| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Troy Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Navarrete (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Gaither (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fresh) SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kenneth French (fresh) PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Kenneth French inbounds the ball | 15-28 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:31 | Penn State | Philip Gagnon denies the turnaround by Kenneth French | 15-28 |
| 19:30 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete gets the rebound | 15-28 |
| 19:28 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon loses the dribble to Harold Childs in the backcourt | 15-28 |
| 19:27 | Penn State | Harry Marsala lays it in set up by Harold Childs | 15-30 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:02 | Purdue | Barry Brown lays it up and in | 17-30 |
| 18:40 | Penn State | Terence Stahl misses badly on a floater from the right side | 17-30 |
| 18:39 | Purdue | Barry Brown gets the rebound | 17-30 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 18:18 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Philip Gagnon | 19-30 |
| 17:53 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Daniel Gaither - foul #1 on Daniel Gaither, team foul #1 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi (PG), Abraham Bewley (SF), James Chen (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) Harold Childs, Kenneth French, Milton Curnutt, Terence Stahl | |
| 17:53 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 17:53 | Penn State | Harry Marsala makes the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 17:27 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 19-31 |
| 17:25 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete tips it home | 21-31 |
| 16:58 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-31 |
| 16:56 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Donald Navarrete | 21-31 |
| 16:40 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 21-31 |
| 16:39 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman gets the rebound | 21-31 |
| 16:24 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 21-31 |
| 16:22 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley gets the offensive rebound | 21-31 |
| 16:05 | Penn State | Harry Marsala's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth French (SF), Terence Stahl (C) Ngunda Arizmendi, Christopher Hartman | |
| 15:36 | Purdue | Troy Watkins misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Chen - foul #1 on James Chen, team foul #1 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brett Burman (SF) Barry Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodger Fuller (PG), Christopher Hartman (C) Abraham Bewley, Terence Stahl | |
| 15:36 | Purdue | Troy Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 15:36 | Purdue | Troy Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brett Burman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Navarrete (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Gaither (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Rodger Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Kenneth French (fresh) PF - James Chen (fresh) 7 pts. C - Christopher Hartman (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:14 | Penn State | James Chen comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Gaither - foul #2 on Daniel Gaither, team foul #2 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG), Terence Stahl (C) Rodger Fuller, Christopher Hartman | |
| 15:14 | Penn State | James Chen makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 15:14 | Penn State | James Chen misses the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 15:14 | Purdue | Troy Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 14:46 | Purdue | Harold Childs steals it from Troy Watkins | 23-32 |
| 14:27 | Penn State | Kenneth French hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-34 |
| 14:01 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Troy Watkins | 26-34 |
| 13:51 | Penn State | Terence Stahl double dribbles | 26-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | George Swick (SG), Barry Brown (SF) Troy Watkins, Brett Burman | |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (PG), Rodger Fuller (SF), Milton Curnutt (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) Harold Childs, Kenneth French, James Chen, Terence Stahl | |
| 13:26 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 13:25 | Purdue | Barry Brown tips it in | 28-34 |
| 13:02 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 28-34 |
| 13:01 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 12:40 | Purdue | Christopher Hartman blocks the short jumper by Daniel Gaither | 28-34 |
| 12:39 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither snags the offensive board | 28-34 |
| 12:13 | Purdue | George Swick is whistled for a carry | 28-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Watkins (SG) George Swick | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi (PG), Kenneth French (SF), James Chen (PF), Terence Stahl (C) Abraham Bewley, Rodger Fuller, Milton Curnutt, Christopher Hartman | |
| 12:03 | Penn State | Harry Marsala clanks a floater from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 12:01 | Penn State | Kenneth French tips it home | 28-36 |
| 11:34 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Troy Watkins | 31-36 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Navarrete (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Gaither (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ngunda Arizmendi (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Kenneth French (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Chen (fresh) 8 pts. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:19 | Penn State | Kenneth French drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Harry Marsala and the foul's on Barry Brown - foul #1 on Barry Brown, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG), Abraham Bewley (SG) Ngunda Arizmendi, Harry Marsala | |
| 11:19 | Penn State | Kenneth French makes the free throw | 31-39 |
| 10:51 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 10:50 | Penn State | Kenneth French grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 10:28 | Penn State | James Chen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 10:27 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 09:58 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete double dribbles | 31-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brett Burman (SF), David Davis (PF), Reynaldo Marino (C) Barry Brown, Donald Navarrete, Daniel Gaither | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi (PG), Harry Marsala (SG), Milton Curnutt (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) Harold Childs, Abraham Bewley, James Chen, Terence Stahl | |
| 09:38 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses long on a runner from the right block | 31-39 |
| 09:37 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Reynaldo Marino | 31-39 |
| 09:12 | Purdue | David Davis can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 09:10 | Purdue | Brett Burman tips it home | 33-39 |
| 08:42 | Penn State | Harry Marsala buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ngunda Arizmendi | 33-42 |
| 08:20 | Purdue | Milton Curnutt steals the ball from David Davis | 33-42 |
| 08:05 | Penn State | Brett Burman picks off the pass by Christopher Hartman | 33-42 |
| 08:02 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon banks in the layup on a great pass from Brett Burman | 35-42 |
| 07:41 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt throws it down | 35-44 |
| 07:17 | Purdue | Troy Watkins can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 35-44 |
| 07:16 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brett Burman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Davis (fresh) C - Reynaldo Marino (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ngunda Arizmendi (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth French (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Hartman (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:54 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ngunda Arizmendi | 35-46 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 06:35 | Purdue | Brett Burman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 06:33 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino grabs the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 06:20 | Purdue | Brett Burman buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Philip Gagnon | 38-46 |
| 05:53 | Penn State | Harry Marsala makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ngunda Arizmendi | 38-48 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Bailey (PG), Barry Brown (SF), Donald Navarrete (PF), Daniel Gaither (C) Philip Gagnon, Brett Burman, David Davis, Reynaldo Marino | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG), Abraham Bewley (SF), James Chen (PF), Terence Stahl (C) Ngunda Arizmendi, Kenneth French, Milton Curnutt, Christopher Hartman | |
| 05:25 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-48 |
| 05:24 | Penn State | Terence Stahl snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 05:08 | Penn State | Harold Childs is fouled on the floor by Donald Navarrete - foul #3 on Donald Navarrete, team foul #4 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodger Fuller (SF) Harry Marsala | |
| 04:52 | Penn State | James Chen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on James Chen, team foul #2 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Marsala (SG) Rodger Fuller | |
| 04:36 | Purdue | Abraham Bewley takes the ball from Barry Brown | 38-48 |
| 04:11 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-48 |
| 04:09 | Purdue | Barry Brown grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 03:46 | Purdue | Troy Watkins loses the ball out of bounds | 38-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG) Alvin Bailey | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth French (SF) Abraham Bewley | |
| 03:24 | Penn State | Kenneth French misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Philip Gagnon - foul #3 on Philip Gagnon, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodger Fuller (SG) Harry Marsala | |
| 03:24 | Penn State | Kenneth French makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 03:24 | Penn State | Kenneth French misses the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 03:24 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Daniel Gaither | 38-49 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:55 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Troy Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Navarrete (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Gaither (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodger Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth French (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Chen (fresh) 8 pts. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:26 | Penn State | Kenneth French buries a shot from just outside the lane | 40-51 |
| 02:11 | Purdue | Troy Watkins lays it in | 42-51 |
| 01:54 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 42-51 |
| 01:53 | Penn State | Terence Stahl tips it in | 42-53 |
| 01:40 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 01:39 | Penn State | Terence Stahl gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 01:20 | Penn State | James Chen misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Barry Brown - foul #2 on Barry Brown, team foul #6 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Bailey (PG), George Swick (SG), Brett Burman (SF), David Davis (PF), Reynaldo Marino (C) Philip Gagnon, Troy Watkins, Barry Brown, Donald Navarrete, Daniel Gaither | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi (PG), Abraham Bewley (SG), Christopher Hartman (C) Harold Childs, Kenneth French, Terence Stahl | |
| 01:20 | Penn State | James Chen makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 01:20 | Penn State | James Chen misses the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 01:20 | Purdue | The rebound goes to David Davis | 42-54 |
| 00:51 | Purdue | George Swick can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-54 |
| 00:50 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Reynaldo Marino is called for the reach on Christopher Hartman - foul #1 on Reynaldo Marino, team foul #7 | 42-54 |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman misses the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 00:30 | Purdue | David Davis pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | Purdue | George Swick hits a shot from the right side | 44-54 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi runs out the clock | 44-54 |