| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Kepley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Takahashi (fresh) C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Kinkade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 24-29 |
| 19:37 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh hits the follow up shot | 24-31 |
| 19:26 | Penn State | George Kepley is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 24-31 |
| 19:25 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 18:58 | Purdue | Michael Swinney misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-31 |
| 18:56 | Purdue | John Kinkade tips it home | 24-33 |
| 18:39 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega is fouled on the floor by John Kinkade - foul #2 on John Kinkade, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (PG), Robert Cook (SF), Thomas Turner (PF) Kenneth Sainz, Thomas Trinh, John Kinkade | |
| 18:21 | Penn State | Rodney Penaflor steals it from Leonard Lechuga | 24-33 |
| 18:00 | Purdue | Thomas Turner buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Urbano | 24-35 |
| 17:40 | Penn State | Thomas Turner is called for the reach on Gerardo Ortega - foul #1 on Thomas Turner, team foul #2 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Thomas Trinh (SF) Charles Urbano, Robert Cook | |
| 17:17 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-35 |
| 17:15 | Purdue | Thomas Turner grabs the board | 24-35 |
| 16:53 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor is hacked by Leonard Lechuga - foul #1 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #1 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Juan Rios (SF), John Huff (C) Kenneth Takahashi, Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (PG), David Bragg (SF) Kenneth Sainz, Thomas Trinh | |
| 16:29 | Purdue | Charles Urbano comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 24-35 |
| 16:28 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor grabs the offensive board | 24-35 |
| 16:03 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-35 |
| 16:01 | Penn State | John Huff grabs the board | 24-35 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Juan Rios (fresh) PF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Huff (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Charles Urbano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Bragg (fresh) PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Penn State | Juan Rios makes the runner in the paint and he's fouled by Michael Swinney - foul #2 on Michael Swinney, team foul #3 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger (PF) George Kepley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Robert Cook (SF), John Kinkade (PF) Charles Urbano, David Bragg, Thomas Turner | |
| 15:41 | Penn State | Juan Rios makes the free throw | 27-35 |
| 15:16 | Purdue | John Kinkade misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 15:15 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor tips it but misses | 27-35 |
| 15:14 | Penn State | Juan Rios pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 14:54 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Juan Rios | 30-35 |
| 14:25 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor blows the layup but he's fouled by Juan Rios - foul #1 on Juan Rios, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | George Kepley (SF), Leonard Lechuga (C) Juan Rios, John Huff | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Thomas Trinh (SF), Thomas Turner (PF) Kenneth Sainz, Robert Cook, John Kinkade | |
| 14:25 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 14:25 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 14:10 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 30-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), John Kinkade (PF) Joe Maynor, Thomas Turner | |
| 13:46 | Purdue | John Kinkade misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 13:45 | Purdue | Michael Swinney grabs the offensive board | 30-37 |
| 13:27 | Purdue | George Kepley picks off the pass by John Kinkade | 30-37 |
| 13:24 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega blows the dunk | 30-37 |
| 13:23 | Penn State | George Kepley gets the offensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 13:05 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 30-37 |
| 13:04 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to George Kepley | 30-37 |
| 12:56 | Penn State | George Kepley connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Gerardo Ortega | 32-37 |
| 12:51 | Purdue | The jump hook by John Kinkade is blocked by Leonard Lechuga | 32-37 |
| 12:50 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 12:44 | Penn State | George Kepley makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from David Bertrand | 35-37 |
| 12:26 | Purdue | John Kinkade misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-37 |
| 12:25 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 12:11 | Penn State | The short jumper by Wayne Flickinger is denied by John Kinkade | 35-37 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | John Kinkade snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 11:43 | Purdue | Michael Swinney scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Kenneth Sainz | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Kepley (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Swinney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Kinkade (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Penaflor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Penn State | John Kinkade is called for the reach on Wayne Flickinger - foul #3 on John Kinkade, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi (PF), John Huff (C) Wayne Flickinger, Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (PG), Joe Maynor (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), Donald Polanski (C) Kenneth Sainz, Michael Swinney, Thomas Trinh, John Kinkade, Rodney Penaflor | |
| 11:03 | Penn State | John Huff misses the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Turner - foul #2 on Thomas Turner, team foul #5 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Juan Rios (SF) Gerardo Ortega | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 11:03 | Penn State | John Huff misses the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 11:03 | Penn State | John Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Charles Urbano misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 10:38 | Purdue | Thomas Turner tips it home | 36-41 |
| 10:18 | Penn State | David Bertrand buries a shot from the right side | 38-41 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Thomas Turner clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Kenneth Takahashi - foul #1 on Kenneth Takahashi, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega (SG), Leonard Lechuga (C) Juan Rios, John Huff | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Joe Maynor, Robert Cook, Donald Polanski | |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Thomas Turner misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Thomas Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 09:30 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 09:29 | Purdue | Thomas Turner snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 09:13 | Purdue | Michael Swinney knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 08:52 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by George Kepley | 40-45 |
| 08:30 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh steps out of bounds on the sideline | 40-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie (PG), Wayne Flickinger (PF) David Bertrand, Kenneth Takahashi | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Robert Cook (SF), John Kinkade (PF), Donald Polanski (C) Charles Urbano, Thomas Trinh, Thomas Turner, Rodney Penaflor | |
| 08:10 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 08:09 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Donald Polanski | 40-45 |
| 07:48 | Purdue | Michael Swinney comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 07:30 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie is fouled on the floor by Donald Polanski - foul #1 on Donald Polanski, team foul #6 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG), John Huff (C) Mark McMurtrie, Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Trinh (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Robert Cook, John Kinkade, Donald Polanski | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Huff (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Swinney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 07:23 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Thomas Trinh | 40-45 |
| 07:00 | Purdue | Thomas Turner can't connect on a shot from the right side | 40-45 |
| 06:58 | Purdue | Michael Swinney gets the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 06:32 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 40-45 |
| 06:31 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz snags the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 06:11 | Purdue | Thomas Turner comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 40-45 |
| 06:09 | Penn State | David Bertrand snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 05:49 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 05:48 | Purdue | Thomas Turner grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 05:22 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz misses badly on a shot from the right side | 40-45 |
| 05:20 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 05:03 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by David Bertrand | 42-45 |
| 04:38 | Purdue | Thomas Turner's pass is intercepted by David Bertrand | 42-45 |
| 04:22 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Bertrand | 45-45 |
| 03:57 | Purdue | Michael Swinney misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 03:55 | Purdue | Thomas Turner snags the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 03:42 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the floater in the lane | 45-47 |
| 03:26 | Penn State | George Kepley lays it in set up by Gerardo Ortega | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerardo Ortega (tiring) 21 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Kepley (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Huff (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Swinney (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Trinh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Turner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Rodney Penaflor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Swinney | 47-49 |
| 02:55 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega is hacked by Michael Swinney - foul #3 on Michael Swinney, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie (PG), Juan Rios (SF), Kenneth Takahashi (PF), Leonard Lechuga (C) David Bertrand, George Kepley, Wayne Flickinger, John Huff | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Urbano (PG), Joe Maynor (SG), Robert Cook (SF), John Kinkade (PF), Donald Polanski (C) Kenneth Sainz, Michael Swinney, Thomas Trinh, Thomas Turner, Rodney Penaflor | |
| 02:55 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 02:55 | Purdue | John Kinkade grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 02:36 | Purdue | Donald Polanski is denied on a layup by Leonard Lechuga | 47-49 |
| 02:35 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 02:35 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG), Paul Suazo (SG) Mark McMurtrie, Gerardo Ortega | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:33 | Penn State | Charles Urbano steals the ball from David Bertrand in the backcourt | 47-49 |
| 02:32 | Purdue | Robert Cook hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Urbano | 47-51 |
| 02:21 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga lays it in on a nice dish by David Bertrand | 49-51 |
| 01:56 | Purdue | Robert Cook hits a jumper from the left block | 49-53 |
| 01:56 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega (SG), George Kepley (SF), Wayne Flickinger (PF) Paul Suazo, Juan Rios, Kenneth Takahashi | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Michael Swinney (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Charles Urbano, Joe Maynor, Robert Cook, Donald Polanski | |
| 01:46 | Penn State | George Kepley scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerardo Ortega | 52-53 |
| 01:20 | Purdue | John Kinkade throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-53 |
| 01:03 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right side | 52-53 |
| 01:01 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Purdue | John Kinkade knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Rodney Penaflor | 52-55 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-55 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Purdue calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Michael Swinney buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-57 |