| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Urbano (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Kinkade (fresh) C - David Bragg (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Kepley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | George Kepley inbounds the ball | 24-40 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses short on an open turnaround in the paint | 24-40 |
| 19:44 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger tips it home | 24-42 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | David Bragg misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 24-42 |
| 19:15 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga pulls down the rebound | 24-42 |
| 18:51 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Walter Braun (SG), Thomas Turner (PF) Charles Urbano, John Kinkade | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 18:29 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-42 |
| 18:27 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Leonard Lechuga | 24-42 |
| 18:13 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Wayne Flickinger, team foul #1 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Charles Urbano (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Kevin Anderson (C) Kenneth Sainz, Walter Braun, Thomas Trinh, David Bragg | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Lau (PF) Wayne Flickinger | |
| 18:03 | Purdue | Thomas Turner can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 24-42 |
| 18:01 | Penn State | George Kepley gets the rebound | 24-42 |
| 17:42 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Kevin Anderson - foul #2 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #1 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Thomas Trinh (SF), John Kinkade (PF), David Bragg (C) Joe Maynor, Robert Cook, Thomas Turner, Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:42 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses the 1st free throw | 24-42 |
| 17:42 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 2nd free throw | 24-43 |
| 17:25 | Purdue | John Kinkade misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 24-43 |
| 17:23 | Penn State | John Lau pulls down the rebound | 24-43 |
| 17:17 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga connects on the open turnaround in the lane set up by David Bertrand | 24-45 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 17:10 | Purdue | John Kinkade drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by David Bragg | 26-45 |
| 17:02 | Penn State | Paul Cordova is hacked by Charles Urbano - foul #2 on Charles Urbano, team foul #2 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Walter Braun (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), Kevin Anderson (C) Kenneth Sainz, Charles Urbano, Thomas Trinh, John Kinkade, David Bragg | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:42 | Penn State | David Bertrand is called for traveling | 26-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Charles Urbano (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), John Kinkade (PF), David Bragg (C) Joe Maynor, Walter Braun, Robert Cook, Thomas Turner, Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 16:32 | Purdue | John Kinkade is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Kinkade, team foul #3 | 26-45 |
| 16:17 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga is whistled for traveling | 26-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Walter Braun (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Thomas Turner (PF) Kenneth Sainz, Charles Urbano, Thomas Trinh, John Kinkade | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:05 | Purdue | Thomas Turner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-45 |
| 16:04 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga pulls down the rebound | 26-45 |
| 15:36 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses long on an open shot near the basket | 26-45 |
| 15:35 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses the tip | 26-45 |
| 15:33 | Purdue | David Bragg pulls down the rebound | 26-45 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Maynor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Walter Braun (fresh) SF - Robert Cook (fresh) PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - David Bragg (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Lau (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 15:28 | Purdue | Robert Cook loses the dribble to John Lau | 26-45 |
| 15:13 | Penn State | Paul Cordova clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-45 |
| 15:11 | Purdue | David Bragg grabs the board | 26-45 |
| 14:52 | Purdue | Robert Cook makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Walter Braun | 28-45 |
| 14:31 | Penn State | A charge is called on George Kepley - foul #3 on George Kepley, team foul #2 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Charles Urbano (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), John Kinkade (PF), Kevin Anderson (C) Joe Maynor, Walter Braun, Robert Cook, Thomas Turner, David Bragg | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Gross (PG), Wayne Flickinger (PF) David Bertrand, John Lau | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 14:08 | Purdue | Charles Urbano connects on the floater from the left wing | 30-45 |
| 13:59 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-45 |
| 13:57 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga hits the follow up shot | 30-47 |
| 13:32 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-47 |
| 13:09 | Penn State | George Kepley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-47 |
| 13:07 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh grabs the board | 32-47 |
| 12:55 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Leonard Lechuga - foul #2 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #3 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG) Harry Gross | |
| 12:55 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 12:55 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 12:35 | Penn State | George Kepley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-47 |
| 12:34 | Purdue | John Kinkade snags the defensive board | 34-47 |
| 12:28 | Purdue | Leonard Lechuga swats the short shot by Kenneth Sainz | 34-47 |
| 12:27 | Purdue | Charles Urbano gets the offensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | John Kinkade is fouled on the floor by Wayne Flickinger - foul #4 on Wayne Flickinger, team foul #4 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Turner (PF), David Bragg (C) John Kinkade, Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie (PF) Wayne Flickinger | |
| 11:59 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Urbano | 36-47 |
| 11:54 | Penn State | Paul Cordova clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 11:53 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh grabs the board | 36-47 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 11:35 | Purdue | David Bragg comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 36-47 |
| 11:33 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga grabs the defensive rebound | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Urbano (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - David Bragg (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark McMurtrie (fresh) C - Leonard Lechuga (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:10 | Penn State | George Kepley travels with the ball | 36-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Kinkade (PF) Thomas Turner | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Lau (PF) Mark McMurtrie | |
| 10:45 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by John Lau - foul #2 on John Lau, team foul #5 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Walter Braun (SG) Kenneth Sainz, Charles Urbano | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie (SF) George Kepley | |
| 10:45 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 10:45 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 10:26 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Cordova | 38-49 |
| 10:04 | Purdue | Joe Maynor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 10:02 | Purdue | David Bragg can't tip it in | 38-49 |
| 10:01 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 09:54 | Penn State | David Bragg is called for the reach on Leonard Lechuga - foul #1 on David Bragg, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Charles Urbano (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Thomas Turner (PF) Joe Maynor, Walter Braun, Thomas Trinh, John Kinkade | |
| Subs | Penn State | George Kepley (SF) Mark McMurtrie | |
| 09:32 | Penn State | David Bertrand lays it up and in set up by George Kepley and the foul's on David Bragg - foul #2 on David Bragg, team foul #5 | 38-51 |
| 09:32 | Penn State | David Bertrand misses the free throw | 38-51 |
| 09:32 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Lechuga | 38-51 |
| 09:12 | Penn State | Robert Cook is called for the reach on George Kepley - foul #1 on Robert Cook, team foul #6 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Trinh (SF), John Kinkade (PF) Robert Cook, Thomas Turner | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:59 | Penn State | George Kepley hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 08:37 | Purdue | John Lau is called for the reach on John Kinkade - foul #3 on John Lau, team foul #6 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Cook (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), Kevin Anderson (C) Thomas Trinh, John Kinkade, David Bragg | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Gross (PG), Mark McMurtrie (PF) David Bertrand, John Lau | |
| 08:32 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-54 |
| 08:13 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Walter Braun (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), John Kinkade (PF), David Bragg (C) Kenneth Sainz, Charles Urbano, Robert Cook, Thomas Turner, Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 07:55 | Purdue | Leonard Lechuga swats the layup by Thomas Trinh | 41-54 |
| 07:54 | Purdue | John Kinkade hits the follow up shot | 43-54 |
| 07:47 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie is hacked by David Bragg - foul #3 on David Bragg, team foul #7 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Charles Urbano (SG), Thomas Turner (PF) Joe Maynor, Walter Braun, John Kinkade | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG), Wayne Flickinger (PF) Harry Gross, George Kepley | |
| 07:47 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie misses the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 07:47 | Purdue | Thomas Turner grabs the board | 43-54 |
| 07:32 | Purdue | Thomas Turner misses badly on a runner near the basket | 43-54 |
| 07:30 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz tips it back up and in | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Urbano (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Trinh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - David Bragg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark McMurtrie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Leonard Lechuga (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:16 | Penn State | Paul Cordova clanks a floater from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 07:15 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 06:46 | Purdue | David Bragg buries a shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Leonard Lechuga - foul #3 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #7 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Walter Braun (SG), Robert Cook (SF), John Kinkade (PF) Kenneth Sainz, Charles Urbano, Thomas Trinh, Thomas Turner | |
| Subs | Penn State | George Kepley (SF), Jamie Smith (C) Mark McMurtrie, Leonard Lechuga | |
| 06:46 | Purdue | David Bragg misses the free throw | 47-54 |
| 06:46 | Penn State | Jamie Smith snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 06:22 | Penn State | Walter Braun steals it from Wayne Flickinger | 47-54 |
| 06:17 | Purdue | Walter Braun misses the lay-in | 47-54 |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 06:03 | Penn State | Paul Cordova is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 06:01 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses the tip | 47-54 |
| 06:00 | Purdue | David Bragg snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 05:36 | Purdue | Joe Maynor misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 05:35 | Purdue | John Kinkade misses the tip | 47-54 |
| 05:33 | Penn State | Jamie Smith grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 05:19 | Penn State | Paul Cordova drills a jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Robert Cook - foul #2 on Robert Cook, team foul #8 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (PG), Charles Urbano (SG), Thomas Trinh (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), Kevin Anderson (C) Joe Maynor, Walter Braun, Robert Cook, John Kinkade, David Bragg | |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga (C) Jamie Smith | |
| 05:19 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses the free throw | 47-56 |
| 05:19 | Purdue | Thomas Turner grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 04:54 | Purdue | Charles Urbano misses the lay-in | 47-56 |
| 04:53 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:33 | Penn State | Paul Cordova is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Bertrand | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:19 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh misses the lay-in | 47-59 |
| 04:17 | Penn State | David Bertrand grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 04:05 | Penn State | George Kepley splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-59 |
| 04:03 | Purdue | Thomas Turner gets the rebound | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:57 | Purdue | George Kepley steals it from Thomas Turner | 47-59 |
| 03:33 | Penn State | George Kepley shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Paul Cordova and the foul's on Kevin Anderson - foul #3 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #9 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Maynor (PG), Walter Braun (SG), Robert Cook (SF) Kenneth Sainz, Charles Urbano, Thomas Trinh | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Gross (PG), Mark McMurtrie (SF), John Lau (PF), Jamie Smith (C) David Bertrand, Paul Cordova, Wayne Flickinger, Leonard Lechuga | |
| 03:33 | Penn State | George Kepley misses the free throw | 47-61 |
| 03:33 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Kevin Anderson | 47-61 |
| 03:16 | Purdue | Joe Maynor scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Cook | 49-61 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joe Maynor (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Walter Braun (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harry Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Kepley (tiring) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Mark McMurtrie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Lau (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jamie Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Penn State | Jamie Smith is denied on a layup by Kevin Anderson | 49-61 |
| 02:57 | Penn State | George Kepley tips it back up and in | 49-63 |
| 02:40 | Purdue | Thomas Turner drills a runner from close range | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:11 | Penn State | George Kepley makes the floater from the right wing set up by Mark McMurtrie | 51-65 |
| 01:59 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-65 |
| 01:57 | Penn State | Jamie Smith grabs the board | 51-65 |
| 01:38 | Penn State | George Kepley's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Turner | 51-65 |
| 01:37 | Penn State | Jamie Smith tips it but misses | 51-65 |
| 01:36 | Penn State | George Kepley gets the offensive rebound | 51-65 |
| 01:07 | Penn State | George Kepley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-65 |
| 01:06 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Thomas Turner | 51-65 |
| 00:43 | Purdue | Thomas Turner misses the lay-in | 51-65 |
| 00:41 | Penn State | John Lau pulls down the rebound | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-65 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Thomas Turner grabs the board | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson is hacked by Jamie Smith - foul #1 on Jamie Smith, team foul #8 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Suazo (SG) George Kepley | |
| 00:11 | Purdue | Kevin Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | John Lau pulls down the rebound | 51-65 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Harry Gross runs out the clock | 51-65 |