| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Steffen (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Carter (fresh) PF - John Riddle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Willard Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Albert Baber (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Pittman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Lenz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Robert Carter inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Northwestern | John Riddle splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Robert Lenz - foul #2 on Robert Lenz, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| 19:46 | Northwestern | John Riddle misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 19:46 | Northwestern | John Riddle makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 19:20 | Penn State | Robert Lenz comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Carter - foul #3 on Robert Carter, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo (SF) Robert Carter | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 19:20 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 19:20 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | John Riddle grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Albert Baber is called for the reach on Anthony Steffen - foul #3 on Albert Baber, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gustavo Romano (SG) Albert Baber | |
| 18:49 | Northwestern | John Riddle knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Anthony Steffen and the foul's on Paul Bennett - foul #1 on Paul Bennett, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Teer (PF) Vincent Kuo | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 18:49 | Northwestern | John Riddle makes the free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:33 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 18:32 | Northwestern | John Riddle snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 18:14 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-33 |
| 18:13 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 17:47 | Penn State | Gustavo Romano clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 17:46 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson misses the 3 from straight away | 31-33 |
| 17:41 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Robert Lenz | 31-33 |
| 17:20 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 31-35 |
| 17:07 | Northwestern | John Riddle misses the layup against the doubleteam | 31-35 |
| 17:06 | Penn State | Robert Lenz grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 17:01 | Penn State | Gustavo Romano is fouled on the floor by Kevin Anderson - foul #2 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo (SF) Matthew Teer | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:40 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-35 |
| 16:39 | Penn State | Paul Bennett snags the offensive board | 31-35 |
| 16:19 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis is hacked by Anthony Steffen - foul #1 on Anthony Steffen, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| 16:10 | Penn State | Robert Lenz is hacked by Kevin Anderson - foul #3 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alberto Costa (SG) Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 15:51 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-35 |
| 15:50 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Steffen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alberto Costa (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Kuo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Riddle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Willard Davidson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Daniel Pittman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gustavo Romano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 15:29 | Penn State | Paul Bennett pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 15:22 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses badly on a runner from the left block | 31-35 |
| 15:20 | Penn State | Paul Bennett tips it in | 31-37 |
| 15:06 | Northwestern | John Riddle works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Willard Davidson | 33-37 |
| 14:37 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson (SG) Alberto Costa | |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (PG) Gustavo Romano | |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo's layup is rejected by Paul Bennett | 33-37 |
| 14:18 | Northwestern | John Riddle grabs the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 14:07 | Northwestern | John Riddle misses the shot from the left side | 33-37 |
| 14:06 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Daniel Pittman | 33-37 |
| 13:38 | Penn State | Albert Baber can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 33-37 |
| 13:37 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Lenz - foul #3 on Robert Lenz, team foul #4 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Teer (PF), Warren Cash (C) John Riddle, Willard Davidson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Young Fang (C) Robert Lenz | |
| 13:26 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 13:04 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-37 |
| 13:02 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman hits the follow up shot | 35-39 |
| 12:45 | Northwestern | Warren Cash's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw (PG) Anthony Steffen | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gustavo Romano (SG), Scott Hutchinson (PF) Daniel Pittman, Paul Bennett | |
| 12:16 | Penn State | Albert Baber buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Scott Hutchinson | 35-42 |
| 12:10 | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 12:08 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 11:39 | Penn State | Young Fang misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 35-42 |
| 11:37 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Matthew McGraw (fresh) SG - Kevin Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vincent Kuo (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Teer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Warren Cash (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Albert Baber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gustavo Romano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Hutchinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Young Fang (fresh) | |
| 11:13 | Northwestern | Warren Cash drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Matthew McGraw and he's hacked by Young Fang - foul #1 on Young Fang, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen (PG), Robert Carter (SF), John Riddle (PF) Matthew McGraw, Vincent Kuo, Matthew Teer | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG), Paul Bennett (PF), Robert Lenz (C) Gustavo Romano, Scott Hutchinson, Young Fang | |
| 11:13 | Northwestern | Warren Cash makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 10:48 | Penn State | Warren Cash steps in front of the Reginald Reavis pass | 38-42 |
| 10:35 | Northwestern | Warren Cash hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the baseline | 38-42 |
| 10:34 | Northwestern | John Riddle misses the tip | 38-42 |
| 10:32 | Penn State | Robert Lenz pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 10:03 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 10:01 | Penn State | Robert Lenz tips it back up and in | 38-44 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | Daniel Pittman is called for the reach on Kevin Anderson - foul #2 on Daniel Pittman, team foul #6 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alberto Costa (SG), Willard Davidson (C) Kevin Anderson, Warren Cash | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gustavo Romano (SF) Reginald Reavis | |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | Daniel Pittman steals the ball from Willard Davidson | 38-44 |
| 09:07 | Penn State | Albert Baber hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-47 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | Albert Baber doubles John Riddle and is called for the reach - foul #4 on Albert Baber, team foul #7 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw (PG), Vincent Kuo (SF) Anthony Steffen, Robert Carter | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Cooper (PG), Young Fang (C) Albert Baber, Robert Lenz | |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | John Riddle misses the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 08:49 | Penn State | Paul Bennett pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| 08:20 | Penn State | Paul Bennett is called for 3 seconds | 38-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson (SG) Alberto Costa | |
| Subs | Penn State | Reginald Reavis (SF), Scott Hutchinson (PF) Daniel Pittman, Paul Bennett | |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | Scott Hutchinson steals it from Vincent Kuo | 38-47 |
| 07:30 | Penn State | Kevin Anderson is called for the reach on Young Fang - foul #4 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #5 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen (PG), Robert Carter (SF) Matthew McGraw, Vincent Kuo | |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (PG), Daniel Pittman (SG), Paul Bennett (PF), Robert Lenz (C) Roger Cooper, Gustavo Romano, Scott Hutchinson, Young Fang | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Steffen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Carter (fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Riddle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Willard Davidson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Albert Baber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Daniel Pittman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Penn State | Paul Bennett is wide open but clanks a shot in the paint | 38-47 |
| 07:16 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | John Riddle misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 38-47 |
| 07:05 | Penn State | Robert Lenz pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| 06:40 | Penn State | Paul Bennett drills a shot from the right block set up by Albert Baber and he's fouled by John Riddle - foul #2 on John Riddle, team foul #6 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alberto Costa (SG), Matthew Teer (PF) Kevin Anderson, John Riddle | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:40 | Penn State | Paul Bennett makes the free throw | 38-50 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen double dribbles in the backcourt | 38-50 |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Pittman | 38-53 |
| 06:06 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-53 |
| 05:39 | Penn State | Albert Baber comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-53 |
| 05:37 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:30 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-53 |
| 05:29 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis snags the defensive board | 38-53 |
| 05:17 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses the dunk attempt | 38-53 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | Matthew Teer pulls down the rebound | 38-53 |
| 04:57 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Alberto Costa | 41-53 |
| 04:32 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis clanks a floater from the right side | 41-53 |
| 04:30 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Willard Davidson | 41-53 |
| 04:30 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson (SG), Vincent Kuo (SF), John Riddle (PF) Alberto Costa, Robert Carter, Matthew Teer | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo connects on the open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-53 |
| 03:46 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman clanks a 3 from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 03:44 | Northwestern | John Riddle grabs the board | 43-53 |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-53 |
| 03:33 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Steffen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Vincent Kuo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Riddle (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Willard Davidson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Albert Baber (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Daniel Pittman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Robert Lenz (tiring) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Penn State | Paul Bennett banks in the wide open layup | 43-55 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | Daniel Pittman is called for the reach on Kevin Anderson - foul #3 on Daniel Pittman, team foul #8 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw (PG), Robert Carter (SF), Matthew Teer (PF), Warren Cash (C) Anthony Steffen, Vincent Kuo, John Riddle, Willard Davidson | |
| 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 | |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 02:52 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen (PG), Vincent Kuo (SF), John Riddle (PF), Willard Davidson (C) Matthew McGraw, Robert Carter, Matthew Teer, Warren Cash | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (PG), Reginald Reavis (SF), Paul Bennett (PF) Roger Cooper, Claude Jones, Scott Hutchinson | |
| 02:27 | Penn State | John Riddle takes the ball from Daniel Pittman | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:00 | Northwestern | John Riddle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw (PG), Alberto Costa (SG), Robert Carter (SF), Matthew Teer (PF), Warren Cash (C) Anthony Steffen, Kevin Anderson, Vincent Kuo, John Riddle, Willard Davidson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Cooper (PG), Claude Jones (SF), Scott Hutchinson (PF) Daniel Pittman, Reginald Reavis, Paul Bennett | |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Claude Jones is hacked by Robert Carter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Carter, team foul #7 | 45-55 |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Claude Jones makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Claude Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | Matthew Teer gets the rebound | 45-56 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | Warren Cash misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 45-56 |
| 01:39 | Northwestern | Alberto Costa can't tip it in | 45-56 |
| 01:38 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 01:16 | Penn State | Claude Jones is hacked by Robert Carter - foul #5 on Robert Carter, team foul #8 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo (SF) Robert Carter | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:16 | Penn State | Claude Jones makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 01:16 | Penn State | Claude Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | Warren Cash knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Vincent Kuo | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Roger Cooper is hacked by Matthew McGraw in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew McGraw, team foul #9 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Ulrey (SG) Claude Jones | |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Roger Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Roger Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Warren Cash's layup is rejected by Young Fang | 47-60 |
| 00:49 | Penn State | Young Fang grabs the board | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel Ulrey | 47-62 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Gustavo Romano takes the ball from Vincent Kuo | 47-62 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Roger Cooper runs out the clock | 47-62 |