| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Enam Africa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Theodore Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Ivan Zervas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Cartier (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Byron Weir inbounds the ball | 18-22 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Penn State | William Cartier scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Timothy Jones | 18-25 |
| 19:18 | Northwestern | Thurman Walters is called for the reach on Joel Herman - foul #2 on Thurman Walters, team foul #1 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG), Diego Ayala (SF) Enam Africa, Theodore Green | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Joel Herman's pass is intercepted by Thurman Walters | 18-25 |
| 18:59 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thurman Walters | 18-27 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Timothy Jones - foul #3 on Timothy Jones, team foul #2 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (SG), Ante Zender (PF) Yuri Ziek, Diego Ayala | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Smith (C) Timothy Jones | |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 18:21 | Penn State | Thurman Walters is hacked by Enam Africa - foul #1 on Enam Africa, team foul #1 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Hill (SF), Theodore Green (PF) Matthew Rico, Ante Zender | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 18:08 | Penn State | Enam Africa steals the ball from Thurman Walters | 20-27 |
| 18:04 | Northwestern | Joel Herman jams it on a great pass from Enam Africa | 22-27 |
| 17:50 | Penn State | William Cartier misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-27 |
| 17:48 | Penn State | William Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 17:37 | Penn State | Byron Weir can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 22-27 |
| 17:35 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor tips it back up and in | 22-29 |
| 17:11 | Northwestern | Theodore Green scores on a jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by William Cartier - foul #2 on William Cartier, team foul #3 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG), Matthew Rico (SF), Ante Zender (C) Enam Africa, Mark Hill, Ivan Zervas | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:11 | Northwestern | Theodore Green makes the free throw | 25-29 |
| 16:57 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from William Cartier | 25-32 |
| 16:34 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Byron Weir - foul #2 on Byron Weir, team foul #4 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Ivan Zervas (C) Yuri Ziek, Theodore Green, Ante Zender | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG) Thurman Walters | |
| 16:34 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 16:34 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 16:15 | Penn State | William Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 26-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (SG), Ante Zender (PF) Robert Deitz, Matthew Rico | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SG) Franjo Zenor | |
| 15:54 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas scores on a runner in the lane and he's fouled by Raymond Bills - foul #1 on Raymond Bills, team foul #5 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG), Matthew Rico (SF), Paul Lamberton (PF) Enam Africa, Diego Ayala, Ante Zender | |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Jones (C) William Smith | |
| 15:54 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas makes the free throw | 29-32 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Yuri Ziek (fresh) SF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Lamberton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Zervas (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Raymond Bills (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Cartier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:41 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Yuri Ziek - foul #2 on Yuri Ziek, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Ante Zender (C) Yuri Ziek, Matthew Rico, Ivan Zervas | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 15:41 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 15:41 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 15:18 | Northwestern | Ante Zender misses long on a floater from the right side | 29-33 |
| 15:17 | Penn State | Timothy Jones snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 15:11 | Penn State | William Cartier buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdelal | 29-35 |
| 14:45 | Northwestern | Joel Herman is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Joel Herman, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (PG), Yuri Ziek (SG), Matthew Rico (SF), Theodore Green (PF), Ivan Zervas (C) Joel Herman, Enam Africa, Diego Ayala, Paul Lamberton, Ante Zender | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Franjo Zenor (SG) Raymond Bills, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 14:26 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Thurman Walters | 29-38 |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | William Cartier steals the ball from Theodore Green | 29-38 |
| 13:52 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Byron Weir | 29-41 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern | William Cartier picks off the pass by Matthew Rico | 29-41 |
| 13:26 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-41 |
| 13:25 | Penn State | Thurman Walters gets the offensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 13:12 | Penn State | Byron Weir drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Thurman Walters | 29-43 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 29-43 |
| 12:54 | Penn State | Thurman Walters grabs the board | 29-43 |
| 12:40 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Thurman Walters | 29-46 |
| 12:21 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Franjo Zenor - foul #1 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #6 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Diego Ayala (SF), Paul Lamberton (PF), Ante Zender (C) Robert Deitz, Matthew Rico, Theodore Green, Ivan Zervas | |
| Subs | Penn State | William McHalffey (PF), William Smith (C) William Cartier, Timothy Jones | |
| 12:21 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek misses the 1st free throw | 29-46 |
| 12:21 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek makes the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 11:57 | Penn State | Thurman Walters is denied on a layup by Paul Lamberton | 30-46 |
| 11:55 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek grabs the defensive rebound | 30-46 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Yuri Ziek (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Diego Ayala (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Lamberton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ante Zender (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) C - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:51 | Northwestern | Joel Herman hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Diego Ayala | 33-46 |
| 11:26 | Penn State | Thurman Walters comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-46 |
| 11:24 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala grabs the defensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 11:13 | Northwestern | Joel Herman misses the lay-in | 33-46 |
| 11:12 | Northwestern | Paul Lamberton gets the offensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 11:07 | Northwestern | Paul Lamberton buries a jump hook in the paint | 35-46 |
| 10:38 | Penn State | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 35-46 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Paul Lamberton grabs the board | 35-46 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 10:14 | Northwestern | Joel Herman is hacked by Franjo Zenor - foul #2 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #7 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (SG), Matthew Rico (SF), Theodore Green (PF), Ivan Zervas (C) Yuri Ziek, Diego Ayala, Paul Lamberton, Ante Zender | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), George Brantley (SF), William Cartier (PF), Timothy Jones (C) Thurman Walters, Franjo Zenor, Byron Weir, William McHalffey, William Smith | |
| 10:14 | Northwestern | Joel Herman makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 10:14 | Northwestern | Joel Herman misses the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 10:14 | Penn State | Timothy Jones gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| 09:56 | Penn State | Timothy Jones is called for traveling | 36-46 |
| 09:35 | Northwestern | Enam Africa is called for traveling | 36-46 |
| 09:17 | Penn State | Timothy Jones blows the layup | 36-46 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Enam Africa gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | Theodore Green can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-46 |
| 08:46 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| 08:22 | Penn State | Timothy Jones drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Raymond Bills and he's fouled by Ivan Zervas - foul #2 on Ivan Zervas, team foul #4 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Diego Ayala (SF), Ante Zender (PF) Matthew Rico, Theodore Green | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Franjo Zenor (SG), Byron Weir (SF) Raymond Bills, Dikembe Abdelal, George Brantley | |
| 08:22 | Penn State | Timothy Jones makes the free throw | 36-49 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | Ante Zender connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Diego Ayala | 38-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Enam Africa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Diego Ayala (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ante Zender (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Zervas (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Cartier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Penn State | William Cartier knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Franjo Zenor | 38-52 |
| 07:17 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-52 |
| 07:15 | Penn State | Timothy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 07:03 | Penn State | Ante Zender takes the ball from Byron Weir | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | Joel Herman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-52 |
| 06:45 | Penn State | William Cartier gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| 06:36 | Penn State | Thurman Walters drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Cartier | 38-54 |
| 06:20 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas misses the easy layup | 38-54 |
| 06:18 | Penn State | Byron Weir pulls down the rebound | 38-54 |
| 06:05 | Penn State | Timothy Jones buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Thurman Walters | 38-56 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | Joel Herman hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 38-56 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Zervas | 38-56 |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | Joel Herman hits a shot from the right wing | 40-56 |
| 05:08 | Penn State | William Cartier comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ante Zender - foul #1 on Ante Zender, team foul #5 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (SG), Matthew Rico (SF), Theodore Green (PF) Enam Africa, Diego Ayala, Ante Zender | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), George Brantley (SF), William Smith (C) Thurman Walters, Franjo Zenor, Byron Weir, Timothy Jones | |
| 05:08 | Penn State | William Cartier makes the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 05:08 | Penn State | William Cartier makes the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Joel Herman can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 40-58 |
| 04:54 | Penn State | William Cartier snags the defensive board | 40-58 |
| 04:34 | Penn State | George Brantley is hacked by Matthew Rico - foul #3 on Matthew Rico, team foul #6 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG), Mark Hill (SF), Paul Lamberton (PF), Ante Zender (C) Joel Herman, Matthew Rico, Theodore Green, Ivan Zervas | |
| Subs | Penn State | William McHalffey (PF) William Cartier | |
| 04:17 | Penn State | George Brantley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Yuri Ziek - foul #3 on Yuri Ziek, team foul #7 | 40-58 |
| 04:17 | Penn State | George Brantley misses the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 04:17 | Penn State | George Brantley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | Paul Lamberton misses short on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by William McHalffey - foul #1 on William McHalffey, team foul #8 | 40-59 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | Paul Lamberton makes the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | Paul Lamberton misses the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 04:05 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the defensive rebound | 41-59 |
| 03:46 | Penn State | William McHalffey scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from George Brantley | 41-61 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Deitz (fresh) SG - Yuri Ziek (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mark Hill (fresh) PF - Paul Lamberton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ante Zender (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Raymond Bills (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Brantley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Ante Zender comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #9 | 41-61 |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Ante Zender misses the 1st free throw | 41-61 |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Ante Zender makes the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:09 | Penn State | William Smith is called for traveling | 42-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Matherly (SG) Yuri Ziek | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | Ante Zender can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-61 |
| 02:56 | Penn State | William Smith grabs the board | 42-61 |
| 02:32 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses the fadeaway in the paint | 42-61 |
| 02:31 | Penn State | William Smith misses the tip | 42-61 |
| 02:29 | Penn State | William Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-61 |
| 02:18 | Penn State | William McHalffey knocks in the jumper from the right side | 42-63 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 02:02 | Northwestern | Paul Lamberton misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 42-63 |
| 02:01 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Smith | 42-63 |
| 01:35 | Penn State | George Brantley misses the jump hook in the paint | 42-63 |
| 01:34 | Penn State | Raymond Bills grabs the offensive rebound | 42-63 |
| 01:18 | Penn State | William McHalffey is hacked by Mark Hill - foul #1 on Mark Hill, team foul #8 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG), Diego Ayala (SF) Michael Matherly, Mark Hill | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:18 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the 1st free throw | 42-64 |
| 01:18 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the 2nd free throw | 42-65 |
| 01:00 | Northwestern | Robert Deitz can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-65 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | Ante Zender snags the offensive board | 42-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Diego Ayala | 44-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern 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 halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Penn State | William Smith buries a floater near the basket set up by Raymond Bills | 44-67 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Robert Deitz's pass is intercepted by George Brantley | 44-67 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Raymond Bills runs out the clock | 44-67 |