| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) PF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Cartier (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin inbounds the ball | 32-21 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 32-21 |
| 19:39 | Penn State | William Cartier snags the defensive board | 32-21 |
| 19:31 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Thurman Walters | 32-24 |
| 19:08 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-24 |
| 18:46 | Penn State | Byron Weir hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Franjo Zenor and the foul's on Michael Dunklin - foul #1 on Michael Dunklin, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| 18:46 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses the free throw | 35-26 |
| 18:46 | Purdue | Sam Edinger grabs the board | 35-26 |
| 18:25 | Purdue | Mark Zinner is whistled for a carry | 35-26 |
| 18:12 | Penn State | Thurman Walters hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 18:11 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 17:45 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Sam Edinger | 38-26 |
| 17:43 | Penn State | Kevin Armstrong steals the ball from Thurman Walters in the backcourt | 38-26 |
| 17:23 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong's pass is intercepted by Franjo Zenor | 38-26 |
| 17:18 | Penn State | Byron Weir banks in the layup on a nice dish by Franjo Zenor | 38-28 |
| 16:52 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 16:51 | Penn State | Byron Weir grabs the defensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 16:47 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thurman Walters | 38-30 |
| 16:20 | Purdue | Thurman Walters takes the ball from James Garner | 38-30 |
| 15:56 | Penn State | William Cartier misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-30 |
| 15:55 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor tips it but misses | 38-30 |
| 15:53 | Penn State | Byron Weir tips it in | 38-32 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Garner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Dunklin (fairly fresh) PF - Sam Edinger (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Franjo Zenor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Cartier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Purdue | Mark Zinner lays it in on a great pass from Sam Edinger | 40-32 |
| 15:23 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Thurman Walters | 40-34 |
| 14:57 | Purdue | Mark Zinner knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Dunklin | 42-34 |
| 14:28 | Penn State | A charge is called on Franjo Zenor - foul #3 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (PG), Michael Morgan (SF), Anthony Tuck (PF), Randolph Conner (C) Kevin Armstrong, Michael Dunklin, Sam Edinger, Mark Zinner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), William Smith (C) Thurman Walters, Franjo Zenor, Timothy Jones | |
| 14:12 | Purdue | Michael Morgan misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 14:10 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 13:49 | Penn State | Raymond Bills misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 13:47 | Penn State | William Smith hits the follow up shot | 42-36 |
| 13:18 | Purdue | Michael Morgan loses the ball out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Madden (SF) James Garner | |
| Subs | Penn State | William McHalffey (PF) William Cartier | |
| 12:55 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 42-36 |
| 12:53 | Purdue | Tim Whatley snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 12:47 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck is hacked by William McHalffey - foul #1 on William McHalffey, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | George Brantley (SF) Byron Weir | |
| 12:22 | Purdue | Tim Whatley misses short on a shot from the left side | 42-36 |
| 12:20 | Penn State | William McHalffey snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 12:09 | Penn State | George Brantley scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-39 |
| 11:51 | Purdue | Michael Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-39 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | George Brantley grabs the board | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tim Whatley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Madden (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Randolph Conner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Raymond Bills (fresh) SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Brantley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Tim Whatley - foul #2 on Tim Whatley, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), James Garner (SG), Sam Edinger (PF), Mark Zinner (C) Tim Whatley, John Madden, Anthony Tuck, Randolph Conner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Byron Weir (SF), William Cartier (PF), Timothy Jones (C) Raymond Bills, George Brantley, William McHalffey, William Smith | |
| 11:38 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 11:38 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 11:23 | Purdue | Mark Zinner is fouled on the floor by Timothy Jones - foul #2 on Timothy Jones, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Madden (SF) Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (SG) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 11:08 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Timothy Jones - foul #3 on Timothy Jones, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| 11:08 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 11:08 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 10:51 | Penn State | Timothy Jones misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-40 |
| 10:49 | Penn State | William Cartier pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | Byron Weir connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Franjo Zenor | 44-42 |
| 10:10 | Purdue | Mark Zinner comes up short on the shot from the right block | 44-42 |
| 10:08 | Penn State | Thurman Walters snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 09:41 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-42 |
| 09:39 | Purdue | Sam Edinger gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 09:33 | Purdue | Timothy Jones is called for the reach on Mark Zinner - foul #4 on Timothy Jones, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Dunklin (SF), Anthony Tuck (PF) John Madden, Sam Edinger | |
| Subs | Penn State | George Brantley (SF), William Smith (C) Byron Weir, Timothy Jones | |
| 09:17 | Purdue | Mark Zinner buries a driving attempt near the basket | 46-42 |
| 08:56 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 08:55 | Purdue | Mark Zinner gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 08:36 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 08:34 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Zinner | 46-42 |
| 08:20 | Purdue | William Smith blocks the jumper by Kevin Armstrong | 46-42 |
| 08:19 | Penn State | William Smith grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 07:56 | Penn State | George Brantley comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 07:55 | Purdue | Mark Zinner grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 07:33 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 07:32 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck tips it home | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Garner (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Mark Zinner (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Franjo Zenor (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Brantley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Cartier (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Penn State | William Smith misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by James Garner - foul #1 on James Garner, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (PG), Michael Morgan (SG), John Madden (SF), Sam Edinger (PF), Randolph Conner (C) Kevin Armstrong, James Garner, Michael Dunklin, Anthony Tuck, Mark Zinner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), Byron Weir (SF), William McHalffey (PF) Thurman Walters, Franjo Zenor, George Brantley, William Cartier | |
| 07:20 | Penn State | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 07:20 | Penn State | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 06:52 | Purdue | Michael Morgan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 06:50 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Randolph Conner | 48-44 |
| 06:34 | Purdue | Michael Morgan misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 06:32 | Penn State | Byron Weir grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 06:25 | Penn State | Raymond Bills is fouled on the floor by Tim Whatley - foul #3 on Tim Whatley, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Jones (C) William Smith | |
| 06:07 | Penn State | Randolph Conner blocks the short jumper by Byron Weir | 48-44 |
| 06:05 | Penn State | Timothy Jones misses the tip | 48-44 |
| 06:03 | Purdue | Sam Edinger pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 05:52 | Purdue | Michael Morgan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 05:50 | Purdue | Randolph Conner pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 05:38 | Purdue | Michael Morgan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 05:37 | Penn State | Byron Weir grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 05:18 | Penn State | William McHalffey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Raymond Bills | 48-46 |
| 04:55 | Purdue | Michael Morgan drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 04:49 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses short on a jumper from the left side | 51-46 |
| 04:48 | Purdue | Randolph Conner snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 04:46 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), James Garner (SG), Michael Dunklin (SF), Mark Zinner (C) Tim Whatley, Michael Morgan, John Madden, Randolph Conner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Franjo Zenor (SG), William Cartier (PF) Raymond Bills, Dikembe Abdelal, William McHalffey | |
| 04:19 | Purdue | Sam Edinger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-46 |
| 04:03 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 04:02 | Penn State | Timothy Jones tips it home | 51-48 |
| 03:52 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 03:50 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin tips it home | 53-48 |
| 03:31 | Penn State | Michael Dunklin steals the ball from Timothy Jones | 53-48 |
| 03:26 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Dunklin | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Garner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 5 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Cartier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Thurman Walters's pass is intercepted by James Garner in the backcourt | 55-48 |
| 03:01 | Purdue | Mark Zinner hits the finger roll | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:45 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Thurman Walters | 57-51 |
| 02:26 | Purdue | Mark Zinner clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Franjo Zenor - foul #4 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Tuck (PF) Sam Edinger | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:26 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 02:26 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 02:10 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 02:09 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Kevin Armstrong | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:01 | Purdue | Franjo Zenor is called for the reach on Mark Zinner - foul #5 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #7 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Morgan (SF) Michael Dunklin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SG) Franjo Zenor | |
| 02:01 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 02:01 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 01:43 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal can't finish the layup | 61-51 |
| 01:42 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck grabs the defensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 01:18 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 61-51 |
| 01:17 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Timothy Jones | 61-51 |
| 01:01 | Penn State | Timothy Jones comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Zinner - foul #1 on Mark Zinner, team foul #5 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Dunklin (SF), Sam Edinger (PF) Michael Morgan, Anthony Tuck | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG), George Brantley (SF), William McHalffey (PF) Thurman Walters, Byron Weir, William Cartier | |
| 01:01 | Penn State | Timothy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 01:01 | Penn State | Timothy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Purdue | William McHalffey is called for the reach on Kevin Armstrong - foul #2 on William McHalffey, team foul #8 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (SG), Michael Morgan (SF), Anthony Tuck (PF) James Garner, Michael Dunklin, Sam Edinger | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Byron Weir (SF), William Cartier (PF) Raymond Bills, George Brantley, William McHalffey | |
| 00:57 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:57 | Penn State | William Cartier snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Penn State | William Cartier makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 00:51 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Byron Weir swats the short shot by Anthony Tuck | 61-56 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Timothy Jones grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Thurman Walters knocks in the 3 from straight away | 61-59 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Garner (SG), Michael Dunklin (SF), Sam Edinger (PF) Tim Whatley, Michael Morgan, Anthony Tuck | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong is hacked by Thurman Walters in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thurman Walters, team foul #9 | 61-59 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Thurman Walters knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Byron Weir | 63-62 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Mark Zinner is fouled in the backcourt by Thurman Walters - foul #4 on Thurman Walters, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Byron Weir clanks a halfcourt shot | 65-62 |