| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - George Kepley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mark McMurtrie (fresh) PF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joel Davey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 19:20 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses short on a shot from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 19:18 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jon Thomas | 36-34 |
| 19:12 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley misses long on a floater from the left side | 36-34 |
| 19:10 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:53 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-34 |
| 18:52 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:46 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 18:45 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 18:27 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga buries a shot from the left wing set up by David Bertrand | 38-34 |
| 18:06 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Wayne Flickinger - foul #2 on Wayne Flickinger, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), Scott Drees (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), David Cork (PF) Dennis Hurley, Robert Tapia, Ronald Bastarache, Joel Davey | |
| 18:06 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 18:06 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 17:49 | Penn State | George Kepley banks in the layup on a great pass from David Bertrand | 40-35 |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 17:31 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to David Cork | 40-35 |
| 17:17 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-35 |
| 17:15 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses the tip | 40-35 |
| 17:13 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Leonard Lechuga | 40-35 |
| 17:11 | Penn State | Ernest Thomas steals it from David Bertrand in the backcourt | 40-35 |
| 17:10 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan lays it in on a great pass from Ernest Thomas | 40-37 |
| 17:02 | Penn State | George Kepley is fouled on the floor by Ernest Thomas - foul #3 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Gross (PG) David Bertrand | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Joel Davey (PF) Ernest Thomas, Eddie Sullivan, Jon Thomas | |
| 16:49 | Penn State | Scott Drees is called for the reach on George Kepley - foul #1 on Scott Drees, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG) Dennis Hurley | |
| 16:34 | Penn State | George Kepley is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Harry Gross | 43-37 |
| 16:28 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Scott Drees | 43-39 |
| 16:26 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), John Longwell (C) Scott Drees, David Cork | |
| 16:04 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache buries a runner from close range | 43-41 |
| 15:44 | Penn State | George Kepley is called for a backcourt violation | 43-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG), Paul Cordova (SG) Harry Gross, Mark McMurtrie | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF) Dennis Hurley, Robert Tapia, Ronald Bastarache | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Paul Cordova (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joel Davey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Longwell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | John Longwell scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 15:14 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Bertrand | 45-44 |
| 14:55 | Northwestern | Joel Davey loses the dribble to Wayne Flickinger | 45-44 |
| 14:34 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 14:33 | Penn State | David Bertrand grabs the offensive board | 45-44 |
| 14:24 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga is hacked by Joel Davey - foul #1 on Joel Davey, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie (SF) George Kepley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Scott Drees (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Ernest Thomas, Eddie Sullivan, Joel Davey, John Longwell | |
| 14:11 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 14:09 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie grabs the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 13:52 | Penn State | David Bertrand is fouled on the floor by Leonard Chung - foul #4 on Leonard Chung, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG) Leonard Chung | |
| 13:35 | Penn State | Ronald Bastarache steps in front of the Mark McMurtrie pass | 45-44 |
| 13:18 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia clanks a floater from the free throw line | 45-44 |
| 13:16 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas grabs the offensive board | 45-44 |
| 13:06 | Northwestern | Scott Drees's fadeaway is rejected by Leonard Lechuga | 45-44 |
| 13:04 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley snags the offensive board | 45-44 |
| 12:56 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mark McMurtrie - foul #3 on Mark McMurtrie, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Gross (PG), George Kepley (SF), Jamie Smith (C) David Bertrand, Mark McMurtrie, Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), David Cork (C) Dennis Hurley, Ronald Bastarache, Jon Thomas | |
| 12:56 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 12:56 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 12:56 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 12:31 | Penn State | Paul Cordova connects on the fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by Robert Tapia - foul #2 on Robert Tapia, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Joel Davey (PF) Robert Tapia, Scott Drees | |
| 12:31 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses the free throw | 47-45 |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | Joel Davey snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 12:15 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Longwell (C) Joel Davey | |
| 12:02 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Gross and the foul's on David Cork - foul #2 on David Cork, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| 12:02 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses the free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:02 | Northwestern | David Cork gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 11:41 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Paul Cordova - foul #4 on Paul Cordova, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG), Mark McMurtrie (SF), Leonard Lechuga (C) Harry Gross, Paul Cordova, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF) Eddie Sullivan | |
| 11:41 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 11:41 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mark McMurtrie (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Flickinger (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Cork (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Longwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Penn State | George Kepley misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 11:17 | Penn State | David Bertrand grabs the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 11:11 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses long on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 10:48 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley is hacked by David Bertrand - foul #1 on David Bertrand, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Suazo (SG), John Lau (PF) George Kepley, Wayne Flickinger | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Scott Drees (SF), Joel Davey (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Ernest Thomas, Ronald Bastarache, David Cork, John Longwell | |
| 10:38 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 10:36 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | David Bertrand's floater is tipped away by Joel Davey | 49-47 |
| 10:30 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Joel Davey | 49-47 |
| 10:23 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Scott Drees | 49-49 |
| 10:04 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Gross (SG), Jamie Smith (C) Mark McMurtrie, Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:43 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley loses the ball out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | George Kepley (SF), Wayne Flickinger (PF) David Bertrand, John Lau | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF) Robert Tapia | |
| 09:30 | Penn State | George Kepley drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Harry Gross | 52-49 |
| 09:23 | Northwestern | Wayne Flickinger picks off the pass by Scott Drees | 52-49 |
| 09:01 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger is alone and drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-49 |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | Scott Drees hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Bastarache | 54-51 |
| 08:37 | Penn State | George Kepley makes the jumpshot from the right side | 56-51 |
| 08:19 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 08:17 | Northwestern | Joel Davey tips it but misses | 56-51 |
| 08:16 | Penn State | Jamie Smith gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 08:02 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Dennis Hurley - foul #1 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG), Mark McMurtrie (SF), Leonard Lechuga (C) Harry Gross, Paul Suazo, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), David Cork (PF), John Longwell (C) Dennis Hurley, Scott Drees, Ronald Bastarache, Joel Davey, Jon Thomas | |
| 08:02 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 08:02 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | David Cork snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 07:45 | Northwestern | John Longwell clanks a runner near the basket | 57-51 |
| 07:43 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - George Kepley (tiring) 17 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mark McMurtrie (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Flickinger (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Leonard Lechuga (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Cork (fresh) 5 reb. C - John Longwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie is whistled for traveling | 57-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Cordova (SG), John Lau (PF) George Kepley, Wayne Flickinger | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG) Eddie Sullivan | |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | John Longwell lays it in and he's fouled by Leonard Lechuga - foul #2 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #5 | 57-53 |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | John Longwell makes the free throw | 57-54 |
| 07:07 | Penn State | David Bertrand is called for traveling in the backcourt | 57-54 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia double dribbles | 57-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Davey (PF) John Longwell | |
| 06:21 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by David Cork - foul #3 on David Cork, team foul #8 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Ernest Thomas, David Cork | |
| 06:21 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 06:21 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey misses long on a floater from the left side | 59-54 |
| 06:01 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 05:59 | Penn State | Paul Cordova double dribbles in the backcourt | 59-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | George Kepley (SF), Wayne Flickinger (PF) John Lau, Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:42 | Northwestern | Joel Davey misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 59-54 |
| 05:40 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia can't tip it in | 59-54 |
| 05:38 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 05:16 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left side | 59-54 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | Joel Davey grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | Paul Cordova is called for the reach on Leonard Chung - foul #5 on Paul Cordova, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Gross (PG), Paul Suazo (SG), Jamie Smith (C) David Bertrand, Paul Cordova, Mark McMurtrie | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), Scott Drees (SG), John Longwell (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Leonard Chung, Robert Tapia, Joel Davey, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 04:48 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith is called for the reach on Jon Thomas - foul #2 on Jamie Smith, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SF), David Cork (PF) Ronald Bastarache, John Longwell | |
| 04:48 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 04:48 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 04:21 | Penn State | George Kepley travels with the ball | 59-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG), John Lau (PF) George Kepley, Wayne Flickinger | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:53 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 03:51 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas snags the offensive board | 59-56 |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses the shot from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 03:27 | Northwestern | David Cork gets the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Harry Gross (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Paul Suazo (fairly fresh) PF - John Lau (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jamie Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Drees (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Cork (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jon Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Northwestern | David Cork is called for a charge - foul #4 on David Cork, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | George Kepley (SG), Mark McMurtrie (SF), Wayne Flickinger (PF), Leonard Lechuga (C) Harry Gross, Paul Suazo, John Lau, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Joel Davey (PF), John Longwell (C) Ernest Thomas, Scott Drees, Eddie Sullivan, David Cork, Jon Thomas | |
| 02:47 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Bertrand | 61-56 |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Cork (C) John Longwell | |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | David Cork connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Leonard Chung | 61-59 |
| 02:26 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger loses the dribble to Leonard Chung in the backcourt | 61-59 |
| 02:18 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Jon Thomas (C) Leonard Chung, David Cork | |
| 02:14 | Penn State | George Kepley is hacked by Robert Tapia in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Tapia, team foul #10 | 61-59 |
| 02:14 | Penn State | George Kepley makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 02:14 | Penn State | George Kepley makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 01:53 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 01:41 | Penn State | George Kepley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-59 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Leonard Lechuga picks off the pass by Robert Tapia | 63-59 |
| 01:13 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by David Bertrand | 65-59 |
| 01:07 | Northwestern | Joel Davey is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Joel Davey, team foul #11 | 65-59 |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga throws it down and he's fouled by Ronald Bastarache - foul #2 on Ronald Bastarache, team foul #12 | 67-59 |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses the free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jon Thomas | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Dennis Hurley | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Penn State | David Bertrand is hacked by Dennis Hurley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #13 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Gross (SG), Paul Suazo (SF) Mark McMurtrie, Wayne Flickinger | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:35 | Penn State | David Bertrand misses the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:35 | Penn State | David Bertrand makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache clanks a 3 from the left corner | 68-62 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Joel Davey grabs the offensive rebound | 68-62 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Tapia | 68-65 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger (PF) Harry Gross | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Hurley - foul #3 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #14 | 68-65 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 70-65 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Joel Davey grabs the offensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses the 3 from the right corner | 70-65 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Paul Suazo | 70-65 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Dennis Hurley is called for the reach on Paul Suazo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #15 | 70-65 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Paul Suazo misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Paul Suazo makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache clanks a 3 from the right corner | 71-65 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | George Kepley snags the defensive board | 71-65 |