| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Brunner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Standifer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rocky Costa (fresh) PF - Walter Riggle (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Rocky Costa inbounds the ball | 33-22 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Penn State | Rocky Costa comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-22 |
| 19:29 | Penn State | Richard Standifer gets the offensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 19:15 | Penn State | Walter Riggle hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 33-22 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski grabs the defensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 18:53 | Northwestern | Richard Standifer steals it from Thomas Simpson | 33-22 |
| 18:30 | Penn State | Thomas Simpson steps in front of the Kevin Carreras pass | 33-22 |
| 18:12 | Northwestern | Edward Allen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-22 |
| 18:10 | Northwestern | Edward Allen snags the offensive board | 33-22 |
| 17:54 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski is hacked by Rocky Costa - foul #2 on Rocky Costa, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Ante Zender (PF), Alvin Campbell (C) Edward Allen, Matthew Rico, Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:35 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard's pass is intercepted by Kevin Carreras | 33-22 |
| 17:06 | Penn State | Walter Riggle misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-22 |
| 17:05 | Northwestern | Ante Zender pulls down the rebound | 33-22 |
| 17:01 | Northwestern | Tyler Hess steps in front of the Miroslav Koski pass | 33-22 |
| 16:33 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Walter Riggle | 33-24 |
| 16:17 | Northwestern | Alvin Campbell hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Rocky Costa - foul #3 on Rocky Costa, team foul #2 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (SG), Matthew Rico (PF) Thomas Simpson, Ante Zender | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lee (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Richard Standifer, Rocky Costa | |
| 16:17 | Northwestern | Alvin Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 16:17 | Northwestern | Alvin Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 15:58 | Penn State | Walter Riggle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Todd Brunner (C) Richard Bernhard, Alvin Campbell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (SG) Tyler Hess | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Brunner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Lee (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Standifer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Walter Riggle (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Matthew Rico is denied by Kevin Carreras | 34-24 |
| 15:35 | Penn State | Walter Riggle pulls down the rebound | 34-24 |
| 15:13 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Miroslav Koski - foul #4 on Miroslav Koski, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (PG), Ante Zender (SF) Thomas Simpson, Miroslav Koski | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 15:13 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 15:13 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 14:51 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Richard Bernhard | 36-25 |
| 14:28 | Penn State | Todd Brunner swats the shot by Kevin Carreras | 36-25 |
| 14:26 | Northwestern | Ante Zender grabs the defensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-25 |
| 14:09 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras pulls down the rebound | 36-25 |
| 13:52 | Penn State | Richard Standifer misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 36-25 |
| 13:51 | Northwestern | Edward Allen snags the defensive board | 36-25 |
| 13:47 | Northwestern | Ante Zender misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-25 |
| 13:45 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the defensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 13:23 | Penn State | Richard Standifer is hacked by Todd Brunner - foul #2 on Todd Brunner, team foul #2 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Robert Whitman (SG) Richard Bernhard, Edward Allen | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (PG), Rocky Costa (SG) Michael Lee, Richard Standifer | |
| 13:05 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal jams it set up by Tyler Hess | 36-27 |
| 12:56 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-27 |
| 12:54 | Penn State | Rocky Costa snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| 12:38 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Thomas Simpson - foul #1 on Thomas Simpson, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (SG), Miroslav Koski (SF) Robert Whitman, Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:38 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the free throw | 36-30 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | Edward Allen comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Walter Riggle - foul #2 on Walter Riggle, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | Edward Allen makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | Edward Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 12:26 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 12:04 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses long on a runner from the right block | 37-30 |
| 12:02 | Northwestern | Ante Zender pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 11:44 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Tyler Hess - foul #3 on Tyler Hess, team foul #4 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Whitman (SG), Todd Brunner (C) Edward Allen, Matthew Rico | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lee (SG) Walter Riggle | |
| 11:44 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 11:44 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Whitman (fresh) SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Ante Zender (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Brunner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Lee (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rocky Costa (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 13 pts. C - Kevin Carreras (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:16 | Penn State | Tyler Hess misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 11:14 | Northwestern | Ante Zender grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 11:07 | Northwestern | Ante Zender hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 11:06 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 10:41 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Todd Brunner - foul #3 on Todd Brunner, team foul #4 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (SG), Matthew Rico (PF) Robert Whitman, Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (SG) Michael Lee | |
| 10:41 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 10:41 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 10:38 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson's pass is intercepted by Richard Standifer in the backcourt | 39-32 |
| 10:36 | Penn State | Richard Standifer blows the layup | 39-32 |
| 10:35 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ante Zender | 39-32 |
| 10:28 | Northwestern | Ante Zender knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Thomas Simpson | 41-32 |
| 10:07 | Penn State | Tyler Hess buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Carreras | 41-35 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Todd Brunner (C) Edward Allen, Ante Zender | |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Riggle (PF), Phillip Jones (C) Rocky Costa, Kevin Carreras | |
| 09:19 | Penn State | Walter Riggle buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Tyler Hess and he's hacked by Matthew Rico - foul #2 on Matthew Rico, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (SG), Ante Zender (C) Richard Bernhard, Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lee (PG) Tyler Hess | |
| 09:19 | Penn State | Walter Riggle makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 08:50 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 43-38 |
| 08:31 | Penn State | Walter Riggle is fouled on the floor by Matthew Rico - foul #3 on Matthew Rico, team foul #6 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (PG), Todd Brunner (C) Thomas Simpson, Matthew Rico | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rocky Costa (PG), Kevin Carreras (C) Michael Lee, Phillip Jones | |
| 08:15 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras buries a jumper from the baseline | 43-40 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Ante Zender can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Richard Standifer - foul #2 on Richard Standifer, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG) Edward Allen | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (PG) Richard Standifer | |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Ante Zender misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Ante Zender makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 07:42 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras clanks a runner in the paint | 44-40 |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson grabs the board | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Miroslav Koski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Ante Zender (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Todd Brunner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Walter Riggle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Ante Zender | 46-40 |
| 07:08 | Penn State | Walter Riggle lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Tyler Hess | 46-42 |
| 06:43 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Ante Zender | 48-42 |
| 06:14 | Penn State | Rocky Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 06:12 | Penn State | Tyler Hess gets the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 05:45 | Penn State | Tyler Hess makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (SG), Matthew Rico (PF) Richard Bernhard, Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (SG) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 05:31 | Northwestern | Ante Zender misses badly on a floater near the basket | 48-45 |
| 05:29 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 05:05 | Penn State | Rocky Costa misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-45 |
| 05:03 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 04:49 | Penn State | Tyler Hess misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 04:47 | Northwestern | Ante Zender pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 04:32 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico double dribbles | 48-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Todd Brunner (C) Ante Zender | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Brandon Ezzell (PF) Rocky Costa, Walter Riggle | |
| 04:11 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Tyler Hess | 48-47 |
| 03:58 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Allen | 50-47 |
| 03:31 | Penn State | Tyler Hess evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 03:30 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras gets the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Miroslav Koski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Todd Brunner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Standifer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Brandon Ezzell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Carreras (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:05 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-47 |
| 03:03 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski misses the lay-in | 50-47 |
| 02:44 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 02:44 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (PG), Ante Zender (C) Thomas Simpson, Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rocky Costa (SF), Walter Riggle (PF) Dikembe Abdelal, Brandon Ezzell | |
| 02:18 | Penn State | Richard Standifer buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Tyler Hess | 50-49 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Walter Riggle steals the ball from Ante Zender | 50-49 |
| 01:57 | Penn State | Tyler Hess knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Rocky Costa | 50-52 |
| 01:49 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Miroslav Koski | 52-52 |
| 01:25 | Penn State | Rocky Costa scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Tyler Hess | 52-55 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | Edward Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Todd Brunner (C) Richard Bernhard, Ante Zender | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:46 | Penn State | Tyler Hess scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Carreras | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kevin Carreras - foul #2 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #6 | 52-58 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Thomas Simpson is called for the reach on Rocky Costa in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Simpson, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Rocky Costa misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Miroslav Koski | 54-58 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-58 |
| 00:32 | Penn State | Walter Riggle pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Thomas Simpson is called for the reach on Walter Riggle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Simpson, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Walter Riggle misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 54-58 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kevin Carreras | 54-58 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Thomas Simpson is called for the reach on Kevin Carreras in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Simpson, team foul #9 | 54-58 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 54-60 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico grabs the offensive board | 54-60 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-60 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the board | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras is hacked by Thomas Simpson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Simpson, team foul #10 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (PG) Thomas Simpson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Edward Allen misses the 3 from the right corner | 54-62 |