| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jamie Umana (fresh) SG - Mitchell Burnett (fresh) SF - Rick Drury (fresh) PF - Joseph Bond (fresh) C - William Lamanna (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fresh) SG - Joseph King (fresh) SF - Kevin Jones (fresh) PF - Mitchell Mena (fresh) C - Jonny Russell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | John Howard steals it from Jamie Umana | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Penn State | John Howard misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | Rick Drury grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Northwestern | Rick Drury pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Joseph King is called for the reach on Joseph Bond - foul #1 on Joseph King, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern | William Lamanna misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jonny Russell - foul #1 on Jonny Russell, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern | William Lamanna misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern | William Lamanna makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:02 | Penn State | John Howard drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | Rick Drury blows the layup but the foul's on Kevin Jones - foul #1 on Kevin Jones, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (SG), Joseph Causey (PF), Robert Delany (C) Mitchell Burnett, Joseph Bond, William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | Rick Drury misses the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | Rick Drury misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:56 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:36 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena connects on the open driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph King | 3-5 |
| 17:30 | Northwestern | Joseph King steps in front of the Joseph Causey pass | 3-5 |
| 17:28 | Penn State | Jamie Umana steals it from John Howard in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 17:27 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana hits the finger roll | 5-5 |
| 17:23 | Penn State | Joseph King is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Causey - foul #1 on Joseph Causey, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant (SF) Rick Drury | |
| Subs | Penn State | Fred Harrison (PG), Seth Bronson (SG), Adam Knorr (PF), Mark Welch (C) John Howard, Joseph King, Mitchell Mena, Jonny Russell | |
| 17:06 | Penn State | Gerald Bryant is called for the reach on Fred Harrison - foul #1 on Gerald Bryant, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett (SG) Jamie Umana | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:49 | Penn State | Kevin Jones misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 16:48 | Penn State | Adam Knorr tips it in | 5-7 |
| 16:34 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Delany | 8-7 |
| 16:17 | Penn State | Mark Welch misses long on a runner from the right block | 8-7 |
| 16:15 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 16:10 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 16:09 | Northwestern | Robert Delany tips it back up and in | 10-7 |
| 15:51 | Penn State | Adam Knorr clanks a runner from the right block | 10-7 |
| 15:49 | Penn State | Mark Welch gets the offensive rebound | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mitchell Burnett (fairly fresh) SF - Gerald Bryant (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Causey (fairly fresh) C - Robert Delany (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Fred Harrison (fairly fresh) SG - Seth Bronson (fairly fresh) SF - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) PF - Adam Knorr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Penn State | Kevin Jones clanks a jumper in the lane | 10-7 |
| 15:28 | Penn State | Adam Knorr hits the follow up shot | 10-9 |
| 15:21 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant hits a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Seth Bronson - foul #1 on Seth Bronson, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG), Rick Drury (SF), Joseph Bond (PF), William Lamanna (C) Leonard Walker, Mitchell Burnett, Joseph Causey, Robert Delany | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Joseph King (SG), Mitchell Mena (PF), Jonny Russell (C) Fred Harrison, Seth Bronson, Adam Knorr, Mark Welch | |
| 15:21 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant makes the free throw | 13-9 |
| 15:07 | Penn State | Kevin Jones buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph King | 13-12 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | Rick Drury misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Kevin Jones - foul #2 on Kevin Jones, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett (SG) Gerald Bryant | |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Licon (PF) Kevin Jones | |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | Rick Drury makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | Rick Drury makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 14:37 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena is hacked by William Lamanna - foul #1 on William Lamanna, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| 14:10 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 15-12 |
| 14:08 | Northwestern | Rick Drury pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 14:03 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-12 |
| 14:01 | Penn State | Edward Licon is hacked by Joseph Bond in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Bond, team foul #4 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (SG) Mitchell Burnett | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary West (PG), Jesse Ardoin (SG) John Howard, Joseph King | |
| 13:42 | Penn State | Edward Licon drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary West and the foul's on Joseph Bond - foul #2 on Joseph Bond, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Causey (PF) Joseph Bond | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:42 | Penn State | Edward Licon makes the free throw | 18-15 |
| 13:18 | Northwestern | William Lamanna knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 20-15 |
| 13:16 | Penn State | Jamie Umana picks off the pass by Gary West in the backcourt | 20-15 |
| 13:02 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 20-15 |
| 13:01 | Penn State | Edward Licon pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 12:37 | Penn State | Gary West steps out of bounds on the baseline | 20-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett (SG), Gerald Bryant (SF) Leonard Walker, Rick Drury | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Joseph King (SG), Adam Knorr (SF), Mark Welch (PF) Gary West, Jesse Ardoin, Mitchell Mena, Edward Licon | |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | Joseph King picks off the pass by Mitchell Burnett | 20-15 |
| 12:21 | Penn State | John Howard misses the easy layup | 20-15 |
| 12:19 | Penn State | Jonny Russell gets the offensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 11:53 | Penn State | Adam Knorr misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Joseph Causey - foul #2 on Joseph Causey, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Delany (PF) Joseph Causey | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:53 | Penn State | Adam Knorr makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 11:53 | Penn State | Adam Knorr makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 11:36 | Northwestern | Robert Delany can't connect on a floater from the left side | 20-17 |
| 11:34 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant can't tip it in | 20-17 |
| 11:33 | Penn State | Joseph King grabs the defensive rebound | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jamie Umana (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Mitchell Burnett (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Delany (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Lamanna (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph King (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Knorr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Welch (fresh) C - Jonny Russell (tiring) | |
| 11:28 | Penn State | John Howard is hacked by Jamie Umana in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jamie Umana, team foul #7 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (SG) Mitchell Burnett | |
| Subs | Penn State | Seth Bronson (SG), Mitchell Mena (SF) Joseph King, Mark Welch | |
| 11:28 | Penn State | John Howard misses the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | William Lamanna pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 11:21 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker misses the 3 from the right corner | 20-17 |
| 11:20 | Penn State | Adam Knorr gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 10:58 | Penn State | Jonny Russell comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 10:56 | Northwestern | Robert Delany grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 10:52 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-17 |
| 10:51 | Penn State | Adam Knorr pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 10:28 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett (SG), Rick Drury (SF) Jamie Umana, Gerald Bryant | |
| Subs | Penn State | Fred Harrison (PG), Mark Welch (SF), Edward Licon (PF) John Howard, Mitchell Mena, Adam Knorr | |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | Edward Licon is called for the reach on Robert Delany - foul #1 on Edward Licon, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (SG) Seth Bronson | |
| 09:57 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett is fouled on the floor by Joseph King - foul #2 on Joseph King, team foul #7 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin (SG) Joseph King | |
| 09:57 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 09:29 | Penn State | Mark Welch misses the shot from the right side | 22-17 |
| 09:27 | Penn State | Jonny Russell tips it back up and in | 22-19 |
| 09:23 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 22-19 |
| 09:21 | Penn State | Jonny Russell gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 09:00 | Penn State | Jonny Russell misses short on an open driving attempt near the basket | 22-19 |
| 08:58 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker's pass is intercepted by Mark Welch | 22-19 |
| 08:47 | Penn State | Fred Harrison is hacked by Leonard Walker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leonard Walker, team foul #8 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG), Gerald Bryant (SG) Leonard Walker, Mitchell Burnett | |
| Subs | Penn State | Seth Bronson (SG), Mitchell Mena (SF), Adam Knorr (PF) Jesse Ardoin, Mark Welch, Edward Licon | |
| 08:47 | Penn State | Fred Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 08:47 | Penn State | Fred Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 08:31 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-21 |
| 08:30 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Mitchell Mena | 22-21 |
| 08:05 | Penn State | Adam Knorr's pass is intercepted by William Lamanna | 22-21 |
| 07:38 | Northwestern | Rick Drury is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Mena - foul #1 on Mitchell Mena, team foul #8 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett (SG) Gerald Bryant | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Jesse Ardoin (SG) Fred Harrison, Seth Bronson | |
| 07:38 | Northwestern | Rick Drury makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 07:38 | Northwestern | Rick Drury makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 07:19 | Penn State | Jonny Russell knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Adam Knorr | 24-23 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jamie Umana (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Mitchell Burnett (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Rick Drury (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Delany (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Lamanna (very tired) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jesse Ardoin (fresh) SF - Mitchell Mena (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Knorr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonny Russell (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-23 |
| 06:58 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Mitchell Mena | 24-23 |
| 06:33 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena makes the wide open floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jesse Ardoin | 24-25 |
| 06:18 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana is called for traveling | 24-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (SG), Gerald Bryant (SF) Mitchell Burnett, Rick Drury | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary West (PG), Mark Welch (SF), Edward Licon (PF) John Howard, Adam Knorr, Jonny Russell | |
| 06:11 | Penn State | Gerald Bryant picks off the pass by Mark Welch in the backcourt | 24-25 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gerald Bryant | 26-25 |
| 05:44 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin is fouled on the floor by William Lamanna - foul #2 on William Lamanna, team foul #9 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Bond (PF) William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Penn State | Seth Bronson (SG) Mitchell Mena | |
| 05:44 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 05:44 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Jesse Ardoin - foul #1 on Jesse Ardoin, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rick Drury (SF) Joseph Bond | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mitchell Mena (C) Jesse Ardoin | |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:58 | Penn State | Mark Welch misses short on a runner from the left block | 28-27 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Robert Delany grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 04:52 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-27 |
| 04:26 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Gary West and he's hacked by Gerald Bryant - foul #2 on Gerald Bryant, team foul #10 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett (SG), Joseph Bond (PF) Jamie Umana, Gerald Bryant | |
| Subs | Penn State | Fred Harrison (PG), Adam Knorr (PF), Jonny Russell (C) Gary West, Mark Welch, Edward Licon | |
| 04:26 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena makes the free throw | 31-30 |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | Fred Harrison steps in front of the Rick Drury pass | 31-30 |
| 04:08 | Penn State | Fred Harrison is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Walker - foul #2 on Leonard Walker, team foul #11 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG) Leonard Walker | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG) Mitchell Mena | |
| 04:08 | Penn State | Fred Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 04:08 | Penn State | Fred Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 03:48 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond comes up short on the floater from the right side | 31-31 |
| 03:46 | Penn State | Adam Knorr grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 03:30 | Penn State | Rick Drury steals it from Jonny Russell | 31-31 |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | John Howard steals it from Mitchell Burnett | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jamie Umana (tired) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Mitchell Burnett (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Rick Drury (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Bond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Delany (very tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Seth Bronson (tiring) SF - Fred Harrison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Adam Knorr (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonny Russell (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Penn State | Seth Bronson is fouled on the floor by Rick Drury - foul #1 on Rick Drury, team foul #12 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (PG), Gerald Bryant (SF), Joseph Causey (C) Jamie Umana, Rick Drury, Robert Delany | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (PG), Kevin Jones (SF), Mark Welch (PF) John Howard, Fred Harrison, Jonny Russell | |
| 02:50 | Penn State | Seth Bronson makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 02:50 | Penn State | Seth Bronson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 02:27 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey misses short on a jumper in the paint | 31-33 |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey tips it but misses | 31-33 |
| 02:24 | Penn State | Mark Welch pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 02:00 | Penn State | Seth Bronson misses badly on a 3 from straight away but he's fouled by Joseph Causey - foul #3 on Joseph Causey, team foul #13 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rick Drury (SF), William Lamanna (C) Mitchell Burnett, Joseph Causey | |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Licon (PF) Adam Knorr | |
| 02:00 | Penn State | Seth Bronson misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 02:00 | Penn State | Seth Bronson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 02:00 | Penn State | Seth Bronson makes the 3rd free throw | 31-35 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | William Lamanna throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG) Rick Drury | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin (SG), Mitchell Mena (C) Seth Bronson, Mark Welch | |
| 01:15 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 31-35 |
| 01:14 | Penn State | Jesse Ardoin gets the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena hits a shot from close range and he's fouled by William Lamanna - foul #3 on William Lamanna, team foul #14 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Delany (C) William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Jonny Russell (C) Joseph King, Edward Licon | |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Kevin Jones swats the shot by Gerald Bryant | 31-38 |
| 00:32 | Penn State | Kevin Jones pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Bond | 31-38 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond misses the halfcourt shot | 31-38 |