| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) SG - Scott Drees (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Rhodes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Kepley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | George Kepley inbounds the ball | 27-36 |
| 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 and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 19:46 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to George Kepley | 27-36 |
| 19:35 | Penn State | David Bertrand comes up short on the jumper from close range | 27-36 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ronald Bastarache | 27-36 |
| 19:28 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 27-36 |
| 19:27 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga gets the rebound | 27-36 |
| 19:10 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 27-36 |
| 19:08 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache hits a floater from the left wing set up by Joshua Glover | 29-36 |
| 18:40 | Penn State | Scott Drees steps in front of the Gerardo Ortega pass | 29-36 |
| 18:37 | Northwestern | Scott Drees lays it in | 31-36 |
| 18:26 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger is alone and drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Gerardo Ortega | 31-38 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover hits the finger roll on a great pass from Scott Drees | 33-38 |
| 18:06 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega hits a wide open floater from the left side set up by David Bertrand | 33-40 |
| 18:01 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-40 |
| 18:00 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover tips it home | 35-40 |
| 17:57 | Penn State | Scott Drees steps in front of the Gerardo Ortega pass in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| 17:46 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas clanks a jumper from close range | 35-40 |
| 17:44 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 17:40 | Penn State | David Bertrand is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Glover - foul #3 on Joshua Glover, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG), Joel Davey (PF), David Cork (C) Joshua Glover, Scott Drees, Daniel Rhodes, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi (PF), John Huff (C) Wayne Flickinger, Leonard Lechuga | |
| 17:33 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from David Bertrand | 35-43 |
| 17:06 | Northwestern | David Cork buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Ernest Thomas | 37-43 |
| 16:47 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 16:45 | Northwestern | Joel Davey grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 16:40 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 37-43 |
| 16:38 | Penn State | David Bertrand pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 16:34 | Penn State | David Bertrand is hacked by Joel Davey - foul #3 on Joel Davey, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Longwell (PF) Joel Davey | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:25 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 16:23 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 16:16 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-43 |
| 15:56 | Penn State | David Bertrand throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Wayne Willis (SG), Joel Davey (SF), Daniel Rhodes (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Leonard Chung, Ernest Thomas, Ronald Bastarache, John Longwell, David Cork | |
| Subs | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger (PF), Leonard Lechuga (C) Kenneth Takahashi, John Huff | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joel Davey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Rhodes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Stalvey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 39-43 |
| 15:38 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 15:27 | Penn State | Joel Davey is called for the reach on Gerardo Ortega - foul #4 on Joel Davey, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SF) Joel Davey | |
| Subs | Penn State | Juan Rios (SF) Gerardo Ortega | |
| 15:08 | Penn State | George Kepley drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Bertrand | 39-46 |
| 14:52 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Scott Drees | 41-46 |
| 14:30 | Penn State | Juan Rios dunks the ball on a nice dish by David Bertrand | 41-48 |
| 14:26 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Scott Drees | 44-48 |
| 14:21 | Penn State | Joshua Glover picks off the pass by George Kepley in the backcourt | 44-48 |
| 14:09 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses the 3 from straight away | 44-48 |
| 14:08 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 14:06 | Penn State | David Bertrand is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Stalvey - foul #1 on Andrew Stalvey, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SF), John Longwell (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Scott Drees, Daniel Rhodes, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie (PG), Gerardo Ortega (SG), Kenneth Takahashi (PF), John Huff (C) David Bertrand, George Kepley, Wayne Flickinger, Leonard Lechuga | |
| 13:53 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 13:52 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega tips it but misses | 44-48 |
| 13:51 | Penn State | John Huff snags the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 13:43 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Juan Rios | 44-51 |
| 13:28 | Northwestern | Mark McMurtrie is called for the reach on Wayne Willis - foul #2 on Mark McMurtrie, team foul #1 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Ronald Bastarache (SF) Joshua Glover, Wayne Willis | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Suazo (SG) Juan Rios | |
| 13:09 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas hits a jumper from the baseline | 46-51 |
| 12:48 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-51 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | Gerardo Ortega is called for the reach on Jon Thomas - foul #2 on Gerardo Ortega, team foul #2 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Willis (SG), Daniel Rhodes (PF), David Cork (C) Ernest Thomas, John Longwell, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG), Wayne Flickinger (PF), Leonard Lechuga (C) Gerardo Ortega, Kenneth Takahashi, John Huff | |
| 12:28 | Northwestern | Leonard Lechuga is called for the reach on Wayne Willis - foul #2 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SF) Ronald Bastarache | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 12:10 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 12:08 | Penn State | David Bertrand is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Chung - foul #1 on Leonard Chung, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG) Leonard Chung | |
| Subs | Penn State | Juan Rios (SF), George Kepley (PF) Mark McMurtrie, Wayne Flickinger | |
| 11:46 | Penn State | Paul Suazo scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Scott Drees (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Rhodes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Cork (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Paul Suazo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Juan Rios (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Leonard Lechuga (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Juan Rios - foul #3 on Juan Rios, team foul #4 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF) Scott Drees | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega (SG) Paul Suazo | |
| 11:34 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 11:34 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 11:32 | Penn State | Joshua Glover is called for the reach on Gerardo Ortega in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joshua Glover, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG) Joshua Glover | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:16 | Penn State | David Bertrand lays it up and in and the foul's on David Cork - foul #1 on David Cork, team foul #7 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Longwell (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Daniel Rhodes, David Cork | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Huff (C) Leonard Lechuga | |
| 11:16 | Penn State | David Bertrand makes the free throw | 48-57 |
| 10:56 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ronald Bastarache | 51-57 |
| 10:35 | Penn State | John Huff misses the lay-in | 51-57 |
| 10:34 | Northwestern | John Longwell grabs the board | 51-57 |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 10:14 | Penn State | John Huff snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| 10:04 | Penn State | George Kepley misses the wide open shot from the free throw line | 51-57 |
| 10:03 | Penn State | John Huff grabs the offensive board | 51-57 |
| 09:50 | Penn State | David Bertrand misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 51-57 |
| 09:49 | Penn State | George Kepley grabs the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 09:30 | Penn State | Juan Rios buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by John Huff | 51-59 |
| 09:19 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses long on a shot from the right side | 51-59 |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas tips it back up and in | 53-59 |
| 09:10 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Bertrand | 53-62 |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-62 |
| 09:03 | Northwestern | John Longwell tips it back up and in | 55-62 |
| 08:58 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega is hacked by Leonard Chung in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leonard Chung, team foul #8 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), Scott Drees (SF), Daniel Rhodes (PF), David Cork (C) Leonard Chung, Ronald Bastarache, John Longwell, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Suazo (SG), Mark McMurtrie (SF), Wayne Flickinger (PF), Kenneth Takahashi (C) David Bertrand, Juan Rios, George Kepley, John Huff | |
| 08:58 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 08:58 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 08:58 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Daniel Rhodes | 55-63 |
| 08:41 | Northwestern | Scott Drees is whistled for traveling | 55-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG) Gerardo Ortega | |
| 08:21 | Penn State | David Bertrand throws it down on a great pass from Mark McMurtrie | 55-65 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-65 |
| 08:03 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi grabs the defensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 07:47 | Penn State | David Bertrand misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 55-65 |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi tips it in | 55-67 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Willis (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Scott Drees (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Rhodes (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - David Cork (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (tiring) 9 pts. 8 ast. SG - Paul Suazo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark McMurtrie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Takahashi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Northwestern | David Bertrand is called for the reach on Ernest Thomas - foul #3 on David Bertrand, team foul #5 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Joel Davey (SF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Ernest Thomas, Wayne Willis, David Cork | |
| Subs | Penn State | George Kepley (SF), Leonard Lechuga (C) David Bertrand, Kenneth Takahashi | |
| 07:13 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 55-67 |
| 07:11 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga gets the rebound | 55-67 |
| 07:09 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Glover - foul #5 on Joshua Glover, team foul #9 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG) Joshua Glover | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega (SG) Paul Suazo | |
| 07:09 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 07:09 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie makes the 2nd free throw | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | Scott Drees clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-69 |
| 06:52 | Northwestern | Joel Davey grabs the offensive rebound | 55-69 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | Scott Drees can't connect on a shot from close range | 55-69 |
| 06:39 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga gets the rebound | 55-69 |
| 06:25 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger connects on the open floater from the baseline on a nice dish by George Kepley | 55-71 |
| 06:05 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes drills a jumper in the lane | 57-71 |
| 05:57 | Penn State | George Kepley is fouled on the floor by Joel Davey - foul #5 on Joel Davey, team foul #10 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), Wayne Willis (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Jon Thomas (C) Leonard Chung, Scott Drees, Joel Davey, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG), Paul Suazo (SG), Kenneth Takahashi (PF), John Huff (C) Mark McMurtrie, Gerardo Ortega, Wayne Flickinger, Leonard Lechuga | |
| 05:57 | Penn State | George Kepley misses the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 05:57 | Penn State | George Kepley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 05:40 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Wayne Willis | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 05:35 | Penn State | David Bertrand's pass is intercepted by Wayne Willis in the backcourt | 60-72 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 05:22 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jon Thomas | 62-72 |
| 05:10 | Penn State | Paul Suazo's pass is intercepted by Ernest Thomas | 62-72 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on John Huff - foul #1 on John Huff, team foul #6 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), John Longwell (PF) Ernest Thomas, Daniel Rhodes | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega (SG), Juan Rios (SF), Wayne Flickinger (PF), Leonard Lechuga (C) Paul Suazo, George Kepley, Kenneth Takahashi, John Huff | |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| 04:32 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 64-72 |
| 04:30 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger tips it home | 64-74 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | Juan Rios steals it from Wayne Willis | 64-74 |
| 03:56 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses the wide open shot near the basket | 64-74 |
| 03:55 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ronald Bastarache | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-74 |
| 03:49 | Northwestern | John Longwell tips it but misses | 64-74 |
| 03:48 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis misses the tip | 64-74 |
| 03:46 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga gets the rebound | 64-74 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wayne Willis (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Bastarache (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Longwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (tiring) 9 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerardo Ortega (tiring) 22 pts. 2 ast. SF - Juan Rios (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Leonard Lechuga (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Penn State | Wayne Willis is called for the reach on Gerardo Ortega in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wayne Willis, team foul #11 | 64-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), Scott Drees (SG), David Cork (C) Leonard Chung, Wayne Willis, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie (PG) David Bertrand | |
| 03:43 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 03:43 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 03:25 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-75 |
| 03:23 | Northwestern | David Cork grabs the offensive rebound | 64-75 |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | John Longwell's pass is intercepted by Juan Rios | 64-75 |
| 03:15 | Penn State | Juan Rios is hacked by Ronald Bastarache in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Bastarache, team foul #12 | 64-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Willis (SG), Daniel Rhodes (PF) Ronald Bastarache, John Longwell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Suazo (SG), Kenneth Takahashi (PF), John Huff (C) Gerardo Ortega, Wayne Flickinger, Leonard Lechuga | |
| 03:15 | Penn State | Juan Rios makes the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 03:15 | Penn State | Juan Rios makes the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| 03:05 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-77 |
| 03:04 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Mark McMurtrie | 64-77 |
| 02:58 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG), George Kepley (SG) Mark McMurtrie, Paul Suazo | |
| 02:41 | Penn State | Scott Drees is called for the reach on David Bertrand - foul #2 on Scott Drees, team foul #13 | 64-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG) Wayne Willis | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:41 | Penn State | David Bertrand makes the 1st free throw | 64-78 |
| 02:41 | Penn State | David Bertrand makes the 2nd free throw | 64-79 |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-79 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 64-79 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Scott Drees clanks a 3 from the left corner | 64-79 |
| 02:11 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi grabs the defensive rebound | 64-79 |
| 02:04 | Penn State | David Bertrand hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Leonard Chung - foul #3 on Leonard Chung, team foul #14 | 64-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Longwell (PF) Daniel Rhodes | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Suazo (SG), Mark McMurtrie (SF) George Kepley, Juan Rios | |
| 02:04 | Penn State | David Bertrand makes the 1st free throw | 64-80 |
| 02:04 | Penn State | David Bertrand makes the 2nd free throw | 64-81 |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | David Cork can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Kenneth Takahashi - foul #3 on Kenneth Takahashi, team foul #7 | 64-81 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Juan Rios (SF) David Bertrand | |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | David Cork misses the 1st free throw | 64-81 |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | David Cork makes the 2nd free throw | 65-81 |
| 01:26 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark McMurtrie and the foul's on Ernest Thomas - foul #2 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #15 | 65-83 |
| 01:26 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi makes the free throw | 65-84 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | Scott Drees connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-84 |
| 00:48 | Penn State | Scott Drees picks off the pass by Paul Suazo | 67-84 |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung blows the dunk | 67-84 |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie grabs the board | 67-84 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi hits the finger roll on a great pass from Juan Rios and the foul's on Ernest Thomas - foul #3 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #16 | 67-86 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi makes the free throw | 67-87 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Scott Drees knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-87 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie runs out the clock | 70-87 |