| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Renato Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Enam Africa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Theodore Green (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Todd Brunner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Byron Weir inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Penn State | William Smith can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 23-29 |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | Enam Africa misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-29 |
| 19:20 | Penn State | Thurman Walters snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| 18:58 | Penn State | William McHalffey is hacked by Matthew Rico - foul #1 on Matthew Rico, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (PG), Michael Matherly (SG), Ante Zender (PF) Renato Russo, Enam Africa, Matthew Rico | |
| 18:48 | Penn State | William Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Franjo Zenor | 25-29 |
| 18:30 | Northwestern | Theodore Green misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 25-29 |
| 18:29 | Penn State | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 18:24 | Penn State | Thurman Walters buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Franjo Zenor | 28-29 |
| 18:10 | Northwestern | Michael Matherly's pass is intercepted by Franjo Zenor | 28-29 |
| 18:07 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor lays it up and in | 30-29 |
| 17:38 | Northwestern | Michael Matherly is fouled on the floor by Franjo Zenor - foul #1 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Renato Russo (PG), Enam Africa (SG) Edward Allen, Michael Matherly | |
| 17:22 | Northwestern | Theodore Green is called for traveling | 30-29 |
| 17:13 | Penn State | Thurman Walters connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Franjo Zenor | 32-29 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | Enam Africa misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 16:48 | Penn State | William Smith grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 16:36 | Penn State | Byron Weir comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 32-29 |
| 16:34 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Todd Brunner | 32-29 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | Renato Russo travels with the ball | 32-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Matherly (SF), Matthew Rico (PF) Theodore Green, Todd Brunner | |
| 16:07 | Penn State | Thurman Walters can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-29 |
| 16:06 | Penn State | William Smith grabs the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 15:54 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Matherly - foul #2 on Michael Matherly, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (SF), Todd Brunner (C) Michael Matherly, Matthew Rico | |
| 15:54 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 15:54 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 15:54 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the 3rd free throw | 34-29 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Renato Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Enam Africa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ante Zender (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Todd Brunner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:33 | Northwestern | Ante Zender comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 34-29 |
| 15:31 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Smith | 34-29 |
| 15:05 | Penn State | Renato Russo takes the ball from Thurman Walters | 34-29 |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | Renato Russo is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 34-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG) Thurman Walters, Franjo Zenor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Theodore Green (SF), Matthew Rico (PF) Edward Allen, Todd Brunner | |
| 14:46 | Penn State | William McHalffey knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Marijan Kiedrowski | 36-29 |
| 14:44 | Northwestern | Andrew Gregg steps in front of the Renato Russo pass in the backcourt | 36-29 |
| 14:26 | Penn State | Byron Weir drills a shot from just outside the lane | 38-29 |
| 14:00 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico is open and buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Enam Africa | 38-31 |
| 13:35 | Penn State | Matthew Rico swats the short shot by Byron Weir | 38-31 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern | Renato Russo grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 38-31 |
| 13:08 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 12:54 | Penn State | Enam Africa steals the ball from Byron Weir | 38-31 |
| 12:32 | Northwestern | Enam Africa misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-31 |
| 12:30 | Northwestern | Ante Zender misses the tip | 38-31 |
| 12:29 | Northwestern | Theodore Green tips it back up and in | 38-33 |
| 12:03 | Penn State | Byron Weir is fouled on the floor by Matthew Rico - foul #2 on Matthew Rico, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Franjo Zenor (SG) Marijan Kiedrowski, Andrew Gregg | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (PG), Michael Matherly (SF), Todd Brunner (C) Renato Russo, Theodore Green, Matthew Rico | |
| 11:52 | Penn State | William McHalffey travels with the ball | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Enam Africa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Matherly (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ante Zender (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Todd Brunner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner can't finish the layup | 38-33 |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Brunner | 38-33 |
| 11:13 | Northwestern | Michael Matherly clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-33 |
| 11:11 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Thurman Walters | 38-33 |
| 10:48 | Penn State | Thurman Walters scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Franjo Zenor | 41-33 |
| 10:24 | Northwestern | Ante Zender is called for traveling | 41-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Carreras (C) William Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Renato Russo (PG), Theodore Green (SF) Edward Allen, Enam Africa | |
| 09:58 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | Michael Matherly comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-33 |
| 09:33 | Penn State | Byron Weir gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| 09:29 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras loses the ball out of bounds | 44-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Phillip Jones (C) Byron Weir, William McHalffey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (PG), Enam Africa (SG), Matthew Rico (PF) Renato Russo, Michael Matherly, Theodore Green | |
| 09:11 | Northwestern | Enam Africa double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 44-33 |
| 08:49 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Ante Zender - foul #4 on Ante Zender, team foul #4 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Smith (C) Phillip Jones | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Renato Russo (PG), Theodore Green (SF) Edward Allen, Todd Brunner | |
| 08:49 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 08:49 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | Ante Zender pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | Renato Russo is hacked by Thurman Walters in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thurman Walters, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| 08:29 | Northwestern | Kevin Carreras steps in front of the Matthew Rico pass | 44-33 |
| 08:13 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG), Byron Weir (SF), William McHalffey (PF) Thurman Walters, Dikembe Abdelal, Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (PG), Michael Matherly (SG), Todd Brunner (C) Renato Russo, Enam Africa, Theodore Green | |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | William Smith is called for the reach on Michael Matherly - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Renato Russo (PG), Enam Africa (SG), Theodore Green (SF) Edward Allen, Michael Matherly, Matthew Rico | |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Theodore Green clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by William McHalffey - foul #2 on William McHalffey, team foul #4 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG) Franjo Zenor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Rico (PF) Todd Brunner | |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Theodore Green misses the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Theodore Green makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Marijan Kiedrowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Renato Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Enam Africa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Theodore Green (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Ante Zender (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Penn State | William Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 44-34 |
| 07:21 | Northwestern | Renato Russo grabs the board | 44-34 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 07:15 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico clanks a fadeaway from close range | 44-34 |
| 07:13 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 07:07 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses the easy layup | 44-34 |
| 07:06 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 06:50 | Penn State | Byron Weir is hacked by Enam Africa - foul #1 on Enam Africa, team foul #5 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Franjo Zenor (SG), Kevin Carreras (C) Marijan Kiedrowski, Andrew Gregg, William Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (PG), Michael Matherly (SG), Todd Brunner (C) Renato Russo, Enam Africa, Theodore Green | |
| 06:41 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Thurman Walters | 47-34 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 06:18 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Renato Russo (PG), Enam Africa (SG), Theodore Green (SF) Edward Allen, Michael Matherly, Matthew Rico | |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-34 |
| 05:57 | Penn State | William McHalffey tips it in | 49-34 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:52 | Northwestern | Enam Africa misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-34 |
| 05:50 | Penn State | Thurman Walters gets the rebound | 49-34 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 05:44 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Todd Brunner - foul #4 on Todd Brunner, team foul #6 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SF), William Smith (C) Byron Weir, Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (PG), Michael Matherly (SG), Matthew Rico (PF) Renato Russo, Enam Africa, Theodore Green | |
| 05:44 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 1st free throw | 50-34 |
| 05:44 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 2nd free throw | 51-34 |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | Michael Matherly makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Rico | 51-37 |
| 05:13 | Penn State | Matthew Rico steps in front of the William Smith pass | 51-37 |
| 05:05 | Northwestern | Michael Matherly drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-40 |
| 04:52 | Penn State | William Smith is fouled on the floor by Todd Brunner - foul #5 on Todd Brunner, team foul #7 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Weir (SF), Kevin Carreras (PF) Dikembe Abdelal, William McHalffey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Renato Russo (PG), Enam Africa (SG), Theodore Green (SF) Edward Allen, Michael Matherly, Todd Brunner | |
| 04:52 | Penn State | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 04:52 | Penn State | William Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 04:52 | Northwestern | Ante Zender pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico connects on the floater from the left block | 52-42 |
| 04:21 | Penn State | Thurman Walters scores on a shot near the basket and he's fouled by Renato Russo - foul #2 on Renato Russo, team foul #8 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG) Franjo Zenor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Everette Duval (C) Matthew Rico | |
| 04:21 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses the free throw | 54-42 |
| 04:21 | Northwestern | Everette Duval pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | Theodore Green is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by Kevin Carreras - foul #2 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG) Thurman Walters | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Rico (PF) Everette Duval | |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | Theodore Green makes the free throw | 54-45 |
| 03:50 | Penn State | Byron Weir hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 54-45 |
| 03:48 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Matthew Rico, team foul #9 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | William McHalffey (PF) William Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (PG) Renato Russo | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 03:17 | Penn State | Byron Weir hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-45 |
| 03:15 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras can't tip it in | 54-45 |
| 03:13 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Matthew Rico | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Marijan Kiedrowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Enam Africa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Theodore Green (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Ante Zender (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico blows the layup | 54-45 |
| 02:58 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 02:58 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Franjo Zenor (SG), William Smith (C) Marijan Kiedrowski, Andrew Gregg, Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Renato Russo (PG), Michael Matherly (SF), Everette Duval (C) Edward Allen, Theodore Green, Matthew Rico | |
| 02:34 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-45 |
| 02:33 | Penn State | William McHalffey tips it in | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 02:18 | Northwestern | Enam Africa shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-48 |
| 01:59 | Penn State | Thurman Walters knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by William Smith | 59-48 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | Thurman Walters steps in front of the Michael Matherly pass | 59-48 |
| 01:22 | Penn State | William Smith clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Everette Duval - foul #2 on Everette Duval, team foul #10 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (PG), Matthew Rico (PF) Renato Russo, Enam Africa | |
| 01:22 | Penn State | William Smith misses the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 01:22 | Penn State | William Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 01:22 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 01:01 | Northwestern | Michael Matherly comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-48 |
| 00:59 | Northwestern | Ante Zender grabs the offensive rebound | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | Ante Zender clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-48 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Ante Zender grabs the offensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 59-48 |
| 00:51 | Penn State | William McHalffey gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Byron Weir hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Ante Zender pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 59-48 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Smith | 59-48 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Thurman Walters runs out the clock | 59-48 |