| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Leonard Pearson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Gosnell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Francois (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Pike (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Roland Harrell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Micheal Whetstone (fresh) SG - Michael Downard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Oakes (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Slaugh (fresh) C - Johnny Pate (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes inbounds the ball | 42-36 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:40 | Penn State | Leonard Pearson takes the ball from Micheal Whetstone | 42-36 |
| 19:37 | Purdue | William Gosnell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leonard Pearson | 44-36 |
| 19:19 | Penn State | Johnny Pate comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 44-36 |
| 19:18 | Purdue | Roland Harrell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 19:06 | Purdue | Micheal Whetstone steals the ball from Leonard Pearson | 44-36 |
| 18:54 | Penn State | Johnny Pate misses short on a floater near the basket | 44-36 |
| 18:53 | Penn State | Johnny Pate gets the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 18:33 | Penn State | Johnny Pate hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Micheal Whetstone | 44-38 |
| 18:16 | Purdue | William Gosnell makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Paul Francois | 47-38 |
| 17:57 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Michael Downard | 47-41 |
| 17:35 | Purdue | Roland Harrell misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 17:33 | Purdue | Leonard Pearson tips it back up and in | 49-41 |
| 17:27 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone's floater is knocked away by Leonard Pearson | 49-41 |
| 17:25 | Purdue | Roland Harrell pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 17:06 | Purdue | Paul Francois misses badly on a runner near the basket | 49-41 |
| 17:04 | Penn State | Johnny Pate gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 16:42 | Penn State | Michael Downard connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Micheal Whetstone | 49-44 |
| 16:29 | Purdue | William Gosnell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 16:27 | Penn State | Robert Slaugh grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 16:20 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes misses short on a runner from the left block | 49-44 |
| 16:18 | Penn State | Johnny Pate pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 15:58 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-44 |
| 15:57 | Purdue | Paul Francois grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Leonard Pearson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Gosnell (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Francois (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Pike (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Roland Harrell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Micheal Whetstone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Downard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Oakes (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Slaugh (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Johnny Pate (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Purdue | Roland Harrell is whistled for a carry | 49-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Murray (PG), Dwayne Cerrone (SG), Duane Terry (SF), Jon Stevenson (PF), John Greenway (C) Leonard Pearson, William Gosnell, Paul Francois, Andrew Pike, Roland Harrell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Jackson (SG), Lowell Hill (SF), Charles Whorton (PF) Michael Downard, Darrell Oakes, Robert Slaugh | |
| 15:27 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 15:10 | Purdue | James Murray misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 15:08 | Penn State | Charles Whorton grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 15:02 | Penn State | Robert Jackson is fouled on the floor by John Greenway - foul #1 on John Greenway, team foul #1 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Stukes (C) Johnny Pate | |
| 14:48 | Penn State | Charles Whorton misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by James Murray - foul #1 on James Murray, team foul #2 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Roland Harrell (C) John Greenway | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:48 | Penn State | Charles Whorton misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 14:48 | Penn State | Charles Whorton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 14:28 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Murray | 51-48 |
| 14:15 | Penn State | Lowell Hill hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 14:14 | Purdue | Roland Harrell snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 13:52 | Purdue | James Murray is hacked by Lowell Hill - foul #1 on Lowell Hill, team foul #1 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Leonard Pearson (PG), William Gosnell (SG), Paul Francois (SF), Andrew Pike (PF) James Murray, Dwayne Cerrone, Duane Terry, Jon Stevenson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Downard (SG), Darrell Oakes (SF), Johnny Pate (C) Robert Jackson, Lowell Hill, David Stukes | |
| 13:36 | Purdue | Andrew Pike misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-48 |
| 13:34 | Purdue | Paul Francois grabs the offensive board | 51-48 |
| 13:09 | Purdue | Paul Francois can't finish the layup but the foul's on Darrell Oakes - foul #1 on Darrell Oakes, team foul #2 | 51-48 |
| 13:09 | Purdue | Paul Francois makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 13:09 | Purdue | Paul Francois makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 12:51 | Penn State | Roland Harrell steals it from Johnny Pate | 53-48 |
| 12:40 | Purdue | William Gosnell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 12:38 | Penn State | Charles Whorton pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 12:26 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes is hacked by Leonard Pearson - foul #2 on Leonard Pearson, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Greenway (C) Roland Harrell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Slaugh (PF), David Stukes (C) Charles Whorton, Johnny Pate | |
| 12:04 | Penn State | Michael Downard's pass is intercepted by Andrew Pike | 53-48 |
| 11:56 | Purdue | David Stukes steals the ball from Paul Francois | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Leonard Pearson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Gosnell (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Francois (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Pike (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Greenway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Micheal Whetstone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Downard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Oakes (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Slaugh (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Stukes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Penn State | David Stukes comes up short on the shot from the right side | 53-48 |
| 11:38 | Purdue | John Greenway snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 11:19 | Purdue | David Stukes picks off the pass by William Gosnell | 53-48 |
| 10:51 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 10:50 | Penn State | David Stukes can't tip it in | 53-48 |
| 10:48 | Purdue | Andrew Pike grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 10:22 | Purdue | David Stukes is called for the reach on John Greenway - foul #1 on David Stukes, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Murray (PG), Dwayne Cerrone (SG), Duane Terry (SF), Jon Stevenson (PF), Roland Harrell (C) Leonard Pearson, William Gosnell, Paul Francois, Andrew Pike, John Greenway | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Jackson (SG), Lowell Hill (SF), Charles Whorton (PF), Johnny Pate (C) Michael Downard, Darrell Oakes, Robert Slaugh, David Stukes | |
| 10:00 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 53-48 |
| 09:58 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 09:51 | Penn State | Charles Whorton makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Jackson | 53-50 |
| 09:35 | Purdue | Roland Harrell lays it up and in and he's fouled by Johnny Pate - foul #3 on Johnny Pate, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| 09:35 | Purdue | Roland Harrell makes the free throw | 56-50 |
| 09:14 | Penn State | Charles Whorton misses short on a jumper in the paint | 56-50 |
| 09:13 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 09:06 | Purdue | James Murray hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-50 |
| 09:04 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Micheal Whetstone | 56-50 |
| 08:47 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 08:42 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 08:41 | Penn State | Lowell Hill gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 08:25 | Penn State | Charles Whorton misses the runner from the baseline | 56-52 |
| 08:24 | Purdue | Duane Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 08:11 | Purdue | Dwayne Cerrone misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 08:09 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson tips it home | 58-52 |
| 07:48 | Penn State | Robert Jackson can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 58-52 |
| 07:47 | Purdue | Jon Stevenson gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Cerrone (fairly fresh) SF - Duane Terry (fresh) PF - Jon Stevenson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Harrell (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Micheal Whetstone (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lowell Hill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Whorton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Johnny Pate (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Roland Harrell can't finish the layup | 58-52 |
| 07:25 | Penn State | Johnny Pate grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 07:05 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 07:04 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Roland Harrell | 58-52 |
| 07:00 | Purdue | James Murray scores on a shot from the right side set up by Duane Terry | 60-52 |
| 06:50 | Penn State | Lowell Hill loses the ball out of bounds | 60-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Leonard Pearson (PG), William Gosnell (SG), Paul Francois (SF), Andrew Pike (PF), John Greenway (C) James Murray, Dwayne Cerrone, Duane Terry, Jon Stevenson, Roland Harrell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Downard (SG), Darrell Oakes (SF), Robert Slaugh (PF), David Stukes (C) Robert Jackson, Lowell Hill, Charles Whorton, Johnny Pate | |
| 06:31 | Purdue | Paul Francois clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 06:30 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 06:23 | Penn State | David Stukes connects on the floater in the paint set up by Micheal Whetstone and he's hacked by Paul Francois - foul #2 on Paul Francois, team foul #4 | 60-54 |
| 06:23 | Penn State | David Stukes misses the free throw | 60-54 |
| 06:23 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Greenway | 60-54 |
| 05:59 | Purdue | William Gosnell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 05:54 | Penn State | Robert Slaugh double dribbles | 60-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Roland Harrell (C) John Greenway | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Whorton (PF) David Stukes | |
| 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:36 | Purdue | Leonard Pearson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-54 |
| 05:21 | Penn State | Charles Whorton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-54 |
| 05:20 | Penn State | Robert Slaugh snags the offensive board | 60-54 |
| 05:06 | Penn State | Michael Downard connects on the 3 from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 04:42 | Purdue | Andrew Pike misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 04:41 | Purdue | Roland Harrell tips it in | 62-57 |
| 04:31 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes is fouled on the floor by Paul Francois - foul #3 on Paul Francois, team foul #5 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Stukes (C) Robert Slaugh | |
| 04:16 | Penn State | Michael Downard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 04:14 | Purdue | Andrew Pike gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 04:01 | Purdue | Darrell Oakes picks off the pass by Roland Harrell | 62-57 |
| 03:34 | Penn State | Charles Whorton hits the finger roll | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Leonard Pearson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Gosnell (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Francois (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Pike (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Roland Harrell (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Micheal Whetstone (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Downard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Oakes (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Whorton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Stukes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:14 | Purdue | Paul Francois hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Leonard Pearson | 64-59 |
| 02:55 | Penn State | David Stukes is fouled on the floor by Andrew Pike - foul #2 on Andrew Pike, team foul #6 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Murray (PG), Dwayne Cerrone (SG), Duane Terry (SF), Jon Stevenson (PF), John Greenway (C) Leonard Pearson, William Gosnell, Paul Francois, Andrew Pike, Roland Harrell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Costello (PG), Robert Jackson (SG), Lowell Hill (SF), Robert Slaugh (PF), Johnny Pate (C) Micheal Whetstone, Michael Downard, Darrell Oakes, Charles Whorton, David Stukes | |
| 02:34 | Penn State | Johnny Pate buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Jackson and he's hacked by Dwayne Cerrone - foul #2 on Dwayne Cerrone, team foul #7 | 64-61 |
| 02:34 | Penn State | Johnny Pate makes the free throw | 64-62 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 02:32 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Gosnell (SG), Paul Francois (SF), Andrew Pike (PF), Roland Harrell (C) Dwayne Cerrone, Duane Terry, Jon Stevenson, John Greenway | |
| Subs | Penn State | Micheal Whetstone (PG), Michael Downard (SG), Darrell Oakes (SF), Charles Whorton (PF) Gerald Costello, Robert Jackson, Lowell Hill, Robert Slaugh | |
| 02:10 | Purdue | Roland Harrell clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 64-62 |
| 02:09 | Penn State | Johnny Pate grabs the defensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 01:42 | Penn State | Johnny Pate loses the ball out of bounds | 64-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Leonard Pearson (PG) James Murray | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:25 | Purdue | Leonard Pearson loses the ball out of bounds | 64-62 |
| 01:14 | Penn State | Charles Whorton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-62 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Leonard Pearson hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-62 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:32 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-62 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Michael Downard hits the follow up shot | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Andrew Pike is fouled in the backcourt by Micheal Whetstone - foul #3 on Micheal Whetstone, team foul #5 | 66-64 |
| 00:27 | Purdue | William Gosnell is fouled on the floor by Michael Downard - foul #2 on Michael Downard, team foul #6 | 66-64 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Charles Whorton is called for the reach on Andrew Pike - foul #4 on Charles Whorton, team foul #7 | 66-64 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Andrew Pike makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Andrew Pike makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Michael Downard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-64 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Pate | 68-64 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Michael Downard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-64 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Roland Harrell pulls down the rebound | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Micheal Whetstone is called for the reach on Roland Harrell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Micheal Whetstone, team foul #8 | 68-64 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Roland Harrell misses the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Johnny Pate gets the rebound | 68-64 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-64 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Charles Whorton snags the offensive board | 68-64 |