| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Barney Phares (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harley Medley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lino Zwagerman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Lister (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Welcher (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Alex Brewer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Miguel Garza (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nnamdi Abdula (fresh) PF - Thomas Wolfenbarger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Westfall (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman inbounds the ball | 54-34 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Northwestern | Randy Lister comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-34 |
| 19:33 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula pulls down the rebound | 54-34 |
| 19:14 | Penn State | Herman Westfall drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Alex Brewer | 54-36 |
| 19:08 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (SG), Gregory Elrod (SF), Darell Wilber (PF) Barney Phares, Lino Zwagerman, Randy Lister | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (PG), Chris Bauer (SG), Raymond Green (SF), Bruce Freeman (PF), Lawrence Thompson (C) Alex Brewer, Miguel Garza, Nnamdi Abdula, Thomas Wolfenbarger, Herman Westfall | |
| 18:50 | Penn State | Chris Bauer misses the easy open layup | 54-36 |
| 18:48 | Northwestern | Darell Wilber grabs the defensive rebound | 54-36 |
| 18:44 | Northwestern | Matthew Carvalho is called for the reach on James Welcher - foul #2 on Matthew Carvalho, team foul #1 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Romanoski (SG), Robert Savage (C) Harley Medley, James Welcher | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 18:32 | Northwestern | Robert Savage is whistled for traveling | 54-36 |
| 18:30 | Penn State | Gregory Elrod picks off the pass by Lawrence Thompson in the backcourt | 54-36 |
| 18:25 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich is open and scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Darell Wilber | 56-36 |
| 18:06 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Green | 56-39 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich's pass is intercepted by Chris Bauer in the backcourt | 56-39 |
| 17:43 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho misses short on a 3 from straight away | 56-39 |
| 17:42 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson tips it back up and in | 56-41 |
| 17:27 | Northwestern | Bruce Freeman steals the ball from Darell Wilber | 56-41 |
| 17:15 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman is open but misses the lay-in | 56-41 |
| 17:14 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich gets the rebound | 56-41 |
| 16:55 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Darell Wilber | 58-41 |
| 16:40 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Barney Phares (PG), Harley Medley (SG), Lino Zwagerman (SF), Randy Lister (PF), James Welcher (C) Robert Goodrich, Robert Romanoski, Gregory Elrod, Darell Wilber, Robert Savage | |
| Subs | Penn State | Alex Brewer (PG), Miguel Garza (SG), Nnamdi Abdula (SF), Thomas Wolfenbarger (PF), Herman Westfall (C) Matthew Carvalho, Chris Bauer, Raymond Green, Bruce Freeman, Lawrence Thompson | |
| 16:13 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin McKanic (SF) Lino Zwagerman | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 15:56 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger is open and buries a shot from close range set up by Miguel Garza | 58-43 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Barney Phares (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harley Medley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin McKanic (fresh) PF - Randy Lister (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Welcher (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Alex Brewer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Miguel Garza (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nnamdi Abdula (fresh) PF - Thomas Wolfenbarger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Westfall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Northwestern | James Welcher hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 58-43 |
| 15:38 | Northwestern | Kevin McKanic hits the follow up shot | 60-43 |
| 15:35 | Penn State | Miguel Garza is fouled in the backcourt by Barney Phares - foul #2 on Barney Phares, team foul #1 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman (SG), Lino Zwagerman (SF) Harley Medley, Kevin McKanic | |
| Subs | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino (C) Herman Westfall | |
| 15:24 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line | 60-45 |
| 15:08 | Northwestern | James Welcher hits a shot in the lane set up by Lino Zwagerman | 62-45 |
| 14:50 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-45 |
| 14:48 | Northwestern | Randy Lister gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman's pass is intercepted by Miguel Garza in the backcourt | 62-45 |
| 14:25 | Penn State | James Welcher denies the turnaround by Miguel Garza | 62-45 |
| 14:23 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Alex Brewer | 62-45 |
| 14:02 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Alex Brewer | 62-48 |
| 13:50 | Northwestern | Miguel Garza steps in front of the Lino Zwagerman pass | 62-48 |
| 13:47 | Penn State | Miguel Garza banks in the layup | 62-50 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Barney Phares is fouled in the backcourt by Alex Brewer - foul #3 on Alex Brewer, team foul #2 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harley Medley (PG), Kevin McKanic (SF), Gregory Elrod (PF) Barney Phares, Lino Zwagerman, Randy Lister | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (PG), Chris Bauer (SG), Herman Westfall (C) Alex Brewer, Miguel Garza, Thomas Wolfenbarger | |
| 13:23 | Northwestern | James Welcher buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Harley Medley and the foul's on Herman Westfall - foul #3 on Herman Westfall, team foul #3 | 64-50 |
| 13:23 | Northwestern | James Welcher misses the free throw | 64-50 |
| 13:23 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod snags the offensive board | 64-50 |
| 13:00 | Northwestern | Harley Medley drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-50 |
| 12:37 | Penn State | Chris Bauer clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 66-50 |
| 12:35 | Northwestern | James Welcher grabs the defensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 12:30 | Northwestern | Harley Medley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-50 |
| 12:29 | Penn State | Herman Westfall grabs the board | 66-50 |
| 12:27 | Penn State | Harley Medley steps in front of the Matthew Carvalho pass in the backcourt | 66-50 |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 66-50 |
| 12:14 | Penn State | Chris Bauer pulls down the rebound | 66-50 |
| 11:57 | Penn State | Chris Bauer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 66-50 |
| 11:55 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman gets the rebound | 66-50 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Harley Medley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Guillermo Guzman (tired) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kevin McKanic (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Elrod (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - James Welcher (tired) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Matthew Carvalho (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Bauer (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Nnamdi Abdula (tired) 2 pts. PF - Oswaldo Marino (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Herman Westfall (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:50 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman misses long on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 66-50 |
| 11:48 | Northwestern | James Welcher can't tip it in | 66-50 |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 11:26 | Northwestern | Matthew Carvalho steps in front of the Guillermo Guzman pass | 66-50 |
| 11:22 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula lays it up and in on a great pass from Matthew Carvalho | 66-52 |
| 11:05 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 66-52 |
| 11:03 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino snags the defensive board | 66-52 |
| 11:03 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (PG), Robert Romanoski (SG), Lino Zwagerman (SF), Robert Savage (PF), Darell Wilber (C) Harley Medley, Guillermo Guzman, Kevin McKanic, Gregory Elrod, James Welcher | |
| Subs | Penn State | Alex Brewer (PG), Miguel Garza (SG), Raymond Green (SF), Bruce Freeman (PF), Lawrence Thompson (C) Matthew Carvalho, Chris Bauer, Nnamdi Abdula, Oswaldo Marino, Herman Westfall | |
| 10:46 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Alex Brewer | 66-54 |
| 10:44 | Northwestern | Miguel Garza is called for the reach on Robert Romanoski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Miguel Garza, team foul #4 | 66-54 |
| 10:30 | Northwestern | Robert Savage blows the wide open layup | 66-54 |
| 10:28 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| 10:04 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson is open and scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Alex Brewer | 66-56 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | Robert Romanoski misses the shot from the right side | 66-56 |
| 09:59 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman grabs the board | 66-56 |
| 09:31 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson is fouled on the floor by Darell Wilber - foul #3 on Darell Wilber, team foul #2 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Barney Phares (PG), Harley Medley (SG), Randy Lister (PF), James Welcher (C) Robert Goodrich, Robert Romanoski, Robert Savage, Darell Wilber | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula (SF), Thomas Wolfenbarger (PF), Herman Westfall (C) Raymond Green, Bruce Freeman, Lawrence Thompson | |
| 09:12 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula's pass is intercepted by Harley Medley | 66-56 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | Harley Medley is hacked by Herman Westfall - foul #4 on Herman Westfall, team foul #5 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod (SF) Lino Zwagerman | |
| Subs | Penn State | Chris Bauer (SF), Oswaldo Marino (C) Nnamdi Abdula, Herman Westfall | |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | James Welcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darell Wilber (C) James Welcher | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:27 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 66-58 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Barney Phares's pass is intercepted by Miguel Garza in the backcourt | 66-58 |
| 08:22 | Penn State | Alex Brewer can't finish the layup | 66-58 |
| 08:20 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino grabs the offensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 08:13 | Penn State | Chris Bauer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-58 |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Alex Brewer snags the offensive board | 66-58 |
| 07:59 | Penn State | Gregory Elrod is called for the reach on Chris Bauer - foul #1 on Gregory Elrod, team foul #3 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Welcher (C) Darell Wilber | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (PG), Nnamdi Abdula (SF), Herman Westfall (C) Alex Brewer, Chris Bauer, Oswaldo Marino | |
| 07:39 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Miguel Garza | 66-61 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Barney Phares (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harley Medley (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Gregory Elrod (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Randy Lister (tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Welcher (tired) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Matthew Carvalho (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Miguel Garza (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Nnamdi Abdula (tired) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Wolfenbarger (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Westfall (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-61 |
| 07:13 | Penn State | Miguel Garza's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (SG), Lino Zwagerman (SF) Harley Medley, Gregory Elrod | |
| Subs | Penn State | Chris Bauer (SG), Raymond Green (SF), Lawrence Thompson (C) Miguel Garza, Nnamdi Abdula, Herman Westfall | |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | Raymond Green steps in front of the Barney Phares pass | 69-61 |
| 06:47 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-61 |
| 06:46 | Penn State | Raymond Green tips it home | 69-63 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Romanoski (SG), Robert Savage (PF) Barney Phares, Randy Lister | |
| Subs | Penn State | Alex Brewer (PG) Chris Bauer | |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Alex Brewer - foul #4 on Alex Brewer, team foul #6 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darell Wilber (C) James Welcher | |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Freeman (PF) Thomas Wolfenbarger | |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich misses the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 06:35 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Bruce Freeman | 69-63 |
| 06:20 | Penn State | Alex Brewer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-63 |
| 06:18 | Northwestern | Darell Wilber grabs the defensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 06:12 | Northwestern | Robert Savage makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Goodrich | 71-63 |
| 06:07 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson's pass is intercepted by Robert Goodrich | 71-63 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Green | 71-63 |
| 05:46 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman snags the defensive board | 71-63 |
| 05:40 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Alex Brewer | 71-66 |
| 05:37 | Northwestern | Matthew Carvalho steps in front of the Robert Romanoski pass in the backcourt | 71-66 |
| 05:33 | Penn State | Alex Brewer throws it down on a great pass from Matthew Carvalho | 71-68 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-68 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | Robert Savage grabs the offensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 05:18 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 71-68 |
| 05:16 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson grabs the board | 71-68 |
| 04:59 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Matthew Carvalho | 71-70 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman is alone and drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Goodrich | 73-70 |
| 04:13 | Penn State | A charge is called on Bruce Freeman - foul #1 on Bruce Freeman, team foul #7 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harley Medley (PG), Guillermo Guzman (SG), Kevin McKanic (SF), Gregory Elrod (PF), James Welcher (C) Robert Goodrich, Robert Romanoski, Lino Zwagerman, Robert Savage, Darell Wilber | |
| Subs | Penn State | Miguel Garza (SG), Nnamdi Abdula (SF), Thomas Wolfenbarger (PF), Oswaldo Marino (C) Matthew Carvalho, Raymond Green, Bruce Freeman, Lawrence Thompson | |
| 03:58 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman is called for a backcourt violation | 73-70 |
| 03:56 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin McKanic - foul #1 on Kevin McKanic, team foul #4 | 73-70 |
| 03:45 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger is open but comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 73-70 |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Welcher | 73-70 |
| 03:37 | Northwestern | Harley Medley comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Alex Brewer - foul #5 on Alex Brewer, team foul #8 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Barney Phares (PG), Randy Lister (PF) Guillermo Guzman, Kevin McKanic | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (PG), Chris Bauer (SG), Herman Westfall (C) Alex Brewer, Miguel Garza, Thomas Wolfenbarger | |
| 03:37 | Northwestern | Harley Medley makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 03:37 | Northwestern | Harley Medley misses the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 03:37 | Penn State | Herman Westfall pulls down the rebound | 74-70 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Barney Phares (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harley Medley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Gregory Elrod (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Randy Lister (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Welcher (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Matthew Carvalho (tired) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chris Bauer (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Nnamdi Abdula (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Oswaldo Marino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Herman Westfall (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-70 |
| 03:19 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Bauer | 74-70 |
| 03:06 | Penn State | Chris Bauer hits a wide open driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Oswaldo Marino and he's hacked by Harley Medley - foul #1 on Harley Medley, team foul #5 | 74-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman (SG) Harley Medley | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger (PF) Oswaldo Marino | |
| 03:06 | Penn State | Chris Bauer makes the free throw | 74-73 |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | Randy Lister is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 74-73 |
| 02:41 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod grabs the offensive board | 74-73 |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Elrod | 77-73 |
| 02:21 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 77-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harley Medley (SG), Kevin McKanic (SF) Guillermo Guzman, Gregory Elrod | |
| Subs | Penn State | Miguel Garza (SG), Oswaldo Marino (C) Chris Bauer, Herman Westfall | |
| 02:05 | Penn State | Miguel Garza misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 77-73 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Harley Medley grabs the defensive rebound | 77-73 |
| 01:59 | Northwestern | Barney Phares is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-73 |
| 01:57 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino grabs the board | 77-73 |
| 01:54 | Penn State | Harley Medley picks off the pass by Matthew Carvalho in the backcourt | 77-73 |
| 01:52 | Northwestern | Kevin McKanic lays it in on a great pass from Harley Medley | 79-73 |
| 01:49 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger is hacked by Randy Lister in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randy Lister, team foul #6 | 79-73 |
| 01:49 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 79-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman (SG), Lino Zwagerman (SF) Harley Medley, Kevin McKanic | |
| Subs | Penn State | Herman Westfall (C) Oswaldo Marino | |
| 01:38 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 79-73 |
| 01:37 | Penn State | Herman Westfall grabs the offensive board | 79-73 |
| 01:16 | Penn State | Miguel Garza blows the wide open layup but he's hacked by Guillermo Guzman - foul #4 on Guillermo Guzman, team foul #7 | 79-73 |
| 01:16 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 79-73 |
| 01:16 | Penn State | Miguel Garza makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 01:16 | Penn State | Miguel Garza misses the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | James Welcher gets the rebound | 79-74 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-74 |
| 01:04 | Northwestern | James Welcher misses the wide open runner from the baseline | 79-74 |
| 01:03 | Penn State | Herman Westfall snags the defensive board | 79-74 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger hits a runner in the lane | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Barney Phares is hacked by Matthew Carvalho in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Carvalho, team foul #9 | 79-76 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Barney Phares makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Barney Phares makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula is alone and drills a shot from the right block | 81-78 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 81-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harley Medley (SF), Gregory Elrod (PF) Lino Zwagerman, Randy Lister | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod is hacked by Matthew Carvalho in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Carvalho, team foul #10 | 81-78 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod makes the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod makes the 2nd free throw | 83-78 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Miguel Garza's pass is intercepted by Guillermo Guzman in the backcourt | 83-78 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Thomas Wolfenbarger is called for the reach on Gregory Elrod - foul #1 on Thomas Wolfenbarger, team foul #11 | 83-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randy Lister (PF) Harley Medley | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod makes the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod makes the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger double dribbles in the backcourt | 85-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman (SF) James Welcher | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod is hacked by Miguel Garza - foul #4 on Miguel Garza, team foul #12 | 85-78 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod makes the 1st free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod makes the 2nd free throw | 87-78 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Miguel Garza scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 87-81 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod is hacked by Matthew Carvalho in the backcourt - foul #5 on Matthew Carvalho, team foul #13 | 87-81 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Welcher (C) Lino Zwagerman | |
| Subs | Penn State | Chris Bauer (PG) Matthew Carvalho | |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod makes the 1st free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod makes the 2nd free throw | 89-81 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Miguel Garza loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 89-81 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman (SF) James Welcher | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Barney Phares runs out the clock | 89-81 |