| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Samuel Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Manz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Wade (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Weber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Predrag Brzuchalski (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Fuller (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Barr (fresh) PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Thies (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Billy Barr inbounds the ball | 26-38 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-41 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:25 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 26-41 |
| 19:24 | Penn State | Darryl Colson grabs the board | 26-41 |
| 19:04 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-41 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Bill Jenkins | 26-41 |
| 18:49 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright is hacked by Predrag Brzuchalski - foul #1 on Predrag Brzuchalski, team foul #1 | 26-41 |
| 18:32 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright is hacked by Predrag Brzuchalski - foul #2 on Predrag Brzuchalski, team foul #2 | 26-41 |
| 18:15 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright's floater is knocked away by Brian Thies | 26-41 |
| 18:13 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade snags the offensive board | 26-41 |
| 17:55 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright hits a jumper from the right wing | 28-41 |
| 17:40 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-41 |
| 17:38 | Penn State | Brian Thies tips it in | 28-43 |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-43 |
| 17:31 | Penn State | Darryl Colson gets the rebound | 28-43 |
| 17:26 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Predrag Brzuchalski | 28-46 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-46 |
| 17:01 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-46 |
| 16:59 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Aaron Wade | 30-46 |
| 16:35 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-46 |
| 16:34 | Penn State | Billy Barr pulls down the rebound | 30-46 |
| 16:23 | Penn State | Brian Thies is called for traveling | 30-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lionel Job (SF), Thomas Michalec (PF), Donald Norman (C) Billy Barr, Darryl Colson, Brian Thies | |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright misses short on a floater from the left side | 30-46 |
| 16:09 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade tips it back up and in | 32-46 |
| 15:59 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-46 |
| 15:58 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Samuel Wright (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Manz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Jenkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Wade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Carlos Weber (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Predrag Brzuchalski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Fuller (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lionel Job (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Michalec (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Norman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Michalec - foul #1 on Thomas Michalec, team foul #3 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski (SF) Lionel Job | |
| 15:40 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 15:40 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 15:40 | Penn State | Donald Norman pulls down the rebound | 33-46 |
| 15:29 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Michalec | 33-49 |
| 15:14 | Northwestern | William Manz misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Fuller - foul #3 on Thomas Fuller, team foul #4 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Thies (C) Donald Norman | |
| 15:14 | Northwestern | William Manz makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 15:14 | Northwestern | William Manz makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 14:49 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Sergei Sosinski | 35-51 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | William Manz misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Fuller - foul #4 on Thomas Fuller, team foul #5 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney (C) Carlos Weber | |
| Subs | Penn State | Billy Barr (SG), Darryl Colson (PF) Thomas Fuller, Thomas Michalec | |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | William Manz makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | William Manz misses the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 14:29 | Penn State | Darryl Colson pulls down the rebound | 36-51 |
| 14:18 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski is hacked by Ronnie Graney - foul #2 on Ronnie Graney, team foul #1 | 36-51 |
| 14:07 | Penn State | Bill Jenkins is called for the reach on Billy Barr - foul #1 on Bill Jenkins, team foul #2 | 36-51 |
| 13:51 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski makes the 3 from straight away set up by Brian Thies | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins loses the dribble to Brian Thies | 36-54 |
| 13:21 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-54 |
| 13:19 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade pulls down the rebound | 36-54 |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | William Manz connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Samuel Wright | 39-54 |
| 12:57 | Penn State | Brian Thies misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 39-54 |
| 12:55 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski tips it back up and in | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:41 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 39-56 |
| 12:40 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney grabs the offensive rebound | 39-56 |
| 12:27 | Northwestern | Billy Barr steals the ball from Bill Jenkins | 39-56 |
| 12:22 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski dunks the ball set up by Billy Barr | 39-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:09 | Northwestern | Sergei Sosinski swats the shot by William Manz | 39-58 |
| 12:08 | Penn State | Darryl Colson gets the rebound | 39-58 |
| 12:04 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-58 |
| 12:02 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Darryl Colson | 39-58 |
| 11:53 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski misses long on a shot from the right side | 39-58 |
| 11:51 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski tips it home | 39-60 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Samuel Wright (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Manz (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Jenkins (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Wade (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronnie Graney (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Predrag Brzuchalski (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Barr (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Sergei Sosinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Darryl Colson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Thies (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:37 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Aaron Wade is denied by Darryl Colson | 39-60 |
| 11:35 | Penn State | Darryl Colson snags the defensive board | 39-60 |
| 11:30 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-60 |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney pulls down the rebound | 39-60 |
| 11:14 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-60 |
| 11:13 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Sergei Sosinski | 39-60 |
| 10:55 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Thies | 39-63 |
| 10:52 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG), Marc Breslawski (SG), Earl Mitchem (SF), Jack Robinson (PF), Carlos Weber (C) Samuel Wright, William Manz, Bill Jenkins, Aaron Wade, Ronnie Graney | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG), Thomas Fuller (SG), Lionel Job (SF), Thomas Michalec (PF), Donald Norman (C) Predrag Brzuchalski, Billy Barr, Sergei Sosinski, Darryl Colson, Brian Thies | |
| 10:47 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Perry | 39-66 |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | John Perry takes the ball from James Quon in the backcourt | 39-66 |
| 10:43 | Penn State | John Perry can't finish the layup | 39-66 |
| 10:41 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec snags the offensive board | 39-66 |
| 10:26 | Penn State | John Perry is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Perry, team foul #6 | 39-66 |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jack Robinson | 42-66 |
| 09:42 | Penn State | Marc Breslawski is called for the reach on Thomas Fuller - foul #1 on Marc Breslawski, team foul #3 | 42-66 |
| 09:22 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-69 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-69 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber tips it back up and in | 44-69 |
| 08:45 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec's pass is intercepted by James Quon | 44-69 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | James Quon hits the finger roll | 46-69 |
| 08:22 | Penn State | John Perry is hacked by James Quon - foul #1 on James Quon, team foul #4 | 46-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Samuel Wright (PG), Aaron Wade (PF), Ronnie Graney (C) James Quon, Jack Robinson, Carlos Weber | |
| Subs | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski (PG), Billy Barr (SF), Darryl Colson (PF), Brian Thies (C) John Perry, Lionel Job, Thomas Michalec, Donald Norman | |
| 08:06 | Penn State | Darryl Colson is hacked by Aaron Wade - foul #3 on Aaron Wade, team foul #5 | 46-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Manz (SG) Marc Breslawski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski (SF) Billy Barr | |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-69 |
| 07:44 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney pulls down the rebound | 46-69 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Samuel Wright (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Manz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Mitchem (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Wade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronnie Graney (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Predrag Brzuchalski (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Fuller (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Sergei Sosinski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Thies (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright is whistled for traveling | 46-69 |
| 07:17 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-72 |
| 07:11 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Sergei Sosinski - foul #4 on Sergei Sosinski, team foul #7 | 46-72 |
| 07:11 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem makes the 1st free throw | 47-72 |
| 07:11 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem makes the 2nd free throw | 48-72 |
| 06:55 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-72 |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney pulls down the rebound | 48-72 |
| 06:47 | Northwestern | Sergei Sosinski steals the ball from William Manz | 48-72 |
| 06:26 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Aaron Wade - foul #4 on Aaron Wade, team foul #6 | 48-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski (SG), Bill Jenkins (SF), Jack Robinson (PF), Carlos Weber (C) William Manz, Earl Mitchem, Aaron Wade, Ronnie Graney | |
| Subs | Penn State | Billy Barr (SF), Thomas Michalec (PF), Donald Norman (C) Sergei Sosinski, Darryl Colson, Brian Thies | |
| 06:26 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski makes the 1st free throw | 48-73 |
| 06:26 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-74 |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-74 |
| 06:09 | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski tips it home | 50-74 |
| 05:56 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-74 |
| 05:55 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski gets the offensive rebound | 50-74 |
| 05:46 | Penn State | The short jumper by Predrag Brzuchalski is denied by Jack Robinson | 50-74 |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski snags the defensive board | 50-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:31 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG), Earl Mitchem (SF), Ronnie Graney (C) Samuel Wright, Bill Jenkins, Carlos Weber | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG), Lionel Job (SF) Predrag Brzuchalski, Thomas Fuller | |
| 05:13 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec connects on the open floater near the basket on a nice dish by Billy Barr | 50-76 |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-76 |
| 04:58 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Donald Norman | 50-76 |
| 04:38 | Penn State | James Quon is called for the reach on John Perry - foul #2 on James Quon, team foul #7 | 50-76 |
| 04:38 | Penn State | John Perry makes the 1st free throw | 50-77 |
| 04:38 | Penn State | John Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 50-78 |
| 04:30 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ronnie Graney | 52-78 |
| 04:09 | Penn State | John Perry is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Perry, team foul #8 | 52-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Zachary Foster (C) Donald Norman | |
| 03:51 | Northwestern | James Quon scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Graney | 55-78 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:28 | Penn State | Lionel Job misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-78 |
| 03:27 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney grabs the defensive rebound | 55-78 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Quon (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Marc Breslawski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Mitchem (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jack Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Ronnie Graney (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Barr (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Lionel Job (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Michalec (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Zachary Foster (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Northwestern | James Quon comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 55-78 |
| 03:15 | Penn State | John Perry snags the defensive board | 55-78 |
| 02:55 | Penn State | Billy Barr can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-78 |
| 02:54 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec grabs the offensive rebound | 55-78 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:43 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec misses the turnaround in the lane | 55-78 |
| 02:41 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ronnie Graney | 55-78 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:16 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson's pass is intercepted by Lionel Job | 55-78 |
| 01:47 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec slams it home on a nice dish by John Perry and the foul's on Earl Mitchem - foul #1 on Earl Mitchem, team foul #8 | 55-80 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Norman (C) Zachary Foster | |
| 01:47 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec makes the free throw | 55-81 |
| 01:39 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson can't finish the layup | 55-81 |
| 01:37 | Penn State | Donald Norman snags the defensive board | 55-81 |
| 01:34 | Penn State | Donald Norman is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Mitchem - foul #2 on Earl Mitchem, team foul #9 | 55-81 |
| 01:34 | Penn State | Donald Norman makes the 1st free throw | 55-82 |
| 01:34 | Penn State | Donald Norman misses the 2nd free throw | 55-82 |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski snags the defensive board | 55-82 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-82 |
| 01:06 | Penn State | Marc Breslawski is called for the reach on Billy Barr in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marc Breslawski, team foul #10 | 58-82 |
| 01:06 | Penn State | Billy Barr misses the 1st free throw | 58-82 |
| 01:06 | Penn State | Billy Barr misses the 2nd free throw | 58-82 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ronnie Graney | 58-82 |
| 01:01 | Northwestern | Donald Norman picks off the pass by James Quon | 58-82 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:37 | Penn State | Donald Norman lays it up and in on a great pass from Billy Barr | 58-84 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-84 |
| 00:32 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec grabs the board | 58-84 |
| 00:30 | Penn State | John Perry is hacked by James Quon in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Quon, team foul #11 | 58-84 |
| 00:30 | Penn State | John Perry makes the 1st free throw | 58-85 |
| 00:30 | Penn State | John Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 58-85 |
| 00:30 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Norman | 58-85 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | John Perry runs out the clock | 58-85 |