| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Holland (fresh) SF - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Bracamonte (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eliseo Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Albert Baber (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Lenz (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo inbounds the ball | 19-21 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:34 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 19:32 | Penn State | Albert Baber snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 19:09 | Penn State | Paul Bennett scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Albert Baber | 19-23 |
| 18:49 | Purdue | Michael Holland makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Doering | 21-23 |
| 18:35 | Penn State | Robert Lenz is called for traveling | 21-23 |
| 18:08 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo is called for a charge - foul #1 on Andre Rizzo, team foul #1 | 21-23 |
| 17:42 | Penn State | Albert Baber drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 17:16 | Purdue | Albert Baber is called for the reach on Andre Rizzo - foul #1 on Albert Baber, team foul #1 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi (PF) Gregory Bracamonte | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:04 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Reginald Reavis - foul #1 on Reginald Reavis, team foul #2 | 21-26 |
| 17:04 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 17:04 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 16:47 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-26 |
| 16:46 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Michael Holland | 23-26 |
| 16:25 | Purdue | Joseph Doering misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-26 |
| 16:24 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco tips it home | 25-26 |
| 16:01 | Penn State | Michael Holland steps in front of the Reginald Reavis pass | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Holland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eliseo Greco (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Albert Baber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Doering | 27-26 |
| 15:30 | Penn State | Albert Baber can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 27-26 |
| 15:29 | Penn State | Paul Bennett gets the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 15:09 | Penn State | Michael Holland steps in front of the Robert Lenz pass | 27-26 |
| 15:05 | Purdue | Michael Holland lays it in | 29-26 |
| 14:41 | Penn State | Robert Lenz comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 29-26 |
| 14:40 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis hits the follow up shot | 29-28 |
| 14:23 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi can't connect on a floater from the left block | 29-28 |
| 14:21 | Penn State | Paul Bennett grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 14:03 | Penn State | Eliseo Greco takes the ball from Reginald Reavis | 29-28 |
| 13:35 | Purdue | Michael Holland misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 13:34 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi snags the offensive board | 29-28 |
| 13:12 | Purdue | Michael Holland clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-28 |
| 13:11 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco grabs the offensive board | 29-28 |
| 12:42 | Purdue | Robert Lenz steals it from Joseph Doering | 29-28 |
| 12:20 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Reginald Reavis | 29-31 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | Joseph Doering is fouled on the floor by Albert Baber - foul #2 on Albert Baber, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Orlando Mullen (SG), David Hogenmiller (SF), Gregory Bracamonte (PF) Michael Holland, Andre Rizzo, Alfredo Rossi | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gustavo Romano (SG), Young Fang (C) Albert Baber, Robert Lenz | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Orlando Mullen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Hogenmiller (fresh) PF - Gregory Bracamonte (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eliseo Greco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Daniel Pittman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gustavo Romano (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Young Fang (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Purdue | Joseph Doering connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Orlando Mullen | 31-31 |
| 11:18 | Penn State | Paul Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 11:16 | Penn State | Young Fang tips it back up and in | 31-33 |
| 11:06 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 31-33 |
| 11:05 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte tips it home | 33-33 |
| 10:47 | Penn State | Eliseo Greco steps in front of the Daniel Pittman pass | 33-33 |
| 10:27 | Purdue | Reginald Reavis steals the ball from Eliseo Greco | 33-33 |
| 10:12 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 33-33 |
| 10:11 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Orlando Mullen | 33-33 |
| 09:49 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 09:47 | Penn State | Young Fang snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 09:30 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Doering - foul #1 on Joseph Doering, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Andre Rizzo (PG), Alfredo Rossi (C) Joseph Doering, Eliseo Greco | |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (PG), Scott Hutchinson (PF), Robert Lenz (C) Daniel Pittman, Paul Bennett, Young Fang | |
| 09:30 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 09:30 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 09:05 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Reginald Reavis - foul #2 on Reginald Reavis, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Holland (SG) David Hogenmiller | |
| Subs | Penn State | Claude Jones (SF) Reginald Reavis | |
| 09:05 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 09:05 | Purdue | Gregory Bracamonte makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 08:43 | Penn State | Albert Baber comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 08:41 | Penn State | Robert Lenz grabs the offensive board | 35-35 |
| 08:13 | Penn State | Albert Baber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Hogenmiller (SF), Antonio Heinrich (PF) Orlando Mullen, Gregory Bracamonte | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG), Reginald Reavis (SF) Gustavo Romano, Claude Jones | |
| 07:51 | Purdue | David Hogenmiller is whistled for traveling | 35-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Doering (PG) David Hogenmiller | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Bennett (PF) Scott Hutchinson | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Doering (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Holland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antonio Heinrich (fresh) C - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Albert Baber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Pittman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Penn State | Antonio Heinrich is called for the reach on Paul Bennett - foul #1 on Antonio Heinrich, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Eliseo Greco (C) Alfredo Rossi | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:54 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses the easy layup | 35-35 |
| 06:52 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Michael Holland | 35-35 |
| 06:45 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Holland | 38-35 |
| 06:28 | Penn State | Andre Rizzo blocks the short jumper by Robert Lenz | 38-35 |
| 06:26 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman gets the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 06:02 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 06:01 | Purdue | Joseph Doering grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 05:36 | Purdue | Michael Holland knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-35 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 05:12 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Pittman | 41-38 |
| 04:49 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo loses the ball out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Orlando Mullen (PG), David Hogenmiller (SG), Gregory Bracamonte (PF), Alfredo Rossi (C) Joseph Doering, Michael Holland, Antonio Heinrich, Eliseo Greco | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Cooper (PG), Gustavo Romano (SG), Claude Jones (SF), Scott Hutchinson (PF), Young Fang (C) Albert Baber, Daniel Pittman, Reginald Reavis, Paul Bennett, Robert Lenz | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:26 | Penn State | Claude Jones can't throw it down but he's fouled by David Hogenmiller - foul #1 on David Hogenmiller, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| 04:26 | Penn State | Claude Jones misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 04:26 | Penn State | Claude Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 04:01 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-39 |
| 03:40 | Penn State | Claude Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-39 |
| 03:39 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Orlando Mullen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hogenmiller (fresh) SF - Andre Rizzo (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Bracamonte (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfredo Rossi (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Cooper (fresh) SG - Gustavo Romano (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Claude Jones (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Scott Hutchinson (fresh) C - Young Fang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Purdue | Alfredo Rossi can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 03:17 | Penn State | Young Fang pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 02:48 | Penn State | Claude Jones misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 02:47 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson hits the follow up shot | 44-41 |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Holland (SG), Eliseo Greco (C) David Hogenmiller, Alfredo Rossi | |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (PG), Daniel Pittman (SG), Reginald Reavis (SF), Paul Bennett (PF), Robert Lenz (C) Roger Cooper, Gustavo Romano, Claude Jones, Scott Hutchinson, Young Fang | |
| 02:34 | Purdue | Robert Lenz blocks the short jumper by Eliseo Greco | 44-41 |
| 02:33 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Eliseo Greco | 44-41 |
| 02:18 | Purdue | Michael Holland misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 02:16 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Albert Baber | 44-41 |
| 01:52 | Penn State | Albert Baber is fouled on the floor by Gregory Bracamonte - foul #2 on Gregory Bracamonte, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Doering (PG) Orlando Mullen | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:30 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses the easy layup | 44-41 |
| 01:28 | Penn State | Paul Bennett snags the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 01:01 | Penn State | Robert Lenz lays it in | 44-43 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:57 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 00:56 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Paul Bennett is hacked by Gregory Bracamonte - foul #3 on Gregory Bracamonte, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | The jumper by Paul Bennett is denied by Eliseo Greco | 44-43 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Eliseo Greco grabs the board | 44-43 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Albert Baber is called for the reach on Eliseo Greco in the backcourt - foul #3 on Albert Baber, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Robert Lenz is called for the reach on Eliseo Greco - foul #2 on Robert Lenz, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo is fouled on the floor by Reginald Reavis - foul #3 on Reginald Reavis, team foul #7 | 44-43 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Andre Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman misses the halfcourt shot | 46-43 |