl makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 10:44 | Purdue | George Carl misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 10:44 | Penn State | Timothy Jones gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 10:26 | Penn State | Alvin Baize is called for the reach on Raymond Bills - foul #1 on Alvin Baize, team foul #5 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Walters (SG) Andrew Gregg | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Madden (PG) George Carl | |
| 10:11 | Penn State | The short jumper by Byron Weir is denied by Randolph Conner | 33-36 |
| 10:10 | Penn State | Byron Weir snags the offensive board | 33-36 |
| 09:46 | Penn State | Paul Walters loses the dribble to John Madden | 33-36 |
| 09:42 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck banks in the layup on a great pass from John Madden | 33-38 |
| 09:31 | Penn State | William Cartier hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Alvin Baize - foul #2 on Alvin Baize, team foul #6 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG) Raymond Bills | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (SF) Anthony Tuck | |
| 09:31 | Penn State | William Cartier makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 09:31 | Penn State | William Cartier misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 09:31 | Purdue | Randolph Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 09:02 | Purdue | Alvin Baize makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Madden | 34-41 |
| 08:57 | Penn State | The jump hook by Thurman Walters is blocked by Alvin Baize | 34-41 |
| 08:55 | Purdue | Randolph Conner snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 08:28 | Purdue | William Cartier is called for the reach on Alvin Baize - foul #2 on William Cartier, team foul #6 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG), George Brantley (SF), William McHalffey (PF) Paul Walters, Byron Weir, William Cartier | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), George Carl (SG), Mark Zinner (C) John Madden, Michael Morgan, Randolph Conner | |
| 08:01 | Purdue | Alvin Baize misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 08:00 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 07:39 | Purdue | Mark Zinner is fouled on the floor by Timothy Jones - foul #3 on Timothy Jones, team foul #7 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG), Franjo Zenor (SG), William Smith (C) Thurman Walters, Andrew Gregg, Timothy Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Tuck (PF) Alvin Baize | |
| 07:39 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 07:39 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 07:39 | Penn State | William McHalffey pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Raymond Bills (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - George Brantley (fresh) 4 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Carl (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Whatley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor clanks a 3 from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 07:02 | Purdue | George Carl makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Armstrong | 34-45 |
| 06:44 | Penn State | William Smith blows the layup | 34-45 |
| 06:43 | Purdue | The rebound goes to George Carl | 34-45 |
| 06:20 | Purdue | William McHalffey is called for the reach on George Carl - foul #1 on William McHalffey, team foul #8 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Byron Weir (SF), William Cartier (PF), Timothy Jones (C) Raymond Bills, George Brantley, William McHalffey, William Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Baize (SF) Tim Whatley | |
| 06:20 | Purdue | George Carl misses the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 06:20 | Penn State | William Cartier snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 06:01 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the shot from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 05:35 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck misses the easy layup | 36-45 |
| 05:34 | Penn State | Byron Weir gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 05:12 | Penn State | Timothy Jones hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Thurman Walters | 38-45 |
| 04:52 | Purdue | Franjo Zenor takes the ball from Mark Zinner | 38-45 |
| 04:49 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor lays it up and in | 40-45 |
| 04:28 | Purdue | Mark Zinner clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by William Cartier - foul #3 on William Cartier, team foul #9 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Morgan (SG), Tim Whatley (SF) Kevin Armstrong, George Carl | |
| 04:28 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 04:28 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 04:10 | Penn State | William Cartier comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 04:08 | Purdue | Michael Morgan pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 03:44 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses the lay-in | 40-47 |
| 03:43 | Purdue | Alvin Baize tips it but misses | 40-47 |
| 03:41 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Timothy Jones | 40-47 |
| 03:32 | Penn State | Byron Weir is hacked by Tim Whatley - foul #2 on Tim Whatley, team foul #7 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG), William McHalffey (PF), William Smith (C) Thurman Walters, Franjo Zenor, William Cartier, Timothy Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Madden (PG), Randolph Conner (C) Anthony Tuck, Mark Zinner | |
| 03:32 | Penn State | Byron Weir makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 03:32 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 03:32 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Alvin Baize | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Raymond Bills (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Madden (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Michael Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tim Whatley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alvin Baize (fresh) 9 pts. C - Randolph Conner (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:04 | Purdue | Alvin Baize buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Madden | 41-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:56 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses the shot in the paint | 41-50 |
| 02:55 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Michael Morgan | 41-50 |
| 02:55 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Franjo Zenor (SG), William Cartier (PF), Timothy Jones (C) Raymond Bills, Andrew Gregg, William McHalffey, William Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), George Carl (SG), Anthony Tuck (PF) John Madden, Michael Morgan, Alvin Baize | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:39 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 41-50 |
| 02:37 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor grabs the board | 41-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:24 | Penn State | Tim Whatley picks off the pass by Franjo Zenor | 41-50 |
| 02:21 | Purdue | George Carl banks in the layup on a nice dish by Tim Whatley | 41-52 |
| 02:01 | Penn State | Thurman Walters clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-52 |
| 02:00 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 01:33 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Zinner (C) Randolph Conner | |
| 01:20 | Penn State | Thurman Walters is called for a charge - foul #1 on Thurman Walters, team foul #10 | 41-52 |
| 01:01 | Purdue | George Carl buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Penn State | Timothy Jones double dribbles | 41-55 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Purdue | George Carl misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-55 |
| 00:34 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Timothy Jones | 41-55 |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-55 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong runs out the clock | 44-55 |