| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Costello (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Downard (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Stukes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Pate (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Drury (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Coulter (fresh) 4 reb. C - Felix Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Robert Jackson inbounds the ball | 39-28 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Penn State | Leonard Walker is called for the reach on Robert Jackson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leonard Walker, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| 19:40 | Penn State | Johnny Pate is open and buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Gerald Costello | 41-28 |
| 19:24 | Northwestern | Rick Drury is fouled on the floor by Robert Jackson - foul #3 on Robert Jackson, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lowell Hill (SF) Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 19:05 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter misses the dunk attempt | 41-28 |
| 19:04 | Penn State | Lowell Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 18:35 | Penn State | The jump hook by Johnny Pate is blocked by Steven Coulter | 41-28 |
| 18:34 | Northwestern | Felix Cole pulls down the rebound | 41-28 |
| 18:30 | Northwestern | Rick Drury makes the turnaround from close range | 41-30 |
| 18:01 | Penn State | Gerald Costello connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-30 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | Rick Drury comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Gerald Costello - foul #2 on Gerald Costello, team foul #2 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (PG), Robert Slaugh (SF), Adam Knorr (PF), Jonny Russell (C) Gerald Costello, Lowell Hill, David Stukes, Johnny Pate | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG), Robert Delany (SG), Joseph Causey (PF), William Lamanna (C) Leonard Walker, Gerald Bryant, Steven Coulter, Felix Cole | |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | Rick Drury makes the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | Rick Drury misses the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 17:50 | Penn State | Adam Knorr grabs the board | 44-31 |
| 17:34 | Penn State | Michael Downard connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph King | 47-31 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern | William Lamanna comes up short on the shot from the left block | 47-31 |
| 17:24 | Northwestern | William Lamanna gets the offensive rebound | 47-31 |
| 17:11 | Northwestern | Rick Drury can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-31 |
| 17:09 | Penn State | Jonny Russell snags the defensive board | 47-31 |
| 16:56 | Penn State | Michael Downard misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-31 |
| 16:54 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jamie Umana | 47-31 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern | Adam Knorr denies the turnaround by William Lamanna | 47-31 |
| 16:45 | Penn State | Joseph King grabs the defensive rebound | 47-31 |
| 16:31 | Penn State | Jonny Russell can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Rick Drury - foul #1 on Rick Drury, team foul #2 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Costello (SG), Lowell Hill (SF), Edward Licon (PF) Michael Downard, Robert Slaugh, Adam Knorr | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (PG), Joseph Bond (SF), Steven Coulter (PF), Felix Cole (C) Robert Delany, Rick Drury, Joseph Causey, William Lamanna | |
| 16:31 | Penn State | Jonny Russell makes the 1st free throw | 48-31 |
| 16:31 | Penn State | Jonny Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-31 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter is hacked by Edward Licon - foul #1 on Edward Licon, team foul #3 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Downard (SG), Johnny Pate (C) Joseph King, Jonny Russell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant (SG) Jamie Umana | |
| 16:13 | Northwestern | Johnny Pate steals the ball from Joseph Bond | 49-31 |
| 15:48 | Penn State | Gerald Costello connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-31 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Costello (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Downard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Hill (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Licon (fresh) C - Johnny Pate (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Bond (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Steven Coulter (fresh) 4 reb. C - Felix Cole (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 15:34 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant misses short on a runner near the basket | 51-31 |
| 15:33 | Penn State | Lowell Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 51-31 |
| 15:31 | Penn State | Joseph Bond is called for the reach on Johnny Pate in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Bond, team foul #3 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Jackson (SF), David Stukes (PF) Lowell Hill, Edward Licon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:15 | Penn State | Michael Downard misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-31 |
| 15:13 | Penn State | David Stukes gets the offensive rebound | 51-31 |
| 14:52 | Penn State | Gerald Costello misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-31 |
| 14:50 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond snags the defensive board | 51-31 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-31 |
| 14:44 | Penn State | David Stukes snags the defensive board | 51-31 |
| 14:37 | Penn State | Joseph Bond is called for the reach on Robert Jackson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Bond, team foul #4 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (PG), Robert Slaugh (SF), Adam Knorr (PF), Jonny Russell (C) Gerald Costello, Michael Downard, David Stukes, Johnny Pate | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG), Robert Delany (SG), Richard McGlew (SF), Joseph Causey (PF), William Lamanna (C) Leonard Walker, Gerald Bryant, Joseph Bond, Steven Coulter, Felix Cole | |
| 14:09 | Penn State | Robert Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 51-31 |
| 14:07 | Northwestern | William Lamanna gets the rebound | 51-31 |
| 14:03 | Northwestern | Adam Knorr picks off the pass by Jamie Umana | 51-31 |
| 13:43 | Penn State | Robert Jackson is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-31 |
| 13:32 | Northwestern | Robert Delany is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 54-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Downard (SG), Lowell Hill (SF), David Stukes (PF) Robert Jackson, Adam Knorr, Jonny Russell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Coulter (PF) William Lamanna | |
| 13:30 | Penn State | Joseph King loses the dribble to Jamie Umana in the backcourt | 54-31 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey misses short on a jumper in the lane | 54-31 |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | Robert Delany tips it back up and in | 54-33 |
| 12:48 | Penn State | David Stukes scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph King and he's hacked by Robert Delany - foul #1 on Robert Delany, team foul #5 | 56-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Costello (PG), Johnny Pate (C) Joseph King, Robert Slaugh | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (PG), Gerald Bryant (SG), Rick Drury (SF), Felix Cole (C) Jamie Umana, Robert Delany, Richard McGlew, Joseph Causey | |
| 12:48 | Penn State | David Stukes makes the free throw | 57-33 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-33 |
| 12:37 | Penn State | Johnny Pate pulls down the rebound | 57-33 |
| 12:13 | Penn State | Lowell Hill is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Lowell Hill, team foul #4 | 57-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Jackson (SG), Adam Knorr (PF), Jonny Russell (C) Michael Downard, David Stukes, Johnny Pate | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Bond (PF) Steven Coulter | |
| 12:03 | Northwestern | Jonny Russell is called for the reach on Leonard Walker - foul #2 on Jonny Russell, team foul #5 | 57-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Downard (SG) Lowell Hill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:58 | Northwestern | Rick Drury makes the floater from close range and he's hacked by Jonny Russell - foul #3 on Jonny Russell, team foul #6 | 57-35 |
| 11:58 | Northwestern | Rick Drury misses the free throw | 57-35 |
| 11:58 | Penn State | Adam Knorr grabs the defensive rebound | 57-35 |
| 11:29 | Penn State | Michael Downard connects on the 3 from straight away | 60-35 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Costello (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Downard (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Adam Knorr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonny Russell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Drury (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Joseph Bond (fresh) 1 pts. C - Felix Cole (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Costello - foul #3 on Gerald Costello, team foul #7 | 60-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (SG), Steven Coulter (PF) Gerald Bryant, Joseph Bond | |
| 11:25 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker makes the 1st free throw | 60-36 |
| 11:25 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 60-37 |
| 11:11 | Penn State | Robert Jackson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-37 |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Felix Cole | 60-37 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern | Felix Cole can't connect on a floater from the right side | 60-37 |
| 10:52 | Northwestern | Felix Cole grabs the offensive rebound | 60-37 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Felix Cole clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Adam Knorr - foul #1 on Adam Knorr, team foul #8 | 60-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (PG), Lowell Hill (SF), Robert Slaugh (PF), Johnny Pate (C) Gerald Costello, Michael Downard, Adam Knorr, Jonny Russell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Delany (SG), Richard McGlew (SF), Joseph Causey (PF) Leonard Walker, Rick Drury, Steven Coulter | |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Felix Cole misses the 1st free throw | 60-37 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Felix Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 60-38 |
| 10:09 | Penn State | Robert Slaugh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Stukes (PF) Johnny Pate | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Lamanna (PG), Joseph Bond (SF), Steven Coulter (PF) Jamie Umana, Richard McGlew, Felix Cole | |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | William Lamanna is whistled for a carry | 60-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Downard (SG) Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:51 | Penn State | Lowell Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-38 |
| 09:37 | Northwestern | Lowell Hill steps in front of the William Lamanna pass | 60-38 |
| 09:34 | Penn State | Joseph King can't finish the layup | 60-38 |
| 09:32 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey pulls down the rebound | 60-38 |
| 09:25 | Northwestern | Robert Slaugh steals the ball from Joseph Bond | 60-38 |
| 09:09 | Penn State | David Stukes drills a runner from the left block set up by Robert Slaugh | 62-38 |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter can't finish the layup | 62-38 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | William Lamanna gets the offensive rebound | 62-38 |
| 08:46 | Northwestern | Joseph King picks off the pass by Joseph Causey | 62-38 |
| 08:24 | Penn State | Michael Downard misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-38 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | Robert Delany grabs the defensive rebound | 62-38 |
| 08:18 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter scores on a jump hook from the right block | 62-40 |
| 07:49 | Penn State | David Stukes connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Lowell Hill and he's hacked by Steven Coulter - foul #1 on Steven Coulter, team foul #6 | 64-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Costello (PG), Robert Jackson (SF), Johnny Pate (C) Joseph King, Lowell Hill, Robert Slaugh | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (PG), Gerald Bryant (SG), Rick Drury (SF), Felix Cole (C) William Lamanna, Robert Delany, Joseph Bond, Joseph Causey | |
| 07:49 | Penn State | David Stukes makes the free throw | 65-40 |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Adam Knorr (PF) David Stukes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:30 | Penn State | Leonard Walker is called for the reach on Johnny Pate in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leonard Walker, team foul #7 | 65-40 |
| 07:30 | Penn State | Johnny Pate makes the 1st free throw | 66-40 |
| 07:30 | Penn State | Johnny Pate makes the 2nd free throw | 67-40 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Costello (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Downard (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Adam Knorr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Pate (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Drury (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Steven Coulter (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Felix Cole (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Northwestern | Rick Drury clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-40 |
| 07:16 | Penn State | Johnny Pate grabs the board | 67-40 |
| 06:47 | Penn State | Gerald Costello misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-40 |
| 06:45 | Penn State | Adam Knorr hits the follow up shot | 69-40 |
| 06:31 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-40 |
| 06:30 | Northwestern | Felix Cole pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-40 |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker makes the contested 3 from the right corner | 69-43 |
| 06:11 | Penn State | Leonard Walker is called for the reach on Gerald Costello in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leonard Walker, team foul #8 | 69-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (PG), Lowell Hill (SF), Edward Licon (PF), Jonny Russell (C) Michael Downard, Robert Jackson, Adam Knorr, Johnny Pate | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG), Robert Delany (SG), Richard McGlew (SF), Joseph Causey (PF), William Lamanna (C) Leonard Walker, Gerald Bryant, Rick Drury, Steven Coulter, Felix Cole | |
| 06:11 | Penn State | Gerald Costello makes the 1st free throw | 70-43 |
| 06:11 | Penn State | Gerald Costello makes the 2nd free throw | 71-43 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | Jonny Russell swats the shot by Jamie Umana | 71-43 |
| 06:02 | Northwestern | Richard McGlew hits the follow up shot | 71-45 |
| 06:00 | Penn State | Gerald Costello is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 71-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Jackson (SG) Gerald Costello | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:39 | Northwestern | Richard McGlew blows the layup | 71-45 |
| 05:38 | Penn State | Lowell Hill grabs the board | 71-45 |
| 05:09 | Penn State | Joseph King clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 71-45 |
| 05:07 | Penn State | Lowell Hill gets the offensive rebound | 71-45 |
| 04:47 | Penn State | Robert Jackson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 71-45 |
| 04:46 | Penn State | Jonny Russell tips it in | 73-45 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | Robert Delany loses the dribble to Robert Jackson | 73-45 |
| 03:56 | Penn State | Robert Jackson clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Delany - foul #2 on Robert Delany, team foul #9 | 73-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Adam Knorr (PF), Robert Slaugh (C) Edward Licon, Jonny Russell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Bond (SF) Richard McGlew | |
| 03:56 | Penn State | Robert Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 73-45 |
| 03:56 | Penn State | Robert Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-45 |
| 03:41 | Northwestern | Lowell Hill steals it from Joseph Causey | 74-45 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Penn State | Jamie Umana is called for the reach on Joseph King - foul #3 on Jamie Umana, team foul #10 | 74-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Costello (SG) Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:17 | Penn State | Joseph King makes the 1st free throw | 75-45 |
| 03:17 | Penn State | Joseph King makes the 2nd free throw | 76-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph King (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Costello (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lowell Hill (tiring) 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Adam Knorr (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Slaugh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jamie Umana (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Delany (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joseph Bond (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Causey (tiring) 2 reb. C - William Lamanna (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 76-45 |
| 03:03 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Adam Knorr | 76-45 |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Gerald Costello comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Jamie Umana - foul #4 on Jamie Umana, team foul #11 | 76-45 |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Gerald Costello makes the 1st free throw | 77-45 |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Gerald Costello makes the 2nd free throw | 78-45 |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 78-45 |
| 02:45 | Penn State | Lowell Hill pulls down the rebound | 78-45 |
| 02:19 | Penn State | Joseph Bond steps in front of the Gerald Costello pass | 78-45 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond lays it up and in | 78-47 |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Gerald Costello hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Slaugh | 81-47 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond drills a 3 from the left wing | 81-50 |
| 01:35 | Penn State | Adam Knorr misses the wide open runner from the baseline | 81-50 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Joseph Bond | 81-50 |
| 01:29 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 81-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Downard (SG), Jonny Russell (C) Gerald Costello, Adam Knorr | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:27 | Penn State | William Lamanna is called for the reach on Joseph King in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Lamanna, team foul #12 | 81-50 |
| 01:27 | Penn State | Joseph King makes the 1st free throw | 82-50 |
| 01:27 | Penn State | Joseph King makes the 2nd free throw | 83-50 |
| 01:15 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 83-50 |
| 01:14 | Penn State | Robert Slaugh gets the rebound | 83-50 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Jonny Russell connects on the open runner from the right block on a great pass from Robert Slaugh | 85-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Robert Delany knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 85-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Michael Downard drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Lowell Hill and he's hacked by Robert Delany - foul #3 on Robert Delany, team foul #13 | 87-52 |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Michael Downard makes the free throw | 88-52 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern | Robert Delany clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 88-52 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Lowell Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 88-52 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Joseph King runs out the clock | 88-52 |