| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth French (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Chen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Swick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Stanger (fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Gaither (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Barry Brown inbounds the ball | 31-18 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Barry Brown | 31-21 |
| 19:06 | Penn State | James Chen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-21 |
| 19:05 | Penn State | Kenneth French grabs the offensive board | 31-21 |
| 18:57 | Penn State | Terence Stahl is whistled for a carry | 31-21 |
| 18:35 | Purdue | Jay Stanger makes the floater from the baseline | 31-23 |
| 18:08 | Penn State | Kenneth French throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-23 |
| 17:47 | Purdue | George Swick misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Chen - foul #1 on James Chen, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| 17:47 | Purdue | George Swick misses the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 17:47 | Purdue | George Swick makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 17:24 | Penn State | Harry Marsala hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth French | 34-24 |
| 17:01 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither is whistled for a carry | 34-24 |
| 16:35 | Penn State | James Chen buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Childs | 37-24 |
| 16:11 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon is hacked by Harold Childs - foul #1 on Harold Childs, team foul #2 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Milton Curnutt (PF) James Chen | |
| Subs | Purdue | Aubrey Hampton (SF), Reynaldo Marino (PF), Steven Brown (C) Barry Brown, Jay Stanger, Daniel Gaither | |
| 15:43 | Purdue | Aubrey Hampton misses long on a floater from the right block | 37-24 |
| 15:42 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino tips it in | 37-26 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth French (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - George Swick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aubrey Hampton (fresh) PF - Reynaldo Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-26 |
| 15:23 | Penn State | Kenneth French tips it back up and in | 39-26 |
| 15:07 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon loses the dribble to Kenneth French | 39-26 |
| 14:42 | Penn State | Kenneth French misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Reynaldo Marino - foul #1 on Reynaldo Marino, team foul #1 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (PG), Rodger Fuller (SG), James Chen (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) Harold Childs, Harry Marsala, Milton Curnutt, Terence Stahl | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Bailey (PG), Brett Burman (SG), Barry Brown (SF), Jay Stanger (PF), Daniel Gaither (C) Philip Gagnon, George Swick, Aubrey Hampton, Reynaldo Marino, Steven Brown | |
| 14:42 | Penn State | Kenneth French misses the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 14:42 | Penn State | Kenneth French makes the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:27 | Purdue | Jay Stanger misses short on a shot in the paint | 40-26 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | Barry Brown snags the offensive board | 40-26 |
| 14:11 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Christopher Hartman - foul #1 on Christopher Hartman, team foul #3 | 40-26 |
| 14:11 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither makes the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 14:11 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither makes the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 13:44 | Penn State | Kenneth French blows the dunk | 40-28 |
| 13:42 | Penn State | James Chen tips it back up and in | 42-28 |
| 13:26 | Purdue | Barry Brown misses the easy layup | 42-28 |
| 13:24 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman gets the rebound | 42-28 |
| 13:06 | Penn State | Kenneth French hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-28 |
| 13:05 | Purdue | Alvin Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 12:51 | Purdue | James Chen swats the layup by Alvin Bailey | 42-28 |
| 12:50 | Penn State | Kenneth French gets the rebound | 42-28 |
| 12:30 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley is hacked by Alvin Bailey - foul #2 on Alvin Bailey, team foul #2 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG), Harry Marsala (SG), Terence Stahl (C) Rodger Fuller, Kenneth French, Christopher Hartman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), George Swick (SG), Reynaldo Marino (PF), Steven Brown (C) Alvin Bailey, Brett Burman, Jay Stanger, Daniel Gaither | |
| 12:10 | Penn State | Terence Stahl comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-28 |
| 12:08 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 11:51 | Purdue | George Swick misses the driving attempt from the left block | 42-28 |
| 11:49 | Purdue | George Swick grabs the offensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 11:33 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-28 |
| 11:32 | Penn State | Terence Stahl snags the defensive board | 42-28 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Abraham Bewley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Chen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fresh) 6 pts. SG - George Swick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reynaldo Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:13 | Penn State | Harold Childs scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-28 |
| 10:57 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-28 |
| 10:55 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Chen | 44-28 |
| 10:39 | Penn State | Harry Marsala connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Chen | 47-28 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:25 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-28 |
| 10:24 | Penn State | Terence Stahl grabs the board | 47-28 |
| 10:01 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley double dribbles | 47-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth French (SF), Milton Curnutt (PF) Abraham Bewley, James Chen | |
| Subs | Purdue | Aubrey Hampton (SF), Jay Stanger (PF), Daniel Gaither (C) Barry Brown, Reynaldo Marino, Steven Brown | |
| 09:49 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Terence Stahl - foul #1 on Terence Stahl, team foul #4 | 47-28 |
| 09:49 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon makes the 1st free throw | 47-29 |
| 09:49 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon misses the 2nd free throw | 47-29 |
| 09:49 | Penn State | Terence Stahl grabs the defensive rebound | 47-29 |
| 09:33 | Penn State | Kenneth French drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Harry Marsala | 49-29 |
| 09:14 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 49-29 |
| 09:13 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt grabs the board | 49-29 |
| 08:57 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt clanks a jumper from the right wing | 49-29 |
| 08:55 | Penn State | Harry Marsala tips it home | 51-29 |
| 08:39 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 51-29 |
| 08:38 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Terence Stahl | 51-29 |
| 08:24 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt is hacked by George Swick - foul #3 on George Swick, team foul #3 | 51-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Bailey (PG), Brett Burman (SG) Philip Gagnon, George Swick | |
| 08:07 | Penn State | Kenneth French hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Harry Marsala | 54-29 |
| 07:56 | Purdue | Jay Stanger scores on a turnaround near the basket | 54-31 |
| 07:28 | Penn State | Harry Marsala clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-31 |
| 07:26 | Penn State | Kenneth French misses the tip | 54-31 |
| 07:24 | Penn State | Terence Stahl pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-31 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth French (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terence Stahl (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alvin Bailey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brett Burman (fresh) SF - Aubrey Hampton (fresh) PF - Jay Stanger (fresh) 7 pts. C - Daniel Gaither (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Penn State | Kenneth French is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Kenneth French, team foul #5 | 54-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (PG), Rodger Fuller (SG), John Jackson (SF), Christopher Hartman (C) Harold Childs, Harry Marsala, Kenneth French, Terence Stahl | |
| Subs | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino (PF), Steven Brown (C) Jay Stanger, Daniel Gaither | |
| 06:43 | Purdue | Christopher Hartman blocks the jumper by Steven Brown | 54-31 |
| 06:42 | Penn State | John Jackson grabs the board | 54-31 |
| 06:23 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley misses the dunk attempt | 54-31 |
| 06:21 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Steven Brown | 54-31 |
| 06:05 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino misses long on a floater from the left wing | 54-31 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Jackson | 54-31 |
| 05:46 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman steps out of bounds on the sideline | 54-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lloyd Ahmad (SF) Aubrey Hampton | |
| 05:33 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Christopher Hartman - foul #2 on Christopher Hartman, team foul #6 | 54-31 |
| 05:33 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 54-32 |
| 05:33 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 54-33 |
| 05:09 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller clanks a 3 from the right wing | 54-33 |
| 05:07 | Purdue | Lloyd Ahmad grabs the defensive rebound | 54-33 |
| 04:56 | Purdue | Alvin Bailey connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Brett Burman | 54-35 |
| 04:38 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman hits a fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Reynaldo Marino - foul #2 on Reynaldo Marino, team foul #4 | 56-35 |
| 04:38 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman makes the free throw | 57-35 |
| 04:25 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino loses the dribble to Christopher Hartman | 57-35 |
| 04:03 | Penn State | Reynaldo Marino swats the short shot by Milton Curnutt | 57-35 |
| 04:02 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller hits the follow up shot | 59-35 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:42 | Purdue | Brett Burman is fouled on the floor by Christopher Hartman - foul #3 on Christopher Hartman, team foul #7 | 59-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Aubrey Hampton (SF) Reynaldo Marino | |
| 03:42 | Purdue | Brett Burman misses the 1st free throw | 59-35 |
| 03:42 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt gets the rebound | 59-35 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt is fouled on the floor by Brett Burman - foul #1 on Brett Burman, team foul #5 | 59-35 |
| 03:08 | Penn State | Steven Brown takes the ball from Milton Curnutt | 59-35 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Abraham Bewley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodger Fuller (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Milton Curnutt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Hartman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alvin Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brett Burman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Aubrey Hampton (fresh) PF - Lloyd Ahmad (fresh) C - Steven Brown (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 02:48 | Purdue | John Jackson is called for the reach on Aubrey Hampton - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #8 | 59-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Rakes (SG), Reynaldo Marino (C) Brett Burman, Steven Brown | |
| 02:48 | Purdue | Aubrey Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 59-36 |
| 02:48 | Purdue | Aubrey Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 59-37 |
| 02:23 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman is hacked by Lloyd Ahmad - foul #1 on Lloyd Ahmad, team foul #6 | 59-37 |
| 02:07 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Rodger Fuller, team foul #9 | 59-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Brown (C) Lloyd Ahmad | |
| 01:50 | Purdue | John Jackson takes the ball from Alvin Bailey | 59-37 |
| 01:33 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-37 |
| 01:31 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino gets the rebound | 59-37 |
| 01:18 | Purdue | Milton Curnutt denies the turnaround by Alvin Bailey | 59-37 |
| 01:16 | Penn State | John Jackson pulls down the rebound | 59-37 |
| 00:56 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt blows the dunk | 59-37 |
| 00:54 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 59-37 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Steven Brown misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Christopher Hartman - foul #4 on Christopher Hartman, team foul #10 | 59-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brett Burman (SG) Anthony Rakes | |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Steven Brown misses the 1st free throw | 59-37 |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Steven Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 59-38 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 59-38 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Steven Brown | 59-38 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Rodger Fuller takes the ball from Brett Burman | 59-38 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley runs out the clock | 59-38 |