| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Byron Engstrom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marcellus Goshorn (fresh) SF - James Rousey (fresh) PF - Robert Monti (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ramiro Salazar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Reed (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Patrick Webber (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Stemple (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber inbounds the ball | 31-40 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 19:46 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Robert Monti | 31-40 |
| 19:32 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ramiro Salazar | 34-40 |
| 19:14 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber is alone and drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Nicolas Koopman | 34-43 |
| 19:02 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Monti | 37-43 |
| 18:40 | Northwestern | James Reed is hacked by Marcellus Goshorn - foul #3 on Marcellus Goshorn, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Schank (PG), Rolf Zeckzer (SG), Devin Staley (SF), Shawn Kolinski (PF), David Singleton (C) Byron Engstrom, Marcellus Goshorn, James Rousey, Robert Monti, Ramiro Salazar | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (SG), James Carey (SF), Lee Merrick (PF), William Carter (C) James Reed, Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson, Scott Stemple | |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Singleton - foul #1 on David Singleton, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 18:29 | Penn State | Nicolas Koopman steals the ball from Rolf Zeckzer in the backcourt | 37-45 |
| 18:27 | Northwestern | Robert Damron can't finish the layup | 37-45 |
| 18:26 | Penn State | Devin Staley grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 18:20 | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer misses the shot from close range but the foul's on William Carter - foul #1 on William Carter, team foul #1 | 37-45 |
| 18:20 | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 18:20 | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer misses the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 18:06 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-45 |
| 18:04 | Northwestern | William Carter tips it home | 38-47 |
| 17:50 | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer connects on the floater in the lane | 40-47 |
| 17:34 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman knocks in the shot from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 17:10 | Penn State | Devin Staley hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Rolf Zeckzer | 42-49 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 16:54 | Northwestern | James Carey gets the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman hits a 3 from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 16:45 | Penn State | James Schank loses the dribble to James Carey in the backcourt | 42-52 |
| 16:40 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 16:38 | Penn State | Devin Staley gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 16:36 | Penn State | Devin Staley is fouled in the backcourt by James Carey - foul #1 on James Carey, team foul #2 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Engstrom (PG), Joshua Axelson (SG), James Rousey (SF), Robert Monti (PF), Ramiro Salazar (C) Rolf Zeckzer, James Schank, Devin Staley, Shawn Kolinski, David Singleton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), Peter Hines (C) Robert Damron, James Carey, Lee Merrick, William Carter | |
| 16:23 | Penn State | Robert Monti loses the dribble to Peter Hines | 42-52 |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | Joshua Axelson is called for the reach on James Reed in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Axelson, team foul #3 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Schank (SG) Joshua Axelson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:12 | Northwestern | James Schank picks off the pass by Patrick Webber | 42-52 |
| 15:57 | Penn State | Robert Monti's pass is intercepted by Nicolas Koopman | 42-52 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Byron Engstrom (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Schank (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Rousey (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Monti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ramiro Salazar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (tiring) 23 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Reed (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Patrick Webber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Hines (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson clanks a jump hook near the basket | 42-52 |
| 15:34 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson tips it but misses | 42-52 |
| 15:32 | Penn State | Robert Monti grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 15:28 | Penn State | Nicolas Koopman steals the ball from Byron Engstrom in the backcourt | 42-52 |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman lays it up and in | 42-54 |
| 15:15 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-54 |
| 15:14 | Penn State | Ramiro Salazar grabs the offensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 15:05 | Penn State | Robert Monti is open but comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 42-54 |
| 15:03 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson gets the rebound | 42-54 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Rousey - foul #1 on James Rousey, team foul #4 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joshua Axelson (PG), Marcellus Goshorn (SG), Kevin Weiner (SF) Byron Engstrom, James Schank, James Rousey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Betz (SG), Scott Stemple (C) Nicolas Koopman, Peter Hines | |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson grabs the offensive board | 42-55 |
| 14:47 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber clanks a shot from the left block | 42-55 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple grabs the offensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 14:41 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Reed | 42-58 |
| 14:38 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn is hacked by Patrick Webber in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Webber, team foul #3 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG) James Reed | |
| 14:20 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson blows the layup but he's fouled by Patrick Webber - foul #2 on Patrick Webber, team foul #4 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Devin Staley (PF) Robert Monti | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carey (SF) Patrick Webber | |
| 14:20 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 14:20 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 14:20 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple gets the rebound | 43-58 |
| 14:06 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Damron | 43-60 |
| 13:53 | Penn State | Devin Staley can't finish the layup but the foul's on Carl Richardson - foul #2 on Carl Richardson, team foul #5 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Engstrom (PG), James Rousey (SF) Joshua Axelson, Kevin Weiner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG) Robert Damron | |
| 13:53 | Penn State | Devin Staley makes the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 13:53 | Penn State | Devin Staley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 13:51 | Northwestern | Steve Betz is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 45-60 |
| 13:44 | Penn State | Ramiro Salazar is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Ramiro Salazar, team foul #5 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lee Merrick (PF) Carl Richardson | |
| 13:34 | Northwestern | James Carey is hacked by Devin Staley - foul #1 on Devin Staley, team foul #6 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Monti (PF) Ramiro Salazar | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | Steve Betz comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 45-60 |
| 13:27 | Penn State | Devin Staley snags the defensive board | 45-60 |
| 13:18 | Penn State | Steve Betz takes the ball from Byron Engstrom | 45-60 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Steve Betz banks in the layup | 45-62 |
| 13:11 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn double dribbles in the backcourt | 45-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Shawn Kolinski (C) Devin Staley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), Patrick Webber (SF), Carl Richardson (PF) James Reed, James Carey, Lee Merrick | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:54 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-62 |
| 12:52 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn pulls down the rebound | 45-62 |
| 12:36 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom makes the wide open floater from just outside the lane set up by Robert Monti | 47-62 |
| 12:32 | Northwestern | Steve Betz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer (PG), Kevin Weiner (SF), Devin Staley (PF), Ramiro Salazar (C) Byron Engstrom, James Rousey, Robert Monti, Shawn Kolinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Lee Merrick (PF), William Carter (C) Nicolas Koopman, Carl Richardson, Scott Stemple | |
| 12:16 | Penn State | Ramiro Salazar can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 47-62 |
| 12:15 | Northwestern | William Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 11:57 | Northwestern | Steve Betz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-62 |
| 11:56 | Northwestern | William Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 47-62 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Rolf Zeckzer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marcellus Goshorn (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Weiner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Devin Staley (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Ramiro Salazar (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steve Betz (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Webber (tired) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lee Merrick (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Northwestern | Steve Betz is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:41 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Betz - foul #4 on Steve Betz, team foul #6 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Engstrom (PG), Joshua Axelson (SG), Shawn Kolinski (PF) Rolf Zeckzer, Marcellus Goshorn, Devin Staley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), James Reed (SG), James Carey (SF), Peter Hines (PF) Robert Damron, Steve Betz, Patrick Webber, Lee Merrick | |
| 11:30 | Penn State | William Carter blocks the short jumper by Joshua Axelson | 47-65 |
| 11:29 | Northwestern | James Carey gets the rebound | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:06 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Peter Hines | 47-68 |
| 10:46 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 47-68 |
| 10:44 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman snags the defensive board | 47-68 |
| 10:17 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-68 |
| 10:15 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson pulls down the rebound | 47-68 |
| 09:55 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Joshua Axelson | 50-68 |
| 09:32 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-68 |
| 09:30 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kevin Weiner | 50-68 |
| 09:30 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 50-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer (PG), Marcellus Goshorn (SG), James Rousey (SF), Robert Monti (PF), David Singleton (C) Byron Engstrom, Joshua Axelson, Kevin Weiner, Shawn Kolinski, Ramiro Salazar | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Patrick Webber (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Nicolas Koopman, James Carey, Peter Hines, William Carter | |
| 09:26 | Penn State | Robert Damron is called for the reach on Rolf Zeckzer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Damron, team foul #7 | 50-68 |
| 09:26 | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer misses the 1st free throw | 50-68 |
| 09:26 | Penn State | Robert Monti grabs the offensive board | 50-68 |
| 09:20 | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Monti | 52-68 |
| 08:57 | Northwestern | James Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Schank (SG) Marcellus Goshorn | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carey (SG) James Reed | |
| 08:48 | Penn State | David Singleton hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Rolf Zeckzer | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:46 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple loses the dribble to Rolf Zeckzer in the backcourt | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:29 | Penn State | Robert Monti misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-68 |
| 08:27 | Penn State | David Singleton grabs the offensive rebound | 55-68 |
| 08:11 | Penn State | James Schank is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right corner | 55-68 |
| 08:09 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson gets the rebound | 55-68 |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson can't connect on a shot from close range | 55-68 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | The rebound goes to David Singleton | 55-68 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Rolf Zeckzer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Schank (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Rousey (tired) PF - Robert Monti (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Singleton (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (tiring) 2 ast. SG - James Carey (tired) 3 reb. SF - Patrick Webber (tired) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carl Richardson (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Stemple (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Penn State | James Rousey loses the dribble to Patrick Webber | 55-68 |
| 07:14 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple's pass is intercepted by James Rousey | 55-68 |
| 07:10 | Penn State | James Schank misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 55-68 |
| 07:08 | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer hits the follow up shot | 57-68 |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Engstrom (PG), Marcellus Goshorn (SG), Devin Staley (PF), Ramiro Salazar (C) Rolf Zeckzer, James Schank, Robert Monti, David Singleton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), Steve Betz (SG), Lee Merrick (PF), Peter Hines (C) Robert Damron, James Carey, Carl Richardson, Scott Stemple | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:00 | Northwestern | Byron Engstrom picks off the pass by Nicolas Koopman | 57-68 |
| 06:57 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom lays it in | 59-68 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | Peter Hines is open and lays it up and in set up by Steve Betz | 59-70 |
| 06:13 | Penn State | James Rousey is called for a backcourt violation | 59-70 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Schank (PG), Kevin Weiner (SF), Shawn Kolinski (C) Byron Engstrom, James Rousey, Ramiro Salazar | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carey (SF), William Carter (C) Patrick Webber, Peter Hines | |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-70 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick snags the offensive board | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:39 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Steve Betz | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:18 | Penn State | James Schank buries a floater from the right wing set up by Shawn Kolinski | 61-72 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-72 |
| 05:01 | Penn State | Shawn Kolinski gets the rebound | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:59 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn is called for traveling in the backcourt | 61-72 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joshua Axelson (PG), Robert Monti (PF), Ramiro Salazar (C) James Schank, Kevin Weiner, Shawn Kolinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), James Reed (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Nicolas Koopman, James Carey, Lee Merrick, William Carter | |
| 04:48 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson lays it in uncontested set up by Robert Damron | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:37 | Penn State | Scott Stemple swats the shot by Devin Staley | 61-74 |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple grabs the defensive rebound | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:15 | Northwestern | James Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-74 |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Engstrom (PG), Rolf Zeckzer (SG) Joshua Axelson, Marcellus Goshorn | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Webber (SF), Peter Hines (C) James Reed, Scott Stemple | |
| 04:06 | Penn State | Robert Monti is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Ramiro Salazar | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses the easy layup | 63-74 |
| 03:44 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-74 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Byron Engstrom (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rolf Zeckzer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Devin Staley (tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Monti (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ramiro Salazar (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Steve Betz (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Patrick Webber (tired) 10 pts. 3 stl. PF - Carl Richardson (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Peter Hines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | Robert Damron travels with the ball | 63-74 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Rousey (SF), Shawn Kolinski (PF), David Singleton (C) Devin Staley, Robert Monti, Ramiro Salazar | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), William Carter (C) Robert Damron, Peter Hines | |
| 03:13 | Penn State | David Singleton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-74 |
| 03:11 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom grabs the offensive board | 63-74 |
| 03:05 | Penn State | James Rousey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-74 |
| 03:04 | Penn State | Shawn Kolinski grabs the offensive board | 63-74 |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Patrick Webber is called for the reach on James Rousey - foul #3 on Patrick Webber, team foul #8 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Schank (PG) Byron Engstrom | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (SF), Lee Merrick (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson, William Carter | |
| 02:59 | Penn State | James Rousey misses the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 02:59 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick snags the defensive board | 63-74 |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | James Reed is hacked by James Rousey in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Rousey, team foul #7 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn (SG), Kevin Weiner (SF), Robert Monti (PF) Rolf Zeckzer, James Rousey, David Singleton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | James Reed makes the 1st free throw | 63-75 |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | James Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 63-76 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:47 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 63-76 |
| 02:45 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner grabs the offensive rebound | 63-76 |
| 02:30 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Weiner and he's hacked by Steve Betz - foul #5 on Steve Betz, team foul #9 | 65-76 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joshua Axelson (PG), Devin Staley (PF), Ramiro Salazar (C) James Schank, Robert Monti, Shawn Kolinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carey (SF) Steve Betz | |
| 02:30 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn misses the free throw | 65-76 |
| 02:30 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Scott Stemple | 65-76 |
| 02:02 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-76 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick tips it in | 65-78 |
| 01:39 | Penn State | Ramiro Salazar is fouled on the floor by James Carey - foul #2 on James Carey, team foul #10 | 65-78 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Schank (PG), Rolf Zeckzer (SG), Shawn Kolinski (PF) Joshua Axelson, Marcellus Goshorn, Kevin Weiner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Webber (SF), Carl Richardson (PF) James Carey, Lee Merrick | |
| 01:39 | Penn State | Ramiro Salazar makes the 1st free throw | 66-78 |
| 01:39 | Penn State | Ramiro Salazar makes the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| 01:37 | Northwestern | James Schank picks off the pass by Carl Richardson in the backcourt | 67-78 |
| 01:32 | Penn State | James Schank misses long on an open shot from the right wing | 67-78 |
| 01:31 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson pulls down the rebound | 67-78 |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Shawn Kolinski - foul #2 on Shawn Kolinski, team foul #8 | 67-78 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Weiner (SF) Ramiro Salazar | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 67-78 |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-79 |
| 01:22 | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 67-79 |
| 01:03 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-79 |
| 01:01 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner gets the rebound | 67-79 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Penn State | James Schank connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kevin Weiner | 70-79 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-79 |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Engstrom (PG), Marcellus Goshorn (SG), James Rousey (SF), Robert Monti (PF), Ramiro Salazar (C) James Schank, Rolf Zeckzer, Kevin Weiner, Devin Staley, Shawn Kolinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | James Reed is fouled in the backcourt by Byron Engstrom - foul #3 on Byron Engstrom, team foul #9 | 70-79 |
| 00:53 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 70-79 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | James Reed makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | James Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-81 |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple grabs the defensive rebound | 70-81 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 70-81 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn pulls down the rebound | 70-81 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom is fouled in the backcourt by Nicolas Koopman - foul #2 on Nicolas Koopman, team foul #11 | 70-81 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Schank (SG), Kevin Weiner (SF), Devin Staley (PF), Shawn Kolinski (C) Marcellus Goshorn, James Rousey, Robert Monti, Ramiro Salazar | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom misses the 1st free throw | 70-81 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom misses the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple grabs the board | 70-81 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman runs out the clock | 70-81 |