| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Hart (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Michael Hart inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Gerardo Ortega - foul #1 on Gerardo Ortega, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 19:25 | Penn State | Robert Johnson comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 35-32 |
| 19:23 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 19:05 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Hart | 35-35 |
| 18:49 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Oliphant | 37-35 |
| 18:23 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo jams it | 37-37 |
| 18:06 | Penn State | Robert Johnson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 37-37 |
| 18:05 | Penn State | John Oliphant grabs the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 17:45 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder drills a runner from close range set up by John Oliphant | 39-37 |
| 17:29 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses short on a runner from the baseline | 39-37 |
| 17:27 | Penn State | John Oliphant grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 17:09 | Penn State | Robert Johnson blows the layup | 39-37 |
| 17:07 | Purdue | Michael Hart snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 16:56 | Purdue | John Oliphant takes the ball from Nenad Smolski | 39-37 |
| 16:33 | Penn State | Robert Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 39-37 |
| 16:31 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Cesar Rizzo | 39-37 |
| 16:07 | Purdue | Jeffrey Kidder is called for the reach on Cesar Rizzo - foul #2 on Jeffrey Kidder, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (PG) John Oliphant | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (SG), Rodney Penaflor (PF) Joshua Barnes, Nenad Smolski | |
| 16:02 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor loses the ball out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - William Sawyer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Pearson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Otto Konopka (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Penn State | Robert Johnson is fouled on the floor by Cesar Rizzo - foul #3 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Ali (C) Cesar Rizzo | |
| 15:35 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by William Sawyer | 42-37 |
| 15:22 | Purdue | Otto Konopka is hacked by Gerardo Ortega - foul #2 on Gerardo Ortega, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| 15:06 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Gerard Bower | 42-39 |
| 14:46 | Penn State | Robert Johnson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-39 |
| 14:45 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 42-39 |
| 14:34 | Penn State | Robert Johnson is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Ali - foul #4 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG) William Sawyer | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SG), Nenad Smolski (PF) Otto Konopka, Dikembe Ali | |
| 14:11 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 14:10 | Penn State | Robert Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:04 | Penn State | John Oliphant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Erwin Walkup (C) Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo (C) Rodney Penaflor | |
| 13:51 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Joshua Barnes | 42-41 |
| 13:31 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-41 |
| 13:30 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 13:18 | Purdue | Gerard Bower hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joshua Barnes | 42-43 |
| 13:10 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder's fadeaway is rejected by Nenad Smolski | 42-43 |
| 13:08 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup tips it home | 44-43 |
| 12:54 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-43 |
| 12:53 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski tips it back up and in | 44-45 |
| 12:32 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder is fouled on the floor by Michael Hart - foul #1 on Michael Hart, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (SG), Juan Rios (SF), Robert Johnson (C) Gerardo Ortega, Lewis Pearson, Erwin Walkup | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor (PF) Nenad Smolski | |
| 12:14 | Penn State | Gerard Bower steps in front of the Robert Johnson pass | 44-45 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Gerard Bower lays it in | 44-47 |
| 11:45 | Penn State | Juan Rios misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 11:44 | Penn State | Robert Johnson snags the offensive board | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luis Hernadez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Juan Rios (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hart (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder buries a shot from the left block set up by Luis Hernadez | 46-47 |
| 11:25 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Joshua Barnes | 46-49 |
| 11:11 | Penn State | John Oliphant is fouled on the floor by Gerard Bower - foul #2 on Gerard Bower, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega (SG), Lewis Pearson (SF), Alex Horstman (PF) Luis Hernadez, Juan Rios, Jeffrey Kidder | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (PG), Dikembe Aziz (SF), Nenad Smolski (PF) Gerard Bower, Michael Hart, Cesar Rizzo | |
| 11:03 | Penn State | Robert Johnson blows the layup | 46-49 |
| 11:01 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 10:46 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski scores on a runner from the left block set up by Otto Konopka | 46-51 |
| 10:32 | Penn State | Alex Horstman double dribbles | 46-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (PG), Erwin Walkup (C) John Oliphant, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG) Joshua Barnes | |
| 10:13 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses the jumper from the left side | 46-51 |
| 10:12 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses the tip | 46-51 |
| 10:10 | Penn State | Alex Horstman grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 09:52 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Sawyer | 49-51 |
| 09:27 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski's floater is tipped away by Lewis Pearson | 49-51 |
| 09:25 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 09:20 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega clanks a 3 from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 09:19 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 08:54 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Otto Konopka | 49-53 |
| 08:38 | Penn State | Alex Horstman loses the dribble to Rodney Penaflor | 49-53 |
| 08:17 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski's pass is intercepted by Lewis Pearson | 49-53 |
| 07:58 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 07:56 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 07:32 | Purdue | The jump hook by Rodney Penaflor is blocked by Alex Horstman | 49-53 |
| 07:30 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - William Sawyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Pearson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alex Horstman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Otto Konopka (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fairly fresh) SF - Dikembe Aziz (fairly fresh) PF - Nenad Smolski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Penn State | Alex Horstman drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Erwin Walkup and he's hacked by Dikembe Aziz - foul #1 on Dikembe Aziz, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG), Luis Hernadez (SG), Juan Rios (SF), Robert Johnson (C) William Sawyer, Gerardo Ortega, Lewis Pearson, Erwin Walkup | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Joshua Barnes (SG), Michael Hart (SF), Dikembe Ali (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Otto Konopka, Michael Swinney, Dikembe Aziz, Nenad Smolski, Rodney Penaflor | |
| 07:04 | Penn State | Alex Horstman makes the free throw | 52-53 |
| 06:36 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses short on a floater from the left block | 52-53 |
| 06:35 | Penn State | Juan Rios gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 06:29 | Penn State | Alex Horstman blows the layup | 52-53 |
| 06:28 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 06:13 | Purdue | Michael Hart connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Gerard Bower | 52-55 |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Cesar Rizzo picks off the pass by Juan Rios | 52-55 |
| 05:47 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 52-55 |
| 05:45 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo gets the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 05:38 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-55 |
| 05:36 | Penn State | Alex Horstman grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 05:28 | Penn State | Robert Johnson drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Luis Hernadez | 54-55 |
| 05:07 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 05:06 | Purdue | Michael Hart tips it in | 54-57 |
| 04:49 | Penn State | Robert Johnson connects on the jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Joshua Barnes - foul #2 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega (SG), Lewis Pearson (SF), Jeffrey Kidder (PF) Luis Hernadez, Juan Rios, Alex Horstman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Nenad Smolski (PF) Dikembe Ali | |
| 04:49 | Penn State | Robert Johnson makes the free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:29 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes is hacked by Jeffrey Kidder - foul #3 on Jeffrey Kidder, team foul #4 | 57-57 |
| 04:18 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 04:16 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 03:52 | Penn State | Robert Johnson scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 59-57 |
| 03:30 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Kidder - foul #4 on Jeffrey Kidder, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (PG), Erwin Walkup (C) John Oliphant, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (SG), Rodney Penaflor (C) Joshua Barnes, Cesar Rizzo | |
| 03:30 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 03:30 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - William Sawyer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Pearson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Otto Konopka (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder misses the runner in the lane | 59-59 |
| 03:13 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 03:06 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor lays it up and in set up by Gerard Bower | 59-61 |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Lewis Pearson and he's fouled by Nenad Smolski - foul #3 on Nenad Smolski, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (SG), Juan Rios (SF) Gerardo Ortega, Lewis Pearson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Ali (C) Nenad Smolski | |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder makes the free throw | 62-61 |
| 02:57 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG), Gerardo Ortega (SG), Lewis Pearson (SF), Robert Johnson (C) William Sawyer, Luis Hernadez, Juan Rios, Erwin Walkup | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SG), Nenad Smolski (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Otto Konopka, Rodney Penaflor, Dikembe Ali | |
| 02:37 | Purdue | Jeffrey Kidder denies the turnaround by Michael Hart | 62-61 |
| 02:35 | Penn State | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 01:58 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses the lay-in | 65-61 |
| 01:56 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski hits the follow up shot | 65-63 |
| 01:39 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder can't connect on a floater from the right block | 65-63 |
| 01:37 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder tips it back up and in | 67-63 |
| 01:14 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 67-63 |
| 01:12 | Penn State | John Oliphant pulls down the rebound | 67-63 |
| 00:59 | Penn State | John Oliphant is hacked by Gerard Bower - foul #3 on Gerard Bower, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| 00:59 | Penn State | John Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:59 | Penn State | John Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:40 | Purdue | Gerard Bower misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 69-63 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Barnes | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gerard Bower | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:34 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Barnes - foul #3 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #9 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (PG), Alex Horstman (PF) John Oliphant, Jeffrey Kidder | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:34 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:34 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Gerard Bower misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-65 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson gets the rebound | 71-65 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-65 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG), Luis Hernadez (SG), Erwin Walkup (C) William Sawyer, Gerardo Ortega, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson is hacked by Joshua Barnes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #10 | 71-65 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-65 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega (SG), Jeffrey Kidder (PF) Luis Hernadez, Alex Horstman | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Gerard Bower is called for the reach on Erwin Walkup in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gerard Bower, team foul #11 | 73-65 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup misses the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski pulls down the rebound | 74-65 |
| 00:11 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Gerard Bower | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Barnes - foul #5 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #12 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (PG), Alex Horstman (PF) John Oliphant, Jeffrey Kidder | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (SG) Joshua Barnes | |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Gerard Bower hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Otto Konopka | 75-71 |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-71 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (PG), Robert Johnson (C) Luis Hernadez, Erwin Walkup | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Gerard Bower is called for the reach on Gerardo Ortega in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gerard Bower, team foul #13 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG) Gerard Bower | |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses long on a halfcourt shot | 77-71 |