| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Darryl Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Severe (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Peter Godin (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Charles Hair (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jim Hedrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Padgett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Rickman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Seng (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Trower (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Landon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Peter Godin inbounds the ball | 30-21 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Purdue | Darryl Nelson is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-21 |
| 19:39 | Penn State | The rebound goes to David Seng | 30-21 |
| 19:17 | Penn State | Jim Hedrick swats the short shot by Roger Padgett | 30-21 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | Peter Godin gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 18:52 | Purdue | Scott Severe's pass is intercepted by Roger Padgett | 30-21 |
| 18:38 | Penn State | Steven Trower's pass is intercepted by Scott Severe | 30-21 |
| 18:10 | Purdue | Darryl Nelson misses long on an open 3 from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 18:09 | Purdue | Peter Godin grabs the offensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 17:49 | Purdue | Charles Hair's floater is tipped away by Edward Landon | 30-21 |
| 17:47 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Steven Trower | 30-21 |
| 17:24 | Penn State | Charles Rickman hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 17:06 | Purdue | Edward Landon steals the ball from Darryl Nelson | 30-24 |
| 16:55 | Penn State | Steven Trower is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Charles Rickman | 30-26 |
| 16:36 | Purdue | Charles Hair hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Darryl Nelson | 32-26 |
| 16:31 | Penn State | Charles Rickman is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Rickman, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | Frank Yarbro (PG) Darryl Nelson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Zachary Harbin (PG), David Palmer (SG), Fredrick Hunter (PF), Derek Lindauer (C) Roger Padgett, Charles Rickman, Steven Trower, Edward Landon | |
| 16:10 | Purdue | Charles Hair works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from close range set up by Jim Hedrick | 34-26 |
| 15:47 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter's fadeaway is rejected by Jim Hedrick | 34-26 |
| 15:45 | Purdue | Charles Hair grabs the board | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Frank Yarbro (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Scott Severe (tiring) 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - Peter Godin (tiring) 5 reb. PF - Charles Hair (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Jim Hedrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Zachary Harbin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Palmer (fresh) SF - David Seng (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fredrick Hunter (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Derek Lindauer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-26 |
| 15:24 | Penn State | David Seng grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 15:02 | Penn State | David Seng hits a shot in the paint and he's fouled by Peter Godin - foul #1 on Peter Godin, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Herring (PF) Charles Hair | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Martin Lavigne (SG) Zachary Harbin, David Palmer | |
| 15:02 | Penn State | David Seng makes the free throw | 34-29 |
| 14:37 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 34-29 |
| 14:35 | Penn State | Derek Lindauer gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 14:29 | Penn State | Scott Severe picks off the pass by Martin Lavigne in the backcourt | 34-29 |
| 14:24 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 14:22 | Penn State | David Seng pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 14:19 | Penn State | Frank Yarbro steps in front of the Roger Padgett pass in the backcourt | 34-29 |
| 14:18 | Purdue | Scott Severe lays it in on a great pass from Frank Yarbro | 36-29 |
| 14:02 | Penn State | David Seng is denied on a layup by Jim Hedrick | 36-29 |
| 14:01 | Purdue | David Herring grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 13:43 | Purdue | David Herring is whistled for a carry | 36-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Darryl Nelson (PG), Charles Hair (PF) Frank Yarbro, David Herring | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Rickman (PG), Gerald Arnold (SF), Steven Trower (PF) Roger Padgett, David Seng, Derek Lindauer | |
| 13:23 | Penn State | Steven Trower is by himself and knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Charles Rickman | 36-31 |
| 12:57 | Purdue | Peter Godin is open but comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 36-31 |
| 12:55 | Purdue | Charles Hair tips it back up and in | 38-31 |
| 12:33 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Charles Hair - foul #3 on Charles Hair, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | Frank Yarbro (SG), Joel Cobb (SF), David Herring (PF) Scott Severe, Peter Godin, Charles Hair | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Edward Landon (C) Martin Lavigne, Steven Trower | |
| 12:33 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 12:33 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 12:04 | Purdue | David Herring's dunk attempt is rejected by Fredrick Hunter | 38-33 |
| 12:03 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 11:58 | Penn State | Charles Rickman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | Joel Cobb gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 11:53 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro's floater is tipped away by Edward Landon | 38-33 |
| 11:51 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Fredrick Hunter | 38-33 |
| 11:47 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Degen (PG) Darryl Nelson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Martin Lavigne (SG), David Seng (SF), Steven Trower (PF) Charles Rickman, Gerald Arnold, Fredrick Hunter | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Degen (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Frank Yarbro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Cobb (fresh) 2 ast. PF - David Herring (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim Hedrick (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Padgett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Martin Lavigne (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - David Seng (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Trower (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Landon (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:20 | Purdue | David Herring hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 38-33 |
| 11:19 | Purdue | John Degen can't tip it in | 38-33 |
| 11:17 | Purdue | David Herring snags the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 10:55 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Degen | 41-33 |
| 10:48 | Penn State | David Seng hits the finger roll | 41-35 |
| 10:24 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from John Degen | 43-35 |
| 10:06 | Penn State | Steven Trower misses the shot from the free throw line | 43-35 |
| 10:05 | Penn State | Edward Landon pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 09:54 | Penn State | David Seng misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-35 |
| 09:53 | Purdue | David Herring grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 09:33 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 09:32 | Penn State | The rebound goes to David Seng | 43-35 |
| 09:27 | Penn State | Roger Padgett comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 43-35 |
| 09:25 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 09:03 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Joel Cobb and he's hacked by Martin Lavigne - foul #4 on Martin Lavigne, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Scott Severe (SG), Peter Godin (SF), Charles Hair (PF) John Degen, Joel Cobb, David Herring | |
| Subs | Penn State | Zachary Harbin (PG), Charles Rickman (SG), Fredrick Hunter (PF), Derek Lindauer (C) Roger Padgett, Martin Lavigne, Steven Trower, Edward Landon | |
| 09:03 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro makes the free throw | 46-35 |
| 09:01 | Penn State | Scott Severe is called for the reach on Zachary Harbin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Severe, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Darryl Nelson (PG) Frank Yarbro | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:49 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 08:48 | Penn State | David Seng hits the follow up shot | 46-37 |
| 08:24 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick makes the contested floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Darryl Nelson | 48-37 |
| 08:02 | Penn State | David Seng hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 48-37 |
| 08:00 | Penn State | David Seng tips it in | 48-39 |
| 07:44 | Purdue | Darryl Nelson is hacked by Derek Lindauer - foul #1 on Derek Lindauer, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey (SF) Peter Godin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Steven Trower (PF) Zachary Harbin, Derek Lindauer | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Darryl Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Severe (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. SF - Timothy Kinsey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Hair (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jim Hedrick (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Padgett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Charles Rickman (fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Seng (tiring) 13 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Trower (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Fredrick Hunter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Darryl Nelson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Scott Severe | 51-39 |
| 07:24 | Penn State | Scott Severe picks off the pass by Roger Padgett in the backcourt | 51-39 |
| 07:12 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Fredrick Hunter - foul #3 on Fredrick Hunter, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Frank Yarbro (PG), John Degen (SF) Darryl Nelson, Timothy Kinsey | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 07:12 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 07:12 | Purdue | Jim Hedrick makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 07:01 | Penn State | David Seng comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Frank Yarbro - foul #1 on Frank Yarbro, team foul #4 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey (PF) Jim Hedrick | |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Landon (C) Steven Trower | |
| 07:01 | Penn State | David Seng misses the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 07:01 | Penn State | David Seng misses the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 07:01 | Purdue | Scott Severe snags the defensive board | 53-39 |
| 06:35 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-39 |
| 06:34 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey gets the offensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 06:13 | Purdue | Scott Severe misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 53-39 |
| 06:11 | Penn State | Charles Rickman snags the defensive board | 53-39 |
| 05:57 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Roger Padgett | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 05:55 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Padgett - foul #2 on Roger Padgett, team foul #5 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Darryl Nelson (PG), Joel Cobb (SF), David Herring (C) Scott Severe, John Degen, Timothy Kinsey | |
| Subs | Penn State | Zachary Harbin (PG), Steven Trower (PF) Roger Padgett, Edward Landon | |
| 05:54 | Purdue | Joel Cobb is fouled on the floor by David Seng - foul #1 on David Seng, team foul #6 | 53-41 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | David Seng is called for the reach on Darryl Nelson - foul #2 on David Seng, team foul #7 | 53-41 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | Darryl Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 05:53 | Penn State | Steven Trower gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 05:34 | Penn State | David Seng knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 53-43 |
| 05:32 | Purdue | Joel Cobb is hacked by Charles Rickman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Rickman, team foul #8 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Arnold (SF) David Seng | |
| 05:32 | Purdue | Joel Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 05:32 | Purdue | Joel Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 05:30 | Penn State | Darryl Nelson is called for the reach on Zachary Harbin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Darryl Nelson, team foul #5 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Peter Godin (SF) Joel Cobb | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Seng (SF) Gerald Arnold | |
| 05:16 | Penn State | Steven Trower misses the easy layup | 55-43 |
| 05:15 | Purdue | David Herring grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 05:12 | Purdue | David Herring is hacked by Zachary Harbin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Zachary Harbin, team foul #9 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joel Cobb (SF) Peter Godin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Gerald Arnold (SF) Zachary Harbin, David Seng | |
| 05:12 | Purdue | David Herring makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 05:12 | Purdue | David Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 05:03 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-43 |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold grabs the offensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 04:51 | Penn State | The jump hook by Gerald Arnold is blocked by Charles Hair | 57-43 |
| 04:49 | Penn State | Steven Trower grabs the offensive board | 57-43 |
| 04:36 | Penn State | Steven Trower double dribbles | 57-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey (PF), Peter Godin (C) Charles Hair, David Herring | |
| Subs | Penn State | Zachary Harbin (PG), David Seng (SF), Edward Landon (C) Roger Padgett, Gerald Arnold, Fredrick Hunter | |
| 04:33 | Purdue | Zachary Harbin is called for the reach on Darryl Nelson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Zachary Harbin, team foul #10 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG) Zachary Harbin | |
| 04:33 | Purdue | Darryl Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 04:33 | Purdue | Darryl Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 04:06 | Penn State | Roger Padgett is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Roger Padgett, team foul #11 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Reynolds (PG), David Herring (C) Darryl Nelson, Peter Godin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Zachary Harbin (PG), Martin Lavigne (SG), Gerald Arnold (SF), Fredrick Hunter (PF), Derek Lindauer (C) Roger Padgett, Charles Rickman, David Seng, Steven Trower, Edward Landon | |
| 04:05 | Purdue | Joel Cobb is hacked by Martin Lavigne in the backcourt - foul #5 on Martin Lavigne, team foul #12 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Palmer (SG) Martin Lavigne | |
| 04:05 | Purdue | Joel Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 04:05 | Purdue | Joel Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| 04:05 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Fredrick Hunter | 60-43 |
| 03:48 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter's floater is tipped away by David Herring | 60-43 |
| 03:47 | Purdue | David Herring pulls down the rebound | 60-43 |
| 03:45 | Purdue | David Herring is hacked by Zachary Harbin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Zachary Harbin, team foul #13 | 60-43 |
| 03:45 | Purdue | David Herring makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 03:45 | Purdue | David Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 03:41 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-43 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Brian Reynolds (fresh) SG - Frank Yarbro (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Cobb (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Timothy Kinsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Herring (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Zachary Harbin (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Palmer (fresh) SF - Gerald Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fredrick Hunter (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Derek Lindauer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:16 | Purdue | Joel Cobb can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 62-43 |
| 03:14 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter snags the defensive board | 62-43 |
| 02:51 | Penn State | Zachary Harbin is hacked by Timothy Kinsey - foul #1 on Timothy Kinsey, team foul #6 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Degen (SF) Joel Cobb | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Frank Yarbro - foul #2 on Frank Yarbro, team foul #7 | 62-43 |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 02:15 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey throws it down on a nice dish by Brian Reynolds | 64-45 |
| 02:12 | Penn State | David Palmer is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Yarbro - foul #3 on Frank Yarbro, team foul #8 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joel Cobb (SF) Brian Reynolds | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:12 | Penn State | David Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 64-45 |
| 02:12 | Purdue | Timothy Kinsey grabs the board | 64-45 |
| 01:52 | Purdue | Joel Cobb is hacked by David Palmer - foul #1 on David Palmer, team foul #14 | 64-45 |
| 01:52 | Purdue | Joel Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 01:52 | Purdue | Joel Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 66-45 |
| 01:37 | Penn State | David Palmer scores on a floater from the baseline | 66-47 |
| 01:25 | Purdue | Gerald Arnold is called for the reach on Joel Cobb - foul #1 on Gerald Arnold, team foul #15 | 66-47 |
| 01:25 | Purdue | Joel Cobb misses the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 01:25 | Purdue | Joel Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 67-47 |
| 01:21 | Penn State | Zachary Harbin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-47 |
| 01:02 | Purdue | David Herring knocks in the floater near the basket | 69-47 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:57 | Penn State | The short jumper by David Palmer is denied by Timothy Kinsey | 69-47 |
| 00:56 | Purdue | David Herring gets the rebound | 69-47 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Frank Yarbro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-47 |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Derek Lindauer's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Kinsey | 69-47 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Joel Cobb snags the defensive board | 69-47 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | John Degen runs out the clock | 69-47 |