| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Derick Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Seth Montford (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Debellis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Victorino (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Albert Marcellus (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Hubbard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris inbounds the ball | 38-40 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Purdue | Derick Baker misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Albert Marcellus - foul #2 on Albert Marcellus, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Bryant Hicks (SF), Joseph Pedro (PF) Larry Victorino, Albert Marcellus | |
| 19:41 | Purdue | Derick Baker makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 19:41 | Purdue | Derick Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 19:41 | Purdue | Seth Montford pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 19:24 | Purdue | David Jackson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 19:22 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 19:17 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane is hacked by Jeffrey Harris - foul #1 on Jeffrey Harris, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Marcellus (PF) Joseph Pedro | |
| 19:07 | Penn State | Thomas Hamilton steals the ball from Richard Hubbard | 39-40 |
| 19:03 | Purdue | Derick Baker misses the lay-in | 39-40 |
| 19:02 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton tips it in | 41-40 |
| 18:41 | Penn State | Harold Debellis misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 18:40 | Purdue | Seth Montford snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 18:35 | Purdue | Richard Hubbard steals it from Derick Baker | 41-40 |
| 18:32 | Penn State | Harold Debellis is hacked by Thomas Hamilton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Dennison (SF), Joseph Pedro (PF) Matthew Macfarlane, Albert Marcellus | |
| 18:19 | Penn State | Harold Debellis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Harold Debellis, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Tipton (PF) Joseph Pedro | |
| 18:01 | Purdue | The jumper by David Jackson is denied by Richard Hubbard | 41-40 |
| 17:59 | Penn State | Samuel Tipton grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 17:43 | Penn State | Harold Debellis knocks in the floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Derick Baker - foul #1 on Derick Baker, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Victorino (SF), Joseph Pedro (PF) Edward Dennison, Samuel Tipton | |
| 17:43 | Penn State | Harold Debellis makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 17:14 | Purdue | David Jackson misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Larry Victorino - foul #2 on Larry Victorino, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joey Beverage (SG) Derick Baker | |
| Subs | Penn State | Adam Haines (PG), Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Albert Marcellus (PF) Harold Debellis, Larry Victorino, Joseph Pedro | |
| 17:14 | Purdue | David Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 17:14 | Purdue | David Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 17:14 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Richard Hubbard | 42-43 |
| 17:01 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Bryant Hicks | 42-45 |
| 16:47 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Adam Haines - foul #1 on Adam Haines, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Edward Dennison (SF), Joseph Pedro (PF) Adam Haines, Matthew Macfarlane, Albert Marcellus | |
| 16:47 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 16:47 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 16:47 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 16:25 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks is fouled on the floor by Seth Montford - foul #2 on Seth Montford, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (SG) Joey Beverage | |
| Subs | Penn State | Adam Haines (PG), Matthew Macfarlane (SG) Harold Debellis, Edward Dennison | |
| 16:16 | Penn State | David Jackson blocks the short jumper by Matthew Macfarlane | 42-45 |
| 16:15 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Macfarlane | 42-45 |
| 15:59 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 15:57 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks snags the offensive board | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Derick Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Seth Montford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Adam Haines (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bryant Hicks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Pedro (fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Hubbard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Penn State | Adam Haines's pass is intercepted by David Jackson | 42-45 |
| 15:28 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Derick Baker | 44-45 |
| 15:08 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Hayner (C) David Jackson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Larry Victorino (SF), Albert Marcellus (PF) Adam Haines, Matthew Macfarlane, Joseph Pedro | |
| 14:49 | Purdue | Derick Baker scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Seth Montford | 46-45 |
| 14:30 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joe Hayner - foul #3 on Joe Hayner, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joey Beverage (SG), Jack Parker (SF), Salvatore Giordano (PF) Derick Baker, Jeffrey Harris, Seth Montford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Dennison (SF) Larry Victorino | |
| 14:30 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:30 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 14:11 | Purdue | Jack Parker misses the dunk attempt | 46-47 |
| 14:09 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano can't tip it in | 46-47 |
| 14:07 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Harold Debellis | 46-47 |
| 14:01 | Penn State | Harold Debellis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-47 |
| 13:59 | Purdue | Jack Parker pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 13:41 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 48-47 |
| 13:20 | Penn State | Harold Debellis misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 13:19 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard hits the follow up shot | 48-49 |
| 12:59 | Purdue | Jack Parker is called for traveling | 48-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (SG), Jeffrey Harris (SF), David Jackson (PF), Seth Montford (C) Joey Beverage, Jack Parker, Salvatore Giordano, Joe Hayner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Adam Haines (PG), Larry Victorino (SF), Joseph Pedro (PF) Harold Debellis, Edward Dennison, Albert Marcellus | |
| 12:47 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane (PG) Adam Haines | |
| 12:29 | Purdue | Bryant Hicks is called for the reach on Derick Baker - foul #3 on Bryant Hicks, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joey Beverage (SG) Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Adam Haines (PG) Larry Victorino | |
| 12:11 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | David Jackson misses the tip | 48-49 |
| 12:07 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Bryant Hicks | 48-49 |
| 11:53 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Seth Montford grabs the board | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Derick Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joey Beverage (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Seth Montford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Adam Haines (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bryant Hicks (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Pedro (fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Hubbard (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Purdue | Joey Beverage misses the easy layup | 48-49 |
| 11:25 | Purdue | Derick Baker tips it in | 50-49 |
| 11:08 | Penn State | The jump hook by Joseph Pedro is blocked by David Jackson | 50-49 |
| 11:06 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard misses the tip | 50-49 |
| 11:04 | Purdue | Seth Montford pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 10:45 | Purdue | David Jackson buries a jump hook in the lane | 52-49 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane is fouled on the floor by Seth Montford - foul #3 on Seth Montford, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG), Jack Parker (SF), Salvatore Giordano (PF), Joe Hayner (C) Joey Beverage, Jeffrey Harris, David Jackson, Seth Montford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Larry Victorino (SF), Albert Marcellus (PF), Samuel Tipton (C) Adam Haines, Matthew Macfarlane, Joseph Pedro, Richard Hubbard | |
| 10:15 | Penn State | Larry Victorino comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jack Parker - foul #2 on Jack Parker, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| 10:15 | Penn State | Larry Victorino makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 10:15 | Penn State | Larry Victorino misses the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 10:15 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 09:59 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano is fouled on the floor by Albert Marcellus - foul #3 on Albert Marcellus, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| 09:44 | Purdue | Jack Parker hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Derick Baker | 55-50 |
| 09:20 | Penn State | Harold Debellis drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Victorino | 55-53 |
| 09:03 | Purdue | Jack Parker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 09:01 | Penn State | Samuel Tipton snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 08:35 | Penn State | Harold Debellis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-53 |
| 08:33 | Purdue | Jack Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 08:27 | Purdue | Jack Parker comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 55-53 |
| 08:25 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano tips it in | 57-53 |
| 08:06 | Penn State | Larry Victorino comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 08:05 | Purdue | Joe Hayner gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 07:47 | Purdue | Derick Baker misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 07:45 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton tips it in | 59-53 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Derick Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jack Parker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Salvatore Giordano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Hayner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Debellis (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryant Hicks (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Victorino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Albert Marcellus (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Samuel Tipton (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Penn State | Larry Victorino knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Harold Debellis | 59-56 |
| 07:01 | Purdue | Larry Victorino is called for the reach on Jack Parker - foul #3 on Larry Victorino, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joey Beverage (SG), David Jackson (PF), Seth Montford (C) Derick Baker, Salvatore Giordano, Joe Hayner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Adam Haines (PG), Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Edward Dennison (SF), Joseph Pedro (PF), Richard Hubbard (C) Harold Debellis, Bryant Hicks, Larry Victorino, Albert Marcellus, Samuel Tipton | |
| 07:01 | Purdue | Jack Parker makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 07:01 | Purdue | Jack Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 06:47 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane misses short on a jumper from close range | 61-56 |
| 06:46 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane tips it but misses | 61-56 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Seth Montford | 61-56 |
| 06:21 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 06:20 | Purdue | David Jackson tips it back up and in | 63-56 |
| 06:11 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Adam Haines | 63-58 |
| 05:52 | Purdue | Jack Parker scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Hamilton | 66-58 |
| 05:26 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Pedro | 66-60 |
| 05:12 | Purdue | Seth Montford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris (SF) Jack Parker | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Albert Marcellus (PF) Adam Haines, Joseph Pedro | |
| 04:51 | Penn State | Edward Dennison loses the dribble to Jeffrey Harris | 66-60 |
| 04:39 | Purdue | Albert Marcellus steals it from Thomas Hamilton | 66-60 |
| 04:25 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Dennison | 66-62 |
| 04:14 | Purdue | David Jackson makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Hamilton | 68-62 |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-62 |
| 03:58 | Penn State | Harold Debellis pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-62 |
| 03:48 | Penn State | The short jumper by Richard Hubbard is denied by Seth Montford | 68-62 |
| 03:46 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Macfarlane | 68-62 |
| 03:29 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Macfarlane | 68-65 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (tiring) 12 pts. 8 ast. 4 stl. SG - Joey Beverage (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Jackson (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Seth Montford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Debellis (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Dennison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Albert Marcellus (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Richard Hubbard (tired) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Purdue | Joey Beverage hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 03:10 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Richard Hubbard | 68-65 |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane is whistled for traveling | 68-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (SG), Salvatore Giordano (PF), Joe Hayner (C) Joey Beverage, David Jackson, Seth Montford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Adam Haines (PG), Bryant Hicks (SG), Larry Victorino (SF), Joseph Pedro (PF) Harold Debellis, Matthew Macfarlane, Edward Dennison, Albert Marcellus | |
| 02:54 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | Seth Montford (PF) Salvatore Giordano | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:37 | Purdue | Larry Victorino steals the ball from Seth Montford | 68-65 |
| 02:34 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro hits the finger roll set up by Larry Victorino | 68-67 |
| 02:15 | Purdue | Derick Baker makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Hamilton | 70-67 |
| 01:54 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 70-67 |
| 01:52 | Purdue | Joe Hayner grabs the board | 70-67 |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 70-67 |
| 01:26 | Penn State | Larry Victorino grabs the defensive rebound | 70-67 |
| 01:10 | Penn State | Adam Haines is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hamilton - foul #3 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Jackson (PF) Joe Hayner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Albert Marcellus (PF) Bryant Hicks, Joseph Pedro | |
| 01:10 | Penn State | Adam Haines misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | David Jackson pulls down the rebound | 70-67 |
| 01:08 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton is hacked by Adam Haines in the backcourt - foul #2 on Adam Haines, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG) Adam Haines | |
| 01:08 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 01:08 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 01:08 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus snags the defensive board | 71-67 |
| 00:46 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Harold Debellis | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Purdue | David Jackson misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 71-70 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard gets the rebound | 71-70 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane misses short on a shot from the left wing | 71-70 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris grabs the board | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Harold Debellis is called for the reach on Jeffrey Harris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Debellis, team foul #9 | 71-70 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Jeffrey Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane is hacked by Derick Baker - foul #2 on Derick Baker, team foul #9 | 73-70 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |