| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Brock (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Donnell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jordan Priest (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth French (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 7 pts. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Kenneth French inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Childs | 29-35 |
| 19:17 | Northwestern | Harold Childs steals the ball from David Brock | 29-35 |
| 18:57 | Penn State | Larry Boyd steals it from Harry Marsala | 29-35 |
| 18:35 | Northwestern | Kenneth French steals it from Donald Donnell | 29-35 |
| 18:21 | Penn State | Kenneth French hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Larry Boyd - foul #3 on Larry Boyd, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harry Williams (PF) Larry Boyd | |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (PG), James Chen (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) Harold Childs, Milton Curnutt, Terence Stahl | |
| 18:21 | Penn State | Kenneth French misses the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 18:21 | Penn State | Kenneth French makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern | Harry Williams misses the jumper from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 18:00 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Jordan Priest | 29-36 |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | Abraham Bewley is called for the reach on Charles Frazier - foul #2 on Abraham Bewley, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi (PG) Kenneth French | |
| 17:22 | Northwestern | David Brock misses the 3 from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 17:21 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell can't tip it in | 29-36 |
| 17:20 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Christopher Hartman | 29-36 |
| 16:55 | Penn State | Harry Marsala hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 16:54 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman tips it home | 29-38 |
| 16:38 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 16:37 | Northwestern | Harry Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 16:16 | Northwestern | Christopher Hartman steals it from Harry Williams | 29-38 |
| 15:49 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Harry Marsala | 29-40 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Brock (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Donnell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harry Williams (fresh) C - Jordan Priest (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ngunda Arizmendi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Abraham Bewley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Chen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Christopher Hartman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jordan Priest | 31-40 |
| 15:19 | Penn State | Harry Marsala loses the dribble to Donald Donnell | 31-40 |
| 14:50 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 14:48 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 14:26 | Penn State | Harry Marsala hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 14:25 | Penn State | James Chen misses the tip | 31-40 |
| 14:23 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 14:18 | Northwestern | Harry Marsala takes the ball from Jordan Priest | 31-40 |
| 13:51 | Penn State | Charles Frazier is called for the reach on Abraham Bewley - foul #2 on Charles Frazier, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Boyd (PF) Harry Williams | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG), Rodger Fuller (SG), Kenneth French (SF), Milton Curnutt (PF), Terence Stahl (C) Ngunda Arizmendi, Harry Marsala, Abraham Bewley, James Chen, Christopher Hartman | |
| 13:31 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt is denied on a dunk by Larry Boyd | 31-40 |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Larry Boyd | 31-40 |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | David Brock misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-40 |
| 13:10 | Penn State | Kenneth French grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 12:52 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-40 |
| 12:50 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest snags the defensive board | 31-40 |
| 12:21 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest knocks in the shot from the baseline | 33-40 |
| 11:54 | Penn State | Kenneth French is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Kenneth French, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Marsala (SG) Rodger Fuller | |
| 11:25 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 33-40 |
| 11:24 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell snags the offensive board | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Donnell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jordan Priest (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth French (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 9 pts. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:05 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Donald Donnell | 35-40 |
| 10:39 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt can't connect on a shot in the paint | 35-40 |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jordan Priest | 35-40 |
| 10:12 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses the lay-in | 35-40 |
| 10:11 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 09:54 | Penn State | Jordan Priest is called for the reach on Kenneth French - foul #2 on Jordan Priest, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen (SG) David Brock | |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (PG) Harold Childs | |
| 09:37 | Penn State | Kenneth French knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Milton Curnutt and he's hacked by Donald Donnell - foul #2 on Donald Donnell, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Moss (C) Jordan Priest | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:37 | Penn State | Kenneth French makes the free throw | 35-43 |
| 09:16 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Donnell and he's hacked by Abraham Bewley - foul #3 on Abraham Bewley, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chen (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) Milton Curnutt, Terence Stahl | |
| 09:16 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier misses the free throw | 37-43 |
| 09:16 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 08:47 | Penn State | James Chen misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Frazier - foul #3 on Charles Frazier, team foul #5 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Brock (SG), Jordan Priest (C) Charles Frazier, Gerald Moss | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG), Terence Stahl (C) Abraham Bewley, Christopher Hartman | |
| 08:47 | Penn State | James Chen makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 08:47 | Penn State | James Chen misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 08:47 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | David Brock misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 37-44 |
| 08:21 | Penn State | Kenneth French snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 07:54 | Penn State | Harry Marsala buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth French | 37-47 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | David Brock can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-47 |
| 07:29 | Penn State | Terence Stahl gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Rathjen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Donnell (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jordan Priest (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth French (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Chen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Penn State | James Chen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), Trevor Mercer (SF) Richard Rathjen, Donald Donnell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (PG), Milton Curnutt (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) Harold Childs, James Chen, Terence Stahl | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest can't finish the layup | 37-47 |
| 06:49 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 06:28 | Penn State | Jordan Priest steals the ball from Milton Curnutt | 37-47 |
| 06:24 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 37-47 |
| 06:22 | Penn State | Harry Marsala grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Harry Marsala scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Abraham Bewley | 37-50 |
| 06:09 | Northwestern | David Brock misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 06:07 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 05:50 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 05:48 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:43 | Northwestern | Christopher Hartman steals the ball from Jordan Priest | 37-50 |
| 05:21 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley is fouled on the floor by Jordan Priest - foul #3 on Jordan Priest, team foul #6 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen (SG), Donald Donnell (SF), Gerald Moss (C) David Brock, Trevor Mercer, Jordan Priest | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG), Terence Stahl (C) Harry Marsala, Christopher Hartman | |
| 04:55 | Penn State | Kenneth French scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Abraham Bewley | 37-52 |
| 04:46 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kenneth French - foul #2 on Kenneth French, team foul #4 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harry Williams (PF) Larry Boyd | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Marsala (SG) Kenneth French | |
| 04:46 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 04:46 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell misses the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 04:46 | Penn State | Terence Stahl grabs the board | 38-52 |
| 04:27 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-52 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell snags the defensive board | 38-52 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss lays it up and in set up by Donald Donnell | 40-52 |
| 03:56 | Penn State | Harry Marsala hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-52 |
| 03:54 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt grabs the offensive board | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Penn State | Harry Marsala connects on the floater from close range | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:22 | Northwestern | Milton Curnutt is called for the reach on Gerald Moss - foul #3 on Milton Curnutt, team foul #5 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Brock (SG), Larry Boyd (PF), Jordan Priest (C) Richard Rathjen, Harry Williams, Gerald Moss | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi (PG), Rodger Fuller (SG), James Chen (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) Harold Childs, Harry Marsala, Milton Curnutt, Terence Stahl | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Donnell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jordan Priest (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ngunda Arizmendi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodger Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Abraham Bewley (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Chen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Christopher Hartman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Ngunda Arizmendi steps in front of the David Brock pass | 40-54 |
| 02:46 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-54 |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jordan Priest | 40-54 |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from David Brock | 42-54 |
| 02:15 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen (PG) Charles Frazier | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd scores on a shot from the right side | 44-54 |
| 01:48 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ngunda Arizmendi | 44-56 |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen is fouled on the floor by Ngunda Arizmendi - foul #1 on Ngunda Arizmendi, team foul #6 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG) Richard Rathjen | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:29 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell is fouled on the floor by James Chen - foul #1 on James Chen, team foul #7 | 44-56 |
| 01:29 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 01:29 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 01:07 | Penn State | James Chen blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Frazier - foul #4 on Charles Frazier, team foul #7 | 46-56 |
| 01:07 | Penn State | James Chen makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 01:07 | Penn State | James Chen makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 01:00 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Frazier | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley is hacked by David Brock in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Brock, team foul #8 | 48-58 |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 00:48 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-60 |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman tips it home | 48-62 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | James Chen swats the short shot by Charles Frazier | 48-62 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi grabs the defensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi runs out the clock | 48-62 |