| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Leon Gulley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anderson Nakano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Fahy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Clemmons (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jeffrey Regner (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Woodrow Carlson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Gay (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Allen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tom Berry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Tommy Jaramillo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | William Allen inbounds the ball | 33-23 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:46 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo clanks a jumper from the right wing | 33-23 |
| 19:45 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Anderson Nakano | 33-23 |
| 19:25 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-23 |
| 19:23 | Northwestern | William Allen pulls down the rebound | 33-23 |
| 18:58 | Northwestern | William Allen buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Woodrow Carlson | 33-26 |
| 18:38 | Penn State | William Clemmons drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Leon Gulley and the foul's on Tom Berry - foul #1 on Tom Berry, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Kleiber (SG), Jason McCray (C) Anderson Nakano, Jeffrey Regner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 18:38 | Penn State | William Clemmons misses the free throw | 35-26 |
| 18:38 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| 18:16 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-26 |
| 18:15 | Penn State | Terry Fahy gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| 17:55 | Penn State | Mark Kleiber misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-26 |
| 17:54 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo grabs the board | 35-26 |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | Terry Fahy takes the ball from Tom Berry | 35-26 |
| 17:00 | Penn State | William Clemmons misses the turnaround from the left block | 35-26 |
| 16:59 | Penn State | Jason McCray grabs the offensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 16:44 | Penn State | William Clemmons is called for traveling | 35-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Jaramillo (SF), Richard Hadley (C) Terry Fahy, William Clemmons | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:17 | Northwestern | William Allen misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-26 |
| 16:15 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | William Allen misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-26 |
| 15:51 | Penn State | Jason McCray pulls down the rebound | 35-26 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Leon Gulley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Kleiber (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jaramillo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason McCray (fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Hadley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Woodrow Carlson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Gay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Allen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Tommy Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Penn State | Leon Gulley's fadeaway is rejected by Tommy Jaramillo | 35-26 |
| 15:25 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo grabs the board | 35-26 |
| 15:03 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-26 |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo tips it home | 35-28 |
| 14:33 | Penn State | Leon Gulley makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Jaramillo | 38-28 |
| 14:07 | Northwestern | William Allen drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Clarence Gay | 38-31 |
| 13:48 | Penn State | Mark Kleiber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Anderson Nakano (SG), Terry Fahy (SF), Jeffrey Regner (C) Leon Gulley, Mark Kleiber, Robert Jaramillo, Richard Hadley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:25 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 13:24 | Northwestern | Tom Berry gets the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 13:06 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Jeffrey Regner - foul #1 on Jeffrey Regner, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Clemmons (PF) Jason McCray | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:06 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo misses the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 13:06 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 12:50 | Penn State | Tommy Jaramillo blocks the jumper by William Clemmons | 38-32 |
| 12:48 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner hits the follow up shot | 40-32 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson's pass is intercepted by Christopher Tiedemann in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| 12:24 | Penn State | Terry Fahy misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 12:22 | Penn State | William Clemmons tips it but misses | 40-32 |
| 12:21 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner grabs the offensive board | 40-32 |
| 12:03 | Penn State | Tommy Jaramillo takes the ball from William Clemmons | 40-32 |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-32 |
| 11:44 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anderson Nakano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Fahy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Clemmons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Regner (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Woodrow Carlson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Gay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Allen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Tommy Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner makes the shot in the paint | 42-32 |
| 11:11 | Northwestern | William Allen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-32 |
| 11:10 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Christopher Tiedemann | 42-32 |
| 11:04 | Penn State | William Clemmons connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Anderson Nakano | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 10:46 | Northwestern | William Allen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 10:45 | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 10:20 | Penn State | William Allen blocks the jumper by Anderson Nakano | 44-32 |
| 10:19 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Fahy | 44-32 |
| 09:50 | Penn State | Terry Fahy hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-32 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-35 |
| 09:10 | Penn State | William Clemmons is whistled for traveling | 46-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leon Gulley (PG), Sammy Labarre (SG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), Jason McCray (PF), Richard Hadley (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Anderson Nakano, Terry Fahy, William Clemmons, Jeffrey Regner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Johnson (PG), Raymond Kelly (SG), Nathan Cowles (SF), Edward Midgette (PF), Haywood Aponte (C) Woodrow Carlson, Clarence Gay, William Allen, Tom Berry, Tommy Jaramillo | |
| 08:50 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 08:23 | Penn State | Robert Jaramillo is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Robert Jaramillo, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Kleiber (SG), William Clemmons (SF) Sammy Labarre, Robert Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson (PG) George Johnson | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 07:56 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 07:55 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Mark Kleiber | 46-38 |
| 07:26 | Penn State | William Clemmons knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Leon Gulley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Kleiber (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Clemmons (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason McCray (fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Hadley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Woodrow Carlson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Cowles (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Edward Midgette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Haywood Aponte (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette misses the easy layup | 49-38 |
| 07:00 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson hits a 3 from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 06:12 | Penn State | Richard Hadley misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Nathan Cowles - foul #1 on Nathan Cowles, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Anderson Nakano (SG), Terry Fahy (SF) Mark Kleiber, William Clemmons | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clarence Gay (SG), William Allen (SF), Tom Berry (PF), Tommy Jaramillo (C) Raymond Kelly, Nathan Cowles, Edward Midgette, Haywood Aponte | |
| 06:12 | Penn State | Richard Hadley makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 06:12 | Penn State | Richard Hadley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Allen | 51-43 |
| 05:24 | Penn State | Leon Gulley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 05:22 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 51-43 |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo tips it back up and in | 51-45 |
| 04:37 | Penn State | Terry Fahy clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Woodrow Carlson - foul #1 on Woodrow Carlson, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sammy Labarre (SG), William Clemmons (PF), Jeffrey Regner (C) Anderson Nakano, Jason McCray, Richard Hadley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly (PG) Woodrow Carlson | |
| 04:37 | Penn State | Terry Fahy makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 04:37 | Penn State | Terry Fahy makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 04:13 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from William Allen | 53-47 |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Leon Gulley loses the ball out of bounds | 53-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Anderson Nakano (SG), Robert Jaramillo (SF) Leon Gulley, Sammy Labarre, Terry Fahy | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Tom Berry misses the jumper from close range but the foul's on Robert Jaramillo - foul #2 on Robert Jaramillo, team foul #3 | 53-47 |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Tom Berry misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Tom Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 03:31 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 03:17 | Penn State | William Clemmons hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 53-47 |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Tom Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anderson Nakano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Jaramillo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Clemmons (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Regner (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Raymond Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Gay (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Allen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Tommy Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 02:45 | Penn State | William Clemmons grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Christopher Tiedemann | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:08 | Northwestern | William Allen comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 02:06 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner grabs the board | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:37 | Penn State | William Clemmons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 01:35 | Penn State | William Clemmons snags the offensive board | 55-47 |
| 01:20 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano is fouled on the floor by Tommy Jaramillo - foul #2 on Tommy Jaramillo, team foul #4 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leon Gulley (PG), Terry Fahy (SF) Christopher Tiedemann, Robert Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson (PG) Raymond Kelly | |
| 01:07 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Leon Gulley | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo misses the jumper from the left side | 57-47 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo misses the tip | 57-47 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Tom Berry pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Leon Gulley steals it from Tom Berry | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Penn State | William Clemmons connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Anderson Nakano | 59-47 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Regner - foul #2 on Jeffrey Regner, team foul #4 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Mark Kleiber (SG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), Jason McCray (PF), Richard Hadley (C) Leon Gulley, Anderson Nakano, Terry Fahy, William Clemmons, Jeffrey Regner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly (PG), Nathan Cowles (SF), Edward Midgette (PF), Haywood Aponte (C) Woodrow Carlson, William Allen, Tom Berry, Tommy Jaramillo | |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann runs out the clock | 59-49 |