| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Patrick Webber (fresh) 9 pts. SG - David Appling (fresh) SF - Michael Foster (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Stemple (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Schank (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marcellus Goshorn (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Rousey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shawn Kolinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ramiro Salazar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Michael Foster inbounds the ball | 34-46 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Patrick Webber | 36-46 |
| 19:23 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 36-46 |
| 19:22 | Penn State | Shawn Kolinski can't tip it in | 36-46 |
| 19:21 | Northwestern | Michael Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 18:59 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 36-46 |
| 18:58 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses the tip | 36-46 |
| 18:56 | Northwestern | Michael Foster snags the offensive board | 36-46 |
| 18:39 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the jump hook in the lane | 38-46 |
| 18:12 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from James Schank | 38-48 |
| 18:10 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Kolinski - foul #1 on Shawn Kolinski, team foul #1 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), James Carey (SG), William Carter (PF), Lee Merrick (C) Patrick Webber, David Appling, Carl Richardson, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joshua Axelson (PG), Rolf Zeckzer (SG), David Singleton (SF), Kevin Weiner (PF), Michael Beckner (C) James Schank, Marcellus Goshorn, James Rousey, Shawn Kolinski, Ramiro Salazar | |
| 17:55 | Northwestern | James Carey can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Beckner - foul #2 on Michael Beckner, team foul #2 | 38-48 |
| 17:55 | Northwestern | James Carey makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 17:55 | Northwestern | James Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 17:40 | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer is fouled on the floor by Robert Damron - foul #2 on Robert Damron, team foul #1 | 40-48 |
| 17:20 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson loses the dribble to Michael Foster | 40-48 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern | James Carey scores on a jumper from the baseline | 42-48 |
| 16:57 | Penn State | Michael Beckner hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the left block | 42-48 |
| 16:55 | Northwestern | James Carey grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 16:44 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Robert Damron | 44-48 |
| 16:32 | Penn State | Michael Beckner drills a shot in the lane and he's fouled by Lee Merrick - foul #1 on Lee Merrick, team foul #2 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Webber (PG), David Appling (SG), Thomas Smith (PF), Peter Hines (C) Robert Damron, James Carey, William Carter, Lee Merrick | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Schank (PG), Marcellus Goshorn (SG), James Rousey (SF), Shawn Kolinski (PF) Joshua Axelson, Rolf Zeckzer, David Singleton, Kevin Weiner | |
| 16:32 | Penn State | Michael Beckner misses the free throw | 44-50 |
| 16:32 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 16:29 | Northwestern | Michael Beckner is called for the reach on Peter Hines in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Beckner, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Hardy (C) Michael Beckner | |
| 16:16 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 16:15 | Penn State | James Rousey grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 15:55 | Penn State | Walter Hardy hits a wide open floater from the baseline on a nice dish by James Schank | 44-52 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Patrick Webber (tiring) 9 pts. SG - David Appling (tiring) SF - Michael Foster (tiring) 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Hines (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Schank (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marcellus Goshorn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - James Rousey (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Kolinski (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Northwestern | James Schank steals the ball from Patrick Webber in the backcourt | 44-52 |
| 15:41 | Penn State | James Rousey knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 44-54 |
| 15:21 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Peter Hines | 46-54 |
| 15:07 | Penn State | James Rousey clanks a jumper from the left side | 46-54 |
| 15:05 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Peter Hines | 46-54 |
| 14:49 | Northwestern | Michael Foster can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 14:47 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith hits the follow up shot | 48-54 |
| 14:45 | Penn State | James Rousey loses the dribble to Peter Hines in the backcourt | 48-54 |
| 14:32 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 14:30 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 14:26 | Penn State | James Schank clanks a 3 from straight away | 48-54 |
| 14:24 | Penn State | James Rousey grabs the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 14:09 | Penn State | James Rousey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 14:08 | Penn State | Walter Hardy hits the follow up shot | 48-56 |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith misses long on an open floater from the right side | 48-56 |
| 13:37 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Rousey | 48-56 |
| 13:27 | Penn State | Walter Hardy connects on the jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Michael Foster - foul #3 on Michael Foster, team foul #3 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), James Carey (SG), Nicolas Koopman (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Patrick Webber, David Appling, Michael Foster, Thomas Smith, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer (PG), David Singleton (SG), Kevin Weiner (SF), Lester Vavra (PF) James Schank, Marcellus Goshorn, James Rousey, Shawn Kolinski | |
| 13:27 | Penn State | Walter Hardy misses the free throw | 48-58 |
| 13:27 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 13:24 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman is fouled in the backcourt by Rolf Zeckzer - foul #2 on Rolf Zeckzer, team foul #4 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ramiro Salazar (C) Walter Hardy | |
| 13:14 | Northwestern | Lester Vavra swats the short shot by Carl Richardson | 48-58 |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Stemple | 48-58 |
| 13:08 | Northwestern | Robert Damron misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 13:07 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner snags the defensive board | 48-58 |
| 13:03 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner is fouled in the backcourt by Nicolas Koopman - foul #4 on Nicolas Koopman, team foul #4 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (SG) Nicolas Koopman | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:48 | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer misses the easy open layup | 48-58 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Scott Stemple | 48-58 |
| 12:43 | Northwestern | David Appling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Carter (C) Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joshua Axelson (PG), Michael Beckner (PF) Kevin Weiner, Lester Vavra | |
| 12:24 | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer misses the easy layup | 48-58 |
| 12:23 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Damron | 48-58 |
| 12:07 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson banks in the layup set up by Robert Damron and the foul's on Michael Beckner - foul #4 on Michael Beckner, team foul #5 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Webber (SF), Lee Merrick (C) David Appling, William Carter | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lester Vavra (PF) Michael Beckner | |
| 12:07 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses the free throw | 50-58 |
| 12:07 | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer grabs the defensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 11:49 | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Axelson | 50-60 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Carey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Webber (tired) 11 pts. PF - Carl Richardson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Merrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joshua Axelson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rolf Zeckzer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Singleton (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Lester Vavra (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Ramiro Salazar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 50-60 |
| 11:35 | Penn State | Ramiro Salazar gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| 11:30 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Carl Richardson - foul #3 on Carl Richardson, team foul #5 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (SG), William Carter (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson, Lee Merrick | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Weiner (SF) David Singleton | |
| 11:30 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 11:30 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 11:11 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Damron | 52-62 |
| 10:53 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lester Vavra | 52-64 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | David Appling double dribbles in the backcourt | 52-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Webber (SF), Carl Richardson (PF) David Appling, William Carter | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn (SG) Joshua Axelson | |
| 10:30 | Penn State | Ramiro Salazar scores on a shot from the right side | 52-66 |
| 10:22 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple is hacked by Ramiro Salazar - foul #1 on Ramiro Salazar, team foul #6 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Schank (PG), David Singleton (SF) Rolf Zeckzer, Lester Vavra | |
| 10:15 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-66 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 10:02 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Carl Richardson is denied by Kevin Weiner | 52-66 |
| 10:00 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Ramiro Salazar | 52-66 |
| 09:40 | Penn State | James Schank misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 52-66 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Patrick Webber | 52-66 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 52-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (SG), Michael Foster (SF), William Carter (PF), Lee Merrick (C) James Carey, Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer (SG), James Rousey (SF), Shawn Kolinski (PF) Marcellus Goshorn, David Singleton, Kevin Weiner | |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | Robert Damron misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by James Schank - foul #1 on James Schank, team foul #7 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joshua Axelson (PG), Lester Vavra (C) James Schank, Ramiro Salazar | |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | Robert Damron makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | Robert Damron misses the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 09:22 | Penn State | Lester Vavra grabs the defensive rebound | 53-66 |
| 09:20 | Penn State | David Appling is called for the reach on Rolf Zeckzer in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Appling, team foul #6 | 53-66 |
| 09:00 | Penn State | James Rousey buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-69 |
| 08:47 | Northwestern | Michael Foster can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 53-69 |
| 08:46 | Penn State | Shawn Kolinski grabs the board | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:20 | Penn State | Lester Vavra misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-69 |
| 08:19 | Penn State | Shawn Kolinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-69 |
| 07:59 | Penn State | Lester Vavra misses the wide open fadeaway from close range | 53-69 |
| 07:58 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson grabs the offensive board | 53-69 |
| 07:58 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), James Carey (SG), Thomas Smith (PF), Peter Hines (C) Robert Damron, David Appling, William Carter, Lee Merrick | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Schank (PG), Marcellus Goshorn (SG), David Singleton (SF), Kevin Weiner (PF), Michael Beckner (C) Joshua Axelson, Rolf Zeckzer, James Rousey, Shawn Kolinski, Lester Vavra | |
| 07:34 | Penn State | Michael Foster steps in front of the Michael Beckner pass | 53-69 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - James Carey (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Foster (tired) 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Hines (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Schank (tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Marcellus Goshorn (tiring) 12 pts. SF - David Singleton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Weiner (fresh) C - Michael Beckner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | James Carey is fouled in the backcourt by Marcellus Goshorn - foul #1 on Marcellus Goshorn, team foul #8 | 53-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carl Richardson (PF) Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | James Carey makes the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | James Carey misses the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 07:30 | Penn State | The rebound goes to David Singleton | 54-69 |
| 07:07 | Penn State | James Schank misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-69 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | James Carey snags the defensive board | 54-69 |
| 07:04 | Northwestern | Michael Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Stemple (C) Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer (PG), Walter Hardy (C) James Schank, Michael Beckner | |
| 06:50 | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer is called for a charge - foul #3 on Rolf Zeckzer, team foul #9 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Webber (SG), Thomas Smith (PF) James Carey, Carl Richardson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | Marcellus Goshorn is called for the reach on Patrick Webber in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marcellus Goshorn, team foul #10 | 54-69 |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber makes the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:36 | Penn State | Patrick Webber blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Rolf Zeckzer | 56-69 |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple pulls down the rebound | 56-69 |
| 06:20 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Thomas Smith | 58-69 |
| 06:00 | Penn State | David Singleton misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Foster - foul #4 on Michael Foster, team foul #7 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carey (SG), Carl Richardson (PF), William Carter (C) Michael Foster, Thomas Smith, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Schank (PG), James Rousey (SF), Lester Vavra (PF), Ramiro Salazar (C) Rolf Zeckzer, Marcellus Goshorn, Kevin Weiner, Walter Hardy | |
| 06:00 | Penn State | David Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 06:00 | Penn State | David Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 05:40 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Nicolas Koopman | 61-71 |
| 05:19 | Penn State | James Rousey is alone and drills a shot from the right wing | 61-73 |
| 05:04 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the wide open jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by David Singleton - foul #2 on David Singleton, team foul #11 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (SG), Lee Merrick (C) Patrick Webber, William Carter | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joshua Axelson (PG), Rolf Zeckzer (SG), Michael Beckner (PF) James Schank, David Singleton, Lester Vavra | |
| 05:04 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the free throw | 64-73 |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Nicolas Koopman steps in front of the James Rousey pass in the backcourt | 64-73 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson lays it in | 66-73 |
| 04:39 | Penn State | James Rousey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on James Carey - foul #1 on James Carey, team foul #8 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Smith (PF), Peter Hines (C) Carl Richardson, Lee Merrick | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn (SG), Shawn Kolinski (PF) Rolf Zeckzer, Ramiro Salazar | |
| 04:39 | Penn State | James Rousey misses the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 04:39 | Penn State | James Rousey misses the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 04:39 | Penn State | Michael Beckner grabs the offensive rebound | 66-73 |
| 04:28 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-76 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | James Rousey steps in front of the Nicolas Koopman pass | 66-76 |
| 04:21 | Penn State | James Rousey lays it in | 66-78 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Peter Hines misses the easy layup | 66-78 |
| 04:03 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith grabs the offensive board | 66-78 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joshua Axelson - foul #1 on Joshua Axelson, team foul #12 | 66-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carl Richardson (PF) James Carey | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer (SG), Kevin Weiner (SF), Ramiro Salazar (C) Marcellus Goshorn, James Rousey, Michael Beckner | |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-78 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 68-78 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:31 | Penn State | Ramiro Salazar can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 68-78 |
| 03:30 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner hits the follow up shot | 68-80 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - David Appling (very tired) 3 pf. SF - Thomas Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carl Richardson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Hines (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joshua Axelson (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rolf Zeckzer (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Weiner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Kolinski (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ramiro Salazar (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 68-80 |
| 03:14 | Penn State | Ramiro Salazar gets the rebound | 68-80 |
| 02:50 | Penn State | Shawn Kolinski is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Rolf Zeckzer | 68-82 |
| 02:48 | Northwestern | Rolf Zeckzer is called for the reach on Peter Hines in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rolf Zeckzer, team foul #13 | 68-82 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Foster (SF), William Carter (PF), Scott Stemple (C) David Appling, Thomas Smith, Carl Richardson | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Schank (PG), Marcellus Goshorn (SG), Lester Vavra (PF), Walter Hardy (C) Joshua Axelson, Rolf Zeckzer, Shawn Kolinski, Ramiro Salazar | |
| 02:48 | Northwestern | Peter Hines misses the 1st free throw | 68-82 |
| 02:48 | Northwestern | Peter Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 69-82 |
| 02:42 | Penn State | James Schank loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-82 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Webber (SG) Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses long on a 3 from straight away | 69-82 |
| 02:32 | Penn State | Walter Hardy grabs the board | 69-82 |
| 02:27 | Penn State | James Schank clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 69-82 |
| 02:26 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Hardy | 69-82 |
| 02:13 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner scores on a turnaround in the paint | 69-84 |
| 02:11 | Northwestern | Kevin Weiner steals the ball from Michael Foster in the backcourt | 69-84 |
| 01:53 | Penn State | Lester Vavra is hacked by Scott Stemple - foul #2 on Scott Stemple, team foul #9 | 69-84 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (SG), Carl Richardson (PF) Patrick Webber, William Carter | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joshua Axelson (PG), Rolf Zeckzer (SG), David Singleton (SF), Michael Beckner (C) James Schank, Marcellus Goshorn, Kevin Weiner, Walter Hardy | |
| 01:53 | Penn State | Lester Vavra makes the 1st free throw | 69-85 |
| 01:53 | Penn State | Lester Vavra misses the 2nd free throw | 69-85 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple snags the defensive board | 69-85 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rolf Zeckzer - foul #5 on Rolf Zeckzer, team foul #14 | 69-85 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Weiner (SF) Rolf Zeckzer | |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses the 1st free throw | 69-85 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-85 |
| 01:16 | Penn State | Michael Beckner clanks a jump hook near the basket | 70-85 |
| 01:14 | Penn State | Michael Beckner tips it back up and in | 70-87 |
| 01:12 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman's pass is intercepted by David Singleton in the backcourt | 70-87 |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Michael Beckner makes the shot from the left wing | 70-89 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-89 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-89 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson can't finish the layup | 70-89 |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Lester Vavra pulls down the rebound | 70-89 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson is hacked by Carl Richardson - foul #4 on Carl Richardson, team foul #10 | 70-89 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson makes the 1st free throw | 70-90 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson misses the 2nd free throw | 70-90 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple grabs the board | 70-90 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Beckner - foul #5 on Michael Beckner, team foul #15 | 70-90 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Hardy (C) Michael Beckner | |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple makes the 1st free throw | 71-90 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple misses the 2nd free throw | 71-90 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Walter Hardy pulls down the rebound | 71-90 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson runs out the clock | 71-90 |