| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Everett Ibrahim (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) C - Craig Wolfe (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett inbounds the ball | 43-37 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Penn State | John Smith is called for the reach on Roy Hill - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Dolezal (PG) Derek Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Anderson (PF) John Smith | |
| 19:39 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 43-37 |
| 19:38 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Craig Wolfe | 43-37 |
| 19:24 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 19:22 | Penn State | Roy Hill snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 19:06 | Penn State | Roy Hill splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-37 |
| 19:05 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim hits the follow up shot | 45-37 |
| 19:02 | Purdue | Troy Stovall is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Ricco - foul #3 on Gerald Ricco, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Smith (PG), James Chiesa (SF), William Devore (PF) Gerald Ricco, Bruce Bennett, Roy Hill | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:57 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Devore - foul #2 on William Devore, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| 18:57 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 18:57 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 18:57 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 18:28 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim can't connect on a floater from the right block | 45-37 |
| 18:27 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 18:06 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 18:05 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan snags the offensive board | 45-37 |
| 17:43 | Purdue | John Dolezal picks off the pass by Troy Stovall | 45-37 |
| 17:39 | Penn State | James Chiesa hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Dolezal | 47-37 |
| 17:16 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins clanks a jumper from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 17:14 | Purdue | James Anderson grabs the offensive board | 47-37 |
| 16:52 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins is called for traveling | 47-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Ricco (SG), Bruce Bennett (SF), Roy Hill (PF) Derek Smith, James Chiesa, William Devore | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG) Troy Stovall | |
| 16:37 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Craig Wolfe - foul #2 on Craig Wolfe, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| 16:37 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 16:37 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 16:20 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Smith (PG) John Dolezal | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 15:59 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim is fouled on the floor by James Anderson - foul #3 on James Anderson, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Dolezal (PG) Derek Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), John Smith (PF) Robert Bluhm, Craig Wolfe | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Dolezal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Everett Ibrahim (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hawkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Sullivan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 3 pf. C - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:50 | Penn State | James Anderson swats the layup by Bruce Bennett | 49-37 |
| 15:48 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Timothy Sullivan | 49-37 |
| 15:40 | Purdue | John Smith misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-37 |
| 15:38 | Purdue | James Anderson tips it but misses | 49-37 |
| 15:37 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Dolezal | 49-37 |
| 15:33 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett is fouled on the floor by Timothy Sullivan - foul #1 on Timothy Sullivan, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Smith (PG) John Dolezal | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 15:20 | Penn State | Derek Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 49-37 |
| 15:10 | Purdue | John Smith knocks in the floater from the left side and the foul's on Everett Ibrahim - foul #1 on Everett Ibrahim, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Dolezal (PG) Derek Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 15:10 | Purdue | John Smith misses the free throw | 49-39 |
| 15:10 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 14:54 | Penn State | John Dolezal misses the jumper from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 14:52 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 14:47 | Purdue | Troy Stovall is whistled for traveling | 49-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Smith (PG) John Dolezal | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:31 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Derek Smith | 51-39 |
| 14:24 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 51-39 |
| 14:23 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 14:03 | Penn State | Derek Smith buries a 3 from the right wing | 54-39 |
| 13:40 | Purdue | James Anderson blows the layup | 54-39 |
| 13:39 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins hits the follow up shot | 54-41 |
| 13:31 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-41 |
| 13:29 | Penn State | Roy Hill tips it home | 56-41 |
| 13:06 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins is hacked by Everett Ibrahim - foul #2 on Everett Ibrahim, team foul #4 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Dolezal (PG), Mwai Abdur (SF), Garry Gearhart (PF), William Devore (C) Derek Smith, Bruce Bennett, Roy Hill, Everett Ibrahim | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG), Rafael Anderson (SF), Craig Wolfe (C) Troy Stovall, Timothy Sullivan, James Anderson | |
| 13:01 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Rafael Anderson | 56-44 |
| 12:39 | Penn State | John Dolezal can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Bluhm - foul #2 on Robert Bluhm, team foul #5 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Smith (PG), Roy Hill (PF), Everett Ibrahim (C) Gerald Ricco, Garry Gearhart, William Devore | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:39 | Penn State | John Dolezal misses the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 12:39 | Penn State | John Dolezal makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 12:27 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Bennett (SF) Mwai Abdur | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:16 | Penn State | Derek Smith is open but can't throw it down | 57-44 |
| 12:14 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim grabs the offensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 12:03 | Penn State | Derek Smith hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right side | 57-44 |
| 12:01 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett tips it back up and in | 59-44 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Dolezal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Everett Ibrahim (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Bluhm (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Hawkins (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Craig Wolfe (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Purdue | John Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Ricco (SG), Mwai Abdur (SF), Garry Gearhart (PF), William Devore (C) Derek Smith, Bruce Bennett, Roy Hill, Everett Ibrahim | |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), Timothy Sullivan (SF) Robert Bluhm, Robert Hawkins | |
| 11:27 | Penn State | William Devore makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-44 |
| 11:23 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 61-44 |
| 11:21 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 11:07 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe drills a floater from just outside the lane | 61-46 |
| 10:50 | Penn State | William Devore hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Dolezal and the foul's on Timothy Sullivan - foul #2 on Timothy Sullivan, team foul #6 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Smith (PG), Bruce Bennett (SF), Roy Hill (PF) John Dolezal, Mwai Abdur, Garry Gearhart | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:50 | Penn State | William Devore misses the free throw | 63-46 |
| 10:50 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Craig Wolfe | 63-46 |
| 10:40 | Purdue | Gerald Ricco is called for the reach on Rafael Anderson - foul #4 on Gerald Ricco, team foul #5 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim (C) William Devore | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:26 | Purdue | John Smith is hacked by Roy Hill - foul #1 on Roy Hill, team foul #6 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Dolezal (SG) Gerald Ricco | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Anderson (C) Craig Wolfe | |
| 10:14 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-49 |
| 09:58 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim misses the floater from the right wing | 63-49 |
| 09:57 | Purdue | Troy Stovall grabs the defensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 09:46 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan is whistled for a carry | 63-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Ricco (SG) John Dolezal | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hawkins (SG) Timothy Sullivan | |
| 09:28 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Derek Smith | 65-49 |
| 09:20 | Purdue | John Smith can't finish the layup | 65-49 |
| 09:19 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-49 |
| 09:09 | Purdue | John Smith misses the floater from the right wing | 65-49 |
| 09:08 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim snags the defensive board | 65-49 |
| 09:01 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Everett Ibrahim and the foul's on Robert Hawkins - foul #2 on Robert Hawkins, team foul #7 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Dolezal (PG) Derek Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG), Craig Wolfe (C) Troy Stovall, John Smith | |
| 09:01 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the free throw | 68-49 |
| 08:48 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe is called for a charge - foul #3 on Craig Wolfe, team foul #8 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Devore (C) Everett Ibrahim | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:35 | Penn State | James Anderson steals it from Bruce Bennett | 68-49 |
| 08:31 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-52 |
| 08:07 | Penn State | John Dolezal can't connect on a floater from the left block | 68-52 |
| 08:06 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson grabs the board | 68-52 |
| 08:01 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-52 |
| 08:00 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Roy Hill | 68-52 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Dolezal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - William Devore (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Bluhm (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Hawkins (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Craig Wolfe (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:44 | Penn State | Craig Wolfe is called for the reach on John Dolezal - foul #4 on Craig Wolfe, team foul #9 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Smith (PG), Mwai Abdur (SF), Garry Gearhart (PF), Everett Ibrahim (C) Gerald Ricco, Bruce Bennett, Roy Hill, William Devore | |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), Timothy Sullivan (SF), John Smith (PF) Robert Bluhm, Rafael Anderson, James Anderson | |
| 07:44 | Penn State | John Dolezal makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 07:44 | Penn State | John Dolezal misses the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 07:44 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 69-52 |
| 07:25 | Purdue | John Smith drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Sullivan | 69-55 |
| 07:07 | Penn State | Derek Smith is hacked by Troy Stovall - foul #2 on Troy Stovall, team foul #10 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Ricco (SG), Bruce Bennett (SF), Roy Hill (PF) John Dolezal, Mwai Abdur, Garry Gearhart | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:07 | Penn State | Derek Smith misses the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 07:07 | Penn State | Derek Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 07:05 | Purdue | Troy Stovall is fouled in the backcourt by Derek Smith - foul #1 on Derek Smith, team foul #7 | 70-55 |
| 07:05 | Purdue | Troy Stovall makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 07:05 | Purdue | Troy Stovall makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 06:38 | Penn State | Robert Hawkins is called for the reach on Gerald Ricco - foul #3 on Robert Hawkins, team foul #11 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rafael Anderson (SG), James Anderson (C) Robert Hawkins, Craig Wolfe | |
| 06:38 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 06:38 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| 06:23 | Purdue | James Anderson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 72-57 |
| 06:22 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Roy Hill | 72-57 |
| 06:07 | Penn State | Roy Hill jams it against the doubleteam | 74-57 |
| 05:48 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 74-57 |
| 05:46 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Roy Hill | 74-57 |
| 05:26 | Penn State | Roy Hill splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper near the basket | 74-57 |
| 05:24 | Purdue | John Smith grabs the board | 74-57 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan banks in the layup set up by Troy Stovall | 74-59 |
| 04:58 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett is hacked by Rafael Anderson - foul #3 on Rafael Anderson, team foul #12 | 74-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Dolezal (SG), Garry Gearhart (PF), William Devore (C) Gerald Ricco, Roy Hill, Everett Ibrahim | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG), Robert Hawkins (SG), Craig Wolfe (C) Troy Stovall, Rafael Anderson, James Anderson | |
| 04:58 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 04:58 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:41 | Purdue | John Smith buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Hawkins | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:16 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 75-61 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett snags the offensive board | 75-61 |
| 03:58 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the floater from the left block set up by John Dolezal | 77-61 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - John Dolezal (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Bennett (tiring) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) C - William Devore (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Bluhm (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Hawkins (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Sullivan (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Craig Wolfe (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:43 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-61 |
| 03:42 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Devore | 77-61 |
| 03:24 | Penn State | William Devore makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Bruce Bennett | 79-61 |
| 03:14 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Timothy Sullivan | 79-63 |
| 02:51 | Penn State | John Dolezal clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 79-63 |
| 02:50 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett gets the offensive rebound | 79-63 |
| 02:27 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett blows the layup but the foul's on Timothy Sullivan - foul #3 on Timothy Sullivan, team foul #13 | 79-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Ricco (SG), Roy Hill (PF), Everett Ibrahim (C) Derek Smith, Garry Gearhart, William Devore | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Nee (PG), David McLeod (SG), Rafael Anderson (SF), James Anderson (PF), Kurt Smith (C) Robert Bluhm, Robert Hawkins, Timothy Sullivan, John Smith, Craig Wolfe | |
| 02:27 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 80-63 |
| 02:27 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 81-63 |
| 02:14 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson is whistled for traveling | 81-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (SF) Bruce Bennett | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:52 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim throws it down set up by John Dolezal and the foul's on David McLeod - foul #1 on David McLeod, team foul #14 | 83-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Smith (PG), Bruce Bennett (SF) John Dolezal, James Chiesa | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG) David McLeod | |
| 01:52 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim makes the free throw | 84-63 |
| 01:38 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 84-63 |
| 01:37 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett pulls down the rebound | 84-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:16 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 84-63 |
| 01:14 | Purdue | Christopher Nee snags the defensive board | 84-63 |
| 00:53 | Purdue | Roy Hill picks off the pass by James Anderson | 84-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett can't connect on an uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 84-63 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | James Anderson grabs the board | 84-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Purdue | James Anderson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 84-63 |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Roy Hill pulls down the rebound | 84-63 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Derek Smith runs out the clock | 84-63 |