| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Alphonso Luna (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Bracamonte (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 3 pf. C - Augustine Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dennis Silberberg (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Lenz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis inbounds the ball | 24-23 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:36 | Penn State | Alfredo Rossi is called for the reach on Gabriel Romano - foul #4 on Alfredo Rossi, team foul #1 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Eliseo Greco (PF) Alfredo Rossi | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 19:14 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis can't finish the layup | 24-23 |
| 19:12 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 18:58 | Purdue | Augustine Russo misses the easy layup | 24-23 |
| 18:57 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg gets the rebound | 24-23 |
| 18:33 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-23 |
| 18:31 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis hits the follow up shot | 24-25 |
| 18:13 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna clanks a 3 from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 18:12 | Penn State | Robert Lenz gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 17:43 | Penn State | Paul Bennett scores on a runner in the paint | 24-27 |
| 17:32 | Purdue | Augustine Russo scores on a turnaround from close range | 26-27 |
| 17:10 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-27 |
| 17:08 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 16:57 | Purdue | Augustine Russo lays it up and in | 28-27 |
| 16:44 | Penn State | Robert Lenz comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-27 |
| 16:43 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Eliseo Greco | 28-27 |
| 16:34 | Purdue | Joseph Doering comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 16:32 | Penn State | Robert Lenz pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 16:27 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Reginald Reavis | 28-29 |
| 16:17 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Gregory Bracamonte | 31-29 |
| 15:58 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis is hacked by Augustine Russo - foul #1 on Augustine Russo, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Orlando Mullen (SG), Andre Rizzo (SF), Mile Kulikowski (C) Alphonso Luna, Gregory Bracamonte, Augustine Russo | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Orlando Mullen (fresh) SF - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eliseo Greco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Mile Kulikowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dennis Silberberg (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 15:32 | Purdue | Robert Lenz takes the ball from Orlando Mullen | 31-32 |
| 15:06 | Penn State | Robert Lenz is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Lenz, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Augustine Russo (C) Eliseo Greco | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:52 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 14:51 | Penn State | Paul Bennett gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 14:27 | Penn State | Orlando Mullen is called for the reach on Robert Lenz - foul #1 on Orlando Mullen, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG) Dennis Silberberg | |
| 14:03 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano is hacked by Orlando Mullen - foul #2 on Orlando Mullen, team foul #4 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alphonso Luna (SG) Orlando Mullen | |
| Subs | Penn State | Young Fang (C) Robert Lenz | |
| 13:39 | Penn State | Alphonso Luna steals the ball from Young Fang | 31-32 |
| 13:35 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna can't finish the layup | 31-32 |
| 13:33 | Penn State | Paul Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 13:08 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis is called for traveling | 31-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi (PF) Augustine Russo | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg (SG), Scott Hutchinson (PF) Daniel Pittman, Paul Bennett | |
| 12:49 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-32 |
| 12:27 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson misses the lay-in | 33-32 |
| 12:25 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 12:06 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo is whistled for a carry | 33-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy White (PG), Orlando Mullen (SG), Gregory Bracamonte (SF), Eliseo Greco (C) Joseph Doering, Alphonso Luna, Andre Rizzo, Mile Kulikowski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (PG), Claude Jones (SF), Robert Lenz (C) Gabriel Romano, Reginald Reavis, Young Fang | |
| 11:56 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Timothy White (fresh) SG - Orlando Mullen (fresh) SF - Gregory Bracamonte (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 4 pf. C - Eliseo Greco (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Daniel Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Silberberg (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Claude Jones (fresh) PF - Scott Hutchinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:39 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Hutchinson | 33-34 |
| 11:38 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte gets the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 11:24 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi clanks a runner from close range | 33-34 |
| 11:23 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi tips it in | 35-34 |
| 10:57 | Penn State | Claude Jones can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Orlando Mullen - foul #3 on Orlando Mullen, team foul #5 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alphonso Luna (SG), Augustine Russo (C) Orlando Mullen, Eliseo Greco | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Romano (PG), Paul Bennett (PF) Dennis Silberberg, Scott Hutchinson | |
| 10:57 | Penn State | Claude Jones makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 10:57 | Penn State | Claude Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 10:57 | Purdue | Augustine Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 10:44 | Purdue | Augustine Russo hits a turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Robert Lenz - foul #2 on Robert Lenz, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Doering (PG) Timothy White | |
| Subs | Penn State | Reginald Reavis (SF) Claude Jones | |
| 10:44 | Purdue | Augustine Russo makes the free throw | 38-35 |
| 10:15 | Penn State | Robert Lenz comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Augustine Russo - foul #2 on Augustine Russo, team foul #6 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Andre Rizzo (SF), Eliseo Greco (PF) Gregory Bracamonte, Alfredo Rossi | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 10:15 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 10:15 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 10:01 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Augustine Russo | 40-37 |
| 09:38 | Penn State | Paul Bennett is hacked by Joseph Doering - foul #3 on Joseph Doering, team foul #7 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Young Fang (C) Robert Lenz | |
| 09:38 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 09:38 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 09:21 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Andre Rizzo | 42-37 |
| 09:01 | Penn State | Augustine Russo swats the layup by Young Fang | 42-37 |
| 09:00 | Purdue | Augustine Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 08:38 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo lays it up and in set up by Alphonso Luna and the foul's on Reginald Reavis - foul #2 on Reginald Reavis, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy White (PG), Gregory Bracamonte (SF), Alfredo Rossi (PF) Joseph Doering, Alphonso Luna, Eliseo Greco | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg (SG) Gabriel Romano | |
| 08:38 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo makes the free throw | 45-37 |
| 08:15 | Penn State | Young Fang buries a jump hook near the basket | 45-39 |
| 07:54 | Purdue | Augustine Russo hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Daniel Pittman - foul #2 on Daniel Pittman, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Orlando Mullen (SG) Andre Rizzo | |
| Subs | Penn State | Claude Jones (SF), Scott Hutchinson (PF), Robert Lenz (C) Reginald Reavis, Paul Bennett, Young Fang | |
| 07:54 | Purdue | Augustine Russo makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 07:54 | Purdue | Augustine Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 07:54 | Penn State | Robert Lenz grabs the board | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Timothy White (fresh) SG - Orlando Mullen (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Gregory Bracamonte (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Augustine Russo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Daniel Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Silberberg (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Claude Jones (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Scott Hutchinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:35 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-39 |
| 07:33 | Purdue | Augustine Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 07:29 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen comes up short on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Claude Jones - foul #1 on Claude Jones, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Doering (PG), Andre Rizzo (SF), Mile Kulikowski (C) Timothy White, Gregory Bracamonte, Augustine Russo | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 07:29 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 07:29 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen misses the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 07:29 | Purdue | Mile Kulikowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 07:24 | Purdue | Joseph Doering drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Alfredo Rossi | 49-39 |
| 06:56 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-39 |
| 06:54 | Penn State | Robert Lenz tips it in | 49-41 |
| 06:43 | Purdue | Joseph Doering clanks a 3 from straight away | 49-41 |
| 06:42 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen gets the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 06:30 | Purdue | Joseph Doering is called for traveling | 49-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alphonso Luna (SG), Eliseo Greco (PF) Orlando Mullen, Alfredo Rossi | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Romano (PG), Reginald Reavis (SF), Paul Bennett (PF) Dennis Silberberg, Claude Jones, Scott Hutchinson | |
| 06:19 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman is hacked by Mile Kulikowski - foul #1 on Mile Kulikowski, team foul #8 | 49-41 |
| 06:19 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman misses the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 06:19 | Purdue | Mile Kulikowski grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 06:10 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 05:54 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman loses the dribble to Mile Kulikowski | 51-41 |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco makes the turnaround from the right block | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 05:26 | Penn State | Paul Bennett's floater is tipped away by Mile Kulikowski | 53-41 |
| 05:25 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 05:08 | Purdue | Joseph Doering loses the dribble to Gabriel Romano | 53-41 |
| 05:05 | Penn State | Paul Bennett lays it in set up by Gabriel Romano | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:57 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Eliseo Greco, team foul #9 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy White (PG), Gregory Bracamonte (SF), Alfredo Rossi (PF), Augustine Russo (C) Joseph Doering, Andre Rizzo, Eliseo Greco, Mile Kulikowski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Young Fang (C) Robert Lenz | |
| 04:55 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano loses the dribble to Timothy White in the backcourt | 53-43 |
| 04:52 | Purdue | Timothy White jams it | 55-43 |
| 04:45 | Penn State | Young Fang misses the easy layup | 55-43 |
| 04:44 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gregory Bracamonte | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:28 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Alfredo Rossi | 58-43 |
| 04:05 | Penn State | Paul Bennett's layup is rejected by Augustine Russo | 58-43 |
| 04:03 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano snags the offensive board | 58-43 |
| 03:48 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-43 |
| 03:47 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Timothy White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Alphonso Luna (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Bracamonte (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. PF - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Augustine Russo (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Pittman (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Young Fang (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:31 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Paul Bennett - foul #1 on Paul Bennett, team foul #6 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Andre Rizzo (SF), Eliseo Greco (PF), Mile Kulikowski (C) Gregory Bracamonte, Alfredo Rossi, Augustine Russo | |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (PG), David Rouleau (SG), Claude Jones (SF), Scott Hutchinson (PF) Gabriel Romano, Daniel Pittman, Reginald Reavis, Paul Bennett | |
| 03:31 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 03:31 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna makes the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:15 | Penn State | Claude Jones can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 60-43 |
| 03:13 | Penn State | Young Fang hits the follow up shot | 60-45 |
| 02:53 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Rouleau - foul #1 on David Rouleau, team foul #7 | 60-45 |
| 02:53 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 02:53 | Purdue | Alphonso Luna makes the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 02:32 | Penn State | Claude Jones misses the shot from the left wing | 62-45 |
| 02:30 | Penn State | Claude Jones gets the offensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 02:22 | Penn State | Claude Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Orlando Mullen (SG) Alphonso Luna | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:00 | Purdue | Timothy White misses short on a jumper from the right block | 62-45 |
| 01:58 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Mile Kulikowski | 62-45 |
| 01:33 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-45 |
| 01:12 | Penn State | Andre Rizzo is called for the reach on Albert Baber - foul #3 on Andre Rizzo, team foul #10 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG) David Rouleau | |
| 01:12 | Penn State | Albert Baber makes the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 01:12 | Penn State | Albert Baber makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 00:53 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-47 |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Albert Baber and he's fouled by Eliseo Greco - foul #2 on Eliseo Greco, team foul #11 | 64-49 |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson makes the free throw | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:19 | Purdue | Orlando Mullen loses the dribble to Scott Hutchinson | 64-50 |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Scott Hutchinson, team foul #8 | 64-50 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Timothy White runs out the clock | 64-50 |