| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Debellis (fresh) SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fresh) SF - Larry Victorino (fresh) PF - Albert Marcellus (fresh) C - Richard Hubbard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Harris (fresh) SF - David Jackson (fresh) PF - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) C - Seth Montford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Albert Marcellus - foul #1 on Albert Marcellus, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:13 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by David Jackson - foul #1 on David Jackson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:55 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Purdue | Seth Montford knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from David Jackson | 2-4 |
| 18:29 | Penn State | The refs have stopped play. Richard Hubbard is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 2-4 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Pedro (C) Richard Hubbard | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:26 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro is denied on a layup by Salvatore Giordano | 2-4 |
| 18:25 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 18:04 | Purdue | Seth Montford is whistled for traveling | 2-4 |
| 17:43 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus misses short on a jumper in the lane | 2-4 |
| 17:42 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:22 | Purdue | Seth Montford misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:21 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton grabs the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:05 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 2-4 |
| 17:03 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:49 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus loses the dribble to Thomas Hamilton | 2-4 |
| 16:25 | Purdue | David Jackson can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 2-4 |
| 16:23 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:09 | Penn State | David Jackson steals it from Albert Marcellus | 2-4 |
| 15:48 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 15:47 | Penn State | Harold Debellis pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Debellis (fairly fresh) SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fairly fresh) SF - Larry Victorino (fairly fresh) PF - Albert Marcellus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Pedro (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Harris (fresh) SF - David Jackson (fairly fresh) PF - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 2 reb. C - Seth Montford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:18 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus misses long on a shot from close range | 2-4 |
| 15:16 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 14:52 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris misses the lay-in | 2-4 |
| 14:50 | Purdue | David Jackson tips it but misses | 2-4 |
| 14:48 | Penn State | Harold Debellis grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 14:43 | Penn State | Larry Victorino misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Salvatore Giordano - foul #1 on Salvatore Giordano, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Penn State | Adam Haines (PG), Bryant Hicks (SG), Samuel Tipton (PF), Richard Hubbard (C) Harold Debellis, Matthew Macfarlane, Albert Marcellus, Joseph Pedro | |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (PG), Joe Hayner (C) Thomas Hamilton, Salvatore Giordano | |
| 14:43 | Penn State | Larry Victorino misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 14:43 | Penn State | Larry Victorino makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 14:24 | Purdue | The jump hook by Joe Hayner is blocked by Samuel Tipton | 3-4 |
| 14:22 | Purdue | Derick Baker snags the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 14:17 | Purdue | Seth Montford lays it in on a nice dish by Joe Hayner and he's hacked by Larry Victorino - foul #1 on Larry Victorino, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Dennison (SF) Larry Victorino | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:17 | Purdue | Seth Montford misses the free throw | 3-6 |
| 14:17 | Penn State | Samuel Tipton gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 14:08 | Penn State | Edward Dennison connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 13:49 | Purdue | David Jackson buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Seth Montford | 6-8 |
| 13:30 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 13:28 | Purdue | Seth Montford snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 13:17 | Purdue | The jump hook by Seth Montford is blocked by Edward Dennison | 6-8 |
| 13:15 | Purdue | David Jackson hits the follow up shot | 6-10 |
| 12:54 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard's floater is knocked away by Seth Montford | 6-10 |
| 12:53 | Penn State | Adam Haines hits the follow up shot | 8-10 |
| 12:32 | Purdue | David Jackson comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Edward Dennison - foul #1 on Edward Dennison, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Pedro (PF) Samuel Tipton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG), Salvatore Giordano (PF) Derick Baker, Joe Hayner | |
| 12:32 | Purdue | David Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 12:32 | Purdue | David Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 12:32 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 12:12 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard is denied on a layup by Salvatore Giordano | 8-10 |
| 12:10 | Penn State | Adam Haines tips it but misses | 8-10 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | David Jackson snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 12:02 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Hamilton | 8-12 |
| 11:49 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro misses the easy layup | 8-12 |
| 11:47 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Salvatore Giordano | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Adam Haines (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bryant Hicks (fresh) SF - Edward Dennison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Pedro (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Hubbard (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Harris (tiring) 2 pts. SF - David Jackson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Seth Montford (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-12 |
| 11:28 | Purdue | David Jackson tips it home | 8-14 |
| 11:08 | Penn State | Edward Dennison connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Adam Haines | 11-14 |
| 10:50 | Purdue | David Jackson travels with the ball | 11-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Tipton (PF) Joseph Pedro | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joey Beverage (SG), Jack Parker (SF), Joe Hayner (C) Jeffrey Harris, David Jackson, Seth Montford | |
| 10:37 | Penn State | Adam Haines drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Hubbard | 14-14 |
| 10:27 | Purdue | Joey Beverage clanks a 3 from straight away | 14-14 |
| 10:25 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 10:08 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joe Hayner - foul #1 on Joe Hayner, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Albert Marcellus (PF) Adam Haines, Bryant Hicks, Samuel Tipton | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:08 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:08 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard misses the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:08 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:53 | Purdue | Joe Hayner comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 15-14 |
| 09:51 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano tips it back up and in | 15-16 |
| 09:37 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Matthew Macfarlane and the foul's on Salvatore Giordano - foul #2 on Salvatore Giordano, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Graf (PF) Salvatore Giordano | |
| 09:37 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus makes the free throw | 18-16 |
| 09:19 | Purdue | John Graf is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Graf, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Penn State | Adam Haines (PG), Bryant Hicks (SF), Joseph Pedro (PF) Harold Debellis, Edward Dennison, Albert Marcellus | |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (PG) Thomas Hamilton | |
| 08:59 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro lays it up and in on a great pass from Matthew Macfarlane and the foul's on John Graf - foul #2 on John Graf, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Edward Dennison (SF) Adam Haines, Bryant Hicks | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris (SG), Seth Montford (PF) Joey Beverage, John Graf | |
| 08:59 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro misses the free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:59 | Purdue | Joe Hayner gets the rebound | 20-16 |
| 08:46 | Purdue | Jack Parker makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Jeffrey Harris | 20-18 |
| 08:19 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro is whistled for traveling | 20-18 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bryant Hicks (SG), Adam Haines (SF), Albert Marcellus (PF) Matthew Macfarlane, Edward Dennison, Joseph Pedro | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG) Derick Baker | |
| 07:55 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Richard Hubbard - foul #1 on Richard Hubbard, team foul #4 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Victorino (SF), Joseph Pedro (C) Harold Debellis, Richard Hubbard | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joey Beverage (SF), Joshua Brown (C) Jack Parker, Joe Hayner | |
| 07:42 | Purdue | Joshua Brown can't connect on a floater near the basket | 20-18 |
| 07:41 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro pulls down the rebound | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Adam Haines (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryant Hicks (fresh) SF - Larry Victorino (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Albert Marcellus (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Pedro (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joey Beverage (fresh) PF - Seth Montford (tiring) 4 pts. C - Joshua Brown (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 22-18 |
| 07:06 | Purdue | Joshua Brown makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Joey Beverage | 22-20 |
| 06:51 | Penn State | Larry Victorino is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Harris - foul #1 on Jeffrey Harris, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Samuel Tipton (PF), Richard Hubbard (C) Adam Haines, Bryant Hicks, Albert Marcellus, Joseph Pedro | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Jackson (SF), Joe Hayner (C) Jeffrey Harris, Joshua Brown | |
| 06:51 | Penn State | Larry Victorino makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:51 | Penn State | Larry Victorino makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:29 | Purdue | Joe Hayner is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Joe Hayner, team foul #8 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Dennison (SF) Larry Victorino | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Brown (C) Joe Hayner | |
| 06:13 | Penn State | Seth Montford is called for the reach on Samuel Tipton - foul #1 on Seth Montford, team foul #9 | 24-20 |
| 06:13 | Penn State | Samuel Tipton misses the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:13 | Purdue | Seth Montford snags the defensive board | 24-20 |
| 06:02 | Purdue | Seth Montford misses the lay-in | 24-20 |
| 06:00 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane pulls down the rebound | 24-20 |
| 05:44 | Penn State | Harold Debellis misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-20 |
| 05:42 | Purdue | David Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 05:32 | Purdue | Seth Montford is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Seth Montford, team foul #10 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | Adam Haines (PG), Albert Marcellus (PF) Harold Debellis, Samuel Tipton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (PG), Jeffrey Harris (SG), Salvatore Giordano (PF) Thomas Hamilton, Joey Beverage, Seth Montford | |
| 05:13 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-20 |
| 05:11 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris snags the defensive board | 24-20 |
| 04:57 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris is called for traveling | 24-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Bryant Hicks (SG), Larry Victorino (SF), Joseph Pedro (C) Adam Haines, Matthew Macfarlane, Edward Dennison, Richard Hubbard | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Parker (SF) David Jackson | |
| 04:34 | Penn State | Larry Victorino comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-20 |
| 04:33 | Purdue | Jack Parker gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| 04:19 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris can't throw it down but the foul's on Larry Victorino - foul #2 on Larry Victorino, team foul #5 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Edward Dennison (SF), Richard Hubbard (C) Bryant Hicks, Larry Victorino, Albert Marcellus | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG) Salvatore Giordano | |
| 04:19 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 04:19 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 04:09 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 24-22 |
| 04:08 | Purdue | Jack Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 03:55 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harold Debellis - foul #1 on Harold Debellis, team foul #6 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | Adam Haines (PG), Bryant Hicks (SF), Albert Marcellus (PF) Harold Debellis, Edward Dennison, Joseph Pedro | |
| Subs | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano (PF), Joe Hayner (C) Derick Baker, Joshua Brown | |
| 03:55 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 03:55 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 03:33 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 03:31 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard can't tip it in | 24-24 |
| 03:30 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton grabs the board | 24-24 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Adam Haines (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bryant Hicks (fresh) PF - Albert Marcellus (fresh) 7 pts. C - Richard Hubbard (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Harris (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Jack Parker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Hayner (fresh) | |
| 03:26 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-24 |
| 03:25 | Purdue | Joe Hayner tips it back up and in | 24-26 |
| 03:21 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 03:19 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton clanks a floater from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 02:49 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 02:33 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-26 |
| 02:13 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-26 |
| 02:11 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 01:52 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane misses the 3 from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 01:51 | Penn State | Adam Haines gets the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 01:38 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus is fouled on the floor by Joe Hayner - foul #3 on Joe Hayner, team foul #11 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Larry Victorino (SG), Edward Dennison (SF), Joseph Pedro (C) Adam Haines, Matthew Macfarlane, Bryant Hicks, Richard Hubbard | |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (PG), Joey Beverage (SG), David Jackson (SF), John Graf (PF), Seth Montford (C) Thomas Hamilton, Jeffrey Harris, Jack Parker, Salvatore Giordano, Joe Hayner | |
| 01:38 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 01:38 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 01:25 | Purdue | Joey Beverage misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 01:23 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 01:08 | Penn State | Harold Debellis is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Harold Debellis, team foul #7 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Tipton (C) Albert Marcellus | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:52 | Purdue | Joey Beverage connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Derick Baker | 28-29 |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Larry Victorino loses the ball out of bounds | 28-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Richard Hubbard (C) Edward Dennison, Samuel Tipton | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:25 | Purdue | David Jackson makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joey Beverage | 28-31 |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Larry Victorino drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Matthew Macfarlane | 30-31 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Richard Hubbard is called for the reach on Derick Baker - foul #2 on Richard Hubbard, team foul #8 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bryant Hicks (SG), Edward Dennison (SF) Matthew Macfarlane, Larry Victorino | |
| Subs | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano (PF) John Graf | |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Derick Baker makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Derick Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 00:01 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks misses short on a fullcourt shot | 30-32 |