| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Abraham Bewley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth French (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 6 pts. C - Christopher Hartman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Mark Armstrong (fresh) SG - Jesse Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Pettry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jay Stanger (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry inbounds the ball | 39-21 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Purdue | Jay Stanger hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dennis Pettry | 39-23 |
| 19:27 | Penn State | Harry Marsala hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-23 |
| 19:26 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt gets the offensive rebound | 39-23 |
| 19:10 | Penn State | Jesse Fuller steals it from Harry Marsala | 39-23 |
| 19:05 | Purdue | Jesse Fuller lays it in | 39-25 |
| 19:03 | Penn State | Mark Armstrong steps in front of the Abraham Bewley pass in the backcourt | 39-25 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:40 | Purdue | Harry Marsala steals the ball from Dennis Pettry | 39-25 |
| 18:37 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses the easy layup | 39-25 |
| 18:36 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jay Stanger | 39-25 |
| 18:07 | Purdue | Jay Stanger hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Smith | 39-27 |
| 17:52 | Penn State | Harry Marsala hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth French | 42-27 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:37 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jesse Fuller | 42-30 |
| 17:28 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 17:27 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong grabs the board | 42-30 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:05 | Purdue | Jesse Fuller buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-33 |
| 16:48 | Penn State | Harry Marsala drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Milton Curnutt | 45-33 |
| 16:19 | Purdue | Christopher Hartman takes the ball from Jay Stanger | 45-33 |
| 16:04 | Penn State | Harry Marsala loses the dribble to Jay Stanger | 45-33 |
| 15:41 | Purdue | Christopher Hartman is called for the reach on Jay Stanger - foul #3 on Christopher Hartman, team foul #1 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Smith (PG), Rodger Fuller (SG), James Lewis (PF), William Devore (C) Abraham Bewley, Harry Marsala, Milton Curnutt, Christopher Hartman | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), James Anderson (PF) Mark Armstrong, Jay Stanger | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rodger Fuller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth French (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Devore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jesse Fuller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Pettry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Anderson (fresh) C - John Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:15 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Devore - foul #2 on William Devore, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| 15:15 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 15:15 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 14:50 | Penn State | Kenneth French slams it home on a nice dish by James Lewis and he's hacked by James Anderson - foul #1 on James Anderson, team foul #1 | 47-35 |
| 14:50 | Penn State | Kenneth French makes the free throw | 48-35 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:35 | Purdue | John Simpson hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Jesse Fuller | 48-37 |
| 14:17 | Penn State | Kenneth French scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 14:06 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 13:56 | Penn State | James Lewis scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Rodger Fuller | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:27 | Purdue | John Smith comes up short on the shot from the right side | 52-40 |
| 13:26 | Penn State | William Devore grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 13:06 | Penn State | William Devore is hacked by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #2 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (PG), Harry Marsala (SG), Milton Curnutt (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) Derek Smith, Kenneth French, James Lewis, William Devore | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Armstrong (SG), Jay Stanger (PF) Jesse Fuller, Dennis Pettry | |
| 12:47 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt misses badly on a shot from the left block | 52-40 |
| 12:46 | Purdue | James Anderson grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 12:24 | Purdue | James Anderson banks in the layup and he's fouled by Rodger Fuller - foul #2 on Rodger Fuller, team foul #3 | 52-42 |
| 12:24 | Purdue | James Anderson makes the free throw | 52-43 |
| 12:07 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Harry Marsala | 54-43 |
| 11:51 | Purdue | Christopher Hartman swats the short shot by Jay Stanger | 54-43 |
| 11:49 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to James Anderson | 54-43 |
| 11:36 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Abraham Bewley - foul #1 on Abraham Bewley, team foul #4 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Smith (SF) Rodger Fuller | |
| Subs | Purdue | Vincent Wilson (SG) James Anderson | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Abraham Bewley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derek Smith (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Hartman (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jay Stanger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 11:27 | Penn State | Harry Marsala gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 11:07 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #3 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth French (SF) Derek Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jesse Fuller (SG), Daniel Gaither (C) Vincent Wilson, John Smith | |
| 11:07 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 11:07 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:47 | Purdue | Abraham Bewley is called for the reach on Daniel Gaither - foul #2 on Abraham Bewley, team foul #5 | 56-43 |
| 10:32 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither knocks in the floater from the left block | 56-45 |
| 10:23 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jay Stanger - foul #3 on Jay Stanger, team foul #4 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dennis Pettry (SF) John Simpson | |
| 10:23 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 10:23 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt misses the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 10:23 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jay Stanger | 57-45 |
| 09:56 | Purdue | Jay Stanger can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-45 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong misses the tip | 57-45 |
| 09:53 | Penn State | Kenneth French pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| 09:38 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt hits a runner in the lane set up by Abraham Bewley | 59-45 |
| 09:19 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Milton Curnutt - foul #1 on Milton Curnutt, team foul #6 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Smith (PG), Rodger Fuller (SF), James Lewis (PF), William Devore (C) Abraham Bewley, Kenneth French, Milton Curnutt, Christopher Hartman | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG), Vincent Wilson (SG), James Anderson (PF) Mark Armstrong, Jesse Fuller, Jay Stanger | |
| 09:19 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 09:19 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 08:55 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller's pass is intercepted by Daniel Gaither | 59-47 |
| 08:44 | Purdue | John Simpson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-47 |
| 08:43 | Penn State | Harry Marsala grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 08:36 | Penn State | James Lewis connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Derek Smith | 61-47 |
| 08:19 | Purdue | Vincent Wilson connects on the open fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by John Simpson and he's fouled by Derek Smith - foul #1 on Derek Smith, team foul #7 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Dolezal (SF), Christopher Hartman (C) Harry Marsala, William Devore | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Armstrong (SF), John Smith (C) Dennis Pettry, Daniel Gaither | |
| 08:19 | Purdue | Vincent Wilson makes the free throw | 61-50 |
| 08:06 | Penn State | James Lewis is called for 5 seconds | 61-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (PG), Kenneth French (SF) Derek Smith, John Dolezal | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jesse Fuller (SG) Vincent Wilson | |
| 07:53 | Purdue | Jesse Fuller misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-50 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley grabs the board | 61-50 |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Kenneth French buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Rodger Fuller | 63-50 |
| 07:27 | Purdue | Rodger Fuller picks off the pass by James Anderson | 63-50 |
| 07:24 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rodger Fuller | 65-50 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Abraham Bewley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rodger Fuller (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kenneth French (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Hartman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Fuller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:15 | Purdue | John Smith buries a fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Christopher Hartman - foul #4 on Christopher Hartman, team foul #8 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Milton Curnutt (PF) James Lewis | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dennis Pettry (SF), Daniel Gaither (C) John Simpson, James Anderson | |
| 07:15 | Purdue | John Smith makes the free throw | 65-53 |
| 07:12 | Penn State | Mark Armstrong picks off the pass by Abraham Bewley in the backcourt | 65-53 |
| 07:10 | Purdue | Mark Armstrong hits the finger roll | 65-55 |
| 06:50 | Penn State | Jesse Fuller is called for the reach on Rodger Fuller - foul #1 on Jesse Fuller, team foul #5 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Marsala (SG) Rodger Fuller | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG) Jesse Fuller | |
| 06:31 | Penn State | Harry Marsala scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:14 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry misses long on a shot from the right wing | 68-55 |
| 06:13 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman grabs the board | 68-55 |
| 05:59 | Penn State | Harry Marsala hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 68-55 |
| 05:57 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley snags the offensive board | 68-55 |
| 05:43 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 68-55 |
| 05:41 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Marsala | 68-55 |
| 05:21 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Harry Marsala | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:04 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 70-55 |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt pulls down the rebound | 70-55 |
| 04:50 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on John Smith - foul #4 on John Smith, team foul #6 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Smith (PG), Rodger Fuller (SF), James Lewis (C) Abraham Bewley, Kenneth French, Christopher Hartman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jesse Fuller (SG), James Anderson (SF), Jay Stanger (PF) Mark Armstrong, Dennis Pettry, Daniel Gaither | |
| 04:50 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt makes the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 04:50 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt makes the 2nd free throw | 72-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:38 | Purdue | Jay Stanger misses the lay-in | 72-55 |
| 04:37 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Milton Curnutt | 72-55 |
| 04:23 | Penn State | Harry Marsala makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Derek Smith | 75-55 |
| 04:19 | Purdue | Jay Stanger is hacked by James Lewis - foul #1 on James Lewis, team foul #9 | 75-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Dolezal (SF), William Devore (C) Harry Marsala, Milton Curnutt | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), Vincent Wilson (SG), Daniel Gaither (C) John Simpson, Jesse Fuller, John Smith | |
| 04:19 | Purdue | Jay Stanger makes the 1st free throw | 75-56 |
| 04:19 | Purdue | Jay Stanger makes the 2nd free throw | 75-57 |
| 03:53 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Derek Smith | 78-57 |
| 03:46 | Purdue | Jay Stanger misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Derek Smith - foul #2 on Derek Smith, team foul #10 | 78-57 |
| 03:46 | Purdue | Jay Stanger makes the 1st free throw | 78-58 |
| 03:46 | Purdue | Jay Stanger makes the 2nd free throw | 78-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Penn State | James Lewis comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Vincent Wilson - foul #2 on Vincent Wilson, team foul #7 | 78-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dennis Pettry (SF) Jay Stanger | |
| 03:31 | Penn State | James Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 78-59 |
| 03:31 | Penn State | James Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 79-59 |
| 03:22 | Purdue | Derek Smith steps in front of the James Anderson pass | 79-59 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Rodger Fuller (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Dolezal (fresh) PF - James Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - William Devore (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fresh) SG - Vincent Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Dennis Pettry (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Gaither (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-59 |
| 02:58 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon gets the rebound | 79-59 |
| 02:41 | Purdue | Rodger Fuller picks off the pass by Vincent Wilson | 79-59 |
| 02:16 | Penn State | James Lewis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 79-59 |
| 02:15 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither snags the defensive board | 79-59 |
| 02:08 | Purdue | James Anderson is whistled for a carry | 79-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Simpson (PG) Philip Gagnon | |
| 01:39 | Penn State | James Lewis misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 79-59 |
| 01:37 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry grabs the defensive rebound | 79-59 |
| 01:29 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither blows the dunk | 79-59 |
| 01:28 | Purdue | John Simpson snags the offensive board | 79-59 |
| 01:17 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Simpson | 79-61 |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 79-61 |
| 00:50 | Penn State | James Lewis tips it back up and in | 81-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 81-61 |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither gets the offensive rebound | 81-61 |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Dennis Pettry knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Simpson | 81-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Vincent Wilson - foul #3 on Vincent Wilson, team foul #8 | 81-64 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller misses the 1st free throw | 81-64 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller misses the 2nd free throw | 81-64 |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither pulls down the rebound | 81-64 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Vincent Wilson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 81-64 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Derek Smith snags the defensive board | 81-64 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Derek Smith runs out the clock | 81-64 |