| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Alex Brewer (fresh) SG - Matthew Carvalho (fresh) SF - Thomas Wolfenbarger (fresh) PF - Oswaldo Marino (fresh) C - Herman Westfall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Larson (fresh) SG - Christopher Belcher (fresh) SF - Jim Hedrick (fresh) PF - Robert McManus (fresh) C - Charles Hair (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:32 | Penn State | Robert McManus denies the turnaround by Oswaldo Marino | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Purdue | Herman Westfall is called for the reach on Christopher Belcher - foul #1 on Herman Westfall, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Purdue | Charles Hair buries a jumper in the lane set up by Lee Larson and he's hacked by Alex Brewer - foul #1 on Alex Brewer, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Purdue | Charles Hair misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Penn State | Herman Westfall snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Penn State | Robert McManus takes the ball from Thomas Wolfenbarger | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Christopher Belcher | 0-4 |
| 18:47 | Penn State | Jim Hedrick steps in front of the Alex Brewer pass in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 18:25 | Purdue | Lee Larson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Lee Larson, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:04 | Penn State | Herman Westfall misses short on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 18:03 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino tips it in | 2-4 |
| 17:42 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Lee Larson | 2-6 |
| 17:34 | Penn State | Alex Brewer's pass is intercepted by Robert McManus | 2-6 |
| 17:16 | Purdue | Charles Hair's floater is knocked away by Oswaldo Marino | 2-6 |
| 17:15 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:54 | Penn State | Alex Brewer misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 16:52 | Purdue | Robert McManus snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 16:40 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-6 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Miguel Garza (SG), Bruce Freeman (SF), Lawrence Thompson (PF), Raymond Green (C) Alex Brewer, Matthew Carvalho, Thomas Wolfenbarger, Oswaldo Marino, Herman Westfall | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Harris (SG), Alex Upton (SF), Joshua Bowman (PF), Warren Cain (C) Lee Larson, Jim Hedrick, Robert McManus, Charles Hair | |
| 16:24 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman's layup is rejected by David Harris | 2-6 |
| 16:23 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:08 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-6 |
| 15:39 | Penn State | Roger Padgett misses the fadeaway from the left side | 2-6 |
| 15:38 | Penn State | Raymond Green grabs the offensive board | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Padgett (fresh) SG - Miguel Garza (fresh) SF - Bruce Freeman (fresh) PF - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) C - Raymond Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Christopher Belcher (tiring) 1 ast. SG - David Harris (fresh) SF - Alex Upton (fresh) PF - Joshua Bowman (fresh) C - Warren Cain (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 15:21 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joshua Bowman | 2-6 |
| 15:10 | Purdue | David Harris misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Miguel Garza - foul #1 on Miguel Garza, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Penn State | Alex Brewer (PG), Herman Westfall (C) Roger Padgett, Miguel Garza | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Thalman (SG), Robert McManus (PF), Charles Hair (C) Alex Upton, Joshua Bowman, Warren Cain | |
| 15:10 | Purdue | David Harris makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 15:10 | Purdue | David Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| 14:51 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 2-8 |
| 14:50 | Purdue | David Harris grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | David Harris misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Green - foul #1 on Raymond Green, team foul #4 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Thomas Wolfenbarger (SF), Oswaldo Marino (PF) Alex Brewer, Bruce Freeman, Herman Westfall | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:26 | Purdue | David Harris makes the 1st free throw | 2-9 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | David Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 2-10 |
| 14:06 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino can't finish the layup | 2-10 |
| 14:05 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino misses the tip | 2-10 |
| 14:04 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Charles Hair | 2-10 |
| 13:47 | Purdue | Charles Hair misses the fadeaway from the left block | 2-10 |
| 13:46 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Thomas Wolfenbarger | 2-10 |
| 13:36 | Penn State | Roger Padgett hits a runner near the basket and he's fouled by Christopher Belcher - foul #1 on Christopher Belcher, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (SG), Herman Westfall (C) Raymond Green, Lawrence Thompson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Larson (PG), Jim Hedrick (SF), Joshua Bowman (PF), Warren Cain (C) David Harris, William Thalman, Robert McManus, Charles Hair | |
| 13:36 | Penn State | Roger Padgett makes the free throw | 5-10 |
| 13:13 | Purdue | Thomas Wolfenbarger is called for the reach on Jim Hedrick - foul #1 on Thomas Wolfenbarger, team foul #5 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Alex Brewer (PG), Bruce Freeman (SF), Lawrence Thompson (PF) Roger Padgett, Thomas Wolfenbarger, Oswaldo Marino | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:00 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Belcher | 5-12 |
| 12:35 | Penn State | Alex Brewer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-12 |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Green (SG), Thomas Wolfenbarger (SF), Oswaldo Marino (PF) Matthew Carvalho, Bruce Freeman, Herman Westfall | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Thalman (SG), Alex Upton (PF), Charles Hair (C) Christopher Belcher, Joshua Bowman, Warren Cain | |
| 12:14 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 5-12 |
| 12:12 | Purdue | Charles Hair hits the follow up shot | 5-14 |
| 12:09 | Penn State | Raymond Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (SG), Herman Westfall (C) Raymond Green, Lawrence Thompson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:04 | Purdue | Alex Brewer is called for the reach on Lee Larson - foul #2 on Alex Brewer, team foul #6 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | Miguel Garza (SG) Alex Brewer | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 11:56 | Purdue | William Thalman misses the floater from the left wing | 5-14 |
| 11:55 | Penn State | Miguel Garza grabs the board | 5-14 |
| 11:42 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino steps out of bounds on the baseline | 5-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Belcher (SG), Warren Cain (PF), Robert McManus (C) William Thalman, Jim Hedrick, Charles Hair | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Matthew Carvalho (fairly fresh) SG - Miguel Garza (fresh) SF - Thomas Wolfenbarger (fairly fresh) PF - Oswaldo Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Herman Westfall (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Larson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Belcher (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Alex Upton (fresh) PF - Warren Cain (fresh) C - Robert McManus (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 11:21 | Purdue | Alex Upton misses the dunk but the foul's on Oswaldo Marino - foul #1 on Oswaldo Marino, team foul #7 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Raymond Green (SG), Bruce Freeman (SF), Lawrence Thompson (PF) Matthew Carvalho, Miguel Garza, Thomas Wolfenbarger, Oswaldo Marino | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Bowman (PF) Robert McManus | |
| 11:21 | Purdue | Alex Upton makes the 1st free throw | 5-15 |
| 11:21 | Purdue | Alex Upton makes the 2nd free throw | 5-16 |
| 11:06 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-16 |
| 11:05 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman snags the offensive board | 5-16 |
| 10:51 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Raymond Green and he's fouled by Alex Upton - foul #1 on Alex Upton, team foul #3 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (PG), Miguel Garza (SG), Oswaldo Marino (PF) Roger Padgett, Raymond Green, Herman Westfall | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Thalman (SG), Jim Hedrick (SF), Robert McManus (C) Lee Larson, Alex Upton, Warren Cain | |
| 10:51 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman makes the free throw | 8-16 |
| 10:37 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 8-16 |
| 10:36 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Oswaldo Marino | 8-16 |
| 10:34 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho is hacked by Christopher Belcher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Belcher, team foul #4 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger (SF), Herman Westfall (C) Bruce Freeman, Lawrence Thompson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Larson (PG) Christopher Belcher | |
| 10:25 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino hits the finger roll on a great pass from Matthew Carvalho and he's hacked by Robert McManus - foul #1 on Robert McManus, team foul #5 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Hair (C) Joshua Bowman | |
| 10:25 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino makes the free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:07 | Purdue | Charles Hair is whistled for traveling | 11-16 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Raymond Green (SG), Lawrence Thompson (C) Matthew Carvalho, Miguel Garza, Herman Westfall | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:45 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert McManus - foul #2 on Robert McManus, team foul #6 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (PG), Miguel Garza (SG), Herman Westfall (C) Roger Padgett, Raymond Green, Oswaldo Marino | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Harris (SG), Warren Cain (PF) William Thalman, Robert McManus | |
| 09:45 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 09:45 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:20 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-16 |
| 09:18 | Purdue | Warren Cain snags the offensive board | 13-16 |
| 09:07 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick can't finish the layup but the foul's on Matthew Carvalho - foul #1 on Matthew Carvalho, team foul #8 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Raymond Green (SG), Oswaldo Marino (PF) Matthew Carvalho, Miguel Garza, Lawrence Thompson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Bowman (PF) Charles Hair | |
| 09:07 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:07 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 08:54 | Penn State | Raymond Green drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Oswaldo Marino | 15-18 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | David Harris misses badly on a floater from close range | 15-18 |
| 08:34 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick grabs the offensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 08:21 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by David Harris | 15-20 |
| 07:58 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino banks in the layup | 17-20 |
| 07:46 | Purdue | Raymond Green is called for the reach on David Harris - foul #2 on Raymond Green, team foul #9 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (PG), Miguel Garza (SG), Bruce Freeman (SF), Lawrence Thompson (PF) Roger Padgett, Raymond Green, Thomas Wolfenbarger, Herman Westfall | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Thalman (SG), Alex Upton (SF), Charles Hair (C) Lee Larson, Jim Hedrick, Warren Cain | |
| 07:46 | Purdue | David Harris makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 07:46 | Purdue | David Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:31 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Joshua Bowman - foul #1 on Joshua Bowman, team foul #7 | 17-22 |
| 07:31 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:31 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:31 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman gets the offensive rebound | 18-22 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Matthew Carvalho (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Miguel Garza (fresh) SF - Bruce Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Thompson (tiring) 1 pts. C - Oswaldo Marino (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Thalman (fresh) SG - David Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Upton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Bowman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Hair (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Matthew Carvalho | 20-22 |
| 07:00 | Purdue | Charles Hair connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by William Thalman | 20-24 |
| 06:58 | Penn State | William Thalman takes the ball from Matthew Carvalho in the backcourt | 20-24 |
| 06:50 | Purdue | Charles Hair misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Oswaldo Marino - foul #2 on Oswaldo Marino, team foul #10 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger (SF), Herman Westfall (C) Bruce Freeman, Oswaldo Marino | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Larson (PG) David Harris | |
| 06:50 | Purdue | Charles Hair makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 06:50 | Purdue | Charles Hair makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 06:35 | Penn State | Alex Upton denies the turnaround by Lawrence Thompson | 20-26 |
| 06:34 | Purdue | Alex Upton pulls down the rebound | 20-26 |
| 06:06 | Purdue | Alex Upton knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lee Larson | 20-28 |
| 05:41 | Penn State | Joshua Bowman swats the short shot by Herman Westfall | 20-28 |
| 05:39 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson tips it back up and in | 22-28 |
| 05:25 | Purdue | William Thalman makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Joshua Bowman | 22-30 |
| 05:01 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger misses short on an open driving attempt from the left block | 22-30 |
| 05:00 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Wolfenbarger | 22-30 |
| 05:00 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 22-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Bruce Freeman (SF) Matthew Carvalho, Thomas Wolfenbarger | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Belcher (PG), David Harris (SG), Jim Hedrick (SF), Warren Cain (PF) Lee Larson, William Thalman, Alex Upton, Joshua Bowman | |
| 04:49 | Penn State | Warren Cain swats the short shot by Lawrence Thompson | 22-30 |
| 04:47 | Purdue | Warren Cain gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 04:31 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-30 |
| 04:30 | Penn State | Roger Padgett grabs the board | 22-30 |
| 04:16 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Lawrence Thompson | 24-30 |
| 03:50 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 24-30 |
| 03:49 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick can't tip it in | 24-30 |
| 03:47 | Penn State | Roger Padgett grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 03:18 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 24-30 |
| 03:16 | Purdue | Warren Cain pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Padgett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Miguel Garza (tiring) SF - Bruce Freeman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Thompson (tired) 5 pts. C - Herman Westfall (very tired) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Christopher Belcher (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Harris (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Hedrick (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Warren Cain (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Hair (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick is called for traveling | 24-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Alex Brewer (PG), Matthew Carvalho (SG), Thomas Wolfenbarger (SF), Oswaldo Marino (PF), Raymond Green (C) Roger Padgett, Miguel Garza, Bruce Freeman, Lawrence Thompson, Herman Westfall | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Thalman (SG), Alex Upton (PF), Robert McManus (C) David Harris, Warren Cain, Charles Hair | |
| 02:49 | Penn State | Alex Brewer hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Oswaldo Marino | 26-30 |
| 02:30 | Purdue | William Thalman loses the ball out of bounds | 26-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Freeman (PF) Matthew Carvalho | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:28 | Penn State | Christopher Belcher steals it from Thomas Wolfenbarger in the backcourt | 26-30 |
| 02:26 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher banks in the layup | 26-32 |
| 02:09 | Penn State | Alex Brewer drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 01:46 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick banks in the layup set up by Alex Upton | 29-34 |
| 01:44 | Penn State | Alex Brewer is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 29-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (SG), Herman Westfall (C) Raymond Green, Bruce Freeman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Bowman (C) Alex Upton | |
| 01:36 | Purdue | William Thalman can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Alex Brewer - foul #3 on Alex Brewer, team foul #11 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Green (SG) Alex Brewer | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Larson (PG) Jim Hedrick | |
| 01:36 | Purdue | William Thalman misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | William Thalman makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 01:33 | Penn State | Herman Westfall loses the dribble to William Thalman in the backcourt | 29-35 |
| 01:22 | Purdue | The pull-up jumper by Joshua Bowman is blocked by Oswaldo Marino | 29-35 |
| 01:21 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman tips it in | 29-37 |
| 01:04 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino is open but comes up short on the runner in the paint | 29-37 |
| 01:03 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger snags the offensive board | 29-37 |
| 00:42 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho is open but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Christopher Belcher drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert McManus | 29-39 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | William Thalman steals it from Thomas Wolfenbarger in the backcourt | 29-39 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Joshua Bowman lays it up and in | 29-41 |