| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Bertrand | 30-32 |
| 19:26 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Barnes | 30-34 |
| 19:02 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-34 |
| 19:00 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 18:44 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the shot in the paint set up by Joshua Barnes | 30-36 |
| 18:27 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder makes the floater from the baseline | 32-36 |
| 18:00 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz travels with the ball | 32-36 |
| 17:48 | Penn State | Kenneth Sainz steals it from Jeffrey Kidder | 32-36 |
| 17:29 | Purdue | Jeffrey Kidder steals the ball from Cesar Rizzo | 32-36 |
| 17:12 | Penn State | Cesar Rizzo is called for the reach on Gerardo Ortega - foul #2 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor (SF) Kenneth Sainz | |
| 17:05 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup can't finish the layup | 32-36 |
| 17:04 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Nenad Smolski | 32-36 |
| 16:44 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes is fouled on the floor by Gerardo Ortega - foul #1 on Gerardo Ortega, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (PG) David Bertrand | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (SG), David Bragg (C) Nenad Smolski, Cesar Rizzo | |
| 16:29 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Otto Konopka | 32-38 |
| 16:13 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 16:12 | Purdue | Gerard Bower gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 15:50 | Purdue | Erwin Walkup swats the shot by Joshua Barnes | 32-38 |
| 15:48 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Luis Hernadez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Pearson (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Erwin Walkup (fairly fresh) 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Otto Konopka (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Joshua Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 9 pts. C - David Bragg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson makes the jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Joshua Barnes - foul #1 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG), Robert Johnson (C) Luis Hernadez, Erwin Walkup | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (SG), Nenad Smolski (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Gerard Bower, Joshua Barnes, David Bragg | |
| 15:28 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 15:09 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 15:07 | Penn State | Robert Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 15:03 | Penn State | David Bertrand's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-38 |
| 14:45 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Otto Konopka | 35-40 |
| 14:23 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Cesar Rizzo - foul #3 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Trinh (SF) Rodney Penaflor | |
| 14:23 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 14:23 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 13:59 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski buries a floater near the basket | 37-42 |
| 13:44 | Penn State | Cesar Rizzo swats the dunk try by Jeffrey Kidder | 37-42 |
| 13:43 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder tips it home | 39-42 |
| 13:18 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 13:16 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Kidder | 39-42 |
| 13:07 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Nenad Smolski - foul #2 on Nenad Smolski, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (PG) David Bertrand | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Joshua Barnes (SF), Rodney Penaflor (PF), David Bragg (C) Otto Konopka, Thomas Trinh, Nenad Smolski, Cesar Rizzo | |
| 13:07 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 13:07 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:43 | Purdue | Lewis Pearson is called for the reach on Joshua Barnes - foul #2 on Lewis Pearson, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | George Kepley (SG) Gerardo Ortega | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Turner (PF) Kenneth Sainz | |
| 12:26 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by George Kepley - foul #2 on George Kepley, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Juan Rios (SF) Lewis Pearson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:26 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:26 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 12:04 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-43 |
| 12:02 | Penn State | Juan Rios tips it home | 43-43 |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Luis Hernadez - foul #1 on Luis Hernadez, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Nenad Smolski (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Thomas Turner, David Bragg | |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 11:43 | Penn State | Gerard Bower picks off the pass by George Kepley | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Luis Hernadez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Kepley (fresh) SF - Juan Rios (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 10 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Purdue | Gerard Bower hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Nenad Smolski | 43-47 |
| 11:22 | Penn State | Juan Rios double dribbles | 43-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG), Gerardo Ortega (SG), Lewis Pearson (SF), John Huff (PF) Luis Hernadez, George Kepley, Juan Rios, Jeffrey Kidder | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (SG) Rodney Penaflor | |
| 10:58 | Purdue | Robert Johnson takes the ball from Kenneth Sainz | 43-47 |
| 10:37 | Penn State | John Huff's pass is intercepted by Joshua Barnes | 43-47 |
| 10:32 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes hits the finger roll | 43-49 |
| 10:15 | Penn State | David Bertrand misses long on a runner from the baseline | 43-49 |
| 10:14 | Penn State | Robert Johnson grabs the offensive board | 43-49 |
| 09:57 | Penn State | Robert Johnson misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 43-49 |
| 09:56 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 09:31 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo hits a jumper from close range set up by Gerard Bower | 43-51 |
| 09:10 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 09:09 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo grabs the board | 43-51 |
| 09:04 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Lewis Pearson - foul #3 on Lewis Pearson, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (PG), George Kepley (SG), Juan Rios (SF), Jeffrey Kidder (PF), Erwin Walkup (C) David Bertrand, Gerardo Ortega, Lewis Pearson, John Huff, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (PG), Rodney Penaflor (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), David Bragg (C) Gerard Bower, Kenneth Sainz, Nenad Smolski, Cesar Rizzo | |
| 09:04 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 09:04 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 09:04 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder grabs the board | 43-52 |
| 08:43 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG) Joshua Barnes | |
| 08:27 | Purdue | Jeffrey Kidder steals it from Otto Konopka | 43-52 |
| 08:14 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-52 |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Juan Rios grabs the offensive board | 43-52 |
| 08:00 | Penn State | Juan Rios's pass is intercepted by Michael Swinney | 43-52 |
| 07:53 | Purdue | Thomas Turner clanks a turnaround in the lane | 43-52 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 07:48 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Juan Rios can't tip it in | 43-52 |
| 07:45 | Penn State | George Kepley tips it in | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Luis Hernadez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Kepley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Juan Rios (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Otto Konopka (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) SF - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Bragg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Thomas Turner travels with the ball | 45-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG), Gerardo Ortega (SG), Lewis Pearson (SF), Robert Johnson (C) Luis Hernadez, George Kepley, Juan Rios, Erwin Walkup | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Kenneth Sainz (SG), Joshua Barnes (SF), Nenad Smolski (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Otto Konopka, Michael Swinney, Rodney Penaflor, Thomas Turner, David Bragg | |
| 07:17 | Penn State | Robert Johnson scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from David Bertrand | 47-52 |
| 07:01 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 06:59 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 06:46 | Penn State | David Bertrand lays it in | 49-52 |
| 06:22 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Kidder | 49-52 |
| 06:20 | Penn State | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 05:56 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega buries a 3 from the right corner set up by David Bertrand | 52-52 |
| 05:29 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-52 |
| 05:27 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses the tip | 52-52 |
| 05:26 | Penn State | Robert Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 05:06 | Penn State | Gerard Bower is called for the reach on David Bertrand - foul #1 on Gerard Bower, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (SG), Erwin Walkup (C) Gerardo Ortega, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (SG), Rodney Penaflor (SF), Thomas Turner (PF) Kenneth Sainz, Joshua Barnes, Nenad Smolski | |
| 04:48 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Cesar Rizzo - foul #4 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | George Kepley (SG) David Bertrand | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:48 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 04:48 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 04:19 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor comes up short on the runner from the right block | 54-52 |
| 04:17 | Purdue | Otto Konopka tips it in | 54-54 |
| 04:12 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Erwin Walkup | 57-54 |
| 03:50 | Purdue | Jeffrey Kidder swats the short shot by Rodney Penaflor | 57-54 |
| 03:48 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-54 |
| 03:21 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Luis Hernadez (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Kepley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lewis Pearson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (tiring) 18 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Otto Konopka (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cesar Rizzo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor dunks the ball set up by Gerard Bower | 57-56 |
| 02:47 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Lewis Pearson | 60-56 |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG), Gerardo Ortega (SG), Robert Johnson (C) Luis Hernadez, George Kepley, Erwin Walkup | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (SG), Joshua Barnes (SF), Nenad Smolski (PF) Otto Konopka, Rodney Penaflor, Thomas Turner | |
| 02:23 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Kidder | 60-56 |
| 02:22 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses the 3 from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 02:15 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Cesar Rizzo | 60-56 |
| 02:02 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joshua Barnes | 60-58 |
| 01:46 | Penn State | Robert Johnson's floater is tipped away by Cesar Rizzo | 60-58 |
| 01:44 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 01:22 | Purdue | Lewis Pearson steps in front of the Kenneth Sainz pass | 60-58 |
| 01:08 | Penn State | Robert Johnson misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Cesar Rizzo - foul #5 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor (C) Cesar Rizzo | |
| 01:08 | Penn State | Robert Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:08 | Penn State | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski blows the layup but the foul's on Jeffrey Kidder - foul #1 on Jeffrey Kidder, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:48 | Penn State | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega is fouled on the floor by Gerard Bower - foul #2 on Gerard Bower, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-59 |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Gerard Bower is called for the reach on Jeffrey Kidder in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerard Bower, team foul #9 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (PG), George Kepley (SF) David Bertrand, Lewis Pearson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Gerard Bower can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | George Kepley grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lewis Pearson (SF), Erwin Walkup (C) George Kepley, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Gerard Bower is called for the reach on Jeffrey Kidder in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gerard Bower, team foul #10 | 65-59 |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor grabs the defensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-59 |