| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 8 pts. C - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tim Whatley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sam Edinger (fresh) SF - Michael Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stephen Burns (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Michael Morgan inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Purdue | Michael Morgan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 19:35 | Purdue | Sam Edinger hits the follow up shot | 28-35 |
| 19:11 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 28-35 |
| 19:09 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses the tip | 28-35 |
| 19:08 | Purdue | Sam Edinger grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 18:43 | Purdue | Mark Zinner hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Thurman Walters - foul #1 on Thurman Walters, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 18:43 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:43 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:43 | Penn State | William Smith grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 18:39 | Penn State | Thurman Walters buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Franjo Zenor | 30-36 |
| 18:20 | Purdue | Michael Morgan's pass is intercepted by William McHalffey | 30-36 |
| 17:56 | Penn State | William McHalffey scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 32-36 |
| 17:37 | Purdue | Michael Morgan can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| 17:37 | Purdue | Michael Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 17:37 | Purdue | Michael Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 17:28 | Penn State | Michael Morgan takes the ball from William Smith | 32-38 |
| 17:03 | Purdue | Michael Morgan hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Stephen Burns | 32-41 |
| 16:47 | Penn State | William Smith misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Mark Zinner - foul #2 on Mark Zinner, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG) Thurman Walters | |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (PG), John Madden (SG), James Garner (SF), Michael Dunklin (PF) Tim Whatley, Sam Edinger, Michael Morgan, Stephen Burns | |
| 16:47 | Penn State | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 16:47 | Penn State | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 16:36 | Purdue | James Garner drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Javier Cuevas | 34-44 |
| 16:07 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg's pass is intercepted by Javier Cuevas | 34-44 |
| 15:50 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas is hacked by William McHalffey - foul #3 on William McHalffey, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG) Franjo Zenor | |
| Subs | Purdue | Sam Edinger (SG), Randolph Conner (C) John Madden, Mark Zinner | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Marijan Kiedrowski (fresh) SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Javier Cuevas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sam Edinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Garner (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randolph Conner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Purdue | William Smith is called for the reach on James Garner - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG) Marijan Kiedrowski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (PG), Michael Morgan (SF) Javier Cuevas, James Garner | |
| 15:19 | Purdue | William Smith is called for the reach on Tim Whatley - foul #4 on William Smith, team foul #5 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Carreras (C) William Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Burns (PF) Michael Dunklin | |
| 14:58 | Purdue | Michael Morgan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-44 |
| 14:56 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 14:38 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-44 |
| 14:37 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 14:20 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg is fouled on the floor by Tim Whatley - foul #1 on Tim Whatley, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (SG) Andrew Gregg | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Zinner (C) Randolph Conner | |
| 14:05 | Penn State | William McHalffey dunks the ball and the foul's on Stephen Burns - foul #2 on Stephen Burns, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| 14:05 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the free throw | 37-44 |
| 13:48 | Purdue | William McHalffey takes the ball from Michael Morgan after a doubleteam | 37-44 |
| 13:33 | Penn State | William McHalffey blows the layup | 37-44 |
| 13:31 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the offensive board | 37-44 |
| 13:19 | Penn State | Stephen Burns blocks the short jumper by William McHalffey | 37-44 |
| 13:17 | Penn State | Byron Weir gets the offensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 12:58 | Penn State | William McHalffey clanks a jumper from the left side | 37-44 |
| 12:56 | Purdue | Sam Edinger pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 12:36 | Purdue | Michael Morgan is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 12:35 | Penn State | Thurman Walters pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 12:19 | Penn State | Byron Weir can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 37-44 |
| 12:17 | Penn State | Byron Weir can't tip it in | 37-44 |
| 12:15 | Purdue | Stephen Burns grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 11:46 | Purdue | Sam Edinger misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 11:44 | Purdue | Mark Zinner grabs the offensive rebound | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kevin Carreras (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tim Whatley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sam Edinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Stephen Burns (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Purdue | Michael Morgan shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Tim Whatley | 37-47 |
| 11:23 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras loses the dribble to Sam Edinger | 37-47 |
| 11:19 | Purdue | Michael Morgan throws it down on a great pass from Sam Edinger | 37-49 |
| 11:01 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Thurman Walters | 40-49 |
| 10:41 | Purdue | A charge is called on Mark Zinner - foul #3 on Mark Zinner, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Phillip Jones (C) Thurman Walters, Franjo Zenor, Byron Weir, Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (PG), John Madden (SG), James Garner (SF), Michael Dunklin (PF), Randolph Conner (C) Tim Whatley, Sam Edinger, Michael Morgan, Stephen Burns, Mark Zinner | |
| 10:34 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal can't finish the layup | 40-49 |
| 10:33 | Purdue | John Madden grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 10:04 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin can't finish the layup | 40-49 |
| 10:02 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 09:43 | Penn State | Javier Cuevas picks off the pass by Marijan Kiedrowski | 40-49 |
| 09:29 | Purdue | James Garner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-49 |
| 09:27 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 09:19 | Penn State | William McHalffey is called for a charge - foul #4 on William McHalffey, team foul #6 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG), Byron Weir (SF) Marijan Kiedrowski, William McHalffey | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:56 | Purdue | James Garner can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-49 |
| 08:54 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Byron Weir | 40-49 |
| 08:37 | Penn State | Phillip Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 40-49 |
| 08:36 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 08:31 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas is hacked by Franjo Zenor - foul #1 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #7 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Carreras (C) Phillip Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Zinner (C) Randolph Conner | |
| 08:31 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 08:31 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 08:16 | Penn State | Byron Weir is fouled on the floor by John Madden - foul #1 on John Madden, team foul #5 | 40-51 |
| 08:03 | Penn State | Mark Zinner is called for the reach on Andrew Gregg - foul #4 on Mark Zinner, team foul #6 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG) Andrew Gregg | |
| Subs | Purdue | Sam Edinger (SG), Stephen Burns (PF), Randolph Conner (C) John Madden, Michael Dunklin, Mark Zinner | |
| 07:43 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-51 |
| 07:41 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras hits the follow up shot | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Javier Cuevas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sam Edinger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Garner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Stephen Burns (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Randolph Conner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Purdue | Stephen Burns can't finish the layup | 42-51 |
| 07:13 | Purdue | Stephen Burns pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 06:56 | Purdue | James Garner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-51 |
| 06:55 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 06:49 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Javier Cuevas - foul #1 on Javier Cuevas, team foul #7 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | William McHalffey (PF), William Smith (C) Byron Weir, Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (PG), Michael Morgan (SF), Mark Zinner (C) Javier Cuevas, James Garner, Randolph Conner | |
| 06:49 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 06:49 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 06:25 | Purdue | Tim Whatley clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 06:24 | Purdue | Mark Zinner hits the follow up shot | 44-53 |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Sam Edinger - foul #1 on Sam Edinger, team foul #8 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG) Thurman Walters | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Dunklin (PF) Stephen Burns | |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 05:51 | Purdue | Tim Whatley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 05:49 | Purdue | Mark Zinner tips it in | 46-55 |
| 05:30 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 05:29 | Purdue | Sam Edinger pulls down the rebound | 46-55 |
| 05:02 | Purdue | Tim Whatley comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 46-55 |
| 05:01 | Penn State | William McHalffey gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 04:55 | Penn State | Tim Whatley is called for the reach on Franjo Zenor - foul #2 on Tim Whatley, team foul #9 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Byron Weir (SF) Andrew Gregg, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Garner (SG), Stephen Burns (PF) Sam Edinger, Michael Dunklin | |
| 04:55 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 04:55 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 04:36 | Purdue | Mark Zinner can't finish the layup | 48-55 |
| 04:35 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 04:23 | Penn State | Byron Weir makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Thurman Walters and the foul's on Michael Morgan - foul #1 on Michael Morgan, team foul #10 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG) Franjo Zenor | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:23 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses the free throw | 50-55 |
| 04:23 | Purdue | Michael Morgan gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 04:19 | Purdue | James Garner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-55 |
| 04:18 | Penn State | William McHalffey gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 03:57 | Penn State | Byron Weir tips it home | 52-55 |
| 03:43 | Purdue | Michael Morgan works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-55 |
| 03:42 | Penn State | William Smith grabs the board | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - William Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tim Whatley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Garner (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Michael Morgan (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Stephen Burns (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Penn State | William Smith hits the finger roll | 54-55 |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Mark Zinner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 02:59 | Purdue | Mark Zinner tips it in | 54-57 |
| 02:42 | Penn State | William McHalffey hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 54-57 |
| 02:40 | Purdue | Mark Zinner gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 02:12 | Purdue | Michael Morgan makes the 3 from the left wing set up by James Garner | 54-60 |
| 01:50 | Penn State | William McHalffey comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Mark Zinner - foul #5 on Mark Zinner, team foul #11 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (SG) Andrew Gregg | |
| Subs | Purdue | Sam Edinger (SG), Randolph Conner (C) James Garner, Mark Zinner | |
| 01:50 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 01:50 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 01:50 | Purdue | Stephen Burns pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 01:26 | Purdue | Sam Edinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-60 |
| 01:14 | Penn State | William Smith is fouled on the floor by Randolph Conner - foul #1 on Randolph Conner, team foul #12 | 55-60 |
| 01:14 | Penn State | William Smith misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 01:14 | Penn State | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:52 | Purdue | Tim Whatley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Thurman Walters | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Purdue | Sam Edinger is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-60 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Randolph Conner tips it home | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Thurman Walters buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Franjo Zenor | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Tim Whatley is hacked by Thurman Walters in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thurman Walters, team foul #8 | 61-62 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Tim Whatley makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Tim Whatley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 61-64 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Stephen Burns pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Stephen Burns runs out the clock | 61-64 |