| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Byron Weir (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Cartier (fresh) 3 pts. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 10 pts. SG - James Garner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Byron Weir inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Penn State | William Cartier misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 19:45 | Penn State | Byron Weir tips it back up and in | 30-28 |
| 19:19 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong is hacked by Timothy Jones - foul #1 on Timothy Jones, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 18:57 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-28 |
| 18:55 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 18:40 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is fouled on the floor by Kevin Armstrong - foul #1 on Kevin Armstrong, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 18:22 | Penn State | William Cartier drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-28 |
| 17:56 | Purdue | Mark Zinner works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 17:45 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 17:43 | Purdue | Sam Edinger grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 17:38 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on William Cartier - foul #1 on William Cartier, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| 17:38 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:38 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 17:16 | Penn State | Sam Edinger steals the ball from Thurman Walters | 32-32 |
| 16:50 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-32 |
| 16:49 | Penn State | William Cartier grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 16:45 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by James Garner - foul #3 on James Garner, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Smith (C) Timothy Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (SG), Michael Morgan (SF), Anthony Tuck (PF) James Garner, Michael Dunklin, Sam Edinger | |
| 16:45 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 16:45 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 16:16 | Purdue | Thurman Walters steals it from Mark Zinner | 33-32 |
| 15:55 | Penn State | William Cartier comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 15:54 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Mark Zinner | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Cartier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Tim Whatley (fresh) SF - Michael Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 15:27 | Penn State | William Smith gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 14:58 | Penn State | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-32 |
| 14:56 | Penn State | William Cartier hits the follow up shot | 35-32 |
| 14:34 | Purdue | William Cartier is called for the reach on Tim Whatley - foul #2 on William Cartier, team foul #3 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), Timothy Jones (C) Thurman Walters, Franjo Zenor, William Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Garner (SG), Michael Dunklin (SF), Sam Edinger (PF), Randolph Conner (C) Kevin Armstrong, Michael Morgan, Anthony Tuck, Mark Zinner | |
| 14:15 | Purdue | Tim Whatley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-32 |
| 14:14 | Purdue | Sam Edinger tips it home | 35-34 |
| 13:55 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses the lay-in | 35-34 |
| 13:54 | Purdue | Tim Whatley snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 13:39 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin drills a shot from close range | 35-36 |
| 13:24 | Penn State | William Cartier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Madden (PG) Tim Whatley | |
| 13:13 | Purdue | James Garner misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Cartier - foul #3 on William Cartier, team foul #4 | 35-36 |
| 13:13 | Purdue | James Garner misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 13:13 | Purdue | James Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 13:13 | Purdue | Sam Edinger pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 12:56 | Purdue | Sam Edinger banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Garner | 35-38 |
| 12:27 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Dunklin - foul #1 on Michael Dunklin, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Franjo Zenor (SG), William McHalffey (PF) Raymond Bills, Dikembe Abdelal, William Cartier | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), Michael Morgan (SF), Mark Zinner (C) John Madden, Michael Dunklin, Randolph Conner | |
| 12:27 | Penn State | Byron Weir makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 12:27 | Penn State | Byron Weir makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 12:03 | Purdue | Sam Edinger is hacked by William McHalffey - foul #1 on William McHalffey, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| 11:41 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-38 |
| 11:39 | Penn State | Byron Weir grabs the board | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 12 pts. SG - James Garner (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Penn State | Michael Morgan picks off the pass by Byron Weir | 37-38 |
| 11:22 | Purdue | Michael Morgan banks in the layup | 37-40 |
| 11:09 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Byron Weir | 39-40 |
| 10:48 | Purdue | Mark Zinner buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Sam Edinger | 39-42 |
| 10:24 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Franjo Zenor | 42-42 |
| 10:02 | Purdue | Mark Zinner evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Timothy Jones - foul #2 on Timothy Jones, team foul #6 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG), George Brantley (SF), William Cartier (PF), William Smith (C) Thurman Walters, Byron Weir, William McHalffey, Timothy Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Dunklin (SF), Anthony Tuck (PF) Michael Morgan, Sam Edinger | |
| 10:02 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 10:02 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 09:36 | Penn State | William Cartier misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-44 |
| 09:34 | Purdue | Mark Zinner gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 09:05 | Purdue | James Garner makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Zinner out of a doubleteam | 42-46 |
| 08:45 | Penn State | Michael Dunklin is called for the reach on William Smith - foul #2 on Michael Dunklin, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG) Raymond Bills, Franjo Zenor | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (PG), Randolph Conner (C) Kevin Armstrong, Mark Zinner | |
| 08:34 | Penn State | Thurman Walters hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 08:05 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-46 |
| 08:03 | Penn State | Thurman Walters gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 07:45 | Penn State | William Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (SG), Byron Weir (SF), Timothy Jones (C) Dikembe Abdelal, George Brantley, William Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), Sam Edinger (PF) Tim Whatley, Anthony Tuck | |
| 07:27 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 07:25 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Cartier | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Cartier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 12 pts. SG - James Garner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Randolph Conner (fresh) | |
| 07:02 | Penn State | Randolph Conner steps in front of the Timothy Jones pass | 45-46 |
| 06:43 | Purdue | Randolph Conner is whistled for a carry | 45-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG) Thurman Walters | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Morgan (SG), John Madden (SF), Mark Zinner (C) James Garner, Michael Dunklin, Randolph Conner | |
| 06:27 | Penn State | Byron Weir hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 45-46 |
| 06:26 | Penn State | Byron Weir grabs the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 06:18 | Penn State | Timothy Jones's pass is intercepted by Mark Zinner | 45-46 |
| 05:57 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from John Madden | 45-48 |
| 05:40 | Penn State | Raymond Bills buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Cartier | 48-48 |
| 05:11 | Purdue | Michael Morgan misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 05:10 | Purdue | John Madden grabs the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 04:54 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 04:52 | Penn State | Byron Weir grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 04:32 | Penn State | Raymond Bills misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 04:30 | Penn State | William Cartier pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 04:18 | Penn State | Byron Weir buries a fadeaway from the right side | 50-48 |
| 03:51 | Purdue | Mark Zinner can't connect on a shot near the basket | 50-48 |
| 03:49 | Penn State | William Cartier grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 03:25 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 03:23 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Jones | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Raymond Bills (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Franjo Zenor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Byron Weir (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Cartier (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Jones (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Michael Morgan (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Madden (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Sam Edinger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Byron Weir hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 50-48 |
| 02:57 | Penn State | Timothy Jones snags the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 02:46 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 02:44 | Purdue | Michael Morgan grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 02:44 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), William McHalffey (PF) Raymond Bills, William Cartier | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (PG), James Garner (SG), Michael Dunklin (SF) Kevin Armstrong, Michael Morgan, John Madden | |
| 02:28 | Purdue | Tim Whatley is hacked by Thurman Walters - foul #1 on Thurman Walters, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SG) Franjo Zenor | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:28 | Purdue | Tim Whatley makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 02:28 | Purdue | Tim Whatley misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 02:28 | Penn State | Timothy Jones pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 02:28 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-49 |
| 02:13 | Penn State | Timothy Jones is called for traveling | 50-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (SG), William Cartier (PF) Dikembe Abdelal, William McHalffey | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG) Tim Whatley | |
| 01:44 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Garner and he's hacked by Timothy Jones - foul #3 on Timothy Jones, team foul #8 | 50-51 |
| 01:44 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| 01:36 | Penn State | Timothy Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Zinner | 50-52 |
| 01:34 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Byron Weir | 50-52 |
| 01:20 | Penn State | William Cartier hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sam Edinger - foul #1 on Sam Edinger, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| 01:20 | Penn State | William Cartier makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 01:20 | Penn State | William Cartier makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 00:58 | Purdue | Franjo Zenor steals it from Kevin Armstrong | 52-52 |
| 00:53 | Penn State | Thurman Walters lays it in on a great pass from Franjo Zenor | 54-52 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Mark Zinner knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Michael Dunklin | 54-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Byron Weir connects on the turnaround from close range | 56-54 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Purdue calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong loses the ball out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Thurman Walters runs out the clock | 56-54 |