| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Visnosky (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Cowles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tom Berry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Baskerville (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sammy Labarre (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Carmon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Clemmons (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ernest Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Richard Hadley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | William Clemmons inbounds the ball | 22-35 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Lee Baskerville - foul #3 on Lee Baskerville, team foul #1 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson (C) Lee Baskerville | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Wheatley (SG), Robert Grinder (SF), William Sampson (C) Eugene Carmon, William Clemmons, Richard Hadley | |
| 19:37 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 19:37 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre makes the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alexander Moore and he's fouled by William Sampson - foul #2 on William Sampson, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Carmon (PG) Sammy Labarre | |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles misses the free throw | 24-37 |
| 19:22 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson grabs the board | 24-37 |
| 18:53 | Penn State | James Wheatley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-37 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | Tom Berry snags the defensive board | 24-37 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Nicholas Visnosky | 27-37 |
| 18:13 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon is called for traveling | 27-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sammy Labarre (PG), William Clemmons (SF), Richard Hadley (C) Eugene Carmon, Robert Grinder, William Sampson | |
| 17:52 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson hits a floater from the free throw line | 29-37 |
| 17:32 | Penn State | James Wheatley misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 29-37 |
| 17:31 | Penn State | William Clemmons gets the offensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 17:13 | Penn State | Richard Hadley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Nathan Cowles - foul #1 on Nathan Cowles, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Carmon (SG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), William Sampson (PF) James Wheatley, William Clemmons, Ernest Wilson | |
| 17:13 | Penn State | Richard Hadley makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 17:13 | Penn State | Richard Hadley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 17:00 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-39 |
| 16:59 | Penn State | Robert Jaramillo gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 16:54 | Penn State | Richard Hadley blows the layup | 29-39 |
| 16:53 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Nathan Cowles | 29-39 |
| 16:37 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Sammy Labarre - foul #2 on Sammy Labarre, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Clemmons (SF), Harry Story (C) Robert Jaramillo, Richard Hadley | |
| 16:37 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 16:37 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 16:20 | Penn State | William Sampson misses the jumper from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 16:19 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 16:03 | Northwestern | William Sampson takes the ball from Nathan Cowles | 31-39 |
| 15:58 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 15:57 | Penn State | William Clemmons tips it but misses | 31-39 |
| 15:55 | Penn State | William Sampson tips it in | 31-41 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Visnosky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathan Cowles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Thoreson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sammy Labarre (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Carmon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Clemmons (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. PF - William Sampson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Story (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 31-41 |
| 15:29 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 15:24 | Penn State | William Clemmons is called for traveling | 31-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville (C) Thomas Thoreson | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Wheatley (SG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), Ernest Wilson (PF), Richard Hadley (C) Sammy Labarre, Eugene Carmon, William Sampson, Harry Story | |
| 15:00 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-41 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville tips it in | 33-41 |
| 14:34 | Penn State | James Wheatley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-41 |
| 14:32 | Northwestern | Tom Berry pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 14:18 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky clanks a floater from the free throw line | 33-41 |
| 14:17 | Northwestern | Tom Berry tips it but misses | 33-41 |
| 14:15 | Penn State | Robert Jaramillo snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 13:58 | Penn State | William Clemmons hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from James Wheatley | 33-43 |
| 13:52 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 13:51 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore snags the offensive board | 33-43 |
| 13:38 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Wheatley - foul #1 on James Wheatley, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sammy Labarre (PG), Eugene Carmon (SG), Robert Grinder (SF), William Sampson (PF) William Clemmons, James Wheatley, Robert Jaramillo, Ernest Wilson | |
| 13:38 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 13:38 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 13:23 | Penn State | William Sampson blows the layup | 35-43 |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Alexander Moore | 35-43 |
| 12:57 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky's pass is intercepted by Sammy Labarre | 35-43 |
| 12:29 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-43 |
| 12:27 | Northwestern | Tom Berry gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 12:08 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Tom Berry is denied by William Sampson | 35-43 |
| 12:06 | Penn State | William Sampson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 11:54 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Sammy Labarre | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Moore (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Visnosky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathan Cowles (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Lee Baskerville (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sammy Labarre (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eugene Carmon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Grinder (fresh) PF - William Sampson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Hadley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles is called for a charge - foul #2 on Nathan Cowles, team foul #3 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Howard (PG), Charles Ervin (SG), Thomas Thoreson (SF), Norman Turner (PF) Alexander Moore, Nicholas Visnosky, Nathan Cowles, Tom Berry | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Wheatley (SG), William Clemmons (SF), Ernest Wilson (PF), Harry Story (C) Eugene Carmon, Robert Grinder, William Sampson, Richard Hadley | |
| 11:26 | Penn State | James Wheatley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 11:25 | Northwestern | Norman Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 11:21 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Ervin | 37-46 |
| 10:57 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 10:55 | Northwestern | Norman Turner snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Alexander Howard | 39-46 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | William Clemmons misses the easy layup | 39-46 |
| 10:29 | Penn State | Harry Story tips it in | 39-48 |
| 10:10 | Northwestern | Sammy Labarre steals it from Norman Turner | 39-48 |
| 09:48 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 09:46 | Penn State | William Clemmons tips it back up and in | 39-50 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin loses the ball out of bounds | 39-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Moore (PG), Nicholas Visnosky (SG), Nathan Cowles (SF), Tom Berry (PF) Alexander Howard, Charles Ervin, Thomas Thoreson, Norman Turner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Carmon (PG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), William Sampson (PF), Richard Hadley (C) Sammy Labarre, James Wheatley, Ernest Wilson, Harry Story | |
| 09:11 | Penn State | Richard Hadley can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 39-50 |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Tom Berry hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 39-50 |
| 08:50 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles hits the follow up shot | 41-50 |
| 08:30 | Penn State | William Clemmons misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 08:28 | Penn State | William Sampson tips it back up and in | 41-52 |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | Eugene Carmon is called for the reach on Tom Berry - foul #2 on Eugene Carmon, team foul #4 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson (C) Lee Baskerville | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sammy Labarre (PG) Robert Jaramillo | |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | Sammy Labarre is called for the reach on Nicholas Visnosky - foul #3 on Sammy Labarre, team foul #5 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Wheatley (SG) Sammy Labarre | |
| 07:43 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore misses short on a floater from the right side | 41-52 |
| 07:41 | Penn State | William Sampson pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Moore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Visnosky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathan Cowles (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Thoreson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Eugene Carmon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wheatley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Clemmons (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 10 reb. PF - William Sampson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Hadley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Penn State | William Sampson is fouled on the floor by Tom Berry - foul #3 on Tom Berry, team foul #4 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Norman Turner (C) Nathan Cowles | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sammy Labarre (PG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), Ernest Wilson (PF) James Wheatley, William Clemmons, Richard Hadley | |
| 07:11 | Penn State | Nicholas Visnosky picks off the pass by Ernest Wilson | 41-52 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson lays it in set up by Nicholas Visnosky | 43-52 |
| 07:00 | Penn State | William Sampson's pass is intercepted by Alexander Moore | 43-52 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Tom Berry is hacked by Ernest Wilson - foul #1 on Ernest Wilson, team foul #6 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Clemmons (SF), Richard Hadley (C) Robert Jaramillo, Ernest Wilson | |
| 06:27 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Alexander Moore, team foul #5 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville (C) Norman Turner | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Wheatley (SG) Sammy Labarre | |
| 06:12 | Penn State | William Clemmons misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 06:10 | Penn State | James Wheatley tips it in | 43-54 |
| 05:50 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville connects on the floater from the baseline | 45-54 |
| 05:45 | Penn State | William Clemmons can't finish the layup | 45-54 |
| 05:43 | Penn State | James Wheatley can't tip it in | 45-54 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Tom Berry pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 45-54 |
| 05:19 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Sampson | 45-54 |
| 05:03 | Penn State | William Clemmons can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 45-54 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern | Tom Berry makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Alexander Moore | 48-54 |
| 04:32 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-54 |
| 04:31 | Penn State | William Sampson snags the offensive board | 48-54 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | William Sampson drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Nicholas Visnosky | 51-56 |
| 03:40 | Penn State | James Wheatley drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Eugene Carmon | 51-59 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Moore (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nicholas Visnosky (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Thomas Thoreson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Berry (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Lee Baskerville (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Eugene Carmon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Wheatley (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Clemmons (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 10 reb. PF - William Sampson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Hadley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:22 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Howard (PG), Charles Ervin (SG), Nathan Cowles (SF), Norman Turner (C) Alexander Moore, Nicholas Visnosky, Tom Berry, Lee Baskerville | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sammy Labarre (PG), Robert Grinder (SG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), Ernest Wilson (PF), Harry Story (C) Eugene Carmon, James Wheatley, William Clemmons, William Sampson, Richard Hadley | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:54 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-59 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Norman Turner pulls down the rebound | 51-59 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky (SG), Tom Berry (PF) Charles Ervin, Norman Turner | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sampson (C) Harry Story | |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Alexander Howard | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:19 | Penn State | William Sampson is hacked by Thomas Thoreson - foul #1 on Thomas Thoreson, team foul #6 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Moore (PG), Lee Baskerville (C) Alexander Howard, Thomas Thoreson | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Clemmons (SG), Richard Hadley (C) Robert Grinder, William Sampson | |
| 02:03 | Penn State | Richard Hadley buries a floater from close range | 53-61 |
| 01:46 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-61 |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles grabs the offensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas Visnosky | 55-61 |
| 01:23 | Penn State | Robert Jaramillo is fouled on the floor by Nathan Cowles - foul #3 on Nathan Cowles, team foul #7 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Carmon (SG) William Clemmons | |
| 01:23 | Penn State | Robert Jaramillo misses the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-61 |
| 00:56 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson gets the rebound | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:55 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Alexander Moore - foul #3 on Alexander Moore, team foul #8 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Clemmons (SG) Eugene Carmon | |
| 00:55 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:55 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 00:54 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson is hacked by Lee Baskerville - foul #4 on Lee Baskerville, team foul #9 | 55-61 |
| 00:54 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:54 | Penn State | Ernest Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | Tom Berry pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky hits a 3 from the left corner | 58-62 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre is fouled in the backcourt by Alexander Moore - foul #4 on Alexander Moore, team foul #10 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Carmon (SG) Robert Jaramillo | |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre misses the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Tom Berry gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Eugene Carmon - foul #3 on Eugene Carmon, team foul #7 | 58-63 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Eugene Carmon is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Eugene Carmon, team foul #8 | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville double dribbles | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | Penn State | William Clemmons is hacked by Alexander Moore in the backcourt - foul #5 on Alexander Moore, team foul #11 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Howard (PG) Alexander Moore | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:05 | Penn State | William Clemmons makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:05 | Penn State | William Clemmons makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-65 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Sammy Labarre runs out the clock | 63-65 |