| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Steven Dukes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Gemmill (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Francisco Bravo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Wolfenbarger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Hebert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Christopher Belcher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Crosson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Cluff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:36 | Purdue | James Cluff scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Belcher and the foul's on Bobby Hebert - foul #3 on Bobby Hebert, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Herman Westfall (C) Bobby Hebert | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 19:36 | Purdue | James Cluff makes the free throw | 26-32 |
| 19:13 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 19:12 | Purdue | James Cluff grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 18:50 | Purdue | David Knight is alone and drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Kevin Crosson | 26-34 |
| 18:35 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-34 |
| 18:34 | Purdue | David Knight snags the defensive board | 26-34 |
| 18:05 | Purdue | James Cluff hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 26-34 |
| 18:04 | Purdue | David Harris snags the offensive board | 26-34 |
| 17:46 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Daniel Gemmill - foul #2 on Daniel Gemmill, team foul #2 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula (SG), Chris Bauer (SF), Andrew Simonson (PF), Oswaldo Marino (C) Daniel Gemmill, Francisco Bravo, Thomas Wolfenbarger, Herman Westfall | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Larson (PG), Sean Richardson (SG), Jesse Pepin (C) Christopher Belcher, David Harris, David Knight | |
| 17:46 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 17:46 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 17:46 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 17:19 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 26-35 |
| 17:17 | Penn State | Chris Bauer tips it home | 28-35 |
| 17:13 | Purdue | Nnamdi Abdula steps in front of the Jesse Pepin pass in the backcourt | 28-35 |
| 17:02 | Penn State | Steven Dukes's pass is intercepted by Lee Larson | 28-35 |
| 16:42 | Purdue | Sean Richardson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 16:40 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Andrew Simonson | 28-35 |
| 16:37 | Penn State | Sean Richardson steps in front of the Steven Dukes pass in the backcourt | 28-35 |
| 16:35 | Purdue | James Cluff blows the layup | 28-35 |
| 16:34 | Penn State | Steven Dukes grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 16:13 | Penn State | Andrew Simonson loses the dribble to Sean Richardson | 28-35 |
| 16:11 | Purdue | Lee Larson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill (SG), Francisco Bravo (SF), Thomas Wolfenbarger (PF), Raymond Green (C) Nnamdi Abdula, Chris Bauer, Andrew Simonson, Oswaldo Marino | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Belcher (PG), David Harris (SG), Joshua Bowman (SF), Richard England (PF) Lee Larson, Sean Richardson, Kevin Crosson, Jesse Pepin | |
| 16:01 | Penn State | Raymond Green can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 15:59 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill grabs the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Steven Dukes (tired) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Gemmill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Francisco Bravo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Wolfenbarger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Green (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Christopher Belcher (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard England (fresh) 9 pts. C - James Cluff (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Raymond Green | 31-35 |
| 15:19 | Purdue | Steven Dukes is called for the reach on Christopher Belcher - foul #3 on Steven Dukes, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth Gaspar (SG), Bobby Hebert (C) Steven Dukes, Raymond Green | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:54 | Purdue | Richard England misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Francisco Bravo - foul #1 on Francisco Bravo, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Simonson (PG) Daniel Gemmill | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Knight (PF) Joshua Bowman | |
| 14:54 | Purdue | Richard England makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 14:54 | Purdue | Richard England misses the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 14:54 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 14:38 | Penn State | Bobby Hebert can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-36 |
| 14:36 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger tips it in | 33-36 |
| 14:32 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher is hacked by Kenneth Gaspar in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Gaspar, team foul #5 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill (SG) Kenneth Gaspar | |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (SG), Kevin Crosson (SF) David Harris, Richard England | |
| 14:08 | Purdue | Sean Richardson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-39 |
| 13:46 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 33-39 |
| 13:45 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 13:24 | Purdue | David Knight drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Sean Richardson | 33-41 |
| 13:05 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Francisco Bravo | 36-41 |
| 12:41 | Purdue | The jump hook by David Knight is blocked by Bobby Hebert | 36-41 |
| 12:39 | Penn State | Bobby Hebert grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 12:39 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 36-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Steven Dukes (PG), Nnamdi Abdula (SG), Chris Bauer (SF), Oswaldo Marino (PF), Herman Westfall (C) Andrew Simonson, Daniel Gemmill, Francisco Bravo, Thomas Wolfenbarger, Bobby Hebert | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Larson (PG), David Harris (SG), Joshua Bowman (SF), Richard England (PF), Jesse Pepin (C) Christopher Belcher, Sean Richardson, Kevin Crosson, David Knight, James Cluff | |
| 12:33 | Penn State | Chris Bauer is called for traveling in the backcourt | 36-41 |
| 12:15 | Purdue | Richard England clanks a jumper from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 12:14 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin tips it home | 36-43 |
| 11:57 | Penn State | Lee Larson steals it from Chris Bauer | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Steven Dukes (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nnamdi Abdula (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Chris Bauer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Oswaldo Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Westfall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Larson (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Harris (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard England (fresh) 10 pts. C - Jesse Pepin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin hits a wide open jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Lee Larson | 36-45 |
| 11:25 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula is fouled in the backcourt by David Harris - foul #3 on David Harris, team foul #1 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Francisco Bravo (SF), Andrew Simonson (PF), Bobby Hebert (C) Chris Bauer, Oswaldo Marino, Herman Westfall | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Belcher (PG), Kevin Crosson (SF), David Knight (PF) Lee Larson, Joshua Bowman, Richard England | |
| 11:18 | Penn State | David Harris is called for the reach on Francisco Bravo - foul #4 on David Harris, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (SG) David Harris | |
| 11:00 | Penn State | Bobby Hebert can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 10:59 | Penn State | Francisco Bravo pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 10:42 | Penn State | Francisco Bravo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill (SG), Thomas Wolfenbarger (PF) Nnamdi Abdula, Andrew Simonson | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cluff (C) Jesse Pepin | |
| 10:26 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson is hacked by Francisco Bravo - foul #2 on Francisco Bravo, team foul #6 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Green (C) Bobby Hebert | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Larson (PG), Richard England (PF) Christopher Belcher, David Knight | |
| 10:09 | Purdue | Thomas Wolfenbarger is called for the reach on James Cluff - foul #1 on Thomas Wolfenbarger, team foul #7 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Simonson (SG) Steven Dukes | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:09 | Purdue | James Cluff misses the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 10:09 | Penn State | Raymond Green pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 09:47 | Penn State | Francisco Bravo's pass is intercepted by Sean Richardson | 36-45 |
| 09:24 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson clanks a shot from the free throw line | 36-45 |
| 09:23 | Purdue | James Cluff tips it back up and in | 36-47 |
| 09:07 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-47 |
| 09:05 | Penn State | Raymond Green tips it back up and in | 38-47 |
| 08:40 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-47 |
| 08:38 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Richard England | 38-47 |
| 08:27 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson can't connect on a shot from the left block | 38-47 |
| 08:26 | Purdue | James Cluff grabs the offensive board | 38-47 |
| 08:26 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 38-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Steven Dukes (PG), Nnamdi Abdula (SG), Chris Bauer (SF), Oswaldo Marino (PF), Bobby Hebert (C) Daniel Gemmill, Andrew Simonson, Francisco Bravo, Thomas Wolfenbarger, Raymond Green | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Belcher (PG), Joshua Bowman (SF), David Knight (PF), Jesse Pepin (C) Sean Richardson, Kevin Crosson, Richard England, James Cluff | |
| 08:07 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin knocks in the floater from the right block | 38-49 |
| 07:59 | Penn State | Steven Dukes connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Steven Dukes (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nnamdi Abdula (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Chris Bauer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Oswaldo Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Hebert (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Christopher Belcher (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Lee Larson (tiring) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Knight (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Pepin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman loses the dribble to Steven Dukes | 41-49 |
| 07:25 | Penn State | Bobby Hebert makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Steven Dukes and he's fouled by Lee Larson - foul #1 on Lee Larson, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth Gaspar (SG) Steven Dukes | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Harris (SG), Richard England (SF) Lee Larson, Joshua Bowman | |
| 07:25 | Penn State | Bobby Hebert misses the free throw | 43-49 |
| 07:25 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 06:57 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin is by himself and knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Richard England | 43-51 |
| 06:54 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Francisco Bravo (SF), Andrew Simonson (PF), Herman Westfall (C) Chris Bauer, Oswaldo Marino, Bobby Hebert | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cluff (C) Jesse Pepin | |
| 06:33 | Purdue | Richard England buries a jumpshot from the left side | 43-53 |
| 06:14 | Penn State | Francisco Bravo buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 06:12 | Purdue | Herman Westfall is called for the reach on Christopher Belcher in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herman Westfall, team foul #8 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Steven Dukes (PG), Thomas Wolfenbarger (PF) Nnamdi Abdula, Andrew Simonson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Crosson (SF), Joshua Bowman (C) Richard England, James Cluff | |
| 06:12 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 06:12 | Penn State | Herman Westfall snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 06:10 | Penn State | Steven Dukes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-53 |
| 05:52 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 05:50 | Penn State | Kenneth Gaspar pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 05:29 | Penn State | Herman Westfall clanks a jumper in the lane | 46-53 |
| 05:27 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger snags the offensive board | 46-53 |
| 05:27 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 46-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill (PG), Chris Bauer (SF), Oswaldo Marino (PF), Bobby Hebert (C) Steven Dukes, Francisco Bravo, Thomas Wolfenbarger, Herman Westfall | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard England (PF), Jesse Pepin (C) Christopher Belcher, David Knight | |
| 05:16 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Bobby Hebert | 48-53 |
| 04:55 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson is whistled for a carry | 48-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (SF), James Cluff (C) Joshua Bowman, Jesse Pepin | |
| 04:38 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill misses short on a floater from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 04:37 | Purdue | Richard England gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 04:13 | Purdue | Kevin Crosson connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Sean Richardson | 48-55 |
| 03:54 | Penn State | Bobby Hebert misses the easy layup | 48-55 |
| 03:53 | Purdue | Sean Richardson gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Daniel Gemmill (tired) 11 pts. 2 reb. SG - Kenneth Gaspar (tiring) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Chris Bauer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Oswaldo Marino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Hebert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Crosson (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Harris (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Sean Richardson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. PF - Richard England (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - James Cluff (very tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:50 | Purdue | Daniel Gemmill is called for the reach on David Harris in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Gemmill, team foul #9 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Steven Dukes (PG), Francisco Bravo (SF), Andrew Simonson (PF), Herman Westfall (C) Daniel Gemmill, Chris Bauer, Oswaldo Marino, Bobby Hebert | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Larson (PG), Joshua Bowman (SF), David Knight (PF), Jesse Pepin (C) Kevin Crosson, Sean Richardson, Richard England, James Cluff | |
| 03:50 | Purdue | David Harris makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 03:50 | Purdue | David Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 03:36 | Penn State | Jesse Pepin blocks the jumper by Steven Dukes | 48-57 |
| 03:35 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joshua Bowman | 48-57 |
| 03:13 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 03:10 | Penn State | Kenneth Gaspar is fouled in the backcourt by David Harris - foul #5 on David Harris, team foul #4 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula (PG), Thomas Wolfenbarger (PF) Steven Dukes, Andrew Simonson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Belcher (PG), Sean Richardson (SG), Richard England (SF) Lee Larson, David Harris, Joshua Bowman | |
| 03:00 | Penn State | Francisco Bravo is hacked by David Knight - foul #1 on David Knight, team foul #5 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Green (C) Herman Westfall | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:41 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger is open and buries a driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by David Knight - foul #2 on David Knight, team foul #6 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bobby Hebert (C) Raymond Green | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Crosson (SF), James Cluff (C) David Knight, Jesse Pepin | |
| 02:41 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger misses the free throw | 50-59 |
| 02:41 | Purdue | Richard England snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| 02:12 | Purdue | Sean Richardson connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Christopher Belcher and the foul's on Francisco Bravo - foul #3 on Francisco Bravo, team foul #10 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill (SG), Chris Bauer (SF), Andrew Simonson (PF), Raymond Green (C) Kenneth Gaspar, Francisco Bravo, Thomas Wolfenbarger, Bobby Hebert | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Larson (PG), Joshua Bowman (SF), Jesse Pepin (C) Christopher Belcher, Kevin Crosson, James Cluff | |
| 02:12 | Purdue | Sean Richardson makes the free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:56 | Penn State | Chris Bauer travels with the ball | 50-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Herman Westfall (C) Raymond Green | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:38 | Purdue | Sean Richardson's pass is intercepted by Daniel Gemmill | 50-62 |
| 01:34 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill lays it in | 52-62 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Lee Larson hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Bowman | 52-64 |
| 01:06 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Gemmill, team foul #11 | 52-64 |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Richard England buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Jesse Pepin | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Chris Bauer misses the driving attempt from close range | 52-66 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin gets the rebound | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Richard England is hacked by Andrew Simonson - foul #2 on Andrew Simonson, team foul #12 | 52-66 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Richard England makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Richard England makes the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Sean Richardson - foul #1 on Sean Richardson, team foul #7 | 52-68 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula makes the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Lee Larson runs out the clock | 54-68 |